Sports Carnival Ecstasy - September 18, 2012

Brutus in Austin, TX before a football game against the Texas Longhorns (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Welcome to the September 18, 2012 edition of Sports Carnival Ecstasy.In this edition we have a nice article from the BrutusReport.com Ohio State Sports Website about the Buckeyes being available for the title of their division within the Big Ten conference even though they are not available for post-season play. I hope you enjoy all the articles, bookmark, share, tweek, like on Facebook and come back soon.

Giuseppe Quilici presents hiking trekking tours in tuscany italy posted at walkingholidaysintuscany, saying, "Walking tours Tuscany provides you the chance to experience trekking, cycling and walking to discover the place. It also offers unique memories from mountain biking, agriculture to sheep-farming. This holiday tour can help you explore the tradition and culture of the region. Tuscany also offers opportunities for catering tours that provoke you to indulge in the food served by local kitchens. Southern beaches allure you to spend your time having fun under the sun. You can also cruise down the river of the region to relax. This is also your chance to join shepherds leading sheep to pastures and making cheese and other milk products."

Patrick presents My Badminton Blog: Badminton Smash posted at My Badminton Blog, saying, "The badminton smash is one of the most interesting parts in badminton for many people."

anisha@nerdwallet.com presents How To Go Broke Like a Sports Star posted at NerdWallet, saying, "It's a common problem: Athletes get paid six- or seven-figure salaries for the three years of their career, and end up broke down the line. What lessons can we learn from this system, which is psychologically like winning the lottery?"

baseball

Arturo Magana presents .400 Hit Club posted at A.H.Magana.

Arturo Magana presents The Celebrated Jumping Frogs of Yuma County posted at A.H.Magana.

basketball

A.J. Dawson presents Respect The Game: Vince Carter posted at DENY THE BALL, saying, "Toronto, Canada Basketball"

football

Michael presents The Economic Impact of Fantasy Football posted at Financial Ramblings.

Jin87 presents The Untold Champions in Champions League - SoccerSouls posted at SoccerSouls, saying, "A Classic article about champions league football"

Justin Burnette presents Louisiana Monroe Coach Todd Berry Told Everyone But No One Listened posted at College Football Universe - Blog.

Jeff Reed presents Former Texas Southern Defensive end to co-host Live! posted at HBCU News - HBCU News.

Bill Smith presents Ohio State Football Eligible For Leaders Division Title posted at BrutusReport, saying, "The Big Ten Conference made a decision yesterday that the Ohio State Buckeyes will be eligible for the Leaders Division Title even though they cannot play in the Big Ten Championship game."

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Winnipeg Jets get a Meaner Looking Logo

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If you were the anything like the child I was, then you would have spent countless hours drawing your favorite team logo, cartoon or cereal box character on any surface you had in front of you. As a Winnipeg Jets fan I have been doodling and drawing the logo for the best part of 20 years of my life.

The old Jets logo I started drawing in the early 1980’s featured a pictured of Jet in the top left hand corner and resembled a badly designed and cumbersome airliner. The logo resembled the start of the internationalism involved in hockey and held connotations of the multi national team we were enjoying watching play on a weekly basis. The logo was harmless and inoffensive and represented the multi-cultural city and hockey team perfectly.

The new logo is however a lot less innocent, based on the CF-18 fighter jet, is a complete turnaround from the reference to the internationality of the team. The link comes from the fact that the Canadian Forces base is located in Winnipeg and this was wished to be expressed in the image of the team by the new owners, True North Sports and Entertainment.

Whilst I am supportive of the military and sports teams have long had military implications associated with their names and sometimes their logos, but they have been legacy related and looking and not the blatant attempt at a publicity drive as the conscious decision to put a fighter jet into the logo has been.

Whilst I am not condemning the National Forces one little bit, I would not impose my political persuasion nor any other interest onto people I have or have not met. Wearing this jersey feels like I am in support of not only the military, as I have stated the forces are a brave bunch and deserve support no matter, but that I am in support of whatever actions the government want to take part in.

Hockey should be the epitome of being able to get together without enforcing our beliefs or backgrounds onto the people surrounding us. The game has already been militarised by the commentators and pundits without being taken into the purity of the shirts that we wear in support of our team. My only concern is how this might prevent people from engaging in the sport.

I will be avoiding the new kit and instead supporting the team by wearing my Kovalchuk shirt of 2006, it has the best memories for me anyway.

Andy is a Winnipegger born and bred but has since moved to Ireland where he now works as a travel adviser for CanadianSky.ie advising about Canada holidays and holidays to Toronto.

