Tag: LA Lakers
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When two sporting worlds collide
A piece like this generally appears in this space around this time every year. Just as the seasons change in farming from the harvest to the plough and sower as the cycle begins again. Flat racing blessedly gives way to the proper stuff (jumps), soccer and rugby make their grand entrances and, of most relevance…
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By all means hail the King but do it with a bit of class
At some stage during last year’s hurling Championship, Pat Horgan of Cork overtook Joe Canning as the leading all time scorer in the sport. The Galway ace having himself usurped none other than Christy Ring (I think). But here’s the thing. ‘Hoggie’ just trotted back to his position. No fanfare, no whooping or hollering. He…
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Sideline Cuts – 20
Dessie gets deserved extension Despite much speculation over his future, it was confirmed this week that Dessie Farrell will remain in charge of Dublin for at least another two years. Which is only as it should be after the Na Fianna clubman guided the sky blues to an All Ireland, three more Leinsters and at…
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Drifting like a candy wrapper caught in an updraft
In the episode of The Simpsons where Homer ends up crash landing into bed with Alec Baldwin and Kim Bassinger, the world’s favourite safety inspector was after being in a parachute pulled behind a jetski. When the contraption reached its peak height, Homer reckoned he was “Like a candy wrapper caught in an updraft”. Similar…
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DriveThru Sports Weekly – Ep. 12
This week’s episode looks back on the latest player to make a big breakthrough in darts, Jonny Clayton of Wales. I also look back at what happened regarding Irish players in the recently closed transfer window, while a look is taken as well at the addition of Paul O’Connell to the Irish rugby backroom team.
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No one man is a team
Maurice Fitzgerald and Peter Canavan gave two of the best individual displays the one seeing eye here ever witnessed in All Ireland football finals. Maurice practically steered Kerry past Mayo, Peter and his colleagues were robbed of at least a second chance by an utterly attrocious decision from a referee who considered himself the greatest…
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Wounded Warriors as Thompson injury jinx strikes again
BASKETBALL: NBA 2020/’21 One of the few morsels of positivity brought about by the global scourge that is COVID-19 has been the spectacle of certain sports taking place in slots that would not usually normally be there. Soccer and rugby going well into the summer months. The G. A. A. Championships and the US Masters…
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When you need a map back to your comfort zone
So, here we are. Back where we started. Just when a veneer of what used to pass for normality was at least partially re-appearing on the horizon. All because some genius decided to re-open the schools even though it was as obvious as the nose on your face that things were going to spiral out…