Thursday's Articles Worth Reading[ARTICLE HUNT] Thursday's Articles Worth Reading
[CRICKET] Michael Vaughan claims misquotation
But unfortunately for the England skipper his claims of misquotation by The Guardian newspaper in an article that said Vaughan blamed his star all-rounder Andrew Flintoff of being a massive distraction to the team – have proven false and the newspaper has listed the audio grab on their website for all to hear. This is a smart move by the paper to help their credibility in the story but one has to wonder why Vaughan would say what he thinks then deny saying that, rather than saying what he thinks then apologizing outright. This story shouldn’t hurt the English team in their preparations for tonight’s 3rd Test with the West Indies but it was a great scoop for The Guardian.
Check it out:
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21864349-23212,00.html
[AFL] Simon Black on AFL Origin
Following on from the Chris Mainwaring column posted on Tuesday calling for the reintroduction of the State of Origin concept to AFL football, current Brisbane Lions’ midfielder Simon Black has added his support in his own column on www.afl.com.au. Black has fond memories of the Western Australian side taking on Victoria back in the early 1990s and says he would love to emulate his heroes from then.
Check it out:
http://www.afl.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=208&newsId=44678
[AFL] Journalist Mike Sheahan sides with former St. Kilda coach
Mike Sheahan from Melbourne’s Herald Sun lashes out at St. Kilda president Rod Butterss for the latter’s public attack on former Saints coach Grant Thomas. It makes for very interesting (if a little sided with Thomas) reading on an issue that is big big news in Victoria at the moment.
Check it out:
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21863567-23211,00.html
[NBA BASKETBALL] Is the NBA Draft bigger than the NBA Playoffs?
On SportsIllustrated.com, Frank Deford (a columnist I’d never heard or read of until today) made an interesting observation about how the NBA Draft is actually beginning to take more of the public’s interest than the current NBA Playoffs. With the San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers facing off in the NBA Finals Friday, Deford remarks that despite the fact that the Finals should be the pinnacle of the sport – it is actually coming a clear second in the fan interest stakes to the upcoming 2007 NBA Draft. He also says both the NBA and NHL post-seasons drag on far too long (as well as the regular seasons) and that sports played during the autumn/winter seasons in North America should be finished in March – not June.
Personally I can’t see any changes being made to the current setup in either league and besides I need every regular season game I can get so my fantasy league squads in both the NBA and NHL can make up for their terrible early season form when I stick with players whose names I know best rather than the no-names who are performing.
Check it out:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/frank_deford/06/05/nbafinals/index.html
Check it out:
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21864349-23212,00.html
[AFL] Simon Black on AFL Origin
Following on from the Chris Mainwaring column posted on Tuesday calling for the reintroduction of the State of Origin concept to AFL football, current Brisbane Lions’ midfielder Simon Black has added his support in his own column on www.afl.com.au. Black has fond memories of the Western Australian side taking on Victoria back in the early 1990s and says he would love to emulate his heroes from then.
Check it out:
http://www.afl.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=208&newsId=44678
[AFL] Journalist Mike Sheahan sides with former St. Kilda coach
Mike Sheahan from Melbourne’s Herald Sun lashes out at St. Kilda president Rod Butterss for the latter’s public attack on former Saints coach Grant Thomas. It makes for very interesting (if a little sided with Thomas) reading on an issue that is big big news in Victoria at the moment.
Check it out:
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21863567-23211,00.html
[NBA BASKETBALL] Is the NBA Draft bigger than the NBA Playoffs?
On SportsIllustrated.com, Frank Deford (a columnist I’d never heard or read of until today) made an interesting observation about how the NBA Draft is actually beginning to take more of the public’s interest than the current NBA Playoffs. With the San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers facing off in the NBA Finals Friday, Deford remarks that despite the fact that the Finals should be the pinnacle of the sport – it is actually coming a clear second in the fan interest stakes to the upcoming 2007 NBA Draft. He also says both the NBA and NHL post-seasons drag on far too long (as well as the regular seasons) and that sports played during the autumn/winter seasons in North America should be finished in March – not June.
Personally I can’t see any changes being made to the current setup in either league and besides I need every regular season game I can get so my fantasy league squads in both the NBA and NHL can make up for their terrible early season form when I stick with players whose names I know best rather than the no-names who are performing.
Check it out:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/frank_deford/06/05/nbafinals/index.html
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