The success of the Los Angeles Galaxy Major League Cup final Sunday, when the home team to a 1-0 victory over Houston's Home Depot Center's main claim league title, a grand celebration of the City of Angels, but there are some undeniable way David David Beckham's contribution to the victory has been reported.
In the first five years of a five-year contract, mainly full of empty promises - not to mention the air lock - [David] Beckham said that he left us a championship. And, I believe, after the game, he said, "the report in the Los Angeles Times Pulashike bill." Of course, this title will soften the legacy of David Beckham, but Sunday night really proved the doubters wrong when he paid $ 32.5m to change the face of football in Los Angeles and barely hanging on long enough to change his socks? David Beckham to help the town's football championship, but he should help make the football, he never even tried. "
Los Angeles Daily News David Beckham is not harsh but still reflects his condition in the non-luminous galaxy. "It is the Galaxy's five championship chase since Beckham arrived, forged tensions fans at some point, wrote:" Phil Collins, "and eventually won their good season his 16 assists."
Los Angeles, the Beckham's contribution to our Milky Way generally football and some cutting. The New York Times, Yue Hange Frey said: "When David Beckham joined the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007, he made it clear that he has the overriding goal. He wanted to help raise awareness of Major League Soccer, he wanted to champion the galaxy A goal is to achieve instant celebrity machine David Beckham arrives in Los Angeles. two spent a little time, but David Beckham's dramatic fashion on Sunday night. what will happen next, Beckham could return to their Beverly Sears Tower to know he helped author much of Hollywood. "
But at least put a decent Beckham era. In America today, the final report of the Alliance, the midfielder did not even mention to the nineteenth section, although, in fairness, the title and wrote: "David Beckham led the Galaxy Major League champion."
A happy note for the one-time Manchester United's player of the Washington Post, reflecting the role, he led the Galaxy to the MLS championship in many ways. "The joy after the game, Galaxy supporters chanted," We want Beckham! '"Report 史提芬戈夫." With his three children in the two galaxies scarves draped over his shoulders, David Beckham seems to wipe away the tears. Hamstring injury limited his training week, after the game, he joked, beer and champagne to celebrate numb the pain. "
Monday, November 21, 2011
Because the ranking, 13 weeks: s West alone at the top
In this week's UK university rankings, this is the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, West and others. As the wild series of events on Friday and Saturday, the top three this week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Louisiana State University with leadership again. If the rankings in the collisions of our championship.
Alabama is No. 2 this week in Oklahoma on Friday night. Lurking in the red tide of Arkansas, who has quietly climbed the UK chart year.
In all likelihood, the SEC's rule at the top will be short-lived, because this week's gamebetween Louisiana State University in Arkansas. What has been given, and it was lost,shaken list one. And, of course, there are iron rice bowl, which could get rid of ranking. But now, this is an impressive display of seconds West.
Here's a look at the intersection where the stand this week rankings.
1. Louisiana State University
2. Alabama
3. Arkansas
12. South Carolina
13. Georgia
24. Auburn
Be sure to check out the UK rankings for the week, including failure of components in ouruniversity rankings storystream football.
Alabama is No. 2 this week in Oklahoma on Friday night. Lurking in the red tide of Arkansas, who has quietly climbed the UK chart year.
In all likelihood, the SEC's rule at the top will be short-lived, because this week's gamebetween Louisiana State University in Arkansas. What has been given, and it was lost,shaken list one. And, of course, there are iron rice bowl, which could get rid of ranking. But now, this is an impressive display of seconds West.
Here's a look at the intersection where the stand this week rankings.
1. Louisiana State University
2. Alabama
3. Arkansas
12. South Carolina
13. Georgia
24. Auburn
Be sure to check out the UK rankings for the week, including failure of components in ouruniversity rankings storystream football.
Greg Homan, Seattle Mariners outfielder, stabbed to death in the Netherlands
Greg Homan, joined Washington's national team in 2010 after the minors, was born in the Netherlands and played baseball in the off-season, according to Reuters.
