Carnival of Sports #9

Greetings! Welcome to the 9th edition of the Carnival of Sports. We have received 16 posts for this edition. I am sure that our readers will enjoy reading these. Here are the posts in the order they were received.

Kevin presents The lowlights of my sporting career posted at pointlessbanter.net. Here are the lowlights of Kevin's sporting career.

Don presents What to do? Wie don’t know… yet posted at With Malice. It's a discussion on the Michelle Wie issue - are her problems parentally-driven?

Sheppard Salter presents Reminiscing On Hiking posted at salterblog.com. The day was perfect. Perfect in temperature, perfect in sunshine, perfect in stillness. Felt very close to God that day. The heart of that day was one of simplicity. Very few real cares, just pure enjoyment.

Patrick DiCaprio presents Game Theory and Pitch Selection posted at The Fantasy Baseball Generals. This is an article on the use of game theory as applied to baseball pitch selection. The blog pertains to baseball generally, and also seeks to apply the principles of game theory, military strategy, economics and other strategy based disciplines to fantasy baseball.

Trish Rubin presents Cedric Jones’ Leadership Playbook:15 Winning Tips from the Field of Play posted at Trish Rubin's New York Minute. It’s early morning at 480 Park Avenue, Sports Headquarters for pro football in Manhattan. The New York City skyline is the backdrop for this high power business meeting as influential division heads of departments gather. Together they make pro ball run as smoothly as a well oiled machine.

Manuel presents Soccer Tips - Soccer Betting, The New Investment posted at Soccer Videos, Articles and More!. There are a lot of soccer tipsters providing soccer tips on the Internet. This number is now ever growing as more and more people are going into soccer betting as another form of income.

You Been Blinded presents KEVIN GARNETT, ALLEN IVERSON, OR KOBE OFFERED FOR #1 PICK? posted at YOU BEEN BLINDED. According to information provided by the Oregonian's Jason Quick and my assumptive deduction, 2 players from the Garnett, Iverson, and Kobe trio were recently offered to Portland in exchange for the #1 pick.

J Matthew Buchanan presents Omniscient umpires and baseball hate crimes posted at TMRFN!. Commentary on the 1st inning ejection of Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly by umpire Jim Wolf - sounds like a new MLB "hate crime" policy to me.

Rickey Henderson presents Whither Shawn Green? posted at Riding with Rickey. Rickey's thoughts on the Mets.

J Matthew Buchanan presents TMRFN! - Trade Me Right Fucking Now! posted at TMRFN!. A trade demand by a mediocre goalie who needs an assist from his English-speaking teammate on the language to use. A classic outrageous sports moment.

Sepehr Moghadam presents Do you know how to run? posted at Minus The Fat. All sports require proper training methods. To build endurance you gotta run, but do you know how to run? Learn more about your running form.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Motor Boating Just Isn't Our Speed (Humor Column) posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog. Madkane's humor post on motor boating.

Therapydoc presents Attached posted at Everyone Needs Therapy. Is driving a car a sport? Walking? Riding a bike?

FitBuff presents 10 Fitness Facts and Statistics to Keep You Motivated posted at FitBuff.com's Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog. A whopping 96% of men admit to skipping a workout on more than one occasion when it conflicted with some other activity (i.e. watching a game).

Ayush T presents Manchester United's New Signings posted at The Match Referee. Manchester United's early swoop for two of the game’s brightest talents along with the acquisition of a proven performer in Hargreaves would have really put the rest of Europe’s major football clubs on the back foot.

Bryan K presents Scirrotto kicked out till August Your Home for Penn State Football and Sports posted at Fire Jay Pa. Penn State defensive back Anthony Scirrotto was kicked out of school until August by the university's Office of Judicial Affairs, while teammate Lydell Sargeant's attorney announced he will fight the same punishment.

That concludes the 9th edition of the Carnival of Sports. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on 03 July, 2007. You can submit your posts here.