Rangers Need Today's Game Heading Towards the ASG Break!

MLB

Friday's Wrap-Up
Batting Average: 0.308

1. Royals vs. Nationals
2. Brewers vs. Pirates
3. Orioles vs. Blue Jays
4. Red Sox vs. Tigers
5. Yankees vs. Rays
6. Phillies vs. Mets
7. Marlins vs. Braves
8. Angels vs. Astros
9. Rangers vs. Twins
10. Rockies vs. Diamondbacks
11. Padres vs. Dodgers
12. Athletics vs. Mariners
13. Cardinals vs. Giants

Saturday's Matchup

1. Texas vs. Minnesota - let's even the series! #TogetherWe
2. Baltimore vs. Toronto
3. Kansas City vs. Washington
4. Milwaukee vs. Pittsburgh
5. Boston vs. Detroit
6. Miami vs. Atlanta
7. NY Yankees vs. Tampa Bay
8. Cleveland vs. Cincinnati
9. LA Angels vs. Houston
10. ChiCubs vs. ChiSox
11. Philadelphia vs. NY Mets
12. St. Louis vs. San Francisco
13. Colorado vs. Arizona
14. San Diego vs. LA Dodgers
15. Oakland vs. Seattle

Tennis

Congratulations to Coco Gauff for reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon. I wish she did not have to go through the legendary Venus Williams in the first round to do it. #GoCoco

Lady Grid out.

Wimbledon Begins! Happy Canada Day! 🍁

Tennis

Rufus the Hawk flew over Wimbledon to make sure there were no pesky pigeons to muck up the courts. Good lad! (You can follow him on Twitter like me @RufusTheHawk)

MLB

Sunday Wrap-Up
Batting Average: 0.400

1. NY Yankees at Boston
2. Cleveland at Baltimore
3. Kansas City at Toronto
4. Texas at Tampa Bay
5. Washington at Detroit
6. ChiCubs at Cincinnati
7. Philadelphia at Miami
8. Minnesota at ChiSox
9. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee
10. Seattle at Houston
11. LA Dodgers at Colorado
12. Arizona at San Francisco
13. Oakland at LA Angels
14. St. Louis at San Diego
15. Atlanta at NY Mets

Monday's Matchups

1. Royals vs. Blue Jays
2. Cubs vs. Pirates 
3. Orioles vs. Rays
4. Brewers vs. Reds
5. Angels vs. Rangers
6. Giants vs. Padres

Happy Canada Day to our neighbors up north! 🍁

Lady Grid out.

Fair-to-Middlin'

Congratulations to Justify and his jockey Mike Smith. #TripleCrown #BelmontStakes #NiceHorsey

Congratulations to Rafael Nadal on winning the French Open again. Now on to the other boys of summer.

MLB
Saturday Wrap-up
Batting Average: 0.400

1. San Francisco vs. Washington
2. Milwaukee vs. Philadelphia
3. Baltimore vs. Toronto
4. LA Angels vs. Minnesota
5. Pittsburgh vs. ChiCubs
6. ChiSox vs. Boston
7. Kansas City vs. Oakland
8. Cleveland vs. Detroit
9. St. Louis vs. Cincinnati
10. San Diego vs. Miami
11. Seattle vs. Tampa Bay
12. NY Yankees vs. NY Mets
13. Houston vs. Texas
14. Arizona vs. Colorado
15. Atlanta vs. LA Dodgers

Sunday's Lineup

1. White Sox at Red Sox
2. Orioles at Blue Jays
3. Indians at Tigers
4. Cardinals at Reds
5. Padres at Marlins
6. Mariners at Rays
7. Brewers at Philadelphia
8. Angels at Twins
9. Pirates at Cubs - C'mon, Bucs!
10. Astros at Rangers - please let me be dead wrong!
11. Diamondbacks at Rockies
12. Royals at Athletics
13. Giants at Nationals
14. Braves at Dodgers
15. Yankees at Mets

I'd better go shake a leg and get the sides cooked for my pulled pork Sunday dinner I'm serving around 1:00 P.M. CDT.

