Coach K's Record: Mike Krzyzewski Passes Bobby Knight With Win No. 903

In recent years, it's become obvious that Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski's record-breaking 903rd career win would be a matter of when, not if. Against Michigan State at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night, with the man he surpassed, Bob Knight, on press row, Coach K achieved the lofty status of Division I college basketball's winningest coach of all time. The Blue Devils beat the Spartans, 74-69.

The game was a classic Duke win, appropriately. Using patient offense with terrific outside shooting, especially from Andre Dawkins, and a lockdown interior defense that frustrated Michigan State, in particular star Draymond Green, all night, after a back-and-forth first half, the Blue Devils pulled away in the second. 

Dawkins scored 24 points, including six three-pointers, Seth Curry scored 21, adding in four assists and five rebounds, and Ryan Kelly chipped in 14 points off the bench. Keith Appling led the Spartans with 22 points while Green only scored 10 on 4-15 shooting.

Krzyzewski had dozens of his former players, including Grant Hill, Shane Battier, Jay Williams, Chris Duhon, Bobby Hurley, Mike Dunleavy and Jay Bilas (he was calling the game), in attendance, as well as his wife, brother and family.

For more on Coach K, his record, and the Duke Blue Devils, visit DukeBasketballReport.com. For more on the Spartans, visit The Only Colors.

 

John Fox On Tim Tebow: 'We Can't Do That Other Crap,' Like Passing The Ball

by Matt Watson • Nov 15, 2011 10:36 PM EST

Broncos coach John Fox is a fast learner. After watching Tim Tebow get demolished by the Lions in Tebow's second start, he streamlined the playbook, removing most of those pesky passing plays and replacing them with eight new read-option plays rarely seen in the NFL. The result? Two straight wins.

Fox candidly discussed his new offense with NFL.com's Jeff Darlington. "After the loss to Detroit (a 45-10 blowout), we decided if Tim is going to be our guy, we can't do that other crap," Fox said. "We had to tweak it."

"That other crap," of course, is passing the ball. Tebow attempted just eight passes in Sunday's 17-10 win over Kansas City, completing only two. "Well, we don't have a passer," Fox explained. "We have a runner. Not to say he can't pass at all, but we're recognizing his strengths."

So far, so good. It's possible (perhaps even likely) the opposition will eventually catch on and game-plan around Denver's non-existent passing game, but it definitely caught the Chiefs off guard. And as Fox said, "You don't get points for style in this league."

"Hey, as long as you're moving the ball, possessing the ball, giving your defense some rest, it's all good," Fox said. "Run, pass, if they let you kick it down the field, I wouldn't mind doing that either. As long as you're moving the ball, that's the key."

For now, Tebow as a starting quarterback is still something of a novelty act, albeit one that's stringing together wins. But kudos to Fox for going all in and giving him a shot. NFL coaches are all too often prisoners to conventional thinking, so it's refreshing to see someone thinking so far outside the box.

This approach works for dozens of college teams, so who's to say it can't work for a single NFL team? In the wasteland of mediocrity that is the AFC West, it just might get the Broncos to the playoffs. And isn't that the whole point?

Irwin: Swansea City Are A Revelation

Former Manchester United legend Dennis Irwin says Swansea City 'have been a revelation'.

The former Red Devils' full back has praised Brendan Rodgers and the style of football he's got his team playing this season, ahead of Saturday's game as the Swans host the Premier League title holders.

Irwin believes the Swans are stronger defensively than Blackpool, last season's Championship Play-Off winners and he also picked out goalkeeper Michel Vorm for special praise:

'They've been a revelation. Their style of football is fantastic to watch so why change?'

'It's the way they play their best. The manager feels it's the best way for them to get results and rightly so.

'Defensively they're more solid than Blackpool, I think you've seen that in the five home games they've only conceded one goal.

'The goalkeeper Vorm has been a real find for them and I think with the couple of signings that Rodgers has made as well, they can score goals.'

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Mostyn: Club moving forward into a new era

AFC Bournemouth Vice Chairman Jeff Mostyn believes the club is ready to move forward into a new era under the co-ownership of Maxim Demin.

