Feb 07
President of US Soccer Sunil Gulati announced that the US men will face a top 5 FIFA ranked team June 8th in the Northeast (edit note, the linked article says Northwest, but it is indeed the Northeast). Although he did not hint at the team, I think I have a good guess.
The current top 5 are Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Spain and Germany. Since all three European teams qualified for Euro 2008, which starts on 7 June, it is pretty safe to rule them out, which leaves the two South American powerhouses. The US men just played Brazil in the fall, and although I’m sure a lot of money was made out of it, I have a difficult time seeing the men in yellow back on US soil so soon. Which leaves me to guess the team for early June is Argentina.
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Feb 07
Canadian Juniors
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Ashley Miharija’s day was far from perfect.
The Northern Ontario skip came into Wednesday’s play at the Canadian world junior championship with an unblemished 6-0 record in the women’s tournament, but a pair of losses dropped her Thunder Bay rink into a tie for second place.
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Feb 07
Mike Weir is mentally tough says Lorne Rubenstein.
(fbrennanphotography.com)
Lorne Rubenstein is a veteran golf journalist and author who writes a regular column for The Globe and Mail. Lorne co-authored A Disorderly Compendium of Golf with Jeff Neuman, a 2006 book for “golf obsessives” I recently received as a birthday gift. Last month he answered my questions in an e-interview.
ARMCHAIR GOLF: I enjoyed A Disorderly Compendium of Golf. Who came up with the idea and how did you and Jeff divide the writing?
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Feb 07
Vickery will still travel to Rome with the rest of the squad
Six Nations
Date: Sunday, 10 February
Kick-off: 1430 GMT
Venue: Stadio Flaminio, Rome
BBC Coverage: Live on BBC ONE, BBCi, Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and BBC Sport website (UK users only).
Highlights on BBC Sport website (UK users only). Watch in full on BBC iPlayer for seven days from Monday (UK users only)
England captain Phil Vickery is a doubt for his side’s RBS Six Nations clash with Italy on Sunday after suffering a calf injury in training.
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Feb 07
(OMG, actual hockey talk!!)
With the Columbus Dinner Jackets fighting for a playoff spot, it’s obvious that the team isn’t going to roll over and die as it did in previous years.
Rick Nash is scoring goals? Check.
Nik Zherdev finally matured? Check.
Pascal Leclaire is putting up a Vezina-calibre season? Check.
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Feb 07
Held at the home of leading Asian TV broadcaster, Channel S, the event saw Bangladesh’s High Commissioner, Shafi U Ahmed, attend as special guest along with Dagenham & Redbridge skipper, Anwar Uddin plus representatives from the Premier League, Football Foundation and Tower Hamlets Council.
The 400 capacity audience saw Stepney recognised for their BFA UK Premier League title win in 2007 and London Tigers for their promotion and Sonali Bank Cup Final double.
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Feb 07
Herb Courtney sank a three-pointer with 1.2 seconds left to give Delaware a dramatic 68-67 win over UNC Wilmington in Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball on Wednesday night.
The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for the Blue Hens (7-5, 10-12) and gave them their fourth win over the Seahawks (8-4, 15-9) in 16 all-time meetings.
Courtney’s shot gave Delaware only its second lead of the night and its first since the opening minutes.
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Feb 07
A couple of months ago we could have reasonably expected to see these two glamour girls gracing the galleries of Pebble Beach. After all, their uber hot NFL boyfriends were both scheduled to play there this week.
But then again, the guys were supposed to meet at the Superbowl and that didn’t happen either. Both Tom Brady Giselle’s guy and Tony Romo, Jessica’s main man have withdrawn from the tournament, along with Brady’s coach and aspiring videographer Bill Belicheck. Another popular Bill, Bill Murray, won’t be playing either. He’s making a movie in Iceland.
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Feb 07
QMJHL
Colby Pridham made sure that the Halifax Mooseheads didn’t waste an opportunity to get two points in the competitive Quebec Major Junior Hockey League East Division.
Pridham scored a power-play goal in overtime as the Mooseheads beat the defending champion Lewiston Maineiacs 5-4 on Wednesday.
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Feb 07
OHL
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Brett MacLean tied the game late then scored the only goal in the shootout and the Eastern Conference beat the Western Conference 8-7 Wednesday in a high-scoring Ontario hockey League all-star game.
MacLean scored after phenom John Tavares missed on his first attempt.
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