European Champions League: The Final is Liverpool - AC Milan
Posted: August 2, 2007 at 9:56 pm
Category: Football/Soccer
AC Milan has passed Man Utd this evening with the aggregate score 5-2. The joy was unlimited at San Siro, when Gilardino sealed the victory over the English team. The score was 3-0. The tonight scorers were: Kaka, Seedorf and Gilardino. Sir Alex Ferguson was powerless ahead an enthusiastic team like AC Milan.
Last night, FC Liverpool defeated the Londoner team Chelsea after the penalty shoot out. Arjen Robben and Geremi missed the penalties. After the aggregate score 1-1, the Liverpool’s goalkeeper - Reina - made the difference at penalties.
The two finalist in 2007, faced in the final from Istanbul 2005 when Liverpool got the trophy. AC Milan has the chance to revenge for that night on 23 May in Athens at Olympic Stadium.
Check the Uefa website
Andriy Shevchenko to have an operation
Posted: June 3, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Category: Football/Soccer
Andriy Shevchenko, the Chelsea striker is going to have an operation. After some rumors about his missing in the Tuesday game, the Chelsea officials gave a statement today. Sheva will undergo an operation on his groin at the end of the season.
From the official statement at Chelsea’s website we could understand that Sheva will perform in the next games. But at the same time his participation is unsure. Chelsea will face Arsenal this weekend in the race for the championship.
John Higgins is No.1 in snooker
Posted: May 8, 2007 at 7:43 pm
Category: Pool/Snooker
Last night, John Higgins won the World Snooker Championship again. The Wizard of Wishaw did it again. Higgins is the fifth snooker player in history who regain the No.1 position.
John Higgins encountered the talented Mark Selby. The final was decided with the general score of 18-13. At Crucible Theatre, in Sheffield, John Higgins crowned as the No.1 player. In Top 3 are Graeme Dott(the second) and Shaun Murphy.
The 23-year-old Mark Selby entered the Top 16 for the first time in its career. He leaps from No 28 to No 11, after the final. Good job Mark!
Shaun Murphy through the semifinal
Posted: May 2, 2007 at 10:56 pm
Category: Pool/Snooker
Shaun Murphy made an extraordinary comeback beating Matthew Stevens with the final score 13-12. The 24-year-old player had the best comeback ever because he win the 1/4 final after Stevens was in charge with the score 12-6. Murphy won 7 games in a row reminding in some way the final from 2005 when he had a tremendous comeback victory after a deficit of 4 games (10-6 for Stevens).
Shaun is probably looking forward for the next game. He will face Mark Selby in the semifinals. I want to say I like both Murphy and Stevens, and I wished they wouldn’t face in the quarter finals. I support Shaun Murphy and I hope he will triumph again this year.
Canucks won the 6th longest NHL game against Dallas
Posted: April 17, 2007 at 8:17 pm
Category: NHL, Hokey
Thursday, April 12, The Vancouver Canucks won the 6th-longest game in NHL history by a goal of Henrik Sedin that set the score 5-4 against Dallas Stars. The puck was passed by his brother Daniel, in the fourth overtime period and put an end on the match at 18:06
“I felt better the more we played. It was nice in the fifth and sixth periods to feel you’ve got your legs.” - the goal scorer told Hockey Night in Canada.
Roberto Luongo made 72 saves for the Canucks and Marty Turco had 43 for Dallas. The scorers for Dallas were : Brenden Morrow, Antti Miettinen, Trevor Daley and Ladislav Nagy each with a goal, while for The Canucks scored Markus Naslund, Daniel Sedin, Mattias Ohlund, Bryan Smolinski and Henrik Sedin to settle it. The teams will come back to GM Place for Game 2 of the quarter-final on Friday.
The longest overtime game was on March 24, 1936 and Detroit won against Montreal Maroons by 1-0 after 116:30 extra time.
Eagles mistakenly gives $3M to Brian Westbrook
Posted: April 17, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Category: NFL
Philadelphia Eagles have done an accounting gaffe when they paid $3M to Brian Westbrook, not once, but twice. The problem is that Westbrook mentioned he will pay them back all the money but it looks like no cent entered the Eagles’ accounts so they had to file a grievance to the NFL.
Brian Westbrook extended his contract and signed for another 5 years with the Eagles during the 2005 season for the sum of $24.9 million. Westbrook, born on September 2, 1979 in Fort Washington, Maryland is currently a running back and I would be afraid of trying to get something from that guy, even if it’s $3million.
The ninth crown for Peterhansel
Posted: April 10, 2007 at 10:30 pm
Category: Sports News, Uncategorized
Winner of the 2007 edition , Stephan Peterhansel has just capped a ninth crown (the 3e as a car pilot). The Mitsubishi pilot, associated with, Jean-Paul Cottret his copilot, enjoyed his final victory at the end of the 15e and last stage disputed around the Pink Lake in Dakar. Luc Alphand, also on Mitsubishi, takes the second place of the final general classification, to only 7 min 26 sec away from his fellow-member. Another French, Jean-Louis Schlesser (Schlesser) supplements the podium at the wheel of sound buggy, at 1 a.m. 33 min 57 sec away of Peterhansel.
