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s of Friday evening, 3100 tickets remain. the deadline is 3:30 Saturday. will it happen?
MIN over PHI
BAL over MIA
IND over SD
ATL over ARI
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s of Friday evening, 3100 tickets remain. the deadline is 3:30 Saturday. will it happen?
MIN over PHI
BAL over MIA
IND over SD
ATL over ARI
PressPassTV’s Francesca Iacovangelo follows Minnesota Vikings Tight End Visanthe Shiancoe as he test drives a Rolls Royce and a Bentley, and has a difficult time choosing which one to buy.
18-year-old John Challis died of cancer on Aug. 19, 2008, at his home in Freedom, Pa. He met sports heroes and inspired people around the country with positive messages in his final days.
ROUND 1
Hopkins came to the ring at his intimidating best. He was wearing a black rope with a black executioner’s mask. The near-sellout crowd of 11,332 seems very pro-Pavlik, roaring every mention of his name. Pavlik flicks a jab as the round opens. Hook by Pavlik is short. Hopkins lands a left hook to the body. Jab and a right to the body by Hopkins. Pavlik lands a right to the body. Right to the jaw by Hopkins. Left to the body by Hopkins. Right to the body by Hopkins, who is very energetic. They battle inside and referee Benjy Esteves warns Hopkins about holding the head. Short left by Pavlik.
Iole scores it 10-9, Hopkins
ROUND 2
Left hook by Hopkins connects hard, then a hook to the body and a right to the head by Hopkins. Jab by Pavlik connects. Hard jab by Hopkins. Three-punch combination to the head shakes Pavlik. Right hand and a jab by Hopkins lands. Pavlik is confused at this stage and crowd is cheering Hopkins on. Hard hook to the body by Hopkins.
Iole scores it 10-9, Hopkins
ROUND 3
Pavlik has swelling under his right eye. Right hand-jab by Hopkins. He’s picking Pavlik apart. Double jab and a right for Hopkins again connects. Pavlik has to find a way to counteract that and begin to deliver some offense. Double left hook by Hopkins. Right hand by Pavlik is short. Hard left hook by Hopkins. Straight right by Hopkins lands.
Iole scores it 10-9, Hopkins
ROUND 4
Pavlik flicks a jab. They’re grappling inside. They exchange low blows and Esteves warns them. There is more wrestling in this round. Right-left combination by Hopkins. Left to the body by Hopkins. Right by Pavlik.
Iole scores it 10-9, Hopkins
ROUND 5
Good right to the head by Hopkins. Right by Pavlik and a right-left by Hopkins. They grapple inside. Hopkins’ defense is superb. Right by Hopkins lands and then a jab snaps Pavlik’s head back. Pavlik warned for hitting behind the head. Pavlik lands a jab and a right hand. Pavlik misses badly on a right.
Iole scores it 10-9, Hopkins
ROUND 6
Pavlik lands a right to the body. Hopkins lands a hard body shot. They’re wrestling on the ropes. Counter right by Hopkins connects. Lead right by Hopkins. Counter right by Hopkins. Shot to body and then to head by Hopkins. Pavlik is befuddled. He has no attack, no sense of plan. Left hook by Hopkins. Right by Pavlik lands. Two big rights near the bell by Hopkins.
Iole scores it 10-9, Hopkins
ROUND 7
Hopkins warned by Esteves. Pavlik on his toes. Big right by Hopkins. Another short right by Hopkins. Masterful effort so far by Hopkins. It is complete domination. Pavlik is flicking a jab, but not throwing it with conviction. Right hand and a jab by Hopkins. Right hand and a jab again by Hopkins. Hopkins is teeing off. Big right by Hopkins wobbles Pavlik.
Iole scores it 10-9, Hopkins
ROUND 8
It’s a familiar refrain: Big right and a left from Hopkins. Pavlik goes to the body and takes a left to the head. They’re tied up on the ropes. Pavlik has a point deducted for hitting behind the head. Big right by Hopkins. Another good right and then a strong left from Hopkins.
Iole scores it 10-8, Hopkins
ROUND 9
Lead right by Hopkins. Right hand and a jab by Hopkins. Hard left to the solar plexus by Hopkins. Hard right by Hopkins. Big right by Hopkins. Overhand right by Hopkins. Lead right by Hopkins. The Pavlik corner needs to start to consider when is the right time to stop the fight. He’s being outclassed by a mile at this stage. He has no shot to win. Hard left uppercut by Hopkins. Point from Hopkins taken for holding.
Iole scores it 9-9
ROUND 10
Pavlik lands a shot to the body but Hopkins counters with a hard left to the head. Right over the top by Hopkins. Pavlik lands a right, but Hopkins lands a right-left-right. They clinch in the center of the ring. Right to the body. Big right by Pavlik connects. Short right by Hopkins inside snaps Pavlik’s head. Hard combination inside by Hopkins connects.
Iole scores it 10-9, Pavlik
ROUND 11
They’re battling on the inside and Esteves pries them apart. Short right by Hopkins. They’re inside again. The pace has slowed a bit. Good right by Hopkins. Hard combination to the head by Hopkins wobbles Pavlik and sends him back into the ropes. Hopkins pounds the ribcage.
