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NRL Scores Round 2 2010

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:05:47 +0000

The Canberra Raiders have just defeated the Brisbane Broncos 22-14 in Canberra to complete the NRL scores for round 2 of the 2010 season.

In other matches starting Friday night the St George Dragons were way too good for the Canterbury Bulldogs winning the game 26-6. In the other match on Friday it was a bit more exciting with the Gold Coast Titans defeating the Rabbitohs 19-18 in the second minute extra time.

On Saturday the Cowboys again fell behind but this time they fought back to win 28-20 over the Penrith Panthers. The Cowboys were down 14-2 at halftime.

Melbourne Storm came back from being 14-12 behind at halftime to win 20-14. The game was only sealed with an 80th minute penalty to Cameron Smith.

New Zealand Warriors collected their first points of the season with a home win over the winless Cronulla Sharks. The final score was 30-16 after the Warriors were up 16-14 at half time.

The Parramatta Eels looked to be heading for their second straight loss when they found themselves down 20-0 just after half time. The Sea Eagles scored three first half tries, with the fourth by Matthew Cross in the 42nd minute. The Eels scored four tries in the 52nd, 61st, 73rd and 76th minute. All were converted by Luke Burt.

In another match that saw a turn-around the Sydney Roosters went from 12-0 down to score seven straight tries to setup a 44-32 win. The Tigers scored tries in the 9th and 13th minutes to setup a lead. Lote Tuqiri was on the end of a long range try to give him two tries from two matches. After that it was all Roosters although four late tries to the Tigers made the score look respectable.

After two rounds we have the Roosters, Dragons, Storm and Titans all sharing top spot with two wins. The Panthers, Warriors, Cowboys, Broncos, Eels, Knights, Wests Tigers and Raiders are on two points. Sea Eagles, Sharks, Bulldogs and Rabbitohs are yet to secure a win.

Bucks Notch Up Another Impressive Win

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:20:15 +0000

The Milwaukee Bucks pulled off an impressive 102-97 over the Denver Nuggets on the road. It was John Salmons who led the way with 26 points. Carlos Delfino added 21 points. Andrew Bogut had a very quiet night with just two points after being in foul trouble.

Carmelo Anthony was solid scoring 29 points for the Nuggets although that came from 29 shot attempts. Chauncey Billups matched Anthony with 29 points however that was not enough to get past the Bucks who are one of the form teams in the East at the moment.

To the credit of the Bucks this game followed a double-overtime winning game in Sacramento on Friday night. The plane the Bucks were traveling on did not land in Denver until 3 a.m.

The Bucks are now looking likely to make the playoffs as the fifth seed and currently have a 38-30 record. For the Nuggets the loss allows Utah to close in for the Division lead. The Nuggets are 47-23 for the season.

Rose and Noah Return as Bulls Win

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:55:35 +0000

The Chicago Bulls recently lost 10 games straight for the first time since Nov 7-21, 2001. For the past four of those games Derrick Rose was out and for all ten they were without Joakim Noah.

Against the Philadelphia 76ers both players returned to the lineup and the result was a 98-84 victory. Rose led the way with a team high 23 points, including 12 in the first quarter. The 76ers gave him the three-point shot and he made them pay as he sunk two in the opening 12 minutes.

Noah was not used as much as Rose however his presence was a much needed boost to the struggling Bulls. Noah added nine points and pulled down four rebounds during his 9 minutes 22 seconds on court. Kirk Hinrich chipped in for 17 points.

For the 76ers starting center Samuel Dalembert was just behind Marreese Speights who top scored with 17 off the bench. Former number one draft pick for the Chicago Bulls, Elton Brand could only manage two points against his former team.

The Bulls next play on Monday against the visiting Houston Rockets who will be backing up from a match against New York.

Toronto, the main challenge for the Bulls in reaching the playoffs managed to maintain their margin of 2.5 games ahead of the Bulls as they defeated the New Jersey Nets 100-90.

Bulls Slide Continues

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:00:05 +0000

The Chicago Bulls have managed to mix it with the Cleveland Cavaliers however in the end it was another loss to see the Bulls go 0-10 over the last ten matches.

Playing at home the Bulls fans gave LeBron James a good cheer when he was introduced during the pre-game ceremonies. The fans clearly would like to see him pull on the Bulls uniform next season.

It was LeBron that made the difference when he re-entered the game with 7:04 left to play and the Bulls leading 75-74. He score 13 points down the stretch to give the Cavs a 92-85 victory.

In what was a milestone game for LeBron he scored 29 points including points that took him to 15,000 career points. He became the youngest player in the NBA to reach that milestone bettering Kobe Bryant’s mark by more than two years.

James reached the milestone at 25 years and 79 days and was playing his 540th game. Bryant was 27 years and 136 days we he reached the milestone. Bryant took 657 games to reach that mark.

For the Bulls they are hoping to see Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah return to the lineup, possibly on Saturday night against the 76ers. The other injured starter Luol Deng is out for another two weeks and maybe the season.

The Bulls now find themselves in ninth spot on the Eastern Conference ladder at 31-37. The next team is the Toronto Raptors with a 33-34 record. The Raptors have nearly been as bad as the Bulls over recent times with an 2-8 record.

It remains to be seen if the Bulls can turn things around with the return to the team of Rose and Noah.

Stosur Confirms Top Ten Ranking

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:01:37 +0000

Sam Stosur has confirmed her rise to the top ten of women’s tennis following her 6-3, 7-6(7) victory over Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in the quarterfinals at the Indian Wells tournament.

Stosur will next play Jelena Jankovic who had earlier defeated Alisa Kleybanova 6-4 6-4.

Michael Jordan First Ex-Player to Own NBA Team

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:30:51 +0000

Michael Jordan has been given approval from the other NBA team owners and is now officially the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. He becomes the first ex-player to own a NBA team and just the second black majority owner.

Jordan said it was a “dream come true” to own the team. Jordan in the past has been criticized for not being involved enough with the team said that will change as he is now the majority owner.

Michael Jordan first made his name in North Carolina and helped North Carolina to the 1982 national championship hitting the winning shot. He then of course became a NBA legend through his time at the Chicago Bulls.

He then spent time in management roles at the Washington Wizards but things did not go to plan. Several years ago Bob Johnson asked Jordan to get involved with the Bobcats. Despite some reluctance he did take on a role with the team and now is the owner.

Jordan will be doing all he can to turn the Bobcats into a championship team. He said he knows what it is like to win and he wants to bring that feeling to the city of Charlotte and the state of North Carolina.

You can watch the press conference which is below.

Australia’s Andrew Bogut Name NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:00:15 +0000

Andrew Bogut who is from Australia has been named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the games played March 8 through March 15.

This is the first time he has received the award.

Bogut has been key in the Bucks current good form. Over the three game period in the above week the Bucks went 3-0. They defeated Boston, ended a four-game win streak for Utah and defeated Indiana, all at home. The three wins took Milwaukee’s current win streak to six games and they have a 9-1 record for the past ten games.

Against Boston, Bogut scored 25 points. So far this season, Bogut is averaging 16.2 points, 10.4 assists and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 52.0 percent from the field.

Here is an example of something you don’t always expect from a big man in the NBA. Enjoy as Bogut dishes an assist.

David Beckham likely to miss World Cup

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:46:34 +0000

A torn left Achilles tendon is more than likely going to rule David Beckham out of the England squad for the World Cup finals to be held in South Africa in June.

Beckham was not challenged when he suffered the injury during AC Milan’s match against Chievo.

The 34-year-old is the most capped English player and he will travel to Finland on Monday to undergo specialist surgery.

If Beckham were to play in South Africa it would be his fourth World Cup finals appearance.

Back in 2006 Beckham also suffered an Achilles injury during England’s World Cup quarter-final defeat against Portugal. On that occasion he recovered to play eight weeks later. This injury is reported to be worse than that occasion.

Charlotte Bobcats Heading For the Playoffs

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:34:06 +0000

In late February it was announced that Michael Jordan would become the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. This is subject to league owners approval.

Since that news the Bobcats have been on a run of 6-2 including the last six straight being W’s.

The Bobcats are an expansion team who joined the league in 2004. Since joining the NBA they are yet to reach the playoffs.

The Bobcats are looking to change that this season and they are currently holding down sixth place on the Eastern Conference standings. This comes thanks to six straight wins.

The Bobcats in that win streak have managed to defeat both the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers. The win over the Magic came on the road as they won 96-89 playing without key player Gerald Wallace.

The Bobcats play another 17 games before the NBA finals so there is still a bit of work to get done before they can say they are in the NBA finals. Two of those games are against the Atlanta Hawks.

Hopefully for the Charlotte fans the team can continue to get the wins and reach the NBA finals.

Formula One drivers championship Starts With Ferrari 1-2

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:35:12 +0000

The 2010 Formula One drivers championship got underway as the F1 cars took to the track for the Bahrain grand prix. In what was a fantastic start for Fernando Alonso, he led Ferrari to a 1-2 result.

For Red Bull it was the one that got away. Sebastian Vettel started from pole position and was running strongly before he had a sudden loss of power around lap 33. This allowed Alonso, Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton to pass. The problem was related to the exhaust.

To his credit Vettel held off Nico Rosberg to hold onto fourth position to gain vital points in the Formula One drivers championship for 2010.

Alonso setup his win early in the race as he got past Ferrari teammate Massa just after the start, then thanks to Vettel’s problem he found himself in the lead. Massa said after the race that from around 25 laps out he started thinking more of fuel and tyre conservation rather than pushing to take the lead. He was happy to take second position.

Hamilton was very happy to be on the podium as he did not expect such a good result in this race. Thanks to a good pit stop he was able to get past Rosberg to be able to take the third position. Jenson Button came in 7th and had to fight off Mark Webber for much of the race. Webber appeared to have the pace to get past however was never able to do so.

Michael Schumacher collected sixth position in his return to Formula One and said he was happy with that result as it gives him and the team “a good base to make progress”.

Of the new teams it was only Lotus that managed to get their drivers to the end of the race. Heikki Kovalainen was 15th and Jarno Trulli 17th.

In what is a good sign for Ferrari, every time they have opened a season with a 1-2 result they have gone onto have a driver win the Formula One drivers championship. The 1-2 in Bahrain was the fourth time in the teams history that they have opened the season with that result.

The Formula One drivers championship now moves to Australia where the Melbourne grand prix will be held in two weeks time. With cooler temperatures it will be a whole new ball game.

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