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Waiting on Metta World Peace (to return to the lineup that is): So Why Not Bring Up the Past :-)

Posted: April 30, 2012 in basketball, Lakers, Los Angeles, news
Tags: nba

Remember when Ron Artest (now MWP) atomic punched Michael Jordan? If not? This is what MJ has to say about about one of my favorite Lakers when he is not leveling folks: ”I love Ron Artest,” says Michael Jordan, who developed an appreciation for his physical style when Artest broke two of Jordan‘s ribs the first day the two played together last summer in Chicago. “He’s got so much intensity and such drive. I wish I could have played against him six years ago.” Adds Chicago coach Bill Cartwright, “When somebody brings that much energy to the court, it’s beautiful.” http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1141436/index.htm

The hottest rumor about Michael Jordan’s rib injury in Chicago is that it occurred in a fight with Artest. Artest denies it, but being slammed to the ground is how you can break ribs, and that’s the story going around.

It’s being said that Jordan was in full trash-talk mode that day. He had been telling Antoine Walker of the Celtics to count on four losses to the Wizards next season, and he was hitting jump shots in the face of Artest and taunting Artest about his time with the Bulls and was getting personal. The story is that Artest stayed back in the lane, and then when Jordan came in the next time, Artest grabbed him and slammed him to the floor. That’s supposedly when the ribs were broken.

Artest is also said to have thrown a punch at Jordan afterward. Word is the participants were sworn to secrecy or wouldn’t be allowed back in the private gym near Jordan’s West Side restaurant. Who knows if it’s true, but it certainly sounds more realistic than the story Jordan has been telling.

http://www.chicagosports.com/bulls/c…154835,00.html

Here’s another link if you still can not believe the story: “In Artest, Sacramento Gets A King-Size Nuisance” By Michael Wilbon (Thursday, January 26, 2006)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/25/AR2006012502153.html

He’s still one of my guys and he is a Laker so he is on the right squad!!!

Peace Kwame Tumi

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CP3+Mr. Big Shoot+Griffin= THE CLIP SHOW!!!

Posted: December 15, 2011 in athletics, basketball, Clippers, Los Angeles, news

http://www.nba.com/clippers/index_main.html

“CP3 It’s going to be a great ride with the Clippers. I am going to miss the Hornets!” [Source: https://www.facebook.com/pages/CP3/327852759291?ref=ts&sk=wall]

Los Angeles Clippers tickets

PG	1. Chris Paul
	2. Mo Williams
	3. Eric BledsoeSidelinedEric Bledsoe underwent knee surgery on Oct. 7 and was expected to miss 6-8 weeks at the time — he is expected to return soon. The Clippers couldn’t comment on Bledsoe’s surgery during the lockout, and it went unreported for two months. For the long-term, this won’t shake up our Clipper backup projections at all. Bledsoe is clearly in the team’s plans and will likely play 20-25 minutes per night. Dec 9
SG	1. Chauncey Billups
	2. Randy Foye
	3. Willie Warren
PF	1. Blake Griffin
	2. Trey Thompkins
SF	1. Caron ButlerSidelinedCaron Butler and the Clippers have agreed on a three-year contract worth $24 million. Butler chose the Clippers over the Spurs, Bulls, Heat, Nets, Pistons and Bucks. His $8 million annual salary is more than most of those teams could have offered, and he should immediately start at SF ahead of Ryan Gomes and Al-Farouq Aminu. The veteran Butler will be the Clippers’ fourth or fifth scoring option, and we don’t anticipate him playing a ton of minutes less than a year removed from knee surgery, so temper your fantasy-league expectations. Dec 8
	2. Ryan Gomes
	3. Travis Leslie
	4. Adam Koch
C	1. DeAndre Jordan
	2. Brian Cook

Peace to Kaman, E. Gordon and Aminu…will watch your progression from a distance now…thanks for the exciting moments!!!

Until later,

Kwame Tumi

afrispora@gmail.com

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Will the National Basketball Association become the INTERNATIONAL, WORLD or GLOBAL Basketball Association soon???

Posted: November 30, 2011 in basketball

Will the National Basketball Association become the INTERNATIONAL, WORLD or GLOBAL Basketball Association soon???

What’s good folks? Kwame Tumi chiming in again on another ‘offbeat’ sports topic! J So now that the National Basketball Association’s owners and players have come to terms on a labor deal, it will be interesting to see how the season starts and progresses. As the season is set to begin on Christmas day, some teams will be without key players like J.R. Smith, Wilson Chandler and Kenyon Martin of the Denver Nuggets who went to China to play and apparently since they are under contract may not be able to return to the U.S. even with a buyout and similar plights confront NBA players elsewhere.

FYI: The NBA has been entertaining the idea of adding international cities to its host of squads…tell will tell but it looks inevitable!!!

Below are lists of NBA players that are/were playing in other countries.

SOURCE: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/6793510/nba-overseas-player-movement (as of November 30th, 2011)