Iole scores it 10-9, Hopkins
ROUND 12
Two big rights from Hopkins hurt Pavlik badly. Left hook by Hopkins. Right by Pavlik. Hopkins grimaces, as if angry he was hit. Left hook and a right to the head. Pavlik’s face is a swollen and bloody mess. Two big rights from Hopkins. Crowd on its feet. It’s an amazing performance by Hopkins. They’re barking at each other at the final bell. Hopkins’ round, 10-9
Iole scores it 10-9, Hopkins
Little Green Footballs or LittleGreenFootballs or LGF is a political blog run by California web designer Charles Johnson.
In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Johnson - who describes himself as pretty much
center-left before 9/11 - transformed his blog Little Green Footballs or littlegreenfootballs ’s discussion of bicycle
racing, programming, web design, and the occasional humorous news item into a very active
discussion of the War on Terror, Islam and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Media observers have described the site Little Green Footballs or LittleGreenFootballs or LGF as right wing observes
Johnson:
I’m not pretending I’m giving equal time to both sides. But I do think what I’m advocating,
and what I believe in, is the right side.
For promoting Israel, and Zionism and “presenting Israel’s side of the conflict, Little Green Footballs
won the Best Israel Advocacy Blog award from the Jerusalem Post in 2005.
According to Gil Ronen, a reporter for Internet news outlet, Israel National News:
If anyone ever compiles a list of Internet sites that contribute to Israel’s public relations effort,
Johnson’s site Little Green Footballs will probably come in first, far above the Israeli Foreign
Ministry’s site.
In the United States, Little Green Footballs LGF is perhaps best known for playing a key role
in raising doubts about the authenticity of the Killian documents regarding President George
W. Bush, which preceded the resignation of CBS’s Dan Rather. The site Little Green Footballs won the
Washington Post’s reader poll for Best International Blog in November 2004 and played a large role
in bringing attention to altered photographs in the Adnan Hajj photographs controversy. In July 2008,
Little Green Footballs LGF identified that photographs of Iran’s nuclear missile test had been altered,
and was credited by much of the media for this.
Source:cure-blind.blogspot
When it comes to earnings power in pro sports, the battle of the sexes is anything but.
Though women have made significant strides, a bulletproof glass ceiling still exists. Proof: The world’s 10 top-earning male athletes out-earned the world’s top-earning female athletes by more than 4-to-1 last year.
Collectively, the male athletes took home an estimated $483 million between June 1, 2007, and June 1, 2008, compared to the females’ far less impressive $118 million haul.
Topping the list once again is golf sensation Tiger Woods, who banked $115 million over the 12-month period. By comparison, the top-earning female athlete, tennis’ Maria Sharapova, took in only $26 million during the same period.
Though knee surgery takes Woods out of the game for the remainder of the 2008 season, the world’s top-ranked golfer left on a high note. Among his recent achievements: a ninth PGA Player of the Year award, a seventh Vardon Trophy and a third U.S. Open championship.
Off the links, Woods parted ways with long-time sponsor American Express, but still has sizable endorsement deals with Nike, Accenture, Buick and Gillette. More recently, he added a five-year agreement for his own line of Gatorade drinks to his already impressive resume. In July, Forbes predicted Woods was on track to become a billionaire by 2010.
David Beckham places No. 2 on the list. The now-stateside soccer star raked in $50 million over the course of the year, despite injuries that sidelined him for much of his first season with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He is also widely credited with generating media attention and fan interest in a sport that had received little of either in the U.S.
Though the English phenom’s base salary with the United States soccer team was only $5.5 million, the figure more than doubled when his cut of the team’s ticket, merchandise and sponsorship revenues were factored in.
Off the soccer field, the tabloid heartthrob and father of three collected paychecks from a slew of corporate sponsors, including Adidas, Motorola, Pepsi, Sharpie and Giorgio Armani.
Tied for third place are basketball legend Michael Jordan and golf star Phil Mickelson. Each banked $45 million during the year period.
No longer a player himself, Jordan makes an income courtside as head of basketball operations for the Charlotte Bobcats. But it’s the massive royalty checks he receives from his Jordan brand–now an $800 million a year (in sales) business for Nike–that puts his total earnings in the multi-million dollar stratosphere.
In the last year, Mickelson raked in $10 million on the course and another $35 million off, thanks to appearances and endorsement deals. Among the second-ranked golfer’s high-paying sponsors: Callaway, Ford, BearingPoint and Exxon Mobil.
Rounding out the top five is Finnish Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen, who earned $44 million this past year.
Upon signing a three-year deal with Ferrari ahead of the 2007 season, the athlete commonly dubbed the “Iceman” became the highest-paid driver in the sport. Ferrari’s reward: Raikkonen promptly won the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship.
LAS VEGAS, N.M. - It was shocking enough when six high school football players were accused of sodomizing six younger teammates with a broomstick during training camp. But the scandal was raised to a whole new level when the coaches were accused of turning a blind eye to the hazing.
Since then, Robertson High’s head football coach and all five assistants have resigned, and prosecutors are considering charges against adults and youngsters alike.
The incident has turned student against student in the town of 14,000, and subjected some of the school’s athletes to lewd taunts from spectators.
“I’m very sad, so very sad for these young men,” said Veronica Sanchez, a retiree who knows one of the victims and one of the accused. Her friends and family, she said, are split “kind of 50-50″ on whether to blame the coaching staff or the older players.
The scandal unfolded at a four-day, mid-August preseason training camp in the mountains west of Las Vegas, a predominantly Hispanic, once-booming Old West town 60 miles from Santa Fe, now known for its stately Victorian homes.
According to state police reports, a group of juniors assaulted several younger teammates over two days, holding the victims down while a broomstick was forced into their rectums over their athletic shorts.
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