Word: tourney
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...guys played very well and Alexei almost took Norberg from Ole Miss,” said Omodele-Lucien. “So it’s good, especially at the beginning of season, to play tough opponents because people are rusty, and its good to come to the tourney and get hot right away.” On day two of the round robin, Katsarov once again faced another Harvard player, this time falling to Omodele-Lucien, 6-7 6-3 7-6. Chijoff-Evans also proved victories as he faced the Golden Bears’ Riki McLachlan, defeating...
Historically a warm-weather event, the 19th edition of the World Cup will be contested for the first time in Africa, in the continent's southernmost country. The tourney kicks off on June 11, with the final on July 11 in Johannesburg. South African winters are generally comfortable, but as this June's Confederations Cup showed, it can get frosty (28°?F, or -2°C) at night. Yet fans could be warmed by livelier games. Former German great Franz Beckenbauer has said, "The players like it. You can only play a fast game like this in the cool...
...Every year, Walter Gretzky (Wayne's dad) hosts a street hockey tournament in his hometown of Brantford, Ontario. After learning about it, I mused about the idea of playing in the tourney, in a podcast and on the message board at my website. All of a sudden, other dudes like me - old, out-of-shape, unathletic, with more body fat than bone - started dreaming they, too, could forecheck it up the slot and slap themselves some middle-aged glory one last time ... in the hometown of the Great One, no less...
...additionally, I offered to sponsor three more teams - the slots for which filled up instantly. We've got players coming from Canada and the States, sure, but that's nothing compared to one of our team captains who's flying in from New Zealand expressly to play in the tourney...
Nike. The best in a solid series of commercials for the tourney...