Archive for January, 2008


Sports News - Court orders Webster to pay Hearts 150,000

Court orders Webster to pay Hearts 150,000ESPN.com - Andy Webster has been ordered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to pay Hearts 150,000 for breaking his contract to join Wigan in August 2006. FIFA had initially ordered Webster to pay 625,000, and Hearts had been seeking […]

Sports News - Prices soar on Super buzz

Prices soar on Super buzzDetroit News - But an athlete who drives a sport? Michael Jordan used to fall in that category. Tiger Woods drives golf these days, and in auto racing, specifically, NASCAR Sprint Cup racing, it is all about Dale Earnhardt Jr. Brian France , the CEO of NASCAR, said
DISD’s […]

Sports News - Baying for snow

Baying for snowChicago Tribune - But unlike those activities, dog sledding could never, ever be thought of as silent sport. Yelping sport, more like it. When I went to Wolfsong Adventures in Mushing a few winters back to let my inner Sgt. Preston run free, the three-dozen Siberian
Chang elected to tennis Hall […]

Sports News - Snowboarders suffer more injuries than skiers

Snowboarders suffer more injuries than skiers Daily Telegraph - Snowboarding is a relatively new sport - but now we are seeing just how hazardous it can be,” said a spokesperson for Debenhams Travel Insurance. The task of preventing on-piste injuries have seen some resorts adopt drastic methods. On Switzerland’s
Meissner retooling for a […]

Sports News - The right music helps improve performance while exercising

The right music helps improve performance while exercisingDetroit News - Generally speaking, there is a science to choosing an effective exercise soundtrack, said Costas Karageorghis, an associate professor of sport psychology at Brunel University in England, who has studied the effects of music on physical performance
England to take on Ireland in three […]