| John Steffensen accused of parking in a 'disabled spot'
HE'S been warned to "walk it, not talk it" on the track, after an alleged verbal attack on Olympics golden girl Glynis Nunn-Cearns last month. But Sydney sprinter John Steffensen wasn't doing any walking yesterday - and left the talking to his manager after a witness claimed he illegally parked his Porsche in a disabled parking spot. The 400m Commonwealth Games medallist was identified by an off-duty policeman as the driver of a silver sports car that stopped outside a Boronia Park shopping strip about 11.30am yesterday. Despite allegedly being flagged away from the disabled space by the officer, who declined to be named, Steffensen is said to have parked his luxury vehicle and run inside a nearby chemist. According to the witness, a disabled driver who arrived soon after was had to park several metres away in an able-bodied space.
Page 2: Mike Finger's Food For Thought
We know what you're thinking. Now that the ugly mixture of sponsorship and capitalism and corporate greed has seeped into almost every once-pure corner of the sports world, you're assuming all is lost. With this week's news that a Major League Soccer team in Chicago has plastered the words "Best Buy" in huge letters across the front of its jerseys, and that the Boston Red Sox's uniforms will be adorned with a gaudy EMC logo on Opening Day this spring, it seems as though there is no refuge from the non-stop bombardment of sales pitches and product placement. And so, because you can't avoid it when you're watching the games, you're probably guessing that it's only a matter of time before the same thing starts happening to our coverage of those contests in the newspaper.
Douglas Pils: Chance plays a big role in some Super Bowl champs
The Super Bowl provides the ultimate measure of a player's career. Make it and win it, and "Super Bowl champion" precedes your name for the rest of your life. Never make it, or worse, make it and lose, and you never live it down. Jim Kelly, Dan Marino and Anthony Muñoz made the Hall of Fame, but they're still answering questions about never winning the big one. All of which got us to thinking this week about those who lucked out and won a ring. The first 41 Super Bowls are full of guys who latched on to a rising star at the right time. We all know Jim McMahon led the great 1985 Chicago Bears team into Super Bowl history. But do you remember that he finished his career by picking up a ring with the 1996 Green Bay Packers? So without further ado, a list of recent lucky sons-of-a-gun: -Ricky Proehl: The 38-year-old played in two games, catching three passes for the 2006 Colts giving him two rings in four Super Bowl trips in a 17-year career.
Tomato cans ripe for picking Journeyman boxers know all too well about ...
Reggie Strickland of Indianapolis refuses to be called a tomato can despite his 66-276-17 record. "I've had more fights stolen from me than I've lost," says Strickland, 39. "At least a hundred."
Courtesy of the Indianapolis Star
John O'Donnell, right, carried a 15-0 record into his welterweight bout against Christian Solano (11-12-1) at the MGM Grand Garden on May 5. But O'Donnell had built his record against fighters with a combined winning percentage of .187. Solano scored a technical knockout in the second round.
Courtesy of Golden Boy Promotions
Bruce "The Mouse" Strauss, described as the most ''successful sacrifice'' to grace the ring and featured in a 1997 film, boasted of having been knocked out at least once on every continent except Antarctica.
'It's Chase or bust,' owner tells Montoya
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Chip Ganassi was careful to couch expectations on Juan Pablo Montoya last season, when the former Formula One star began his first full year in NASCAR. Now that the rookie stripe is off Montoya's bumper, the car owner is ready for results. Ganassi didn't back down Wednesday from the “Chase or bust" declaration he made late last season, insisting he expects the Colombian driver to compete for the Sprint Cup championship this year. .
Creativity, originality is honored Bay Area ADDY awards pick best in ...
Emagination Unlimited Inc. for Medical Center Clinic/OBGYN Department's Girl Talk brochure.n Judges Award for Television: Emerald Coast Filmworks Inc. for David Lee Sellers P.A.n Judges Award for Radio: Southern Media Inc. for Ted Ciano's Car, Truck and SUV Center.n Mosaic Award honoring multiculturalism and diversity: Emagination Unlimited Inc. for Maoz Israel Hannakah 2007 advertisement.n Student Best of Show: Laura Hastings from the University of West Florida for Aprilla Prince Charming.Winners of Gold, Silver and Bronze awards: ADX Communications (Cat Country), Baptist Healthcare, BPM, CleverOrge Branding Associates, Coco Design, Covenant Hospice, Emagination Unlimited Inc., Emerald Coast Filmworks Inc., Grendelfly Studio, Hansen Davis, Ideaworks, idgroup, PBBAF, Pensacola News Journal, Southern Media Inc., Spruill-Shaw Creative, T.
An Etiquette Lesson
We are inclined to argue that our skills, talents and reputation alone will secure us advancement opportunities. Academics especially opine that any impression they impart from behavior is inconsequential to what super star scholars they are, and it matters not how they hold their fork or eat their bread at a business dinner. But the truth is that academe is a profession in which one must behave professionally at all times. Being professional means demonstrating you are serious about your craft, and having good manners and proper business etiquette for all occasions promotes and amplifies your level of professionalism. When you practice flawless etiquette, your talents are bolstered, allowing attention to be paid to you, and not your slimy buttery fingers (which you keep wiping on your pants).
Gulf News readers come to the aid of Australian rider whose bike went ...
Dubai: An Australian rider whose world tour came to a halt after his bike allegedly went missing in Ajman has been offered a helping hand from a number of Gulf News readers, one of whom has offered to donate his own bike. Allan Roberts’ motorbike went missing on Friday in Ajman as he was on the UAE leg of a world tour that had taken him 65,000 kilometres in 37 countries over three continents. His next stop was going to be Iran, following which he was planning to ride all the way to Australia. Eric Pereira, a Dubai based businessman, said he decided to donate his Honda Africa Twin XRV 650 to Allan Roberts after reading Roberts’ story. Roberts owned an XRV 750. .
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