Their backs are up against the wall. It is not a familiar position for the Phillies as they trail their best of seven series with the San Francisco Giants 2-1. Coming off of an abysmal offensive performance in Game 3 […]
Month: October 2010
Nice old men still read the paper
I have this bad habit of prefacing my blog posts with some sort of apology about not posting often enough. You should know, dear reader, that I haven’t been posting because I’m shoulders-deep in articles/work for The Oregonian (yessss!), and […]
NLCS Game 3 Review
The Phillies offensive struggles continued in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series as they were able to muster only 3 hits in a 3-0 loss to the Giants. It was the first time since Game 5 of the […]
NLCS Game 3 Preview
Coming off of a pivotal Game 2 victory, the Philadelphia Phillies hit the road and travel to San Francisco for Game 3. With the series tied 1-1, Cole Hamels will take the mound against Matt Cain in another outstanding pitching matchup. The […]
Headed the wrong way
Something new is sweeping through the NFL. It’s not Twitter. It’s not bling. And, this time, it’s not related to anything performance enhancing. Quite the opposite. Doctors say it isn’t a new trend but it seems like everyone is doing […]
Syracuse University remembers
Syracuse, NY – It has been 22 years since the Lockerbie Bombing took the lives of all 270 members aboard Pan Am Flight 103. While traveling home for the holidays, 35 students at Syracuse University died in the crash. Over […]
The [Five] 25: Top 25 and College Football Week 7 in Review
Cameron Newton has Auburn fans thinking National Championship and Heisman Trophy after a 65 point dismantling of Arkansas. In addition, Colt Murray provides an updated Top 25 along with updated BCS predictions, Heisman contenders, and 5 games to watch for Week 8.
Syracuse University cracksdown on costumes
Special Contributor // Robert Lowrey Syracuse, NY – October 31 is quickly approaching and people are starting to get creative with costume ideas. But Syracuse University is planning on cracking down on some costume ideas that they think may be inappropriate […]
Freaking TWC
Our favorite (read: inconsistent) writer, TWC, may have the best photo in the history of Pac-10 Athletics… It was just another day at the office for The [Five]’s only accountant. That’s right, just another day. Only this day he was staring […]
2010 ALCS Preview
#3 Texas Rangers (93-74) vs. #4 New York Yankees (98-67) Tale of the Tape: Season Series: 4-4 Tie ALDS Result: Yankees over Twins 3-0; Rangers over Rays 3-2 The most succesful franchise in sports history is looking to advance to […]