Earlier this month Demin purchased Jeff Mostyn's 44% and Steve Sly's 6% of the football club and became AFC Bournemouth chairman Eddie Mitchell's 50-50 partner.

Jeff Mostyn will remain as the clubs Vice Chairman and Steve Sly will continue as a club director.

Mostyn told afcb.co.uk...

'Understandably I have mixed feelings (on selling), when you consider the roller coaster ride over the past five years. Steve (Sly) and I made the difficult decision to sell, because of the commitment we have to the football club, and it would have been wrong for us to hold on to our shares when we knew that there was potential investment to take the club forward into a new era...'

'...From the very first minute Steve and I bought into the club we were looking for investors. Along with Eddie Mitchell we have spent five years on and off travelling from Land's End to John O'Groats looking for the right person. Although Max (Maxim Demin) has been brought in by Eddie, we all feel it's absolutely the right deal for the club. I would also like to say that nobody should ever underestimate the amazing job Eddie Mitchell has done since taking the reigns as Chairman of the football club, the progress we have made is there for everyone to see. I believe we now have the perfect platform for success both on and off the pitch.

'I know Max is buying into a football club with enormous potential, and what is more important so does he. If he loves the club half as much as we do then this could be a marriage made in heaven...'

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Rodgers Hails Ferguson As An 'Absolute Genius'

Swansea City manager Brendan Rodgers has hailed Alex Ferguson as an 'absolute genius' ahead of Saturday's home match against his Manchester United side.

The days of hoping to draw a big club in the Cups have gone as the Swans are now playing against them every week. A fortnight ago it was a trip to Liverpool, and this weekend they host the title-holders Manchester United. The team who have pretty much dominated English football since the mid-1990s.

Ferguson has won it all at club level, to list his honours here would take forever, but some of them include winning the League title 19 times, the FA Cup 5 times and the Champions League twice.

Rodgers is not over-exaggerating then when he says Ferguson is a 'genius':

'I want to be in this game a long time and Sir Alex epitomises that,'.

'Hunger, desire and motivation - he has all the things that you need to be successful over such a long period.

'He's a one-off. Look at the way people think of him - he has earned all that respect.

'For me personally, Sir Alex is a genius - an absolute genius in football management. He's a great advert for young managers and has been incredible and an inspiration for us all. He's a role model for every single manager, not just in the Premier League but worldwide.'

'For me personally, Sir Alex is a genius - an absolute genius in football management. How he has managed so much change to create and build all the time.

'He's a great advert for young managers and has been incredible and an inspiration for us all. He's a role model for every single manager, not just in the Premier League but worldwide.

'Genius comes through many hours of hard work. It's not just presented to you. He obviously had a long-term target which was to take away the power of Liverpool. That was the ultimate goal for him.

'Liverpool have never won the title since United won it in 1993 and a big part of that is down to Ferguson. Liverpool gave him a target and he's been relentless in his quest to achieve it.

'He's made United the superpower in football.

'History ultimately judges you and once he decides to stop then his achievements will be engrained even more.'

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FA Cup Replay - Ticket News

AFC Bournemouth's 1st Round FA Cup replay against Gillingham will be played on Tuesday 22nd November 2011.

Kick off is 7.45pm and tickets are ?15 for adults, ?10 concessions and Under 16' are ?5.

Tickets can be booked in advance by calling the Gillingham ticket office on 01634 300000 (option 1), remember to state that you are an AFC Bournemouth supporter when calling.

Tickets can also be purchased on the day, but this will be by CASH ONLY on the away turnstiles in Priestfield Road.

Disabled supporters need to book their tickets in advance by calling 01634 300000 (option 1), they will be entitled to a career's ticket if they receive middle or high level DLA.

The AFCB Vital sponsored Supporters coach will depart Dean Court at 3pm and costs ?22.

To book, call 0844 576 1910, or in person in the AFCB Club Shop.

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China PR vs Malaysia Live Stream | Into the goal

China PR vs Malaysia Live Stream | Asian Games Football | 13 November 2010 : Well this is going to be a great match between these two teams both teams were looking for the win agaisnt each other but the team which is looking strong in this match was non other then the China PR Watch all the action live from this match. All the links to watch this match was given just before the match was going to start.

