tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:58:46 +0000SoccerGolfOlympicsBasketballTennisNBA BasketballFootballCrickethttp://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)Blogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-5871040417973089507Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:20:00 +00002010-07-29T10:21:18.045-04:00J.R. Fitzpatrick from The Score - Score Media on Vimeo.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/bOHa5AEawpg/jr-fitzpatrick-road-scholar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/bOHa5AEawpg" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2010/07/jr-fitzpatrick-road-scholar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-5625428505989259301Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:58:00 +00002010-01-20T10:49:47.207-05:00TennisIt was a case of old being new on day three at the Australian Open on Wednesday.Belgian Justine Henin out slugged Russian starlet Elena Dementieva to progress through to the third round. Henin coughed up two match points on serve before squeezing past Dementieva in a tie break.Neither of these ladies is known to be ruthless in closing out matches and that was evident again here that both seemed http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/oVs-6I5SvD8/australian-open-notes-day-three-henin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/oVs-6I5SvD8" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2010/01/australian-open-notes-day-three-henin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-6445279672417028675Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:08:00 +00002010-01-19T14:58:11.986-05:00TennisAfter a rain-interrupted day one in Melbourne, day two of the Australian Open was much more enjoyable for players and spectators.Top seeds Roger Federer and Serena Williams both advanced, although big Rog was given a test by Russian Igor Andreev.Andreev took the first set and had three set points - on serve - in the third but failed to convert and against Federer, that is just asking for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/lk9VwSV4RYw/australian-open-notes-day-two-federer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/lk9VwSV4RYw" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2010/01/australian-open-notes-day-two-federer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-5178730699908427236Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:02:00 +00002010-01-13T14:50:30.156-05:00Tennis The last time Serena Williams played in a Grand Slam, it didn't end particularly well.Rather than saving her agression and power for her opponent, Williams instead served up a volley of abuse to a lines woman who had incorrectly called her for a foot fault.She was assessed a code violation which came when she was facing match point and promptly lost.Comeback queen Kim Clijsters then went on to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/NxBPnfvvB9E/serena-williams-still-best-female.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/NxBPnfvvB9E" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2010/01/serena-williams-still-best-female.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-2509496720944534181Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:17:00 +00002010-01-06T20:05:14.458-05:00Tennis I love this time of year. Christmas and New Year's is done and so begins another year of sport.2010 is going to be a massive year. Any World Cup year has to be massive. I can't wait for South Africa in June and July. Australia has Germany, Ghana and Serbia in their group. Tough, but I think we can get through to the knockout phase. If we finish second and the Poms win their group, we will meet http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/riL5belRJSU/australian-opens-sports-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/riL5belRJSU" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2010/01/australian-opens-sports-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-4071215073154262148Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:52:00 +00002009-12-10T15:00:20.782-05:00NBA BasketballLet's start with the Top 10 plays from Wednesday nights NBA action.You'll notice that the only two plays involving the Chicago Bulls and the Philadelphia 76ers were that they were on the receiving end of the highlight. It sums up the situation facing those teams right now.In Sunday's power rankings, I wrote that Indiana Pacers head coach Jim O'Brien is my tip to be the most likely coach next to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/8e5PT8Vj0kE/vinny-del-negro-to-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/8e5PT8Vj0kE" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2009/12/vinny-del-negro-to-go.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-5134602040153107654Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:30:00 +00002009-12-08T15:05:58.874-05:00NBA BasketballLeBron James posturing and dancing upset Chicago Bulls star Joakim Noah.Sitting on the bench, Noah said something to James to the effect of "You're not a very good dancer".LeBron took offence and the biggest pussy-est scuffle in NBA history broke out.James didn't need to approach Noah. Nothing was going to happen physically, and LeBron was just being the smaller man of the two.It's exactly this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/b1dzj8GKjrc/cavs-need-to-stand-up-to-lebron-bryon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/b1dzj8GKjrc" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2009/12/cavs-need-to-stand-up-to-lebron-bryon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-7282375175481250768Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:38:00 +00002009-12-07T15:39:41.038-05:00Soccerhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/iL6jpnKTbLk/world-cup-draw-score.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/iL6jpnKTbLk" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2009/12/world-cup-draw-score.