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Draw for the 2008-09 PFI Group Stage

Group A (Albuquerque)
Pittsburgh Steelers
Calgary Stampeders
Iowa Barnstormers
Rio Revelers

Group B (Montreal)
St Louis Cardinals
Baltimore Colts
Orlando Thunder
Mexico City Aztecs

Group C (Paris)
Amsterdam Admirals
Riga Resistance
Mumbai Jackals
Tokyo Shoguns

Group D (Istanbul)
Milan Vipers
Moscow Torpedoes
Astana Snow Leopards
Melbourne Demons

Gold Cup in Tampa

World Bowl in Beijing

Super Bowl XIX in London
 
MEANWHILE ON TV GAME SHOWS

September 1, 2008: On UPN's Deal or No Deal, Jessica Robinson became the first million dollar winner on Our Show as she used 5 cases to get a shot at winning the Million.

September 22, 2008: CBS Kicked off New Seasons of The Price is Right (hosted by Drew Carey) and Press Your Luck (hosted by Ricki Lake) by airing for the First Time in High Definition.
#1 That Week on Rhythm Radio (2 Days Ago): "Ride Like The Wind" by Alexandra Yonkovich (4th Week)

October 14, 2008: Michelle Loewenstein, a florist from Santa Monica, CA became the first person to win the $1,000,000 on Wheel of Fortune (regular or Saturday Final), Loewenstein will now be eligible for the 2009 Wheel of Fortune Tournament of Champions which will air this summer.
#1 That Week on Rhythm Radio (3 Days Ago): "Disturbia" by Rihanna (2nd Week)

October 29, 2008: 15 Days after Loewenstein won the Million on Wheel of Fortune, Vegas Oddsmakers made Michelle Loewenstein the favorite to win the Wheel of Fortune Tournament of Champions for 2009, meanwhile on Deal or No Deal (UPN), Tomorrow Rodriguez became the second million dollar winner on the show when she used 9 cases to get a shot at winning the Million on the same day the Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series.
#1 That Week on Rhythm Radio (4 Days Later): "So What" by Pink (2nd Week)

November 12, 2008: Tom Aquino, A Lawyer from Boston, MA won the lot on $ale of the Century which included a $99,000 Cash Jackpot and a Ford Mustang Convertible worth $24,820.
#1 That Week on Rhythm Radio (3 Days Ago): "So What" by Pink (3rd Week)

NEXT: A Look at Tecmo NASCAR Racing 2010
 
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Now a Look at Tecmo NASCAR Racing 2010
Release Date: February 14, 2009 (2 Weeks after the 2009 National Choir Drill Championships was Completed from Anaheim as 300 High School and All-Star Teams from 40 States competed for the title this year from January 29-February 1, 2009)

What's New In This Game: With the Loss of the Wal-Mart All-American Series and the Craftsman Truck Series from the Previous Version, The Legends are Back so you can now race with The Legends from the 1970s, 1980s and early 90's against the stars of today in addition you can now race the Car of Yesterday with the Stars of the NASCAR Coca-Cola Cup Series.

NOW WHO IS IN THIS GAME?

