Cashman Plans to be Active Soon
NEW YORK – New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman proudly took the brief walk under a tent Monday evening on the small red carpet set up by the Ziegfield Theatre in Manhattan  He and manager Joe Girardi were there to celebrate the premiere viewing of the 2009 World Series DVD produced by Major League Baseball Productions. Naturally the assembled baseball media was more interested in getting a perspective of roster moves Cashman was looking at in a short off-season. It is barley three weeks since the Yankees won their 27th world championship and there are some issues to address before spring training commences down in Tampa Florida in mid February.

Black Friday
“Attention Wal-Mart shoppers – you are now free to buy cheap 50-inch televisions, IPods and laptop computers without guilt…” PHILADELPHIA (BASN/FRO): In a courtroom in Kennett, Missouri, the “Show – Me” state showed everyone the antediluvian attitudes which accelerated the influx of assholes there are alive – in hell. The trial of Heather Ellis, a 24 year old schoolteacher who stood to do 15 years in prison – for allegedly cutting in line at a local Wal–Mart – was concluded when lawyers for Ms. Ellis agreed to a plea bargain of a year’s unsupervised probation; as part of a lesser se

ACC Roundup
MIAMI 34 DUKE 16 Though the final score suggests it, this was anything but a blowout. Duke was winning 13-10 at the half and looked to be in the middle of an ACC upset. However, Miami quarterback Jacory Harris had different plans in the fourth quarter. Throwing for 348 yards and two touchdowns on the game, Harris led the Hurricanes to a 21-point run in the fourth quarter to knock the Blue Devils out of bowl contention. Now having scored in 7 straight games, Miami running back Damien Berry went for 76 yards and a score on the ground, as receiver Leonard Hankerson caught 8 passes for 143 yards one touchdown. I think the Cane’s offense didn’t wake up until it was

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 11/25/09
Congratulations go out to Eastern CT State University soccer player Sarah Swann of Oxford (CT)–who was recently named the Little East Conference Offensive Player of the Year.  Swann scored nine goals and added three assists in seven conference matches; she also scored both goals during a 2-1 road win over three-time defending conference champion Western Connecticut.  Swann (along with teammate Christine Lemieux) repeated first-team all-conference honors this past season; great job, Sarah……….TRIVIA QUESTION:  Amazingly, the 1990-’91 Phoenix Suns had three starters on the squad who shot 83% or higher from the free-throw line.  Can you name this trio?

The Top 6 Most Shocking Games of All Time: Part 1
Lists.  That’s a great thing about sports; about baseball.  You can come up with Top 10 lists about anything, from Top 10 pitchers of all-time to the Top 10 hitters of all-time to the Top 10 Yankees teams of all-time.  There are lists about Hispanic players, the hotness of players’ wives; lists of brothers who’ve played the game and lists of top baseball websites (like NY Sports Day).  So, in order to stay cool and hip and with-it, here’s a list of the Top 6 Most Shocking MLB Events of All-Time: The Games.  You should treat the list like a jigsaw puzzle.  If you’re from Chicago, make the Bartman game (currently #2) #1.  If you’re from New York,