And what better way to start it than Carson Palmer and the Cincinnati Bengals. Marvin Lewis wants them to win the Super Bowl this year!
Wow. Wow. That’s a lot for a ‘rookie’ quarterback. Will he step up and deliver? I hope so.
I am not a big AFC fan, but in this case, Go Carson!!
Check out this bit of news where Max Mosley says that they have blocked 19 weekends next year.
Wow! Is there some record out there that Schumi has not broken…yes, there is. Winning 19 races in one year! :-)
I am sure Pups would like that ;-)
He is now made the Asian Cricket Council president. Is this guy the best diplomat in cricket today? Ever??
Report: Magic set to announce McGrady trade by Wednesday
I am happy for T-Mac. He’s been scoring points but not winning games. Wonder if Yao-T-Mac combo can cause trouble in the newly re-aligned NBA next year…
Hope so.
Maria Sharapova - Unlike Kournikova, she can win! :-)
Copyright - Getty Images and Wimbledon.org
I am not a big soccer fan. Sorry, football. But I noticed how everyone was talking about England and how they were shocked when they lost.
Granted that it was a great match, but didn’t they have a self-goal? Didn’t the highest paid player David “Posh Spice’s husband” Beckham miss a penalty kick? Didn’t he miss one earlier?
The English media elevates their teams and players to the highest levels. Case in point - Tim Henman. Any time he reaches the quarters of a Grand Slam, the talk starts. There is in fact a Henmania at Wimbledon every year.
Another case in point - the cricket team. Teams like Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka have won the World Cup, but England has not. In fact, I can’t remember the last time England won a significant tournament. This is after the fact that their domestic cricket structure is probably the most well-developed.
Is all the hype and hoopla around the English teams and players worth it?
Saw that match on a replay this morning since there was no play again all day today. It was quite bizarre actually. There was no point won, it was only a first service fault which was returned and the umpire just changed the score from 2-1 to 2-2.
What surprises me is that the players did not realize the score change…are they so focussed that they have no idea what the score is? Either of them??
Bizaaaarrrre.
Wimbledon 2004 - Venus match umpire error
Why would it be? Too much money bet on Venus?
Or was the chair umpire just not on the court? Who knows………
The Tradition Continues, Video Of 2003 USC National Champ Football Season
Should be COOL!
Yahoo! News - Venus Upset in Second Round of Wimbledon
Never liked her much, so I am glad that she’s gone.
It’s here! I guess this year is a little different from the others because of the expansion team and also because some bigwigs are planning to get traded…
I never liked Nowitzki, so him coming to the Lakers in place of Shaq is not a great thing to look forward to. Hopefully something will change meanwhile ;-)
Ganguly says form will decide opener’s slot - Cricket - Indiatimes
From there:
“There is still five-six months to go for the team to play a Test match. Presently the team will play in one-dayers. After seeing the form of the players in the one-dayers, we will decide on the second opener’s slot,” Ganguly told reporters here.
Now tell me, how does this make sense? Form in one dayers will determine opener? So Akaash Chopra should seriously start looking for contracts in South Africa, the US, maybe even second level English county cricket :-)
Can you believe an entire day was washed out?
Considering that the Indian cricket season is about to start, this would be a great topic…who has been more valuable to the Indian cricket team in his career?
On one hand, when Tendulkar started, he was young and he showed the signs of never-say-die from the get go. He has been the pillar of the Indian side for 15 years now. Of course, in the past few years, he’s had some other pillars to help him, but in the first 10 years of his career, he’s been the one who has scored the runs for India. In fact, he has also been instrumental in Indian wins with the ball (Hero cup against South Africa - the last over). There is of course no question about his winning matches for India with his bat.
And on the other hand, there is the rock solid Dravid. He came late to the team, at least in comparison to Sachin, but he is now almost indispensible. I would hate to woof him before the season starts, but that is what he is. The Wall. Dependable. Classic. Whatever you say. But, he has struggled a lot in one dayers. And he has started blossoming only in the past few years. He was good in general from the start. But he has started becoming all the solid stuff only in the past few years. I would not hesitate to agree with the tags he has got today, but only looking at the most recent form. Not for his career. And once again, the knock that Sachin gets for India not winning much, should apply to Dravid too. India just didn’t win much in the late 80’s/early 90’s. Right?
Of course, this is not to say that one is bad and the other is good. Both are GREAT. Both are needed for India to succeed. But to score 13,000 runs in one day matches and almost 10,000 in test matches is no mean feat.
My opinion is that today both are too valuable to the team. But over a career, Sachin has been more valuable to the Indian team than Dravid has been.
My team is collapsing. Hopefully one of Shaq or Kobe will stay. That way, there will be a guy to form the team around. There is no real hope for the next season though. Esp with the hangover of the rout of this year’s finals.
