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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
While the grid in MotoGP is all but settled, in the junior classes everything is still wide open. A few key pieces are falling into place, but the grid still remains far from certain. One major piece slotted into place today, though: Bradley Smith signed a new one-year deal with his Bancaja Aspar team, making him the odds-on favorite for the 2010 125cc title. His championship assault will be no cakewalk,...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Sergio Gadea was the fastest 125 rider in this morning's session of free practice, beating out his team mate and 2009 World Champion Julian Simon, and by quite a margin. Nico Terol was the 3rd fastest man, while Pol Espargaro made it an all-Spanish top 4 just a fraction off Terol's time. British rider Bradley Smith had another middling start, ending the session in 9th, while Scott Redding ended up...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Julian Simon took the first session of free practice for the 125cc class at Valencia, seizing on the opportunity to celebrate his title in front of his home fans. The Spaniard took over from the German wildcard Marcel Schrotter, who had led for much of the session, surprising almost everyone, given that he is riding a Honda as a wildcard. Schrotter eventually finished the session 3rd, with Nico Terol...
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Superbike News (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
British teenager Bradley Smith will brave the pain of a small break in his right foot to fight for a third 125GP victory in Malaysia tomorrow. Smith confirmed he had broken his fifth metatarsal after a massive high-side crash in...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Bradley Smith started the weekend strongly at Sepang by topping the first session of practice for the 125cc class. The Briton finished the session ahead of KTM's Marc Marquez and his Aspar team mate Julian Simon. Nicolas Terol completed the top 5. Scott Redding had a strong outing, ending the day in 12th, a second and a half down on his fellow countryman Smith, but Danny Webb had a much more difficult...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Both MotoGP and World Superbikes are in action this weekend, and a grand total of four titles could be wrapped up on Sunday. At Sepang, Valentino Rossi could secure his 7th MotoGP title on Sunday, while Hiroshi Aoyama could clinch the last ever 250cc world title. Several hours later, at the last WSBK round at Portimao in Portugal, the World Superbike title is likely to go down to the wire, with little...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
Bradley Smith was fastest during the cold and damp morning FP2 session for the 125cc class at Phillip Island, diving under Nico Terol's time as the flag fell for the end of the session. Terol was left down in 2nd place, ahead of Simone Corsi, who had been fast all session, and Joan Olive. Championship leader Julian Simon suffered a series of problems during the session, and could manage no better...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Pol Espargaro made the early running in the first session of free practice for the 125cc class. The Spaniard, winner of two of the last three races, was over a quarter of a second faster than the championship front runners. Bradley Smith was fastest of that group, just edging out Nicolas Terol and Smith's team mate and the man looking to secure the championship this weekend, Julian Simon. British...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Results: Pol Espargaro won the 125cc race at Estoril, after a race-long battle with Bradley Smith and Sandro Cortese. Julian Simon had led from early on, after Bradley Smith had nudged Nicolas Terol into the gravel, but a costly mistake by the Spaniard saw him run off and rejoin the race down in 13th, the position he would finish in. Espargaro won the last lap battle for victory, coming home ahead...
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The Joy of Sox (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Tomo Ohka (5.45, 83 ERA+) / Clay Buchholz (3,74, 126 ERA+) On each scorecard, I put the number of the game in the top right corner. Every Opening Day, I write a " 1 " and think it will take so long to get to " 162 ". When you step back, 162 games is a ridiculously long season. Yet here we are. The 2009 regular season is nearly complete and the Red Sox are one of the eight teams...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Julian Simon continues in the 125cc class as he started yesterday: leading the pack by a second. The Spaniard has dominated proceeding so far, and there is no reason to believe this won't carry on into qualifying. Behind Simon, the field is much tighter, Sandro Cortese finishing 2nd, ahead of Nicolas Terol and Pol Espargaro. British rider Bradley Smith recovered from a horrific highside in which he...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Julian Simon continued his dominance of the 125cc class, by getting off to a flying start during the first session of free practice and finishing the day over a second quicker than his nearest rivals. In 2nd was Andrea Iannone, now a couple of sponsors short due to his Misano headbutt, while Sergio Gadea was 3rd fastest, just ahead of Marc Marquez. The British riders got off to a bad start, with Bradley...
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The Joy of Sox (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
Here is a look at the 2009 W-L contest entries . Boston could finish the year with anywhere from 85 to 104 wins, and all 55 entries fell between those totals. However, re the first tiebreaker, Jacoby Ellsbury has stolen 61 bases so far, so everyone but the closest guess below that number can be eliminated. In three cases, we may have to go to the 2nd tiebreaker, which will be Varitek's OBP (currently...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
At the end of a closely contested FP2 session at Misano, it was Bradley Smith who ended at the top of the timesheets. The lead swapped places numerous times during the session, including 5 lead changes in the final minute. As the last rider to cross the line, Smith had no one else who could beat his time, putting him ahead of Pol Espargaro and Julian Simon, with Andrea Iannone a little way off. While...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
Bradley Smith led the first session of free practice at Misano, the British Aspar rider having been fast throughout the session. Smith received a little help from Czech rider Lukas Sembera, who balked Smith's Aspar team mate Julian Simon on a fast lap, leaving the Spaniard to settle for 2nd. Local hero Andrea Iannone set the 3rd fastest time, while Stefan Bradl took 4th place. Smith's British compatriates...
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