Showing why they're still the strict, totalitarian country that everyone loves to hate, North Korea put its soccer team from the World Cup on stage for a six-hour shaming.
The entire squad was forced onto a stage at the People's Palace of Culture and subjected to criticism from Pak Myong-chol, the sports minister, as 400 government officials, students and journalists watched.
The players were subjected to a "grand debate" on July 2 because they failed in their "ideological struggle" to succeed in South Africa, Radio Free Asia and South Korean media reported.
The team's coach, Kim Jong-hun, was reportedly forced to become a builder and has been expelled from the Workers' Party of Korea.
The coach was punished for "betraying" Kim Jong-un - one of Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il's sons and heir apparent.
The country, in its first World Cup since 1966, lost all three group games – including a 7-0 defeat to Portugal.
North Korea! Where we love doing things that everybody expects us to do! Now lets going shoot some people who were talking about free speech around the corner.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Osprey finish first half of season
The Missoula Osprey finished the first half of their season not in the best of ways. They lost to the Billings Mustangs 6-3 at home in Ogren Park Allegiance Field in front of 2,502 fans.
They finished the first half of the season with a 13-24 record, which was nine games out of first place. However, the great thing about the rookie league is that you get fresh half season to try and make the postseason.
They finished the first half of the season with a 13-24 record, which was nine games out of first place. However, the great thing about the rookie league is that you get fresh half season to try and make the postseason.
Basketball camp help in Mission
The Crockett Rocket's camp was held three weeks ago at the Doghouse in Mission, and had over 80 grade school participants. The campers were taught fundamental skills under the guidance of 15 Bulldog and Lady Bulldog coaches, along with Coach Phillips and Coach Rice. This was the 14th year of the camp and had participants from throughout the valley.
Coach Phillips would like to thank all of the sponsors, his coaches, campers, parents, and everyone who helped make the camp a tremendous success.
Morning coffee... July 30, 2010
Are the Boston Red Sox and baseball in general... boring? Bill Simmons thinks so.
National News
Albert Haynesworth fails physical conditioning test
And just happens to be the highest paid Redskins player. Hooray!
Oswalt to the Phillies
Or they could have just kept Cliff Lee, but whatev.
Local News
Mission Valley Mariners win state tournament opener.
In convincing fashion, they knocked around the Outlaws 18-6
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Dolphins extend contract with former Grizzly
It comes on the heels of Carpenter's first Pro Bowl selection in just his second year in the league. The 24-year-old made 25-of-28 field goals and all but one of his 38 extra point attempts in 2009.
Carpenter has been Miami's full-time kicker the past two seasons.
Morning coffee... July 29, 2010
College News
MSU steer wrestler looking to be tops in at the Last Chance Stampede PRCA Rodeo
I was unaware that the Big Sky Conference had rodeo as a sport, but it's true.
National News
Orioles hire Buck Showalter as manager
Making ESPN the best farm system for prospective managers.
Strasburg on 15-day DL
What happened to that awesome shoulder that wasn't supposed to break down?
Terrell Owens already screws up
Owens misses plan to Bengals camp. Awesome.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Jack Hanna is pretty awesome
You’d think the people writing the articles would try to be helpful and somewhat optimistic. Things like “By doing these actions, you too can survive a bear attack” would be nice. However, their tone was more like a goth kid trying to explain the meaning of life to you. “You probably made the bear angry and unless there’s a hill you can run up too with a Sherman tank waiting for you, you’re pretty much screwed.”
Thanks, Internet.
However, zookeeper and all around nature stud Jack Hanna has given us all new hope. Remember when he would bring snakes on the Late Night show to eat Jay Leno. Along with hoping the snakes would actually eat Leno, I always marveled at how calm Hanna was when handling the animals.
“This snake it the most poisonous in North America… and I’m going to put it in my armpit.”
He was just as calm two weeks ago hiking in Glacier Park with his wife Suzi and three other hikers. Walking on the Grinnell Glacier Trail, he encountered a Grizzly Bear and her two cubs.
Hanna had the group back track and get about 30 feet above the trail to let the Grizzlies walk by. One of the snotty cubs decided to stop and get fussy.
“The one youngster stops… and the hair starts going on its back and I said, ‘Oh shoot’,” Hanna told the Daily Interlake.
At this point, I would have done two things.
1. Wet my pants.
2. Pushed my fellow hikers down on the trail and make a run for it.
Hanna is not that kind of guy though, which makes sense. He’s the Chuck Norris of outdoor people and I’m the Kevin Federline of journalists.
He busted out the bear spray and laid down a cloud of smack down to ward of the bear. It came within ten feet before getting a wiff of the stuff, shook its head and bugged out.
Say hello to Jack Hanna, professional zoo person and grizzly bear enforcer. How many famous people can say they’ve came face-to-face with a large furry bear and survived?
Except for perhaps any guest stars on “Care Bears” nobody can really make that claim except for Hanna. I mean we can only imagine if the likes of Danny Bonaduce and Snooki were on that Glacier Park trail.
Morning coffee... July 28, 2010
While the Griz probably wont win this game and it shows you just how college athletics works (read: money), I applaud Montana for actually scheduling somebody tough in their non-conference schedule.
Coming from Eastern, I watched my Eagles play plenty of play-up (FCS to FBS) games because we're a poor school and we need the money. It's honestly nothing to be proud of since it would usually hurt our record and we'd always start Big Sky play with two losses on our record right out of the gate. However, I'd always use that as ammo when talking to Montana fans since it seemed they'd schedule the "North Dakota school for the kids that are really talented" and "North South East West Canada University" for their pre-conf. schedule.
I can't say anything bad about Tennessee though. Read the full story here.
College News
MSU Women's Basketball Team to take on Baylor
I know it's a ways off but Baylor was a Final Four participant last year.
EWU's red turf ahead of schedule
As much as Montana fans hate it... it's coming!
National News
The Pope rocking a baseball cap
And thank god he's not a Yankees fan.
NASCAR owner Jack Roush injured in plane crash
Which begs the question, why wasn't his butler flying the airplane?
Bosh slammed by Raptors
... and everyone is shocked there is still a basketball team in Toronto.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Morning coffee... July 26, 2010
National News
Hornets not taking offers for Chris Paul
Which would defeat the whole purpose of him asking for a raise.
Soccer player thought to be dead is alive
Mistaken identity case... really weird.
Local News
The Mission Valley Mariners won the Legion district tournament this weekend, they'll get the west's No. 1 seed in the state tournament starting next Thursday.
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