Lady Grid out.

Enough Sports to Choke On!

Ms. Sloane Stephens won her first U.S. Open yesterday. Congratulations, young lady! I am proud of your determination and hard work to succeed. Enjoy the sweetness of your victory!

MLB
Saturday Wrap-Up
Batting Average:0.272 (This is the most ABYSMAL BA for me this year!)

1. Philadelphia at Washington
2. Tampa Bay at Boston
3. San Francisco at ChiSox
4. Miami at Atlanta
5. Cincinnati at NY Mets
6. Minnesota at Kansas City
7. Pittsburgh at St. Louis
8. Houston at Oakland (game two)
9. San Diego at Arizona
10. LA Angels at Seattle
11. Colorado at LA Dodgers

Sunday's Games

1. Tigers vs. Blue Jays
2. Reds vs. Mets
3. Rays vs. Red Sox
4. Marlins vs. Braves
5. Phillies vs. Nationals
6. Giants vs.White Sox
7. Twins vs.Royals
8. Pirates vs. Cardinals
9. Brewers vs. Cubs
10. Yankees vs. Rangers
11. Astros vs. Athletics
12. Angels vs. Mariners
13. Rockies vs. Dodgers
14. Padres vs. Diamondbacks
15. Orioles vs. Indians - the streak stops at 17!

NCAA Football Results
Week's Grade: 83.3 percent - an above average grade. Woot!

1. Pittsburgh vs. Penn State
2. TCU at Arkansas
3. Louisville at UNC
4. San Jose State at Texas
5. Auburn at Clemson
6. Oklahoma at Ohio State 
7. Nicholls at Texas A&M University
8. Georgia at Notre Dame - I forgot to bold it but will stay true to my College Pick 'Em choice.
9. Stanford at USC
10. Utah at BYU
11. Boise State at Washington State
12. Houston at Arizona

NFL Sunday

Boy, howdy, I will miss RedZone again this year. Boo! Hiss! Enough whining. I have my ESPN and NFL Mobile apps to keep me posted.

1. Atlanta vs. Chicago
2. Philadelphia vs. Washington
3. NY Jets vs. Buffalo
4. Baltimore vs. Cincinnati
5. Oakland vs. Tennessee
6. Arizona vs. Detroit
7. Jacksonville vs. Houston
8. Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland
9. Indianapolis vs. LA Rams
10. Carolina vs. San Francisco
11. Seattle vs. Green Bay
12. New Orleans vs. Minnesota
13. LA Chargers (sacrilege!) vs. Denver
14. NY Giants vs. Dallas - we solve the G-Men's riddle!

Lady Grid out.

SMH or Celebration?

MLB

Saturday Wrap-Up
Batting Average: 0.533

1. Yankees vs. Red Sox
2. Blue Jays vs. Tigers
3. Cubs vs. Orioles
4. Cardinals vs. Pirates
5. Mariners vs. White Sox
6. Phillies vs. Brewers
7. Diamondbacks vs. Braves  - ThaFreeze won last night!!! 👍
8. Nationals vs. Reds
9. Twins vs. Astros
10. Rockies vs. Mets
11. Dodgers vs. Marlins
12. Rangers vs. Royals
13. Giants vs. Padres
14. Indians vs. Athletics
15. Rays vs. Angels

Sunday's Games

1. NY Yankees at Boston - game one
2. Toronto at Detroit
3. Washington at Cincinnati
4. Colorado at NY Mets
5. LA Dodgers at Miami - I am rooting for my underdog Marlins even though I have loved the Dodgers since I was a kid living in LA.
6. ChiCubs at Baltimore
7. Arizona at Atlanta
8. St. Louis at Pittsburgh
9. Seattle at ChiSox
10. Philadelphia at Milwaukee
11. Minnesota at Houston
12. Texas at Kansas City
13. Tampa Bay at LA Angels - for my grandmother
14. Cleveland at Oakland
15. San Francisco at San Diego
16. NY Yankees at Boston - game two

Tennis
Federer hoisted the trophy. Again. That's eight times, Jim.

