Michael Van Praag, president of the the Dutch Football Association, has said that he would support renaming the Amsterdam Arena stadium in honor of Johan Cruyff, a major soccer legend. Sixty-eight year old Johan, died on Thursday after battling lung cancer. He played for Barcelona, Feyenoord and the Dutch national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
Mohamed Salah scored a late equaliser for Egypt away to Nigeria in their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier as an estimated 40,000 people watched in a 25,000-capacity stadium on Friday. The biggest win in Friday's qualifiers came in the day's final match with Sofiane Feghouli and Islam Slimani bagging braces as Algeria crushed Ethiopia 7-1 in Blida. Algeria have a maximum nine points in Group J, Ethiopia four, Seychelles one and Lesotho none. http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35893307
A soccer legend, Johan Cruyff, died due to lung cancer. He was sixty-eight years old. He played for Feyenoord, Barcelona, and the Dutch national team. He is known as one of the greatest players of all time. The president of the Dutch Football Association, Michael Van Praag, has decided to support the idea of renaming the Amsterdam Arena in honor of Johan Cruyff. The new arena will be called "Johan Cryuff Arena".
During a Waterloo Blackhawks hockey game, Jessica Hartman was hit in the face with a hockey puck. Jessica is a reporter for KWWL, and this was her first hockey game. She was unconscious for a bit, but was awake when the ambulance arrived. She got a few stitches and she is doing ok at home.
On Sunday two UK boxers had a match. It was Nick Blackwell against Chris Eubank Jr. Eubank was close to killing the other boxer, so Eubank's dad stepped in. His dad is a former world champion boxer. Some people say that the referee should have intervined before Chris Eubank had to. He stepped onto the ring and told his son to aim for Blackwell's body, not his head. Blackwell is now in the hospital in an induced coma and a bleeding brain. dailymail.com
Former writer for the Washington Post's sports section, Jennifer Frey, has died at the age of 47. According to executor, the cause of death was multiple organ failure. This is quite sad considering women's rights have become such an issue as of late. Jennifer will surely be remembered for her 15 years of sports insight.
At Huddersfield there was a fighting in the crowd during a rugby game. Salford winger Justin Carney and centre Junior S'au were pictured in heated exchanges with supporters as they tried to make sure their children were safe after the game at the John Smith's Stadium.
The Dubai World Cup is going into it's 21st year of the world's richest equestrian event which links together nine races for a collective purse of $30 million dollars
The Mets pitcher, Matt Harvey, will not be starting Tuesday's game because of a blood clot in his bladder. On Monday the Mets announced that he was dealing with a non-baseball-related ailment. Tuesday morning he met with news media and said that he passed a blood clot Monday and went through a small procedure to check his bladder just in case. He said that he's cleared to go, but will only pitch a few innings on Wednesday, and should be able to start for their game on Sunday. Doctors told him that the clot was caused by a bladder infection.
Daan Myngheer died at the age of 22 after suffering a heart attack at Criterium International in Corsica. He is the second Belgian cyclist to die after being struck by a motorbike during a race. He suffered his heart attack in the ambulance before being transferred to helicopter, after falling into a coma. His team has stated his organs are being donated. http://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/35914893
NFL defensive end for the Detroit Lions, Tracy Scroggins, recently filed a class-action lawsuit in relation to CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) and its link to football. He proposed that the lawsuit be combined with current and former players who have been diagnosed with CTE. Scroggins lawsuit says that players were told to do things on the field that would put them at risk of head injuries, like being told "to use all portions of their helmets to block, tackle, butt, spear, ram and/or injure opposing players by hitting their helmeted heads."
laremy tunsil is suspected to be the number one draft pick in the NFL draft. HE plays for Ole Miss. He is 6 foot 5 and weights 310 pounds. People like him a lot because he is very nimble and has very rare talent. He is a left guard. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2628303-laremy-tunsil-dominates-pro-day-cements-status-as-top-pick-in-2016-nfl-draft
the league is looking an incident for possible discipline involving Houston Rockets rookie forward Montrezl Harrell for pushing an official at the end of a game on March 26. At the final buzzer, Harrell who's on a different team was pushed by Bakersfield's Derek Cooke Jr. Referee Jason Goldenberg got between the players, and Harrell pushed Goldenberg to the ground. http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/15090157/houston-rockets-montrezl-harrell-facing-discipline-pushing-referee-d-league-game
In the soccer match Sunday, Toni Caravan now called "Mini Messi" scored a wonderful long-ranged free-kick shot putting the Barcelona's 2-0 agents their rivals Real Madrid in the final's for the Mediterranean International Cup.
Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow left open the possibility of a political career in his future during an interview with Fox News at a charity golf tournament. "I don't know in this time in my life," Tebow said in the interview when asked about pursuing politics, per TMZ Sports, before adding, "If there's a chance you can make a difference some day in something...then that would be intriguing."
RG3 will be wearing the number 10 for the Browns this coming season and speaking of the Browns they may be posed to take a quarterback this coming NFL draft while they sit at number 2 in the draft they could get someone to neither challenge RG3 or to build around him personally I want to see RG3 get another shot at being a quarterback. Don't forget about his rookie season when he went for 3,200 for 20 TD and 5 INT and as well as having a dominating running game with 815 yards and 7 TDs. I always remember his 76 yard run vs Minnesota. Yes, I was watching to see the Redskins to win but I hope he gets a shot and doesn't turn into another Tim Tebow.
Jon Jones, an american mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, surrendered to police on Tuesday on a probation violation after he was ticketed for drag racing in New Mexico. The week before this happened he was also arrested or five different traffic tickets he got in a different incident. http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2016/03/29/jon-jones-arrested-on-probation-violation-after-drag-racing-citation.html
Shortly before noon yesterday, the NFL released the official draft order. Compensatory picks start with number 95 at the end of the third round. These picks can not be traded until next year. The Patriots have already forfeited their 29th pick in the first round. This means that the Brown will start the third round with the 32nd overall pick. The Titans pick first in odd-numbered rounds, and the Browns pick first in the even-numbered rounds. The Chiefs also forfeited their third-round pick as a result of tampering with Jeremy Maclin. The Rams used their fifth-round pick in last year’s supplemental draft on offensive tackle Isaiah Battle.
The most compensatory picks come in the sixth round, with 14. There are nine compensatory picks in the fourth round
The Green Bay Packers signed Jared Cook in the free agency. Jared cook is a tight end played for the St. louis Rams in the 2015 NFL season. http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12537
Golden State Warriors move closer to the Bulls recored. They are 67-7 and the 1995-96 Bull's team went 72-10. Warriors need to go 6-2 in the finally eight games to beat the record. Curry is the first NBA player to hit 300 3's in a season. Curry (356) and Thompson (255) have the most 3's hit by a pair of teammates.
A Hungarian 12 Hungary soccer players and a coach guilty of match-fixing. The court line revealed that the players were paid up to $2,840 per match. They are now facing suspended prison sentences, bans, and fines. Match-fixing remains an issue in soccer. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2628883-hungary-players-coach-organizers-found-guilty-of-match-fixing
D'Angelo Russell, a player for the Las Angeles Lakers, recorded Nick Young, also a player for the Lakers and a.k.a. Iggy Azlalea's fiance, on snapchat without Young's consent around three months ago. Nick did not give Russell consent to record him, and pressed charges. In the video, Nick stated his opinion on women and Russell posted it on snapchat. There is drama going on between the two players on the court. Other players on the team are stating that they are a mess on the court, and they are wondering how they will even be able to play together. Russell is, however, undeniably learning lessons that we all can take something from and use as a teaching point for kids younger than Russell: Everything can matter in this social media-crazed world.
Martin Demichelis is accused of braking worldwide rules which came into existence on August 1, 2014 to prevent players from betting on any football activity (inside or outside of their domestic league.) It is supposed that Demichelis committed 12 breaches of FA Rule E8 concerning football matches. Demichelis has until 5pm on April 5, 2016 to respond to the charge. *Rule E8 states: "A Participant shall not bet, either directly or indirectly, or instruct, permit, cause or enable any person to bet on - (i) the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of, or occurrence in, a football match or competition; or (ii) any other matter concerning or related to football anywhere in the world, including, for example and without limitation, the transfer of players, employment of managers, team selection or disciplinary matters."
