- The ride continues of former athletes losing their lives through violent acts. Boxing in particular lost three within a month – Alexis Arguello, Arturo Gatti and now former welterweight and light middleweight championVernon Forrest who was murdered in Atlanta.Add New Post ‹ Intersportswire — WordPress
-Three cheers – or four. I don’t care – for Ryder Hesjedal of Canada who finished 49th overall at the Tour de France. Just as impressivley he was a top three rider for Team Garmin-Slipstream behind teammates British rider Bradley Wiggins who finished fourth overall and eight place finisher American Christian Vande Velde. Steve Bauer’s fourth place finish in 1988 is still the benchmark for Canadian riders. Bauer wore the yellow jersey for five days that year. Alex Steida became the first Canadian to ever wear the coveted jersey in 1986. He was the first North American to ever do so.
-Ferrari driver Felipe Massa is now in stable condition. It’s been a tough year for Ferrari. But Michael Schumacher has agreed to replace Massa until he’s ready to race again – which won’t be this year. Should be interesting but it’s hard to think he can turn Ferrari’s season around.
-When it came to the art of defense, Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jimmy Johnson was its master. He was the essence and foundation of an Eagles defense revered across the NFL. Johnson was fighting cancer for a while but his passing still comes as a shock to not just the Eagles and their supporters but all football (and sports in general) fans. A tribute to JJ here. RIP.
The best way to honor his life is for the Eagles to go out and win that damn elusive Super Bowl!
-My nephew, who really could care less when it comes to sport, made an interesting comment. He said that sports on TV is the ultimate reality show as opposed to all that scriped crap we see.
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