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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:33:55 +1900

Marshall returns insults after Porter's postgame comments

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 12:27:11 +1900

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Joey Porter and Brandon Marshall just can't leave the trash talk on the field.

Still steamed over the Miami linebacker calling him soft after the Dolphins' 26-17 win at Denver on Sunday, the Broncos star receiver returned the insults Tuesday.

"Yeah, Joey Porter's one of them guys, when you got guys who talk a lot of trash, just want to talk about people or put people down, they have their own insecurities," Marshall said. "And his insecurities I don't know. But he's definitely one of those guys who all those muscles are popcorn muscles. He's soft."

Porter, who leads the league with 11½ sacks, helped hold Marshall to two late catches Sunday and then continued his jawing in the locker room afterward, suggesting Marshall pouted after not getting an early catch and allowed all the taunting to affect him mentally and knock him off his game.

"He's one of those soft receivers, where he has to have the ball all the time. If he don't get it, he's going to mope and cry. He did it to himself," Porter suggested.

Marshall was clearly frustrated by the effective coverage he faced and after the game took shots at his quarterback, Jay Cutler, for not finding him on the few occasions he was in single coverage and at Denver's defensive coordinator for giving Miami's receivers so much cushion.

Marshall didn't hear about Porter's jabs until after he had left Invesco Field on Sunday night. After a day off, Marshall was eager to return the ridicule Tuesday.

"You know, we hear stories floating around the league all the time about him as far [as being] in nightclubs dancing with his shirt off like a girl or in the playground getting beat up back in California," Marshall said. "He's one of those guys that no matter how big he is, he can still get knocked on his butt and he's soft. He's soft at heart and you can tell by the way he talks.

"And his nickname is 'Peezy.' I don't know what 'Peezy' is," Marshall added, then paused and leaned forward to deliver the punctuation: "Joey!"

The Dolphins were off Tuesday and Porter wasn't available to respond to Marshall's volleys.

But what about Porter's allegation that defenders can get into his head and take him out of the game? Is there some truth to that?"No, no, you've got to understand the situation, they're winning and we're going back and forth and he won because they won the game," Marshall said. "It wasn't nothing to do with us talking, going back and forth. And he ran with it. He ran with it pretty good.

"Getting in my head? Never. He can't get in my head because I'm always trying to make plays and I'm always trying to make things happen," Marshall insisted. "I'm never shutting down. I don't care if we're down by 40 points or we're up by 40 points, I'm never shutting it down, I'm always going to try to do my best and make plays."

Phillies Win the World Series

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:58:36 +2000

Phils parade tickets By Rachael Samuels The Phillies World Championship parade route and time have been set but what about tickets? John Weber, Vice-President of Ticket Sales for the Phillies says there's only one way to get tickets to tomorrow's festivities at the ballparks.

Even if you get tickets to Lincoln Financial Field you will still see your Phillies as they parade through with the trophy before heading across the street to Citizen's Bank Park.

The parade will begin at City Hall, before heading down Broad Street and ending at Citizens Bank Park. To get your free tickets go to the Phillies website at 3PM.

Phillies Win the World Series

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:03:58 +2000

Phils parade tickets

By Rachael Samuels

The Phillies World Championship parade route and time have been set but what about tickets?

John Weber, Vice-President of Ticket Sales for the Phillies says there's only one way to get tickets to tomorrow's festivities at the ballparks.

Even if you get tickets to Lincoln Financial Field you will still see your Phillies as they parade through with the trophy before heading across the street to Citizen's Bank Park.

The parade will begin at City Hall, before heading down Broad Street and ending at Citizens Bank Park.

To get your free tickets go to the Phillies website at 3PM.

Patrick Edwards May File Lawsuit Over Leg Injury

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:55:15 +2000

Patrick Edwards -- a ride receiver for the University of Houston's football team -- suffered a compound leg fracture in an accident during the Cougars' 37-23 loss at Marshall.

Houston QB Blake Joseph threw deep in the end zone to WR Edwards, causing him to run and smash his right shin into a band equipment cart.

