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May 14, 2009

Paulus chooses to play for Syracuse

Duke point-guard Greg Paulus clicked his heels together Thursday morning, said "There's no place like home" and *poof* he was there.

Per the Kansas City Star, Paulus chose to head to Syracuse to play college football, scorning Michigan and Nebraska to be back in the state where he became the Gatorade National High School Player of the Year at Manlius Christian Brothers Academy in 2005.

Paulus was considered by many pundits to be the best high school quarterback they had ever seen.

Since Paulus did not redshirt while at Duke, he held one year of eligibility in another sport and will fill an immediate need for the Orange.

How do New York tweeters feel?

aLINEofCOCJIN Greg Paulus is now the QB for Syracuse. I'm a fan of his now. What does that say about my feelings towards Duke? 14 May 2009 from web

xnareshx Greg Paulus gets me excited for Syracuse football! And he'll find himself on ESPN with his Newhouse education down the road!!! 14 May 2009 from web

TheRyanTolley Whether the experiment works or not it's good to see that Greg Paulus will be playing football for Syracuse University - http://bit.ly/har6z 14 May 2009 from web

jcarlin Yeah! I'd ask if it helps or hurts us, but we've got nowhere to go but up! RT @RobStronach: Greg Paulus chooses to play FB at Syracuse. 14 May 2009 from TweetDeck

GrantRyanL @PTIShow Over/Under five games won for Syracuse Football this season with Greg Paulus under center. 14 May 2009 from web in reply to PTIShow

joshmorrissey Greg Paulus officially coming to play for Syracuse....can't hurt right? 14 May 2009 from web

Here's some Twitpinions from the other schools:

CalvinNelson Soooo...Former Duke PG Greg Paulus says he will play QB for Syracuse in 09?? Still think Michigan would be a better fit. We'll see... 14 May 2009 from TwitterFon

roseman13 Greg Paulus officially announced he's playing football for Syracuse! Michigan gets shafted again! hahaha 14 May 2009 from web

GregJNelson I am glad Greg Paulus is going to Syracuse...it would have been a big distraction for Nebraska...cant wait for fall! 14 May 2009 from web

schwartzy Link: Dear Greg Paulus - Michigan rejected you and YOU ARE STILL A PUNK. I hope you get sacked a lot. Hearts! http://tumblr.com/x8l1s5y4w 14 May 2009 from Tumblr

MLS opens up fan voting for All-Stars game online

Major League Soccer fans can now rock the vote.

Per the Seattle Times, MLS opened up voting to fans yesterday to elect the best players for the MLS 2009 All-Star game. The 14th annual match-up will pit the best of the MLS against English Premier League club Everton FC. This year's game is the sixth time MLS All-Stars played a high-profile international team in the All-Star game.

"Here is a pic from the Columbus Crew KC Wizards game last night #MLS"
Twitpic posted by @UCBearcats on May 10

Soccer fans will comprise 25 percent of the vote on the 11 players making up the team by selecting one goalkeeper, three defenders, five midfielders, and two forwards. Coaches and general managers, players, and media each hold 25 percent of the vote too.

Fans can vote up to 10 times per day on the League's official site, www.MLSnet.com, until July 6. MLS will announce the All-Star First XI team on July 16.

Soccer fans in the Twitterverse are already on campaigning for their favorite players:

GarMar88 Also, get out da vote 4 da @LAGalaxy in da MLS All-Star game. Votin is now available online so vote 4 da Blu and Gold!!! 13 May 2009 from txt

SLU_Billikens Vote for former Billiken men's soccer players Brian McBride, Jack Jewsbury, and Brad Davis to represent the MLS in the all-star game. ... 13 May 2009 from Ping.fm