#00 David Reutimann - Aaron's Toyota
#02 Sam Hornish Jr. - Mobil 1 Dodge
#07 Danica Patrick - Hooters Ford
#09 Mike Bliss - Miccosukee Indian Gaming Chevrolet
#1 Martin Truex Jr. - Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet
#2 Brad Keselowski - Tiller Light Dodge
#3 Jeff Burton - Reese's Chevrolet
#5 Jerry Nadeau - AMP Energy Drink Chevrolet
#6 Scott Riggs - UPS Ford
#7 Matt Kenseth - Rhythm Radio Ford
#8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. - Dudweiser Chevrolet
#9 Kasey Kahne - McDonald's Dodge
#10 Patrick Carpentier - Valvoline Dodge
#11 Denny Hamlin - FedEx Toyota
#12 David Gilliland - Alltel Dodge
#14 Sterling Marlin - Office Depot Chevrolet (Joins Stewart-Haas Racing This Year)
#15 Paul Menard - Menard's Chevrolet
#16 Greg Biffle - 3M Ford
#17 Robby Gordon - Tim Dean Dodge
#18 Kyle Busch - M&M's Toyota
#19 Elliott Sadler - Stanley Tools Dodge
#20 Bobby Labonte - Interstate Batteries Toyota (Back to Joe Gibbs and Retains Interstate Batteries as Sponsor)
#21 Bill Elliott - Little Debbie Ford
#24 Jeff Gordon - Dupont Chevrolet
#25 Casey Mears - National Guard Chevrolet
#28 Jamie McMurray - Texaco/Havoline Ford
#30 Kevin Harvick - Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet
#31 Clint Bowyer - Caterpillar Chevrolet
#33 Aric Almirola - NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
#34 Roger Yasukawa - WindowWorld.com Chevrolet (Yasukawa made a Successful run by racing Part-Time in the Coca-Cola Cup Circuit to run for Rookie of the Year to drive for Front Row Motorsports This Year, He Previously raced in the Indycar Circuit before that.)
#36 David Ragan - Tommy Baldwin Racing Toyota
#38 Kurt Busch - The Home Depot Ford
#39 Ryan Newman - US Army Chevrolet
#40 David Stremme - Fastenal Dodge
#41 Reed Sorensen - Target Dodge
#42 Tina Gordon - Big Red Dodge
#43 Adam Petty - STP Dodge
#44 AJ Allmendinger - Valvoline Dodge
#45 Reed Sorensen - Charter Communications Dodge
#47 Marcos Ambrose - Little Debbie Chevrolet
#48 Jimmie Johnson - Lowe's Chevrolet
#55 Michael Waltrip - Best Western Toyota
#71 Mike Bliss - TRG Motorsports Chevrolet
#77 Jennifer Jo Cobb - Crystal Light Ford
#78 Regan Smith - Furniture Row Chevrolet
#82 Scott Speed - Red Bull Toyota
#83 Brian Vickers - Red Bull Toyota
#87 Joe Nemechek - Toyota
#88 Juan Pablo Montoya - Kellogg's Ford
#96 JJ Yeley - Ask.com Chevrolet
#99 Carl Edwards - Aflac Ford

And Now the Legends In this Game so you can race with the Current Stars with or without COT
#1 Donnie Allison - Hawaiian Tropic Chevrolet
#2 Rusty Wallace - Miller Lite Ford
#3 Dale Earnhardt - Wrangler Chevrolet
#5 Geoff Bodine - Lee Gary (Levi Garrett) Chevrolet
#6 Mark Martin - Valvoline Ford
#7 Alan Kulwicki - Hooters Ford
#11 Cale Yarborough - Holly Farms Chevrolet
#15 Ricky Rudd - Motorcraft Ford
#17 Darrell Waltrip - Western Auto Parts Chevrolet
#21 David Pearson - Purolator Mercury
#22 Bobby Allison - Tiller High Life Buick
#25 Ken Schrader - Grizzly (KODIAK) Chevrolet
#28 Davey Allison - Texaco/Havoline Ford
#33 Harry Gant - SCHOOL (SKOAL) Bandit Chevrolet
#42 Kyle Petty - Mello Yello Pontiac
#43 Richard Petty - STP Dodge
#44 Terry Labonte - Piedmont Airlines Chevrolet
#55 Benny Parsons - Denmark (Copenhagen) Chevrolet
#71 Dave Marcis - JD Stacy Chevrolet
#75 Jody Ridley - Nationwise Auto Parts Pontiac
#88 Buddy Baker - Bull Frog Knits Oldsmobile
#90 Dick Brooks - Chameleon Sunglasses Ford

Tracks: In addition to the 22 Tracks which will be use in 2009 they've also brought back North Wilkesboro and Rockingham to this game.

