The News Review:
- Sport film fest: ‘An act of hope and passion’
- Former Sports Manager: How I Helped OJ Get Away With Murder
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Other Sports
- Monday’s Sports Transactions
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Other Sports
- Annika’s now on farewell tour | Sports | PE.com | Southern…
Sport film fest: ‘An act of hope and passion’
Toronto Star – May 13, 2008
George Foreman before the grill. This artful documentary (photo above) on 1974’s Rumble in the Jungle makes you realize what the old codgers are talking about when they prattle on about how boring and sanitized sports have become. The Rocket: The Legend of Rocket RichardRaging Bull, Bull Durham, Hoop Dreams, Caddyshack, I’m not saying this Maurice Richard biopic is necessarily better than any of those, but it’s a riveting film, one the majority of Canadian sports fans probably haven’t seen and should. Featuring French-Canadian hero, French-Canadian political history and, just to make sure Don Cherry never recommends it, Sean Avery.
Former Sports Manager: How I Helped OJ Get Away With Murder
FOXNews – May 13, 2008
jpg’,'Former confidant Mike Gilbert says he now sees O. Simpson for what he really is, "a murderer.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Other Sports
Seattle Post Intelligencer – May 13, 2008
Gayego finished 17th out of 20 in the Kentucky Derby which was won by Big
Brown. The colt will be the only three-year-old coming out of the Run for the
Roses to face Big Brown at Pimlico. “He’s an extremely good shipper,” said Lobo.
Monday’s Sports Transactions
USA Today – May 13, 2008
Activated 1B Sean Casey from the 15-day DL. Released LHP Abe Alvarez. LOS ANGELES ANGELS-Recalled INF Matt Brown from Salt Lake (PCL). Optioned INF Brandon Wood to Salt Lake.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Other Sports
Seattle Post Intelligencer – May 13, 2008
RangersManchester, England (Sports Network) – Zenit St. Petersburg boss Dick Advocaat and his players insist the club will be fine without striker Pavel Pogrenbnyak on Wednesday in the UEFA Cup final against Rangers. “Maybe it is even good that we have had all these problems because we all take
responsibility and play as one,” Zenit captain Anatoliy Tymoschuk said. Pogrenbnyak, who is tied with Bayern Munich forward Luca Toni with 10 goals to
lead all scorers in the UEFA Cup, got a yellow card in the second half against
Bayern in the semifinals. He had two goals in the huge 4-0 win over Bayern and
helped Zenit reach the final on aggregate, 5-1.
Annika’s now on farewell tour | Sports | PE.com | Southern…
Press-Enterprise – May 13, 2008
Citing her desire to start a family and devote herself to business ventures, the 37-year-old Swede announced during a news conference Tuesday at the Sybase Classic in Clifton, N. , that she will retire at the end of the season. "This is obviously a very difficult decision for me to make because I love this game very much," Sorenstam said.
