On December 23rd, the Kansas Jayhawks traveled to Columbus, OH to only beat the Buckeyes by eight in a 74-66 win. This was the first away game for Kansas freshman Ben McLemore. He was also the leading scorer of the game finishing with 22 points. "This was great. It was my first time playing in an away game" McLemore said in a statement following the game.
Kansas has now been on a nine-game winning streak since losing by three to Michigan State back on November 13th. Seven of the wins are at home which make their record 7-0 thus far. Referring back to the game, the Jayhawks had a 14-0 run on the Buckeyes in the first half putting the Ohio State fans on pins and needles. They then held Ohio State without a field goal for 10 minutes to maintain control of the game.
Ohio State only hit 9 of the 36 shots that was taken in the second half meaning they only hit 31 percent. Three of the Buckeyes' main starters only hit 5 of 24 from the field. This was the third victory for the Jayhawks against the Buckeyes in over a year after beating them in the NCAA semis in a nail-biting 64-62 win. "Today is probably the best we've played against Ohio State in the three games," stated Kansas coach Bill Self. The Jayhawks' next game is against American University at 8pm on ESPN 3.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
Falcons Fans...Are You On Pins and Needles?
Yesterday the Atlanta Falcons (8-0), visited their NFC rival the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome. I am pretty sure that "Rise Up" and "Who Dat" fans around the world was glued to the television. This is one of the greatest rilvaries in the NFL. It was an intense game considering that the score was so close. Both defenses were determined to not let the offense of the other team score.
With the xcore being 28-27 Saints, the Falcons were able to keep them out of the endzone to score a touchdown. On this drive, Jimmy Graham had a 46-yard completion and then the Saints were stopped on 3rd down and 11 yards to end their drive before their kick team was sent to the field to take the lead. Matt Ryan being the great quarterback actually drove the Falcons back down the field with 37 seconds remaining.
On 3rd down and 3, Ryan's pass to Jacquizz Rogers was completed gaining 14 yards on that play. A few plays later, Rogers gained another 18 yards. Matt Ryan was able to have complete passes to six receivers, but the last pass to Roddy White just couldn't get the job done and they lost their first game. With at least eight weeks left until playoffs will the Falcons bounce back from this loss and keep their winning streak going? This team is known to do real good in the season and disappoint their fans during the playoffs. Only time will tell. Will they "Rise Up"? Stay tuned....
With the xcore being 28-27 Saints, the Falcons were able to keep them out of the endzone to score a touchdown. On this drive, Jimmy Graham had a 46-yard completion and then the Saints were stopped on 3rd down and 11 yards to end their drive before their kick team was sent to the field to take the lead. Matt Ryan being the great quarterback actually drove the Falcons back down the field with 37 seconds remaining.
On 3rd down and 3, Ryan's pass to Jacquizz Rogers was completed gaining 14 yards on that play. A few plays later, Rogers gained another 18 yards. Matt Ryan was able to have complete passes to six receivers, but the last pass to Roddy White just couldn't get the job done and they lost their first game. With at least eight weeks left until playoffs will the Falcons bounce back from this loss and keep their winning streak going? This team is known to do real good in the season and disappoint their fans during the playoffs. Only time will tell. Will they "Rise Up"? Stay tuned....
Friday, September 21, 2012
The Truth Shall Always Set You Free!....Ask Brian Banks
Brian Banks have an inspiring story that can touch those who read it. He was the young man that was falsely accussed of rape at the age of 16 when he was a star linebacker for his high school football team. The next 10 years of his life was taken away because he served five years in prison and another five years on probation. Even though his privileges were stripped and he was only able to do so much, but he never lost hope and still trained as if he was trying out for a professional football team. He was exonerated this past May because the allegations appeared to be untrue. Upon that news, several NFL teams became interested in him and he was able to attend mimicamps for the Summer. Banks ended up at the minicamp of the Seattle Seahawks who is coached by Pete Carroll, the former USC coach who received a verbal committment from Banks that he was going to attend that college to play football.This past Wednesday Banks' dream came true when he signed with the Las Vegas Locos of the United Football League. He still has high hopes in being in the NFL, but of course just like everyone else, he has to start from somewhere. Even though this ain't the time for him to do so, he left an impact on NFL personnel and he is still on their minds. I am pretty sure that there will be more on this story because if it doesn't inspire then I don't know what it does. This goes to show that if you are meant to do something, it is never too late. Stay tuned for more on the successful journey of Brian Banks.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Lets Be More Careful Football Fans
As you know, everybody's ready for some football! Fans have long anticipated this ever since the end of the summer was approaching. Getting game gear ready, making plans to attend the games to tailgate or either watch it, meeting up at a friend or family member's house to have a game day party, or take the day a relax to enjoy it alone. Football is the sport that just brings everyone together to have a great time and create more memories to add onto your journey in life. It also gives you an adrenaline rush like no other. You just want to gear up and get on the field with them.
