Managers may come and go, but some traditions never change at White Hart Lane. Having seen his side’s ragged defence repeatedly torn apart in the early stages of last night’s Uefa Cup tie, Juande Ramos changed his line-up for the second half and was rewarded with a spirited fightback that saw Tottenham claim a deserved win and top spot in Group G.
LeBron James
CLEVELAND – An MRI on LeBron James’ injured left finger in Toronto revealed a sprain, and the Cleveland Cavaliers said their superstar would be a game-time decision for Friday’s game against the Raptors.
James hurt his index finger with 4:41 left in the second quarter on Wednesday night against Detroit when he was fouled on a drive by Pistons centre Nazr Mohammed, who slapped at the ball as James began to shoot.
A £1m discrepancy between the French club Auxerre’s account of how much money they received from Portsmouth for the transfer of Amdy Faye in 2003 and Portsmouth’s own account kick-started the inquiry that led to the arrests on Wednesday of five men, The Independent can reveal. According to a source, Auxerre told French fraud investigators they received £1m less than the £1.5m Portsmouth are said to have paid.
To sweep or not to sweep, that is the question facing England’s batsmen as they attempt to finalise a strategy to overcome the most dangerous bowler in the world – Muttiah Muralitharan. For when the prince of Kandy is bowling batsmen can often be found reaching for a Hamlet once they have located the sanctuary of the dressing room.
Following a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday, the Bucknell swimming and diving teams will be back in action this Friday, Nov. 30, as the squads will begin competing in Princeton’s three-day Big Al Open, which is set to begin at 11 a.m. with the first of six sessions that will take place throughout the weekend. The Bison will be joined at the meet by some of the top teams from around the country as the women’s squad will face No. 26 Princeton, No. 11 Penn State, Brown, Columbia, Pittsburgh, Rider, Rutgers and Washington State. On the men’s side, the Orange and Blue will take on Princeton, Brown, Columbia, Pittsburgh, Penn State and Rider.
BISON SWIMMING AND DIVING NOTEBOOK
To sweep or not to sweep, that is the question facing England’s batsmen as they attempt to finalise a strategy to overcome the most dangerous bowler in the world – Muttiah Muralitharan. For when the prince of Kandy is bowling batsmen can often be found reaching for a Hamlet once they have located the sanctuary of the dressing room.
Following a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday, the Bucknell swimming and diving teams will be back in action this Friday, Nov. 30, as the squads will begin competing in Princeton’s three-day Big Al Open, which is set to begin at 11 a.m. with the first of six sessions that will take place throughout the weekend. The Bison will be joined at the meet by some of the top teams from around the country as the women’s squad will face No. 26 Princeton, No. 11 Penn State, Brown, Columbia, Pittsburgh, Rider, Rutgers and Washington State. On the men’s side, the Orange and Blue will take on Princeton, Brown, Columbia, Pittsburgh, Penn State and Rider.
BISON SWIMMING AND DIVING NOTEBOOK
OHL
Barry Sanderson’s big night sent the hapless Erie Otters to their 19th loss in their last 20 games.
Sanderson scored twice and added an assist as the Niagara IceDogs beat the Otters 6-3 Thursday night in the Ontario Hockey League.
Frank Lickliter
WINTER GARDEN, Fla. – Frank Lickliter II shot his second straight 10-under 62 on Thursday at Orange County National to take a nine-stroke lead after the second of six rounds in the PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament.
The top 25 finishers and ties will earn 2008 PGA Tour cards, while the next number of players nearest 50 will get full Nationwide Tour exemptions. The remaining players in the 166-man field will receive conditional Nationwide Tour status.
Brett Favre
IRVING, Texas – Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre left Thursday night’s NFC showdown with the Dallas Cowboys with a right elbow injury after being hit hard while throwing a pass that was intercepted.
Favre was hurt with 10:11 left in the second quarter when he was hit by cornerback Nate Jones. Terence Newman made a diving interception of the fluttering pass.