PLAYING OVERSEAS

Player	Team
Jeff Adrien Golden State Warriors (free agent) NBA experience: 1 year	Benetton Treviso (Italy) Adrien has deal with opt-out clause »
Lavoy Allen Philadelphia 76ers NBA experience: Rookie	Strasbourg (France) Deal includes opt-out clause »
David Andersen New Orleans Hornets NBA experience: 2 years	Montepaschi Siena (Italy) Report: Andersen inks three-year deal »
Hilton Armstrong Atlanta Hawks (free agent) NBA experience: 5 years	ASVEL Villeurbanne (France) Armstrong has one-year deal »
Leandro Barbosa Toronto Raptors NBA experience: 8 years	Flamengo (Brazil) Back in Brazil; opt-out included »
Nicolas Batum Portland Trail Blazers NBA experience: 3 years	Nancy (France) Batum has one-year deal »
Keith Benson Atlanta Hawks NBA experience: Rookie	Team Sassari (Italy) Signs in Italy; opt-out included »
Craig Brackins Philadelphia 76ers NBA experience: 1 year	Maccabi Ashdod (Israel) Brackins heading to Israel »
Aaron Brooks Phoenix Suns NBA experience: 4 years	Guandong (China) Brooks headed to China »
Omri Casspi Sacramento Kings NBA experience: 2 years	Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) Signs deal with powerhouse »
Wilson Chandler Denver Nuggets (free agent) NBA experience: 4 years	Zhejiang Guangsha (China) No opt-out in this deal »
Austin Daye Detroit Pistons NBA experience: 2 years	Daye leaves Russian team »
Boris Diaw Charlotte Bobcats NBA experience: 8 years	JSA Bordeaux Basket (France) Playing native France »
Jon Diebler Portland Trail Blazers NBA experience: Rookie	Panionios (Greece) Report: Signed one-year deal »
Joey Dorsey Toronto Raptors (free agent) NBA experience: 3 years	Baskonia (Spain) Signs in Spain, no opt-out »
Chris Douglas-Roberts Milwaukee Bucks (free agent) NBA experience: 3 years	Virtus Bologna (Italy) Reached agreement on deal »
Goran Dragic Houston Rockets NBA experience: 3 years	Caja Laboral (Spain) Dragic signs in Spain »
Semih Erden Cleveland Cavaliers NBA experience: 1 year	Erden to play in Turkey »
Jordan Farmar New Jersey Nets NBA experience: 5 years	Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) Farmar to play for Maccabi Tel Aviv »
Rudy Fernandez Dallas Mavericks NBA experience: 3 years	Real Madrid (Spain) Fernandez heads to Spain; has out »
T.J. Ford Indiana Pacers NBA experience: 7 years	KK Zagreb (Croatia) Ford playing in Croatia during lockout »
Dan Gadzuric New Jersey Nets (free agent) NBA experience: 9 years	Jiangsu (China) Signs with team for full season »
Danilo Gallinari Denver Nuggets NBA experience: 3 years	Olimpia Milano (Italy) Officially headed to Italy »
Danny Green San Antonio Spurs NBA experience: 2 years	Union Olimpija (Slovenia) Signed with Slovenian league champ »
Hamed Haddadi Memphis Grizzlies NBA experience: 3 years	Melli Haffari (Iran) Signs to play in native Iran »
Justin Harper Orlando Magic NBA experience: Rookie	Strasbourg (France) Report: Harper agrees, has NBA out »
Luther Head Free agent NBA experience: 6 years	Jiangsu (China) Report: Head heads to China for season »
Serge Ibaka Serge Ibaka NBA experience: 2 years	Real Madrid (Spain) Ibaka has out clause »
Ersan Ilyasova Milwaukee Bucks NBA experience: 3 years	Anadolu Efes (Turkey) One-year deal with out-clause »
Darnell Jackson Sacramento Kings (free agent) NBA experience: 3 years	BC Donetsk (Ukraine) Report: Jackson goes abroad; has out »
Pooh Jeter Sacramento Kings NBA experience: 1 year	Joventut Badalona (Spain) Report: Jeter returning to Spain »
Andrei Kirilenko Utah Jazz (free agent) NBA experience: 10 years	CSKA Moscow (Russia) Signs with Russian team »
Nenad Krstic Boston Celtics (free agent) NBA experience: 7 years	CSKA Moscow (Russia) Reports: Krstic signs two-year deal »
Acie Law Golden State Warriors (free agent) NBA experience: 4 years	Partizan (Serbia) Law signs one-year deal »
Gani Lawal Phoenix Suns NBA experience: 1 year	Zastal (Poland) Report: Lawal to play in Poland »
Ty Lawson Denver Nuggets NBA experience: 2 years	Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania) Lawson inks deal with opt-out »
Jon Leuer Milwaukee Bucks NBA experience: Rookie	Skyliners Frankfurt (Germany) Agent: Deal includes opt-out clause »
Ian Mahinmi Dallas Mavericks NBA experience: 3 years	Le Havre (France) Report: Agrees with French club »
Kenyon Martin Denver Nuggets NBA experience: 11 years (free agent)	Xingiang Guanghui (China) Martin headed to China »
Patty Mills Portland Trail Blazers NBA experience: 2 years	Melbourne Tigers (Australia) Homecoming imminent for Mills »
E’Twaun Moore Boston Celtics NBA experience: Rookie	Benetton Treviso (Italy) Rookie signs with Italian team »
Timofey Mozgov Denver Nuggets NBA experience: 1 year	Khimki Moscow (Russia) Mozgov heading back to Russia »
Andres Nocioni Philadelphia 76ers NBA experience: 7 years	Penarol (Argentina) Playing in Super 8 tourney »
Mehmet Okur Utah Jazz NBA experience: 9 years	Turk Telekom Ankara (Turkey) Agent: Okur signs in Turkey with out »
Zaza Pachulia Atlanta Hawks NBA experience: 8 years	Galatasaray (Turkey) Returns to Turkey during lockout »
Tony Parker San Antonio Spurs NBA experience: 10 years	ASVEL (France) Parker to play abroad for $2K »
Nikola Pekovic Minnesota Timberwolves NBA experience:1 year	Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) Deal has opt-out »
Josh Powell Atlanta Hawks (free agent) NBA experience: 6 years	Liaoning Panpan (China) One-year deal, no opt-out »
Chris Quinn San Antonio Spurs (free agent) NBA experience: 5 years	Khimki (Russia) Quinn signs one-year deal »
Magnum Rolle Atlanta Hawks NBA experience: 1 year	LG Sakers (South Korea) Rolle to play in Korea »
Brian Scalabrine Chicago Bulls (free agent) NBA experience: 10 years	Benetton Treviso (Italy) Heading to Italy without contract »
Thabo Sefolosha Oklahoma City Thunder NBA experience: 5 years	Fenerbahce (Turkey) Sefolosha signs with Turkey club »
Kevin Seraphin Washington Wizards NBA experience: 1 year	Caja Laboral (Spain) Seraphin seeks challenge in Spain »
Mustafa Shakur Washington Wizards (free agent) NBA experience: 1 year	Novipiu Casale (Italy) Report: Moves from France to Italy »
Kyle Singler Detroit Pistons NBA experience: Rookie	Alicante (Spain) Ex-Duke star has opt-out clause »
J.R. Smith Denver Nuggets NBA experience: 7 years	Zhejiang (China) Report: Hurts knee in China »
Darius Songaila Philadelphia 76ers (free agent) NBA experience: 8 years	Galatasaray (Turkey) One-year deal with no opt-out »
Tiago Splitter San Antonio Spurs NBA experience: 1 year	Valencia Basket (Spain) Splitter to play in Spain, team says »
Pape Sy Atlanta Hawks NBA experience: 1 year	Gravelines-Dunkerque (France) Deal has opt-out clause »
Garrett Temple Charlotte Bobcats (free agent) NBA experience: 2 years	Casale (Italy) One-year deal with no opt-out »
Ronny Turiaf New York Knicks NBA experience: 6 years	Asvel (France) Turiaf finally debuts in France »
Ekpe Udoh Golden State Warriors NBA experience: 1 year	Bnei Hasharon (Israel) Report: Udoh in agreement »
Nikola Vucevic Philadelphia 76ers NBA experience: Rookie	KK Buducnost Podgorica (Montenegro) Deal has NBA-out clause »
Sasha Vujacic New Jersey Nets (free agent) NBA experience: 7 years	Anadolu Efes (Turkey) Signed one-year deal »
Von Wafer Boston Celtics (free agent) NBA experience: 5 years	Venoli Cremona (Italy) Agreed to one-year deal with opt-out »
Sonny Weems Toronto Raptors (restricted free agent) NBA experience: 3 years	Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania) One-year deal with no opt-out »
Mario West New Jersey Nets NBA experience: 4 years	Tezenis Verona (Italy) Signs with Italian team »
Deron Williams New Jersey Nets NBA experience: 6 years	Besiktas (Turkey) One-year deal with opt-out »
Reggie Williams Golden State Warriors (free agent) NBA experience: 2 years	Caja Laboral Vitoria (Spain) One-year deal with opt-out »
Sean Williams Free Agent NBA experience: 3 years	Maccabi Haifa (Israel) Agrees to deal with opt-out »
Yi Jianlian Washington Wizards (free agent) NBA experience: 4 years	Guangdong Southern Tigers (China) Yi heads home to China »

