The News Review:
- Sports of The Times; Sweetheart Advances And the Sponsors Exhale
- IRL does curious scheduling: motor sports notebook.
- A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports:
- Cancer survivor model of strength to teammates – College Sports
- Motor Sports Teenager sets fastest time
- Friday’s Sports Transactions
- Xinhua – English
Sports of The Times; Sweetheart Advances And the Sponsors Exhale
New York Times – Sep 9, 2006
Their cover girl and honorary American Maria Sharapova was going to the final against an opponent she had never before beaten. Saturday night would be all right. In the minds of the jingoists there is nothing like two full-fledged Europeans even the two top-seeded players to kill the appetite of a national television audience. Not to worry though.
IRL does curious scheduling: motor sports notebook.
Free with registration – Houston Chronicle – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 9, 2006
– In other years the attention of the racing world should be on the Indy Racing League this weekend. The IRL holds its final event at Chicagoland Speed.
A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports:
ESPN – Sep 9, 2006
Howard has hit 12 home runs in 48 at-bats since Aug. He has outhomered nine teams and hasn’t gone more than seven at-bats without a home run during that span.
Cancer survivor model of strength to teammates – College Sports
ESPN – Sep 9, 2006
How do you ever really know unless who you think you are is taken away?Rachael Donaldson loved nothing more than crouching behind the plate while running the show for the Fresno State Bulldogs. But when cancer separated her from the game she loved threatening to first take her leg and then her life Donaldson took charge one more time calling the best game of her life to beat the disease. And although cancer ultimately left her unable to continue playing softball Donaldson’s courage and determination throughout her fight left an unequaled imprint on a Fresno State program that has produced national champions and lympic gold medalists. Before she found herself among the more than 1.
Motor Sports Teenager sets fastest time
Fox Sports – Sep 9, 2006
He delivered a fast lap late in the session to eclipse the two Ferraris driven by Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa and prove that his arrival in Formula ne as the youngest man to take part in a weekend’s action is the signal of a major talent. Schumacher and Massa were second and third fastest ahead of Austrian Alexander Wurz in a Williams Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa in a McLaren Mercedes-Benz and Finn Kimi Raikkonen in another McLaren. After a warm morning of sunshine the air temperature had risen to 32 degress and the track temperature was 40 when the second session began in the afternoon. Again as in the morning the first incident of note was the sight of a Honda driven again by Anthony Davidson pulling up and stopping amid flames and smoke.
Friday’s Sports Transactions
USA Today – Sep 9, 2006
Designated C Danny Ardoin for assignment. BSTN RED SX-Released C Javy Lopez. Purchased the contract of C Ken Huckaby from Pawtucket of the IL. DETRIT TIGERS-Sent INF Don Kelly outright to Erie of the Eastern League.
Xinhua – English
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Again Huang was the first to challenge China’s Football Association’s choice. Haan failed to deliver a 2006 World Cup berth and was sent packing. As a strong advocate of “sports is a way of life” Huang seemed upset when touching upon the lack of sports venues for ordinary Chinese. “When I saw over 40 people playing basketball in a fenced-in outdoor court in downtown Beijing I was shocked and sad” he said. “Why build so many buildings? Why not build more soccer fields basketball courts tennis courts? r just leave a level ground there for kids to play on. ” Huang said he was disgusted at “No Ball Game” sign in Chinese parks. The flamboyant sportscaster blamed the declining physiques of school students on academic pressure and being less sports-active than students 20 years ago.
