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SYLVANIA, Ohio – Na Yeon Choi may be from South Korea but she's beginning to think of the Toledo area as a second home.
Not only did she win the most recent Jamie Farr Toledo Classic two years ago, but the week after she revisited the course for a media day last month she turned around and won the U.S. Women's Open the next week at Blackwolf Run for her first major title.
"This is something special for me," she said.
Choi won the 2010 Farr, beating Christina Kim, In-Kyung Kim and Song-Hee Kim — three Kims, none related — with a birdie on the second sudden-death playoff hole.
The Farr wasn't held a year ago while the city hosted the men's U.S. Senior Open. A strong field is on hand for the 27th annual tournament at Highland Meadows Golf Club. The first round is Thursday.
This year's field includes eight of the top 10, 15 of the top 20 and 23 of the top 30 players on the LPGA money list.
The local favorite is Stacy Lewis, born in Toledo and No. 1 in earnings. Yani Tseng, tops in the world rankings, is also on hand along with 2008 Farr winner Paula Creamer.
Choi played in the Evian Masters two weeks ago, then traveled from the course in France to the Olympics in London.
"I went to indoor volleyball games twice. I have a lot of friends that play (for South Korea) so I watched the two games and they won," said Choi. "Then I watched handball with Norway and the 200 meter freestyle swimming and Korean Tae Hwan Park, he won a silver medal."
Lewis is followed around by a large crowd of relatives and friends who wear T-shirts supporting her.
"My family is here and I was born here so it just has a lot of special meaning for me," said Lewis, who now lives in Florida. "My family is so excited to come out they have been working on their shirts for two years."
Tseng has won three times this year, but has struggled in her last four starts, never finishing inside the top 50 while missing two cuts.
Creamer hasn't won in 2012, but does have five top-10 finishes. She shot a sterling 60 in the opening round four years ago and led from wire to wire.
Her career-best round is still a fond memory.
"At the time I didn't even realize that I shot 60," she said. "It was about the 15th hole and I remember thinking, 'Man, there are a lot of circles (birdies) on this card.' And I just kept on going."
She came back the next day with a solid round that made her pause.
"I shot 65 the next day and it felt like I shot 100," she said with a laugh.
Five-time winner Se Ri Pak skipped the tournament to take a break while recovering from a shoulder injury. Besides Creamer and Choi, the only other past winners in the field are Heather Bowie Young (2005) and Laura Davies (1988). | http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/08/08/choi-defends-farr-title-after-one-year-lapse981041/?cmpid=prn_foxsports | 656 |
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Justin Tuck knows there is a way to neutralize Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Thinking about rattling him is probably not the way to go for the slumping New York Giants.
"I don't know," Tuck said of Sunday's game between the two most recent Super Bowl champions. "We haven't rattled him yet. We've had success against him, slowed him down in his progressions because of some different looks. As far as being rattled? No, I haven't seen that yet.
"I hope I'm wrong. I hope we get an opportunity to rattle him on Sunday."
For a primer on how, exactly, to unnerve the NFL's top-rated passer, Tuck might want to go back to last year's playoff game in Green Bay, where Osi Umenyiora and Michael Boley split four sacks and applied enough pressure on Rodgers to induce him to throw a game-sealing interception to safety Deon Grant.
That 37-20 Giants win was a far different affair than the teams' regular-season matchup, in which Rodgers threw for four touchdowns to go along with 369 yards passing in a 38-35 victory. Included in that one was a two-minute drill in which he maneuvered through the Giants' defense to position Mason Crosby for a game-winning, 31-yard field goal as time expired.
He looked then like he could not be shaken. In fact, he has taken on that same persona in both his regular season wins against the Giants, averaging 386.5 yards passing. He's thrown for eight touchdowns in those games.
The Giants' goal, then, is to interrupt that run of dominance by duplicating their playoff performance. To wit: hit him, cover his receivers, and make him throw the ball early.
But that could be easier said than done. After a slow start, Rodgers has led the Packers (7-3) on a 6-1 roll, including a five-game winning streak. He's thrown 24 touchdown passes and four interceptions over that span.
He has thrown multiple touchdown passes in four of those seven games, looking cool and calm the whole time, even as he scrambles for yardage and extend plays to allow standout receivers Randall Cobb and Jermichael Finley to maneuver into open spaces.
If the Giants learned anything about handling Rodgers in 2011, it came from that playoff game.
"I don't think we did anything too different," safety Antrel Rolle said. "We had a couple of personnel changes. We disrupted and took away his primary targets. And the defensive line and linebackers did a good job getting after him.
"I'm not saying not everyone did their job in that first game, but it comes down to whoever is hot on that particular day. It's a matter of last man standing."
The easiest way to become that man would be to put Rodgers on the seat of his pants, as Umenyiora and Boley did last season. That, the Giants hope, would make him a bit antsy.
"Any quarterback can be rattled," safety Kenny Phillips, who could end his six-game absence because of a sprained right knee Sunday. "It starts up front."
Having Phillips back could allow the Giants to go back to the three-safety combination that was so successful against the Packers in the playoffs. Grant is no longer with the team, but Stevie Brown has proved a valuable replacement for him. With Rolle and Brown starting, and Phillips coming in as the deep safety, the Giants would have an extra option in the secondary that could increase the pass rush pressure on Rodgers.
That doesn't translate to rattling for Tuck. But it would be the next best thing.
"Rattle? He's played in a lot of big-time games. He's gotten hit a lot, and we want to hit him hard," Tuck said. "That Seattle game (a 14-12 loss in Week 3), they hit him left and right every play, but that second half he came out and he was still as good as he always was."
The Giants are looking to end a two-game losing streak.
"We just have to handle our game plan and approach it as a playoff atmosphere," Rolle said. | http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/11/21/playoff-game-plan-could-help-giants-handle-green-bay-quarterback-aaron-rodgers/?cmpid=prn_foxsports | 897 |
Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles, left, runs from Indianapolis Colts free safety Antoine Bethea during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)The Associated Press
Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles (25) fumbles the ball as he is hit by Indianapolis Colts defensive end Clifton Geathers during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. The Colts recovered the fumble. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jamaal Charles seemed to be happy with himself. Peyton Hillis had to feel vindicated, and embattled offensive coordinator Brian Daboll finally had a reason to smile.
Imagine how they would have felt if the Chiefs had actually won.
Even while playing out the string in a season lost long ago, Kansas City managed an offensive output that should go down in franchise history. Charles ran for 226 yards on Sunday, Hillis had 101 and the Chiefs piled up 352 yards on the ground against the Colts' backpedaling defense.
If not for a miserable effort by quarterback Brady Quinn, two turnovers in the red zone and a stuffed attempt at converting fourth down, the Chiefs might have won another game.
Instead, the Colts scored late in the fourth quarter for a 20-13 victory.
"We had a feeling we could run on them," Charles said. "When Peyton did a good job running the first half, I thought, 'Man, Peyton's getting off. I got to do some, too.' So I felt like I had to go out there and run the ball as well."
The Chiefs certainly ran the ball well.
Their total was the third-best in franchise history, trailing only a couple of games in the 1960s, when teams generally ran the ball with more gusto than they do these days.
Not a bad day to put in the history books, except that it came with an asterisk: It's the most yards rushing in a losing effort in NFL history, eclipsing the 320 yards the 1944 edition of the Cleveland Rams ran for in a loss to Washington.
"We wanted to be able to run the ball and it turned out we were able to run it," Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel said, who gave his players Monday off to celebrate the holidays.
We're disappointed," he added, "as we have been many times this year."
Thirteen times, to be exact. The Chiefs (2-13) and are tied with Jacksonville for the league's worst record heading into their season finale next Sunday against Denver. Kansas City also holds the tiebreaker for the No. 1 draft pick by virtue of their strength of schedule.
That's one positive to come out of a disastrous season.
Another one has been Charles.
After missing nearly all of last season with a torn left ACL, the former All-Pro running back has been better than ever. He's run for 1,456 yards, the seventh-best season in franchise history, and can break his own single-season-high set in 2010 with 12 yards against the Broncos.
His big game against the Colts, in which Charles surpassed 750 career carries, also qualifies him for the NFL record for yards per carry. Charles is averaging 5.82 yards on 770 attempts, which far surpasses the 5.22 yards that Jim Brown averaged in 2,359 attempts from 1957-65.
"Records are meant to be broken, and I always try to break records," Charles said. "Breaking Jim Brown's record, it's one of the most special of all time to me because, listening from the past, he was one of the best running backs of all time."
Charles has gone over 200 yards rushing twice this season, and three times in his career, which also sets a franchise record. He also has the three biggest games in Chiefs history, and his 84-yard touchdown run in the third quarter gave him three 80-plus runs this season.
"He's super-fast, he's tough. He's a scary sight for a defensive guy," Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson said. "He opens up a lot of things for the offense. He's a key player."
Some of Charles' running room was no doubt thank to Hillis, the former Browns bruiser who has been a disappointment since signing as a free agent in the offseason.
He bullied his way for 101 yards on Sunday, his best game since Dec. 24, 2011.
The thunder-and-lightning combination gave the Chiefs their first duo of 100-yard rushers since Oct. 7, 1991, when Christian Okoye and Harvey Williams did it against Buffalo. It's a feat that has only been accomplished six times in the 53-year history of the Chiefs.
"You can't go back and say, 'We should have run the ball more,'" Charles said. "Losing by seven points, it didn't have nothing to do with us running the ball."
It had to do with Quinn's inefficient game, poor execution in clutch situations and a defense that had played well all afternoon failing to get off the field late in the fourth quarter.
It also had to with Daboll's offense, which has been historically inept, failing to get into the end zone despite one of the most productive ground games in franchise history.
"We turned the ball over, got penalties at inopportune times and gave up an easy touchdown at the end of the game, as well as miss a field goal," Crennel said. "So when those kinds of things happen, it's hard, and until we can rectify that, that's what we have to deal with."
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PEARSON IN IT FOR LONG HAUL
Leicester manager Nigel Pearson expects the race to reach the npower Championship play-offs to go down to the final game of the season.
Pearson played down the fact his side had let two points slip away by drawing 0-0 at home with relegation-threatened east midlands rivals Nottingham Forest.
Victory would have moved Leicester within two points of the top six.
Pearson said: "In some ways it is two points dropped. But they set out to not get beaten and they achieved that so we have to give them a bit of credit for that.
"We tried to win the game but we just didn't have that cutting edge. But I think the players have shown the desire to win, although it fizzled out in the second half in terms of the chances created.
"But we are six points off fourth place. It is two points dropped but it is one of those where we have to keep our focus on what is going to happen in the next few games.
"There are teams above us in worse form than us and we just have to make sure that we remain positive about our run in. There is an awful lot that can happen between now and the end of the season.
"I think it will go down to the final game to determine the sixth position and we have to make sure we are in contention for that.
"Don't get me wrong, there is an awful lot of work to be done and we are not taking it for granted that that will be the case.
"But with how the last month has gone with teams dropping points, it gives an awful lot of team encouragement that they might be involved.
"I am disappointed (to draw) but that is tempered with the knowledge that it remains exceptionally tight."
Forest were beaten 4-0 at the King Power Stadium in an FA Cup third-round replay in January.
Reds boss Steve Cotterill felt Tuesday night's result showed just how far his team has come over the past two months.
"When we were in on Sunday I said to the players it will be interesting to see how far we have come. And that was a measure of how far we have come, so we are really pleased," said Cotterill.
"It was different to Saturday against Brighton because we have had to show the other side of our game, and I thought we did that very well.
"I am pleased with the point. It has got us to that 40-point mark with is important psychologically. With it being our game in hand we wanted to get something from it.
"It was very disciplined, they were magnificent. I think we have looked a proper team for a while now, which is why the results have changed.
"It has coincided with the loan players and having a back four. We have got a little bit of competition now as well, which helps and keeps people on their toes."
In-form winger Garath McCleary missed out against Leicester with a hamstring injury and Cotterill confirmed that the 24-year-old will undergo a scan on Wednesday.
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Over 200 Sports Fixing Probes in Last Four Years
The Daily Star this weekend reports that there were over 200 sports match fixing probes in the United Kingdom in just the last four years.
From The Daily Star:
Of 210 cases probed by the Gambling Commission since September 2007 nearly all have been over sporting fixtures.
And the majority involve football, horse racing, tennis and snooker.
But they also show that very few cases ever get to court.
Of the cases reported to the commission over the past four years 135 have been “closed” – but 133 of those could be re-opened if “new information comes to light”.
The commission says the files, including 40 connected to football, 32 to horse racing and 17 to tennis, were shut because “the grounds for suspicion of criminal activity have not been substantiated”.
The report comes just months before the start of the Summer Olympics, where authorities have all ready promised to monitor any suspicious betting patterns.
- Gilbert Horowitz, Gambling911.com
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IOC Impressed By Nanjing 2014
The International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s Coordination Commission for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Games ended its second visit to the city.
IOC coordination commission chairman Alexander Popov was impressed with the progress made by the organizing committee since the IOC last visited Nanjing in January.
The Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (NYOGOC) team is fully operational with all 17 departments established and 43 functional-area leads in place. A volunteer recruitment program has also be initiated.
In the last six months there has been the launch of the Nanjing 2014 emblem, the initiation of the marketing program, the finalization of the Culture and Education Programme concepts, and the laying of the first foundations of the Youth Olympic Village where the 5,900 athletes and team officials will reside. The estimated completion of the village is set for April 2014.
Environmental sustainability will be integrated into every stage of the project, including green technology, geothermal and solar energy, and rainwater collection.
There will be athlete training facilities and a planned Village square that will serve as the central location for Culture and Education Programme activities.
Commission Chairman Popov said, "there have been some major developments since our last visit earlier this year, which is testament to the efficiency and professionalism of the Nanjing Organising Committee.
"The Nanjing 2014 team has truly embraced the spirit of the Youth Olympic Games and its vision is now becoming a reality".
Yang Weize, Executive President of NYOGOC, said, "over the last six months we have been improving and optimising the organisational structure at NYOGOC and strengthening the image of Nanjing 2014. As we approach the 1,000-days-to-go mark, we are confident in the steady development of our preparations to deliver a unique and amazing event".
Twenty five venues for the 28 sports are now confirmed and nine of the 28 International Federations have visited Nanjing, with more visits scheduled.
There has been a decision made by the FIVB to introduce beach volleyball for the first time at a Youth Olympic Games.Write or read comments about this article
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A to Z with Eric West
Published: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 4:52 p.m.
JERSEY NUMBER: 11
WEIGHT: 170 pounds
Area boys soccer player I would pay to watch play: Alex Fethiere of Eastside. He is just quick and is very good with the ball.
Best movie I've ever seen? “Django Unchained.” That movie was really good. It had so much action.
Coach Andy Aulick's best words of advice for me: Stay high and hold the ball so runs can get around me.
David Beckham is ... The best free kick taker to ever walk the earth.
Easiest class or part of the school day: Weightlifting for sure.
Favorite type of music and artist: Rap and probably Drake.
Goal going into the season ... To play in the district championship and worry about the rest after we win the district championship.
Note: Buchholz hasn't won a district title since 2001.
Heather Mitts or Abby Wambach, who is your favorite former Gator soccer player? Abby Wambach. She is a freak in the air heading the ball for girls. Honestly, she is as big as a guy.
Interesting thing about me away from soccer: I have a very romantic side. I have a girlfriend. I can be very romantic to my girlfriend. I'm a smooth talker.
Joker on the team: Chris Cornell. He is not afraid to say anything. He's a really good player too.
Kick or a header for a goal: Kick. I really like to pound the ball, blast it as hard as I can.
Least favorite Buchholz soccer moment: Losing to Mandarin 3-1 last year (in the 5A regional semifinals). The fact that we lost by multiple goals made me the maddest.
My response to people who dislike soccer or say it is boring to watch is ... There's is a reason it is the most famous sport in the world. It is just the United States hasn't given it a chance yet. It is going to grow. In five years, it is going to be really big.
New Year's resolution? To win the district championship and the state championship.
One person in my life who inspires me most: My older brother, Scott. He played soccer just as long as I have and before every game he tells me I need to be the best player on the field.
Potential college major: Business or real estate.
Quiet time activity: Listening to music.
Reading newspapers or browsing the Internet to get my high school sports information? Newspaper. My dad tells me every morning if there is something in the paper about us.
Soccer player I grew up watching and wanted to be like: Robin van Persie of Manchester United. If you wanted to play like someone, it would probably be him. He scores every single game.
Twitter or Facebook page status post? Twitter. Facebook is gone.
Universities or colleges considering: North Florida and Central Florida. I am trying to play soccer at North Florida. The places I am being recruited to play soccer I don't want to play at.
Vacation spot I love: I like going on cruises to different places.
Who will win Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3 — 49ers or Ravens? I can't go against the Ravens anymore. The past three games I said they were going to lose and won every time. Plus, it is Ray Lewis' last game.
Xbox, PlayStation or Wii? Xbox, that is what I grew up playing. I don't play any other game but FIFA 13.
Year I was born: 1994.
Zoo animal I like most: The lion, because they are the king. They are on top. I would like to be the best. | http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20130124/ARTICLES/130129841/1006/[email protected] | 826 |
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December 09, 2009
After kicking out and violently abusing her opponents in a semi-final match in the Mountain West Conference tournament, Elizabeth Lambert was suspended from the University of New Mexico team.
She has since apologised and this video has spread like wildfire across the web.
What do you think about Elizabeth’s behaviour? Comment below… | http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/viral/s/2062341_violent_female_footballer | 74 |
Newcastle have made a £7 million bid for Mevlut Erdinc, despite the striker insisting he wants to stay at Paris St Germain.
The Daily Mirror claims that Newcastle have been tracking the star for the last three years, and Alan Pardew is desperate to sign Erdinc to beef up his forward line. Erdinc also reportedly has the qualities to be made the new no. 9 at the northern club.
Erdinc told French newspaper L’Equipe that he is planning to stay in France, saying: "I want to impose myself here and I do not fear competition. I'm ready. Anyway, there is always competition, at all clubs."
But Newcastle have not been perturbed by the Frenchman’s comments, and are hopeful that if they are willing to pay top dollar for Erdinc, Paris St Germain may be tempted to let the star go.
At 24-years-old, Erdinc fits into Pardew’s search for young fresh players, as the Newcastle manager builds on a long term goal to play European football once more. | http://www.givemesport.com/166743-7m-bid-made-for-toons-new-no-9-reports | 225 |
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini felt nerves played a part as his side were held to a draw by Napoli on their Champions League debut.
Aleksandar Kolarov secured a share of spoils for City in their Group A opener at the Etihad Stadium by cancelling out Edinson Cavani's 69th-minute goal with a free-kick five minutes later. Both sides could have claimed victory with City twice hitting the woodwork through Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero and Napoli's Ezequiel Lavezzi denied by the crossbar.
Overall Mancini was satisfied with his team's introduction to Europe's top competition and believes they will now feel more comfortable against Bayern Munich in a fortnight. Mancini said: "I think we can do better in Munich because it is the second game."
He added: "This game was important for us and I think we were nervous - all the club was so nervous. I think we played very well in the first half but in the first 15 minutes of the second half we conceded a lot of space to Naples.
"They were really dangerous and they scored a goal. A team like us can't concede goals like this. When we lost that goal we didn't have any midfielders in front of the defenders. For 10 minutes there we left a lot of space for Napoli players. After that I was happy with our performance - as in the first half - when we played very well."
City spurned numerous other chances but often looked susceptible to the counter-attack. After scoring 15 goals in the process of winning their first four Barclays Premier League games this season, it was an unusually frustrating night for the hosts.
Yet Mancini felt the result may give his side a reality check and he reacted with incredulity when it was suggested he felt his team had been playing like Barcelona.
The Italian added: "I never said we are like Barca. I heard this but I never said it. I think we need to improve. We have fantastic players but every game in the Champions League is different, it is difficult. I think it is important for us to play simple football. If we play simple I think we can play better, score goals and not concede any chances to them."
Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri was pleased with how his team acquitted themselves and was happy with a point, but felt they could justifiably have had more.
He said: "I was very happy when we went 1-0 up and very happy with the team in the second half. I saw them create a lot of chances, although some were perhaps over-ambitious. We could have gone one further and won, which we were obviously all hoping for, but City are a great team."
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Everton will have the squad depth they need before the start of the season, according to chief executive Keith Wyness.
Heading into hectic domestic and UEFA Cup campaigns, they have sealed only one major signing during the summer - £4million midfielder Phil Jagielka from Sheffield United, but Wyness has told supporters not to get too anxious.
He said: "Some transfer windows develop early, some develop late. We will have the bodies and the faces in before the start of the season. We are very active in a lot of things behind the scenes."
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Ronaldinho is disappointed with the Spanish football association´s decision to uphold his one-match suspension following his sending off against Getafe last weekend.
The Brazil playmaker was shown a straight red card in the first half of the 1-0 win for kicking out at opponent David Belenguer following a foul by the Getafe defender.
Barca had appealed against the subsequent one-match ban, claiming Ronaldinho had been provoked, but the ruling was upheld by the Spanish Football Federation´s Disciplinary Committee on Thursday. "It is not fair. For me it is very important to play against Espanyol because of what we are playing for and it is a shame that it cannot happen," Ronaldinho said in Marca.
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Men's Soccer Opens Ivy Play by Hosting Yale Saturday
Junior Tim Linden and the Crimson are 1-1-0 at home this
season (photo courtesy of David Silverman).
Ivy League Standings
Harvard looks to snap a two-game losing streak and opens Ivy League play by hosting archrival Yale at Ohiri Field.
The Crimson owns a 1-1-0 record at home this season after defeating then-No. 13 Stanford, 2-1, Sept. 4, and falling to Providence, 2-1, Wednesday evening. Harvard heads into Ivy League play with a 2-3-3 overall mark, while the Bulldogs own a 1-7-1 record in their non-conference games this fall.
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Live statistics will be available for Saturday's home game against Yale.
Last Time Out:
Jamie Rees scored a goal in the 47th minute, and Austin Harms recorded two saves, but the Crimson dropped a non-conference matchup to Providence Wednesday.
A History Lesson:
The Crimson and Bulldogs have played 96 times, with the series beginning in 1907 with a 1-1 tie. Harvard leads the series, 50-36-10, and has won the last four games against Yale. Last season, Harvard topped its archrival, 1-0, in double overtime, as Brian Rogers scored the game-winner in the 103rd minute to lift the Crimson to a win on Oct. 3, 2009.
Returning to Ohiri Field:
Today's game against Yale will be the first for Harvard on Ohiri Field this season. Last fall, the Crimson boasted an 8-2-0 record on Ohiri Field.
Brian Rogers, who assisted on the Crimson's goal against Providence Wednesday, leads the squad in scoring with three goals and seven points. Kyle Henderson (1-2-4), Jamie Rees (1-1-3), Scott Prozeller (1-1-3), Zack Wolfenzon (1-0-2) and Ross Friedman (1-0-2) have also found the back of the net this fall. Rogers and Friedman are tied for the team lead with one game-winning tally apiece.
Austin Harms has one shutout this season, giving him 14 in his career, which ranks him second in school history. He boasts a 2-3-2 record with a 1.34 goals-agianst average and 23 saves. Harms also stands sixth in program history with 115 saves.
Harvard has scored nine goals this season, compared to 11 by opponents. In its two home games, Harvard and its opponents have both tallied a total of three goals. The Crimson has also earned 24 corner kicks, while opponents have 35.
The Bulldogs have dropped two straight games, including a 2-1 loss at home to No. 18 St. John's Tuesday. Yale owns an 0-2-1 record on the road.
Andy Hackbarth and Andy Shoren are tied for the team lead with two goals and four points each. Hackbarth also tallied Yale's lone game-winner this fall, coming in a 2-1 overtime victory over Sacred Heart.
Bobby Thalman has started all nine games in goal and is 1-7-1 with one clean sheet and a 1.47 goals-against average.
Defense Wins Games:
Harvard has allowed two goals or less in all eight of its games this season. The Crimson has also surrendered one goal or fewer in four contests. Harvard is 1-0-3 when it allowed one goal or less.
The Crimson faces intrastate rival Holy Cross in a non-conference matchup Wednesday, Oct. 6. Harvard then returns home to face Cornell in the squad's second Ivy League game of the year. That contest will be played at Ohiri Field Saturday, Oct. 9. | http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/msoc/2010-11/releases/20100930_Yale_Preview | 797 |
"Just because I won the U.S. Open doesn't mean I'm going to change the way I live," Angel Cabrera told Sports Illustrated last August in his native Argentina, for a profile co-written by Luis Fernando Llosa. "I'm going to do what I've always done."
What the 38-year-old has always done besides win (19 victories worldwide) is to speak from the heart. Llosa reconnected with the man whose 1-under-par 69 bested Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk at Oakmont last year, making him the second Argentine (after Roberto De Vicenzo) to win a major. In a spirited exchange, the champion talks Torrey Pines, kicking cigarettes, and his lonely life on the PGA Tour.
You smoked a lot of cigarettes at
last year's U.S. Open. You've said,
Some players have psychologists.
I smoke. How has smoking helped?
I get that question over and over. Listen. I quit smoking last summer, after the British, on July 24th. I haven't smoked since. There are a lot of players who smoke and play well. There's nothing wrong with that. Back then I was being tortured with questions about smoking, so I made a comment about smoking and psychologists. But enough already.
Why'd you quit?
Because I didn't feel like smoking anymore. Are you guys are going to torture me for the next year with questions about why I don't smoke? [laughs]
Just one more. Didn't smoking help
you cope with pressure? What do
you do now?
No. No. I smoked because I wanted to and because I was addicted. It was a bad habit, not an aid on the course. Quitting has had no effect on my game.
What annoys you more the oftrepeated
questions about your
smoking, or the oft-repeated
questions about how you got the
nickname El Pato?
Smoking questions. I have never been annoyed by anyone's inquiries about my nickname. Never.
So what do you think about sports
psychologists? Are they necessary?
Definitely. Just look at how many players use them. But the player who starts up with a psychologist ends up not being able to play without the guy standing by to hold his hand.
What about you?
I hope I never need one. I tried talking to a psychologist once. Two minutes in, I said, "Ciao!" Never again. There's no way, no way, I'd continue! I couldn't buy into a single thing the guy was saying.
Even though you're from Argentina,
at last year's Open you seemed to
connect with the U.S. fans, even as
you were beating their favorite player, Tiger. Why do American
fans like you?
I don't know, but I think the public in the U.S. really enjoys watching us play, especially when they see a less well-known player, like me, do well.
What are your long-term goals?
First, to see my sons grow up healthy and happy. In golf, I don't know. I've already done many things I never imagined I'd be able to do. I owe this sport so much that everything that comes my way now is a bonus. I want to win many more tournaments, to win another major, but I don't dream about it. I don't go crazy thinking about it. Winning one is already a dream come true.
Do you dream of winning another
I don't dream about winning another major. I believe that I will.
Since winning at Oakmont, you've
won the Singapore Open and the
Grand Slam of Golf, and you
finished second in the HSBC
World Matchplay Championship.
It seems you've gotten even better
since your Open win.
After winning a major, things changed. I knew I could win before, but sometimes my head got in the way. Once I'd won, I figured, "If I won this I can continue winning." It gave me confidence.
Is there a specific part of your game
you're working on?
