LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday, December 31, 2012...REDSKINS 28-Cowboys 18, Ravens 17-Bengals 23...USA 9- Slovakia 3 in men's world junior hockey championships...Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins given knighthood...Mayan End of the World Watch: FIRED = NFL Coaches: Andy Reid (Eagles), Lorie Smith (Bears), Romeo Crennel (Chiefs), Chan Gailey (Bills), Pat Shurmur (Browns)...NFL GM's: Mike Tannenbaum (Jets), Gene Smith (Jaquars)...HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...December 30, 2012...UConn women (#2) 'upset' Stanford (#1) in women's college basketball 61-35...Mayan End of the World "Wizards" watch = Wizards 4-24...Fight Hunger Bowl results = Arizona State 62- Navy 28...Thin ice watch: NHL owners and players talking "again" ( MLB baseball season starts in 90 + days hockey fans)...Redskins vs Dallas and Ravens vs Bengals TODAY!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday, December 29, 2012...P.J. Carlesimo "interim" coach for Brooklyn Nets...Russia 4-USA 1 in world junior ice hockey championships (the only hockey in town)...NCAA Women's basketball AP Poll: Stanford #1 and Terps # 9...2012 Leftovers: Spain #1 in FIFA men's soccer rankings (USA #28)...Joaquin Rodriquez Oliver (Spain) ranked #1 in world cycling rankings...Redskins vs Dallas for NFC East championship on Sunday...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Friday, December 28, 2012...Hideki Matsui retires from baseball...Steelers Dick LeBeau will return for 55th season in the NFL next year (75 year old LeBeau is Defensive Coordinator)...Mayan End of the World Watch Part ll: Wizards 3-23, NHL owners offer players new proposal to end "NHL Lockout", NFL Coaches "To be Fired Hotline" Andy Reid, Norv Turner, Pat Shumur and Andy Reid...stay tuned!!!...Ravens vs Bengals and Redskins vs Dallas on Sunday...Happy Holidays!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, December 27, 2012...RGlll picked for Pro Bowl...Ray Lewis activated by Ravens (will sit this week)...Former Terps football coach (1987-1991) Frank Krivak dead at 77 (posted 20-34-2 record at Maryland)...O's sign Adam Greenberg (...comeback kid after being beaned 7 years ago)...Duke #1 in AP mens basketball poll...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday, December 26, 2012...Happy Holidays!! India vs Pakistan in cricket test match (1st time since 2007).. Sports Apocalypse Update: NBA Wizards 3-22, Washington College men's basketball team 0-9, Carson Palmer out for year and Raiders will start Matt Leinart...NHL = no talks, no hockey and no one cares!!!...Dutch soccer scores: PSV Eindhaven 6-1 over NAC Breda ...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday, December 25, 2012...HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM LEFTY!!! (Coming on Wednesday "THE LEFTY AWARDS" the annual LEFTY McNEIL SPORTS AWARDS.... Award #10: Top local College football team...Washington College undefeated since 1952...and much more!!)

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday, December 22, 2012...Wizards Watch = 3-21 on the season (heck, the Washington Generals had a abetter record)...NFL Bills to stay in New York ...Notre Dame wins 10 straight (...in men's basketball)...NHL "End of the World" status, "Players want to talk with owners"..."Equal" prize $$$ to be given to men and women in world cycling championships in the future (vote, Title lX, what next cheerleaders at local high school girls basketball games???)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Friday, December 21, 2012...NHL "Cancels" games through January 14, 2013, "Happy New Year from the NHL"...3X Olympian worked as an escort (....never dull in the world of sports)...NY Jets crash and burn at QB position (...Jets looking at Vick)...USA Pro Cycling Challenge...bicycle race this year from Aspen to Denver...SUNDAY = Redskins vs Eagles, Ravens vs Giants (...NFL title on the line...How about them Cowboys!!!)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS... Thursday, December 20, 2012...RGlll Sunday vs Eagles playing status "maybe", "expected"....tune is on Sunday...Coach Kelley of Notre Dame named AP college coach of the Year (...in another surprise move AP says sun will raise in the east)...Wizards 3-20 (...how about them Cowboys!!!)...Phil Mickelson "NO" to baseball Padres involvement/ownership...NHL players want to "Talk" with owners over lockout (...owners are not listening or talking)...USA men's soccer ranked #28 by FIFA in men's world soccer (...right next to USA bond rankings and high school test scores...four spots in all areas behind Poland)...HAPPY HOLIDAY'S FROM LEFTY!!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS....Wednesday, December 19, 2012...RGlll playing status????...Sunday = Redskins vs Philly & Ravens vs NY Giants... WHY DEPT. ??? Average college "assistant" football coach makes $200,000 per year (average teacher (there are no average teachers) makes $60,000)...NHL still locked out, still not talking with players union and still not making any sense......Spring Training is 70 days away!!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday, December 18, 2012...RGlll still not cleared to play for Redskins, what will happen vs Eagles????...Stanford (women) and Duke (men) ranked #1 in college basketball (Terps women #9)...MLB to experiment with "padded" caps for pitchers (prevent head injuries)...Jim Boeheim wins #900 as college basketball coach...NHL the ice is melting away and so is the 2012-2013 season with law suites and labor unrest...Visit QACHS or KIHS for some great girls/boys high school basketball... 

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...December 17, 2012...Redskins beat Browns 38-21 with backup QB and are now tied for 1st in NFC East (8-6)...Ravens lose to Broncos 34-17, BUT clinch playoffs spot (make sense because Steelers lose to Cowboys)...Wizards are 3-18 better record than Washington Generals...Oregon approves new tax structure for Nike (Nike will stay in Oregon and the state of Oregon will now be called "NIKE", just kidding Phil)...Spanish cyclist Inaki Lejarreta is killed by car while on training run...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday, December 16, 2012...Cousins to start at QB as Redskins play Browns....Ravens vs Broncos...Butler upsets #1 Indiana in men's NCAA basketball 88-86...Wizards = 3-18!!!!...NHL Talks going, going GONE!!!!...U.S.A. 4-China 1 in women's international soccer...Texas women win NCAA volleyball championship with sweep of Oregon...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...December 15, 2012...Redskins vs Browns (RGlll ???) and Ravens vs Broncos on SUNDAY...Notre Dame vs Navy in football November 1, 2014 at FEDEX FIELD!!!...Wizards Watch = 3-17...NHL owners "Suing"  NHL Players Association over walk/lock out (...I don't think this will work guys!!)...Terps basketball = Women 7-2 and Men 9-1 going into semester break...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Friday, December 14, 2012...Bradley Wiggins to defend Tour de France title...Josh Hamilton signs = 5 years at $125,000,000 with Angels...7 Catholic Big East basketball schools to leave Big East Conference!!!...NFL might "expand" playoffs from 12 to 14/16 teams (..hmm that should mean they play the Super Bowl in June)...NHL "NO" progress in labor talks...Wizards Death Watch =3-16...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...December 12, 2012...NFL calls off player discipline in "Bounty" case...Wizards Death Watch = 3-15...RGlll to start on Sunday vs Browns??? (Dad says yes...)...Bobby Petrino named head coach of W. Kentucky (...sign #1001 that the End of the World is near....)...Kevin Youkilis signs with Yankees (...not to happy in Red Sox Nation)...NHL and players are going to talk again (...maybe someone should listen...)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday, December 11, 2012...RGlll "mild sprain" only....Ravens "Fire" offensive coordinator after loss to Redskins...NHL...still no hockey!!!! still no agreement!!! still doesn't make sense!!!!...NFL "Bounty" ruling TODAY...NCAA Men's basketball #1 Indiana, Duke #2...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday, December 10, 2012...Redskins 31-Ravens 28 (RGlll no damage to ligaments)...Indiana U beats Georgetown 1-0 to win NCAA men's soccer championship...A-Rod to have hip surgery in January...Wizards Death watch: record 2-15...U of M system president admits they "Violated" sunshine laws in Big 10 decision (...and laws of common sense)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday, December 9, 2012...Johnny Manziel wins Heisman Trophy...USA 2-China 0 in women's soccer...Redskins vs Ravens TODAY...Navy wins 11th straight Army vs Navy football game...Georgetown vs IU TODAY in NCAA men's soccer championship...."STILL NO" NHL hockey, come on SANTA!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday, December 8, 2012... Navy (8-4) beats Army (2-10) 17-13 in football...Georgetown men beat Terps in soccer (4-3 in shootout) and advance to NCAA championship game vs Indiana on Sunday...TODAY Army vs Navy 3 p.m. winner is "Commander in Chief" trophy winner...Nationals signs Dan Haren (Angels) pitcher...Wizards death watch = 2-14 on the season...NHL talks off again (the ice is melting folks)...Heisman Trophy winner TONIGHT!!!...NFL
"NO" kickoffs next year??? (Stay tuned)...Redskins vs Ravens on Sunday in "Battle of the Beltways"...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, December 6, 2012...Maryland men's basketball (7-1) 100-UMES 68...NHL owners and players continue talks, how about some time on the ice guys!!!..."Battle of the Beltways" Sunday, Redskins vs Ravens 1 p.m....Terps vs Georgetown in men's NCAA soccer championship semi finals game on Friday at 5 p.m....Local high school basketball start "TONIGHT"...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...TGIF, November 16, 2012...Miguel Cabrera (AL) and Buster Posey (NL) named MVP's in MLB...Ying and Yang in NBA: Knicks 6-0 and Wizards 0-7...NHL owners and players break off talks for two weeks (...any NHL this season????)...NFL = Redskins vs Eagles and Ravens vs Steelers (...out of town folks playing with backup QB's ????)....Good luck KIHS football and QACHS boys soccer in state playoffs)......

