Fifa were right to reject goalline cameras and chipped balls, but football could at least use the replay footage we already have Back in the days when his peerless prose used to light up the Observer, Clive James used to say that whenever Jane Fonda came out and said something with which he agreed, it made him stop and think in order to re-evaluate his position. Most people feel the same way about Sepp Blatter. It is easy to laugh at the Fifa president, who often seems deliberately to Read more
March 10, 2010
Why Rafael Benítez is still the right man for Liverpool
Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez It is only natural for supporters to get frustrated when their club is going through a bad spell, and finger-pointing is always going to occur, especially when one of the top clubs in Europe is having such a torrid season. But Liverpool fans shouldn’t be blaming their side’s poor form on Rafael Benítez, in fact if anyone’s the man to get the team out of this bad run, it’s him. The defeat at Wigan Athletic on Monday night was the final straw Read more
NBC Philadelphia Craps The Number Bed
In the words of Mark Jackson, come on NBC Philadelphia, you’re better than that. (This, by the way, is a screen shot from their site. And my Number Bed is Numbered 69, honey chile.) On the other hand, you are also employing Howard Eskin, who I’m not linking to here, because it would involve linking to Howard Eskin. So maybe not. And what the hey, we are talking about the Sixes’ front office here. Might as well let the slower interns and copy editors work on this. It’s Read more
Arsenal beats Porto 5-0 – Arshavin’s orchestra mistreats Porto
An outstanding Arshavin, a brilliant goal and three goals from Nasri Bendtner led to its stunning Arsenal, much higher overnight, quarter-finals of the Champions League. Severe correction received by the team of Jesualdo Ferreira, who bids farewell to Europe badly. [Narration and statistics: 5-0] When Arsenal orchestra works, but missing Cesc Fabregas, the soloist of the [...] Related posts: Barcelona and Chelsea will face in the semifinals of the Champions League after dispatching the Read more
Odds & Ends: Clark, Daniels, Twins, Granderson
Some links for Wednesday… Former big leaguer Tony Clark has been named the MLBPA’s director of player relations, reports MLB.com’s Bailey Stephens. Clark hasn’t played since being released by the Diamondbacks last July, and his duties with the union are “expected to play a large part in future collective bargaining discussions.” ESPN Dallas’ Richard Durrett penned a must-read article on how Ranger’s GM Jon Daniels became the youngest general Read more
Torii Hunter Calls Black Latin American Players “Imposters”
Torii Hunter spoke with USA Today as part of the paper’s “roundtable committee to improve baseball.” Discussing the development of African-American talent, Hunter described black Latin American players as “imposters” impersonating black players for the American public. “People see dark faces out there, and the perception is that they’re African American,”Los Angeles Angels center fielder Torii Hunter says. “They’re not us. They’re Read more
Clippers Suck; No Love For Nomar
What the hell is going on with the Clippers? Just over a month after they relieved Mike Dunleavy of his coaching duties and mad him a full-time GM they have now removed him from that position as well. The reason they gave us that they are tired of losing as they have [...] Read more
CBS Announces Pairings For 2010 Tournament
It’s getting close to Tournament time, and I wanted to pass along the CBS broadcaster pairings for March Madness®. The set of games tip-off at noon on Thursday, March 18 and concludes on Monday, and will end on April 5 with the National Championship game in Indianapolis. All the teams are the same as last year, with the exception of the addition of Spero Dedes. Studio: Greg Gumbel, Greg Anthony, Seth Davis Jim Nantz/Clark KelloggDick Enberg//Jay BilasVerne Lundquist/Bill RafteryGus Read more
Bengals sign Antonio Bryant
Quote According to his player representative’s website, free agent Antonio Bryant has agreed to a four-year contract with the Bengals. The source is “JockLife.com,” an agent-run site which also broke Derrick Mason’s retirement last offseason. Mason did consider retirement, but only as a ploy to get more money out of the Ravens. So while we wouldn’t yet consider Bryant officially a Bengal, odds are good that he will be soon. Ochocinco may not be happy, but Bryant Read more