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-7224465944551818102Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:24:00 +00002009-12-07T15:35:53.621-05:00NBA Basketball By the end of this week, the Lakers will have played 17 of 21 games at Staples Center, so it's no surprise that they are looking pretty content at the top of the league and also atop of The Daily Hurt's weekly power rankings.Also Allen Iverson was the only man who picked up a million dollars last week and didn't have to sleep with Tiger Woods to do it.LA LAKERS - Boredom appears to be the only http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/rL9GVuxR3lQ/nba-power-rankings-kobes-lakers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/rL9GVuxR3lQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2009/12/nba-power-rankings-kobes-lakers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-2647258461221802667Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:11:00 +00002009-12-02T14:50:27.193-05:00GolfTiger Woods' poorly kept secret is out. He's been fooling around behind his wife's back. He might not have admitted it in those exact words, but if anyone thinks the "transgressions" he admits to are anything else, they are a fool.Tiger Woods: Super golf, Super rich, Super competitive, but Superman? No.No man is.We are flawed and we all mistakes. Some more than others but no matter how much we http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/OqewS2s2LOE/even-nike-cant-get-tiger-woods-out-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/OqewS2s2LOE" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2009/12/even-nike-cant-get-tiger-woods-out-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-5771493392724246820Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:47:00 +00002009-12-01T18:48:51.390-05:00NBA BasketballCheck out this feature on Charles Oakley, when he stopped by Toronto recently.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/AMFhz802IAk/pearls-of-wisdom-from-charles-oakley.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/AMFhz802IAk" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2009/12/pearls-of-wisdom-from-charles-oakley.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-8725387923798826663Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:40:00 +00002009-12-01T15:27:38.403-05:00NBA Basketball Is it possible to play so well that fans actually start to panic?The situation I'm referring to is in Sacramento. The Kings are a modest 8-8, half a game out of eighth playoff spot in the west.It doesn't sound like a great record, but given that they are 7-4 without guard Kevin Martin and his 30-ppg average, some Kings fans are starting to wonder if they are better off without him.Martin is a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/KQoBpLe-yuA/sacramento-kings-and-portland-trail.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/KQoBpLe-yuA" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2009/12/sacramento-kings-and-portland-trail.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-3339053686506163236Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:15:00 +00002009-11-30T15:03:22.410-05:00NBA Basketball As stated in my weekly power rankings, just as the Memphis Grizzlies looked all set to blow out the LA Clippers, Memphis falls apart. They scored just seven points in the fourth quarter and gave up a 22-point lead to the Clips.If it was the Lakers, Celtics, Suns or Magic that Memphis had fallen to, then it could have been explained as a young team melting down against an experienced playoff http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/5ioed20jmQc/memphis-and-denver-lose-ugly-oklahomas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/5ioed20jmQc" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2009/11/memphis-and-denver-lose-ugly-oklahomas.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-8947581359226777290Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:09:00 +00002009-11-30T10:26:53.929-05:00NBA Basketball Ok, so it looks like I've just randomly inserted a photo of a hot chick, but hear me out.I think it sums up life for the Phoenix Suns right now.They are smokin' hot and it's smiles all around and besides, she's got much better hair than Steve Nash.The Golden State Warriors won only once this week, but it was a biggy—against the Dallas Mavericks who appear to retain some mental scars from that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/9bwDmsjw76A/nba-power-rankings-suns-go-top-mavs-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/9bwDmsjw76A" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2009/11/nba-power-rankings-suns-go-top-mavs-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-1451142332201364512Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:11:00 +00002009-11-27T14:18:39.774-05:00NBA Basketball Two of the leagues best young big men were in action on Thursday night but neither came away with a victory.Al Horford's Atlanta Hawks lost at home for the first time this season, going down 93-76 to the Orlando Magic, while in Utah, Joakim Noah's Chicago Bulls were never really in it against the Utah Jazz, losing 105-86.Both guys though are having monster seasons and it's great to see. Noah is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/Mm1N5lQwka8/no-love-for-ex-gators-team-mates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/Mm1N5lQwka8" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2009/11/no-love-for-ex-gators-team-mates.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-9087344766571109344Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:26:00 +00002009-11-25T20:37:05.381-05:00NBA Basketball And so it ends for Allen Iverson.Unwanted and unloved, the answer for Iverson is retirement.He remains too stubborn for his own good but stubbornness is not a strength—it's a weakness. At one time or another, everyone of us has had to accept change. Like it or not, it's a part of life.Those who adapt, learn from it, move on and usually become better people.Those who don't end eventually up beinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/UrAK8EzoPxU/allen-iverson-soldier-who-refused-help.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/UrAK8EzoPxU" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2009/11/allen-iverson-soldier-who-refused-help.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-7143748845062365064Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:45:00 +00002009-11-25T17:36:09.042-05:00NBA BasketballJust how do the Golden State Warriors do it? Only six players played, yet the Warriors dumped the Mavericks 111-103. According to Mavs coach Rick Carlisle, it was mental and physical."Yeah, mental. Maybe it's physical too, but I don't know. We've had too many of these games at home where we've lost focus. We've been able to win the majority of them, but tonight we left too much to chance in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/s7zUKZ5HWoM/golden-state-of-texas-for-warriors-no.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/s7zUKZ5HWoM" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2009/11/golden-state-of-texas-for-warriors-no.