Friday, April 15, 2011
Playoffs Preview: In Miami, There is Smoke, but No Fire for the Heat
Miami has the stars on the court, but the notoriously distracted fans in South Florida have been mostly indifferent.
Helin: For Bulls, it's about this year and beyond
MMA Marketplace: The Diaz Brothers shirt to wear to work
If you have a big day coming up at work, you need this shirt. As you consider your big presentation, meeting, review or maybe even fight, wear this shirt to remember the wise words of Nick Diaz: Don't be scared, homie.
As modeled by Chael Sonnen, the shirt will give you the confidence to face the day and the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Urijah Faber wore it to send a message to his UFC 132 opponent, Dominick Cruz. Hopefully, Diaz will wear it as he walks out to this weekend's bout with Paul Daley.
I don't think I'm overstating when I say this shirt will make your life better. Buy it here for $25, a paltry sum to pay for improving your life.
Arc: Derrick Williams vaults into lottery land
Arc: In just two years, Derrick Williams went from Arizona?s least heralded recruit its 2009 class to a sure-fire NBA draft lottery selection, and possibly even the No. 1 overall pick.
Buzz builds for guest Octagon Girl at Brazil event
With Ultimate Fight Night 24 in the books, it's time to concentrate on the important things in life - who will be the guest Octagon Girl in Brazil?
Cage Potato stumbled across this interesting candidate. For those who like images of the beaches in Rio de Janeiro and the skimpy bathing suits comes Juliana Salimeni.
She popped in a recent Sherdog photoshoot of the TUF 13 set in Las Vegas. Apparently, she's a pretty popular television personality in Brazil. The UFC may need a teeny-bit more fabric for the Octagon girl uniform shorts. As long as she stays away from the N.Y. Jets and Joy Behar, Ms. Salimeni (NSFW) should be fine. Let's root for her to make it to the August UFC event in Brazil.
HBT: Reds to give Chapman some rest
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Loop 303 link to I-17 opens in May in Peoria, north Phoenix
Four-lane, divided section will connect I-17 in north Phoenix to Happy Valley Parkway in Peoria.
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2011 WSBK Assen Previews - Vermeulen Back With Kawasaki, And BMW Talks Assen
The first of the team previews for the Assen round of World Superbikes, including news that Chris Vermeulen is to make another attempt at racing for the Kawasaki team:
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Only a carrier could trumpet $500 per gigabyte as a price cut
AT&T announced today that it was cutting the price of data access for prepaid customers -- those who don't sign contracts but instead pay as they go -- to $5 for 10MB of data access on select smartphones, a major cut from the previous
Build for Android or iOS? There's no need to choose
A high-profile VC and a well-known mobile application developer were recently involved in a debate about whether to build for Android or Apple mobile platforms. The answer, it turns out: "it depends," "both," or "simply build for the mobile browser." The third answer is the correct one for most developers.
Blake Griffin finishes with a flair in win over Grizzlies
He completes his rookie year with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in Clippers' 110-103 victory.
He completes his rookie year with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in Clippers' 110-103 victory.
He completes his rookie year with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in Clippers' 110-103 victory.
Android leads smartphone market but not the overall mobile race
In a mere three months, Google Android shot from second to first place among smartphone platforms, with subscriber market share jumping from 26 percent in November 2010 to 33 percent in February.
Tidal Pool breaks through
Following a easy third-level allowance victory last year at Oaklawn Park, it didn?t seem to be a question of if Tidal Pool would win a stakes race, but when.
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Daley interview: Diaz has no idea of the power punching coming his way
Nick Diaz has been unbeatable since 2007. He's badly outclassed some pretty solid fighter with his combination of volume striking and cardio. Paul Daley thinks he has the Diaz antidote - dynamite in his fists.
Daley challenges for Diaz's Strikeforce welterweight title, looking looks to put an end to the Californian's nine-fight win streak (Showtime 10 p.m. ET/PT). He'll do so by testing Diaz's ability to take a punch.
"Has he got an iron chin? We're going to see," Daley told Cagewriter.com (3:57 mark). "He's been dropped in numerous fights against 155ers. I always say to people 'you gotta get hit by me to realize it's a whole different ballgame.' I think Nick Diaz is going to have that same experience."
Daley (27-9-2) says all the training in the world can't effectively prepare you for his power.
