Thursday, September 22, 2011

On Baseball: Pushed to Background, Yankees? Posada Finally Gets the Spotlight

For the longtime catcher, Wednesday?s hit could be his last defining moment in pinstripes.


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Windows 8 on ARM chips: It was too good to be true

Windows 8 on ARM chips: It was good to be true

OK, you fooled me, Microsoft. When the company first announced in January that Windows 8 would run on ARM chips -- used in most mobile devices -- I, like many people, assumed that Windows 7 and earlier would not come along for the ride.

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Manny ineligible for Dominican league (AP)

A person familiar with the situation says Manny Ramirez will not be allowed to play winter ball in the Dominican Republic because he neither served a suspension nor contested it following a positive drug test this year. The Cibao Eagles, a Dominican winter league team Ramirez played with in 1993-94, said this week he was expected to start training with the club.

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Buffalo Bills team report: Fred Jackson is leading the way

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PV family deals with 2nd round of heartbreak after plane crash

Mark Lundell and his son, Seth, were killed in a plane crash. Seth was the 2nd Lundell child killed.

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Why CIOs should never be revolutionary

According to a nearly incoherent Deloitte press release, the role of CIO is "shifting from steward to strategist or revolutionary."

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The Times' college football rankings

Oklahoma's win over Florida State bumps the Sooners up two spots to No. 2. Alabama remains No. 1.

Rankman was so impressed with Oklahoma's win over Florida State that he bumped the Sooners, everybody else's No. 1 team, up two spots to No. 2. Actually, No. 3 Louisiana State will be the undisputed Creole Kings if Les Miles' Tigers are undefeated on Nov. 5 after wins over West Virginia and Alabama. Four teams bottomed out of the top 25 this week and were topped by Clemson, Georgia Tech, Houston and Illinois. Georgia Tech has not enjoyed a drubbing like 66-24 over Kansas since John Heisman's team clobbered Cumberland, 222-0, in 1916.

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Koch takes UFN 25 decision over TUF winner Brookins

Koch takes UFN 25 decision over TUF winner Brookins

Erik Koch took a unanimous decision win at Ultimate Fight Night 25 over "The Ultimate Fighter" winner Jonathan Brookins. Koch won the fight 30-27, 29-28, 30-27 on the judges cards.

Koch was strong in the first round, landing more strikes and controlling Brookins against the fence. After Koch got the better of Brookins in striking in the second round, Brookins tried for a takedown. He had a hard time bringing the fight to the ground and when he did, Koch landed on top of him. They worked back to their feet, where Koch landed leg kicks. Brookins finally got the takedown in the final minute of the second, but was not able to do much with it except take knees from Koch as they returned to their feet.

Koch continued to win the striking game in the third round, as he stuck to the game plan of punch-punch-kick and using his speed to throw Brookins off. He also continued to be successful in holding off Brookins' takedown attempts.

A one-time WEC fighter, Koch has rattled off four straight wins. His record is now 13-1, with the lone loss coming to Chad Mendes. Brookins, who won the 12th season of TUF, falls to 12-4. His last previous loss was to featherweight champ Jose Aldo.

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New Tyre Regulations for Brno

A tweak to the tyre regulations comes into force this weekend, introduced remarkably quickly during the course of the season. The reg. change is to allow the use of a ‘bonus’ or ‘emergency’ option tyre of a softer specification. Prior regulations allowed for eight front tyres of two compounds, and ten rears of two compounds. [...]

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Sports of The Times: A Violent Pastime

With some serious injuries dotting the beginning of the N.F.L. season, William C. Rhoden asks if our national love for football has made us blind to its dangers.


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Dodgers' Kershaw beats Giants 2-1 for 20th win

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) is congratulated by fans and teammates after being removed playing against the San Francisco Giants during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)Clayton Kershaw impressed just about everybody except himself in becoming the Los Angeles Dodgers' first 20-game winner in 21 years. Fittingly, his accomplishment came against a team he has dominated this season.


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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

2011 Aragon Moto2 And 125cc Post-Race Press Release Round Up

Press releases from the Moto2 and 125cc after Sunday's race at the Motorland Aragon circuit:

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Arizona motorcyclist killed in head-on crash with Jeep

A 67-year-old man was killed when his motorcycle collided with a Jeep along Arizona 260, authorities said.

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Why IT will hate Windows 8

Why IT will hate Windows 8

All those IT people who wish the iPad would die already, you ain't seen nothing yet.

