• News 06.09.2006

    The News Review:

    - Sports Briefing
    - … – Phil Taylor: Like Jordan Tiger rules his sport -…
    - I like my sports like I like my porn — unreal
    - Tuesday’s Sports Transactions
    - Sports of The Times; A Tip for Roddick: Beware of Imitations
    - Few takers for JNU sports fellowships

    Sports Briefing
    New York Times – Sep 6, 2006
    Bjorn reacted angrily Monday after Woosnam overlooked him and selected Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood with his captain’s picks. Ten other players made the team automatically for the Sept. 22-24 matches against the United States at the K Club near Dublin. Bjorn was fined by the European Tour for his comments.

    … – Phil Taylor: Like Jordan Tiger rules his sport -…
    SI.com – Sep 6, 2006
    In the end that’s the factor that makes Jordan at least from this vantage point the more dominant athlete. Woods is a one-man show. Jordan was so in control of his sport that he seemed like a one-man show. f course maybe it’s not fair to give Jordan the edge because of that because it’s a factor that’s out of Tiger’s control. The way Woods has been playing lately it may be the only thing that’s out of his control.

    I like my sports like I like my porn — unreal
    San Francisco Chronicle – Sep 6, 2006
    See in the porn world as you surely know as I think I read somewhere just before heading off to church there are more genres and fetishes and wondrously illicit perversions than your average political convention. But there’s one major split among fans worth mentioning: those who prefer their starlets to be all natural — no silicone implants no face-lifts no crazy tats or piercings and full follicle growth in the southern hemisphere — and the rest fans who don’t mind any sort of enhancement so long as the action is bouncy. Pro sports? Exactly like porn. r rather it should be given how the two industries already share so much: the easy exploitation glittery costumes and contrived glamour the painful grunting pleasing sameness and careful lighting and the endless close-up slo-mo replays of the money shot.

    Tuesday’s Sports Transactions
    USA Today – Sep 6, 2006
    Transferred LHP Kurt Birkins from the 15- to the 60-day DL. BSTN RED SX-Recalled LHP Kason Gabbard and RHP Craig Hansen from Pawtucket of the IL. Designated RHP Jermaine Van Buren for assignment. Acquired C George Kottaras from the San Diego Padres to complete an earlier trade and assigned him to Portland of the EL.

    Sports of The Times; A Tip for Roddick: Beware of Imitations
    New York Times – Sep 6, 2006
    At age 54 Jimmy Connors couldnt rest in peace without competing with John McEnroe once more if only for oxygen in the room. And it would be senseless to continue his Greta Garbo routine when idols from the pet-rock days are so valued. (n sale now: Connorss newly released four-pack of tennis DVDs is fetching $108.

    Few takers for JNU sports fellowships
    Expressindia.com – Sep 6, 2006
    But all this is not enough it seems to bring students to the ground. “Unlike most universities there is no sports quota in JNU. Also we are better known for our academics.

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