(click on image for information)On Sunday, November 23, 2008 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, the Columbus Crew won the MLS Cup 2008 against the New York Red Bulls with a score of 3-1. The Crew of Columbus, Ohio was coached by Sigi Schmid. This was the Crew's first ever MLS title. Columbus Crew player, Guillermo Barros Schelotto was named the MLS Cup Most Valuable Player for his MLS Cup record three assists. Schelotto became the third player in MLS history to win both lea... Read Full Story

(click on image for more information)On Tuesday, November 11, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Penn and Teller Theater in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Peter Eastgate won the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event against Ivan Demidov. Danish poker player, Eastgate became the youngest player to win the WSOP Main Event at the age of 22-years-old. The previous youngest WSOP Main Event champion was Phil Hellmuth at 24-years-old. Eastgate won first place against 6,844 entrants. The final 9 ... Read Full Story

(click on image for information)On Tuesday, November 11, 2008, Barack Obama was elected as the 44th President of the United States of America. Obama became the first black president-elect. Obama gave his victory speech at Chicago’s Grant Park in front of 125,000 people. More than 136.6 million Americans voted. 64% of eligible voters voted which is the best in at least 44 years.Obama had 52.3% (62,682,546) of the popular vote versus 46.4% (55,543,552) for McCain. In the Electoral College coun... Read Full Story

(click on image for information)On Wednesday, October 29, 2008, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Pillies won the 104th World Series versus the Tampa Bay Rays by winning 4 games versus 1 game in the best-of-seven games series. The 5th game of the World Series took two days to finish. The 5th game was rained-out on Monday, October 27, 2008 so the game had to be continued on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 with the last 3 innings. The Phillies last won the World... Read Full Story

(click on image for more information)On Sunday, October 19, 2008, at St. Petersburg, Florida, the Tampa Bay Rays won the American League Championship Series (ALCS) versus the Boston Red Sox by winning 4 games versus 3 games in the best of 7 series.Tampa Bay Rays pitcher, Matt Garza, received the ALCS MVP honors.Game 1 (10/10/2008): Red Sox 2 @ Rays 0Game 2 (10/11/2008): Red Sox 8 @ Rays 9Game 3 (10/13/2008): Rays 9 @ Red Sox 1Game 4 (10/14/2008): Rays 13 @ Red Sox 4Game 5 (10/16/2008): Rays ... Read Full Story

(click on image for more information)On Wednesday, October 15, 2008, in Los Angeles, California, the Philadelphia Phillies won the National League Championship Series (NLCS) versus the Los Angeles Dodgers by winning 4 games versus 1 game in the best-of-seven games series.Game 1 (10/9/2008): Dodgers 2 @ Phillies 3Game 2 (10/10/2008): Dodgers 5 @ Phillies 8Game 3 (10/12/2008): Phillies 2 @ Dodgers 7Game 4 (10/13/2008): Phillies 7 @ Dodgers 5Game 5 (10/15/2008): Phillies 5 @ Dodgers 1 Read Full Story

(click on image for more information)On Sunday, October 5, 2008, in Ypsilanti, Michigan, the Detroit Shock won the WNBA 2008 Championship against the San Antonio Silver Stars. The Detroit Shocks swept the San Antonio Silver Stars in 3 straight games to win the 2008 WNBA Finals.Katie Smith of the Detroit Shock won the MVP honors.Game 1: DET 77, SAN 69 Box VideoGame 2: DET 69, SAN 61 Box VideoGame 3: DET 76, SAN 60 Box Video Read Full Story

(click on image for more information)On Monday, September 8, 2008 at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York, Roger Federer of Switzerland defeated Andy Murray of Britain in straight sets of 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 to win the 2008 Men’s Tennis US Open championship. This is 27-year-old Federer’s fifth straight US Open Title and his 13th Grand Slam title, which is 1 title away from tying Pete Sampras' 14 Grand Slam titles. Federer is the second man since Bill Tilden in 1924 to win the US O... Read Full Story

(click on image for game highlights)On Thursday, September 4, 2008 in Giant Stadium, at East Rutherford, New Jersey, the New York Giants defeated the Washington Redskins 16-7. Eli Manning started the scoring with a 84-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run. Giants kicker, John Carney, kicked 3 field goals. The Giants scored on their first 4 possessions. The Redskins scored with a Jason Campbell 12-yard touchdown pass to Santana Moss with 13 seconds left in the first half. This was the openin... Read Full Story

(click on image for Republican Convention information)On Monday, September 1, 2008 in Saint Paul, Minneapolis, the 2008 the Republican National Convention started and will last until Thursday, September 4, 2008. Read Full Story