MLB (NL) & NHL Scores, Quick News & Notes Feat. Sid Crosby, Matt Kenseth & Digger Phelps: 4/26 - 2nd Edition - Vol. 350

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Gio Gonzalez gets the Gatorade 

celebration and so does the reporter

Major League Baseball had five games on the dirty diamond in the National League as the LA Dodgers got past the New York Mets 3-2, the Miami Marlins were defeated by the Chicago Cubs 4-3 as Luis Valbuena’s homer in the 9^th provided the run that led to the win, the Washington Nationals trounced, tamed and thrashed, Alliteration, I Love It, the Cincinnati Reds 8-1 as Gio Gonzalez and Rafael Soriano combined for a 1 hitter, the Pittsburgh Pirates carved out a win over the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 with a homer from Gabey Sanchez and the Colorado Rockies loss to the  Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 behind Paul Goldschmidt’s home-run.

A view from the top as 

the Maple Leafs celebrate

their SHUT OUT win

The National Hockey League was skating on the frozen court last night with eleven games as the New York Islanders lose to the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1, the Ottawa Senators needed overtime to notch the win over the Washington Capitals 2-1, the New York Rangers also required OT to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3, the Pittsburgh Penguins loss to the New Jersey Devils 3-2, the Toronto Maple Leafs SHUT OUT and demolished the Florida Panthers 4-0, the Nashville Predators were beat down by the Detroit Red Wings 5-2, while the Tampa Bay Lighting were SHUT OUT by the Boston Bruins 2-0, the Montreal Canadiens knocked off the Winnipeg Jets 4-2, the Calgary Flames fire was extinguished by the St. Louis Blues 4-1, the Columbus Blue Jackets got past the Dallas Stars 3-1 and the Anaheim Ducks outskated the Vancouver Canucks 3-1.

For your 2^nd Segment Quick News & Notes, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has been cleared to resume practicing less than a month after a deflected shot fractured his jaw, The Chick-fil-A Bowl will become the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl as part of the new College Football Playoff semifinal bowl rotation, television analyst and former Notre Dame coach Digger Phelps has been diagnosed with bladder cancer, ESPN announced Thursday, UCLA announced Thursday that guard Allerik Freeman of Charlotte, N.C., asked for and was granted his release from a national letter of intent he signed last November, the suspension of heavyweight Matt Mitrione has been lifted and he will face Brendan Schaub on July 27 at UFC on Fox 8 in Seattle and finally, Matt Kenseth says the penalties NASCAR levied against his Sprint Cup team and Joe Gibbs Racing were "grossly unfair'" and "borderline shameful” after he was penalized 50 points in the standings on Wednesday, and his crew chief, Jason Ratcliff, was suspended for six races and fined $200,000 because a connecting rod in the engine of his Toyota weighed 2.7 grams under the minimum requirement following Sunday's win at Kansas Speedway.

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