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2012 Summer Olympic Games: Host City – It’s London!
Unidentified members of the public celebrate in Trafalgar Square, central London to the International Olympic Committee’s announcement from Singapore that London has won the bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
London here I come!
Great News for a Great Friend of the USA!
London was awarded the 2012 Olympics on Wednesday, upsetting European rival Paris in the final round of voting to take the games back to the British capital for the first time since 1948.
The victory for London is even sweeter since they beat Paris!
Come on Yanks, show the Brits our support and travel to London for the 2012 games.
Flap knows you will be glad you did!
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2012 Summer Olympic Games: Host City?
The International Olympic Committee has already begun meeting in Singapore to decide who will host the Summer 2012 Olympic Games (8:30 p.m. Tuesday ET). They will meet all day with the ceremony to announce the winning city scheduled for tomorrow morning (7:30 a.m. Wednesday ET).
The cities of New York, Paris, London, Moscow and Madrid are vying for this coveted prize. London and Paris are considered the favorites.
London organizers have enlisted the star power of David Beckham, one of the world’s most famous soccer players.
The USA sent Hillary Clinton.
Enough said…….
Flap hopes for London over Paris!
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LA Lakers: Phil Jackson Rehired
The Los Angeles Lakers will announce that Phil Jackson will be rehired as head coach of the former NBA champions.
Phil Jackson is returning to theLos Angeles Lakers following a reconciliation with the team that cut him loose last year after three NBA championships in five seasons. Spokesman John Black said Tuesday the team has rehired Jackson, who was let go by owner Jerry Buss last June 18.
A news conference was set for 5 p.m. EDT at Staples Center.
Jackson agreed to a three-year contract. Terms were not announced, but it’s believed he’ll be earning around $10 million per year.
Flap certainly missed Laker’s basketball this past season.
Now, let Phil work his magic.
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USC Beats Oregon State 9-8
USC Trojan 3rd Baseman Billy Hart drove in the winning (walk-off) run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give USC a 9-8 come from behind victory over the Oregon State Beavers.
Box Score and stats tomorrow.
This Trojan win evens the NCAA Super Regional Series 1-1 with the deciding game to be played tomorrow at 1PM Pacific Time.
Fight On!
Update # 1Third baseman Billy Hart (Tustin/Mission Viejo HS) hit a bases-loaded infield single in the bottom of the 10th inning Sunday as the USC Trojans capped an improbable rally with a 9-8 win over the Oregon State Beavers to force a third and deciding NCAA Super Regional game Monday. Down by five runs in the eighth inning, USC scored twice in the eighth and three times in the ninth before winning in extra innings.
It was the first time in 19 games this season that USC (41-21) has won despite trailing after eight innings. Tomorrow’s game, originally scheduled for a 4 p.m. Pacific start, was moved up by request from ESPN to a 1 p.m. start.
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Errors Kill USC in Super Regional Loss to Oregon State
Billy Hart went 4-for-4 in Saturday’s 10-4 loss in game one at the NCAA Super Regional in Corvallis, Ore.The USC Trojans committed a season-high eight errors Saturday as the Oregon State Beavers won the first game of the NCAA Super Regional, 10-4, at Goss Stadium/Coleman Field. USC, who committed only 55 errors as a team through 60 games, allowed a total of nine unearned runs on the evening.
Oregon State (45-9), the reigning Pac-10 Conference champion, needs just one win to advance to the 2005 College World Series in Omaha, Neb.
The series continues Sunday with a 6 p.m. Pacific start with the series finale on Monday (June 13), if necessary, at 4 p.m. Both games will be broadcast live on ESPN2 with live stats on ncaasports.com.
Saturday Super Regional Results of all brackets is here.Go Trojans!
Fight On!
