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The Condors and Reign game erupted into an all out brawl, including goaltenders on Saturday night.

I love how there is a rule about not being allowed to be the third man in fight, and that clean fights are ok as well. The only suspensions were for the guys that jumped in as third man to a fight.

Reign left wing Kevin Estrada and Bakersfield defenseman Tyson Gimblett were suspended one game apiece for being the third players in to an altercation.

Estrada will miss tonight’s game against the Alaska Aces at Citizens Business Bank Arena.

Considering the teams combined to receive 278 penalty minutes in the game – 28minutes short of the ECHL record – a one-game suspension and no serious injuries were a very mild fallout for the Reign.

Within the Reign dressing room Monday, the prevailing emotion was pride.

“They’ve got to do what they can to make sure they can sell tickets,” Reign coach Jason Christie said of the Condors. “We’ve all been in that situation. I really like how our guys stuck together. That’s hockey.”

Estrada expressed similar sentiments.

“It’s old-time hockey,” he said. “Guys were held accountable; that’s great. I’m proud that everybody jumped in.”

Kiwi golfer Lydia Ko, who has been breaking all sorts of records.

New Zealand’s Lydia Ko rewrote golf’s record books as despair turned to delight on the 18th green at Oatlands today.

A year after she three-putted to gift Caroline Hedwall a one stroke victory in the NSW Open, the ultra-talented 14-year-old found redemption as she won her first ALPG tour title – and in doing so became the youngest woman ever to win a professional tournament.

The North Harbour teenager, by way of South Korea, held playing partner Lindsay Wright at bay over the third and final round to supplant Amy Yang at the top of the leader board of junior golfing prodigies with a commanding four shot victory.

Yang, a South Korean whose talent was nurtured on Australia’s Gold Coast, was 16 years and 192 days old when she won the 2006 ANZ Ladies Masters as an amateur.

Ko now holds that accolade as the youngest winner of a tournament sanctioned by the world’s five recognised women’s golf tours.

Fishing and Hunting skills are important to develop and Youtube is a great resource to pick up handy hints. This guy however takes commitment to training very seriously.

This is a video Michael Poole showing what a weeks training for a professional triathlete looks like:

Triathlete Michael Poole, 20, doing a week’s training in Auckland at the end of 2011 before heading off to begin training and racing in the USA. Just started studying at University of South Florida in Tampa. Filmed, directed and edited by Chase Madsen. Anyone interested in supporting Michael in the USA can contact him through his website michaelpoole.co.nz

If anyone is looking for a moving billboard through the USA during the professional triathlon season then click the link above and get in contact.

via Peter FitzSimons

All Black coach Graham Henry on the latest revolution in social media: “I had to find out what bloody Twitter was. I thought it was a new guy playing five-eighth for England.”

Note that when he did find out he banned his players from using it during the World Cup.

Pretty sound counsel for Trevor Mallard, don’t you think?

Michael Clarke doesn’t have a bat sponsor….after yesterday and his 329 not out he will be fighting them off.

Sir Graham Henry, awarded a knighthood for winning the World Cup.

The Aussie cameraman who came up with the sledge “Can’t bowl, can’t throw” also can’t drive a segway.

I’ve been thinking of starting bow-hunting but just needed the right motivation.

Cabelas are offering a free whisker biscuit if you buy a bow, maybe that will help!

Doug Bracewell after cleaning out Nathan Lyon: