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By: Noel Clarke

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Los Angeles, California (Contender Arena)– And like that – it was over; a first round knockout by Jaidon Codington (18-1-0, 14 KO’s) over an equally experienced opponent Wayne Johnsen (17-2-0, 9 KO’s). With Jaidon’s superior skills in the ring, and his determination to go all the way to the finals to honor his father’s passing, everyone was expecting a “W”, but no one was expecting a 1st round knockout to abruptly end the bout. Except maybe Johnsen himself.
Camille Sylvain Thompson During training with Pepé, Johnsen seemed to show confidence and poise, in his punches. His expression showed something else – fear. But not an obvious fear, a fear that seemed suppressed by his own personal deception. It’s as if Johnsen had convinced himself physically that he could take Jaidon, while mentally knowing his chances were slim to none. It wasn’t until Pepé pulled Johnsen aside and made him watch Codrington spar, telling him that he needed to watch every move Codrington made in the ring that Johnsen realized just what he was up against. However, that acknowledgement actually came much earlier, when Codrington placed his name plate next to Johnsen’s, thereby setting up the 1st match in the semi-finals. Johnsen’s indifferent reaction, stating that “it would be a tough fight against a tough component”, seemed as if Johnsen had already quietly accepted his own defeat.Jaidon, on the other hand, seemed determined to win, recognizing that he was expected to and that he couldn’t let everyone down at such a pivotal point his career and personal life. His relaxed attitude through training and through the first minute and ½ of the fight exuded confidence and determination, making his path to glory in the final fight in Boston, a much clearer one.

A team visit to Ray Leonard’s home also seemed to inspire Jaidon, after learning of Ray’s difficult Path to Glory, where he received a thousand dollar donation from 25 generous sponsors in order to fight his first professional fight. From his winnings, he was able to pay off his ailing fathers medical bills. Ray also explained to the boys, who were astonished to learn, that he had NO intentions of going pro before his father got sick. In fact he had received an academic scholarship to college prior to his making his decision to follow boxing. Jaidon, having been through his own personal tragedy of his father’s death, seemed recharged by his story, and taken back by the enormity of what Ray’s winnings have brought him today.

Early in the first round, as Johnsen was in the midst of throwing what appeared to be a long overhand right Codrington caught him with a powerful counter right hand to the jaw that dropped his opponent face first to the canvas. Since it all happened in a blink of an eye, no one really knew what to expect; Johnsen seemed comfortably loose in the early stages of Round 1 and neither fighter had been hit with nor had they thrown anything substantial before the knockdown. However, when referee Jack Reiss asked Johnsen to walk towards him after barely getting up from 8-count, his legs wobbled beneath him like putty; it was clear the fight was over at 1:17 of the opening stanza.

Standing alongside his wife and Pepé, Johnsen pleaded that he could’ve continued, however, Pepé assured him, that his legs were gone and referee Reiss did the right thing. Since his father’s unexpected death, and his decision not to leave the tournament, a more mature, respectable Jaidon sympathized with Johnsen during a post fight interview, explaining how he too had been in Johnsen’s position and that he knew how hard it was to be there. Jaidon will now spend some deserved time mourning with his family in Queens, NY, and will likely come back even stronger and more inspired for the final bout of this season’s Contender. Veteran fighters Soliman or Bika will likely face one of the toughest opponents of either of their careers.

In next week’s other semi-final match-up two Australians square off, as Sam Soliman takes on powerful Sakio Bika, with the finals set to take place on November 6.

Source: boxingtimes.com

(Photo courtesy of Luke Swilor)

Canadian Tour player Luke Swilor has begun his second PGA Tour Q School run with Stage 1 at Dayton Valley Country Club in Dayton, Nevada. Follow along as Luke provides his diary entries.

Stage 1, Day 1

It was a tough night before the first round. I felt fine until about 2 am. I woke up, and all the sudden I felt the weight of this tournament. Everything is scarier at night, so it is a bad time to start thinking about the biggest tournament of the year. I managed to get back to sleep, but the morning was more of the same. I left to go to the course 30 minutes early just to be safe. What a kook.

Once I got to the course, I started to feel comfortable again. The golf course has always been the place where I’ve been most at ease. The pressure on the first tee was there, but it helped get me focused more than anything.

I got off to a solid start, but I never gave myself any chances at birdie. I didn’t hit it good enough, so I had way too many 25-foot birdie putts. When I missed a green, my short game was solid. That is a very good sign. I had a lot of putts melt across the edge, too. A couple of those go in, and I shoot a good score. I was able to avoid big mistakes, but I never put myself in a position to get any shots back. So, it was a 73 today. 70 was the “qualifying number” today, but there’s a lot of golf left.

My ball striking has not been very good lately. I’m getting closer to fixing that, though, so I think my scores will come down as the week progresses. Every session on the range gets me closer to the groove I’m looking to get in. I’m not worried right now; I just need to make some birdies.

Based on today, the qualifying number would be 280, -8. It’s way to early to tell, but I see the number falling anywhere from -5 to -9. The weather is supposed to stay pretty good, but if that changes scores will go up. As long as I start to play the golf I’m supposed to be playing, I’ll be just fine.

Ready to fight it out.

−Luke Swilor

More Luke Swilor:
Q School Preview
My May interview with Luke
Luke on the Canadian Tour
His blog, Luke Swilor’s Road to the Tour

Source: armchairgolfblog.blogspot.com

Spyker have struggled in this season’s campaign

Spyker have been granted permission to change their name to Force India Formula One by motorsport’s governing body, the FIA.

The team, bought by Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya for 61m, will race under the new name with a logo in the colours of the India flag from next season.

Spyker made little impact in this season’s championships, winning just one constructors’ point.

But Mallya is determined to keep German rookie driver Adrian Sutil.

“I am very happy with Adrian Sutil and I’ve told team boss Colin Kolles that we need to keep him,” he said.

The team have undergone their third name change since 2005, when Silverstone-based Jordan was sold to Midland F1, which then became Spyker Cars when the Dutch sports car manufacturer paid 51m a season later.

Mallya is chairman and controlling shareholder of the UB Group, which has beer, spirits and airline operations in India.

And the ambitious businessman claims to have plenty of interest from potential Indian sponsors, although he said an Indian driver for the team was not an immediate priority.

India is set to host its first ever Grand Prix in New Delhi in 2010.

Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Coming off a 20-win season and its first Patriot League regular-season title in more than a decade, the Bucknell women’s basketball team was picked first in the Patriot League Preseason Poll, announced Wednesday by the league office. Additionally, senior Hope Foster was named the Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year, while junior Amanda Brown earned a place on the Preseason All-League Team.

Bucknell, which went 20-11 overall and 12-2 in the Patriot League last year, earned 10 first-place votes and 92 points in the poll. Army, the second-place team in the final league standings last year, was picked second with four first-place votes and 83 points.

Holy Cross and American earned the final two first-place votes and totaled 77 and 62 points, respectively. Lehigh (46 points), Lafayette (33), Navy (33) and Colgate (22) rounded out the list.

The defending Patriot League Player of the Year, Foster was joined on the Preseason All-League Team by Brown, Army’s Cara Enright, American’s Liz Hayes and Bethany O’Dell from Holy Cross.

Foster, who became the second Bison to earn Patriot League Player of the Year honors last season, is no stranger to individual accolades from the Patriot League. She was a member of the All-Rookie Team as a freshman, is a two-time First Team All-Patriot League selection and was the Defensive Player of the Year in 2005-06.

A Washington, D.C., native, Foster led the team in scoring, and ranked fifth in the Patriot League in that category with 13.2 points per game last year. She also ranked first in the Patriot League in blocked shots (93), second in rebounding (7.9), second in field goal percentage (.515) and ninth in free throw percentage (.762).

Foster enters the 2007-08 campaign with 260 blocked shots, just 49 shy of the Patriot League record. She has ranked among the national leaders in blocked shots in each of her first three years, including ninth last year. The holder of the top three spots on Bucknell’s single-season blocked shot list, Foster’s career total is nearly double Marie Kocornik’s second-place total of 132 on the career ledger.

Amanda Brown was named to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team.

Brown, who was named First Team All-Patriot League last year, has earned accolades from the Patriot League each of her first two years, following her All-Rookie Team selection as a freshman. The high-scoring guard blossomed with the beginning of Patriot League play last January and led the conference in scoring with 16.1 points per game during league play.

Overall last season, Brown finished second on the Bison in scoring with 12.2 points per game, which was good for eighth in the Patriot League. She also finished among the Patriot League leaders with 79 assists and 58 steals.

Bucknell, which had never before been picked first in the Patriot League Preseason Poll, will open its 2007-08 season Nov. 9 when it plays at St. Bonaventure. The Bison will open their home slate Tuesday, Nov. 13, against James Madison.

Source: www.bucknellbison.com

A REFRESHED John Kosmina is confident he can turn around Sydney FC’s fortunes and guide them to this year’s finals after officially being handed the reins to the A-League club.

Sydney confirmed the fiery former Adelaide United manager would replace Branko Culina, who was sacked on Monday, to become the fourth coach of the club in only its third year.

Kosmina, who was sacked by Adelaide United despite leading it to last season’s grand final, already has a controversial A-League past, copping two sideline bans last season alone for separate incidents.

He still has a four-game touchline ban hanging over his head from last season.

But with the controversy behind him, and having only undertaken light duties as assistant coach with the Socceroos and Australia under-23s since leaving Adelaide, Kosmina said he was refreshed and ready to get the A-League’s glamour club back playing the football "people expect from them".

He admitted while a return to club football hadn’t been at the forefront of his mind, it was a role he simply couldn’t knock back.

"I didn’t even have to think about it," Kosmina said.

"I was glad to be out of it once I resigned in Adelaide, I needed a break. I had 12 years without a break, they were 12 hard years," said Kosmina, who also coached Newcastle and Brisbane in the old National Soccer League.

"I guess sometimes you need to step back and have a good look at things and I had the opportunity to do that.

"I was quite happy with my role as Graham Arnold’s assistant … but this opportunity came up and I just couldn’t knock it back."

Sydney FC is languishing in sixth place with only two wins from nine games but Kosmina has no doubt the squad he has inherited is capable of giving the title a serious shake.

"My short term goal is to get Sydney FC into the finals and to get them playing, I guess the kind of football people expect them to play," Kosmina said.

Asked whether he thought he could lead the side to its second title in three years, Kosmina said: "Yeah, we’re going to try."

But despite the confidence, the 51-year-old maintained fans shouldn’t see him as a "quick fix" to Sydney’s problems.

"If I thought it (his appointment) was a quick fix, I wouldn’t be here," Kosmina said.

Sydney FC chairman Andrew Kemeny, who has made his presence felt in just six weeks in the role with Culina’s sacking and the recruitment of English striker Michael Bridges, agreed.

"Anybody who thinks things will happen overnight is a fool," Kemeny said.

"It will take time. I have a plan (of) two to three years.

"It is not meant to be a quick fix, that’s the furthest thing from my mind to be honest with you."

Kemeny said Kosmina’s appointment would bring about stability at the club and indicated the new coach would be given more time to prove his worth than his predecessor Culina.

Kosmina, while shrugging off the pressure of taking on one of Australia sport’s hottest seats, knew however the only thing that could assure his long-term prospects was results.

"If I’m successful, hopefully I’ll be here in 10 years time, if I’m not then I won’t be," Kosmina said.

"I guess the one thing you’ve got to be sure of as a coach is that it’s not a lifetime guarantee.

"The pressure is part of it, but I love it, it’s great and something you feed off.

"I think Sydney FC is a big club in the biggest city in Australia and as such it’s got a responsibility to perform in that regard."

Kosmina was charged with violent conduct after grabbing Melbourne captain Kevin Muscat by the throat in October 2006 while he was banned from the sideline for five games for a foul-mouthed outburst at referee Matthew Breeze in last season’s preliminary final.

Kosmina will hold the first training session with his new troops on Thursday ahead of Sunday’s blockbuster clash with league leaders Central Coast Mariners.

AAP

Source: foxsports.com.au

I know. You can make anything look good with edited highlights. But have a gander at the best goals from MLS 2007 regular season, and there's no doubt that the league is a lot better than it gets credit for. MLS playoffs start tomorrow, so there should be a few more goals to come.

From Climbing The Ladder via The Offside.

Source: www.soccer-weblog.com

By: Daniel Eggertsen

In Oregon, crappie fishing is a great sport with abundant locations to troll and cast in hopes of taking home prize-winning sized slabs. Depending on the particular location that you are in or intend to visit, you’ll find all sorts of fish, though crappie are by far some of the most common fish to seek out in the state. In each area, you basically have your choice of excellent Oregon crappie fishing lakes. Just remember that, because it gets fairly cold in the state during the winter, Oregon crappie fishing tends to taper off in December and picks back up in early March, as the waters begin to warm again and crappie begin spawning. Find locations with deep holes, where schools of crappie tend to gather during the winter, and be sure to troll slowly and be patient. When you find a school of crappie, you’ll have several bites and won’t be disappointed. In the spring, look for bottlenecked areas where females are looking for shelter out of the stream during spawning season and get caught out of the flow. You’ll be sure to pick up several here.

In the Lane County area, fishing of interest because there are several lakes of interest, especially those containing white crappie. Head to the Eugene area, and you’ll find Delta Ponds, west of Delta Highway in north Eugene for a hatchery of white crappie. Oregon crappie fishing also thrives in several area reservoirs, including Dexter and Dorena Reservoirs. Here, you may have to troll pretty deep to pick up a school of crappie, since the area reservoirs tend to be clear and sunlight penetrates pretty deep into the waters. Dune Lake offers great banked fishing, where dense cover around the shorelines makes a great home environment for crappie. Fern Ridge Ponds and Reservoir to the west of Eugene yield great quantities of good sized white crappie, and for those who prefer to look for black crappie, Siltcoos Lake, south of Florence, is the place to start your search.

In the Portland area, you’ll also find that Oregon crappie fishing is in full swing much of the year, though spring is the best time, when the waters are warming and the schools are spawning. If you go in the spring or summer, try the Bonnie Lure State Recreation Area, where fishing is just one of the major activities allowed in the park, which also has attractions such as speed boating and swimming. The Government Island State Recreation Area in the Columbia River in northeast Portland is a great place to look for crappie, with about 15 miles of shoreline and lots of brush cover for these fish. This free campground tends to be extremely popular among anglers, even in winter months.

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United: Kiev triumph

Rampant Manchester United recorded their third successive UEFA Champions League victory as they tore into Dynamo Kiev in an astonishingly open encounter.

It took Sir Alex Ferguson’s side just 10 minutes to expose the weaknesses in Kiev’s defence with an unmarked Rio Ferdinand powering home a header from Ryan Giggs’ free-kick after Cristiano Ronaldo had been felled by Tiberiu Ghioane.

And Wayne Rooney made it 2-0 just eight minutes later as he tapped home into an empty net from Wes Brown’s cut-back after Ronaldo’s brilliance had played in the United right-back.

The shell-shocked home side were handed a route back into the match when United went to sleep at a rare Kiev corner and Diogo Rincon was allowed a free header which beat Edwin van der Sar and Ronaldo on the line.

But the Red Devils roared back and, after John O’Shea had scuffed a close-range chance straight at Olexandr Shovkovskiy, Ronaldo was allowed the freedom of the Kiev penalty area to head home another teasing Giggs cross before the interval.

Kiev improved after the break and there were a host of further chances at both ends, but United always carried a greater threat and added a fourth through Ronaldo’s penalty after Goran Gavrancic was harshly ruled to have handled Carlos Tevez’s cross.

Ismael Bangoura drilled home a second for Kiev from the edge of the box with 12 minutes remaining, but Ferguson was relaxed enough to send on Tomasz Kuszczak and Danny Simpson for Van der Sar and Giggs immediately after for some vital Champions League experience.

More to follow.

• Champions League on Sky
• Video streaming
• Betting

Source: www.skysports.com

BOSTON (AP) — The Green Monster in left field. The Pesky Pole in right. Screaming fans all over the place.

The aura of Fenway Park can intimidate visitors. Not the Colorado Rockies. They’ve seen and heard it all before and done quite well.

In a three-game series in mid-June, they came to the historic ballpark with a losing record and beat the first-place Boston Red Sox twice. In the finale, Jeff Francis had one of his best starts of the year, Josh Beckett had one of his worst and the Rockies won 7-1.

On Wednesday night, Francis and Beckett will meet at Fenway again in Game 1 of the World Series.

“It was loud. It was energetic,” Francis said of his last visit. “Those fans are into the game at all points. There is no limit. You have to get all 27 outs before you can relax.”

Beckett was 9-0 when he faced Francis. He lasted just five innings, giving up up six runs, 10 hits and one walk with a season-low one strikeout. He allowed two homers, including a grand slam by Garrett Atkins in the third inning over the 37-foot high Green Monster in left field.

“It was a fun run,” Beckett said after the game of his unbeaten streak.

Boston won the opener of that series 2-1 when Tim Wakefield allowed one run in eight innings and Jonathan Papelbon struck out two and picked up the save. The next day, Colorado tagged Curt Schilling for six runs in five innings in a 12-2 victory.

“They took it to us pretty good, I remember that,” Boston’s Dustin Pedroia said Monday. “They came in here and just beat on us. They swung the bats good. They pitched well. So we’re going to have to make some adjustments. But I think we’re two totally different teams since then.”

The Rockies certainly are.

Just 33-33 after that series, they finished the regular season at 90-73 with a win over San Diego in a one-game playoff. Then they swept Philadelphia and Arizona in the first two postseason rounds, giving them 21 wins in their last 22 games.

“They had an incredible run to this point,” Schilling said. “They’re going to play us tough.”

The Red Sox also have changed.

Rookie Jacoby Ellsbury replaced slumping Coco Crisp in center field for the last two games of the seven-game AL championship series against the Cleveland Indians and could start again Wednesday, although he’d be hitting lefty against left-hander Francis.

The Red Sox also are on an offensive tear. In winning the last three games against Cleveland after falling behind 3-1, they hit .381 (40-for-105) with three homers and outscored the Indians 30-5.

“The way we turned it on in the series against Cleveland, I couldn’t be prouder of them,” Boston hitting coach Dave Magadan said.

“They hit better at that park than they do anywhere else,” Francis said. “We have our work cut out for us, but we are up for the challenge.”

The Red Sox hit .279 this season, including .297 at Fenway.

They’ll be playing on two days’ rest, which should help them keep their batting rhythm. The Rockies will finally play after eight days without a game.

“They’ll be ready,” Pedroia said. “They’ve waited their whole lives to be in this situation so I don’t think nine days of rest is going to affect their play at all.”

Colorado manager Clint Hurdle understood the concern that his hitters might lose their edge, but the city of Denver had time to enjoy winning the NL pennant for the first time in the team’s 15-year history.

“All the stories about the down time were appropriate. What will it do to the Rockies?” he said. “But to watch the city — not to have us run right into the World Series — has been really cool.”

The weather is Boston for the first two games is supposed to be mild, with mostly clear skies and temperatures in the 50s.

There’s no snow in the forecast for the weekend games in Denver. Meteorologist Robert Glancy of the National Weather Service said Monday that Games 3 and 4 should be played in around 45-degree weather.

The Red Sox have an edge in experience; Beckett was the MVP of the 2003 World Series and the 2007 ALCS and Manny Ramirez won the award in the 2004 World Series. The Red Sox still have seven players who were on the roster that ended the franchise’s 86-year championship drought.

They also have been resilient, coming back from a 3-0 deficit in the 2004 ALCS and the 3-1 deficit this year.

What’s the secret?

“You just try to relax and do what you did all year,” Boston’s J.D. Drew said. “I knew I didn’t want to walk off that field an LCS loser.”

He was a winner on Sunday when the Red Sox clinched the ALCS with an 11-2 win at Fenway Park.

But so far this season, the Rockies are 2-1 there.

“That, at least, gives us some familiarity with the ballpark and a little bit with their pitchers recently,” NLCS MVP Matt Holliday said. “But that doesn’t mean anything in the World Series.”

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AP Sports Writer Pat Graham in Denver contributed to this report.

Source: www.sportingnews.com