A Canadian Football League rematch of the BC Lions against the Edmonton Eskimos features two struggling teams Friday July 30th. In their first game, also played in Edmonton July 4th, the BC Lions beat an uninspired Edmonton team 25-10. The victory was the BC Lions only win in a dismal start to their CFL season.

The second game between these two will come down to a match up of quarterbacks. Travis Gulay is the up and coming quarterback for the BC Lions, while Ricky Ray is an eight year veteran of the CFL and has thrown for over 5,000 yards three times in eight years.

The BC Lions, Travis Gulay has provided some spark but is not much of threat to run. Gulay is expected to develop into a premier quarterback in the CFL despite his inability to bolt from the pocket. Gulay has had his difficulties finding the end zone this year but the BC Lions coaching staff is behind him.

Ricky Ray of the Edmonton Eskimos is also having a rough start to his season but he has racked up 1,090 yards in his first four games. Ray has also had a tough time finding the end zone this season and the 0-4 start has fallen squarely on his shoulders.

This may be Edmonton’s best chance to win a game in the first half of the season. After losing to the BC Lions in the first game 25-10, Ricky Ray and his Edmonton teammates should have the motivation to pull off a home victory.

 

The Atlanta Braves hit the road Friday to start a nine- game road swing that will take to Miami to play the Florida Marlins for a three-game set this weekend. The Braves are coming off of a so-so home stand where they went 4-3, which included an 8-0 victory over the San Diego Padres. The victory gives Atlanta a 1/2 game lead over San Diego for the best record in the National League.

Atlanta will have to continue to swing a hot bat when they get to Miami. The Florida Marlins have held their opponents to 2 or fewer runs in 4 of their last 6 games. Whiling displaying some of that good pitching and defense that has helped the Marlins keep their opponents at bay they have won 5 of their last 6 games, and are looking to get back into the division race with a strong showing against the Braves. Currently the Marlins are in 4th place in the NL East and are 9 games behind the Braves.

This weekend’s match up is void of any marquee pitchers, but it still has some decent match ups to keep your eye on. Friday’s game will showcase Alex Sanabia vs Derek Lowe, Saturday’s game will see Anibal Sanchez take on Kris Medlen, while the final game on Sunday will feature Chris Volstad against Jair Jurrjens.

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In a game between two teams traveling in two different directions, on Friday July 23, the BC Lions travel to play the Toronto Argonauts. After losing to the Calgary Stampeders to open the season, the Toronto Argonauts have won their last two games, while in the 2010 CFL season, the BC Lions won their first game and have lost their last two.

After initial win, the BC Lions have struggled to score in their last two games. To this point in the season, quarterback Casey Printers is the scapegoat. Against Montreal, Printers game summed up his disappointing season.

Throwing into double coverage and getting picked, Printers made a huge mistake on a deep out route, although he threw one touchdown and completed 20 of 40 passes. Printer’s second pick was behind Paris Jackson, which was a terrible throw. Printers said after the game that, to move in the pocket, it was not affecting his ability although to be fair, a quad injury has hobbled him.

Although Toronto Argonauts have won their last two games, they have been squeaking out some close victories on the other side of the ball. To keep Toronto in their games, Cleo Lemon has been just good and for over 100 yards, running back Cory Boyd has rushed in Toronto’s two wins.

Toronto defense have had their moments, although it needs some work. As the season moves forward, Toronto’s defense has improved, even though if they want to be a contender for the Grey Cup, they will need to cut their points allowed.

 

To kick off the second half of the season the Tampa Bay Rays travel to New York on Friday to take on the Yankees in a weekend series. This match up will pit the two best teams in all of baseball against each other with first place in the AL East on the line. Tampa Bay trails New York in the AL East standings by only 2 games and will look to make up some ground this weekend.

The Rays, who have won 7 of 8 overall and are 10-1 on the road against AL East teams, will look to increase their series lead against the Yankees. Tampa leads in head to head competition 3-2, but will face a tough task this time around.

There are a handful of intriguing pitching match ups for this weekend as well starting with Friday night’s game which will see Yankee’s ace C.C. Sabathia take the mound against James Shields. Shields is hoping to improve on his 2-7 record and 5.54 ERA in 11 career starts against the Yankees with a strong performance Friday night. Saturday’s match up is Jeff Niemann vs A.J. Burnett while Sunday boasts the best match up of the series with 2 all stars, David Price and Andy Pettitte, facing each other.

This will be the first series for the Yankees after having lost both broadcasting legend Bob Sheppard and controversial owner George Steinbrenner. The Yankees will wear patches on their uniforms the rest of the year to honor both men. It is expected that there will also be a small tribute to both men before the start of Friday’s contest.

MLB Home Run Derby 2011

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After this year’s outstanding showdown including a strong first round performance from Corey Hart, the MLB Home Run Derby evened out as Ortiz took his shot at winning the title.

Next year will be just as good.

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