• News 21.01.2007

    The News Review:

    - SPRTS SHRTS
    - SPRTS F THE TIMES; Coach Vs. Coach Progressive Vs. Brutish
    - SPRTS F THE TIMES; Naming Rights and Wrongs Across Time Zones
    - 70mm run: Sports bug bites Bollywood
    - Even a snow flurry can’t ground Saints’ passing party.(SPRTS)
    - Seattle Post-Intelligencer: ther Sports

    SPRTS SHRTS
    New York Post – Jan 21, 2007
    The Steelers declined yesterday to confirm they have chosen a coach to replace Bill Cowher. com Sports Illustrated's Web site and later ESPN. com reported the Steelers have decided on Vikings defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin – a story that clearly caught the team off guard.

    SPRTS F THE TIMES; Coach Vs. Coach Progressive Vs. Brutish
    New York Times – Jan 21, 2007
    Coach Progressive Vs. can be measured by which tree it wants to hug. In an RCA Dome cavernous enough to be a biosphere two coaching trees will be rooted in the artificial turf during todays American Football Conference title game one with Tony Dungy at the top and another represented by Bill Belichick.

    SPRTS F THE TIMES; Naming Rights and Wrongs Across Time Zones
    New York Times – Jan 21, 2007
    toolsContainer –>. toolsRight –>By GERGE VECSEY Published: January 21 2007 What would Walter ‘Malley have thought about the $400 million naming rights for a sports arena atop the railroad station near Downtown Brooklyn where he once feinted at building a ballpark? Maybe that kind of money even at lower 1957 levels would have kept ‘Malley from stuffing the Dodgers into his satchel and lamming it westward. ‘Malley was Irish enough to spend money on green uniforms in spring training every St. Patrick’s Day but I’m guessing he would not have turned down $400 million for 20 years of naming rights because Barclays Bank happened to have originated in England. ‘Malley the former owner of the Dodgers did not become rich by worrying about technicalities like foreign domination. Likewise the people in Brooklyn trying to block the construction of an arena for the current Nets should stick to land-use issues.

    70mm run: Sports bug bites Bollywood
    Economic Times – Jan 21, 2007
    And if you find that tough to believe just check out thelist of releases lined up for 2007 based on sports ? and you?ll feelthe pace for sure. From UTV?s Hatrick Goal and another unnamed projectto Yash Raj Film?s Chak de India besides films like Meerabai Not utMukta Arts? Cycle Kick and Ahmed Khan?s Yahan Ke Hum Sikander? this year belongs to the sports enthusiasts among Bollywoodbuffs. Rewind in time and it?s clear that barring few and farbetween films such as Hip Hip Hurray Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander Lagaan and mostre-cently Iqbal Bollywood is not really known for its love of sports. But times are changing and this is the very first time that so manyfilms around sports are being conceived ? all slated to be released in thesame year.

    Even a snow flurry can’t ground Saints’ passing party.(SPRTS)
    Free with registration – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jan 21, 2007
    (SPRTS) New rleans’ offense (391. 5 yards per game) is as gaudy as the necklaces people toss from balconies on Bourbon Street and even with an average defense it’s enough to carry the Saints to Titletown.

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer: ther Sports
    Seattle Post Intelligencer – Jan 21, 2007
    Hatton who remained unbeaten at 42-0 captured the WBA welterweight title with a unanimous decision over Luis Collazo last May but stepped down in weight class for this fight to grab Urango’s 140-pound belt. Judges Robert Hoyle Dave Moretti and Jerry Roth all scored the bout 119-109. Urango who fell to 17-1-1 beat Naoufel Ben Rabah last June in a unanimous decision to win the title. However Urango couldn’t match the power of Britain’s Hatton who connected on 258 punches compared to 153 for Urango.

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