Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Helen Knows Her Sports: Stepping Outside the Box....
Helen Knows Her Sports: Stepping Outside the Box....: This past Friday my good friend and I locked in an opportunity to come in and shoot promo videos for one of Atlanta's top training facil...
Stepping Outside the Box....
This past Friday my good friend and I locked in an opportunity to come in and shoot promo videos for one of Atlanta's top training facilities. The facility is X3 Sports. It's located in the West Midtown area. X3 was founded in 2007 as a small facility in Marietta, GA focusing on kickboxing, boxing, and mixed martial arts. Expanding to have three locations, yoga, sports training, and boot camp has been added to enhance your fitness, and athletic competition or performance.
The mission for X3 Sports: " Our mission is a genuine desire to help people achieve their goals. We are a results oriented training center that treats each member like family. These are the qualities that have made us successful and the ones that continue to allow us to grow." This week we are shooting the promo video for X3 trainer of the week , Will. Please be sure to stay tuned for what he specializes in! If you're interested in gaining your strength back, staying healthy, and toning your body you can log onto http://x3sports.com/ and BOOK YOUR FREE CLASS....again, BOOK YOUR FREE CLASS!
Thanks again for walking my journey into sports with me! This is a life long dream that I have always looked to fulfill during my time here on earth! I am a daddy's girl!...A sports girl at heart! Stay tuned for Will's promo video and other projects that I have coming up. Have a blessed day!!
-Helen
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Weird Superstitions in the Sports World From Fans
I may be a little late, but in the last month or so I have been hearing the craziest things in the sports world. Sometimes these fans come up with the craziest things to say! The first craziest thing is when Serena Williams lost her match and they blamed it on her current boyfriend Drake. I just don't understand how he plays a part. All he did was sit in the stands and support her.
Is Serena not allowed to lose? I understand that she may be the best at tennis but I truly believe that she is allowed to lose every once in a while. You just can't win them all. Even Michael Jordan lost. I am pretty sure that Drake and Serena both were just shaking their heads. That's all they could do. There is no need to even feed into any of that non-sense because that's all it is. People just come up with the most bizzar things to say just to have something to talk about. How about reaching out to congratulate her anyway on a great match.
The second craziest thing was a 2-in-1. This Ciara and Russell Wilson superstition. First, the DJ for the Seahawks couldn't play a song by Future because it might have made Russell feel a certain type of way. In my opinion, it shouldn't because ain't none of Future's songs about him nor Ciara. Future is one of the hottest rappers out now and his music just hypes everybody up. Speaking of hyping up, I'm pretty sure that some of the Seahawks team and some fans can agree with me. The next thing was when the Seahawks started off with an 0-2 record. The fans blamed it on Russell not being able to concentrate because of Ciara.
As a quarterback, he should be able to separate his game mind frame from his personal. When he is on that field, Ciara needs to be non-existent for 48 minutes. He has business to take care of when it comes to winning games! Ciara on the other hand, is doing her job of being the supportive girlfriend by showing her face at the games. People just need someone to point their finger at not even considering how crazy they are going to even sound or look after they do it. Russell has to take better control and the defense needed to help him out. He couldn't win both games alone.
I just feel bad when things like this is said and then it just spread all over the internet like wildfire. I am not a big fan of gossip and slander. I'm pretty sure no one is, but it just burns me up inside. It's like these athletes cannot date anyone famous. they just have to stick to someone who is not in the limelight and it's not right. It's their choice to date whomever they want. The fans and media just need to leave them alone and let them live their lives. I wonder if this turns any other athlete away from wanting to date anyone famous? It wouldn't if I was an athlete. I'm just saying. That's my rant/thought for today...Stay tuned for more with Helen Knows Her Sports!
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Helen Knows Her Sports: My First Drag Race...
Helen Knows Her Sports: My First Drag Race...: ATLANTA- This past Friday August 28, 2015, I got the opportunity to come out and cover Championship night for Friday Night Drag Race at the ...