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USC Blazes Trail For Oregon State In NCAA Super Regional Action
The No. 21/18 USC baseball team (40-20) — winners of 12 NCAA championships, more than twice as many as any other school — will compete at the 2005 NCAA Super Regional this weekend (June 11-13) against No. 2 Oregon State (44-9) in Corvallis, Ore. The series begins on Saturday (June 11) at 7 p.m., continuing on Sunday (June 12) at 6 p.m. with a third game, if necessary, on Monday (June 13) at 4 p.m. All three games will be televised live on ESPN2 with Rich Cellini and Jerry Kindall calling the action. Live game stats will be available at ncaasports.com.
USC is making its 40th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and its first in three years. The Trojans have a 207-75 record in the postseason. In the last six appearances (1998, 99, 2000, 01, 02, 05), the Trojans have made three trips to the College World Series and registered a 30-12 record in postseason play. Prior to last weekend’s regional championship, the Trojans’ last appearance came in 2002 as USC swept the NCAA First-Round Regional at Dedeaux Field against BYU (twice) and Cal State Northridge before falling to Stanford in the Super Regional. This is the 12th time in the last 16 regional appearances that USC has had to travel in the first round.
OREGON STATE NOTES — Oregon State is 44-9 on the season after winning the Corvallis regional last weekend, which featured St. John’s, Virginia and Ohio State. The Beavers won the Pac-10 Conference title for the first time since 1952. Head coach Pat Casey is 339-234-4 in his 11th season at Oregon State. The team is batting .321 while its pitching staff has a 2.92 ERA. Outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, a 2005 first-round selection, is batting .416 with six home runs, 46 RBI and 22 stolen bases. Friday starter Dallas Buck is 11-1 with a 1.97 ERA (114 1/3 IP, 76 H, 25 ER, 43 BB, 114 SO,. 187 opponents’ batting average). USC leads the all-time series by a 33-10 margin. Oregon State took two of three from USC on May 20-22 in Corvallis (5-4, 10-7, 2-12). The Trojans took two of three games from the Beavers in the only postseason meeting between the two schools during the 1963 District 8 Playoffs in Corvallis (6-5, 6-8, 7-5).
The College World Series Tournament bracket is posted at the 2005 College World Series website.
Stay Tuned.
Fight On!
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Bonds Reportedly being Investigated by Baseball
The Kansas City Star has this piece on Major League Baseball player Barry Bonds:
While Giants outfielder Barry Bonds rehabilitates his troublesome left knee, Major League Baseball is conducting its own investigation into the troubled slugger, major-league sources told the New York Daily News.
MLB security officials believe Bonds may be at risk of ultimate imprisonment over allegations of tax fraud, and are conducting their own probe into Bonds’ relationships and activities. An official from another club said the Giants’ front office “is starting to freak out†over Bonds’ mounting problems.
“I think they realize they’ve let the situation get away from them,†the source said.
The most recent controversy centers on Bonds’ reliance on his own doctors and trainers as he attempts to rehabilitate his right knee. Bonds, 40, is recovering from three surgeries on the knee since Jan. 31.
Bonds’ surgeon, Albert Ting, has been reprimanded twice by the California state medical board and is on probation for “unprofessional conduct,†according to reports.
Baseball’s labor agreement allows players to go outside the organization for help, but requires that the player keep the team informed of any developments.
MLB was not happy to hear that Ting, who performed all three of Bonds’ knee surgeries, has had trouble with the law. Because Bonds is under government investigation for perjury relating to his testimony before the BALCO grand jury and possible tax fraud involving allegedly undeclared income from memorabilia sales, baseball’s investigators have found it difficult to conduct their own inquiry, sources said.
Officials aren’t sure where the investigation will lead or what action they would take if they find Bonds has violated baseball’s rules.
Does anyone really think that Bonds will play baseball again? NO!
The knee surgery is a distraction and a ruse. Using a disciplined orthopedic physician is a convenient excuse.
Bonds should be stripped of his records – along with Mark McGwire.
Update #1
Baseball says it is NOT investigating Bonds. Read ths story here.
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Mike Williams Goes To Detroit
In the NFL Draft:
Mike Williams from USC is drafted by the Detroit Lions.