| Grisly end for Fratello in Memphis | | Posted Tuesday, January 02, 2007 2:46:05 PM by Blog57 Team | | Its an article of faith in the NBA coaching fraternity that its never a good idea to have the head man in the final year of his contract. The term lame duck becomes part of the daily discourse, and the players know there is going to be a change or else ownership would have extended the guy. Last seasons designated lame duck was Rick Adelman. Next years might be Doc Rivers. This seasons was Mike Fratello. When the Memphis Grizzlies did not extend Fratello, the writing was on the proverbial wall. Now, if youre a coach and you know youre not coming back, then you go down your way, which is what Fratello did before getting fired Thursday. He had been advised to play an up-tempo style and go with young players. He preferred veterans and a slower pace, which could explain why Memphis was 22 nd in scoring, last in rebounding, and 26 th in fieldgoal percentage.... | |
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| | | Nigeria: Thinking the Unthinkable | | Posted Monday, January 01, 2007 12:46:27 PM by Blog57 Team | | I feel obliged to bring the subject of these reflections forward at least, to launch a public consideration of a matter for unique but urgent concern. The substance of this specific intervention was in fact designated for a lecture commitment in March next year However, this outgoing year has been an open season of surprises, where the once unthinkable materializes almost routinely. The probable consolidation of such anomalies compels me to bring the subject forward, call attention to a cause for unease which, in numerous discussions, appear to dominate the thinking of others. A month, we know, is not a remarkably long period in the frenzied tempo of the political life of most nations on the continent, and I am not inclined towards - to deploy one of our favourite expressions of local wisdom - medicine after death.... | |
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| | | Tulsa 35, Memphis 14 | | Posted Monday, October 23, 2006 10:46:03 PM by Blog57 Team | | MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP)_ Tulsa methodically moved through Memphis both on the ground and through the air, capturing its fifth straight win. Courtney Tennial rushed for three touchdowns and quarterback Paul Smith threw for 217 yards and another touchdown Saturday to help the Golden Hurricane beat Memphis 35-14. ``These guys are playing with a ton of confidence,'' Memphis coach Tommy West said of Tulsa. ``Their quarterback is playing really well for them. They're big. They're seniors up front. They're huge, and they'll maul you.'' Smith completed 17-of-20 passes in the game, including all three in the second half, as Tulsa (6-1, 3-0 Conference USA), led from the start. Tennial's scoring runs came from 1, 2 and 3 yards, while rushing for 98 yards on 21 carries.... | |
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| | | Public safety log - 9/30/06 | | Posted Saturday, September 30, 2006 10:46:01 PM by Blog57 Team | | Alcides Loran, 27, Mulberry St., 8:20 a.m., Sep 21, burglary, simple assault and disorderly conduct on Mill St., sent to county prison. Mark Breeden, 45, Spruce St., 1:36 p.m., Sep 22, retail theft, receiving stolen property and possession of drug paraphernalia at Wal-Mart, Commerce Cir., sent to county prison. Paul Monroe, 22, Chestnut St., 10:15 p.m., Sep 22, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia at Jefferson Ave. and Chestnut St., also wanted by and released to sheriff's deputies. Joseph Tabb, 30, Jefferson Ave., 10:15 p.m., Sep 22, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, refused DUI test at Jefferson Ave. and Chestnut St., sent to county prison. Kyle Page, 21, Elm St., 12:31 p.m., Mon, theft, receiving stolen property, false reports and criminal mischief at Bristol train station lot, sent to county prison.... | |
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| | | How I learned to second line | | Posted Thursday, August 31, 2006 4:46:02 AM by Blog57 Team | | When it's really going on, people are dancing out of their heads, maybe even out of their bodies. The bass drum rumbles like thunder on the mountain; snare drums snap your hips into twitching spasms; the horns, twisting around each other like a nest of serpents, call out to the heavens, calling all you children back home. Dancers throw their hands into the air as if trying to grab the music and hold it above their heads for the world to see. .... | |