My First Drag Race...
ATLANTA- This past Friday August 28, 2015, I got the opportunity to come out and cover Championship night for Friday Night Drag Race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. As I walked in, I was in complete awe. I just couldn't believe my eyes. I was at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. I never imagined in my lifetime that I would experience this, but why not?
My first instinct was to hurry up and get to the track. Throughout my path I was able to witness the drivers preparing their cars in their assigned garage before their practice runs. Once I approached the fence behind the track a certain young man caught my eye and I approached him. The conversation went as follows:
1. "Is this your first time here?" "Yes my co-worker usually comes here."
2. "What made you want to come?" My co-worker talked me into racing my car."
3. " What kind of car do you have?" "A 2006 Jetta 2.0 Turbo."
4. "Is checking out the practice laps helping you determine if you want to race?" "Oh, I'm racing, it's just that I wanted to see how everything goes first,"
5. "Is there a particular driver or car that you want to race?" "Yeah, one of my other co-workers is here and he drives a BMW M-3."
6. "In order to get yourself ready do you have any motivational music to get you ready?" "Yeah, Young Thug"
7. "What's your game plan to beat him?" "Take the hell off!"
After successfully speaking with him, I was able to speak with an actual fan that loves drag-racing. This conversation went as follows:
"Hello how are you" "I'm good and you?"
I'm good! How long have you been coming to the drag races?" " I've been coming for about five years now on every Friday night. It gives you something to do."
The gentleman then went on to inform me about all of the crazy experiences that he has witnessed throughout the past five years. I then went on to ask...
"What is the difference between Drag Racing and NASCAR?" " NASCAR drives 200 laps around the track trying to win and Drag Race is between two cars." After he answered this question, he went on to inform me that there are 12 divisions in Drag Racing along with describing to me that if a car goes off into the other lane or on the concrete outside of the track then the other driver automatically wins.
By this time, night time has fell and ALL of the lights has come on to light up the track! At first, people who just wanted to drive their car around the track got to drive around a few laps just to get the experience. Afterwards, was the car show where the fans got to come to the grass inside the track and take a look at all of the antique and current cars with thousands of dollars worth of work on them.
Last, is what we've all were waiting for! The races began! to see all of those cars ranging from the 1950's on up to 2015 pull up to the start line! Hearing the noise of all of those engines crank up made me feel like I was on the set of Fast & the Furious! The highlight for me was that a 1970's Volkswagon Bug was winning races against Cameros, Ford pick-up trucks, Firebirds, and Malibus! There was also a 1980's Mustang that was un-beatable! Everyone was looking forward to seeing who he was going to race next and if he was going to win.
From 9 PM til about 11:45 PM the races continued all the way up until they crowned a champion. The types of cars racing were BMW, Malibu, Ford pick-up, Corvette, Porsche, Mustang, Cutlass. Below is the list of champions that was crowned:
-Helen
My first instinct was to hurry up and get to the track. Throughout my path I was able to witness the drivers preparing their cars in their assigned garage before their practice runs. Once I approached the fence behind the track a certain young man caught my eye and I approached him. The conversation went as follows:
1. "Is this your first time here?" "Yes my co-worker usually comes here."
2. "What made you want to come?" My co-worker talked me into racing my car."
3. " What kind of car do you have?" "A 2006 Jetta 2.0 Turbo."
4. "Is checking out the practice laps helping you determine if you want to race?" "Oh, I'm racing, it's just that I wanted to see how everything goes first,"
5. "Is there a particular driver or car that you want to race?" "Yeah, one of my other co-workers is here and he drives a BMW M-3."
6. "In order to get yourself ready do you have any motivational music to get you ready?" "Yeah, Young Thug"
7. "What's your game plan to beat him?" "Take the hell off!"
