Sports Biweekly

07/29/2015

At the age of 27 in 2014 he score his 400 goal for club.He has record of All time top goals scorer of UEFA champions league and La Liga.

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A fiercely-whipped cross found Messi who, instead of ducking to use his head, opted to go for the chest against Estudiantes in 2009. It proved just as clinical as the ball sailed into the far-right corner beyond goalkeeper Damian Albil and won Barcelona the FIFA Club World Cup final in 2009.

07/28/2015

Louis van Gaal expects Angel di Maria to join Manchester United tour

Louis van Gaal still expects Angel di Maria to join Manchester United's tour of the United States on Saturday, despite reports the £59.7 million midfielder is closing in on a transfer to Paris St Germain.
Di Maria failed to impress at United last season following his record move to Old Trafford from Real Madrid.
The 27-year-old spent a large chunk of the second half of the season on the bench at United and he has subsequently been linked with a big-money move to PSG.
Di Maria is currently on leave after his exertions with Argentina at the Copa America, but Van Gaal insists the midfielder will fly to the US on Saturday, as had been originally planned before the tour started.
"He will come on July 25," the United manager said.
Van Gaal refused to dismiss reports United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward met with PSG officials to discuss Di Maria's future on Tuesday.
"I cannot answer that," the Dutchman said. "It is a process. When we think we have to say something, we will."
Di Maria has also encountered problems off the field since his move to England.
He and his family moved out of their Cheshire home in February following an attempted burglary.

07/27/2015

What will it take to Save a free internet, PBS, and NPR from Media Monopoly?

First, believing that Congress is yet again trying to eliminate access to a free internet and a free press.

"When we can create a journalism that includes all our voices, then we will realize the promise of a free press," journalist John Nichols predicted. "We won

07/27/2015

DID YOU KNOW?

Diet Coke. (Diet Pepsi, which also contained aspartame, saw its sales fall 6.2 percent in 2012 while regular Pepsi sales fell little more than half that amount.)

Do the questions about the health risks of GMOs sound all too familiar? They should! Because a similar playbook was used for the approval of Aspartame-- with health dangers only now coming to light.

07/27/2015

Wherever it is drilled, shale gas travels all across the country. The gas is carried to and fro via miles and miles of pipeline slated for construction as part of a multi-billion dollar investment in infrastructures necessary for a conversion to the use of shale gas.

Minisink, NY may become a high-risk zone for gas explosions and contamination, thanks to a plan to build a major compressor station for a gas pipeline--smack in the center of town.

07/25/2015

Spurs win it with female calling shots

The first female head coach in the NBA summer league won the league's championship in her first season.

Becky Hammon coached the San Antonio Spurs to a 93-90 victory over the Phoenix Suns in the title game on Monday night in Las Vegas.

Hammon, a former WNBA All-Star, completed her first season as an assistant for the Spurs earlier this year. She lost her first summer league game to the New York Knicks, but the Spurs won six consecutive to win the title.

"It was a grind," Hammon told reporters Monday. "They've been together for 17 days. They really started to jell the last two or three games. They listened and they played really hard for me. I just really appreciate their attentiveness and alertness. They were tired but they fought through."

Jonathon Simmons scored 23 points and took home MVP honors for the championship game. Treveon Graham added 22 points for the Spurs.

"It was a humbling experience," Simmons told NBATV of playing for Hammon. "For all of us. I really love her and I've only known her a couple days. She's a real cool coach. She's a player coach. That's something we all like."

Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich, who has won five NBA titles, hired Hammon last year because of her coaching acumen.

"I don't know if her perspective is unique," Popovich said. "It's women instead of men, but it's the same game. Becky knows what to do on a pick-and-roll just as much as what Tony Parker knows. So I don't think it's unique at all."

07/22/2015

CHICAGO -- David Ross drove in Kris Bryant on a blooper to left field with one out in the 11th inning to give the Cubs a 2-1 walk-off win over the Royals on Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field.

"You gotta love the fight," manager Joe Maddon said. "If you're standing or sitting in the captain's chair and you got a bunch of guys that fight like that, what else could you possibly want? We're not going to be perfect every night, of course we're going to make mistakes, but if you have that kind of fight every night, I'll take it."
Earlier in the inning, Dexter Fowler was ruled out by home-plate umpire Bruce Dreckman on a throw by left fielder Alex Gordon to catcher Salvador Perez after a single by Anthony Rizzo.

07/22/2015

Marcus Mariota agrees contract with Tennessee Titans

Marcus Mariota has finally signed his contact with the Tennessee Titans
Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota has agreed to a contract with the Tennessee Titans.

The Titans finalised the deal with the former Oregon quarterback on Tuesday. Terms were not immediately available.

Mariota, the No 2 overall pick behind Jameis Winston in the 2015 NFL draft, is expected to be an immediate starter for the Titans, who went 2-14 last season.

07/22/2015

NHL receives expansion bids from Las Vegas, Quebec City

As part of their application, bidders were required to submit a $10 million down payment, $2 million of which was nonrefundable. There are at least two more steps in the expansion process, and the bids require approval from the NHL's Board of Governors.

The league doesn't anticipate expanding before the 2017-18 season and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has proposed an expansion fee of at least $500 million. That's a significant jump from the $80 million fee paid by the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild, when the NHL last expanded to 30 teams in 2000.

Without going into specifics, the NHL said it received and responded to application requests from 16 separate groups since the process opened July 6.

The league placed an emphasis on groups having the financial capacity to establish a franchise, as well as an arena either in place or under construction.

"Our purpose in initiating the expansion process in the manner we did was not only to explore the possibility of admitting new members to the NHL but also to set out realistic guideposts to distinguish between bona fide expressions of interest from those indications of potential interests which were, at best, merely hopes or aspirations," the league said.

07/16/2015

We all wish for a better world, but we have to cope with the one we have. Learning about government corruption or industrial health impacts will never be uplifting.

Reporters, caregivers, and citizens, we all must find ways to deal with the news— without changing the channel.

07/09/2015

I was 19 years old the first time I beat Roger Federer and my coach stopped me before I got back to the locker room and told me: 'Act like you belong'.

It was 2006 in Cincinnati, and Brad Gilbert gave me that advice in the corridor.

I didn't really know what I was supposed to do at that moment but he wanted me to behave as though beating Roger wasn't unbelievably surprising to me. That was hard as it was my biggest win ever at that stage and a huge day for me.

07/06/2015

California swimmer Missy Franklin won the Honda Cup as the nation's top female college athlete Monday night.

The sophomore star was the NCAA and Pac-12 Swimmer of the Year and helped Cal to the team title. She set an American record on her way to victory in the 200-yard freestyle and also won the 200-yard individual medley and 200-yard backstroke. In addition, Franklin played a role in wins by the 200 free relay and 800 free relay.

Franklin beat out UConn's Breanna Stewart, who helped the Huskies win a third straight national championship in women's basketball, and Florida softball standout Lauren Haeger.

She established a school record for most combined individual and relay crowns at one NCAA meet with five titles this season and combined for seven NCAA titles in two seasons. She is a 14-time All-American.