Music: To Celebrate that Tecmo NASCAR Racing 09 is bringing back many of the Legends in this game, the soundtrack was revealed on Rhythm Radio and Tempo's Dancin' On Air hosted by a young Nicole Zell and a young Tina DeCara (who is known to fans Princess 2.0) with Guest Co-Host Princess 1.0 (Heather Day) and Cindy Stark-Reiss among the songs which includes various Choir Drill Stars singing stuff like "Ride Like The Wind" by Alexandra Yonkovich which was previously sung by Christopher Cross in 1980 (Along with "What's Up" by her Rockettes from Rosary High with Lead Vocalist Mandy Crandall which was previously sung by 4 Non Blondes from 1993), "All This Time" by the St. Thomas More Sparklers with Lead Vocalist Leah Lagrange which was previously sung by Tiffany in 1989 and "Wild Horses" by the Westmoore Pom Squad with Lead Vocalist Rachel Cunningham (originally sung by Natasha Bedingfield) among the other Choir Drill Sounds in this Soundtrack plus we got the Top Hits of 2008 in according to Rhythm Radio including "This Is Me" by Demi Lovato ft. Joe Jonas, "Fly On The Wall" by Miley Cyrus, "Sneakernight" by Vanessa Hudgens, "Leavin" by Daniela Alvarez, "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry, Several Songs from High School Musical 3 like "Now or Never", "Right Here, Right Now" & "I Want It All" (however a number of dancers who were on the movie were used as Field Fillers so you can race these cars as Fantasy Drivers), "Like Whoa" by Aly & AJ, "Shake It" by Metro Station, "Disturbia" by Rihanna, "Closer" by Ne-Yo & "Live Your Life" by TI ft. Rihanna and some good hits from 2009 like "Circus" by Britney Spears, "Just Dance" by Lady Gaga, "I Hate This Part" by Pussycat Dolls and "Womanizer" by Britney Spears topped with some retro hits from the 80's that Rhythm Radio liked bake then including "Gloria" by Laura Branigan, "One Way" by Delaware Valley Warrior Rhythms, "Heaven is a Place on Earth" by Belinda Carlisle, "As We Lay" by Keller Indianettes, "Give Me Tonight" by Burbank Impressions, "Somebody's Watching Me" by The Carlsbad Lancerettes, "Maniac" by Michael Sembello, "Out Of Touch" by Hall and Oates and "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany.

Downloadable Content: Tecmo NASCAR Racing now added new music packs every month (with new songs) along with new paint schemes and new drivers (including more legends) for money in which the game is avaliable for the XBOX 360 and PS3.
 
2008-09 PFI Playoffs
Just experimenting with tweaking the format a little bit.

2008-09 PFI Group Stage
Group A (Albuquerque)
Pittsburgh Steelers 7, Calgary Stampeders 16
Rio Revelers 20, Iowa Barnstormers 14
Calgary Stampeders 10, Rio Revelers 17
Iowa Barnstormers 20, Pittsburgh Steelers 24
Pittsburgh Steelers 3, Rio Revelers 38
Calgary Stampeders 17, Iowa Barnstormers 38
(RIO 75, IOWA 72, CGY 43, PIT 34)

Group B (Montreal)
St Louis Cardinals 48, Baltimore Colts 25
Orlando Thunder 20, Mexico City Aztecs 16
Mexico City Aztecs 23, St Louis Cardinals 8
Orlando Thunder 18, Baltimore Colts 15
Baltimore Colts 41, St Louis Cardinals 13
Mexico City Aztecs 24, Orlando Thunder 29
(BAL 81, STL 69, ORL 67, MEX 63)

Group C (Paris)
Amsterdam Admirals 27, Riga Resistance 24
Mumbai Jackals 10, Tokyo Shoguns 20
Tokyo Shoguns 23, Amsterdam Admirals 26
Riga Resistance 12, Mumbai Jackals 31
Amsterdam Admirals 38, Mubai Jackals 13
Tokyo Shoguns 17, Riga Resistance 24
(AMS 91, TOKYO 60, MUM 54, RIGA 24)

Group D (Istanbul)
Milan Vipers 20, Moscow Torpedoes 12
Astana Snow Leopards 27, Melbourne Demons 30
Melbourne Demons 19, Milan Vipers 33
Moscow Torpedoes 17, Astana Snow Leopards 31
Astana Snow Leopards 35, Milan Vipers 56
Melbourne Demons 17, Moscow Torpedoes 31
(Milan 109, Astana 93, Melbourne 66, Moscow 60)

Gold Cup in Tampa
Baltimore Colts 32, Rio Revelers 25

World Bowl in Beijing
Milan Vipers 27, Amsterdam Admirals 23

Super Bowl XIX in London
Baltimore Colts 30, Milan Vipers 21
MVP: Joe Flacco

Super Bowl XX, previously awarded to Pasadena, will instead be played at the new Amblin Entertainment Field.
 
PFI Offseason.

For the 50th Anniversary of the AFL's charter members, the Chargers, Broncos, Vikings, Chiefs, Colts, Bills, Patriots and Saints will each wear throwback uniforms...

