Wednesday July 23, 2008 1:00 p.m.(CDT)
WNBA Fight
Tuesday night's WNBA game between the Sparks and the Shock got ugly late. With 4.6 seconds left L.A.'s Candace Parker and Detroit's Plenette Pierson get tangled up and then Pierson intentionally runs into Parker. Players and coaches from both benches were involved in the scuffle. Parker, Pierson, Delisha Milton-Jones, and Detroit assistant coach Rick Mahorn were all ejected. The Shock's Cheryl Ford also left the game. She was taken off in a wheelchair after spraining her knee trying to restrain Pierson. After the game, WNBA veteran Lisa Leslie commented on the situation.
"We have to learn how to fight without physically fighting, but at the same time this is not the way we want to represent ourselves and the WNBA," Lisa Leslie, WNBA Sparks.
Phillies Over Mets
To baseball, the Philadelphia Phillies with a major come from behind win over the Mets. Johan Santana pitched eight solid innings for New York only to see his bullpen blow a 5-2 lead. So Taguchi and Jimmy Rollins hit these two-run doubles, as the Phils scored six runs in top of the 9th to win eight to six and now hold a one game lead over the Mets in the NL East.
Jones Asks Bush for Commute
Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones is asking President Bush to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to federal agents. The justice department says Jones is one of hundreds of felons asking the President to reduce their sentence or grant an outright pardon. Last November, Jones admitted that she'd lied about using performance enhancing drugs and a check fraud scheme. Jones has been in prison since March.
RedHawks Beat Bees In Series Opener
The Oklahoma RedHawks lead their series against the Salt Lake Bees 1-0 with their 7-4 win in Salt Lake on Tuesday night. That series continues tonight with an 8:05 start time.
Play of the Day
Cubs and the Diamondbacks, bottom 7th, runner on 2nd, Mark Reynolds rips one down the third base line, but Ramirez makes the tremendous diving catch to end the inning. Take another look, Ramirez' nice snag comes away with our play of the day.