UWSportsNews Vote for former UW soccer standout George John for MLS All-Star! http://tinyurl.com/qarvtl 13 May 2009 from web

intemporal wow... MLB All Star voting allows 25 votes per person, MLS All Star voting allows 10 votes per person *per day* http://snipr.com/hz0xl 13 May 2009 from digsby

jcsalas08 Vote for @UCSBgauchos Pontius from @dcunited and Avila from FCD for the MLS All Star Game. http://tiny.cc/bPNec 14 May 2009 from web

cheleguanaco MLS All Star voting now open: http://tinyurl.com/oe5z9a #mls #soccer My vote inc: #nagamura #thornton #osvaldo #ljunberg #donovan 14 May 2009 from web

cheleguanaco MLS All Star voting now open: http://tinyurl.com/oe5z9a #mls #soccer My vote inc: #nagamura #thornton #osvaldo #ljunberg #donovan 14 May 2009 from web

IUMensSoccer MLS All-Star voting open. Garcia, O'Rourke, Kovalenko and Klein all on the ballot: http://tinyurl.com/oe5z9a 14 May 2009 from web

And the MLS world is making sure you remember to vote:

MLS_Insider ROCK THE VOTE: The polls are open. Vote now for your MLS All-Star team: http://bit.ly/WYfcp 13 May 2009 from Seesmic Desktop

RSLSoccerPod ROCK THE VOTE: The polls are open. Vote now for your MLS All-Star team: http://bit.ly/WYfcp (via @TimHaslam @MLS_Insider) 13 May 2009 from web

soundersfc Fans can vote for the MLS All-Star team 10 times a day. So make sure to vote each day. 13 May 2009 from twhirl

LAGalaxy MLS All-Star Voting Is Open!! Vote 4 Favorite LA Galaxy Players: http://tr.im/lgNF 13 May 2009 from Seesmic Desktop

May 13, 2009

Denver takes series over Dallas in Game 5 amid record crowd

Denver is certainly a mile high tonight.

Per the Dallas Morning News, the Denver Nuggets closed out the series with the Dallas Mavericks 124-110 at home in Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals amid the largest crowd ever at Denver's Pepsi Center. The Nuggets advance to the conference finals for the first time since 1985.

Dirk Nowitzki had a slow start for the Mavericks, only attempting one shot in the first seven minutes of the game, but the entire Dallas squad couldn't hold off Denver. The Nuggets out shot Dallas 67 percent to 53 percent along with allowing an 18-4 run in the first quarter

The Mavs looked like they got a second wind by opening the fourth quarter with a 13-3 run but it didn't take long for the Nuggets to squash that by putting up a 14-point deficit and a 10-4 run.

Twitpic posted by @philzajicek

Tonight's win was a gold mine for Denver fans, some speculating on who they'll play next:

Ovzback It looks like the Nuggets are ready 2 come play at the Staples Center! 14 May 2009 from mobile web

ExecOfDaYear What a three point shot by Billups even though it did not count! The Nuggets got this game locked down. 14 May 2009 from mobile web

BlackPegasus The nuggets are killing it. I am at this sports bar in denver. Its crazy packed 14 May 2009 from txt

Stax_23 Nuggets got this. Lakers here we come! 14 May 2009 from TinyTwitter

thedust The Nuggets are dominating. My new favorite team (since the Hawks were eliminated). Why? Hate the Lakers, Celtics and Cavs (bitter). 14 May 2009 from web

EUR0X the nuggets are the best 3 point shooting team in the playoffs 14 May 2009 from web

nparikh27 Nuggets vs Cavs in the finals....Nuggets win..debate over...Melo >> Lebron 14 May 2009 from web

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Dallas fans are putting their team's season in its final resting place:

klierman25 seriously give me 1 month with the mavs players and i would have them playing the best defense of the NBA 14 May 2009 from web

Guiseppe21 Rest in piece Mavs 14 May 2009 from txt

djfireman RIP Dallas Mavs its over. 14 May 2009 from TweetDeck

tayfab Lets play a drinking game....drink every time the Mavs miss a shot. At this rate, I should be passed out in 15 minutes. 14 May 2009 from web

alextanPR another Dallas sports team disappoints me again. #fail #mavs #cowboys #stars #rangers 14 May 2009 from TweetDeck

Jim_oreilly no matter what happens in the 4th quarter the mavs have had a great year and are closer than farther to becoming elite again.. 14 May 2009 from web

Penguins advance with blowout win over Capitals in Game 7

Home ice and Alexander Ovechkin be damned, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Sidney Crosby are taking their ice capades to another East Coast city.

