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The Ghost of Pelle

By: C.G. Morelli

He was the last piece of the puzzle for a team, and a city, that had their hearts set on hoisting another Stanley Cup.  He was a savage acrobat, a new-age Bernie Parent and, with his signature full-face hockey mask, he was a possible stunt double for Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13^th.  Tragically, it was on a drive home from the Flyers’ practice facility in Voorhees, NJ that ended it all for future star, Pelle Lindbergh.

Pelle was only five years old when he learned how to skate on an iced-over soccer field just south of Stockholm, Sweden.  By the time he was seven, his agility had already been recognized by Swedish National coach Curre Lindstrom, who urged Lindbergh to begin playing organized hockey in the Hammarby Youth League.  It was at this early stage that young Pelle began formulating a plan for himself.  And he wasn’t shy about it.  As a ten year old boy, he had already discovered his talent as a net-minder and vowed to his friends that someday he’d become the greatest goalie in the world.

By the time Pelle was 12 years old, he was playing for Hammarby’s traveling pee wee team, which routinely made trips to Leningrad and Moscow, and even to Canada.  It was on a trip to hockey Mecca in Toronto where Pelle further solidified his living blueprint.  While all his teammates were soaking in the classic confines of Maple Leaf Garden, wearing newly-purchased items all embroidered with the hallowed blue leaf, Pelle took the road less traveled.  He, instead, went to the souvenir shop and purchased a black and orange jersey with a curious insignia sewn to the front.  It was the first time he’d ever wear a Philadelphia Flyers jersey, but certainly not the last.

Pelle never played a game thereafter without the Flyers’ logo stamped somewhere on his helmet.  He wore it throughout the 70’s as he minded net for the Swedish Junior Nationals.  On this team, Pelle developed his characteristic quick glove playing alongside future NHLers Thomas Eriksson, Hakan Sodergren, and Mats Naslund.  In 1975, Pelle was named the best junior goalie in Sweden, and in 1978 he led his team, Smakrongorna, to the Junior League championship.  After the tournament, when asked why he wore a curious black and orange logo on his helmet, he told spectators simply, “I’m going to play for the Philadelphia Flyers.”

Of course, most people scoffed at Pelle’s early prediction.  It would be hard enough just to make it to the NHL, but it would take all kinds of luck to land on one of the league’s elite teams.  But that luck would come.  In the 1979 NHL Entry Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers selected a young, Swedish goaltender named Pelle Lindbergh to the surprise of many.  Pelle, of course, had known this would happen all along.

Before reporting to the Flyers, Pelle was selected to compete for Sweden at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, where he managed to bring home a bronze medal. The Swedes were the only squad who didn’t lose to the Miracle on Ice team.  That summer, Lindbergh reported to the Flyers training camp to begin learning the North American style of goaltending from his long-time idol, Bernie Parent.  With Parent’s tutelage, Pelle developed amazing quickness and led Philadelphia’s AHL affiliate from Portland, Maine, the Mariners, to the Calder Cup.  The team could not bring home the championship, but Lindbergh made a name for himself in a big way by bringing home an armful of hardware.  He had won the Red Garrett Award as rookie of the year, the Hap Holmes Award for the best goaltender, and the Les Cunningham award as the AHL’s most valuable player.

But for the next few years, Pelle was up and down between the big club and his AHL team.  He was inconsistent and struggled in net.  At one point he even asked to be traded from the team he once dreamed of playing for.

In 1985, however, his dream finally took shape.  The Flyers traded goalie Pete Peeters for defenseman Brad McCrimmon, officially paving the way for Lindbergh.  This time he made the most of his opportunity, leading the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Finals against Edmonton with a sparkling GAA of 3.02 and a record of 40-17-7.  The Flyers weren’t able to overcome the play of the great one, Wayne Gretzky, but the fans of Philadelphia were uplifted by the future promise of their team with Lindbergh at the helm.  At season’s end, Pelle was awarded the prestigious Vezina Trophy to go along with his first-team All-Star designation.  He had become one of the NHL’s biggest stars almost overnight.

In ‘85-’86, the Flyers picked up right where they left off.  They shot out to a 6-2 start.  Lindbergh was doing his best impression of Bernie Parent in goal, and the outlook was good for a team that was generally regarded as one of the tops in the NHL.  The quick start was reason enough for Coach Mike Keenan to reward his players with a rare, early-season night off. 

