Wimbledon Final TV Schedule

• Author: Razvan Pirnac
• Filed under: Sports
• Date: Jul 5,2008

Roger Federer of Switzerland and Rafael Nadal of Spain completed their march toward a third consecutive Wimbledon final Friday, handily defeating their respective semifinal opponents with the sharply contrasting styles that define the most compelling rivalry in men’s tennis.

Americans Venus and Serena Williams were to spend Friday evening as they have nearly every night for the past two weeks: talking about everything except tennis, having dinner together and going to their rooms to read (in Venus’ case) or watch a movie (in Serena’s).

Today’s schedule included breakfast together, followed by the arrival of two cars — one to take each sister to the All England Club, where they will compete for the greatest prize in tennis.

It will be the third time the sisters have battled for Wimbledon’s championship. Serena, 26, won the previous meetings, in 2002 and 2003.

Defending champion Venus, 28, earned her fourth title last year; she also triumphed in 2000, 2001 and 2005.

ESPN2 is showing Wimbledon live in the mornings (with Brad Gilbert!) and Tennis Channel is showing it taped in the evenings for those without TIVO (or with Brad Gilbert phobias.) NBC has a paltry, watch-at-your-own-risk, 3 hour window of “kinda live” tennis (note that the asterisk next to the times means “all time zones” so it’s live on the East Coast, taped everywhere else) starting on the first Saturday and going through the Quarter Finals on Wednesday, July 2nd. Then NBC will go to a “kinda live” 5 hour window for the Semis, and will show the Finals live for everyone (imagine!) ESPN2 will supplement this coverage in the second week (i.e. show matches involving Kolya and Kuzey types.)

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Paul Pierce Injury

• Author: Razvan Pirnac
• Filed under: Sports
• Date: Jun 6,2008

Paul Pierce, nicknamed The Truth, is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the NBA. He earned All-America First Team honors in his junior year at Kansas, and has been a starter every season since being selected by the Celtics with the 10th overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft. He is a 6-time All-Star and led Boston to appearances in the Eastern Conference Finals in 2002 and the NBA Finals in 2008.
On September 25, 2000, Paul Pierce was stabbed 11 times in the face, the neck and the back while at a late night dance club in the Boston area. He had to undergo lung surgery to repair the damage. He has overcome the stabbing and was the only Celtic to start all 82 games that year.
Paul Pierce picked up his third foul with 5:13 left in the half, and went to the bench with the Celtics leading 40-37. Without their leading scorer, the Celtics struggled offensively, and the Lakers went on a 14-6 run to finish the half with a 51-46 lead. Pierce made an immediate impact when the third quarter began though, scoring the Celtics’ first seven points of the quarter and leading his team to retake the lead.

But later in the quarter, Pierce appeared to sustain a serious knee injury, and was carted to the locker room on a wheelchair. Not even five minutes had passed though before we saw Pierce skipping through the tunnel, and the emotional lift that he gave the crowd was a sizable one, not to mention hitting back to back three point shots late in the third to extend the Boston lead to four after three quarters.

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Euro 2008 TV Schedule

• Author: Razvan Pirnac
• Filed under: Sports, World News
• Date: Jun 4,2008

In the UK, check out BBC & ITV for full coverage of championship matches along with RTE in Ireland.

Elsewhere around the world, tune into TF1 and M6 in France, ERT in Greece, NOS in the Netherlands, PCCW in Hong Kong, and Al Jazeera in the Middle East & North Africa.

In Canada, TSN and RSD (French) will share broadcasting rights.

On May 08, 2008, ESPN announced that all 31 Euro 2008 games will be broadcasted live on ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Classic and ESPN360.com. ABC will broadcast a quarterfinal contest on June 21 and the Final on Sunday, June 29 at 2:30 pm. US fans can tune into ESPN for all 31 championship matches airing live in the U.S. with 2 major matches broadcast on ABC Sports. For Spanish language broadcasts in the U.S., tune to ESPN Deportes. Setanta Sports USA will also provide complete Pay-Per-View closed-circuit TV coverage widely available at local neighborhood pubs nationwide.

In Australia, SBS will broadcast eight of the live Euro 2008 matches, including the opening game and the final, along with daily highlights and a “Road to Euro” preview series.

ESPN India will provide television coverage in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Maldives.