The only thing that has changed for me is my mind-set the part that doesn't know whether you can win. Nothing else needs change. For me the swing is always the same. The movements are the same. What matters is knowing you can do big things. Once you know that, you can do them. | http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/angel-cabrera-remains-thoughtful-fiery-and-blunt-after-his-us-open-triumph | 937 |
Phil and NY: The love affair continues at Bethpage
- By Randall Mell
- Aug 21, 2012 4:50 PM ET
Phil Mickelson relished renewing his love affair with New York this week.
With The Barclays beginning Thursday at Bethpage Black, Mickelson can barely contain his enthusiasm for the event. While Mickelson has never won a PGA Tour event in New York, he has made terrific runs.
Mickelson has four second-place finishes in U.S. Opens staged in New York. He finished second at Bethpage Black in 2002 and ’09 and was second at Shinnecock Hills in ’04. He also was second at Winged Foot in ’06.
New Yorkers have adopted Mickelson as one of their own in the past, and he is obviously eager to fuel the advantage that gives him again this week.
“I love this area,” Mickelson told Golf Channel. “I love the golf courses. I love the people. I love how knowledgeable they are about sports. They just get it.
“My kids and my wife get this new energy when they come here. They are in Manhattan right now with some friends. This city just brings out a whole different energy level for them. I just love exposing them to all the culture New York has to offer.”
Mickelson, who has not been shy expressing complaints about Rees Jones’ redesigns in the past, even raved about Jones’ work at Bethpage Black. Jones did redesigns there in ’98 and ’08 before U.S. Opens.
“I love the course,” Mickelson said. “Rees Jones did a great job renovating it and making the greens a reward if you hit a good shot. These greens are spectacular. Tee to green, it’s very demanding, very challenging. This complex here has meant so much to the game of golf. This course is really special to the game.”
The Barclays is being played at Bethpage for the first time. The event has been played at other New York and New Jersey venues in the past. It was played at Plainfield Country Club in New Jersey last year.
“This is the best thing that has happened to the Barclays event because of the type of excitement, the type of support the community gives it at Bethpage,” Mickelson said. “It is different than any place we’ve been. I just think it elevates the status of the tournament and elevates its credibility.”
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Marquette Wraps Up 2012 Boot Camp, Madness Up Next
Oct. 9, 2012
The Marquette University men's basketball team overcame a slow start and a rough finish to complete the squad's 2012 Boot Camp Schedule early Tuesday morning at the Al McGuire Center.
The 11-session conditioning series is spread out over two weeks, with the final day consisting of timed sprints. The team must complete one timed run per opponent on the 2012-13 schedule, all the way through to the national championship game. If the players don't make the time on the first attempt, they must hit the mark before advancing to the next matchup on the schedule.
After posting a Boot Camp best 15-3 mark in BIG EAST Conference play, MU rolled through to the league tourney title and a Sweet 16 appearance before missing its first time in postseason play. That effort marked the furthest any team has every advanced without a "loss" under head coach Buzz Williams, who brought the grueling program to the Golden Eagles.
"This is where we build the foundation of our team," junior Jamil Wilson said. "It's easily the most challenging things I have gone through on the court, but at the end you have a tremendous sense of accomplishment. This really benefits us as the season goes along.
Marquette ran a total of 71 sprints on Tuesday morning in the two-hour session and at the end each player received his official Boot Camp T-shirt at the conclusion of the morning. Junior Vander Blue and senior Trent Lockett led the way with 21 "solos" each, which is believed to be a new individual record.
"The guys did their best to help me prepare, but at the end of the day there really isn't any good way to be ready," senior Trent Lockett said. "It's a monumental accomplishment to finish and does a great job in helping to build team unity." | http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100912aab.html | 390 |
Women's Swimming Prepares for NCAA Championships
March 16, 2011
AUSTIN, Texas - The Penn State women's swimming team will kick off the NCAA Swimming & Diving National Championships on Thursday when the squad hits the pool for the first day of the three-day competition at the Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.
During the meet, champions will be crowned in 21 events. Of those, the Nittany Lions had at least one swimmer qualify or earn an invitation to compete in 17 disciplines.
The championships will begin with preliminaries on Thursday at 11 a.m. During the first finals session beginning later that evening at 7 p.m., champions will be determined in the 200-freestyle relay, 500-freestyle, 200-IM, 50-freestyle, 1-meter dive, and 400-medley relay.
The following evening, finals will be held for the 200-medley relay, 400-IM, 100-fly, 200-freestyle, 100-breaststroke, 100-back, 3-meter dive, and 800-freestyle relay. On Saturday, the championships will conclude with the finals in platform diving as well as the 1650-free, 200-back, 100-free, 200-breastroke, 200-fly, and 400-freestyle relay.
The top-eight finishers in each event will earn first-team All-American honors, while the next eight will garner honorable mention accolades.
All-session passes are available for $65, while individual tickets will cost $10 for preliminaries and $15 for the finals.
For those who cannot make it to Texas, live results will be available online through the NCAA website. ESPN3.com will also air a video stream during the finals on Friday and Saturday.
Sophomore sensation Amy Modglin has the highest seed entering the meet as she ranks 13th nationally in the 200-backstroke. A year after earning honorable mention All-American honors for her performance in the event, she looks to eclipse her 16th-place showing during the 2010 competition.
In other individual events, Mackenzie Powers stands 21st nationally in the 100-fly, while Alexandra Young ranks 26th in the 200-yard discipline. Penn State also looks strong in the 200-IM with Chelsea Weedman ranked 25th in the event and Merritt Krawczyk sitting 26th overall.
The Nittany Lions also boast several strong relay teams. Penn State's 200-freestyle foursome is 13th nationally, while the squad also ranks in the top-20 in the 200-medley, 400-freestyle, and 400-medley relays.
Overall, nine members of the Penn State women's swimming team will participate in the national meet. Only 15 teams in the country will be represented by as many as nine competitors. Indiana and Minnesota are the only Big Ten schools that will send more swimmers than PSU. | http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/031611aaa.html | 612 |
Seawolves Fall Short Against Robert Morris, 23-20
Oct 4, 2003
Moon Township, Pa. - The Robert Morris University football team won its third straight game Saturday afternoon with a 23-20 victory over Stony Brook at Moon Stadium during Homecoming festivities. The win improves RMU's overall record to 4-1 on the 2003 campaign, including 2-1 in Northeast Conference action, while the Seawolves fell to 2-2 overall and 1-2 in the league. The victory pushes the Colonials into a tie for third place in the NEC with Sacred Heart, a 56-28 winner over Marist Saturday.
Robert Morris got on the board on the first play of the game, as junior Tyjuan Massey returned the opening kickoff a school record 94 yards for a touchdown to give the Colonials a quick lead. The extra point was blocked, however, and RMU owned a 6-0 advantage. The return by Massey eclipsed the return record of 93 yards, which was set by former Colonial Antoine Lee (1996-99) Oct. 18, 1997, at Towson State.
Stony Brook wasted no time answering to Massey's kickoff return, marching 75 yards on nine plays on its first offensive possession of the game to tie the score. Clinton Graham scored for the Seawolves on an 8-yard run with 11:08 for the equalizer, but the extra point attempt by Michael Soto was blocked, keeping the score at 6-6. Neither team seemed to find momentum offensively the rest of the first half, but the Colonials were able to enter the break with a 9-6 lead when freshman placekicker Nathan DiLorenzo hit a 45-yard field goal at the 7:20 mark of the second quarter.
Stony Brook scored on its first offensive possession after the break to
take a 13-9 lead, using a 7-play, 76-yard drive that ate up 2:43 off the
clock and was capped by a 9-yard touchdown run by quarterback T.J.
Moriarty. Graham rushed for 40 yards during the drive to help keep the
chains moving for the Seawolves. The Colonials responded on their next
possession, as sophomore quarterback Drew Geyer capped a 10-play, 63-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown plunge to
put RMU back on top, 16-13. Geyer twice completed passes on third down
during the drive to keep the ball moving for Robert Morris, including a
16-yard completion on 3rd-and-6 to sophomore Devin Wilson and a 12-yard completion to freshman Moises
Hernandez on 3rd-and-10. Senior Sam Dorsett also rushed for 39 yards during the drive.
The score remained 16-13 until late in the fourth quarter, when Stony Brook drove 56 yards on 10 plays to the Robert Morris 28-yard line. On 3rd-and-6, Moriarty tried to hit Khalfani Alleyne on a cross slant, but senior Vladimir St. Surin came up with a big defensive play with a pass deflection to set up 4th-and-6 for the Seawolves. Soto came on to try a 45-yard field goal, but it was blocked and the Colonials were able to recover on their own 31-yard line. Facing a 3rd-and-3 with 1:31 to play, Geyer dropped back for Robert Morris and hit Hernandez out of the backfield, who shook off a couple of tackles and raced 62 yards down the sideline to give the Colonials a 23-13 advantage with 1:19 to play.
Stony Brook wouldn't go away, however, as Moriarty engineered a 71-yard drive that was capped by a 42-yard touchdown pass to Londre Blocker with 29 seconds to go to pull the Seawolves within 23-20. SBU's ensuing onside kick, however, was recovered by senior Antonio Humphrey, allowing the Colonials to seal the victory.
Geyer finished his afternoon 14-of-22 passing for 221 yards and a touchdown, while Dorsett registered his third consecutive 100-yard rushing game with 102 yards on 20 carries. Massey, as well as his 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, caught three passes for 43 yards, while Wilson and Hernandez also finished with three catches on the afternoon. Moriarty finished 16-of-30 passing for 225 yards, a touchdown, and a pair of interceptions for Stony Brook, while Graham rushed for 107 yards on 21 carries.
Both defenses put together solid performances, as the Seawolves were led by linebacker Eddie Cobbinah, who finished with a game-high 16 tackles, including 3.5 sacks. Junior James Noel and senior Robb Butler each had 10 tackles for the Colonials, while junior Babafemi Odumeru finished with five tackles, including four solo, and two sacks. | http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-footbl/recaps/100403aaa.html | 1,024 |
|| Alex Pintchouk
2007 Season (Junior): Had a career season on the Vault, Bars, Beam and Floor...Tallied a season-best 9.925 on the Vault at the Pac-10 Championships...Scored a season-best 9.900 on the Bars in the meet against UCLA...Earned a 9.875 on the Beam at California and a 9.900 at the Tri-Meet in San Jose State...Scored a 39.425 in the All-Around at UCLA...Performed well at the NCAA Regionals, scoring a 9.850 on the Beam and Floor Excercise...Consistently performed at all the major meets...Named Most Improved Gymnast on the squad along with Lauren Elmore...Honored for the third straight season for her excellent work in the classroom by being named an Academic All-American by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches (NACGC)
2006 Season (Sophomore): One of Stanford's top performers on Floor Exercise and Vault ... Tallied a season-best 9.875 on Floor Exercise against Arizona and Washington ... Also performed on Beam where she collected a season-best 9.850 at UCLA ... Competed at the Pac-10 and NCAA Regional Championships on Floor Exercise and Vault ... Honored for the second straight season for her excellent work in the classroom by being named an Academic All-American by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches (NACGC) ... Also honored academically by being named to the Pac-10 Academic team.
2005 Season (Freshman): Solid performer competed in the all-around five times last season, while participating on vault and floor in all 11 meets ... Posted a personal season-high all-around score of 38.950 at the West Regional in Seattle (4/9), finishing ninth ... Also recorded a personal season-high 9.750 on the balance beam ... Competed on vault, bars, and floor at the Pac-10 Championship (3/26), scoring a 9.750 on vault ... Tied a personal season-high with a 9.750 on bars at the San Jose State tri-meet (3/19) ... Also competed on vault and floor at SJSU ... Was outstanding against Alabama (3/6), registering personal season-highs on vault (9.800) and bars (9.750) ... Finished fifth in the all-around against the Crimson Tide with a score of 38.575 ... Saw action on vault and floor at the Utah Quad (3/4), scoring a 9.775 on vault, and matching a personal season-high on floor with a 9.800 ... Competed in the all-around for the first time since February 4th, finishing third against Arizona State (2/25) ... Set a personal season-high in the all-around with a 38.725 against the Sun Devils ... Set a then-personal season-high on vault with a 9.750 against UCLA (2/18) ... Appeared on vault, bars, and floor at Arizona (2/11), receiving a 9.725 on bars ... Posted an all-around score of 38.550 at Central Michigan (2/4) ... Continued to excel in the floor exercise, receiving a score of 9.800 against the Chippewas ... Captured her first collegiate all-around title against Oregon State (1/28) with a score of 38.675 ... Scored a 9.725 on the beam to place second against the Beavers, and received a 9.775 on the floor exercise to tie for third ... Saw action on vault, beam, and floor exercise in collegiate debut at Washington (1/21) ... Registered a 9.700 on floor against the Huskies.
Club/High School: Two-time Level-10 New Jersey state champion (2003-2004) ... Finished first in the all-around, vault, beam, and floor at the 2003 New Jersey state championships and first in the all-around, floor, and beam in 2004 ... Level-10 Region 7 champion, finishing first in the all-around and beam ... A three-time Level-10 Nationals qualifier ... Established a New Jersey state floor record in 2004 and a state record on the beam in 2003 ... Competed for the Will-Moor School of Gymnastics.
Personal: Born in Minsk, Belarus ... Daughter of Peter and Valentina Pintchouk ... Mother was a member of the Russian national gymnastics team ... Lists competing at the Parkette Invitational as her most exciting experience in sports ... Hobbies include shopping, hanging out with friends, going to the beach, and listening to music ... Undeclared major.
Getting To Know Alex Pintchouk
Stanford Gymnastics Will Be Fun To Watch This Year Because: we have an
extremely talented group of girls and we are determined to make it a great
My Greatest Athletic Moment Was: Winning the Pac-10 Championship as a team last year
The Athlete I Admire Most: Michael Jordan
The Current or Former Stanford Athlete I Most Enjoy Watching Perform: Tabitha Yim
Since Coming To Stanford, I Have Learned: There are amazing people all around you if you only stop and get to know them better
Best Book I Have Ever Read: There are too many that I like but anything by Dan Brown is pretty good
My Favorite Class: Introduction to International Relations
Least Favorite Food: Olives and celery
If I Had To Cook All Of My Meals, I'd Probably Survive On: Salad and grilled chicken
My Favorite Movie: It's a three way tie: Finding Nemo, Crash, and Friday Night Lights
My Favorite TV Show: Nip/Tuck, I'm totally addicted
My Favorite Musical Group: I just like a random mix of things
Favorite Actor: I don't really have one but the first actor that comes to mind is Johnny Depp
Favorite Actress: Julia Roberts
The Best Advice I Ever Received Was: Live, laugh, love.
My Ultimate SportsCenter Highlight Would Be: winning an NCAA championship as a team and winning the all-around
The Person Or People Who Have Had The Greatest Influence In My Career: my mom and my closest friends
If I Could Invite Three People To Dinner In History, They Would Be: My friend Steve, my grandpa, and whoever else would like to join
My Advice To Youngsters: Don't try to grow up too fast, you are only a kid once
I'd Like To Switch Places For A Day With: some princess
If I Had One CD TO Listen To It Would Be: A mix my friend made from back home, just makes you feel good
If I Could Bring Anything From My Hometown To Stanford It Would Be: My mom; but if it had to be a thing either my bed or a WaWa (if you're from the East Coast, you know what I mean)
One Wish I Would Make For The 21st Century: Peace and a healthier environment | http://www.gostanford.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/pintchouk_alex00.html | 1,448 |
Nate Ford and his team on Leverage have been able to get themselves out of quite a few pickles. But will they be able to earn a sixth season? That remains unclear.
Executive producer and director Dean Devlin penned a letter to the TNT drama's longtime fans about the unknown future of the series. In the letter, Devlin explains that he and series creator John Rogers shot the upcoming Season 5 finale as the series finale of the show should it not be picked for a sixth season.
Leverage, starring Oscar winner Timothy Hutton, debuted on TNT in 2008 and is currently the longest-running original series on the network. Season 5 premiered to 3.39 million viewers in July. However, the show recently returned from a two-month hiatus to just 1.91 million viewers. In the Season 5 finale - set to air on Christmas Day - Nate (Hutton) will take a case linked to his son's death.
Read Devlin's full letter to fans below:
Dear Leverage Fans,
As of the writing of this letter, we still do not know if there will be a season six of our show. Just as we didn't know when we created the last three episodes which are about to air. Because of this uncertainty, John Rogers and I decided to end this season with the episode we had planned to make to end the series, way back when we shot the pilot. So, the episode that will air on Christmas is, in fact, the series finale we had always envisioned.
This is not to say we would not do a season six should we get the opportunity. Everyone involved with the show, from the cast, the crew, the writers and producers, would like nothing more than to continue telling these stories. But, in case we do not get that opportunity we felt that, creatively, after 77 episodes, we owed it to you, our fans, to end the show properly.
I sincerely hope you watch these last three episodes. They build to our conclusion. And the finale, I believe, is the most powerful episode we've ever done.
From all of us who make the show, thank you for watching, supporting and encouraging us. I've never experienced a fandom as intense, loyal and wonderful as you all.
Let's go steal a series finale!
Would you miss Leverage?
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HPU Men’s Basketball Wins Fifth Straight
FARMVILLE, Va. — The High Point University men’s basketball team outscored Longwood 53-30 in the second half en route to an 82-53 win on Wednesday night at Willett Hall in Farmville, Va. Senior forward Branimir Mikulic led HPU with 15 points and went 3-for-3 from beyond the arc.
“Intensity was the difference in the halves,” said HPU head coach Scott Cherry. “We came out a little flat in the first half, there wasn’t much energy in the building. But we came out strong after halftime, went hard to the basket and picked up our energy on defense. I could go down the line and talk about every guy – everyone contributed in the win.”
Mikulic went 6-for-7 from the floor and it was his first time ever leading the Panthers in scoring. Freshman guard Adam Weary scored 14 points with six rebounds and four assists and junior Derrell Edwards scored 10 points with a pair of three-pointers. Graduate student Allan Chaney got a team-high 10 rebounds along with eight points.
Longwood was led by freshman forward Michael Kessens, who scored 14 points with 14 rebounds. Jeylani Dublin also scored 14 points while T.T. Carey scored 13.
High Point improved to 14-10 overall and 9-3 in Big South play. HPU has won five games in a row and is 10-3 in its last 13 games. Longwood fell to 4-22 overall and 1-11 in league play.
With High Point leading 24-23 at halftime, Longwood’s Dublin made 1-of-2 free throws to tie the game before Edwards sparked a 9-0 run that put the Panthers ahead for good. He hit a pair of free throws followed by a Dejuan McGaughy layup. Edwards then hit a three-pointer and assisted on a McGaughy jumper that made it 33-24.
The Lancers broke the run when Karl Zeigler went the distance for a layup and Longwood was able to counter for a few possessions. It was 39-30 when High Point put the game out of question with a 10-0 run. Mikulic hit two three-pointers and sophomore Devante Wallace buried one of his three treys during the run that made it 49-30.
High Point’s lead grew to 20 (57-37) on a jumper by Weary with 9:29 left in the game. After a layup by Longwood’s Ziegler, McGaughy hit a three-pointer and the Panthers maintained a 20-plus point lead the rest of the way.
The Panthers shot 64.7 percent (22-for-34) from the floor, 100 percent (8-for-8) from three-point range and 100 percent (6-for-6) from the line, while outrebounding Longwood 17-9 in the second half.
The Panthers had a seven-point lead (19-12) in the first half when redshirt-freshman John Brown hit a free-throw with just over five minutes remaining. Longwood closed the first half with an 11-5 run to close it to a point. Dublin scored seven Longwood points in a row balanced only by a three-pointer from HPU’s Edwards. It was within a point (22-21) when Carey got a steal and a layup. After Chaney hit a jumper, a baseline layup by Carey cut HPU’s lead to a point (24-23) again at halftime.
High Point’s 10-3 record in its last 13 games is the team’s best stretch since going 12-2 from Dec. 2, 2006 through Jan. 22, 2007. It’s the first time High Point has won five games in a row since Dec. 29, 2009 through Jan. 11, 2010.
The Panthers are back on the road on Saturday when they travel to Liberty for a 7 p.m. tip-off at the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Va. High Point previously beat Liberty, 77-72, in double-overtime on Jan. 16.
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The Griffin Christian girls team (6-6) also snapped a two-game losing streak and avenged a 25-point loss to Trinity a month earlier.
“The girls played good — probably the best they’ve played this year,” said Lady Crusaders head coach David Hammond.
This time Griffin Christian stayed in control throughout, leading 10-8 at the end of the first quarter, 29-21 at the half and 39-31 heading into the fourth quarter.
Rounding out Griffin Christian’s top scorers were Katy Hammond with 16 points and Leyah Brown with 6 points and 8 assists.
In the late game Saturday, a shorthanded Crusaders team (8-6) — which was without several of its tallest players — changed strategies to its advantage.
“We went to a one post, four guard set and pressured the and used the run and gun to make as many shots as we could hit,” said Crusaders head coach Mic Savage.
When the dust cleared Jonathan Hammond and Aaron McCray had 17 points each, while Alec Marierose added 10 and Jairus Bethel had 8 and Amir Hightower 5 in a game GCHS led 27-9 at the end of the first quarter, 50-28 at the half and 77-47 going into the fourth quarter.
Both Griffin Christian teams opened the tournament with a loss Friday against the host school, the Lady Crusaders 53-38 and Crusaders 92-86.
“They killed us on the boards,” said Crusaders head coach Mic Savage, whose three tallest players were out for one
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reason or another. “We basically played with five guards — they had three forwards who were all 6-foot-3 or better, including a 6-foot-7 center and another forward who was 6-foot-4 or 6-foot-5. So they basically shot until they made it.”
Aaron McCray pulled in a team-high 8 of his team’s 26 rebounds.
“They easily had twice as many rebounds,” Savage noted.
Jonathan Hammond scored 25 of his 32 points on the night in the first half as Crusaders led 23-20 at the end of the first quarter and trailed by only one, 49-48, at the half. However, The Heritage School used its size advantage to wear Griffin Christian down in the second half as it carried a 69-65 into the fourth quarter where it outscored Griffin Christian 23-21 to secure the victory.
Jonathan Hammond ended the game with 3 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals. Rounding out GCHS’s leading scorers were Wil Savage with 15 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 block and 6 steals, and McCray with 11 points, 9 assists and 8 steals.
In the early game Friday, the Griffin Christian girls team led 12-9 at the end of the first quarter before the bottom fell out.
“We had a lot of turnovers and gave them a lot of easy baskets — that was pretty much the game right there,” Lady Crusaders head coach David Hammond said of a second quarter where his team was outscored 22-7 to trail 31-19 at the half.
The Heritage School upped its lead in the third quarter to carry a 43-26 lead into the fourth quarter.
Brittany Foster led GCHS with 17 points and 8 rebounds, while Leyah Brown had 5 points and Katy Hammond added 5 assists and 4 steals. | http://www.griffindailynews.com/view/full_story/21271007/article-Crusaders-sweep-Trinity?instance=lead_story_left_column | 738 |
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Broad on track
Captain Stuart Broad and lynchpin Twenty20 batsman Luke Wright were able to prove their fitness for Monday's first warm-up match against a New Zealand XI, between the showers in Whangarei.
Another wet morning at the Cobham Oval again curtailed England's practice session.
But Wright, who hurt his hand in Saturday's fielding drills, batted without significant discomfort; then Broad, still recovering from his bruised heel, was able to bowl outdoors for the second time on tour.
The captain's injury, an erosion of fat tissue below his heel bone on his left foot, will continue to be monitored - with two months of cricket in all formats to come here, at the start of a year of back-to-back Ashes series. But the indications from England are that both he and Wright will be fit to take part in the tour opener against opposition including Ross Taylor.
The former New Zealand captain has been selected in his country's Twenty20 and one-day international squads to face England this month, having apparently healed the rift between himself and coach Mike Hesson which caused him to miss the recent tour of South Africa.
Broad and Co will be wise to be wary of the threat posed by such a destructive batsman.
England, however, have plenty of firepower of their own - not least in big-hitting opener Alex Hales. The 6ft 5in batsman followed his fine form in two Twenty20s in India before Christmas with a memorable six-laden debut innings of 89 for Melbourne Renegades last month.
He is intent on more of the same, of course, against New Zealand - and is raring to go.
"Obviously it will be a little bit different here to the subcontinent, but I can't see the conditions being too dissimilar to what we're used to in England," he said.
England (v New Zealand XI at the Cobham Oval, from): SCJ Broad (captain), AD Hales, MJ Lumb, LJ Wright, JM Bairstow, EJG Morgan, JC Buttler (wkt), SR Patel, CR Woakes, JC Tredwell, SC Meaker, JW Dernbach, ST Finn, JE Root. | http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/uk_national_sport/10203257.Broad_on_track/?ref=rss | 487 |
Kevin Mitchell is set to make an appearance on the pitch at
Upton Park on Saturday.
The lightweight, who is a massive West Ham fan, is preparing for
his WBO title showdown with Ricky Burns but has agreed to take time
out of training to see the Hammers take on Fulham.
And he says that West Ham's return to the Premier League will
spur him on to box his best against the Scot on September 22.
"It's fantastic that West Ham are back in the Premier League
again, they've had to fight hard to do it and I've had to do the
same to get back to the top and challenge for a world title again,"
"Seeing the Hammers achieve that has given me a boost to beat
Burns in his backyard and bring the world title back to London's
"I couldn't achieve my dream of winning the world title by
beating Katsidis, but I would love to return to hold the belt up in
front of the crowd at the next home game after I beat Burns." | http://www.hattonboxing.com/tv/news/2012/08/mitchell-to-appear-at-upton-park-this-weekend | 219 |
Havre Daily News sports editor
Winning the District 9C regular-season championship has one possible disadvantage. It means the team has a first-round bye at the district tournament and doesn't play until the semifinals.
A letdown in situations like that is always a possibility. That is unless you're the North Star Knights and you're coached by a veteran like Charlie Robinson.
Just one day removed from a resounding win over the Big Sandy Pioneers, the fifth-seeded Turner Tornadoes found out how the other half lives, as they were thumped by North Star, 51-31, in the semifinals of the 2006 District 9C tournament at the Havre High gymnasium.
On Tuesday against Big Sandy, the upstart Tornadoes got 26 points from senior Dalton Cornell, all coming on easy layups. On Wednesday afternoon, North Star's mix of zone and man defense befuddled Cornell, holding him to a mere six points.
“I thought we played very well on both ends of the floor, but we did some especially good things on defense,” Robinson said. “We changed things up on them throughout the game and we really wanted to make them beat us from the perimeter. But even when we played man, we had some really good success defending them.
“I was really happy with our effort and our readiness to play,” he added. “If we play like that, I'll take a bye every year.”
Offensively, it took the Knights a little while to pull away from the Tornadoes, despite Turner's own offensive woes. North Star didn't get out of the gates very quickly, but by the end of the first period, Cody Donoven had slowly started to pick apart the Turner defense as North Star led 16-11.
In the second quarter, North Star remained patient as Donoven and Branden Melby continued to chip away at the Turner defense. North Star also benefitted from Turner's lack of offense. By the 4:34 mark of the second quarter, the Knights were in the midst of a 9-2 run that pushed their lead to 25-14.
