April 8, 2009

Featured TwitPic: Game Night in San Diego


"Starting the show in an hour, nice view until then...@ Altitude!! :)" (Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres, posted by @b_walker)


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Cutler to Burress?

Could this be to the Chicago Bears what Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison were to the Indianapolis Colts? A WSCR-AM radio report said new Bears QB Jay Cutler called former New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress to ask if he was interested in coming to Chicago. Burress was released by the Giants April 3rd and faces a felony weapons charge. If convicted, Burress may start the 2009 season in jail.

According to David Haugh with the Chicago Tribune, signing Burress is too much of a risk. The Chicago Sun-Times, though, has a different viewpoint.

What about the sports Twitterverse?

  1. Coach B
    FantasyPros Plaxico Burress will end up in Chicago...and then be arrested for something stupid
  2. Scott Waltman
    ScottReports Could it be Plaxico Burress passing though South Dakota? A man accidently shot himself in the leg at a TJ's in RC: http://is.gd/rsIR
  3. Chris Freitag
    freitag Chicago Bears should do everything in their power to sign Plaxico Burress. Cutler to Burress would be sweet.
  4. doug bayler
    dougbayler The thought of Jay Cutler possibly throwing to Plaxico Burress fills me w/ giddiness.
  5. RyanK
    RyanK Wow... rumor is the #bears are interested in plaxico burress. Someone check to see if angelo is feeling alright!
  6. noarienks
    noarienks ESPN reports Cutler has been talking to Plaxico Burress re: playing for the Bears...I don't know if Cutler can pass into a jail cell #fb



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April 7, 2009

Connecticut women call it a perfect season

Connecticut blew out Louisville in the NCAA finals to complete a perfect 39-0 season.

Per Yahoo! Sports, Tina Charles led the Huskies to a blowout 76-54 win with 25 points and 19 rebounds as Connecticut picked its sixth national title.

Not only did UConn complete the perfect season, the Huskies were the first team in college basketball history to defeat every opponent by double digits.

@pepinalex snapped a photo of the arena as the crowd was filtering in.



The Twitterverse responded to the win with tweets of congratulations, but not much shock.

  1. jasonlyoung
    jasonlyoung (St. Louis, Mo.) 4:17 into second half, UConn 46-25. Yeah, this game has ceased to hold any suspense. Well, accept whether Huskies can win by 30 or more.
  2. Dennis Kennedy
    denniskennedy (St. Louis, Mo.) Enjoyed seeing UConn women close out a perfect basketball season. What a dominant team!
  3. Cedrea Miller
    CedreaMiller (St. Louis, Mo.) St. Louis, Mo. dowtown finna be suppa fun wish I was down thurre right now but i have get up at 6:00am Congrats,Women's Uconn Huskies.
  4. Brenda VanLengen
    BrendaVanLengen Congrats to UConn on a perfect season. Louisville played hard and made it a game early, but UConn just too tough.
  5. Leigh-Ann Dawes
    LADawes Wish I was in St. Louis partying up with my UCONN family. Goodnight twitterverse! Congrats again Lady Huskies!
  6. Heather Bates
    HeatherBts (Maryland) I would like to see the Uconn women play the unc men....
  7. Christopher Ciccone
    Ciccone09 (Connecticut) 2009 NCAA Women's Basketball Champion Uconn Huskies...my first and last national titleeee



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Sen. Kennedy throws out first pitch at Fenway

After rain and cold weather postponed Monday's home opener for the Red Sox, the 2009 season got off to a captivating start in Boston as Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy threw the ceremonial first pitch to newly inducted Hall of Famer Jim Rice.

Per MLB.com, Kennedy made two attempts at the throw. The first pitch fell short of the open mitt of Rice, and he happily asked for another chance that did not make it much farther.

Kennedy was diagnosed with brain cancer in May 2008 and has suffered several setbacks since his return to office, most notably his collapse at President Obama's inauguration luncheon in January, as reported by ABC News.

@soxanddawgs, a Boston sports blogger based in Connecticut, posted a video of the pre-game festivities that can be seen here.

Not only were the Boston faithful eager to cheer on Kennedy's tosses, but Twitterers across the nation were also impressed and encouraged by his efforts:

  1. Dave Levy
    levydr (Washington, D.C.): Just heard Caroline Kennedy is sitting in a luxury box with Ted K. Of all days to miss being at Fenway for Sweet Caroline...
  2. Colin Booth
    vulgarjazzwords (West Virginia):Ted Kennedy throwing the first pitch at Fenway and, God Bless him; if I get to that age, that health, that I throw that way, put me down.
  3. Wind4me
    wind4me (Denver, Co.): Watching Sen Ted Kennedy make the first pitch was priceless
  4. Johanna
    only1thatcan (Jacksonville, FL): On NBC news they showed Ted Kennedy throwing out the 1st... awww He's too cute! His GranthFather Honey Fitz threw out the 1st pitch in 1918!
  5. Heather Hasay
    heatherjeanhd even though I hate the Red Sox, Ted Kennedy throwing out the first pitch at Fenway is very moving



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Cubs start season in victory

Per My Fox Chicago, "Carlos Zambrano pitched into the seventh inning to get his first opening-day win in five chances, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night."

Cub Fans express optimism for this year's team:


  1. Mark Minelli
    markminelli The Cubs are undefeated
  2. Wordherder
    Wordherder likes what he sees from the Cubs so far.
  3. sean_nufer
    sean_nufer Sean this is the year of years. Go Cubs!
  4. Tom Cotter
    tom_cotter Cubs off to a good start...
  5. Josh Rangel
    rangelie Do all my fellow #Cubs fans feel that "This is the year"? Or, do I have as Han Solo put it, "delusions of grandeur." I could go either way.
  6. Jenny Ramirez
    JennyR1026 Cubs 1-0, Cardinals 0-1. Great start!! Goooo cubs gooo!



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