http://megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2009, Megite 30 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:34:39 GMT http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/1#item_1 318f93f483991b8f777e24a766054631 London Irish go down to Newcastle to taste Guinness Premiership defeat for the first time since the opening day of the season. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:34:39 GMT Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:32:46 +0000 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/1#item_3 b479af1f5acaa902d31d7b6b796b0ddc What an emotional, mentally draining week its been.  Monsieur Henry’s handball has been talked to death at this stage, im sure some people will be rolling their eyes at another article over this much talked about topic, but I haven’t given my two cents yet and I’ve got some things to get off my chest. As [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:14:00 EST http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/1#item_4 4b2639cc52268fec78bb0e6dddbf3ecf by Lisa Olson Filed under: NBA EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Desperation oozed from every pore. If New York-area basketball hasn't reached its nadir, it's only because the NBA has a silly rule that some team must win. Otherwise, who knows how low this charade might go? The players might be the ones slipping paper bags over their heads, to match the ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-22T17:22:21Z http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/1#item_5 513bc15cf0d2b16537415b398de6dba9 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-22T09:22:04 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/1#item_6 d26d82149fea5beca4e684a6cde7ee14 I have this discussion all of the time. Do you get players to fit your system, or do you adjust your system to fit the players that you have? Most coaches/recruiters/trainers are not willing to adjust their system to fit the talent. Is it ego? Is it the fear of failure? Is the fear of the unknown? Stepping outside the box to see what happens can ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-22T09:21:45 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/1#item_7 909df151e50772fd7bb10502099c50bb So today we all went to a baseball game and a boxing match broke out. Everyone inside Baker Bowl and probably for the surrounding twenty miles figured on a big Reds picnic, with the 15-5 Eppa Rixey going against the 6-9 and usually bullet-riddled Joe Oescheger, but that's why these dang things are played, right? (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:15:57 +0000 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/1#item_8 3a89dc3ba52cafc568e762495392bb6c It's not fair that these people appearance are hypped. Beckham kids are not extraodinary or gorgeous. i think the media should focus on more important issues. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:15:57 +0000 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/1#item_9 21b03039c2f6af7969b3b033222232dd ©2009 ESPN Internet Ventures. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information/Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. All rights reserved. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:37:32 EST http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/1#item_10 53e8ca4f1d1e0b4db4b755497f7090e6 Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:04:02 +0000 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/1#item_11 c0f83ac921cd00512c61bdf2e72d3959 Yeah, really nice guy! As I brought up at the time here, I met him at a movie in NYC and he was glad to talk Red Sox with me. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:16:00 EST http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/1#item_12 03f522338bd08c8672bd0da5ccbe74b0 by Holly Cain Filed under: Mark Martin , Chase for the Sprint Cup , Hendrick Motorsports HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Mark Martin winces, then breaks into a grin every time he hears the introduction. "Ladies and gentlemen ... Mark Martin, who is attempting to become the oldest champion in NASCAR history." The difference between this week and years ago is ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:00:55 GMT http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/1#item_13 cd857b36b3e2eee69430d45618ce1bd0 Kyle Busch made it a double dose of celebration, winning the Nationwide Series championship before completing a lap and capping ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/1#item_14 318201714d28b5460df2782490336a44 Williams credits his success and durability this season to a new type of alternative medicine. No, he doesn't mean weed, as we're all assuming. Ricky's " pranic healing " regimen is far stranger. Prana is a sort of life force referenced in ancient Hindu texts, so that's not particularly weird on its own. Reiki, acupuncture, or even massage is ... 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(Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:45:32 +0000 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/1#item_19 c2027e9901c14dfb1b017958011994d9 American League LVP: “Still, I think Vernon Wells wins the 2009 LVP Award. You know, Wells was a good player in 2008 and he was a good player in 2006 so perhaps he’s going to have the even-odd thing that Bret Saberhagen had going for a while. But in 2009, he was brutal. He posted [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:24:24 GMT http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/1#item_20 1a7fdbee64e39f66fafd2857fb7cb8b9 Scotland beat Australia for the first time in 28 years after Wallabies flyhalf Matt Giteau missed an injury-time conversion in Edinburgh. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-23T01:29:52+09:00 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/21#item_1 37fab61f3d1e772c8aac9ad3d9577cae Kenny Noyes (35) and the rest of the field charge into Turn One at the start of the Spanish Formula Extreme finale at Valencia. American Kenny Noyes, who never roadraced before he returned “home” to Spain eight years ago, finished second at Valencia in what was his last ride in the Spanish Championship before moving on the Moto2 World ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:15:52 GMT http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/21#item_2 65592bae827885ab424920d9104e94cb The Thrashers didn’t quite measure up. Facing the test of playing the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Thrashers lost 3-2 to Pittsburgh at Philips Arena on Saturday. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:23:49 GMT http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/21#item_3 698a6edb91ba231addf74ad9e891fd7c Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:23:22 +0000 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/21#item_4 c44a87c488bab7f78ed8df61c8e9b299 Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:20:02 GMT http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/21#item_5 b10c8afda0a62589d28dd29e5fec8c30 What does a former offensive lineman and car dealer know about coaching a glamour position in the NFL? Plenty, actually. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:10:04 +0000 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/21#item_6 c02ae62fbc090272ab60ebdbbca38b97 Three-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson is just one race away from earning his unprecedented fourth consecutive championship. Check out the top 12. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:11:13 GMT http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/21#item_7 8e7dbf4cd604b570050072fa59d075e1 Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:09:37 GMT http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/21#item_8 96a4a4fdb5ba748ea74d18bd8fc08ffe For the second week in a row, the offense failed to score. And for the third year in a row, the prized pig trophy stays in Iowa. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/21#item_9 87933b80d36d5ee273ccf9e58faf95a8 Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:58:32 GMT http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/21#item_10 cd8f447db51313f6288a6f1366c5797a Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:00:01 -0500 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/21#item_11 782fbdd71c3ad70232a2d0b09f53eebf The Pats have almost a 50-50 run-pass split offensively, but they do most of their real damage through the air. Their running game is nowhere near as dynamic. Their top back, Fred Taylor, is nursing an ankle injury. Laurence Maroney has 94 carries and 378 yards for a pedestrian 4.0 average. He and Kevin Faulk, who has a 5.1 average, are both ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:45:16 -0500 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/21#item_12 f1d68b9cb54c25307197e21f9b097832 Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:18:06 -0500 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/21#item_13 bb967b400d8faf50947642529114af63 ....Overall, he’s actually completed 60.2 percent of his passes (better than Eli Manning, Matt Ryan, and Donovan McNabb), but has thrown just six TDs and seven INTs. If those numbers weren’t bad enough, his inability to connect on the big play nullified the outside threats, for all intents and purposes: the Bleacher Reporsts (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:23:18 GMT http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/21#item_14 82a7ff6aa7e991480ecf35b91c5d88d4 For many years, European soccer hoped the day would never dawn when its own sports were contaminated by match fixing on anything like the levels of Asia. Events in Germany killed that hope. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:21:06 PST http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/21#item_15 b437d3e452c0a968de2ea3a50f606908 L.T. was all washed up. Shawne Merriman was a has-been, and Philip Rivers a never-was. It seemed even coach Norv Turner was dragging them down. The Chargers were 2-3, toppled from their AFC West perch, a conquered dynasty that never conquered much of anything... (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:12:15 GMT http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/21#item_16 98506e7d1d33a6ab7331fa2a6e078b94 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-22T14:58:31Z http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/21#item_17 e6e2b3b0c276e5448a87e35c9ec0c3ed Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-22T05:35:08 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/21#item_18 0e5dad4147cbc8178ae5c7ee672ae278 Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:14:11 -0500 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/21#item_19 