North Star finished the half with baskets from Donoven and Darius Wendland to lead 29-16.
“I thought we executed our offense well most of the game,” Robinson said. “We had a couple of bad stretches in the first half, but overall we were very efficient like we normally are.”
Despite only trailing by 13 points at intermission, the Tornadoes' offense was a shell of its Tuesday afternoon self. It didn't take long for North Star to exploit that in the second half.
The Knights' defense continued to force Turner to shoot from the outside and the Tornadoes never got on track. The Knights held Turner to eight points in the third quarter and a mere five in the fourth period en route to the easy victory.
“We did a really good job defensively,” Melby said. “We saw what they did to Big Sandy and because we hadn't played in almost a week, we were trying to make sure the same thing didn't happen to us. We were very focused and we played really good defense.”
Said Robinson: “Our defensive effort is really what allowed us to play so well. I thought that Cody Donoven and Shane Rice did a really good job containing Chad Jones and Dalton Cornell. We forced Turner to look to other scorers.”
Offensively, the Knights shot a very efficient 48 percent from the floor and did something that most teams are not doing in the 2006 9C tournament - making free throws at the end of the game. For the game, North Star was 18-of-20 from the charity stripe.
Donoven paced the Knights with 17 points, five rebounds and five assists. Melby added a solid 16 points and Rice scored nine. The Tornadoes were led by Chad Jones' 12 points. Logan Fouts chipped in with nine.
With the loss, Turner will move into tonight's loser-out game, where they'll face Rocky Boy at 1.
“You have to give Turner a lot of credit,” Robinson said. “They played hard and they played very well against Big Sandy. It wouldn't surprise me at all of they come back through the consolation bracket.”
Meanwhile, Robinson's Knights are back in familiar territory in the 9C championship game. North Star will face Hays-Lodge Pole, with a trip to the Northern C divisional tournament on the line.
“No matter who we face in the championship, we know that it will be a tough game,” Melby said. “Hays-Lodge Pole is playing some really good basketball so we know it will be a tough game.”
Saturday night's District 9C boys championship game between North Star and Hays-Lodge Pole will tip off at 7 at the HHS gymnasium.
Knights 51, Tornadoes 31
North Star 16 13 11 11 - 51
Turner 11 5 8 7 - 31
North Star - Darius Wendland 6, Brandon Melby 16, Shane Rice 8, Cody Donoven 17. Totals: 17 18-20 51.
Turner - Colin Jones 2, Dalton Cornell 6, Chad Jones 12, Logan Fouts 9, Wade Hofer 2. Totals: 13 4-11 31.
3-pointers - North Star 2 (Donoven 1, Melby 1), Turner 1 (Fouts); Total fouls - North Star 14, Turner 16; Fouled out - Cornell. | http://www.havredailynews.com/cms/news/story-139633.html | 1,166 |
BELGRADE The Havre Northstars kept their state championship hopes alive by winning two games Monday at Medina Field in Belgrade.
The Havre Northstars, who have had to battle back through the loser's bracket, easily defeated the Wolf Point Yellowjackets in the morning game 14-4. The Northstars, playing in their second game of the day, were forced to battle back and forth until they were finally able to come away with the 10-8 victory over Beartooth.
The Northstars, down 2-0 in the bottom of the third, came back and sent 12 men to the plate, scoring eight runs.
Dan Wirtzberger put Havre on the scoreboard with a bases loaded single and Jared Boyce followed with an RBI groundout to tie the game at two.
Kyle Sheppard followed with a two run double to right field and would score one batter later on a double by Dusty Heath.
Mike Kellam singled to right later in the inning, driving in Heath. Kellam scored Havre's eighth run on a wild pitch two batters later.
The Yellowjackets would bounce back and score two runs in the top of the fourth, but Havre proved they were still the team to beat by scoring four runs in the bottom of the inning.
Havre only had three hits in the inning, but capitalized on three Wolf Point errors to take a commanding eight-run lead.
David Knight and Heath each had RBI doubles in the inning. Knight, who scored on Heath's double, drove in Sheppard, who reached earlier on an error.
Knight was 2-for-3 for Havre with an RBI and two runs scored and Garrett Hanson was 3-for-5 with two runs scored.
Wirtzberger, Heath and Kellam each added 2-for-4 games for the Northstars.
Pitcher Doug Ireland held the Yellowjackets to only five hits in the game.
The Northstars, perhaps a little weary after the first game, defeated the Beartooth Bighorns in a seesaw battle 10-8.
The Bighorns tied the game at five in the top of the fifth, but Havre battled back, scoring three runs in the bottom of the inning and two more runs in the seventh to knock Beartooth out of the tournament.
The Bighorns pounded out 13 hits against pitcher Eric Lipp, but committed six costly errors in the losing effort.
Kellam continued to swing a hot bat with a two-out double in the seventh. C.J. Reichelt followed with an RBI triple, driving in the eventual game-winning run.
Reichelt would also score in the inning on an error by Tom Martin.
Havre took the early lead by scoring four runs in the second inning on three hits and two Beartooth errors.
Knight led off with a double to center field and advanced to third on a single by Hanson. After Hanson stole second, Kellam hit a two RBI single, plating both Knight and Hanson.
Kellam moved to third on an error by Derek McGowan and scored on an overthrow to second on an attempted steal by Heath. Heath would move to third on the play and score one batter later on a Wirtzberger fly out.
The Northstars also scored one run in the third and three more in the fifth to account for their ten runs.
Knight went 3-for-5 with three runs scored for Havre. Hanson added a 3-for-4 effort with an RBI and two runs scored.
Kellam also carried a hot bat, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored. Wirtzberger also tossed in two hits for Havre.
The Bighorns were led by Justin Kline, who was 4-for-5 with two runs scored. Joesy Exstrom and Garrett Scott each added two hits for Beartooth. | http://www.havredailynews.com/cms/news/story-88986.html | 816 |
With its new line of tennis balls, the HEAD brand has received a great deal of positive attention recently, and will continue the streak into the 2007 season. Last year, HEAD gained praise from players across the board for the balls’ playability and edge on the court.
“Our newly introduced HEAD tennis balls have been received very well on a consumer level,” said Robert Marte, Division Manager, HEAD /Penn Racquet Sports. “The recently signed endorsements with Tournaments and Federations further highlight the positive momentum on the pro player’s level.”
The HEAD ATP Tennis Ball will be played in four of the eight first round World Group matches in the upcoming Davis Cup (Feb. 9-11), including Austria vs. Argentina, Belgium vs. Australia, Germany vs. Croatia, and Switzerland vs. Spain.
HEAD is also the official ball at the Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD, Europe’s premier junior team tennis competition. The qualifying rounds of this prestigious event for Under 14s and Under 16s will take place during the weekends 9-11 Feb. and 16-18 Feb, with the final rounds taking place in Czech Republic, France and the Netherlands from 23rd to 25th Feb.
HEAD was also the official ball at the Tennis Europe Junior Tour Event “Les Petits As” in Tarbes, France.
Continuing the success with the ATP Tournaments, the HEAD ball inaugurated its indoor season last week at the PBZ Zagreb Indoors, followed by the Open 13 in Marseille. Moving back to clay courts in spring, in the beginning of April the HEAD ATP ball will be served at Valencia and will move on at the AMS tournaments in Monte Carlo, Rome and Hamburg.
Recognized as the best by professionals, HEAD is the official tennis ball of the ATP, ATP Masters Series and Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai. | http://www.head.com/tennis/news/?region=sk&id=350 | 388 |
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Louis Vuitton, Muhammad Ali And Mos Def. Hmm...
Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) channels his inner Mohammed Ali, delivering Ali's speeches like the champ himself, inside the ring for Louis Vuitton. Why? I have no idea, but it's provocative.
Posted by He who says hmm... at 5:57 AM | http://www.hewhosayshmm.com/2012/07/louis-vuitton-muhammad-ali-and-mos-def.html | 81 |
The Canadiens got a third-period goal from Tomas Plekanec, redirecting a point shot by rookie Jarred Tinordi, and then held the for a 2-1 win.
It was their fifth win in a row, matching the team’s season high.
The Canadiens have 19 wins in 28 games. They are 10-2-2 on the road.
New Jersey had 18 shots in the third period, but Carey Price was spectacular.
In winning his 15th game, Price made 32 saves.
The win lifted the Canadiens past Pittsburgh and Boston into first place in the Eastern Conference.
The lofty status won’t last: the Bruins and Penguins play Sunday afternoon.
Tinordi played 14:48, picked up his first NHL point and ended the game plus-2.
Colby Armstrong’s first goal of the season gave the Canadiens an early lead – the 21st time they’ve scored first in 28 games.
But Peter Harrold’s first, on a second-period power play, tied the game. | http://www.hockeyinsideout.com/boone/liveblog-canadiens-at-devils-2/comment-page-2 | 224 |
The Danish National Team is selected and trained by Ombold, which was established at the beginning of 2003.
Organisation - Ombold
OMBOLD has drop in sessions in 9 cities across Denmark, which means approximately 110 players each week play streetsoccer in Denmark. In each city OMBOLD works closely together with the community, the local shelters, drug treatments centres etc. At each drop in session, they have at least two coaches assigned. Most of the coaches are social workers but they also have former players from the National team.
From the Danish FA all coaches and national players get a coach education. Beside the coach education, OMBOLD have network meetings for the coaches, were OMBOLD educates, discusses and develops various aspects of working with socially disadvantaged people and sports.
OMBOLD and the Danish FA also educates streetsoccer referees to be used in their tournaments. The referees being educated are primarily former players.
OMBOLD has at least 8 tournaments a year, the Danish Championship being the biggest which is held over two days. All OMBOLDs tournaments have both a mixed/men and a female league. On average they have 16-18 teams playing each tournament.
It’s from participating in the tournaments that a player for the National team gets selected.
The National team is a longer and more intense programme. Apart from getting a DFA coach education, focus is on football and the personal and social skills you can learn from the game. Such as teamwork, self-esteem, self-confidence, communication and conflict management. | http://www.homelessworldcup.org/groups/denmark | 323 |
Boxing Superstar Manny Pacquiao to Launch His Own Portal
June 6, 2012 by Benjie Cruz
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 06, 2012
Livegambler Intertainment in association with MatchMove Corporation is pleased to launch http://www.MPhangout.com, the Official online social media, gaming and virtual entertainment site of boxing legend, Manny Pacquiao.
“This is a great example of how a global personality utilizes the MatchMove platform to integrate multiple social media platforms to provide fans with an all-encompassing online game experience, including the ability to win unique prizes, view accurate unique content and interact with Manny” said William Sutjiadi, SVP of MatchMove Americas.
“We’ve been seeking to consolidate into one platform what was formerly a highly fragmented online presence by Manny that often did not convey the most accurate messages and lacked fan interaction.” said Jeff Salvati CEO of Livegambler. “Millions of people around the globe admire Manny Pacquiao and there are countless web sites, blogs, and online communications about him. We felt his message, online interaction with fans, and deeper insights from Manny coupled with a chance to win unique items such as VIP fight passes was lacking. After a global search, we have finally found that solution in our platform partner, MatchMove “
“With this game platform, I will be able to convey my true message, which is to give back to the fans that are supportive of our many important causes, and to build an online community where anyone, regardless of personal background or choice, can come and have some fun. I am really looking forward to playing and interacting and hanging out with my fans from around the world, at one easy to find online destination, http://www.MPhangout.com ” said Manny who is currently Los Angeles for training hard for his upcoming fight in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The new site, http://www.MPhangout.com is targeted to launch globally on June 7th, just prior to Manny’s fight scheduled for June 9th. After initial launch, players and fans can look forward to regular addition of content, games, prizes, tournaments, videos with the goal of building an online, one stop, virtual Manny Pacquiao community.
MatchMove is headquartered in Singapore and is Asia’s fastest growing Game and Social Media Platform provider to leading corporations, online brands and celebrities. Livegambler Intertainment S.A. is headquartered in Costa Rica and is the exclusive online content provider for Manny Pacquiao.
For the original version on PRWeb visit: http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/6/prweb9574729.htm | http://www.hoo.ph/2012/06/06/boxing-superstar-manny-pacquiao-to-launch-his-own-portal/ | 577 |
By Sean Pendergast
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By Jeff Balke
By Richard Connelly
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By Casey Michel
By Craig Hlavaty
Stanford graduated from Baylor in 1974 with a business administration degree (Davis graduated the next year with an accounting and finance diploma) and joined his father in Mexia to help run the family insurance business. But Stanford had bigger plans.
"I couldn't stay in a small town and be content," Stanford told Forbes magazine last fall.
By the early 1980s, Stanford had persuaded his father to sell the insurance business and join him in Houston as a real estate speculator. Houston's market had crashed after the oil bubble burst, and the Stanfords began buying up distressed properties at bargain prices — run-down apartment complexes and strip malls, and later larger swaths of land.
By the mid-'80s, Allen Stanford had set his sights beyond real estate. In December 1985, with a few million in start-up cash from his father, he established an offshore bank called Guardian International Bank in Montserrat, a small British territory in the Leeward Islands.
The bank earned licenses to manage international banking accounts and in five years grew to about $14 million in holdings. But by 1990, Stanford faced an Internal Revenue Service lawsuit accusing him of owing the government $420,000 in unpaid taxes — and at the same time, the British government successfully pressured the territory to toughen regulations on its banks. In 1991, Stanford withdrew his license in Montserrat and began looking for another Caribbean home.
He found it later that year in the tiny island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, a country of about 85,000 in the middle of the Lesser Antilles. Stanford relocated to Antigua and split his company into the two central pieces that still exist today. The first, called Stanford International Bank, was housed in a hillside estate in the capital city of Saint John's. The other arm, called Stanford Group Company, was based in downtown Houston. He made James Davis, his college roommate, director and chief financial officer of both companies. Stanford, though, was the sole shareholder.
Stanford International Bank operated outside of direct U.S. scrutiny. The bank's certificates of deposit — which are similar to savings accounts, except that they are held for a preset period of time with a fixed interest — consistently returned more than most American deposits, with funds in the mid-'90s routinely bringing 15 percent interest.
Meanwhile, Stanford's Houston-based firm, Stanford Group Company, was a traditional Securities and Exchange Commission-regulated broker. It managed portfolios, traded stock and, quite prominently, sold CDs in Stanford's Antiguan bank to American investors.
About six years after moving his offshore bank to Antigua, Florida state records show, Allen Stanford brought his company to South Florida and made Miami the de facto heart of his new empire — midway between his Houston investment headquarters and the Antigua bank, and close to the wealthy Latin Americans to whom he catered.
By the end of the decade, his formula — pushing CDs in his offshore bank to U.S. and Latin American investors through his Houston- and Miami-based brokerages — was making the Texan a mint. And as Stanford grew richer in his island fiefdom, his eccentricities flowered like a tropical orchid.
He soon obtained Antiguan citizenship, persuaded the former British colony to bestow an honorary knighthood upon him and then demanded he be addressed everywhere as "Sir Allen." He became an avid cricket fan and brought the sport to Antigua by sponsoring a lavish international tournament with an unheard-of $20 million prize for the winning team. It was during this time that the six-foot-four Texan began talking with a slight British accent. He told reporters — falsely, it turned out — he could trace his lineage back to the founder of Stanford University. According to a Forbes profile, rumor abounded that he toted around a vial of blood in his briefcase that he claimed came from a priest with stigmata, or Christ-like wounds. Stanford denied carrying such a vial, but said he met a priest with stigmata in the early '90s and felt a "life-changing surge."
In October 2003, he found a suitable home to mirror this new image, paying $10.5 million for a massive, 57-bedroom mansion on the Coral Gables waterfront built by the Wackenhut family. He rechristened the estate — which was outfitted with turrets, grottoes, a pub and a throne-like toilet — Tyecliffe Castle.
Though he'd been married since 1974 to a Texas dental hygienist named Susan, Stanford began keeping mistresses around the Caribbean and Florida. According to court documents, he fathered six children with four women and paid around $200,000 a month in child support. One mistress, Louise Sage, lived in the Coral Gables manor with two of Stanford's children.
In the late '90s and '00s, the Stanford Group became a prominent player in South Florida sports and charities, sponsoring the VIP lobby at the American Airlines Arena, the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne and the International Polo Club in Palm Beach. Stanford also gave heartily to local nonprofits, including the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana and the Festival of the Arts in Boca Raton. Stanford, of course, didn't forget its home state — the company donated a $30,000 piece of medical equipment to the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, and also sponsored the Houston Polo Club's Open Invitational in 2005. The company has also been slated to sponsor the Ladies Professional Golf Association's tour championship in Houston in November 2009.
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Howard Women and Men Open Home Conference Schedule
The Howard University women's and men's basketball teams open the 2011 home conference schedule when they host North Carolina A&T on Saturday at Burr Gymnasium. The women's game gets underway at 2 pm while the men tip off at approximately 4:15 pm.
The Lady Bison (3-12 overall, 0-3 in the MEAC) have dropped six in a row and are looking for their first MEAC victory of the season. In its latest game on Monday against Coppin State, Howard was again plagued by the lack of scoring during a 58-46 road loss. During the current streak, the Lady Bison have failed to score 50 points in three straight games and have scored more than 60 points only once this season.
Red-shirt sophomore forward Saadia Doyle, a pre-season first team All-MEAC selection and last year's Rookie of the Year, has been the team's most consistent scorer, averaging 17.0 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.
Sophomore guards Cheyene Curley Payne (7.9) and Tamoria Holmes (7.1) have supplied additional scoring but the Lady Bison have failed to get consistent scoring from anyone else.
The Lady Aggies (6-6 overall, 3-0 in the MEAC), the defending regular season champions, are off another fine start, having won two in a row, including a 69-50 win over Bethune-Cookman this past Monday, and three of the past four.
NC A&T is led by Jaleesa Sams (16.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg), Jaquayla Berry (10.1 ppg, 7.8 rpg) and Mikala Scott (8.4 points per game. The Lady Aggies swept Howard last season.
In the men's game, the Bison (2-13 overall, 0-3 in the MEAC) will also be looking to snap a losing streak and capture their first conference win. Howard is coming off a 53-84 road loss to Coppin State on Monday, their fifth in a row.
The undermanned Bison, who have lost key players to injuries, illness and death in the family, have been competitive, but a lack of production from the bench has been the nemesis all season, particularly in the second half. Three of the Howard starters are averaging in double figures, led by sophomore forwards Mike Phillips (13.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg) and Dadrian Collins (10.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg), and sophomore guard Anton Dickerson (10.0 ppg). Guard Kyle Riley (7.0 ppg), the team's lone senior and freshman center Alphonso Leary (6.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg), round out the Iron-Man starting five. They combine for 51 of the team's 55-point per game average. Moreover, they are all averaging 30 minutes per game.
The Aggies (7-9 overall, 2-1 in the MEAC) had a two-game win streak snapped on Monday, losing 72-69 to Bethune-Cookman. NC A&T is led by Nic Simpson (15.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg), Thomas Coleman (14.7 ppg, 10.7 rpg) and Marc Hill (10.9 ppg).
Howard won both games during the regular season last year, but the Aggies prevailed in the MEAC Tournament.
The two teams continue their MEAC home stand on Monday when the Lady Bison play the Lady Spartans of Norfolk State University at 6 pm. That game will be followed by the Howard men taking on the Norfolk State men's team at 9 pm on a game that will be nationally televised on ESPNU. | http://www.howard-bison.com/sports/wbkb/2010-11/releases/20110114l74oia | 796 |
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- Robert Griffin III's knee is looking better.
The Washington Redskins rookie was back at practice Thursday, dealing with the effects of a sprained right knee as the team prepares for Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns.
Griffin stretched and made some basic throws during the 20 minutes that the practice was open to reporters. He was still favoring his right leg somewhat, but he was able to plant and throw more smoothly than he did during Wednesday's practice.
At one point, Griffin pantomimed taking snaps to the side while backups Kirk Cousins and Rex Grossman ran a drill.
Online: http://pro32.ap.org/poll and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL | http://www.hudsonhubtimes.com/ap%20sports/2012/12/13/robert-griffin-iii-again-at-practice-for-redskins | 151 |
Suzuki has revealed that it will bring the Kizashi Sport to the Paris Motor Show, happening next month. The sportier Kizashi will make it’s European debut following it’s American debut at the New York Motor Show. Unfortunately the US-spec model is more of an esthetics upgrade, meaning no work have been carried under the hood. This is likely to be the same for the Euro-spec Kizashi Sport.
The US model features light weight 18-inch alloy wheels, a ride height that is lower by 10mm, a honeycomb lower grille, slightly different front bumper, a boot lid spoiler as well as side skirts. The interior sports, among others, a steering wheel with perforated leather, leather seats with contrasting stitching and aluminum accents.
Along with the Kizashi Sport the company will also debut the all-new Swift hatchback – a car that looks pretty much like the model it replaces but completely new underneath and inside. | http://www.icars.sg/2010/15186/suzuki-to-show-off-kizashi-sport-in-paris/ | 202 |
ROMANSHORN, Switzerland – Japan has earned promotion and will return to the top division thanks to a 3-2 victory over Norway at the 2013 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship Division I. Chisato Miyasaki scored the game winner, preserving Japan’s undefeated record in the 2013 tournament.
“We may not be the biggest team, but we’re fast and we were able to perform well today,” said Miyasaki.
Tied at 1-1 following the second intermission, Rui Ukita scored her fourth goal of the tournament, firing a shot from top of the left circle near the boards that beat the Norwegian goaltender stick side giving Japan the 2-1 lead. But Norway answered right back three minutes later when Andrine Furulund found Susanne Haug open in the slot for the tying goal.
Then late in the third, with the teams tied 2-2 and Norway needing a victory in regulation time, Japan closed the door when Miyazaki coasted through the neutral zone and outpaced the defender to fire a shot past Norway's goalie, scoring the insurance goal for the Japanese.
“Our speed is our big plus and we knew that we had to skate,” said Team Japan assistant coach Mark Mahon, who is also the head coach of the men’s national team. “I thought we started a little hesitant and we got behind for the first time in this tournament. You never know how a team is going to react when it gets behind but we just kept playing our game and got the goals we needed.”
Despite outshooting Norway and maintaining the majority of puck possession, Japan was unable to solve goaltender Toini Veronica Nielsen in the first period. While managing just six shots on net, the Norwegians went up 1-0 at 11:47 when Defenceman Marlene Gunther made a cross-ice pass to Madelen Rognaldsen streaking through the neutral zone. Rognaldsen made a move to cut into the middle of the ice past the Japanese defenceman and fired a wrist shot that went under goaltender Akane Konishi’s glove for the 1-0 score.
Despite the goal Japan kept up the offensive pressure into the second frame, nearly equalizing eight minutes in when Nana Hattori wove in and out of two Norwegian defenders and fired a shot that glanced off the crossbar. But the team’s persistence paid off with a tying goal from Ayuko Aoki two minutes later. Her shot appeared to hit the crossbar, but was ruled a goal by the referee.
Despite narrowly missing out of making the top division for the first time Norway comes out of the tournament an improved team, one that still managed to make a little history by defeating Switzerland for the first time ever, and will be aiming again for the top division next year.
“We’re really proud of how the girls came out today,” said Norway head coach Laura Rollins. “Japan have a lot of little, quick skaters and we knew that we had to come hard against them. We still have a young team and we’re gonna come back with a lot of the same kids next year.”
As for Japan, the team returns to the top division a year removed from being relegated. The tournament was a successful one on all sides for a offensively talented Japanese squad that went undefeated and featured the tournament’s top three scorers – Ayuko Aoki, Haruka Toko, and Rui Ukita – who combined for 19 points in five games.
“The top division is everybody’s goal obviously and it’s a tremendous success story, because even though you think you’re the favourite going in you still have to get the job done," said MAhon. "We’re only losing a couple of players next year and I think with this experience we know can go into the top division and play our way and continue to develop the women’s game in Japan.” | http://www.iihf.com/fi/home-of-hockey/championships/news-singleview-championchips/recap/7481.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=3968&cHash=74a0a867fc | 838 |
ZURICH – The IIHF has officially received the bids for the right to host the 81st IIHF World Championship in 2017. There will be two co-hosting bids for the tournament, one from Germany-France and the other from Denmark-Latvia.
Following the success of the Finland/Sweden World Championship in 2011-12, the door has opened to more co-hosting opportunities for the world’s biggest annual international ice hockey tournament. The winning bid will be voted on during the 2013 IIHF Congress in Stockholm in May.
Germany - France 2017
France and Germany have combined forces in an effort to bring the Worlds as part of a wider effort to promote hockey in both countries.
“From our side, hosting the World Championship is a part of the development strategy for France,” said French Ice Hockey Federation General Secretary Eric Ropert. “We thought that we wouldn’t be able to do it alone, after all the last time we hosted the World Championship was in 1951. We have an excellent working relationship with Germany, and we can benefit from the experience that they had hosting the World Championship in 2010.”
“If we look at the last six years we are increasing the number of players, the national team is doing better each year, the media attraction is developing and our budget is increasing as we take on more and more partners. The timing is good for us.”
The plan according to the bid is to have Cologne, Germany as the primary venue, with the secondary venue located at the Palais Omnisport Paris-Bercy Arena in Paris. Cologne’s Lanxess Arena – the biggest arena in Europe with a capacity for 18,000 spectators – will host the semi-finals and medal games.
“We chose Cologne because of the good infrastructure and because it is closer to Paris than Berlin,” said Germany Ice Hockey federation General Secretary Franz Reindl.
“In Germany we like to always have a goal on the horizon to reach. Hockey in Germany is very regional, newspapers cover the sport in the major cities like Berlin and Cologne, but at the nationwide level is where we think the sport needs to be promoted, and the World Championship will help with this.”
Denmark – Latvia 2017
Next up in the bid list for 2017 are Denmark and Latvia. These two countries may be smaller than their bid rivals, but have repeatedly punched above their weight when it comes to their hockey teams.
For Denmark, the main host for the championship, the 2017 Worlds would be the single biggest sporting event that the country has ever hosted. The site for the games in Denmark will be Copenhagen Arena, a planned multi-use indoor arena in the neighbourhood of Ørestad Syd. Construction of the arena is set to begin in mid-2013, and will be able to host up to 12,500 spectators.
Since 2003 Latvia has hosted nine IIHF tournaments and two Olympic qualification tournaments, with a third coming up next month. The country has also developed a reputation for having some of the most enthusiastic hockey fans on the continent, and its national team is a regular fixture at World Championships. Latvia’s hockey-mad reputation was cemented in 2006 when Riga hosted the World Championship.
"Taking into account the successful organization of the IIHF World Championship 2006 in Latvia I believe that it was a great experience for all participating nations, as well as all parties involved, such as organizers, teams, staff and guests,” said Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis. “With the experience the Latvian Hockey Federation gained during this event, we will be honoured to host the Championship in 2017 once again."
Arena Riga in the Latvian capital, home to the KHL’s Dinamo Riga, will be the site for the tournament games. There are also plans to set up not just one but three fan zones, one at the arena, another at the Riga Congress Hall, and the last in Riga’s Old Town. | http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/browse/12/recap/7484.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=187&cHash=1f99a19b27 | 838 |
Underdog Austria will play in Sochi 2014 while the German men’s national team missed out on the Olympics for the first time since 1952 despite a 3-2 overtime victory.