After successfully speaking with him, I was able to speak with an actual fan that loves drag-racing. This conversation went as follows:
"Hello how are you" "I'm good and you?"
I'm good! How long have you been coming to the drag races?" " I've been coming for about five years now on every Friday night. It gives you something to do."
The gentleman then went on to inform me about all of the crazy experiences that he has witnessed throughout the past five years. I then went on to ask...
"What is the difference between Drag Racing and NASCAR?" " NASCAR drives 200 laps around the track trying to win and Drag Race is between two cars." After he answered this question, he went on to inform me that there are 12 divisions in Drag Racing along with describing to me that if a car goes off into the other lane or on the concrete outside of the track then the other driver automatically wins.
By this time, night time has fell and ALL of the lights has come on to light up the track! At first, people who just wanted to drive their car around the track got to drive around a few laps just to get the experience. Afterwards, was the car show where the fans got to come to the grass inside the track and take a look at all of the antique and current cars with thousands of dollars worth of work on them.
Last, is what we've all were waiting for! The races began! to see all of those cars ranging from the 1950's on up to 2015 pull up to the start line! Hearing the noise of all of those engines crank up made me feel like I was on the set of Fast & the Furious! The highlight for me was that a 1970's Volkswagon Bug was winning races against Cameros, Ford pick-up trucks, Firebirds, and Malibus! There was also a 1980's Mustang that was un-beatable! Everyone was looking forward to seeing who he was going to race next and if he was going to win.
From 9 PM til about 11:45 PM the races continued all the way up until they crowned a champion. The types of cars racing were BMW, Malibu, Ford pick-up, Corvette, Porsche, Mustang, Cutlass. Below is the list of champions that was crowned:
Harbin's Mechanical Services Super Pro Division
Billy Clevenger (Jonesboro); 1963 Chevrolet Corvette
Billy Clevenger (Jonesboro); 1963 Chevrolet Corvette
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Pro Division
David Clevenger (Hampton); 1986 Chevrolet Corvette
David Clevenger (Hampton); 1986 Chevrolet Corvette
Zaxby's Street Outlaw Division
Lamar Chambers (Griffin); 1985 Chevrolet S-10
Lamar Chambers (Griffin); 1985 Chevrolet S-10
Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Division
Lee King (Sharpsburg); 1987 Ford Mustang
Lee King (Sharpsburg); 1987 Ford Mustang
Harbin's Mechanical Services Domestic Advanced Division
Stephen DeFayette (Sharpsburg); 1988 Mazda RX7
Stephen DeFayette (Sharpsburg); 1988 Mazda RX7
Harding Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Domestic Division
Chris Morgan (Jackson); 1966 Ford Mustang
Chris Morgan (Jackson); 1966 Ford Mustang
Truck Advanced Division
Will Coots (Stockbridge); 1985 Chevrolet C-10
Will Coots (Stockbridge); 1985 Chevrolet C-10
Street Modified Division
Douglas Anglin (Griffin); 1988 Ford Mustang
Douglas Anglin (Griffin); 1988 Ford Mustang
Factory Street Division
Zachary Stripling (Stockbridge); 2014 Ford Mustang
Zachary Stripling (Stockbridge); 2014 Ford Mustang
Diesel Truck Division
Taylor Wilder (Locust Grove); 1994 Dodge Ram 1500
Taylor Wilder (Locust Grove); 1994 Dodge Ram 1500
Truck Division
Brian Leath (Hampton); 1976 Chevrolet C-10
Brian Leath (Hampton); 1976 Chevrolet C-10
Sport Compact Division
Bobby Bramblett (Loganville); 1970 VW Beetle
Bobby Bramblett (Loganville); 1970 VW Beetle
Tuner Division
Leo Martinez (Griffin); 1993 Honda Civic
Leo Martinez (Griffin); 1993 Honda Civic
Super Bike Division
Tony Freeman (Stockbridge); 2006 Suzuki
Tony Freeman (Stockbridge); 2006 Suzuki
Sport Bike Division
Bryan Berube (Forest Park); 2006 Suzuki 1300
Bryan Berube (Forest Park); 2006 Suzuki 1300
Motorcycle Division
Ricky Harrelson (McDonough); 2006 Yamaha R6
Ricky Harrelson (McDonough); 2006 Yamaha R6
Thunder Tower West Harley-Davidson Cruiser/Dirt Motorcycle Division
Andrew Bunn (Hampton); 1999 Harley-Davidson
Andrew Bunn (Hampton); 1999 Harley-Davidson
ATV Division
Omar Ruiz (Cumming)
There you have it! I look forward to covering another race sometime soon in the near future! I hope you all enjoyed this read and that you felt like you were there! In the meantime, stay tuned I'll have plenty more to write about!Omar Ruiz (Cumming)
-Helen
Friday, August 21, 2015
I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU ALL!!
