DateSportVenueResultAttendance/Time Sun, Jan 13 Asean Basketball League Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore Thailand Slammers 50 at Singapore Slingers 56 ~1,500Sun, Feb 10 bj League Komazawa Olympic Park Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Niigata Albirex BB 65 at Tokyo Cinq Reves 63 1,206 Mon, Feb 11 NBA American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Atlanta Hawks 105 at Dallas Mavericks 101 19,654 Tue, Feb 12 NBA FedExForum, Memphis, TN Sacramento Kings 101 at Memphis Grizzlies 108 14,722 Wed, Feb 13 NCAA Basketball FedExForum, Memphis, TN UCF...
Monday, 31 December 2012
Sunday, 30 December 2012
When I planned the year-end trip to Europe, sports were not the priority as I would be making the trip with my girlfriend. Still, they weren't far from my mind. When choosing Barcelona as a destination, I knew that there would be no soccer while I was be there, but hoped that there might be a basketball game. Although the Spanish domestic league (ACB) would also be on a break, the EuroLeague was scheduled to begin its Top 16 on December 27th, which...
Saturday, 29 December 2012
The regular season has finished. Here are your playoff participants:NFC Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 171. Atl (9-1) Atl (10-1) Atl (11-1) Atl (11-2) Atl (12-2) Atl (13-2) Atl (13-3)2. SF* (7-2) SF* (8-2) SF* (8-3) SF* (9-3) SF* (10-3) GB (11-4) SF* (11-4)3. GB (7-3) Chi (8-3) GB (8-4) GB (9-4) GB (10-4) SF* (10-4) GB (11-5)4. NYG (6-4) NYG (7-4) NYG (7-5) NYG (8-5) Was (8-6) Was (9-6) Was (10-6)5. Chi (7-3) GB (7-4) Chi (8-4) Sea (8-5) Sea (9-5) Sea (10-5) Sea (11-5)6. Sea (6-4)...
Monday, 24 December 2012
The Dutch Eredivisie is the poor man among Europe's elite soccer leagues despite the Netherlands making it all the way to the World Cup final back in 2010. Most soccer fans recognize the team names from the English Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, and the Bundesliga, but few would be able to name more than Ajax, Feyernoord, and PSV when discussing the Eredivisie. I'm no better myself, so when Amsterdam was decided as one of the destinations for...
Saturday, 22 December 2012
This weekend saw the playoff picture clear up considerably. Two spots are still up for grabs, the NFC East champion and the last NFC wild card spot.NFC Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 161. Atl (9-1) Atl (10-1) Atl (11-1) Atl (11-2) Atl (12-2) Atl (13-2)2. SF* (7-2) SF* (8-2) SF* (8-3) SF* (9-3) SF* (10-3) GB (11-4)3. GB (7-3) Chi (8-3) GB (8-4) GB (9-4) GB (10-4) SF* (10-4)4. NYG (6-4) NYG (7-4) NYG (7-5) NYG (8-5) Was (8-6) Was (9-6)5. Chi (7-3) GB (7-4) Chi (8-4) Sea (8-5) Sea (9-5) Sea (10-5)6....
Monday, 17 December 2012
It is almost 2013 and that means it's time for next year's schedule to be released. Obviously it is a work in progress, as I'm always making changes based on flight prices, ticket prices at the events, business trips, and angry girlfriends.The first thing to note is the Asean Basketball League, a circuit with just six teams including one in Singapore. I'll be checking them out a couple of times and also hoping to get to at least two other venues on the road, including Jakarta, a city I have yet to visit.The only big journey planned is the Texas...
After the Jovan Belcher incident, I posted on gun control. After last week's tragedy in Newtown, I've nothing left to say. The best analysis I read was quite simple. There was one failed shoe bomber, yet now we all have to remove our shoes for airport security. There have been over 60 successful mass shootings in 30 years, yet assault weapons are still easily available. In war, the euphemism "collateral damage" explains away civilian deaths. I guess the gun lobby will be coming up with their own euphemism for the 20 kids lost at...
Friday, 14 December 2012
The year-end holidays are upon us, which means a couple of weeks off work and a chance to visit some new places and perhaps see some new sports. With flights back to North America costing so much, I figured I'd relax at a resort in Asia, but having spent the last six months here, I decided that perhaps Europe would make a better destination. Using my favourite flight finder Kayak.com, I tried a number of major cities in western Europe and found a surprisingly cheap flight to Amsterdam leaving December 20th and returning January 2nd on Malaysia...
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Another week, another senseless death of an NFL player. People naturally equate the two cases, saying that neither alcohol nor guns can kill someone unless used recklessly. Actually, most accidental gun-related deaths result from the reckless use of the firearm, but the proper use of guns also results in dead people, it's just intentional as in the Jovan Belcher case. Alcohol, on the other hand, is not designed to kill. Yes, some people abuse it and kill others while driving, but we have laws (that are not strict enough yet) to try to prevent these...
Monday, 10 December 2012
So the NHL has cancelled all games up to December 30th. For NHL fans, Santa Bettman and his merry band of elves continue to be the Grinches who steal another season. One sticking point is the contract limit. Owners are set on a 5-year maximum, players naturally want more. Funny thing is just before the lockout, players were signing outrageous contracts, including the Wild giving Ryan Suter and Zach Parise 13-year deals. I guess the owners expect the players to protect them from their own stupidity. Meanwhile, the prospects of a season dwindle quickly....
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
The NFL suffered a tragic loss this week and it barely made a ripple in the sports news cycle. Bob Costas speaking out against guns seemed to make more news than the event itself. I've posted separately on that.NFC Week 11 Week 12 Week 131. Atl (9-1) Atl (10-1) Atl (11-1)2. SF* (7-2) SF* (8-2) SF* (8-3)3. GB (7-3) Chi (8-3) GB (8-4) 4. NYG (6-4) NYG (7-4) NYG (7-5)5. Chi (7-3) GB (7-4) Chi (8-4)6. Sea (6-4) Sea (6-5) Sea (7-5)------------ --------- ---------7. TB (6-4) TB (6-5) Was (6-6)8. Min (6-4) Min (6-5) Dal...
The NFL suffered a terrible tragedy this past weekend when Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins before driving to Arrowhead Stadium where he turned the gun on himself. The incident prompted Bob Costas to speak out during halftime of Sunday Night Football, where he quoted Jason Whitlock, a Kansas City-based writer who had written an article for Fox Sports advocating the postponement of that Sunday’s game between the Panthers and Chiefs. The sentence that Costas quoted and caused the most controversy stated that “If Jovan Belcher...
Sunday, 2 December 2012
The 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot is out and it is the first one with Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and Sammy Sosa listed. Of course, those are three of the biggest steroid users with both Bonds and Clemens having gone through lengthy legal proceedings in failed efforts to clear their names. Since they retired, there has been mounting speculation that members of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) will choose not to vote for anybody associated with the scandal in a misguided attempt at making themselves newsworthy.Sure enough,...
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