The pre-game scenario was clear. Austria needed a win or at least one point from a loss in overtime or shootout to end the Final Olympic Qualification Group D on top of the standings. And that’s exactly what happened. Markus Peintner’s game-tying goal with 7:38 left in the third period brought Austria to the Olympics.
“Right now I’m just speechless,” Peintner said. “We worked so hard for that. We were the underdog. We knew Germany has a really good team but we stuck to our plan. At the end we were a little bit lucky but now we are just happy.”
Germany missed the chance to wrap things up in regulation time despite racking up 38-19 shots in its favour. They did so in overtime, but Patrick Reimer’s power-play goal was no reason for Germany to celebrate. The two points from the game was one point too little after the Germany had already missed out on two crucial points in an overtime defeat to Italy.
“Like of Friday we didn’t score enough goals in regulation and had to go to overtime,” German defenceman Constantin Braun said. “We knew we needed three points to go to Sochi. It’s really, really sad that we didn’t get one lucky bounce to score the third goal [in the third period] because we would have deserved it especially with a game like today.”
Austria will play in the Olympic men’s ice hockey tournament for the 13th time and for the first time since Salt Lake City 2002 while the German men’s national team failed in an Olympic Qualification for the first time in hockey history. The country had only missed three Olympic men’s ice hockey tournaments when it was banned after the two World Wars. From 1952 until 2010 Germany had always been represented in Olympic men’s ice hockey, putting up a streak of 16 consecutive participations.
“The whole team is disappointed. We had many chances to win this game and we missed on them,” German captain Michael Wolf said.
In one year from now Austria will play in Sochi’s easternmost district of Adler in the Bolshoi Ice Dome. “Adler” in German means eagle. But it will be the Austrian eagle that will be shown in the men’s tournament while Germany can at least cheer for their women’s national team, which qualified for the Games.
“We battled as hard as we could. We tried everything. Right now we still can’t believe it because it’s an unbelievable feeling. At this point we’re just happy that we made it,” said Austrian goalie Bernhard Starkbaum, who had 35 saves.
“Tonight we lost, but nobody cares. We played a good tournament and everybody stuck together. That’s why we had success. Everybody really deserves to go to Sochi.”
The first scoring chance of the game came in the first period at 1:16 when Austrian goalkeeper Bernhard Starkbaum brought the puck under control against German forward David Wolf, whose physical play against the netminder caused a scrum with Austrian defenceman Gerhard Unterluggauer.
The action continued that way with no fear of bruises on both sides and with more puck possession for the Germans.
The period seemed to continue with little action as the teams did neutralize each other well. But with 1:19 left in the opening frame, German defenceman Constantin Braun broke the deadlock with a hard shot on the power play from the right just inside the blueline that was deflected into the net by Benedikt Kohl.
Austria started the second period with a power play due to a tripping call against Braun that was assessed after the buzzer but again the Austrians didn’t manage to transform the man advantage to a goal. The biggest scoring opportunity came a couple of minutes later on the other side when Alexander Barta missed out on a breakaway.
However, midway through the game Austria made it 1-1. The goal came as sudden and surprising as Germany’s lead in the first period. Austrian defenceman Andre Lakos waited on the blueline at the right sideboards and hammered the puck in to tie the game.
Germany reacted, became more active and forced Austria to take penalties. After three straight power-play opportunities, Michael Wolf capitalized on the man advantage at 6:54 of the third period.
“We knew in the third period that we had to score and we had to press them also,” Austria head coach Manny Viveiros said. “They made it a 2-1 game and after that we had to go after the guys if we wanted to achieve our goal. We got the chance at the right moment and capitalized on it.”
The Austrians didn’t give up and continued their fierce battle of the underdog. At 12:22 it was bearded veteran forward Markus Peintner, who tied it up at two with a shot from roughly ten metres.
“We knew we have to be patient and if we tie the game we win the tournament,” said Peintner. “I didn’t think too much. I just wanted to score. I think I hit the post so I was a little bit lucky. At the end we had a really good tournament and deserved that.”
Time was running out for Germany now. Because Austria went into this game with the full number of six points out of two games and Germany had just four points due to the overtime loss against Italy, reaching overtime would already mean qualification for the Sochi Olympics for the Austrians.
Just in the crucial dying minutes of the game when it mattered most, mistakes started to accumulate on the German side. The host nation didn’t manage to create enough quality scoring opportunities and managed to pull the goalkeeper only with 61 seconds left when Pat Cortina took his time-out.
The effort was too late and too little. The Austrians celebrated the 2-2 score after 60 minutes and nothing could stop their celebration, not even Germany’s overtime-winning goal by Patrick Reimer.
“I’m very, very happy. We still wanted to win the game but the result wasn’t that important. It was important to go to the Olympic Games,” coach Viveiros said. “From the very first game our players bought into our system and we became better as the tournament went along.”
Austria will be seeded in Group B with Finland, defending Olympic champion Canada and Norway on Sochi 2014.
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Boyata shows money is not everything as youth system shines
Manchester City 2 Timisoara 0 (Manchester City win 3-0 on aggregate)
Having signed up more cricketers than he could possibly accommodate for his Super Tests, Kerry Packer invented something called the Country Cup, where some of the highest-paid practitioners of the sport could be found plying their trade on modest club grounds. Manchester City have something similar. It is called the Europa League.
However, for Jo, Patrick Vieira, Dedryck Boyata and even Shaun Wright-Phillips, all of whom were members of what could be described as a Manchester City Second XI, not even a qualifier for the competition can be treated lightly, given the company they wish to keep. Nevertheless, Shay Given did not feature in this play-off round second leg last night and, although you wonder if he ever will keep goal for City again, the club still believe he has a role in the group stages and the Carling Cup.
Manchester City duly made it through to the competition proper in considerable comfort and, given the fact that Timisoara's entire squad cost roughly the same as Jo, it would have been a scandal had they not. Now, all they have to do is win the trophy in Dublin in nine months' time.
For Boyata, a 19-year-old from Brussels who had come to Eastlands in the grim, near-penniless days when Stuart Pearce was manager, it was a night to remember. Not only did he start, he scored, providing proof that the products of City's youth system have not been entirely forgotten. There were five on display last night – a neat riposte to those who believe that Manchester City under Abu Dhabi can only be talked about in terms of money.
However, perhaps it was as well that the club's owner, Sheikh Mansour, did not extend his stay in Manchester to take in this game. However comfortable City were, Eastlands was half-full and the evening had little of the drama or the long-term significance of Monday evening's dismissal of Liverpool in the Premier League, when the sheikh had been in attendance. The spadework had been done in the first leg amid the lavender-coloured seats of the Dan Palitinsanu Stadium and this should have been a night to avoid the self-inflicted wounds that have become woven into Manchester City's history.
The Timisoara manager, Vladimir Petrovic, who played for Arsenal in the early 1980s when Highbury's glamour was thoroughly eclipsed by Tottenham's, had remarked that his team were a lightweight going into the ring to face one of the Klitschko brothers. However, the days when Manchester City possessed one of football's most famous glass jaws are receding fast and the Romanians, for all their neat play in midfield, appeared reluctant to throw any kind of punch.
The home side, too, showed a marked lack of aggression until 10 minutes before the interval when Jo – perhaps the most unlikely survivor of Sven Goran Eriksson's regime at Eastlands – saw his header tipped over the bar by Costel Pantilimon.
It marked the start of a brief, decisive flurry of activity. First, Emmanuel Adebayor cut into the area and slid his shot just wide of the post. It was a good move but better was to follow as Patrick Vieira demonstrated that his instinct for a pass was still intact.
The great Frenchman was some yards from the edge of the Timisoara area and, after suggesting he would send his pass to the left, changed his mind and slid it surgically between two defenders for Wright-Phillips, who ran on to the ball and shot into the corner of Pantilimon's net. When, on the hour mark, Boyata headed home David Silva's free-kick at the far post for the second of the night the tie was over – as in truth it had been for a week.
Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Hart; Richards, Zabaleta, Kompany, Boyata; Vieira, De Jong (Cunningham, 72); Wright-Phillips, Silva, Jo; Adebayor. Substitutes not used Given (gk), Johnson, Barry, Lescott, Tevez, Y Touré.
Timisoara (4-4-2): Pantimilion; Burca, Luchin, Mera, Sepsi; Contra, Bourceanu, Alexa ( Chiacu, 82), Curtean (Goga, 58); Axente, Magera (Zicu, h-t). Substitutes not used Taborda (gk), Tames, Scutaru, Poparadu.
Referee M de Sousa (Portugal).
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What planet is this fool from? Did Tom Allen actually say, "but now, anything we spend will be just a drop in the bucket?" Oh, Tom the expensive part of this fiasco is about to start, the actual litigation of the case. The county will likely be on the hook for another $500,000 in their legal costs alone. In the event that Preston prevails, as the county's attorneys told the you he may well do, they will also pay his legal bills, which by then will have doubled, and any damages he is awarded. The additional cost to the county for taking this course of action could be in the range of $2 million. They could have settled last night for less than a tenth of that.
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NEW ORLEANS -- The 49ers are back in familiar territory, especially when it comes to the franchise's positive Super Bowl memories.
This is where they posted the most lopsided victory in Super Bowl history. Current coach Jim Harbaugh attended Super Bowl XXIV "as a fan" when the 49ers routed the Denver Broncos 55-10 on Jan. 28, 1990.
It was the fourth of five Super Bowl wins by the 49ers, and the quest for a sixth might end this coming Sunday when they face the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII at the ever-enduring Superdome.
"The organization has a tremendous history, and we're proud of it," Harbaugh said Sunday night, shortly after the 49ers' charter flight arrived. "This is new business, and our team
Starting quarterback Colin Kaepernick was only 2 years old when Joe Montana and the 49ers defended their Super Bowl title in New Orleans. Fast forward to Sunday and Kaepernick will be the sixth youngest quarterback to start a Super Bowl.
Neither he nor his teammates will be on foreign soil, however. The 49ers defeated the host Saints 31-21 on Nov. 25, when Kaepernick made his second career start and his first away from Candlestick Park.
"He's played in this stadium, like all our team has," Harbaugh said. "I don't know how much of an advantage that is. I can't put an advantage quotient on it."
Kaepernick accounted for two of the 49ers' touchdowns in that Week 12 victory. He
"I just wanted to do well so that we kept winning," Kaepernick said of his mindset. "Things have gone right, and we're here."
Harbaugh fielded several questions about his midseason quarterback switch -- "We did what was best for the team" -- and only one question about his brother, Ravens coach John Harbaugh.
Kaepernick insisted he'll stick
This might be the land of voodoo and spirits, but Kaepernick said he has no superstitions to follow. Instead, he has tattoos, and one more is in the works.
"I have new artwork lined up regardless (of the outcome), but I can't reveal it yet," Kaepernick said.
It's no secret in which French Quarter hotel the 49ers will bunk this week. A gigantic picture is splashed on the Marriott's garage wall showing Kaepernick, tight end Vernon Davis and the headline: "NFC CHAMPIONS."
As the 49ers and their police motorcade pulled up to their hotel, dozens of fans greeted them, including a couple hecklers who shouted the Saints' "Who Dat?" catchphrase.
Center Jonathan Goodwin played for the Saints from 2006-10, and he hopes to find time to visit his old barber in nearby Metairie. He also hopes to celebrate a Super Bowl win as he did three seasons ago with the Saints.
Goodwin's advice to teammates: "I've just stressed to do your best to focus. At the end of the day, it's a football game that just has a lot more (media) coverage."
Only two seasons removed from a 6-10 record, the 49ers indeed seem to be locked in on their sudden rise to Super Bowl contention.
"Our team's been really focused, on winning, on unity of the team," Harbaugh said. "I think it's genuine. It's the best focus on unity and winning I've ever been a part of."
The 49ers came off their plane donning a uniformly casual look, as players wore sweatshirts instead of business suits. At their media session, Goodwin and defensive tackle Justin Smith wore caps with personalized patches on them, similar to the machine-worker shirts and jackets players earned for their "blue-collar" effort during the season.
The Ravens will fly into New Orleans on Monday at 4 p.m., and they're staying at a riverfront hotel only three blocks from the 49ers.
As the designated "home" team, the 49ers will use the facilities of the hometown Saints in Metairie. The Ravens will practice at Tulane University. Practices are closed to the public and media, aside from a designated pool reporter each day.
Spending a week away from home is nothing new to the 49ers. For the past two seasons, they've spent a week in Youngstown, Ohio, between early-season road games. Harbaugh believes that is another familiarity aspect that works in their favor.
"It's a good thing that we've done this the last two years -- stayed in a hotel, held meetings in a hotel," Harbaugh said.
It'll be a better thing if they do what the franchise's 1989 team did here: win a Super Bowl. | http://www.insidebayarea.com/sports/ci_22462971/super-bowl-2013-jim-harbaugh-lauds-49ers-focus | 967 |
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By Lebogang Seale
Fifa President Sepp Blatter has rescued President Thabo Mbeki from a barrage of media questions about his future following his castigation by Judge Chris Nicholson.
"I can see, ladies and gentlemen, and I am not here to protect this president. Let's not confine ourselves to local politics in the spirit of (Fifa's) fair play," Blatter said on Sunday night, responding to a question about whether Mbeki would resign.
It was the first time that Mbeki had faced the media since Pietermaritzburg High Court Judge Chris Nicholson reprimanded him for his interference with the National Prosecuting Authority in the multiple attempts to prosecute ANC President Jacob Zuma.
"The matter you are raising is irrelevant and out of Fifa," Mbeki said. "There will be an election next year," he said, adding that whatever the outcome would be, the country would meet its obligation to deliver a successful world cup in 2010.
Blatter, who is accompanied by Fifa secretary-general Jerome Valcke, outlined the purpose of his four-day visit, during which he will inspect Cape Town's Green Point Stadium, Johannesburg's Soccer City and Ellis Park and meet Nobel Peace Prize laureates F W de Klerk and Nelson Mandela.
"My objective is to re-ensure the whole country of Fifa's 110 percent commitment... to organise Fifa's 2010 World Cup. I am sure at the end of my visit, I will be able to say some more positive declarations," he said.
Blatter also made a turnaround on his well-publicised Plan B if South Africa was unable to host the World Cup, saying: "Plan B is South Africa (and) Plan C is South Africa.
"We first had to change our regulations to have the rotation system (otherwise)... Fifa would never have organised the World Cup in South Africa because of some reluctance. It's justice to South Africa."
He presented Mbeki with a Fifa flag and gold medal for his commitment to the World Cup in South Africa. | http://www.iol.co.za/sport/plan-a-b-and-c-is-for-sa-says-blatter-1.451333 | 427 |
Police officer Adam Nolan is on the boxing beat in London and through to the last 16 in the 69kg class at the Olympics.
Wexford man Nolan, who trains with gold medal hopeful Katie Taylor in Bray, laid the foundations for his win over Carlos Estacio Sanchez in the first two rounds to make it three wins from three for Irish boxers.
Nolan said: “It’s great. I’m through to the last 16 which was my aim. I’ll enjoy the win but I know there are things I can improve on.
“I made life hard for myself. I didn’t use my jab enough but I got the result I wanted which is the most important thing.
“It’s just a matter of looking back at the tape and seeing what I can do better in the next fight.”
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Showjumper Denis Lynch meanwhile has failed with his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to be re-instated to the Irish team. | http://www.irishcentral.com/sport/Officer-Adam-Nolan-rules-the-London-Olympics-boxing-ring-164234796.html?mob-ua=mobile | 311 |
Beginning in September 2008, Nortel is launching a three-year project to outfit General Motors Place - Canada Hockey Place for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and home of the Vancouver Canucks - with the foundation for a complete Unified Communications solution. The solution is designed to enhance arena operations and to provide a variety of fan amenities.
"Canucks Sports & Entertainment is committed to delivering world-class entertainment and sporting events to our fans and partners throughout British Columbia," said Chris Zimmerman, president and chief executive officer, Canucks Sports & Entertainment.
"Nortel is the official converged network equipment supplier for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games and has experience in outfitting sports arenas," Zimmerman said. "That certainly helped us make the decision to choose Nortel as the provider for General Motors Place."
Nortel’s Unified Communications solution will allow executive suite patrons to access instant replays along with team and player statistics. It will also allow them to order tickets, Canucks Team Store merchandise and concessions within the executive suite, reducing time spent in lines and increasing time to enjoy the action.
In the latter stages of implementation, Nortel’s Unified Communications solution will use the installed wireless infrastructure to extend instant replay and other fan amenities to mobile devices throughout General Motors Place, and to enhance arena operations with asset tracking and management and mobile security solutions.
"Like all of our recent sports arena wins, the solution we’re implementing at General Motors Place shows that Unified Communications is about entertainment and productivity," said Joel Hackney, president, Enterprise Solutions, Nortel.
"Fans get more entertainment options, more amenities, more enjoyment and fewer hassles," Hackney said. "And arena staff get the tools they need to be more productive - in some cases, as much as 18 percent more productive based on third-party studies."
Nortel’s Unified Communications solution for General Motors Place will include a range of Unified Communications Services from Nortel’s Global Services portfolio as well as Nortel’s Communications Server 1000 for VoIP, Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 for data and desktop unified messaging, and Nortel wireless LAN products. [August 25, 2008]
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Ripley seniors Daryl Hicks (285), Nate Starkey and Greg Medina 195) contin( (70) ued to shine for the Vikings with Starkey and Medina notching mat slappers.
Returning state champion Jake Martin (138) took a 13-3 decision over Jonathan Spencer.
"We have some guys who have been wrestling for years and a few who are competing for only the third time in their lives. We will continue to grow and get better," said assistant coach Franklin Howerton. On Saturday Ripley traveled to the John Marshall Invitational and defeated Oak GlenCalhoun County, East Fairmont (AA No. 1), John Marshall and McGuffie (PA). See a full story and results in Thursday's Star Edition of Jackson Newspapers.
Results from Ripley versus Huntington: 106: Logan Grass HH pinned Shane Johnson Rip 113: Jordan Allen HH pined Adrejs Danilukes Rip, 120: Jarred Simpkins HH pinned Antonio Jones Rip, 126: Lucas Simpkins Rip dec Chase Childers HH 7-6, 132: Austin Hileman Rip dec Cody Shepherd HH 15-9, 138: Jake Martin Rip majdec Jonathan Spencer HH 13-3, 145: Wade Mcgrew HH dec Levi Bryant Rip 11-9 152: Justin Arthur HH dec Preston Martin Rip 7-0, 160: Paden Christian HH techfall Alex Espino Rip , 170: Nate Starkey Rip pinned Austin Budd HH, 182: Carter Capehart HH pinned Martin Kuhl Rip, 195: Greg Medina Rip pinned Jacob Blackburn HH220: Arison Pierce HH dec Garrett Phillips Rip 5-3, 285: Daryl Hicks Rip dec Toney Kitts. | http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20121212/SPORTS/121219933/-1/Top%20stories | 527 |
Ripley Baseball is short on experience, high on talent
RIPLEY - With a quick glance at last year's roster, you knew it was coming. Ripley head coach Shane Casto and his coaching staff has some work to do. It isn't that the roster is lacking in talent. On the contrary, it simply lacks varsity experience.
By PHIL PERRY
Jackson Newspapers - Ripley, WV
By PHIL PERRY
Posted Mar. 12, 2013 @ 9:00 am
By PHIL PERRY
Posted Mar. 12, 2013 @ 9:00 am
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RIPLEY - With a quick glance at last year's roster, you knew it was coming. Ripley head coach Shane Casto and his coaching staff has some work to do.
It isn't that the roster is lacking in talent. On the contrary, it simply lacks varsity experience.
Last year, Ripley finished (14-18) and was eventually ousted by Parkersburg South in their Region 4 section 2 match-up after dropping their first round robin style sectional game to Parkersburg. This year, realignment will lead the Vikings down a different path in the post season.
The blue crew is armed with three seniors, a junior and 20 sophomores and juniors. Last years squad had the luxury of a three or four man starting pitching rotation. That rotation was choc-full of seasoned veteran hurlers.
This season, the young guns will have to get their feet wet and learn quickly from their mistakes.
Ripley returns only 14.1 varsity pitched innings from 2012. Isaac Koontz hurled five of those innings last season and the burly sophomore gunslinger will be counted on this season to help solidify a young staff of pitchers.
Trevor Tucker pitched 9.1 innings of varsity action last season in relief while posting a 3.85 ERA for the Vikings. Tucker, a versatile player who can play the infield, outfield and was tagged as a leader in the rotation, is still rehabbing a knee injury that required surgery during football season.
The quarterback was injured early in September, providing a window of opportunity to get back for baseball season. Tucker has not been released by his doctor to play and likely will miss early season games for Ripley.
Trevor's older brother Nathan, the lone junior on the roster, will also be pitching this season and could be seen making some fine defensive plays at the hot corner during a recent practice. Tucker will also be counted on for punch in the line-up and will be taking the hill for Ripley in the opener versus State Champion Princeton.
Sophomore Easton Berry could be the teams most improved returning player. Berry has been impressive early on and the southpaw's yakker (curve ball) has caught the eye of coach Casto.
"He has been working hard on his game in the off-season and it is paying dividends. If Easton keeps progressing as he has been, he is going to be a very good ball player for us as a pitcher and outfielder," said Casto.
Berry had a successful season as a place kicker for the Viking football team and also plays soccer.
Freshman southpaw Jared Bumpus has made an early impression. He has been attacking the strike zone and throwing strikes early on while showing the ability to change speeds effectively. Bumpus could (tentatively) make his first varsity start versus Hurricane on March 19.
Freshman Christopher Jordan will be the team's starting shortstop and pitch in late inning situations only. The Vikings are thin at the infield position which will dictate how much and when the talented frosh sees time on the hill.
Jordan hit (.659) with three homers and 24 RBI's in 17 games last season at Ripley Middle School. He was on base in over 75% of his at bats. He notched seven doubles and four triples for the Vikings.
Cody Pittenger, lefty Logan McCoy and Luke Layhew will be keeping the bullpen warm providing relief.
"We want these guys pitching for contact and throwing strikes. We want our defense to make plays for us," said pitching coach Frankie Cummings.
Cummings added that about 90% of his hurlers met their strength and conditioning goals in the off-season.
In the hitting department, it all starts with the only senior on the roster who played in every game last season, Tyler Pittenger.
"Pitt" is a line-drive masher who has good baseball instincts on the base paths. He took second base once last year on a walk when he caught the catcher napping.
The 3-year starter has hit .300 the last two seasons. Last year, he ranked second on the team in doubles (4), RBI's (18) triples (1) and sacrifices (4). He is predicted to hit third in the batting order. The outfielder hopes to continue playing on the collegiate level when his prep career wraps up in June.
Pittenger and sophomore Jonny Stepp will be the only returning starters on the field and both will be playing new positions this season. While the change for Pittenger involves sliding over to centerfield from left field, Stepp will leave his perch at second base and serve as the new Viking backstop.
"I caught in Little League. I prefer second base but I will do whatever coach needs me to do for the team," said an unselfish Stepp who is affectionately known by Ripley fans as "Jonny Baseball".
Koontz and senior Preston Baldwin will platoon at first base, a position the Vikings have covered like an infield tarp.
"We may have 17 first baseman on the roster," joked Casto.
Freshman Cody Pittenger, Tyler's brother, will handle second bagger responsibilities.
Berry and sophomore Alex Hambrick will handle the corner outfield positions.
The Vikings have healthy competition playing out across the board and coach Casto says that the lineup could change from day to day. He welcomes that competitive spirit.
"We simply have positions to fill and we want the best nine guys on the field. I am encouraged by the hustle I am seeing early on," said Casto.
Casto says that he is encouraged by the camaraderie of this year's team.
"There are no cliques with this team. They are a band of brothers."
Also competing for playing time are talented sluggers Isaac Vidrine, Dalton Wentz, Zac McNemar, Seth Pennington, Justin McKown, Josh Casto, Aaron Wilkenson, Garrett Stearns, Scott Creameans, Brandon Shamblin and Nolan Holley.
The former Little Leaguer's who played for a championship in Georgia live on ESPN are beginning to trickle into the varsity program. Those players also won conference championships in middle school baseball for former RpMS baseball coach Todd Layhew.
Coach Casto's staff will remain mostly intact from a year ago. Aside from Cummings, Mike Lawrence will coach the outfield and first base. Gary Barnard has joined the staff as bench coach.
One distinction of the staff is that each coach was a First Team All-State baseball player in their prep days. Casto was a member of the 1997 State Championship team and was an assistant to retired coach Ray Swisher on the 2004 Championship Team.
For 35 years the voice in the press box will be Mike Ruben. Ruben's perch was officially named "Rube's Roost" last season and was tagged with a sign in dedication to Rube's long tenure and service to Ripley High School.
Steve Lough will serve as trainer and his son Jarrett will handle bat-boy responsibilities in 2013.
Ripley travels to Wahama for a scrimmage tonight and will host the State Champion Princeton Tigers at 5 p.m. March 16.
Coach Casto is realistic in his goals for his young squad of mashers.
"I realize that we will take some lumps early in the season. We want to be playing our best ball come sectional time and we want to get better every game, every practice and learn from our mistakes. I expect us to play solid fundamental baseball."
Regardless of varsity experience, these Vikings look to stake their claim on a slice of rich Ripley Baseball tradition. PLAY BALL! | http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130311/SPORTS/130319973/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true | 1,738 |
Dukes Student Team Manager Program
The goal of the Dukes Student Team Manager Program is to successfully introduce the student to intercollegiate athletic administration and coaching through athletic-related activities and actual work experiences with a sport team. This program will help prepare the next group of athletic administrators and coaches.
March 11, 2013
SUMMARY: The Dukes Student Team Manager Program is offered to those students interested in sports administration, intercollegiate athletics, or coaching. This program offers graduated stipend based on the level of support as a Student Team Manager that is paid per semester. In addition to typical team manager duties, the student will be required to complete an educational component, i.e. outside readings/discussion, panel discussions, informational interviews, etc. The student will be required to maintain a 2.0 G.P.A to remain eligible for the program. If grades fall below a 2.0, the student will be asked to leave the program. Students are eligible to re-apply to the program once their G.P.A increases.
- Assist with workouts and practices (as assigned)
- Assist with Home Games (as assigned)
- Travel to Away Games (as assigned)
- Administrative Duties (as assigned)
- Gain resources/ references within the JMU Athletic Department Staff and Coaches
- Understand day-to-day operations of a Division 1 varsity sport team
VARSITY SPORTS WHICH OFFER STUDENT TEAM MANAGER POSITIONS:
- Basketball (M &W)
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Football Video
- Golf (M &W)
- Soccer (M &W)
- Swimming & Diving
- Tennis (M &W)
- Track & Field
If you are interested in applying to become a Student Team Manager, please fill out the application and submit it to Athletics Administration, Dukes Student Team Managers Program, MSC 2301, Godwin Hall Room 203.
For further information or questions about becoming a Student Team Manager please contact [email protected] | http://www.jmusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?BIO_PLAYER_ID=673455&DB_OEM_ID=14400&ATCLID=204885448 | 433 |
Armed with the momentum of a six-game home winning streak, James Madison will look to capitalize on its home-court advantage when rival George Mason comes to town on Saturday. The Colonial Athletic Association showdown will tip at 4 p.m. with TV coverage on Comcast SportsNet.
