Ryder Cup 2010 Preview at the Twenty Ten Course | Will the Americans Maintain the Cup?

Richard Cummings

Do you want to know who will win the Ryder Cup that starts tomorrow? In this article, I will preview the Ryder Cup 2010.  Will the Americans take down the mighty Europeans?  Stay tuned…I’ll let you know.

First off, let’s take a look at the venue for the Ryder Cup 2010.  The host course is named the The Twenty Ten Course.  Now, since this Ryder Cup takes place on European soil, you may assume that the course, like many a British Open course, is an old English course with not much yardage behind it.  However, this is not the case.

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Elin Nordegren: People Magazine Interview (19 Hours): What I Wish She Would Have Talked About

Richard Cummings

Elin Nordegren People Magazine InterviewIf you can’t get enough of the Tiger Woods affair, read Elin Nordegren’s 19 hour interview with People Magazine online .

Frankly, I am surprised that she gave an interview.  I thought her purported $100 million settlement would preclude her from any types of interviews since Elin had signed a pre-nup that merited less than $20 million.  However, since the initial divorce settlement talk was in the neighborhood of  $700 million, I guess she figured I’m Talkin‘.

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Plaxico Buress: Isn’t His Stupidity Penalty Enough

Richard Cummings

For those of you who do not know Plaxico Buress, he was the guy who caught the winning touchdown when the Giants beat the undefeated New England Patriots to win the Superbowl.

Now, as of today, he’s in jail.

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Manny Pacquiao Vs. Ricky Hatton: Uplifting Their Sport (Boxing)

Richard Cummings

Manny Pacquiao Ricky Hatton Junior Welterweight FightManny Pacquiao, of the Philippines, and Ricky Hatton from Manchester, England, meet tonight in what my be the best boxing match of the year.  If you have never been a boxing fan or have left the sport out of frustration, tonight’s Junior welterweight title match is a reason to enjoy the “sweet science” once again.

Boxing has fallen out of favor in recent years for many good reasons:  There are too many shady promoters (can we say Don King?), too many weight classes, too many weight divisions, too many “manufactured” stars, and too little of what boxing fans need:  Great fights between great fighters.

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Shawn Johnson Beams After A Golden Olympic Performance

Richard Cummings

shawn johnson wins gold on the balance beamWhile the balance beam derailed the U.S. Olympic gymnastic team after Alicia Sacramone’s fall, it provided the setting for one of the Olympics great moments after Shawn Johnson’s balance beam routine brought home the gold for America. 

Upon first seeing Shawn Johnson when the Olympics began, one could not ignore that her smile-filled with electricity-and her physique bared a striking resemblance to the golden Olympic girl herself, Mary Lou Retton.  However, up until last night, Shawn’s golden smile had only yielded silver results.

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The Balance Beam of Life: Alicia Sacramone’s Olympic Fall

Richard Cummings

alicia-sacramone-1Imagine.  Just Imagine.  You train your whole life for one moment, and when that one moment comes, you fail.

This is what happened to Alicia Sacramone in the “Women’s” Gymnastics last night.

Through a slight miscue on China’s part, the American girls still had a chance to win the gold as they entered the balance beam competition last night.  The evident leader of the team, Alicia Sacramone, was first up.  In a mount that seems near impossible, she approached the beam backward, trying to begin with a back flip onto the beam.  She landed on the beam but had no balance.  As she fought to regain her balance and stay on the beam, one second that seemed like an eternity, she fell–a fall that basically ended America’s chance at a gold.

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