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| Huskers harass Wildcats in first Holiday Bowl shutout After developing a reputation for high-scoring games and crazy finishes, the Holiday Bowl finally got the first shutout in its 32-year histo ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
FIFA won't intervene in MLS labor dispute NEW YORK (AP) -- FIFA will not intervene in a labor dispute involving Major League Soccer that could be headed for a work stoppage next month.... hosted.ap.org |
Georgia finally lands Todd Grantham as defensive coordinator Georgia finally landed a defensive coordinator Friday, hiring Dallas Cowboys line coach Todd Grantham. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Superstitious Schumacher swaps number • Schumacher believes even numbers are unlucky• 41-year-old happy after test in GP2 carMichael Schumacher has swapped racing numbers with his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg for superstitious reasons. The seven-time world champion, who is returning to the sport after a three-year hiatus, has opted for No3, with Rosberg moving to four."Michael has a preference for odd numbers," a team spokeswoman said on Wednesday. "He asked if he could be the odd number and we were happy to accept."Thirteen is considered unlucky and not allocated while Damon Hill raced with the number zero at Williams in 1993 and 1994 because in each year the reigning champion [Nigel Mansell and Alain Prost] had left the sport.Odd numbers are not Schumacher's only foible. The German always wore a ceramic amulet, given to him by his wife and with the initials of his family members, when racing for Ferrari.In 2004, he left it in his hotel in Bahrain and a team member had to rush and collect it before the race, which Schumacher then won. The German said later that the amulet had made "perhaps the decisive difference".Schumacher believes he is back to his physical peak after he tested a GP2 development car for three days in Jerez last week.Now Schumacher cannot wait to savour Mercedes' 2010 car that will take to the track for the first time at testing in Valencia from 1 February. Although often stating he would never return to the Formula One, the desire and hunger are back, and that spells danger for his rivals this year."After my retirement at the end of 2006 I was very happy. "I felt relieved, freed. I enjoyed that feeling because in my final two years especially, F1 had demanded a great deal from me."Not the racing, which I loved all the time, but all those things which relate to living under constant observation. It served me extremely well to be quiet for those three years. It really is as if my batteries are fully loaded."My energy is completely restored. I can really notice how the prickle is returning, and how motivated I am because I am so much looking forward to this competition."Schumacher said any concerns over a neck injury sustained in a motorbike accident nearly a year ago which forced him to abort a return to Ferrari last year are no longer an issue."The after-effects of that accident are long since gone," said Schumacher on his personal website. "That's why I was sure the neck would not cause any problems. It was one year ago, that's over."Physically, I have been working out since December and I feel extremely fresh and fit. That was one of the reasons why I felt so good in the car in Jerez. The test was super."It went better than I had expected. I immediately felt well in the car, and it was as if I was never gone."But then Formula One is another thing. The g-forces are higher, so they are not really comparable."That is why I am so looking forward to testing in February. Only then will old feeling be completely back. I can't wait to be back there."That is when his desire will be truly tested, but he is confident he can win further world titles, which is why he signed a three-year deal with Mercedes rather than returning for just one season."We want to achieve something together," assessed Schumacher. "The team we have here is pretty unique, with Ross [Brawn] and his world championship winning team, with Mercedes' knowhow, with the best engine at the moment, and we want to use that."We have a clear aim: we want to win the championships. That's what we will fight for from the beginning. That is my personal goal too."Michael SchumacherMercedes GPFormula OneMotor sportguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Fulham sink Accrington Stanley “INDUSTRY and prudence conquer” is the stolid northern wisdom embroidered on the breast of Accrington Stanley’s red shirts. It was the little Lancashire club’s misfortune to meet a Premier League team who have been extolling such values for two pugnacious years. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |