Jan 25
The New England Revolution continued their unusually hectic off-season today as they said so long to forward Pat Noonan who will now play his games with Norwegian club Aalesund. Noonan has been a large part of the Revolutions great run over the last few years, scoring 42 goals in 136 matches, but the team decided not to exercise their option on him.
This moves opens up $225,000 in salary money and all but guarantees Adam Cristman a starting position (and hopefully a little more then the $17,700 he got paid last year). Also, any hope that Twellman had of some how sneaking overseas probably dies with this deal.
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Jan 25
Fernando Cavenaghi
PARIS – Fernando Cavenaghi scored early in the second half and Bordeaux beat Saint-Etienne 1-0 Thursday to keep pace with French league leader Lyon.
The victory gave Bordeaux 42 points, moving it back within three points of Lyon, which beat Lorient 2-0 on Wednesday.
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Jan 25
SAN FRANCISCO — Federal investigators can keep using the names and urine samples of about 100 major leaguers who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
After agreeing to reconsider its own December 2006 ruling granting access to the evidence, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to affirm two parts of its decision in three consolidated cases, which overturned rulings by U.S. District Judges Susan Illston in San Francisco and James Mahan in Las Vegas that barred authorities from accessing the names.
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Jan 25
RUGBY league’s “Raging Bull” Gorden Tallis has predicted the demise of the shoulder charge in the NRL after a decision by the Queensland Juniors to ban the tactic.
The former Australia forward said league risked becoming like rugby union if the game became too sanitised in defence but he applauded junior officials for doing everything in their power to make the game safer.
"I’ve got kids and you want to see them protected," Tallis said.
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Jan 25
Michael Beasley scored 26 of his game-high 29 points in the second half and had 13 rebounds, leading Kansas State to a 72-56 victory over Colorado Wednesday night.
Beasley was 9-for-15 shooting in the second half. Bill Walker added 18 points for Kansas State (13-4, 3-0 Big 12) which won for the fourth straight time.
The Wildcats beat Colorado for the fourth consecutive time. They hadn’t started out 3-0 in conference play since the 1987-88 season.
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Jan 25
It might seem like a minor rule change, but it could be the start of something much bigger. MLS has changed their rule regarding chartered flights. Previously, clubs were forced to fly commercial for league matches. If there was a special reason, the team could submit a request to the league office for permission to fly charter, but most of the time, the league declined out of fear that it would give that team an advantage. Starting this year, each club will be able to charter up to 4 legs during the season.
So why is this news? Because it is another step towards allowing teams to spend their own money, i.e., stepping away from forced parity. Don’t get me wrong, parity was very much needed during the first decade of MLS and is still a relevant concept, but there are places where losing the rules will do a lot for the league.
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Jan 25
Gillett and Hicks
LIVERPOOL, England – Liverpool’s American owners are on the verge of announcing the refinancing package needed to keep the Premier League club in their hands.
Britain’s Press Association said co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr. held off from making an official announcement Thursday, but it is expected as early as Friday and will likely include details of the team’s planned new stadium at Stanley Park.
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