Archive for December, 2011
The Friday Fast Break: Week 13
Sydney v Adelaide (Friday, Sydney -3 to -3.5) The Kings host the 36ers in the first of a two-game stand this weekend. The Kings have dropped two on the trot but won in round 10 against Adelaide at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, saluting by four. The Kings shared the scoring around that night with three […]
The NFL Lines: Week 17
Week 16 saw the Packers wrap up home field advantage, the Saints wrap up the NFC South, the NFC Wild Card race be finalised (Lions and Falcons making the cut) and the Chargers drop out of the crapshoot otherwise known as the race for the AFC West title. Nonetheless, there are still 3 divisonal titles, one […]
A Good Man Always Knows His Limitations
Radio broadcaster Kerry O’Keeffe revealed something interesting to me in the press box during the Hobart Test – Justin Langer doesn’t send him a Christmas card. Langer, the Australian batting coach and former long-time Test opener, holds a lingering grudge against the radio jester that goes back a number of years. ‘Skull’ admitted to once […]
Monday Milestone: Warnie
“Here we go. Fleming took the last one. Merv Hughes before him. Ohhhh he’s got him! Has he caught him? Yes he has! He’s got him! It’s a hattrick!!! Yes he’s gone!! He’s gone!!! That’s a hattrick!!! That’s a hattrick to Shane Warne!!!" – Channel Nine commentator Tony Greig calling the pivotal moment 1994, 29 […]
The Friday Fast Break: Week 12
Perth v New Zealand (Friday, Perth -5 to -5.5) Once again the league-leading Breakers have been underestimated by bookmakers, getting 5.5 points in Perth despite riding a five-game win streak. The Breakers have been near unstoppable, going 4-2 on the road. Perth are only 3-2 at home. The Breakers won by 16 points when these […]
The NFL Lines: Week 16
Week 15 was one of the most bizarre on record. The Packers lost. The Colts won. A pair of 10-3 sides were badly beaten by teams below .500 (one beaten in such a fashion on home turf). Unsurprising then that it was not a good week for punters, not least Nick Tedeschi and Cliff Bingham, […]
Punting Profiles: Archie Karas
Las Vegasis known for its mythical beasts, legends who have hit the neon and green felt of Sin City and performed amazing feats of size or skill in victory and in defeat. It is what the town is built on. And the most legendary of all the gambling stories that sizzle on the Boulevard bitumen […]
The Sledge: Santa Claus – A Bearded Despot Revealed
He goes by many aliases: Kris Kringle, Saint Nicholas, Hagios Nikolas, Joulupukki, Nicholas of Myra, Sinterklaas. He’s the jolly bearded man bearing gifts; the herald of good will and joy; an icon for the young; an ally to the old – Santa Claus is a figure of almost universal affection. But there is a dark […]
Monday Milestone: Silent Night
“So this is Christmas, and what have you done? Another year over, and a new one just begun” – John Lennon, ‘Happy Christmas (War is Over) 1914, December 24 A Christmas truce is called when English and German soldiers lay down their guns on the Western Front, and begin the most remarkable soccer game ever […]
The Friday Fast Break: Week 11
Adelaide v Wollongong (Friday, Adelaide -4.5 to -5.5) The two bottom teams square off on Friday night in a game that will play a major bearing on the wooden spoon. The Sixers are strongly favoured, playing on their home court, but they are a lowly 1-4 in Title Town this year. With Wollongong beating New […]
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