By the way, a giant quilt sized Yellow Flag of Shame to any phone scammers who defraud their fellow human beings out of hard-earned money. And to any cretins who ring my phone but leave no message. Find another hobby. Please.

Lady Grid out.

The Goddess Falls 😞

Wimbledon

Alas! My goddess was not able to overcome her opponent in the ladies final. 😞 #StillProudOfVenus


MLB

Friday Wrap-Up
Batting Average: 0.400

1. ChiCubs at Baltimore
2. St. Louis at Pittsburgh
3. NY Yankees at Boston
4. Toronto at Detroit
5. Washington at Cincinnati
6. Colorado at NY Mets
7. LA Dodgers at Miami
8. Arizona at Atlanta
9. Seattle at ChiSox
10. Philadelphia at Milwaukee
11. Minnesota at Houston
12. Texas at Kansas City
13. Cleveland at Oakland
14. Tampa Bay at LA Angels
15. San Francisco at San Diego

Saturday Games

1. Yankees vs. Red Sox
2. Blue Jays vs. Tigers
3. Cubs vs. Orioles
4. Cardinals vs. Pirates
5. Mariners vs. White Sox
6. Phillies vs. Brewers
7. Diamondbacks vs. Braves  - ThaFreeze wins tonight!!! 
8. Nationals vs. Reds
9. Twins vs. Astros
10. Rockies vs. Mets
11. Dodgers vs. Marlins
12. Rangers vs. Royals
13. Giants vs. Padres
14. Indians vs. Athletics
15. Rays vs. Angels

Lady Grid out.

Monday, Monday. So Good to Me.

MLB
The Home Run Derby will be on tonight on ESPN at 7:00 P.M. CDT. I'll be tuned in, sports fans. It was fun to see Todd Frazier win last year as a Cincinnati Reds hometown boy for his former team. I do not know if he will repeat. Tune in.

Sunday Wrap-Up
Batting Average: 0.533 - meh

1. Detroit vs. Toronto
2. Washington vs. NY Mets
3. NY Yankees vs. Cleveland
4. Cincinnati vs. Miami
5. LA Angels vs. Baltimore
6. Tampa Bay vs. Boston
7. ChiCubs vs. Pittsburgh
8. Atlanta vs. ChiSox
9. St. Louis vs. Milwaukee
10. Oakland vs. Houston
11. Seattle vs. Kansas City
12. Minnesota vs. Texas - I want to know how the Twins had our number over this series. Ugh!
13. San Diego vs. LA Dodgers
14. Philadelphia vs. Colorado
15. Arizona vs. San Francisco

Soccer

Germany vs. France - loss for Les Bleus

Tennis

Congratulations to the Wimbledon Gentlemen's champion: Andy Murray

NBA

I wish Tim Duncan a good retirement from the San Antonio Spurs. He is the original Grumpy Old Man. I will miss seeing him in action on the hardwood. 

Lady Grid out.

Almost All-Star Time!

The boys of summer need a little down time courtesy of the All-Star break. I look forward to the Home Run Derby tomorrow night.

Sunday Games

1. Detroit vs. Toronto
2. Washington vs. NY Mets
3. NY Yankees vs. Cleveland
4. Cincinnati vs. Miami
5. LA Angels vs. Baltimore
6. Tampa Bay vs. Boston
7. ChiCubs vs. Pittsburgh
8. Atlanta vs. ChiSox
9. St. Louis vs. Milwaukee
10. Oakland vs. Houston
11. Seattle vs. Kansas City
12. Minnesota vs. Texas
13. San Diego vs. LA Dodgers
14. Philadelphia vs. Colorado
15. Arizona vs. San Francisco

Saturday Wrap-Up
The batting average was 0.667.

