I am going to break Soccerblog’s New Year’s resolution of not mocking David Beckham. Sigh. It took a little over three weeks but it beat out my vow to not call my apartment building super a piece of human excrement by two days. But Becks is a gold mine.
Becks and Posh were judged to be the worst polluters having won that dubious distinction a second time in a row. They have the biggest carbon footprint amongst humans. The couple have 15 gas guzzlers; Becks’ flights in the last year for soccer football matches logged more than 250,000 miles, advertising commitments, and Spice Girl support were more than equivalent to a trip to the moon, Carbon Trust calculated.
LONDON – Yossi Benayoun scored three goals, and Liverpool overturned a shock 2-1 deficit to the amateurs of Havant and Waterlooville to win 5-2 Saturday and reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Arsenal beat Newcastle 3-0 with two goals from Emmanuel Adebayor, defending champion Chelsea won 2-1 at Wigan, while Middlesbrough and Portsmouth were the other Premier League teams to make it to the last 16.
I know, I know… That preview is a little painful for us to watch because it was (quite obviously) shot prior to Sir Sidney’s injury. And since he’s going to be out for 6 to 8 weeks, Sid won’t be playing in the All Star games (again, quite obviously).
However, if you tune in anyways, you’ll get to see something new. This year the NHL YoungStars game will be part of the SuperSkills competition. A few Penguins will be participating in the events this year. Two of our young Pens were named to the YoungStars team: Continue reading »
The Birdman wants to come back, but there’s no telling whether there will be a clear or speedy flight path for his possible return to the NBA.
Chris Andersen, who was “dismissed and disqualified” from the NBA and the New Orleans Hornets on Jan. 27, 2006, after testing positive for a prohibited substance, is eligible to apply for reinstatement beginning Sunday — exactly two years after he was thrown out of the league.
FORMER NRL star Timana Tahu stamped his class on rugby union Saturday night, scoring with his second touch as the NSW Waratahs downed Queensland 26-10 in their opening trial match of 2008 at Campbelltown Stadium.
The silky-skilled former Newcastle and Parramatta centre played the entire second half of Saturday night’s match at outside centre in the No.21 jersey with his right upper arm heavily strapped.
Adorable Tiger Woods Jr. was born on November 23, in South Africa. His father is Tiger Woods and his mother…the alluring Cathay. And…he’s Chinese.
Oh, you didn’t think I meant Tiger Woods the golfer did you? If so, I apologize for the the confusion. No, I’m talking about Tiger Woods the three year old Amoy Tiger. He’s part of an awesome program, Save China’s Tigers, that aims to reintroduce this endangered species to the wild.
UTICA, N.Y. – Matt Carkner scored 20 seconds into overtime to lead the Binghamton Senators to a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Marlies in American Hockey League action Friday night.
Carkner beat Marlies netminder Scott Clemmensen with eight seconds left in a power-play that carried over from the third period, giving the Senators (22-16-4-3) their fifth straight win. Binghamton has recorded points in a season high nine consecutive games.
Chet Pickard made 35 saves as the Tri-City Americans beat the Vancouver Giants 3-1 in WHL action Friday night.
With several NHL scouts in attendance, Pickard showed why NHL Central Scouting has ranked him as the top goaltender in North America heading into this year’s draft. He recorded his 29th victory of the season, stopping 35 shots as Vancouver outshot Tri-City 36-19.
For Tri-City, Colton Yellow Horn scored in the first period, Mason Wilgosh had a goal in the second and Kruise Riddick scored into an empty net late in the third as the Americans improved to 33-12-1-2.