A few days ago D'Angelo russell, a rookie point guard for the LA Lakers, released a video of him and Nick Young, a veteran small forward for the Lakers, talking about Nick Young's love life. In a press conference Wednesday, Russell said that he was sorry for releasing that video claiming he was, "sick" and "sorry". He went on to say it was just a prank, but he never knew how big the consequences would be. There has been talk of releasing or trading D'Angelo, but those are just rumors. D'Angelo said in the press conference that he spoke to Young personally and apologized to him, but he doesn't know if he accepted his apology.
J.P. Macura, a sophomore guard for Xavier was arrested early Thursday morning because of an incident in a Cincinnati-area bar. The charges he face are misdemeanor charges for disorderly conduct and obstructing official business. He was reportedly seen pulling down his pants at the bar and he had a fake ID. The name he used on his fake ID was Myles Fox Morrissey. Xavier earned themselves a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament but in the second round Wisconsin upset Xavier.
in 1995-1996 the Chicago Bulls had the best season ever with a 72-10 record. Or so far. The Warriors and Stephen Curry have a record of 68-7 with just 7 games left to go. Will they beat Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls Record? Perhaps they tie for the record. The Warriors started on a 24-0 run at the start of the season and are trying to finish strong. They currently are on a 6 game win streak and have the first seed in the Playoffs.
Michael Jordan remains at the top of the most paid retired athletes. Jordan is now 53 and has been retired for 13 years. Last year Jordan brought in approximately 110 million dollars. His Nike's Jordan brand raised 14% in sales along with the income of brands such as Hanes, Gatorade, Five Star Fragrances and Upper Deck that he is affiliated with. Jordan is worth an estimated 1.1 billion dollars.
D'Angelo Russell is in a public revelation because of a 30 second video of him and Nick Young discussing women relationships even though Young is dating Iggy Azalea. Russell says that he feels "sorry" and "sick" of his actions. He said it was meant to be a prank. His angry teammates say that it is snitching and right now have trust issues with him. This could affect his future and relationship with other players down the road.
Kay members of US soccer team files a law suite, for the fight for equal pay between men and woman in sports. Five soccer players filed against the US soccer Federation. They want equal Employment Opportunity Commission. http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/01/football/uswnt-lawsuit-pay-parity/index.html
Michael Van Praag, president of the the Dutch Football Association, has said that he would support renaming the Amsterdam Arena stadium in honor of Johan Cruyff, a major soccer legend. Sixty-eight year old Johan, died on Thursday after battling lung cancer. He played for Barcelona, Feyenoord and the Dutch national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
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ReplyDeleteMohamed Salah scored a late equaliser for Egypt away to Nigeria in their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier as an estimated 40,000 people watched in a 25,000-capacity stadium on Friday.
ReplyDeleteThe biggest win in Friday's qualifiers came in the day's final match with Sofiane Feghouli and Islam Slimani bagging braces as Algeria crushed Ethiopia 7-1 in Blida.
Algeria have a maximum nine points in Group J, Ethiopia four, Seychelles one and Lesotho none.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35893307
A soccer legend, Johan Cruyff, died due to lung cancer. He was sixty-eight years old. He played for Feyenoord, Barcelona, and the Dutch national team. He is known as one of the greatest players of all time. The president of the Dutch Football Association, Michael Van Praag, has decided to support the idea of renaming the Amsterdam Arena in honor of Johan Cruyff. The new arena will be called "Johan Cryuff Arena".
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During a Waterloo Blackhawks hockey game, Jessica Hartman was hit in the face with a hockey puck. Jessica is a reporter for KWWL, and this was her first hockey game. She was unconscious for a bit, but was awake when the ambulance arrived. She got a few stitches and she is doing ok at home.
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On Sunday two UK boxers had a match. It was Nick Blackwell against Chris Eubank Jr. Eubank was close to killing the other boxer, so Eubank's dad stepped in. His dad is a former world champion boxer. Some people say that the referee should have intervined before Chris Eubank had to. He stepped onto the ring and told his son to aim for Blackwell's body, not his head. Blackwell is now in the hospital in an induced coma and a bleeding brain.
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Former writer for the Washington Post's sports section, Jennifer Frey, has died at the age of 47. According to executor, the cause of death was multiple organ failure. This is quite sad considering women's rights have become such an issue as of late. Jennifer will surely be remembered for her 15 years of sports insight.
