http://icesports.blogdrive.com/ Sports Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:25:01 PST http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2006. Sports http://icesports.blogdrive.com/archive/52.html Sat, 09 Dec 2006 16:22:24 GMT Back in the Nineties there was a hit film called Awakenings. It starred Robert De Niro and it told the true story of a man who wakes up after being in a coma from a sleeping sickness for over 20 years. We see him rejoice as he experiences the full rush of life, but then the sickness returns. The scene where he is put back to bed, still awake, but knowing he will be returning to a sleeping prison forever is one of the most anguished you'll ever see. And it's what sprang to mind when Schumacher gave his retirement speech at Monza. I watched this man, responsible for so many unbelievable... (more) http://icesports.blogdrive.com/comments?id=52 http://icesports.blogdrive.com/archive/51.html Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:47:17 GMT By Bill Simmons Page 2 Note from the Sports Guy: The first version of this column was posted on my old bostonsportsguy.com website (January, 1998), with the second version running right here on ESPN.com (January, 2002) and the third version running last year (January, 2004). So here's "NFL Playoff Manifesto 4.0," which includes the latest updated names/theories from last year's playoffs. "We've come too far to stop now. For Granny ... for Nate ... [long pause] ... for Caretaker ... let's do it." -- Paul Crewe Back in 1991, my buddy Geoff and I created The System, a... (more) http://icesports.blogdrive.com/comments?id=51 http://icesports.blogdrive.com/archive/50.html Thu, 09 Nov 2006 12:33:06 GMT By Charles P. Pierce Special to Page 2 Editor's Note: The following excerpt from "Moving the Chains: Tom Brady and the Pursuit of Everything" examines how Tom Brady is able to maintain a successful balance of humility and stardom while being one of the fiercest competitors in the NFL. Reprinted from "Moving the Chains: Tom Brady and the Pursuit of Everything" by Charles P. Pierce with permission of the publisher, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, LLC. All rights reserved. Each chain is precisely ten yards long. There's an upright at either end. There is also a third upright with... (more) http://icesports.blogdrive.com/comments?id=50 http://icesports.blogdrive.com/archive/49.html Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:48:00 GMT "The whole thing was pointing in another direction. It just wouldn't turn. He was flicking it right, left, straight. Our Goodyear's were not as good as those Bridgestone's on the Mclaren. We had a car that was a full second and a half slower than our rivals. But there he was, forcing it to turn, dragging it by the neck. The hair on the back of my neck stood up. The car was suffering from massive understeer, I was so sure that he would have gone off, atleast thrice in that one lap. But despite all this, he was inside on sectors 1,2 and 3. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I felt... (more) http://icesports.blogdrive.com/comments?id=49 http://icesports.blogdrive.com/archive/48.html Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:53:54 GMT Schumacher to receive testimonial trophy History's greatest footballer to honour its greatest driver 21 October 2006 Ferrari's Michael Schumacher is to be presented with this one-off trophy following Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix. Legendary footballer Pele will hand over the specially-commissioned cup to mark Schumacher's retirement from Formula One racing and thank him for his contribution to the sport. The presentation is due to take place after Schumacher - himself a keen footballer - has completed his 250th and final Grand Prix, which will... (more) http://icesports.blogdrive.com/comments?id=48 http://icesports.blogdrive.com/archive/47.html Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:25:04 GMT A DRIVING FORCE Finding a contemporary counterpart of Rama is a tall order. Rama is an ideal figure - loyal, devoted, even-tempered, trained in all the arts of peace and war, and kind to all (Rosenberg 1996, p. 302). Such is the greatness and the excellence of Rama. There are many great figures in the contemporary world, but only few can match the magnitude of Rama's greatness. These personalities are one in a million. Out of these one in a million personalities, I choose Michael Schumacher. Michael Schumacher is a seven times Formula One world champion. Like all the great drivers... (more) http://icesports.blogdrive.com/comments?id=47 http://icesports.blogdrive.com/archive/46.html Sun, 08 Oct 2006 07:53:54 GMT Michael Schumacher was 5 secs ahead after his 2nd pitstop against Fernando Alonso. He is on his way to win the Japan GP and take a good lead at the WDC standings. If he won and FA finished 2nd, the score would be 126-124 in favor of MS comming into Brazil. But it was not to be. Its unbelievable. MS engine gave up. Its the first engine failure for MS since France 2000. Its just unbelievable. What a time for it to come. Fernando Alonso wins because of that. Alonso takes the WDC lead - 126-116. Its really sad. MS made a great effort and fought hard to comeback from a 25 point deficit against... (more) http://icesports.blogdrive.com/comments?id=46 http://icesports.blogdrive.com/archive/45.html Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:32:09 GMT Congratulations to the UST Tigers and Tigresses. Both the senior men's and women's team won their respective UAAP basketball championship. I watched the Game 3 of UST vs ADMU final just a few hours ago. Its indeed a great game. Thank God UST won and it was a great game. Kudos to Ateneo for putting up a good fight. Its a great experience to see UST win and cheer Go USTe for them. Its also a great experience to go from General Admission to Upper A section, hehe. Gino and I did an "Eskapo" First from Gen Ad, we jumped to Upper B. Its pretty difficult because there are many security guards... (more) http://icesports.blogdrive.com/comments?id=45 http://icesports.blogdrive.com/archive/44.html Sun, 01 Oct 2006 13:02:23 GMT The Shanghai track is considered to be as Michael Schumacher's bogey track. He is jinxed there. His best result there was 12th, in 2004. He was miserable there in 2005. But now, he has breaked that jinx. He has won dramatically there here in 2006. This is the day MS silenced his critics. MS started from sixth. He is the only Bridgestone shod driver to be in the top 10. That says a lot about the advantage of Michelin over Bridgestone in the wet tire department. Fernando Alonso has maximized his tire advantage to claim pole and lead early in the race. It seemed that Alonso is about to win... (more) http://icesports.blogdrive.com/comments?id=44 http://icesports.blogdrive.com/archive/43.html Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:37:26 GMT Michael Schumacher, a brilliant and masterful yet controversial F1 driver. Loved by many of his fans, yet hated by many of his critics. He has achieved so much yet embarrassed himself a lot as well. He has caused extreme polarized opinions. They say, it is either you love him or you hate him, either you are a fan or a critic. As for me? I consider myself a fan of his positives, and a critic of his negatives. Im in awe of his positives, and I criticize his negatives. I respect him for his excellence in Formula One and his greatness as a driver, a leader, and a person. I criticize him... (more) http://icesports.blogdrive.com/comments?id=43