At 20-years-old, Marco Asensio has proved to Zinedine Zidane and football fans around the world that he has the skill to play with the champions of Europe. With Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Keylor Navas, Pepe and Luka Modric out due to injury and suspension, Zidane had his reserves fit and ready to play, as they have been preparing all pre-season long with their tour of the United States. Asensio was given an opportunity in Zidane's starting eleven with Ronaldo out enjoying a short vacatio

The Real Madrid crowd is notoriously difficult to please, always demanding (nay, expecting) 110% from their players - there are NO exceptions, not even if your name is Cristiano Ronaldo or Gareth Bale. If you're not playing up to the Madrid standard, you will be booed off the field and players will go home questioning if they still have a job next season. This high level of excellence comes with the territory when you play for Los Blancos, the team which not only holds the most European titles

It only took Cristiano Ronaldo only six minutes to score his first goal in his debut at “El Bernabeu” after returning from the knee injury that he obtained during the Euro Cup Final this past July. After a quick pass from his attacking BBC partner, Gareth Bale, Ronaldo was able to do what he does best, deliver and score goals. But the goals did not stop there, Danilo scored in the 40' minute off of an intercepted pass from Ronaldo to add another tally to the score sheet making it 2-nil. Mr. "G

Hundreds of fans gathered at the legendary Venice blue courts on Sunday despite the 90-degree heat as part of the Venice Basketball League. The double header featured the Beach Warriors playing Sunblock while The Mean Ones took on the 3G’s. AJ “The Chosen One” Harris arrived late to the game, but it did not stop him from having a double-double scoring 25 points and 10 rebounds as he led the Beach Warriors to victory against Sunblock 65-54. “I’ve been put in this situation dozens of times wher

Former college basketball three-point sensation Anthony Cooper has been named the new Corsairs Assistant Coach for the Santa Monica College Men’s Basketball team this fall. “I am excited to learn from Coach Jerome Jenkins,” Cooper said. “He has a wealth of knowledge and is highly respected in the basketball community. He’s been successful on the court at the JC and Division 1 level, but what I’ve noticed most is how great of a motivator and mentor he is. The kids really respond to him on and of

Santa Monica College dynamic duo Lee Lark and Julian Wheeler are both headed to Adam State University in Alamosa, Colorado on full-ride scholarships this fall to continue their hoop dreams in Division II. Wheeler and Lark led the Corsairs to a winning 2011-2012 season and third place in the Western State Conference with a 15-13 record. Lark made all-conference honors in 2012 averaging 15 points per game and Wheeler was the second leading scorer for the Corsairs scoring 14 points per game. “It