George Mason pushed its winning streak over JMU to eight straight games last month in a back-and-forth game ended in an 11-point Patriots' win. CAA Player of the Year candidate Sherrod Wright scored 23 points while JMU was outrebounded by 21 boards.
JMU is 4-1 since losing to Mason on January 15. Its current four-game winning streak is good for the longest winning streak in the CAA after Georgia State topped Northeastern on Thursday night. JMU's Thursday win over Hofstra pulled the Dukes within one and a half games of the first-place Huskies.
During the four-game streak, Goins has totaled two double-doubles and hit double-digit scoring three times, most recently on Thursday night against the visiting Pride when he scored 16 points and grabbed seven boards.
Redshirt senior guard A.J. Davis hit a notable career milestone Thursday night, scoring his 1,000th career point on a three-pointer late in the second half. He is averaging just under 10 points per game over the Dukes' four-game streak, slightly higher than his 8.5 per-game average.
Wright, a 6'4" junior guard who is the Patriots' primary scoring threat, is the CAA's fourth-leading scorer with 17.9 points per game. His offensive output increased to 18.7 points per game over the nine games George Mason played in January.
The Patriots are looking to end a two-game losing streak. After losing to league-leading Northeastern 71-51 on Sunday, they lost a second game Thursday night at home to Drexel. Mason led by as much as 20 points, but only mustered 16 points in the second half. It was the Patriots' worst second-half scoring drought since 2006.
JMU is playing for its fifth straight conference win. It would be the longest conference winning streak since January 3-15, 2011. | http://www.jmusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=6822&DB_OEM_ID=14400&ATCLID=206217560 | 460 |
Lubbock, TX (Sports Network) - Rodney McGruder had 18 points and nine rebounds
in No. 13 Kansas State's 68-59 win over Texas Tech.
Angel Rodriguez added 13 points for the Wildcats (18-4, 7-2 Big 12), who have
won three consecutive games one the heels of a two-game skid.
Jordan Tolbert netted 19 points to lead Texas Tech (9-11, 2-7), which has
dropped three straight and seven of its last eight contests.
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Cowboy Wrestlers Wrangle Win Over Iowa
By K.J. Pilcher, Reporter
The margin of error was slim and margin of victory for some was even less.
In the end, both favored Oklahoma State rather than the University of Iowa in a battle between two of college wrestling’s top programs.
Fourth-ranked Iowa dropped the last five matches, including four straight one-point decisions, as Oklahoma State notched an 18-12 win Sunday at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla.
The dual featured 17 ranked wrestlers and seven bouts with two ranked competitors, resulting in dual statistics being nearly even. The Cowboys came through when they needed.
“Finishing was the difference today,” Iowa Coach Tom Brands said in a news release. “It was the difference between winning the matches and the meet.
Oklahoma State closed with the stronger part of the lineup. The Cowboys’ 15th-ranked Chris Chionuma provided a pivotal win, scoring a takedown with about a minute left, to beat No. 10 Ethen Lofthouse 4-3. It was part of a frustrating string of one-point losses for Iowa (12-1).
In one of the marquee matchups of the dual, Oklahoma State’s top-ranked Chris Perry faced Mike Evans, ranked as high as fourth in national polls. Perry opened with a takedown and Evans answered with an escape in the second.
Perry escaped to start the third for a 3-1 lead. Evans tied the score, 3-3, late in the third, but Perry had accrued more than a minute of riding time for an extra point and 4-3 victory.
Tyler Caldwell started the Oklahoma State run, taking down Nick Moore in the final period for a 3-2 win at 165. Oklahoma State grabbed its first lead of the dual when 197-pounder Blake Rosholt scored a takedown with about 20 seconds left, defending Nathan Burak’s shot, for a 3-2 win. The Cowboys led 15-12 with one match to go.
The Hawkeyes still had a chance to win the dual in the final match, including a possible advantage in match-points criteria (45-43). Heavyweight Alan Gelogaev secured the win with a decision for Oklahoma State (8-0).
The start was good, but not great for the Hawkeyes. They built an early 9-0 lead that became a 12-3 advantage at the midway point.
Iowa’s top-ranked Matt McDonough (10-0) tallied four takedowns for a 10-4 win over Eddie Klimara at 125. McDonough, a two-time NCAA champion and three-time national finalist, won his 38th straight match, giving him 110 for his career.
Tony Ramos (13-0) faced his first ranked foe of the season. The Hawkeyes’ second-ranked 133-pounder used a first-period takedown to post a 3-2 win over No. 5 Jon Morrison.
In a battle of former Iowa preps, Iowa’s Mark Ballweg, a state champion at Waverly-Shell Rock, beat former Keokuk wrestler, Julian Feikert at 141. Ballweg led throughout, powered by three takedowns, for an 8-3 decision.
Top-ranked Derek St. John (157) had Iowa’s final win. St. John scored five points in the final period for an 8-4 victory.
AT STILLWATER, OKLA.
Oklahoma State 18, Iowa 12
(Individual takedowns in parentheses)
125 pounds - Matt McDonough (I) dec. Eddie Klimara, 10-4 (4, 0); 133 – Tony Ramos (I) dec. Jon Morrison, 3-2 (1, 0); 141 - Mark Ballweg (I) dec. Julian Feikert, 8-3 (3, 0); 149 – Jordan Oliver (OSU) dec. Mike Kelly, 10-4 (4, 0); 157 – Derek St. John (I) dec. Alex Dieringer, 8-4 (2, 0); 165 – Tyler Caldwell (OSU) dec. Nick Moore, 3-2 (1, 0); 174 – Chris Perry (OSU) dec. Mike Evans, 4-3 (1, 1); 184 – Chris Chionuma (OSU) dec. Ethen Lofthouse, 3-2; 197 – Blake Rosholt (OSU) dec. Nathan Burak, 3-2 (1, 0); Hwt. – Alan Gelogaev (OSU) dec. Bobby Telford, 7-3 (3, 0).
Takedowns – Iowa 11, Oklahoma State 11; Reversals – Iowa 0, Oklahoma State 1; Escapes – Iowa 19, Oklahoma State 17; Nearfall points – Iowa 2, Oklahoma State 0; Penalty points (awarded) – Iowa 0, Oklahoma State 0; Riding time points - Iowa 2, Oklahoma State 2.
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Giving voice to the outrage over Cathedral City native Timothy Bradley's controversial split decision win over Manny Pacquiao, two senators introduced legislation Monday that would create a special boxing commission to oversee all matches in the United States and restore integrity to the sport.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who boxed while at the U.S. Naval Academy, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., a former middleweight boxer, are pushing the measure establishing the U.S. Boxing Commission, an entity that would carry out federal boxing law, work with the industry and local commissions and license boxers, promoters, managers and sanctioning organizations.
Speaking on the Senate floor, McCain evoked the words of former sportswriter Jimmy Cannon, who called boxing the "red light district of sports." He said the recent dispute stemming from the welterweight bout between Bradley and Pacquiao "is the latest example of the legitimate distrust boxing fans have for the integrity of the sport."
Earlier this month in Las Vegas, Pacquiao seemed to have the fight in hand, but two judges decided otherwise, giving Bradley a split decision win in the welterweight title bout. The results ended Pacquiao's outstanding seven-year unbeaten streak and left promoter Bob Arum angry and demanding a full investigation by Nevada officials.
"I've never been as ashamed of the sport of boxing as I am tonight," Arum, who handles both fighters, said after the fight.
Bradley won five of the last six rounds on two scorecards and four on the third. He won 115-113 on two scorecards, while losing on the third by the same margin. The Associated Press had Pacquiao winning 117-111.
"Clearly, the conspiracy theories and speculation surrounding the fight are given life because there are so many questions surrounding the integrity of the sport and how it is managed in multiple jurisdictions," said McCain, who pointed out that professional boxing is the only sport in the United States without a strong, centralized association regulating it.
Under the legislation, all referees and judges participating in a championship or a professional fight lasting 10 rounds or more would have to be fully registered and licensed by the commission. A sanctioning organization could provide the names of judges and referees it considers qualified for that caliber bout, but only the commission could appoint judges and referees to participate in the matches. | http://www.kesq.com/news/Lawmakers-consider-establishing-Federal-boxing-oversight/-/233092/15157154/-/vs8qj2/-/index.html | 482 |
Rockies | Michael Cuddyer rehab update
Colorado Rockies OF Michael Cuddyer (oblique) has resumed working out in the batting cage.
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Muncie, IN (Sports Network) - Ball State University has fired head men's basketball coach Billy Taylor.
Ball State director of intercollegiate athletics Bill Scholl made the announcement Thursday, one day after the Cardinals lost to Buffalo in the Mid- American Conference Tournament.
The Cardinals were 15-15 this season, including an 8-8 mark in conference play.
"This was a difficult decision, primarily because Billy was a tremendous representative of our athletics department and university," Scholl said. "Billy is a great man. Under his guidance our student-athletes conducted themselves properly and our most recent APR score was our highest rating since 2004-05. We thank him for leaving the program better than when he inherited it and we wish him well in the future."
Taylor compiled an 84-99 record in his six years guiding the program. | http://www.kget.com/sports/story/Ball-State-fires-hoops-coach/TzBoGswpsECk4lUqHxxJkA.cspx | 174 |
A 40th minute goal from Sunday Mba secured a 1-0 victory for Nigeria over a very resilient Burkina Faso team to ensure that the Super Eagles were once again crowned as the Champions of Africa, ending a nineteen year wait.
The team had to endure lots of criticisms and an initial lack of support from the fans and stakeholders alike, who faulted Keshi's selection of relatively inexperienced players, with only about six players out of his twenty-three-man squad having had previous Nations Cup experience.
With this victory, Keshi has now equalled the record set by Egypt's Mahmoud El-Gohari as the only (living) player to have won the Nations Cup both as a player (1994) and as a coach (2013).
The late El-Gohari won the Africa Cup of Nations as a player in 1959, finishing as the top scorer in that year's edition with three goals all of which came in a game against Ethiopia. He later coached Egypt to victory at Burkina Faso in 1998, with the Pharaoh’s defeating then defending champions South Africa in the final by two goals scored by Ahmed Hassan and Tarek Mustafa.
On his part, Keshi captained the Nigerian team that were crowned African champions at Tunisia in 1994, and his victory nineteen years later has left him as the only man alive to hold the record.
Keshi is also the third West African coach to lift the Nations Cup trophy. Following in the footsteps of Ghana's Charles Kumi Gyamfi who led the Black Stars win the African Cup of Nations trophy three times (1963, 1965 and 1982), and also Yeo Martial who led Ivory Coast to their only Nations Cup title in 1992.
Keshi is now the most successful indigenous coach in Nigerian football history. Europe may have found a 'Special One' in Portuguese coach, Jose Mourinho, but here in Nigeria and Africa at large we know who the 'Big Boss' is. | http://www.kickoff.com/news/32773/nigeria-coach-stephen-keshi-has-engraved-his-name-in-the-history-books-after-his-team-won-the-2013-africa-cup-of-nations-trophy | 403 |
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Thailand's 85-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej is recovering from mild lung inflammation that caused a fever. | http://www.kohoradio.com/?q=news/seattle-times&page=345 | 699 |
49ers' Jenkins looks to rebound after rookie flop
INDIANAPOLIS -- Although his team made it all the way to the Super Bowl, San Francisco 49ers general manager Trent Baalke was asked to discuss less pleasant issues with the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Thursday.
What will he do with demoted quarterback Alex Smith? Was he concerned with the lack of productivity from last year's draft class, especially that of wide receiver A. J. Jenkins, their first-round pick who saw minimal playing time?
Baalke has not made a decision on Smith, but reported that Jenkins is expected to begin working harder on self-improvement beginning this week.
Smith was sidelined by a concussion in November and remained a backup when second-year quarterback Colin Kaepernick made the offense more dynamic with a stronger arm and exceptional running ability that was showcased in a run-option series.
Baalke had dinner with Smith and talked with him, but admits he still does not have a definite plan on what to do with the popular veteran quarterback. He stammered and sidestepped when asked if trading Smith was an option.
"There's, uh, I think that's part of it, " Baalke said. "We're going to look at all options available. Are we going to trade him for sure? That hasn't been decided."
Not even after what he called "a great meal and a great discussion" with Smith and the quarterback's wife, Liz.
"I can't say enough good things," Baalke said of Smith. "If you ask anyone in the organization, they'll say the same thing. He is a pro's pro. Have nothing but great respect for him, his family. And we're certainly going to do everything in our power to make the best decision for everyone involved."
ESPN.com reported it was "highly, highly, highly unlikely" the 49ers would release Smith, citing sources, and would only trade him. However, Smith's trade value is in question based on a conspicuous lack of interest in him as a free agent last year. While the 49ers were reportedly eyeing another free agent, Peyton Manning, Smith visited the Miami Dolphins, who had a dire need for a quarterback. But there was not even an offer made to Smith, according to the Dolphins.
As the 49ers prepare for a 2013 draft in which they have 14 picks, Baalke was asked to reflect on the lack of production from Jenkins', who was the 30th player selected last year. He was healthy all season, but was active for only three games, played in 37 offensive snaps and dropped the only pass thrown to him.
Baalke said Jenkins' main problem was an inability to pick up the 49ers offense.
"He's a young guy that came out of a college system that's taken a while to grasp to the pro system," Baalke said. "It's not a work ethic issue, it's not a skill set issue. It's learning the craft at the pro level. And that's a position historically that some have adapted to more quickly than others."
However, the lanky receiver was criticized for not working out hard enough.to help fit in as a pro. That criticism became louder when it was learned that Jenkins did not follow through after accepting an invitation to work out with Hall of Famer Jerry Rice.
Jenkins recently said he would join Kaepernick at CES Performance in Atlanta. Kaepernick has a reputation for his diligent work habits. However, Jenkins was a no-show last week when Kaepernick and two other receivers, Ricardo Lockette and Chad Hall, began workouts.
Baalke said Jenkins was expected to join the other players this week.
"We're very confident in his ability as we were when we drafted him," Baalke said. "And now it's time for him to go back to work, and this offseason is going to be a big offseason. These guys -- we've always said -- their biggest growth is between Year 1 and Year 2. So we're expected that to happen this year, and certainly in AJ's case."
---The 49ers reportedly do not plan to release quarterback Alex Smith if they cannot find a trade that meets the team's needs.
ESPN.com reported it was "highly, highly, highly unlikely" the 49ers would release Smith, citing sources.
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San Francisco police say they are investigating an allegation of sexual abuse against 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree.
The inquiry comes as the San Francisco football team is preparing for an important playoff game.
"Michael Crabtree has been interviewed with his lawyer present and has cooperated in this investigation," a San Francisco police statement said. "Michael Crabtree has not been detained or arrested and has agreed to make himself available to investigators in the future."
The complaint is about an alleged assault that occurred in a San Francisco hotel Sunday morning, police said.
A day before, the 49ers scored a playoff victory, beating the Green Bay Packers at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
Crabtree had two touchdowns in the game, continuing his sterling play that has propelled him to being the team's best wide receiver this year.
"We are aware of the allegation against Michael and understand that he has fully cooperated with authorities," 49ers General Manager Trent Baalke said. "The 49ers take such matters very seriously. We will have no further comment at this time as the legal process is ongoing."
The 49ers will play the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday with the winner going to the Super Bowl. | http://www.ksat.com/sports/49ers-player-questioned-in-assault-probe/-/478218/18197604/-/gvddxez/-/index.html | 243 |
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Jayson Werth kept the Washington Nationals'
storybook season alive in dramatic fashion, belting a solo home run in the
bottom of the ninth inning that gave the National League East champions a
thrilling 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 4 of their NL
Division Series from Nationals Park.
Werth came out as the victor in a tense 13-pitch at-bat with Lance Lynn (1-1),
hammering a fastball from the Cardinals' 18-game winner into the visiting
bullpen to set up a deciding Game 5 to take place Friday in Washington. The
winner will take on San Francisco in the NLCS beginning on Sunday.
Adam LaRoche also homered for the Nationals, who mustered just three hits for
the game but still managed to bounce back from back-to-back losses to St.
Louis by a combined 20-4 margin.
Ross Detwiler, taking a rotation spot created by Washington's decision to shut
down ace Stephen Strasburg, held the Cardinals to one unearned run on three
hits over the first six innings, with Drew Storen (1-0) claiming the win with
a scoreless top of the ninth in which he struck out two.
Kyle Lohse surrendered only one run and two hits while striking out five over
a sharp seven-inning stint for St. Louis.
Allen Craig had two of the Cardinals' three hits in Thursday's pitchers duel,
with Carlos Beltran knocking in the team's lone run with a sacrifice fly.
The Sports Network | http://www.ksdk.com/sports/pro_baseball/mlb/article/342663/188/Werths-blast-in-the-ninth-forces-a-Game-5 | 339 |
Kansas travels to Lubbock to take on Texas Tech at 11 a.m., Saturday.
Jayhawks and Horned Frogs will kick off at 11 a.m., with the game televised on FX.
KU will honor its 15-member senior class before the game.
Jayhawks take on Longhorns on Jayhawk TV Network.
Career Honors: 2010: KU Compete Team Special Teams Player of the Year, KU Compete Team Defensive Player of the Week vs. Baylor and Kansas State, KU Compete Team Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Georgia Tech and Iowa State.
2012 (So.): Played in 11 games... Missed the TCU game... Collected six tackles... Recorded first tackle of the season against Rice... Added two solo stops at Northern Illinois... Collected single tackles against Oklahoma State and Texas.
2011 (RFr.): Played in 10 games, seeing time on defense and special teams ... Tallied three tackles against Northern Illinois, including a pair of solo stops ... Had one tackle in five other games.
2010 (Fr.): Selected KU compete team special teams player of the year... Named KU compete team defensive player of the week vs. Baylor and Kansas State... Named KU special teams compete team player of the week vs. Georgia Tech and Iowa State... Redshirted his first season at Kansas. | http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ray_mitchell_713118.html | 279 |
Wednesday, May 30 2012, 07:10 AM MDT
Romney Wins Republican Nomination In Texas
(KUTV) Romney clinched the Texas Primary, giving him more than the 1,144 delegates needed to claim the Republican presidential nomination.
Romney visited Las Vegas for a fundraiser with Donald Trump Tuesday.
Trump endorsed Romney’s campaign earlier this year, and has the ability to raise a lot of money to help Romney.
The White House is slamming Romney for not standing up to Donald Trump who continues to question President Obama’s citizenship.
The Obama campaign issued a statement saying: "If Mitt Romney lacks the backbone to stand up to a charlatan like Donald Trump because he's so concerned about lining his campaign's pockets, what does that say about the kind of president he would be?"
For now, Romney will earn cash and campaign as the presumptive republican nominee.
He won’t be officially nominated until August at the G.O.P. convention in Tampa.
(Copyright 2012 Sinclair Broadcasting Group) | http://www.kutv.com/news/features/political/stories/vid_200.shtml | 213 |
North Carolina authorities say a sheriff's deputy clocked NASCAR driver Kyle Busch going 128 mph in a 45 mph zone and that he has been cited for careless and reckless driving and speeding.
Busch said in a statement Tuesday that he was driving a new sports car and got carried away. He apologized and said it would never happen again.
Iredell County Sheriff's Office spokesman Capt. Darren Campbell says a deputy stopped Busch's 2012 yellow Lexus sports car on a road between Troutman and Mooresville, where the 26-year-old driver lives. It's about 30 miles north of Charlotte.
Busch drives for Joe Gibbs Racing. Last month, Busch was placed on probation through June 15 after he and Kevin Harvick confronted each other in the pits after a race at Darlington Raceway. | http://www.kwch.com/sports/kwch-gm-sports-kyle-busch-cited-for-speeding-in-north-carolina-20110524,0,3081945.story | 167 |
ATLANTA – A great second-half comeback fell just short for the Seahawks on Sunday, as Matt Bryant’s 49-yard field goal lifted the Atlanta Falcons to a 30-28 victory and into next week’s NFC Championship game.
The Seahawks, down 20-0 at halftime, took a 28-27 lead with 31 seconds to play at the Georgia Dome on Marshawn Lynch’s 2-yard touchdown run. But the Falcons then used Matt Ryan completions of 22 and 19 yards to get Bryant close enough for his game-winner.
Russell Wilson, the Seahawks’ rookie QB, was just short of phenomenal in directing the 28-point second-half comeback. He finished with 385 passing yards.
The Falcons now will host the San Francisco 49ers the NFC Championship game next Sunday. The 49ers advanced with an impressive 45-31 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night.
The loss ended the Seahawks’ playoff run in the divisional round for the fifth time. It also happened in 1984, 1988, 2007 and 2010.
But this season included the Seahawks’ third-highest regular-season victory total (11), as well as the second road playoff win in franchise history.
The Seahawks made it 27-14 on the fifth play of the fourth quarter as Wilson faked a handoff to Marshawn Lynch on second-and-goal, rolled to his left and ran into the end zone. The 1-yard run capped an eight-play, 80-yard drive that began in the third quarter and featured Wilson’s 24-yard pass to Golden Tate and a 26-yarder to Zach Miller.
The Seahawks got the ball back when All-Pro free safety Earl Thomas intercepted Matt Ryan’s pass that was intended for Roddy White at the Seahawks’ 38. And, wait for it … Wilson then led the Seahawks on a four-play, 62-yard drive that took less than two minutes and ended with his 3-yard TD pass to Miller to make it 27-21. Wilson was 3 of 3 for 57 yards on the drive.
The Seahawks then tied the score on a 2-yard TD run with 31 seconds left, and took the lead on Ryan Longwell’s PAT. But Bryant kicked his 49-yard field goal with eight seconds left.
The Seahawks were completely outplayed in falling behind 20-0 in the first half.
The Falcons took the opening kickoff and drove 54 yards in 11 plays to a 39-yard field goal by Matt Bryant. It appeared the Falcons would score a touchdown, but All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman closed quickly to tip away a Matt Ryan pass to Roddy White in the end zone on third-and-3.
The Falcons then capitalized on a Marshawn Lynch fumble to drive 61 yards in eight plays to Ryan’s 1-yard TD pass to Tony Gonzalez to make it 10-0 with 3:10 left. Ryan hit his final three throws on the drive for 33 yards.
Coach Pete Carroll had been concerned all week about containing Gonzalez, the Falcons’ Pro Bowl tight end, and for good reason. Gonzalez beat linebacker Leroy Hill on 16-yard completion to setup the Falcons’ TD, then scored it by beating strong safety Kam Chancellor in the back of the end zone.
Lynch’s fumble, his second in two weeks, wasted an interception by rookie middle linebacker Bobby Wagner and set up the Falcons’ TD. Lynch also fumbled at the 2-yard line in last week’s game against the Redskins.
The Falcons ran their lead to 13-0 on a 37-yard field goal by Matt Bryant with 9:13 left in the half. The kick capped an 11-play, 68-yard drive that began in the first quarter with a 45-yard run by Jacquizz Rodgers to the Seahawks’ 42.
The Seahawks then drove to the Falcons’ 11, as Russell Wilson and tight end Zach Miller hooked up on a drive-opening 34-yard completion to the 36. But Robert Turbin was stopped for no gain on third-and-1 – from a three-wide, shotgun formation – and fullback Michael Robinson lost 1 yard on the fourth-down carry.
The Falcons struck quickly, as White beat Sherman to make a falling grab of a 47-yard pass in the end zone to cap a three-play, 88-yard drive that made it 20-0 with 4:16 left in the half.
The Seahawks drove to the Falcons' 6 in the closing seconds, but Wilson was sacked on third down and the clock ran out before they could snap the ball on fourth down.
Miller caught three passes for 63 yards in the quarter, which was about all the Seahawks did right in the first half.
The Seahawks took the second-half kickoff and drove 80 yards in nine plays to Russell Wilson’s 29-yard touchdown pass to Golden Tate. Wilson also ran for 17 yards and 2 yards, on third-and-1; and passed 19 yards to tight end Zach Miller in the drive.
But – and you knew this was coming – the Falcons came right back to chew up half the quarter with a 14-play, 80-yard drive to Matt Ryan’s 5-yard shovel pass to Jason Snelling for a touchdown that made it 27-7 with 2:11 left. Ryan was 8 of 10 for 70 yards – to five different receivers – in the TD drive, as the Falcons converted on third-and-5 and third-and-9. | http://www.kxly.com/sports/Falcons-overcome-Seahawks-unbelievable-comeback/-/100918/18115522/-/fptih2z/-/index.html | 1,145 |
High School Football:
Coronado 45, Sunrise Mountain 0
September 2, 2011
More on the game
Score By Quarters
|CORO||Chris Johnson 13 rush (kick failed)||0||6|
|CORO||Cody Mucino 35 pass from Kevin Lucero (kick failed)||0||12|
|CORO||Derrick Keller 9 rush (Evan Cooper rush)||0||20|
|CORO||Cody Mucino 13 pass from Derrick Keller (run failed)||0||26|
|CORO||Chris Johnson 1 rush (run failed)||0||32|
|CORO||Chris Johnson 39 rush (run failed)||0||38|
|CORO||Chris Johnson 9 rush (Dakota Brunger kick)||0||45|
|Passing (comp-att-yds)||5-16-8 (2 INT)||5-17-68|
- Sunrise Mountain: Jovon Perry 1/0, Demetrius Stegall 1/1, Chris Moore 9/8, Tyree Mays 8/19.
- Coronado: Chris Johnson 19/124 (4 TDs), Derrick Keller 6/50 (1 TD), Cody Mucino 3/48, Nate Webb 4/77, Evan Cooper 4/48, Devin Riley 4/35, Kevin Lucero 1/10.
- Sunrise Mountain: Jovon Perry 1-2-4, Chris Moore 4-14-4 (2 INTs).
- Coronado: Derrick Keller 4-14-33 (1 TD), Kevin Lucero 1-3-35.
Note: Stats and results reflect only those reported by LasVegasSun.com staff, called in by team officials or used with permission and generosity of maxpreps.com.
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Lancashire's bowlers may have been made to toil underneath the pleasant spring sunshine at Beckenham this morning but they bounced back well during the afternoon to peg Kent back.
The Red Rose county were frustrated by an opening partnership of 136 between former England duo Robert Key and Joe Denly, who made an entertaining century, until left-arm spinner Simon Kerrigan broke through just before lunch.
And that pushed the door firmly ajar for stand-in captain Steven Croft and his men, who took four more wickets during the second session of the day.
Kerrigan added another four balls after lunch before opening bowler Sajid Mahmood bagged a pair of wickets and Steven Cheetham chipped in with one as the hosts finished their first innings on 254-5 from 60 overs.
Both sides are due to bat for 90 overs, with Kent batting 60 today and Lancashire 30. Kent are expected to bat for 30 tomorrow morning, leaving Lancashire 60 to chase a target during the afternoon and evening sessions.
The Red Rose named 12 players, not including captain Glen Chapple, Stephen Parry and Andrea Agathangelou, who will be with the squad tomorrow. Kent named 13.
Lancashire responded with 84-3 from 30 overs with Croft unbeaten on 20 and Tom Smith on four at close.
Mahmood, who recovered well to finish with 2-65: “The lads here have really enjoyed being outside again.
