A couple surprises in the opening day of Champions League group play yesterday. Manchester United were held to a scoreless draw with Glasgow Rangers at home, a big disappointment for the Red Devils to say the least. Worse was losing Antonio Valencia to a broken leg for what looks to be the year. Defending Champion Inter Milan were also held to a draw, 2-2 with Dutch side FC Twente. And then there was Barcelona, who hammered Panathanaikos 5-1. Lionel Messi scored a pair, the second as awesome as a goal gets. 8 more games go today at 2:45, highlited by last year's finalist Bayern Munich hosting AS Roma, though Roma have struggled out of the gate in Italy's Serie A. Also of interest is Real Madrid hosting Ajax Amsterdam.
Toronto FC cleaned house yesterday, turfing Day One GM Mo Johnston after four mostly turbulent years, and his latest coaching hire Preki. Neither should leave feeling they'll be missed. TFC moves on with interim GM Earl Cochrane and interim Head Coach Nick Dasovic, Canadians both, and go right back at it tonight with a CONCACAF Champions League date at Real Salt Lake. Coverage on GolTV with a 10pm kickoff.
Tough break for the Green Bay Packers, losing starting Running Back Ryan Grant for the year with an ankle injury. The New York Jets will be minus Kris Jenkins for the year as he tore his ACL for the second straight year. I'm sure this will increase the concerns about moving to an 18-game schedule but seems to work just fine for the CFL. Besides, it's not like the 16-game schedule has helped the Buffalo Bills Paul Posluzny stay healthy. Yep, he's hurt again.
The centrepiece of the 416-bound contingent in the Roy Halladay trade from the Toronto Blue Jays to the Philadelphia Phillies - Kyle Drabek - makes his Jays debut on the mound tonight. Of course, most of the country won't see it unless they're Rogers Cable subscribers as the game is on SportsNet One. Such regard for their fans, them Jays. For all the heat over moving a pile of games to the channel, this is just throwing more gas on the fire.
There are still sporting outfits that are forward thinking. The UFC has another of its regular - and free - Fight Night cards on tonight. And where is it airing, you wonder? Why, SportsNet - coast to coast - of course, at 8pm. That will be followed by the first episode of Season 15 of The Ultimate Fighter, with coaches Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koschek.
In other MLS news, the league is expected to announce expansion to a 34-game regular season schedule for 2011. Also, the "Canadian" rule looks to be scrapped which will only increase the quality of players in the league overall, and on Toronto and Vancouver especially.
Scoring in the NFL was down in Week One, in case you were wondering.
This one is sure to get some people wound up. Here are the 11 most effeminate things about football, the gridiron variety.
The first peak at the 2011 MLB schedule can be seen here. The Majors are set to start on Thursday, March 31st with talk of a game going even the night prior, all with the aim of finishing the playoffs in October at the latest, unlike this year where it could run to November 4th. Still don't understand why they don't do the first couple weeks with all dome or warm weather teams at home to minimize weather issues in the northern cities.
Speaking of the playoffs, yet another piece on how expanding the playoffs would make for a better regular season. Me likes.
The Hot Tub Hottie is back with Week 2 NFL picks. No clue how she's doing, and care almost as little.
Yep, ordered NFL Red Zone yesterday. Jacked for Sunday. Mrs. Mango? Not so much.
If you missed Baltimore Raven Ray Lewis blowing up New York Jet Dustin Keller on Monday Night...enjoy.
Check out Manchester United's Antonio Valencia getting his leg broken in a fluke play. Can't imagine he comes back this season. Ouch.
Barcelona vs. Panathanaikos hilites. Lionel Messi's goal after a ridiculous buildup starts around :50...
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Okay, so here is my take on the Tillman hiring in Edmonton...
I truly think this is a desperate move by a deperate organization. Sure Tillman's record of player evaluations and turning around floundering teams is well documented. That said, dude is a CHILD MOLESTER. That shit never goes away. Can you imagine the insults hurled his way next time the Esks go to Regina? 20 years from now if Tillman has constructed 15 more Grey Cup winners there will be guys in the stands still yelling "Lock up your daughters... Tillman is in town"...
10 years ago when the Esks were still the flagship of the CFL and a proud, winning organization they would never have made a move like this. They are banking heavily on Tillman putting together a winner and fast. The thought process is obviously that people will forget Tillman's "past" if he succeeds here. Problem is, if you watch the Esks right now, they are awful. ther Canadian content (which you need to have to win in this league) may be the worst I have seen in years and that is a tough one to rectify. There is no heart on this team. A total revamp is in order and we all know how long that can take...
Richie Hall will be the first casualty. Expect him to be canned Monday morning after the Esks get pounded in Montreal on Sunday.
The biggest problem I have with all of this is the organization, Tillman and even some media selling this "second chance, he's so remorseful" crap. Yes, he pleaded guilty. He has been "forgiven" by everyone including his victim (wonder what the price of that "forgiveness" was?). I don't buy it. As a dude who has spent a good portion of his 38 years on this earth exploring many, many ways and levels of getting fucked up, never have I been so "messed up" that I "accidentally" would molest a girl (never mind a 16 year old girl) and then "not remember anything" the next day. Even in my blackouts I am too fucked up to carry out something like this. I think dude is a creeper using his back medication as a lame excuse...
That said, I just love the visual of him coming home from work in his Riders golf shirt, sitting on the couch with a scotch and water eyeing the babysitter with bad intent. Beads of sweat running down his forehead, trickling out of that bushy, red, fucked up hairdo while he grits his teeth and strokes his chin...
hahahahahahahahaha
Atleast he does not look like a diddler.
http://www.fan590.com/images/teams/CFL/Tillman_Eric.jpg
Guy looks like he could play Machine in a 8mm sequel.
Apparently Barcelona had 86 per cent possession that game. Crazy.
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