23 May 2009
Slow and low, the County Ground pitch in Bristol should benefit the visitors more than the hosts, says Ed Hawkins. After the damp and disappointment of Headingley, England and West Indies head to Bristol for the second one-day international.
George Riley’s record in recent weeks shows that fortune favours the brave. This weekend, as our rugby league expert uses his nous to see through “ridiculous” prices on both sides of the Pennines, will you follow his tips for a Bank Holiday profit? Last week’s headline read “Huddersfield are massively under-priced so get opposing them.” Those punters who took the steer from this column will feel pretty pleased with themselves as Salford obliged with a thoroughly deserved win to make a mockery of the odds at which the Giants were trading
Too much blog material, too little time. Please check back Wednesday for that.
We’re getting close, peoples. Just a week more and satellites get crankin’ at the Rio
With the recent news that Mirko CroCop may be returning to the Octagon for UFC 99 in Germany, MMA Journalist tracked down the once-feared Pride star’s shin for an interview. Always willing to talk, CroCop’s shin addressed a number of issues, including up-coming opponent Mustapha Al-Turk and the pressure of performing. So, you’re CroCop’s shin.
19 May 2009
There’ll be no repeat of Shane Lowry’s odds-defying victory this week as it’s strictly professionals in Surrey. Bill Elliott will be there… The delight that cascaded over the County Louth Golf Club in Baltray on Sunday when Shane Lowry won the Irish Open was understandable.
Breaking : After Tony Kornheiser’s abrupt firing from Monday Night Football, the bald bitter broadcaster has been spotted roaming around Las Vegas craps tables betting wildly, pounding whiskey and hitting on mature, attractive vixens. He is still on the loose though. Due to his fear of flying, he may be seen busing around town with an enormous and dinosaur-looking man named John Madden.
Breaking : After Tony Kornheiser’s abrupt firing from Monday Night Football, the bald bitter broadcaster has been spotted roaming around Las Vegas craps tables betting wildly, pounding whiskey and hitting on mature, attractive vixens. He is still on the loose though. Due to his fear of flying, he may be seen busing around town with an enormous and dinosaur-looking man named John Madden
I can’t say that it’s the most talked about thing in Red Sox Nation, because frankly, no one really wants to talk about it. They’d rather talk about Jason Bay’s great numbers, or Daniel Bard’s premiere, or how great it is to have this much talented pitching. But it’s on everyone’s mind
The great John Ourand of Sports Business Journal has news of the NFL and Comcast nearing a deal to get the NFL Network on a widely subscribed digital package - in part by finally agreeing to slash its controversial 70-cents-per-subscriber monthly fee. Extended deals with CBS and Fox are part of the interrelated moves that are of great interest to people who follow this stuff closely, such as Peter King and me. But it makes the eyes of civilians glaze over.