Morning Caver: August 27, 2010

The legendary Lombardi had a 9-1 post-season record including two Super Bowl titles and three NFL Championships.

“If winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score?”- Vince Lombardi

On this Day in Sports:

1911-Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh no-hits Boston, 5-0.

1975-First night match at US Tennis Open (Parun defeats Smith).

1982- Rickey Henderson steals 119th base of season to break Lou Brock’s mark.

1990- Brewers-Blue Jays game is delayed 35 minutes due to gnats.

1995- Tiger Woods wins 95th US Golf Amateur Championship.

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Sports on TV Today:

FRIDAY, AUGUST 27

Golf

PGA European Tour, Johnnie Walker Championship, second round, in Perthshire, Scotland, Golf Channel, 10:30 a.m.

U.S. Amateur Championship, quarterfinal matches, in University Place, Wash., Golf Channel, 1

PGA Tour, The Barclays, second round, in Paramus, N.J., Golf Channel, 3

Champions Tour, Boeing Classic, first round, in Snoqualmie, Wash., Golf Channel, 6:30

LPGA, Canadian Women’s Open, second round, at Winnipeg, same-day tape, Golf Channel, midnight

Major League Baseball

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, WGN, 7

Motor sports

Formula One, practice for Grand Prix of Belgium, in Francorchamps, Belgium, Speed, 8 a.m.

NASCAR, Truck Series, pole qualifying for EnjoyIllinois.com 225, in Joliet, Ill., Speed, 4:30

Izod IndyCar Series, pole qualifying for Peak Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300, in Joliet, Ill., same-day tape, Versus, 5

ARCA, Ansell Protective Gloves 150, in Joliet, Ill., Speed, 7

NASCAR, Truck Series, EnjoyIllinois.com 225, Speed, 9

NFL

Preseason, San Diego at New Orleans, CBS, 8

Prep football

Plant (Fla.) at Manatee (Fla.), ESPN, 7

Grant (Calif.) at Folsom (Calif.), ESPN2, 10

Tennis

WTA Tour, Pilot Pen, semifinal, in New Haven, Conn., ESPN2, noon

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Headlines from August 26, 2010:

“We want to beat them twice,”- Ohio St. president Gordon Gee on favoring a possible Big 10 split into two divisions that would allow Ohio St.-Michigan to meet in the regular season and possibly a conference title game.

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Could Tiger be on his way back? Thursday's performance was a good sign.

**Woods Shoots 6-Under in First Round Since Divorce

Maybe the divorce was playing with his mind.  In his first round of golf since his divorce became official yesterday, Tiger Woods looked more like the number one player in the world once again, shooting a 6-under, 65 in the first round of The Barclays in Paramus, NJ.

The opening round was Woods lowest score of the season and he sits tied atop the leaderboard with Vaughn Taylor. It’s the first time Woods has lead after any round on the PGA Tour since the Tour Championship last September.  Woods hit all but one fairway and putted for birdie on all but two holes.

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** Pujols Becomes 3rd Youngest to 400

St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols became the third youngest player in major league history to reach the 400 home run plateau, when he connected with a solo shot in the fourth inning off of Washington nationals starter Jordan Zimmerman.  Pujols becomes the 47th major league player to reach the milestone.

At 30 years, 222 days, Pujols became the third-youngest player to reach 400 homers. Alex Rodriguez hit No. 400 at 29 years, 316 days, and Ken Griffey Jr. reached the benchmark at 30 years, 141 days.

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** MLB Roundup

Things aren't good on Planet Man-Ram. Manny could have a new home by Friday. The slugger has only two hits in the last 58 days.

- Manny Ramirez  placed on waivers, next stop could be White Sox.

- Francisco Liriano outduels Cliff Lee as Twins beat Rangers 6-4.

- Astros complete sweep of Phillies with 5-1 win.

- Cardinals lose 3rd straight, 11-10 to Nationals in 10 innings.

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** NFL Preseason Notes

- Derrick Anderson to start over Matt Leinhart for Arizona on Saturday.

- Rams Sam Bradford passes first test as an NFL starter in 36-35 win over Pats. Avery carted off field with knee injury.

- Packers throw up 59 points in win against Colts.  Addai and Brackett injured in loss.

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Major Sports Scores from Thursday:

MLB

NFL Preseason

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Today’s Schedule:

NFL Preseason