1. Tigers vs. Blue Jays
2. Braves vs. White Sox
3. Cardinals vs. Brewers
4. Angels vs. Orioles
5. Rays vs. Red Sox
6. Diamondbacks vs. Giants
7. Yankees vs. Indians
8. Athletics vs. Astros
9. Reds vs. Marlins
10. Mariners vs. Royals
11. Padres vs. Dodgers
12. Nationals vs. Mets
13. Cubs vs. Pirates
14. Phillies vs. Rockies
15. Twins vs. Rangers

UFC

Props to Anderson Silva who fought Cormier last night on two days' notice, especiallly after having his gall bladder removed two months ago. He is not an opponent anyone should want to face.


Tennis

Andy Murray plays Milos Raonic, and I am pulling for the Glasgow native to win this one.

Soccer - European Championship

Germany vs. France

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Fantastic Fridays Make Spectacular Saturdays

Saturday Games

1. Tigers vs. Blue Jays
2. Braves vs. White Sox
3. Cardinals vs. Brewers
4. Angels vs. Orioles
5. Rays vs. Red Sox
6. Diamondbacks vs. Giants
7. Yankees vs. Indians
8. Athletics vs. Astros
9. Reds vs. Marlins
10. Mariners vs. Royals
11. Padres vs. Dodgers
12. Nationals vs. Mets
13. Cubs vs. Pirates
14. Phillies vs. Rockies
15. Twins vs. Rangers

Friday Wrap-Up
Batting average: 0.733 is respectable, quite respectable.

1. ChiCubs vs. Pittsburgh
2. LA Angels vs. Baltimore
3. Detroit vs. Toronto
4. Tampa Bay vs. Boston
5. NY Yankees vs. Cleveland
6. Washington vs. NY Mets
7. Cincinnati vs. Miami
8. Minnesota vs. Texas
9. Atlanta vs. ChiSox
10. St. Louis vs. Milwaukee
11. Oakland vs. Houston
12. Philadelphia vs. Colorado
13. Seattle vs. Kansas City
14. San Diego vs. LA Dodgers
15. Arizona vs. San Francisco

Tennis

Good luck to Serena Williams in the Wimbledon Final set got 8:00 A.M. CDT.

Congratulations, Serena! (11:29 A.M. CDT - update)

Lady Grid out.

The Day of the Son

Thursday Games - Son of Lady Gridiron picked these today.

1. Angels vs. Rays
2. Pirates vs. Cardinals
3. Tigers vs. Blue Jays
4. Yankees vs. Indians
5. Nationals vs. Mets
6. Twins vs. Rangers
7. Braves vs. Cubs
8. Athletics vs. Astros
9. Mariners vs. Royals
10. Phillies vs. Rockies
11. Padres vs. Dodgers

Wednesday's Results
Batting average is 0.600 for the day. Woo-hoo! Those first few games almost made me lose hope.

1. Detroit vs. Cleveland
2. Atlanta vs. Philadelphia
3. Oakland vs. Minnesota
4. Miami vs. NY Mets
5. Cincinnati vs. ChiCubs
6. Baltimore vs. LA Dodgers
7. Milwaukee vs. Washington
8. Texas vs. Boston
9. Kansas City vs. Toronto
10. LA Angels vs. Tampa Bay
11. NY Yankees vs. ChiSox
12. Seattle vs. Houston
13. Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis
14. San Diego vs. Arizona
15. Colorado vs. San Francisco

Soccer - European Championship

• Portugal vs. Wales - win
• Germany vs. France 

Tennis

I wish we'd had an all-Williams sisters final in Wimbledon. Perhaps in the doubles they will hoist the trophy together. As it is, we have an Australian Open rematch with Serena vs. Angelique.

Lady Grid out.

