Jonathan Spector started and played 44 minutes for Birmingham City in a 2-2 draw on the night and a 3-2 aggregate loss to Blackpool in the Championship promotion playoffs. Spector subbed out with an injured thigh. Birmingham trailed by two goals on the night with Blackpool scoring in the 45th and 48th minutes.

Here's another week of former Wizards updates.
Active without a club or unknown
Stephane Auvray
Chris Brunt
Doug DeMartin
Birahim Diop
Pablo Escobar
Mauro Fuzetti
AJ Godbolt
Willy Guadarrama
Santiago Hirsig
Aaron Hohlbein
Mike Jones
Michael Kraus
Jonathan Leathers
Carlos Marinelli
Ryan McMahen
Michal Mravec
Anthony Noriega
Ryan Pore
Ofori Sarkodie
Sam Scales
Milos Stojcev
Ivan Trujillo
Lance Watson
MLS
Davy Arnaud - Montreal - Came off the bench and played 8 minutes in Montreal's 2-1 win over Toronto.

Ducky's Note: Die-hard Manc Prashanth speaks fan-to-fan to the Arsenal fans. We repeat, this is a post by a Manc. So, you know, #justsaying *runs and ducks behind door. Pun may or may not have been intended*.

No, I don't want to tell you that its okay to lose, or its okay to boo your manager when he makes a substitution (gamble) trying to win the game.

Liverpool striker Michael Ngoo fired as England U19s continued their quest for European Championship glory with a 3-2 victory over Switzerland on Thursday afternoon.
The 18-year-old bagged his goal on 44 minutes against the host nation, with Luke Williams and George Thorne also finding the net for Noel Blake's boys.

It's another week for former SKC Wizards updates.One former SKC Wizard has moved on to a new position, Bo Oshoniyi has left Wake Forest University to take the same position at Pennn State. Congrats to Oshoniyi on the move. Here's the rest of this week's update.
Still looking for:
Vicente Arze
Nick Cardenas
AJ Godbolt
Willy Guadarrama
Santiago Hirsig
Michael Kraus
Ryan McMahen
Ivan Trujillo
MLS
Jimmy Conrad - Chivas USA - Did not dress in Chivas' 3-2 win over New York.

When the Los Angeles Lakers got the New Orleans Hornets in the first round of the 2011 NBA Playoffs, we all thought it was a break for the Lakers. With David West lost for the season with a knee injury, the Hornets appeared vulnerable. However, that hasn't been the case so far. After a Game 4 victory by a final score of 93-88, the Lakers and Hornets are tied 2-2.

BLACKPOOL, England Blackpool dealt a blow to Tottenham's hopes of securing Champions League qualification on Tuesday, scoring their first win in seven matches with a 3-1 victory at Bloomfield Road. First half goals from Charlie Adam and DJ Campbell and a late Brett Ormerod strike secured three precious points for Ian Holloway's side, who [.

When he was on the Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James was accustomed to carrying the load. With Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh out injured, LeBron once again felt what it is like to carry a whole team on his shoulders. As it turned out, LeBron was up for the task as the Miami Heat defeated the Detroit Pistons by a final score of 88-87.

After showing off his FIFA Ballon d'Or award before the game, Lionel Messi was the star once again for Barcelona as they beat Real Betis 5-0 in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final tie.

It took Barca 44 minutes to break down the Betis defence, but it was a goal worth waiting for.

This week domestic cup's takes center stage in both Italy and Spain with play in the Coppa Italia and Copa del Rey.

Coppa Italia
Two goals from Samuel Eto'o helped holders Inter MIlan to a 3-2 victory against Genoa and a place in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals.