The Denver coach, who has cancer, has his Nuggets feeling positive and ready for a rematch with the Lakers in spring. Not that we didn’t already know what a gap there was between the West’s best team and everyone else . . . Of course, in Sunday’s first half when the Denver Nuggets, who had already beaten the Lakers twice by an average of 19.5 points, led them again by 13, it looked as if there was a new best team in the Western Conference, standings or no standings. ... read more >>
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Loss to Lakers doesn’t slow George Karl, Nuggets
Monday, March 1st, 2010
Olympic brew-haha a tempest in a beer can
Monday, March 1st, 2010
Tasteless behaviour or simply a celebration? After the exuberant Canadian women’s hockey team was photographed celebrating its third Olympic gold medal with beer and cigars, the public – for the most part – was defending their right to savour a hard-won victory with a cold one. ... read more >>
Tasteless behaviour or simply a celebration? After the exuberant Canadian women’s hockey team was photographed celebrating its third Olympic gold medal with beer and cigars, the public – for the most part – was defending their right to savour a hard-won victory with a cold one. ... read more >>
West Bromwich Albion 2 Reading 3: match report
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Brian McDermott is establishing quite a reputation in his first season in charge and can now add guiding Reading into the quarter-finals for the first time in 83 years to his burgeoning cv. McDermott’s incredible exploits in this competition continued last night after Gylfi Sigurdsson’s excellent finish in extra time finally ensured West Bromwich Albion join Liverpool and Burnley in a healthy list of scalps. ... read more >>
Brian McDermott is establishing quite a reputation in his first season in charge and can now add guiding Reading into the quarter-finals for the first time in 83 years to his burgeoning cv. McDermott’s incredible exploits in this competition continued last night after Gylfi Sigurdsson’s excellent finish in extra time finally ensured West Bromwich Albion join Liverpool and Burnley in a healthy list of scalps. ... read more >>
Fernando Rodney will clock in as setup man for Angels
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Mike Butcher has a nickname for the radar gun in Angel Stadium. “The Humbler,” the pitching coach calls it, because unlike those in cities such as Seattle and Baltimore, its readings do not seem inflated. “I think our gun is accurate,” Butcher said. “A lot of them are very high, and it gives you a false sense of security. You think you’re throwing 98 mph, and you’re throwing 91-92.” ... read more >>
Mike Butcher has a nickname for the radar gun in Angel Stadium. “The Humbler,” the pitching coach calls it, because unlike those in cities such as Seattle and Baltimore, its readings do not seem inflated. “I think our gun is accurate,” Butcher said. “A lot of them are very high, and it gives you a false sense of security. You think you’re throwing 98 mph, and you’re throwing 91-92.” ... read more >>
The Olympic feud that couldn’t stop Curly Wurly and her Arthur
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
If they ever come to film the life story of Amy Williams, there’ll be no shortage of ingredients. Just how did a girl nicknamed Curly Wurly come to make British Olympic history on a trusty ‘tea tray’ she calls Arthur. Not only that, but there will be a tale of bitter rivalry with an equally glamorous team mate – in this case, the hitherto more famous Shelley Rudman. ... read more >>
If they ever come to film the life story of Amy Williams, there’ll be no shortage of ingredients. Just how did a girl nicknamed Curly Wurly come to make British Olympic history on a trusty ‘tea tray’ she calls Arthur. Not only that, but there will be a tale of bitter rivalry with an equally glamorous team mate – in this case, the hitherto more famous Shelley Rudman. ... read more >>
OK, let’s have another BBC recap on Ms Balding’s Winter Olympics
Friday, February 19th, 2010
Today we’ve got an absolutely action-packed column dedicated to the BBC’s Winter Olympic coverage lined up for you. So let’s just give you a brief taste of the excitement you can expect in the next 900 words or so. Coming up, in just about one sentence time, is a genuinely amazing paragraph number two in which we’ll be looking forward to what promise to be truly memorable paragraphs three and four. ... read more >>
Today we’ve got an absolutely action-packed column dedicated to the BBC’s Winter Olympic coverage lined up for you. So let’s just give you a brief taste of the excitement you can expect in the next 900 words or so. Coming up, in just about one sentence time, is a genuinely amazing paragraph number two in which we’ll be looking forward to what promise to be truly memorable paragraphs three and four. ... read more >>
‘Tramp-like’ Paul Gascoigne arrested for the second time in two days
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Troubled former footballer Paul Gascoigne has been arrested for the second time in two days. He was taken to a police station last night after becoming involved in a drunken disturbance at the Blackwell Grange Hotel in Darlington. It came less than 24 hours after he and another man, Michael Harvey, were arrested at the Regency Pizza takeaway in Leeming Bar, near Northallerton, North Yorkshire, after reports of a disturbance at 9.10pm on Sunday. ... read more >>
Troubled former footballer Paul Gascoigne has been arrested for the second time in two days. He was taken to a police station last night after becoming involved in a drunken disturbance at the Blackwell Grange Hotel in Darlington. It came less than 24 hours after he and another man, Michael Harvey, were arrested at the Regency Pizza takeaway in Leeming Bar, near Northallerton, North Yorkshire, after reports of a disturbance at 9.10pm on Sunday. ... read more >>
Smoking ban a gutter ball for bowling alleys?
Friday, February 5th, 2010
Some confusion surrounds Michigan’s new smoke-free law that goes into effect May 1 — especially among bar and restaurant owners.
“The state has stepped in and said, ‘We know more about the hospitality business than you do.’ Many of them are very upset,” said Andy Deloney, the Michigan Restaurant Association public affairs director. ... read more >>
Some confusion surrounds Michigan’s new smoke-free law that goes into effect May 1 — especially among bar and restaurant owners.
“The state has stepped in and said, ‘We know more about the hospitality business than you do.’ Many of them are very upset,” said Andy Deloney, the Michigan Restaurant Association public affairs director. ... read more >>
MELVINDALE: City might ban smoking at ball diamonds
Monday, January 25th, 2010
The City Council is revisiting an ordinance to ban smoking on baseball fields. The ordinance would prohibit smoking within 30 feet of any bleachers and near backstops at baseball fields within public parks. Anyone violating the proposed ordinance would be found guilty of a civil infraction and fined $50 per offense. ... read more >>
The City Council is revisiting an ordinance to ban smoking on baseball fields. The ordinance would prohibit smoking within 30 feet of any bleachers and near backstops at baseball fields within public parks. Anyone violating the proposed ordinance would be found guilty of a civil infraction and fined $50 per offense. ... read more >>
David Beckham ‘Groped’ VIDEO! Prank Tries To Size Up Soccer Star
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
It seems that David Beckham’s recent on-field stripping performance may have given at least one reporter the wrong idea. During an interview in Italy, a rubber-gloved reporter approached the soccer superstar and grabbed for his nether regions. ... read more >>
It seems that David Beckham’s recent on-field stripping performance may have given at least one reporter the wrong idea. During an interview in Italy, a rubber-gloved reporter approached the soccer superstar and grabbed for his nether regions. ... read more >>
Olympic Committee Recommends Gender Tests
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
The International Olympic Committee is recommending the establishment of special medical centers to deal with athletes who have ambiguous sexual characteristics. The IOC also wants rules put in place by sports bodies to determine their eligibility to compete on a “case by case” basis when gender is called into question. ... read more >>
The International Olympic Committee is recommending the establishment of special medical centers to deal with athletes who have ambiguous sexual characteristics. The IOC also wants rules put in place by sports bodies to determine their eligibility to compete on a “case by case” basis when gender is called into question. ... read more >>
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