Archive for April, 2008



Sports news 26 April 2008

Saturday 26 April 2008 @ 10:56 am

Washington Post
AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin
ESPN
This is probably not how Phoenix’s Amare Stoudemire and Raja Bell thought they would be spending the closing moments of Friday night’s home game against San Antonio.


SLAM! Sports
• Martin seals it in lucky 13th for Dodgers
MLB.com
LOS ANGELES — A sacrifice fly by Russell Martin, who made his Major League debut at third base four innings earlier, scored Matt Kemp in the bottom of the 13th inning to lift the Dodgers to an 8-7 win over the Rockies on Friday night.


The Age
McCarron having “lot of fun” at Nelson
San Jose Mercury News
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Jesper Parnevik, of Sweden, hits out of the rough on the 14th hole during the second round of the EDS Byron Nelson Championship golf tournament in Irving, Texas, Friday, April 25, 2008.


Vancouver Sun
Rangers Lose a Barnburner on a Tough Call
New York Times
By Lynn Zinser The Rangers have plenty of things to blame for their 5-4 loss to the Penguins in the first game of their playoff series Friday night, most self-inflicted, but they took issue with the call that set up the game-winning power-play goal.


NDTV.com
Olympic torch relay ends in Japan without major incident
Washington Post
By JIM ARMSTRONG AP NAGANO, Japan — Heavy security and a large contingent of pro-Chinese supporters thwarted protesters’ efforts Saturday to disrupt the Japanese leg of the Olympic torch relay.

San Diego Union Tribune
NBA fines Cheeks $25000
Philadelphia Daily News
By PHIL JASNER For Maurice Cheeks, it probably will be easier to pay his $25000 fine than explain it to his mother. The telephone call home to Chicago was necessary after the NBA fined the 76ers coach for not leaving the bench in a timely manner and


Bleacher Report
New Orleans vs. Dallas - Recap
ESPN
Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry celebrates a basket against the New Orleans Hornets in the second half of Game 3 in a first-round NBA playoff basketball series in Dallas, Friday, April 25, 2008.


Calgary Herald
Rivers had blast in past
Boston Globe
WALTHAM - The uniforms aren’t the same as the cool ones he wore in the 1980s with the Hawks. His home arena, The Omni, was demolished 11 years ago.


Washington Post
Danica’s whirlwind media tour ends with Kansas Indy stop
USA Today
By Nate Ryan, USA TODAY KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Preparation - specifically a brilliant strategy cooked up by crewmember Kyle Moyer - was the key to Danica Patrick becoming the first woman to win a major-league open-wheel race.




Extreme Motorsports Completes Engineering for Industry’s First Electric Sandcar

Friday 25 April 2008 @ 10:26 am

Extreme Motorsports of California, Inc. (Pink Sheets: EMOC)(”Xtreme” or the “Company”), the world’s only publicly traded sandcar manufacturer, is pleased to announce it has completed the engineering & manufacturing plans for the industry’s first completely electric sandcar.

With the ever-rising concerns by California Air Resource Board (CARB) of new emissions laws within the sandcar industry and the growing concern about future climate change, Xtreme Motorsports has completed the engineering and production plans for the first “Zero Emissions Sandcar” (ZES). Utilizing the latest in motor & controller technology from Azure Dynamics, a leader in providing solutions for the electric car industry, along with advanced Lithium Ion battery technology from AEVehicles, these new Sandcars are the most exciting line of vehicles for the consumer we have put out to date.

The ZES technology will be offered in both the Sportster and Dune Racer models as of April 28th, 2008 and will be available for immediate reservation. Three (3) of the Dune Racer ZESs are already reserved for 2009 delivery. The advantage of electric motor technology is that the torque is instant from one RPM forward vs. a gas engine that must build up to its torque curve. The Dune Racer shows performance of 0 to 70 miles per hour in about 5 seconds with a top speed of 105 MPH and instant torque of 665 Ft. Pounds. It also has a range of up to 200 miles on one charge and can be charged off a standard generator seen on many toy haulers today. It’s certainly not shy on performance! Additionally the Dune Racer has eliminated the need for a transaxle or transmission through advanced gearing technology.

“We have been working on this project and trying to keep it under wraps for quite some time,” said Alan McCaa - President of Extreme Motorsports. “It’s time to release it to the public! We pride ourselves on being the leader in Sandcar technology and this is just another example proving that fact. Just think, no more high-price fuel, no more broke transaxles, no more emissions concerns. It’s just pure, clean, non-polluting off-road fun!”

Source: Extreme Motorsports of California, Inc.

Web site: http://www.xmssandcars.com/




Sports news 22 April 2008

Tuesday 22 April 2008 @ 9:20 am

OnlineSportsHandicapping.com

Met bullpen implodes against Cubs
New York Daily News
BY ADAM RUBIN John Maine falls to 1-2 on the season as Aramis Ramirez’s (below) two-run homer in the 4th is enough for the Cubs.


The Money Times

Finals Countdown: LeBron soars above adversity, McGrady wilts
SportingNews.com
Well, this isn’t what the NBA wanted — a pair of series at 2-0 and carrying the stench of wasteful first-round mismatches. If the Houston Rockets and Washington Wizards go down without a fight, that’ll make it awfully tough for the league to deliver


NBA.com

T-Mac goals AWOL again; Jazz beat Rockets 90-84 to take 2-0 series
The Canadian Press
HOUSTON - Tracy McGrady bent over in exhaustion as the final seconds ticked away of another playoff loss. The seven-time all-star had 23 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, but faltered again in the fourth quarter as the Utah Jazz beat the Houston


Bleacher Report

Yankees Won’t Rush a Chamberlain Move
New York Times
Hank Steinbrenner, left, said “you have to be an idiot” to keep Joba Chamberlain, center, as a setup man. No word on whether Manager Joe Girardi, right, will take the boss’s suggestion to move Chamberlain into the rotation.




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