"A 24-year-old died, stabbed us in the morning to arrest 22-year-old brother of the victim,"Rotterdam police spokesman told Reuters.
nos-tv in the Netherlands reported that the Hohmann family confirmed his death. Brother'sname was not immediately available.
Greg Homan counseling clinics for young people in Europe and helped the Netherlands win the 2007 European Baseball Championships.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Manny Pacquiao win over Márquez makes biggest purse possible
After a pulsating, controversial night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas featuring two well-matched fighters, a mutinous crowd and one ringside judge who can expect a call from his optometrist, the most lucrative fight in boxing history is still on track.
This was good news for Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, who stand to earn upwards of $75m (£47m) each when the politicking ends and they finally step into the same ring, and it was good news for the promoter Bob Arum, who will help himself to a share of an eight-figure gross. But it was terrible news for Juan Manuel Márquez, who for the third time of asking acquitted himself brilliantly against his Filipino opponent and for the third time found himself on the wrong end of a verdict that provoked outrage and incredulity in equal measure after failing to win the WBO welterweight title.
"I was robbed. They robbed me. I don't know what I need to do to convince the judges. I am very frustrated," the Mexican said afterwards. So frustrated in fact he all but announced his retirement – this despite the prospect of a fourth meeting with the Filipino congressman, one that might earn him close to $10m.
The Mexican fans crammed into the MGM agreed with their hero, pelting the ring after the verdict with cans, bottles and anything else they could get their hands on. Not too much should be read into the over-reactions of those most emotionally involved but when the disbelief spreads into the ranks of dispassionate experts then it is worth paying attention. Amir Khan, a friend and sparring partner of Pacquiao, covered the fight for British television and was in no doubt about the outcome. "I thought Marquez won, maybe by one or two rounds," he said after the final bell.
Crucially, though, two of the judges did not agree, giving the decision to Pacquiao, while a third scored the fight a draw. There was enough ebb and flow over 12 rounds to just about support the notion of a draw or, at a stretch, the 115-113 score in favour of Pacquiao from judge Dave Moretti. But it remained a mystery how fellow judge Glenn Trowbridge gave the fight to the 32-year-old by a margin of 116-112 – eight rounds to four.
Arum, Pacquiao's long-time promoter, tried his best to explain the inexplicable, pointing to CompuBox statistics, which showed his man ahead in punches thrown – 578 to 436 – and punches landed, 176 to 138. "Not only was this fight not definitive, none of the rounds were definitive. I realised throughout that this was close and when every round is close people have a tendency to give it in favour of their guy," he said.
There is some truth in that but there is often greater truth to be found in the instinctive response of the fighters themselves. When the bell sounded, Márquez immediately celebrated like a winner while Pacquiao walked despondently back to his corner, beginning his own celebration only when it dawned he might need to do a little more to convince the judges of his worth.
It was the same in the post-fight interviews. Pacquiao, who required 28 stitches to a cut above the left eye, was uncharacteristically short as he made the case for his victory. "We have to accept the disappointment of the Mexican fans but that is part of the game. It was close but it was clear to me that I won the fight," he said.
He could hardly say anything else and nor could Freddie Roach but the Filipino's trainer is a patently honest man who has difficulty hiding what he really thinks. It was telling that he described this fight as the "closest" of the three featuring these two men. "I predicted Manny would win in six rounds and I got it completely wrong. In the end it could have gone the other way. The fight was there for Márquez. If Manny hadn't won the last it could have been a draw or even worse for us," he said.
Roach suggested his fighter's mobility was hampered by cramp in his legs but conceded a far greater problem was his inability to handle Márquez's counter-punching style. "He had Manny's number. We need to get to work on how to deal with the counter punchers a little better. I need to do my job a little better," he conceded.
He does, and he needs to do so quickly if the so-called "superfight" between Pacquiao and Mayweather comes off. Like Márquez, the American is a counter-puncher. But he is also bigger, more powerful and altogether more talented. When he fought the Mexican in 2009 he beat him decisively on points.