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| | | Detroit Shock post game notes and quotes | | Posted Tuesday, August 29, 2006 6:46:53 PM by Blog57 Team | | --With tonight's win over the Connecticut Sun, the Detroit Shock has won the WNBA Eastern Conference Finals for the second time in four years. They also won the Eastern Conference Finals, going on to win the WNBA title, in 2003. Three nights ago, Detroit defeated the Sun, 70-59, in Detroit. Last night, the Sun turned the tables, winning 77-68, here at Mohegan Sun Arena. -- The Shock thus advances to take on the defending WNBA Champion Sacramento Monarchs in the WNBA Finals. The dates for this year's Finals are as follows: Game 1: Wednesday, August 30th; Game 2: Friday, September 1st, Game 3: Sunday, September 3rd, Game 4 ( if necessary): Wednesday, September 6th, and Game 5 ( if necessary): Saturday, September 9th. Games 1, 2, and 5 would be at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Games 3 and 4 would be at Sacramento's Arco Arena.... | |
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| | | Central Division Notes | | Posted Tuesday, August 08, 2006 8:45:50 AM by Blog57 Team | | Why will the Pistons win the Eastern Conference this season? High-quality depth. Regardless of whether Larry Brown starts Elden Campbell or Mehmet Okur in the pivot, Detroit will be able to bring three seven-footers (Okur/Campbell, Darko Milicic, and Zeljko Rebraca) off the bench. Joining the tall guys are veteran role players like Bob Sura, Chucky Atkins, Lindsey Hunter, and Darvin Ham, a dirty work-guy who the new head coach likens to George Lynch, who helped guide the Brown-led 76ers to the 2001 NBA Finals. The Pistons' second unit is so strong that ESPN's Chad Ford wonders, "With Brown using more players inside, will (Corliss) Williamson become the odd man out?" This is the same player who has garnered sixth-man of the year consideration the past two seasons, while scoring nearly 13 points per game.... | |
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| | | Lions fans out in force at Black and Blue scrimmage | | Posted Sunday, August 06, 2006 10:46:01 PM by Blog57 Team | | DETROIT -- Kevin Jackson recently fell and fractured two vertebrae, but that did not stop him from donning his Herman Moore Detroit Lions jersey and attending today's Black and Blue scrimmage. The practice session is an annual rite that signifies to many fans the start of football season. It's open to the public and is a chance for people to see the new-look Lions and a bevy of new players and coaches. Jackson, of Dearborn Heights, and his brother Anthony Jackson of Clinton Township, have come to the scrimmage for the past three years. .... | |
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| | | Pals, kin blast killer driver | | Posted Sunday, July 16, 2006 8:46:03 AM by Blog57 Team | | JENNIFER LYNN was finally able to confront the drunk driver who mowed her down and left her for dead in a ditch with her dying boyfriend. The story you are searching for is available in its entirety via email, fax or mail for $10.00, payable with credit card (include expiry date). Just call the Sun Media News Research Centre at 416-947-2258 or toll free at 1-877-624-1463 with information about the story and supply the following: Name of credit card, number and expiry date on card Your name, mailing address and phone number (we will mail you a receipt). Fax number, if you wish the story to be faxed. Certified cheques and money orders can be mailed with your request to: Sun Media Research Centre 333 King Street East Toronto, Ontario M5A 3X5 Canada Other research services available are: $75.00 for up to ten articles on any one topic.... | |
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| | | Lies about slaying must end, woman testifies | | Posted Friday, July 14, 2006 10:46:29 PM by Blog57 Team | | THIRD MURDER TRIAL: The suspect's former girlfriend says she has to get the truth off her chest. 10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 By PAUL DeCARLO The Press-Enterprise RIVERSIDE - Erin Dee Decker walked down from the witness stand on the advice of her attorney to show the jury her small, outstretched hands. Decker told the court Tuesday she was a changed woman, admitting she lied repeatedly to police and family members after her mother was killed more than five years ago in their Banning home. "It's a big burden to carry," said Decker, now a mother with a young daughter. "And the truth needs to be told." Paula Decker was discovered suffocated by police in March 2001, a throw pillow covering her face as her body lay on the living room carpet near her front door.... | |
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