RETURNED FROM PLAYING OVERSEAS

Player	Team
Alexis Ajinca Toronto Raptors (free agent) NBA experience: 3 years	Hyeres-Toulon (France) May return after one-week tryout »
DeJuan Blair San Antonio Spurs NBA experience: 2 years	Krasnye Krylya (Russia) Blair released after four games »
Trevor Booker Washington Wizards NBA experience: 1 year	Bnei Hasharon (Israel) May return once thigh heals »
Rasual Butler Chicago Bulls (free agent) NBA experience: 9 years	Gran Canaria (Spain) Butler back for personal reasons »
Earl Clark Orlando Magic NBA experience: 2 years	Zhejiang (China) Clark leaves Chinese League »
Alonzo Gee Cleveland Cavaliers NBA experience: 2 years	Asseco Prokom (Poland) Leaves for personal reasons »
J.J. Hickson Sacramento Kings NBA experience: 3 years	Bnei Hasharon (Israel) Lasts just one game abroad »
Trey Johnson Los Angeles Lakers NBA experience: 2 years	Teramo (Italy) Johnson to rehab back in States »
Chandler Parsons Houston Rockets NBA experience: Rookie	Cholet (France) Leaves France after four games »
DaJuan Summers Detroit Pistons (free agent) NBA experience: 2 years	Montepaschi Siena (Italy) Left Italy, but now bound for Spain? »
Ben Uzoh New Jersey Nets NBA experience: 1 years	Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia) Uzoh, Russian team part ways »

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WHAT WILL BE THE LEGACY OF THOSE THAT EXPLORED ‘OTHER HOOP WATERS’???

Posted: November 30, 2011 in basketball, news, sports
Tags: International basketball

WHAT WILL BE THE LEGACY OF THOSE THAT EXPLORED ‘OTHER HOOP WATERS’???

AT A TIME WHEN THERE WAS LESS HOPE FOR AN NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION SEASON, SEASONED VETERANS LIKE TY LAWSON ‘TOOK THEIR TALENTS’ OVERSEAS, EVEN IF LEBRON DID NOT LEAD THE WAY OR FOLLOW.

Below are some players from the NBA or U.S. colleges that I recognized earlier in the Fall when researching the various destinations of notable players. (Disclaimer: The information gathered is not comprehensive and may have changed since my last period of research in early October : -)

SOURCE: euroleague.com, fiba.com and my ‘knowledge’ of hoops

BOLD = played in the NBA / [ ] = College attended

Efes

4	BALBAY, DOGUS [U of Texas]	Turkey	Guard	1.85	1989
5	YIKILMAZ, SOYKAN	Turkey	Guard	1.86	1992
6	ILIEVSKI, VLADO	FYROM	Guard	1.88	1980
8	KINSEY, TARENCE	USA	Forward	2.00	1984
10	TUNCERI, KEREM	Turkey	Guard	1.90	1979
11	AKYOL, CENK	Turkey	Guard	1.97	1987
12	GONLUM, KEREM	Turkey	Forward	2.08	1977
15	BATISTA, ESTEBAN	Uruguay	Center	2.08	1983
19	VUJACIC, SASHA	Slovenia	Guard	2.00	1984
20	SAVANOVIC, DUSKO	Serbia	Forward	2.04	1983
21	ILYASOVA, ERSAN	Turkey	Forward	2.07	1987
23	KUQO, ERMAL	Albania	Center	2.07	1980
32	GULER, SINAN	Turkey	Guard	1.92	1983
34	SIRIN, OSMAN	Turkey	Forward	2.07	1990
42	BARAC, STANKO	Croatia	Center	2.17	1986

Prokom

5	LAFAYETTE, OLIVER {Houston]	USA	Guard	1.88	1984
6	SIKORA, SLAWOMIR	Poland	Guard	1.93	1986
9	SEWERYN, LUKASZ	Poland	Forward	1.96	1982
10	BLASSINGAME, JEREL [UNLV]	USA	Guard	1.75	1981
11	MOTIEJUNAS, DONATAS	Lithuania	Center	2.13	1990
12	DMITRIEV, FEDOR	Russia	Forward	2.05	1984
15	FRASUNKIEWICZ, PRZEMYSLAW	Poland	Forward	2.02	1979
16	LAPETA, ADAM	Poland	Center	2.17	1987
17	ZAMOJSKI, PRZEMYSLAW	Poland	Guard	1.86	1986
20	SZCZOTKA, PIOTR	Poland	Forward	1.96	1981
23	BROWN, DEVIN	USA	Guard	1.96	1978
24	KUEBLER, MICHAEL [Hawaii]	USA	Guard	1.95	1982
33	GEE, ALONZO	USA	Forward	1.98	1987
34	HRYCANIUK, ADAM	Poland	Center	2.06	1984

Spirou

-	HOUNHANOU, SENNA	Belgium	Guard	1.92	1990
4	HILL, CHRIS [Michigan State]	USA	Guard	1.91	1983
5	WELSCH, JIRI	Czech Rep.	Guard	2.02	1980
6	BROYLES, DWAYNE [James Madison]	USA	Forward	1.96	1982
7	HAMILTON, JUSTIN [Louisiana State]	USA	Guard	1.90	1980
8	GREEN, CALEB [Oral Roberts]	USA	Forward	2.03	1985
9	OVENEKE, RANDY	Belgium	Forward	2.01	1986
10	RIDDICK, ANDRE [Kentucky)	USA	Center	2.08	1973
11	JADIN, AMAURY	Belgium	Guard	1.89	1986
12	MALLET, DEMOND	USA	Guard	1.86	1978
13	PENNINCK, BORIS	Belgium	Center	2.02	1988
14	MORAY, YANNICK	Belgium	Forward	1.96	1991
16	BEGHIN, CHRISTOPHE	Belgium	Center	2.07	1980
20	SHENGELIA, TORNIKE	Georgia	Forward	2.02	1991

