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Martial Arts: Taekwondo - A Killer Workout

8/4/2011

by: Moose Lee, Martial Arts Correspondent

Practicing martial arts provides many benefits. It gives you valuable self-defense skills and, at the same time, is a graceful and moving art form. Although these benefits are nice, the biggest reason to practice martial arts is: it's an unbelievable workout.

If you want to drop some pounds or simply tighten what you already have, give martial arts a go. You might not fall in love with every aspect of it, but in the end, you will definitely see results.

Japan Rises Up To Win World Cup

7/17/2011

Japan are FIFA Women's World Cup champions for the first time, edging out USA in a penalty shootout match in Frankfurt, Germany.

It's US vs. Japan

7/13/2011

It will be USA and Japan in the FIFA Women's World Cup finals.

The semifinal matches were exciting, but they were definitely not the nail-biting cliffhangers of quarterfinal play.

The US slid by France, 3-1. France outplayed the US for most of the game, but when it came to knocking the ball into the net, the US was simply more accurate.

As far as Japan verses Sweden, well, Japan won 3-1. Both teams played hard, but Japan seemed to have more heart.

The final match of the World Cup will be Sunday at 1:45 (EST).

Women's World Cup Semifinals Start Now!

7/13/2011

USA is about to play France for the semifinals. Follow the action live.

Japan plays Sweden at 1.

Women's World Cup Quartfinals Are Over

7/10/2011

Here's an update on how the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup played out.

France nipped England in overtime in the penalty shootout. At the end of regular playing time, the score was tied 1-1. It remained scoreless at the end of extra time, but during the penalty kicks, France won out, (3-4).

Japan upset Germany, 1-0 after the game went into extra time, as well. Japan grabbed the win though before the penalty shootout phase.

Sweden breezed by Australia, 3-0, but it was Brazil vs. USA that was the most exciting match during quarterfinal play.

The USA scored in the first 74 seconds after a corner kick, which deflected off a Brazil player and went into their own goal.

It was tied until Rachel Buehler from the US received a red card in the second half for a foul she supposedly made in front of the goal, giving Brazil a penalty shot, which Hope Solo deflected. The referee then made a terrible call and said Solo left the line before the kick, which she hadn't. Solo received a yellow card for her protest of the call. This gave Brazil another shot at the penalty kick, which Solo was unable to deflect a second time.

With the score tied at 1-1, the USA team was down to 10 players, and still they held the Brazilians back.

The game was forced into over time, and Brazil quickly scored a point. The score was 2-1 until 122 minutes into the match. Seconds before the final whistle blew, on a set-up from Megan Rapinoe, Amy Wombach headed the ball into the net, bringing the score to 2-2.

In the penalty shoutout phase, the USA was 5-5, and Solo managed to deflect one of Brazil's attempts.

The game was very excited indeed.

The semifinals start Wednesday with Japan facing off against Sweden and the US battling France.

Quaterfinals of Women's World Cup

7/8/2011

We are in the quarter finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup. Here's a breakdown of the match-ups.

Germany vs. Japan
England vs. France
Sweden vs. Australia
Brazil vs. USA

After an upset by Sweden, the USA faces one of the toughest teams in the tournament, Brazil, who won the Group D group stage.

Germany topped Group A, England narrowly topped Group B, and Sweden topped Group C.

Matches begin Saturday and carry on through Sunday.

Women's World Cup Update

6/30/2011

In the next phase of the Women's World Cup, France plays Germany, Canada plats Nigeria, England plays Japan and New Zealand plays Mexico on July 5.

On July 6, USA plays Sweden, Colombia plays North Korea, Equatorial Guinea plays Brazil, and Australia plays Norway.

Here are the latest standings.

