Super Bowl Pits Young Coach Vs. Former Assistant

Broadcast: Jan 25, 2003 The Oakland Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are making final preparations for Sunday's National Football League 1) Championship game Super Bowl XXXVII. The game features a

87.A Coach and His Players

I was the new coach of a Little League baseball team and had not yet learned the names of my players. At our first game, I called each boy by the number on his uniform. When I yelled,

2007年VOA标准英语-Bears, Colts, Make Final Preparations For NFL C

By David Byrd Miami 03 February 2007 The Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts are making their final preparations for Sunday's National Football League Super Bowl game in Miami. As VOA's David Byrd reports, part of that preparation includes deali

Sevilla sack coach Marcelino

MADRID, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Spanish La Liga club Sevilla sacked coach Marcelino Garcia on Monday after a run of games which has seen them slip from contenders for a place in Europe to below halfway in the league. Sevilla lost 2-1 at home to Villarreal

VOA慢速英语 2007 0203

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This Sunday is the biggest sporting event of the year for Americans: the Super Bowl. More than ninety million people in the United States watched the National Football League championship game on television

2007年VOA标准英语-Dungy, Smith Make History as First Black Head C

By David Byrd Washington 30 January 2007 National Football League head coaches Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts and Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears have been friends for years. Dungy mentored Smith when both were with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,

2007年VOA标准英语-Historic Superbowl Shatters Racial Barrier in A

By Brian Padden Washington, D.C. 06 February 2007 watch Racial Barrier report The Superbowl is not only the championship final of the National Football League in the United States, it is also the country's most watched sporting event of the year. Th

A Coach and His Players

I was the new coach of a Little League baseball team and had not yet learned the names of my players. At our first game, I called each boy by the number on his uniform. When I yelled,Number5, your time to bat, Jeff Smith came to the plate to hit. Whe

2007年VOA标准英语-Indianapolis Colts Win Super Bowl XLI

By David Byrd Miami 05 February 2007 The Indianapolis Colts have defeated the Chicago Bears, 29-17 to win the National Football League's Super Bowl in Miami, Florida. As VOA'S David Byrd reports, the Colts captured the title for the first time since

2006年VOA标准英语-Steelers, Seahawks Clash in Battle of Firs

By Steve Schy Detriot 01 February 2006 Super Bowl 40 will be played at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday and it is a battle of firsts. The American Conference champion Pittsburgh Steelers are the first

Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova has a relapse

MADRID, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova had on Wednesday a relapse of his illness, a tumor on the parotid gland, according to sources from the Spanish public television, Radio Television Espanola. FC Barcelona did not officially

Antunez retires as Robles' coach

HAVANA, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Dayron Robles' trainer Santiago Antunez has announced his retirement as coach but will remain as a supervisor of national hurdlers, the official daily Granma said on Friday. Antunez, named as the best coach in the world in

Atletico Madrid coach Simeone signs four year deal

MADRID, Mar. 5 (Xinhua) -- Atletico Madrid have announced an agreement to extend the contract of coach, Diego Simeone for a further four seasons. The Argentinean, whose current deal was due to expire at the end of the current season, has agreed a new

Seedorf impact stunning, says coach

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The coach of Brazil's Botafogo has revealed he has been stunned by the impact of former Dutch international Clarence Seedorf since joining the club in July. The 36-year-old proved his quality immediately in an atta

D'Antoni appointed to coach Lakers

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Mike D'Antoni was appointed to coach the Los Angeles Lakers after the NBA team fired Mike Brown last Friday, the Lakers' spokesman John Black announced Monday. Lakers are due to hold a press conference to announce the

Hector Cuper resigns as Racing Santander coach

MADRID, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Hector Cuper resigned as coach of Spanish La Liga club Racing Santander on Tuesday. Cuper, who has previously coached Valencia, Mallorca and Betis in Spain, leaves Racing with the club rock bottom of the league and with ju

Galliani allows more time for AC Milan coach Allegri

Galliani allows more time for AC Milan coach Allegri MILAN, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan club vice president Adriano Galliani insisted Thursday that the Rossoneri head coach Massimiliano Allegri has not been given one game to save his job. Local rep

Brazil unlikely to hire foreign coach, says CBF

Brazil unlikely to hire foreign coach, says CBF

Brown fired from Lakers coach

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Mike Brown was fired from the NBA Lakers after a 1-4 season start, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak confirmed on Friday. The Lakers lost their first three games before their lone victory -- a 108-79 triumph over wi

Rockets confirms McHale as new coach

WASHINGTON, June 1 (Xinhua) -- NBA club Houston Rockets confirmed Kevin McHale as the new coach of the team on Wednesday. The 53-year-old McHale becomes the Rockets' 12th coach and the third since 2003. Rockets depart from former coach Rick Adelman i