Archives for January, 2009
Posted on Jan 30, 2009 under Uncategorized |
Do you want to see the best tennis players in action? Not just the best in America, but the best in the whole world! The Davis Cup brings together many of the best tennis players on national teams and will really blow you away. If you think Wimbledon is big, this is that much bigger. It is the most impressive coming together of mens tennis players with all the top players. Winning is prestigious. Losing is also honorable. And everything in between is great too. Each match is exciting. Last year, Spain won this big tournament. Before that, the Americans won. Who will win this year? The first round of the cup takes place in March. The quarterfinals are in July, semis in September and the Final is in December. Get your tickets to this exciting event. Take a look at Davis Cup 2009 tickets today.
Posted on Jan 26, 2009 under Uncategorized |
Recently, two private high schools in Texas played against one another. Covenant and Dallas Academy took on one another and it was a tough game. At least for Dallas Academy. Covenant won the game 100-0. Dallas is a small school, with about 20 students total and only 8 girls on the varsity team. The coach of Covenant was fired after disagreeing with administrators. The administrators wrote a press release calling this victory shameful and embarassing. The coach disagreed with this assessment publicly and was fired at the end. It’s kind of a sad situation. He said that his team played with honor and integrity but the administration feels that it was against the school’s Christian ideals to run up the score like that.
Posted on Jan 23, 2009 under Uncategorized |
Avery Johnson was approached to become the new coach of the Memphis Grizzlies this season, after they fired their coach from the beginning of the year. Johnson is not a coach currently, but he is an NBA analyst for ESPN. He wants to stay in this position for now, because he gets to do something he enjoys and it gives him the chance to be with his family much more than he could as a head coach. This leaves the Grizzlies in a bit of a tough position. The team needs to push ahead, and try to break their losing streak and start playing more smartly. Check out all the details here.
Posted on Jan 19, 2009 under Uncategorized |
The Philadelphia Eagles were taken to lunch by the Arizona Cardinals this weekend in Arizona. How did that happen? Philly was supposed to be the heavy favorites this weekend and now they’re out. Arizona outplayed Philly the entire first half, taking a pretty dominating lead. Then the momentum shifted big time. The Eagles started to take the game back to Arizona and ended up with an impressive lead, having forced several turnovers and hardly let the Cardinals hold the ball in the 3rd quarter. But after the Eagles got a 1 point lead towards the end of the 4th, the Cardinals were able to get a very nice play to take the lead by one touchdown (having gotten a 2 pt conversion). Poor Philly, lost another NFC championship game.
Posted on Jan 16, 2009 under Uncategorized |
In one of the biggest recent offers in football (soccer) history, Manchester City FC has put forth a 120 euro (find that out in dollars) bid for Kaka of AC Milan. Carlo Ancelotti, coach of Milan, is ambivalent about the deal. On one hand, Kaka is a huge factor/component of the team. On the other hand, that kind of money would allow for some great youth development and salary room for other players. Plus, Milan will still be extremely competitive without him.
Posted on Jan 12, 2009 under Uncategorized |
In the world of Cricket, Sri Lanka has moved on to the next round of the Tri-Nation tournament, beating Zimbabwe by 130 runs. They were widely considered one of the better teams anyway, but it’s always good to see them fill the potential. However, Zimbabwe was able to hold Sri Lanka to a lower score than usually expected. And the Zimbabwians can still make the final, but only if Bangladesh really upsets Sri Lanka in the next round of the tournament, which is really unlikely. The final match of the tri-nation series is on Wednesday, so we’ll be watching with baited breath!
Posted on Jan 09, 2009 under Uncategorized |
Much of the recent success that the Carolina Panthers’ offense has had is based around their explosive running game. Between DeAngelo Williams and Jonathon Stewart, big chunks of yards were easy to come-by in the closing weeks. However, they may not be a huge factor this week against the Cardinals, who have rarely allowed large running games all season. Largely due to their hard hustle and talented linebackers, the Cardinals look to be more than ready to face the challenge of the Carolina running game. And in a battle between Warner and his receivers versus Delhomme and his receivers, that’s a pretty near tie, if not advantage Cardinals. This will be just as close at the 27-23 Carolina win earlier in the season.
Posted on Jan 05, 2009 under Uncategorized |
The Arizona Cardinals beat the Atlanta Falcons this Saturday, by a score of 30-24. The Cardinals have now had consecutive home-field playoff wins. The last one was in 1947, when the Cardinals were still in Chicago and won the national football championship. This time, they are on their way to the second round of the playoffs. No one really thought they’d make it. Atlanta isn’t that great a team this year, but Arizona got to the playoffs with a record that might’ve been .500 but just barely. They are one of the worst teams in the NFL this year, but they have taken the first round just fine. Arizona’s Kurt Warner has finally won another playoff game himself, his first since he took the 2001 Super Bowl.
Posted on Jan 02, 2009 under Uncategorized |
We’re at the beginning of the playoffs and tomorrow will bring the first postseason game between Baltimore and the Dolphins. While the NFL playoffs are easily the most exciting time of the football year, it comes with the bittersweet price of knowing that each game brings us closer to the end of the season, and a football-less life. Since my team is no longer in the running, I’ve sided with the Eagles for their incredible come-out-of-nowhere entrance into the playoffs. The Wild Card team doesn’t traditionally have the best chance at taking the Super Bowl crown, but they are playing some of the best football in the league right now. Plus, it happened for the Giants last year. With any luck, Eagles NFL playoff tickets will be available for two more games after Sunday’s matchup with Minnesota.
