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HIGH POINT, NC -- Gil Martin has signed a three-year contract extension at Bill Davis Racing (BDR) to continue as crew chief for Amoco Ultimate Team 93 and driver Dave Blaney, a contender for the 2000 Raybestos NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie-of-the-Year award.
The 39-year old Martin, a former co-owner and crew chief of the now-defunct #81 FilMar Racing Winston Cup and Busch Series teams, came to BDR in August, 1997 to help build a partner program for the #22 Caterpillar-Polaris team and driver Ward Burton at Bill Davis Racing. As part of a graduated three-year plan by owner Davis and sponsor Amoco, Martin will now join Blaney as the #93 Amoco-Siemens Pontiac team competes with six other first-year drivers for top rookie honors in the 2000 Winston Cup Series points race.
"Gil has done a great job of building and managing the Amoco team over the last two years to get it to where they're ready for the Winston Cup Series next season," said Davis, who becomes the 11th multi-car Winston Cup owner next season after being the lone single-car owner in the Winston Cup top-ten (ninth) in 1999. "From the start, he's offered the kind of knowledge and stability that someone like Dave Blaney needed in making the tough transition he's made from open-wheel cars. The Amoco program has come a long way -- both driver and team -- to be where they are at this point. Gil understands what we want to do with our two-team system and he now has a chance to really build a competitive program for Dave in the Winston Cup Series."
Martin began the Amoco program from the ground up, building Busch Series cars in the race shop where Bill Davis introduced his first NASCAR rookie program with driver Jeff Gordon in 1991. Martin also started from scratch with Blaney -- the 1995 World of Outlaws champion -- who had only one previous start in fendered cars prior to the start of his limited-race 1998 schedule at Daytona. The #93 Amoco team finished sixth in the final NASCAR Busch Series point standings in 1999, finishing second at Atlanta and Rockingham, third at Michigan and Rockingham and posting top-tens at nine different Winston Cup tracks.
In 51 Busch Series starts with Blaney over two seasons, Martin's #93 team posted top-ten qualifying efforts in almost 60% of their starts and won five pole positions -- all in track-record time -- at Charlotte, Atlanta, Texas, Colorado Springs and Michigan. Blaney's four pole positions in 1999 tied him with Jeff Green for the Busch Series lead in that category. The Amoco team also posted top-10 qualifying efforts in the season-ending Winston Cup events at Miami and Atlanta, giving Blaney as many top-ten starts as 14 NASCAR Winston Cup Series regulars during the 1999 season.
"I've said several times that working with Dave Blaney has been the most rewarding experience I have had in NASCAR because it was a process that needed to be built from scratch," said Martin. "I believe we've still got a lot of progress to make with this team and I wanted to be a part of it. There's no question that the rookie race for next season will be one of the best in the sport's history. I believe that the resources we have here at Bill Davis Racing with Ward and the #22 team plus Terry Elledge's motor program will carry this program further than most people think."
Martin began his motorsports career building drag racing and stock cars for fellow Nashville native Bobby Hamilton, then the local track Late Model Stock Car champion. In 324 collective starts as crew chief for six drivers in the NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Series, Martin's teams have won almost $3.75 million over 12 seasons and won 10 NASCAR Busch Series races with Kenny Wallace (5), Jeff Burton (2), Bobby Hamilton (1), David Green (1) and Rick Mast (1), each now a regular on the Winston Cup circuit. | http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/bill-davis-racing-crew-chief-signs-three-year-extension/ | 840 |
Leading men past and present are duking it out this weekend for the coveted #1 spot at the box office.
No, you're not trapped in a time warp: That is indeed Sylvester Stallone starring in a high-profile flick that's getting a ton of buzz this week. And it's not just any flick — it's the sixth installment of the "Rocky" series (see " 'Heroes' Star Sheds 'Dirty' Past To Become Rocky Balboa's Son"). What seemed at first glance to be the ultimate punch line to a career that's experienced more than its share of near-knockouts could turn out to be one of Sly's finest hours if the reviews are to be trusted. "Rocky Balboa" got an early jump on the competition by opening Wednesday and promptly soared to the #1 spot and earned Stallone his best notices in a film since "Cop Land."
Is a boxing film filled with manly Stallone-isms ("Nobody ain't never gonna hit as hard as life") not enough testosterone for you? Then perhaps the cute-guy duo of Matthew McConaughey and Matthew Fox will do the trick. They star in "We Are Marshall," your inspirational sports film of the season (see "Not Any Given Sports Movie"). The two Matthews play coaches of the Marshall University football team in the wake of an airplane tragedy that decimated the team and the town. Helmed by an unlikely director for such a topic, McG of "Charlie's Angels" note, this one hopes to have you cheering right before you get set to plop down on the couch for all your favorite Bowl games.
