With 2009 waiting to take over the calendar and offer sports fans thousands of beautiful, joyous, historic, tragic and glorious moments, here is a look back at the top 15 events of 2008.
Entries from December 31st, 2008
2008 - The Sports Year In Review
December 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments · 2008 Sports Year In Review, Boxing, College Football, Cycling, Euroleague - Eurocup, FIBA basketball, Football - Soccer, Formula One, Golf, Ice Hockey, MLB, NBA, NFL, Olympics, Tennis, Track and Field, college basketball, heinnews
Tags: 2008 Olympics·2008 Sports Year In Review·Anthony Kim·Bjorn Borg·Bob Knight·Boo Weekley·Boston Celtics·Brett Favre·Champions League·Chelsea·CSKA Moscow·David Tyree·Diego Maradona·Edwin van der Sar·Euro2008·Euroleague·Fernando Torres·Formula One·Josh Hamilton·Kansas Jayhawks·Kevin Garnett·Kobe Bryant·Lance Armstrong·LeBron James·Lewis Hamilton·Los Angeles Lakers·LSU·Maccabi Tel Aviv·Manchester United·Marion Jones·Mark Spitz·Memphis·Michael Phelps·NCAA·New England Patriots·New York Giants·New York Jets·New York Yankees·Nicolas Anelka·Ohio State·Oklahoma City Thunder·Paul Azinger·Philadelphia Phillies·Rafael Nadal·Redeem Team·Rocco Mediate·Roger Federer·Ryder Cup·Seattle SuperSonics·Sultan Ibragimov·Tampa Bay Devil Rays·Tampa Bay Rays·Texas Tech·Tiger Woods·Tom Brady·UEFA Cup·Usain Bolt·Vladimir Klitchko·World Series·Yankee Stadium·Zenit St. Petersburg
JR Speaks … Cherish your loved ones this holiday season
December 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments · JR Holden
Happy Holidays to all!!! I hope all is well and everyone is enjoying this time of the year. I had planned on writing about Sam Bradford winning the college football Heisman Trophy, the Lakers snapping the Celtics’ 19-game winning streak and the NFL playoffs starting this up-coming week. But I had a change of heart. [...]
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heintube - Dec. 30
December 30th, 2008 · No Comments · FIBA basketball, Football - Soccer, MLB, heintube
Here is this Tuesday’s sampling of what heinnews.com has been watching the past week.
Let’s go back in time with the semi-final of the 1987 EuroBasket between Greece and Yugoslavia - or should I say Galis v Petrovic
Tags: Drazen Petrovic·Galis·Yu Darvish
Ammann wins first Four Hills jump, Federer ready for Nadal
December 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Football - Soccer, MLB, NBA, NFL, Tennis, Winter Sports, college basketball, heinnews
Loads of great sports news going on this time of the year as 2008 slowly draws to a close - and throughout the sports landscape.
Tags: Adam Dunn·Andruw Jones·Big East·Bill Cowher·Bobby Abreu·Boston Red Sox·Brad Penny·Brett Favre·Chicago Cubs·Cleveland Browns·Connecticut·Detroit Lions·Detroit Pistons·Donnie Veal·Eric Mangini·Four Hills·Georgetown·Los Angeles Dodgers·Manny Ramirez·New York Jets·New York Mets·Oberstdorf·Orlando Magic·Pittsburgh Pirates·Pittsburgh Steelers·Rafael Nadal·Randy Wolf·Rod Marinelli·Roger Federer·Romeo Crennel·Simon Ammann·Steven Gerrard·Wolfgang Loitzl
NFL regular season finishes with great stories, Ronaldo returns to Brazil
December 29th, 2008 · No Comments · FIBA basketball, Football - Soccer, NBA, NFL, heinnews
So, we’re back. Sorry about the extended Christmas break. Let’s jump right into the action of the past weekend, mainly with NFL football.
Tags: Arizona Cardinals·Atlanta Falcons·Baltimore Ravens·Bill Parcells·Boston Celtics·Brett Favre·Chad Pennington·Chicago Bears·Dallas Cowboys·Denver Broncos·Detroit Lions·Indianapolis Colts·Klaas-Jan Huntelaar·Lassana Diarrà·Matt Cassel·Matt Ryan·Miami Dolphins·Michel Platini·Mike Singletary·Minnesota Vikings·New England Patriots·New York Giants·New York Jets·Philadelphia Eagles·Ricky Rubio·Ronaldo·Ryan Longwell·Sacramento Kings·San Diego Chargers·San Francisco 49ers·Tom Brady
heintube - Dec. 23
December 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · MLB, NFL, heinnews, heintube
Here is this Tuesday’s sampling of what heinnews.com has been watching the past week.
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Aaahhh, Wes Welker of the New England Patriots brought back some nice childhood memories with his touchdown celebration - even if the scrooge NFL refs didn’t like [...]
Tags: Indian baseball pitchers·New England Patriots·Terrell Owens·Wes Welker
When is a joke not a joke?, Pau vs Marc
December 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · Euroleague - Eurocup, MLB, NBA, NFL, heinnews
Journalists very rarely make headlines. But when they do, it’s most often for something negative. And that was the case for Rob Parker, a columnist for the Detroit News. He had the audacity to ask the NFL Detroit Lions head coach Rod Marinelli at a press conference if he wished his daughter had married “a [...]
Tags: Aleksey Savrasenko·Besiktas·Cevher Ozer·CSKA Moscow·Detroit Lions·Marc Gasol·Mark Teixeira·Pau Gasol·Real Madrid·Rod Marinelli·Tomas Van den Spiegel
Giants rise, Steelers tumble, turbulent Teixeira talks
December 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · MLB, NBA, NFL, heinnews
What an exciting weekend for sports. The two main American football games lived up to their billing. And there are some fascinating contract talks in the world of baseball.
Tags: Ben Roethlisberger·Boston Celtics·Boston Red Sox·Carolina Panthers·Domenik Hixon·Eli Manning·Jason Jones·Jose Calderon·Los Angeles Angels·Los Angeles Lakers·Mark Teixeira·Matt Cassel·New England Patriots·New York Giants·New York Knicks·New York Yankees·Pittsburgh Steelers·Tennessee Titans·Tom Brady·Toronto Raptors
Zalgiris finally gets win, Messina talks confidence, Christmas gift for Cubs fans
December 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Euroleague - Eurocup, MLB, NBA, heinnews
Zalgiris has struggled all season in the Euroleague but has such a great history. So it was really nice to finally see the Lithuanian club grab a victory in the eighth game, beating Asseco Prokom by 11 points.
Tags: Asseco Prokom·Brandon Roy·Chicago Cubs·CSKA Moscow·Ettore Messina·Euroleague·Lottomatica Roma·Portland Trail Blazers·Sani Becirovic·Union Olimpija·Zalgiris