Am told the Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired Douglas Murray from the San Jose Sharks... trade call still pending
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Monday, March 25, 2013
Wayne Rooney Has Shot at Redemption with England Against Montenegro
Wayne Rooney will have his chance at international redemption, but it won't come easy—or without provocation.
Rooney and England are set to play Montenegro Tuesday in Podgorica as the Three Lions continue their quest to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. For Rooney, however, more is at stake.
The last time Rooney and England played in Podgorica, Rooney was sent off for a late kick at Montenegro's Miodrag Dzudovic in an October 2011 match. England salvaged a 2-2 draw and qualified for Euro 2012, but Rooney's story lingered on.
Rooney, whose father had been arrested shortly before the match in relation to betting irregularities (via BBC Sport), drew a three-match UEFA ban, which was later reduced to two games. Those two games happened to come at Euro 2012, where England's challenge ended in the quarterfinals against Italy.
The incident and its aftermath brought back into question Rooney's ability to control himself in pressure-packed and important situations. In the 2006 World Cup, Rooney was sent off for a stamp on Portugal's Ricardo Carvalho as Cristiano Ronaldo famously played his own part in his then-teammate's dismissal with a wink.
Nearly seven years after Portugal and 17 months after Podgorica, Rooney has a chance to make the latter right. Halfway through qualifying for the 2014 World Cup, Montenegro lead Group H with 13 points, two ahead of England.
Both teams have five matches remaining. The group winners qualify automatically for the World Cup.
That makes Tuesday's match vital, and Rooney is one player on everybody's mind. "There is no doubt that Wayne Rooney is one of the best strikers in the world but we know from the last time England played here that he can sometimes play with a hot head," said Montenegro captain Mirko Vucinic (via the Daily Telegraph).
That doesn't quite amount to an admission that Montenegro will try to wind up Rooney, but it comes close. Regardless of how those words are interpreted, though, it's clear Rooney will be a key man for Montenegro on Tuesday.
Vucinic added: "He is a good player but it has been proved over the years that you can get a reaction out of him. England would have no chance with 10 men and I’m sure their coach will be telling them that."
England manager Roy Hodgson, meanwhile, said he thinks Rooney has matured. The stats seem to back that opinion: Rooney received only one yellow card in the Premier League last season, and even though he has drawn six yellows this campaign, he has not been sent off this season or last (via EPL Index).
"Wayne's played so many games, he's so experienced, I'm sure he's capable of writing off the incident," Roy Hodgson said per The Guardian. "He's paid his price. I'd like to think he'd forget all about it."
Maybe Rooney has not forgotten all about it. In his own words, Rooney has suggested that he's learned from his mistake.
"I didn't think: 'Right, I'm going to kick this player.' It just happened," Rooney said last summer at Euro 2012 (per The Guardian). "I understood straightaway it was a mistake."
With that realization in hand, Rooney's experience and goalscoring ability could combine to lethal effect for England.
Spring Football: Alabama opens, while the rest of college football wonders when their reign of ...
First Practice: March 16 Spring Game: April 20 So in case you hadn?t heard, this Nick Saban has a pretty good thing going at Alabama. Getting ready to enter his seventh season at the school, Saban has won a whole bunch of ball-games, with five-straight 10+ win seasons, two SEC titles and a ho-hum three National Championships under his belt. (//Cue to Saban yawning, while the rest of college football silently weeps in the corner//). � Yet what might be most incredible about Saban?s reign of terror (terror of course, unless your Alabama fan) is that there appear to be no signs of things slowing down anytime soon. � Despite coming off a second straight National Championship, the Crimson Tide enters the spring locked and loaded, with A.J. McCarron and a bunch of teammates back and set to start the year ranked...you guessed it... No. 1 in the country. Another top-ranked recruiting class is set to enroll in the fall (Saban?s fourth in five years) and also proves that even wit...
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Osi Umenyiora:Winning a Super Bowl with Atlanta would be better than New York
Defensive end Osi Umenyiora is high on the Atlanta Falcons.
So much so that he says that it would be special to help them win a Super Bowl.
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So much so that he says that it would be special to help them win a Super Bowl.
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Paul George's SICK Facial
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Monster truck teen takes sport to new heights
Rosalee Ramer is much like every other 15-year-old girl in Watsonville, Calif., except for one thing ? she spends her free time ?flying 10,000 pounds of truck through 30 feet of air.? That?s right ? Ramer drives monster trucks. The sophomore at Pacific Collegiate School (who also plays the piano of all things) pilots Detour ? a souped up 2010 Ford Ranger which she and her dad Kelvin built. She began changing tires at 8 years old, started learning to drive the big rigs at age 11 and competed in her first event at age 14. Ramer, who�hopes to earn a degree in mechanical engineering at Stanford, ?It?s definitely going to be part of my life for a long time,? Rosalee told the Santa Cruz Sentinel. ?It?s what I love.? Check out the videos below.
Regan Smith to drive for Phoenix Racing
Regan Smith and Kurt Busch are trading places - at least for now.
Smith, 29, will drive the No. 51 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet at Charlotte Motor Speedway while Busch takes over the seat in the No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet for the remainder of the season and on to next year.
"We're looking forward to having Regan in our car," said Phoenix Racing general manager Steve Barkdoll. "Regan performed the tire test at Kansas and that should be helpful at intermediate tracks. We believe he can help get our program back on track and help attract sponsorship going forward."
Smith has competed in NASCAR since 2002 and in the Sprint Cup Series since 2007. His sole official win came last year at Darlington Raceway, but Smith came incredibly close to his first victory here at Talladega in the fall of 2008. However, in NASCAR's judgment, Smith was dropped from first to 18th after the race for passing below the yellow line to advance his position.
Smith is currently a career-best 23rd in the Cup
Smith, 29, will drive the No. 51 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet at Charlotte Motor Speedway while Busch takes over the seat in the No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet for the remainder of the season and on to next year.
"We're looking forward to having Regan in our car," said Phoenix Racing general manager Steve Barkdoll. "Regan performed the tire test at Kansas and that should be helpful at intermediate tracks. We believe he can help get our program back on track and help attract sponsorship going forward."
Smith has competed in NASCAR since 2002 and in the Sprint Cup Series since 2007. His sole official win came last year at Darlington Raceway, but Smith came incredibly close to his first victory here at Talladega in the fall of 2008. However, in NASCAR's judgment, Smith was dropped from first to 18th after the race for passing below the yellow line to advance his position.
Smith is currently a career-best 23rd in the Cup
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