Chaotic Tournament News
- Nigeria: Umeh On Victory Lap Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 4:56AMVictor Umeh, national chairman of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), has fought relentlessly to maintain his leadership of the party, following the expulsion of the pioneer chairman, Chekwas Okorie.
- Ogirri geared up Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 11:51PMSean Ogirri experienced basketball madness once. And the senior guard is ready to revisit the dizzying sensation. He plans to do everything in his power to help the University of Wyoming feel the effects of dancing in March before he leaves Laramie.
- Rockets have shot at state championship Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 12:34AMNORMAL – See the sign, toss the ball, hit the ball.
- Maradona: The Second Coming Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 6:12PM Naturally, if Diego Maradona passes through the latest squall of the blood and tears that have accompanied all of his glory and his pain – a mere administrative dispute with his new employers, the Argentine Football Association – and appears at Hampden Park next week in the utterly improbable role of national team coach, he will receive absolute heroic status. After all, which nation on the ...
- Benitez focuses on title race Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 4:54AMRafa Benitez has insisted his ambitions for Liverpool stretch further than the League Cup after seeing his makeshift side thrashed at Tottenham.
- The Natchez Democrat Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 12:34AMLocal golfer Forest Persons celebrates sinking a long putt on the 12th hole at Beau Pré Country Club as former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Tommy Maddox, left, and his brother Mark Maddox watch.
- Faith Christian, Eaton perfect in Pool II play Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 2:50AMJust about everything in the Class 3A state volleyball tournament is upside down. And looks just peachy for Faith Christian and Eaton.
- Fairport finds touch in OT Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 2:10AMFairport senior Regina Nowicki scored in the fourth overtime to lift the Red Raiders to a 1-0 win over Clarence and into the Class AA state tournament semifinals for the first time since 1983.
- Prep volleyball: Faith Christian, Eaton perfect in Pool II play Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 3:20AMJust about everything in the Class 3A state volleyball tournament is upside down. And looks just peachy for Faith Christian and Eaton.
- Gators Settle the score Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 11:53AMGreenwood had to wait more than 258 minutes to finally score a goal against Bowling Green this season.
- Cameroon handed tricky draw Thursday, October 23, 2008 @ 2:41AMSoccernet. ZURICH Africa’s top-ranked soccer team, Cameroon, were handed a tricky route to the 2010 World Cup after being drawn yesterday against Morocco, Gabon and Togo in Group A of the continent’s third and final qualifying stage.
- The Almanac -- weekly Tuesday, October 21, 2008 @ 3:15AMToday is Monday, Oct. 27, the 301st day of 2008 with 65 to follow.The moon is waning. The morning stars are Saturn and Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Venus, Neptune, Jupiter and Uranus.Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. They include Dutch scholar Desiderius Erasmus in 1466; English explorer Capt.
- Local roundup: Morgan, Minico beat up Wood River Sunday, October 12, 2008 @ 12:43AMTimes-News Minco shredded Wood River 55-15 in Great Basin Conference West football action Friday in Hailey.
- Uganda: Why We Must Support Cranes Tomorrow Saturday, October 11, 2008 @ 4:45AMThere are things that cannot be changed, regardless of whether you are Barack Obama or the beggar at the T-junction between Entebbe and Kampala road.
- South Africa: Santana Silent as Safa in Language Slip-Up Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 3:00AMBELEAGUERED national soccer team coach Joel Natalino Santana yesterday suffered the embarrassment of having to call off a press conference that was to be held in Pretoria after the South African Football Association (Safa) could not find a Portuguese interpreter for the Brazilian.
- campaign has been brilliant.Waiting For The Rain Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 6:16AMTHERE were three Zimbabwean football journalists on the Air Afrique jumbo passenger jet that flew from Johannesburg to Abidjan, via Congo Brazzaville, one sunny November day just before the turn of the millennium — Lovemore Banda, Robson Mhandu and myself.