Cantu

-	ABASS, AWUDU	Italy	Guard	1.94	1993
-	MERONI, MARCO	Italy	Forward	2.02	1993
4	LIGHTY, DAVID [Ohio State]	USA	Guard	1.95	1988
5	MICOV, VLADIMIR	Serbia	Forward	2.01	1985
7	SCEKIC, MARKO	Serbia	Center	2.07	1981
8	ORTNER, BENJAMIN	Austria	Forward	2.06	1983
9	MARKOISHVILI, MANUCHAR	Georgia	Guard	1.97	1986
10	LEUNEN, MAARTEN [Oregon]	USA	Forward	2.06	1985
11	MARCONATO, DENIS	Italy	Center	2.14	1975
12	MAZZARINO, NICOLAS	Italy	Guard	1.81	1975
17	DIVIACH, MARCO	Italy	Forward	2.00	1988
19	SHERMADINI, GIORGI	Georgia	Center	2.16	1989
20	CINCIARINI, ANDREA	Italy	Guard	1.90	1986
21	BOLZONELLA, FEDERICO	Italy	Guard	1.84	1984
55	BASILE, GIANLUCA	Italy	Guard	1.92	1975

Bilbao

4	FISHER, JOSH [Saint Louis]	USA	Guard	1.89	1980
7	JACKSON, AARON [Duquesne]	USA	Guard	1.93	1986
10	HAMPL, TOMAS	Czech Rep.	Center	2.15	1988
11	MAVROEIDIS, DIMITRIOS	Greece	Center	2.08	1985
13	BANIC, MARKO	Croatia	Forward	2.04	1984
15	MUMBRU, ALEX	Spain	Forward	2.02	1979
16	STEVIC, OLIVER	Serbia	Center	2.05	1984
17	HERVELLE, AXEL	Belgium	Forward	2.05	1983
21	FISCHER, D’OR [West Virginia]	USA	Center	2.11	1981
31	LOPEZ, RAUL	Spain	Guard	1.82	1980
34	VASILIADIS, KOSTAS	Greece	Forward	2.00	1984
44	GRIMAU, ROGER	Spain	Guard	1.96	1978
45	BLUMS, JANIS	Latvia	Guard	1.90	1982

Brose

-	MONSE, STEVEN	Germany	Forward	1.98	1990
-	DIPPOLD, JORG	Germany	Guard	1.95	1992
8	SUPUT, PREDRAG	Serbia	Forward	2.00	1977
9	TADDA, KARSTEN	Germany	Guard	1.90	1988
11	JENKINS, JULIUS [Georgia Southern]	USA	Guard	1.87	1981
12	SCHMIDT, DANIEL	Germany	Guard	1.86	1990
13	STUCKEY, MAURICE	Germany	Guard	1.87	1990
14	NEUMANN, PHILIPP	Germany	Center	2.10	1992
21	PLEISS, TIBOR	Germany	Center	2.13	1989
22	ROBERTS, BRIAN [Dayton]	USA	Guard	1.88	1985
23	JACOBSEN, CASEY	USA	Guard	1.98	1981
24	TUCKER, ANTHONY [Iowa]	USA	Forward	1.98	1985
25	GAVEL, ANTON	Slovakia	Guard	1.89	1984
44	SLAUGHTER, MARCUS [San Diego State]	USA	Forward	2.03	1985

Caja Laboral

-	GACIC, SADNRO	Bosnia – Herzegovina	Guard	1.95	1996
-	MARTINEZ, CARLOS	Spain	Guard	1.96	1996
-	DIOP, MAMADOU	Senegal	Forward	1.99	1993
4	RIBAS, PAU	Spain	Guard	1.90	1987
5	PRIGIONI, PABLO	Argentina	Guard	1.93	1977
9	DORSEY, RICHARD	USA	Forward	2.03	1983
11	BJELICA, MILKO	Serbia	Forward	2.07	1984
13	SERAPHIN, KEVIN	France	Forward	2.05	1989
19	SAN EMETERIO, FERNANDO	Spain	Guard	1.98	1984
22	HEURTEL, THOMAS	France	Guard	1.89	1989
24	OLESON, BRAD	USA	Guard	1.91	1983
33	TELETOVIC, MIRZA	Bosnia – Herzegovina	Forward	2.06	1985
42	CALBARRO, UNAI	Spain	Forward	2.05	1989
44	BJELICA, NEMANJA	Serbia	Forward	2.09	1988
55	WILLIAMS, REGGIE	USA	Guard	1.96	1986

Cska Moscow

4	TEODOSIC, MILOS	Serbia	Guard	1.95	1987
7	LAVRINOVIC, DARJUS	Lithuania	Center	2.12	1979
8	SISKAUSKAS, RAMUNAS	Lithuania	Forward	1.98	1978
11	MEJIA, SAMMY	Dominican Republic	Guard	1.98	1983
12	KRSTIC, NENAD	Serbia	Center	2.12	1983
15	KIRILENKO, ANDREI	Russia	Forward	2.06	1981
18	VORONOV, EUGENY	Russia	Guard	1.94	1986
20	VORONTSEVICH, ANDREY	Russia	Forward	2.04	1987
23	SHVED, ALEXEY	Russia	Guard	1.95	1988
24	KAUN, SASHA [Kansas]	Russia	Center	2.13	1985
30	SOKOLOV, DMITRY	Russia	Center	2.14	1985
31	KHRYAPA, VIKTOR	Russia	Forward	2.03	1982
33	PONKRASHOV, ANTON	Russia	Forward	2.00	1986
41	KURBANOV, NIKITA	Russia	Forward	2.02	1986
44	GORDON, JAMONT [Mississippi State]	USA	Guard	1.94	1987

