PGA Tour | Crowne Plaza Invitational | Colonial Tournament

May 21, 2009 by Matt Lawrence · Leave a Comment

The Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
The Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial or simply the Colonial is one of four invitational tournaments held on the PGA Tour. The Colonial Tournament is played annually in Fort Worth, Texas at the Colonial Country Club, and is the longest running event to be played at its original site.

Last years winner Lefty Phil Mickelson will not participate in this years Colonial Tournament. Mickelson’s wife was diagnosed with breast cancer and Phil wants to be there to care for her and his kids. Lefty has suspended his 2009 schedule indefinitely.
Previous winners of the Colonial Tournament are:
2008 Phil Mickelson
2007 Rory Sabbatini
2006 Tim Herron
2005 Kenny Perry
2004 Steve Flesch
2003 Kenny Perry

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Byron Nelson Golf Tournament | 2009

May 21, 2009 by Matt Lawrence · Leave a Comment

The 2009 Byron Nelson Golf Championship

The Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas, which is located in Las Colinas, Texas will host the 2009 HP Byron Nelson Golf Championship. The Byron Nelson Golf Tournament was established in 1944 and is the 9th longest running US PGA Tour event. Byron Nelson won the 1944 Byron Nelson Golf Tournament, which was called The Texas Victory Open by 10 strokes. The Lakewood Country Club was the course for the first Byron Nelson Golf Tournament.

This year’s field is strong even though “Lefty” Phil Mickelson has decided not to participate due to his wife’s sudden diagnosis with breast cancer. Mickelson has suspended his tour schedule indefinitely to care for his wife and children.

Adam Scott won the 2008 Byron Nelson Golf Championship, but has struggled as of late missing cuts at his last 5 tournaments. Other Previous winners of the Byron Nelson Golf Championship that will be in this week’s field include Fred Couples, Shigeki Maruyama, Jesper Parnevik, Ted Purdy, Adam Scott, Vijay Singh, and Scott Verplank.

Other notable PGA Tour players at the 2009 Byron Nelson Golf Championship:
Stuart Appleby, Chad Campbell, Daniel Chopra, Dustin Johnson, Anthony Kim, Justin Leonard, Davis Love III, Hunter Mahan, Ian Poulter, Chez Reavie, Rory Sabbatini, Kevin Streelman, David Toms, D.J. Trahan, Scott Verplank, and Mike Weir.

2009 Byron Nelson Golf Championship Television Schedule:

Thursday May 21, 2009: 2:00pm-5:00pm Central Time | The Golf Channel
Friday May 22, 2009: 2:00pm-5:00pm Central Time | The Golf Channel
Saturday May 23, 2009: 2:00pm-5:00pm Central Time | CBS
Sunday May 24, 2009: 2:00pm-5:00pm Central Time | CBS

2009 Byron Nelson Golf Championship Leaders

1 Rory Sabbatini
2 Brian Davis
3 D.A. Points
T4 Scott McCarron
T4 Dustin Johnson
6 John Mallinger
7 John Senden
T8 Fred Couples
T8 Jeff Maggert
T8 Marc Leishman
T8 Briny Baird
12 James Nitties

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Texas Rangers Schedule 2009 | May

May 13, 2009 by Matt Lawrence · Leave a Comment

Texas Rangers
The Rangers sit in first place thanks to their red hot offense and surprisingly above average pitching. Ranger starters are going further into games allowing the bullpen to stay sharp. Rookie pitcher Derek Holland has looked great coming out of the Texas Ranger bullpen, and he will get a few starts while (SP) Vicente Padilla is on the 15 day Disabled List. Short stop Elvis Andrus has played better than anyone could have hoped for. Josh Hamilton returned to the lineup and homered in his first game back; Hamilton has been sidelined with a rib injury for much of the start of the 2009 season.

AL West Standings as of 5/18/2009
1.) Texas Rangers
2.) LA Angels 3.0 games back
3.) Seattle Mariners 6.0 games back
4.) Oakland Athletics 8.0 games back

Texas Rangers Pitchers

Kevin Millwood | W-L (4-4) | 3.12 ERA | 35K
Vicente Padilla | W-L (3-2) | 4.71 ERA | 26K **15 Day DL**
Matt Harrison | W-L (4-4) | 5.43 ERA | 29K
Brandon McCarthy | W-L (4-2) | 4.67 ERA | 39K
Scott Feldman | W-L (3-0) | 4.04 ERA | 24K

Texas Rangers Leading Batters

Batting Average: Michael Young (3B) .337 | Nelson Cruz (OF) .294
Home Runs: Ian Kinsler (2B) 12 HR | Nelson Cruz (OF) 12 HR
RBIs: Ian Kinsler (2B) 33 RBI | Nelson Cruz (OF) 32 RBI

