Happy Halloween

Football Season is Over

2009 Football season is over, at least for me. Done. No more sceduling my weekends around the Maryland Terps games on Saturdays or the Washington Redskins games on Sundays. Time to enjoy some other Fall activites rather than football.

The Maryland Terps lost a pitiful, rain-soaked game to a not very good Virginia team 20-9 on Saturday. This leaves Maryland with a 2-5 record and not much hope of a winning record or bowl appearance this season. Both the offense and defense have looked bad. The team is "young" but we hear that every year, lately and that is no excuse.

The Washington Redskins lost to a team(Kansas City) that was 0-5 before Sunday by a score of 14-6, making the Redskins record 2-4 with the first six games being the easiest part of their schedule. The remarkable thing is that the defense has been playing great. They have not given up more than 28 points in a game for 28 games in a row, which is the best in the NFL. But, the offense can't score more than 20 points a game.

Can't see the Redskins winning more than three more games the rest of the season.The Redskins just look awlful - there is no other way to say it. The team lacks leadership on and off the field and there is not much hope for the future until some major changes are made. And this does not mean just firing Jim Zorn and hiring another coach. Changes need to be made higher than Zorn. Can we fire the owner?

Sharapova Wins 2009 Pan Pacific Open

Former world number one Maria Sharapova won her second Pan Pacific Open title after Jelena Jankovic retired with a wrist injury in Saturday's final.

It was Sharapova's first title since shoulder surgery last October and the 20th of her career. Her last tournament win came at Amelia Island in April 2008.

"It's funny to win trophies again after thinking I might never be able to hit a tennis ball again. But I'm back and I'm hungry. I can be better than before and win more grand slams" said Sharapova, who will now be ranked back in the top 20.