"He's probably sparring with big, heavy guys who hit hard, but it's completely different when you're actually in there," said Daley, who's got 20 knockouts on his ledger. "And I've seen the look in people's eyes and the reaction on their faces when I land a shot. I don't know what i've got, but it certainly makes people scared."
Daley respects what Diaz has done, but questions the level of his opponents during the win streak.
"I don't think he's fought anyone that I wouldn't have beat. I think I would have beat any of those opponents, and with more ease," said Daley."
The exciting part for Daley is that Diaz isn't afraid of him and is probably going to fight to the Brit's strength instead of taking the fight to the ground.
"Initially people were hating on Nick Diaz for his pitter, pat style, but I've always been an admirer of his style, probably since the Gomi fight," Daley said. "He has a fantastic boxing pedigree and he trains with some good guys. He's a good fighter. He fights everywhere [and] I'm not just blowing smoke up his ass."
Daley expects a stand-up war.
"As a fighter myself, I'm excited to be in a fight like this," Daley said. "I hope that the Zuffa money is gonna come over and they're dishing out some of them Fight of the Night bonuses. I think that this could be it."
Strikeforce has never handed out public post-fight bonuses. Three weeks ago, the UFC purchased the promotion. This will be the first official "Strikeforce" event fought under Zuffa management. The UFC has traditionally handed out bonuses between $10,000-$100,000 for Fight of the Night, Submission of the Night and Knockout of the Night. Daley got a UFC bonus of $50,000 for his KO of Dustin Hazelett at UFC 108.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
WordPress.com hack could put premium users at risk
Malicious hackers have successfully breached WordPress.com servers and potentially made off with sensitive bits of the publishing platform's underlying code.
Melendez interview: Working for UFC is a whole new level of pressure
Storming to a 19-2 record, Gilbert Melendez built a good reputation in the MMA world, but everything changed three weeks ago when his promotion was purchased by the UFC. It's like starting all over for Melendez.
The Strikeforce lightweight champ knows, that as part of the Zuffa family, he's just another name, and he's okay with that. Melendez faces Tatsuya Kawajiri (Showtime 10 p.m. ET/PT) in his first fight under the UFC/Strikeforce banner and views, this his 21st professional fight, as a time to prove himself all over again.
"I'm a big fish in a smaller pond in Strikeforce, now I'm a good-sized fish in an ocean. For some other fighters, I don't know what size a fish they're going to be in this ocean right now," Melendez said on DC and the Sunshine Man on ESPN1100 in Las Vegas (2:30 mark). "If you're ready to deliver and ready to work hard like I plan on doing, I think I'll fit in just fine out here."
If Melendez keeps winning he's got a chance to blow up with a whole new set of fans.
"I have the marketing machine of the UFC behind me and that's the main thing," Melendez said. "Strikeforce is a great organization. There's nothing wrong with it, but it's hard to brand yourself in that organization. It's hard to get respect from the common fan. For the common fan, if I'm not associated with Zuffa they think I'm in the minor leagues."
Melendez said some Strikeforce fighters aren't thrilled to be working for the UFC.
"There's mixed emotions. The UFC is real cutthroat. In this business you're only as good as your last fight. That added pressure is on a lot of these fighters, There's a lot of fighters who are borderline with that," Melendez said. "If you're a fighter who trains hard and takes it serious, treat it like a pro, you'll be alright. [...] These guys are going to have to deliver that's all there is to it."
Melendez told us he's always eyed the UFC as an eventual destination. Because of a non-compete clause in his Strikeforce contract, he'd actually considered sitting out a year to get his shot at guys like UFC champ Frank Edgar, Gray Maynard and Anthony Pettis.
Melendez also added a nice note about Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker. He was asked if he felt bad for Coker, who doesn't really have his own promotion to run anymore. Melendez said he did feel for Coker, but the longtime promoter handled the sale with class and even called some fighters on the day of the announcement to ask them how they were doing, putting aside his own feelings to make sure his fighters understood what was happening.
Lenovo announces service for cloud-aware clients
Lenovo announced on Tuesday a hosted applications service that can detect the hardware capabilities of an end user's laptop and tailor the service accordingly. SCA (Secure Cloud Access) provides access to Windows applications that are hosted on a central server and optimizes the services based on the available processing power, memory, graphics, battery life, and bandwidth, said Bryan Thomas, manager of alternative client computing and server software at Lenovo.