Here are the games (all times EST)….
Saturday 6/07 Euro 2008 TV Schedule
11:50 a.m.- Switzerland vs. Czech Republic A (ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes)
2:30 p.m.- Portugal vs. Turkey A (ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes)

Sunday 6/08 Euro 2008 TV Schedule
11:50 a.m.- Austria vs. Croatia B (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)
2:30 p.m.- Germany vs. Poland B (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)

Monday 6/09 Euro 2008 TV Schedule
11:50 a.m.- Romania vs. France C (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)
2:30 p.m.- Netherlands vs. Italy C (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)

Tuesday 6/10 Euro 2008 TV Schedule
11:50 a.m.- Spain vs. Russia D (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)
2:30 p.m.- Greece vs. Sweden D (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)

Wednesday 6/11 Euro 2008 TV Schedule
11:50 a.m.- Czech Republic vs. Portugal A (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)
2:30 p.m.- Switzerland vs. Turkey A (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)

Thursday 6/12 Euro 2008 TV Schedule
11:50 a.m.- Croatia vs. Germany B (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)
2:30 p.m.- Austria vs. Poland B (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)

Friday 6/13 Euro 2008 TV Schedule
11:50 a.m.- Italy vs. Romania C (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)
2:30 p.m.- Netherlands vs. France C (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)

Saturday 6/14 Euro 2008 TV Schedule
11:50 a.m.- Sweden vs. Spain D (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)
2:30 p.m.- Greece vs. Russia D (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)

Sunday 6/15 Euro 2008 TV Schedule
2:30 p.m.- Switzerland vs. Portugal A (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)
2:30 p.m.- Turkey vs. Czech Republic A (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)
5 p.m.- Turkey vs. Czech Republic (ESPN Deportes)

Monday 6/16 Euro 2008 TV Schedule
2:30 p.m.- Poland vs. Croatia B (ESPN Classic)
2:30 p.m.- Austria vs. Germany B (ESPN, ESPN Deportes)
5 p.m.- Poland vs. Croatia (ESPN Deportes)

Tuesday 6/17 Euro 2008 TV Schedule
2:30 p.m.- Netherlands vs. Romania C (ESPN Classic)
2:30 p.m.- France vs. Italy C (ESPN, ESPN Deportes)
5 p.m.- Netherlands vs. Romania (ESPN Deportes)

Wednesday 6/18 Euro 2008 TV Schedule
2:30 p.m.- Greece vs. Spain D (ESPN, ESPN Deportes)
2:30 p.m.- Russia vs. Sweden D (ESPN2)
7 p.m.- Russia vs. Sweden (ESPN Deportes)

Quarterfinals Stage Euro 2008 TV Schedule
Thursday 6/19 2:30 p.m.- 1st Group A vs. 2nd Group B (ESPN, ESPN Deportes)
Friday 6/20 2:30 p.m.- 1st Group B vs. 2nd Group A (ESPN, ESPN Deportes)
Saturday 6/21 2:30 p.m.- 1st Group C vs. 2nd Group D (ABC)
Sunday 6/22 2:55 p.m.- 1st Group D vs. 2nd Group C (ESPN, ESPN Deportes)

Semifinals Stage Euro 2008 TV Schedule
Wednesday 6/25 2:30 p.m.- Winners (ESPN, ESPN Deportes)
Thursday 6/26 2:30 p.m.- Winners (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)

Finals Euro 2008 TV Schedule
Sunday 6/29 2:30 p.m. - Euro 2008 Title Match from Vienna (ABC)

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Michael Curry

• Author: Razvan Pirnac
• Filed under: Sports
• Date: Jun 3,2008

Michael Curry is an American former professional basketball player. Michael Curry played also in the German 1st Basketball league for the team Steiner Bayreuth as a forward (1990-1991).

Michael Curry’s son Deon Curry plays football as a wide receiver for Michigan State University.

Michael Curry recently rejoined the Pistons as an assistant coach. Michael Curry had previously served as the NBA’s Vice-President of Player Development.

Michael Curry is expected to take over the Pistons head coaching duties after the firing of Flip Saunders.
Career averages of 4.8 points, 1.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 20.3 minutes in 579 games … Has appeared in 36 playoff games, averaging 4.3 points, 1.1 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 19.0 minutes … Played in Germany, Belgium and France (1990-92), the United States Basketball League (1992), in Italy (1993-94) and the Continental Basketball Association (1992-93 and 1995-96)

Michael Curry (Mike)

Position: Forward-Guard
Height: 6-5 Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: August 22, 1968 in Anniston, Alabama
High School: Glenn Hills in Augusta, Georgia
College: Georgia Southern University

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Craig Titus guilty

• Author: Razvan Pirnac
• Filed under: Sports
• Date: Jun 1,2008

Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan have entered guilty pleas in connection with the death of their personal assistant, just days before their high-profile murder trial had been set to begin.

