Summary of the Weekend: June 24-25, 2006
Barry Bonds hit his 719th home run on Saturday, then aggravated his knee on Sunday. I still think his ego will bring him back next season, but I think the odds of his retirement after this season are rising.
Jeff Samardzija, Notre Dame wide receiver and Cubs draft pick, recently signed a contact with the baseball franchise, but still wants to play football and become an NFL draft pick. Though he will be earning money to play minor league baseball, this will not jeopardize his eligibility to play for Notre Dame in the fall. This looks like just another case of the NCAA appearing contradictory. At the time of the 2006 Winter Olympics, Jeremy Bloom, a wide receiver and return man for the University of Colorado and Olympic skier, was deemed ineligible to play college football after receiving endorsement money for skiing. Bloom is now with the Philadelphia Eagles after being drafted in the fifth round. It seems odd that a player can earn money from one professional sport but still be considered an amateur athlete for another while a player who earned endorsements from one sport is not.
The Detroit Tigers (yes, those Tigers) became the first team to win 50 games this season, yet they are only one and a half games ahead of the defending champion Chicago White Sox. This could go down as one of the best division races in recent memory. At this point, both teams would make the playoffs, with the White Sox being the wild card, but you know both teams want the bragging rights that come with a division title.
Wimbledon begins today. Though Federer lost the French Open final, he is still the favorite, having won three in a row. We will see if he can add to his impressive resume, one which has put him in conversations discussing the best tennis players of all-time.
Jeff Samardzija, Notre Dame wide receiver and Cubs draft pick, recently signed a contact with the baseball franchise, but still wants to play football and become an NFL draft pick. Though he will be earning money to play minor league baseball, this will not jeopardize his eligibility to play for Notre Dame in the fall. This looks like just another case of the NCAA appearing contradictory. At the time of the 2006 Winter Olympics, Jeremy Bloom, a wide receiver and return man for the University of Colorado and Olympic skier, was deemed ineligible to play college football after receiving endorsement money for skiing. Bloom is now with the Philadelphia Eagles after being drafted in the fifth round. It seems odd that a player can earn money from one professional sport but still be considered an amateur athlete for another while a player who earned endorsements from one sport is not.
The Detroit Tigers (yes, those Tigers) became the first team to win 50 games this season, yet they are only one and a half games ahead of the defending champion Chicago White Sox. This could go down as one of the best division races in recent memory. At this point, both teams would make the playoffs, with the White Sox being the wild card, but you know both teams want the bragging rights that come with a division title.
Wimbledon begins today. Though Federer lost the French Open final, he is still the favorite, having won three in a row. We will see if he can add to his impressive resume, one which has put him in conversations discussing the best tennis players of all-time.
posted by Josh at 9:45 AM
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