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Monday, August 27, 2012

Blog Outsourcing - August 27, 2012 edition



Greetings!

Hello and I wish you all a Happy National Heroes Day in the Motherland.

In a sport that is regarded highly by its citizens, any achievement by someone or by a team garner attention in these parts. Sure, the opponent is currently composed of imports plying their trade in the continent, but we Filipinos take pride in beating the Americans in the process of winning a tournament, something we have not accomplished in 14 years. Look at the curated reaction from the Motherland.

It was a satisfying victory for a nation starving for success in a sport it dearly loves. And as such, they come home on a holiday that honors heroism, something they have in spades.

  1. How will Andy Murray fare in his first major since his gold medal-winning performance?
  2. No Nadal, but what is ahead for the men?
  3. What about the ladies, you may ask?
  4. The latest on the tennis ref.
  5. What is next for Manny Pacquiao? If there is a next for the PacMan...
  6. There will be a fight on November 10, regardless.
  7. Boxing at Brooklyn!
  8. Lessons from the fallout of UFC 151
  9. Poker is a game of skill
  10. Basketball has a new realm to play with.
  11. Denny takes Bristol.
  12. The chase is on for the FedEx Cup. The Barclays just finished with its winner.
  13. Is golf's current format the appropriate one?
  14. She's just half my age. Gee thanks.
  15. Cast is complete for the Olazabal's homies, for the automatics.
  16. Boise State is Big East and West
  17. Southland's additional player
  18. Get well soon, Rick.
  19. The Irish junket gets smaller.
  20. One of the most challenging positions in college football. Succeeding Kellen Moore.
  21. One less option in case of lockout.
  22. Cross-country move from West to East?
  23. Hoops Diplomacy at work.
  24. Tex-Mex for Najera
  25. Blame it on the sneaker-freak?
  26. Is this what Jim Irsay was saying?
  27. This might be a better rookie QB cast than expected.
  28. T.O gone poof in Seattle.
  29. Adding Tarvaris Jackson means VY might be done in Buffalo.
  30. Welcome to the Dez Rules in Cowboy Nation
  31. It may be the preseason, but Jets QBs have no touchdown passes. Again. ZERO TD passes.
  32. This sucks for Steeler Nation.
  33. He'll be back next year.
  34. Roger pitches again.
  35. Yup. This is official now. Dodgers absorbing Theo's contract signings.
  36. The wildcard chase has the O's making an investment for the stretch run.
  37. The Grandy-Man Can!
  38. Early surprise in La Liga, as the champs go down.
  39. That defeat hastened this move.
  40. That move accelerates this rumor.
  41. The new boys were the bright spots for Fergie's team
  42. That match featured this gruesome injury

  43. Football-talk
    Mon, Aug 27 2012 02:50:55
  44. FC Barcelona just keeps rolling along.
  45. Liverpool drew with City.
  46. This should be an event with Major League Eating
To part, here is something that is buzzing my Twitter timeline
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UAAP Season 75 2nd round schedule


 Here are the remaining schedules for the basketball portion of the 75th Season of the UAAP:

Seniors

Wednesday, August 29 @ Mall of Asia Arena: 12 nn: UST vs DLSU; 4 pm FEU vs Ateneo
Thursday, August 30 @ Mall of Asia Arena: 2 pm UE vs NU; 4 pm Adamson vs UP
Saturday, September 1 @ SMART-Araneta Coliseum: 12nn Adamson vs UST; 4 pm Ateneo vs DLSU
Sunday, September 2 @ Mall of Asia Arena: 2pm UP vs UE; 4pm FEU vs NU
Thursday, September 6 @ Mall of Asia Arena: 2pm Ateneo vs UE; 4pm DLSU vs UP
Saturday, September 8 @ Mall of Asia Arena: 2pm UP vs UST; 4pm UE vs FEU
Sunday, September 9 @ Mall of Asia Arena: 2pm Ateneo vs Adamson; 4pm DLSU vs NU
Thursday, September 13 @ PSC-PhilSports Arena: 2pm UP vs FEU; 4pm NU vs Ateneo
Saturday, September 15 @ Mall of Asia Arena: 2pm UE vs Adamson; 4pm UST vs Ateneo
Sunday, September 16 @ Mall of Asia Arena: 2pm NU vs UP; 4pm DLSU vs FEU
Thursday, September 20 @ Mall of Asia Arena: 2pm UST vs UE; 4pm Adamson vs DLSU