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CFT: Big East forces Pitt, 'Cuse to stay until 2014

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Goal: Red Bulls Need Rost to Stand Tall

If the Red Bulls are to qualify for the M.L.S. playoffs, goalkeeper Frank Rost must be a rock in the net.


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Cormier takes out ?Big Foot? with vicious KO at Strikeforce Grand Prix

Daniel Cormier doesn't look like the prototypical new age, massive heavyweight, but he proved Saturday that athleticism and technique will usually beat the giants of the division. Cormier, a former Olympic wrestler, flashed excellent boxing in dropping Antonio "Big Foot" Silva twice in less than four minutes. On the second occasion, Silva couldn't recover and referee Greg Franklin jumped in to save him at 3:56 of the first round at U.S Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH.

Cormier, a late replacement for the deposed Alistair Overeem, advanced to the finals of the Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix. The 5-foot-11, 247-pound Cormier was ecstatic seconds after the fight.

"It was great man," Cormier shouted to the crowd during his postfight interview. "I fought one of the top five heavyweights in the world and knocked him out. Give me some respect now!"

Even with his wrestling background, Cormier has constantly had to address the issue of dropping down to light heavyweight. But Saturday was a prime example of what a skilled heavyweight can do against one of the big boys of the division. Fighting out San Jose's American Kickboxing Academy, Cormier's growth as a fighter was on full display. His hands were relaxed from the start and he threw punches in bunches.

Silva is a massive 6-foot-4 and probably fights in excess of 280 pounds on fight night. Against Cormier, he looked like a statue. The smaller fighter worked effectively behind a double jab. Just 45 seconds into the fight, Cormier dropped Silva with a well-placed overhand right. Silva stayed on his back and Cormier wisely chose to stay out of his guard to get the fight back on the feet.

The next two minutes looked like Cormier was putting on a boxing clinic. Silva was too slow to defend himself. He nearly went down again after getting drilled by a left hook with 3:30 left. A little over two minutes later, Cormier dropped the hammer on Silva with a beautiful three-punch combo.

"I hit him with the jab, left hook, uppercut," said Cormier, speaking of the finishing flurry. "He's no Cain Velasquez and that's who I train with everyday."

Velasquez, the UFC heavyweight champ, is the No. 1 big man in the world right now. If Cormier truly hangs in the gym with that beast, we know why he's so good. Cormier landed an amazing 26-of-38 (68 percent) strikes. He delivered this upset as a plus-125 underdog.

Overeem, the pre-tourney favorite and former Strikeforce heavyweight champion, was dumped from the tournament because an injury and management squabble with Zuffa, the parent company of both Strikeforce and UFC. That dispute was settled this week and Overeem was signed to a new deal with the UFC. He faces Brock Lesnar on Dec. 30 in Las Vegas at UFC 141.

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Life-Style and Personal Growth Expert Tina Morse, MA, MFT - Sep 20,2011

Join Conversation Crossroad radio show hosts Betty-Lynn White and Garrison Leykam for their interview with Life-Style and Personal Growth Expert Tina Morse, MA, MFT September 20th at 7pm EST. If it is Transformation you want, Tina Morse MA, MFT is a Life-Style & Personal Growth Expert with over 20 years of experience in the wellness industry and a lot of rich life-experience. Shes a life-style pioneer and a leader in the health & wellness field integrating a bio-psycho

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Jean Todt?s Approval Rating 2011: Part 3 | Debates and polls

Are you happy with how F1 is being run by the FIA president?

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2011 Aragon MotoGP Sunday Post-Race Press Release Round Up

Press releases from the MotoGP teams after Sunday's race at the Motorland Aragon circuit:

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The Fifth Down: Surpassing Numbers From Tom Brady and Cam Newton

The record books are under assault. Brady and Newton were outstanding in Week 1 and lived up to it with excellent encores in Week 2.


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Overeem: ?This fight is not going to go the distance?

Alistair Overeem stopped -- while apparently doing a little shopping -- to talk to "The Shoot" about his December fight with Brock Lesnar. He promised that someone was going to get beat up, and that the fight would not go a full three rounds.

The two behemoths with fight on December 30 in Las Vegas. Who is your pick to win? Tell us in the comments or on Facebook.

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Off the Bench: Arum 'disgusted' with Mayweather

Off the Bench: As you may have guessed, Manny Pacquiao?s promoter, Bob Arum, wasn?t too enamored with the way Floyd Mayweather Jr. beat Victor Ortiz on Saturday.Off the Bench: As you may have guessed, Manny Pacquiao?s promoter, Bob Arum, wasn?t too enamored with the way Floyd Mayweather Jr. beat Victor Ortiz on Saturday.


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