Now I am shifting the subject just a little bit. As I mentioned in the paragragh above, football is a sport that just brings excitement to people all over the world. It is sad to hear that within a 24 hour time period, two fans fell to their deaths from long falls within the football stadiums in Houston and Atlanta. It is understandable that you are having a great time, but please be careful. The memories that you want to have for that game should be happy not sad ones. You never know what can be going on inside of someone else's mind, nor are you really worried about it because you are too busy watching the game, but try and keep a close eye on those that are with you. These stories should be eye openers to all football fans. Things can get a little crazy when you are in an environment that is filled with thousands of people, but it isn't worth your life. For more on these stories, please click on the links below.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8324831/fan-dies-fall-georgia-dome-upper-deck-tennessee-north-carolina-state-game
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--man-falls-to-his-death-at-texans-game--fourth-fan-fatality-in-four-years.html
Now I am shifting the subject just a little bit. As I mentioned in the paragragh above, football is a sport that just brings excitement to people all over the world. It is sad to hear that within a 24 hour time period, two fans fell to their deaths from long falls within the football stadiums in Houston and Atlanta. It is understandable that you are having a great time, but please be careful. The memories that you want to have for that game should be happy not sad ones. You never know what can be going on inside of someone else's mind, nor are you really worried about it because you are too busy watching the game, but try and keep a close eye on those that are with you. These stories should be eye openers to all football fans. Things can get a little crazy when you are in an environment that is filled with thousands of people, but it isn't worth your life. For more on these stories, please click on the links below.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8324831/fan-dies-fall-georgia-dome-upper-deck-tennessee-north-carolina-state-game
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--man-falls-to-his-death-at-texans-game--fourth-fan-fatality-in-four-years.html
Sunday, August 12, 2012
USA Women's Basketball Team Completes "The Drive For Five"
The USA Women's basketball team won the gold medal yesterday defeating France by 36. This win was the 41st consecutive win for the team dating all the way back to 1992. During the USA women's winning streak, they won each game by at least 30 points with only one game decided by single digits. In the semi-final game against Austrailia, USA trailed at halftime for the first time in 12 years.
USA women's coach Geno Auriemma stated “No other country in the world has the legacy that we do in basketball, so when we took the court, our 12 players tonight, they had that legacy with them,” “And as the game goes on the other team starts to sense we're not just playing these 12, we're playing something bigger than these 12. And that's a testament to all of the other coaches and all of the other players that contributed to this over the past 20 years.”
As they were headed into the Olympics, team USA realized that they were going to have to work hard regardless of the talents that they had on their team. They never counted anybody out. They was just focused on playing their game. They wanted to keep the foundation going that the past USA women's basketball team had laid for them. Candace Parker stated “You never want to be that team that ends the streak, so I think it was great for us to continue the winning tradition and get another gold medal.” , and they did just that. In the beginning of the tournament, Parker really didn't have a rhythm. As Auriemma decided to bring her off the bench, that seemed to work. No other team seemed to have the spark that they had when it came to Parker. She saved her best game for last too scoring 21 points and grabbing 11 boards in 21 minutes in the gold medal game.
WNBA scoring leader Angel McCoughtry also stepped up to be a key player. Within her limited minutes on the court, she contributed at least 10ppg along with 2 steals. McCoughry stated
“I feel like I’m on top of the world right now, I’m so excited,” “I’ve got a gold medal, my first one. My name is not Angel McCoughtry. It’s Angel McCoughtry, Olympic gold medalist.” Other first-time gold medalists includes Tina Charles, Maya Moore, Lindsay Whalen, and Asjha Jones. Teresa Edwards, a five-time olympian and member of the 1996 gold medal USA team was there to show her support for the 2012 team, which she was very proud of. Within the next four years the team and the coaches may change, but with the heart and soul that these women have to represent our country will not. 2016 is going to be very interesting in Rio because the foundation is now laid for the future WNBA stars that will be representing the USA.
