Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Sports Carnival Ecstasy - December 14, 2013

List of crossings of the Saint Lawrence River ...
List of crossings of the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Welcome to the December 14, 2013 edition of Sports Carnival Ecstasy. In this all football edition we have some Ohio State recruiting material from Bill Smith. In addition Rob Hyland takes a look at the match-up between Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. Munboy also looks at a NFL match-up including the Patriots and the Steelers.  Make sure to bookmark the carnival, like on Facebook, share on Facebook and Tweet.

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rob hyland presents Patriots-Broncos Quick Prediction posted at New England Sports Talk Spot.

Munboy
presents 7 Things Learned in the Patriots and Steelers Game posted at Munboy's 7 Things, saying, "The Steelers are off to one of the worst starts in recent history. The blame can be passed around in equal amounts to many places. The fact of the matter is, the Steelers find new ways to lose week in and week out."

Bill Smith
presents Looking Forward To Michigan Versus Ohio State Football posted at BrutusReport, saying, "We spoke to Michael Spath from TheWolverine.com to get the inside scoop on Ohio State's yearly battle with Michigan, which takes place at noon on Saturday."

Bill Smith
presents David Bell Joins Ohio State Basketball posted at eFilmRoom, saying, "Garfield Heights basketball player David Bell was recently signed to play for the Ohio State basketball team."

Bill Smith
presents Browns Steelers Live Game notes. posted at FryingPan Sports, saying, "The brown on brown uniforms in this weather makes the team look like a bunch of frozen fudge bars."

Matt
presents 2014 NFL Mock Draft | DraftSeason posted at DraftSeason, saying, "Updated 2014 NFL Mock Draft"

Bill Smith
presents Ohio State's Offensive Juggernaut Could See Them Take Big 10 Title posted at BrutusReport, saying, "The forthcoming Big 10 Title match-up between Ohio State and Michigan State should have all fans of college football salivating."

Bill Smith
presents Jamel Dean Has Decided To Leave Florida Camp posted at eFilmRoom, saying, "Jamel Dean, being one of the most talented cornerbacks in the nation, has received offers from Ohio State, Florida, Miami and other places to play the cornerback position."

Bill Smith
presents Jamel Dean Has Decided To Play For Ohio For The 2015 Season posted at eScoutRoom, saying, "Jamel Dean is now one of the most talented cornerbacks at Cocoa HS School of Florida. Presently, he is ranked 23rd in Florida and 179th overall in the category of best general football player."

Bill Smith
presents Is it time for Ohio State to leave the Big10? posted at FryingPan Sports, saying, "All we have heard since the middle of the 2013 season was that Ohio State had no business being part of the BCS Championship discussion."

Justin Burnette
presents Heisman Trophy Update: Winston lock to win, Lynch going to New York posted at College Football Universe - Blog.

Justin Burnette
presents College Football Universe All-ACC Team: Florida State full of talent posted at College Football Universe - Blog.

Justin Burnette
presents College Football Universe All-America Team: SEC leads the pack again posted at College Football Universe - Blog.

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Sunday, December 1, 2013

A Brief Biography Of David Taylor Snooker Player

English: Steve Davis on the Warsaw Snooker Tou...
English: Steve Davis on the Warsaw Snooker Tour, 16 June 2007 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

David Taylor Snooker Player -- The Silver fox

David Taylor (born July 29, 1943) is an English, semi retired professional snooker player. His hair turned prematurely grey, which earned him the nickname "The Silver Fox". In 1968, he won the English and World Amateur Championships, and these victories inspired him to turn pro.

While Taylor is a talented player, he failed to win the game's highest accolades. He reached the semi finals of the World Championships in 1980, and regularly appeared on television throughout the eighties, when snooker was at its' most popular. Also, he is the reason that the trophy used in the World Championships says "Dennis Taylor", rather than "D Taylor".

Taylor competed on the professional circuit until 1997. For ten seasons, he was in the top sixteen, and his highest ranking was number seven in the 1981/1982 season. He lost all three of the major finals he reached. Firstly, in 1978, he lost the UK Championship to Doug Mountjoy. Next, in 1981, Steve Davis beat him to win the Yamaha Organs Trophy (subsequently called the British Open). His sole appearance in a ranking final was in the Jameson International in 1982, where he lost to Tony Knowles.

The only major tournament Taylor won was in 1981. This was with John Spencer and Steve Davis in the England team's State Express World Team Classic. In 1982, Taylor was one of the commentators when Steve Davis memorably compiled the first ever 147 break on television, at the Lada Classic.

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