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Neyland Stadium: 9/13 vs UCLA

Syracuse Names Greg Paulus Starting QB

I’m Back

For the last 2 months I have been in an inconsistent disconnect with sports. Now I am back and ready for the fall. Speaking of fall, tonight is the first preseason game for the Redskins. I won’t preview the game and give you pointless obvious facts, rather I hope you enjoy the game and enjoy the fact that football is back. Hail to the Redskins

McGrew named interim crew chief of No. 88 Sprint Cup team

CONCORD, N.C. (May 28, 2009) – Hendrick Motorsports today named Lance McGrew as interim crew chief of the No. 88 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team of driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. beginning with the June 7 event at Pocono Raceway. Team manager Brian Whitesell will lead the team this weekend at Dover, Del.

“Our performance hasn’t been where it should be,” said Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports. “It’s impossible to pin that on any one factor, but a change is the right decision at this point. We have a plan in place, and we’re going to move forward with it.”

Whitesell and Rex Stump, Hendrick Motorsports’ lead chassis engineer, have been assigned to support McGrew on a full-time basis. Whitesell, who won two of seven races as Jeff Gordon’s interim crew chief in 1999, will join McGrew and team engineer Tom Stewart on the No. 88 pit box to assist with race strategy.

“We’re going to put our full resources toward improving the situation and winning races,” Hendrick said. “It’s going to be a collective effort that includes all of our drivers, all of our crew chiefs and all of our engineers. Everyone in our company will be involved on some level.”

Tony Eury Jr. will move from the crew chief position into a key role with Hendrick Motorsports’ research and development group. Eury posted one victory, one pole position, 19 top-10 finishes and 11 top-fives in 48 races with the No. 88 team.

“I have mixed feelings, and that’s just natural,” Eury said. “But I enjoy working at Hendrick Motorsports, and this is where I want to be. I’ll do whatever I can to help all of our teams and try to be a part of another championship. I think a new challenge will be good.”

“Tony and I talked through this last night,” Hendrick said. “I want him here, he wants to be here, and he’s going to be a big contributor to our future success. I have an unbelievable amount of respect for the job he’s done and for the caliber of person that he is.”

McGrew, 41, earned the 2003 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship with driver Brian Vickers. He won the October 2006 Sprint Cup race with Vickers at Talladega, Ala., and most recently led Cup rookie Brad Keselowski to a seventh-place finish May 9 at Darlington, S.C.

As a crew chief, McGrew has posted victories in all three of NASCAR’s major touring series: Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck. He has won races with drivers Vickers, Jeff Gordon, Ricky Hendrick, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin and most recently Tony Stewart Feb. 14 at Daytona Beach, Fla.

A native of Baton Rouge, La., McGrew has experience working with Earnhardt. Last season, the pair ran three Nationwide Series races, posting top-10 finishes April 5 at Texas Motor Speedway and May 24 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. They also finished 15th on March 8 at Atlanta. (HMS)

Now What?

With the Caps lose, winter is now over in the Baltimore,Washington area. Now What? Should I start watching the Orioles try not to lose 90 games. The Redskins have some mini camps/ota’s in June.

I have searched for this answer and have found that some important events are coming up soon:

1) The NBA Draft Lottery- The Wizards are in a great spot to win the first pick in the NBA draft. This means Blake Griffin. If Mr. Griffin comes to Washington, the Wizards will instantly be relevant again.

2) Matt Weiters- When the Orioles decide to call Matt Weiters up from Norfolk, the Orioles already potent offense will be even better. His game calling may take time, but he needs to start somewhere. He seems to be struggling this season. He his batting .263 with only one homer in 27 games. Maybe the Orioles will wait for him to heat up before they call him up.

3)Hershey Bears- The weather is improving, so why not take a trip north to delicious Hershey PA. You can spend the day at Hershey Park and then cross the parking lot to Giant Center and watch the AHL Conference Finals between the Bears and Providence Bruins.

As you can see, there is enough to keep us occupied until Football season starts. On the national level, enjoy the Stanley Cup playoffs, the NBA playoffs, and even NASCAR. The Autism Speaks 400 is at Dover in 2 weeks.

It’s Over

The Pittsburgh Flightless Birds are going to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Penguins killed the Caps 6-2 in game 7 of the Eastern Conference semis. That is it, the season is over for Washington. The series lived up to all the hype and most of it was entertaining. Pittsburgh outplayed the Caps in every game; they out shot, out hustled and were more disciplined. Along the same lines and since the series is over, I can’t bite my tongue anymore. The referees were awful. The Caps lost because they were outplayed, but I can’t not think that the outcome may have been different if the penalty’s were more even. The Caps did commit more penalty’s, but the Penguins committed their fair share and didn’t get called foe them. Never the less, it is over. Thank you for a great season!

Rock The Red

Game 5: Rockets at Lakers

Tonight the Rockets and the Lakers face off in an important game 5 of the Western conference semis. The winner is one step closer to the Western conference finals (against the Nuggets). Kobe needs to own this game. It’s at Stables Center and the fans can’t go home appointed. Of the Rockets win this game, they will win the series. If the Lakers win, it will go seven with the Lakers prevailing.