| Sports events in brief: | | Posted Tuesday, February 06, 2007 1:11:16 PM by Blog57 Team | | The Red Bluff Bulls American Legion program will hold tryouts on Feb. 10-11 at Red Bluff High School. Players should be between the ages of 14-19. A general meeting will also be held in the RBHS cafeteria on Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. All new players and parents are required to attend. The Bulls are also seeking coaches for 2007 and beyond. For more information, call Jim Bonomini at 529-3320 or Donnie Button at 527-7149. Rapids softball Final tryouts will be on Saturday, March 3 The North Valley Rapids ASA softball program is holding tryouts for the 16U, 18U, and 18U Gold teams on Saturday, Feb. 3 at Foothill High School in Palo Cedro. Prospective 16U players need to be born in 1988 or after. All players, including pitchers and catchers, will report in at 2:15 p.m.... | |
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| | | For equestrian shoppers - A wonderful eCommerce website launched | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:15:12 PM by Blog57 Team | | For equestrian buyers a new site http://www.ridersmall.com is a whole new way of shopping - making your riding experience safer and more pleasant and to help you and your horse look terrific while you ride! Site has started all time low prices on very fine collection of riding apparels. Instead of buying from sloppy, messy and unsafe sites with poor customer services, riders can now visit RidersMall.com to buy everything equine. Site is launched by "Tiger Dive", a unique company specializing in the finest Horse riding apparels, Motorcycle apparels and protective gear, and Extreme Sports clothing. Some salient FEATURES of the site are: - Free Shipping on all orders over US$ 100 - Easy returns & exchange - 110% low price guarantee. - Website is hosted and powered by Yahoo eCommerce platform.... | |
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| | | VSEN-TV (Vision Sports Entertainment Network) Completes First Quarter of Operations | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 3:14:45 AM by Blog57 Team | | Vision Sports Entertainment Network (VSEN-TV) a Burbank, California-based TV Network has announced it has completed its first quarter of operations as a developing TV network. The announcement was made today at a press conference in Burbank by Rod Myers, President/CEO and Founder of VSEN-TV. President/CEO Rod Myers stated, "This was a very unique first quarter of operations for the network, but the lessons learned are ones we feel we can build upon for a stronger future. We had to overcome some early technical setbacks that allowed just 60% of our clearance stations to actually go live with us initially. Currently, all of our technical issues have been resolved and we continue moving forward in our rapid growth." "Overall, I would consider the launch of VSEN-TV a tremendous success, states Myers, we were able to acquire and partner with quality programming that really brought VSEN-TV to the forefront rapidly." The Arena2 Football League, the World Dirt Racing League, IBL Basketball and Freestyle Fighting were huge factors in our early success.... | |
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| | | 'Extreme Challenge' still offends | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 7:33:34 PM by Blog57 Team | | Love it or hate it, "Most Extreme Challenge" is back for its fifth season. The Spike TV comedy repurposes footage from the Japanese game show, "Takeshi's Castle," and turns it into an unabashedly politically incorrect extreme sports competition. Tonight's premiere episode pits "gay rights" against "the religious right." Poking fun of well-known figures with thinly veiled names like "Rosie McDonalds" and "Nan Coulter," the commentators Kenny Blankenship and Vic Romano make just about every double-entendre possible as the contestants face four impossibly difficult challenges that usually involve running, being hit by something, and getting muddy. The show's humor is lowbrow, more on par with "Jackass" than "Mystery Science Theater 3000." There are more poop jokes than August Strindberg references.... | |
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| | | Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Extreme Tire Grabs Two SEMA Awards | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 7:19:07 AM by Blog57 Team | | AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 7, 2006 -- Dunlop's new Direzza Sport Z1 extreme performance tire received two SEMA International New Product Awards in Las Vegas. A panel of international media judges selected the street-legal tire at the Specialty Equipment Market Association Show in the Las Vegas Convention Center. In separate awards, Australia's "Hot 4s & Performance Cars" and Greece's top enthusiast publisher Option Press recognized the Direzza Sport Z1 tire. Andy Traicoff, in accepting the SEMA awards, said the new tire features race-like characteristics for drifting, on-track and autocross motorsports and is "a true enthusiast tire. 'Hot 4s' and the Option Press both focus on performance over 'show or style,' and it's nice that they understand the performance credentials of the Direzza Sport Z1.... | |