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At Huddersfield there was a fighting in the crowd during a rugby game. Salford winger Justin Carney and centre Junior S'au were pictured in heated exchanges with supporters as they tried to make sure their children were safe after the game at the John Smith's Stadium.
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The Dubai World Cup is going into it's 21st year of the world's richest equestrian event which links together nine races for a collective purse of $30 million dollars
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The Mets pitcher, Matt Harvey, will not be starting Tuesday's game because of a blood clot in his bladder. On Monday the Mets announced that he was dealing with a non-baseball-related ailment. Tuesday morning he met with news media and said that he passed a blood clot Monday and went through a small procedure to check his bladder just in case. He said that he's cleared to go, but will only pitch a few innings on Wednesday, and should be able to start for their game on Sunday. Doctors told him that the clot was caused by a bladder infection.
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Daan Myngheer died at the age of 22 after suffering a heart attack at Criterium International in Corsica. He is the second Belgian cyclist to die after being struck by a motorbike during a race. He suffered his heart attack in the ambulance before being transferred to helicopter, after falling into a coma. His team has stated his organs are being donated.
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NFL defensive end for the Detroit Lions, Tracy Scroggins, recently filed a class-action lawsuit in relation to CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) and its link to football. He proposed that the lawsuit be combined with current and former players who have been diagnosed with CTE. Scroggins lawsuit says that players were told to do things on the field that would put them at risk of head injuries, like being told "to use all portions of their helmets to block, tackle, butt, spear, ram and/or injure opposing players by hitting their helmeted heads."
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laremy tunsil is suspected to be the number one draft pick in the NFL draft. HE plays for Ole Miss. He is 6 foot 5 and weights 310 pounds. People like him a lot because he is very nimble and has very rare talent. He is a left guard.
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the league is looking an incident for possible discipline involving Houston Rockets rookie forward Montrezl Harrell for pushing an official at the end of a game on March 26.
ReplyDeleteAt the final buzzer, Harrell who's on a different team was pushed by Bakersfield's Derek Cooke Jr. Referee Jason Goldenberg got between the players, and Harrell pushed Goldenberg to the ground.
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ReplyDeleteIn the soccer match Sunday, Toni Caravan now called "Mini Messi" scored a wonderful long-ranged free-kick shot putting the Barcelona's 2-0 agents their rivals Real Madrid in the final's for the Mediterranean International Cup.
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/29/football/lionel-messi-barcelona-real-madrid-el-clasico-toni-caravaca/index.html
Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow left open the possibility of a political career in his future during an interview with Fox News at a charity golf tournament. "I don't know in this time in my life," Tebow said in the interview when asked about pursuing politics, per TMZ Sports, before adding, "If there's a chance you can make a difference some day in something...then that would be intriguing."
ReplyDeleteRG3 will be wearing the number 10 for the Browns this coming season and speaking of the Browns they may be posed to take a quarterback this coming NFL draft while they sit at number 2 in the draft they could get someone to neither challenge RG3 or to build around him personally I want to see RG3 get another shot at being a quarterback. Don't forget about his rookie season when he went for 3,200 for 20 TD and 5 INT and as well as having a dominating running game with 815 yards and 7 TDs. I always remember his 76 yard run vs Minnesota. Yes, I was watching to see the Redskins to win but I hope he gets a shot and doesn't turn into another Tim Tebow.
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Jon Jones, an american mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, surrendered to police on Tuesday on a probation violation after he was ticketed for drag racing in New Mexico. The week before this happened he was also arrested or five different traffic tickets he got in a different incident.
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Shortly before noon yesterday, the NFL released the official draft order. Compensatory picks start with number 95 at the end of the third round. These picks can not be traded until next year. The Patriots have already forfeited their 29th pick in the first round. This means that the Brown will start the third round with the 32nd overall pick.
ReplyDeleteThe Titans pick first in odd-numbered rounds, and the Browns pick first in the even-numbered rounds. The Chiefs also forfeited their third-round pick as a result of tampering with Jeremy Maclin. The Rams used their fifth-round pick in last year’s supplemental draft on offensive tackle Isaiah Battle.