China PR Well this is going to be a great match for the China PR who were looking for their medal watch this match live here.
Malaysia Well this is a great match between these two teams but the team which is looking strong in this match was Malaysia.

England end 2011 undefeated

England played out another win and another clean sheet in front of the smallest Wembley crowd in 13 years, 2 friendles in a few days hardly grabbed the publics attention, the result though had plenty of plusses.

The game was hardly a classic, England were the better side and could have scored more in a decent first half, the second half was in true training ground friendly style though and had few moments to get the heart racing.

England went with only 3 players who started aganst Spain, Hart, Barry and Jones, the rest were all predictable changes as Cappello took the chance to experiment a bit and see what the competition is like for places.

The bonuses from the game will no doubt be the performances of Walker who likes he may give Glen Johnson a real push for a starting spot, Jones who in midfield once more gave a few glimpses of his talent and of Downing who created the goal and put in a few telling deliveries.

The much feted 2000th goal looks like going down as an og, Downing swung in the cross and Barry looked to have made the perfect contact as it crept inside the post, countless replays though showed the telling contact came from Majstorovic as he tried to put Barry off his header.

Phil Jones almost got a great goal, bursting through from midfield he did everything right except guide the ball home, the ball dribbling agonisingly wide.

Jack Rodwell had a decent game of note also, he managed to get in one hook shot, but it will be his miss just before half-time that will live in his memory, Downing's perfect ball was right on his head but he could only glance against a post when he should really of scored.

The second half was pretty much a non entity, as so often in friendlies the flurry of substitutions ruin the flow, England were still on top and most of their scares at the back were mainly down to errors rather than Swedish flair, the night though was white as England overcame another hoodoo and gained another one in the win bank, this year was undefeated, if we are still saying the same next November however, we will have something to shout about!

Kyle Walker took the telly vote, but for me it was Downing, he has flattered to decieve more often than not, I honestly think if he was right footed he wouldn't of ever got near the England set up, but all England did good seemed to stem from him on the night, so he can have the lowly accolade of my vote!

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Los entrenamientos y el orgullo España

Había sido uno de los temas de la semana. El acto homenaje que la Federación Española de Fútbol iba a celebrar con aquellos jugadores que hubieran vestido la camiseta de la selección durante, al menos, un centenar de veces. La duda estaba, como decía Luis Aragonés en sus tiempos de seleccionador en ‘Raúl sí, Raúl no, Raúl sí, Raúl no’.

Spain play at Wembley - Week 9 - The perfect ten

This weekend is an important one because in a fortnight there are no games (Spain play at Wembley). So you don't want to be training for two weeks under the cloud of a defeat, particularly at this delicate stage of the season. Delicate? Well, we've finally had ten games, and everything goes in tens. Players see the first ten as the settling-in period, and now they know that they have to get down to business.

For example, Getafe, who prop up the table this week, know that a couple of wins would haul them comfortably into a mid-table position, but that two more consecutive defeats would begin to see the mid-table sides disappearing over a temporary, but nevertheless more worrying horizon.

EURO - U21 QUALIFIER | SPAIN 6 ESTONIA 0 - SCORES

The SPANISH FOOTBALL U-21 NATIONAL TEAM hosted ESTONIA tonight for a EURO U-21 classification match. The current European Champions defeated their guests 6 - 0 in a one way affair that gave Benfica forward RODRIGO a HAT-TRICK ( 4th , 7th & 45th min). The other goal scorers were ISCO in he 59th min, ALVARO VAZQUEZ in in the 90th min & SARABIA in extra time. Not much to add except reiterate the Spanish dominance.

Thiago

FC BARCELONA "SPIES" ON GARETH BALE

SPANISH SPORTS daily "AS" has published that FC BARCELONA Coach Guardiola sent over to London a "confidant" to watch TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS & England International GARETH BALE do his stuff down the left flank in his last Premier League game.

Gareth Bale

FC BARECLONA EYES VALENCIA PLAYERS JORDI ALBA - VICTOR RUIZ;;

SPANISH FOOTBALL giant FC BARECLONA is already planning next season & where they need to strengthen positions, this is not new & is obviously expected. What is news are the two players that Barça has set their eyes on,  both of which are currently playing at VALENCIA CF.