MotoGP Signs Austin GP with a 10-Year Contract
The rumors finally came true today, as Dorna has signed on the Circuit of the Americas, the new world class facility being built outside of Austin, Texas, for a 10-year contract to host MotoGP racing. Like the Indianapolis GP, and unlike Laguna Seca, the Austin GP (unofficial name) will host all three GP classes on its race weekend, and will begin hosting MotoGP starting with the 2013 season. This is surely good news for American ...
Lawrence Taylor gets lowest sex offender status
Lawrence Taylor was designated a Level 1 sex offender on Tuesday.
Domenicali praises Massa?s ?return to form? in Malaysia | 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix
Ferrari team principal Stefano Domicali says Felipe Massa "returned to form" in Malaysia.
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Maricopa grandpa accused of aiding fugitive grandson
Tried to sneak Chino Valley suspect past officers, police say.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Melendez interview: Working for UFC is a whole new level of pressure
Storming to a 19-2 record, Gilbert Melendez built a good reputation in the MMA world, but everything changed three weeks ago when his promotion was purchased by the UFC. It's like starting all over for Melendez.
The Strikeforce lightweight champ knows, that as part of the Zuffa family, he's just another name, and he's okay with that. Melendez faces Tatsuya Kawajiri (Showtime 10 p.m. ET/PT) in his first fight under the UFC/Strikeforce banner and views, this his 21st professional fight, as a time to prove himself all over again.
"I'm a big fish in a smaller pond in Strikeforce, now I'm a good-sized fish in an ocean. For some other fighters, I don't know what size a fish they're going to be in this ocean right now," Melendez said on DC and the Sunshine Man on ESPN1100 in Las Vegas (2:30 mark). "If you're ready to deliver and ready to work hard like I plan on doing, I think I'll fit in just fine out here."
If Melendez keeps winning he's got a chance to blow up with a whole new set of fans.
"I have the marketing machine of the UFC behind me and that's the main thing," Melendez said. "Strikeforce is a great organization. There's nothing wrong with it, but it's hard to brand yourself in that organization. It's hard to get respect from the common fan. For the common fan, if I'm not associated with Zuffa they think I'm in the minor leagues."
Melendez said some Strikeforce fighters aren't thrilled to be working for the UFC.
"There's mixed emotions. The UFC is real cutthroat. In this business you're only as good as your last fight. That added pressure is on a lot of these fighters, There's a lot of fighters who are borderline with that," Melendez said. "If you're a fighter who trains hard and takes it serious, treat it like a pro, you'll be alright. [...] These guys are going to have to deliver that's all there is to it."
Melendez told us he's always eyed the UFC as an eventual destination. Because of a non-compete clause in his Strikeforce contract, he'd actually considered sitting out a year to get his shot at guys like UFC champ Frank Edgar, Gray Maynard and Anthony Pettis.
Melendez also added a nice note about Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker. He was asked if he felt bad for Coker, who doesn't really have his own promotion to run anymore. Melendez said he did feel for Coker, but the longtime promoter handled the sale with class and even called some fighters on the day of the announcement to ask them how they were doing, putting aside his own feelings to make sure his fighters understood what was happening.
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Monday, April 11, 2011
FIM Accepting Entries For 2012 MotoGP Class - Entry Deadline Is Estoril Round
With all of the media interest that Valentino Rossi's switch to Ducati has generated, the biggest change to the MotoGP series since the introduction of the four-strokes in 2002 is going largely unnoticed. The switch back to 1000cc machines is proceeding quietly apace, however, with the factories working towards rolling out their 2012 MotoGP bikes over the next few weeks - Ducati is due to test their 2012 bike at Jerez some time this week - prior to the first official outing for the machines at Mugello on July 4th, the day after the Italian Grand Prix.
But factories building new versions of their MotoGP bikes hardly counts as revolutionary. The real revolution comes with the introduction of the Claiming Rule Teams, who will be allowed extra fuel, extra engines and be allowed to base those engines around motors taken from production machinery. (For more details on both the rules and the politics, see the first two parts of our ongoing series on the 2012 rules here: part 1, the rules, and part 2, WSBK vs MotoGP).