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, November 15, 20012....R.A. Dickey (NL) and Davis Price (AL) win baseball's Cy Young award...NHL owners and players break off talks...still "NO" NHL hockey for fans!!!!...Wizards Death Watch: Wizards 0-7...Baylor #1 in NCAA women's basketball...USA 2-Russia 2 in international soccer...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...November 14, 2012...Davey Johnson named NL Manager of the Year (Bob Melvin named AL Manager of the Year...what no Buck????)...Baseball and softball in future Olympics????...NBA Death Watch: Wizards are now 0-6...NHL owners and players getting closer to ending "Lockout"!!!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday, November 13, 2012...Nats Bryce Harper NL Rookie of the Year!!!...Raymond Kimutai Boit wins Athens Marathon in 2 hours, 11 minutes and 35 seconds...R.I.P. Forrest "Dew Drop" Morgan (90) American bobsledding champion...NFL Redskins vs Eagles and Ravens vs Steelers this week...Who are these guys??? NBA Wizards 0-5 and  last place in NBA Southeast Division...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS....Monday, November 12, 2012...TERPS WIN ACC MEN'S SOCCER TITLE WITH 2-1 WIN OVER UNC...Ravens 55-Raiders 20...MLS soccer playoffs: Houston 3-D.C. United 1... NBA Lakers hire Mike D'Antone as head coach...Rams 24-49'ers 24 first NFL tie since 2008...BCS football Rankings: 1) Kansas State, 2) Oregon and 3) Notre Dame...KIHS football and QACHS soccer win and advance in state playoffs...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday, November 11, 2012...Veterans Day 2012... College football: #1 Alabama "upset" by Texas A&M...Troy 41-Navy 31, Clemson 45-Maryland 10, Rutgers 28-Army 7, Notre Dame 21-BC 6...Ravens vs Raiders TODAY...MLS soccer D.C. United vs Houston...Lakers trying to bring back Zen Master Phil Jackson!!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday. November 10, 2012...College Men's basketball Kentucky 72-Terps 69...Nationals sign Davey Johnson to manage in 2013-2014...Lakers fire coach Mike Brown after 5 games (Where are you Zen Master Jackson????)...NHL owners and players still talking after 4 days in attempt to end "lockout"...DC United vs Houston on Sunday in MLS soccer playoffs...KIHS wins and QACHS loses in local high school football playoffs...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Friday, November 9, 2012...Gruden going to Eagles as head NFL football coach??? Stay tuned!!!...NHL owners and players continue to talk in attempt to end "lockout"...Oakland A's Billy Beane named "Baseball Executive of the Year" by Sporting News...D.C. United 1-New York 0, D.C. United advances to MLS Eastern Conference finals...Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins released from hospital (Wiggins coach also in car accident and is in hospital with head injuries)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, November 8, 2012...Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins hit by car on training ride (OK but in hospital)...MLB Rockies hire Walt Weiss as field manager...D.C. United vs New York tonight in MLS playoffs...R.I.P Darrell Royal Texas U football coach...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday, November 7, 2012...NHL owners and players keep talking in hopes of ending "lockout"...McIlroy named Golf's Magazine player of the year...WWE Boss Linda McMahon loses bid for U.S. Senate...MLS soccer D.C. United vs NY TONIGHT...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday, November 6, 2012...Mike Shanahan has a 14-27 record as head coach of Redskins (...and he has given up on the 2012 season????)...NHL owners and players resume talks today in NYC...Ravens vs Raiders this week...Red Sox Ortiz says Bobby Valentine must have had "mental issues"....What is new! Wizards in last place in NBA Southeast Division...Terps vs Clemson, Navy vs Troy (Is Helen not playing???), Army vs Rutgers and Notre Dame vs BC this weekend....

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday, November 5, 2012...Redskins 13-Panthers 21...Ravens 25-Browns 15...College Rankings: Oklahoma State (men) and Florida State (women) #1 (NCAA cross country rankings)...other college sports: BCS football rankings Alabama, Kansas State, Oregon and Notre Dame...NHL owner and players talking again (in secret locations to end "lockout")...Lolo Jones picked for USA bobsled team...D.C. United 1-NY Red Bulls1 on Saturday in MLS soccer playoffs...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday, November 4, 2012...Notre Dame beats PITT 29-26 in OT...Georgia Tech 33-Maryland 13...Navy 24-Florida Atlantic 17...Army 41-Air Force 21 (What!!!)...RIP Milt Campbell 1956 gold medal winner in decathlon..."Fort Larned" wins Breeders Cup horse race....KIHS beats QACHS Friday night in the "Chesapeake Cup" football game...TODAY Redskins vs Panthers and Ravens vs Browns...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday, November 3, 2012...NYC Mayor cancels NYC Marathon scheduled for Sunday...Red Sox resign Ortiz for 2 years...NHL cancels annual "Winter Classic" game (...another victim of player lockout)...College football: Terps vs Georgia Tech, Navy vs Florida Atlantic, Army vs Air Force, Notre Dame vs Pitt....NFL Sunday see Redskins vs Panthers and Ravens vs Browns.....

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...TGIF, November 2, 2012...NFL Chargers 31-Chiefs 13 (Norv is safe for another week)...MLB Marlins hire Mike Redmond as field manager...NYC marathon to be run in NYC on Sunday...Michael Phelps going to the Olympics as a golfer???? QACHS vs KIHS in football TONIGHT!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, November 1, 2012...San Francisco had a great victory parade for their Giants...NBA postpones Knicks vs Nets game due to post "Sandy" problems...NYC Marathon is a "GO" for this coming Sunday...Football this week: Terps vs Georgia Tech, Navy vs Florida Atlantic...Army vs Air Force...Notre Dame vs Pitt and KIHS vs QACHS...Redskins vs Panthers and Ravens vs Browns...College X-Country Georgetown is rated #9 in women's division and #24 in men's division...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday, October 31, 2012...NBA Season starts and Wizards lose to Cleveland 94-84 (What's new???)...O's put three on MLB Golden Glove Award list (Hardy, Adam Jones and Wieters)...Nationals Adam LaRoche gets NL lb Golden Glove award...Redskins vs Browns and Redskins vs Panthers this weekend...BCS football rankings:1) Alabama, 2)Kansas State and 3) Notre Dame...College X-Country rankings: Oklahoma State (men) and Florida State (women) hold #1 rankings...KIHS vs QACHS in football this week (Friday) "Chesapeake Cup" and battle of the undefeated!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday, October 30. 2012...The world of sports will take one more day off and Lefty asks that you be careful as we cleanup after "Sandy" which has left much of the East Coast in a mess!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday, October 29, 2012....Due to the serious nature of the storm "Sandy" affecting QA County, Lefty will ask that everyone be safe, be careful and listen to local government weather information...the world of sports will return after we are all safe and out of harms way!!!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday, October 28, 2012...MLB Baseball Giants 2-Tigers 0 (Giants are one win away from MLB Championship)...Notre Dame beats OU Sooners 30-13 and are now rated #3 in the country...Local College football: BC breaks Terps hearts 20-17...Navy crushes E. Carolina 56-28, Ball State rolls over Army 30-22...QACHS vs KIHS, Battle of Undefeated teams in football coming up this Friday Night...Redskins vs Steelers TODAY!!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS....Saturday,October 27, 2012....MLB Playoffs Giants (2-0) play Tigers TONIGHT!!...NHL cancels all hockey games through November (..can't play when you lock the players out)...Indiana voted #1 in AP pre season NCAA men's basketball poll...Are the Irish back??? Notre Dame vs Sooners today in college football...Redskins vs Steelers on Sunday (snow in Pittsburgh ??)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...TGIF October 26, 2012...MLB World Series...Giants 2-Tigers 0 (Giants lead series 2-0)...LoLo Jones named to USA Bobsled team (competed in  summer Olympics in track & field)...NHL says it is "doubtful" league will have full season (owners have "locked out" players over contract dispute)...D.C. United in MLS playoffs...Maryland vs B.C. and Navy vs E. Carolina this weekend in college football...Game of the week in college football Notre Dame vs Oklahoma Sooners...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, October 25, 2012...Giants 8-Tigers 3...Game #2 TONIGHT...NHL Islanders to move to Brooklyn in 2015 (if the NHL owners cancel the "lockout" by then????)...100th edition of Tour de France in 2012 will start in Corsica and have a double mountain climb (...and will have no Lance Armstrong)...Football this week = Redskins vs Steelers, Terps vs BC, Navy vs East Carolina and Notre Dame vs OU Sooners...College poll rankings: Oklahoma State and Florida State #1 (...men's & women's X-country polls of course!!)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS....Wednesday, October 24, 2012...WORLD SERIES (...well American Championship in baseball) starts tonight Giants vs Tigers...Ozzie "Lefty" Guillen fired by Marlins...NHL owners refuse to talk to players about contract  (lockout continues Thanks NHL)...USA 2-Germany 2 in women's soccer...Lolo Jones takes 2nd place in USA bobsled trails

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday, October 23, 2012...Giants beat Cards 9-0 and now play Tigers in World Series...MNF Bears 13-Lions 7...Lance Armstrong stripped of all (7) Tour De France titles...Kenya's Wilson Chebet wins Amsterdam marathon in 2 hours, 5 minutes and 41 seconds...NFL this week Redskins vs Steelers and Ravens are off...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday, October 22, 2012...MLB Playoffs Giants win 6-1 over Cards and force game 7 TONIGHT!!!!...NFL Blues!!! Giants 27-Redskins 23...Texans 43-Ravens 13...Alabama still #1 in college football and Notre Dame and Navy win as Terps and Army lose..."THE FEVER" wins WNBA title with 87-78 win...Lolo Jones doing great as bobsled star as she trades in track & field for winter sports (push athlete on a bobsled team at USA training Camp)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday, October 20, 2012...Giants beat Cards 5-0 to stay alive in NLC (series has Cards leading 3-2)...NHL cancels all games in October due to lockout!!!!...TODAY": Terps vs NC State, Navy vs Indiana, Army vs Eastern Michigan and Notre Dame vs BYU...Sunday Redskins vs Giants and Ravens vs Texans...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...TGIF, October 19, 2012...Tigers 8-Yankees 1 (Tigers sweep series and are going to World Series)...Cards 8-Giants 3 (Cards lead series 3-1 and play Giants TONIGHT at 8 p.m. EST)...Thursday NFL results, 49'ers 13-Seahawks 6...R.I.P Florenzo Magni 3X champ of the Giro d'Italia (the Tour de France of Italy) and contemporary of Gino Bartali (Italian 2X Tour de France winner & WWll Italian resistance hero)....

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, October 18, 2012...Cards 3-Giants 1 (Cards lead series 2-1)...Yankees vs Tigers RAIN...Today Yankees vs Tigers 4p.m. and Giants vs Cards 8 p.m....Terps in 1st place in ACC "Atlantic Division" football (2-0 in ACC and 4-2 overall)...Alabama #1 and Oregon #2 in college football polls...Gabby Douglas named "Sportswoman of the Year" by Women's Sports Foundation...NCAA College X-country rankings Oklahoma State (men) and Florida State (women) ranked #1 and Georgetown is ranked #9 (women) and #27th (men)... 

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday, October 17, 2012...MLB Playoffs, Tigers 2-Yankees 1 (Tigers lead series 3-0)...Today Giants vs Cards at 4 p.m. and Tigers vs Yankees at 8 p.m....U.S.A, 3-Guatemala 1 in World Cup qualifying game..."Is the Ice Beginning to Melt In NHL Lockout?", owners give players new proposal for contract...Redskins vs Giants and injury ridden Ravens vs Texas this weekend...Notre Dame ( 6-0 ranked #5 in polls plays BYU this weekend)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS... Tuesday, October 16, 2012...Giants 7-Cards 1 (series is now 1-1)...Broncos 35-Chargers 24 on Monday Night Football...Bad New Ravens!! Ray Lewis and Lardarius Webb out for the year with injuries...NHL owners and players to start talks again today to rescue season (players are locked out by owners)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday, October 15, 2012...Tigers 3-Yankees 0 (Tigers lead series 2-0)...Cards 6-Giants 4 (Cards lead series 1-0)...TODAY Cards vs Giants 8 p.m....Redskins (3-3) 38-Vikings 26...Ravens (5-1) 31-Cowboys 29...Notre Dame ranked #5 in AP college football poll...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS....Sunday, October 14, 2012...Tigers 6- Yankees 4 as Derek Jeter breaks his ankle...Today Tigers vs Yanks and Cards vs Giants...College football: Notre Dame 20 -Stanford 13 in OT, Terps 27-UVA 20. Navy 31-Central Michigan 13, Kent State 31-Army 17...TODAY Redskins vs Vikings and Ravens vs Cowboys...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS,,,Satyrday, October 13, 2012...No Joy in Mudville!!!! Both Nationals and O's lose in playoffs to end their great seasons....Cards 9-Nats 7...Yankees 3-O's 1....TODAY Tigers vs Yankees in  ALCS...USA 2-Antigua-Barbuda 1 in men's soccer... College football Terps vs UVA, Navy vs C. Michigan, Army vs Kent State and Notre Dame vs Stanford....