Thought of the day...
I have an upcoming surprise for you all!!!! I NEVER thought that I would step outside the box so quickly!!! I am so excited!!! Hope I have you on your toes!!!
Stay Tuned....Follow the Movement!
-Helen
I have an upcoming surprise for you all!!!! I NEVER thought that I would step outside the box so quickly!!! I am so excited!!! Hope I have you on your toes!!!
Stay Tuned....Follow the Movement!
-Helen
Thursday, August 6, 2015
There's a WOMAN Coach in the NFL!!!
Just a few weeks ago I had mentioned in my sports fact of the week that the NFL was considering letting a female become a coach as long as she can make a player better. Well...IT HAS HAPPENED! Congratulations are in order to Jen Welter who landed an internship with the Arizona Cardinals. As a woman, this made me very excited considering that in my future I see myself as a team owner (I'll keep you updated).
I wonder if she is doing this to get her foot in the door for other opportunities or if being a NFL coach was something that she wanted to do all along since she was a pro-football and rugby player herself. I actually had gotten a man's opinion on her being hired and he said that he doesn't think that it is going to work out because ain't no 300 pound man going to listen to a woman. I find that a little hard to believe because I'm pretty sure that he listens to his mother, or maybe even his wife if he's married.
There's nothing wrong with a man listening to a woman. We can know as much as a man does. Besides, there are plenty of men coaching women sports. I don't thing that there is anything in the handbooks that states that women cannot coach men sports. We just never had the chance to until now. It's about time that us women get the chance to showcase our talents in an all male dominated world. We LOVE sports too! We just have work a little harder to prove ourselves.
There are some of us that didn't play sports but want to commentate, sideline report, of just write. With that being said I wonder how hard it would be if I was to apply for a coaching position in professional sports. That's not until the near future. I still want to get more years of experience under my belt before I would even set myself up for the okey doke. As a woman I couldn't be more proud of what women has accomplished in the sports industry! I have a great feeling that things will start to be more easier and equally available in the years to come for women in sports. We don't just have to be behind the scenes and on the sidelines all the time.
You've heard my thought for today....Stay tuned for more Helen Knows Her Sports!
I wonder if she is doing this to get her foot in the door for other opportunities or if being a NFL coach was something that she wanted to do all along since she was a pro-football and rugby player herself. I actually had gotten a man's opinion on her being hired and he said that he doesn't think that it is going to work out because ain't no 300 pound man going to listen to a woman. I find that a little hard to believe because I'm pretty sure that he listens to his mother, or maybe even his wife if he's married.
There's nothing wrong with a man listening to a woman. We can know as much as a man does. Besides, there are plenty of men coaching women sports. I don't thing that there is anything in the handbooks that states that women cannot coach men sports. We just never had the chance to until now. It's about time that us women get the chance to showcase our talents in an all male dominated world. We LOVE sports too! We just have work a little harder to prove ourselves.
There are some of us that didn't play sports but want to commentate, sideline report, of just write. With that being said I wonder how hard it would be if I was to apply for a coaching position in professional sports. That's not until the near future. I still want to get more years of experience under my belt before I would even set myself up for the okey doke. As a woman I couldn't be more proud of what women has accomplished in the sports industry! I have a great feeling that things will start to be more easier and equally available in the years to come for women in sports. We don't just have to be behind the scenes and on the sidelines all the time.
You've heard my thought for today....Stay tuned for more Helen Knows Her Sports!
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
WOW! What A Game!!!
This past Sunday August 3, 2015 I witnessed one of the BEST hard fought games in women's basketball. The 3-time Eastern Conference Champions the Atlanta Dream hosted their annual "Dream Pink" game against the defending WNBA Champions the Phoenix Mercury. This game was dedicated to help find a cure for Breast Cancer. An auction followed soon after and the proceeds were donated to the Grady Avon Breast Cancer Center.
In the first quarter after tip off, the Phoenix Mercury missed their first shot and the Dream rebounded the ball. As they approached their basket, Angel McCoughtry drained a three and put the Dream on the board. From there, Phoenix Mercury forward Candice Dupree dominated the quarter by making all four of her field goals and getting to the foul line. Both Brittney Griner (Mercury) and Anika Henry (Dream) were in foul trouble with two each. The first quarter score was 15-20.
Second Quarter
The second quarter began with the Mercury much drive and enthusiasm. Their defense was just a little too much for the Dream to handle. They were grabbing both offensive and defensive rebounds, blocking, and stealing the ball. For the first six and a half minutes, Phoenix held Atlanta to the 15 points they had from the first quarter. This time, it was Monique Currie who stepped up for the Mercury by scoring a total of 10 points. With 3:44 left the Atlanta Dream came alive when Angel McCoughtry scored two back to back field goals. Soon after, Anika Henry then hit back to back field goals resulting Brittney Griner's third foul on the second one sending her to the foul line. She hit the "and one". At the two minute mark both teams were creating stops preventing the other team from scoring. With half a second on the clock, Tiffany Hayes hits a buzzer beater three pointer going into halftime with the score being 31-43.
Halftime
Festivities included honoring ALL Breast Cancer Survivors and a performance from the Atlanta Dream Supremes, an elderly dance team with ALL grandmothers on it!
Third Quarter
When the Atlanta Dream came out for the third quarter the crowd was on their feet! Atlanta fed off of the their excitement leading them to score 14 straight points in the first five minutes! The Mercury only scored six. From here the Dream's defense was phenomenal. They were grabbing both the offensive and defensive rebounds,getting defensive stops, and steals. Speaking of steals, Shonni Schimmel (Dream) acquired back to back steals resulting in back to back three pointers MAKING IT A NAIL BITER in the last two minutes of the quarter! Although the Mercury were outscored by the Dream 22-10 they fought hard to stay in the game and the score ended up being tied 53-53 keeping the crowd on their toes preparing for the fourth quarter.
Fourth Quarter
Both teams came out with a lot of fight going into the last 10 minutes of the game! The crowd was on its feet cheering for both teams. Philips arena all of a sudden got quiet due to the careless mistakes made on the court. There were no baskets made in the first two minutes. All of a sudden, Shonni Schimmel awoke the crowd by hitting a three! The game then turns into a defensive battle with both teams getting to the foul line and scoring field goals, but the Phoenix was still able to hold on to the lead with 67 points. Both teams was able to score more points, but it was only due to getting to the foul line. At that moment, time was winding down and it was to the last sixty seconds. The Dream had possession and got it to the hands of Angel McCoughtry. She ended up losing the ball and Phoenix walked away with the win.
The Atlanta Dream's next home game is on August 14, 2015 against Maya Moore and the Minnesota Lynx. I hope you enjoyed this read and felt as if you were at the game!
Stay tuned.....
-Helen
In the first quarter after tip off, the Phoenix Mercury missed their first shot and the Dream rebounded the ball. As they approached their basket, Angel McCoughtry drained a three and put the Dream on the board. From there, Phoenix Mercury forward Candice Dupree dominated the quarter by making all four of her field goals and getting to the foul line. Both Brittney Griner (Mercury) and Anika Henry (Dream) were in foul trouble with two each. The first quarter score was 15-20.
Second Quarter
The second quarter began with the Mercury much drive and enthusiasm. Their defense was just a little too much for the Dream to handle. They were grabbing both offensive and defensive rebounds, blocking, and stealing the ball. For the first six and a half minutes, Phoenix held Atlanta to the 15 points they had from the first quarter. This time, it was Monique Currie who stepped up for the Mercury by scoring a total of 10 points. With 3:44 left the Atlanta Dream came alive when Angel McCoughtry scored two back to back field goals. Soon after, Anika Henry then hit back to back field goals resulting Brittney Griner's third foul on the second one sending her to the foul line. She hit the "and one". At the two minute mark both teams were creating stops preventing the other team from scoring. With half a second on the clock, Tiffany Hayes hits a buzzer beater three pointer going into halftime with the score being 31-43.
Halftime
Festivities included honoring ALL Breast Cancer Survivors and a performance from the Atlanta Dream Supremes, an elderly dance team with ALL grandmothers on it!
Third Quarter
When the Atlanta Dream came out for the third quarter the crowd was on their feet! Atlanta fed off of the their excitement leading them to score 14 straight points in the first five minutes! The Mercury only scored six. From here the Dream's defense was phenomenal. They were grabbing both the offensive and defensive rebounds,getting defensive stops, and steals. Speaking of steals, Shonni Schimmel (Dream) acquired back to back steals resulting in back to back three pointers MAKING IT A NAIL BITER in the last two minutes of the quarter! Although the Mercury were outscored by the Dream 22-10 they fought hard to stay in the game and the score ended up being tied 53-53 keeping the crowd on their toes preparing for the fourth quarter.
Fourth Quarter
Both teams came out with a lot of fight going into the last 10 minutes of the game! The crowd was on its feet cheering for both teams. Philips arena all of a sudden got quiet due to the careless mistakes made on the court. There were no baskets made in the first two minutes. All of a sudden, Shonni Schimmel awoke the crowd by hitting a three! The game then turns into a defensive battle with both teams getting to the foul line and scoring field goals, but the Phoenix was still able to hold on to the lead with 67 points. Both teams was able to score more points, but it was only due to getting to the foul line. At that moment, time was winding down and it was to the last sixty seconds. The Dream had possession and got it to the hands of Angel McCoughtry. She ended up losing the ball and Phoenix walked away with the win.
The Atlanta Dream's next home game is on August 14, 2015 against Maya Moore and the Minnesota Lynx. I hope you enjoyed this read and felt as if you were at the game!
Stay tuned.....
-Helen
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Stay Tuned!!!
There is so much going on in sports right now...Serena Williams winning her sixth Wimbledon Grand Slam, the NBA and their trades and free agency, Monee Davis signing with the Harlem Globetrotters, and football season around the corner! Just to name a few...
I just wanted to reach back out to you as my readers to inform you that "Helen Knows Her Sports" has a lot in store! I know that I have not posted anything since May just know that I have not abandoned you. That's the LAST thing that I am going to do. I LOVE SPORTS TOO MUCH! Just know that I am looking to give some of the most accurate interviews and articles known to fans. I am going to keep you on your toes and keep you wondering what I'm going to do next! Hope I have you wondering now!!! Have a blessed day...STAY TUNED!
-Helen
I just wanted to reach back out to you as my readers to inform you that "Helen Knows Her Sports" has a lot in store! I know that I have not posted anything since May just know that I have not abandoned you. That's the LAST thing that I am going to do. I LOVE SPORTS TOO MUCH! Just know that I am looking to give some of the most accurate interviews and articles known to fans. I am going to keep you on your toes and keep you wondering what I'm going to do next! Hope I have you wondering now!!! Have a blessed day...STAY TUNED!
