Noontime Sports

Thank goodness it is Friday! It is the end of the work week and the weekend… well … that is upon us! Have a wonderful day and weekend, here your Daily Noontime to kick off another September weekend!

Also, for those observing Yom Kippur on Saturday, may you all have a good fast!

Headlines:

* Floyd Mayweather continues to add on a few more charges related toward his domestic violence incident.

* San Francisco Giants pitcher Jonathan Sanchez struck out 12 batters in their 10-2 win against the Los Angles Dodgers on Thursday. The Giants now have sole possession of first place in the NL West.

* Boston Globe columnist Bob Ryan reflects on New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter. Did he actually get hit by a pitch on Wednesday?

* The San Diego Chargers are in trouble because they are 7,000 tickets short of not having a television blackout for their home opener against Jacksonville.

* Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown wrote a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell about how the league needs to stop having blackouts, as well as understand America is currently in a recession.

* The Seattle Storm have officially won their second WNBA Championship. Did you know that?

* Apparently Tom Brady makes more than his wife.

* San Antonio Spurs coach Greg Popovich wants NBA fans to consider his team a contender to win the Western Conference in 2011.

Games to Watch this Weekend:

* Toronto at Boston (MLB) (Friday – Sunday)

* San Diego at St. Louis (MLB) (Friday – Sunday)

* Los Angles Angles at Tampa Bay (MLB) (Friday – Sunday)

* UMass at Michigan (NCAA FB) (Saturday) – 12:00pm eastern

* Notre Dame at Michigan State (NCAA FB) (Saturday) – 8:00pm eastern

* Baltimore at Cincinnati (NFL) (Sunday) – 1:00pm eastern

* Chicago at Dallas (NFL) (Sunday) – 1:00pm eastern

* New England at New York Jets (Sunday) – 4:15pm eastern

* New York Giants at Indianapolis (Sunday) – 8:20pm eastern

Video of the Day:

For all those “Community” fans, the show that airs on NBC, well this video should get you excited about the show or even attending community college.