Women

Friday, August 31 @ Fil-Oil Flying V Arena: 1015am Adamson vs UE; 12nn UP vs FEU; 145pm DLSU vs Ateneo; 330pm NU vs UST
Sunday, September 2 @ Mall of Asia Arena: 830am UP vs UST; 1015am UE vs Ateneo; @ FIl-Oil Flying V Arena: 330 pm FEU vs NU; 515pm DLSU vs Adamson
Sunday, September 9 @ Fil-Oil Flying V Arena: 12nn UE vs DLSU; 145pm UST vs FEU; 330pm NU vs Ateneo; 515pm Adamson vs UP
Wednesday, September 12 @ Fil-Oil Flying V Arena: 12nn FEU vs UE; 145pm UST vs DLSU; 330pm UP vs NU; 515pm Ateneo vs Adamson
Sunday, September 16 @ Mall of Asia Arena: 830am UE vs UP; 1015am NU vs DLSU; @ FIl-Oil Flying V Arena: 330 pm Ateneo vs UST; 515pm FEU vs Adamson

Juniors

Thursday, August 30 @ Mall of Asia Arena: 830am UPIS vs UE; 1015am DLSZ vs AdU
Sunday, September 2 @ FIl-Oil Flying V Arena: 830am UST vs FEU; 1015am NU vs Ateneo 12nn UE vs DLSZ; 145pm Adamson vs UPIS
Thursday, September 6 @ Mall of Asia Arena: 830am UST vs NU; 1015am Ateneo vs FEU
Sunday, September 9 @ Mall of Asia Arena: 830am Ateneo vs UPIS; 1015am Adamson vs NU; @ FIl-Oil Flying V Arena: 830 am FEU vs UE; 1015 am UST vs DLSZ
Wednesday, September 12 @ Fil-Oil Flying V Arena: 830am FEU vs UPIS; 1015am UE vs Ateneo
Thursday, September 13 @ PSC-PhilSports Arena: 830am Adamson vs UST; 1015am NU vs DLSZ
Sunday, September 16 @ FIl-Oil Flying V Arena: 830am UE vs UST; 1015am FEU vs Adamson ; 330 pm Ateneo vs DLSZ; 515pm UPIS vs NU
Wednesday, September 19 @ Fil-Oil Flying V Arena: 1015am Adamson vs Ateneo; 12nn NU vs UE; 145pm UPIS vs UST; 330pm DLSZ vs FEU
Sunday, September 23 @ Fil-Oil Flying V Arena: 1015am UE vs Adamson; 12nn NU vs FEU; 145pm Ateneo vs UST; 330pm DLSZ vs UST

For those who are interested, the UAAP Cheerdance Competition is scheduled on September 22 at the Mall of Asia Arena. If there are ties at the end of the 2nd with playoff implications, it is to be broken on September 23. If there are none, that same day will be set for the Final Four.
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Friday, August 24, 2012

Lance Armstrong's Statement on the USADA Decision



Lance Armstong's Statement of August 23, 2012 (reposted in full and unedited)

AUSTIN, Texas - August 23rd, 2012 - There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say, "Enough is enough." For me, that time is now. I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999. Over the past three years, I have been subjected to a two-year federal criminal investigation followed by Travis Tygart's unconstitutional witch hunt. The toll this has taken on my family, and my work for our foundation and on me leads me to where I am today – finished with this nonsense.

I had hoped that a federal court would stop USADA’s charade. Although the court was sympathetic to my concerns and recognized the many improprieties and deficiencies in USADA’s motives, its conduct, and its process, the court ultimately decided that it could not intervene.