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Sports Carnival Ecstasy - April 28, 2011

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Welcome to the April 28, 2011 edition of Sports Carnival Ecstasy.This time around we have 21 great articles from some of the best sports blogs available. Scott Semmler starts us off with a preview of the 2011 NHL Playoffs. Steve writes about the uniqueness of the Masters as compared to other PGA tournaments. We have a look at the Celtics v the Lakers over time. Dharkko Manning continues with the NBA and looks at NBA Playoff Seeding and what it might tell us. Finally we have a SEC West Football Preview for 2011 by Michael. Hope you enjoy the material, bookmark, share, and come back for more great sports information.

scott semmler presents 2011 NHL Playoffs: San Jose Sharks vs. L.A. Kings Series Preview & Predictions posted at Bay Area Sports Talk, saying, "Imagine you walk into the HP Pavilion on Thursday night. A sea of teal and black cover the arena except for the rectangle of freshly zambonied ice that is the center of attention for the next three hours.



The lights go black and Metallica's Seek and Destroy fills the stadium as Antti Niemi leads the team from out of the shark's mouth just as he has done numerous times this season.


The lights return and the National Anthem begins.


"Oh, say can you see..."


Chants of "Beat LA!" suddenly ring from the upper level of the right side of the arena.


It is playoff time in San Jose."

David Avetyan presents How to Deal with Those Big Guys - Buying from them posted at Wholesale Games, saying, "A user guide for small traders on how to contact, open an account, and buy from large distributors and wholesalers of video games and consoles."

Steve presents What makes the Masters so Unique? posted at FryingPan Sports, saying, "When the Masters comes along even the most passive of a Golf enthusiast are truly engrossed in the four day tournament this year held in Augusta."

boocub03 presents The Booth Review - MLB Possibly Adding Two Wildcard Teams posted at Sporting An Argument.

baseball

Steve presents Dodgers/Giants: The West Coast’s Answer to Red Sox/Yankees | FryingPanSports | MLB Baseball posted at FryingPan Sports, saying, "Even with the turnover of the Dodgers to the MLB for mis-management reasons, the Giants v Dodgers series is one of the best in baseball."

basketball

mhhcapital presents Why ?You?re The Best Around? Song should be played by professional coaches, and how it helped me graduate law school posted at Stocks and Sports, saying, "Check it out!!!!!"

Steve presents Celtics versus Lakers Rivalry Stands the Test of Time posted at BrutusReport, saying, "Could not have asked for a better NBA finals than the Lakers v the Celtics in 2010."

Dharkko Manning presents NBA Playoff Seeding: What Does History Tell Us? posted at Sports Betting System.

extreme

Wes Ivey presents BOYISH FULL VIDEO posted at skate-west.com, saying, "Skateboarding blog representing the DRC skateboarding crew. Fairly new blog but updated often with a variety of content"

football

Michael presents Warren Ball is a Hard Nosed Runner posted at eScoutRoom, saying, "My best attributes as a football player would be my work ethic, hard-nose running style and the mentality of giving it my all in order for my team to win."

Michael presents Frank Epitropoulos: Not Favoring Any Programs posted at eScoutRoom, saying, "Epitropoulos is looking for great academics and football."

Steve presents Warren Ball 2010 Junior RB Highlights posted at eFilmRoom, saying, "Warren Ball is a powerful running back that is now headed to Ohio State for 2012."

Steve presents The Ohio State Spring Game will Be Different This Year posted at BrutusReport, saying, "Ohio State did something different this Spring for the first time under coach Tressel's time running the program."

Michael presents SEC West Football Preview 2011 posted at eScoutRoom, saying, "The SEC West should be very competitive this coming fall."

golf

Christopher Clayton presents Poor Man's Club Fitting posted at Weekend Golf Warrior.

Christopher Clayton presents 2011 PGA Merchandise Show: Great Expectations posted at Weekend Golf Warrior.

Christopher Clayton presents Weekend Golf Warrior » “The Match” and Harvie Ward posted at Weekend Golf Warrior.

Christopher Clayton presents Weekend Golf Warrior » Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons posted at Weekend Golf Warrior.

hockey

Alex Headley presents Why I Hate The 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs posted at Headley Talks.

mma

Eric Gargiulo presents Nick Diaz Is Ready To Leave MMA For Boxing posted at CamelCluchBlog.Com, saying, "It's not easy being Nick Diaz. The Strikeforce welterweight champion is so frustrated with lack of opponents and money that he is ready to leave MMA. How ready is he? According to his management, he has just signed his first pro boxing fight in September and it's a doozy."

Remco Tevreden presents Managing the sport MMA posted at Sportmanagement, saying, "The world of sports management"

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