If there is a new flick at the multiplex that looks to be the one to beat this weekend, it would have to be "Night at the Museum" (see "Ben Stiller Hopes His 'Night At The Museum' Will Last Forever"). In the tradition of all the best high-concept comedies, this one seems to be made for box-office greatness. Imagine the surefire pitch: Ben Stiller in a museum where everything comes to life. Now it's time to see if this childhood fantasy come to life can be the juggernaut many expect it to be. It's got plenty of CGI dinosaurs, Owen Wilson and a turn by Robin Williams as Teddy Roosevelt to back it up. It's as close to a sure thing as you're likely to see at the box office.
"Rocky Balboa," "We Are Marshall" and "Night at the Museum" only employ so many actors, so you might be wondering, where are the rest of them? Well, it appears they're all in "The Good Shepherd." Yes, all of them.
At long last, Robert De Niro is releasing his second directorial effort, about the founding of the CIA, and it seems like one or two favors might been called in. Boasting a cast that includes everyone from Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie to Billy Crudup, Alec Baldwin, Joe Pesci (he lives!), William Hurt, John Turturro and of course De Niro himself, "The Good Shepherd" may be the new favorite film of the Screen Actors Guild.
The Predictions: Put down that egg nog and step away from the mistletoe: There is box-office predicting to be done, and you are in the place for it. Week after glorious week, our esteemed prognosticators gather to make like the Ghost of Box Office Future. This week we're joined by Kevin Munroe, the director of one of the must-see flicks of 2007, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." Little does Kevin know it will take all his ninja powers to do battle with the MTV crew and reign supreme in the Projection Booth.
What's the #1 flick? And how much will it rake in?
· Larry Carroll, MTV News writer: "Night at the Museum" ($36 million) "My money is on Peter O'Toole and 'Venus' ... nah, on second thought, I'll go with 'Night at the Museum,' which seems like it could be a 'Jumanji'-like hit. Stiller owned the holidays a few years back with 'Meet the Fockers,' and I see this as another success for him. I'm going with $38 million."
· Josh Horowitz, MTV Movies editor: "Night at the Museum" ($50 million) "I've been watching audiences ooh and ahh at the trailer for this one for months. I've got a sneaking suspicion all those people are going to pack up the kids and take the whole family to this over the weekend. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the blockbuster of the season."
· Kevin Munroe, director of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles": "Night at the Museum" ($43.2 million) "I'd put my money on 'Night at the Museum,' because it's gonna be a Christmas weekend and I think the family all-ages audience is a lot stronger, as evidenced by this year. The way 'Happy Feet' and a lot of those other bigger shows have done ... and I think there's an element of fun and 'Ghostbusters' feel to that movie that I think is gonna appeal to a pretty big audience. Between Wednesday and Monday, I'd go for $43 million ... point two."
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LSU-Shreveport shot 60 percent from the field and made 43 of 56 free-throw attempts to defeat Our Lady of the Lake 111-101 in the Red River Athletic Conference postseason tournament championship game Monday night in Waxahachie.
Derrick Parker had a game-high 29 points for the Pilots (25-7), while Greg Shyne added 26.
OLLU 76, LSU-Shreveport 73: With tournament MVP Nashae Owens scoring 19 points, the Saints (26-7) downed the Pilots (25-8) in the RRAC championship game in Waxahachie to advance to the NAIA national tournament March 14-18 in Frankfort, Ky.
Alisha Crump added 12 points for OLLU.
The Saints outrebounded LSU-Shreveport 48-37, including 30-15 in the first half as they built a 48-35 lead.
But the Pilots made a strong showing in the second half, cutting their deficit to 74-73 on a 3-pointer and foul shot with 31 seconds left.
Owens made two free throws to put OLLU up by three, and the Pilots failed to hit another three to force overtime. | http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/college_sports/local_colleges/article/OLLU-men-fall-short-in-tournament-finale-3384245.php | 254 |
The Lady Trojans fielded a mix of JV and varsity players to tangle with the Titans in the first match of the night. The Beeville girls dominated early and went ahead on a Ali Kroen score to make it a 1-0 contest early in the first half. Nikki Longoria scored the second Lady Trojan score on a header late in the half to give the Lady Trojans a 2-0 lead at the break. Claire McKinney angled a kick into the back of the net for the lone score of the second half as the Beeville girls captured a 3-0 win in the scrimmage action.
