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April 5, 2009

Late goal sends Liverpool to top of Premier League

Liverpool needed every bit of time to get the job done against Fulham, but Yossi Benayoun's goal in injury time gave the Reds a much-needed 1-0 victory and kept the team's league title hopes alive.

Per ESPN's Soccernet, Liverpool dominated play in the first half but squandered one chance after another to put the ball past goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer. On four separate occassions, Liverpool's efforts were denied by the woodworking before Benayoun's right-footed strike placed the Reds atop the Premier League.

Fans of the boys from Anfield were singing the team's praises across Twitter.

edlee and here is THAT goal from yossi benayoun that sent the red half of liverpool absolutely crazy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO9_Mvc8Q1w 04 Apr 2009 from web

Copelandinho I Love Liverpool FC and Yossi Bennayoun coming straight out of Bethlehem 05 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck

declanon Fulham 0-1 Liverpool -- Yossi Benayoun you little dancer. 05 Apr 2009 from TwitterGadget

olagherej Oh liverpool fc, you got my heart racing. Good job yossi!! 05 Apr 2009 from web

With the victory, Liverpool now leads Manchester United by two points and Chelsea by three. The Red Devils, however, still have two games in hand over the other two squads and can take back the top spot with a win over Aston Villa.

DoctorRif Manchester United are feeling the pressure...of aaaalll those really heavy trophies that we're going to have to carry around. 05 Apr 2009 from web

MikeMoffo After the big Liverpool win today, we're definitely tuning in to Manchester United vs. Aston Villa tomorrow. COME ON VILLANS!! 05 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck

edesco4christ DO I REALLY CARE ABOUT MANCHESTER UNITED'S GAME TODAY? CERTAINLY, THEY WILL BE UNDER PRESSURE TO PERFORM TODAY. WOW!!! 05 Apr 2009 from web

peyotemusic Is still celebrating Liverpool being top of the table, come on Villa do us a favour!!!!! 05 Apr 2009 from web

April 4, 2009

Final Four field closes to two

Per the MLive.com, the North Carolina Tar Heels will meet the Michigan State Spartans Monday night in the NCAA men's basketball national title game. Each team earned a berth by beating the two remaining Big East contenders, Villanova and Connecticut, respectively.

Coincidentally, the Spartans and Tar Heels met earlier in the season at Ford Field on Dec. 3 when North Carolina handily defeated Michigan State 98-63.

Fans from the final four teams react:

uconndirk Thank you for a great season, UConn men! A trip to the Final 4 is special and doesn't happen every year. Still rooting on our women! 05 Apr 2009 from web

samriddle Boy what a game! MSU trounces UConn - Atmosphere @ Ford Field something else - Can't sleep- mapping fan strategy for Monday's walk to Ford 05 Apr 2009 from web

travisthepinata is stoked that the UNC Tarheels are one game away from their GOAL this year... monday night hopefully they'll be NATIONAL CHAMPIONS ! 05 Apr 2009 from web

syuengling Well, it was a nice run 'Nova. Time to start cheering for the Phillies! 05 Apr 2009 from TwitterBerry

Charlie Villanueva, former UCONN forward and member of the 2004 national champion Huskies, shared his thoughts after the game:

CV31 I got no words for tonight, first the UConn lost, now our Memphis lost extends our playoff run to a far reach: disappointment, anger, upset. about 2 hours ago from TwitterBerry

Celebrations in East Lansing, Mich., and Chapel Hill, N.C., were under way as soon as the final buzzer sounded.

East Lansing, Mich.:

"This is the current scene here at MSU"

(Posted by johnticer of East Lansing, Mich. on April 5, 2009)

Chapel Hill, N.C.:

"UNC going to National Championship!! Franklin Street rush"

(Posted by uncnyc on April 5, 2009)

The scene from inside Ford Field after the MSU-UCONN matchup:

"Game 1 in the books, MSU 82 UCONN 73"

(Posted by YoungRubs on April 5, 2009)

Favorites win big in key Derby preps

With four weeks to go until the Kentucky Derby, 3-year-old colts Pioneerof The Nile and I Want Revenge moved to the head of the class with victories in key prep races.

Per the Blood Horse, the favored Pioneerof The Nile took the Santa Anita Derby in California. The colt stalked the pace, then took over turning for home and held off late bids from Chocolate Candy and Mr. Hot Stuff. Pioneerof The Nile, trained by three-time Derby winner Bob Baffert, was expected to be strongly challenged by dual stakeswinner The Pamplemousse, but the highly-regarded colt was scratched with a tendon problem the morning of the race. His Derby status is in question.

Racing fans reacted shortly after the race.

raceday360 The Turk is checking in from Santa Anita: http://is.gd/qLEo. Reports "loud moans" rolled through grandstand at news of Pamplemousse scratch. 04 Apr 2009 from web

bloodstock They are going to have to get PON to settle. If not. kiss the derby goodbye. Very nice run from Eon's colt 04 Apr 2009 from twhirl

raceday360 Nice show of versatility from Pioneerof the Nile. I'm feeling very good about my top three KYD prospects right now. 04 Apr 2009 from web

EJXD2 If Pioneerof is 10-1 or better on Derby day I might have to pawn something. 04 Apr 2009 from Splitweet

Also on the Blood Horse, I Want Revenge won the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, just outside of New York City, despite a troubled trip. The colt broke poorly from the starting gate, then was caught in traffic turning for home. He bulled his way between horses with a gritty late run to take command late. I Want Revenge made it back-to-back stakes wins after taking the Gotham last month and is headed to Kentucky as one of the Derby favorites.

His strong performance was discussed on Twitter shortly afterward.

raceday360 Oh! I Want Revenge surprised by the start ... trails after :24.50 first quarter ... trapped around the turn ... GETS THE WIN! Wow. 04 Apr 2009 from web

JimTheTolerable What in the world did we just see?? I am breathless... 04 Apr 2009 from web

raceday360 @JimTheTolerable We just saw a true Derby horse. 04 Apr 2009 from web in reply to JimTheTolerable

AlexBrownRacing @joedrape yes, nice win from I Want Revenge despite a very poor ride. would be surprised if talamo keeps the mount for the Derby. 04 Apr 2009 from web in reply to joedrape

Yankees win final tune-up at new stadium

Per the New Jersey Star-Ledger, Mark Teixeira hit two home runs as the New York Yankees defeated the Chicago Cubs 10-1 in the Yankees' final exhibition game at the new Yankee Stadium. The first regular season game at the stadium will take place April 16 when New York faces the Cleveland Indians.

Twitterers at the game posted TwitPics, tweeted about the game, and gave their opinions of the new stadium.

mikelectic http://twitpic.com/2tjww Yankees vs cubs -- behind home base 04 Apr 2009 from TwitterBerry

TheRealAdrianC At the new Yankee Stadium. 8-1 Yankees in the 5th. Tex 2 home runs and 5 rbis. Beast! 04 Apr 2009 from TwitterBerry

davidsess Yankees pnwed the Cubs 10-1. Four home runs, good fries, and lots of wind. 04 Apr 2009 from web

chesterleung Just got from the Yankees game. Had a great time watching a bunch in home runs :-) 04 Apr 2009 from txt

DLatino 1st take; new Yankees Stadium is great, and like Ball Park/Arlington, Nats Park, PNC, Citizens Bank, Coors. Old mojo was special. Gone now? 04 Apr 2009 from txt

michaelrad Enjoyed true Yankee game exp in new stadium w @mikegermano (u have redic seats- thx u) @AngryGirlfriend & @daverad http://twitpic.com/2u1hd 04 Apr 2009 from TwitterFon

April 2, 2009

Former QB Vick to work construction after prison

Per CNN, the lawyer of Michael Vick said Thursday that the suspended NFL quarterback plans to work for a construction company in Newport News, Va., immediately following his 23-month sentence, which ends in July. Vick's lawyer stressed that Vick is interested in returning to the NFL after his release and expects Vick to be re-instated by the NFL by the upcoming season.

The Twitter world reacted to the news:

MSM5467 Ok, some good news: Michael Vick has a new job! Construction work at $10 an hour. Neighborhood dogs, enjoy the payback! 03 Apr 2009 from web

syancyfox5 Also @ 10 Michael Vick says he has a construction job lined up when he get out & will use $$$ to pay off his debts! .... Yeah right. #fox5 03 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck

kgpayne13 Harboring animosity toward Michael Vick. Would someone please unleash a pack of wild dogs on his a**! 03 Apr 2009 from web

shinb0 Michael Vick - from 10 years for 130 million with 37 million in bonuses to $10/hr construction job = GG 03 Apr 2009 from web

mfeldman59 Michael VIck's new career will be in Construction, not Football......http://tinyurl.com/cqtc7b 03 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck

Sosnovsky As a Falcons fan, the Michael Vick saga is interesting to follow. Hard to believe that it happened two years ago. http://tinyurl.com/csfynz 03 Apr 2009 from web