ee254e2f2d34cfca45732a84837b46af Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:14:02 -0500 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/21#item_20 fd8630fca658dfcfdfd4327184da2f0e A controversial call by Jack Del Rio may have saved the Jacksonville Jaguars' season. Dick Jauron just couldn't get enough of his decisions to work out with the Buffalo Bills. The Jaguars look to win three straight for the first time in nearly two years Sunday as they host a Bills team in disarray following the firing of Jauron. Jacsonville CBS (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:00:47 +0000 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/41#item_1 630828817cd2ed3b84abd76f397832da Believe it or not, the Colorado Rockies had one of the best pitching staffs in the National League in 2009. Away from the launchpad (McQuack?) that is Coors Field, their pitchers held opposing batters to a .256/.323/.390 production line to go along with a 2.23 K/BB ratio and 67 HRs allowed, which puts them among [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:58:21 +0000 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/41#item_2 e0db61e7206230ee276bcaff7007ce6b Pujols could get his 3rd MVP on Tuesday, but Stan is still 'The Man' and Hornsby deserves a nod in any talk. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:57:15 +0000 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/41#item_3 ba268b96882897c8e7017bb777d84fe4 Comparing the average totals of Rogers Hornsby, Stan Musial and Albert Pujols in the first nine full seasons of their careers: Rogers Hornsby Stan Musial Albert Pujols Avg. .360 .347 .334 Runs 94 115 119 Hits 188.7 201 190.7 Doubles 31.5 41 4... (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:55:37 GMT http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/41#item_4 4ec70e54e8cf819bc1fdc6cc82dda3e9 Time for a quick fluff piece while we wait for the winter meetings. The Dodgers have had substantial success over the last two seasons but that success was mitigated by failure to advance past the NLCS. Normally we at TBLA are a positive group but this November I'm feeling disgruntled about our future. So for every irritation I have with the team ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:35:45 +0000 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/41#item_5 7d2adedacf8598b411ff653fe6738ac6 Read More: Mike Gonzalez (P - ATL), Andruw Jones (DH - TEX), Derek Lowe (P - ATL), Rafael Soriano (P - ATL), Adam LaRoche (1B - ATL), Vernon Wells (CF - TOR), Tommy Hanson (P - ATL), Jorge Campillo (P - KAN), Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-22T05:35:08 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/41#item_6 a35d83b77a3f5950d43566e15aa9cb94 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-22T05:35:08 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/41#item_7 936ff16fa3165f1caf161ae5638495f7 Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:30:44 -0500 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/41#item_8 f24c5a4a19360b7be4d39697149e25f1 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-22T04:33:12 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/41#item_9 2e784d83eec849a3e4473f2869790e13 F1 commercial rights-holder Bernie Ecclestone repeats his warning to Silverstone and circuit owners the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) that there will be no compromise in his British Grand Prix financial demands (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/41#item_10 95f2ad1bb409e9f2635103f6ccb38aef Tinley Park's Garrett Jones poised for big year with Pittsburgh Pirates Scott Boras says November is a "greeting card month" for free agents. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:55:37 GMT http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/41#item_11 5821471ca16e9cba599a48c3507aad56 AC Milan were imperious in attack but woeful defensively in a 4-3 home win over Cagliari on Sunday which summed up their topsy-turvy season. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:20:03 GMT http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/41#item_12 04f6495d0565fda1ece97858fa1a8d17 Little Justin Robidas came running into the Stars' locker room wearing the Dallas Stars' black home jersey after his dad had a career-high four points Saturday in a 5-3 win over the New Jersey Devils, and he brought in tow a friend who wore the Robidas All-Star Game sweater from last season. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:59:57 +0000 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/41#item_13 a4ef4673064e7e7a87c5dc5208e6ded5 Today has seen a dramatic victory for Sporting Fingal in the FAI Ford Cup final, a busy day of GAA All-Ireland Club Football semi-finals, a remarkable Premier League win for Tottenham and a tour de force from Lee Westwood in Dubai. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:55:37 GMT http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/41#item_14 2703095b0d52052ddb1e587bab20e7ca Be glad for the tryptophan in the turkey on Thanksgiving. It blocks the 9 aphrodisacs from turning family dinner into a hillbilly honeymoon (examiner.com) (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:44:13 GMT http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/41#item_15 cc98af54c355463b2c112f95ca94819f Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:17:00 +0000 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/41#item_16 fd69e5170aa5f0f91679ed360f2f4695 Tim Lincecum eeked out his second straight Cy Young on Thursday. While the voting was close and, to some, controversial, he's a deserving winner. The Giants eeked everything out of Lincecum's campaign, with its 225 innings ranking 3rd in the NL and 8th overall. He didn't exceed his workload from 2008 (by two innings) but he did show some wear-and- ... 