Oct 12

How many fouls can you get into one tackle? First there's the high foot, then there's the professional wrestling worthy headlock, and finally there's the prison worthy neck snapping finale. This tackle is the reason red cards were invented. If anyone can tell me where this is from or better still who the crazy tackler is, please don't hesitate.

Spotted at The Beautiful Game.

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Oct 12

NEW YORK — The New York Yankees put off their meetings on Joe Torre’s future until next week.

The meetings are likely to start Monday night or Tuesday, and they probably will be held at the team’s spring training complex in Tampa, Fla.

Torre will not be asked to attend the start of the session, when owner George Steinbrenner, his sons and top aides will discuss whether to bring the manager back for a 13th season — which would be the longest run for a baseball manager in New York since Joe McCarthy was in the Yankees’ dugout from 1931-46.

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Oct 12
Seventh heaven for Pryce?
Pryce is keen to get his hands on the Super League trophy this year

Date: Saturday, 13 October
Kick-off: 1800 BST
Venue: Old Trafford
Live coverage on the BBC Sport website and BBC Radio 5live

Leon Pryce says victory in Saturday’s Super League Grand Final would mean more than winning the Challenge Cup.

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Oct 12

Golf Girl TV – Episode III – Sometime Friday
I know, another delay. But just a slight one. Episode three should be up sometime on Friday.

In the meantime I’m posting this odd little illustration. It came up when I did a search for golf girl illustration. Not quite sure what it means but it’s kind of cute. In a slightly lascivious way.

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Oct 12

The Stanford win over USC was a shocker, but there was a reason everyone should have seen it coming.

USC Was Overrated … And Hurt

Compiled by Reese Jenniges

Let’s just come out and say it. USC was overrated.

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Oct 12
Yes, it’s true that the FIA will have a steward making sure that nothing wrong happens to Fernando, especially in qualifying, which is where there have been more complaints or strange situations in the last few grands prix

FIA official Carlos Gracia
Quotes of the week

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Oct 12

Coming off a win over Navy to open the Patriot League season at 1-0-0, the Bucknell women’s soccer team will look to keep its momentum going as the squad will head to Holy Cross on Friday, Oct. 12, for a 4 p.m. match, and will play at Army on Sunday, Oct. 14, at 1 p.m. The Crusaders and the Black Knights picked up league wins last weekend, as well, and are tied with the Bison and American atop the Patriot League standings.

BISON WOMEN’S SOCCER NOTEBOOK

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Oct 12

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Now this is what the Portland Trail Blazers would like to see from Martell Webster — on a regular basis, of course.

Webster scored 28 points and the Trail Blazers opened the preseason with a 111-102 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.

Twenty-two of Webster’s points came in the second half.

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Oct 12

Ryan Newman takes Lowe’s pole

Ryan Newman

CONCORD, N.C. – Ryan Newman dominates qualifying at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Jimmie Johnson dominates the races.

The pair will start on the front row in the Bank of America 500.

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Oct 12

Amber Flores leads team with six RBI

Oct. 11, 2007

NORMAN, Okla. – Using 22 hits to score 23 runs, the Oklahoma softball team added another fall win Thursday night as it topped Northern Oklahoma College, 23-0, at the OU Softball Complex. The 12-inning contest was split in half with a break in between the sixth and seventh frames.

Defensively, the pitching staff was solid as it recorded the shutout. Senior Jadyn Smith threw the first six innings for the Sooners as she held Northern scoreless while only giving up one hit and striking out three. Morgan Hudsonpillar pitched innings seven through nine and only surrendered one hit while striking out four. Lefty D.J. Mathis finished off the game as she struck out seven in the final three innings and allowed only two hits.

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