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Thursday, March 31, 2011
With Glove, Bat and a Dive, Yankees? Granderson Shows That He?s Feeling Fine
Curtis Granderson, who injured his oblique last week, made three good catches in center field and broke a tie with a home run in the seventh.
UFC 128 KO of Night: Schaub takes next step by stopping ‘Cro Cop’
Brendan Schaub is still a work in progress, but he's got something every fighter would love to possess -- one-punch knockout power.
After a rough, grinder of a fight, waged mostly along the cage, Schaub drilled Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic with a counter right hand. Cro Cop crumbled to the floor and Schaub landed one more finishing punch that bounced the Croatian's head off the floor like a basketball. Referee Herb Dean sprinted across the cage to stop the fight at the 3:44 mark of the third round.
Update: During Saturday night's�postfight press conference, UFC president Dana White said this was probably the last time the 36-year-old Cro Cop would be fighting for the promotion. He's lost two straight fights and lacks the explosiveness and size to compete at the highest level with the new breed heavyweight. The 6-foot-4, 245-pound Schaub, has only been a pro since� the middle of 2008.
It wasn't easy for Schaub, who was wary of Cro Cop's devasting left head kick throughout. The former Colorado fullback tried to keep the fight at close quarters. In most of the cases when Cro Cop tried a kick or moved forward with a punch, Schaub (8-1, 4-1 UFC) looked for the clinch or a takedown.
The wily veteran Cro Cop (27-9, 4-5 UFC) did some fine work of his own in those clinch situations along the cage. He landed some nasty short elbows including one in the second that caused Schaub's nose to start leaking blood. He also opened up a cut over Schaub's left eye.
The younger Schaub took the first two rounds, but in the second he had a point taken away for punches to the back of the head.
Schaub, the runner-up on Season 10 of "The Ultimate Fighter," lost in the final to another vet in Roy Nelson. Since then, he's scored three knockout finishes in four victories.
Schaub, who turned 28 Friday, asked Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta for the Knockout of the Night bonus. Through eight fights, his only competition is Erik Koch, who scored a first-round KO of Raphael Assuncao.
Update II: The UFC gave out two KO of the Night bonuses. Schaub and Koch each got $70,000.
Five reasons to tune into ‘The Ultimate Fighter’
But then I thought about the specifics of this season, and realizing that the fatigue I'm feeling can be easily squashed by the time the show debuts at 9 p.m. ET on Spike Wednesday night. Why should you tune in?
5. New start time: Just in time for the UFC to change the start time of the pay-per-view events, TUF is bumping its start time up an hour. The change may seem small, but now you'll have that much more time to return to Cagewriter and discuss the show before heading to bed.
4. A closer look at some of the best coaches in MMA: No, I'm not talking about Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos. Their assistant coaches are some of the best in the business, but relatively unknown by fight fans. Erik Paulson, Marty Morgan, Luiz Dorea and Billy Scheibe will all get a chance to show how they helped Lesnar and dos Santos reach elite levels of MMA.
3. Guest coach potential is off the charts: With dos Santos and Lesnar's connections and training partners, there is good reason to hope for fun cameos throughout the season. Jose Aldo, Anderson Silva, Pat Barry and the Nogueira brothers could all stop in. I really want Lesnar to pull in his buddies from the WWE days to teach his team about the fine art of selling a fight.
2. Watch dos Santos figure out how to be a star: Dos Santos has said that he just followed Lesnar's lead in dealing with the cameras. An interesting storyline throughout the season will be seeing if dos Santos is comfortable as not just a fighter, but a star in MMA.
1. Lesnar's response to a loss will be televised: With his out-of-the-way training camp and surly attitude, outsiders don't often get a close look at the former champ. When they do, it's quite often posturing. But with cameras following Lesnar for several weeks, it's likely they will capture his true response to losing his championship belt to Cain Velasquez. That will be riveting television.
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Yankees are very expensive "underdogs" this season
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees are $200 million underdogs in the eyes of handicappers picking the Boston Red Sox to be World Series champions this season, and that has lit a fire under some of the Bronx Bombers. 
Will Office 365 get you fired?
What's on the mind of the IT admin these days? If the talk around me at the Connections conference here in Orlando is any indication, one big topic is Microsoft Office 365, mingled with the fear of being out of work -- especially if you're an Exchange admin.
