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You go Armenia!

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on August 14, 2008

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With a whopping four (albeit bronze) medals, Armenia is top dog at the Olympics. This celebration is unfortunately short-lived by the unsportsmanlike conduct from one of our own. Oh well… (at least he wasn’t wearing the Red, Blue and Orange)

(HT: Life in the Armenian Diaspora)

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Unfortunate publicity for the motherland

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Eddy E

on August 10, 2008

in In The News and Sports

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I endured the parade of nations on the opening night of the Olympics so I could root for the Lebanese team. But I’m not sure I wanted the kind of publicity we got on Friday Night. Ziad Richa was the proud flagbearer, whose event for the Olympics is Skeet Shooting. His story is extraordinary, but “shooting” and “Lebanon” is not good for the tourism industry.

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I’ll be watching (and rooting) for Team USA

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Eddy E

on August 7, 2008

in In The News and Sports

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These particular Olympics have generated some controversy and dialogue on whether we should be boycotting these games due to China’s poor human rights record. I’m of the mindset that these Olympics allow the world community to better engage with China and it’s government on these issues. A boycott in this particular instance would do less than engagement to address the human rights conditions.

So I won’t be boycotting these games (and thanks to a month of free cable with gazillion channels, I’ll be enjoying many of the competitions). I am supportive that President Bush will be attending these games. I’m also glad that he has not shrunk back from his critiques of the Chinese regime and I’m curious to see what his worshiping experience will be like (and the implications of his visit) when he attends Church on Sunday. So on this note, I disagree with both major presidential candidates who said they would not attend the opening ceremonies if they were president.

What I’m looking forward to on Friday is watching Lopez Lomong carry the American flag in the opening ceremonies. It is unfortunate that the Chinese consulate revoked Joey Cheek’s visa (founder of Team Darfur, an organization of Athletes who are engaged in bringing an end to the crisis in Darfur, Sudan). The US Olympic Committee has distanced itself from Cheek and the controversy, but the captains of the American team decided that they would keep the Sudan crisis on the forefront through Lomong. Lomong is a Sudanese refugee who has an incredible and tragic story. Props to the captains for their bold move in spotlighting Lomong.

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Eddy E

on February 14, 2007

in Sports

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The Cal State Northridge Men’s Basketball team plays host to UC Davis tonight. Who do I root for? (My alma mater or my mission field?) May the best team win–I will be celebrating Valentine’s Day without either of those two teams! (I tried to make the game a part of the date, but got ‘the look’ in response)

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The Brits are coming!

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Eddy E

on January 11, 2007

in Sports

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David Beckham, probably one of the most recognizable athletes in the world is coming to LA. He has marketed his image well to have the name and the image that are worth millions of dollars. His contract with soccer powerhouse Real Madrid will expire in June. The Real Madrid team is kind of like the Yankees are in Baseball–they have the money to stack the team with the world’s best–but realized that Beckham is not that great of a player. He’s actually pretty mediocre. He has a fantastic kick (hence the movie “Bend it like Beckham”) but that’s about it.

The LA Galaxy must be pretty excited for securing Beckham (five year contract worth $250 Million)–I am sure his image and name will garner great publicity for the team and for the MLS in general–but in terms of counting on scoring a star player, the team probably paid way too much money on a mediocre player. At least now we will have more than just Brad and Angelina fill our tabloids!

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Go Matadors!

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Eddy E

on November 16, 2006

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Props go to the CSUN Men’s basketball team (NCAA-Division 1) for their win over Redlands on Wednesday. Well it wasn’t just a win, they destroyed them, 159-97. That’s right, one hundred fifty nine points for the Matadors! (A nod goes out to my buddy Terrell for his 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist contribution!) This sets not only a school record, but breaks the Big West Conference 21-year record (set by UNLV back in 1985). Go Matadors!

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Why Deion Sanders doesn’t tithe

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Eddy E

on October 20, 2006

in Pop Culture, Sports and Theology

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I was flipping through the channels today when I saw an interview on TBN with Deion Sanders, former professional baseball and football player. Though I’m not a regular viewer of the station, I was intrigued to hear this interview. At one point during the interview, Sanders told the host that he came to a point a few months ago that he didn’t have any income to tithe, so he asked God for a job. And of course, God honored that prayer by giving him a commentator job with CBS.

Sanders was probably the best cornerback in the league during the 1990s. And the salary that he was getting for his talents on the field matched his mad skills: In 1994, he left the 49ers for the Dallas Cowboys for a 7 year, $35 million contract with a $12.99 million signing bonus. This, of course, is in addition to the contracts with the Ravens, the Redskins and the Falcons. This, of course, is also in addition to the royalties he made off of his rap album, baseball career and the countless endorsements for commercial products.

But because all of those are in the past and are just part of his wealth, (rather than income, after all, he was unemployed), Sanders shared on TBN that he wanted and would enjoy giving, but that he needed income in order to give, which is when CBS called and offered him a job. So now Sanders has a job, and the Church can rest assured that they will receive a cut of that income.

I don’t doubt Sanders’ sincerity in regards to his faith (he became a believer in 1997), but for a man who is worth millions, he has fallen far short of understanding how to be generous with his wealth and finances. Jesus invests time and energy to disciple people about how to use their money. Jesus’ teaching is not normative in our churches and cultures, and Sanders’ theology and financial practice is unfortunately a lot more prevalent than not.

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on July 12, 2006

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Zidane head-butt

By now, most people have probably seen Zinedine Zidane headbutt Marco Materazzi at the 110th minute of the World Cup Final. Zidane has refused to say what instigated the action that earned him a red-card and a disgraceful exit from his soccer career. But speculations abound that Materazzi called him a “dirty terrorist”. Zidane (which Materazzi also denies) said that the insult was also geared toward his mother and sister. Zidane is Algerian-born and Muslim.
The LA Times had this to say about this allegation:

Marco Materazzi acknowledged he insulted Zinedine Zidane before the French captain head-butted him in the World Cup final, but repeated his denial that he called Zidane a “terrorist.”

“I did insult him, it’s true,” Materazzi said in Tuesday’s Gazzetta dello Sport. “But I categorically did not call him a terrorist. I’m not cultured and I don’t even know what an Islamic terrorist is.”

Right!

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