Tips and Guides » Archive
Live blog: Mayweather-Cotto underway
Some people I've talked to don't think the Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto fight is going to do all that well. I would tend to disagree with that. Putting together two of the top three draws in pay-per-view can't help but bring a Here we go! As the big night draws closer and closer, we preview the championship boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto by looking at each man's career up to this point, discussing their results against By Jake Donovan Miguel Cotto prepares for the third defense of his alphabet 154 lb. title, taking on the very best in the sport. The Puerto Rican superstar faces undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their HBO PPV main event Saturday Some people I've talked to don't think the Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto fight is … Read entire article »
Filed under: News
Why the 'Run for the Roses' is so special
The 'Jamaica 50' Secretariat will be receiving valuable support from private sector marketers as it begins ramping up publicity on celebratory activities. Director of the Secretariat, Robert Bryan, told a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (May 1) that efforts The Executive Council today (May 4) endorsed the reorganisation proposals for the Government Secretariat put forth by the Office of the Chief Executive-elect (CE-elect).The reorganisation proposals include the creation of Indian – British Orthodox Churches On 2 May, during a brief visit to the United Kingdom, Father Abraham Thomas, Secretary of the Department of Ecumenical Relations of the Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Church, By OddsShark May 4, 2012 – It happened nearly 40 years ago, but no horse has been able to touch Secretariat's blazing Kentucky Derby of 1:59.40. Oddsmakers don't think it will happen … Read entire article »
Filed under: News
Supermoon to light up the night sky tonight
Wait until dark Saturday. Dust off your telescope or binoculars. Grab the kids (dust them off too if needed). Go outside. Look up at the moon. Does it look bigger than usual? According to NASA, this May's full moon is called a Wanna get mooned? Saturday night is the perfect time because following sunset on Saturday, the sky will be lit by a “supermoon”, the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. The full moon will look even fuller Saturday — 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter — when it reaches a point in its elliptical orbit close enough to Earth By the CNN Wire Staff CNN iReporter Halldor Sigurdsson captured this photo of the "super moon" of 2012 over Reykjavik, Iceland, on Saturday. (CNN) — A lunar light show circled … Read entire article »
Filed under: News
Supermoon to light up the night sky tonight
Some flocked to Foothill College's Observatory for an early, still-spectacular peek Friday night at the super moon, that is even larger and brighter than last year's super moon. By Anne Ernst The moon on May 5 and 6 will be larger and brighter than a By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — A lunar light show circled the globe Saturday, rewarding many moongazers with bright, crisp detail of the full moon's craters and basins. Called a "perigee" moon by scientists, the annual phenomenon occurs once a year. The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrives Saturday night as our celestial neighbor passes closer to Earth than usual. By MALCOLM RITTER AP Science Writer DAVID DUPREY / AP A 2011 photo shows a full moon over Pembroke, NY at its closest The … Read entire article »
Filed under: News
Supermoon to light up the night sky tonight
NASA's Cassini spacecraft zoomed by two Saturn moons this week to take what scientists say are the last close-up views of the geyser-covered Enceladus and cratered Dione for several years. Cassini made the two-moon rendezvous on Wednesday (May 2), Star gazers in Brooklyn Heights can note that “Cosmo's Moon” aka a supermoon returns tonight. The larger and brighter full moon was made famous in the Brooklyn Heights based motion The full moon will look even fuller Saturday — 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter — when it reaches a point in its elliptical orbit close enough to Earth Some flocked to Foothill College's Observatory for an early, still-spectacular peek Friday night at the super moon, that is even larger and brighter than last year's super moon. By Anne Ernst The moon on … Read entire article »
Filed under: News
Orioles score seven runs in third inning, beat Red Sox
Orioles, Codorus State Park, Hanover, Pennsylvania. The Red Sox were blown out in Fenway Park Saturday, but oh how different it could have been. Fresh off of a series win in New York against the Yankees, the Orioles travel up I-95 to Fenway for a three-game weekend set with the Boston Red Sox. This is the second series in a fairly brutal stretch of games including the The Red Sox opted-out of another win Saturday. Aaron Cook's first start since joining the Red Sox' roster — a move that was partly necessitated by the pitcher's chance to opt-out of his deal with the team at the beginning of The Baltimore Orioles come to town, in a series Red Sox fans hope helps the healing process from 2011 along. … Read entire article »
Filed under: News
Free Comic Book Day in Tucson
Free Comic Book Day: One free comic book per person Saturday, Golden Age Collectables, Pike Place Market, Seattle (206-622-9799) and other local comic book stores (www.freecomicbookday.com). Warthogs and Visayan warty pigs debut: New African warthogs Free Comic Book Day: One free comic book per person Saturday, Golden Age Collectables, Pike Place Market, Seattle (206-622-9799) and other local comic book stores (www.freecomicbookday.com). Warthogs and Visayan warty pigs debut: New African warthogs star-wars-comic-book-marvel.jpg The stars are aligning for nerds everywhere with May 4 marking the unofficial holiday "Star Wars" Day — "May the fourth be with you" — and Saturday (May 5) being Free Comic Book Day. We suggested last week that we were about to get a Buffy Vs Aliens story from Dark Horse for Free Comic Book Day 2012. An in continuity encounter … Read entire article »
Filed under: News
Joey Logano beats Kyle Busch at finish of Nationwide race at Talladega …
TALLADEGA, Ala.—Considering that it takes a bit of luck to win at Talladega Superspeedway, Clint Bowyer probably has to wonder when his good fortune will run out. Bowyer has won two of the last three Cup races at Talladega and finished second in the Kurt Busch's Talladega car for this weekend is one you HAVE to see. TALLADEGA, Ala.—Considering that it takes a bit of luck to win at Talladega Superspeedway, Clint Bowyer probably has to wonder when his good fortune will run out. Bowyer has won two of the last three Cup races at Talladega and finished second in the Jeff Gordon outruns AJ Allmendinger to earn first starting spot for Aaron's 499… … Read entire article »
Filed under: News
Reynolds and Hammel carry Orioles past Red Sox 8-2
Boston, MA — The Baltimore Orioles have placed left fielder Nolan Reimold on the 15-day disabled list with a herniated disc. The move, announced before Friday's game against the Red Sox, is retroactive to Tuesday. Reimold is batting .313 with five The Orioles won their fourth straight series, ripping the Red Sox 8-2. The Red Sox were blown out in Fenway Park Saturday, but oh how different it could have been. AP – 2 hours 4 minutes ago Boston Red Sox's Aaron Cook pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Boston, Saturday, May 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael … Baltimore Orioles' Jason Hammel pitches in the first inning of a The Baltimore Orioles come to town, in a series Red Sox fans hope helps the healing process from … Read entire article »
Filed under: News
Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Final Pre-Show Thoughts
Watch a free live stream of the undercard bouts just before the Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto HBO pay-per-view (PPV) taking place tonight (Sat., May 5, 2012) in Las Vegas, Nevada. We're mere hours away from the start of the HBO pay-per-view card for Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto and I'm getting that nervous feeling that fight fans get in the pit of their stomachs before the truly major events. Mayweather brings the big fight In the featured undercard spot on the Mayweather vs. Cotto card is a clash between one of the brightest young stars in the sport of boxing, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, and the faded but still recognizable "Sugar" Shane Mosley. It's not the best fight in the Saturday night on HBO pay-per-view, Floyd Mayweather faces Miguel Cotto in the main … Read entire article »
Filed under: News
Recent Comments