The impact caused a compound fracture of Edwards' right leg.

The cart had been left a few yards past the out-of-bounds line. It is not clear why the cart was there in the first place, but is however stirring speculation that Edwards and his family may file a lawsuit.

Cougars' coach Kevin Sumlin told the Houston Chronicle that while he had "his opinions" on the subject, he would have no comment.

Houston Athletic Director David Maggard said he would pursue the matter with Marshall officials.

"It was duly noted, and I think we'll save the conversation for another day," Maggard told the Houston paper.

"I don't think there is any question that it is a problem. We all noticed it, and we want to find out why something like that would occur. It was a serious injury, no question about it."

Huge high school Basketball Player

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:05:35 +2000

Huge high school Basketball Player. He can dunk standing :-).

2008 Chicago Marathon

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:08:41 +2000

CHICAGO — One of the least experienced of the elite runners at the Chicago Marathon, Evans Cheruiyot of Kenya proved the fastest on Sunday, winning in 2 hours 6 minutes 25 seconds on a sunny, hot day that had organizers again concerned about the safety of the more than 30,000 average runners in the field. Lidiya Grigoryeva of Russia won the women’s race in 2:27:17, tempering an embarrassing summer for her native country, in which five Olympians were suspended before the Beijing Games for using someone else’s urine in an attempt to circumvent doping controls. Meanwhile, as temperatures rose to 78 degrees an hour and a half into Sunday’s 26.2-mile race, organizers were hoping to avoid a repeat of the calamitous 2007 Chicago Marathon, when the race was halted after 3½ hours because of temperatures in the high 80s, oppressive humidity and complaints about lack of available drinking water. This year, 20 aid stations were placed along the course, an increase from 15. More water was made available, along with misting stations and a color-coded alert system on the course. Considering that Chicago is seeking to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, another interruption of the race would have been a public relations — not to mention a health nightmare. No major incidents were reported as the average runners went through the first five aid stations. At Sunday’s 8 a.m. start, the temperature was already 65 degrees — about 10 degrees above optimum for the end of a marathon — and the humidity was 73 percent, though dropping. By 9:30, the mercury had risen to 78, with 41 percent humidity. Some 45,000 runners had registered for the race, but only about 35,000 appeared at the start on Sunday. Some, perhaps, were discouraged by the weather. In the men’s race, Daniel Njenga of Kenya, who had finished second or third in the past five Chicago Marathons, had hoped to finally get a victory on Sunday, but fell off the pace by 11 miles. Meanwhile, the race appeared to distill itself to three other Kenyans: Cheruiyot, who was running in only his second marathon, Emmanuel Mutai and David Mandago. By mile 18, Mutai had drifted, and it was left to Mandago and Cheruiyot to share the lead with a metronic pace of 4:52 per mile. Mandago, a taller runner whose left arm swings wide with each stride, drew ahead and at one point seemed to be pulling away from his countryman. But Cheruiyot, 26, would not fade, though. He drew ahead in the 24th mile and finally forced Mandago to succumb in mile 25 with a steady, short stride. Cheruiyot’s winning time was a personal best by nearly four minutes. Through 21 miles, Cheruiyot and Mandago were on pace to break Khalid Khannouchi’s course record of 2:05:42, set in 1999, until the heat sapped finishing speed from the Kenyans’ legs. Mandago took second more than a minute back in 2:07:37, and Timothy Cherigat of Kenya finished third in 2:11:39. In the women’s race, the Olympic champion Constantina Tomescu-Dita of Romania tried to win a second marathon only 56 days after taking gold in Beijing. The pace was slow through the halfway point (1:15:26) and Tomescu-Dita hung with a pack of a dozen leaders. The sluggish pace seemed to be playing into her hands. Unlike the Olympic race, though, when Tomescu-Dita broke away at 13.1 miles, she didn’t have enough energy left in her legs on Sunday. Instead, it was two Russians, Grigoryeva and Alevtina Biktimirova, who drew ahead, along with Bezunesh Bekele of Ethiopia, with a 5:15 mile, by far the fastest in the race. By mile 15, Bekele, too, had dropped away and the two Russian were left to sort the race among themselves. After letting her countrywoman do the hard work in the lead, Grigoryeva surged to the front in mile 21, with another 5:14 mile. She had won Boston in 2007, and on Sunday she won by more than two minutes. Biktimirova took second in 2:29:32. Kiyoko Shimahara of Japan was third in 2:30:19. Tomescu-Dita finished a distant fourth.

Kevin Love - Trick Shots Video

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 07:54:20 +2000

Kevin Love is famous for his trick shots. His shots are really amazing. You can watch them in this video. They are really amazing.He was drafted fifth in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. Following the draft he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in an 8 player trade which included O. J. Mayo going to Memphis.

Best catch ever

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:49:55 +2000

During Morgan State's 21-7 win over Winston-Salem State, the Bears' Baptiste made one of the greatest pass catches ever caught on tape.

With the Bears' offense backed up into its own end zone, quarterback Carlton Jackson tosses the ball down the middle of the field. Baptiste leaps, extends one arm and manages to tuck the ball to his chest before landing on his back and doing a flip before coming to rest near the 38-yard line.

For the whole story, go to www.myfoxwghp.com.

David Blaine - Dive of Death - Video

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:08:44 +2000

David Blaine lives to pretend to almost kill himself another day.

The 35-year-old illusionist/stuntmeister/attention-junkie has survived his latest feat of fortitude, a 44-foot "jump" after hanging 50 feet above the skating rink in New York City's Central Park, upside down, for 60 hours.

The mystery, supposedly, was whether Blaine's head would pop off, his lungs would explode or some other dastardly fate would befall him (pardon the pun) after spending all that time inverted, which in and of itself could cause breathing trouble, blindness, a stroke and a host of other organ difficulties, according to a vascular surgeon at the scene.

But not only did Blaine look pretty damn good, albeit a little bleary eyed, once he was turned upright, he evaded sharp scrutiny altogether. When it came time to "dive," he sort of fluttered down to Earth before the hoister of his harness whisked him away.

Mystifyingly into the ether, he'd have us believe.

The dishy magician was inevitably a little worse for wear after going since Monday morning without sleep, food or a proper place to pee—and, according to the host of the two-hour ABC special David Blaine: Dive of Death (what, you thought Blaine was doing this for his own amusement?), the magician's eyes started to swell shut by hour four.

"What was really quite remarkable was that his eyes, in the first hour or two, were incredibly swollen and red, and as the time went on, his eyes returned to normal," Blaine's personal physician, Dr. Ronald Ruden said upon observing how practically normal his patient looked.

"His ability to adapt is really almost superhuman."

Matt Millen Fired?

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:00:37 +2000

Matt Millen's highly criticized and unproductive tenure with the Lions has ended.

Millen has been the president and CEO since January 2001. Reports have swirled since late morning that he was no longer with the team. The Free Press has confirmed his departure with a person who has spoken with a high-ranking team official.

For several hours today, a small army of media has been waiting at the team's Allen Park headquarters for word of any kind. Shortly after noon, William Clay Ford Sr. arrived at the facility. It was not immediately clear when an announcement would be forthcoming.

Full Story: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080924/SPORTS01/80924031/&imw=Y

US Open Tennis 2008 Men's Final

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 11:11:43 +2000

ROGER Federer won his fifth consecutive US Open title after overwhelming young British Andy Murray 6-2 7-5 6-2 at Flushing Meadows.

Federer fell to the ground with joy and relief after match point while Murray looked like the sense of occasion got the better of him.

US Open Tennis 2008 Women's Final

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 10:37:36 +2000

Serena Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic, 6-4, 7-5, to win the U.S. Open 2008 women's singles final title, the third U.S. Open title of her career.

It was the 9th grand slam title overall for Williams, who entered the tournament as the fourth seed. Williams had a tremendous tournament and didn't even drop a set, and the combination of her victory and Ana Ivanovic's early upset loss makes Williams the new No. 1 player in the world.