In the varsity contest, Heather McKinney gave the Lady Trojans a 1-0 lead on a free kick from about 25 yards out. The Titan goal keeper deflected an earlier kick but the rebound went under McKinney’s control and the senior midfielder curved in a shot on goal that found the far corner, away from the VE keeper to make it a 1-0 match.
The lead did not last long as the Lady Titans returned the favor and tied the match at 1-1 with a kick that found the net over the outstretched hands of the Beeville keeper. The visitors took the lead early in the second half on a penalty kick inside the box to go out front 2-1.
The Lady Trojans continued to scrap and put pressure on the Lady Titan defense. Heather McKinney knocked in the tying score as the time wound down in the second half to even things at 2-2.
Defensively, the Lady Trojans played well at times but allowed the Titans to control the play too much in the first half.
The Lady Trojans will host Victoria West on Friday night in their final scrimmage before starting regular season play on Tuesday night with a home match vs. the Alice Lady Coyotes. Next weekend, Jan. 11-12, the Lady Trojans will compete in the Victoria tournament. | http://www.mysoutex.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Lady+Trojan+soccer+scrimmages+with+Titans%20&id=21291061&instance=news_special_coverage_right_column | 405 |
Veteran cornerback R.W. McQuarters was one of a handful of defensive backs to get a tryout from the Atlanta Falcons, a league source said.
McQuarters spent the last three seasons with the New York Giants, and won a Super Bowl ring with the team. He’s got skill as a nickel back and has experience on special teams as well.
The Falcons have lost starting cornerback Brian Williams for the season. The tryouts also included another former Giant, Charlie Peprah.
McQuarters has 11 years of experience and made previous stops in Detroit, Chicago and San Francisco. He was a first-round draft pick out of Oklahoma State by the 49ers in 1998.
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Former discus star launches football career with 49ers. | http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Biggs-Falcons-check-out-McQuarters-other-DBs.html | 197 |
Kenny Britt is excited about the promotion of Dowell Loggains to offensive coordinator and the addition of veteran Tom Moore with the Tennessee Titans.
Britt was asked what he expects to see out of Loggains' offense, and his reply was very to the point - "To see the ball more" per TitanInsider.
Chris Palmer, fired on Monday, was criticized for not using his big play players the right way, a style that led to a disconnect between coach and players.
Now Britt is among those excited about the switch to Loggains. Also, with the Titans bringing in Moore as a consultant, the veteran coach has been talking to Britt and the receivers about attention to detail.
“He showed me how to make a million dollars yesterday. He said, 'Let me show you how to make a million dollars.' Just yesterday in the red zone, he showed me how to run the fade the correct way,” Britt said of Moore's first day. “He said have the quarterback tell you where he wants the ball at, whether it's over the shoulder. He really helped me out in the end zone and we weren't even doing red zone yesterday. So he's come in and helped us out a lot.”
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Keep an eye on what happens in Miami between the Dolphins and first round pick Dion Jordan.
MAY 13 Jeff Fedotin
Former discus star launches football career with 49ers. | http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Titans-Britt-expects-more-action-with-new-OC.html | 325 |
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What was a whirlwind of a rookie year for Bryce Harper seemed to carry over into his offseason as the 20-year-old has been quite busy this winter. Harper has been active tweeting pictures of his travels, campaigning for the cover of a video game, and even appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live. With just weeks to go until Spring Training, Harper is now just looking forward to entering his first big league camp with a set role in the starting lineup.
“When I go into Spring Training I’m going to work my tail off, work out in the weight room, and get things done. I’m going to try and get ready for the season,” he said.
“It’s going to be a lot of fun to get back going and try to get back to where we were last year.”
Harper said he didn’t watch any of the baseball playoffs after the Nationals were bounced in Game 5 of the National League Division Series. He didn’t even watch the World Series.
Months after the ending of last season had settled, Harper was invited to compete in the World Baseball Classic, but declined. He wants to take the next few weeks to relax before starting the long 162-game schedule.
“I think it’s just too serious of at-bats for me right now,” he said. “Coming off the year that we had, I just want to get back into the swing of things in Spring Training. It’s the first Spring Training I can really be up with the big league club and I think hopefully in four years I can do the WBC then.” | http://www.natsinsider.com/2013/01/harper-ready-for-third-mlb-spring.html?showComment=1359780317718 | 354 |
Nearly 72 hours between games could work in Denver's favor
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Nuggets believe time is on their side.
