Archive for January, 2011

Boys hockey: Second-period surge lifts Ponies over C-DH
The third time was the charm for the Stillwater boys’ hockey team on Thursday.
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Saturday Prep Roundup: Chi-Hi girls hockey knocks off Fusion
BALDWIN — With two goals in under a minute, the Chi-Hi/Menomonie girls hockey team picked up their biggest win of the season, knocking off the state-ranked St. Croix Fusion 3-2.
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M. HOCKEY | New team, same results for Agostino
Bruce Shatel, the high school hockey coach at the Delbarton School in New Jersey, made up his mind after one glance at the five-foot tall, 120-pound ninth grader at his hockey tryouts four years ago. There was absolutely no way this kid was making varsity. Then Kenny Agostino ’14 started skating.
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USC football: Hobbi picks Trojans
USC football: Hobbi picks Trojans – Scottsdale Saguaro High School offensive lineman C
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Bond issue would allow MPS to resurface football field
Muskogee High School football players Victor Williams, left, and Cody Heaton demonstrate how the artificial turf is coming apart and rubber beads are coming to the surface. Heaton and Williams said they’ve both had cleats melt on the surface where the turf is wearing thin.
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Glenanne and YMCA exit Senior Cup
HOCKEY:ULSTER GOT the better of Leinster in four of the five Irish Senior Cup ties that paired the provinces in Saturday’s second round, holders Glenanne and Leinster Division One leaders YMCA the most notable casualties, beaten at home by Annadale and Lisnagarvey respectively.
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HOCKEY: Warriors trip Divine Child in overtime
Losing to Roosevelt two weeks ago certainly did not do much to knock the Woodhaven hockey team off its stride.
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Football: Ange wary of Heart
Brisbane Roar coach Ange Postecoglou says Saturday’s match against a desperate Melbourne Heart shapes as an all action affair and an ideal simulation of finals football.
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Football: Crestfallen Kewell rues Australian wastefulness
DOHA, Jan 30, 2011 (AFP) – - Harry Kewell led the post-match post mortem as Australia’s crestfallen players struggled to come to terms with defeat in the Asian Cup final against Japan.
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Celebrating Men’s Hockey Victory In Toronto


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Celebrating Olympic Men’s Hockey victory on Yonge Street in Toronto.

It’s easy to underestimate the importance of your skates when playing hockey it’s after all about speed, balance and comfort. For the beginner finding the perfect pair of skates is a challenge you will have to contend with. We intend to give you some helpful tips for choosing the best pair here in this article.

Companies that make hockey skates sell a variety of models that come in many price ranges. Although we are preprogrammed to think we need the best skates we can afford it’s not always necessary. Comfort and movement restriction are a few of the luxuries we sacrifice when playing professional hockey although as beginners it’s not necessary. You should, therefore, look for skates that are suitable for your current level of experience and ability.

Performance hockey skates are suitable for specific needs and budgets. While these aren’t cheap, if you’re serious about the game, they are worth the investment, as they can provide your feet with much better support, protection and mobility than lower priced skates. There is extra padding in these skates that protects ankles and feet from injury. They’re also made from lightweight materials that give you the ability to move quickly and easily shift directions, which are essential in hockey. Wearing top quality skates will not automatically make you into an expert player, but they can enable you to play at your full potential.

A beginner might not fully recognize the distinct type of skate and the fact that they are not interchangeable with other types of skates. Don’t forget hockey is a tough sport when you play you aren’t just sliding across the ice, you are competing with other players swinging heavy sticks. It’s likely that your skates will take some abuse from other players, sticks and pucks and you want them to be able to handle that abuse. Your skates should be nothing short of indestructible and made for the sport they are intended for this reason alone. Make sure you are taking the time to pick your skates carefully in order to create either a best friend relationship with them or a worst enemy relationship. The above tips will be most helpful when seeking your perfect pair of hockey skates. It may take some trial and error especially if you are new to the game. After you’ve narrowed down your options you will find it possible to locate the perfect skates for a huge performance difference.