A Bad Batting Average Does Not Bode Well

Wednesday - Another full slate as we approach the All Star break. The home run derby is my favorite part of the festivities, as you know.

1. Detroit vs. Cleveland
2. Atlanta vs. Philadelphia
3. Oakland vs. Minnesota
4. Miami vs. NY Mets
5. Cincinnati vs. ChiCubs
6. Baltimore vs. LA Dodgers
7. Milwaukee vs. Washington
8. Texas vs. Boston
9. Kansas City vs. Toronto
10. LA Angels vs. Tampa Bay
11. NY Yankees vs. ChiSox
12. Seattle vs. Houston
13. Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis
14. San Diego vs. Arizona
15. Colorado vs. San Francisco

Tuesday's Wrap-Up
Batting average is a beastly 0.200. Oh my, I need to do better!

1. Reds at Cubs
2. Brewers at Nationals
3. Braves at Phillies
4. Royals at Blue Jays
5. Rangers at Red Sox
6. Tigers at Indians
7. Marlins at Mets
8. Angels at Rays
9. Pirates at Cardinals
10. Yankees at White Sox
11. Athletics at Twins
12. Mariners at Astros
13. Padres at Diamondbacks
14. Orioles at Dodgers
15. Rockies at Giants

Tennis - Wimbledon

Congratulations to Serena Williams for reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon yesterday. It happened after I went to press.

Soccer - European Championship

Portugal vs. Wales - the handsome face of Cristiano Ronaldo will beam with pleasure at the end of today's game. 

Lady Grid out.

Fabulous or Fizzled-Out Fireworks?

Tuesday Games - A full day of games for your enjoyment. Mmm, good!

1. Reds at Cubs
2. Brewers at Nationals
3. Braves at Phillies
4. Royals at Blue Jays
5. Rangers at Red Sox
6. Tigers at Indians
7. Marlins at Mets
8. Angels at Rays
9. Pirates at Cardinals
10. Yankees at White Sox
11. Athletics at Twins
12. Mariners at Astros
13. Padres at Diamondbacks
14. Orioles at Dodgers
15. Rockies at Giants

Independence Day Wrap-Up
My son's batting average is 0.400. Och!

1. Milwaukee at Washington
2. LA Angels at Tampa Bay
3. Texas at Boston
4. NY Yankees at ChiSox
5. Oakland at Minnesota
6. Seattle at Houston
7. Pittsburgh at St. Louis
8. Cincinnati at ChiCubs
9. Colorado at San Francisco
10. Atlanta at Philadelphia
11. Miami at NY Mets
12. Detroit at Cleveland
13. Kansas City at Toronto
14. Baltimore at LA Dodgers
15. San Diego at Arizona

Tennis

1. Congrats to Sam Querrey in his straight set victory at Wimbledon.
2. Congrats to Venus and Serena Williams who both advanced to the ladies quarter finals after winning their matches in straight sets on Monday.
3. At press time, congrats to Venus for advancing to the semifinals of Wimbledon. Go, big sis!

Lady Grid out.

The National Pastime and Collegiate Gridiron

Congratulations to Roberta Vinci in her unexpected win over Grand Slam champ Serena Williams. Itwas not meant to be for the younger Williams sister. Now we'll see who will win the Open.

MLB edges closer to the end of the season for quite a few teams. From the postponed games from Thursday, I picked the Blue Jays and Cubs and was right about both results. Woo-hoo! Here are my results from Friday’s outings. With two games either suspended or postponed, I’ll have to recap when they’re played.