The most compensatory picks come in the sixth round, with 14. There are nine compensatory picks in the fourth round
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/03/29/nfl-releases-official-draft-order/
The Green Bay Packers signed Jared Cook in the free agency. Jared cook is a tight end played for the St. louis Rams in the 2015 NFL season.
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Golden State Warriors move closer to the Bulls recored. They are 67-7 and the 1995-96 Bull's team went 72-10. Warriors need to go 6-2 in the finally eight games to beat the record. Curry is the first NBA player to hit 300 3's in a season. Curry (356) and Thompson (255) have the most 3's hit by a pair of teammates.
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A Hungarian 12 Hungary soccer players and a coach guilty of match-fixing. The court line revealed that the players were paid up to $2,840 per match. They are now facing suspended prison sentences, bans, and fines. Match-fixing remains an issue in soccer.
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D'Angelo Russell, a player for the Las Angeles Lakers, recorded Nick Young, also a player for the Lakers and a.k.a. Iggy Azlalea's fiance, on snapchat without Young's consent around three months ago. Nick did not give Russell consent to record him, and pressed charges. In the video, Nick stated his opinion on women and Russell posted it on snapchat. There is drama going on between the two players on the court. Other players on the team are stating that they are a mess on the court, and they are wondering how they will even be able to play together. Russell is, however, undeniably learning lessons that we all can take something from and use as a teaching point for kids younger than Russell: Everything can matter in this social media-crazed world.
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ReplyDeleteMartin Demichelis is accused of braking worldwide rules which came into existence on August 1, 2014 to prevent players from betting on any football activity (inside or outside of their domestic league.)
ReplyDeleteIt is supposed that Demichelis committed 12 breaches of FA Rule E8 concerning football matches. Demichelis has until 5pm on April 5, 2016 to respond to the charge.
*Rule E8 states: "A Participant shall not bet, either directly or indirectly, or instruct, permit, cause or enable any person to bet on - (i) the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of, or occurrence in, a football match or competition; or (ii) any other matter concerning or related to football anywhere in the world, including, for example and without limitation, the transfer of players, employment of managers, team selection or disciplinary matters."
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A few days ago D'Angelo russell, a rookie point guard for the LA Lakers, released a video of him and Nick Young, a veteran small forward for the Lakers, talking about Nick Young's love life. In a press conference Wednesday, Russell said that he was sorry for releasing that video claiming he was, "sick" and "sorry". He went on to say it was just a prank, but he never knew how big the consequences would be. There has been talk of releasing or trading D'Angelo, but those are just rumors. D'Angelo said in the press conference that he spoke to Young personally and apologized to him, but he doesn't know if he accepted his apology.
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J.P. Macura, a sophomore guard for Xavier was arrested early Thursday morning because of an incident in a Cincinnati-area bar. The charges he face are misdemeanor charges for disorderly conduct and obstructing official business. He was reportedly seen pulling down his pants at the bar and he had a fake ID. The name he used on his fake ID was Myles Fox Morrissey. Xavier earned themselves a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament but in the second round Wisconsin upset Xavier.
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Deletein 1995-1996 the Chicago Bulls had the best season ever with a 72-10 record. Or so far. The Warriors and Stephen Curry have a record of 68-7 with just 7 games left to go. Will they beat Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls Record? Perhaps they tie for the record. The Warriors started on a 24-0 run at the start of the season and are trying to finish strong. They currently are on a 6 game win streak and have the first seed in the Playoffs.
ReplyDeleteMichael Jordan remains at the top of the most paid retired athletes. Jordan is now 53 and has been retired for 13 years. Last year Jordan brought in approximately 110 million dollars. His Nike's Jordan brand raised 14% in sales along with the income of brands such as Hanes, Gatorade, Five Star Fragrances and Upper Deck that he is affiliated with. Jordan is worth an estimated 1.1 billion dollars.
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D'Angelo Russell is in a public revelation because of a 30 second video of him and Nick Young discussing women relationships even though Young is dating Iggy Azalea. Russell says that he feels "sorry" and "sick" of his actions. He said it was meant to be a prank. His angry teammates say that it is snitching and right now have trust issues with him. This could affect his future and relationship with other players down the road.
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Kay members of US soccer team files a law suite, for the fight for equal pay between men and woman in sports. Five soccer players filed against the US soccer Federation. They want equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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