BALTIMORE COLTS
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BUFFALO BILLS
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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
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NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (Formerly NY Titans)
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Now the First Post of 2009 in this Timeline, Kicking It Off with My Personal Life

January 15, 2009 (PL): The Third Season of the JBA kicks off on Opening Day as more changes occured on Team Name Re-Branding while anticipating to have 2008 Strat-O-Matic Baseball Card Set being delivered including the Miami Crocs get renamed into the Miami Fly Khicks, The Los Angeles Stars got rebranded into the Los Angeles Beat Freaks, Brooklyn Dodgers changed it's name into the Brooklyn Ringmasters and the Birmingham Barons get renamed into Birmingham Dynamic Edition however we used the Strat-O-Matic Card Set from the 1989 Season and will last until ABDC Starts Season 4 later in the Summer however on Opening Night the defending JBA World Series Champs Super Cr3w got defeated by the Hitting Powers of Quest Crew (in which they got the players from the Sacramento Solons) as former Season 3 Contestant on So You Think You Can Dance Dominic Sandoval (Quest Crew) and Ryan Braun (who represented Team USA in the 2008 Summer Olympics) both Homered in a 6-3 win over Las Vegas as Jon "Do-Knock" Cruz knocked him out as struck out in his 3 at bats.
#1 That Week on Rhythm Radio (2 Days Later): "Just Dance" by Lady Gaga ft. Colby O'Donis (2nd Week)

January 22, 2009 (PL): One Week in Season 3 of the JBA causes a Change in Double-A as the 2010 Miss Texas USA Pageant will be held in the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center on September 9, 2009 which will air on Tempo and Syndicated Statewide to Texas on TV causing the Alameda Islanders to get a Double-A Affiliate in El Paso, TX as they will inherit a team name the El Paso Diablos and will be in effect for Season 4 which will start in August.
#1 That Week on Rhythm Radio (2 Days Later): "Just Dance" by Lady Gaga ft. Colby O'Donis (3rd Week)

February 15, 2009: Although The Economy Crisis moved the 2009 NASCAR Coca-Cola Cup Series season Opener from Riverside to Daytona Beach for the 2009 Daytona 500, Jeff Gordon won the 51st Running of the Great American Race however Matt Kenseth finished 2nd.
#1 That Week on Rhythm Radio: "Single Ladies (Put on a Ring On It)" by Beyonce (2nd Week)

February 26, 2009: On America's Best Dance Crew, Quest Crew got eliminated from competing in the Live Finale leaving Beat Freaks and Fly Khicks to be the Finale 2 which will lead to the very first All-Female Dance Crew Championship of the Season on ABDC.

February 27, 2009 (PL): Despite of Beat Freaks and Fly Khicks battling out for all those marbles on Next Week's ABDC Live Finale, The Battle for the Golden B-Boy Trophy will occur in this showdown as the Beat Freaks are sending Jim Abbott to the Mound while the Fly Khicks decided to take Bryan Harvey (from the Miami Crocs) to the Mound
#1 That Week on Rhythm Radio (The Day After): "Single Ladies (Put on a Ring On It)" by Beyonce (4th Week)

March 3, 2009: Tecmo MLB 2010 is released from Tecmo Sports as 2008 Cy Young Award Winner Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Seals appears on the cover as well as serving as MLB player consultant for the popular video game.

March 5, 2009: Two Things Happened that Deals with Baseball
In My Personal Life of Strat-O-Matic (for Jay Jianoran): Season 3 of America's Best Dance Crew has reached is finale as I played Strat-o-Matic Baseball between the Final Two Crews as Beat Freaks battled Fly Khicks for the Golden B-Boy Trophy in this Finale in the end Fly Khicks beat Beat Freaks to win the $100,000 and the Golden B-Boy (or B-Girl) Trophy becoming the First All-Female Crew to win America's Best Dance Crew which led to the Fly Khicks kicked the Beat Freaks 5-1 as Traci Young scored 2 homers in that big game.
In The Real Side of Baseball: The 2009 World Baseball Classic kicks off in Tokyo as the Defending World Baseball Classic Champions of 2006, Japan shut out China 4-0 with Yu Darvish taking the win.
#1 That Week on Rhythm Radio (2 Days Later): "Love Story" by Taylor Swift (1st Week)

March 22, 2009: Team USA is eliminated from the 2009 World Baseball Classic with a 9-4 loss to Japan in Los Angeles
#1 That Week on Rhythm Radio: "I Hate This Part" by Pussycat Dolls (1st Week)
 
2009 AFL 50th Anniversary Throwbacks part 2

DENVER BRONCOS
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KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
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MINNESOTA VIKINGS
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SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
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Meanwhile in Baseball

March 23, 2009: The Grand Finale of the 2009 World Baseball Classic Took Place in Los Angeles as Japan beat South Korea to 5-4 in 10 Innings as they Secured their 2nd Title to win the World Baseball Classic, Daisuke Matsuzaka (of the Seibu Lions) is the MVP representing Japan.
 