Pelle and a few others went out for the evening, eventually finishing off the night with a few drinks at a lounge inside the Coliseum, the Flyers’ Voorhees, NJ practice facility.  In the early hours of the morning, Pelle and two passengers set off in his new Porsche.  He never noticed the sharp, winding curve in the road which culminated in a set of concrete school house steps, until it was too late.  The two passengers survived the crash with minor injuries, but Pelle was not so lucky.  He was declared brain-dead a few hours later at John F. Kennedy Hospital in Somerdale, NJ.  Two days later, after seeing no change in their son’s condition, Anna-Lisa and Sigge Lindbergh were faced with the ultimate decision.  They elected to stop the respirator and spare Pelle any suffering.

And with that, the fortunes of a future NHL legend were erased…but not from the minds of his teammates, his favorite hockey club, or the millions of fans from the Philadelphia area who had quickly grown to love their adopted Swedish son.  To them, somewhere in the backs of their minds, there will always be a lightning fast goaltender in a Friday the 13^th mask making heart-stopping glove saves.  To them, the memories of Pelle’s one shining season will never be lost. 

Flash: Lee Yeon Kyung of Korea wins gold in Women's 100m Hurdles

Lee Yeon Kyung of Korea celebrates her victory at Women's 100m Hurdles.

Guangzhou, November 25 - Lee Yeon Kyung of Korea won the gold medal in Women's 100m Hurdles of Athletics in 13.23 seconds at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 25.

The 20 Dumbest Football Quotes

By: C.G. Morelli 

 Let’s face it, football players are measured more accurately on stop watches than on IQ tests. Don’t get me wrong. I‘m not complaining. It’s not like I tune in every Sunday for rocket science. 

Actually, I’m here to support athletic stupidity in all its forms. Without it, how would I compile a list with such absurd notions as the ones you’ll see below. Thank you, sweet football, for yet another 20 reasons to spend half my weekend drooling before you.

They may stupid. They may be childish. They may not make a shred of sense. But at least they’re something.  I give you: 

20 Really Stupid Football Quotes

George Rogers, former Saints RB

“I want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first”

Bill Peterson, former Oilers Head Coach

"You guys line up alphabetically by height."

Dick Butkus, former Bears LB

"I wouldn't ever set out to hurt anyone deliberately unless it was important -- like a league game."

William “Refrigerator” Perry, former Bears DT

"I've been big ever since I was little."

Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson, former Cowboys LB

On Terry Bradshaw’s brain power…“He couldn’t spell cat if you spotted him the C and the T.”

Joe Theisman, former Redskins QB  

“Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."

Jim McMahon, former Bears QB

On traveling to Europe…"The people don't take baths and they don't speak English. No golf courses, no room service. Who needs it?"

John McKay, former Bucs Head Coach

"Well, we've determined that we can't win at home and we can't win on the road. What we need is a neutral site."

Randy Moss, Titans WR

“When you're rich you don't write checks. Straight Cash, Homey!” Randy Moss

John Madden, former Raiders Head Coach

"The purpose of the center during the snap is to get the ball to the quarterback; and if that doesn't happen it usually results in a fumble."

Terry Bradshaw, former Steelers QB

“I may be dumb, but I’m not stupid.”

Craig “Ironhead” Heyward, former Saints RB

“People say I’ll be drafted in the first round, maybe even higher.”

Randy Cross, former 49ers RG

“The NFL, like life, is full of idiots.”

Chuck Knox, former Rams Head Coach

“Most of my clichés aren’t original.”

Gale Sayers, former Bears RB

“The only thing I got out of football was the ability to work hard, and that’s it.”

Joe Namath, former Jets QB

“I guarantee a win.”

Bum Phillips, former Cowboys Head Coach

“If I drop dead tomorrow, at least I’ll know I died in good health.”

Jim Mora, former Saints/Colts Head Coach

“What’s that? Playoffs? Don’t talk about — playoffs?! You kidding me?! Playoffs?! I just hope we can win a game!” (former Saints and Colts coach Jim Mora

Bill Cowher, former Steelers Head Coach

 “We’re not attempting to circumcise the rules.”