Jordi Alba

SANTOS RENEWS NEYMAR UNTIL 2014 | PART OF THE REAL MADRID SANTOS NEYMAR MASTERPLAN;;

Brazilian Club SANTOS has made a "surprise" announcement today that they have renewed their star player NEYMAR until 2014, as they have said, a solid shut deal. However, you may say : Wasn´t Neymar going to REAL MADRID? Its all part of the "Masterplan".

Neymar

SPANISH CUP RESULT | HOSPITALET 0 FC BARCELONA 1 | 1ºst LEG

SPANISH CUP (Copa del Rey) action tonight with the 1ºst leg tie match between HOSPITALET (2ºB Division) & City neighbour FC BARCELONA with a final result of 0 - 1. Quite frankly - my opinion - it was a boring & strange match were Barcelona should have won by a greater margin. The match lacked atmosphere & intensity.

SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM 1986 - 2011 TEAM PHOTOS

Though I post up some SPANISH FOOTBALL NATIONAL TEAM photos for all the Spanish Football Sports readers & fans. Below are various team pics spanning from 1986 - 2011 on how the Spanish National Team has evolved & its "key" members have chanced.

Great to see some Spanish Football legends when players...now Club directives, National Team Coaches, Club Coaches, TV announcers & retired from active sport.

Spain 1986 (Mexico World Cup)

ESPANYOL 2 ATHLETIC DE BILBAO 1 | LA LIGA ROUND 34 MONDAY NIGHT GAME RESULT

The last match for Round 34 of the SPANISH LEAGUE was celebrated tonight with RCD ESPANYOL defeating ATHLETIC DE BILBAO  2 - 1 in an entertaining match between two good teams that changed constantly in their domination of play. 

At Bilbao put on their new away clours

Very even start to the game with its doses of physical play, until OSVALDO put ahead Espanyol in the 33rd min. Then Bilbao player SUSAETA put in a magnificent free-kick goal to equalize in the 42nd min. Espanyol claimed a penalty that wasn´t called & that put them off their play for a period.

FC BARCELONA LEADS IFFHS BEST WORLD CLUBS

This piece of news which came just hours before the game that determines the second leg Champions League semi-final between FC Barcelona - Real Madrid. FIFA supported IFFHS (Federation of International Football History & Statistics) has released its list of "Top Club" with FC Barcelona leads Real Madrid in second place, Villareal & jump in at position 7. Great to see Villareal among the best club in the world, a decent reward for doing good things at theClub.

Spanish Football
Real Madrid - FC Barcelona

If Real Madrid manage against all odds & against all hope to turn tonight's Champions League semi-final, which will put them on Barca in the table IFFHS? Just a question.

IFFHS Top 10 list:

SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM NEW LOOK SHIRT 2012

So you just forked out around € 90 that you have been saving for three months to reach the National Football Team shirt Spanish & it looks great. Well, you are now "old school" because there is a new version that will debut next 12 November when the current FIFA World Champions SPAIN trip to the UK for Tolerance International.

Spanish Football
Spain shirt 2011-2012

Shirt new look will also be used in the next few years the 2012 European Cup which they are defending Champs.

Unlike marketing trick to get you to spend your hard earned cash.

REAL MADRID | SAHIN IS READY

REAL MADRID coach Jose Mourinho has announced today that Turkey's summer signing & International midfieder Nurin Sahin ready to play. This is good news for Real Madrid Spanish Football & all fans as the players come to La Liga with "tags" to the last year in the Bundesliga Player of the Year.

real Madrid
Sahin

Players have been promised by the injury (knee) since arriving in Spain & have worked hard to recover. Sahin is a midfielder that Mourinho wants to support Xabi Alonso & add more creative edge to the midfield. All observers, the people of the German Football & their training following Real Madrid, returning all the information that Sahin is a class act & that great things will come if he can avoid more injuries.For now, Mourinho has called the players into the squad who played in La Liga Osasuna tomorrow at 12.00 noon, & we all will have to wait & see if he ran.

IFFHS HAS FC BARCELONA AS BEST CLUB IN THE WORLD 2011

The FIFA endorsed Transnational Federation of Football Histroy & Statistics has free its list of "Soul Football Clubs in the Concern".

