Nov 26
We got to Richter Park at 10:00 this morning. An overnight temperature of 27(f)resulted in a frost delay. The scheduled shotgun was not to be. A frost delay put it off for 45 minutes. We mulled about in our mittens and mufflers till the marshal sent us off to our respective holes… and the tee boxes were still frozen solid. The sky was clear winter blue the sun, very bright and absolutely without warming power. I have to admit though, it was beautiful. There’s something about winter that’s pure.
When I got home I was tired. The way you get when you spend hours out playing in the cold. But, I tackled the monumental chore that is my twelve foot Christmas Tree. Each year I cry when I see the old ornaments, especially the ones my Mom gave me. And each year I’m amazed at how beautiful the tree looks.
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Nov 26
Canadian Soccer
DURBAN, South Africa – Canada was drawn Sunday to play against St. Vincent and Grenadines in its first World Cup qualifier in June.
The teams are each in Group 2.
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Nov 26
Gloucester were given a savage jolt by an enterprising and hard-nosed Harlequins team who came close to a first Premiership win here since February 1999.
It needed two second-half tries from Lesley Vainikolo to keep out the London upstarts, who outplayed the home team before the interval. It was a shocking first half for Gloucester. Their defence looked ragged at best and every time Harlequins attacked they seemed able to evade the feeble Cherry and White cover.
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Nov 26
“The only thing that counts is to love; the rest is just noise…”
Ripley’s World: The Rugby Icon’s Ultimate Victory Over Cancer (£17.99, Mainstream Publishing)
Andy Ripley was one of the great talents of 1970s rugby but, since his 2005 diagnosis of prostate cancer, he is a changed man. Over the course of his life, this sporting chameleon has participated in and become champion in the BBC World Superstars programme, had a successful turn at rowing and enjoyed immensely successful rugby years with Rosslyn Park, England and the 1974 British Lions. But these days, Ripley looks to the future, not the past.
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Nov 26
TORONTO — James Johnson set a Grey Cup record with three interceptions to help the Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23-19 on Sunday night for their first Canadian Football League title in 18 years.
The former Arkansas State player, selected the MVP of the game, returned his first interception 30 yards for a second-quarter touchdown, and sealed the game with about a minute left with his third.
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Nov 26
Sooners begin opening round action on Thursday against Florida A&M
Nov. 25, 2007
NORMAN, Okla. – The Oklahoma volleyball team will be making back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament as the 64-team field was announced Sunday night. The Sooners will head to Gainesville, Fla., joining host school and overall No. 13 seed Florida (27-2), Florida A&M (18-7) and College of Charleston (25-7) in the four-team field set for this Thursday and Friday (Nov. 29-Nov. 30).
The Sooners are making their fifth NCAA appearance in school history and are slated to play Florida A&M in opening round action at 4 p.m. (CST) this Thursday.
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Nov 26
You know if the MLS really wants to keep attracting quality players then you should also should make an effort, even a token one to praise the player that has generated the most impact on the league and that player at the end of the season was not David Beckham, it was Cuauahtemoc Blanco.
In the state of the league speech Don Garber did not just single out Beckham for praise but gave him a big fat wet kiss. Blanco got a passing mention along with Juan Pablo Angel.
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Nov 26
The big hoopla about bringing David Beckham and Cuauhtemoc Blanco to the MLS was to raise its profile by changing the perception that it is at best, a retirement league.
The other way to dispel this notion is to become an incubator of young talent. Nothing can be more satisfying than a homegrown talent such as Altidore being approached by major European clubs because of his impressive development as a player. Of course, the question is not if, it is when? When would be a good time to leave? There are those including Ivan Galarcep who feel that Altidore benefits from staying on to mature as a player.
My contention is if Freddy Adu is reaping the benefits playing for Benfica after spending some very indifferent seasons at the MLS then I can assure you that Altidore has very little to learn hanging out with Juan Pablo Angel and the NY Red Bulls even for another season. If rumours are right, then Real should be his next stop and the sooner the better. He will have much more to learn from Bernd Schuster and Ruud Van Nistelrooy even though his playing time might be limited initially.
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Nov 26
Taylor King scored a game high 27 points as Duke beat Eastern Kentucky 78-43 on Sunday afternoon to improve to 6-0 on the season.
Filed under Duke
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Nov 26
Netherlands
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Ajax retained its lead in the Dutch league by beating Vitesse Arnhem 4-1 on Sunday.
Luis Suarez put Ajax ahead with a header in the 17th, and Gabri doubled the lead in the 25th when he slotted in Hedwiges Maduro’s cross for his sixth goal in 46 appearances for Ajax.
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