American-Croatian Stipe Miocic will face fellow undefeated heavyweight fighter Phil De Fries at UFC on Fuel 1, which will take place in Omaha, Nebraska on February 14th, 2012. This will be the second outing in the UFC for both combatants with both coming off decision victories in their initial UFC outing. De Fries' record stands at 8-0 with 7 of those victories coming by … [Read more...] about Miocic War Train on Course for Omaha, Nebraska
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2011 ‘Bust of the Year’
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As voted on by CroatianSports.com Nation, the 2011 'Bust of the Year' will be shared by two Croatian soccer players: one capped and the other uncapped, respectively. Dejan Lovren and Srdjan Lakić did not live up to their potential in 2011. Srdjan Lakić was supposed to have an electric year after starting the 2010-11 season on fire for German Bundesliga club Kaiserslautern. … [Read more...] about 2011 ‘Bust of the Year’
2011 BEST MOMENT, BEST LINE
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Photo: croatia.org The 2011 CroatianSports 'Line of the Year' and 'Moment of the Year' are one in the same. How can we forget Vedran Ćorluka burning the Turkish defense and feeding Ivica Olić in front of the goal in Istanbul to put Croatia up 1-0 in just the second minute of the match in their Euro 2012 first leg playoff? The goal changed the dynamic of the match and the … [Read more...] about 2011 BEST MOMENT, BEST LINE
SUNDAY NIGHT ‘LIVE’ @ 9PM(ET) 6PM(PST)
By 50 Comments'SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE' with CroatianSports.com (12/18/2011) Join Team CroatianSports.com tonight for our weekly LIVE Ustream broadcast. Tonight we will be discussing possible winter transfers of Croatian players in January as well as all the nominees for the year-end CroatianSports.com award show. We look forward to all your questions and comments, LIVE! 9PM (ET) 6PM (PST) … [Read more...] about SUNDAY NIGHT ‘LIVE’ @ 9PM(ET) 6PM(PST)
POKRAJAC POST-FIGHT CHAT w/ THE CRIPPLER
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I had the pleasure of covering UFC 140 in Toronto, Canada this past weekend; and what a weekend it was! The week started on Thursday with a one-on-one interview with UFC fighter and fellow Croatian Igor “The Duke” Pokrajac. The interview only lasted eight minutes but I chatted with Igor afterwards for about two hours. We talked about everything from the Croatian national … [Read more...] about POKRAJAC POST-FIGHT CHAT w/ THE CRIPPLER
2011 CroatianSports.com Award Show Nominees
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Another year has passed, and what a great one it was for CroatianSoccerReport.com. Not only did we manage to smoothly launch CroatianSports.com, but we also had Branimir Kvartuč on the front lines reporting from Maksimir during Croatia's Euro qualifier versus Israel as well as the Split derby when Hajduk took on Rnk earlier in the season. NBA locker rooms were flooded with … [Read more...] about 2011 CroatianSports.com Award Show Nominees
SUNDAY NIGHT ‘LIVE’ w/ CROATIAN CRIPPLER
By 9 Comments'SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE' with CroatianSports.com (12/11/2011) Join Team CroatianSports.com tonight for our weekly LIVE Ustream podcast. Tonight we will be discussing the Dinamo Zagreb/Lyon (possible) match-fixing scandal and will chat with Mike 'The Croatian Crippler' Rožić and see how his experience at UFC 140 with fighter Igor Pokrajac stacked up. Tune in! We look forward to … [Read more...] about SUNDAY NIGHT ‘LIVE’ w/ CROATIAN CRIPPLER
POKRAJAC TALKS UFC 140, DINAMO FIX
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Photo:UFC.com I had the opportunity to have a chat with Igor “The Duke” Pokrajac before his UFC 140 bout with Krzysztof Soszynski at the UFC media center in Toronto, Canada Thursday night. We covered a wide range of topics including his thoughts on the Dinamo v. Lyon Champions league match played Wednesday night alongside his training routine. The Duke also let me sit in … [Read more...] about POKRAJAC TALKS UFC 140, DINAMO FIX
KOSTELIĆ SLAYS BEAVER CREEK DEMONS
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Photo: cbc.ca Croatian alpine skier Ivica Kostelić finally got the monkey off his back in Beaver Creek, Colorado Thursday as he took first place for the very first time at the event, ousting Italian Cristian Deville by 0.14 seconds. Beaver Creek is a mountain that caused Kostelić to be carried off by ski patrol twice before and responsible for three of his career nine … [Read more...] about KOSTELIĆ SLAYS BEAVER CREEK DEMONS