2009 PFI Offseason

The Dallas Cowboys cut the ribbon on their new stadium in Arlington, Texas.

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Meanwhile in baseball...

The Minnesota Twins will take the field at the Metrodome for one last season before moving in to Target Field next season...

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March 24, 2009: The 2009 Jeopardy Tournament of Champions Final took place at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas as Dan Pawson won this year's Tournament and $250,000 however Wheel of Fortune is going to do a Tournament of Their Own in 3 Months as Vegas Oddmakers learned that the first Million Dollar Winner, Michelle Loewenstein could be the favorite whose odds are currently at 4-1 while the most recent $100,000 Winner Brandon Rivera from St. Cloud, FL who won on the show's final week at Sea World in Orlando is currently at 16-1.

April 5, 2009: In the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, Jeff Gordon drove his #24 Dupont Chevrolet to win this race and maintained his lead in the 2009 Coca-Cola Cup Series Point Standings
#1 That Week on Rhythm Radio: "All This Time" by St. Thomas More Sparklers (Despite Lead Singer Leah LaGrange getting a Pre-Performance interview in this year's National Choir Drill Championships broadcast on ESPN2 which is currently airing that song in which they finished 2nd in the Jazz Category went on to hit #1 for the First Week in the Rhythm Radio Charts)

April 9, 2009: In the early morning hours after pitching six shutout innings against the San Francisco Seals, rookie Los Angeles Stars starter Nick Adenhart and two others are killed when the car in which they are travelling is struck by a drunk driver. The series finale with San Francisco that evening is subsequently postponed. This marks the second time a player's death in a car accident postpones a series finale.

April 11, 2009: Commissioner Bud Selig announces that the 2011 MLB All-Star Game will be played at Arizona's Chase Field.
#1 That Week on Rhythm Radio: "All This Time" by St. Thomas More Sparklers (2nd Week)

April 15, 2009: In honor of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play Major League Baseball, all players on all teams wore his number, 42. It was is retired from all teams throughout baseball on its 50th anniversary in 1997 and April 15 is the only day players are allowed to wear it, in honor of his debut on April 15, 1947.

April 16, 2009: The New York Yankees play their first game at the new Yankee Stadium, losing to the Cleveland Indians 10–2.

April 17, 2009: Gary Sheffield of the Charlotte Racers hits his 500th career home run as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the seventh inning in a game against the Milwaukee Braves.

April 18, 2009: The Cleveland Indians rout the New York Yankees 22–4 at the New Yankee Stadium. Asdrúbal Cabrera clubs a grand slam in the Indians 14-run explosion in the second inning. The Indians are the first team since the Boston Red Sox on June 27, 2003 to tally 14 runs in an inning. The Red Sox did it in the first inning. No team ever scored more than 13 runs in an inning against the Yankees at the Old Yankee Stadium, and now it has happened in only the 3rd game ever played at the New Yankee Stadium. In total, Cleveland bangs out 6 homers and has 25 hits.
#1 That Week on Rhythm Radio: "All This Time" by St. Thomas More Sparklers (3rd Week)

April 25, 2009: Albert Pujols hit his 8th career grand slam, giving him 1,002 RBIs and becoming the 260th player overall and only the 6th St. Louis Cardinals' player to reach 1,000 RBIs.
#1 That Week on Rhythm Radio: "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga (1st Week)

April 26, 2009: Brad Keselowski won his first career NASCAR Coca-Cola Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway in the Aaron's 499 despite of 2 big wrecks one involving 14 cars on Lap 7 and the other involving ten cars with ten laps to go.

May 2, 2009: While People trying to make some pre-bets on Michelle Loewenstein trying to win the Wheel of Fortune Tournament of Champions which will begin next month, People are trying to wager on the Favorite for This Year's Kentucky Derby Horse, Friesan Fire, he did win 3 Races before the Kentucky Derby but in the Kentucky Derby itself that horse came in 18th, The Winner of This Year's Kentucky Derby win to the Longshot Favorite Mine That Bird with Jockey Calvin Borel in he went from dead last until the final turn when he crossed the finish line to win the Run for the Roses, Musket Man (with Jockey Elbar Coa) took the place and Papa Clem (with Jockey Rafael Bejarano) took the show.
Later That Night: Stewart-Haas Racing Finished 1-2 with Tony Stewart being the winner and Ryan Newman finishing 2nd at Richmond in the Crown Royal Presents the Russ Friedman 400.
#1 That Week on Rhythm Radio: "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga (2nd Week)
 
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2009 PFI Offseason

The New York Giants trade backup QB Jared Lorenzen to the Kuala Lumpur Bearcats for a late round selection in the '09 Draft. Almost immediately, the Bearcats name Lorenzen their starter.
 
