12 Nov

Mesquite Horn Making First Playoff Trip

Mesquite Horn High School is getting ready for its first appearance in the high school playoffs.
“We had two goals coming into the year and that was beat Mesquite high school and make the playoffs,” said Horn coach Rodney Webb, “and we did it both in one game, so that was nice.”
Of course, the school is [...]

19 Jul

Yankee Stadium awes NL players making first appearance

National League starting pitcher Ben Sheets wants a piece of Yankee Stadium for an All-Star keepsake, but he’s not going to scoop dirt from the mound.
“I’m going to keep my cleats, and hopefully they’ll have something there,” the Milwaukee Brewers right-hander said Monday.
For the 12 NL All-Stars who have never played a game at Yankee [...]

16 Jun

Mets to begin crucial road trip in Anaheim

The New York Mets will begin a six-game road trip tonight with manager Willie Randolph, but whether or not he returns with the team is anyone’s guess.
Randolph’s crew continues its interleague slate this evening with the first of three games against the AL West-leading Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Angel Stadium.
With their manager’s job [...]

22 Feb

Coach confident Breakers can shut out home crowd

The Breakers will make their first appearance in the post-season after five years in the league and will have some backing of their own at the Cairns Convention Centre.
But the 10 fans who are making the trip from Auckland for the sudden death quarterfinal can expect to be drowned out by the 5300 orange-clad home [...]

03 Feb

Bunnies bond amid glitz and wealth of American football

WHEN Russell Crowe first told Jason Taylor he wanted to take
South Sydney to the US for a pre-season camp, the coach had some
reservations about how it would affect their preparations so close
to the premiership kick-off.
But any drop off in the intensity of training has been more than
compensated by the way the players have bonded during [...]

31 Jan

Bunnies bond amid glitz and wealth of American football

WHEN Russell Crowe first told Jason Taylor he wanted to take
South Sydney to the US for a pre-season camp, the coach had some
reservations about how it would affect their preparations so close
to the premiership kick-off.
But any drop off in the intensity of training has been more than
compensated by the way the players have bonded during [...]

31 Jan

Bunnies bond amid glitz and wealth of American football

WHEN Russell Crowe first told Jason Taylor he wanted to take
South Sydney to the US for a pre-season camp, the coach had some
reservations about how it would affect their preparations so close
to the premiership kick-off.
But any drop off in the intensity of training has been more than
compensated by the way the players have bonded during [...]

28 Jan

Bunnies bond amid glitz and wealth of American football

WHEN Russell Crowe first told Jason Taylor he wanted to take
South Sydney to the US for a pre-season camp, the coach had some
reservations about how it would affect their preparations so close
to the premiership kick-off.
But any drop off in the intensity of training has been more than
compensated by the way the players have bonded during [...]

28 Jan

Siale fuels Reds’ Super 14 hopes

Former Wallabies vice-captain Morgan Turinui was feted as Queensland’s star signing for the 2008 Super 14 season but another ex-NSW centre has fuelled the Reds’ excitement levels.
New Zealand-born Chris Siale will make his Queensland debut on Thursday night against a star-studded Blues backline amid great expectations.
“We’re all looking forward to watching him play,” said new [...]

28 Jan

Arsenal’s Gallas expects Spurs to flounder in League Cup

William Gallas believes the fear factor can help Arsenal reach the League Cup final and extend their long unbeaten run against Tottenham on Tuesday.
Gallas’s side travel to White Hart Lane for the League Cup semi-final second leg with the tie delicately poised at 1-1.
But while Tottenham feel they are slight favourites on home turf, Gunners [...]