1.     Athletics at Rangers                            Rangers

2.     Cubs at Phillies                                   Cubs

3.     Blue Jays at Yankees                          Blue Jays

4.     Royals at Orioles                                 Royals were stunned by the Orioles.

5.     Brewers at Pirates                               Pirates

6.     Tigers at Indians                                 Indians - postponed

7.     Cardinals at Reds                                Cardinals - suspended

8.     Nationals at Marlins                            Marlins

9.     Red Sox at Rays                                  Red Sox

10. Mets at Braves                                    Mets

11. Twins at White Sox                            White Sox

12. Cubs and Phillies (double-header)      Phillies

13. Dodgers at Diamondbacks                  Dodgers

14. Astros at Angels                                  Astros

15. Rockies at Mariners                            Rockies

16. Padres at Giants                                  Giants

Saturday, September 12, 2015

1. Royals at Orioles                                 Royals
2. Cardinals at Reds                                Reds
3. Blue Jays at Yankees (game 1)           Blue Jays
4. Blue Jays at Yankees (game 2)           Yankees
5. Red Sox at Rays                                  Rays
6. Cubs at Phillies                                   Cubs
7. Brewers at Pirates                               Pirates
8. Twins at White Sox                            Twins
9. Tigers at Indians                                 Indians                       
10. Mets at Braves                                     Mets
11. Nationals at Marlins                            Marlins
12. Athletics at Rangers                            Rangers
13. Dodgers at Diamondbacks                  Dodgers
14. Astros at Angels                                  Astros
15. Padres at Giants                                  Giants
16. Rockies at Mariners                            Mariners

College Football

So many matchups are laughable, and I just won’t waste time with annihilation plans. Okay, I’ll mention a couple but abstain from others.

1. Oregon State visits Michigan. Beavers and wolverines don’t mix it up usually. Michigan notches their first win of the season.
2. USF heads over to Florida State to be obliterated. Tsk. I want to be wrong. Please make me wrong.
3. Hawaii at Ohio State means an ugly one-sided game in favor of the Buckeyes.
4. Oklahoma heads over to Tennessee for some “Rocky Top” fun. Tennessee upsets OU.
5. Texas A&M hosts Ball State in College Station and ends with a win.
6. The Green Battle commences when Oregon plays Michigan State. Sparty has duck soup for dinner.
7. LSU takes on conference rival Mississippi State and makes the Bulldogs pay.
8. Boise State Broncos tame the BYU Cougars.

High School Gridiron

My alma mater Plano East beat Flower Mound 36-24, and Mama’s Lincoln High Tigers defeated the Samuell Spartans 38-22.

A Little Serena Slam and MLB Time

What can I say? I wanted Venus to beat her little sister one more time even if it meant Serena didn't complete her Slam Tour. I have nothing against Serena, but as an older sister, you have to show those little girls who's the boss. Best of luck, Serena! Now on to the diamond of America's pastime.

1. 1. Orioles at Yankees                 Yankees
   2. Mets at Nationals                    Mets
   3. Braves at Phillies                    Braves
   4. Rays at Tigers                         Tigers
   5. Blue Jays at Red Sox              Blue Jays
   6. Pirates at Reds                        Reds
   7. Brewers at Marlins                 Brewers
   8. Indians at White Sox              White Sox
   9. Twins at Royals                      Royals
   10. Cubs at Cardinals                   Cardinals
   11. Giants at D-backs                   Giants
   12. Dodgers at Angels                  Angels
   13. Astros at Athletics                  Astros
   14. Rockies at Padres                    Padres
   15. Rangers at Mariners                Rangers

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

1. ChiCubs at Cardinals              Cardinals
2. NY Mets at Washington         NY Mets
3. Baltimore at NY Yankees       Baltimore
4. Atlanta at Philadelphia           Philadelphia
5. Tampa Bay at Detroit             Detroit
6. Toronto at Boston                   Toronto
7. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati          Dance, Andrew, dance! Pirates win.
8. Milwaukee at Miami               Miami
9. Cleveland at ChiSox               Chicago
10. Minnesota at Kansas City       Kansas City
11. Colorado at San Diego           San Diego
12. San Francisco at Arizona        San Francisco
13. LA Dodgers at LA Angels      LA Dodgers
14. Houston at Oakland                Houston
15. Texas at Seattle                       Texas

Lady Grid out.