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...October 12, 2012...Nats and O's win to fight another day...Nationals 2- Cards 1...O's 2- Yankees 1 (both teams play TODAY)...Giants 6-Reds 4 (Giants win series with Reds)...Tigers 6-A's 0 (Tigers win series with A's)...Local college football this week: Terps vs UVA, Navy vs C. Michigan, Army vs Kent State and GAME OF THE WEEK Notre Dame vs Stanford...NFL Redskins vs Vikings (with a new kicker) and Ravens vs Cowboys...Check out the local high school sports schedules great events this week and every week!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, October 11, 2012...Nationals lose to Cards 8-0 and O's lose to Yankees 3-2...West Coast teams teams win as A's beat Tigers 4-3 and Giants beat Reds 8-3...TODAY winner takes all as A's and Giants fight for the ghost of Jack London against Tigers and Reds...Local MLB teams (Nats and O's) "must" win today or Chesapeake Bay teams are history this year...Other sports news??? Not really!!!! 

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday, October 10, 2012...West Coast Battles back in MLB Playoffs...A's 2-Tigers 0 and Giants 2-Reds 1...TODAY four games with Nats and O's going into their Nats vs Cards/O's vs Yankees series tied 1-1...RGlll OK to practice with Skins...Goodbye to Redskin kicker Cundiff (plight of the field kicker kicker in the NFL)....

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday, October 9, 2012...Nats 4- Cards 12...O's 3-Yankees 2...TODAY Giants vs Reds and Tigers vs A's (West Coast teams down 0-2 in both series)...TOMORROW (Wednesday) Everybody plays...MNF Texas 23-Jets 17...Redskins vs Vikings and Ravens vs Cowboys this weekend...College football this weekend Terps vs UVA, Navy vs Central Michigan, Army vs Kent State and Notre Dame vs Stanford in "Game of the Week"...Local high school football teams remain undefeated take the family to a KIHS or QACHS athletic event!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...October 8, 2012...MLB Playoffs...Nationals 3-Cards 2...Yankees 7-O's 2...Tigers 5-A's 4...Reds 9-Giants 0...Redskins lose game and RGlll to Falcons 24-17...Ravens 9-Chiefs 6...Alabama still #1 in AP college football poll

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday, October 7, 2012...MLB Madness: Tigers beat A's 3-1 and Reds beat Giants 5-2...TODAY "everybody plays" A's vs Tigers, Nationals vs Cards, O's vs Yankees and Reds vs Giants...Terry Francona to manage Indians next year...College football: Terps beat Wake Forest 19-14, Navy beats Air Force 28-21, Army beats BC 34-31...Notre Dame is 5-0 after beating Miami and might be in the top 5 nationally...D.C. United wins 1-0 over Toronto...Skins and Ravens play TODAY!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS....Saturday, October 6, 2012....O's 5-Rangers 1 (O's vs Yankees next)...Cards 6-Braves 3 (Braves upset over infield fly rule call...bad call, but welcome to baseball)...TODAY A's vs Tigers and Reds vs Giants...Olympic track star Lolo Jones now trying the bobsled event...College football Terps vs Wake, Navy vs Air Force and Notre Dame vs Miami...QACHS in the battle of the "undefeated teams" crushes WiHi...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...TGIF, October 5, 2012...O's vs Rangers today at 8:30 p.m. in "Wild Card" game.....Braves vs Cards at 5:00 p.m. in NL "Wild Card" game (Nats fans pay attention)....Bobby Valentine "Fired" by the Red Sox (No Surprise!!)...MLB attendance "highest" since 2008...The "other" Fall sport Rams 17-Arizona 4...Notre Dame (4-0) vs Miami (4-1) on Saturday (Catholics vs Convicts) in college football game of the week...Navy vs Air Force on Saturday (poor Army plays BC on Saturday...can Army schedule "Sisters of the Poor" next year to get a win????)...NHL: Going, Going, GONE????...D.C. United vs Toronto in MLS soccer on Saturday...Terps vs Wake Forest on Saturday...KIHS and QACHS football teams are worth taking the family to see as local schools head towards November showdown....  

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, October 4, 2012...Nationals 5-Philly 1 (Nationals play winner of Braves/Cards "Wild Card" game)...O's 1-Rays 4 (O's play "Wild Card" game)...Tigers Cabrera wins baseballs "Triple Crown", 1st time since 1967!!!!...Redskins vs Falcons and Ravens vs Chiefs Sunday...Notre Dame (4-0) vs Miami (Catholics vs Convicts) on Saturday...Wisconsin and Florida State ranked #1 in college polls (men's and women's cross country)...Local high school football is hot!!! KIHS and QACHS teams are the leaders in Bayside competition...go see a local high school game!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday, October 3, 2012...Nats 4-Philly 2...O's 1-Rays 0 (O's 1 game behind Yankees)...NHL owners and players talks in the penalty box (done for now)...Redskins vs Falcons and Ravens vs Chiefs this weekend...Terps vs Wake Forest, Navy vs Air Force and Notre Dame vs Miami in college football this weekend...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday, October 2, 2012...Nats lose 2-0 to Philly but win NL East Championship (Thank you Pirates)....Rays 5-O's 3 (O's trail Yankees by 1 game in AL East)...NFL Colts coach Chuck Pagano has leukemia (best wishes go out to Chuck for a speedy recovery)...Bears 34-Cowboys 18 (Eagles lead NFC East with a 3-1 record)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday, October 1, 2012...Nationals 4-Cards 10 (Nats need 1 win or 1 Brave loss and then Nats win NL East)....O's 6-Red Sox 3 (O's are tied for 1st with Yankees)...Redskins 24-Buccaneers 22 (Redskin kicker saves his job for another week)...Europe wins Ryder Cup in golf...Alabama #1 and Oregon #2 in college football polls...Notre Dame rated #9 in AP college football poll...Wisconsin (men) and Washington (women) rated #1 in college cross country...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...September 30, 2012...Nationals 6-Cards 4...O's 4-Red Sox 3...USA leads Ryder Cup 10-6...NHL players and owners meet for 2nd straight day...NFL REF's approve contract...Redskins vs Bucs today...D.C. United 1-Portland 1...San Jose State 12-Navy 1...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday, September 29, 2012...Nats 2- Cards 12 (Braves lost and now Nats magic number is "2")...O's 9-Red Sox 1 (good bye Bobby V. as O's are 1 game behind Yankees)...Golf U.S. leads Ryder Cup 5-3...NHL owners and locked out players start talking again....Redskins vs Bucs tomorrow...Navy vs San Jose in football TODAY...KIHS sweeps "Crab Pot" boys/girls races in "unofficial" county cross country championships with QACHS...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Friday, September 28, 2012...Nationals 7-Phillies 3 (Gonzales wins 21st game)...TONIGHT Nats vs Cards (Nats magic number "3" to win NL East)...O's vs Red Sox (O's 1 game behind Yankees)...Ravens (3-1) 23- Browns 16...NHL pre-season CANCELLED...D.C. United vs Portland on Saturday....TODAY KIHS vs QACHS in the "Crab Pot" Cross Country county championships...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, September 27, 2012...Nationals 8-Phillies 4 (Nats magic number "4" to win NL East)...O's 12-Blue Jays 2...NFL regular refs return to action TONIGHT as Ravens play Browns...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday, September 26, 2012...Nationals 3-Philly 6...Blue Jays 4-O's 0... Redskins Kyle Shanahan fined $25,000 by NFL for treatment of ref in Sundays game...Browns vs Ravens on Thursday and Redskins vs Buccaneers on Sunday... Wisconsin (men) and Washington (women) rated #1 in college polls (cross country)...KIHS vs QACHS in "Crab Pot" championships on Friday (county cross country championships)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday, September 25, 2012...Nationals 12-Brewers 2 (Nationals lead NL East by 5 games)...O's played 2X against Jays splitting the games 4-1 and 5-9 (O's are 1.5 games behind Yankees)...D.C. United 1-Chivas USA 0 MLS soccer late Sunday night...Seattle 14-Packers 12 in Monday night football...KIHS vs QACHS  in "Crab Pot" cross country championship on Friday...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday, September 24, 2012...Nationals 2, Brewers 6...O's 1-Red Sox 2...Ravens 31-Patriots 30...Bengals 38-Redskins 31...Alabama ranked #1 in college football and Notre Dame #10...Wisconsin (men) and Washington (women) ranked #1 in college cross country...This Friday KIHS vs QACHS in the "Crab Pot" cross country county championships...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday, September 23, 2012...Nationals 10-Brewers 4 (Nats 5.5 game lead in NL West)...O's 9-Red Sox 6 (O's 1 game behind Yankees)...Giants and Reds win division titles...UVA 31-Maryland 21...Navy 41-VMI 3...Skins vs Bengals and Ravens vs Patriots TODAY...D.C. United vs Chivas USA today in MLS soccer.....QACHS vs KIHS in the "Crab Pot" X-country championship this Friday (9/28.12)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday, September 22, 2012...Nationals 2-Brewers 4 (Nats lead NL East by 5.5. games)...O's 4-Red Sox 2 (O's are 1 game behind Yankees in AL East)...College football Terps vs WVU and Navy vs VMI...Jim Furyk leads in PGA East Lake golf championship...QACHS and KIHS continue to roll in local high school football with wins Friday night!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Friday, September 21, 2012...Nationals going to the Playoffs!!! Nats (91-58) beat Dodgers 4-1 and for the 1st time since 1933 (FDR was President) a Washington baseball team is going to the playoffs...Nationals vs Brewers tonight...O's vs Red Sox tonight and the O's are 1 game behind the Yankees in AL East...MLS Soccer : D.C. United 1-Philly 0...NHL September pre-season games CANCELLED due to labor lockout...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, September 20...Nationals played the Dodgers twice splitting the games (game 1 Nats 3-Dodgers 1, game 2 Dodgers 7-Nats 6) Nationals are now 5 games in 1st place...)...O's 3-Mariners 1 (O's are now .5 out of 1st place)...Maryland vs West VA, Navy vs VMI and Notre Dame vs Michigan this weekend in college football...Redskins vs Bengals and Ravens vs Patriots in weekend NFL games... 