Craig Titus, 43, pleaded guilty late Friday to second-degree murder, kidnapping and arson in the December 2005 slaying of 28-year-old Melissa James.

The woman’s body was found in the trunk of a burned-out luxury sedan in the desert outside Las Vegas. Craig Titus is a 1996 bodybuilding champion and Mr. Olympia competitor, and Kelly Ryan a past Fitness America and Fitness International winner.
Craig Titus also told police he had an affair with Melissa James that Kelly Ryan didn’t know about.

The couple acknowledged use of steroids and claimed James also had a history of drug use. Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan will be sentenced on July 18th in Las Vegas.

Another heart warming story from the world of professional body building.

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Elite XC Results

• Author: Razvan Pirnac
• Filed under: Sports
• Date: Jun 1,2008

Win lose of draw, it is clear that Kimbo Slice was exposed on May 31, 2008. He clearly does not have the ground game or even the standup that we’ve been led to believe.

In Kimbo’s defence, in the post fight interview he admitted that he still has a lot to learn.

Kimbo won the fight, by ref stoppage, but I believe it was stopped one punch too early. Thompson was in similar trouble a couple of times in the first two rounds, but managed to gut through it and take Kimbo down.

I had James Thompson ahead on both of the first two rounds and at one point landed about 50 unanswered punches on the ground.

June 1st (tomorrow) is the big WEC fight between Jens Pulver and Uriah Faber, this site will post WEC results. Also, next week (June 7th) is UFC 85, UFC 85 results will also be posted here.
Kimbo Slice - the -600 favorite - was up next. James Thompson (+400) would be going up against Kimbo.

This was the toughest challenge ever for Kimbo as Thompson got the best of him throughout much of round one. For the first time in his heavyweight career, Kimbo Slice has gone past the first round.
Kimbo was in major trouble in the second round, down and getting pounded. This was unfamiliar territory for the former street brawler. Thompson easily won the second round after Kimbo came out swinging at the start. This one was heading into the third round.
In the end, Kimbo managed to win at the top of the third round (38 seconds) by way of technical knockout. Great fight. Question was whether this was ended prematurely. Kimbo Slice improved to 3-0. It was a controversial decision.

Brett Rogers vs Jon Murphy
Brett Rogers by TKO

Phil Baroni vs Joey Villasenor
Joey Villasenor by TKO

Gina Carano vs Kaitlin Young
Gina Carano by ref stoppage

Robbie Lawler vs Scott Smith (middleweight title)
After a fantastic two and a half rounds, Robbie Lawler pokes Smith in the eye (not on purpose) and the fight is stopped. Both fighters wanted to continue, but the Dr decided that Smith could not continue.
Robbie Lawler retains the EliteXC middleweight belt.

Kimbo Slice vs James Thompson
Kimbo Slice by ear explosion followed by ref stoppage.

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Robin Lopez

• Author: Razvan Pirnac
• Filed under: Sports
• Date: May 31,2008

Strengths: More mobile and athletic than his twin brother Brook … Really hits the glass hard and hustles for loose balls … An excellent shot blocker (led the Pac-Ten as a freshman at 2.4 per game) … With his quickness and explosive leaping ability he has a real chance to be a factor as a shot blocker on the next level … Foot speed is good allowing him to get to rebounds and run the floor very well … Tough, hardnosed player willing to do the dirty work to help his team win … Both brothers are extremely long and naturally strong and aggressive …

Weaknesses: Unlike his brother who has a smooth offensive game, Robin is offensively challenged … Lacks great moves in the post and struggles with his shooting touch … Scores mostly on garbage baskets and cheapies around the hoop … Must improve from the free throw line where he shot just 55% … Feel for the game is questionable especially on the offensive end … Not a great passer with vision of the floor … When he receives the ball, he still appears to get nervous and turn it into a hot potato … Experience and time should allow him to become a better offensive player, although it’s unlikely he will ever be the scorer that his brother is …

Notes: The twins are said to want to leave Stanford at the same time. But based on skill development and playing the same position, it might be in Robin’s best interest to stay a year longer and get all of the offensive touches his brother receives in the post … 

Career Highs
Pts: 24, vs. Yale (11/20/07)
Rebs: 15, vs. Siena (11/11/06)
Assists: 3, 2x, last at Virginia (1/7/07)
FG: 8, 2x, last vs. Yale (11/20/07)
3-Pts.: 1, vs. Colorado State (11/24/07)
FT: 8, vs. Yale (11/20/07)
Steals: 2, 5x, last vs. California (2/24/08)
Blocks: 6, vs. Siena (11/11/06)
Mins: 38, vs. Marquette (3/22/08)