The Penguins ran out to a 5-0 lead over the Washington Capitals in the second period on the way to a 6-2 victory, per ESPN, advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals against the winner of the Boston Bruins- Carolina Hurricanes series (also heading to a Game 7).

Crosby scored the first goal for the Pens, and was followed just by eight seconds later by Craig Adams.

Bill Guerin, Kris Letang, and Jordan Staal were the other goal-scorers. Crosby scored again in the third period, eliminating any thoughts of a Washington comeback.

Steel City Twitterers enjoyed the surprising outcome:

chrislovett To some #Caps fans - This is what you deserve for your hate and jealousy of Sidney Crosby. (via @penschat) 14 May 2009 from Tweetie

Chris__Fink oh, hello Washington Senator. what's that? u're choking? on your own teeth that the pittsburgh penguins kicked down your throat. aw. pity 14 May 2009 from web

hellohahanarf This Pittsburgh Penguins hockey game just might be the thing to help make me feel like not crying. GO PENS! 14 May 2009 from TwitterBerry

swiftyjim Hockey's big chance to get back on the radar and it's Penguins 5, Caps 0. Doh! 14 May 2009 from web

blue182skies @ChiBlackhawks Whatever it is that has happened to the Caps, I am thoroughly enjoying it! GO PENS! =) 14 May 2009 from twhirl

pmazur Penguins killing the Craps in the playoffs...it's just like the old days 14 May 2009 from web

Ovechkin scored a goal as did Brooks Laich, but Caps fans had nothing cheer about:

tmccool Ovechkin is a sad russian 14 May 2009 from txt

Rhodes21 I'm confused, I see Ovechkin but I thought the season finale of The Biggest Loser was last night?!?! 14 May 2009 from web

kweennikki If the caps lose tonight i think Ovechkin is gonna throw a molotov cocktail in the locker room and kill his whole team 14 May 2009 from txt

carldunniii If anyone has seen the Real Washington Capitals please send them to the Verizon Center!!! #washcaps 14 May 2009 from Tweetie

Truth_About_It I don't think Osama Bin Laden could have scripted are more disastrous start to this Washington Capitals - Pitt Penguins hockey game. 14 May 2009 from web

One Tweeter captured this shot of Ovechkin during the second period:

(Twitpic by @tylerabramfitch)

Derby winner Barbaro's brother earns first win

Nicanor, a full brother to the late Barbaro, earned the first win of his career Wednesday, leading wire-to-wire to win on the turf at Delaware Park, according to the Blood Horse.

Nicanor got his first win in his first start on the grass. In three prior races, he'd finished second twice. The 3-year-old colt led throughout under jockey Rosie Napravnik, drawing clear down the stretch to win by about 15 lengths according to the article.

Barbaro began his career on grass as a 2-year-old but later switched to the dirt, on which he won the 2006 Kentucky Derby. The colt broke down in the Preakness and was euthanized in January 2007.

Nicanor has drawn intense public interest, including a blog dedicated to him, because of his famous older brother. Racing fans on Twitter celebrated the colt's win.

hcfarm Yeah! Nicanor got the win today on turf! Freakin' excited right now! 13 May 2009 from txt

wowhorse Way to go, Nicanor! Holy smokes! Barbaro's baby bro broke his maiden today by 15 1/4 lengths when on the grass for the first time! 13 May 2009 from web

MJ_SCTrekWidow Woo hoo! Go Nicky Knocks! Barbaro's baby bro Nicanor breaks his maiden by 15! 13 May 2009 from TwitterBerry

Three_Chimneys BARBARO's little bro NICANOR (both by Dynaformer) just trounced his competition by...get this...more than 15 lengths!!! 13 May 2009 from web

SuzInQueenCity Nicanor broke his maiden by 15 on turf! Go Nicanor! 13 May 2009 from web

jlaner0408 Nicanor broke his maiden!!! 13 May 2009 from web