The UAB Campus Recreations Center was named one of the “Top 25 Most Amazing Campus Recreations Centers”. The UAB Campus Rec is a 150,000 square foot facility that spans three floors that include: four basketball/volleyball courts, five racquetball courts (one of which can be converted to squash and four for wallyball), four aerobics studios, 18,000 square feet of weight and cardio-fitness areas, game room, KidZone, aquatics center with both lap and leisure components, CenterCourt gym used for indoor soccer, floor hockey and badminton, Power Zone, indoor track, and a climbing wall.
The top 25 schools include giant schools such as University of Texas and Ohio State University, but also include smaller campuses such as University of North Dakota and Pepperdine University. All the universities listed have state of the art facilities that cater to their students needs. Campus recreations centers are great tools for student physical fitness and overall good health. Many of these amazing campus recreations centers offer an abundant amount of student activities such as out door trips and a intramural sports which are great ways to make friends and to network. Overall this a great list of campus recreation centers that will add excitement for incoming freshman.
to read “The 25 Most Amazing Campus Student Recreation Centers” click here
(sorry its in spanish, but you can see how well both teams played)
The Americans were clinging to a scoreless tie, seconds away from earning a rare point in Mexico, when Angel Reyna’s shot darted perilously close to the goal. Guzan swatted away shot after shot, young defenders Omar Gonzalez and Matt Besler showed the poise of veterans, and the Americans hung on for a 0-0 draw Tuesday night, earning only their second point in a World Cup qualifier at Azteca Stadium.
The tie moved the U.S. (1-1-1) into third place in World Cup qualifying for the North and Central American and Caribbean region after three of 10 matches, one point behind Panama (1-0-2). The Americans and Costa Rica each have four points, but the Ticos are ahead on goal difference. “We wanted to win, but we are pleased with the result,” coach Jurgen Klinsmann said. “They gave us everything they have.”
Klinsmann was criticized after the opening 1-0 loss at Honduras in February, with unidentified players and people close to the team questioning his tactics and leadership in a Sporting News report before last week’s home win over Costa Rica. Mexico dominated possession, and Aquino, Hernandez and Zavala repeatedly tested the inexperienced American defense, picking on left back DaMarcus Beasley in particular after he picked up a yellow card in the eighth minute. But Gonzalez came up with one big play after another, and Besler looked quite comfortable in the Azteca pressure-cooker.
He pitched forward and into the net, but the ball popped skyward and over the goal. In the 28th minute, Jorge Torres Nilo sent a perfect cross in to Chicharito, who was right in front of the goal, just a few feet from Guzan. But Hernandez skied that one, too. Guzan, who made his first start since 2010 in Friday night’s qualifier, was superb. When Carlos Salcido lobbed a gorgeous chip shot to Zavala in the 43rd, Guzan ended the threat by coming out and slamming into Zavala. Not only did Guzan clear the ball, but Zavala was called for a foul.
The Americans also got a bit lucky. Mexico could have been awarded a penalty kick for a two-handed push by Michael Bradley on Hernandez in the 12th minute. And El Tri probably should have been awarded one in the 76th when Maurice Edu took down Aquino from behind with a sliding tackle. The Mexican players were livid when no penalty was called, surrounding Guatemalan referee Walter Lopez. Lopez didn’t back down, although replays showed Edu had clipped Aquino’s foot.
“Soccer is sometimes fickle,” Ochoa said. “Today we left everything on the pitch, we tried scoring from the middle from all sides, diagonals and what was missing was the ball going in the net,” said Ochoa, goalkeeper for Ajaccio, in France’s Ligue 1.
The U.S. defense was offense enough, and the Americans were thrilled to leave Azteca with a rare point.
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) made history Sunday by defeating San Diego State University 81 – 71 and becoming the first 15th seed to enter the sweet sixteen. Not only was this FGCU’s first NCAA tournament, it is FGCU second season as a division one program.
FGCU will have a tough match against the three seed Florida this Friday. Although FGCU is the underdog, FGCU defeated Miami earlier this season and knocked off number two seed Georgetown in the first round of the tournament. Be on the lookout for FGCU to further their record setting season and move on to the elite eight.
Two weeks realistically aren’t enough time for a collection of baseball talent to transform itself into a team. But Joe Torre and the boys are plugging away at this whole concept of building an identity. In the span of four games, they’ve gone from uptight to opportunistic to bloodlessly efficient. The U.S. team’s bracket in the WBC shifted from Phoenix to Miami on Tuesday, and things began quite promisingly for the Americans. Washington Nationals lefty Gio Gonzalez, showing no sign of nervousness while pitching in his hometown, threw five shutout innings and was ably supported by five relievers. Mets third baseman David Wright drove in five runs, and the U.S. rolled Puerto Rico 7-1 to set up a meeting with a very determined, offensively minded Dominican squad Thursday.
After playing the opening round at Chase Field, a true launching pad, Team USA now has to tailor its game to hitters’ graveyards. Marlins Park was the 26th most charitable home run yard in the majors in 2012. It’s a huge place, so teams have to be able to manufacture runs rather than rely on the long ball. Chris Colabello and Jose Reyes went deep in the Dominican Republic’s 5-4 victory over Italy on Tuesday afternoon, but the USA and Puerto Rico managed only 15 singles and four doubles in the second game.