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by Ed Yourdon

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The Big Piece Puzzle: Which Ryan Howard is most valuable to Phillies?
THIRTY-FIVE years ago, the closest thing to advanced mathematical analysis in baseball was Orioles manager Earl Weaver’s stack of 3-by-5 cards that recorded how his hitters had fared against various pitchers and vice-versa.
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Orioles reach deal with pitcher Duchscherer
Former All-Star Justin Duchscherer has agreed to a one-year deal with the Baltimore Orioles pending a physical exam of the injury-plagued pitcher, the Major League Baseball website mlb.com said Monday.
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McMurry Announces Baseball Season Ticket Sales
McMurry University head baseball coach John Byington announced the sale of season tickets for the 2011 baseball season Tuesday. Tickets will be on sale for $ 50 per person, and the schedule includes 16 home dates and 22 total games with doubleheaders on five different days.
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by Paolo Camera

Kitten watching the horse racing


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My kitten having a flutter on the horses at just 6 months old. Photo Taken: 07/03/10

The subject of horse racing works is a complicated one and this horse racing article about workouts will just scratch the surface, but it should get you headed in the right direction.  Works are extremely important because they are usually the most recent record of the horse’s condition and also they are usually an expert opinion on the horse.

Clockers are professional horse men and women who time the horses when they exercise in the morning on the race track or on a training track.  It is a specialized job that requires a person who can identify a horse and then use a stop watch to accurately time that runner while it races over the track with an exercise rider on board.

Imagine that you are at a race track in the morning and there are hundreds of horses at the race track and maybe a dozen on the track.  Do you think you could tell one horse from another?  Most people see a brown horse, a gray horse, or a black horse.  But clockers have the uncanny ability to actually identify each horse by name, even if they have only seen it once.

When you look at the past performance s of a horse you will see the works at the bottom of that ones lines.  It may say something like, 23 Aug HOL 5f ft 1:00.  That means that on the 23rd of August that horse worked 5 furlongs (5f) over a fast track (ft) at Hollywood Race Track (HOL) and it covered the distance in 1 minute flat (1:00).  That is significant if the horse hasn’t raced in the last 30 days because works are how horses stay in shape between races.  It is also significant because it tells you the horse is in good shape.

As a general rule of thumb, a horse that is in racing condition should be able to cover a furlong (each furlong is an eighth of a mile) in 12 seconds or less.  So a 3 furlong work (3f) of 36 seconds would be a good sign.  Any work of less than 12 seconds for each furlong would be a very good sign particularly if it is for 4 furlongs or more.  An example would be a four furlong work at :46.3.

While works are important for all horses, particularly if they are returning to the races after a layoff of a few months or more, they are very important when assessing the chances of a maiden or young horse.  Maidens are horses who have not won a race, yet, so it is hard to tell just how good they really are.  If you see a maiden who has had a series of works spaced a week or so apart and some of those workouts are five furlongs or more, that is a very good sign.

The last consideration is bullet works and comparing one horse to another.  A bullet, a big black dot, before a horses workout means that it was the fastest one at that track and distance for that day.  Now if only two horses exercised that day, it doesn’t mean much, on the other hand, if many worked out, it is significant.  Some past performances tell you how many horses exercised that day and how that particular runner fared among them.  It will say something like 1/30.  That means that horse’s time was the fastest of all 30 horses who worked out at the track and distance that day and that is a very good indicator of a fast horse.

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MCC Baseball Preview: Heartbreak drives Highlanders
The Highlanders came up painfully short of reaching the NJCAA World Series last season.
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Elite Fantasy Baseball Managers Only: Box “Top Gun” Invitation-Only Leagues Pit the Best Against the Best
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – 01/26/11) – Box Fantasy Baseball, the only daily simulation fantasy baseball game , today announced the inaugural launch of its “Top Gun” league for the 2011 season. Box Top Gun is an invitation only league consisting of elite managers from Seasons 1 & 2 for both Box Baseball major and minor leagues. Managers aspiring to Box Top Gun don’t need to know how to pilot …
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Trainer Michael Machowsky hopes Caracortado is just getting warmed up at Santa Anita
The 4-year-old gelding, who runs Saturday at Santa Anita, has exceeded expectations with six wins in 10 starts. But Machowsky, who’s also a co-owner, says, ‘He’s still a young horse. . . . There’s still a lot of improving.’ Caracortado, a 4-year-old gelding whose sire, Cat Dreams, once had a $ 1,500 stud fee, has already exceeded expectations, with six wins in 10 starts and $ 326,520 in earnings …
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Tackleberry upsets in Classic
Longshot Tackleberry led from the start and repulsed Duke of Mischief to win the $ 500,000 Sunshine Millions Classic by 2 1/4 lengths at Gulfstream Park Jan. 29.
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