This was a vintage N. Carolina - Maryland matchup featuring players like Jordan, Len Bias, Sam Perkins, Kenny Smith, Brad Daugherty and more.

Bias had a great first half scoring 16 points. Finished with 24pts and 4rbs. (24pts was his career-high at that time). Perkins was with 26/12.

Jordan scored 21 and he was a monster on the boards with 12 rbds (7 off). He also had 2 blocks and at least 4 steals that I put in the video but could be even more.

He came up with all the big points, rebounds and the steal at the end of the game. And of course, he has his famous dunk at the buzzer. There were also 2-3 questionable calls on Jordan plays which I also included.


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Two 'Madmen' in Blue Put Md. in Depression
By John Feinstein, Washington Post Staff Writer


The game was over, Michael Jordan and Sam Perkins had seen to that. But Jordan wasn't quite finished. The ball was loose at center court, then he had it with no one blocking his path to the basket. In about two strides he was past the foul line, his 6-foot-6 body uncoiling, the ball seemingly at his knees as he rose above the rim once again.

North Carolina's reserves were on their feet in anticipation. "We knew it was coming," Matt Doherty said.

He was right. Jordan, sailing through the air, the ball cupped in his hand, twisted his body, brought the ball from far behind his head and, wham! slammed it through the hoop as the buzzer sounded.

"I wasn't really showing off," he pleaded a few minutes later, a guilty grin written all over his face. "I was just trying to cap off the victory." But, he admitted, "It was fun."

Most of the game was not that much fun for the top-ranked Tar Heels. With 14,500 spectators in Cole Field House roaring, with Len Bias and Adrian Branch shooting more like demons than turtles, Carolina had its hands full for 34 minutes.

"Then those two madmen took over," said Maryland's Mark Fothergill.

"Showtime," added Carolina point guard Kenny Smith. "It was their show."

The madmen putting on the show were Jordan and Perkins. One year ago in Cole Field House, the Terrapins humiliated the Tar Heels, 106-94, blowing them out on a night when Perkins and Jordan didn't look all-state, much less all-America.

Last night, they got even. Perkins did it with 26 points and 12 rebounds, playing with intensity that surprised even his teammates. Jordan, who is intense about a card game in the dorm, was everywhere, with 21 points, 12 rebounds and what will be remembered here as the dunk.

"I think Sam's heard the people saying stuff like he's lazy and he's determined to prove how wrong they are," Jordan said. "He's been doing it all year."

Doherty agreed. "In the second half, Sam hit a layup and got fouled and he started jumping up and down and shaking his fists in the air. I had to stop for a second and say, 'Is that really Sam Perkins?' I don't know if he's doing that consciously or not, but it sure is working."

Perkins has been casual about his new-found intensity. "I'm just trying to work as hard as I can," he said. "Tonight, I thought I did a good job inside, but I want to do more, to dominate in there as much as I can.

"They blew us out in the second half in here last year and we know what a good team they have. We wanted to show them that we're pretty good, too."

They did. While Perkins was constantly controlling the inside, Jordan seemed to come up with every loose ball. He had a little trouble controlling the ball on the fast break a couple of times and had to come out in the first half to get a sore knee iced. But when it came down to decision time, Jordan soared.

"I just felt the momentum building inside me as it got to the end," he said. "I like that time of the game."

It was 57-56 when Jordan went to the hoop with 6:06 left and was fouled. He made the first free throw, missed the second but grabbed the rebound. He cut to the base line and sank a reverse layup to make it 60-56. Herman Veal missed for Maryland and Jordan came around a screen, spun to his left and hit an 18-footer. It was 62-56 and the Terrapins never caught up.

"They don't think about taking over at that point," Doherty said. "They just do."

"How do you stop Jordan?" Bias asked rhetorically. "I don't know, how about putting four guys on him?"

"That was just an average Michael Jordan dunk," Fothergill said, rolling his eyes. "I've seen him do more spectacular dunks during summer games. Of course, average Michael Jordan is better than just about anything you'll see anywhere."
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David Beckham has officially arrived in Major League Soccer after he was unveiled to LA Galaxy fans at the Home Depot Centre.

The former England captain was paraded in a slick and glamorous press conference in front of around 5,000 fans and 600 members of the media.

David Beckham has something to say


The presentation included an explosion of confetti and a blast of rock music as he held up his new jersey which, like his Real Madrid shirt, is numbered 23.

Galaxy general manager Alexei Lalas still looked in disbelief at his new signing, a major coup for the club, and he gave Beckham a Hollywood-style introduction.

David Beckham to LA Galaxy Interview


32-year-old Beckham was humble in front of his new fans, who chanted "There's only one David Beckham", and he expressed his joy at taking on another new challenge.

He said: "I'm honoured for so many people to come out here and welcome me.

"In my career, I've played for two of the biggest clubs in the world, Manchester United and Real Madrid, and played for 11 years for my country.

"I've always looked for new challenges in my career and new excitement in my life."

The California crowd were in raptures at the sheer mention of Beckham's or their city's name, but their excited cheers turned into hostile boos when Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa took his turn at the podium.

Villaraigosa put on a Galaxy jersey on over his shirt and tie before addressing the crowd, but he couldn't abate their abuse even when asking them "Who loves David Beckham?"

Over 250,000 LA Galaxy have been sold in the first few days of it's release, and Lalas concluded the event with a reminder that they were still available.

Ove sezone Man Utd je potrošio nevjerojatnih 60mil funta na pojačanja. To su: Nani (Sporting Lisabon), Anderson (Porto), Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich). Kao najnovije pojačanje spominje se Carlos Tevez (West Ham) i špekulira se sa cijenom od 20mil funti...

Pa pogledajmo šta je to Man Utd kupio...uživajte...

NANI - novi C. Ronaldo...



ANDERSON - novi Ronaldinho..



HARGREAVES



TEVEZ

Nakon bombastičnog transfera Fernanda Torresa, Liverpool je kupio još dva pojačanja...

Zvijezda mlade nizozemske reprezentacije Ryan Babel potpisao je petogodišnji ugovor s Liverpoolom, a njegov bivši klub Ajax je zauzvrat dobio odštetu u iznosu od 17 milijuna eura.

Babelov je prijelaz u redove Redsa već neko vrijeme izvjestan, ali službena vijest o potpisivanju ugovora tek je danas objavljena na Ajaxovim web stranicama.



"Babel, koji je imao ugovor s Ajaxom do 2010. godine potpisao je petogodišnji ugovor s finalistima Lige prvaka", stoji na Ajaxovim stranicama.

"Razgovarao sam s Rafom Benitezom i tada sam znao da je sve gotovo. On ima jasnu viziju onoga što želi i odmah mi je rekao da ću se natjecati sa šestoricom igrača za četiri napadačke pozicije", rekao je Babel u razgovoru za britanski Mail.

Četverogodišnji ugovor vrijedan šest milijuna eura s Liverpoolom potpisao je i Yossi Benayoun, glavna zvijezda izraelske reprezentacije, prenosi Eurosport.



Benayoun je profesionalnu karijeru također započeo u Ajaxu, no nije se uspio afirmirati u nizozemskoj ligi pa je uslijedio povratak u Izrael gdje je igrao za Hapoel Be'er Sheva i Maccabi Haifu. Nakon toga prešao je u španjolski Racing odakle je 2005. prodan u West Ham.