-Helen
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Twin Sports TV/Atlanta Invitational II
ATLANTA-On Saturday May 16th, 2015, Exposure Basketball Events a company founded in 2011 for youth basketball tournaments hosted the Atlanta Invite II 2015 at the Osborne High School in Marietta, GA. There, about 14 teams ranging from ages five to 17 were scheduled to play starting at 9 AM. At 12 PM, the Atlanta Hurricanes was set to take on the Skillset Vipers and media company Twin Sports TV was present for tipoff.
Twin Sports TV is a media production company founded by identical twin sisters Renita Deloatch and Regina Deloatch-Ratliff. Born and raised in Newport News Virginia they are now relocated to Atlanta, GA and are taking over youth sports and exposing the talents of these young athletes to the world! Back to the game, in the first half it started out pretty slow. You can tell that the boys were just starting to figure out how to run the plays, work with one another, and get into the groove of the game considering that they only had five minute quarters. By halftime, there were points on the board and both teams came alive leaving everyone to anticipate what the second half will have in store.
As the second half began, both teams came out with enthusiasm and determination making it seem like you were watching either a top high school, college, or maybe even a NBA game. These young men were only in the 7th grade! There were three point shots made, defensive stops, and creative plays. The highlight of this game was in the fourth quarter with 4.9 seconds to go on the clock. The score was 39-40 and the Atlanta Hurricanes were about to inbound the ball. As the ball was in route to a teammate, a player from the Vipers stole the ball and was able to bank in the layup. It left everyone shocked who witnessed it! The final score was 40-41.
From that game the Twin Sports TV crew was able to catch the tip off of a 6th grade girls' game located in the other gym. It was the Southern Soul versus the Skillset Vipers. As the game began, watching them made the question pop up in your head “Who said that girls can't play basketball?” In the first quarter, it was more of a defensive game with a lot of stops. With the missed shots, the score was only 8-12. in the second quarter, the Vipers set the tone with taking control of the game. They were making more shots, stealing the ball, and grabbing offensive and defensive rebounds. They went into halftime leading the Soul with a score of 9-18.
In the third quarter, the Soul came out with a little more determination by driving to the basket to draw fouls, making foul shots, and making their own stops to hold the Vipers to only scoring one point making the score 13-19. In the fourth both teams were looking to stay alive. At this point, there were many jump balls and missed foul shots. The Vipers were still able to pull through with the win and the final score was 17-24. For more information on these games, youth tournaments, youth events, and Twin Sports TV please be sure to log onto www.twinsportstv.com. Here you will also be able to view highlights and photos from previous games and events. You can also follow them on social media all at Twin Sports TV.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
The Dez Bryant Catch...
This past Sunday, it seemed like karma came back around to the Dallas Cowboys when the referees reversed the call when Dez Bryant caught the ball. It was devastating. Especially to the Cowboys fans. I know me personally, I was jumping up and down screaming because I felt that it was a good catch. Once I seen the ref take the field, I knew it wasn't going to be good.
I just cannot believe that that call was reversed. I feel that there are no good explanations to why the call was made. THAT WAS CLEARLY A CATCH!!! In my opinion, the NFL needs to have a meeting once the season is actually over on how to make better calls. If you take a look at the replay, you can see that the ball was in his hands. Little do they know, calls like this makes some NFL fans feel that the games are rigged!
This organization is too big and successful to have their fans, who is one of the reasons it exists think that there is some illegal things going on within the front office. I hope that next season brings better calls because I see the NFL losing some fans in the near future! I can't even imagine how Dez Bryant is feeling right now. I bet he is still distraught. I know I would be.