Márquez may have aged since that defeat but he entered the ring on Saturday looking more muscular and much stronger than ever before, without any apparent diminution in speed. In short, Pacquiao faced an altogether different proposition, making any comparison between the two biggest names in the sport difficult.
Yet in the absence of any other evidence there is no other option but to use Márquez as a measuring stick, in which case Mayweather must now be considered the favourite against Pacquiao.
The American has always believed that, of course, but now that he has seen his rival's vulnerability so comprehensively exposed he will be more inclined to press his advisers into making a deal. Already his camp has identified 5 May next year as their date of choice.
The question is will the Filipino's camp agree, especially as they now have a viable alternative. Pacquiao-Márquez IV might not be an epochal fight but it will give the champion time to gather his thoughts and restore his lustre. Roach was in little doubt about what he thinks his man should do next. "Márquez is a fight I don't want us to take again," he said. "But I think we have to."
This was good news for Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, who stand to earn upwards of $75m (£47m) each when the politicking ends and they finally step into the same ring, and it was good news for the promoter Bob Arum, who will help himself to a share of an eight-figure gross. But it was terrible news for Juan Manuel Márquez, who for the third time of asking acquitted himself brilliantly against his Filipino opponent and for the third time found himself on the wrong end of a verdict that provoked outrage and incredulity in equal measure after failing to win the WBO welterweight title.
"I was robbed. They robbed me. I don't know what I need to do to convince the judges. I am very frustrated," the Mexican said afterwards. So frustrated in fact he all but announced his retirement – this despite the prospect of a fourth meeting with the Filipino congressman, one that might earn him close to $10m.
The Mexican fans crammed into the MGM agreed with their hero, pelting the ring after the verdict with cans, bottles and anything else they could get their hands on. Not too much should be read into the over-reactions of those most emotionally involved but when the disbelief spreads into the ranks of dispassionate experts then it is worth paying attention. Amir Khan, a friend and sparring partner of Pacquiao, covered the fight for British television and was in no doubt about the outcome. "I thought Marquez won, maybe by one or two rounds," he said after the final bell.
Crucially, though, two of the judges did not agree, giving the decision to Pacquiao, while a third scored the fight a draw. There was enough ebb and flow over 12 rounds to just about support the notion of a draw or, at a stretch, the 115-113 score in favour of Pacquiao from judge Dave Moretti. But it remained a mystery how fellow judge Glenn Trowbridge gave the fight to the 32-year-old by a margin of 116-112 – eight rounds to four.
Arum, Pacquiao's long-time promoter, tried his best to explain the inexplicable, pointing to CompuBox statistics, which showed his man ahead in punches thrown – 578 to 436 – and punches landed, 176 to 138. "Not only was this fight not definitive, none of the rounds were definitive. I realised throughout that this was close and when every round is close people have a tendency to give it in favour of their guy," he said.
There is some truth in that but there is often greater truth to be found in the instinctive response of the fighters themselves. When the bell sounded, Márquez immediately celebrated like a winner while Pacquiao walked despondently back to his corner, beginning his own celebration only when it dawned he might need to do a little more to convince the judges of his worth.
It was the same in the post-fight interviews. Pacquiao, who required 28 stitches to a cut above the left eye, was uncharacteristically short as he made the case for his victory. "We have to accept the disappointment of the Mexican fans but that is part of the game. It was close but it was clear to me that I won the fight," he said.
He could hardly say anything else and nor could Freddie Roach but the Filipino's trainer is a patently honest man who has difficulty hiding what he really thinks. It was telling that he described this fight as the "closest" of the three featuring these two men. "I predicted Manny would win in six rounds and I got it completely wrong. In the end it could have gone the other way. The fight was there for Márquez. If Manny hadn't won the last it could have been a draw or even worse for us," he said.
Roach suggested his fighter's mobility was hampered by cramp in his legs but conceded a far greater problem was his inability to handle Márquez's counter-punching style. "He had Manny's number. We need to get to work on how to deal with the counter punchers a little better. I need to do my job a little better," he conceded.
