Dec 14
NEW Zealander Robbie Deans has been named as the new Australia rugby coach in an historic three-year appointment that breaks fresh ground for the Wallabies.
The Australian Rugby Union confirmed the news at a press conference in Sydney, making Deans the first overseas coach to take control of the Wallabies, as successor to John Connolly.
Deans beat fellow candidates Ewen McKenzie, David Nucifora, Laurie Fisher, Alan Jones and John Muggleton after a controversial late interview for the role.
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Dec 14
The Sooners face the Mountaineers in Glendale, Ariz. on January 2. NORMAN, Okla. — With the Sooners preparing to face West Virginia in the 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, SoonerSports.com continues its coverage leading up to the game with a look back at the bowl history for both schools.
Complete coverage of OU’s trip to the Fiesta Bowl from the team’s departure for Arizona through post-game reaction will be available at Sooner Fiesta Bowl Central.
Bowl History
With the 2008 Fiesta Bowl marking Oklahoma’s 41st bowl appearance overall, OU is undoubtedly one of the most tradition-rich schools in the country. At 24-15-1 (.613), Oklahoma ranks No. 3 on the all-time bowl victories list.
The Sooners are going bowling for the ninth consecutive season, a school record. The Sooners have played in a bowl in each of Bob Stoops’ nine seasons, including six BCS bowls and three national championship games.
OU Bowl History | Oklahoma Football History & Tradition | Quick Facts
The Mountaineers have a rich football history of their own, with 27 all-time bowl appearances, including eight in the last decade. Under head coach Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia has gone to four consecutive New Year’s Bowls for the first time in school history.
Oklahoma West Virginia Overall Bowl Appearances 41 27 All-Time Bowl Record 24-15-1 (.613) 11-15-0 (.423) Average Bowl Outcome 23-17, OU 27-21, Opponent Most Common Bowl Game Orange (18) Gator (6) Most Common Bowl Opponent Florida State (4) Georgia Tech (3) Continue reading »
Dec 14
What makes me think that Paul Robinson will not like meeting Fabio Capello if he makes a mistake?
Source: The Fabio Capello era begins
Dec 14
Ian Turner in his NYT article points to a survey show that Italians are the least happy people in Western Europe. There is a feeling of malessere, a collective funk – economic, political, and social. With a stagnating economy, a bloated and insecure bureaucracy, and an aging population, Italy has fallen way behind Western Europe in development. Only 36% of Italians trust their government compared to 64% of Denmark.
When soccer becomes part of that malaise then it leads to the sort of violence that one increasingly associates Italian soccer with.
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Dec 14
Tiger Woods
Thousand Oaks, CA (Sports Network) – Emerging from the longest layoff of his career, Tiger Woods made a costly double-bogey Thursday at the last hole of the Target World Challenge to fall one shot off the first-round lead.
Woods made five birdies in 17 holes, then hit errant shots into the mulch and a water hazard at the 18th to post a three-under 69.
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Dec 14
OHL
The Kitchener Rangers skated to another win, but the vastly improved Windsor Spitfires fought the Canadian Hockey League’s top-ranked team every step of the way.
Kitchener needed an overtime goal from Stephen Tarasuk to finally put away the Spitfires 6-5 Thursday in Ontario Hockey League action.
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Dec 14
Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion
The FA Youth Cup Sponsored by E.ON
Third Round Proper
7pm, Thursday 13 December 2007
Victoria Stadium, Northwich Victoria FC
Click here for fixtures
Brighton’s youngsters were hit by a major disappointment just days ahead of their FA Youth Cup clash with nine-time champions Manchester United.
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Dec 14
Kevin O’Neill is set to coach the 21st-ranked Arizona the rest of the season. He’s just not ready to take over the program permanently from Hall of Famer Lute Olson.
“This is not my team,” O’Neill said Thursday. “If it is anybody’s team it is Lute’s team until he decides he does not want to coach any more. That is the way I would look at Arizona basketball, either short term or long term.”
O’Neill coached at Marquette, Tennessee and Northwestern before a stint in the NBA.
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Dec 14
Bobby Knight and Steve Alford are renewing acquaintances Saturday — one of few interesting weekend matchups, Frank Burlison says.
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Dec 14
RICHMOND, Va. — Michael Vick declared “I am not the bad person or beast I’ve been made out to be” and asked for leniency in a letter to the federal judge who sentenced him to 23 months in prison for a dogfighting conspiracy.
Vick made his handwritten plea from jail as he awaited Monday’s sentencing by Judge Henry E. Hudson. His five-page letter and several others from Vick supporters, including baseball great Hank Aaron and former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, were released by the U.S. District Court in Richmond on Thursday.
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