So close.  Giants pitcher Jonathan Sanchez came so close to a perfect game.  It's a wonderful story; a Cinderella story.  Previously demoted to the bullpen for poor performance, the only reason Sanchez pitched yesterday was because Randy Johnson was on the disabled list.  Make the most of your opportunities.  With his dad in the stands, Sanchez threw a no-hitter, striking out 11 Padres batters in the process.  If it wasn't for teammate Juan Uribe's error in the 8th inning, he would have had a perfect game.  Perfect.  So close.

Here are the best and worst in each league:

BEST

MLB: 1. Los Angeles Angels

NBA: 5. Cleveland Cavaliers

NFL: 3. Pittsburgh Steelers

NHL: 2. Carolina Hurricanes

WORST

MLB: 107. New York Yankees

NBA: 122. Los Angeles Clippers

NFL: 119. Detroit Lions

NHL: 120. Toronto Maple Leafs

And here are the top 10 and bottom 10 overall:

TOP 10

1. Los Angeles Angels

2. Carolina Hurricanes

3. Pittsburgh Steelers

4. Detroit Red Wings

5. Cleveland Cavaliers

6. Washington Capitals

7. Milwaukee Brewers

8. Pittsburgh Penguins

9. San Antonio Spurs

10. St. Louis Blues

BOTTOM 10

113. Minnesota Timberwolves

114. Cleveland Browns

115. New York Islanders

116. Oakland Raiders

117. Sacramento Kings

118. Cincinnati Bengals

119. Detroit Lions

120. Toronto Maple Leafs

121. New York Knicks

122. Los Angeles Clippers

The rankings, called "Ultimate Standings," are published in the current issue of ESPN The Magazine.

WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa - An umpire emptied the stands at a high school baseball game, ejecting the entire crowd of more than 100 fans for being unruly.

Umpire Don Briggs said he had no problem with any of the student athletes during Thursday's game between Winfield-Mount Union and West Burlington.

He said he had to take action because fans were being unruly, yelling and arguing.

However, West Burlington Superintendent James Sleister said he didn't see any unusual behavior and said he thought the umpire overreacted.

The game resumed after a 40-minute delay. West Burlington won 12-11.

The umpire called police as a precaution. West Burlington police officer Al Waterman says there were no arrests.

In the longest game in college baseball history, Texas beat Boston College.  And it only took them 25 innings to do so.  That had to be a nightmare for the pitching coaches.  I can only imagine how fatigued the players were.

Both teams return to the field on Sunday. Boston College takes on Army in an elimination game and Texas faces off against the winner of that game.

I'm taking Monday off so I can go to the White Sox opening day game.  I feel a little guilty, but just a little.  I hardly ever miss work, so I feel I deserve a day off.  So excited!

NEW YORK — Former New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos has been convicted of throwing his girlfriend against a wall and punching her in a motel.

Prosecutors say a jury on Thursday convicted the 24-year-old Burgos of assaulting the woman in September 2008. He faces up to a year in jail when he is sentenced April 3.

District Attorney Richard Brown's office says Burgos threw his then-girlfriend against a wall and repeatedly punched and slapped her when she tried to leave. Prosecutors say Burgos then stepped on the woman and pummelled her as she lay on the floor.

Burgos' lawyer, Edgar De Leon, didn't immediately return an after-hours message seeking comment.

The Mets released Burgos in December.

Time to grab your 3-D glasses! 

The first commercial going into half time will also be the very first 3-dimensional TV commercial in bowl history.

It's a 90 second trailer for the upcoming movie Monsters Versus Aliens. Another commercial for SoBe Lifewater will also air in 3-D.

"It's fun. It's unique, that's it. Everybody is going out trying to find the glasses," said Hank Sorrick of Pixel Lightening Productions, Inc. "You're definitely going to have the audience. Billions of people around the world watching the Super Bowl.

President Obama's new ride looks mighty nice.  Here's Cadillac One:

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig announced the sport will enact a rules change stating that postseason games cannot be shortened because of bad weather.

"All postseason games, All-Star games and that, will be full-length affairs, and the rule will be so written," Selig said Thursday following an owners' meeting.

Selig said the change also will apply to tiebreaker games that decide division titles and wild-card berths.

"Any game that has significance for the postseason," he said. "It will be very clear now. Everybody will know exactly."

Under baseball's rules, games are official as soon as the trailing team has made 15 outs.

Well, I went to one of the bars last night to watch the Sox game, and did not come home very happy.  They're in a deep hole now and need to win, or else they're season is over.  I was expecting more for them, but maybe it was unrealistic.  They barely even made it to the playoffs, afterall.

Hopefully they can pull together like they did at the end of the regular season and get something going.