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The Dakar Rally in Pictures

mudiw — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:31:10 +0000

Although most events were from Paris in France to Dakar in Senegal, due to political instability in Africa, the 2009 Dakar Rally is run in South America, the first time the race takes place outside of Europe and Africa.

Nikolai Valuev vs. Evander Holyfield

mudiw — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:41:35 +0000

Boxing fight for the WBA title took place in Zurich. 46-year-old American boxer Evander Holyfield was the oldest challenger to the title, but in case of a victory he could become the oldest champion. Nikolai Valuev, however, was able to overcome Holyfield with a minimum advantage. After 12 rounds, one of the judges could not determine a winner – 114:114, and two others gave victory to the Russian boxer – 116:112 and 115:114. Thus, Evander Holyfield was unable to overcome the record of George Foreman, who in 1994 returned a title at the age of 45 years.

Nikolai Valuev is nearly 44 kilograms heavier than his opponent. He is also 15 inches taller and 11 years younger. That said, it is noteworthy that in the first round Evander Holyfield was more active than Valuev, but in the second half of the fight Nikolai Valuev was able to intercept the initiative.

NBA Pre-Season Games *Can we make any conclusions from these games?

mudiw — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:39:57 +0000

Let me begin by saying some people call these pre-season games, “Training Games”; while other people use them to get their starting team and not bother that much training youngsters.

I consider these Pre-Season Games very important for the performance and development of a team.

I’ll review some of the results. The Boston Celtics beat the New Jersey Nets 111-108 with a HOT Ray Allen scoring 32 points. It’s true that Ray Allen was an important key last season but not scoring 32 points in a game. My point is that the Boston Celtics are maybe trying to change their gameplay and try something new from last season. With an explosive defensive Kevin Garnett, the Boston Celtics are 4-1 during these pre-season games.

Another explosive team is Minnesota with a 4-1 record and Im sure that if they continue playing like this, they will be very competitive just like some games last season where they were competitive in some games but decreased their game in others.

What is really surprising is watching Cleveland’s game and record. San Antonio destroyed Cleveland yesterday 91-70 with Tim Duncan leading the Spurs while Ginobili is injured. Everybody is sure the quality of Leadership Duncan has so I don’t see any BIG problem; but… it can be a medium problema considering Ginobili can score you 30 points sometimes. The Spurs have a 2-2 record while Cleveland has no WINS!!

I still see teams like Denver and Utah scoring lot of points per game but not caring about defensive game. I don’t criticize offensive teams but a good defense is always a good tool for your offensive. The San Antonio Spurs are an example of that.

Other team that is doing good this pre-season is the Atlanta Hawk. Hope they can continue working. The Miami Heats are still doing terrible, they will need to change their style and gameplay if they really want to be competitive again.

The Phoenix Suns will be good this season. Shaquille said hes going to retire when his contract ends and I am sure he will want to finish his career the best way possible. He has been practicing free throws a lot. Amare Stoudemire also has to play better this season if the Suns really want to win the NBA Championship.

Well for now, that’s all folks.