David Wright, Team USA’s No. 5 hitter, owed cleanup man Joe Mauer a big fat thank you after this one. Mauer walked three times to set up bases-loaded situations for Wright, and the Mets third baseman finally capitalized in a big way with a three-run double against reliever Xavier Cedeno to break the game open in the eighth. While Puerto Rico takes the field against Italy on Wednesday, Team USA will enjoy a day away from the park. But if the Pool 2 opener is any indication, the U.S. will be ready to go when R.A. Dickey takes the mound against Samuel Deduno on Thursday and with each passing day and every victory, the Americans are getting close enough to smell the final leg of the trip.
So are you excited? Who will win in the World Baseball Championship? Leave your comment on the matter and let us know what you think.
(Sorry for no video, at this time I couldn’t find anything showing up to date information on that matter)
Greatest ally-opp of all time. Yes, DeAndre Jordan is almost a foot taller than Brandon Knight, but how many ally-opps are as explosive as this one. It takes alot of athleticism for Jordan to catch turn and dunk over an oposing defender. Whach this video as the crowd goes wild. Even the kids thought it was a great dunk.
The Miami Heat are now on a 18 game winning streak. The longest winning streak in Miami franchise history. Take a look at LeBron James states, He is shooting whopping 56% from the field, snagging 8 rebound, 7 assist, and scoring 26 points per game. King James is on fire this season. The Heat face off against Atlanta, Philadelphia, then Milwaukee the next three games. It’s not looking like neither team will stop them as Atlanta and Milwaukee are barely over 500.
Shaun White rode to his fifth Burton U.S. Open halfpipe victory underneath sunny skies Saturday morning with textbook moves and a pipe run that has been holding challengers at bay for years. He is now tied with the Olympic halfpipe legend who preceded him, Danny Kass, for the most U.S. Open pipe wins.
The story of the day, however, was the showing made by 14-year-old Japanese snowboarder Ayumu Hirano, who went as high — if not higher — out of the pipe than White. The score disparity (84 versus 92) between Hirano’s and White’s first runs, was not without controversy. Kevin Pearce, commentating live on the U.S. Open webcast claimed that Hirano’s first run was as good as White’s, and the Twitter universe exploded with protest when Hirano’s first-run score was posted. Asked afterward whether he was disappointed with his first-run score, Hirano smiled and replied, “Yes.”
White stepped up and solidly won the event with his second run of the day, however, which included back-to-back double cork 1080s followed by a back-to-back double McTwist 1260 to frontside double cork 12 — the last trick, White claimed, “was the best I’ve ever landed.”
Hirano improved his score on his second run, but it wasn’t enough to overtake White, and he fell on the final hit of his third run. One thing is clear: Hirano, who will turn 15 just months before the 2014 Olympics, which makes him eligible to compete, is positioned to become one of White’s biggest challengers in the pipe in Sochi.
“I love watching him ride,” said White, of Hirano, “because he’s not the biggest guy out there … but it doesn’t make a difference. It’s mindset and how you use the terrain. … He’s a great example of that.” White will not ride in any more competitions this season. “It’s a big mountain I have to climb, going for halfpipe and slopestyle in the Olympics,” White said of the decision. “I’m trying to take on both, so I need the practice.”
Because of White’s decision to not compete in the final halfpipe contest of the TTR World Snowboard Tour season, Hirano, whose placement in Saturday’s competition put him at the top of the Halfpipe Tour points board, has become the official 2013 WST Halfpipe Champion. White was the only person who had enough points to potentially beat him. Mark McMorris, who won the U.S. Open Slopestyle contest Friday also took the 2013 WST Slopestyle Champion title.
Are you enjoying the X-games? What has been your favorite event in the X-games? Please leave a comment below and let us know what you think.
Kobe Bryant drove past Josh Smith and rose up with the athleticism of a player half his age, throwing down an arena-rocking, one-handed dunk. A few possessions later, Bryant drove right at Smith and willed a layup over the taller defender for the Los Angeles Lakers’ winning points.
For a .500 team, the Lakers are looking pretty good lately. Bryant is the biggest reason why. Bryant scored 11 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter and hit the go-ahead layup with 9 seconds left, leading the Lakers back to .500 for the first time in more than two months with a 99-98 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night. Steve Blake stole Smith’s final pass in the waning seconds for the Lakers (30-30), who blew a 16-point lead in the second half before Bryant scored their last six points.
After Bryant scored the Lakers’ final basket while driving directly at Smith, Blake swiped Smith’s desperation pass from underneath Los Angeles’ basket. Bryant threw the ball high in the air to run out the clock on Los Angeles’ seventh straight home victory over the Hawks since 2006.
“I just had to attack,” Bryant said. “I wanted to attack and just go right at them. Take the game to them. Be aggressive. Be physical. And it worked out.”
“He’s been doing it for a long time, so you have to respect what he brings to the table,” Smith said. “He’s an assassin. He wants that moment. But from a defensive standpoint, I love taking a challenge like that and try to step up and try to make it tough for him. It was kind of like a tug-of-war match. We were going back and forth, and they made one more play than we did to win the game. I live for moments like this.”
The Lakers hadn’t been at .500 since Dec. 28, when they followed a win over Portland with six consecutive losses. They’ve spent the past six weeks digging themselves out of the latest hole in their rut-filled season, culminating in a lengthy stretch of recent solid play despite the absence of injured 7-footer Pau Gasol.
“There’s a reason why he’s the best player in the game,” Horford said of Bryant. “He did what he usually does, and we didn’t do a good enough job on him. It’s disappointing. We thought we worked hard and put ourselves in a position to win. We just had too many mistakes down the stretch.”
What are your thoughts? Are you happy for the lakers or are you for the Hawks? Please leave your comments below and let us know what you think.
UAB REC SPORTS 