The Atlanta Braves blanked the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 in the first game of their three game weekend series last Friday. The efforts of pitcher Jair Jurrjens was widely appreciated by the Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox. The ace pitcher of the Braves was in fine form during the game, working on for eight innings and thereby took his scoreless inning streak tally to 21 2-3. Jurrjens allowed only three hits in the entire eight innings and was ably supported by slugger Mark Teixeira, who himself made a homer and had three RBI’s against the Blue Jays. The Toronto fans hoping for a reversal of fortune in the next game are buying tickets to witness the game. 

The Carolina Panthers wide receiver Dwayne Jarrett who was arrested on March 21^st and charged for driving while impaired has pleaded guilty to the offense just minutes before his trial was to start. Jarrett said that he had realized the seriousness of the offense and admitted to making a mistake. Jarrett has been ordered by the courthouse to surrender his driving license and pay about $420 towards court fees. Jarrett was also asked to carry out 24 hours of community service. Jarrett will have to put this behind his mind and concentrate on the upcoming sports biggest spectacle, the NFL season. The tickets to the Carolina Panthers home games will go on sale shortly.    

The Tennessee Titans defensive end Jevon Kearse was arrested by the Vanderbilt University campus police on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and for not heading to the speed limit posted on the road. James Hicks was the officer on duty during the early hours of Sunday morning and he said that took the filed sobriety test, but did not agree to take the breath analyzer test. The football player was let off on a $1,000 bond after the case was registered and has to appear in the court on July 14^th. The fans with tickets to the Titans games are not sure whether they will be able to see Kearse perform in the opening game of the new season.

The Milwaukee Brewers escaped by the scruff of their neck, courtesy of a no hit in the eighth inning by Dave Bush, to register a tight victory of 8-7 over the Toronto Blue Jays last Thursday. Bush later said that he read the match situation very well and was aware that only a no hit could save the day for the Brewers. The Brewers were coasting with 8 run lead at the end of the 7^th inning. Joe Inglett saved the day for the Jays in the ninth by hitting a two-out grand slam and was instrumental in the Jays scoring six runs in the ninth inning and threatening to go past Brewers. The skilful sporting display by both the teams will augur well for the ticket sales for their forthcoming games. 

The Baltimore Ravens left tackle Jonathan Ogden announced his official retirement from the football scene after serving for 12 long years in NFL. Ogden, the most popular sports personalities in the NFL world, is regarded to be one of the best offensive linemen in the history of NFL. The Ravens will be for sure missing the services of Ogden but will have to live with the fact that there will be no Ogden anymore in the offensive lineman position. Injury is the main reason for this 33 year old to cut short his career and the Ravens fans are a bit disappointed on hearing the news. The fans are expecting the young guns to come through this season and have bought tickets to the games in anticipation of good performances by their team. 

The Detroit Tigers proved that they are definitely Tigers at their home as they came up with an outstanding sporting exhibition to beat the Chicago White Sox by 6-4 last Tuesday night and thereby halted the seven game consecutive wins of the White Sox. Miguel Cabrera and Robertson were the shining stars in the Detroit Tigers victory and the turning point in the game was when the Tigers came up with three scores in the fifth inning of the game. The Detroit Tigers games are really interesting to watch and fans who have still not witnessed them perform live can do so by buying tickets to their games. 

The New York Yankees came up with a perfect team plan and co-ordination to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Wednesday night. The veteran ace pitcher of the Yankees Mike Mussina showed his class and maturity with his pitching during the game. The Yankees by sealing this easy victory over strong Blu Jays have stemmed their three game loosing streak. Joe Girardi, the Yankees coach was very much pleased with his team’s outing on Wednesday and was especially happy for the efforts put in by Mussina. This win over Blue Jays will have the Yankees fans once again crashing at the ticket counters.

Manny Ramirez is in superlative form off late and it shows in his game as he not only scored his 501st home run of his career but also helped the Boston Red Sox team to register a 9-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles last Sunday night. One might remember that Ramirez became the 24th player in MLB history to score 500 career home runs and this one also came against the Orioles in the previous night’s game. Ramirez said that he was pleased to achieve the 501 home run mark he had set in a short span of time and thanked all his supporters, especially fans who had bought tickets to see him play, for all the encouragement that they had given him all through his playing career.

Pedro Martinez will be playing for the New York Mets come Tuesday and he is determined to prove a point to his critics who have been reporting about his retirement plans and arm problems. Pedro last played for the Mets in April and has missed the first two months of the season with a strain on the left hamstring. Pedro is of the opinion that he will be playing this sport as long as his arm aids in his pitching. Pedro Martinez not only has to worry about his own physical condition but also about the deteriorating health of his father and his future in the sport is depends on both his and his father’s health. Many loyal Pedro fans have bought tickets to watch him pitch against the Giants on Tuesday.