
NBA Friday’s Top 10
Jan 12
News makers at NBA
Jan 12
Coach Westphal fired and Smart is going to be the next coach. Yes, you heard it right Coach Westphal is being in the news, for wrong reasons. He has been fired as he couldn’t control De Marcus Cousins. The result is he lost his job. According top sources, slow starts and a dispute with the Cousins in the locker room led to Westphal’ soustal from the team. It was assistant Keith Smart who signed a deal to become the team’s next coach. Now it is smart responsibility to fix the problem with Cousins which he hopes to do smoothly. Let us hope for the best for Cousins and Smart and Kings Sacramento will have a fruitful season at NBA basketball.
Bogut is again out of games for personal reasons. Milwaukee Bucks Andrew Bogut is going to miss the second season’s game against Sacramento Kings due to undisclosed personal reasons. Bogut is a player with 14.3 averages and 10 rebounds. He had been out of the games due to an elbow surgery last season.
Magic’s Davis is trying to adjust with criticism in a good manner. While Orlando Magic traded for Glen Davis, they were looking for a player with Boston culture. After Orlando’ swin over Washington, coach Stan Van Gundy criticized Davis for diving for loose balls and setting screens. Then there was another reason, Davis made 11.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 29.5 minutes. But after signing a deal with Magic, his points slumped to 6.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 22.3 minutes in first seven games. According to van Gundy, Davis was never a player who was “looking for offense .Hearing this Davis says that he has taken Van Gundy’ s words into his heart and will work over it.
Warriors have signed Nate Robinson as a point guard. So here is another flashy player along with Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry. The Warriors made this announcement Wednesday night just before the game. The 9 time slam dunk champion is going to be a guard at depth as Curry is suffering from sprained ankle.
Another episode of injury as Kings Chuck Hayes dislocates his shoulders. Sacramento kings are in for another disappointment. Their player Chucks dislocated his shoulders. So he is going to be out indefinitely. It was at the game with Milwaukee, chucks dislocated his arm. According to sources, Chuck Hayes lay on the floor screaming with pain.
Heat stars Lebron James and Wade were out of the game against Atlanta Hawks due to injuries. Wade had a sore left foot, while James had a sprained left ankle. Let us hope that both of them become well soon.
In the Spanish La Liga FC Barcelona dropped five points just behind Real Madrid. This happened following a 1-1 draw with Espanyol. Barcelona was only able to do away with a draw with neighbors Espanyol in an exciting and controversial game. FC Barcelona was able to gain a first half lead against a motivated and forced home side attack. Barcelona was able to gain the lead following a head lead by Cesc Fabregas. This head goal by Cesc Fabregas was the 100th goal in all competitions of the season. Espanyol played with utmost intensity in the second half of the game. Barcelona never really looked comfortable in the second half of the game against Espanyol.
The score line read 1-1 as Alvaro Vazquez was able to score a header, five minutes before finishing time. The last match kicked off with Rayo Vallecano against Sevilla. Rayo Vallecano came up as the winning side as they won by a comfortable margin of 2-1 against Sevilla. Aritz Aduriz was able to score a late equalizer to enable Valencia to gain a 2-2 draw away to Villarreal. Betis was successful in registering a third consecutive win. Betis registered their third successful win of the season with a thumping 2-0 win over Sporting Gijon. Milan was successful in maintaining their lead too. AC Milan was successful yet again to maintain their lead in the Italian Serie A football.
AC Milan registered a 2-0 win against Atlanta in the last match as well. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Kevin-Prince were both successful in scoring goal. Their goal helped to keep AC Milan at the Serie A summit. At the Serie A summit, Juventus pressurized AC Milan. Juventus was by far the most consistent team for the entire season. Juventus was successful in maintaining an unbeaten record so far in this particular season. Alessandro Matri, whose performance below par in the previous games, was able to score the sole goal against Lecce.
The sole goal scored by Alessandro Matri helped Juventus beat Lecce by a margin of 1-0. Lecce always considered as a bottom ranked side could hardly put up any sort of resistance. This win of Juventus against Lecce helped Juventus to stay neck and neck with Milan. In some of the other matches played, Udinese was able to register victory against struggling Cesena by a convincing victory margin of 4-1. Roma defeated Chievo by a margin of 2-0, as Francesco Totti scored two convincing goals.
WGC First Round Scores Out
Nov 11
The par-72 course at the Seshan International Club in Shanghai is hosting an enthralling competition featuring the world’s top golfers. While there have been many surprises in the tournament’s first leg, one can now expect the competitive tides to move in any direction. Some of the highlights include Keegan Bradley’s performance outshining many of the world’s top players, Bo Van Pelt’s consistent drive and Fredrik Jacobson’s competitive determination shown on the course. The standings include players from many countries including the United States, Sweden, South Africa, Britain, South Korea Venezuela, Germany and Italy. The first round was witness to some of the best swings, a multitude of birdies and eagles from the phenomenal players.
With a score of 65, Keegan Bradley is presently leading the tournament after the end of the first round. Players just behind him are on 67. There are three players tied on that score, and they include Von Pelt of the US, Jacobson and Alexander Noren of Sweden. While the competition is brewing up slowly for speculating fans, one expects the players from Britain, South Korea and Australia to catch up in the next few rounds. However, with Bradley’s confidence boost in the first round, it can get difficult for other players, especially if he holds on to his determination and improved swings. British players have remained out of the top 5 spots, but with Justin Rose now on 68, the competition seems well balanced.
South African players are doing moderately well, but it is too early to say if they will slide up or down the scorecard. Rory Sabbatini is on 69, while his national partners Schwartzell and Kruger have managed to stay in the competition with a present score of 70. One would be excited about how things shape up in the second round. With a large number of US players on the first-round scorecard, there seems to be a high level of contentment for the national side. However, with the Shanghai tournament being an individually rewarded set of rounds, the players will be striving hard to compete with players like Bradley and Von Pelt.