Milano

-	MERLATI, ANDREA	Italy	Forward	1.98	1995
-	BARTOLI, LORENZO	Italy	Guard	1.98	1994
-	AMATO, ANDREA	Italy	Guard	1.84	1994
5	GIACHETTI, JACOPO	Italy	Guard	1.90	1983
6	MANCINELLI, STEFANO	Italy	Forward	2.03	1983
7	HAIRSTON, MALIK	USA	Forward	1.98	1987
8	GALLINARI, DANILO	Italy	Forward	2.08	1988
9	FOTSIS, ANTONIS	Greece	Forward	2.09	1981
10	COOK, OMAR	USA	Guard	1.86	1982
11	NICHOLAS, DREW	USA	Guard	1.93	1981
12	ROCCA, MASON	Italy	Forward	2.04	1977
14	FILLOY, ARIEL	Italy	Guard	1.90	1987
15	BOUROUSIS, IOANNIS	Greece	Center	2.10	1983
18	MELLI, NICOLO	Italy	Forward	2.05	1991
20	VIGGIANO, JEFFREY	Italy	Forward	1.96	1984
43	RADOSEVIC, LEON	Croatia	Center	2.08	1990

Barcelona

-	GARCIA, IVAN	Spain	Forward	2.05	1986
-	PEREZ, JOSEP	Spain	Guard	1.83	1994
8	SADA, VICTOR	Spain	Guard	1.92	1984
9	HUERTAS, MARCELINHO	Italy	Guard	1.90	1983
11	NAVARRO, JUAN CARLOS	Spain	Guard	1.91	1980
13	PEROVIC, KOSTA	Serbia	Center	2.17	1985
17	VAZQUEZ, FRAN	Spain	Center	2.09	1983
18	WALLACE, C.J. [Princeton]	USA	Forward	2.06	1982
20	INGLES, JOE	England	Forward	2.03	1987
21	NDONG, BONIFACE	Senegal	Center	2.13	1977
22	RABASEDA, XAVIER	Spain	Forward	2.01	1989
25	LORBEK, ERAZEM	Slovenia	Center	2.08	1984
31	EIDSON, CHUCK [South Carolina]	USA	Guard	2.02	1980
33	MICKEAL, PETE [Cincinnati]	USA	Forward	1.97	1978

Fenerbahce

4	UKIC, ROKO	Croatia	Guard	1.96	1984
5	JERRELLS, CURTIS [Baylor]	USA	Guard	1.85	1987
6	TURKCAN, MIRSAD	Turkey	Forward	2.06	1976
7	ONAN, OMER	Turkey	Guard	1.94	1978
8	EROGLU, ERBIL	Turkey	Guard	1.95	1993
10	ATSUR, ENGIN	Turkey	Guard	1.93	1987
13	VIDMAR, GASPER	Slovenia	Center	2.10	1987
14	PEKER, KAYA	Turkey	Center	2.08	1980
15	GIST, JAMES [Maryland]	USA	Forward	2.06	1986
21	SAVAS, OGUZ	Turkey	Center	2.13	1987
23	DEMIREL, HAKAN	Turkey	Guard	1.92	1985
25	SEFOLOSHA, THABO	Switzerland	Forward	1.99	1984
32	CANDAN, BERKAY	Turkey	Forward	2.05	1993
33	TOMAS, MARKO	Croatia	Guard	2.01	1985
44	BOGDANOVIC, BOJAN	Croatia	Forward	2.00	1989
55	PRELDZIC, EMIR	Slovenia	Forward	2.06	1987

Galatasaray MP

4	SHIPP, JOSHUA [UCLA]	USA	Forward	1.96	1986
5	LAKOVIC, JAKA	Slovenia	Guard	1.86	1978
8	TOPALOGLU, CANER	Turkey	Forward	2.00	1985
9	SHUMPERT, PRESTON	USA	Forward	1.98	1979
11	AÇIK, TUTKU	Turkey	Guard	1.94	1980
12	ANDRIC, LUKSA	Croatia	Center	2.10	1985
13	PACHULIA, ZAZA	Georgia	Center	2.10	1984
14	YILDIRIM, HALUK	Turkey	Forward	2.00	1972
16	BUKER, EVREN	Turkey	Guard	1.94	1985
17	SANLI, SERTAC	Turkey	Center	2.09	1991
19	ALDEMIR, FURKAN	Turkey	Forward	2.07	1991
22	LUCAS, JAMON-ALFRED	[Virginia Tech]USA	Guard	1.91	1984
25	SONGAILA, DARIUS	Lithuania	Forward	2.06	1978
33	ARSLAN, ENDER	Turkey	Guard	1.88	1983
41	OZER, CEVHER	Turkey	Forward	2.05	1983

Zagreb

4	MULAOMEROVIC, DAMIR	Croatia	Guard	1.95	1974
5	MASIC, ANTE	Croatia	Forward	1.98	1985
6	HALILOVIC, MIRALEM	Bosnia – Herzegovina	Forward	2.06	1991
7	SIMON, KRUNOSLAV	Croatia	Forward	1.97	1985
9	BABIC, PETAR	Croatia	Guard	1.90	1985
10	KASUN, MARIO	Croatia	Center	2.13	1980
12	DIASSE, PAPA	Senegal	Forward	2.12	1987
14	MAY, SEAN GREGORY	USA	Center	2.06	1984
21	GARRETT, DIANTE [Iowa State]	USA	Guard	1.93	1988
22	RANCIC, DAMIR	Croatia	Guard	1.98	1983
24	PROSTRAN, TONI	Croatia	Guard	1.81	1991
31	OZBOLT, SASO	Slovenia	Guard	1.91	1981
35	SARIC, DARIO	Croatia	Forward	2.07	1994
42	HEYTVELT, JOSH [Gonzaga]	USA	Forward	2.11	1986

Maccabi Electra

-	HARARI, ARAD	Israel	Guard	1.90	1994
-	ZALMANSON, IDAN	Israel	Forward	2.05	1995
4	PAPALOUKAS, THEODOROS	Greece	Guard	2.00	1977
5	HENDRIX, RICHARD	USA	Forward	2.03	1986
6	SMITH, DEVIN [Ohio State]	USA	Guard	1.96	1983
7	BLU, DAVID [Southern California]	Israel	Forward	2.01	1980
8	ELIYAHU, LIOR	Israel	Forward	2.07	1985
9	FARMAR, JORDAN	USA	Guard	1.88	1986
10	PNINI, GUY	Israel	Forward	2.01	1983
11	BURSTEIN, TAL	Israel	Guard	1.98	1980
12	OHAYON, YOGEV	Israel	Guard	1.89	1987
14	SCHYER, JONATHAN	Israel	Guard	1.96	1987
15	JAMES, SHAWN [Duquesne]	USA	Center	2.08	1983
21	SCHORTSANITIS, SOFOKLIS	Greece	Center	2.06	1985

