Sorry, I've been meaning to tell you how much I've liked these posts. It's something different and fun, and it always informative. Thanks!
On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 4:44 AM, 'Eric Rex' via omnisport < [email protected]> wrote: > Not sure if y'all are enjoying these... if so, here you go... > > > > Sport Saturday > > Today's sport scene sees a little old, a little new in cycling, NCAA > Basketball action, Six Nations Rugby, a surge in Test Cricket in India, and > a low down dogs contest between two premier league teams facing > relegation. > > > <https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XWf0eL2iBgI/WLFC-L1Z3pI/AAAAAAADapo/sM-aH7jr49sqyID_gP8wG_RbMEUafI1gACLcB/s1600/cycabikecav.jpg> > Mark Cavendish > Cycling's Tour of Abu Dhabi continues today with a third stage of exciting > action. So far, the tour is a contest between established and well known > heros, Marcel Kittel, Mark Cavendish, and Caleb Ewan. Ewan has done so > well recently, it seems like he has been around forever, but he is only 22, > and has taken the white jersey for best young > > <https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lmXGloLNZL8/WLFFERh7KcI/AAAAAAADap4/cWtjSkFwrkgxpIVxmBU_OQmPxhGW8ncjQCLcB/s1600/cycKittel.jpg> > Marcel Kittel and that wonderful hair rider. After two stages which > have catered to the sprinters, it is time for the climbers to shine on > Saturday as the Abu Dhabi Tour heads into the mountains for the 186km Al > Maryah Stage from Al Ain to Jebel Hafeet. This afternoon marks the start > of the Spring one day cycling classics, which continue for a couple of > months, mostly in Holland, Belgium and northern France. Today's race is > the Het Nieuwsblad, which begins and ends in Ghent. Champion Tom Boonen, > who is a one day classics specialist, has announced he will ride today and > this season, retiring definitively after Paris-Roubaix on April 9th. Go > Tom! > > > <https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jfALUATYjPA/WLFEjKB3wnI/AAAAAAADap0/0JNPILMrZ4sH5N40-CqNq3zBTop7WVn7ACLcB/s1600/socChelseaDavidLuiz.jpg> > In England Premier (for now) League Soccer, dogfights can be interesting, > especially when the game is down to the dogs. One of the most hard > fought contests this weekend may not be Sunday's cup championship, but > instead the game of two teams fighting relegation. Crystal Palace and > Middlesbrough should both put up an exciting effort, as both teams are in > real risk of demotion. Palace are desperate for a win and the visit of > Middlesborough’s misfiring attack gives them the perfect chance. "We are > treating this as a final," Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka said, and > they will do well to play their hearts out. > > Six Nations Rugby continues with its third weekend of play today, with > hard fought contests between Scotland and Wales, and between Ireland and > France. Currently England is atop the standings with two wins, Italy at > the bottom with no wins. Ireland is in second place, followed by Wales, > France and Scotland, all of whom have a single win a piece. Today's play > may shake up the competition. > In Test Cricket, visitors Australia currently lead India after Day 2 of > the first test. Left-arm spinner Steve O'Keefe > > <https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uQuqS0j3B2A/WLFFZ8FgdHI/AAAAAAADaqA/IGbesyUdq0UHxOfWiiltDQza76UR2PSRQCLcB/s1600/crickAusSteveOkeefe.jpg> > Steve O'Keefe grabbed a career-best haul of 6-35 to put Australia on top > before skipper Steve Smith compounded India’s misery with an unbeaten fifty > in the first Test Friday. The Aussies reached 143-4 at stumps on day two, > which saw a total of 15 wickets fall at Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket > Association Stadium. O’Keefe, whose six wickets came off just 24 balls, > helped Australia bundle India out for 105 in the afternoon session before > the visiting batsmen rammed home their advantage against the world’s top > Test team. Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin claimed three wickets, > including the early scalps of openers David Warner and > > <https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AIVnZPpvkak/WLFGF227AZI/AAAAAAADaqI/q8x94Nhz8gIwJGyVHWwJyUeem6H59Zp1QCLcB/s1600/crickRavichandran-Ashwin-02.jpg> > Ravichandran Ashwin Shaun Marsh. Australia are playing in the first > match of the four Test series. The number-two ranked Australia, who lost > their last nine Tests in Asia, are looking for an upset win against the > world’s top side. In Pakistan Super League play Mohammed Sami’s final over > puts has assured Islamabad United of a play-off berth, taking the pressure > off of them for their final regular season match against Karachi this week. > In the USA, in NCAA Basketball, the Southern Methodist University Mustangs > will play at the Connecticut Huskies. The Mustangs won a January 19th > meeting against UConn in Dallas 69-49, holding the Huskies to just 15 > points in the first half. Shake Milton led the Mustangs in scoring with 23 > points. SMU had only five turnovers in that game, and is expected to play > well today, even in the aggressive confines of UConn. Wichita State will > travel to Missouri State. The Wichita State Shockers (26-4) roll into > Springfield looking to clinch at least a share of their fourth straight > regular-season crown in the Missouri Valley Conference. They forced 21 > turnovers in an 80-62 win over Missouri State (16-14) on February 9th. > > > > > -- > Posted By Rex to Speed o Rex > <http://speedorex.blogspot.com/2017/02/saturday-sport_25.html> at > 2/25/2017 03:58:00 AM > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/omnisport. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Take a moment and view my blog! http://hohcopelandwj.wordpress.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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