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...