June 26

NHL Draft day
Leafland: On a team that has no talent and little grit, the best they had to offer was hard work which on some nights was enough to pick up points. Unfortunately for them they picked up a few too many and are now drafting 7th. Really would like to see a top 5 pick and if it could be done while also getting something useful for Kaberle then all the better. So long Tomas its been nice.

Like Babcock being named Canada's head coach for 2010.

Anyone else think the price tag is too high on Dany Heatley.

Don't think the Sedin's are the type of players you sign to 12 yr contracts.

With a big draft party at the Nassau Coliseum how can the Ilses not take Tavares? If you take someone else, even if your choice turns out to be good it still has to outperform Tavares or you are always the ones who passed him up.

As for the other top picks....Salming, Lidstrom, Hedman???? Don't think so.
Duchene looks good but wasn't necessarily the best player on his junior team last year.
Kane and Schenn seem like good prospects. Schenn being described as a Mike Richards type. Whoever gets him can only hope that is what they get. As far as Evander Kane goes can only say that, talking to someone who saw him in the playoffs for the Giants that he was clearly the best player on the ice.

NBA
Raptors draft DeRozan, not unexpected. NIce finish to last year but raw. Here's hoping Colangelo has found another Marion or Stoudemire with a ninth selection.

How many times will we have to hear how Shaq is trying to help a 3rd star win his first NBA crown?

Don't like the chemistry swap in Orlando Hedo for Vinsanity.

Do really like the Spurs picking up Richard Jefferson.

Tennis
Federer loses 3rd set in a tiebreak, his opponents reward a 6-1 drubbing in the fourth.

Betting corner.
4-0 yesterday with Seattle and Florida winning comfortably. Texas needed extras after trying to cough up a lead both in the eighth and twelth and Pittsburgh came through with a run in the ninth to top Cliff Lee and the tribe.

Full slate for today with interleague taking center stage.

• Cin, Harang has nice run of 3 good starts, Reds coming off win in T.O. and Cleveland in first game home off road trip. Slight edge to Cincy.
• NYY with CC on the hill. Yanks scored 19 runs in last two in Atl. Mets finding ways to stay in the hunt but not today.
• Stl. like Wainwright at home with 2.55 era. Min still rough on the road at 13-22
• LAA with Weaver bouncing back over Arz. Halos winners of 9 of last 12
• Bos. with Beckett shut down Braves in last start and although he faces Jurrjens, Beckett goes on one extra days rest than the Braves starter.
• Det are hot although not overly convincing in a couple of 1 run games but I will keep drinking the Verlander Kool aid and look for him to outduel Wandy who has alternated good and bad starts in his last 4.
• Tex should pick up a W at home vs SD. Millwood going for Rangers, the price is terrible.