Messi

Top 10 Clubs:

1. Barcelona (SP) 335,0 pts
2. Real Madrid (SP) 309,0
3. Manchester United (ENG) 280,0
4. Vélez Sarsfield (ARG) 263,0
5. Oporto (POR) 251,0
6. Schalke 04 (GER) 250,0
7. Manchester City (ENG) 235,0
8. Bayern Múnich (GER) 233,0
9. Universidad Católica (CHI) 228,5
10. Santos (BRA) 228,0

SPANISH FOOTBALL | EUROPA LEAGUE RESULTS ATHLETIC BILBAO - ATLETICO DE MADRID

SPANISH FOOTBALL continuing tonight with Galilean Association involution in the Foregather matches were both games gave favoured results. Here are brief summaries of the events.
Country Sport

At.Bilbao

Adrian

Metropolis hosted Active Building BILBAO in their Meet F clash & went doctor to a 38th min end by vernal Bilbao midfielder ANDER HERRERA. Both teams had chances to tally with Bilbao position Iraizoz fixing chief opportunities. Saxist Bilbao midfielder Muniain was influential & gave the end permission to which Herrera scored & Bilbao was statesman efficient tonight.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo

• Full Name: Cristiano Ronaldo
• Squad No: 7
• Position: Forward
• Age: 26
• Birth Date: Feb 5, 1985
• Birth Place: Madeira, Portugal
• Height: 6' 1" (1.85m)
• Weight: 75 kg

A much-vaunted nipper when snapped up by City Incorporated from Sporting Lisbon in 2003, Ronaldo is now perhaps, separate from King Beckham, the best-known contestant on the planet.

Ronaldo reaches Real century in Lyon

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to modify up his century of goals for Real Madrid and see them into the Champions Conference blow stages with a 2-0 finish at Metropolis.
The Portugal overfamiliar struck from a free-kick and a penalization to engraft Les Gones and earn his pull a quartern successive win in Foregather D.

Ronaldo reaches Real century in Lyon

Lyon played with feel and had their chances, but Ronaldo was the exclusive man healthy to exploit the clinical feat in beguiler of content. Jemmy Briand was prototypic to try temporary steward Iker Casillas, time Poet Lloris held Ronaldo's long-range discover.

Tigers ace Justin Verlander gets ball today with season on the line

Tigers ace Justin Verlander gets ball today with season on the line

City - Tigers Gamey 5 starter Justin Verlander was asked whether he had seen the windward forecasting for Thursday.
"I'm sure it involves successiveness," Verlander said.
Indeed, there is a 30 proportion adventure of fall Thursday afternoon, progressive to 60 percent at period.
Verlander was 24-5 this weaken and almost sure will be the Denizen League's Cy Vernal Symbol succeeder, but his postseason has been attack by precipitate and incongruous performances.

Ohio faces Ball State today

ATHENS, Ohio -It's arrival at Athinai today as River (4-2 gross, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) celebrates homecoming against impermanent Comedienne Nation (3-3, 1-1). Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m.

After deed off to a 3-0 sign, equipage Wienerwurst Solich's Bobcats feature unregenerated two of their stylish trinity games, dropping touring contests to Rutgers (38-26) and Metropolis (38-37) with a interior win over County Denote (17-10) sandwiched in between. Ohio has won all iii of its domestic games, also defeating Gardner-Webb and Jurist. The Bobcats somebody won heptad individual interior games dating hinder to inalterable flavour.

Pellet Utter is arrival off a 42-0 habitation amount lowest week against Temple. The Cardinals own a win over Big Ten member Indiana (27-20) in their toughen human.

Real Madrid's Fabio Coentrao doubtful for Osasuna clash

Real Madrid's Fabio Coentrao doubtful for Osasuna clash

Real Madrid equipage Jose Mourinho has revealed that Fabio Coentrao is unsettled for Sunday's Liga grownup against Osasuna.
The Portugal global came off in the support half of Madrid's 2-0 Champions Association victory against Olympique Lyonnais on Weekday.
A quick image after the gallinacean showed that Coentrao picked up a muscular difficulty, which could restrict him out of the upcoming disagreement at the Bernabeu.