Classy McIlroy shows character, even after collapse
He's 21 years old, and only nine holes away from the dream of a lifetime. He's Rory McIlroy, and he's withstood so much for so long. He's led ...
Blackhawks get 8th seed despite loss (AP)
After a disappointing and erratic regular season, the Chicago Blackhawks had a final chance to make their own way into the playoffs. Instead, they needed some help to get back to the postseason for a third straight year. On their home ice, the defending Stanley Cup champs needed one point Sunday against their most fierce rival, the Detroit Red Wings, and they were in.
The best lightweight outside the UFC, Alvarez says hype doesn’t impress him
The 27-year-old lightweight out of Philadelphia fights Pat Curran this weekend at Bellator 39 on MTV2 (9 p.m. ET/PT).
Alvarez (21-2) is standing up for those guys outside the UFC, saying the fighters listed as the elite at 155 pounds are just names with huge promotional power behind them.
"...They're only important names why? Because they fight for the UFC. Or else they'd be nobodies. The UFC does a great job of pushing them, and they're popular. It doesn't mean they're talented. It just means they're known," Alvarez told SI.com. "I guarantee that if you put them in a tournament structure like Bellator, they're not going to win it every time. Gray Maynard? Kenny Florian? All these guys, they're UFC fighters, that's all. They're pushed by the UFC, but when they leave the UFC, they're forgotten."
Alvarez fought two former UFC 155ers in 2010 and destroyed them.
"When's the last time you heard Josh Neer's name? You haven't. When's the last time you heard about Roger Huerta? You haven't. They're no ones anymore. What were they two years ago? They were superstars."
For anyone who doubted Alvarez's skills, the Huerta win was an eye opener. Alvarez known as a good wrestler with heavy hands used his legs to mentally and physically breakdown Huerta in two rounds. Huerta lost just two times in the UFC, to Florian and Maynard. Neither one of those guys, ranked No. 7 and No. 2� respectively at lightweight, put a beating on Huerta like Alvarez did.
Curran (12-3) is dangerous. He's on a nice run of four straight wins, including Toby Imada and Huerta. Alvarez-Curran headlines an excellent card that includes welterweights Lyman Good, Rick Hawn and Ben Saunders along elite lightweights Patricky Freire and Imada.
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Epsilon, spammers in expensive suits
I have to admit I had been feeling a bit left out. Everyone I knew was getting emails and letters from companies they do business with warning them about the Epsilon Data Management email breach and what might happen to them.
Madden, Mickelson still set on UA
Arkansas Coach Mike Anderson?s efforts to keep the highly regarded 2012 recruiting class ? rated No. 7 in the nation by ESPN ? is paying off.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Google Apps gets ability to force encryption, reset PINs on Android devices
Google is trying to make Android more appealing to businesses by adding IT administration tools to Google Apps that can encrypt Android tablets or remotely locate a lost Android phone and reset the PIN.
Joking hazards: April Fools rush in
April 1 is barely underway where I live, and yet the Net is already full of pranks, jokes, and hoaxes. Here are some of the best to arrive so far.
Bats: Pedro Martinez Waiting for That One Last Call for Help
Pedro Martinez, 39, who last pitched for Philadelphia against the Yankees in the sixth game of the 2009 World Series, has never officially retired and is waiting for a call to help a team win a World Series.
Heat, Celtics face off with 2 seed likely at stake
Yankees slug 4 homers, thump Red Sox
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Saturday, April 9, 2011
Oracle's journey to the cloud -- and to the bank
As I predicted in this blog, Oracle has found a profitable journey in the cloud over and above its existing open source database offerings. Specifically, Oracle sales increased 37 percent to $8.76 billion last quarter, according to Bloomberg.
What you need to know from this week on “The Ultimate Fighter”
Welcome to the second week of "The Ultimate Fighter: Lesnar vs. dos Santos." Read on for spoilers, a fight recap, and the reason why Brock is choking that poor bunny.
Apocalyptic drill of the week: At Team dos Santos practice, Junior has his fighters put on gas masks and train. Keon Caldwell struggles through the practice, saying that he had a hard time leaving his family.
Lesnar teaches what he knows: wrestling. He corrects his fighters in their grappling ways and says that he expected to lose the last fight because of the picks. He also uses his favorite phrase: "You can't make chicken salad out of chicken [expletive]."
