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- Lewis Hamilton fifth qualifying place leaves him frantic
- FIBA World Championship: Lithuania Thumps New Zealand By 92-79
- Lefty Out At Barclays: Mickelson To Miss Cut After Carding 74
- State-of-the-Art Medical Facilities Set For Commonwealth Games
- Professional Bull Riders Stops In California, Louisiana, Oklahoma
- Pens` Jordan Staal To Undergo Examination On Foot
- Cards Slugger Becomes Third Youngest Player To Reach 400 Homers
- U.S. Amateur Championship: Golf`s Version Of “Survivor”
- Colts Battered, Bruised As Regular Season Approaches
- Georgia Back Ealey Facing Misdemeanor Charges On Hit-Run
| Lewis Hamilton fifth qualifying place leaves him frantic Posted: 28 Aug 2010 02:07 PM PDT
“Unfortunately it started to rain – which we hadn’t expected – and that cost me 0.3sec in the first sector. It was time I managed to make up in the second and third sectors, but we’re fifth” said the McLaren driver's pal Briton Jenson Button who was obviously not happy with the fifth position they managed. "I got out for my first lap, the first one out. Turn 14 was drying up but I was first one to get there and didn’t know how much to push. It was a bit of a disappointing first lap, I wasn’t able to hold the time out of the tyres. Then I got the opportunity on the second lap which was good lap apart from Turn 1. That was wet and a little bit damp, I lost time there. But the rest of the track was dry and I was able to utilize the tyres and pull out the time" was his description of the race. He thinks he was a tenth behind Mark, with some respite to be in front in P1, but to be P2 in front row is a good enough place said Hamilton much alarmed by the turn of events at the very last moment though he was happy to make it to the front row. His car’s straight line speed may be beneficial for him according to some in passing Webber in the opening lap but he tends to be guarded as it may cost him some precious points. Lewis Hamilton the defending world champion was quoted as saying that his best efforts were marred by the sudden rains and would come back with a vengeance and prepared for everything in the next session on Sunday when he'll start beside Mark Webber of Red Bull. |
| FIBA World Championship: Lithuania Thumps New Zealand By 92-79 Posted: 28 Aug 2010 12:53 PM PDT
Throughout the game New Zealand team in this FIBA World Championship game against Lithuania looked out of sorts. The result also testifies about it loudly. Moreover, Lithuanian team did not take long time in making the most of the blunder committed by the scattered and shattered New Zealand team. In this game for New Zealand shooting guard Kirk Penney scored 37 points. But by the time New Zealand tried to come back into the match Lithuanian team had got significant lead. Although New Zealand made some efforts in order to comeback into the game with lot of zest and zeal. But all these efforts came too late. Moreover, Himalayan blunder committed by the team at the initial stage of the match has also cost them a game. So these late efforts could not threaten Lithuanian team. This is just nothing. During the match New Zealand team allowed Lithuania to score easy baskets after baskets as if they have come to New Zealand so being a host as if it is their duty not to let their guest feel and difficulty. I am not saying that New Zealand is hosting this FIBA World Championship. If New Zealand team keeps on allowing other teams to score easy baskets after baskets so the day is not far away when this KIWI team will be kicked hard out of the competition. If kiwi team is aspirant of going ahead in the tournament so New Zealand needs to work hard and execute the plan properly as well as perfectly. So according to me it is a lesson as well as high time for New Zealand players to learn a lesson quickly from their mistakes before it is too late. If New Zealand wants to do better in this FIBA World Championship so lot of improvement is required for the games to come in the next couple of days. |
| Lefty Out At Barclays: Mickelson To Miss Cut After Carding 74 Posted: 28 Aug 2010 07:14 AM PDT Tom Edrington – AHN Sports Reporter Paramus, NJ, United States (AHN) – For Phil Mickelson, the world’s No. 2 ranked player, it had to be the ultimate embarassment. Barclays is one of Mickelson’s major sponsors. The name there on his golf shirts. There will be no Lefty at Ridgewood Country Club this weekend. Mickelson finished bogey, double-bogey on the eighth and ninth holes Friday and floundered in with a three-over par 74 combined with a Thursday effort of 73. His 146 total left him well behind the projected 1-over par 36 hole cutline of 143 at the Barclays Championship. This was yet another opportunity for Mickelson to overtake Tiger Woods for the No. 1 ranking in the world standings. But Mickelson was once again erratic with every aspect of his game Friday. He manged only one birdie all day Thursday and wasn’t much better 24 hours later. Mickelson is ranked high enough in the FedEx standings to earn a spot in next week’s Deutsche Bank event at the TPC of Boston. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved |
| State-of-the-Art Medical Facilities Set For Commonwealth Games Posted: 28 Aug 2010 07:03 AM PDT AHN News Staff New Delhi, India (AHN) – The Commonwealth Games, set to begin in October, will have state-of-the-art medical facilities, the Organizing Committee announced Thursday. Three leading hospitals in the city have been entrusted with the task of dealing with any untoward incident or medical calamity during the course of the showpiece sporting event that begin Oct. 3. Speaking to the media, the committee’s chief medical officer, Bharatinder Singh, said three government hospitals–GB Pant, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre and Ram Manohar Lohia–had been short-listed for the Games. The hospitals also will open polyclinics at the Games Village and medical centers at all the 17 stadia to deal with emergencies. “Round-the-clock cover will be given to the International Broadcasting Center at Pragati Maidan. The polyclinic at the Games Village will be handed over to the OC on Sept. 7,” said Singh. More than 380 doctors, 270 nurses, 110 physiotherapists and 95 massage therapists will form the grand workforce, which will work round-the-clock during the 11-day-long Games. Some 180 medical students will also work as volunteers. Singh said the total number of medical staff mobilized during the event would be around 2,000. The OC official also hoped that the Sports Injury Center at India’s premier healthcare center, the Safdarjung Hospital, would also be ready soon to deal with any medical exigency. A total of 64 ambulances, equipped with modern gadgetry, and 857 crew members will also do round-the-clock duty at the venues. “We are also concentrating on the training venues because the athletes undergo tough drills at those venues and injury can take place at any time,” Singh said. A record 72 countries, including Canada, Britain, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand and Jamaica, are participating in the quadrennial event. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved |
| Professional Bull Riders Stops In California, Louisiana, Oklahoma Posted: 28 Aug 2010 06:26 AM PDT AHN Sports Staff Pueblo, CO, United States (AHN) – The Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Division will have events across the country this weekend with stops in California, Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas. The TPD is the minor-league tour of the PBR, where both established veterans and newcomers to the professional ranks compete against some of the most famous bucking bulls. The TPD gives riders the opportunity to compete in PBR-sanctioned events while earning money to qualify for the Built Ford Tough Series, which is comprised of the Top 40 bull riders in the world. Every five events on the BFTS, riders (based on points) who have slipped below the Top 30 are dropped from the BFTS and the Top 5 riders (based on money earned) from the TPD are allowed to move into the BFTS. There will be a pair of stops in California on Friday, with the Rolling Hills Casino PBR Enterprise Rent-A-Car TPD at the Tehama District Fairgrounds in Red Bluff, and the Lancaster TPD at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds in Lancaster. Bull riding in Red Bluff begins at 7 p.m. and tickets can be purchased at www.rollinghillscasino.com. Bull riding in Lancaster begins at 7:30 p.m. and tickets can be purchased at http://www.avfair.com and by telephone at (661) 575-9800. The TPD will return to Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Tickets can be purchased at the door. The USCA Convention Center in Aiken, S.C., will host the TPD at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Tickets can be purchased by telephone at (803) 643-6900. The TPD stops by the River Center in Baton Rouge, La., at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com or by telephone at (800) 745-3000. D&H Cattle Company’s Bred to Buck TPD event will be Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Hardy Murphy Coliseum in Ardmore, Okla. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door, and are on sale at Beane Western Wear, Rustic Rose and Hilltop Animal Health. Tickets can also be purchased at the Hardy Murphy Coliseum or by telephone at (580) 223-4541. The event in Ardmore is an American Bucking Bull, Inc. Classic. The ABBI, which introduces young bucking bulls at select BFTS and TPD events, is dedicated to unifying, developing and promoting the bucking bull industry through pedigree preservation; enhancement and promotion of bucking bull ownership, breeding, and welfare; and development of programs and events showcasing the world’s finest bucking bull stock. The ABBI is the third-largest cattle registry and is set up to record and preserve the pedigrees of the world’s premier bucking bulls. The BFTS visits Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif., on Saturday and Sunday for the Bass Pro Shops Shootout presented by Cooper Tires, the 25th of 30 stops on the way to the 2010 PBR World Finals on Oct. 20-24 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. The first 24 events have produced 17 different winners, and there are 12 riders in the Top 20 with an event win. Austin Meier of Kinta, Okla. has the most wins with four, while Renato Nunes of Buritama, Brazil has three and Valdiron de Oliveira of Aparecida de Goiania, Brazil, and Silvano Alves of Pilar, Brazil, each have two wins. The standings lead has changed nine times, and six different riders have been ranked first. J.B. Mauney of Mooresville, N.C. has been first three different times, while Meier and Nunes have each been on top twice. More than 100 million viewers annually watch over 400 hours of primetime programming on VERSUS, NBC, CBS and networks around the world. The PBR has awarded over $100 million in prize money and 20 riders have earned over $1 million, including Justin McBride with $5.5 million, the most of any western-sports athlete in history. The PBR was nominated as 2010 Sports League of the Year at the Sports Business Journal Sports Business Awards alongside the National Football League, National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball. Nearly two million fans attend elite Built Ford Tough Series and Touring Pro Division events each year. For more information on the PBR, go to www.pbr.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TeamPBR and http://twitter.com/TEAMPBR. Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Division Event Results: Santa Fe Rodeo Grounds TPD Aug. 21 at Santa Fe, N.M. 1, Brent Atwood, Decatur, Texas, 174 points. 2, Tony Mendes, Pueblo, Colo., 172.5 points. 3, Scottie Knapp, Albuquerque, N.M., 88 points. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved |
| Pens` Jordan Staal To Undergo Examination On Foot Posted: 28 Aug 2010 05:31 AM PDT Kareem Shaker – AHN Sports Reporter Pittsburgh, PA, United States (AHN) – Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jordan Staal will have his foot examined by team doctors Monday. Staal underwent surgery to repair a torn tendon suffered during Game 1 of the Canadiens-Penguins second-round playoff series April 30. The Ontario native remarkably returned after two games, despite expectations he would miss up to two weeks. Prior to the injury, Staal had not sat out a game in his young career. Staal underwent surgery in June and recently removed a walking boot he had worn since. The 21-year-old was the youngest player to score a hat trick when he accomplished the feat February 10, 2007. Staal has 84 goals and 84 assists in 327 career tilts. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved |
| Cards Slugger Becomes Third Youngest Player To Reach 400 Homers Posted: 28 Aug 2010 05:31 AM PDT AHN Sports Staff St.Louis, MO, United States (AHN) – St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols added another achievement to his amazing career Thursday, becoming the third quickest player to reach 400 career home runs. Pujols blasted a fastball from Washington Nationals hurler Jordan Zimmermann high over the right centerfield wall for his 400th career homer. At 30 years and 221 days old, Pujols became the third quickest player to reach the 400 homer-mark, just behind former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ken Griffey Jr (30 years, 141 days old) and NY Yankees infielder Alex Rodriguez (29 years, 316 days). After accomplishing a great milestone, Pujols also ripped his 30th double of the year to extend his streak of 30+ doubles in a season to 10. Selected in the 13th round of the 1999 MLB Draft, only few believed Pujols could attain such enormous success in his career. Pujols made his major league debut in the 2001 season, where he instantly displayed great potential by capturing NL Rookie of the Year honors. For 10 seasons with the Cards, the Dominican Republic-born player showcased great all-around skills, earning 3 NL MVPs, 9 All-Star appearances, 5 Silver Slugger nods and a Gold Glove award in 2006. Pujols is in position to take his third consecutive MVP award this season, hitting .321 with 34 homers, 93 RBI, 90 runs and 12 SB in 124 games. Pujols and the Cardinals (68-56) are attempting to overcome a 3.5 game deficit to the NL Central leading Cincinnati Reds (73-54). Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved |
| U.S. Amateur Championship: Golf`s Version Of “Survivor” Posted: 28 Aug 2010 05:31 AM PDT Tom Edrington – AHN Sports Reporter University Place, WA, United States (AHN) – The U.S. Amateur Championship is one of golf’s most prized possessions. It is the title of Bobby Jones, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. It is a crown jewel on any golfer’s resume. Thousands started in quest of the 110th championship and now it is down to only eight competitors in the quarterfinal matches staged by the USGA at Chambers Bay, the site of the 2015 U.S. Open. There were 312 players who showed up this past Monday, hoping that they’d play well enough over 36-holes to make it to the 64 match play spots. Jeff Wilson, a 47-year-old car dealer stole the first day headlines with a 62 and ended up the qualifying medalist. But the amateur is cruel. Match play is a brute. Wilson lost his first match — one and done. Kevin Tway, a pre-tournament favorite and son of professional Bob Tway, suffered the same fate. This is golf’s version of Survivor. Eliminations come quickly. On Wednesday, the 64 competitors became 32. On Thursday, half were eliminated. Such is life in competition for the U.S. Amateur championship. Friday’s matches feature 2009 champion Byeong-Hun “Ben” An, who won as a 17-year-old and is now 18 and headed for Cal-Berkley. Fact is, he’s missing classes this week. An faces Mike Homa, who also goes to Cal, and will is a sophomore. Two teammates clash, one goes home. Two Oklahoma State players face off in the Peter Uihlein vs. Morgan Hoffman match. Scott Langley, the reigning NCAA champ, a senior at Illinois plays Stanford junior David Chung. Pat Cantlay, a freshman at UCLA takes on Jed Dirkson, a junior at Iowa. As it sometimes does, the amateur takes on the appearance of a college tournament. All the remaining contestants are accomplished, credentialed amateur stars. The eight winners Friday will then have to win twice Saturday to make it to the 36-hole Sunday finale. Although only one can claim the title, both will receive invitations to the 2011 Masters at Augusta National. That was Bobby Jones’ longtime edict. Jones, a life-time amateur, won this title five times. It truly is survival of the best, survival of those who have their games fines tuned. The Chambers Bay course sits on the shores of Puget Sound and it is a true links course. Unlike Whistling Straits, it has the brown dormant fescue grasses, firm fairways and wildly undulating greens. It looks straight out of Scotland but is just west of Tacoma. Come Sunday, it will provide the 110th winner, the ultimate survivor. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved |
| Colts Battered, Bruised As Regular Season Approaches Posted: 28 Aug 2010 05:31 AM PDT Kareem Shaker – AHN Sports Reporter Green Bay, WI, United States (AHN) – The Indianapolis Colts suffered not only their worst preseason loss 59-24 to the prolific Green Bay Packers, but also lost a number of star players. “We’ve got a couple of weeks to clean some things up,” Peyton Manning told the Indianapolis Star. Indy allowed the most points in its preseason history and Green Bay hung the most points on the board in preseason since a 75-0 blowout of the Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Crush in 1938. Besides their struggles on the field, the Colts will have to deal with the loss of middle linebacker Gary Brackett (right hand), running back Joseph Addai (concussion), offensive tackle Tony Ugoh (toe), defensive tackle Antonio Johnson (groin) and cornerback Jacob Lacey (concussion). “There’s an old adage that you’re never as bad as you think you are when you lose, never as good as you think you are when you win,” coach Jim Caldwell told the Indy Star. “There were some positive things in there, but we were not as sharp as we’d like to be. “We were out of sync and (had) too many penalties (12 for 116 yards). We certainly did not play the way we’re capable of playing.” Indianapolis plays one more preseason game at home against the Bengals Sept .2 before opening its season at the Houston Texans Sept. 12. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved |
| Georgia Back Ealey Facing Misdemeanor Charges On Hit-Run Posted: 28 Aug 2010 05:31 AM PDT AHN Sports Staff Athens, GA, United States (AHN) – Georgia’s top running back, Washaun Ealey, faces misdemeanor charges of hit and run and driving with a suspended license after reportedly hitting a parked car on a parking deck at the university early Friday morning. Campus police reportedly arrested Ealey at 3:19 ET with the official charges of “duty upon strike” (hit and run) and driving with a suspended license,” according to University of Georgia police chief Jimmy Williamson. “They told the driver that he needed to stay and that police had been called,” Williamson said, according to ESPN.com. “He left the scene.” Ealey was released about eight hours later from Athens Clarke-County Jail on $3,480 bond, the website reported. Ealey rolled up 717 yards with three touchdowns last season and is expected to be a major part of the Bulldogs backfield again in 2010-11. Georgia starts its season Sept. 4 against Louisiana-Lafayette at Sanford Stadium. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved |
Lewis Hamilton was seen struggling in the final moments at the Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium along with other drivers as it drizzled in making progress to rectify their mistakes. The final qualifying session saw him attaining the fifth position and the 2008 world champion is now praying for a better start.
FIBA World Championship is going on and New Zealand has been forced to face another defeat in the tournament. It is a second successive defeat of New Zealand in the tournament. Now New Zealand has lost a game against Lithuania in a nail biter. New Zealand lost to Lithuania by 92-79.| You are subscribed to email updates from LSB To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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