AT&T's buyout of T-Mobile won't mean much for smartphone users
Consumer advocates are upset (they always are) about AT&T's planned buyout of T-Mobile, announced Sunday, saying it will reduce choice and lead to higher costs. AT&T is spinning the acquisition as a way for it to become more efficient and to roll out next-generation 4G networks that much faster (they always say that).
Why Microsoft declared war on Google over Android
Is Microsoft trying to kill Google's Android OS by blasting lawsuits at device sellers like Barnes & Noble and device makers like Foxconn and Inventec? I don't think so. The software giant is more likely trying to make a buck through licensing deals. That's not to say winning business at gunpoint is a tactic I admire, but that's very different than assuming that Redmond sees Android as a deadly threat and wants to fit it with a pair of cement shoes.
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The mental side of UFC 128: Jones is over the mystique of Rua
Jon Jones may be a physical freak, but he's just like most fighters who have to wrestle with the mental side of the game before and during the fight.
The 6-foot-4, 220 pounder has a huge task in front of him in facing MMA legend Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. The former PRIDE middleweight and current UFC light heavyweight champ has been in there with some of the top fighters of all time. Jones' top opponents include former Ultimate Fighter contestants Matt Hamill and Ryan Bader.
A quick look at the credentials of both fighters could be pretty intimidating. That's where's Jones' trainer Greg Jackson comes in.
"I was actually getting a little anxiety about being in the title fight," Jones told The Daily. "He said 'Jon listen it's just another fight. "No fight is a big fight. Forget what his name is.'That's the mindset I have now. He really humanized Shogun big time, because I've been a fan of him myself."
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Jackson said the most important thing is Jones willingness to listen.
"Jon is a student of the game," Jackson said. "Inspiration is a fighter's most precious commodity. For Jon, knowledge and enlightenment seems to be what inspires him, so I'm always quoting strategy books or Eastern philosophy as how it relates to combat."
Jackson is known around the sport as a guru of the MMA mind game. When Jones arrived at his camp in Albuqueque he was a hot shot prospect who wowed with his explosiveness. Jackson has slowly re-programmed Jones' approach in the cage.
"He's getting very good at finishing fights now," said Jackson. "Before he would throw you over the head or do a spinning elbow and he'd be in wars with these guys. Now it's pretty much domination because he's coming into his own natural style."
This is a nice piece from The Daily. One of the most interesting quotes from the video didn't make the story. We've heard a lot about Rashad Evans, a Jones teammate at Jackson's being perturbed with "Bones" for taking the title shot.
Jones tells story (0:40 mark) that Evans was actually the guy who told him to have a big night at UFC 126 and seize the opportunity if it comes. He said Rashad "basically" gave him his blessing. We're guessing this was taped well before some of the verbal drama that has gone down before the last few weeks.
The Fifth Down: 2010 Ravens: What the Film Revealed
The Baltimore defense remained one of the fiercest in football because of its superstars, notably Haloti Ngata.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Sanchez questions Kampmann’s wish for a rematch
After Diego Sanchez took a controversial decision from Martin Kampmann at UFC on Versus 3, Kampmann discussed why he thought that he won and the lure of a rematch.
"I would love to rematch Diego," Kampmann answered when asked about another opportunity to face Sanchez. "I feel I won the first time but I would love to fight him again. If I was him I wouldn't want the rematch either because imagine how his face would look after the second fight. I would love to beat him up one more time and hopefully not leave it up to the judges this time."
With a decision that close, an instant rematch wouldn't be unprecedented. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua was awarded a rematch with Lyoto Machida after Shogun lost their first title bout, and the same courtesy was awarded to B.J. Penn after he lost a close bout to Frankie Edgar.
But Sanchez is having none of that. On Twitter, he made it quite clear that Kampmann has no business getting a rematch.
"You really want a direct rematch? I trained no boxing! zero! I just wrestled my [expletive] off. I underestimated your [takedown] defense and had to resort to my streetfighting loco skills and almost dropped you I seen your legs. I was not in my best shape ... like @danawhite said that was the softest he ever seen me. That's 2 L's in a row you need a win real bad."
Then, after saying all that, he adds, "If I can't get a better fight that a win would move me up the ladder, I would love to fight you again! #Realtalk."