Notable 2009 PFI Draft Choices that we want to see: Matthew Stafford (QB - Georgia), Jason Smith (T - Baylor), Tyson Jackson (DE - LSU), Aaron Curry (LB - Wake Forest), Mark Sanchez (QB - USC), Andre Smith (T - Alabama), Darrius Heyward-Bey (WR - Maryland), Eugene Monroe (T - Virginia), BJ Raji (DT - Boston College), Michael Crabtree (WR - Texas Tech)
 
June 2009: The Penguins take the Bruins to seven games in the Stanley Cup Finals. Sidney Crosby scores the game winner in overtime to claim the team's second title.
 
2009 PFI Offseason

The Atlanta Falcons trade Michael Vick to the Barcelona Dragons for a late round pick in the 2010 Draft. Matt Ryan will start for Atlanta this coming season.

2009 Draft
Detroit Lions select Matt Stafford
Green Bay Packers select Mark Sanchez
London Monarchs select Darrius Heyward-Bey
Tampa Bay Buccaneers select Josh Freeman
New Orleans Saints select Tyson Jackson
Seattle Seahawks select Aaron Curry
Yokohama Hurricanes select Michael Crabtree
Birmingham Vulcans select Andre Smith
Cleveland Browns select BJ Raji
Jacksonville Jaguars select Eugene Monroe
Austin Texans select Jason Smith
 
Before the 2009 Indianapolis 500 Taking Place (May 9th): Still Competing for the 2009 NASCAR Coca-Cola Cup Rookie of the Year Title, Roger Yasukawa and Danica Patrick had announced that they are going to run the Indy-Charlotte Double and then on May 9th as the NASCAR Coca-Cola Cup Series Stars took the Week Off, Patrick qualified 10th while Yasukawa qualified 7th on the First Day of Pole Qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in hopes of Both Drivers will make the field for the 93rd Indianapolis 500.
 
THE COUNTDOWN TO MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND CONTINUES

May 16, 2009: Several Oddsmakers in Las Vegas think that Michelle Loewenstein could probably win the Tournament of Champions on Wheel of Fortune in which she is currently the Pre-Tournament favorite at 3-1, while the Jeopardy College Championship which ended Yesterday saw the Pre-Tournament Favorite Laura Myers (from the University of Missouri) whose odds are at 9-5 took the show by finishing 3rd and won $29,900 while Patrick Tucker (from Notre Dame) won the Tournament, However Oddsmakers in Las Vegas had made a Toss Up Favorite for This Year's Preakness Stakes between Rachel Alexandra (with Jockey Calvin Borel) and Kentucky Derby Winner Mine That Bird (with Jockey Mike E. Smith) as Most People must chose their Win Bet on Rachel Alexandra over Mine That Bird as a result, Rachel Alexandra beated Mine That Bird to win the Woodland Vase while Musket Man (with Jockey Elbar Coa) came in 3rd.

Meanwhile at Indianapolis: Day 3 of Indianapolis 500 Qualifying took place as John Andretti raced in an Indy Car for the first time as Richard Petty Motorsports decided to Run Indycars as Andretti qualified 31st, the next day on Bump Day he qualified 28th while Ryan Hunter-Reay will start Dead Last.

At Charlotte: The NASCAR Coca-Cola All-Star Classic took place as Danica Patrick finished 2nd in the 2009 NASCAR Coca-Cola Last Chance Showdown to make the field while another person running the Double Roger Yasukawa got the most votes in the Fan Vote to make the Field for this event but in the end, Tony Stewart drove his #14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet to win the All-Star Race and the $1,000,000 Prize that goes with the win, Fan Vote Winner Roger Yasukawa finished 9th while the Last Chance Showdown Runner-Up Danica Patrick came in 10th, however the Last Chance Showdown Winner Sam Hornish, Jr. (who went on to finished 16th had planned to run the Indy-Charlotte Double in 2010.

#1 That Week on Rhythm Radio: "Don't Stop Movin'" by Onalaska Hilltopper Show Choir (The Song was Previously Sung by S Club 7 in 2001 made it to #1 for a First Week in the Charts)
 
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