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday, September 19, 2012...O's 4-Mariners 2 in 18 innings...O's are tied with Yankees for 1st place...TONIGHT: Nationals vs Dodgers (2X) and O's vs Mariners

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday, September 18, 2012...O's 10-Mariners 4  (O's .5 games behind Yankees)...TONIGHT Nationals vs Dodgers and O's vs Mariners...NFL this week Redskins vs Bengals and Ravens vs Patriots...Replacement Ref's Report Card: Zero!!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday, September 17, 2012...Nationals 1-Braves 5 (Braves sweep series)...O's 13- A's 11 (O's one game behind Yankees)...Local NFL teams have a tough weekend! Rams 31--Redskins 28...Eagles 24- Ravens 23...Alabama #1 in AP Top 25 College football poll (..here comes Notre Dame),,,TONIGHT O's vs Mariners...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday, September 16, 2012...Nationals 4-Braves 5...A's 5-O's 2...NHL locks out players... College Football: Maryland 21-UCONN 24...Penn State 34-Navy 7...Notre Dame 20-MSU 3... NFL: Redskins vs Rams and Ravens vs Eagles TODAY!!... MLS Soccer: D.C. United 2- New England 1...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday 15, 2012...Ouch! Braves 2-Nationals 1 and A's 3-O's 2...TODAY: Maryland vs UConn, Navy vs Penn State and Notre Dame vs MSU in college football...NFL Sunday: Redskins vs Rams and Ravens vs Eagles...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Friday, September 14, 2012...O's 3-Rays 2 (O's tied with Yankees for first in AL East)...TONIGHT Nationals vs Braves and O's vs A's...UConn men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun to retire...Navy vs Penn State and Notre Dame vs Michigan State on Saturday

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, September 13, 2012...Nats 2-Mets 0 (Nationals are now 8.5 games in 1st place)...O's 3-Rays 2 (O's are tied with Yankees for 1st)...Notre Dame to join ACC (date and specifics still to be worked out)...RGlll NFL offensive player of the week and on the cover of SI (oh no, the SI cover jinx)...Golfer Arnold Palmer to get Congressional Gold Medal

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday, September 12, 2012...Nationals 5- Mets 3 (Nats now hold a 7.5 game lead in the NL East)...O's 9-Rays 2 (O's are tied for the lead in the AL East)...USA 1-Jamacia 0 in soccer....NHL about to have a lockout for 2012-2013 season????...Redskins vs Rams and Ravens vs Eagles this weekend...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday, September 11, 2012...Nationals 5-Mets 1 (Gonzales has 19 wins"Best" in MLB)...Ravens 44-Bengals 13...Navy (0-1) vs Penn State this weekend and Maryland (2-0) UConn...Harvard cheating scandal might hurt it's basketball team (not to mention Havard's reputation)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday, September 10, 2012...Nats 0-Marlins 8...Yankees 13-O's 3...Redskins and RGlll 40- Saints 32...Serena Williams wins her 4th U.S. Open Tennis Championship...Rory Mcllroy wins BMW golf championship...Ravens play TONIGHT!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday, September 9, 2012...Nationals 7-Marlins 6...O's 5- Yankees 4...Nationals lead NL East by 6.5 games and O's are tied for 1st in AL East...Maryland beats Temple 36-24 and Notre Dame beats Purdue 20-17 in college football...Redskins vs Saints TODAY...Mickelson and Singh tied in BMW golf ...QA and KIHS stay undefeated in football with wins Friday night...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...September 8, 2012...MLB: Nationals 7-Marlins 9...Yankees 8-O's 5...Opps! International Soccer results Jamaica 2-USA 1...NCAA Football today: Maryland vs Temple, Navy resting from Ireland trip, Notre Dame vs Purdue...NFL: Redskins vs Saints on Sunday and Ravens vs Bengels on Monday...Aries Meritt sets world record in 110 meter high hurdles (12.80 seconds)

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS....Lefty is on vacation until September 9th!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday, August 27, 2012...Philly 4-Nats 1, O's vs Blue Jays RAIN...Rookie Justin Tucker to be Ravens kicker...Vin Scully (84) to announce for Dodgers in 2013...Japan wins Little League World Series...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday,August 25. 2012...Nats 2-Philly 4...O's 6-Blue Jays 4...O's Chris Davis hit three home runs vs Blue Jays (17th time in history)...NHL hockey this year another 2004 (lockout)????...D.C. United vs Montreal TONIGHT...LSU female soccer player fails to make LSU football team as kicker...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Friday, August 24, 2012...Lance Armstrong BANNED!...TONIGHT, Nationals vs Philly, O's vs Blue Jays...Ravens 48-Jaguars 17...Saturday, Redskins vs Colts & D.C. United vs Montreal..R.I.P. Steve Van Buren (Hall of Fame NFL running back)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, August 23, 2012....Nats 1-Braves 5....Rangers 12-O's 3...Ravens vs Jaguars TONIGHT...Redskins vs Colts Saturday...Bolt wants 400 & long jump gold in 2016????...D.C. United 4-Chicago Fire 2 in MLS soccer...NHL & NHLPA to continue collective bargaining efforts today...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday, August 22, 2012...Nationals 4-Braves 1 (Strasburg wins 15th game)...O's 5-Rangers 3...Roger Clemens coming back to MLB????...Nyad ends attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday, August 21, 2012...Nationals 5-Braves 4 (Nats now have a 6 game lead in NL East)...Rangers 5-O's 1 (O's are 6 games behind in AL East)...Augusta golf course adds first female members (it only took 80 years????)...Oakland A's get Stephen Drew from Diamondbacks (Moneyball never ends in Oakland)...Diana Nyad(62 years old) enters day 3 of her Cuba to Florida swim...Alejandro Valverde has overall lead in Spanish Vuelta cycling race (3rd stage)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday, August 20, 2012...Nationals 5-Mets 2...O's 7-Tigers 5...Nationals are now 75-46 on the season, 5 game lead in NL East and play the Braves next...O's are 66-55 on the season, 3rd place in AL East, 6 games behind Yankees and play Rangers next...MLS soccer D.C. United 1-Philly 1...NFL Preseason football: Thursday Ravens vs Jaguars and on Saturday Redskins vs Colts...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday, August 19, 2012...Nationals 0-Mets 2...O's 3- Tigers 2...Bears 33-Redskins 31...D.C. United vs Philly in MLS soccer TODAY!!!...Houston Astros fire Brad Mills as manager...Adam Dunn hits his 400th career home run...Another NHL strike on the way????...Michael Phelps once again to be on the Wheaties boxes...Navy vs Notre Dame in football (13 days and counting)....

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday, August 18, 2012...Nationals 6-Mets 4...Tigers 5-O's 2...Ravens 12-Lions 27....Redskins vs Bears TONIGHT!!!...USC #1 in AP preseason college football poll...NHL players say there are prepared for a "LOCKOUT" by owners...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...TGIF, August 17, 2012...Red Sox 6-O's 3...TONIGHT! Nationals vs Mets, O's vs Tigers...Ravens vs Lions TONIGHT...Redskins vs Bears on Saturday night...D.C. United acquires Lionard Pajoy from Philly Union...According to CNN hottest sport in WVA is "Irish Road Bowling" (hurling a 2 pound cannon ball down a 1.5 mile course)????

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, August 16, 2012...Nationals 6-Giants 4...O's 5-Red Sox 3...Felix Hernandez pitches "perfect" game for Mariners...USA 1-Mexico 0 in soccer...Ravens vs Lions on Friday night...Africa sending first team to Little League World Series... College football: Notre Dame vs Navy in 17 days in Ireland...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday, August 15, 2012...Nationals 1-Giants 6...O's 7-Red Sox 1...Bobby Valentine in trouble with Sox????

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday, August 14, 2012...Nationals 14-Giants 2 (Nats are now 5.5. games ahead in the NL East)...O's get LHP J.C. Romero from Indians...MLS soccer to add another team in NY????...NFL pre season games this week: Ravens vs Lions (Thursday) 7 Redskins vs Bears (Saturday)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday, August 13, 2012...Nationals 4-Dbacks 7...O's 5-Royals 3...McIlroy wins PGA golf championship...London Olympics end with USA at the top of medal count, Next stop Rio!!!...NHL hockey lockout September 15th????...Mexico wins Olympic gold in men's soccer and the nation goes "wild"...Navy vs Notre Dame in football in 19 days!!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday, August 12, 2012...Nationals (71-43) 6-Diamondbacks 5...O's (61-53) 3-Royals 7...MLS Soccer: Sporting KC 2-D.C. United 1...Olympic News: USA 86-50 over France to win Olympic gold in women's basketball...Bolt wins 3rd gold medal (100, 200 & 4x100 relay)...USA vs Spain for gold in men's basketball TODAY...Medal count: USA 102, China 87, Russia 79...PGA Championship McIlroy and Singh lead...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday, August 11, 2012...Nationals 9-Diamondbacks 1...O's 7-Royals 1...USA women set track & field record in 4x400 meter relay & win gold medal...Dutch win gold in women's field hockey...Olympic medal count: USA 95, China 82, Russia 66...D.C. United vs Sporting KC in MLS soccer TONIGHT!...Ravens vs Lions (9/17) & Redskins vs Bears (9/18)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...TGIF, August 10, 2012...Nationals 5-Astros 0...Royals 8-O's 2...NFL Pre Season: Redskins 7-Bills 6...Ravens 31-Falcons 17...Bolt wins Olympic 100 & 200 meters...USA women beat Japan in soccer and win Olympic gold medal...USA women win their 1st gold medal in water polo...Claressa Shields wins gold in boxing (middleweight) for USA...Olympic Medal Count: USA 90, China 80, Russia 56...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, August 9, 2012...Nationals 4-Astros 3...O's 9-Mariners 2...(Nats are 68-43, O's 60-51)...Redskins vs Bills, Ravens vs Falcons TONIGHT!!...Olympic News: Allyson Felix wins 200 meter dash for USA...USA men's basketball team 119-Australia 86...Claressa Shields boxes for gold medal, last hope for USA to win a gold medal in London Olympics...23 days until Notre Dame vs Navy in football!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday, August 8, 2012...Nats 3-Astros 2...O's 8-Mariners 7...NFL to use a female replacement REF for Packers vs Chargers game on Thursday...OLYMPIC GAMES NEWS: Medal Count: China 73, USA 70, Great Britain & Russia 48...Mexico vs Brazil in men's Olympic soccer final...Leo Manzano takes silver medal for USA in 1500 meter final...Redskins & Ravens start the pre season fun in 24 hours...Notre Dame vs Navy kickoff in 24 days in Dublin, Ireland...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday, August 7, 2012...Nationals 5-Astros 4...O's 3-Mariners 1 (Nats 3 game lead in NL East, O's 5.5 games behind in AL East)... Olympic Update: USA 4-Canada 3 in women's soccer...USA 126-Argentina 97 men's basketball...Usain Bolt ready for 100/200 dash double???...Medal Count: China 64, USA 63, Russia 41... MLB Padres are sold to group that includes golfer Phil Mickelson...Redskins & Ravens 48 hours until kickoff...Navy vs Notre Dame 25 days until kickoff in Dublin, Ireland...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday, August 6, 2012....Nationals 4-Fish 1 (Nats are now 65-43 on the season)...O's 1-Rays 0 (O's are 57-51 on the season)...NFL scores: Saints 17-Cards 10...Usain Bolt wins 100 meter dash and sets new Olympic record (9.63 seconds)...Andy Murray beats Federer for gold in men's tennis...Medal Count: China 61, USA 60, Great Britain 37...Redskins vs Bills and Ravens vs Falcons Thursday night...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday, August 5, 2012...Nationals 10-Marlins 7.... O's 4-Rays 0... (Nats are 3 games in 1st and O's are 6.5 games behind)...MLS Soccer D.C. United 1-Columbus 0...Phelps wins 18th gold medal in medley relay... Fraser-Price wins gold in 100 meter dash...Medal Count: China 55, USA 54, Great Britian 30...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday, August 4, 2012...Nationals split with Marlins in two games on Friday (Nats 7-4 game 1, Marlins 5-2 game 2)...Rays 2-O's 0...NFL starts tomorrow with Cards vs Saints in pre season game....USA vs Lithuania in men's basketball today...USA women 2-New Zealand 0 in women's soccer...Medal Count USA 44, China 43, England 25...MLS soccer D.C. United vs Columbus TODAY!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...August 3, 2012...Nationals 3-Philly 0...TONIGHT Nats vs Marlins, O's vs Rays...Phelps wins gold in 200 IM (3rd straight Olympics)...Gabby Douglas wins Olympic women's All Around title in gymnastics...USA men's basketball team 156-Nigeria 73...USA women's eight wins Olympic gold in rowing...Medal Count: USA 37, China 34, Japan 19... NFL Cleveland Browns sold for $1 billion...LSU, Alabama, USC top pre season coaches poll in college football...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, August 2, 2012....Nationals 2-Philly 3...O's 3-Yankees 12...Olympic Medal Count: China 30, USA 29, Japan 16...USA women 89-Turkey 58 in basketball...Nathan Advian wins 100 meter freestyle gold medal...Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins gold medal for UK in cycling...New Zealand, Italy, Korea and Sweden to enter 34th America's Cup...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday, August 1, 2012...O's 11- Yankees 5...Nationals 0- Philly 8...Phelps wins 19th Olympic medal (most ever by an athlete)...USA men 116- Tunisia 63 in basketball...USA women 1- North Korea 0 in soccer...Olympic Medal Count: USA 24, China 23, France 12...USA women win gymnastics gold medal in team event...Men's 8 rowing Olympic championship TODAY!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday, July 31, 2012...O's 5-Yankees 4...TONIGHT Nationals vs Philly & O's vs Yankees...OLYMPIC News: USA women beat Brazil in volleyball 3-1...USA women beat Angola 90-38 in basketball...Queens Granddaughter puts England equestrian team in running for gold medal...Medal Count: USA 18, China 17, Japan 11...USA vs Germany in men's 8 final in rowing on Wednesday should be one of the many highlights of the Olympics...Redskins vs Bills 9 days and counting!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday, July 30, 2012...Nationals 11-Brewers 10 in an 11th inning thriller (Nats have a 4 game lead in the NL East)...O's 6-A's 1 (O's are 7.5 games behind the Yankees)...USA men 98-France 71 in men's Olympic basketball...Olympic Medal Count: China 12, USA 11, Italy 6... THINK SNOW! Scotty Bowman to coach in alumni matchup during NHL Winter Classic...Redskins vs Bills on Thursday, August 9th

