Whas Happened In Sports Last Night

• International Friendly: Own goal losses suck, but so much more when it’s a team you should be able to handle. Thus is the case of the Mexican national team, who came to Los Angeles (or Mexico, Jr) to play the Churrasco-loving Chilean squad for a friendly. Sure Mexican coach Sven Goran Eriksson didn’t have his whole squad available, but when you knock in the only goal in for the other side (we’re looking at you, Juan Carlos Valenzuela), it makes that all pretty much moot. Chile 1, Mexico 0 [LA Times]
• Carling Cup: If you’re wondering what’s with Tottenham’s abysmal EPL start, maybe this quote from their coach Juande Ramos, who said their second win of the season (both in Carling Cup play, none in EPL) might clue you in. “We deserved to win. It was equal in the first half but as soon as we scored we were in control of the match,” said Ramos, who celebrated his 54th birthday yesterday. Thanks coach. With wise, sage words like that we now know why you’re worth the money. Tottenham 2, Newcastle 1 [Sun UK]
• MLB: For the Mets, every game counts… for the Cubs, not so much. But there they were Wednesday night, battling it out in extra innings when Aramis Ramirez knocked in two runs via a homer to continue the bleeding known as the Mets’ season. The loss dropped the Mets into a tie for the Wild Card lead with Milwaukee with four games to go. Commence biting your nails Big Apple residents. Cubs 9, Mets 6, [Yahoo Sports]
Image [LA Times]