The News Review:
- What is it with Will Ferrell and sports?
- Chinese sports fans ‘shocked’ over Yao’s injury |…
- EA Sports unveils NFL Head Coach 09 – Videogames
- NASCAR says ‘Dale’ believed to be top-selling sports DVD -…
- Sporting News – Your expert source for MLB Baseball, NFL Football,…
- THE SPORTS GUY
- Drill team “not a sport for sissies”
What is it with Will Ferrell and sports?
Seattle Times – Feb 27, 2008
Before “the Frat Pack” and $20 million paydays, before “Old School,” way before “Saturday Night Live” even, Will Ferrell wanted to be a sportscaster. Then he heard comedy’s siren call. Now, at 40, he’s a brand name, branching out from TV to movies and onto the Web (.
Chinese sports fans ‘shocked’ over Yao’s injury |…
Houston Chronicle – Feb 27, 2008
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BEIJING — Yao Ming’s season-ending injury has China thinking the once-unthinkable: The host nation’s biggest and glitziest star might miss the Beijing Olympics. News of the stress fracture suffered by the Rockets center in his left foot hit China heavily on Wednesday, highlighting Yao’s role as a face of the Games and a symbol of the nation’s quest for global competitiveness and international acceptance. Yao is far and away China’s most popular sporting star. Doctors say he should still make the Games, as healing is expected to take until sometime in June. The Olympics’ opening ceremony is Aug.
EA Sports unveils NFL Head Coach 09 – Videogames
ESPN – Feb 27, 2008
—>EA Sports chose Tony Dungy’s home field as the launch pad for NFL Head Coach 09, the new next generation video game shipping this fall. Indianapolis Colts head coach Dungy is on the cover of the new game and was on hand, taking some time out from the NFL Scouting Combine, to give his thoughts on the new game. “EA Sports talked to us a lot about our jobs and what we do and what are some of the big decisions that we have to make and their timing and how we go about it,” explained Dungy, who’s not a gamer, but enjoys watching his son play video games. “I think they’ve made it very realistic and gotten a lot of input from a lot of different coaches. That’s what I’m always amazed at, is how realistic these games are.
NASCAR says ‘Dale’ believed to be top-selling sports DVD -…
ESPN – Feb 27, 2008
“To best of our knowledge, it’s the largest selling sports DVD,” Abraham said. com contacted Billboard Magazine and its DVD-sales tracker, Nielsen VideoScan, to confirm the report, but those outlets don’t track Wal-Mart sales. To date “Dale” has only been available at Wal-Mart stores.
Sporting News – Your expert source for MLB Baseball, NFL Football,…
SportingNews.com – Feb 27, 2008
I was going to do baseball, the NFL, and college basketball in this series, too, but decided to go with my all-time favorite sport (college football), and two sports that a lot of people don’t like (NASCAR and the NHL). Now, in the final edition, I’m going to do sports in general. I am a fan of sports because I always have been. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been watching and playing sports. The first sport I really began to love was hockey. My first memory is sitting on my father’s lap when I was 1 or 2 years old watching the Pens win the Stanley Cup… Now, in the final edition, I’m going to do sports in general. I am a fan of sports because I always have been. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been watching and playing sports. The first sport I really began to love was hockey. My first memory is sitting on my father’s lap when I was 1 or 2 years old watching the Pens win the Stanley Cup. I used to go outside in my driveway and pretend I was Mario Lemieux. After I found a love for hockey, I have discovered that I love pretty much every sport that you can watch, and have loved sports for as long as I can remember.
THE SPORTS GUY
ESPN – Feb 27, 2008
com, something strange happened: Dozens of e-mails poured in from disgruntled fans pledging support. Maybe I won them over by describing their plight as “a cross between indifference and hell,” or by pointing out that “You couldn’t do worse!” Maybe they were inspired by my Obama-like rhetoric (“Vote Simmons in 2008! Yes We Can!”) or because I like Milwaukee and have always wanted to live there. These poor Bucks fans were like castaways drawing an SOS in the sand: In their beaten-down minds, a sports columnist who fancies himself the “Picasso of the ESPN. com Trade Machine” was their most appealing alternative in years.
Drill team “not a sport for sissies”
Seattle Times – Feb 27, 2008
She turned the squad from ho-hum to winners in area competitions and insists the members maintain high GPAs. She says the team is not about winning, but about helping the girls set priorities. Upcoming drill competitionsDistrict tournament: 8 a.
