Sunday, September 30, 2012

Ducks Stay At #2 In Both Polls; Beavers Climb Up In Both Rankings

After their Saturday win over Washington State, the Oregon Ducks remained at #2 in both the Associated Press (media) and USA Today/Coaches polls, both released on Sunday.

The Oregon State Beavers, following their road win over Arizona, climbed up in both polls, at #14 in the media poll, #18 in the coaches' poll.

Niners Dismember Jets In Jersey

At East Rutherford, New Jersey:

Carlos Rogers returned a fumble 51 yards for a touchdown as the San Francisco 49ers (3-1) ran for 245 yards (Colin Kaepernick from seven yards, Frank Gore from two, and Kendall Hunter from a yard out as each scored a touchdown) as they dismantled the New York Jets (2-2) 34-0 on the road in Sunday National Football League action.

Riders Hold Off BC Lions For Emotional Home Victory

At Regina, Saskatchewan:

Quarterback Darian Durant threw for three touchdowns, two to Weston Dressler (who caught nine for 160 yards), and one of 46 yards to Greg Carr, as the Saskatchewan Roughriders (7-6) held off the visiting British Columbia Lions (9-4) 27-21 in Saturday Canadian Football League action.  The victory was the Riders' fourth in their last five games.

Beavers Stay Unbeaten After Wild Win Over Wildcats In Tucson

At Tucson, Arizona:

Quarterback Sean Mannion completed 29 of 43 passes for 433 yards and three touchdowns on Saturday night, two of them to Markus Wheaton (two and twenty yards) and one of nine yards to Connor Hamlett for the game winner late in the fourth quarter as the Oregon State Beavers (ranked #18 in the Associated Press media poll and #21 in the USA Today/Coaches poll; 3-0 overall, 2-0 in Pac-12 play) defeated the Arizona Wildcats (3-2, 0-2) 38-35 in a game that saw six lead changes.  The victory made head coach Mike Riley, with 75 wins, the winningest coach in OSU football history.

Ducks Break Open Tight Contest, Beat Cougars Going Away In Seattle

At Seattle:

Running back Kenjon Barner carried the ball 20 times for 195 yards and three touchdowns and caught a pass for 30 yards and another score as the #2-ranked Oregon Ducks (both in the AP and USA Today/Coaches polls; 4-0 overall, 2-0 in Pac-12 play) broke open what was four-point game at halftime with a dominating second half (28 unanswered points) to down the Washington State Cougars (2-3, 0-2) 51-26 on the road on Saturday night.

Sydney Swans Knock Off Highly-Regarded Hawthorn For Aussie Rules Title

At Melbourne, Australia:

The Sydney Swans upset the Hawthorn Hawks by 91 points (14 goals and 7 behinds) to 81 (11 and 15) on Saturday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to win the Australian Football League Premiership Grand Final.  It was the Swans' second Grand Final crown (2005) since relocating from South Melbourne in 1982. Kieren Jack, Josh Kennedy, Nick Malceski, Jarrad MeVeigh, and Mitch Morgan each scored two goals (six points apiece) for Sydney, while Lance Franklin scored three goals to pace Hawthorn.  Here are the Happy Swans with the AFL Premiership trophy.  

Daily Telegraph photo (below)

Sydney Swans


Friday, September 28, 2012

Time For A Speedy Gonzales Cartoon, Amigos!

From 1964, we present Speedy Gonzales starring in "Pancho's Hideaway," part of Warner Brothers' Looney Tunes series.  This was the first of the 37 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies  cartoons produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises.  In this one, Speedy seeks to outfox the Mexican bank robber Pancho Vanilla, who looks and sounds like a Mexicanized version of Yosemite Sam.

With co-direction by layout man Hawley Pratt, story by John Dunn, animation by Bob Matz, Norman McCabe and Don Williams, backgrounds by Tom O'Loughlin, film editing by Lee Gunther, voice characterizations by Mel Blanc and Ralph James, and music by Bill Lava, this cartoon was produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng.

Friz directed this cartoon, too.

Technicolor.