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-3455385251399234514Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:29:00 +00002009-11-24T13:59:04.059-05:00NBA BasketballAccording to a report out of the Washington Times, Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler aren't getting along. Along with Antawn Jamison, the three are co-captains of the 3-9 Wizards and primarily responsible for the teams success.Arenas, having missed most of the last two seasons with injury is never happy. Just as all of his problems in life are usually someone elses fault.The feud with Butler stems http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/tpeIz-gU1hQ/two-quotes-two-very-different-styles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/tpeIz-gU1hQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2009/11/two-quotes-two-very-different-styles.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-7244594133155748490Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:19:00 +00002009-11-24T13:29:24.141-05:00NBA BasketballThe sexy thing to do this season is to lose your superstar and then go on a winning run. Milwaukee did it when Michael Redd went down, and so did Sacramento after Kevin Martin fractured his wrist. This week New Orleans without Chris Paul were too good for the red hot Phoenix Suns and Atlanta Hawks. Strange? Doesn't make sense? Luckily The Daily Hurt's weekly power rankings are here to break it http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/Jq0026Yr280/nba-power-rankings-mavs-ride-into-town.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/Jq0026Yr280" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2009/11/nba-power-rankings-mavs-ride-into-town.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-288209288876518877Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:57:00 +00002009-11-20T14:47:24.875-05:00NBA BasketballFootballSoccerAs expected, FIFA rejected Ireland's request to replay their match with France.No surprise there. If FIFA had agreed to it, it would have sent the wrong message and they also knew that if they bended here, they would be inundated with requests to replay matches anytime a controversy occured.In other words, almost every time international games are played.There will be plenty more controversies http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/sRj-Pheyqvs/fifa-gives-ireland-dikembe-mutombo-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/sRj-Pheyqvs" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2009/11/fifa-gives-ireland-dikembe-mutombo-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-3029760785534583318Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:11:00 +00002009-11-19T16:30:30.383-05:00NBA BasketballBefore we get into the NBA rounds for today, the big story from Wednesday was France's controversial football world cup qualifying win over Ireland in Paris.French striker Thierry Henry clearly handled the ball. That is beyond doubt. It was deliberate and it led to the goal that secured victory for France.The question is whether or not the goal should have been allowed.The answer is yes.If the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/cRQnn65GIYw/case-of-thierry-henry-and-french.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/cRQnn65GIYw" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2009/11/case-of-thierry-henry-and-french.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-8530664453051555301Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:05:00 +00002009-11-18T15:08:54.449-05:00It shouldn't come as much of a surprise but the Oklahoma City Thunder easily handled the Miami Heat in Florida last night. Kevin Durant had 32 points and nine rebounds, but it was the defence played by Thabo Sefolosha on Dwyane Wade that gave OKC the edge. Wade was just 6-for-19 from the field and had a season worst six turnovers. Sefolosha picked up four steals. He doesn't have the sexiest http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/d-6wnXkdSc4/thunder-stun-heat-suns-comeback-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/d-6wnXkdSc4" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2009/11/thunder-stun-heat-suns-comeback-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-2302646045202520275Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:49:00 +00002009-11-17T17:41:06.875-05:00Basketball A day after being released by the Memphis Grizzlies and the New York Knicks are reportedly considering signing him. Seems about right. The Knicks are going nowhere and have are a complete joke right now, so they might as well add Iverson who continues to say that he'd be happy to come off the bench, even if he has clearly proven to the world that that is not the case. Actually, considering that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/4zodm9XJNl8/allen-iverson-already-thinking-comeback.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/4zodm9XJNl8" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2009/11/allen-iverson-already-thinking-comeback.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-6223840166660576958Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:57:00 +00002009-11-16T12:08:42.930-05:00BasketballMilwaukee Bucks rookie Brandon Jennings explosive start to NBA life has made the Bucks relevant again and in first place in the Central division. Meanwhile, the Portland Trail Blazers have quietly won six straight and the Boston Celtics dropped back-to-back games for the first time this season to see them tumble from top spot.What does it all mean? The week three power rankings provide the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/aQydAqYVLGg/nba-power-rankings-blazers-bucks-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/aQydAqYVLGg" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2009/11/nba-power-rankings-blazers-bucks-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952062827623281451.post-8825909278198002204Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:53:00 +00002009-11-03T20:04:06.782-05:00BasketballIf Rajon Rondo tried to, he could probably fit all $55 million dollars of his new contract into his huge mouth.Instead, he would be wise to invest at least some of his newfound wealth in a few lesson on how to be humble and act like a pro. There's already one big baby in Boston, they don't need another.Rondo is a good player, but one who benefits from being surrounded by Hall of Fame talent. It'shttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~3/JTgKwdcDiMw/rajon-rondo-little-boy-with-big-mouth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Daily Hurt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDailyHurt/~4/JTgKwdcDiMw" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/2009/11/rajon-rondo-little-boy-with-big-mouth.html