Montepaschi

-	UDOM, MATTIA	Italy	Guard	2.00	1993
-	SEVERINI, GIOVANNI	Italy	Guard	1.92	1993
4	McCALEBB, BO [New Orleans]	USA	Guard	1.83	1985
6	ZISIS, NIKOS	Greece	Guard	1.95	1983
7	ANDERSEN, DAVID	Denmark	Center	2.12	1980
9	CARRARETTO, MARCO	Italy	Forward	1.96	1977
12	LAVRINOVIC, KSISTOF	Lithuania	Center	2.09	1979
13	KAUKENAS, RIMANTAS	Lithuania	Guard	1.92	1977
14	RESS, TOMAS	Italy	Center	2.08	1980
15	MICHELORI, ANDREA	Italy	Forward	2.02	1978
18	LECHTHALER, LUCA	Italy	Center	2.06	1986
20	STONEROOK, SHAUN [Ohio State]	USA	Forward	2.01	1977
21	ARADORI, PIETRO	Italy	Guard	1.94	1988
34	MOSS, DAVID [Indiana State]	USA	Forward	1.95	1983
35	SUMMERS, DAJUAN	USA	Forward	2.03	1988

Olympiacos

4	HINES, KYLE [NC Greensboro]	USA	Forward	1.98	1986
5	LUCAS, KALIN [Michigan State]	USA	Guard	1.85	1989
6	ANTIC, PERO	FYROM	Forward	2.10	1982
7	SPANOULIS, VASSILIS	Greece	Guard	1.93	1982
9	HOWARD, MATT [Butler]	USA	Forward	2.03	1989
10	KESELJ, MARKO	Serbia	Forward	2.08	1988
11	PELEKANOS, MICHALIS	Greece	Guard	1.98	1981
12	PAPADOPOULOS, LAZAROS	Greece	Center	2.10	1980
13	GECEVICIUS, MARTYNAS	Lithuania	Guard	1.93	1988
14	GLYNIADAKIS, ANDREAS	Greece	Center	2.15	1981
15	PRINTEZIS, GEORGIOS	Greece	Forward	2.02	1985
16	PAPANIKOLAOU, KOSTAS	Greece	Forward	2.03	1990
17	MANTZARIS, EVANGELOS	Greece	Guard	1.96	1990
18	SLOUKAS, KOSTAS	Greece	Guard	1.90	1990
19	KATSIVELIS, DIMITRIOS	Greece	Guard	1.96	1991

Panathinaikos

6	MARIC, ALEKS	Serbia	Center	2.11	1984
7	PERPEROGLOU, STRATOS	Greece	Forward	2.03	1984
8	BATISTE, MIKE [Arizona State]	USA	Forward	2.04	1977
9	LOGAN, DAVID [U of Indianapolis]	USA	Guard	1.84	1982
10	SATO, ROMAIN [Xavier]	Central Africa Republic	Forward	1.94	1981
11	CALATHES, PAT [Saint Joseph’s]	Greece	Forward	2.08	1985
12	TSARTSARIS, KOSTAS	Greece	Forward	2.09	1979
13	DIAMANTIDIS, DIMITRIS	Greece	Guard	1.96	1980
14	VOUGIOUKAS, IAN	Greece	Center	2.11	1985
15	CALATHES, NICK [Florida]	Greece	Guard	1.98	1989
16	KYRITSIS, ALEXANDROS	Greece	Guard	1.92	1982
17	SMITH, STEVEN [La Salle]	USA	Forward	2.03	1983
18	KAIMAKOGLOU, KOSTAS	Greece	Forward	2.04	1983
19	JASIKEVICIUS, SARUNAS	Lithuania	Guard	1.93	1976
19	ZOUMPOS, FOTIOS	Greece	Guard	1.90	1993

Partizan

5	LAW, ACIE	USA	Guard	1.90	1985
7	KECMAN, DUSAN	Serbia	Forward	1.97	1977
8	RADULJICA, MIROSLAV	Serbia	Center	2.13	1988
10	JARAMAZ, NEMANJA	Serbia	Forward	1.96	1991
11	LUCIC, VLADIMIR	Serbia	Forward	2.02	1989
12	MILOSAVLJEVIC, DRAGAN	Serbia	Forward	1.98	1989
13	BOGDANOVIC, BOGDAN	Serbia	Guard	1.97	1992
14	KATIC, RASKO	Serbia	Center	2.08	1980
18	BESOVIC, NEMANJA	Serbia	Center	2.18	1992
19	DJEKIC, BRANISLAV	Serbia	Forward	2.06	1991
20	BOZIC, PETAR	Serbia	Guard	1.97	1978
22	CAKAREVIC, MARKO	Serbia	Forward	2.00	1988
25	MACVAN, MILAN	Serbia	Forward	2.06	1989
33	ANDJUSIC, DANILO	Serbia	Guard	1.95	1991
41	PEKOVIC, NIKOLA	Montenegro	Center	2.10	1986

Real Madrid

-	KASSE, MANSOUR	Senegal	Center	2.06	1992
-	FROEHLICH, JEFERSON	Brazil	Guard	1.93	1991
-	ARTEAGA, VICTOR	Spain	Center	2.10	1992
4	TOMIC, ANTE	Croatia	Center	2.17	1987
5	FERNANDEZ, RUDY	Spain	Guard	1.96	1985
6	SANZ, JORGE	-	Guard	1.87	1989
7	POCIUS, MARTYNAS [Duke]	Lithuania	Forward	1.96	1986
8	SUAREZ, CARLOS	Spain	Forward	2.02	1986
9	REYES, FELIPE	Spain	Forward	2.03	1980
12	MIROTIC, NIKOLA	Spain	Forward	2.08	1991
13	RODRIGUEZ, SERGIO	Spain	Guard	1.89	1986
14	VELICKOVIC, NOVICA	Serbia	Forward	2.05	1986
16	BEGIC, MIRZA	Slovenia	Center	2.20	1985
20	CARROLL, JAYCEE [Utah State]	USA	Guard	1.88	1983
23	LLULL, SERGIO	Spain	Guard	1.90	1987

SLUC Nancy

4	POURCHOT, VINCENT	France	Center	2.17	1992
5	AKINGBALA, AKIN	Nigeria	Center	2.09	1983
6	GRANT, KENNETH	Sweden	Guard	1.88	1982
7	BADIANE, MOUSSA	France	Center	2.08	1981
8	SHULER, JAMAL [Virginia Commonwealth]	USA	Guard	1.91	1986
9	SYLLA, ABDEL KADER	Seychelles	Forward	2.05	1990
10	THALIEN, KEVIN	France	Guard	1.90	1992
11	LINEHAN, JOHN [Providence]	USA	Guard	1.75	1978
13	SAMNICK, VICTOR	France	Forward	2.03	1979
14	PINDA, KINGSLEY	France	Guard	1.95	1992
16	KURTIC, DZENAN	France	Center	2.06	1992
17	AMAGOU, PAPE PHILIPPE	France	Guard	1.84	1985
18	MOERMAN, ADRIEN	France	Forward	2.01	1988
55	BATUM, NICOLAS	France	Forward	2.03	1988