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| | | Dunlop Puts Muscle behind New Direzza Sport Z1 Extreme Tire | | Posted Saturday, November 04, 2006 11:24:35 PM by Blog57 Team | | LAS VEGAS, Oct. 31, 2006 -- Dunlop Tires today introduced an extreme sports performance tire with race-like characteristics for drifting, on-track and autocross motorsports. The street-legal Direzza Sport Z1 is "Dunlop's new halo tire for enthusiasts who want maximum dry-weather traction on the street or at the track," according to Silvana Valencic, segment marketing manager for the brand in North America. The tire was unveiled this morning at the automotive aftermarket specialty-products SEMA Show here (booth 41427, South Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center). "Extreme sports performance is a growing niche - very specialized and focused," Valencic said. "It's for enthusiasts who require max dry traction at the expense of ride comfort and wet traction. Its flat-out performance credentials also carry over into our other ultra-performance lines, such as the Direzza DZ101 and SP Sport Maxx tires.... | |
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| | | PRESS RELEASE: Intel partners with Future for Core 2 Extreme campaign | | Posted Wednesday, November 01, 2006 11:39:47 PM by Blog57 Team | | 31/10/06 - Future, the UK's leading publisher of games magazines and websites, has announced a cross-platform deal with Intel, to promote the computing giant's newly launched Core 2 Extreme processor range. Designed specifically for high-powered gaming, the Intel Core 2 Extreme chips are part of the new, next-generation Core 2 Duo range and are 40% faster than their rivals. In a pioneering three month deal brokered by Universal McCann, Future is promoting the processors through its games magazines, websites and events - as well as a newly created series of gaming tournaments. Alongside traditional print and online advertising in Future's games portfolio, online PC gamers can take part in a web based gaming tournament. The Intel Extreme tournament is hosted by Future's www.gamesradar.com website.... | |
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| | | Space Meets Extreme Sports In New Mexico | | Posted Friday, October 27, 2006 1:23:43 PM by Blog57 Team | | (October 22, 2006)—Space travel and space games meet extreme sports this weekend in New Mexico as more than 20 teams compete for more than $2.5 million in prizes in the two-day X-Prize Cup event. Most of the prize money came from NASA in an attempt to create interest and private development of space tourism. More than 200,000 visitors were expected to attend the event at Las Cruces International Airport, where they were also able to see the development version of the Rocket Racing League's X-Racer, which is billed as the first NASCAR vehicle to soar into the sky at the 2007 Cup. Click Here For X-Prize Cup Web Site More News >>Sports >> Weather >> .... | |
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| | | Sports injuries are part of the game | | Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2006 3:18:34 PM by Blog57 Team | | Athletes should not ignore pain. The benefits of sports can be addicting, but like anything else, athletes require rest. If an activity causes recurring pain, chances are the body is being overused, and the potential risks of overuse may outweigh the benefits. According to the National Athletic Trainer's Association, 3050 percent of all sports injuries are caused by overuse. If pain decreases with decreased activity or continuous pain exists without activity, chances are one is overexerting a specific part of their body. But how much activity constitutes overuse? While there is not a specific amount of training defined as overuse, it is based on an individual body's threshold for stress. When one places excess stress on a joint, ligament, tendon or muscle, the body will eventually retaliate.... | |
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| | | What readers are saying | | Posted Sunday, October 22, 2006 11:20:05 AM by Blog57 Team | | The life of Ernie Steele, a good old Dawg, captured by Steve Kelley ("Ernie had city's first, and finest, sports joint," Seattle Times, Oct. 18) says that long ago sports wasn't all about the money like it is now. The prime example is Alex Rodriguez. Before leaving Seattle, he said it wasn't about the money. Then he signed with the Texas Rangers for $252 million over 10 years. The Rangers realized the folly of their ways and shipped A-Rod to the Yankees while still owing him a third of his salary for the duration of the contract. Absurd and greedy? You bet. How much does it take to live a comfortable life of wealth? How much is ever going to be enough? Every time the upper limit is pushed, be it by an athlete or movie star, life gets harder for those at the bottom of the ladder.... | |
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