USA women's coach Geno Auriemma stated “No other country in the world has the legacy that we do in basketball, so when we took the court, our 12 players tonight, they had that legacy with them,” “And as the game goes on the other team starts to sense we're not just playing these 12, we're playing something bigger than these 12. And that's a testament to all of the other coaches and all of the other players that contributed to this over the past 20 years.”
As they were headed into the Olympics, team USA realized that they were going to have to work hard regardless of the talents that they had on their team. They never counted anybody out. They was just focused on playing their game. They wanted to keep the foundation going that the past USA women's basketball team had laid for them. Candace Parker stated “You never want to be that team that ends the streak, so I think it was great for us to continue the winning tradition and get another gold medal.” , and they did just that. In the beginning of the tournament, Parker really didn't have a rhythm. As Auriemma decided to bring her off the bench, that seemed to work. No other team seemed to have the spark that they had when it came to Parker. She saved her best game for last too scoring 21 points and grabbing 11 boards in 21 minutes in the gold medal game.
WNBA scoring leader Angel McCoughtry also stepped up to be a key player. Within her limited minutes on the court, she contributed at least 10ppg along with 2 steals. McCoughry stated
“I feel like I’m on top of the world right now, I’m so excited,” “I’ve got a gold medal, my first one. My name is not Angel McCoughtry. It’s Angel McCoughtry, Olympic gold medalist.” Other first-time gold medalists includes Tina Charles, Maya Moore, Lindsay Whalen, and Asjha Jones. Teresa Edwards, a five-time olympian and member of the 1996 gold medal USA team was there to show her support for the 2012 team, which she was very proud of. Within the next four years the team and the coaches may change, but with the heart and soul that these women have to represent our country will not. 2016 is going to be very interesting in Rio because the foundation is now laid for the future WNBA stars that will be representing the USA.
Monday, July 30, 2012
USA Women's Basketball Team Demolishes Angola
Team USA's women's basketball team is on a mission, for the gold that is. Today's game proved just that. They beat Angola by 52 points. Candace Parker led the team's victory with a double-double scoring 14 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Team USA is not focused so much on how many points they score because they know that they are still a work in progress considering that they have only been together two weeks. They also know that as the tournament continues, some games are going to be tough.Angola on the other hand is looking for their first win. They lost by 22 in their opener against Turkey. This means that the African nations has only won one game out of 25 since the 1996 Atlanta Olympic games when Congo first qualified.
Team Nigeria is the team that actually won the first game, which was against Korea. Angola was only able to stay close to USA only in the first quarter trailing by 10. USA then took the game by storm by leading in the second quarter and continue to prevent Angola's chances of catching up in the second half. Despite the score of the game, USA Coach Geno Auriemma having the good sportsmanship that a coach should have stated: "Angola's one of those countries you hope, because of what's happened with the U.S. and some other places in women's basketball, that other African countries pick up and say that could be us," Hopefully that's a country that becomes accustomed to playing in the Olympics. Hopefully they devote more energy and resources and they can come back to the Olympics on a regular basis".Up next for USA is Turkey who also has a 2-0 record.
Team Nigeria is the team that actually won the first game, which was against Korea. Angola was only able to stay close to USA only in the first quarter trailing by 10. USA then took the game by storm by leading in the second quarter and continue to prevent Angola's chances of catching up in the second half. Despite the score of the game, USA Coach Geno Auriemma having the good sportsmanship that a coach should have stated: "Angola's one of those countries you hope, because of what's happened with the U.S. and some other places in women's basketball, that other African countries pick up and say that could be us," Hopefully that's a country that becomes accustomed to playing in the Olympics. Hopefully they devote more energy and resources and they can come back to the Olympics on a regular basis".Up next for USA is Turkey who also has a 2-0 record.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Retired NFL Star Dorsey Levens premiers "Bell Rung" Documentary
Former Green Bay Packer Dorsey Levens, his production company Levens Communications, and the Atlanta Film Festival will be premiering the "Bell Rung" Documentary. "Bell Rung" uncovers the long-term emotional and physical damages caused by playing professional football. Many retired football players have been affected and are not able to tell their stories. Dorsey took it upon himself to help tell these stories by writing a documentary. Within the documentary, two-time pro bowler Takeo Spikes, former University of Georgia stand-out and three-time superbowl champion Richard Seymore, and NCAA and Superbowl title holder Jamal Lewis assist in telling stories themselves. Following the film, a discussion panel will be held for questions and concerns. The movie premier is August 7th, 2012 in Atlanta. Concussions are now an important subject when it comes to football because too many head injuries have occurred, or is occuring and it needs to be addressed and enforced properly to help save the lives of future draft and retired players.
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