“I found it a little bit difficult. I was out of rhythm, but it was good to bowl outside and in a game scenario. The more I bowled, the more confident I got. I definitely got into it more towards the end.
“I told Crofty that I needed to keep bowling, but I know there are other guys in the side who need that too.”
Kerrigan broke through when he had Key well caught in the covers by Karl Brown for 56 before he had Sam Northeast caught at slip by Paul Horton four balls into the afternoon session.
And Mahmood got in on the wicket-taking act when he removed Denly and Geraint Jones in successive overs to leave the score at 232-4 in the 51st.
Denly, caught by Cheetham at mid-on, hit 20 boundaries in a fluent 141-ball 115 before Jones was caught at square-leg by Kerrigan.
Martin van Jaarsveld was in combative mood, hitting Kerrigan for a straight four and a straight six in one particular over, finding the fence four more times in his 82-ball knock of 43.
That was ended in the last over before tea – and the last over of the Kent innings - when Cheetham held a sharp return chance.
There was good news for fast bowler Oliver Newby, who got through eleven overs unscathed on his return to action following a cruciate knee ligament injury last April.
Openers Horton and Brown made a circumspect start to the visiting side’s reply, scoring only 15 off the first seven overs, but Brown became the dominant partner as he quickly moved the score to 39-0 in the 14th over.
However, that was when Horton edged Robbie Joseph behind to Jones for eight. Luke Procter followed shortly afterwards for a duck, bowled by Simon Cook.
Brown hit five fours in his composed 78-ball innings of 35, but he went shortly before close to the medium pace of Darren Stevens.
Stevens, who has represented England Lions over the last 12 months, struck in his opening over, forcing the right-hander to edge behind to Jones, leaving the score at 63-3 in the 25th over.
Photo: (c) Simon Pendrigh | http://www.lccc.co.uk/news/lancs-bounce-back-in-friendly/4063 | 784 |
Posted: October 30, 2009
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The men’s soccer seniors did not disappoint as they led Lehigh to a 4-1 win over Army in the final home game of their careers, Friday night at the Ulrich Sports Complex. Lehigh was able to build an early 2-0 lead just 12 minutes into the game and that would be all the Mountain Hawks needed to keep their post season hopes alive. All five seniors were able to see action in the game and they played a part in three of the four goals that were scored for the Brown and White. With the win the Mountain Hawks are now 8-5-3 (3-2-1) on the season and they picked up three crucial points in the Patriot League standings.
“If you can get all your seniors playing time it is a gift,” head coach Dean Koski said. “There was a lot of pressure on them to not only pick up three points, but it was also Senior Night and they were wearing different jerseys. They had all these elements change for them and we had to make sure they were focused on the game.”
Lehigh got on the board in the fifth minute of the game as senior co-captain Adam Gazda placed a perfect ball to junior James Graf and he was able to head the ball over the Army goalkeeper's reach.
The Mountain Hawks kept the pressure on and scored their second goal of the game seven minutes later as senior Adam Welch scored his fourth goal of the season off a pass from classmate Jesse Schram in what turned out to be the game-winning goal.
Lehigh entered the second half with a 2-0 lead and pushed it to three goals when Gazda hit a strike with his left foot into the top left corner of the goal.
Army didn’t give up as sophomore Jeffrey Pickett scored his first goal of the season off a corner kick from junior Michael Kim.
With a 3-1 lead freshman Austin Decker provided the fans with the highlight of the night in the 85th minute as he bicycle kicked one into the top right corner of the net. The goal from Decker was his team-leading fifth of the season.
“That’s what you’re going to get from Austin,” Koski said. “He has the ability to score that kind of goal, but as a freshman he does make mistakes. We appreciate his flashes of brilliance and we will work on getting him to put in a full 90 minute effort.”
Lehigh finished the game with 19 total shots and the Mountain Hawk defense was able to hold Army to only seven. The Black Knights’ freshman keeper Ryan Currens made two saves in the loss.
With only one game left in the season for the Mountain Hawks, they now must turn their attention to Bucknell.
“The three points were important to us, but now we have to focus on Bucknell who is having a great year,” Koski said. “We have to stay healthy, make sure we come out and play at the level we’re capable of and we can’t come out flat.”
Lehigh wore pink jerseys in the match tonight to show its support for breast cancer research. Almost $100 was raised during the game and all of the proceeds will go towards the fight against cancer.
“I’m happy for the seniors and it was great to bring some attention to breast cancer research,” Koski said. “I am thankful for everyone that contributed to tonight’s game.”
The Mountain Hawks will close out their 2009 regular season next Friday when they travel to Bucknell for a 7 p.m. game.
Lehigh - Army Post-Match Extra | http://www.lehighsports.com/news/default.aspx?ArticleId=11923 | 785 |
Wings 5, Blue Jackets 0Hasek's practice makes perfect
Ted Kulfan / The Detroit News
DETROIT -- This is another example of why Dominik Hasek is a Hall of Fame goalie, with a work ethic to match.
Not necessarily the Red Wings' 5-0 victory Wednesday over the Columbus Blue Jackets, Hasek's fifth shutout of the season and 73rd of his career.
It was what happened the day before, a day off for the team, but one in which Hasek came to Joe Louis Arena anyway and took to the ice with forward Matt Ellis.
After allowing three goals in the first period Monday, and being pulled, Hasek wasn't satisfied.
"If you give up three goals on nine shots, you don't feel very good about yourself," said Hasek, who called Ellis, who shot on Hasek for about 30 minutes.
Hasek had a regularly scheduled day off Sunday in Columbus. After getting the limited work Monday, it was time to get back on the ice, he figured. .
"I just felt I needed it," said Hasek of getting on the ice Tuesday, while everyone else enjoyed returning home from a five-day trip. "I needed a practice. I felt better today."
Hasek faced 27 shots, aggressively poke-checked a shot away from Rick Nash in the first period that set the tone for the rest of the game, and came back impressively from Monday's outing.
"When I got the phone call in the morning, I could tell he was anxious to come down to the rink and take some shots," Ellis said. "When I got the phone call, there was no question I was coming down, and it's things like that that show you why he's one of the best goalies to ever play the game.
"The work ethic after a long road trip, that's inspiring for young hockey players."
Dan Cleary had two goals (one a power play) for the Wings. Kirk Maltby, Nicklas Lidstrom (power play) and Jason Williams added the others.
Cleary's two goals gave him a team-leading 13, passing Henrik Zetterberg (12).
"My philosophy is, go to the net, and that's what happened on both goals," Cleary said. "It's a good feeling (to score goals), especially with the team winning. We're getting contributions from a lot of people."
Both goals came in the first period, both deflections of shots from the point, giving the Wings a 2-0 lead 10 minutes into the game.
Mathieu Schneider's assist on Cleary's first goal extended Schneider's point streak to 11 games (14 points, two goals, 12 assists).
After a slow start Monday, the Wings jumped on the Blue Jackets quickly this time.
"We have a real mature group and they were ready to go," coach Mike Babcock said.
Maltby's goal, his first of the season, ended a scoreless streak of 43 games. He last scored March 27, 2006, against St. Louis.
"That was great to see," Babcock said. "You talk about a guy who has been snake-bit."
"It was nice to contribute," Maltby said. "We got the win, and hopefully now I can contribute the rest of the season."
You can reach Ted Kulfan at (313) 223-4606 or [email protected] | http://www.lionbacker.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=80189 | 734 |
The State Board of Education is interviewing three finalists for Florida Education Commissioner.
The panel is holding the interviews on Tuesday in Tampa.
The finalists are Indiana School Superintendent Tony Bennett, Murray State University President Randy Dunn and Arlington, Va., education consultant Charles Hokanson.
Bennett, a Republican, was defeated in a bid for re-election last month. Dunn is a former Illinois state school superintendent. Hokanson was a deputy assistant U.S. secretary of education in President George W. Bush's administration.
The board is scheduled to vote on the appointment at its regular meeting on Wednesday also in Tampa.
Former Commissioner Gerard Robinson resigned in August after only about a year on the job. He cited separation from his family in Virginia where he previously had been secretary of education. | http://www.local10.com/news/Fla-education-chief-finalists-being-interviewed/-/1717324/17729874/-/ackf3xz/-/index.html | 157 |
|Date of game: 12/16/2012
Recap: Atlanta vs. NY Giants
Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Falcons got their revenge, and made quite a statement as well in doing so.
Matt Ryan threw three touchdown passes, including a pair to Julio Jones, and the Falcons dealt the New York Giants their first regular-season shutout in 16 years with an authoritative 34-0 victory at the Georgia Dome.
Atlanta (12-2) got its payback for a 24-2 throttling by the Giants during last season's NFC Wild Card Playoffs behind a near-flawless performance from Ryan, with the standout quarterback completing a sharp 23-of-28 passes for 270 yards without a turnover.
The Falcons' defense did its part as well, intercepting New York's Eli Manning twice in the first half and stopping the Giants on downs three times over the course of the game.
"In my opinion, this was the best game we put together so far," said Falcons cornerback Asante Samuel."
Manning managed just 161 yards on an off-target 14-of-26 efficiency as New York (8-6) was held scoreless in a non-playoff setting for the first time since a 24-0 setback at Philadelphia on Dec. 1, 1996.
Jones ended with 74 yards on six catches and Tony Gonzalez added a touchdown grab for the NFC South champion Falcons, who could have clinched a first- round playoff bye if San Francisco had lost to New England on Sunday night. The Niners came up with a 41-34 win over the Patriots.
The result proved to be considerably more costly for the Giants, now 2-4 over their last six outings. New York fell into a three-way tie with Dallas and Washington for first place in the NFC East, as the Cowboys and Redskins both won their matchups on Sunday.
"Atlanta was very, very good and we were very, very bad," Giants head coach Tom Coughlin remarked. "We came out and did exactly what we said we couldn't afford to do, which was turn the ball over."
New York was plagued by mistakes and missed opportunities throughout the game, and particularly so during a sloppy first half in which the more opportunistic Falcons capitalized on a pair of Manning turnovers en route to building a 17-0 lead.
Manning's first interception came on the game's second snap from scrimmage, with Samuel jumping in front of intended target Hakeem Nicks and returning the pick six yards to the New York 16. The takeaway led to a 4-play series of all Michael Turner runs, the last a 1-yard plunge that put the Falcons on top less than three minutes into the contest.
"This team thrives off of momentum," said Samuel. "I just used my god-given ability to make plays for my team and put the offense in the best position to score the football."
The Giants moved inside the Falcons' 15-yard line on the ensuing possession, but wound up coming away empty after Lawrence Tynes shanked a 30-yard field goal attempt wide left.
Atlanta then marched 80 yards in 10 plays to extend the margin to double digits. Ryan, who was a perfect 6-for-6 for 66 yards over the Falcons' initial two drives, got his club back in scoring position by finding a wide-open Harry Douglas for a 37-yard gain to the New York 11, then later came through during a 3rd-and-11 situation by hitting a leaping Gonzalez in the middle of the end zone for a 14-0 advantage late in the first quarter.
Another Manning interception, a misread to Nicks that Thomas DeCoud snared at the Giants' 27, set up a 38-yard Matt Bryant field goal less than five minutes into the second quarter that would account for the 17-point differential at the break.
New York would have a couple of chances to close the gap prior to intermission, but failed to come through each time.
Falcons linebacker Sean Weatherspoon thwarted the first threat by stuffing David Wilson on a 4th-and-1 from the Atlanta 32. After New York got the ball back, Manning connected on a pair of deep passes -- a 24-yard delivery to Nicks and a 37-yarder to Domenik Hixon that placed the Giants into the red zone nearing the two-minute warning -- but again ended up stopped on downs when Samuel broke up Manning's 4th-and-1 attempt for Victor Cruz from the 11- yard line.
"That was all my call," said Coughlin on the decision not to try a field goal on those drives. "The thinking was we needed to generate a lift for our sideline, as (the momentum) was all going one way. That did not work out either. It was very, very disappointing."
Atlanta showed no signs of letting up in the second half, as Ryan quickly put a dent into New York's comeback hopes by engineering an 8-play, 80-yard drive capped by a 40-yard scoring strike to Jones to begin the third quarter.
The Giants would turn the ball over on downs once more on their opening touch of the second half, with Atlanta defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux batting down a Manning pass on 4th-and-2 from the Falcons' 25. Atlanta proceeded to put together another long scoring sequence, churning out 73 yards in 12 plays and getting as far as the New York 1 before ultimately settling for Bryant's 19-yard kick and a 27-0 cushion in the closing seconds of the third quarter.
After New York went three-and-out on its subsequent possession, Ryan put the finishing touches on the rout by directing a 13-play, 69-yard series highlighted by three completions that converted third downs. The last was a 19-yard connection to Jones that brought Atlanta to the New York 3, and the pair hooked up for a 3-yard score just two plays later to make the score 34-0 with 4:57 left.Game Notes
The Giants did sustain a 23-0 defeat to Carolina in the 2005 NFC Wild Card
Playoffs. The loss was New York's most lopsided since a 44-7 decision at
Minnesota in the 2009 regular-season finale ... Including last January's
playoff triumph, the Giants had prevailed in four straight encounters with
Atlanta and had a six-game winning streak as the visitor in this series
snapped. The Falcons hadn't topped New York in Atlanta since a 23-20 verdict
on Oct. 1, 1978 ... Atlanta improved to 20-0 all-time at the Georgia Dome when
Ryan produces a quarterback rating of 100 or better, and Ryan became the first
Falcons signal-caller to record consecutive 4,000-yard passing seasons during
the game ... Manning (2,586) became the Giants' all-time leader in completions
in the loss, surpassing Phil Simms' previous team mark of 2,576 ... New York
guard Chris Snee left the contest in the second quarter with a hip injury and
did not return ... The Giants wore helmet decals during the game honoring the
victims of this week's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, | http://www.local12.com/sports/nfl/l.nfl.com-2012-e.3943/game.aspx?view=1 | 1,491 |
Durham, NC (Sports Network) - Sean Renfree threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Jamison Crowder with 13 seconds left in regulation to push the Duke Blue Devils past the North Carolina Tar Heels 33-30 in an Atlantic Coast Conference thriller at Wallace Wade Stadium.
Renfree threw for 276 yards and the one score on 23 -for-36 passing while also throwing an interception for Duke (6-2, 3-1 ACC). Conner Vernon caught six passes for a game-high 124 yards and Josh Snead had 99 yards rushing. Jela Duncan (74 yards) and Juwan Thompson (64) also had solid games on the ground.
Giovani Bernard rushed for 143 yards and a score for North Carolina (5-3, 2-2) which had won four straight entering play. Bernard also had team-highs in receptions (five) and receiving yards (68) as well as a touchdown reception. Bryn Renner completed 19-of-32 pass attempts for 198 yards and two scores.
A 30-yard field goal from Casey Barth opened up the scoring and gave North Carolina a 3-0 lead.
Anthony Boone scored on a two-yard run later in the first quarter to put Duke on top 7-3.
A pair of Ross Martin field goals, one from 28 yards and the other from 30 yards, helped Duke pull its lead to 13-3.
Barth booted a 23-yard field goal to cap off a nine-play, 80-yard drive on North Carolina's next possession.
A two-yard rushing touchdown from Duncan increased Duke's advantage to 20-6.
The Tar Heels would yet again settle for a Barth field goal, this one from 28- yard, to open the scoring in the second half. The field goal came at the end of a 14-play drive.
Martin added a 20-yard field goal on the end of a 12-play, 72-yard drive for the Blue Devils.
The first touchdown of the game for North Carolina came early in the fourth quarter when Bernard scored on a one-yard run.
Duke gave itself some breathing room with a 43-yard field goal from Martin on its next possession.
Renner capped off a 10-play drive of 75 yards with a five-yard touchdown pass to Sean Tapley as the Tar Heels stayed within striking distance.
The Tar Heels would finally take a lead after Bernard caught a four-yard passing touchdown from Renner.
Duke took over with a little over three minutes left in regulation trailing 30-26. Led by Renfree the Blue Devils drove the ball 87 yards on 14 plays capped by the game-winning touchdown pass from Renfree to Crowder.
Duke converted on 9-of-18 third down attempts while North Carolina was successful on only 4-of-15. Duke had only three touchdowns on seven red zone trips while the Tar Heels had two touchdowns in five tries.Game Notes | http://www.local15tv.com/sports/cfootm/Duke%20Blue%20Devils/story/Recap-Duke-vs-North-Carolina/zwCNXb58S0unDFvfwcQnLg.cspx | 613 |
Want to know even more about Jimmie Johnson and Team 48? See what journalists from around the country are saying about Team Lowe's Racing.
This week, Jimmie Johnson will drive the No. 48 Lowe's "Dover White" Chevrolet into Kentucky Speedway, in NASCAR's second trip to the track. After finishing third in 2011, Johnson is looking to knock one more track off of the list of tracks he has yet to conquer. Here were some of Johnson's thoughts about Kentucky...
What is the most challenging part about racing at Kentucky?
“Really, how rough the track is. My first laps there from the test session last year when we went, I felt like the bumps were going to make the car lose grip and spin out and be out of control. But there is so much grip there that, even with as rough and as bumpy as it is, you stand on the gas and carry a ton of speed and just bounce around. Those are the things I had to overcome when I got on the track last year.”
Is that what sets it apart from other 1.5-mile tracks?
“Yes. It’s the roughest and fastest track we go to. Well, Atlanta is fast, but there are big swells and I still don’t feel like we’re driving as hard at Atlanta as we are at Kentucky. At Kentucky, you’re driving it like a freshly repaved track. You have high frequency bumps and banking doing weird things. It’s a fun track for those reasons and it has a lot of character to it.”
How do you think the track is going to change from last year to this year?
“Well, the track was already really bumpy and rough. They haven’t resurfaced it or anything and I hope they don’t because we like those types of tracks. I would assume those bumps will get a little bit bigger and the grip will go down just a touch.” | http://www.lowesracing.com/Latest-News?article=a513d478-d826-4f9b-8337-d94d4a95eedb | 416 |
Basketball Guard Collins to Leave LSU
Basketball's Collins to Leave Team
BATON ROUGE – LSU men's basketball coach Johnny Jones announced on Thursday that guard Corban Collins has left the LSU men's basketball program and will explore his options to play at another school.
Six Elected to LSU Athletic Hall of Fame
Five Elected to LSU Athletic Hall
BATON ROUGE – Five former LSU standouts and a former LSU coach have been elected to the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame, the school has announced.
Men's Basketball Center Del Piero Graduates
Men's Basketball's Del Piero Graduates
BATON ROUGE – From a member of the Golden Band From Tigerland to the basketball court at LSU as a walkon; from the senior starting scholarship center on the LSU Tigers to a college graduate. In a nutshell, that sums up a good part of Andrew Del Piero's years at LSU.
Basketball Assistant Accepts Position at Memphis
Basketball Assistant Kirby Resigns
BATON ROUGE – LSU men's basketball assistant coach Robert Kirby submitted his resignation to the LSU Athletics Department late Monday. He has been named Tuesday an assistant coach at the University of Memphis.
Signee Martin Earns LABC Player of the Year Award
Martin LABC Player of the Year
BATON ROUGE – LSU men's basketball signee Jarell Martin was honored Saturday night as part of the 39th annual Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches Awards Banquet at the Embassy Suites Hotel. | http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?ATCLID=204885435206100371&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=5200&%0D%0ADB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2166 | 312 |
BATON ROUGE - Junior forward Theresa Plaisance poured in a career-high 28 points - the most by an LSU player in nearly three years - and the Lady Tigers used an impressive offensive display to run past NC State, 81-73, on Sunday afternoon in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
LSU (4-2) won its third straight game and shot 49.2 percent from the floor in doing so. The Lady Tigers converted 25 turnovers into 30 points in what was an up-tempo game from start to finish.
NC State (5-4) dropped its third consecutive game in the first meeting between the two teams. The Wolfpack was led in scoring by Marissa Kastanek, who finished with 15 points.
Plaisance put on a clinic, accounting for 11-of-17 makes from the floor, while grabbing seven rebounds and three steals. She had 21 points in the first half, representing the first 20-point half by an LSU player in two years.
"Theresa has accepted the responsibility of being a go-to player for us," said LSU head coach Nikki Caldwell. "Offensively, she's about as skilled as they come. I like Theresa being aggressive for us right out the gate because it does allow our guards to have a little bit more leeway because now she brings double teams. Anytime she is on the floor, you've got to guard her."
Plaisance's 28-point output was the highest by an LSU player since Allison Hightower scored 29 at Auburn on Feb. 14, 2010. It was the third 20-point game of the season for Plaisance, who has combined for 48 points in the last two contests.
Freshman Danielle Ballard, the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week, contributed 16 points and drained two threes. Senior guard Adrienne Webb notched double-figures for the fourth consecutive game with 15 points.
The Lady Tigers took a 47-38 lead into halftime in a dramatic final 11 seconds. Bianca Lutley converted a layup. Ballard then collected a steal at the NCSU free throw, drove the length of the floor and fired in a three from the top of the key as the horn sounded.
"I'm thankful that she made that shot, but more so I felt like it gave us some momentum going into the second half," said Caldwell. "She did a great job of getting herself in position to score the basketball."
LSU continued the pace out of the locker room, going on a 9-0 run highlighted by seven points from Webb, including a three at the 17:09 mark. The Lady Tigers held their largest advantage following a Ballard layup that made it 61-42 with 15:22 to go.
NC State stayed alive with the three-point shot, burying nine for the game and outshooting the Lady Tigers with a 52 percent effort. Krystal Barrett's three with five seconds left accounted for the final margin, 81-73.
Prior to the game, Caldwell recognized all LSU fans and former players, coaches and support staff for playing part in a significant milestone in the program's history. Last week, the Lady Tigers became just the fourth SEC team in history to win 800 all-time games.
LSU players will take final exams this week before hosting Tulane at 2 p.m. CT Sunday in the Maravich Center. | http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=2167&PALBID=624748&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=205819354 | 704 |
Gymnast of the Week
Kayla Weber, Western Michigan
Freshman, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Plymouth) (Olympia Gymnastics Academy)
Bronco freshman Kayla Weber took first in three of four events and broke the school all-around record, leading Western Michigan to a 194.975 to 194.475 victory over Eastern Michigan in the first Mid-American Conference meet of the season.
Weber had a first-place score of 9.825 on both the uneven bars and floor exercise won the balance beam with a 9.850. She finished runner-up on vault with a 9.800. Her scores added up to an all-around total of 39.300, breaking the program record of 39.225, set by Jennifer Sturgis against Michigan State in 2007.
Weber is currently ranked No. 19 in the nation in the all-around, according to Monday’s GymInfo rankings.
Specialist of the Week
Khadijah Hudson, Eastern Michigan
Freshman, Hebron, Ky. (Conner)
Khadijah Hudson led Eastern Michigan on the vault and the floor exercise, scoring a 9.800 in each event in her collegiate debut. Both scores were good enough for runner-up finishes in the respective events. Although EMU did not come away with a victory, 194.475 was the highest season-opening team score recorded in school history as well as the second highest score in the Mid-American conference to start the season.
Denasiha Christian, Ball State
Freshman, Roanoke City, Va. (Patrick Henry) (Roanoke Academy of Gymnastics)
Denasiha Christian led Ball State to a victory over Central Michigan, which entered the meet as the 16th-ranked team in the country with a first place finish in the vault and second place showing on the floor
Emily Heins, Central Michigan
Junior, Algonquin, Ill. (H.D. Jacobs HS)
Junior Emily Heinz notched top three finishes in all three of the events in which she competed on Friday versus Ball State, at least tying a personal best in two. Heinz’s top performance came in the balance beam, as she placed second by tying her career high score of 9.850. Her score in the vault, a 9.775, was also a career high, and earned her a third place finish. Heinz led CMU on the floor exercise, finishing third with a score of 9.775.
Paulina Miller, Eastern Michigan
Sophomore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Citadel High School)
Paulina Miller turned in an impressive performance against Western Michigan to open the season, Jan. 20. Miller recorded scores higher than 9.725 in all three of her events, including career-best of 9.750 in both the vault and the floor exercise.
Amiah Mims, Kent State
Sophomore, Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike)(Wright's Gymnastics)
Sophomore Amiah Mims (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike) had a career best night in leading Kent State to a second place finish at Penn State. Their second place finish marked the first time in program history that the Golden Flashes defeated Penn State. Mims finished in third place in the all-around with a score of 39.075, a personal best. She also set another personal record on the uneven bars when she earned a 9.800, good for second overall in the event. On the balance beam she tied a career best score when she received a 9.750. Mims rounded out her performance with a 9.750 on the vault and a 9.775 in the floor exercise.
Amanda Stepp, Northern Illinois
Sophomore, Lapeer, MI (Lapeer East) (All-American Flames Gymnastix)
Amanda Stepp helped engineer NIU’s narrow 192.775-192.525 victory over Bowling Green with three excellent routines Saturday at the NIU Convocation Center. Stepp earned a career best mark of 9.725 on vault but her most critical performance came on balance beam. Leading off the event for NIU, Stepp went up on beam after a disastrous bars performance by the Huskies on the uneven parallel bars (46.625). Stepp’s career best and rock solid 9.750 set the tone for balance beam, and for NIU’s eventual comeback victory. Stepp’s teammates followed her lead on beam as the Huskies scored a 48.800 on the event. She tied for fifth on beam and came back with a 9.750 on floor exercise to tie for second place on that event.
Leah Wilson, Ball State
Junior, Eustis, Fla. (Eustis) (Orlando Metro)
Leah Wilson helped Ball State to a victory over Central Michigan, which entered the meet as the 16th-ranked team in the country with 9.825 on the beam, which was a personal best for her and good for a tie for third overall
Taylor Noonan, Central Michigan
Sophomore, Broomfield, Colo. (Legacy HS)
In Friday’s meet versus Ball State, sophomore Taylor Noonan accomplished a feat only five other Chippewas have achieved in CMU program history - scoring a 9.925 in the balance beam. The career high score secured Noonan first place in the event and helped Central Michigan surpass the 49.000 plateau (49.075) as a team. Noonan’s balance beam score tied for the fifth highest ever in the CMU record book and is the top score by a Chippewa this season in any event.
Amanda Lievendag, Bowling Green
Sophomore, Baldwin, Md. (Fallston)
Amanda Lievendag, a sophomore from Baldwin, Md., set a career high on vault and placed first on uneven bars as Bowling Green lost a close meet to Northern Illinois in DeKalb, Ill. Lievendag scored 9.825 for her vault, helping the Falcons score a season-best 48.975 on the event and earning second place in the meet. She also finished first on bars for the second meet in a row, scoring 9.75, just shy of her career high.
Rachel Guida, Kent State
Senior, Cumberland, R.I. (Brestyan's Gymnastics)
Senior Rachel Guida was the sole Golden Flash to win an event against Penn State, Towson, and No. 11 Minnesota. Guida defeated 23 other gymnasts en route to winning the uneven bars with a 9.875 score, a personal best for her. It was also her second week in a row winning the event. Guida also performed on the vault, finishing 13th with a score of 9.725.
Marisa Liptak, Northern Illinois
Senior, Kendall Park, NJ (South Brunswick) (Arena Gymnastics)
Senior Marisa Liptak put together the best performance of her career on floor exercise as she scored a 9.850 to help cap NIU’s comeback victory over Bowling Green Saturday at the NIU Convocation Center. Liptak’s routine was the best of the day on floor and tied for the highest score of the meet. She led the Huskies to a 48.675 on floor as Northern Illinois came back from a 1.475 point deficit (after two rotations). Liptak also contributed a 9.650 on balance beam for her best score of the season on beam. The Huskies earned a 192.775-192.525 victory in their MAC season opener.
Lauren Bledsoe, Western Michigan
Senior, Shelby Township, Mich. (Eisenhower) (Olympia Gymnastics Academy)
Lauren Bledsoe competed in two events against Eastern Michigan, and recorded a first and second-place showing in WMU’s 194.975 to 194.475 victory. Bledsoe won the vault competition with a 9.850, and finished second in the floor exercise with a 9.800. | http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969/Article/191263/mac-announces-gymnast-and-specialist-of-the-week.aspx | 1,701 |
In the battle ofMadera, Part 1, both the Madera Coyotes and the Madera South Stallion boys basketball teamd had their chance to claim basketball supremacy in Madera in the final game of the first round of the County/Metro Athletic Conference.
Madera South got a Juwan Cummings layup with seven seconds left to force overtime on Wednesday Madera’s Sonny West drained an off-balanced, banked 3- pointer with three seconds left to force double overtime.
In the end, it was Madera South’s Adriano Coronado’s 3-pointer with a little more than two minutes left in the second overtime that gave Madera South a lead it wouldn’t relinquish. Madera South made seven of 10 free throws in the final minute to hold onto a 66-61 victory over Madera at Madera South.
“Sonny’s three, he wouldn’t hit that two out of 10 times and luck is sometimes on our side,” Madera head coach Michael Hawkins said... | http://www.maderatribune.com/sports/stallions-outlast-coyotes | 221 |
A number of rugby enthusiasts from Vodafone organised a rugby play-off against a team of residents currently at San Blas Therapeutic Centre. This tournament organized on the initiative of Christian Briffa from Vodafone’s Finance Department was a follow up to a Vodafone CSR day held at San Blas recently. A team of six employees made good use of the community leave that Vodafone allocates each employee for philanthropic work. They eagerly shared their passion, discipline and commitment for rugby with the residents, using Pretty Bay in Birzebbuga as a location for this event.
Christian Briffa, Oliver Manicaro, Adrian Muscat, David Pedrick, Fabian Catania and Samuel Grech joined forces and played off against the San Blas team, cheered on by passers-by who stopped to watch. Oliver Manicaro said that, “playing rugby for a whole day, barefoot, on hot sand was no easy feat for all of us. But the exercise trained us for endurance. The team work was just great. We received continuous encouragement all round to keep running, tackling and playing and this drove our motivation to overcome the sweat and tiredness and keep going till the end. The satisfaction was obvious on all our faces and the positive vibe took over the whole beach!”
Residents from San Blas expressed their enthusiasm for the event. “This was a great experience and we really had a great time! We put in all our energy into something positive. I’m definitely looking forward to another challenging session and experience. It was great doing something different from our daily routine.”
All Vodafone employees are entitled to 3 days of paid leave per year over and above their annual entitlement, to be used for work in the community. The initiative reflects the company’s social responsibility policies including recognition of the importance of a healthy work-life balance.
Christian Briffa who initiated this play-off said that, “sport is the right activity to show that there is an alternative lifestyle which can be fun, energetic and most of all healthy. Rugby, just like any other sport, helps different people to interact, get to know one another and break out from our normal daily routine.” This event was a great success and similar sessions are already in the pipeline. | http://www.maltastar.com/dart/20120801-vodafone-team-and-san-blas-residents-sweat-it-out-at-rugby | 485 |
A team of Southwest Florida high school players competed with the best in the country at a USA Baseball tournament this weekend and came home with a trophy.
Team Impact, with nine players from three Collier County schools, went undefeated in the Labor Day Cup 16-and-under tournament at USA Baseball's national training complex in Cary, N.C. The team was one of eight invited into the field after winning a USA Baseball national tournament in June.
The local team, featuring six players from Barron Collier, two from Community School and one from Naples High, beat Purpose Driven Baseball 8-1 in Monday's championship game. Team Impact qualified for the title game by finishing 3-0 in pool play.
After arriving in North Carolina late Friday, Team Impact had to play the defending Labor Day Cup champion from Southern California early Saturday. The local squad fell behind early, but scored twice with two outs in the seventh inning to win 4-3.
"We beat Southern California in a nail-biter," coach Charlie Maurer said. "From there we just picked up momentum and won the championship."
Barron Collier's Jesse Ferreira pitched the first game, while Cougars player Matt Zino was on the mound in the championship. Barron players Mark Coffers, Joey Dalton, Enrique Ferrer and Josh Saletko also were on the team.
From Community School, Will Jauss and Casey Santos-Ocampo were Team Impact’s 13-man roster, along with Naples High’s Grant Ashline, and former Community School player Bryson Smith.
"We put a team of local guys together who are all the best at what they do," Maurer said. "They played the best of the best, and to win that shows it's a good group of kids. It was good to put Naples on the map."
Team Impact also won the USA Baseball 15U Championships East at Fort Myers' City of Palms Park this summer. The tournament was one of two 15-and-under tournaments hosted by USA Baseball, the umbrella organization for the national teams. | http://www.marconews.com/news/2012/sep/04/no-headline---team_impact_baseball/ | 428 |
Experiential agency Match acquires Action Marketing
May 03, 2012 | Jeromy Lloyd | Comments
Match Marketing, a Toronto-based experiential and shopper marketing agency, has acquired Action Marketing for an undisclosed sum.
Action, a 30-person experiential and social media shop based in Boulder, Colo., has worked with brands such as Pepsi, Ford and Adidas.
“This move was based on rapidly expanding client needs,” said Perry Miele, chairman of Match Marketing Group. “Brands now need a wider range of resources and an integrated approach in these combined spaces.”
Miele is managing director at Beringer Capital, which helped fund the acquisition.
“We were looking to scale our offerings and participate in creating a larger network on behalf of the brands we work with,” said Robert Schuham, Action’s CEO. “Everything we do has to positively move the needle on sales. This partnership does exactly that.” | http://www.marketingmag.ca/news/agency-news/experiential-agency-match-acquires-action-marketing-51779 | 208 |
Carlsberg Canada and Toronto F.C. end partnership
October 30, 2012 | Chris Powell | Comments
NOTE: This story was updated on Nov. 2, 2012
Toronto F.C. and Carlsberg Canada have terminated a sponsorship agreement that dates back to the club’s inaugural Major League Soccer season in 2007.
Carlsberg issued a news release earlier this week stating that it was not renewing its sponsorship agreement with the team after six years as the club’s official beer. “It’s been a very positive relationship, but ultimately we’ve decided to move to sponsor other programs and events,” said Nick Relph, Toronto-based marketing director, North America, with Carlsberg.
In an email statement to Marketing, David Hopkinson, senior vice-president, business partnerships for Toronto F.C. parent Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment said the two parties “mutually agreed” not to renew the sponsorship at the conclusion of their six-year agreement.
The statement touted Carlsberg as a “wonderful” partner, but said there was a collective recognition that “it was the best time to seek a new beer company sponsor with an extended reach” in markets where Toronto F.C. plays.
Unconfirmed rumours are circulated that that company is Budweiser, although no formal announcement is forthcoming. Labatt, which brews and markets the Budweiser brand in Canada, did not respond to a request for comment.
Carlsberg’s sponsorship agreement with Toronto F.C. included signage and pouring rights inside the club’s home stadium, BMO Field. It also used Toronto F.C. marks for in-store promotion with the LCBO and The Beer Store, as well as on-premise marketing.
Relph told Marketing that the association was “very positive” for the beer brand, which increased its year-over-year sales volume at BMO. Research also found that 30% of consumers in the Toronto market identified Carlsberg as the brand associated with Toronto F.C.
“That’s fairly significant because soccer doesn’t necessarily reach every consumer in the Toronto market,” said Relph. “To see that reflected in our analysis is very positive for us.”
If it was Carlsberg’s decision to leave Toronto F.C., it does seem at odds with a global sponsorship strategy that continues to emphasize soccer. The brand currently sponsors both Arsenal and Liverpool of the English Premier League, while Relph said that another sponsorship announcement, this one associated with European soccer but featuring Canadian aspects, is also forthcoming.
Bob Stellick, president of Toronto-based sports marketing firm Stellick Marketing Communications, speculated that Carlsberg would be reluctant to walk away from highly lucrative pouring rights at BMO Field.
“It’s one thing to be a sponsor and [not] want your brand associated with something you don’t feel elevates your brand, but they’re making a lot of money selling beer,” he said. “Pouring rights are what everybody wants in sports because they know that no matter how bad Toronto F.C. is, people are still buying $13 beers. Maybe more.”
At the same time, he said, Carlsberg may have become tired of paying to associate itself with a lacklustre property like Toronto F.C., which finished last in all of Major League Soccer this past season with a 5-21-8 record.
“When teams do well, people overpay for the right to be associated with that euphoric brand, and when things go badly it can turn the other way,” said Stellick.
Relph, however, said that neither Toronto F.C.’s on-field performance nor the recent sale of MLSE to a consortium owned by Rogers and Bell factored into the beer brand’s decision. “We just came to the natural end of our contract and felt we were at a crossroads and it was time for us to start looking at other opportunities,” he said.
Carlsberg recently announced a three-year sponsorship agreement with Boulder, Colorado-based Spyder Active Sports, a manufacturer of premium technical ski and active mountain lifestyle apparel. “It’s going to be something we can really build a platform on,” said Relph.
Carlsberg was probably not benefiting significantly from its association with Toronto F.C. outside of BMO Field, said Stellick. “I don’t think they believe that the Toronto F.C. association sells them a lot of beer outside of the stadium right now,” said Stellick. “A Toronto F.C. in-market promotion right now wouldn’t move the needle a lot.”
The parting was likely motivated by dollars, he said. Beer sponsorships tend to command top dollar, he said, because beer companies can recoup so much of their marketing investment in stadium sales.
Stellick pegged the value of the Carlsberg sponsorship at $500,000-plus. “They would have been part of the deal when things were really strong there, and there’s no question they’re selling hundreds of thousands of beers [at BMO Field] in a year.” It also enables customers to sample the beer, albeit at a premium price, said Stellick.
If rumours that Budweiser is a new Toronto F.C. sponsor are true, Stellick said it’s unlikely the brand will be looking to significantly leverage its sponsorship beyond pouring rights in the near-term. “I don’t think anybody’s going to be looking for their Toronto F.C. glass in a case of Budweiser right now,” said Stellick. | http://www.marketingmag.ca/news/marketer-news/carlsberg-canada-gives-toronto-f-c-the-boot-64671 | 1,236 |
The Orioles continue to trail the White Sox, 2-0, in the top of the fifth because left fielder Juan Pierre made a diving catch near the line to rob Brian Roberts of two RBIs.
Paul Konerko homered with two outs in the bottom of the fourth to pad Chicago's lead. Luke Scott leaped at the fence and hung on it for a few seconds.
At some point, the Orioles will start scoring runs for Jeremy Guthrie. Maybe not tonight, but it's bound to happen. Be sure to DVR the game so you can show your friends, who will refuse to believe it.
Matt Wieters threw out Pierre trying to steal second base for the second time in this series.
Down on the farm, Single-A Delmarva shortstop Manny Machado is 2-for-3 with an RBI and run scored, as the Shorebirds lead Charleston, 8-0, in the seventh inning. Machado has raised his average to .349.
Update: Machado was removed for a pinch-hitter in the seventh, but he's not hurt. The Shorebirds had a big lead and will play an early game tomorrow. Manager Ryan Minor was resting him.
Left fielder Kipp Schutz is 3-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored, leaving his average at .375. Third baseman Jonathan Schoop is 2-for-4 with two doubles and three runs scored. He's batting .327.
Scott Copeland, a 21st-round pick last year out of Southern Mississippi, is blanking Charleston on three hits over six innings, with four walks and six strikeouts.
First baseman Tyler Townsend hit his fourth home run for Single-A Frederick. He's batting .321.
Double-A Bowie's Wynn Pelzer allowed two runs and four hits in six innings, with five walks and five strikeouts. Both runs scored on home runs. The Baysox trail Harrisburg, 2-0. | http://www.masnsports.com/school_of_roch/2011/05/this-and-that---the-sequel.html | 405 |
Missed It By That Much
TMC’s Whitney Best had a potential game-tying shot rim out at the final buzzer, ending a valiant rally as the Mustangs came up just short in a 56-54 loss to No. 4 Westmont 56-54 Tuesday evening in Santa Barbara.
The loss to the GSAC-leading Warriors extended the Mustangs’ losing streak to a season-high four games, leaving them 1-6 in the conference and 8-11 overall.
Best’s miss was the concluding action on a night when the Mustangs trailed by as many as 16 points in the first half and by 15 with as many minutes left to play in the contest before a spirited rally brought them all the way back.
The comeback started with Best whose three-point play with 15:04 remaining ignited a 20-5 run in a 5:26 span that drew the Mustangs even at 48 on a Lena Rivera jumper. In between, the Mustangs received contributions from nearly everyone but the highlights came from long range where Millie Rivera poured in a pair of three-pointers and Ella Joines added another.
Following Lena Rivera’s game-tying jumper with 9:42 remaining, the Warriors regained the lead on their next possession, starting a 6-0 spurt that put them ahead to stay. It was sparked by a defense that kept the Mustangs off the board for over five minutes.
The Mustangs returned the defensive favor almost immediately, keeping the Warriors scoreless during a 4:40 span. That enabled the Mustangs to make one last rush which almost resulted in an upset. When the Mustangs snapped their drought on a Lena Rivera charity toss at the 4:09 mark, they found themselves down only five points, 54-49. They drew ever closer on a Kristen Huff jumper with 3:26 left and when Best canned a jumper with 2:08 showing on the clock, the Mustangs had pulled within one point.
That deficit grew to three points (56-53) on a pair of Aubrey Lincoln free throws at the 1:20 mark and stayed there until Lena Rivera converted one of two free throws with 12 seconds left. Rivera was on the line after getting fouled following Huff’s offensive rebound from a potential tying three-point miss by Kimmy Iverson.
Desperate to regain possession, the Mustangs fouled and got what they wanted when Westmont’s Lisa Peterson missed a free throw. Coming out of a timeout, the ball wound up in Best’s hands but her last-second shot just missed from sending the teams to overtime.
Finding it hard to find the range the entire evening, the Mustangs shot at a 37% clip in the second half, a vast improvement from a paltry 20% (6-30) showing over the opening 20 minutes.
It was that kind of shooting combined with Westmont’s 56% accuracy in the first half that put the Mustangs in a hole from which they were never really able to recover.
The Warriors started quickly, surging to an 11-3 lead in the game’s first five minutes. Missing 15 of their first 18 shots, the Mustangs managed just seven points halfway through the opening period and found themselves trailing by double digits on a couple of occasions.
One of those came at 18-8 with just over nine minutes left in the first half. However, a trifecta from Joines and two Zoe Scott free throws sliced the deficit in half in less than a minute.
But, it didn’t take the Warriors long to regain control and push the advantage back in to double digits. Limiting the Mustangs to only two points for nearly seven minutes, the Warriors increased their lead to 28-15 on the strength of a 10-2 run.
The lead eventually reached a half-high 16 points (33-17) before the Warriors settled for a 35-20 lead at the break.
Once again, Lena Rivera was all over the place, recording her fifth double-double of the campaign with 11 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Her four steals tied her for game-high honors with teammate Scott. Best was the only other Mustang in double figures, matching Rivera’s total.
Seeking to put an end to their losing skein, the Mustangs welcome Pt. Loma Nazarene to Bross Gym on Saturday evening. Tip-off is slated for 5:30pm.
Around the GSAC on January 17th
San Diego Christian 64, Hope International (H) 50
Westmont (H) 56, The Masters 54
Vanguard (H) 86, Concordia 45
Azusa Pacific 59, Point Loma Nazarene (H) 42
Biola (H) 73, Fresno Pacific 45 | http://www.masters.edu/athletics/womenssports/basketball/news/missed-it-by-that-much.aspx | 995 |
Grantham-based race team Richardson Racing made a solid start to its assault on the Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup, taking no fewer than four podium finishes from the opening meeting of the season at Brands Hatch.
In the G55 class, Andrew Richardson showed front-running speed throughout the weekend, clinching a best finish of third and breaking the lap record on his first weekend in the premier category. In the G50 class, Huddersfield-racer Mark Davies celebrated his first meeting with the team by taking a win and second place away from the weekend, while Louise Richardson also picked up a podium on her first outing in the Ginetta since the 2011 season finale at Silverstone.
Andrew qualified an impressive second on the grid for his first race in the G55 having been pipped to pole position by Tom Sharp, and held his position off the line when the lights went out. Unfortunately, he was then handed a drive-through penalty for a jump-start caused by a dragging clutch, which dropped him to the rear of the field. From there, he launched an impressive recovery drive to storm back through the pack to eighth place and, showing his pace, Andrew also broke the lap record on the final lap, going two-tenths of a second quicker than any of his rivals.
From eighth on the grid for race two, Andy quickly made up places on the opening lap to sit in fifth place and soon moved up to fourth when Fergus Walkinshaw ran wide at Paddock Hill Bend on lap four. However, on the following lap, Andy tried to make a move around the outside of Tom Ingram into the same corner only for Ingram to put a wheel onto the kerb on the inside. Unsettling his car, Ingram went into a spin and collected Andy as he came back across the track – putting both out on the spot.
With heavy damage to the rear of his car, the team worked hard to repair Andy’s car for the final race and despite an ill-handling car caused by the need to fit old tyres to the rear, he produced a fine performance to come through from 15th on the grid to secure third place and his first podium of the year. Andrew ends the weekend sitting sixth in the G55 standings.
“It’s been a real rollercoaster of a weekend,” he said. “The penalty in race one cost me a good result there but I showed my speed with the lap record and then in race two, I made a good move round the outside of Ingram and couldn’t do anything when he spun. For race three, we just got the car back together in time so the handling wasn’t great and we were on old tyres on the rear as the incident in race two had ruined the tyres I had on. It was a bit of struggle and I know we could have been quicker but it was good to get onto the podium.
“I’m pleased for myself and for the team that we have shown we have the pace to be right at the front, now we just need to get the results. We’ve come away from the weekend with a fastest lap and a podium, and the first win will come soon.”
Mark had qualified on the G50 class pole for his first race weekend in Richardson Racing colours, and the reigning Ginetta Challenge champion was able to build on the encouraging pace shown in pre-season testing as he dominated the opening race, moving ahead of a number of the quicker G55 cars to take the chequered flag first in class and eighth overall.
A repeat in race two looked likely when Mark again ran at the head of the G50 class, climbing as high as fifth overall before a mistake going through Surtees saw him lock a brake and run wide. Dropping down to sixth in class as a result, Mark drove well through the closing laps to climb back to fourth in class and ninth overall at the finish.
At the start of the final race, Mark made up one place off the line to lie third in class and tenth overall before a shunt ahead allowed him to move to eighth overall on the third lap. After a Safety Car period to remove damaged cars from the circuit, Mark continued to run third in class with a number of G55 cars becoming involved in the fight for overall position – hampering his chances of climbing further up the class order.
Although he crossed the line third in class and eighth overall, a time penalty for rival Ian Parsons for exceeding track limits meant Mark was promoted to second place, while he also ended the weekend with the fastest G50 lap in two of the three races. Mark leads the G50 standings after the opening three races of the year.
“We’ve had a good weekend,” Mark said. “We’ve been able to see what the others are capable of and have also learned more about the car which will help us moving forwards. I knew it would be close here and it could be the same at Donington Park, then we’ll go to the bigger circuits that I prefer. Winning the first race was great and it was a shame that I made a mistake in race two and lost the chance to win again.
“I was still on the inside of the grid for the final race and made up a place before the start when Max Coates pulled off and to be honest, I don’t think we could have done much more in the final race. I picked up an extra place when someone else got a penalty but it was all about picking up the points in race three as that is what helps you win championships.”
Having qualified second in the G50 class, Louise also enjoyed a solid start to the race weekend as she too ran untroubled through the first 16 lap encounter, following Mark home to take second place in class and tenth overall.
Maintaining her place when race two got underway, Louise looked well placed to challenge for at least a podium finish again in the second race of the weekend before she started to suffer from a loss of power that hampered her challenge on track. Despite that, she was able to take the flag fifth in class and twelfth overall.
For the final race, Louise lined up in tenth on the grid and although she lost an overall position on the opening lap, she was able to climb to third amongst the G50s. However, at the end of the second lap, she was caught up in a multi-car accident triggered by contact between the G55s of Walkinshaw and Tom Sharp ahead. Slowing with the rest of the field to avoid spinning cars ahead, Louise was hit in the rear by Reece Somerfield and tipped into a spin, although she was able to keep her car out of the barriers.
Despite flat-spotting her tyres and with damage to the rear of the car, Louise battled on to the finish to secure fourth place in class and ninth place overall. At the end of the weekend, she sits fourth in the G50 class standings.
“It was a big ask to get up to speed when I hadn’t been in the car since Silverstone last year and then I had some issues in testing on Friday so qualifying second was great,” she said. “The first race was fantastic to get a 1-2 finish with Mark but then I lost power in race two and there wasn’t much I could do there. I was confident for race three but then there was the accident ahead and when I slowed with the cars in front, the guy behind was too close to have time to react and so hit me in the rear. Luckily I managed to avoid the other cars and kept it out of the barriers and could rejoin but the tyres were flat-spotted and the damage to the car meant it was difficult to drive.
“Overall, I’d say it’s been a good weekend and the team did a great job. Hopefully we can now find the backing for me to do more rounds and build on the results we picked up this weekend.” | http://www.mattsalisbury.co.uk/2012/04/02/podium-success-for-richardson-racing-in-ginetta-opener/ | 1,673 |
Today, the time requirement on the official job posting is complete, and KSU athletic director Vaughn Williams said the interview process is about to begin.
“We have not started the formal interviewing process,” Williams said. “But our short list of candidates is formulating very quickly. We hope to name the new coach by the end of March.”
To this point, Williams said he has received more than 100 resumes, and that number continues to grow daily. He said the quality of coaches, in addition to quantity, is something that has him looking forward to the interviews.
“The process has been great,” he said. “It’s been exciting to be a part of it and I’m excited about potential candidates.”
When Kennesaw State made its formal announcement last month that football was coming to the campus in 2015, Williams laid down the criteria he was looking for in a head coach.
“My preference will be someone from Georgia — a native son that has done good work and works well with the student-athletes,” he said.
Williams reiterated that saying that the short list has those kinds of candidates.
Likely candidates that meet those criteria are:
— Current Georgia Tech defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator Andy McCollum, a Marietta native, who was head coach for seven years at Middle Tennessee State.
— Brian VanGorder, who was the defensive coordinator at Auburn under Gene Chizik last season. He has also spent time at Georgia and with the Atlanta Falcons as an assistant. He was also head coach for Georgia Southern in 2006.
Both have been likely candidates from the beginning and here are two new names to consider.
— Sources close to the athletic department have said Giff Smith, a Mableton native that went to Pebblebrook High School is being considered. Smith won national championships as a player at Georgia Southern. He spent the last three seasons as the defensive line coach for the Buffalo Bills under former Georgia Tech coach Chan Gailey. Smith also spent three years as associate head coach at Tulane before becoming the defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator for the Yellow Jackets from 2004-09 under Gailey.
— David Dean, who led Division II Valdosta State to its second national championship under his tenure in 2012, has also entered the conversation. The Valdosta Daily Times has downplayed KSU’s interest, but other publications have listed the former Georgia Tech walk-on as someone that has Williams’ attention. Dean began his coaching career as a graduate assistant with the Yellow Jackets before going to Valdosta State as wide receivers coach. He left Valdosta for West Georgia where stayed as an assistant from 1992-99 and then returned to the Blazers in 2000 and became the head coach in 2007.
Dean talked to the Daily Times late last week about the potential position.
“I have not interviewed. I have not done anything at Kennesaw State,” Dean said. “It is all rumors. Anytime a job comes open there are always people that say this guy is going to get it or that guy. I can tell you this, I haven’t been up there, I haven’t been on campus, I haven’t talked with the (athletic director).
Williams said during the process he has used every contact he has to help guide him toward a final decision, including talking with connections at Utah, Connecticut, Boston College and Toledo – the other football playing universities Williams has worked at.
“I’ve used every network to football minds that I have,” he said. “It’s best if you use those gifts and things around you.”
One of those in his network has also been former Georgia athletic director and football coach Vince Dooley. Dooley headed the 33-person football exploratory committee for Kennesaw State and Williams said Dooley has been an invaluable resource in this situation.
Ticketing plan announced
The KSU athletic department launched its football website on Monday – KennesawStateFootball.com.
The new site informs fans on a step-by-step process on how to purchase tickets, and how to get involved in its new priority points system.
The points system, which is similar to other ticketing programs other universities have used, will help loyal KSU donors and supporters of the program make sure they get the tickets they want and need.
Kennesaw State will begin playing football in 2015 at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. | http://www.mdjonline.com/pages/full_story_sports/push?article-Kennesaw+State+ready+to+start+interviews%20&id=21876540&instance=secondary_story_left_column | 937 |
Cazaubon Advances To Play For National Title
Senior Shoots 7-Under, Heads To NCAA Finals
PULLMAN, Wash – Rodolfo Cazaubon's goal of reaching the NCAA Championship is now a reality. The North Texas senior scorched the Palouse Ridge Golf Course in the final round with a 4-under par and he will play for the national championship in Atlanta in 10 days.
Mean Green Falter In Second Round Of Regional
NT In 12th Place After 36 Holes In Pullman
PULLMAN, Wash. – It was a tough day for the North Texas men's golf team as they posted a second round of 12-over par 300 and dropped into 12th place after 36 holes of the NCAA Pullman Regional Tournament.
NT In The Hunt At 11-Under Par At Regional
Scarola Shoots Career-Low Round, Mean Green In 8th
PULLMAN, Wash. – The opening day at the NCAA Pullman Golf Regional saw lots of red figures and the North Texas men's golf team took advantage of the low scores firing a season-low 11-under par 277.
NT Begins Play At NCAA Regional Thursday
SBC Champs Going For Bid To NCAA Finals
DENTON, Texas – Is the third time a charm? The No. 37 North Texas men's golf team is hoping the answer is yes. The Sun Belt Conference champs tee it up Thursday morning at the NCAA Regional Tournament in hopes of making it to the NCAA Finals for the first time in the modern era. | http://www.meangreensports.com/SportSelect.dbml?ATCLID=205373055&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=1800&SPID=575 | 318 |
Originally Posted by niksonion
Let me resume, You think that GS Title,Olympic Gold,GS Final,250 title,and 1 (only one !!!) Masters final,and WTF Semi, is better then:
Nole`s 1 GS Title,2 GS Finals,WTF Title,3 Masters titles,and one more 500 title,
Fed`s 1 GS Title,WTF Finals,3 Masters titles,Olympic silver, and two more 500 titles !!!???
If You are serious with it, then there is no hope for You...