Oh, Diego, you crazy, crazy man. Your lunacy is what endears you to fans, even when you're spouting off complete nonsense. Did you see your face after the fight? Are you absolutely positive, without a shadow of a doubt that you won? And pulling out the "I was not in my best shape" defense is a little ridiculous, considering that you won.
Instead of Twitter-fights, you two should really just settle this in the cage. Oh wait, that would still be a rematch.
Multicore coding standards aim to ease programming
The Multicore Association is establishing specifications for a programming model that will reduce the complexity involved in writing software for multicore chips used in smartphones, tablets, and other embedded systems. The association is putting together a cohesive set of foundation APIs (application programming interfaces) to standardize communication, resource sharing, and virtualization spanning cores on the same or different chips, said Markus Levy, the group's president.
Global Soccer: Different Positions, but a Shared Love for Artistry
Two Brazilian players, a goalkeeper and a striker, showed fans why it can be so fun to watch Brazilian players do what they do best: Score.
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How far should motor sport go to chase TV ratings? | Debates and polls
Has F1 embraced too many gimmicks to entice casual motor sport fans?
Open letter to Anonymous group: Right fight, wrong approach
The online social activist group Anonymous continues to make headlines. The collective has successfully attacked a variety of different organizations, such as HBGary and Bank of America, and exposed their private and confidential information. Following is an open letter to the members of Anonymous.
Relief at McLaren after last-minute changes pay off | 2011 Australian GP team review
McLaren scored a surprise podium but Button's penalty prevented a better result.
2011 WSS Donington FP2 Result: Lowes Edges Fellow Brit Ellison
Results of the second session of free practice for the World Supersport class:
New weapons forged from botnet takedown
A million compromised PCs no longer have their malicious marching orders following a massive effort by Microsoft, the U.S. Marshals, and other security experts last week to break up the Rustock botnet.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
You Are What You Love - Mar 27,2011
Click here to listen: www.PurpleV.com. Then click on "V's chat" and "Listen Live BTR" in the upper right hand corner. Vaishali will take questions from callers about their life and life purpose for the first hour. V is then joined by life coach and resiliency expert, Pavitra Ciavardone, for the second hour to talk about her new radio show and to answer your questions. Visit Pavitra's website at www.AskPavitra.com. Call in at (949) 272-9508. Join V in her chat room at: www.PurpleV.com Then click
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| resiliency | love | Life Purpose | spirituality Southwest: Virginia Commonwealth 72, Florida State 71, OT: V.C.U. Continues Its Unlikely Run
The Rams? selection to the tournament field was roundly criticized, but they are one of the last eight teams left.
Microsoft SpecNet sniffs out unused wireless spectrum
Microsoft researchers have designed a scheme for measuring whether licensed radio frequencies are actually being used so unlicensed devices can use it, something that may become necessary as demand for wireless applications grows.
Cspeedphotos from Laguna Seca
MotoGPBlog has been following Dan Lo of CornerSpeedPhoto, (Twitter: @cspeedphoto) for a while now. He’s a talented photographer based in the States, and we’re honoured to feature some of his shots from this year’s Laguna Seca MotoGP round. In particular, the shot of Canepa at turn 2 is awesome. Thanks Dan!
Dan used the following kit [...]
Dan used the following kit [...]
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Asustek to hold netbook production as tablet sales grow
Asustek Computer will hold production of netbooks at last year's levels as sales of tablets eat into the market for portable PCs, a company product specialist said on Friday. The Taiwanese manufacturer, the first to come out with a netbook PC, aims to ship 6 million Eee PC netbooks again in 2011 as students and people traveling on business prefer those to the smaller media tablets, said Jose Liao, senior director of Asustek's systems products department. Tablets, he said, are more for fun.
Backyard Poultry with the Chicken Whisperer - Mar 26,2011
Backyard Poultry with the Chicken Whisperer? is a nationally broadcast radio show all about backyard poultry, show poultry, and sustainable living. Each week the Chicken Whisperer? and his co-host, Pat Foreman, author of City Chicks, Chicken Tractor, Day Range Poultry, and Backyard Market Gardening, welcome special guests from around the country to talk about backyard poultry, show poultry, and sustainable living. Special guests include authors, certified avian veterinarians, poultry scientists,
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