The News Review:
- A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports:
- Henry Fok: patriot and patron of sport
- King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
- Sport rewind
- The Kansas City Star Mo. Joe Posnanski column: Sports still thrill…
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Motor Sports
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer: ther Sports
A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports:
ESPN – Nov 1, 2006
And you know what we’re talking about. The Bulls went to South Florida and defeated the Heat 108-66 in a game that sent opening-night shockwaves throughout the league. f course the 42-point margin made it the most thorough butt-kicking that has ever been administered in a season opener to the defending NBA champions — but it nearly tripled the previous record in that regard. In 1982 the Warriors defeated the Lakers (head coach: Pat Riley) by 15 points 132-117 in Los Angeles. But there has only been one season-opening game in NBA history — and by season-opening we mean that it was the first game of the season for both teams — in which the final score was so lopsided defending champs or no defending champs.
Henry Fok: patriot and patron of sport
æ°åç’ – Nov 1, 2006
1 — When the world’s best swimmers and divers come to China to compete in the lympic Games in less than two years they and thousands of spectators will enjoy the charm of the “Water Cube” the nickname for the National Aquatics Centre. The person most responsible for the Cube however won’t. “It’s a pity my father won’t watch the 2008 lympic Games” said Timothy Fok Tsun-ting the eldest son of Henry Fok Ying-tung the Hong Kong business tycoon who died on Saturday in Beijing after a bout with cancer. Fok 83 devoted much of his time knowledge and resources to the country’s sports programme. The “Water Cube” to which he donated one-fifth of the 1 billion yuan (125 million U.
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
salon.com – Nov 1, 2006
That’s not why it’s so good at covering basketball. Plus: Greatest fans!Nov. 01 2006 | My favorite part of pening Night of the NBA on TNT was watching the Miami Heat’s assistant athletic trainer walk across the court to get his championship ring.
Sport rewind
Times nline – Nov 1, 2006
Used on article pages to rotate the images of a story. From the most celebrated practitioner in Glenn McGrath to an uncapped youngster such as Mitchell Johnson the influence of Cooley upon Australia’s bowlers will become clear in the coming weeks. England believe that they have already spotted evidence of the Cooley brand stamped on the attack of their Ashes rivals and Richard Hobson ne-Day Cricket Correspondent believes his reputation hangs on the reverse swing of fortunes. With three days before England fly to Australia to defend the Ashes npower gave the game here a big fillip by announcing not only a three-year extension of its present sponsorship deal but also a 35 per cent increase in its value. The energy company’s new contract with the ECB which will run until the end of the next Ashes summer in 2009 will be worth as much as £15 million; surely a power surge that hints at a rich future for the English game.
The Kansas City Star Mo. Joe Posnanski column: Sports still thrill…
Free with registration – Kansas City Star – AccessMyLibrary.com – Nov 1, 2006
1–This one’s personal. Even though it has been 20 years since I first read the words I can still recite from memory the paragraph that changed my life.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Motor Sports
Seattle Post Intelligencer – Nov 1, 2006
According to NASCAR Gordon was handed a $15000 fine and given a 50-point penalty of driver championship points and 50 car owner championship points. He was also put on probation by NASCAR until the end of the year. Gordon’s crew chief Greg Erwin was fined $10000 and placed on probation until Dec.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: ther Sports
Seattle Post Intelligencer – Nov 1, 2006
The defending two-time Premiership champions will pay a price for that draw however as the six yellow cards that Chelsea received in the match put the club in line for a fine. A UEFA spokesman confirmed that there is a rule in place that states that there is an automatic punishment for any team who is the recipient of five or more yellow cards in one game. UEFA views this practice as “unsporting behavior” and the fine levied will depend on the report from match referee Stefano Farina and UEFA delegate Wolfgang Thierrichter. Barcelona is also not without blame as both teams have been accused of regularly crowding the referee to pressurize him in a hot-tempered affair.