Not only did two days off between playoff games give Denver’s ailing players extra time to recover, but the layoff also allowed the pain of a Game 1 loss to linger and provide motivation for Game 2 Wednesday.
“I think two days is probably better for us because of our heath and the mental health of getting beat by kind of a tough call,” Nuggets coach George Karl said. “It lingers with you in your subconscious.”
Despite nagging aches and pains, the Nuggets should have everyone except shooting guard Arron Afflalo (strained hamstring) available for Game 2 against the Oklahoma City Thunder (6 p.m. MDT, Altitude/TNT).
Denver forward Danilo Gallinari is ready for the opening tip.
“Two days between games and you’re waiting to play the second game, so they definitely are going too slow,” he said.
ACCEPTING CHARITY: After missing 10 of their first 19 free throws in Game 1, the Nuggets settled down to go 12-for-14 the rest of the game.
Karl repeatedly has pointed out that Denver’s accuracy dipped after trading Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups. Anthony was an 82.3 percent free-throw shooter, while Billups was at 92.3 percent at the time of the trade.
“It’s a realization that the media is overreacting to it,” Karl said. “We must just admit that Melo and Chauncey made us a great free-throw shooting team. We’re not a great free-throw shooting team anymore. We should be better than we are now, but we’re not going to be where we were.”
Oklahoma City led the NBA in free-throw percentage (.823) during the regular season but went 22-for-28 (.786) in the series opener.
EFFECTIVE ANDERSEN: Chris “Birdman” Andersen played through a partially torn patella tendon during last year’s playoffs, but he is playing at full strength in 2011.
Andersen scored eight points and blocked two shots in 14 minutes in Game 2. Four of his points came on back-to-back jumpers that helped the Nuggets stay close in the third quarter.
“I think Birdman did a very nice job for us,” Karl said. “He made some shots in the third quarter that I think gave us some confidence at a time when our offense was struggling a little bit.”
As for the back-to-back 18-footers, Karl reserved comment.
“I don’t know. I don’t want to go there,” he said. “I’m afraid he might read the paper.”
LOUD AND PROUD: As a college town with only one major pro team, Oklahoma City has an atmosphere and fan following that Karl compared to the NFL’s Green Bay Packers.
Karl’s life partner Kim Van Deraa is a Packers fan, and she and their daughter Kaci were planning to wear ear plugs for Game 2.
“I have a 6-year-old girl that was at (Game 1), and she was crying because the noise was too loud,” Karl said. “That’s a bad thing for a 6-year-old girl, but it’s an awful good thing for an NBA basketball team to have that emotion and that enthusiasm in the building.”
QUICK STAT: The Nuggets are 3-5 in Game 2s dating to the 2005 playoffs. They had won three in a row before losing to Utah in Game 2 of the first round last year. | http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets_notebook_04_19_2011.html | 825 |
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Jerry Hairston Jr. #15 and Prince Fielder #28 of the Milwaukee Brewers celebrate after they won 4-2 against the St. Louis Cardinals during Game 4 of the National League Championship Series at Busch Stadium.
Randy Wolf outfoxed the St. Louis Cardinals for seven innings to earn his first postseason win at age 35 and the Milwaukee Brewers got two more hits from Ryan Braun in a 4-2 victory Thursday night that evened the NL championship series at 2-all.
Matt Holliday and Allen Craig homered for the Cardinals, representing their only runs in the last 16 innings.
Francisco Rodriguez allowed a hit in the eighth and John Axford finished for his second save of the series and third this postseason.
The Brewers ended an eight-game road losing streak in the postseason dating to the 1982 World Series opener at St. Louis.
Jaime Garcia faces Zack Greinke for the second time in the series in Game 5 Friday night. Either way, the NLCS will be decided back at Miller Park.
Jerry Hairston Jr. doubled twice with an RBI and Wolf hit one of the Brewers' five doubles. Braun is batting .471 (16 for 34) in the postseason with two homers and nine RBIs.
The Cardinals needed more heavy duty from their bullpen, too, after Kyle Lohse, pitching on 12 days' rest, failed to make it out of the fifth.
Albert Pujols was a quiet 1 for 4 for St. Louis, which was 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position and is 0 for 15 after the first inning of Game 3.
Wolf kept the Cardinals off-balance with soft tosses and retired 13 of his last 15 hitters in his fourth career postseason start. It was a huge improvement from Game 4 of the NL division series at Arizona in which he surrendered seven runs in three innings.
Wolf also struggled in his last two regular season starts, allowing 10 runs in 11 2-3 innings.