He does, and he needs to do so quickly if the so-called "superfight" between Pacquiao and Mayweather comes off. Like Márquez, the American is a counter-puncher. But he is also bigger, more powerful and altogether more talented. When he fought the Mexican in 2009 he beat him decisively on points.
Márquez may have aged since that defeat but he entered the ring on Saturday looking more muscular and much stronger than ever before, without any apparent diminution in speed. In short, Pacquiao faced an altogether different proposition, making any comparison between the two biggest names in the sport difficult.
Yet in the absence of any other evidence there is no other option but to use Márquez as a measuring stick, in which case Mayweather must now be considered the favourite against Pacquiao.
The American has always believed that, of course, but now that he has seen his rival's vulnerability so comprehensively exposed he will be more inclined to press his advisers into making a deal. Already his camp has identified 5 May next year as their date of choice.
The question is will the Filipino's camp agree, especially as they now have a viable alternative. Pacquiao-Márquez IV might not be an epochal fight but it will give the champion time to gather his thoughts and restore his lustre. Roach was in little doubt about what he thinks his man should do next. "Márquez is a fight I don't want us to take again," he said. "But I think we have to."
Junior Dos Santos beats Cain Velasquez for UFC heavyweight title
The nation caught its first network prime-time glimpse of Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday.
But just a glimpse.
Your average channel surfer could have landed on Fox for UFC's heavyweight title bout between Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos and witnessed everything in the time it takes to cook Minute Rice.
In short — and the fight UFC President Dana White billed as the biggest in his organization's history was — Velasquez, the defending heavyweight champion, was gone in 64 seconds.
In front of 14,019 at Honda Center, Dos Santos earned a technical knockout and the heavyweight belt after dropping its former owner with a heavy right hook that connected above the left ear.
"My coach used to tell me, I've got pretty heavy hands," Dos Santos said, "so I try to use them at the start of the fight because it's a good time to use my power because I'm 100% in the moment."
The fast finish quelled fears that the fight would conflict with the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez boxing match scheduled on the same night in Las Vegas.
"It was my fault I didn't pressure enough," Velasquez said. "The game plan was to go in and pressure."
He added: "You can definitely learn a lot from losses. This is no different. I strayed away from the game plan so I'm going to learn not to do that ever again, even for a little bit."
Velasquez hadn't fought in a year after suffering a shoulder injury during his one-round demolition of Brock Lesnar in the same arena last October when Velasquez won the heavyweight crown.
Velasquez said he still had some nagging injuries, but the fight didn't last long enough to notice.
There were 10 fights total, but by design only the main card was shown on Fox.
"For anybody to [complain] about this fight and [that] they didn't get to see that fight, shut up," White said.
"You should've bought tickets then if you wanted to see all the fights and you don't want to watch on Facebook."
White called this a test run for UFC's seven-year deal with Fox, which begins in January, so the broadcast format could change.
Through the terms of that deal, Fox will air four prime-time Saturday night UFC fight cards a year, and Fox's cable channel FX will air "The Ultimate Fighter" and six live fights.
But just a glimpse.
Your average channel surfer could have landed on Fox for UFC's heavyweight title bout between Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos and witnessed everything in the time it takes to cook Minute Rice.
In short — and the fight UFC President Dana White billed as the biggest in his organization's history was — Velasquez, the defending heavyweight champion, was gone in 64 seconds.
In front of 14,019 at Honda Center, Dos Santos earned a technical knockout and the heavyweight belt after dropping its former owner with a heavy right hook that connected above the left ear.
"My coach used to tell me, I've got pretty heavy hands," Dos Santos said, "so I try to use them at the start of the fight because it's a good time to use my power because I'm 100% in the moment."
The fast finish quelled fears that the fight would conflict with the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez boxing match scheduled on the same night in Las Vegas.
"It was my fault I didn't pressure enough," Velasquez said. "The game plan was to go in and pressure."
He added: "You can definitely learn a lot from losses. This is no different. I strayed away from the game plan so I'm going to learn not to do that ever again, even for a little bit."