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...July 29, 2012...Nationals 4-Brewers 1 (Nats are now 60-40 on the season)...A's 6-O's 1 (O's are now 52-49 on the season)...Ryan Lochte wins 400 IM for gold in swimming for the USA (Phelps 4th)...USA women 3-Columbia 0 in Olympic football...USA men's archery wins silver for USA...Olympic Medal Count: China 7, Italy 5, USA 5...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday, July 28, 2012...Brewers 6-Nationals 0...A's 14-O's 9...Olympics are underway in London...Yi Siling of China wins the first gold medal in the 10 meter air rifle event for women...Lochte vs Phelps in the 400 IM finals TODAY!!! Question of the day??? Can the Redskins get above .500 for the 1st time since 2007???

LEFTY McNeil on sports...TGIF, July 27, 2012...Nationals 8-Brewers 2 (Nats are 20 games over .500 1st time sine 1933)...O's 6-Rays2...Olympic Men's football (soccer): Brazil 3-Egypt 2, Senegal 1-Great Britain 1, Uruguay 2-UAE 1, Gabon 1-Switzerland 1, South Korea 0-Mexico 0, Japan 1-Spain 0, Honduras 2-Morocco 2, Belarus 1-NZ 0,... According to CNN the Redskins are experimenting with Pistol formations (this could get ugly...Jimmy "The Snake" Snyder says Skins 6-10 this year)...Ripken's mother OK after abduction...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, July 26, 2012...Nationals 5-Mets 2...Rays 10-O's 1...Olympic Soccer: USA women 4-France 2...England women 1-New Zealand 0...Mariel Zagunis 2x Olympic fencing Champion will carry U.S.A. flag in opening ceremony...NFL camps are open and and pre season games are almost here!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday, July 25, 2012...Nationals 5-Mets 2 (Nationals now have a 4.5 game lead in the NL East)...Rays 3-O's 1 (O's are 7 games behind Yankees)...USA men's Olympic basketball team 100-Spain 78 in last pre Olympic warmup game...Yankees Alex Rodriquez fractures hand...Hot Time in Oakland: Oakland A's have won 15 out of their last 17 games!!!...Hold on Nelly here comes the Olympics, NFL pre season games and is college football far behind????

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday, July 23, 2012...Nationals 9-Braves 2 (Nats are now 55-39 on the season and 3.5 games in the lead in the NL East)...O's 4-Indians 3 (O's are 51-44 and 6 games out of 1st place in AL East)...Ernie Els wins British Open...Barry Larkin & Ron Santo get into baseball Hall of Fame...Bradley Wiggins (British rider) wins 99th Tour de France...USA 86-Argentina 80 in pre Olympic men's basketball...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday, July 22, 2012...MLB Baseball: Nats split 2Xheader with Braves on Saturday, Game 1 Braves 4-Nats 0,  Game 2 Nats 5-Braves 2,,,O's 3-Indians 1...Adam Scott at -11 leads British Open...MLS Soccer: Columbus 1-D.C. United 0...Bradley Wiggins wins 19th stage of Tour de France and should win overall championship...NHL/players labor talks start again next week...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday, July 21, 2012...Nationals 10-Braves 11 (extra inning barn burner)...O's 10-Indians 2...Brandt Snedeker leads British Open (-10),,,Brett Favre will be an assistant football coach at a Mississippi high school this season...MLS Soccer D.C. United vs Columbus TODAY!!...Jim Thome hits home run #610 as an O (7th place on career home run list)...NBA allows "small advertising patch" on uniforms (could raise $100 million in revenue)...Olympic Torch arrives in London (Let the Games Begin!!!)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Friday, July 20, 2012...Nationals 5-Mets 9...O's 4-Twins 3...USA men's Olympic basketball team 118-UK 78 in exhibition game...Adam Scott leads British Open...Alejandro Valverde wins 17th stage of Tour de France, but Bradley Wiggens looks like the best bet to win overall race with 2 stages to go...Washington Caps sign 1st round choice Tom Wilson....

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, July 19, 2012...Nationals 4-Mets 3...O's 2-Twins 1...RGlll signs with the Redskins 4 years at $21.1 million...Jeremy Lin "bye, bye" NYC with tears (Knicks fail to resign Lin and "Linsanity")...Labor Front #1: NFL Ref's locked out by league (safety issue???)...Labor Front #2: NHL & players union continue contract talks...2012 British Open is underway!!!...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday, July 18, 2012...Nationals 5-Mets 4 (Nats are in 1st place with 3.5 game lead)...O's 4-Twins 6 (O's are in 3rd place 10 games behind)...Oh No!!! RG lll a "no show" in Redskins rookie camp... Oh No Part 2!! NY Jets going with a "two QB" system (double trouble in NYC)...Bradley Wiggins leads Tour de France with 5 racing days left...Afghanistan to start a new pro soccer league (war over, soccer wins)...NHL Caps sign Mike Green to a 3 year contract...BE CAREFUL IN THE HEAT!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday, July 17, 2012...Nationals 3-Fish 5, Twins 19 (yes 19)-O's 7...USA,USA, USA in basketball: USA men 80- Brazil 69 and USA women 99-Brazil 67...Ray Rice signs with Ravens for 5 years at $40 million...Pierrick Fedrigo wins stage 15 of Tour de France...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday. July 16, 2012...Nationals 4-Fish 0...Tigers 4-O's 0...Joe Paterno statue at Beaver stadium UP or DOWN (stay tuned)...MLS Soccer Houston 4-D.C. United 0...NHL strike/lockout this year???? Luis Leon Sanchez wins 14th stage of Tour de France....

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday, July 15, 2012...Nats 1-Marlins 2, O's 8-Tigers 6...D.C. United vs Houston in MLS soccer TONIGHT at 9 p.m....David Millar wins stage 12 of Tour de France...1992 Dream Team vs 2012 USA Olympic Team in basketball who would win??? 1992 Dream team by 20 points!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday, July 14, 2012...Nationals 5-Marlins 1, Tigers 7-O's 2...No more "Linmania" in NYC?? Jeremy Lin signs offer sheet with Houston in the NBA...Drew Brees signs $100 million deal with Saints...NHL Caps sign 1st round draft choice Filip Forsberg to three year contract...MLS soccer D.C. United vs Houston on Sunday...USA Olympic uniforms made in China!! What is not made in China????

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...TGIF, July 13, 2012...MLB baseball TONIGHT! O's vs Tigers & Nationals vs Fish...USA men's Olympic basketball team beats Dominican Republic 113-59 in exhibition game...Penn State: Freeh report "Oh What A Mess!"...Latest Sports "HOT TOPIC", Stephen Strasburg & innings count "when, where and how"...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, July 12, 2002...MLB baseball still on All Star break, O's vs Tigers and Nationals vs Fish on FRIDAY...Thomas Voeckler of France wins stage 10 of Tour de France...China to send 396 member team to London Olympics...Qatari female athlete to hold flag at Olympic games...For the 1st time women athletes outnumber men on the US Olympic team...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday, July 11. 2012...MLB All-Star Game NL 8-AL 0...NFL News: Packers had a $42.7 million net income for 2011-2012...Congrats to Fran McCaffery who just signed a new 7 year contract to coach Iowa basketball...See you at Blue Heron golf course!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday, July 10, 2012...MLB ALL STAR BREAK!!!! All Star baseball game TONIGHT....Prince Fielder wins Home Run Derby on Monday night...Poland beats USA in men's World League Volleyball final...NFL pre season camps are two weeks away!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday, July 9, 2012...Nationals 3-Rockies 4...O's 0-LAA 6...Roger Federer captures 7th Wimbledon championship...Thibaut Pinot wins 8th stage of Tour de France(Wiggins maintains lead)...Nationals Harper added to All-Star roster....Steve Cannon has completed a 1,037mile run around Lake Michigan (40 days X avg. 26 miles a day)....

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday, July 8, 2012...Nationals 4-Rockies 1...Angels 3-O's 0...Serena Williams wins Wimbledon...Webb Simpson leads PGA Greenbrier Classic...Brad Wiggins leads Tour de France...USA men's volleyball makes FIVB World League Finals...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Friday, July 6, 2012...Nationals 6-Giants 5 (SWEEP)...Angels 9-O's 7...NBA News: Knicks sign Jason Kidd and are about to lose "Linmania" (Jeremy Lin)...NFLPA (players union) sues NFL over "Bounty" suspensions of three players...Oakland Raiders give $50,000 to local Oakland schools...ACC announces 12 year deal with Orange Bowl (ACC champion to play ever year in Orange Bowl)...NHL News: Caps sign free agents Mathier Perreault and Jay Beagle...FIFA (world governing body of soccer) says OK to "goal-line technology", headscarves for female Muslim players and 5 ref system...Manchester United to sell its stock on NY Stock Exchange...Andre Greipal wins Stage 5 of Tour de France bike race... 