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But as Jonathan Abrams of the New York Times confirms and quantifies here, increasingly in today's NBA, it's a P and R world, the rest of us are just passengers. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:47:14 +0000 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/61#item_4 59cfc6723d94ec3c6bc40442bd114557 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-22T17:28:25Z http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/61#item_5 059de4757d860b7fcadee434566add35 Be sure to head on over to www.minorleagueball.com to check out John Sickel's interview with A's GM Billy Beane....it's very good. Here is what Beane had to say about third base prospect Brett Wallace: JOHN SICKELS The other big bat in Triple-A is Brett Wallace . Can he stick at third base? BILLY BEANE: Well we don't know for sure yet, but we won' (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-22T17:28:25Z http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/61#item_6 0c2decad7b551ff2fe8921e7b9cfb29a My cousin's kid was still breathing heavy, the sheen of sweat covering him still enough to make the arm I threw over his shoulders skid off. "That," he said, pupils dilated, eyes darting from the adrenaline rush, "was the funnest thing I ever did in my life." (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-22T17:28:25Z http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/61#item_7 9db5bbb9603fdde12455d3f2ace89297 Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:12:00 EST http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/61#item_8 3b66d7c849f5e553b91bfc0bc7c12d9f Newly-crowned 2009 F1 World Champion Jenson Button is odds-on to similarly lift the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, leading bookmakers suggest (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:12:00 EST http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/61#item_9 356f875ae555b0ac6fc91555eb65c091 © Arsenal Broadband Limited 2009 - Terms of Use & Privacy Policy - Website accessibility statement - Site powered by NTT Europe Online | Rippleffect (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:32:09 +0000 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/61#item_10 066c1349563119f55ff13e1d2be230c5 Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:32:09 +0000 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/61#item_11 8c610ba555c76847277102dcbb87c05d Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:17:00 +0000 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/61#item_12 2b981bbab3f82b31c1c414398b02b4b4 I keep translating Bert Dijkshoorn’s pieces. I love them It’s weird. Men who work in factories and have to sort apples all day… Put them in the right color box. I don’t care, really. Or girls at the supermarket, sitting on their knees to fill up the shelves with new types of chips. And [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:17:00 +0000 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/61#item_13 f5f56d784783e29b7588f7fb7de59dbc My bad. The guy on the grassy knoll was trying to stop the killer in the warehouse. Turns out he was a fellow time traveler only from the 70's. So, I kicked him in the platform shoe and his funky gun went off and well after a short talk we got the hell outta there. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:17:00 +0000 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/61#item_14 e5164a2d37e477789d3b19168cbe141a Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:17:00 +0000 http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/61#item_15 82dab8e448fed4610e1f6b19a2b5251a FanGraphs converts WAR to a dollar value, by way of attempting to estimate what players would be worth on the open market. Naturally, after the exceptional season Joe Mauer had in 2009, that number is positively extortionate. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-22T09:04:37Z http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/61#item_16 ac67eac49d2fdf0b593b81abaf20bfda Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/61#item_17 87aa3ad6221b27f60dbc07308cd7044d The USC Trojans controlled the action for most of the first half of play Saturday night at the Galen Center, and looked poised to capture their second straight victory, before running out of gas and dropping their first game of the season to Loyola Marymount, 67-59. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-22T16:05:10Z http://megite.com/sports/1258918290/61#item_18 bf986b6cd4ee2e84637c393422ccb284 Jonah Keri explains why the Yankees should go after young players . So...you're saying Matt Holliday, right? Doug Glanville explains the allure of free agency , or you never knew Arlington could be so seductive. Dan Turkenkopf peeks his head above ground and declares four more years of HR/FB park factors . "Notorious Hitter's Park" Citizen's ... 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