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| Posted: 12 Jun 2010 08:59 PM PDT If you want to know the winner of the 2010 NBA championship, be sure to watch Game 5 on Sunday. The winner of this game has a huge advantage. With the series tied 2-2, we are sure to see a classic battle between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics.  Image: NBA.com One good slice of news for the Lakers is that Andrew Bynum will be able to play. The young and talented center for the Lakers has played well this series — when healthy. His length and toughness matches up well against the physical bigs that populate Boston’s roster. While the Lakers will rely on Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol to get the Game 5 win, a role player like Bynum could be key. In Game 4, we saw what happened when Big Baby Davis went wild and basically won the game for the Celtics with a legendary fourth quarter performance. Personally, I expect this game to go down to the wire but I think the Celtics prevail. They are at home, feature the better defense and have more capable scorers. Post from: EveryJoe |
| U.S. Soccer Team Celebrates Tie Posted: 12 Jun 2010 08:53 PM PDT In England, soccer is a big deal. A very big deal. So when the United States was able to tie England in the opening game of the 2010 World Cup, that tie was as good as a win for the U.S. And the United States has one man to thank for the tie: Robert Green, the goaltender for England.  Image: TSN.ca Clint Dempsey sent a weak shot at goal and Green bobbled the attempt and the ball trickled into the net. England never could recover from that major mistake and the game ended in a 1-1 tie. While it is odd to celebrate a tie, that’s exactly what United States soccer fans were doing around the world. U.S. goalie Tim Howard knew his team did well. Said Howard: “I’m sure they were excited in bars back home. I can only imagine it was pretty intense. We’re a resilient side, you know. We’re a tough side and on our day we can put a good performance in.” The United States plays next in a match on Friday against Slovenia. Post from: EveryJoe |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2010 08:35 PM PDT The college sports landscape is a-changin’. One big reason: the death of the Big 12 conference. The death became all but official when Nebraska decided to leave the conference to join the Big Ten.
In addition to Colorado, the Pac-10 is reportedly close to landing Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. The only school in that mix that may decide to go elsewhere is Texas A&M, which might instead be headed to the SEC. In that case, Utah may be added to the Pac-10 instead. As for the other teams in the Big 12, it appears as if Kansas and Missouri could be headed to the Mountain West Conference. If that happens, the big losers will be Kansas State, Iowa State and Baylor. Those three teams would have to go find a new conference to call home. If the Big 12 is to survive, they’ll need at least Kansas and Missouri to stay and then the conference will need to attract an additional six teams. Can the Big 12 pull it off? Unlikely but not impossible. With as fast as everything is changing, we should find out soon. Post from: EveryJoe |
The first school to jump ship was actually Colorado, which left the Big 12 to join the Pac-10. Now all the major conference smell blood and are battling to pick up the pieces. The big winner may end up being the Pac-10.| You are subscribed to email updates from EveryJoe To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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