- Patience pays off for Burkhart Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 12:16AMBy the time he made the turn Monday afternoon, Matt Burkhart was fully aware that it was not going to be an easy day on the golf course.Soon thereafter, the Lancaster Mennonite senior wanted to find out if he was the only one feeling that way.And while the chaotic feedback he received did nothing to...
- Prep soccer: Team-by-team capsules Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 7:12PMMarin Independent Journal The race for the MCAL title this season should be wide open, with defending postseason champion Marin Catholic, Terra Linda and San
- Day Watch: Top stories in a click Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 9:35AMA Republican revolt stalled urgent efforts to lash together a national economic rescue plan Thursday, a chaotic turnaround on a day that had seemed headed for a success that President Bush, both political parties and their presidential candidates could celebrate at an extraordinary White House meeting. a ...
- Keith Harris to find buyers for Newcastle and Portsmouth Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 8:24AMFootball ringmaster Keith Harris, chairman of stockbrokers Seymour Pierce, has the unenviable task of not only finding a buyer for Newcastle but also for Portsmouth.
- Smith to drag up Chelsea cat fight Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 8:39PMCourt papers have revealed that a fall-out between the girlfriends of two senior Chelsea executives contributed to the departure from Stamford Bridge of business affairs director Paul Smith, who is claiming more than £1million compensation in the High Court over his alleged unfair dismissal.
- Sports: Card still perfect: No. 6 Stanford women take first at SCU Invite Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 3:34AMIt’s only about 15 miles away, but the Stanford women’s soccer team will probably be missing Santa Clara’s Buck Shaw Stadium as they head home for the week.
- Homecoming packed with tradition Wednesday, September 17, 2008 @ 7:40PMPeople driving around Washtenaw County will notice an increase in school and town spirit.
- Local schools continue unique traditions to keep school spirit alive Wednesday, September 17, 2008 @ 7:33PMPeople driving around Washtenaw County will notice an increase in school and town spirit. The high school Homecoming season is kicking into full gear.
- Spot of bother for Celtic after draw Wednesday, September 17, 2008 @ 6:33PMGordon Strachan last night confirmed Celtic will needto address their abject away record as a matter of urgency to revive their challenge in Champions League Group E.
- THE WRESTLING MENU #282 Tuesday, September 16, 2008 @ 11:20PMWelcome one and all to the 282nd edition of The Wrestling Menu, the column that is sure to satisfy your taste buds when it comes to discussing all things wrestling.
- Big fall in energy pushes American consumer prices down Tuesday, September 16, 2008 @ 8:15AMWASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices in August posted the first monthly decline in nearly two years as Americans finally get a break from surging energy prices.
- Fans have mixed reaction to split stadiums semis Saturday, September 6, 2008 @ 6:51PMDane Schlossberg saw police officers blocking the metal gates, heard other fans shouting obscenities and listened to crowds chanting outside Louis Armstrong Stadium.
- Lively Valencia on top after thrashing Mallorca Sunday, August 31, 2008 @ 7:46AMMadrid, Aug 31 : Valencia took an early lead in the Spanish Primera Liga football tournament thanks to a promising 3-0 home win over Mallorca.
- Political sensitivity? Got it beat, says team US Saturday, August 30, 2008 @ 11:37AMAS YOU might expect from a nation that refers to the winners of its domestic sporting competitions as "world champions", American athletes generally possess the global vision of an earthworm with cataracts.
- Brett Christopherson column: Title helps Bandits co-owner cope with personal loss Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 4:35AMKIMBERLY Suppressing his emotions isnt how Bill Sokolis typically rolls.
- Beijing hands Olympics to London Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 7:24AMFollow all the pomp and pageantry of the closing ceremony as it happened, with Robin Lynch
- Advertisement starts Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 10:41AMdistance track races. Victory meant complete a clean sweep of the track distance golds for Ethiopia, matching Jamaica’s extraordinary sprint performance. Tirunesh Dibaba became the first woman to win both distance golds when she won the 5,000m on Friday night.
- Lee feels like royalty at U.S. Amateur in Pinehurst Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 11:56PMPINEHURST — As Danny Lee stepped onto a makeshift stage, then sunk into a plush red chair inside the St. Andrew’s Room at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club on Monday, he grinned softly and opened his arms out wide.
- USA secures rematch with Brazil for gold Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 9:26PMTeam USA used attacking verve and a finishing touch that had been lacking through most of the tournament to secure a gold medal rematch with Brazil after a 4-2 win over Japan on Monday night.
- Calcio Debate: No Chiellini, No Juve Defence? Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 8:44AMCalcio Debate: No Chiellini, No Juve Defence?,
- Big crowd cheers opening day of swimming championships Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 1:32AMRYE - The Playland Pool has quite a distinct vintage feel to it. A pair of Spanish-looking bathhouses flank it along the beachside as it faces out to the Long Island Sound.
- Ghostbusters The Video Game - hands on Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 4:20PMAs I stepped out of the Ecto-1 and stood on the steps of the New York Public Library alongside Ernie Hudson, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis (Bill Murray isn’t along for this particular call) listening to the team chatter, Ghostbusters’ Associate Producer Ryan French explained that my experimental proton pack was fully loaded for the purposes of this demo.
- Golden age continues for Mark Spitz Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 2:28AMOn Aug. 16, the day Michael Phelps could win his record-tying seventh and record-breaking eighth Olympic swimming gold medals, the man whose feat Phelps would surpass will be nowhere near the pool deck at the Beijing Games.
- The Plumber has another fortune in the pipeline Saturday, August 2, 2008 @ 6:16PMNick Mathiason meets the irrepressible tycoonPaul Davidson, who is buying a leading Spanish football club
- Air Gear Sunday, July 27, 2008 @ 11:08PMFrom the moment Itsuki "Ikki" Minami first put on a pair of Air Treck powered skates, he entered a world of extreme sports—as well as extreme combat. Now Ikki and his team must face a series of one-on-one cage matches against the fearsome Team Behemoth.
- AMERICAN LEGION 13th District Tournament: LENA 10, FREEPORT 1 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 11:59PMA chaotic second inning for Freeport’s Legion baseball team Tuesday opened the door for a four-run inning – with none of the runs being earned – for Lena.
- Gaming N ews Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 2:34PMAfter returning from 15 days of covering the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, the Casino City editorial team earned a much greater appreciation for just how unique the event is from anything else we have ever been assigned to write about.
- Long in tooth, Shark still bites Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 3:44AMSOUTHPORT, England – The last time a golfer did what Greg Norman has a chance to do in the British Open, the golfer’s name was Old Tom and the American Civil War had recently ended. So it is fitting that here in the land where 100-year-old golf courses are regarded as new, Norman is one step from rewriting his own history, and one of golf’s oldest records.
- Make up your mind Saturday, July 19, 2008 @ 11:02AMTHE Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) will be ordered to face the Ethics Committee of the Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas (SBP), formerly the Basketball Association of the Philippines-SBP.
- Tourney hits a home run Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 11:02PMTake me out to the ballgame, take me out to the crowd. Then take me to a motel - but not before dinner. With approximately 25,000 people root, root, rooting for their home teams in Fort Dodge this week during the Girls State Softball Tournament, local businesses are reaping the benefits - to the tune of $1.
- Monday July 07, 2008 - 05:51 EST Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 4:56AMDay 1D at the World Series of Poker Main Event was one for the record books. A group of 2,461 players took the felt Sunday, swelling the Main Event field size to 6,844. Only the 2006 Main Event, with 8,773 players, had a larger field.
- A dirty good time Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 6:03AMFor its 125th celebration this weekend, Hoven decided to get down and dirty....
- The Wimbledon Diary - Thursday, 4 July Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 4:09PMMarat Safin's unexpected run to the semi-finals, where he meets Roger Federer, is in keeping with a random, chaotic career. The Russian is a sublime talent, former world No.1 and two-times grand slam winner. He is also combustible and inconsistent.
- Unreal Tournament III Xbox 360 Review Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 10:35PMIGN AU is fast out of the blocks with their review of Unreal Tournament III for the Xbox 360....