Bruce Coslet, former Bengals Head Coach

“We can’t run. We can’t pass. We can’t stop the run. We can’t stop the pass. We can’t kick. Other than that, we’re just not a very good football team right now.”

Qualification Schedule of All England 2011

Mixed Doubles

19:00 WIB Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa [INA] v Vitalij Durkin/Nina Vislova [RUS]

19:00 WIB Ong Jien Guo/Chong Sook Chin [MAS][3] v Liao Min Chun/Chen Hsiao Huan [TPE]

19:15 WIB Shin Baek Cheol/Kim Ha Na [KOR] v Markis Kido/Lita Nurlita [INA]

19:35 WIB Noriyasu Hirata/Miyuki Maeda [JPN] v Wong Wai Hong/Chau Hoi Wah [HKG][4]

19:35 WIB Nipitphon Puangpuapech/Somsri Nessara [THA] v Alexandr Nikolaenko/Valeri Sorokina [RUS][2]

Men's Singles

19:50 WIB Yogendran Krishnan [MAS] v Lee Hyun Il [KOR]

20:15 WIB Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk [THA][4] v Valeriy Atrashchenkov [UKR]

20:35 WIB Chan Yan Kit [HKG] v Hans-Kristian Vittinghus [DEN][3]

20:55 WIB Hsueh Hsuan Yi [TPE] v Wong Wing Ki [HKG][2]

Women's Doubles

20:55 WIB Lita Nurlita/Saralee Thoungthongkam [INA/THA] v Fu Mingtian/Gu Juan [SIN]

21:15 WIB Chang Hsin Yun/Lai Chia Wen [TPE] v Cheng Shu/Ma Jin [CHN][2]

Women's Singles

21:55 WIB Chen Hsiao Huan [TPE] v Lindaweni Fanetri [INA][4]

22:15 WIB Adriyanti Firdasari [INA][3] v Gu Juan [SIN]

22:15 WIB Aprillia Yuswandari [INA] v Fu Mingtian [SIN]

Men's Doubles

22:15 WIB Ruud Bosch/Koen Ridder [NED][1] v Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif/Hoon Thien How [MAS]

22:35 WIB Baptiste Careme/Sylvain Grosjean [FRA] v Luluk Hadiyanto/Candra Wijaya [INA]

22:55 WIB Vitalij Durkin/Alexandr Nikolaenko [RUS] v Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto/Afiat Yuris Wirawan [INA]

22:55 WIB Angga Pratama/Rian Agung Saputra [INA] v Chan Peng Soon/Lim Khim Wah [MAS][4]

22:55 WIB Liu Xiaolong/Qiu Zihan [CHN][3] v Josef Rubas/Jaroslav Sobota [CZE]

23:15 WIB Liao Min Chun/Wu Chun Wei [TPE] v Robert Blair/Flandy Limpele [INA][2]

Qualification Result of All England 2011

MD - Qualification

Chan Peng Soon/Lim Khim Wah [MAS][4] beat Baptiste Careme/Sylvain Grosjean [FRA] 21-18 21-17

Kim Ki Jung/Kim Sa Rang [KOR] beat Liao Min Chun/Wu Chun Wei [TPE] 21-18 21-18

Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif/Hoon Thien How [MAS] beat Patipat Chalardchaleam/Nipitphon Puangpuapech [THA] 21-14 21-11

Alexandr Nikolaenko/Vitalij Durkin [RUS] - No match

WS - Qualification

Pai Hsiao Ma [TPE] beat Kim Moon Hi [KOR] 20-22 21-17 21-15

Gu Juan [SIN] beat Fu Mingtian [SIN] 13-21 21-13 21-11

Chen Hsiao Huan [TPE] beat Olga Konon [GER] 21-12 21-16

Chan Tsz Ka [HKG] beat Wang Rena [USA] 21-9 18-21 21-15

XD - Qualification

Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa [INA] beat Halim Haryanto Ho/Eva Lee [USA] 21-16 21-16

Alexandr Nikolaenko/Valeri Sorokina [RUS][2] beat Ruud Bosch/Lotte Jonathans [NED] 21-19 21-16

Noriyasu Hirata/Miyuki Maeda [JPN] beat Markis Kido/Lita Nurlita [INA] 18-21 21-9 21-18

