http://codysports.com Getting to the Heart of Sports Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:14:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Carrying the nickname Shrek and golf head covers to match (until his caddie convinced him to ditch them). 27 year-old South African golfer Louis Oosthuizen provided British Open spectators with the most boring final round of golf. Coming into the final round with a 4 shot lead over Paul Casey, ... http://codysports.com/oooo-louis/ After a walk and a lollipop throw to first base from Hong-Chih Kuo on a Joe Mauer grounder in the fifth inning, the National League looked like they were well on their way to a 14th straight loss in the Midsummer Classic. Robinson Cano hit a sac fly that scored Evan ... http://codysports.com/nl-ends-13-year-drought/ With a fire in his eyes and a humongous smile on his face, the lovable Boston Red Sock designated hitter David Ortiz sauntered to the plate in the final round of the 2010 Home Run Derby. He pulled up just short of the batter's box, and then proceeded to perform ... http://codysports.com/fourth-times-a-charm/ San Antonio has Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobli. Boston has Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett. The Lakers have Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol. And now, Miami has added the NBA's newest "Big Three" in LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh. Albeit for a ... http://codysports.com/the-newest-big-three/ The South Carolina Gamecocks and right fielder Whit Merrifield provided the perfect send off to Omaha, Nebraska's Johnny Rosenblatt stadium. In its final year hosting the College World Series, the Gamecocks provided a fantastic, 11 inning final contest to capture the school's second national title, and first in the sport ... http://codysports.com/all-is-merri-at-rosenblatt/ The first five picks in the 2010 NBA draft went pretty much according to plan. The desperate Washington Wizards took John Wall at number 1, and Evan Turner was taken number 2 by the Philadelphia 76er's. At 3, the Nets took Derrick Favors, at 4 the Timberwolves took Syracuse's Wesley ... http://codysports.com/wheelin-and-dealin/ Fueled by a comeback led by Kobe Byrant and Ron Artest, the Los Angeles Lakers captured the 16th title in franchise history, while Laker standouts Bryant and Derek Fisher grabbed their fifth NBA titles, and first against the Celtics. Bryant shot a dismal 6 of 24 from the field, but ... http://codysports.com/bryant-fisher-capture-5/ The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers have been the two premiere franchises in the NBA since the very beginning. However, after last night's game, you would think Boston did not deserve to be. With a chance to clinch the series and defeat the Lakers in the finals for the second ... http://codysports.com/rivalry-reaches-game-7/ The 2010 NBA Finals are shaping up in a similar to the 2008 NBA Finals, with Paul Pierce carrying the Boston Celtics then as well as now. Pierce poured in his best finals performance of the year, turning in 27 points on 57% shooting, while Rajon Rondo and Kevin Garnett ... http://codysports.com/party-like-its-2008/ Being a bench player can be a difficult job in the NBA. Many times you don't get into games, and if you do, you are merely giving the starters a rest and end up back on the bench in just a few minutes. That was not the story for the ... http://codysports.com/all-for-one-and-one-for-all/