Robin Lopez
Center (Rank: #20) | 7-0, 245 | Age: 20
Stanford (Sophomore)
Hometown: Fresno, California

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Roland Garros Live Stream

• Author: Razvan Pirnac
• Filed under: Sports
• Date: May 31,2008

The Paris Open, Roland Garros is the major tennis event of the year. If you cannot go there, you will want to watch on tv or on your computer for free. I will provide free of charge some video live streams of Roland Garros. On these streams you will see live matches, with no cost. Live streaming is the future, and free streaming is the present. Now you have live free streaming from Roland Garros. Here are the live streams for Roland Garros.

Note: Some live streams from Roland Garros may not work on a specific time. Try another stream.

Live stream for Roland Garros #1
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NBA Finals Tickets

• Author: Razvan Pirnac
• Filed under: Sports, World News
• Date: May 31,2008

Basketball fans, the wait is over, the 2008 NBA Playoffs are finally here! The Celtics are starting off the Playoffs at the top of the Eastern Conference, with the Pistons and the Magic clinching their berths with division titles and the Raptors, 76ers, Cavaliers, Wizards and Hawks squeaking in with wild card berths. Representing the Western Conference, the Lakers lead the pack, with the Jazz and the Hornets coming in as division winners and the Nuggets, Suns, Spurs, Rockets and Mavericks as the wild card teams. The season has already been full of thrilling victories and devastating upsets, and the Playoffs promise to be even more exciting. Make Coast to Coast your source for tickets to the 2008 NBA Playoffs and 2008 NBA Finals and see all the action live!

The 2008 NBA Finals feature a legendary battle as the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Boston Celtics.

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Schedule for 2008 NBA Finals:
Game 1: Thursday, June 5th in Boston/Detroit @ 9 p.m.
Game 2: Sunday, June 8th in Boston/Detroit @ 9 p.m.
Game 3: Tuesday, June 10th in Los Angeles @ 6 p.m.
Game 4: Thursday, June 12th in Los Angeles @ 6 p.m.
Game 5: Sunday, June 15th in Los Angeles @ 6 p.m. (if necessary)
Game 6: Sunday, June 17th in Boston/Detroit @ 9 p.m. (if necessary)
Game 7: Thursday, June 19th in Boston/Detroit @ 9 p.m. (if necessary)

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Rick Carlisle

• Author: Razvan Pirnac
• Filed under: Sports
• Date: May 3,2008

Rick Carlisle is a former basketball player and former coach of the NBA’s Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons. For the 2003-04 season, Carlisle was once again hired by the Indiana Pacers, this time to fill the head coaching vacancy left by Isiah Thomas, who was fired by Larry Bird in one of his first acts as the Pacers’ new President of Basketball Operations. In his first season, Carlisle led the Pacers to the league’s best regular-season record (61-21, .744) and playoff victories over the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat before losing to the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals. In 2005, The Pacers roster was decimated by injuries (Jermaine O’Neal and Jamaal Tinsley) and suspensions due to the November 19 brawl incited by Ron Artest at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Carlisle was able to rally the Pacers into the NBA Playoffs. As a sixth seed, they again defeated the Boston Celtics in the first round, before being defeated once again by the eventual conference champion Pistons.

After the Pacers finished the 2006-07 season with a 35-47 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1997, Carlisle stepped down (or was fired) as head coach. In four seasons with the Indiana Pacers, Carlisle compiled a 181-147 record.[1] On June 12, 2007, Carlisle announced that he would also resign from his position as executive vice-president of the Pacers. He now does work as a studio analyst on ESPN.

Carlisle began his NBA career as the only rookie to make the Boston Celtics in 1984. He played three years in Boston and was a member of the 1986 World Championship team, which was led by Bird. Carlisle enjoyed his best season as a pro that year when he averaged 2.6 points, 1.4 assists and 1.0 rebounds in 77 games. He then played one year with the New York Knicks under Head Coach Rick Pitino before moving onto New Jersey, where he played briefly for Fitch before being offered an assistant coaching position with the Nets.

Collegiately, Carlisle played two years at the University of Maine before transferring to the University of Virginia, where he was co-captain of the Cavaliers’ 1984 Final Four team.

A native of Ogdensburg, N.Y. he graduated in 1984 with a BA in psychology from Virginia.

Rick, and his wife, Donna, have a daughter, Abigail (Abby) Claire. Carlisle’s interests off the court include golf, piano and spending time with family, which includes two dogs, Moe Norman and Zoe.

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