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, July 5, 2012...Nationals 9-Giants 4 (Nats are now 4.5 games ahead in the NL East)...)...O's 4-Mariners 2...Red Sox Slugger David Ortiz hits career homer #400...NBA News Guard Steve Nash goes to the Lakers...Germany's Andre Greipel wins stage four of the Tour de France and Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara still has overall lead (he gets to keep the yellow leaders shirt)... "Pass the Mustard please Dept.!!!"Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas win national hot dog eating championships (Joey ate 68 hot dogs and Sonya 45)...Glasgow Rangers will not play in Scottish Premier League this season ($$$ woes)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday, July 4, 2012...Happy July 4th... be safe, be happy and be careful!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday, July 3, 2012...Mariners 6-O's 3...TONIGHT Nationals vs Giants (great pitchers duel series) & O's vs Mariners...Doris Sams dies at 85 (inspiration for "League of Their Own" movie about women's pro baseball)...USA women big day: win World Cup of softball championship (USA 3-Australia 0) and win for 3rd straight year the International FIVB World Grand Prix Title in volleyball...Mark Cavendish wins second stage of Tour de France...Oh Canada! The CFL (Canadian Football League) is in week #2 of their 2012 season!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday, July 2, 2012...Nationals 8-Braves 4, Indians 6-O's 2...Spain beats Italy 4-0 in Euro Cup soccer final...Tiger Woods wins AT&T National on PGA Tour (Record 74th PGA tour win for Tiger)...Sports announcer Erin Andrews goes to Fox Sports...Michael Jordan's son arrested in hotel disturbance...USA beats Brazil 9-0 in softball...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday, July 1, 2012...Nationals 5-Braves 7 (Nats 2.5 games in first)...O's 5-Indians 11 (O's five games out of first)...O's get Jim Thome to help in the hitting dept....NFL going to L.A. soon??? Commish says well, maybe, could happen!... NHL Penguins sign Sidney Cosby for next 13 years...Spain vs Italy in Euro 2012 final TODAY!!...MLS soccer D.C. United 3-Montreal 0...Brown vs California in Henley Royal Regatta final... 

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday, June 30, 2012...Nationals 5-Braves 4, O's 9-Indians 8...David Beckham fails to make England's Olympic team in soccer...D.C. United vs Montreal in MLS soccer tonight...Italy vs Spain in Euro Cup soccer final... Announcer Erin Andrews leaving ESPN for FOX ???...Dodgers sign Cuban defector Yasiel Puig to $42 million baseball contract...Hunter Morgan leads PGA AT&T National by two strokes...Have a great weekend and be careful of the heat!!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...TGIF June 29, 2012...Nationals 10-Rockies 11...O's 2-Indians 7...Italy beats Germany 2-1 in Euro Cup...NBA Draft Anthony Davis #1 pick by Hornets...NFL wants to be in London, England in 10 years (do the folks in NFL HQ know about soccer???)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday, June 28, 2012...Nationals 11-Rockies 5...O's 1-Angels 13 (Ouch!)...Nats are now 3.5 games ahead in the NL East and O's are 5 games out of 1st place in AL East...Spain beats Portugal in Euro Cup...Larry Bird retires from NBA Pacers are President of Basketball Operations...New college football playoff system could generate half billion (yes, Billion $$$) dollars in revenue...NHL Caps trade Dennis Wideman to Calgary for draft pick...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday, June 27, 2012...Nationals 12-Rockies 5...O's 3-Angels 7...Nats are now 42-30 and the O's 41-32 on the season...NHL News Caps name Adam Oates as new head coach...New Redskin QB RGlll victim of extortion plot...College football to have a 4 team playoff in 2014...Euro Cup finalist are Spain, Germany, Italy and Portugal...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday, June 26, 2012...Nationals 2-Rockies 4...TONIGHT Nats vs Rockies, O's vs Angels...Arizona U wins College World Series...Who Let the Dogs Out??? Snoop Dogg's son offered football scholarship at UCLA...Miguel Tejada released by O's (he had a minor league contract)...Heat has a NBA championship and had a victory parade in Miami...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday, June 25, 2012...O's beat Nationals 2-1 and win "Battle of the Beltways"...TONIGHT Nationals vs Rockies...MLS Soccer New York 3-D.C. United 2...Kevin Youkilis switches socks as Red Sox trade him to White Sox...American League wins inter league play as they gain 142-110 advantage over National league teams in games...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday, June 24, 2012...Nationals 3-O's 1 (TODAY game 3 of "Battle of the Beltways")...Ashton Eaton sets world record in decathlon (9,039 points) during US Olympic Trials...O's release 49 year old Jamie Moyer...D.C. United vs New York in MLS soccer at 7:00 p.m....South Carolina vs Arizona in College World Series final...Lolo Jones makes it back to Olympics with a 3rd place finish in 100 meter hurdles at US Olympic trials...Spain 2-France 0 in Euro soccer finals...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday, June 23, 2012...O's 2-Nationals 1 in game one of "Battle of the Beltways"...HAPPY BIRTHDAY TITLE lX (June 23, 1972)... Another sign that the heat is getting to some of us: Maryland football coach Edsall says, "We could have a outstanding year in 2012", get the man a cold drink ASAP!!!...Notre Dame signs head basketball coach Mike Brey to a contract until to 2022...USA vs Mexico in soccer on August 15th (game to be played in Mexico City)... Edmonton Oilers make Nail Yakupov 1st pick in NHL draft...Have a safe weekend!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...TGIF (June 22, 2012)...Nationals 5-Rays 2 (Nats are now 40-27 & 3.5 games in front of the NL East)...Nationals vs O's TONIGHT in "Battle of the Beltways" (three games series in Charm City)...HEAT and LEBRON JAMES WIN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP...HAPPY BIRTHDAY TITLE IX (June 23, 1972), this act of national legislation changed sports for the better (equal opportunity for women in sports)...MLS News: 1st place D.C. United vs New York on Sunday and United's coach Olsen will coach MLS All Stars vs Chelsea on July 25th...BUSTED! Tampa Bays reliever Joel Peralta suspended 8 games for "pine tar" on his glove vs Nationals...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday (June 21, 2012)...Nationals 3-Ray 2 (Nats are now 39-27 and in 1st place by 3 games)...O's 3-Mets 4 (O's are now 39-30 and 2.5 games out of first)...NBA Playoff game #5 TONIGHT (can the Heat win title????)...Wizards get forward Trevor Ariza and center Emeka Okafor in trade with Hornets...BE CAREFUL OF THE HEAT and cooling off this weekend!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday (6/19/12)...MLB: Mets 5-O's 0...TODAY Nationals vs Rays, O's vs Mets...International Soccer: Italy 2-Ireland 0....

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday (6/18/12)...Nationals lead NL East by 4 games & O's are 1.5 games behind in AL East...Roger Clemens has been acquitted on "all" charges...Webb Simpson wins U.S. Open...NBA Heat 91-Thunder 85 & Heat now lead series 2-1...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday (6/17/12)...Nationals 3-Yankees 5...O's 5-Braves 0... MLS Soccer: D.C. United 1-Philly 0...USA 3-Sweden 0 in women' soccer...Greece 1-Russia 0, Czech 1-Poland 0 in men's soccer...Manny Ramirez released by the Oakland A's...Tiger Woods falls way back in US Open...Ethopian and Kenyan runners win Grandma's Marathon (Berhanu Girma (men) & Everlyne Lagat (Women)....HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday (6/16/12)...MLB Scores OUCH!...Nats 2-Yankees 7, Braves 4-O's 2...Tiger Woods tied for lead in U.S. OPEN...MLB Soccer D.C. United vs Philly Tonight...Nik Wallenda walked across Niagara Falls on tightrope on Friday (why ?)...Taylor Phinney makes U.S. Olympic cycling team...Lance Armstrong vs more drug charges again! (this time U.S. Anti Doping Agency vs Armstrong)...HAPPY FATHERS DAY!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...TGIF (6/15/12)...O's 12-Pirates 6...TONIGHT!! Nationals vs Yankees & O's vs Braves...Joe Torre will manage the Team USA at the World Baseball Classic (the "real" World Series)...NBA Playoffs: Heat 100-Thunder 96 (series tied at 1-1)...North Dakota University drops the nickname "Fighting Sioux" from their college athletic teams...Soccer News: Spain 4-Ireland 0...D.C. United vs Philly in MLS action on Saturday...Enjoy the weekend and Happy Fathers Day!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday (6/14/12)....Nationals 6-Blue Jays 2...O's 7-Pirates 1...Matt Cain throws a "perfect" game for Giants and K's 14 batters...BCS college football committee will present "multiple formats" for college football championship via a four team playoff system...Pop Warner to limit "full contact" in little league football practices (lower number on injuries)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday (6/13/12)...LATE EDITION...Nationals 6-Blue Jays 2 as Strasburg is now 8-1 on the season...USA 1-Guatemala 1 in international soccer...NBA playoffs Thunder 105-Heat 94...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday (6/12/12)...Nationals 6-Blue Jays 3...O's play Pirates today...LA Kings win NHL Stanley Cup with 6-1 victory over Devils...Ravens WR Derrick Mason retires at 38 years old...NBA Memphis Grizzlies sold to Tech billionaire...Nadal downs Djokovic for his 7th French Tennis Open title...Cuban boxing great Teofilo Stevenson dies at 60...Zara Phillips who is Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter makes the UK equestrian team for the Olympics...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday (6/11/12)...Nationals 4-Red Sox 3 (Nats sweep Red Sox and play Blue Jays TONIGHT)...O's 5-Philly 4...Heat vs Thunder in NBA finals, game 1 on Tuesday...Rain Delay! French Open men's tennis championship game to be played on Monday after rain caused Sundays match to be stopped... Irish Eyes are Not Smiling!! International Soccer Croatia 3-Ireland 1...Before you know it we will be talking MLB All Star game, NFL camps opening and college football!! Enjoy Summer!! 

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday (6/10/12)...Nationals 4-Red Sox 2 (Nats are 34-23 on season & Gio Gonzalez has a 8-2 pitching record)...O's 6-Philly 4 (O's are 33-26 on season)..."Union Rag" wins Belmont...Maria Sharapova wins French Open in tennis...LSU women and Florida men win NCAA outdoor track & field championships...NBA: Heat 101-Celtics 87 (Heat go to NBA finals)...NHL: Devils 2-Kings 1...Timothy Bradley wins WBO welterweight championships...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday (6/9/12)...Nationals 7-Red Sox 4 (Strasburg has 13 K's)...O's 6-Phillies 9..."I'll Have Another" scratched from Belmont and will be retired from horse racing...USA 3-Antigua 1 in international soccer...Heat vs Celtics TODAY in 7th game of NBA playoffs (winner plays in NBA finals)...Mariners use 6 pitchers in a "NO HITTER" of Dodgers...Enjoy the weekend!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...TGIF (6/8/12)...Nationals 1-Mets 3 (Nats are now 32-23 on the season)...O's 0-Red Sox 7 (O's are now 32-25 on the season)...NBA Heat 98-Celtics 79 (Series now goes to game #7)...Southern Utah (Who?) wins NCAA women's national track & field championships... NFL Cleveland Browns for sale????...Josh Hamilton (Texas Rangers and currently leading MLB in home runs) "will not" enter this years Home Run Derby at July All Star Game (makes sense???)...Have a great weekend and last day for students in QA County Public Schools....

