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French sophomore Joakim Noah, son of the famous tennis player Yannick Noah, lead the Florida Gators to the Final Four with a huge performance over #1 seeded Villanova. Joakim Noah is now projected among the top 10 picks of the upcoming 2006 NBA draft.

Today the French handball team became European champion for the first time in its history after an outstanding victory 31-23 over the Spanish world champions.

This is a very promising victory since the team is very young after most of its glorious ancients (Richardson, Kervadec, Anquetil) retired from the national team not long ago. Thanks to the talent of Narcisse, Guigou and Fernandez and guided by their natural leader Karabatic (aged only 21!), the French players played the most attractive and effective game among all the teams taking part in this competition. Note that Thierry Omeyer was elected best keeper of the tournament and averaged almost 50% saves per game!!!

	My first football game yesterday: Stanford vs. Notre Dame. It was about time as this was the last game played in the 84-year old Stanford stadium!
	Interesting game. The Irish outgunned Stanford 38-31, 9 TDs, could have been worse. Incredible TD by Stanford senior T.J. Rushing on a punt return.

Very “interesting” sport generally speaking actually. Strategies are impressively poor! Players are so afraid to make a fumble that they never make passes, whereas in 90% of the situations a simple pass could unlock an entire play and create a TD opportunity. I do believe that the first coach who will draw some inspiration from sports such as rugby will rock the house. But hey, who would bet on a non-American strategy for the most American game?

… the road to the World Cup is clear, victory will be ours! It had been 53 years since France had last triumphed in Ireland: not quite as long as Red Sox’ losing streak yet noticeable. Ireland: 0 - France: 1, merci Titi!