Play-offs of NHL without the Canadian team
Posted: April 10, 2007 at 12:55 pm
Category: Sports News, Hokey
Beaten 6-5 in Toronto Saturday, Montreal will not dispute the final phases of the season.
Cristobal made 29 saves on 35 shots against the Maple Leafs. He allowed 2 goals in each period in his first full game in net after surgery. It is good to have him back! Michael Ryder had a hat trick when he scored three goals in the second period. Christopher Higgins scored a goal in both the first and second periods. The season is over for the Canadiens, who failed to clinch a spot in the playoffs. The two best teams of the regular season were Detroit Red Wings in the East, and Buffalo Sabres in the west.
 
Carolina, last year’s winner , and Edmonton, finalist, missed the qualification for the phases finales 2007, at the end of the regular season which was completed Sunday. In the conference, Carolina Hurricanes finished 11th at 4 points of the last one qualified, the New York Islanders. In the East, Edmonton missed its season.
Montreal, which holds the record of victories in the Cut Stanley (24), is also on holiday with a 10th place. The Canadians carried out one season in half-tone and lost their “Frenchie” amulet, Cristobal Huet, wounded at the worst time and he returned only for the match in Toronto, where they lost by 6-5.
On 14 February Cristobal suffered a injury in the match against the Devils of New Jersey and had to undergo a surgical operation in the following days to recover the muscles torn up the back of his left thigh.
Kuerten is returning to Roland-Garros?
Posted: April 9, 2007 at 11:02 pm
Category: Tennis, Sports News
Three time winner of the Roland-Garros, Kuerten wants to find its physique, to dispute International France.
Operated twice in 2002 and 2004, Gustavo Kuerten plays again and wants to make his return to Roland-Garros: “My first concern to me is to return under good conditions and be able to play well. It is a very important tournament for me “, declared” Guga “after the match in Davis Cup, Brazil against Canada.
 
 On September,10 he will celebrate his 31 years. But on 29 May, at the age of 30 years, Gustova Kuerten wants to carry out one of his dreams: “the come-back” to the sport he loves. Winner in 1997, 2000 and 2001, the Brazilian wants to return on ground and be a good challenge in the Roland-Garros this year.
He made the first operation in February 2002, then a second in September 2004. In 2006 he played only one match on the principal circuit, the largest player of Brazilian tennis wants to reconquer the hearts of the tennis fans.
“My concern is to return under good conditions from the competition and to be able to play well. It is a very important tournament for me “, said Kuerten after the match in the Davis Cup, Brazil against Canada (victory 3-1)
” Before thinking of Roland-Garros, I must initially think of improving my play and especially my form. I do not want to play over there to only take part, I want to be able to make well. If there is really a tournament which I do not want to play without being ready, that is not Roland-Garros “, explains Gustavo Kuerten. He returned on the principal circuit since January 31, “Guga” still has much work to achieve a significant success. But he has faith, and for the Brazilian, the tournament is very important.
Bob Huggins is back home with the Mountaneers
Posted: April 7, 2007 at 10:23 pm
Category: Basketball, Sports News
  The 53-year-old Huggins played for the Mountaineers from 1975-77, then spent the first year of his coaching career here as a graduate assistant.
Bob Huggins is West Virginia’s new coach shewed his sensitive side when he walked into the arena he played 30 years age. His return home as a coach meant a lot for him, almost cried when he spoke with such happiness about coaching at the Mountaneers. Huggins in now 53 years old, but played for the Mountaineers from 1975 until 1977, and started his first year of his coaching career in Morgantown as a graduate assistant.
“I’ll have a hard time not crying,” Huggins said. “I mean that sincerely. … For me not to be emotional is probably not realistic. I’m probably going to have a towel — you know, so I can hide, so you don’t see how bad it is.
“I don’t want them to think I’m soft,” he said. “‘Cause I’m not soft.”
Just two days ago Huggins’s dream became a reality for him, being hired after John Beilein moved to Michigan’s basketball team. He was telling other people that this was his biggest desir.
I want to stay here as long as I can do what I’m supposed to do and as long as you people will have me,” he said Friday.
His five-year contract form WVU that begins with a salary of $800,000 in the first year, the same salary that he had at Kansas State. After five-years he will receive about $5 million, plus incentives, said Athletic Director Ed Pastilong.
“It’s a very good contract both ways,” Pastilong said. “Financially it was lateral (for Huggins), and secondly, it was very similar to what we were operating with in this position in the past.”
The negotiation was the shortest one Huggins ever had in his carrier. Though he had turned down in 2002 a contract to came back here.
“I wanted to be here since I was a little kid. Sometimes for whatever reasons it’s not the right time.”
“Thanks for letting me come home,” he said.
In 2002 and now, Huggins was the first option for West Virginia’s team and has 10 victories to gain 600 wins through out his career.
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