If I were him, I would have been in Roger Goodell's office the first thing Monday morning! He would have really had to do a break down in order for me to believe that it was an incomplete pass! It may be a while before Bryant will be able to get over this because in all reality, he had his hands on the ball and Dallas was going to win the game. Well that's all I have to say for right now, but I hope that Dallas have another great run next season and they get to advance so they can go on another Super Bowl run! That's all I have to say for now...Stay tuned and have a good day!!!
-Helen
I just cannot believe that that call was reversed. I feel that there are no good explanations to why the call was made. THAT WAS CLEARLY A CATCH!!! In my opinion, the NFL needs to have a meeting once the season is actually over on how to make better calls. If you take a look at the replay, you can see that the ball was in his hands. Little do they know, calls like this makes some NFL fans feel that the games are rigged!
This organization is too big and successful to have their fans, who is one of the reasons it exists think that there is some illegal things going on within the front office. I hope that next season brings better calls because I see the NFL losing some fans in the near future! I can't even imagine how Dez Bryant is feeling right now. I bet he is still distraught. I know I would be.
If I were him, I would have been in Roger Goodell's office the first thing Monday morning! He would have really had to do a break down in order for me to believe that it was an incomplete pass! It may be a while before Bryant will be able to get over this because in all reality, he had his hands on the ball and Dallas was going to win the game. Well that's all I have to say for right now, but I hope that Dallas have another great run next season and they get to advance so they can go on another Super Bowl run! That's all I have to say for now...Stay tuned and have a good day!!!
-Helen
Friday, January 9, 2015
How About Those Atlanta Hawks!...
Good Morning Readers!!!
First I would like to say Happy New Year!!! I know it's been a long time since I've written, but I have a moment and I would like to share it with you. With that being said, let me start it off by saying "How about them Atlanta Hawks!?"
Speaking as a fan/analyst this was unexpected. Considering that I have been in Atlanta for six years, I have learned that it is sometimes hard to be a fan for an Atlanta sports team unless it's high school. With the changes in coaching and the front office, the team seems to have that positive effect too!
They play well together and there is no one or three-man team. It's just the Atlanta Hawks! Here lately they have been on a six game winning streak including dominating in the West! At this point, ATLiens are keeping their hopes up considering that they were let down by the Falcons once again, and the Philips Arena is starting to fill up and it's not even the playoffs.
This is the first time in the 31 years of my life that I have seen the Atlanta Hawks be proclaimed as the 'Beast of the East". I know me myself, I'm looking forward to seeing them continue to win and see how far they go in the playoffs! Now speaking of playoffs, that's when the Hawks seem to give up and they never make it pass the second round. Hopefully, they will take it all the way and become the Eastern Conference Champions!.....then the NBA Championship! Anything's possible!
Thanks for reading...stay tuned
Helen
First I would like to say Happy New Year!!! I know it's been a long time since I've written, but I have a moment and I would like to share it with you. With that being said, let me start it off by saying "How about them Atlanta Hawks!?"
Speaking as a fan/analyst this was unexpected. Considering that I have been in Atlanta for six years, I have learned that it is sometimes hard to be a fan for an Atlanta sports team unless it's high school. With the changes in coaching and the front office, the team seems to have that positive effect too!
They play well together and there is no one or three-man team. It's just the Atlanta Hawks! Here lately they have been on a six game winning streak including dominating in the West! At this point, ATLiens are keeping their hopes up considering that they were let down by the Falcons once again, and the Philips Arena is starting to fill up and it's not even the playoffs.
This is the first time in the 31 years of my life that I have seen the Atlanta Hawks be proclaimed as the 'Beast of the East". I know me myself, I'm looking forward to seeing them continue to win and see how far they go in the playoffs! Now speaking of playoffs, that's when the Hawks seem to give up and they never make it pass the second round. Hopefully, they will take it all the way and become the Eastern Conference Champions!.....then the NBA Championship! Anything's possible!
Thanks for reading...stay tuned
Helen
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