As fans flipped on ESPN Thursday morning, all they saw was water. Water falling from the sky. Standing water. Even water droplets on the cameras. Tiger Woods was +1 after 6 and putting for par on No. 7. USGA officials didn’t expect the rain to stop, and soon enough the tournament was called, and that’s where we’ll start today’s Daily Dose:
- US OPEN RAINED OUT
The U.S. Open, though the weather made it look like the British Open, kicked off Thursday morning, and before you know it, the horn blew. Players were called off the course as a monsoon blasted Bethpage Black. ”We had to get in as many holes as we possibly could, and we played more holes than we thought,” stated defending champ Tiger Woods. Tiger had finished just six holes, and was putting for par on No. 7.
BLAKE’S TAKE: If the weather can hold off Friday, players should finish their first round and begin their second round. Bethpage Black is already an incredibly long course, and with the rain that trounced the course yesterday, the ball will not be getting very much roll in the fairways, making the course even longer. - NFL SUSPENDS DONTE’ STALLWORTH INDEFINITELY
After Donte’ Stallworth pleaded guilty to a DUI manslaughter charge, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Stallworth indefinitely. ”The conduct reflected (his) guilty plea resulted in the tragic loss of life and was inexcusable,” said Goodell.
BLAKE’S TAKE: Goodell is right. Stallworth killed a man. Even though it wasn’t entirely his fault, he took a life, and that should embarass the NFL. Personally, I think Stallworth should have gotten a much bigger sentence. The Commish is taking another step to clean up this league. Once again, he’s enforcing his no BS policy, and, once again, I approve. - NHL 2009 AWARDS
Last night, the NHL handed out its annual awards in Las Vegas. The Hart Memorial Trophy, which goes to the most valuable player, was awarded to Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals. Meanwhile, the Jack Adams Award, given to most outstanding coach, was given Claude Julien, coach of the Boston Bruins.
BLAKE’S TAKE: There was no doubt in my mind that Ovechkin would end up with the Hart Trophy. He carried the Capitals for majority of the season, and was arguably the top hockey player this season. As an avid Blues fan, I would have loved to have seen Andy Murray win the Jack Adams. However, Julien, who was the only of the three coaches to coach on the east coast, was favored by the primarily east coast voters.
Well, that’s it for today’s Daily Dose. As always thanks for reading!
-Blake