Velasquez hadn't fought in a year after suffering a shoulder injury during his one-round demolition of Brock Lesnar in the same arena last October when Velasquez won the heavyweight crown.
Velasquez said he still had some nagging injuries, but the fight didn't last long enough to notice.
There were 10 fights total, but by design only the main card was shown on Fox.
"For anybody to [complain] about this fight and [that] they didn't get to see that fight, shut up," White said.
"You should've bought tickets then if you wanted to see all the fights and you don't want to watch on Facebook."
White called this a test run for UFC's seven-year deal with Fox, which begins in January, so the broadcast format could change.
Through the terms of that deal, Fox will air four prime-time Saturday night UFC fight cards a year, and Fox's cable channel FX will air "The Ultimate Fighter" and six live fights.
Crowd give thumbs down to flawed Pacquiao victory
LAS VEGAS: It was a night when boxing hero Manny Pacquiao decided to pick on somebody his own size.
Bad idea. In fact, most in the sold-out crowd of 16,368, as well as quite a few on press row, thought he had lost.
Pacquiao took a majority decision, but seldom in boxing history has a fight this big ended with this much doubt and controversy.
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The gutsy, effective opponent, Juan Manuel Marquez, of Mexico, who was given little chance and was sent off as anywhere from a 7-1 to 9-1 underdog, left the ring to raucous cheers, as he waved a huge sombrero.
It was a good 15 minutes after the fight ended before the crowd stopped booing and hissing.
To many, the pound-for-pound best boxer in the world got outboxed by Marquez, at 38 his senior by six years. Marquez not only stayed with Pacquiao in a heated pace for all 12 rounds, but he seemed to get the best of whatever flurries the two managed in their non-stop jiggling and dancing and feinting.
Seldom before in boxing has there been a scene where a highly popular champion gets booed loudly and raucously during his post-match interview. Nobody could hear a word he said, and nobody seemed to care. They had seen what they had seen.
Nacho Beristain, Marquez's manager, called it ''a robbery of the utmost''.
It was a night in which the last thing you wanted to be was a judge. The three who will take tons of heat on this one were Robert Hoyle, Dave Moretti and Glenn Trowbridge. Hoyle had it 114-114, Moretti 115-113 and Trowbridge 116-112, both for Pacquiao.
And so ended the controversial trilogy between the two. In 2004, Pacquiao knocked Marquez down three times in the first round and Marquez came firing back to get a draw.
That's the last semi-blemish on Pacquiao's record. In that one, a much-forgotten element was that one of the judges scored the three-knockdown round 10-7 for Pacquiao, rather than the almost automatic 10-6. That one point would have erased much of the talk about this match-up.
In the next fight, in 2008, Pacquiao won a split decision by one point.
That was controversial too, but nothing near what this one may turn out to be.
The usual chat about the integrity of boxing will now begin in full volume. So much was at stake. Had Pacquiao lost, the pot of gold at the end of boxing's rainbow, the Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. match-up, would have gone away, at least for the moment. Pacquiao would have, most likely, invoked a rematch clause with Marquez that was in the contract.
Now, even after winning, Pacquiao's side is talking about it. They can call it Trilogy Plus One, or something like that.
''I'm bound and determined to find a definitive winner from these two,'' said Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum. ''If we can get both fighters to agree, we'll put it on May 5.''
Arum said he asked Pacquiao if he won, and Pacquiao said, ''Yes, it was clear. I blocked a lot of his punches … If he wants a rematch, he'll get it.''
So, once again, it appears that Pacquiao-Mayweather will be put on hold. And, because since Mayweather dominated Marquez in their 2009 fight, the attraction for that mega-fight may have modified a bit.
A subdued Marquez, who went all the way to the Philippines to entice Pacquiao into giving him this third fight and wore a T-shirt that claimed he had won the first two fights, was beyond disappointed all the way to dumbfounded.
''I was robbed,'' he said. ''It happened again. I don't think there is much more I can do in the ring.''
This was stunning to all who had become used to Pacquiao dominating and destroying bigger opponents, the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley.