Unicaja

-	KUZMIC, OGNJEN	Bosnia – Herzegovina	Center	2.14	1990
-	ABRINES, ALEJANDRO	Spain	Forward	1.97	1993
-	POZAS, JOSE	Spain	Guard	1.81	1992
4	FITCH, GERALD	USA	Guard	1.91	1982
5	RODRIGUEZ, BERNI	Spain	Guard	1.97	1980
6	ROWLAND, EARL	USA [St. Mary’s]	Guard	1.88	1983
9	VALTERS, KRISTAPS	Latvia	Guard	1.88	1981
10	PERIC, HRVOJE	Croatia	Forward	2.03	1985
12	DARDEN, TREMMELL [Niagara]	USA	Forward	1.94	1981
15	GARBAJOSA, JORGE	Spain	Forward	2.05	1977
19	FREELAND, JOEL	United Kingdom	Forward	2.08	1987
21	ZORIC, LUKA	Croatia	Center	2.11	1984
22	SINANOVIC, NEDZAD	Bosnia – Herzegovina	Center	2.22	1983
34	BLANCO, SAUL	Spain	Guard	1.94	1985

Kazan

4	LYDAY, TERRELL [BYU]	USA	Guard	1.91	1978
5	GOLOVIN, DMITRY	Russia	Guard	1.92	1988
7	ZAMANSKIY, IGOR	Russia	Forward	2.02	1977
9	SAMOYLENKO, PETR	Russia	Guard	1.86	1977
11	PASHUTIN, ZAKHAR	Russia	Guard	1.96	1974
12	VEREMEENKO, VLADIMIR	Belarus	Forward	2.08	1984
13	GREER, LYNN	USA	Guard	1.86	1979
14	SAVRASENKO, ALEKSEY	Russia	Center	2.15	1979
15	GUBANOV, PETR	Russia	Forward	2.06	1987
21	McCARTY, KELLY	Russia	Forward	2.01	1975
32	JAWAI, NATHAN	Australia	Center	2.07	1986
33	CHERNIAVSKII, EVGENII	Russia	Guard	1.93	1984
44	DOMERCANT, HENRY [E. Illinois]	USA	Guard	1.93	1980
54	WILKINSON, MIKE [Wisconsin]	USA	Forward	2.04	1981

Ljubljana

-	KASTRATI, ERJON	Albania	Guard	1.98	1994
-	MORINA, GEZIM	Slovenia	Center	2.03	1992
6	CAPIN, ALEKSANDAR	Slovenia	Guard	1.86	1982
7	ROTHBART, ROBERT	Israel	Center	2.17	1986
8	BLAZIC, JAKA	Slovenia	Guard	1.93	1990
9	THOMPSON, DEON [North Carolina]	USA	Forward	2.03	1988
10	WOODSIDE, BEN [North Dakota State]	USA	Guard	1.80	1985
11	MURIC, DINO	Slovenia	Forward	1.99	1990
12	JAGODNIK, GORAN	Slovenia	Forward	2.02	1974
13	SALIN, SASU	Finland	Forward	1.90	1991
14	GREEN, DANNY	USA	Guard	1.98	1987
21	VARDA, RATKO	Serbia	Center	2.13	1979
22	MARKOTA, DAMIR	Croatia	Center	2.08	1985
24	BERTANS, DAVIS	Latvia	Forward	2.05	1992

Zalgiris

-	DIMSA, TOMAS	Lithuania	Guard	1.93	1994
-	KYMANTAS, SIMONAS	Lithuania	Forward	2.08	1993
4	LAWSON, TY	USA	Guard	1.80	1987
6	POPOVIC, MARKO	Croatia	Guard	1.85	1982
9	KALNIETIS, MANTAS	Lithuania	Guard	1.95	1986
10	DELININKAITIS, TOMAS	Lithuania	Guard	1.90	1982
11	RAKOVIC, MILOVAN	Serbia	Center	2.08	1985
12	KLIMAVICIUS, TADAS	Lithuania	Forward	2.04	1982
13	JANKUNAS, PAULIUS	Lithuania	Forward	2.03	1984
15	JAVTOKAS, ROBERTAS	Lithuania	Center	2.10	1980
19	KUZMINSKAS, MINDAUGAS	Lithuania	Forward	2.05	1989
21	MILAKNIS, ARTURAS	Lithuania	Guard	1.95	1986
24	WEEMS, SONNY	USA	Forward	1.98	1986
41	COLLINS, DeJUAN [Louisiana State]	USA	Guard	1.88	1976

HOPE YOU GOT SOMETHING OUT OF THIS AND LOVE BASKETBALL IN MOST OF ITS FORMS AND MANY A LOCATION…

BRING ON THE NBA SEASON AND I SUPPOSE THE FURTHER GLOBALIZATION OF THE SPORT!!!

UNTIL LATER,

KWAME TUMI

www.afrispora.com/kwametumi.html

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Another instant fan of “Bushwhacker” and bulls in general is born!!! by Kwame Tumi of www.GLOBALSPORA.com

Posted: September 25, 2011 in Animal Sports, optimism
Tags: bull-riding, Bushwhack, rodeo

In between watching the last quarter of today’s NFL game on Fox, I clicked over to CBS and off all things Bullriding was on. I have watched a tidbit of dudes on mad bulls about as much as I have watched Springer or Steve’s show usually until the next commercial break if not sooner.

I watched one ride and the dude stayed on the bull for close to 8 seconds…then going into the commercial break they mentioned and showed a highlight of “Bushwhacker”…clicked over to the game, it was on commercial break, so I broke my habit and clicked back to bullriding just in time to see “Bushwhacker” buck this guy off his back in just over 2 seconds

…IT WAS AMAZING AND ENCOURAGING…this bull/animal/being of the ‘Earth’ had the attitude of “get up off me, fool” (in L.A. native parlance hahaha)…

Not sure if I am a fan of rodeo events like bullriding but I am surely a fan of “Bushwhacker” and other bulls that keep resisting a form of ‘domestication’…

Excellent video on “Bushwhacker” (I am super-late on him video is from 2009″

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/07/19/sports/100000000954768/a-bull-named-bushwacker.html

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“He bushwhacked Cody Nance and now he’s looking to do the same to his fellow bulls.

