Archive for the ‘Misc’ category
The Lasting Damage of the NBA Lockout
The NBA and its players do many things well. Like dunking. And dressing. And spreading basketball gospel to a global audience. Pro basketball, however, really needs to work on its timing. As we inch closer to Nov. 1, the date when the 2011-12 NBA season was supposed to tip off, the threat of a shortened [...]
Racer for the road
First, let’s clarify one important point. The term “black” in the Jaguar XKR Black does not refer to the color of the car. Rather, it means the XKR optional Black Pack, which can be special- ordered. The body-colored aerodynamic Black Pack includes the front air-splitter, larger rear spoiler and rear signature blade. Hong Kong customers [...]
Burnham-On-Sea jet skier could still win British title on final weekend
Burnham-On-Sea jet skier Nick Edrich narrowly missed out on winning the British title this week when he competed in the penultimate round of action. Riding his Hydrospace S4 at Grendon lakes in Northants, Nick could have lifted the British title but will instead have to fight it out in the final round of racing on [...]
White berates Arum over comments
US boxing expert Kevin Iole takes a look at why promoter Bob Arum has received some flak from UFC president Dana White. Outspoken UFC president Dana White is a big Manny Pacquiao fan, but he’s not so keen on Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum. White reacted angrily Monday to comments Arum made in an ESPN.com story [...]
Lesnar announces his return by ‘disintegrating’ prairie dogs
There’s nothing Brock Lesnar loves more than being the alpha male in the cage and pounding on someone, except maybe for his hunting. A strong looking Lesnar popped up on YouTube today to announce that he’s ready to return to active fighting. He did it on the range in South Dakota while shooting a promo [...]
Rashad Evans Hoping For Rampage Victory Over Jones
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans will be watching the light heavyweight championship fight between champion Jon Jones and challenger Quinton “Rampage” Jackson with great interest. Should Evans defeat Tito Ortiz at UFC 133 on August 6th, he will meet the winner of the UFC 135 main event next. Evans has faced Jackson before, [...]
Cavendish wins 7th stage of Tour de France
Mark Cavendish captured the crash-marred seventh stage Friday in the same town where three years ago he won a Tour de France stage for the first time. Thor Hushovd kept the leader’s yellow jersey. A pileup toward the end of the 135-mile course across the Loire River valley cost British champion Bradley Wiggins any shot [...]
Can Amir Khan become the Britain’s youngest unified world champion?
This is a question which I ask a lot of fans, the majority of the fans say yes. In order to obtain that legendary status he will have to fight the best junior welter in Tim Bradley. Tim Bradley is a very rugged fighter, he’s a massive junior welter with good speed and excellent boxing [...]
Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai Wins The Boston Marathon In World Record Time
Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya won the Boston Marathon today in an (unofficial) world record time of 2:03:02. He beat Haile Gebrselassie’s existing mark by almost a full minute, but he had a massive tailwind for much of the race. It won’t be an official world record until the IAAF signs off on it. He bested [...]
Tickets for 2012 London Olympics now on sale
Tickets for the 2012 Olympics in London officially went on sale today. With only 499 days remaining until the opening ceremony, it seems that now is a reasonable time to start jockeying for seats. According to CNN, the public will have six weeks (until April 26) to place bids on the full portfolio of events. [...]
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