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Written by sportsillustrated
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Tuesday, 08 June 2010 05:46 |
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SECAUCUS, N.J. -- Five compelling storylines from baseball's annual First-Year player draft, and just the second to run in primetime.
1. National treasure
The past year for Bryce Harper has been rather eventful -- his appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated, his leaving high school two years early to make himself eligible for the draft, his dominant season at the College of Southern Nevada -- but all of it was merely a prelude to this night, when the Nationals made him their second consecutive No. 1 overall selection. The massive hype surrounding Harper has reached Strasburgian levels, and he did nothing to dispel those comparisons with a college season that was every bit as impressive as Stephen Strasburg's was before the Nats took him at No. 1 last year, albeit against different levels of competitions. Yet despite Harper's gaudy stats -- a .443 average, 31 home runs and 98 RBIs -- he remains a 17-year-old whom not everyone is convinced will be the superstar he's being projected as. Dave Perkin, a former major league scout now with Baseball America, said Harper will now be exposed to much more difficult scouting and pitching than he ever has. "He has a major hole -- outside corner at the knees," Perkin says. "Unless he proves he can hit that stuff, he's going to be a bust."
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Written by usanewsweek
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Sunday, 30 May 2010 13:39 |
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UFC 114 Results: Yes, first the answer to who won Rashad vs Rampage fight: Well, Rashad Evans got the last word as he defeated Quinton Jackson in a unanimous decision at UFC 114 main event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas yesterday.
So in short Rashad Evans vs Rampage Jackson results in Evans dominating fight, using speed to defeat Jackson.
Evans followed a well-thought strategy and his game plan was anchored in speed, takedowns and superior work in the clinch. The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28 and 30-27 for Evans. With this win, the American mixed martial arts (MMA),emerged as the top contender for UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua.
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Written by Kristina Shanon
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Sunday, 23 May 2010 03:30 |
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DURHAM COUNTY, N.C.
The most awaited event held in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States where fans of NASCAR prepared for this big event in Saturday which is the NASCAR All-star Race 2010 . One of the big events that racing cars are competing each other in every laps.
This weekend the NASCAR Sprint Cup stars come into the 2010 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race with a win-it-or-wreck-it attitude. There are no points on the line this weekend but there is a $1,000,000 payday for the winner.
This made-for-TV event is a 100-lap four-segment dash for cash ending with a 10-lap dash for the cash. There is little time for patience and strategy. Drivers need to go all out, get to the front and collect the win.
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