Mikkel Delbo Larsen/Mie-Schjoett Kristensen [DEN] beat Liao Min Chun/Chen Hsiao Huan [TPE] 21-10 21-10

MS - Qualification

Lee Hyun Il [KOR] beat Pablo Abian [ESP] 18-21 21-17 21-13

Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk [THA][4] beat Carl Baxter [ENG] 21-16 21-15

Ajay Jayaram [IND] beat Hans-Kristian Vittinghus [DEN][3] 17-21 21-15 22-20

Anand Pawar [IND] beat Hsueh Hsuan Yi [TPE] 21-18 21-11

MD - Qualification

Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif/Hoon Thien How [MAS] beat Ruud Bosch/Koen Ridder [NED][1] 21-13 21-16

Patipat Chalardchaleam/Nipitphon Puangpuapech [THA] beat Michael Fuchs/Oliver Roth [GER] 13-21 21-17 21-17

Baptiste Careme/Sylvain Grosjean [FRA] beat Luluk Hadiyanto/Candra Wijaya [INA] Walkover

Vitalij Durkin/Alexandr Nikolaenko [RUS] beat Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto/Afiat Yuris Wirawan [INA] 21-17 21-15

Chan Peng Soon/Lim Khim Wah [MAS][4] beat Angga Pratama/Rian Agung Saputra [INA] 21-16 29-27

Liu Xiaolong/Qiu Zihan [CHN][3] - Rasmus Bonde/Anders Kristiansen [DEN] No match

Kim Ki Jung/Kim Sa Rang [KOR] beat Jorrit De Ruiter/Dave Khodabux [NED] 21-15 21-13

Liao Min Chun/Wu Chun Wei [TPE] beat Robert Blair/Flandy Limpele [SCO/INA][2] 22-20 18-21 21-16

WS - Qualification

Kim Moon Hi [KOR] beat Karina Jorgensen [DEN] 21-17 10-21 21-19

Pai Hsiao Ma [TPE] beat Nicole Grether [CAN] 21-15 21-13

Chan Tsz Ka [HKG] beat Tatjana Bibik [RUS] 20-22 21-19 21-12

Wang Rena [USA] beat Charmaine Reid [CAN] 21-8 21-11

Olga Konon [GER] beat Chen Jiayuan [SIN] 14-21 21-11 21-14

Chen Hsiao Huan [TPE] beat Lindaweni Fanetri [INA][4] 21-18 11-21 21-13

Gu Juan [SIN] beat Adriyanti Firdasari [INA][3] 21-12 21-12

Fu Mingtian [SIN] beat Aprillia Yuswandari [INA] 12-21 21-16 21-15

WD - Qualification

Savitree Amitapai/Somsri Nessara [THA] beat Eva Lee/Paula Lynn Obanana [USA] 21-19 21-17

Lita Nurlita/Saralee Thoungthongkam [INA/THA] beat Fu Mingtian/Gu Juan [SIN] 21-15 21-13

Cheng Shu/Ma Jin [CHN][2] beat Chang Hsin Yun/Lai Chia Wen [TPE] 21-11 21-12

MS - Qualification

Lee Hyun Il [KOR] beat Brice Leverdez [FRA][1] Walkover

Pablo Abian [ESP] beat Scott Evans [IRL] 17-21 21-19 21-17

Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk [THA][4] beat Valeriy Atrashchenkov [UKR] 21-13 21-9

Carl Baxter [ENG] beat Christian Lind Thomsen [DEN] 21-9 21-14

Ajay Jayaram [IND] beat Eric Pang [NED] 21-17 21-14

Hans-Kristian Vittinghus [DEN][3] beat Chan Yan Kit [HKG] 18-21 24-22 21-19

Anand Pawar [IND] beat Rune Ulsing [DEN] 21-10 22-20

Hsueh Hsuan Yi [TPE] beat Wong Wing Ki [HKG][2] 21-9 21-9

XD - Qualification

Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa [INA] beat Vitalij Durkin/Nina Vislova [RUS] 21-11 16-21 21-13

Halim Haryanto Ho/Eva Lee [USA] beat Fang Chieh Min/Wang Pei Rong [TPE] 21-19 27-25

Liao Min Chun/Chen Hsiao Huan [TPE] beat Ong Jien Guo/Chong Sook Chin [MAS][3] 23-21 21-11

