At Sydney, Australia:
Jason Nightingale scored two tries (worth four points each in Rugby League) in the second half as the St. George Illawarra Dragons broke open a game in which they had trailed 8-6 at halftime and buried the Sydney Roosters 32-8 on Sunday to win Australia's National Rugby League Grand Final. The Roosters were gunning to become the first team since 1934 to win the championship the year after finishing in the bottom of the league standings.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Roughriders Lock Up Grey Cup Playoff Berth
At Toronto:
Quarterback Darian Durant threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third as the Saskatchewan Roughriders (9-4) locked up a playoff berth with their third straight win, a 27-16 decision on the road over the Toronto Argonauts (6-7) in Saturday Canadian Football League action.
Quarterback Darian Durant threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third as the Saskatchewan Roughriders (9-4) locked up a playoff berth with their third straight win, a 27-16 decision on the road over the Toronto Argonauts (6-7) in Saturday Canadian Football League action.
Dominating Second Half Sends Ducks By Stanford
At Eugene, Oregon:
Before an Autzen Stadium-record 59,818 fans (the largest crowd to watch a sporting event in the state of Oregon), quarterback Darron Thomas threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 117 yards and another score, while running back LaMichael James ran for 257 yards and three scores as the #4 (AP) ranked Oregon Ducks (5-0 overall, 2-0 in Pac-10 play) overcame a 21-3 first-quarter deficit and scored the last 24 points of the games as they manhandled #9 (AP) Stanford (4-1, 1-1) 52-31 on Saturday night.
Before an Autzen Stadium-record 59,818 fans (the largest crowd to watch a sporting event in the state of Oregon), quarterback Darron Thomas threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 117 yards and another score, while running back LaMichael James ran for 257 yards and three scores as the #4 (AP) ranked Oregon Ducks (5-0 overall, 2-0 in Pac-10 play) overcame a 21-3 first-quarter deficit and scored the last 24 points of the games as they manhandled #9 (AP) Stanford (4-1, 1-1) 52-31 on Saturday night.
Beavers Hold Off Sun Devils In Conference Opener
At Corvallis, Oregon:
Running back Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 145 touchdowns while quarterback Ryan Katz threw for 260 yards and two scores as the Oregon State Beavers (2-2 overall, 1-0 in Pac-10 play), in their conference opener, held off the visiting Arizona State Sun Devils (2-3 overall, 0-2 in Pac-10 play) 31-28 in Saturday action.
Running back Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 145 touchdowns while quarterback Ryan Katz threw for 260 yards and two scores as the Oregon State Beavers (2-2 overall, 1-0 in Pac-10 play), in their conference opener, held off the visiting Arizona State Sun Devils (2-3 overall, 0-2 in Pac-10 play) 31-28 in Saturday action.
Stephen J. Cannell, R. I. P.
Stephen J. Cannell, one of television's most prolific writers and series creators, whose work encompassed The Rockford Files, Wiseguy, The Greatest American Hero, and The A-Team, passed away on Thursday at his Pasadena, California home from complications from melanoma at age 69.
Art Gilmore, R. I. P.
Art Gilmore, who began his career as a radio announcer in the 1930s and in a career that spanned more than six decades, his voice was featured in more than 2, 700 movie trailers, on radio, television, in commercials and documentaries, passed away last Saturday (September 25) at a convalescent home near his Irvine, California home at age 98.
Mr. Gilmore was the longtime announcer on Red Skelton's TV show as well as the narrator on the old syndicated Highway Patrol series.
Here's a clip from the opening of an episode of Highway Patrol, which starred Academy Award-winning actor Broderick Crawford, as you hear Art intone this:
Mr. Gilmore was the longtime announcer on Red Skelton's TV show as well as the narrator on the old syndicated Highway Patrol series.
Here's a clip from the opening of an episode of Highway Patrol, which starred Academy Award-winning actor Broderick Crawford, as you hear Art intone this:
No Contest: Magpies Blast Saints In Rematch To Take AFL Crown
At Melbourne, Australia:
In the replay of last weekend's Australian Rules Football Grand Final, which was deadlocked at 68 points apiece, the Collingwood Magpies left nothing to chance as they thrashed the St. Kilda Saints 108-52 on Saturday to win their first Australian Football League championship since 1990 (the Saints are still looking for their first since 1966).
In the replay of last weekend's Australian Rules Football Grand Final, which was deadlocked at 68 points apiece, the Collingwood Magpies left nothing to chance as they thrashed the St. Kilda Saints 108-52 on Saturday to win their first Australian Football League championship since 1990 (the Saints are still looking for their first since 1966).
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