The News Review:
- Print edition Sports
- 10 more reasons why I love sports
- Yellow Jackets complete dramatic turnaround with title – College…
- Bulldogs enter record books after undefeated title campaign – College…
- Monday’s Sports Transactions
- EM.TV to Sell Children’s Divisions Focus on Sport (Update4)
- Hawaii’s Frazier stands by goal to turn athletics image around -…
Print edition Sports
USA Today – May 22, 2007
The Detroit Pistons turned in a vintage defensive effort Monday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals. The Pistons struggled offensively shooting 43% from the field and committing 12 turnovers in a 79-76 victory. However they held the Cavaliers to 37% from the field and limited LeBron James to 10 points his career playoff low. James also had 10 rebounds and nine assists. “We felt as though we didn’t play well at all (offensively) and still got a win and that’s great” said Pistons guard Richard Hamilton who scored a game-high 24 points.
10 more reasons why I love sports
ESPN – May 22, 2007
921: My dadRecently Dad and I were discussing plans for the apocalypse. Not nuclear war but a world in which the Celtics don’t get Greg den or Kevin Durant. As we rehashed the depressing alternatives Dad confessed he knew nothing about “the Chinese guy” prompting me to hunt down Yi Jianlain clips on YouTube. We crammed in front of my laptop and watched Yi dominate various Chinese league games decimating his competition like the werewolf in “Teen Wolf. For about 50 seconds Dad was impressed.
Yellow Jackets complete dramatic turnaround with title – College…
ESPN – May 22, 2007
1 in the final United Press International Poll. Georgia Tech also won football national titles in 1917 1928 and 1952 but the NCAA doesn’t recognize champions in Division I-A football because polls decide the sport and not a championship event. Tuesday’s match was only the third time a Georgia Tech team had competed in a championship event. The men’s basketball team lost to Connecticut 82-73 in the 2004 NCAA championship game. The baseball team lost to klahoma 13-5 in the 1994 College World Series finals and the men’s golf team has been the national runner-up four times losing in a playoff in 2000. In fact before the tennis team beat Fresno State Notre Dame and California to reach the finals here the previous best showing by a women’s team from Georgia Tech was the volleyball squad reaching the NCAA Elite Eight in 2003.
Bulldogs enter record books after undefeated title campaign – College…
ESPN – May 22, 2007
addVariable(“adminver” “3564912″); so. write(“player”);State of Georgia Sweeps NCAA Tennis Team Championships ATHENS Ga. — The best player in college tennis stands more than 6 feet 9 inches tall and serves with a top speed of nearly 140 mph. University of Georgia star John Isner stood even a little taller Tuesday after helping the No. 1 ranked Bulldogs become only the fifth unbeaten men’s tennis national champion since 1977. The top-seeded Bulldogs blasted No. 10 seed Illinois 4-0 in the finals at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex the 22nd time they shut out an opponent in 32 matches this season.
Monday’s Sports Transactions
USA Today – May 22, 2007
ptioned LHP Kason Gabbard to Pawtucket. TEXAS RANGERS-Activated F Frank Catalanotto from the 15-day DL. ptioned INF Travis Metcalf to Frisco (Texas). National LeagueATLANTA BRAVES-Named Greg Heller vice president and general counsel.
EM.TV to Sell Children’s Divisions Focus on Sport (Update4)
Bloomberg – May 22, 2007
TV AG the German company that onceowned the rights to the Muppets and was valued at $15 billionsaid it will sell its children's and youth entertainment channelto focus on its more profitable sports channels and Web sites. The company's sports unit is better positioned in the marketand has more growth opportunities the company said in an e-mailed statement today. TV aims to sell its Junior.
Hawaii’s Frazier stands by goal to turn athletics image around -…
ESPN – May 22, 2007
That’s K because we’ll figure it out. ” The former track star and lympic gold medalist managed to keephis cool as lawmakers picked him apart even in a sweltering andcrowded conference room at the state Capitol that had everyone elsehot under the collar. Frazier touted the successes in the various sports from footballto swimming. He also said he has helped turn the financial problemaround. He said the department had a net loss of $2. 5 million in 2003and is now operating in the black. As for the poor facilities interim Chancellor Denise Konantestified that the Manoa campus has a repair and maintenancebacklog of $114 million.
