They have chemistry

They have chemistry."I'm so excited about what's to come," said Rays first baseman Carlos Pena. "Being from Boston, I understand these rivalries, mostly Red Sox-Yankees, but I think we're going to see a good rivalry with Boston and our team."I can see that the teams really respect one another. There's no reason why we can't keep up in the standings and be a contender, and we know that Boston's going to be there."I concur.To become a legitimate rivalry, though, the Rays are going to need to get some wins in Boston. Tampa Bay has yet to do so in 2008, posting an 0-6 record at Fenway.Those wins will come, however. More punches as well, I'm sure.And was it at all obvious that I haven't mentioned that team from the Bronx in a while?Tampa Bay has gone from the doormat to the penthouse, while New York is on its way out the door.. When the Philadelphia Phillies came into town on Friday, the Atlanta Braves trailed the NL East leaders by three-and-a-half games. The Braves failed to capitalize on their chance to make up ground.

Instead, it was the Phillies who, with a little bit of help from the Braves, completed the sweep just a few days after taking two of three from the Florida Marlins.On Friday. Jamie Moyer faced off against Tim Hudson in a game that is best described as a pitchers duel. Tim Hudson went seven-and-two-thirds innings while striking out three, walking four, and having only one run cross the plate against him. Despite his performance though, the Braves were never able to put the game away.Running mistakes by shortstop Yunel Escobar and relief pitcher Will Ohman were bad endings to good run-scoring opportunities, and when the game went into the top of the ninth, things got worse for the Braves.

A dropped two-out fly ball by Kelly Johnson scored Eric Bruntlett to tie the game. Shane Victorino's triple scored the go-ahead run in the top of the tenth. Victorino later threw out what would have been the Brave's tying run at home plate, ending the game in a 4-3 win for the Phillies.On Saturday and Sunday, the Philliesreceived solid pitching from their starters and relievers and never trailed the Braves in either game. Brad Lidge, the Phillies closer, pitched in all three games and garnered a save in both opportunities he received.While Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, and Jimmy Rollins delivered solid performances, the MVP of the weekend was Shane Victorino. He went 5-12 at the plate and delivered two RBIs, and played consistent defense, including the highlight-reel throw he made to end Friday's game.Because of Atlanta's inability to win Friday night, and their inability to shut down the Phillie's offense (who scored six runs in both Saturday's and Sunday's games), Atlanta now trails Philadelphia by six-and-a-half games, and they lost a crucial division series at home.While there is still a lot of season left to be played, it will be interesting to see what kind of effect this weekend will have in the playoff race in September.. Interested in truly learning about sports law, but have absolutely no desire of becoming a lawyer?Does the idea of spending the next three years of your life in a law school library scare you?Want to get a postgraduate degree as fast as possible (so that you may potentially become an NFLPA agent)?If you can stand eating at restaurants that serve “The Roethlisberger”, then you may be in luck.This fall, the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Law will launch a new concentration in sports and entertainment law. The new concentration will allow students to study subjects in intellectual property, media law, copyright law, intellectual property licensing, telecommunications law, trademark law, antitrust, business planning, entrepreneurship and technology.The Master of Studies in Law (MSL) program is designed for students who want to better understand law in a particular area, but do not want to become lawyers.A student can receive a Master of Studies in Law degree within one full-time year, or four part-time years.

The 1919 Black Sox Scandal is probably one of the first and most well known sport scandal to ever take place.Even 89 years later, There are still scandals that revolve in sports. This year has been so far a great year in sports but one aspect that has been more relevant then ever is the loss of integrity in all of these professional sports.Corruption is nothing new to the area of sports It has happened many times over the decades. We have followed a Celtics team going from being the laughingstock of the NBA to the NBA Finals in mere months.We have witnessed possibly one of the greatest sports upsets of all time by a NY Giants team and the fall of one of the greatest seasons of all time by the Patriots. Rhodes throws everything at the Samoan Bulldozer, but after blocking off a series of dropkicks, Umaga nails a Reverse Bulldozer Slam, followed by a Samoan Spike for the win.Following the match, Ted DiBiase comes out and tells the champs to get their act together because Night of Champions, he will be one-half of the new Tag Team Champions.RAW returns with the fifth winner of Million Dollar Mania about to be called. Sports in 07/08 have been so far, astonishing.We have watched Barry Bonds break the all-timehome run record. Both McNamee and Donaghy are criminals who are looking to better their legal postures.  McNamee wanted full immunity, and Donaghy wants a leaner sentence.Ex-IRS Investigator Jeff Novitzky (who worked with McNamee) just experienced a set back in his Balco case. Now, Donaghy's lawyer blasted the NBA, saying “the scandal runs much deeper.”  Are we supposed to buy McNamee's story, but not Donaghy's?  The media’s handling of two different criminals in similar situations is mind boggling The media constantly defends McNamee, but not Donaghy.