Let me remind You, that Rafa in 6 months of 2012 had:
1 GS Title,1 GS Final,2 Masters titles,and one more 500 title...
But,seriously,Well done toAndy, anyway,really great achievments... and by the way send a Christmass greeting to Nole, for that US open final... | http://www.menstennisforums.com/showpost.php?p=12582767&postcount=52 | 192 |
Ogwumike had 21 points and 15 rebounds, Mikaela Ruef hit a tiebreaking layup with 53 seconds left and Toni Kokenis hit six foul shots down the stretch as No. 1 Stanford beat the 21st-ranked Gamecocks 53-49 to match the best start in school history at 10-0.
"We had a target on our back tonight and that's one of the things we have to expect when we come to games like this," Ogwumike said.
South Carolina (10-1) gave Stanford all it could handle at the raucous Colonial Life Arena, where more than 8,000 fans screamed with each possession. The arena erupted when Sancheon White's jumper gave South Carolina its final lead 44-42 with 2:32 remaining.
Ogwumike answered with a go-ahead three-point play and the Gamecocks tied it up on Aleighsa Welch's foul shot. That's when Ruef drove left and threw up a shot that barely scraped over the rim and fell in to put Stanford ahead to stay.
The Gamecocks pulled to 51-49 on Ieasia Walker's 3-pointer with 3 seconds left, but Kokenis added two final foul shots to ice things.
"I'm really proud of our team, how Toni and Chiney really stayed with things," Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. "You're in a very hostile environment, great crowd, great atmosphere."
Stanford had a season-high 18 turnovers, shot 40 percent and were held 25 points below their season average the first nine games. Still, it's a win and the third time in program history—all under VanDerveer—its started 10-0. The last time came in the 1991-92 season.
Ogwumike had her eighth game with double figure points and rebounds this season. But she said it was the little things like Ruef's driving basket—her only points of the second half—and Kokenis' perfect foul shooting that won the game.
"Coach says every possession counts and it counted tonight," Ogwumike said.
Kokenis had 15 points for Stanford, including six foul shots in the final minute to keep control. Amber Orragne scored 11 points and Joslyn Tinkle had seven blocks.
Welch had 17 points to lead the Gamecocks, who fell to 0-9 all-time against No. 1 opponents. Walker had 15 points. South Carolina's other three starters of Ashley Bruner, White and Tiffany Mitchell were a combined 4-of-31 shooting for 12 points.
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said she knew the game would come down to making shots. "And we just fell short," she said. "We outshot them, we got more opportunities at the basket. We just couldn't put it in."
It was a matchup of coaching friends VanDerveer and Staley, who credits Stanford's coach with teaching her to be a student of the game. That was back in 1996 when VanDerveer led the U.S. team and star point guard Staley to Olympic gold at the Atlanta Games. The admiration hasn't diminished with time.
"You don't have enough paper and pens to write the good things I could say about her," VanDerveer said.
VanDerveer's gotten the better of things since Staley arrived at South Carolina five seasons ago, winning all three previous games including a 76-60 decision in the NCAA tournament's round of 16 last March.
Stanford started its final pre-Pac 12 Conference stretch with a cross-country trek to take on Southeastern Conference opponents in South Carolina and No. 10 Tennessee in Knoxville on Saturday.
After that is the Cardinal's showdown with No. 2 Connecticut on Dec. 29 before opening league play.
Stanford came out like a team just in from a red-eye flight.
It had scoring droughts of four and five minutes in the opening half and committed 11 turnovers, nearly matching their 11.9 average per game this season in the first 20 minutes.
But Stanford kept control because of its height—it featured seven players 6-foot-2 or taller to just two for South Carolina—under the boards. The Cardinal outrebounded South Carolina 26-14 and put up seven blocks, six by Tinkle, in the opening half.
The Gamecocks shot 8 of 33 (24.2 percent) from the field, struggling to get clean looks against among Stanford's sea of long, waving defensive arms.
Ogwumike had a bucket and two foul shots and Orrange a driving layup just before the buzzer to take a 24-19 halftime lead. Still, it was the team's lowest scoring half of the season. | http://www.mercurynews.com/college-sports/ci_22227564/ogwumike-leads-no-1-stanford-53-49-victory | 1,000 |
Good thing, because there weren't many to go around in the 23rd-ranked Panthers' 56-46 win over Seton Hall on Monday night.
Pitt shot a season-low 35 percent (16 of 46), turned it over 13 times and let the undermanned Pirates hang around for far too long. Yet it didn't stop the surging Panthers (19-5, 7-4 Big East) from winning for the sixth time in seventh games to give their turnaround season another welcome shot of momentum.
"There's not a lot of teams with 19 wins in the country, that's first and foremost," Dixon said. "You've got to find different ways. We're not going to win every game the same way."
Barely 48 hours after an emotional upset of Syracuse, Pitt slogged its way past Seton Hall by shutting down the Pirates over the game's final 10 minutes.
Lamar Patterson scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and freshman center Steven Adams added eight points, 15 rebounds and two blocks for the Panthers, who survived on grit on a night they struggled to get into any sort of rhythm.
"When your shots aren't falling, it does get frustrating, but it's a good sign," Patterson said. "We fought through some things and faced a little adversity. We've just got to get our legs back."
Cameron Wright scored six of his eight points during a game-ending 18-8 surge that prevented Pitt from stubbing its toe after taking down the Orange.
"I just try
Fuquan Edwin led the Pirates (13-10, 2-8) with 23 points but was slowed after injuring his right ankle midway through the second half. Seton Hall shot just 33 percent (14 of 42) from the field and made just two baskets over the final 10:37.
"I'm kind of proud of our guys and way able to shuffle around and do different things," Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard said. "I thought other guys stepped up and kept fighting."
Pitt finally found some breathing room midway through the second half after Seton Hall took a 39-38 lead. Patterson hit a layup off a nice feed from Adams to put the Panthers in front for good and Adams followed with a nifty spin move for a dunk.
The quickly developing 7-footer hung on the rim, however, and received a technical foul for his efforts. Seton Hall's Kyle Smyth hit both free throws to pull the Pirates back within 42-41, but things changed for Seton Hall after Edwin landed awkwardly on his right ankle while battling for a rebound with 7:38 remaining.
Edwin hobbled to the bench and returned to the game a minute later after a quick examination, but he wasn't the same.
Neither were the Pirates.
Though Edwin would somehow make a lay-up while basically playing on one foot, it marked Seton Hall's only bucket for a 10-minute span until Haralds Karlis put home a meaningless dunk in the waning seconds.
Pitt outrebounded Seton Hall 40-28, including a 20-10 edge in the second half.
"The rebounding has improved, there's no question about it," Dixon said. "But I think our defense has improved too. We've got to win with that."
The Panthers vaulted back into the rankings following a 65-55 upset of the Orange over the weekend, the kind of victory Pitt needed to give its steady but hardly spectacular resume a boost.
Barely 48 hours after the season's biggest triumph, the Panthers flirted with giving away all of the goodwill they built.
The Pirates came in losers of seven of their last eight and were playing without sophomore guard Aaron Crosby, who missed the game for personal reasons. Minus its third-leading scorer, Seton Hall relied heavily on Edwin to handle most of the scoring and a frenetic, borderline out-of-control defense to force Pitt into a series of rushed shots and sloppy turnovers.
"It was a typical Big East game, we just didn't shoot the ball well," Pitt guard Tray Woodall said. "I think they did a good job of switching up their defenses and sending a bunch of junk defenses at us."
The Panthers took a quick seven-point lead then went more than 6 minutes without a field goal. The team that began the night second in assist/turnover ratio had just six assists on six turnovers in a disjointed opening 20 minutes that ended with an ugly 24-all .
Pitt quickly built another seven-point advantage early in the second half but Seton Hall scratched its way back in front 39-38 on a free throw by Edwin with 9:44 to go. It would be the Pirates' last hurrah on a night Pitt found a way even if it wasn't particularly pretty. | http://www.mercurynews.com/sjsu-spartans/ci_22519658/no-23-pittsburgh-holds-off-seton-hall | 993 |
La Salle’s run ends with loss to Wichita St.
La Salle is in Los Angeles preparing for Wichita State
La Salle headed to Los Angeles for Sweet 16
Duke beats Creighton in NCAA tournament
La Salle moves on to Sweet 16 after buzzer-beating win
Temple falls short in upset bid, loses to Indiana
Florida Gulf Coast is quickly becoming a household name.
If you’ve been watching the NCAA tournament you might have taken note of Ole Miss guard Marshall Henderson.
Former Manhattan and Seton Hall head coach Bobby Gonzalez knows a thing or two about playing in the postseason.
The NCAA tournament is becoming old hat for LIU Brooklyn. They just didn’t get any respect from the tournament selection committee because of it. | http://www.metro.us/newyork/keyword/ncaa-tournament/ | 161 |
Second in the Classic two years and third last year, Not Abroad defeated pacesetter Regal Warrior and Tujoes who rallied third for third. Defending champion Eighttofasttocatch finished fifth. The winner was ridden by Nick Petro.
“I was happy with his performance,” said Nick Petro. “Real early we got stuck on the inside and I wasn’t happy with my spot. But we got closer and closer and everything worked out. We figured there would be a few horses outside of us with speed so we went in thinking, ‘sit’. We did and it worked out great when it was time to go. He was good. Real good.”
The Maryland Million is the most important racing day at Laurel Park with 11 races for runners sired by Maryland-based stallions for combined purses totaling $1.05 million. The 27th annual event drew a crowd of 18,420 on Saturday afternoon.
Trained by Petro’s brother Michael, Not Abroad is owned by Tim Cunningham and is a son of the Maryland stallion Not For Love.
“We had been in this race the last several years,” said Michael Petro. “We felt coming in today that we had a very good chance to win. He has been doing very well lately and we looked forward to this race. We had a great race and at the 3/8th’s pole everything opened up for us. My brother ran a very good race.”
This was his second stakes win of the year for Not Abroad after capturing the Jim French Memorial at Delaware in May. Not Abroad is an eight time winner from thirty-two starts and a winner of over $600,000.
Not Abroad/JimMcCue photo | http://www.michaelwcompton.com/news/wins-maryland-million-classic-attempt | 372 |
All-NESCAC Women's Tennis - Leung Is Player And Rookie Of The Year
May 11, 2012
Five members of the Middlebury College women's tennis team have earned NESCAC post-season honors. First-year player Lok-Sze Leung (Hong Kong) has been named the NESCAC Player and Rookie of the Year as well as a first-team singles and second-team doubles selection. Juniors Brittney Faber (Minnetonka, Minn.) and Leah Kepping (Northport, N.Y.) also earned a spot on the first-team as a doubles pair. Earning second-team honors in singles were senior Victoria Aiello (Milton, Mass.) and Kepping, while senior Anna Burke (Summit, N.J.) joined Leung as a second-team doubles pair. The group are set to host an NCAA Regional from May 11-13 on campus.
Leung has enjoyed a stellar season for the Panthers in her first year on campus. The first-year player has earned a record of 29-2 entering NCAA play, including a 12-match winning streak. This past fall, she captured the ITA National Singles Title at the event held in Alabama.
Joining her on the first-team is the doubles tandem of Faber and Kepping. The duo repeat as first-team All-NESCAC selections, becoming a duo again on March 10th. Since then, they have enjoyed a record of 12-4 and have won six of their last seven matches. A year ago, the duo earned All-American honors.
Aiello earned an All-NESCAC selection for the fourth straight season, earning a spot on the second-team. She is a three-time All-American and the former NESCAC Rookie of the Year in ’09. Aiello has played at #2 singles for the Panthers this season, owning a 17-10 mark. She was also honored with the NESCAC’s Senior Sportsmanship Award.
Kepping earned a spot on the second-team, playing at #3 this season for the Panthers. She has an impressive 23-4 record this year, winning her last 10 matches.
Earning second-team doubles honors were Leung and Burke. The duo played at #2 for much of the season, earning a 13-3 overall record. | http://www.middlebury.edu/athletics/sports/womenstennis/archive/2011-2012/news/node/362302 | 495 |
That's how long it's been since the Brewers were eliminated from the NLCS and robbed of their chance of the World Series by
Shaun Marcum the Cardinals. A lot has happened since then. The not-Brewers won the World Series. The Packers didn't lose a game. The Badgers lost a couple they shouldn't have, effectively ending their season. The NBA died. Mark Kotsay signed with another team making the Brewers one rapist looking guy short. Eddie Kingston won the Grand Championship and Colt CaBunny was liberated. The Walking Dead's second season began and producers forgot it was a show about zombies. Kim Kardashian got divorced. Zooey Deschanel became single. Justin Bieber came out with a Christmas album. A guy smoked (a cigarette!) in a political ad. It's been a wild ride.
As for me, it's been a pretty wild ride. Faced with breaking up with my girlfriend and never talking to her again followed by my true love breaking my heart by losing in the playoffs to the Cardinals, I guess you could say I had a little mental break. I went on a journey, not like some lame On The Road inspired journey, but a journey of the mind. A spiritual journey, because that is not at all lame, that took me to the very depths of my soul and made me rethink each and every thing I thought I believed in. I now realize many things about myself and life that I didn't realize before. I know now that the world belongs to Ryan Braun and there is nothing we can do about it. I realize that we are all just puppets in a mass system designed to get us to spend money on a baseball team that will never love us back, but this realization will never stop me from continuing to do it. I've come to figure out that life isn't fair and that God, as we picture him, probably doesn't exist because the Cardinals not only beat us, but won the f*ckin' World Series.
/breathes into paper bag
The point is I return from this journey not with any sort of resolved issues, but with a clear vision of the future. I've gained an understanding of Doug Melvin and the Brewers that has never been witnessed before on this spiritual plane and come to you today with revelations of what our future holds in 2012. Our future, as philosophers say, is so bright that you might want to put on sunglasses.
Nyjer Morgan will attend the Twilight: Breaking Dawn part 1 premiere.
Wait, this actually happened? WTF
(SIDE NOTE: This is kind of crazy when you remember my Nyjer pic from "The Brewers Lost: How They're Handling It.")
Prince Fielder will not be a Milwaukee Brewer in 2012 or beyond.
I know there are sections of you out there who think this is still on the table, but it is not. It's a charade. When Prince says "I'll give Milwaukee a chance to sign me" what he really means is "sure, I'll sign with Milwaukee if they pay me more than anyone else pays me." That is something that not only isn't going to happen, but something we shouldn't want to happen. Prince Fielder is not a good fit for a long term relationship. Ladies, you know what I'm talking about. Sure the weight isn't a deal breaker (SO YOU SAY), but if he looks like this now just imagine what he'll look like in six years. Say goodbye now and cheer him on wholeheartedly when he's on The Biggest Loser: Baseball Players with CC Sabathia and Pablo Sandoal in seven years.
A portly man from Wauwatosa will receive a personalized Brewers jersey as a Christmas gift despite not playing for the Brewers.
The jersey will feature his nickname "MR. PLOWED" instead of his actual last name.
Jose Reyes will not be a Brewer in 2012.
For the people not in the "bring back Prince" camp there is the "use Prince's money to sign Jose Reyes" camp. This is a great idea because the Brewers need a shortstop and Jose Reyes is a totally awesome shortstop. He could lead off and Rickie could hit second and we'd have WAR coming out of our asses in the 1-4 slots. OMGOMGOMG.
Only one problem with this scenario, it costs money. Jose Reyes is probably going to end up overpaid on a six year deal for over $100 million. This is simply not the kind of move the Brewers make and is exactly the kind of move that can cripple a small market franchise like the Brewers. Do I think Reyes is good? Hell yeah. Do I think he'll remain good for the length of his contract? Eh. Could he make us a CONTENDAH~ in 2012? Yes. I know we all love the idea of going "all-in" on a season and this would be a good way to do that for 2012, but that's not how smart businesses work. The Milwaukee Brewers are a smart business. Sorry.
The decayed corpse of Philadelphia Athletics outfielder Enos Slaughter will be exhumed, then signed to be Milwaukee's requisite veteran outfielder. Ron Roenicke will pencil him in to be the team's opening day centerfielder.
Brewers teammates will be quoted as saying "it's like Kotsay never left. He plays and smells just like him."
Craig Counsell will return to the Brewers in a non-playing capacity.
After not receiving any offers in free agency Craig Counsell will return to the Milwaukee Brewers in a non-playing capacity. He will take over the role of the Bratwurst and go on a record breaking 0-40 run in the race. Despite his shortcomings as a sausage racer he will be inducted in the Brewers Walk of Fame as the greatest bat-boy in team history.
Doug Melvin will say the team either will or won't do something and then do the opposite of whatever he says.
Thus making everything that Tom Haudricourt writes irrelevant. Really, we're all winners on this one.
John Axford will re-grow his mustache and then tweet about it constantly.
@JohnAxford lol i love it bro! go brewers!
Zack Greinke will be traded.
Of the Brewers current five man rotation only Narveson and Gallardo are under team control for 2013. Wolf has an option while Greinke and Marcum are scheduled to be free agents. As I said earlier the Brewers are a smart business, can you really see them setting themselves up for a potential pitcher-mageddon in 2013? We've seen in years past how hard it is to fill one spot, the idea of filling three is terrifying. So unless he decides to sign long-term for cheap (which I don't see the Brewers even approaching considering Greinke's "issues") I see the Brewers trading Zack Greinke this offseason.
Everyone will hate this move at the time, but it will end up being the right one. Marcum and Wolf have nowhere near the perceived value that Former Cy Young Award Winner Zack Greinke has and he should net a decent package in return. I can't say who the Brewers would target for this trade or what they'd seek in return, but it would fill some holes on the current team and in the system. Could they get a pre-arby ML-ready set up man, a SP prospect, a RH-hitting 1B to platoon with Gamel and another decent prospect? Maybe. If they can they should definitely try.
Greinke is one of the most talented pitchers I've ever seen, but he lacks in the mental part of the game. He prefers to throw 100 pitches and get 10 strikeouts than throw 100 pitches and get a complete game. If he ever figures that part out he'll be unstoppable, but I just don't see it ever happening. Let someone else dream of his potential.
Because of this trade Manny Parra will be an important part of the 2012 roster. | http://www.millerparkdrunk.com/baseball/milwaukee-brewers-baseball/miller-park-drunks-offseason-predictions/ | 1,653 |
PLUS: Hodgson should realise there's life after Rooney, England will stroll the Group of Defo and a return for Owen isn't completely Potty
PUSHOVA 0 ENGLAND 5. Quite frankly, proceedings in FC Zimbru’s functional stadium occasionally bordered on the farcical.
I swear Moldova handled the ball more times than they passed it.
Apparently, Moldova has the highest average intake of alcohol per capita in Europe.
A few of them looked like they had been on it before the game.
Their No.7 styled himself on Lionel Messi … and played like Lionel Blair.
The argument for a separate qualification procedure for such minor footballing nations gains more credence with each tournament.
But never mind that, you can only – as the cliché goes – beat what is in front of you.
And England have always been pretty adept at completing these sort of tasks with a degree of comfort.
The performance might even put a few more on the gate for Tuesday’s game.
But Wembley will not be sold out for the visit of Ukraine, who
will at least provide sterner opposition.
The size of the crowd will exceed the 57,897 who watched England beat Andorra in 2009 – the lowest attendance for a competitive match at the new Wembley (one affected by a tube strike).
But 5,000 of the seats have been available at a special rate to Olympic volunteers and up to 17,000 people are committed to long-term agreements.
There will be contributing factors to a sub-capacity live audience, the game coming at the tail-end of a hectic summer of sport.
But there is an undercurrent of indifference swirling around the national team.
On Radio Five Live recently, a presenter asked his listeners if they still had any passion towards England’s fortunes. Not scientific I know, but the majority said no. England? Qualify and out in the quarters, was the common shrug.
Years of sterility have taken their toll.
But maybe, there is genuine hope, a genuine ground for optimism, a genuine reason for people to reconnect.
On Thursday night, England’s under-19s slipped to a 3-1 defeat in Hamburg.
But those who were there speak of an encouraging performance, of the precocious talent of players such as Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling and Manchester United’s Nick Powell.
In Chisinau on Friday, it was routine stuff for the veterans such as Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and John Terry. But those three players will never win a major tournament with England.
Gerrard was being conservative when he suggested only a miracle could see England triumph at Brazil 2014.
Forget that idea. Now.
Euro 2016, in France, is a more realistic goal. And I suspect Roy Hodgson knows it.
That target is what the young players who shone in Moldova – albeit against rank bad opposition – should be being groomed for.
And they did shine.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was wonderfully vibrant. Significantly, though, the fact that Hodgson chose to chastise him over his second half contribution – and a public rebuke from Roy is as rare as a Moldovan shot on target – demonstrated how vital he considers Oxlade-Chamberlain’s development.
Hodsgon tried not to be over-effusive about Tom Cleverley, answering a question about the Manchester United midfielder’s performance by highlighting the effectiveness of James Milner.
Yet he could not resist a comparison with Cesc Fabregas.
Of course no-one should get carried away.
Between them, Cleverley and Oxlade-Chamberlain have just 15 Premier League starts.
And building on promising early international performances is not easy. Theo Walcott has scored once for England since that hat-trick in Zagreb four years ago. It is not as though his Arsenal progress has kicked on, either. But in Cleverley, you see a born organiser, a character with a natural feel for the modern game, a young man who – at club level – will be schooled by the best in the business.
In Oxlade-Chamberlain, you see a 21st century athlete blessed with footballing talent.
Yes, I know it was Moldova. Yes, I know we should not heap too much pressure on ones so young.
Yes, I know we’ve been here before many a time.
But yes, England supporters need brilliant light at the end of a very long, dark tunnel.
Yes, they need a basis for belief. Yes, they need hope.
And the likes of Cleverley and Oxlade-Chamberlain are providing it.
There are probably half a dozen of the England squad on duty in Moldova who could stroll down a high street outside of their place of employment and go unnoticed.
And that is nice.
High-profile players were absent. The Ashleys, Cole and Young, Gareth Barry, Andy Carroll.
And Wayne Rooney.
No Rooney, no circus.
Roy Hodgson could not have been more gushing in his praise of the absent Rooney ahead of a match he was not even involved in.
When he is fit, Roy will roll out the red carpet. Just like his recent predecessors.
Eriksson, McClaren, Capello – all have been in thrall to a brilliant talent … but a talent that has not flourished in a major tournament since 2004.
Sir Alex Ferguson has fired a shot across Rooney’s bows by recruiting Robin van Persie and dropping his most celebrated star.
Maybe it is time for Hodgson and England to do similar.
At the very least, Hodgson should stop guaranteeing a biannual under-achiever his place.
For all the good old-fashioned ‘potential banana skin’ nonsense from Roy Hodgson, England will stroll through this qualifying group.
As one wag said, it’s not the Group of Death… but the Group of Defo.
Moldova are not even the worst team in the group – their showdown with San Marino on October 16 should be a classic.
But wait until qualifying for Euro 2016 starts. Not being one of the 24 teams to make it to the summer in France would be an effort of spectacular incompetence.
Jermain Defoe did okay in Moldova, but I could not help wondering what will happen if Michael Owen starts and scores regularly for Stoke City.
Mild clamour for a recall while Owen was content to not actually play a great deal was faintly ludicrous.
But if he is a regular at the Britannia – on the team and score sheet – then Hodgson might have to consider one of the most unlikely recalls in recent history.
Irrelevant, but would there only have been – after six substitutions and on-field treatment of John Terry – two minutes of added time on Friday night had the scores been level, rather than 0-5, after ninety?
Read more stories on England's youngsters... | http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/andy-dunn-column-why-the-next-generation-1313476 | 1,472 |
Former lightweight in-the-mixer Clay Guida said he wants a piece of the featherweight pie and there's no better way to get some than by devouring former division number one contender Chad Mendes.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight number one contender Chad Mendes was yanked from the upcoming UFC 157 pay-per-view (PPV) event when opponent Manny Gamburyan mucked up his elbow and exited stage left.
And it wasn't long before "Money" cashed in his next opponent.
Stepping up to the plate is former lightweight gatekeeper Clay Guida, who yesterday agreed to face Mendes at the promotion's UFC on FOX 7 fight card, scheduled for April 20, 2013 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, according to a report from USA Today.
"The Carpenter" hacked and sawed his way through Hatsu Hioki to eek out a split decision win over the Shooto veteran last month in Chicago. The debut win at 145 pounds snapped a two-fight losing streak to Ben Henderson and Gray Maynard, which prompted his trip south for the winter.
Unfortunately it's out of the frying pan and into the fryer.
Mendes (13-1) suffered the only loss of his career at the hands (and knee) of Jose Aldo last year in Brazil. The former World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) standout didn't spend any time feeling sorry for himself and immediately bounced back with consecutive knockout wins over Cody McKenzie and Yaotzin Meza.
Will Guida give him pause?
UFC on FOX 7 features a lightweight championship fight between Ben Henderson, looking to defend his world title against Strikeforce 155-pound title winner Gilbert Melendez in the Octagon debut for "El Nino," while another import, Daniel Cormier, will co-headline the event opposite former champion Frank Mir in a pivotal heavyweight showdown. | http://www.mmamania.com/2013/2/12/3979938/chad-mendes-vs-clay-guida-ufc-on-fox-7-april-20-san-jose-mma | 393 |
Jared Hamman and Poai Suganuma. Photo by Tom Casino/EliteXC.
EliteXC has announced the full card for the next upcoming edition of ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series, which will take place on August 15th at the Table Mountain Casino in Friant, California. The televised main card will air on Showtime starting at 11 PM ET.
The show’s main event features a rematch between rising light heavyweights Poai Suganuma and Jared Hamman. The first bout between the two in April ended in controversy after Suganuma knocked Hamman down with a flying knee. Referee Jon Schorle quickly waved off the bout but Hamman immediately got back to his feet and began protested, forcing then company figurehead Gary Shaw to guarantee a rematch between the two.
Additional featured fights on the card include Fabricio Camoes against “Ultimate Fighter” cast member Sam Morgan and the EliteXC debut of PRIDE veteran Cyrille Diabate as he takes on ShoXC veteran Jaime Fletcher. | http://www.mmaontap.com/mma/category/fernando-gonzalez | 216 |
This card has a long list of fights at this time. The main event is looking like Mike Walker (6,0) vs Harley Kilfian (9,9) at light heavy. Also featured on the card are Tocker Pudwill (40,7), Wayne Martell (24,4), and popular cruiser Bobby Deane (4,0).
Here is the full bout list April 28 Minot Card as it stands boxrec.com
Ronnie Peterson informed me last night that all made weight in Minot ND. This will be the first stop in what, if all goes to plan, should be a whirlwind boxing tour for the young Peterson. Tonight Peterson faces Tomi Archambault in North Dakota. From prior conversations I have had with Ronnie, it sounds like he will then have one more fight, possibly in Canada before he readies for his big Target Center debut. As we have reported, “Bad” Brad Patraw is who Peterson is gunning for on that big date.
Minot ND fight card for tonight
Mike Walker (3,0) vs Ben Lane (5,1,1)
Nick Runningbear (3,2) vs Butch Hajicek (5,6,1)
Ryan Soft (1,0) vs Saverino Garcia (debut)
Tomi Archambault (0,1) vs Ronnie Peterson (3,0) | http://www.mnboxingleague.com/?tag=mike-walker | 291 |
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