| Browns QB Jake Delhomme hobbled by sore ankle in boot Browns quarterback Jake Delhomme is not practicing because of a right ankle injury suffered in Sunday's opener. Coach Eric Mangini did not reveal ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Brown begins semi-final mind games • Huddersfield coach claims his side and Wigan hold advantage• Both sides came through sudden-death wins to reach semisHuddersfield's coach, Nathan Brown, has started the mind games ahead of this weekend's Super League semi-finals by claiming that his own team and Wigan have the advantage over last year's finalists Leeds and St Helens.The Rhinos and Saints, who have contested the last four Grand Finals, had last weekend off after winning their opening qualifying play-off ties to earn home semi‑finals. But Huddersfield and Wigan are battle-hardened and buoyant after impressive sudden-death wins.Huddersfield aim to follow up their surprise win at Warrington by defeating St Helens at Knowsley Road on Friday to reach their maiden Grand Final, and Wigan play at Leeds, the defending champions, the following day."Two weeks ago, if someone had said you could have the week off, you'd take it obviously," Brown said. "But I think you have an advantage if you play and win and come through injury-free because you keep your momentum going. There is nothing like playing and I think for us and Wigan we have a clear advantage over the other sides this week."The other thing for St Helens is that they didn't make the Challenge Cup final and is this going to be the first St Helens team not to make a final in the Super League era? All the pressure is on them – there is nothing on us because nobody expects us to win. Over the years they've built up a tradition of winning and so there is a lot of weight on a lot of people's shoulders, whereas we're going there as underdogs."Super LeagueRugby leagueguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Court won't hear appeal from Adelphia founders By 2010-10-04T15:20:29ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a father and son who built Adelphia Communications into a cable television powerhouse and were convicted of fraud after it collapsed into bankruptcy.... hosted.ap.org |
Washington Nationals win ‘most improved’ on TV The Washington Nationals finished the 2010 season with one of the worst records in baseball (69-93), but they lead the Major Leagues in one category: most improved television ratings. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Weekly net post: Eight good reasons to tune into WTA finale The 2010 WTA Tour season which began the first week of January comes to a close this week in Doha (except for next week's event in Bali ... ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |