Archive for January 22nd, 2006

Roddick loses Mojo in Australia

Andy Roddick tumbled out of the Australian Open on Sunday, losing 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 to unseeded Marcos Baghdatis in the fourth round.

Andy Roddick fell behind early and was shown the door in four sets.

Roddick, the No. 2 seed, was unsettled by the high-energy Baghdatis, a 20-year-old former junior world champion from Cyprus. -ESPN

The best #2 player in tennis history…or the next generations Michael Chang…the Peyton Manning of tennis?!!?! Find your Mojo already! I think your mojo is still with Mandy Moore!

Mets Trade Benson

After trying to trade Kris Benson for months, the Mets finally succeeded yesterday. They dealt the righthander to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for reliever Jorge Julio and a prospect, a move that ended the Anna Benson era in New York and also could open a rotation spot for impressive righty Aaron Heilman.

The Orioles will absorb the remaining money on the three-year, $22.5 million contract that Benson signed before the 2005 season, a highly placed Mets official said, and unloading that burden was one of the main reasons for the deal. The Mets feel they have financial flexibility to make other moves later, and that might lead to them acquiring a big-name starter in the future - Oakland’s Barry Zito has been dangled in the past. - New York Daily News