Filed under: Heat, MagicMIAMI -- Miami coach Erik Spoelstra has been talking since the start of training camp - and he did it again pre-game Friday -- that the rise of the Heat this season will be "a process,'' asking for patience instead of a polished product early this season.
The Process didn't take very long.
The Heat may have looked lost in their opener in Boston earlier this week, but they looked overpowering Friday night when they destroyed the Orlando Magic, who came with a chip on their shoulder and something to prove.
What they proved was just how quickly Miami might put this championship team together. So much for The Process. This was a 96-70 spanking.
The Magic still might be a 60-win team this season - and Dwight Howard looked really, really good in the first half -- but they looked like the Washington Wizards in the second half in Miami Friday night.
Dwyane Wade led everyone with 26 points, while the Magic scored just 25 points in the second half, wilting under the defensive pressure of the Heat. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Moreno's gifts
Jaime Moreno concluded his historic Major League Soccer career Saturday night in front of the Black-and-Red faithful at RFK Stadium. Moreno's career ended with a crescendo of emotion, as fans crowded the field to thank a true club hero for the final time. On his lap around the stadium field, Moreno...
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Danroy Henry Memorial a Requiem for a Young Life Lost
BOSTON -- At Danroy Henry's memorial service Friday, the football players of Pace University wore dark suits and somber expressions and a few signs of a long season.
One walked on crutches with his foot in a cast. Another wore a bandage on his wrist with his arm in a sling. Others moved slowly, limping slightly. But their aches and pains were inconsequential to the reason for the gathering.
The players were among about 2,000 persons in a big room of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center who met to honor a teammate slain almost two weeks ago by police bullets in Thornwood, N.Y., a suburb north of New York City.
Desmond Hinds, a wide receiver, recalled that Henry, who was from the Boston suburbs, was a Celtics fan and had looked forward to Tuesday's NBA opener against LeBron James and the Miami Heat and had frequently predicted a Boston victory.
"I can't wait! I can't wait!" Hinds said, recalling his friend's words in the days before his death. The Celtics won the game, nine days after Henry died.
"I believe they won because he was on their side," Hinds said while standing on a flower-filled stage that included a photograph of Henry and various football decorations.
One walked on crutches with his foot in a cast. Another wore a bandage on his wrist with his arm in a sling. Others moved slowly, limping slightly. But their aches and pains were inconsequential to the reason for the gathering.
The players were among about 2,000 persons in a big room of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center who met to honor a teammate slain almost two weeks ago by police bullets in Thornwood, N.Y., a suburb north of New York City.
Desmond Hinds, a wide receiver, recalled that Henry, who was from the Boston suburbs, was a Celtics fan and had looked forward to Tuesday's NBA opener against LeBron James and the Miami Heat and had frequently predicted a Boston victory.
"I can't wait! I can't wait!" Hinds said, recalling his friend's words in the days before his death. The Celtics won the game, nine days after Henry died.
"I believe they won because he was on their side," Hinds said while standing on a flower-filled stage that included a photograph of Henry and various football decorations.
Video: Colorado Rapids Defeat Columbus Crew, 1-0, in MLS Playoff Opener
Filed under: MLS, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew
The Colorado Rapids are a good soccer team. Too bad the city of Denver hasn't realized it.
A sparse crowd of just under 12,000 was on hand for the first playoff game at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, and those that showed up were treated to a virtuoso performance from Rapids forward Omar Cummings. The swift and skillful Jamaican toyed with a tired-looking Columbus Crew side in a game the Rapids (13-8-10) should have won by a lot more than the 1-0 final score.
The second leg of the Eastern Conference semifinal series, which will be decided by total goals, will be Nov. 6 in Columbus. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
The Colorado Rapids are a good soccer team. Too bad the city of Denver hasn't realized it.
A sparse crowd of just under 12,000 was on hand for the first playoff game at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, and those that showed up were treated to a virtuoso performance from Rapids forward Omar Cummings. The swift and skillful Jamaican toyed with a tired-looking Columbus Crew side in a game the Rapids (13-8-10) should have won by a lot more than the 1-0 final score.
