As news continues to emerge about the failures, debt, etc. of EliteXC with its cancellation of September show and upheaval at the top of the organization, a lot — if not everything — rides on its October 4th show on CBS. The other major contender to the UFC, Affliction, has smartened up as well. Atencio [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 31, 2008
CBS considering deal with UFC again?
NY Post writer Michael Pope thinks CBS may be re-thinking its foray into MMA but not ditching it completely, just which organization to showcase.
Despite what some pessimists may infer from this news, If what anything this guy writes is true, then you have to believe that CBS still wants to prove that MMA is a [...]
August 29, 2008
Obama makes history
Barack Obama on Thursday accepted the democratic nomination for President and did so as the first minority, let alone African American, to be a major party nominee for President of the United States. This coming on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I have a dream speech.”
This post is coming well after [...]
August 27, 2008
Projecting the Seahawks 53 man roster
With the season now about a week away from its Thursday kickoff and final roster cuts due this Saturday, it’s time to take a look at the Seattle Seahawks 75 man roster and what the final 53 man roster should look like.
Offense (26)
QB (3) — Hasselbeck, Wallace, Frye
RB (6) — Jones, Morris, Duckett, Forsett, Weaver, [...]
August 22, 2008
Bolt vs. Phelps, who’s been more impressive?
Usain Bolt picked up the slack left by Michael Phelps’ week 1 performance in these Beijing games more than adequately by going 3-for-3-for-3 as in 3 races, 3 gold medals and 3 world records; something that has never been done by a sprinter at a single Olympic games.
So as these Olympic games come to a [...]
August 17, 2008
Quick as Lightning, Bolt shines in 100 meter final
It wasn’t even close.
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt ran an insane 100 meter race time of 9.69 seconds, a new world record (breaking his 3-month old record of 9.72) even as he decelerated in the final 15 meters, arms out, head looking to his right for non-existent challengers.
In a flash Bolt has resurrected the sport of Track [...]
August 10, 2008
90th PGA Championship at Oakland Hills
Like I’ve been trying to tell my colleagues, the PGA Tour is incredibly dramatic without Tiger Woods and I think perhaps even moreso, especially the major championships.
On Sunday, Sergio Garcia and Padraig Harrington dueled all the way to the end in the 90th PGA Championship at perhaps the toughest golf course in the World in [...]
August 10, 2008
UFC 87: Seek and Destroy recap
UFC 87 from the Target Center in Minneapolis turned out to be a great event that lived up to its hype for the quality of card that was put together. And the big winner of the night was Georges St.-Pierre who dominated a very tough and game Jon Fitch on his way to a 50-43 [...]
August 10, 2008
UFC 87: Seek and Destroy results
UFC 87 QUICK RESULTS:
UFC Welterweight Champion Georges defeats Jon Fitch via Unanimous Decision
Brock Lesnar defeats Heath Herring via Unanimous Decision
Kenny Florian defeats Roger Huerta via Unanimous Decision
Rob Emerson defeats Manny Gamburyan via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Demian Maia defeats Jason Macdonald via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 3 [...]
August 4, 2008
The Debate on Oil Drilling
What you have to understand is that any alternative oil drilling that we — the U.S. — decides to do contrary to receiving oil from the Middle East or Venezuela is going to be minimal in terms of what is really needed. The fact of the matter is — and I don’t think the average [...]