Group A:
Germany (2-0-0) +6
Canada (0-2-0) +0
France (2-0-0) +6
Nigeria (0-2-0) +0

Group B:
Japan (2-0-0) +6
New Zealand (0-2-0) +0
Mexico (0-1-1) +1
England (1-0-1) +3

Group C:
Colombia (0-2-0) +0
Sweden (2-0-0) +6
USA (2-0-0) +6
Korea DPR (0+2+0) +0

Group D:
Brazil (2-0-0) +6
Australia (1-1-0) +3
Norway (1-1-0) +3
Equatorial Guinea (0-2-0) +0

Game Schedule

Phils Beat Boston

6/29/2011

The Philadelphia Phillies trounced the Boston Red Sox last night, 5-0 at Citizens Bank Park.

Josh Beckett started for the Red Sox with Cliff Lee hurling for the Phils. Lee pitched a shut-out, allowing only two hits in the nine innings he was on the mound.

In my opinion, Cliff Lee is probably the best opening pitcher in baseball with an ERA of 2.66 and a 9-5 win-loss count, but it was the Phil's bats that lead them to victory last night.

The game remained scoreless until Domonic Brown hit a 2-run home run in the bottom of the second after Beckett hung a fastball over the plate. It's a good thing too because Saturday against Oakland, Brown got booed by the crowd for not hustling to first on a ground ball he had hit, which was bobbled by the A's second basemen, Jemile Weeks.

Brown got things started again when he lead off with a double in the fifth. Chooch advanced Brown to third with a long fly ball to right-center, and then Lee's sacrifice fly brought the score to 3-0.

Shane Victorino hit a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 6th, bringing the final score to 5-0 in favor of the Phils.

All in all the Phils had outstanding pitching and solid bats, putting them one step closer to winning the World Series.

Women's World Cup - Round 1 Update

6/28/2011

USA beat North Korea, 2-0 to wrap up Round 1 for Group C.

Here are the updated standings:

Group A: (TEAM - WLT RECORD - POINT COUNT)

Germany (1-0-0) +3
France (1-0-0) +3
Canada (0-1-0) +0
Nigeria (0-1-0) +0

Group B:(TEAM - WLT RECORD - POINT COUNT)

Japan (1-0-0) +3
New Zealand (0-1-0) +0
Mexico (0-0-1) +1
England (0-0-1) +1

Group C:(TEAM - WLT RECORD - POINT COUNT)

Colombia (0-1-0) +0
Sweden (1-0-0) +3
USA (2-0-0) +3
Korea DPR (0+2+0) +0

Round One for Group D begins tomorrow when Brazil plays Australia and Norway plays Equatorial Guinea.

Wimbledon is also happening. The quarterfinals are in progress.

FIFA Women's World Cup Update

6/27/2011

Round One for Group A and B is over.

Group A: (TEAM - WLT RECORD - POINT COUNT)

Germany (1-0-0) +3
France (1-0-0) +3
Canada (0-1-0) +0
Nigeria (0-1-0) +0

Germany beat Canada 2-1. France beat Nigeria, 1-0.

Group B:(TEAM - WLT RECORD - POINT COUNT)

Japan (1-0-0) +3
New Zealand (0-1-0) +0
Mexico (0-0-1) +1
England (0-0-1) +1

Japan beat New Zealand, 2-1. Mexico and England tied, 1-1.

Round One for Group C is nearly finished. Sweden beat Colombia, 1-0) and USA is playing North Korea right now.

Group C:
Colombia (0-1-0) +0
Sweden (1-0-0) +3
USA (0-0-0)
Korea DPR (0+0+0)

Round One for Group D begins Wednesday when Brazil plays Australia and Norway plays Equatorial Guinea.

Group D:
Brazil
Australia
Norway
Equatorial Guinea

About the Sports Page

With the exception of the Phils, Thunder and the Mooseville High Bees, professional and amateur sports' teams are not top priorities for Mooseville citizens, but health and fitness-related topics are. Here you'll find a range of rants and comments on all things athletic.

Author:

Charlie Hustle joined the Mooseville Journal Record writing staff this past June after an extensive amateur career in softball, basketball, fútbol, football, tennis, golf, swimming, bowling, billiards, archery, ping pong, and Chinese checkers. Currently, Hustle is studying a variety of martial arts forms including: Taekwondo, Jeet Kun Do, Silat, and American, Thai, and Filipino-style boxing.

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