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday (6/7/12)...Nationals 5-Mets 3...O's 2-Red Sox 1...O's Ying & Yang: O's sign Ryan Ripken (son of Cal) on 29th round of MLB draft & sign 49 year old Jamie Moyer to a minor league deal...NHL Devils stay alive in playoffs with 3-1 victory over the Kings....NBA playoffs the Thunder beat Spurs 107-99 and now the Thunder reach the NBA finals...Alabama women win NCAA softball championships...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday Afternoon Edition (6/6/12)...Nats 7-Mets 6 (Nationals 1 game in 1st place in NL East)...O's 8-Red Sox 6 (O's tied for 1st place in AL East)...Tommy Lasorda OK after suffering a mild heart attack...Spain #1 in world soccer rankings, USA is #28...Sports Loves New York on Saturday: This Saturday in NY = Belmont Stakes, Adidas Grand Prix (track & field meet), Mets vs Yankees, Devils vs Kings and international soccer...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday (6/5/12)...Nats & O's had a travel day on Monday...Tuesday Nationals vs Mets and O's vs Red Sox...NBA Playoffs Thunder 108-Spurs 103 (Thunder leads the series 3-2)...NHL Playoffs Kings 4-Devils 0 ((Kings lead series 3-0)...Texas wins NCAA men's golf title...NFL to hire "replacement" refs as labor talks with NFL Referees Association are at a stand still (...this should make the NFL games real interesting!!!)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday (6/4/12)...Nationals 2-Braves 3...Tampa Bay 8-O's 4...Tiger Woods wins PGA "Memorial" by two strokes...USA 0-Canada 0 in international soccer...Arena Football League Voodoo 57-Georgia 35...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday (6/3/12)...Nationals 2-Braves 0 (Nationals lead NL East by 1 game)...O's 2-Rays 1 (O's are tied for first in AL East)... Are the Red Sox coming back??? Boston is 7-3 over last 10 games!!!! NHL Payoffs, Kings 2-Devils 1 (Kings lead playoffs 2-0)...NBA Playoffs, Thunder 109-Spurs 103...NCAA Men's golf Alabama vs Texas in finals...Tiger Woods 4 shots behind in PGA Memorial championships...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS... Saturday (6/2/12)...Nats vs Braves rained out on Friday...Rays 5-O's 0... PGA golf star Bubba Watson & Family OK after strange late night car chase...NBA Playoffs: Boston 111-Heat 91 (Heat lead series 2-1)...Johan Santana pitches no hitter for Mets (1st in team history)...USA vs Canada in men's soccer on Sunday...Congats QACHS class 0f 2012 and to all local high school and college grads!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...TGIF (6/1/12)..Congrats 2012 KIHS grads and QACHS graduation TONIGHT!...Nationals and O's had a travel day on Thursday...TONIGHT Nats vs Braves and O's vs Tampa Bay...Nats in 1st place by .5 games in NL East and O's tied for 1st in AL East...14 year old Snigdha Nandipati wins National Spelling Bee with word "guetapens"...South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier says pay college players $3,500-$4,000 per year...NBA Playoffs  Thunder 102-Spurs 82...NBA Hornets draw #1 in NBA draft lottery...Have a great and safe weekend!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday (5/31/12)...Nationals 5-Marlins 3 (Fish sweep the Nats)...O's 1-Blue Jays 4...Brazil beats USA is men's soccer 4-1...Jamie Moyer dropped by Colorado Rockies (Moyer is 49 and wants to still pitch in MLB)...NHL Playoffs: Kings 2-Devils 1...NBA Playoffs: Heat 115-Celtics 111...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday (5/30/12)...Nats 1-Miami 3...O's 4-Blue Jays 8...Terrell Owens released by indoor football team (what's new???)...DC United 2-Richmond 1 in U.S. Open Cup...Italy vs Luxembourg soccer game cancelled after 5.8 earthquake hits Italy...Florida #1 seed in NCAA baseball tournament...NBA Playoffs: Spurs 120-Thunder 111...See you at Blue Heron Golf Course, Wednesday Lunch Special!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday (5/29/12)...Nats 3-Marlins 5...Blue Jays 6-O's 2... LOYOLA NCAA CHAMPS: Loyola 9-Maryland 3 in men's NCAA lacrosse championships...Golfer Phil Mickelson part of a group trying to buy MLB Padres...Cubs Win! Cubs Win! Cubs win and end a 12 game losing streak...USA women 4-China 1 in international soccer...Stanley Cup Finals! LA vs New Jersey starts Wednesday (5/30/12)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday (5/28/12)...Nationals 7-Braves 2 (Nationals sweep Braves)...O's 2-KC 4...Dario Franchitti wins Indianapolis 500 (Mr Ashley Judd wins for 3x in six years)... CF Adam Jones sign with O's for 6 years at $85.5 million...Cubs have lost 12 straight in MLB...Maryland vs Loyola in Men's NCAA lacrosse championship TODAY!...Harvard beats Yale in 147th Harvard-Yale Rowing Regatta (nations longest intercollegiate sporting event)...D.C. United takes over 1st place in MLS Eastern Conference...ENJOY MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND....Nationals 8-Braves 4...O's 3-Royals 4...D.C. United 3-New England 2..USA 5-Scotland 1 in soccer...Enjoy the holiday and REMEMBER THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR OUR COUNTRY ON THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday (5/26/12)...Nationals 7-Braves 4...O's 8-KC 2...Hal Steinbrenner says Yankees "NOT" for sale!!!...NY Knicks give interim coach Mike Woodson a multi year contract extension (take the "interim" out)...Miami U to remain in ACC...USA vs Scotland in soccer today (8 p.m. in Jacksonville, Fla. on NBC)...More climbers attempt to climb Everest (29,035 feet) despite the deaths last week of four climbers...Robert Gesink (Netherlands) wins 7 day Tour of California bicycle race...Yogi Berra, "Ninety percent of this game is half mental"...Have a great holiday weekend, Be Careful and don't forget what Memorial Day is all about!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...TGIF (5/25/12)...Nationals & O's had a travel day on Thursday...Friday Nats vs Braves and O's vs KC...Are the Yankees for sale???? Count your pennies & cash in your stocks and bonds as we await news about a possible sale of the Bronx Bombers!!...According to CNN Shaq says he is "NOT" interested in the GM job with the Magic....Hockey fans the Stanley Cup finals begin May 30th and hopefully they will be done before Labor Day!!!...MLS soccer D.C. United (having their best season is years) vs New England Saturday...Have a great Memorial Day weekend & BE SAFE!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday (5/24/12)...Nationals lose to Philly 4-1...O's drop one to Red Sox 6-5...Shaquille O'Neal could be Orlando Magics new GM??? (Doctor O'Neal that is...)...NBA playoffs: 76'ers 82-Celtics 75 (series tied at 3-3)...NHL playoffs: Devils 5-Rangers 3 (Devils lead series 3-2)...Baseball Commish says, "...no more video reviews of umpires' calls at this time..."...Big 12 wants Notre Dame to leave Big East and join their league...Get ready for Memorial Day weekend and see you at Blue Heron Golf Course!!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday (5/23/12)...Nationals 5-Philly 2 (Nationals are now 1/2 game in 1st place in the NL East)...O's 4-Red Sox 1 (O's lead the AL East by 2 games)...NHL: LA Kings make the Stanley Cup Finals...NBA Playoffs: Heat 115-Pacers 83..NFL NEWS: Pro Bowl future still a ??? mark...NFL rules committee creates new trade deadline and adds padding protection requirement for players...Nats rookie OF B. Harper hot with the bat in MLB, but he has made a routine fly ball to the outfield and exciting play once again!!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday (5/22/12)...Nationals 2-Philly 1 (Nats .5 out of first place)...Red Sox 8-O's 6...NHL Playoffs: Devils even series with Rangers...NBA Playoffs: Celtics 101-76'ers 83 (Celtics lead series 3-2)...OKC 106-Lakers 90 (OKC leads series 4-1)...Redskin Coach Mike Shanahan knocked to ground by player (accident, not a fan) during practice, stays down for 10 count and returns to practice...Juventus (Italian soccer league champion) to play D.C. United at RFK stadium on July 28th...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday (5/21/12)...Nationals 9-O's 3 (O's take 2/3 from Nats)...O's 27-15 on season, two games in 1st place in AL East...Nationals 24-17, 1.5 games out of 1st in NL East...Jason Dufner wins Byron Nelson PGA Championship by 1 stroke...Russia 6-Slovakia 2 in Men's World Ice Hockey Championships...Baseball jersey worn by Babe Ruth sells for $4.4 million (new record)...Spurs beat Clippers to head into NBA finals and Heat beat Pacers to even playoff series...Men's NCAA Lacrosse: Notre Dame, Duke, Loyola and Maryland in finals...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday (5/20/12)...O's 6-Nats 5 (O's go for sweep today)..."I'll Have Another" wins Preakness...NCAA Lacrosse: Men's & Women's U of Maryland lacrosse teams make NCAA final four as women beat Loyola 17-11 and men beat Hopkins 11-5...D.C. United 3-Toronto FC 1...Russia vs Slovakia in men's world ice hockey championships TODAY...NBA: Spurs 96-Clippers 86 (Spurs lead series 3-0)...Thunder 103-Lakers 100 (Thunder lead series 3-1)...NHL: Rangers 3-Devils 0...QACHS girls & KIHS boys stay alive in state lacrosse title race...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday (5/19/12)....O's 2-Nats 1 in game one of the "Battle of the Beltways", round two tonight!!...Sixers beat Celtics 92-83 to even NBA playoff series at 2-2, Lakers beat OK City 99-96 to make series 2-1 favoring OK City... Ex Georgetown basketball star Patrick Ewing to be Charlotte Bobcats new coach????...The Women's Profesional Soccer (WPS) league to fold after three seasons...D.C. United soccer UPDATE: Wednesday D.C. United 2-Colorado 0, TONIGHT, D.C. United vs Toronto F.C. at 7:30 p.m....PREAKNESS TODAY!!...Congrats & Thanks to Washington Redskin players and everyone who played in the 8th Annual  "Mickey Steele" Celebrity  Golf Tournament in Queenstown yesterday...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...TGIF (5/18/12)...Nationals 3-Pirates 5, O's 5-KC 3...Nats vs O's start a three game series TONIGHT in "Battle of the Beltways"...Oakland A's leaving Oakland????...Old Dominion leaving CAA for Conference USA...D.C. selected to host 2013 NCAA East Men's basketball regionals...NHL Hockey: Kings 2-Coyotes 1...World Men's Hockey Championships: Finland 3-USA 2, Slovakia 4-Canada 3...Congrats KIHS boys and QACHS girls lacrosse teams you made the state playoffs next round...Have a "GREAT" weekend and see you at Blue Heron Golf Course, county owned and operated!

