SportsGrown men who play with balls.World Cup 2006: Catching up with the second round- June 30, 2006 Group & Second Round Notes I have never had less time to take in the World Cup since before 1994. It&8217;s depressing to think that out of 54 matches, I&8217;ve so far only managed to watch the majority of only a handful of games. So, whereas I would normally be a big enough dork to try and comment on every match, I&8217;m reduced to only the following notes and detritus: Mental note: Next World Cup, syncronize vacation time with the group phase of the tournament&8230; The Guardian...http://www.kavinay.com/sports/2006/06/world_cup_2006_catching_up_with_the_second_round.php Wield the axe Dave- June 24, 2006 Dear Dave Nonis, This offseason, please breakup the current roster of the Vancouver Canucks. While the team was once an entertaining powerhouse in the Pacific Northwest, I think it&8217;s now fair to say that this group of players is done. I&8217;ve waited until after the playoff just to make sure that I wasn&8217;t merely frustrated that the team missed the postseason. Yet even with this time to absorb the Canuck&8217;s last woeful season, I think it&8217;s time to admit that the window of..http://www.kavinay.com/sports/2006/06/wield_the_axe_dave.php Rod Black doesn't know the CFL- June 17, 2006 Jesus Christ. Will somebody please teach Rod Black the CFL&8217;s rules. It&8217;s the end of the first quarter between the Lions and Roughriders and the broadcaster most famous for his pornstache has demonstrated his deep ignorance regarding Canadian football by claiming that Chris Czarka&8217;s rush with 0:14 seconds left in the quarter will be the last play of the quarter. In Canadian football, time does not run out when the game clock is at 0:00. Only a play will end a quarter. You would..http://www.kavinay.com/sports/2006/06/rod_black_doesnt_know_the_cfl.php Lion's owner loses huge nut.- June 16, 2006 The owner of the B.C. Lions, David Braley, has quietly put his Canadian Football League team up for sale, according to two league sources. &8230;. During this past off-season, the club announced it had turned a profit on operations for the first time since Braley took over. &8220;David made money for the first time &8230; and we didn&8217;t make much,&8221; Ackles told the Vancouver Sun in January. &8220;We&8217;re not hemorrhaging any more. But he still has a huge nut that he&8217;s lost...http://www.kavinay.com/sports/2006/06/lions_owner_loses_huge_nut.php More Dick Pound- June 15, 2006 Big surprise, Dick Pound is in the news again. Yet, while most outspoken doomsayers in the sports world are just egotistical nitwits, Dick Pound is just clever enough to get attention because: He is the only Canadian to have travelled nearly all the way up the IOC totem poll (and then plummet downwards). He is responsible in large part for selling the soul of the olympics to corporate sponsors and mass media. He is the only man who manages to keep himself in the media spotlight by getting..http://www.kavinay.com/sports/2006/06/more_dick_pound.php World Cup 2006: Club before Country- June 8, 2006 People who don&8217;t follow club football probably have no idea why Wayne Rooney&8217;s inclusion in the England World Cup squad is a matter of consternation for Manchester United supporters. According to England&8217;s team doctor, Rooney is recovered from his broken foot&8212;suffered a mere 5 weeks ago&8212;and should be medically sound to take part in Sven Goran Erickson World Cup side. Manchester United, the football club who pays Rooney&8217;s wages and invested 27 million pounds to sign.http://www.kavinay.com/sports/2006/06/world_cup_2006_club_before_country.php |