Archive for October, 2006
UEFA Champions League high-fliers have last 16 in sight
Monday, October 30th, 2006
Midway through the UEFA Champions League group stage and there are five teams with maximum points - but an even greater number with hopes of securing a place in the knockout rounds come Matchday 4.
Chelsea FC, FC Bayern München, Valencia CF, Olympique Lyonnais and Manchester United FC have all yet to drop a point, […]
Barcelona out to check Chelsea in Champions League
Monday, October 30th, 2006
After their narrow defeat at Stamford Bridge, FC Barcelona will be seeking to edge ahead again in their mini-series with Chelsea FC. More importantly they know anything less than victory could leave them vulnerable especially as Werder Bremen are level on four points with the defending champions.
In contrast, a fourth win in Group A will […]
Patriots vs Vikings on Monday Night Football
Sunday, October 29th, 2006
The New England Patriots will travel to Minnesota to face the 4-2 Vikings on Monday Night Football.
In New England’s only Monday night appearance of the season, its sixth ranked rush offense will face its toughest test so far, squaring off against the Vikings’ top-ranked run defense, which has allowed an average of just 70.8 rushing […]
Breeders’ Cup Classic: George Washington to be top, or flop?
Sunday, October 29th, 2006
Aidan O’Brien’s brilliant Stan James 2000 guineas winner George Washington heads the Tipperary handlers five strong team for next weeks Breeders Cup in Kentucky.
The Son of Danehill, who is set to take on the home team ‘banker’ Bernardini, is 8-1 with AllHorseRacing for the Breeders’ Cup Classic and just 8-11 with […]
Cardinals appease ghosts of World Series past
Sunday, October 29th, 2006
The St. Louis circle is unbroken. This was the classic Fall Classic get-even for what happened in 2004.
The 2006 St. Louis Cardinals, overlooked, underestimated, beat up and put down, are the World Series champions. Maybe everything does even out over time. Maybe it only takes two years for everything to even out.
The […]