The second leg of the Eastern Conference semifinal series, which will be decided by total goals, will be Nov. 6 in Columbus. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
FanHouse TV: McMurphy's Law Projects a Very Spooooooky Weekend
Filed under: Auburn, Boise State, Michigan State, Missouri, Oregon, TCU, UtahA topsy, turvy college football season is about to get even wilder on Saturday when six of the remaining seven unbeaten teams venture on the road.
Boise State managed to survive on Tuesday night against Louisiana Tech, but how will Auburn, Oregon, Michigan State, Missouri, TCU and Utah fare on Saturday?
For a look at this weekend's games, including which unbeatens will no longer be unbeaten after Saturday, check out FanHouse TV's Brett McMurphy and this week's edition of McMurphy's Law. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Boise State managed to survive on Tuesday night against Louisiana Tech, but how will Auburn, Oregon, Michigan State, Missouri, TCU and Utah fare on Saturday?
For a look at this weekend's games, including which unbeatens will no longer be unbeaten after Saturday, check out FanHouse TV's Brett McMurphy and this week's edition of McMurphy's Law. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Air Force Navigates Tough Stretch
Filed under: Air Force, Utah, Mountain West
Four weeks ago, Air Force had its sights set on not finishing fourth.
In each of the past two seasons, fourth has been the best the Falcons could do after faltering against the upper third of the Mountain West Conference.
The past two weeks have been like deja vu.
The Falcons have lost to San Diego State and TCU. Both are ahead of the fourth-place Falcons in the Mountain West standings and, on Saturday, they face the third team ahead of them in Utah.
"I think this is probably the best team that they've ever had there," Air Force coach Troy Calhoun said of the Utes. "I thought the group they had two years ago was outstanding and a group at the end of the season you could have easily said that they should have had the opportunity to play for the national championship or earn the national championship vote. And yet, I think this squad is even better." Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Four weeks ago, Air Force had its sights set on not finishing fourth.
In each of the past two seasons, fourth has been the best the Falcons could do after faltering against the upper third of the Mountain West Conference.
The past two weeks have been like deja vu.
The Falcons have lost to San Diego State and TCU. Both are ahead of the fourth-place Falcons in the Mountain West standings and, on Saturday, they face the third team ahead of them in Utah.
"I think this is probably the best team that they've ever had there," Air Force coach Troy Calhoun said of the Utes. "I thought the group they had two years ago was outstanding and a group at the end of the season you could have easily said that they should have had the opportunity to play for the national championship or earn the national championship vote. And yet, I think this squad is even better." Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Delonte West, Von Wafer Reportedly Exchange Punches After Practice
Filed under: CelticsThe Celtics took a bit of a risk when they decided to bring Delonte West back to the team for a second tour of duty this season. Besides the fact that West wouldn't even be able to play during the first 10 games of the season due to a league suspension for pleading guilty to multiple weapon charges in July, there was the possibility that West's emotional state could randomly force him to miss time, as it did with the Cavaliers last season.
West's emotions got the better of him at Celtics' practice on Friday when he reportedly got into a physical altercation with teammate Von Wafer in the locker room after practice. According to the report from Hoopsworld, the problems began during the practice session, with West getting so physical with Wafer in a three-on-three game that Wafer left midway through and headed to the locker room.
West approached Wafer from behind as Wafer sat at his locker and threw the first punch, with Wafer quickly responding by connecting two blows of his own before the two wrestled to the ground and had to be separated. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
West's emotions got the better of him at Celtics' practice on Friday when he reportedly got into a physical altercation with teammate Von Wafer in the locker room after practice. According to the report from Hoopsworld, the problems began during the practice session, with West getting so physical with Wafer in a three-on-three game that Wafer left midway through and headed to the locker room.
West approached Wafer from behind as Wafer sat at his locker and threw the first punch, with Wafer quickly responding by connecting two blows of his own before the two wrestled to the ground and had to be separated. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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