LEFTY  McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday (5/17/12)...Nats 7-Pirates 4 (Nationals are now 23-14)...O's 4-KC 3 (O's are now 24-14)...Friday, Saturday & Sunday Nats vs O's in "Battle of the Beltways"...NBA playoffs: Celtics and OK City win...NHL playoffs: Devils 3-Rangers 2..Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird (yes that Larry Bird) named NBA executive of the year!!...Soccer star David Beckham is helping to bring Olympic torch from Greece to England..."Bodemesiter" 8-5 morning line favorite in Preakness (no idea about afternoon or evening line???)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday (5/16/12)...Nationals 1-Padres 6 as Harper hits home run #2...O's 5-Yankees 2...NBA Playoffs: Pacers 78-Heat 75, Spurs 108-Clippers 92...NHL Playoffs: Kings 4-Coyotes 0...The Beach Volleyball league (NVL) to play games in conjunction with the Preakness horse race (I hope before the race!!!)...Caps coach Dale Hunter leaves D.C., RGlll takes D.C. by storm, Wizards "should" leave D.C. and Nationals vs O's in D.C. for a three games series this weekend!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday (5/15/12)...Nats 8-Padres 5, Harper hits his 1st MLB home run, another Nats catcher injured (Ramos + 1) (Nationals are in 1st place in NL East by .5 game)...O's 5-Yankees 8 (O's tied for 1st in AL East)...Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos has a torn ACL and might miss the entire season!!!!....NHL News: Caps coach Dale Hunter resigns and says,"I am going home..."...Phil Jackson ready to coach again in NBA, just waiting for telephone call (Jackson resume: 1,155 career wins, 11 NBA championships)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday (5/14/12)...Nationals 6-Reds 9, Ray's 9-O's 8...O's vs Yankees TONIGHT, Nationals vs Padres TONIGHT...USA 5-Finland 0 in world men's ice hockey championships...Manchester United wins England's Premier League Championship in soccer...NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament: Maryland beats Leigh 10-9, UVA 6-Princeton 5, Notre Dame 13-Yale 7,...NBA Playoffs: Clippers 82-Grizzlies 72, Heat 95-Pacers 86...Later this week O's vs Nationals in baseball in the Battle of the Beltways....

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday (5/12+1/12)...Nationals 2-Reds 1, O's 5-Tampa Bat 3...Caps 1-Rangers 2 as Rangers knock Caps out of NHL playoffs...MLS Soccer D.C. United 0-Houston 1...72 year old Basketball Hall of Fame member Don Nelson (1,355 wins as an NBA coach) gets his college undergraduate degree from U of Iowa 50 years after attending school...Penn State upsets Towson in NCAA women's lacrosse 15-8...College Rowing: Navy men ranked #5, Washington College women 11th and Georgetown men #16 in national poll...Nationals Bryce "Bam Bam" Harper gets new nick name, stitches and laughter after bat vs wall melt down!!!!. HAPPY MOTHERS  DAY!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday (5/12/12)...Nationals 7-Reds 3 (Nationals are now 20-12 and in 1st place by .5 game), O's 4-Rays 3 (O's are now 21-12 and 1 game in 1st place in AL East)...Nats outfielder and rookie Bryce Harper injures self in bat breaking accident (bat vs wall) , Harper will be out a couple of games...Caps vs Rangers TONIGHT in NHL showdown...D.C. United vs Houston in MLS soccer action today...LeBron James to be named NBA MVP today!!!...Redskins have a place kicker battle on their hands, Shayne Graham vs Neil Rackens...Red Sox star Dave Ortiz "OK" after minor car accident...USA mens ice hockey team beat Kazakhstan in world championships competition (USA now 3-1-1 in Group A)...Big wave surfer Garrett McNamara rode a 78 foot wave in Portugal to be credited with a world's record...New Orleans VOODOO vs Spokane tonight in arena football action...Enjoy MOTHERS DAY WEEKEND!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...TGIF (5/11/12)...Nats 4-Pirates 2 (Nationals are 19-12 on season), O's split a double header with Rangers (game 1, 6-5 O's, Game 2 7-3 Rangers) O's are now 20-12 on season...O's set a MLB record by hitting home runs in their first three at bats last night...U.S.A. beat Belarus 5-3 at World Men's Ice Hockey Championships...Florida women seated #1 in NCAA lacrosse tournament...Former Redskin Art Monk and 60 other former NFL players have filed a suit against the NFL over treatment of concussions...Title lX celebrates its 40th Anniversary on June 23rd (legislation signed 6/23/1972, changed the face of sports for the better)...Happy Mothers Day and have a great weekend!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday (5/10/12)...Nationals 2-Pirates 4, O's = Rain...ACC gets $3.6 Billion from ESPN for TV rights until 2026-2027 season...Fenway Park P.A. announcer dies in car accident...U.S.A. men's soccer rated #29 in latest FIFA poll...Micah True (Caballo Blanco) cult figure (see the book "Born To Run") in ultra marathon runner circles died in March due to heart disease family announces...Caps do it again!!  Beat the Rangers 2-1 last night and now play in NYC in game 7 of the NHL playoff series (miracles happen Caps fans)...Enjoy the day and see you at Blue Heron Golf Course, county owned and operated, great staff, 18 fun holes of golf and enjoy the Wed/Fri lunch special!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday (5/9/12)...Nats 4-Pirates 5 (Pirates win in bottom of 9th with walk off home run), O's 3-Rangers 10 (Rangers Josh Hamilton has 4 home runs)...Nats GM fined due to comments on Philly pitcher Cole Hamels (Hamels hit Nats LF Harper with a "Welcome to the Bigs" pitch on Sunday night)...Ryan Zimmerman returns to 3b for the Nats after injury...USA bobsledder John Napier giving up sports and going full time in the Army...NFL Vikings appear to be getting a new football stadium after state legislature vote (..new stadium or Vikings are headed to L.A.)...Rangers vs Caps TONIGHT in NHL playoff game... 

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday (5/8/12)...Texas 14-O's 3 (they play again tonight), Nats play Pirates today after Monday's travel day... Caps 2-Rangers 3 in NHL playoffs (hang in there Caps)...Cole "Honest Abe" Hamels suspended for 5 games after admitting he hit Nats Bryce Harper on purpose with a "Welcome to the Bigs" pitch on Sunday night...Nats Jayson Werth out 6 weeks with a broken left wrist...Slovakia 4-USA 2 in World Hockey Championships (Men)...Seamus McBride (Zen golf instructor and Master gardener) on golf, "Wee to much driving, wee to much iron work and a wee to much putting in this game to call golf a civilized pursuit"...See you at the "Blue Heron" golf course, community owned and operated, great staff and enjoy the Wed/Fri Lunch special!!!

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday (5/7/12)...Nats 3-Phillies 9 on ESPN last night, O's win over Red Sox in 17 innings 9-6 as 1b Davis has to pitch and gets the "W" (O's and Nats are now in 1st place)...Redskins Coach Shanahan says RGlll to be his "starter" from Day 1 (..Rex will start by game 6 and who know who will start game 16)...Pujols gets a home run for Angels and perhaps the Angels will start to get a return on their $$$$...Rickie Fowler wins Wells Fargo playoff for 1st PGA Tour title...Philly pitcher Hammel hit Nats rookie Lf Harper with a pitch on Sunday night and admits he did it to welcome the 19 year old to the big leagues (...95 mph welcome..OUCH!)...Bubba Watson Watch Watch: Masters Champion Bubba Watson to miss the Players Championship at Sawgrass to spend time with the family...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Sunday (5/6/12)...Nats 7-Philly 1, O's 8-Red Sox 2...NHL Playoffs: Caps 3-Rangers 2 (Series tied 2-2)..."I'll Have Another"  wins Kentucky Derby...USA 5-Canada 4 at Men's World Hockey Championships...MLS Soccer D.C. United 2-Toronto 0...U.C. Irvine wins men's NCAA volleyball championships...Bubba Watson Watch Watch: Bubba leads PGA tour winners with $3,204,778 in winnings...Nationals 3b Ryan Zimmerman set to return to lineup on Tuesday(Nats hope)... Quote of the day: "The reason the golf pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't see him laughing"...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Saturday (5/5/12)...Nats 4-Philly 3, O's 6-Red Sox 4...U.S.A. 7-France 2 in Men's World Ice Hockey Championships...NBA Hall of Fame player Julius Erving to work for 76'ers as "strategic adviser"...Washington College (Chestertown) women's rowing team rated #11 in the nation...USC vs UC- Irvine in NCAA men's volleyball championships...Caps vs Rangers today at 12:30 in NHL playoffs...D.C. United vs Toronto F.C. in MLS soccer today at 4:00 p.m....See you at BLUE HERON Golf course, county owned and operated & a great course!! 

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...TGIF (5/4/12)...Nats 2-DBacks 1 (Nationals are now 16-9), TONIGHT, O's vs Red Sox, Nats vs Philly...Kentucky Derby on Saturday...Caps vs Rangers on Saturday..."LINMANIA" not yet": Jeremy Lin (Knicks point guard) still not able to play in NBA playoffs due to injury..."Slap Shot, PA." to get a hockey team: Johnstown, PA. to get a minor league hockey team, Johnstown is where the movie "Slap Shot" a cult movie for hockey fans was filmed...Bubba Watson Watch Watch: Masters Champion Bubba Watson had a "Green Jacket" made for his infant son (just like Dad's Masters Champion Jacket)...Seamas McBride (Zen Golf Coach and Master Gardener) on golf, " The game was invented by the Scots along with Scotch Whiskey to make us forget our troubles"...  

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Thursday (5/3/12)...Local MLB teams "HOT"...Nats 5-DBacks 4 as Nationals win with a walk off homer in 9th (Nats are 15-9,  .5 in 1st place and Harper is "ON FIRE"), O's 5-Yankees 0 (O's are 16-9 and are 1 game out of 1st place)... NHL News: Caps 1-Rangers 2 (Rangers lead playoff series 2-1)...MLS News" D.C. United 3-San Jose 5...Jared Weaver pitches no-hitter for Angels as Angels beat Twins 9-0...Bubba Watson Watch Watch: Have you seen Masters Champion Bubba Watson in the video "Oh, Oh, Oh," with the "Golf Boys"??? Must see for You Tube generation, golfers and check out Bubba's watch...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Wednesday (5/2/12)...O's 7-Yankees 1, Nationals 1-DBacks 5...Redskins release Jabar Gaffney last years leading pass catcher (???)...Roy Hodgson hired as England's new National team soccer coach...D.C. United vs San Jose TONIGHT...Caps vs Rangers in game three of NHL playoffs TONIGHT...New Orleans VOODOO vs Jacksonville in AFL arena football this week...Remember "Blue Heron" golf course" community owned and operated, great staff, 18 great holes and Wednesday & Friday try the "Lunch Special"...Seamus McDuff (Zen golf instructor and Master Gardener) on golf, "My current handicap is my driver, irons and putter"...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Tuesday (5/1/12)...Caps beat Rangers 3-2 to even NHL playoff series at one game apiece...Yankees beat O's 2-1, TONIGHT Nationals vs D'Backs & O's vs Yankees...Maryland guard Terrell Staglin enters NBA draft (Staglin faced a one year U of M suspension)...Bradley Wiggins wins the six day Tour de Romandie bike race...MR. IRRELEVANT 2012 AWARD goes to N. Illinois QB Chandler Hamish (253rd and "Last" player picked in this years NFL draft)...Enjoy Blue Heron golf course, county owned and operated, 18 great holes, great staff (..and the snack bar is GREAT!!)...

LEFTY McNEIL ON SPORTS...Monday (4/30/12)...Nats 0-Dodgers 2, O's 5-A's 2 (both the Nats and O's are 14-8 on the season)...Jason Dufner wins the PGA Zurich Classic (Bubba Watson wins the best video award)...Singer Cheryl Crow ran her first half marathon race and is a marathon next????.... MLB Hall of Fame member Ted Williams 1949 MVP plaque sold for $300,000 in a auction...GO FIGURE DEPT. NFL Jaguars drafted Cal punter Bryan Anger in the 3rd round (...heck Redskins drafted two QB's????)...Have a "GREAT" week!