Archive for August, 2008
Can New York make that Giant step for Super Bowl XLIII?
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Because you shouldn’t count these Giants out again.
The 2008-09 NFL football season is almost here and the New York Giants will start the season as defending world champions. Crazy huh? Who would’ve thought we’d be able to say that about them Giants?
As the new regular season kicks off, the team to watch this year is of course the defending Super Bowl champions the New York Giants. Despite winning it all last season, many people still doubt the talent in this team. Can these guys shock those people all over again?
Many experts did not give credit for the Giants’ playoff run last season since they were not a championship-caliber team. Hell, when they had their somewhat slow start during that season, many people counted them out of even making the playoffs. Was their win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII a fluke?
Fluke or not, the Giants won the Super Bowl and will have the opportunity for a re-peat in the coming season when they begin their road for Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Florida.
Eli Manning is now the leader of this team together with wide receiver Plaxico Burress. Giants fans expect both guys to be at full health at the start of the NFL season.
Sure, Plaxico Burress played through an injury for most of the season and they still won the Super Bowl. What if Burress was healthy? I guess we’ll find out in the coming season how good will the Giants be with a healthy receiving corps.
Giants’ running backs Brandon Jacobs and Madison Hedgecock are expected to deliver more yards this time.
Brandon Jacobs was the 260-pound battering ram who gained 1,009 yards last season in just slightly more than 10 games. He figures to be the starter and the heart and soul of the Giants’ smash-mouth…
2008 Beijing Olympics dominated by Michael Phelps
Friday, August 15th, 2008
Seems nobody can stop Michael Phelps.
That’s exactly what US Olympian Michael Phelps has shown in the swimming competition of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. As this year’s Games continue to unfold, swimming is one of the most exciting sporting events in this quadrennial event and Phelps is already being crowned with the title ‘’best swimmer in the world’’ after winning gold medal after gold medal in the biggest sporting event of the year.
Michael Phelps, as many people say, could re-write Olympic history in the field of swimming where he is believed to dominate and capture all eight gold medals in all of the events that he will participate in.
Obviously, the 23-year-old American is the heavy favorite to win the gold medal in the men’s 200m freestyle as well. And the expectations don’t end there, Phelps is also the favorite to win gold in the 100m butterfly, favorite to win gold in the 200m butterfly, favorite to win gold in the 200m men’s individual medley and the favorite to win gold in the 400m men’s individual medley.
Phelps already won eight medals in the 2004 Athens Games, six gold and two bronze medals.
Eamon Sullivan of Australia and Alain Bernard of France are listed as co-favorites to win the men’s 100m freestyle as well while Grant Hackett of Australia is also one of the favorites to win a gold medal in the men’s 1500 m freestyle.
Although I won’t be betting on any of these guys if Phelps will be competing.
In the women’s side, Federica Pellegrini of…
2008-09 NBA Schedule Released
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
The NBA has finally releaseed its schedule for the coming season.
And while we’re still preparing for the coming football season ahead, the schedule for the 2008-09 NBA basketball season has arrived, teasing us on what we can expect in Boston’s first season since the 80s as world champions.
And speaking of the Boston Celtics, they have LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on opening night at the TD Banknorth Garden where they will receive their NBA championship rings.
Cruel huh? Nights when you receive championship rings are suppose to be a night of celebration but with LeBron James and company coming to town, I’m not expecting Boston to remain in a celebratory mood after five minutes.
NBA Finals runner-up, Los Angeles Lakers, will be hosting the Portland Trail Blazers as Greg Oden finally makes his long-awaited debut in the NBA after sitting out the rest of what was suppose to be his rookie season.
Is Greg Oden really worth all the hype? I have a feeling Kobe Bryant will prove otherwise.
That’s only day one of the brand new NBA season. Day 2, on the other hand, still has some interesting FIRSTS as well. How? Elton Brand and Jermaine O’Neal will each be making their respective debuts for their new teams when the Philadelphia 76ers host the Toronto Raptors. We’ll know then which team improved their…
Russia – Georgia War resumes Wednesday in the Beijing Olympics
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Russia and Georgia, two countries at war, will meet in an Olympic match-up this Wednesday.
The 2008 Beijing Olympics will have ‘’war,’’ probably in a literal sense as Alexandra Shiryaeva and Natalie Uryadova of Russia face Cristine Santanna and Andrezza Chagas of Georgia in an Olympic beach volleyball match.
Russia and Georgia have been blowing each other to smithereens the last couple of weeks. Hundreds of lives have already been lost since Russia invaded the breakaway region of Georgia which happens to be South Ossetia.
And if you missed it on TV, the scenes depicting this war was horrific, to say the least. You can just imagine the hatred that has developed between Russia and Georgia. Knowing that, will the four women players representing the two countries at war meet at center court and shake hands?
International Olympic Committee (IOC) communications director Giselle Davies, for some reason, is happy about the fact that both countries were determined not to withdraw their athletes from the Games of the XXIX Olympiad.
‘’That very much reflects the Olympic spirit and values of the Games,’’ Davies said. ‘’The IOC believes this is absolutely the right decision especially for the athletes for whom this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.’’
The problem is, both Russia and Georgia couldn’t…
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is ON
Monday, August 11th, 2008
It’s time for Beijing to heat up the sports world.
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games have finally arrived on the eight day of the eight month of the eight year. August 8, 2008, that date was probably marked all around the globe as people from all walks of life marked that date on their calendar for their personal reasons; be it weddings, opening businesses, birth dates, etc., hoping that the date that comes only once in every hundred years, will bring them good luck.
It was only fitting that the Chinese scheduled the Games of the XXIX Olympiad on the said date as well. But will the date bring good luck to the athletes competing for their country too?
They, after all, need all the luck they can get. The Olympics is the biggest event any sports athlete will have in his sporting career and it is understandable if these athletes feel pressured.
U.S. Olympic swimmer, Michael Phelps, is one dude who’ll feel the most pressure for sure. He has the opportunity to become the Olympian to win the most gold medals in history both for a single Games and for a career. He has to win eight more gold medals, giving him 14 for his career.
U.S. basketball team head coach Mike Krzyzewski and Kobe Bryant should also feel the same pressure. For Krzyzewski, he’s probably the best coach in basketball not working in the NBA, despite that, he still has no gold medal to show for since taking over the U.S. Olympic basketball team.
For Kobe Bryant, he’s arguably the best player in basketball today but, he still has to prove something and that’s win something without Shaquille O’Neal. He was two wins away from achieving that against the…
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