Texas Rangers Rookie Watch

Derek Holland (RP/SP) | (1-1) W-L | 4.82 ERA | 10K **Starting in place of Padilla while he is on the 15 day DL**
Elvis Andrus (SS) | .285 | 3 HR | 9 RBI | 21 R | 6 SB

Texas Rangers Schedule | May 2009

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Dallas Mavericks 2009 Playoff | Round 2 Nuggets

May 1, 2009 by Matt Lawrence · Leave a Comment

Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks will face the Denver Nuggets in round 2 of the 2009 NBA playoffs. The Nuggets won all 4 of the teams regular season matchups, and since Chauncey Billups arrival the Nuggets have a new identity. Both teams are firing on all cylinders and this should shape up to be a great series. The TV schedule is listed below and this post will be updated with scores and recaps following the games.

Dallas Mavericks 2009 Playoff Schedule | Round 2

Game 1
Sunday May 3rd, 2009 | at Denver | Denver 109 Dallas 95

The Dallas Mavericks looked strong early but they were unable to outlast the Denver Nuggets in game 1 of their round 2 series. The Mavericks led by 8 after the first quarter, but they were outplayed in each of the remaining 3 quarters. Erick Dampier was unable to contain Nene who scored 24. In order to win game 2 the Mavericks need less turnovers, they had 20 in game 1. Also Erick Dampier will need to give the Mavs more against Nene if they are going to have a chance in this series.

Game 2
Tuesday May 5th, 2009 | at Denver | Denver 117 Dallas 105 | Get NBA Playoff Tickets
Game 2 was a repeat of game 1 only this time the Mavericks lost Josh Howard to injury after 5 minutes. Josh Howard has been battling ankle problems for most of the season, he injured his good ankle in game 1 of this series. Game 2 was a surprisingly close game until the 4th quarter when it was apparent the Mavs were out of gas. Erick Dampier’s poor defense once again allowed Nene to score 25 points, Dampier was in foul trouble for most of the game. For Game 3 this playoff series heads to Dallas, and hopefully some home cooking will help the Mavericks elevate their level of play against this athletic Denver Nuggets squad.

Game 3
Saturday May 9th, 2009 | at Dallas | Denver 106 Dallas 105 | Get NBA Playoff Tickets
The Mavs missed key free throws in the final moments of game 3 allowing the Nuggets to tighten up the score. The Dallas Mavericks were up by 2 with about 31 seconds left when Antoine Wright attempted to foul Carmelo Anthony twice, but apparently the ref standing right next to Anthony and Wright did not see either of Wright’s foul attempts. Anthony continued playing through the fouls and knocked down a 3 pointer to put Denver ahead. Shortly after the game the NBA released a statement stating the officials blew the call. The Mavericks head into game 4 facing elimination as they fight the fact that no NBA team has ever comeback from being down 3 games to win a playoff series.

Game 4
Monday May 11th, 2009 | at Dallas | Dallas 119 Denver 117 | Get NBA Playoff Tickets
The Mavericks season appeared to be over in the first half, but they were able to mount a comeback and hold the lead in the closing moments of game 4. Dirk Nowitzki had a MVP performance scoring 44 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in the Mavericks victory. Erick Dampier was no help once again, he had had 0 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 5 turnovers, and 6 fouls. Dampier played the fewest minutes at just under 23 but managed to have the most turnovers. Nuggets Forward Carmelo Anthony had 41 points and 11 boards in the game. The series heads back to Denver for game 5, the Mavs need a repeat performance to have any chance for a win in the Pepsi Center.

Game 5
Wednesday May 13th, 2009 | at Denver | Denver 124 Dallas 110 | Get NBA Playoff Tickets
The Denver Nuggets won game 5 winning the series 4 games to 1, the Mavs were unable to match Denver’s physical and athletic play. Erick Dampier’s inability to cover an athletic center has once again left the Mavericks out of the playoffs. This off season the Mavs will need to either resign Jason Kidd or find a new point guard for next season. The Dallas Mavericks are also in need of a center that unlike Erick Dampier has some hands and will do more than foul out and turn the ball over, a post presence would be nice. Rasheed Wallace, Detroit’s PF/C has expressed the fact that he would like to come to Dallas and would be a perfect fit.

Game 6
Friday May 15th, 2009 | at Dallas | TBD | ESPN | Get NBA Playoff Tickets

Game 7
Sunday May 17th 2009 | at Denver | TBD | TBD | Get NBA Playoff Tickets

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