Bushwacker (Moreno & Oliveira), following his trouncing of Nance in the short go in Memphis, Tenn., on Saturday, has risen to the top of Cody Lambert’s estimation of who will become 2010 PBR World Champion Bull.

“Bushwacker bucked so hard at Memphis that I think he became the frontrunner,” said Lambert, PBR’s longtime livestock director. “It’s the best trip I’ve seen a bull have all year.”

Bushwacker was awarded a career-high-tying 47 points in casting off Nance in 2.1 seconds.

“If Bushwacker has two trips like that in Las Vegas, I don’t think anything can touch him,” Lambert said.”

Source: http://www.teampbr.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/937463/pid/400025

Hope you got a kick out of this post…much respect as usual,

Kwame Tumi

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Rebound Goal!!! (Soccer Commentaries): Los Angeles Aztecs ~ Jersey Shopping Turned Sports History Lesson +++

Posted: July 23, 2011 in athletics, Los Angeles, optimism, soccer, sports, Uncategorized
Tags: Aztecs, Best, Cruyff, Galaxy, Los Angeles, Pele, Soccer

Los Angeles Aztecs (1974-1981)

While shopping online for a cool, not to expensive

soccer aka football jersey I came across a bit of Los Angeles sports

I was not aware of as a Los Angeles native. Interestingly I almost bought a New York Cosmos jersey and ended up not making a purchase.

I knew about the Los Angeles Lazers of indoor soccer fame and lore, I even had an elementary school girlfriend whose dad played for them which always made me feel good because they played in the Forum, home of the Los Angeles Lakers. Nonetheless I had no knowledge of the Los Angeles Aztecs. Below is some of the information I was able to string together from online sources…enjoy and share a comment or link to important yet not well known soccer or sports history in general.

“From 1974-81 in the North American Soccer League the LA Aztecs had players like George Best and Johan Cruyff (#14) in their ranks.”

NASL Los Angeles Aztecs 76 Home George Best (4)

“Though only for a brief while, the ’70s and ’80s were a time where the best players across the world wanted to play in America and boy were US soccer fans in for a treat!”

http://www.worldsoccershop.com/shop-by-team-los-angeles-aztecs.html (They didn’t have my size so I could not buy one lol)

Los Angeles Aztecs Inaugural 1974 Season Roster

Num	Name	Pos	GP	G	A	Pt	Born/Citizen
1	Kelvin Barclay	G	3	0	0	0	Trinidad
1	Blas Sanchez	G	17	0	0	0	Mexico
2	Ricardo DeRienzo	D	19	2	0	4	Argentina
3	Ramon Moraldo	D	18	0	0	0	Trinidad
4	Sergio Martinez	D	9	0	0	0	Mexico
5	Mario Zanotti	D	15	0	1	1	Argentina
6	Pedro Martinez	M	16	0	0	0	Mexico
7	Doug McMillan	F	20	10	10	30	Scotland/USA
8	Renato Costa	M	16	3	4	10	Brazil
9	Uri Banhoffer	F	18	7	4	18	Uruguay
10	Luis Marotte	M	19	4	4	12	Uruguay
11	Tony Douglas	M	20	5	6	16	Trinidad
12	Julio Cesar Cortez	D	19	1	1	3	Uruguay
13	Jerry Kazarian	F	7	4	1	9	USSR/USA
14	Leo Brewster	F	0	0	0	0	Trinidad
15	Jose Lopez	F	10	0	0	0	Mexico/USA
16	Yeprem Nersepian	D	7	0	0	0	Turkey/USA
18	Paynof Filotis	F	17	3	3	9	Turkey
20	Frederik Sipman	G	0	0	0	0	USA
	Miguel Brigida	F	4	0	1	1	Mexico
	Rodrigues Vega	M	5	0	0	0	Chile
	Hector Bentran
	Dave Coskunian						Turkey/USA
	Iris DeBrito						Brazil
	Siragan Elian
	Miguel Farrari

http://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Aztecs_Rosters.htm

http://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/NASL_Rosters.htm (There were a heck of a lot of franchises that have popped up over the years!)

In the past there was also the Los Angeles Wolves (1967); Toros; Aztecs of course and even the Lazers in indoor soccer before the Galaxy!!!…will the L.A. GALAXY soccer dynasty last the test of time and other major American sports???

Thanks for reading,

Kwame Tumi

www.globalspora.com/kwametumi.html

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Your Football (Soccer in the U.S. :-) Dreams Have Been Answered!!!

Posted: February 7, 2011 in Uncategorized

Well at least for now if you don’t mind watching online. Since the recent shutting down of the online sports provider www.channelsurfing.org was shutdown in the U.S. by government agencies…there is another domestic source for international football aka soccer ~~~ ESPN3.com shows a lot of sports that are harder to find such as tennis, college basketball, rugby, “rugby” and yes, cricket.

If folks have not noticed, ESPN has expanded their programmatic offerings. Their sphere of influence is broadening each week it seems and as a lot of my friends and recently myself like to say “It is what it is!”? [I like to add a ? mark because I am trying to figure out what "it" is]

Okay back to sports and out of my “cyber-mine”. Enjoy the games online if you have the interest and time…

…this week they are showing a lot of international friendlies starting on Feb. 8th which is Tuesday and then more on Wednesday (Italy v Germany, France v Brazil & some outstanding club matches and U20 this upcoming Saturday and Sunday (AZ Alkmaar v PSV, Juventus v Inter) + Fulham v Chelsea on Monday.

Link to this weeks schedule – http://espn.go.com/espn3/index/_/sport/soccer-futbol/view/upcoming/?ex_cid=2011_psrc_e3_socc_nche&partner=MSN

Main site: www.ESPN3.com

I wish I could DVR these games. Oh well…I tend to go hard to scope international sports be it baseball, basketball, etc.

ALL FEEDBACK IS WELCOME, I WOULD LOVE TO START A PERIODICAL FOOTBALL (SOCCER) BLOG…a good way to get hyped for the next World Cup.

Thank you for reading and all the best,

Kwame Tumi

Full Disclosure: I am not currently:-) receiving anything from ESPN, I am pointing folks in the direction of a tool for entertainment with the hope that folks keep up with our page as we continue to develop our content. I know I love ALL types of football, American and international (I would probably love Canadian Football if I could ever get to see a game).

P.S. Is the CFL banned in the U.S.? I know that a lot of former American players go north to play but are never heard of again. Anyone with more information about why the CFL does not get much coverage in the U.S. please share with us. Thanks in advance!

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