If I thought for one moment that by participating in USADA’s process, I could confront these allegations in a fair setting and – once and for all – put these charges to rest, I would jump at the chance. But I refuse to participate in a process that is so one-sided and unfair. Regardless of what Travis Tygart says, there is zero physical evidence to support his outlandish and heinous claims. The only physical evidence here is the hundreds of controls I have passed with flying colors. I made myself available around the clock and around the world. In-competition. Out of competition. Blood. Urine. Whatever they asked for I provided. What is the point of all this testing if, in the end, USADA will not stand by it?

From the beginning, however, this investigation has not been about learning the truth or cleaning up cycling, but about punishing me at all costs. I am a retired cyclist, yet USADA has lodged charges over 17 years old despite its own 8-year limitation. As respected organizations such as UCI and USA Cycling have made clear, USADA lacks jurisdiction even to bring these charges. The international bodies governing cycling have ordered USADA to stop, have given notice that no one should participate in USADA’s improper proceedings, and have made it clear the pronouncements by USADA that it has banned people for life or stripped them of their accomplishments are made without authority. And as many others, including USADA’s own arbitrators, have found, there is nothing even remotely fair about its process. USADA has broken the law, turned its back on its own rules, and stiff-armed those who have tried to persuade USADA to honor its obligations. At every turn, USADA has played the role of a bully, threatening everyone in its way and challenging the good faith of anyone who questions its motives or its methods, all at U.S. taxpayers’ expense. For the last two months, USADA has endlessly repeated the mantra that there should be a single set of rules, applicable to all, but they have arrogantly refused to practice what they preach. On top of all that, USADA has allegedly made deals with other riders that circumvent their own rules as long as they said I cheated. Many of those riders continue to race today.

The bottom line is I played by the rules that were put in place by the UCI, WADA and USADA when I raced. The idea that athletes can be convicted today without positive A and B samples, under the same rules and procedures that apply to athletes with positive tests, perverts the system and creates a process where any begrudged ex-teammate can open a USADA case out of spite or for personal gain or a cheating cyclist can cut a sweetheart deal for themselves. It’s an unfair approach, applied selectively, in opposition to all the rules. It’s just not right.

USADA cannot assert control of a professional international sport and attempt to strip my seven Tour de France titles. I know who won those seven Tours, my teammates know who won those seven Tours, and everyone I competed against knows who won those seven Tours. We all raced together. For three weeks over the same roads, the same mountains, and against all the weather and elements that we had to confront. There were no shortcuts, there was no special treatment. The same courses, the same rules. The toughest event in the world where the strongest man wins. Nobody can ever change that. Especially not Travis Tygart.

Today I turn the page. I will no longer address this issue, regardless of the circumstances. I will commit myself to the work I began before ever winning a single Tour de France title: serving people and families affected by cancer, especially those in underserved communities. This October, my Foundation will celebrate 15 years of service to cancer survivors and the milestone of raising nearly $500 million. We have a lot of work to do and I'm looking forward to an end to this pointless distraction. I have a responsibility to all those who have stepped forward to devote their time and energy to the cancer cause. I will not stop fighting for that mission. Going forward, I am going to devote myself to raising my five beautiful (and energetic) kids, fighting cancer, and attempting to be the fittest 40-year old on the planet.
This is probably one of the most complicated stories out there, if you know the story about Lance.
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Red Bull PH's meet Rajon Rondo contest



So, Red Bull Philippines is arranging a contest to have an exclusive meet & greet with Rajon Rondo.

Three lucky fans will get the chance to meet the point guard on August 28. The mechanics are relatively simple, according to their twitter handle @redbullph. (if you have questions, tweet it to them, because I am going with that twitter's instructions.)

Just show them in a photo how much you love Red Bull. Just make sure you are referring to this particular red bull (Blue & Silver)

Blue & Silver
People have until 6pm on August 26 to submit tweet their entries to @redbullph. Only the three most epic photos will be chosen.
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