In each case, Pacquiao's speed and footwork wore the other down. This time, Pacquiao's speed and footwork were in place, but Marquez stayed right with him. The expectation was that Marquez would tire by the middle rounds. Instead, he kept connecting and, in the minds of most, winning more rounds than losing.
Lost in the fire and brimstone of this controversial classic was the victory in the semi-main event by Palm Springs's Tim Bradley. He remained undefeated by beating a 40-year-old, grabbing and holding Joel Casamayor.
Bad idea. In fact, most in the sold-out crowd of 16,368, as well as quite a few on press row, thought he had lost.
Pacquiao took a majority decision, but seldom in boxing history has a fight this big ended with this much doubt and controversy.
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The gutsy, effective opponent, Juan Manuel Marquez, of Mexico, who was given little chance and was sent off as anywhere from a 7-1 to 9-1 underdog, left the ring to raucous cheers, as he waved a huge sombrero.
It was a good 15 minutes after the fight ended before the crowd stopped booing and hissing.
To many, the pound-for-pound best boxer in the world got outboxed by Marquez, at 38 his senior by six years. Marquez not only stayed with Pacquiao in a heated pace for all 12 rounds, but he seemed to get the best of whatever flurries the two managed in their non-stop jiggling and dancing and feinting.
Seldom before in boxing has there been a scene where a highly popular champion gets booed loudly and raucously during his post-match interview. Nobody could hear a word he said, and nobody seemed to care. They had seen what they had seen.
Nacho Beristain, Marquez's manager, called it ''a robbery of the utmost''.
It was a night in which the last thing you wanted to be was a judge. The three who will take tons of heat on this one were Robert Hoyle, Dave Moretti and Glenn Trowbridge. Hoyle had it 114-114, Moretti 115-113 and Trowbridge 116-112, both for Pacquiao.
And so ended the controversial trilogy between the two. In 2004, Pacquiao knocked Marquez down three times in the first round and Marquez came firing back to get a draw.
That's the last semi-blemish on Pacquiao's record. In that one, a much-forgotten element was that one of the judges scored the three-knockdown round 10-7 for Pacquiao, rather than the almost automatic 10-6. That one point would have erased much of the talk about this match-up.
In the next fight, in 2008, Pacquiao won a split decision by one point.
That was controversial too, but nothing near what this one may turn out to be.
The usual chat about the integrity of boxing will now begin in full volume. So much was at stake. Had Pacquiao lost, the pot of gold at the end of boxing's rainbow, the Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. match-up, would have gone away, at least for the moment. Pacquiao would have, most likely, invoked a rematch clause with Marquez that was in the contract.
Now, even after winning, Pacquiao's side is talking about it. They can call it Trilogy Plus One, or something like that.
''I'm bound and determined to find a definitive winner from these two,'' said Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum. ''If we can get both fighters to agree, we'll put it on May 5.''
Arum said he asked Pacquiao if he won, and Pacquiao said, ''Yes, it was clear. I blocked a lot of his punches … If he wants a rematch, he'll get it.''
So, once again, it appears that Pacquiao-Mayweather will be put on hold. And, because since Mayweather dominated Marquez in their 2009 fight, the attraction for that mega-fight may have modified a bit.
A subdued Marquez, who went all the way to the Philippines to entice Pacquiao into giving him this third fight and wore a T-shirt that claimed he had won the first two fights, was beyond disappointed all the way to dumbfounded.
''I was robbed,'' he said. ''It happened again. I don't think there is much more I can do in the ring.''
This was stunning to all who had become used to Pacquiao dominating and destroying bigger opponents, the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley.
In each case, Pacquiao's speed and footwork wore the other down. This time, Pacquiao's speed and footwork were in place, but Marquez stayed right with him. The expectation was that Marquez would tire by the middle rounds. Instead, he kept connecting and, in the minds of most, winning more rounds than losing.
Lost in the fire and brimstone of this controversial classic was the victory in the semi-main event by Palm Springs's Tim Bradley. He remained undefeated by beating a 40-year-old, grabbing and holding Joel Casamayor.
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