Mikkel Delbo Larsen/Mie Schjoett-Kristensen [DEN] beat Baptiste Careme/Laura Choinet [FRA] 21-19 22-20

Markis Kido/Lita Nurlita [INA] beat Shin Baek Cheol/Kim Ha Na [KOR] 21-16 22-20

Noriyasu Hirata/Miyuki Maeda [JPN] beat Wong Wai Hong/Chau Hoi Wah [HKG][4] 21-14 21-13

Ruud Bosch/Lotte Jonathans [NED] beat Johannes Schoettler/Sandra Marinello [GER] 21-19 21-19

Alexandr Nikolaenko/Valeri Sorokina [RUS][2] beat Nipitphon Puangpuapech/Somsri Nessara [THA] 21-14 21-15

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes his squad is capable of success in Europe this season.
He said: "This team is ready for the big challenge of doing well in Europe this season and we have to believe we can go all the way.
"You always need a little bit of luck in the cups but this pool of players can develop into something special.
"I'm delighted with the way our campaign is going. We added to the squad with Owen Hargreaves, Tevez, Nani and Anderson and they have all made a real impact.
"They are all young lads who bring a real energy to the place.
"I have been quoted as saying this is the strongest squad I have ever had and I stand by that statement.
"Things are going well in the league and we qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League with ease."
Manchaester United qualified for the Knock-out stages of the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE with 16 points and will face Schalke 04 FC of Germany in the round of 16.

BEHOLD THE NEW ENGLAND MANAGER

Mr. Fabio Capello has been appointed as the new manager for the THE THREE LIONS...He was confirmed as the new manager when top notch contender Mr. Jose Mourinho piblicy declined the plum job..as the officials of the English FA had publicly made known their intention to fill the vacant post left by Mr. Steve McClaren. Mr. Capello has had a very successful stinct as a coach as he has coached AS RomaFC, Juventus FC and Real Madrid FC. He has won the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE and most recently the LA LIGA TITLE with Real Madrid FC after 4 years. He is widely known for his high discipline and is expected to be a hugh inspiration for the England Team.

PHIL BROWN

Philip "Phil" Brown was born on 30 May 1959 in South Shields, County Durham, England) is an English former footballer and the current manager of Hull City. As a player, Brown made over six hundred league appearances in an eighteen-year career. As a manager, he became the first to lead Hull City to the top division in their 104-year history, winning the Championship play-offs in 2008.

His first managerial role was as assistant to Sam Allardyce at Blackpool. He returned to Bolton Wanderers after his playing career ended and served as assistant manager to Colin Todd and he took charge of the team as caretaker manager after Todd's departure in 1999, winning four games out of five, until the appointment of Sam Allardyce. He then served as Allardyce's assistant for six years, before deciding to forge his own career as a manager.

In the 2008/2009 Premiership season with HULL CITY, Brown was rewarded with a new three-year contract, which he signed on the weekend of Hull City's first ever top-flight match, a 2–1 victory over Fulham on 16 August 2008.On 28 September Brown managed Hull to a famous 2-1 away victory over Arsenal. It was only Arsenal's second ever defeat at the Emirates Stadium and was described by the Hull press as the greatest victory in the clubs history. After a 1–0 victory at bottom of the table Tottenham Hotspur the following weekend, and an 3–0 away victory at the also newly promoted West Bromwich Albion, he was awarded the Manager-of-the-Month award for Hull's performances in September.

The first nine games Hull spent as a top division club resulted in six wins as they occupied third place in the Premier League and were only being kept off the top by Liverpool and Arsenal having superior goal difference.

Phil Brown was very happy in the last day of the season despite losing to Manchester United FC because Newcastle United FC lost their match which meant that Hull City survived relegation and Phil Brown could be described as having achieving a very lofty feat in the 104-history of HULL CITY FC.

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After last night's 2-1 Champions League victory, Anderson said: "Veloso is a great player, the world knows that. Coming to Manchester, he will be well received. Everyone will help him reach his best here."

The Brazil international added: "My adjustment to English football has gone well. We're winning - and that obviously helps."

United ace Cristiano Ronaldo also said: "Manchester United always has it's doors open to great players. Veloso is a great player."