Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts
SF Giants win the NL Pennant in Game 6
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww, I just wanna relive this moment again and again! Wish I could go to the World Series (traffic coming home is gonna be awful!!!), but in any case, bring it home Giants! Take down the Rangers!
Yee Boys Night Out at Giants Game
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Originally uploaded by Ryan Yee.
We had an awesome time last night at AT&T Park to see the SF Giants kick the Baltimore Orioles' butt, 10–2. Then we went to a late night carnival at Lot A and sneaked over to Oakland Chinatown for won ton takeout (hehehe). Got home slightly before midnight...nice.
Click on the picture to see slideshow.
VIDEO: Heat vs. Lakers (WOW!)
Kobe Bryant scores 33 points and grabs seven rebounds as the Lakers beat the Heat in dramatic fashion.
Andre Agassi says he used crystal meth during playing days
By Chris Chase / Yahoo! SportsNOTE from Ryan: Somehow, this "revelation" doesn't really surprise or shock me. But, I can definitely appreciate Agassi's open honesty. I'm definitely gonna read his biography now.
"Tennis legend Andre Agassi reveals in his forthcoming autobiography 'Open' that he used crystal meth during his playing career, Paul Bogaards, a spokesman for the book's publisher, confirmed to the New York Daily News on Tuesday.
According to the Daily News, the eight-time Grand Slam champion admits using the illicit drug in 1997, the year he married Brooke Shields and went into a career slump that didn't end until 1999.
After pulling out of that slump, Agassi went on to win five Grand Slams and became only the fifth player to complete the career Slam. He has been heavily involved in charity work since retirement, opening his own charter school and championing educational reform throughout the country.
The information was first released this morning on the Twitter account of SI.com media analyst Richard Deitsch, but was subsequently removed:
'FYI: There's an off-the-charts book excerpt from Andre Agassi in the forthcoming SI: He admits to taking crystal meth during his career.'
Both Sports Illustrated and People will run excerpts from the book, which will be released on Nov. 9.
Releasing this admission a week ahead of the book's release is an obvious ploy to generate interest and sell copies, and it's working. Almost all autobiographies are self-serving odes to one's own pursuit of greatness. They're rarely interesting. Agassi's could be different.
He's always been forthcoming with the press about his issues, whether it be his overbearing father, the therapy he underwent while his career was in shambles (the first time) or the true reason he cut his hair. The vulnerable, intense picture on the cover suggests more of the same is inside. (Compare it to the covers of other recent tennis autobiographies that look straight out of a Sears catalog.)
Update: (11:47 p.m. ET) The first excerpts have been released and, wow, are they explosive. Not only does Agassi admit to using crystal meth, but he describes how he evaded drug testers by lying about his useage."
Trainer Mackie: Serena Williams Outburst Out of Character
This is a very good, insightful interview with Serena Williams' trainer regarding her outburst at the US Open. Just passing it along...
VIDEO: Jesse Holley (reality show winner) goes long on punt return for Dallas Cowboys
Jesse Holley, winner of Michael Irvin's 4th and Long reality show on Spike TV, went long with a punt return. He went 82 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. You've gotta see this one...VERY kewl!
david beckham gets punkd' by rio ferdinand
This isn't actually from the MTV show Punk'd but David's teammate Rio Ferdinand plays a trick on David and makes Becks angry because he's going to be late for his meeting!
Maybe next year, Stanford...
They just lost...oh well, I'm off to Fry's and Target. Told you I wasn't really vested in this game (hehehe).
Watching Stanford Play Texas - NCAA Semi-Finals
Recorded a quick blog while watching Stanford play Texas in the NCAA Basketball Championships Semi-Finals. My last vacation day before going back to work on Monday, too...bummer.
Cameron and Ryan at the Warriors/Grizzlies Game
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Originally uploaded by Ryan Yee.
Cameron and I saw the Warriors play against the Memphis Grizzlies last night at Oakland Oracle Arena; awesome mainly because we WON! This was taken during half-time...thanks to my friend, Violett, for the tickets. Muchas gracias!
Golden State Warriors vs. Memphis Grizzlies
NOTE from Ryan: Cameron and I are going to see this game tonight...got free tickets from my friend, Violett.
WARRIORS: preview_031508: "Saturday’s contest will be especially important for the Warriors. Two games ahead of the Denver Nuggets for the final playoff spot in the conference going into Friday’s action, Golden State will need to avoid losing streaks at all costs. The Warriors have done a solid job of doing such all season, as they have posted consecutive losses just once since starting the season 0-6.
After seeing their three-game winning streak snapped on Thursday with a 123-115 defeat in Phoenix, the Warriors will be anxious to come back home to ORACLE Arena. Golden State is 22-10 on its home floor this season, and has won each of its last four games there."
WARRIORS: preview_031508: "Saturday’s contest will be especially important for the Warriors. Two games ahead of the Denver Nuggets for the final playoff spot in the conference going into Friday’s action, Golden State will need to avoid losing streaks at all costs. The Warriors have done a solid job of doing such all season, as they have posted consecutive losses just once since starting the season 0-6.
After seeing their three-game winning streak snapped on Thursday with a 123-115 defeat in Phoenix, the Warriors will be anxious to come back home to ORACLE Arena. Golden State is 22-10 on its home floor this season, and has won each of its last four games there."