Gut check the week: Caldwell talks with dos Santos, and says that he wants to go home to see his daughter. Dos Santos tries to talk Caldwell through the indecision, and his teammates point out that he needs to stay for his daughter, but in the very next frame, Dana White walks in. He asks for Keon, and Keon looks like he soiled his pants.
White gives him a surprisingly compassionate speech, reminding Keon that he needs to fight for his daughter. No f-bombs were dropped in the making of this motivational speech.
Fight pick of the week: Javier Torres (Team dos Santos) vs. Chris Cope (Team Lesnar)
Lesnar isn't surprised by the pick, as he thinks that Junior is matching up his best against Lesnar's weakest fighters. An odd wrinkle in this fight is that Cope trained with Lew Polley, dos Santos' assistant coach. Polley tells Torres all the wrinkles of Cope's game, particularly that he doesn't like working against the cage.
Gut check that didn't work of the week: Keon still isn't focused in practice, and he decides to go home. He mentions that knows it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but feels like it's the right thing to do.
Many will look at Caldwell as a crazy man, but he did the right thing. Fighting takes 100 percent of your effort and focus. To give anything less is downright dangerous both to himself and his teammates. Saying, "I want to be a fighter," and actually doing it are two totally separate things. When faced with the actual life of being a fighter, he realized it wasn't for him and left the door open for someone else to take over.
Wait, Brock is human? of the week: Sensing that Cope is an underdog, Lesnar sits his fighters down to remind them that no one is indestructible. Everyone can lose fights. Lesnar brings up his own loss to Cain Velasquez as proof of that, opening up to his team and showing a vulnerable side.
Stuffed animal of the week: Before the fight, a nervous Cope reads and rereads a letter from his girlfriend. He pulls out a stuffed animal, a good luck charm from his girlfriend's daughter. Torres' motivation comes from home, as well, as he learned that he was going to be a father before he left for the show.
Fight of the week: Torres (Team dos Santos) vs. Cope (Team Lesnar)
Round 1: Just as his coaches instructed, Torres takes Cope into the fence and grinds him out there for nearly two minutes. When they separate, Cope tries to land strikes and pushes Torres into the cage. Torres responds with a hip toss take down. Cope works back to his feet, and the two continue to work against the cage for much of the round. Just before Cope pushes away, Torres lands a knee that opens a cut underneath Cope's eye in the final seconds of the round.
Round 2: Cope starts strong by throwing kicks, but Torres takes him into the fence again. When Cope can break free, he does well and lands kicks and strikes, but Torres does a good job at keeping him clinched against the fence. Torres tries in vain to get a takedown, but remains in the clinch.
After two rounds, the fight is called a draw, and they head to a third round.
Round 3: After tons of clinching, Torres tries for another hip toss takedown but it misfires, and Cope falls on top of him. Neither fighter seems interested in the ground, and they return to their feet and the clinch. Two odd moments happen when the fighters get confused by referee Herb Dean's instructions. First, he tells them to fight or he will break them apart. They stop fighting, and he has to tell them, "No! Fight!" Next, Cope throws an inadvertent knee to the crotch. Torres is given time to recover, but it's Cope who picks up a second wind. He has an easier time breaking free of Torres' clinches, and lands knees and kicks. Dos Santos begs Torres to take Cope down, but he never listens. Cope dominates the standup for the remainder of the fight.
Judges decision: Cope wins it two rounds to one. That makes Lesnar a happy man, because his fighters just made chicken salad out of chicken [expletive]. He tosses the bunny to Cope in glee.
Phil Davis chuckles when told Jones-Evans betting odds
You beat up a sluggish Mauricio Rua, stop a New Jersey robber and appear on "The Tonight Show," and all hell breaks loose on the MMA betting front.
The UFC's newest mega-star, Jon Jones has definitely caught the attention of the public. As a result, his value in the Octagon may be a bit overvalued. Some off-shore books have already set the odds for a Jones-Rashad Evans fight. The champ is as high as a minus-525 favorite.
Phil Davis trained with Jones back in the day and knows the advantages of working with someone can have mentally.
Larry Pepe of ProMMARadio recently told Davis about Jones being a 5-to-1 favorite over a former training partner in Evans.
A few updates on the teammate versus teammate front. Georges St. Pierre, another Greg Jackson fighter, thinks the situation is odd and says he wouldn't have taken the fight.
"It's a pretty weird situation right now," the UFC welterweight champion told The Canadian Press. "I don't know what to say. Me, I would not fight a friend but it happens sometimes that I have two friends that are fighting each other. It's kind of an awkward situation."
Gilbert Melendez and Nick Diaz were asked recently about fighting teammates and both reacted strongly.
Diaz said Jones and Evans aren't really training partner and snapped when asked about fighting his brother, Nate.
"They're not real training partners though," Diaz said about Jones and Evans. "You don't understand, they're like 10 years apart for one and they didn't grow up training together. That guy's just brand new into the sport. He's just doing whatever, they've got him busy making photo shoots and press conferences, and conference calls and all this."
"That's what they've got them doing and they're not focused on what's important to them in life. I've got what works, and I've got what's got me there and that's my team. That's a disgusting thought to have to fight my brother. I don't even appreciate being asked about that," Diaz said.
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Danger, danger! Newbies at work!
I spent several years working for a medical device company. Our customers were durable medical equipment (DME) retailers, the kind of place to buy a bedpan or a wheelchair. Many of them had severe inventory problems, so our company developed and sold inventory software tailor-made to their needs. My job was to install the software, show customers how to use it, and provide telephone tech support.
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Semenya Cruises Into 800 Final at SA Nationals
World champion Caster Semenya cruised into the 800 meters final at the South African national championships on Saturday, leading from the start in just her third race this year.
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Agitated Greg Jackson growing tired of the bashing in Evans-Jones beef
Rashad Evans is going to work in Florida and Jon Jones will be in Albuquerque. It's pretty much set in stone when, the light heavyweight teammates from Jackson's Submission Fighting, prep to meet some time later this year.
Jackson joined ProMMARadio to bring some clarity in the beef� between the two fighters. Larry Pepe did a nice job of pushing the envelope in what clearly is a very sensitive situation for Jackson. The renowned trainer is generally cool as a cucumber, but got a little testy (3:00 mark).
"To be clear, I don't know how many more times I'm going to say it," Jackson told the dogged Pepe. "If Rashad Evans said to me ' Greg, absolutely I do not want Jon Jones on the team. No way.' Where in any of my 16-year history would I have been like 'the heck with that, I'm just going to bring him on the team anyway?' There's nothing about me that says that. I've never done that before. I've never done that since."
Jackson said repeatedly that Evans didn't make it clear from the beginning that he had a problem with Jones joining the team. He also told Ben Fowlkes that he did not agree with Jones' decision to take the fight against Evans.
As a result of all the drama, neither fighter will have the benefit of using Jackson's expertise for the fight. Jackson told Pepe he will not train Jones. That role will taken over by Mike Winkeljohn. Jackson won't corner either fighter on fight night.
If Evans ever chooses to return to Albuquerque to work with Jackson, the trainer said he has no bad feelings and he'd welcome him back with open arms.
Yankees, Red Sox square off in Fenway Park
The Red Sox are finally in the win column, but their 6.95 team ERA remains a serious concern. Can Clay Buchholz improve things this afternoon in Fenway against the Yankees and Ivan Nova?
Race Direction To Review Marshals' Handling Of Rossi/Stoner Jerez Crash
The incident between Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi continues to generate controversy. Much of the debate has centered around the role of the marshals, with Stoner contending that the marshals helped Rossi first before attending to him. Footage only partially corroborates Stoner's story, but what is clear is that the marshals did not lend enough assistance to restart his Honda RC212V, the marshals dropping off one by one, until the Australian had only marshal pushing him along. This, Stoner claimed, was not good enough, and he felt that he was a victim of bias by the marshals, the corner workers helping Rossi on his way but not doing enough to get the Repsol Honda rider back in the race.
As a result of this complaint, Race Direction have decided to hold a review of the entire incident once they reach Estoril, the FIM announced today. Race Direction will hold a hearing into the incident at Estoril, where they will invite the Clerk of the Course and the Chief Marshal to explain the chain of events. Though the press release does not go into details of exactly what will be reviewed, given the people invited to attend, it is most likely to examine the actions of the corner workers helping both Rossi and Stoner during and after the crash.
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