For the fourth straight game, the Cardinals had to lean heavily on their relievers. Lohse sailed through three innings and then allowed three doubles and three runs to his last eight hitters, and was charged with three runs in 4 1-3 innings.
St. Louis relievers have worked 17 1-3 innings in the series.
Two of Cardinals manager Tony La Russa's moves paid off. Bumped down one spot to fifth, Holliday hit his first postseason homer and doubled.
Craig started in place of Lance Berkman, who was 3 for 32 lifetime against Wolf and had a minor right thigh bruise from getting hit by a pitch in Game 3. Craig hit his first career postseason homer made it 2-0 in the third.
The Brewers tied it in the fourth with their first runs since the third inning of Game 3 on doubles by Prince Fielder and Jerry Hairston Jr. and an RBI single by Yuniesky Betancourt.
Lohse was pulled after Nyjer Morgan doubled to start the fifth and advanced on a groundout, the heart of the order coming up. Braun's single off Mitchell Boggs put the Brewers in front although second baseman Ryan Theriot's sprawling stop transformed Fielder's smash into an inning-ending double play.
Rickie Weeks singled and Hairston doubled again to open the sixth, and the Brewers soon had a two-run cushion. George Kottaras hit a grounder against a drawn-in infield off Arthur Rhodes, and Theriot bobbled the ball on a short hop for an error.
The Cardinals' streak of scoring in the first inning ended at five games when they went down in order against Wolf, but they hurt the left-hander with opposite-field power the next two innings. Wolf fell behind the count to six of the first 14 hitters and the Cardinals were 4 for 5 with two homers, a double, single and walk. | http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/NATL-Brewers-Edge-Cards-Forge-NLCS-Tie-131839248.html | 806 |
HARTFORD, CT - DECEMBER 21: The Connecticut women's basketball team celebrates after a win over Florida State on December 21, 2010 in Hartford, Connecticut. Connecticut set a record with 89 straight wins without a defeat. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
The UConn women now stand alone at the top. With a 93 - 62 win over Florida State, the Huskies now have 89 consecutive wins, which is now the longest winning streak in college basketball history.
Maya Moore led the way with a career-high 41 points and 10 rebounds. Bria Hartley chipped in another 21 points for the team, who hasn't lost since April 6, 2008.
The XL Center in Hartford was sold out, with more than 16,000 fans, to witness the historic event. Some of those who attended included Governor M. Jodi Rell, Bill Walton, even John Wooden's grandson, Greg.
On Sunday, UConn matched the 88-run streak UCLA set between 1971 and 1974 under the direction of legendary coach Wooden.
Greg Wooden said his grandfather would have wanted to be there with him. "I kind of thought that somebody should come here from the family and show support," the 47-year-old Wooden said. "Certain players have said they're not really supportive of the streak, and I know my grandfather would have loved to have been here to see this."
During a news conference after the game, President Obama called to congratulate Auriemma on their tremendous win.
UConn went into the game ranked number one on the Associated Press poll for the 50th week in a row.
But, head coach Geno Auriemma said this was not destiny. It was hard word.
“If you listen to what everybody says, we have the five best players in the country. We get whoever we want. This is expected. The reality is they commit to something. They are relentless and they don't settle for whatever,” Auriemma said.
"The tradition of excellence continues as our UConn women continue to rewrite the record books. What they have accomplished is phenomenal and one more win will clearly set them in a class by themselves," Rell said. "I urge all UConn fans to show their pride and support by wearing blue and white to the office or in classrooms."
While no men's team has approached UCLA's record set from 1971-74, Auriemma and UConn once came close. The Huskies won 70 straight in the early 2000s before tripping up against Villanova. That was a record that many thought would never be achieved again.
But here we are. UConn hasn't lost since the 2008 NCAA tournament.
"I like to remind my players all the time, you don't stumble and bumble into the history book," Auriemma said. "You'll have to do it the right way if you want to get in there. It may not come again." | http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/UConn-Women-Attempt-to-Beat-Record-Tonight--112244064.html | 613 |
April 6, 2010
BOSTON (AP) -Steve Donahue, who led Cornell to three straight Ivy League titles and to the round of 16 in this NCAA tournament, was hired Tuesday as Boston College’s coach.
Donahue guided the Big Red to a 29-5 record this season – the most wins in Ivy history – and victories over favored Temple and Wisconsin in the NCAA tournament. The first Ivy team to reach the round of 16 in more than 30 years, Cornell lost to No. 1-seeded Kentucky 62-45 in the regional semifinals.