Usain Bolt 100m and 200m

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:02:31 +2000

In the most outrageous display of speed to ever burn across the
Olympic Games, Usain Bolt of Jamaica rocketed to gold in winning the
men’s 100m dash in 9.69 seconds — not only a new world record but the
first time in the history of human beings a man has run the distance
under 9.7 seconds without a significant tailwind.

Richard THOMPSON of Trinidad & Tobago finished second, a full two-tenths of a second back, in 9.89.

Walter Dix of the United States took third, in 9.91.

Usain Bolt sets another world record in the 200m final at Beijing
Olympics 2008. Americans Shawn Crawford and Walter Dix get silver and
bronze.

Officially, Usain Bolt won by an astounding 0.66 second over
American Shawn Crawford, the defending Olympic champion. Crawford won
the silver medal when Churandy Martina of Netherlands Antilles, who had
finished 0.52 behind Bolt, was disqualified after a U.S. protest for
running out of his lane.

American Walter Dix was awarded the bronze medal when the third man
across the line, teammate Wallace Spearmon, also was disqualified for
leaving his lane.

* Images from REUTERS

4x100 freestyle relay video (Beijing 2008)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:28:12 +2000

The fastest French relay team ever assembled could not stop Michael Phelps’ assault on Olympic history. Instead, U.S. teammate Jason Lezak preserved it with the fastest relay split ever swum.

Early today (Sunday night ET), Phelps, Lezak and their 4×100-meter freestyle relay teammates regained the Olympic title they owned from 1964 to 1996, in thrilling fashion and world-record time, keeping Phelps on track for a record eight gold medals.

He now has two, with a chance at a third Tuesday morning (tonight ET) in the 200 freestyle. By the end of the Beijing Olympics, Phelps could surpass Mark Spitz’s record of seven golds set in the 1972 Olympics.

If Phelps sets the record, a big thanks should go to Lezak, who caught France’s Alain Bernard in the last few meters of the race. The U.S. men won by eight-hundredths of a second, finishing in 3:08.24 to France’s 3:08.32. The winning time was nearly four seconds faster than the world record the U.S. men set in the preliminaries.

Lezak swam his leg in 46.06 seconds. Bernard held the world record in the 100 freestyle at 47.5 seconds, but it was eclipsed by Australian Eamon Sullivan (47.24) in the opening leg of the relay. Besides individual events, world records may be set only in opening legs of a relay race.

“His last 50 meters were absolutely incredible,” Phelps said of Lezak. “He had a perfect finish.”

The 4×100 freestyle relay was one of the biggest question marks on Phelps’ program. A U.S. loss in the event in the 2004 Olympics derailed Phelps’ attempt at eight golds.

Bernard predicted last week that the French would “smash” the Americans in the relay. Instead, the U.S. men put an emphatic point on Phelps’ run at the single greatest performance in Olympic history. “They had talked a lot about it, and we would just rather do it in the pool,” Lezak said.

Top 12 Games of Summer 2008 With Trailers

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:50:32 +2000

Top 12 Games of Summer 2008 with trailers

* Guitar Hero: On Tour
* Battlefield: Bad Company
* Beijing 2008
* Soul Calibur IV
* Madden NFL 09
* Samba De Amigo
* Mario Super Sluggers
* Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
* Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
* Lego Batman
* Spore
* Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Console wars heat up for 2008: Sony impresses, Microsoft surprises, Nintendo disappoints....

courtesy:
http://videogames.yahoo.com/
http://www.gametrailers.com/
http://www.gamershell.com/
http://www.youtube.com/
and others....

Shock Renewals

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:04:11 +2000

How to renew your Detroit Shock season tickets!

Teeter Hangups Inversion Table - Assembly

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:51:45 +1900

This Ignitable will guide you in the proper assembly of the F7000 Inversion table by Teeter.

Trek Hybrid Bicycles

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:42:10 +1900

Welcome to Trek's Cutting Edge Bicycle Owner's Manual for the Hybrid. Trek has been around since 1976 and was instrumental in 5 of Lance Armstrong's Tour De France Victories.