Donahue replaces Al Skinner, who was fired after 13 years in which he became the winningest coach in BC history and took the Eagles to seven NCAA tournaments in nine years.
In announcing the decision, BC athletic director Gene DeFilippo said he was looking for a more exciting style of play than the banging, Big East style Skinner favored.
The school planned a news conference for Wednesday at its new Yawkey Athletic Center instead of the usual basketball postgame interview room at Conte Forum. It also sent an e-mail announcing a campus rally after the news conference.
DeFilippo hopes his new coach will draw fans to the Conte Forum, where attendance has declined for four straight seasons. The e-mail invited fans meet the coach and proclaimed a “new era in BC men’s basketball.”
Donahue went 74-117 in his first seven seasons at Cornell, which hadn’t won the Ivy title since 1988. The Big Red went 16-12 in 2006-07 and the next year won the first of three straight Ivy championships. That broke a string in which Penn and Princeton won or shared every league title but three since 1969. | http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/2010-04-05/cornells-donahue-hired-coach-boston-college | 361 |
NEWBERRY — It was a hard night for Newberry and Whitmire as they took losses on Thursday.
In the first match, Swansea defeated Newberry 52–29 and in the second match Newberry defeated Whitmire 42-20. Whitmire also lost to Swansea.
The winning wrestlers for Newberry were Davon Powell, Jacob Hopper, Collin Roton, Ernest James, Eric Gallman, Jaquevis Harmon and Hunter Johnson.
This was a night of forfeits for Whitmire with several wrestlers out of the starting line-up due to injuries, which made for a close head-to-head match with Whitmire and created a very tough situation to get out of against Swansea, said Newberry coach Kyle Cannon.
“The match of the night versus Swansea was Collin Roton who was able to pull out a victory in overtime, scoring a take down to end the match 30 seconds into overtime,” said Cannon. “The match of the night versus Whitmire was again Collin Roton versus Austin Amick (Amick has been a part of the Newberry wrestling team all year; however, due to a recent move he now lives in Whitmire and the two guys who just weeks ago were teammates were pitted against each other) in the end Collin did lose to Amick, but just a very unique situation to deal with for both wrestlers.”
Newberry High also celebrated senior night and honored Hopper and Gallman.
Hopper’s parents are Gene and Amy Hopper. He still holds an undefeated individual record on the season 22-0, he is working hard as we prepare for the 1A/2A Individual Upper State Championships on Feb. 15 and 16, Hopper finished fourth in the state last year and has his goal set on finishing first this year.
Gallman has a season record of 9-1. The only reason he has so few matches is he missed first half year due to participating in the Shrine Bowl; he also is working hard as the team prepares for the 1A/2A Individual Upper State Championship.
“I feel as though he has an excellent chance to qualify for the state championships,” said Cannon.
Newberry has an even 11 -11 dual record for the season.
“We have the 1A/2A Individual Upper State Championships on Feb. 15 and 16 at Liberty High School, whoever finishes in the top four places in their individual weight class will then qualify for the Individual State Championships on Feb. 22 and 23 at the Anderson Civic Center,” said Cannon | http://www.newberryobserver.com/view/full_story_myown/21467592/article-Newberry-and-Whitmire-wrestle-to-losses | 532 |
Lance Armstong is still not telling the whole truth, says former teammate Tyler Hamilton
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- January 21, 2013
LONG time Lance Armstrong antagonist Tyler Hamilton says his former teammate is still not telling the whole truth about his involvement in doping.
Hamilton claims Armstrong is still not admitting to testing positive at a cycling race 12 years ago and that the Union Cycliste Internationale helped cover up the result.
Last week, in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Armstrong said the UCI never made incriminating evidence disappear at the Tour of Switzerland in 2001. His denial was backed by UCI president Pat McQuaid last week.
However, evidence Armstrong did test positive in 2001 exists in an affidavit put together by the US Anti-Doping Agency.
The evidence, as told by Hamilton, explains how Armstrong said he'd tested positive at the Tour of Switzerland and his understanding that "his (Armstrong's) people had been in touch with the UCI, they were going to have a meeting and everything would be OK."
And a former director of a Swiss drug testing laboratory, Martial Saugy, told USADA boss Travis Tygart the UCI told him to meet with Armstrong's team boss s Johan Bruyneel to explain to different ways to blood dope without raising alarms.
"If he didn't test positive then why did he tell me that morning?" Hamilton said.
"Dr Saugy ... he met with Johan Bruyneel and Lance Armstrong some time after the Tour of Switzerland and told them basically how to beat the EPO test. I'm not sure why he's (Armstrong) owning up to some things and not owning up to others."
In the Winfrey interview Armstrong said the Switzerland story was a myth.
"That story isn't true. There was no positive test. There was no paying off of the lab. There was no secret meeting with the lab director."
Armstrong also said reports he offered a $250,000 donation to USADA were false.
But But Tygart's former boss Terry Madden said "one of Lance Armstrong's closest representatives" called with an offer between $200,000 and $250,000.
Hamilton won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but handed it back last year.
The last drug test Hamilton failed was back 2009. After testing Hamilton was banned from cycling for eight years and then decided retire. | http://www.news.com.au/sport/lance-armstong-is-still-not-telliing-the-whole-truth-says-former-teammate-tyler-hamilton/story-fngr0c3c-1226558029372 | 496 |
ATHENS, Ohio - Punting woes plagued Ohio University Wednesday night as the Bobcats dropped a 26-14 MAC East decision to visiting Bowling Green at Peden Stadium.
OU, now 8-2 overall and 4-2 in the MAC, had two punts blocked that led to Falcon touchdowns and two bad snaps that resulted in a failed run for a first down and also a safety as BG improved to 7-3 and 5-1.
After the Bobcats took a 7-0 lead right of the bat on the opening possession of the game, the rest of the first half belonged to the Falcons.
Quarterback Tyler Tettleton's five-yard scoring scamper at 9:18 of the first quarter gave Ohio the quick lead, but by the end of half, Bowling Green was ahead by a 19-7 count.
A punt block by BG's Brian Sutton with the ball going out of bounds at the Ohio 20 with seven seconds left in the first quarter set up the Falcons' tying score. Anthon Samuel powered his way 15 yards straight ahead into the end zone at 14:52 of the second stanza, fighting his way to paydirt by dragging defenders the final five yards on the initial play of the period.
A roughing the passer penalty against the Falcons gave OU a first down at the BG 34. But on 3rd-and-15 at the 39, defensive end Bryan Thomas sacked Tettleton for a 10-yard loss. BG then took the lead at 14-7 when from its 45, QB Matt Schilz found a wide-open Chris Gallon with a 55-yard TD pass. No defender was even close to Gallon at the Bobcat 30, where he gathered in the easy toss from Schilz and was off untouched to the end zone.
A dropped snap by the OU punter who picked it up and tried to run, but for no gain again put the Falcons in prime scoring position at the Bobcat 35 with 5:23 left in the half and BG netted a 34-yard field goal at the 1:46 mark to boost its lead to 17-7.
And 18 seconds before the halftime horn, a low punt snap got through the OU punter, who retreated 22 yards into the end zone to pick it up, but was quickly tackled for a safety to make the score 19-7.
On OU's first possession of the second half though, the Bobcats closed the gap to 19-14. On 3rd-and-6 from the BG 21, Tettleton scrambled 18 yards to the 3, from where on the next play, Tettleton found Chase Cochran running free at the goal line and flipped him the ball for a TD at 6:54 of the third quarter.
However, a second Bobcat punt was partially blocked with BG taking over at the OU 29 at 3:04 of the third. The Falcons reached the OU 4 as the period ended and on the first play of the final quarter, Samuel followed his blocking into the end zone with 14:50 to play to up the margin to a 12-point lead again. | http://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/567285/Bowling-Green-too-much-for-Ohio--26-14.html?nav=5063 | 639 |
Newsday.com covers the beautiful game on Long Island with our high school girls soccer blog.
Cari Roccaro NSCAA state POY and other 2011 girls soccer awards
East Islip's Cari Roccaro (above) was named the New York state Player of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
Roccaro and MacArthur's Jill Mulholland were named NSCAA All Americans.
Long Island's members of the NSCAA All-Region II Team:
D Kaitlyn LaManna (Smithtown West)
M Kristi Abbate (Northport)
M Jill Mulholland (MacArthur) | http://www.newsday.com/sports/high-school/girls-soccer/high-school-girls-soccer-1.2222296/cari-roccaro-nscaa-state-poy-and-other-2011-girls-soccer-awards-1.3368507 | 146 |
On Monday, the Baseball Writers of America will announce their selection for the 2011 American League Most Valuable Player. In the waning days of the regular season, when debate over who should win this award was burning hot on PTI and internet sports outlets, I promised my man The Oracle a guest post arguing for Justin Verlander as MVP: a rare feat should it happen, given that a starting pitcher hasn’t won since 1986, when presumably pre-steroids Roger Clemens carried the BoSox to an AL Pennant.
At the 11th hour, I’m finally making good on that promise. But I’m not going to offer my argument with The Oracle’s flair for statistical finesse. As much as I love poring over old Bill James Abstracts, it’s never been my style. Lord knows, I root with my heart more than I defer to the calculator.
So here is my argument then: Justin Verlander had better win the AL MVP this year because the damned BBWA owe Tigers fans.
That’s right. It’s a debt long overdue. Because the Motown faithful have been getting the screw job for nearly a quarter century now, every time they have a horse in the final leg of the league of the MVP race. And let’s face it, it’s not an award based on who has the best statistics. If it were, we could leave the process to those algorithm-savvy cats from the Society for American Baseball Research. I’ve no doubt those gleeful Moneyballers would gladly feed numbers into their desktops and crown a winner in a computer print-out on the season’s final day. Instead, the MVP award has always been an honor left to a set of shifting standards and baseball-writer voodoo, and Tigers fans have been on the losing end of this nebulous method since 1987.
A brief recap, if you’re not convinced?
Item one: 1987. Alan Trammell hit .343, with 28 homers (before A-Rod juiced up what we expect power numbers from a shortstop to be) and 21 stolen bases, and fine defense, and commendable leadership. He led the Tigers to the AL East championship in a dramatic come-from-behind run against the Toronto Blue Jays in the season’s final week. The Blue Jays’ candidate, George “Don’t Call Me Jorge” Bell, was awarded the MVP honor by the BBWA, likely because of his impressive 47 home runs. And yet, Bell stunk it up down the stretch. Was he valuable as the Jays squandered their lead? Hardly. But he has the award, and Trammell has to be contented ever after with a close second-place finish.
Item two: 1990-1991. Cecil Fielder, hit 95 home runs in two seasons, including 51 in 1990, back when 50 home runs really meant something. (Nobody in baseball had done it, after all, since George Foster back in the 1970s.) But Fielder lost to Rickey Henderson in the MVP race, presumably because he didn’t come from a pennant-winning team and Henderson did, the 1990 A’s, who went on to lose the World Series to the Reds. Fair enough; I understand. The chief criterion among voters is this: MVP, winning team. Right. Got it. And yet, the following year, Fielder put together another magnificent season, only to see the standards slide away from the privileging of pennant-winners. Cal Ripken won in 1991, as you recall, on a team that did not win a division championship.
Now, there have been other Tigers second-place MVP finishers along the way. In 2007, Magglio Ordonez was the runner-up after leading the league in hitting at.363 and amassing a gaudy 139 RBIs. But he lost to Alex Rodriguez, who hit more home runs and batted in more runs. A-Rod played for the ever-competitive Yankees, and Ordonez was on a Tigers team that fell well short of pre-season expectations. Three years later, Miguel Cabrera, a perennial candidate, fell second to Josh Hamilton of the Rangers, despite being nearly neck-in-neck in OPS. Hamilton, who missed a significant amount of playing time, was the winner, ostensibly, because he came from a division-winning team, the Rangers, and Cabrera did not. So, again, voters seemed locked-in on the idea that the MVP must be someone who led a team to a title.
Well, in 2011, Justin Verlander did. We all know the Tigers would look much more like their hapless AL Central counterparts without JV on the mound every fifth day. But more importantly, was there any player who generated more excitement this year in the American League every single time he took the field? Verlander was statistically dominant; he gives oodles of money to charity; he’s charming in interviews; and he led the Tigers to their first division title since 1987, the year Alan Trammell was mercilessly robbed by the BBWA.
So it’s payback time.
When the ballots are tallied and the award is announced at the start of next week, Tigers fans had better be rewarded with an MVP winner finally.
If not, you can count on me, baseball-fanatic and admittedly biased Tigers fan, to start petitioning the league to give these awards over to the sabermaticians and their IBM mainframes after all. | http://www.newsflask.com/category/sports/baseball/ | 1,157 |
RALEIGH — While the setting changed for the Carolina Hurricanes, much remained the same. By the 8-minute, 24-second mark in the first period Tuesday, Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward had given up two goals on just five shots. The Tampa Bay Lightning never trailed in a 4-1 win.
After giving up four goals in the first period against the Panthers in the season opener, Ward was pulled for backup Dan Ellis, but was given the start against the Lightning and gave up four goals again, this time over three periods.
Well, we had a lockout for half a season and we had a week-long training camp, Ward said. Im doing the best with the time that Ive got. Obviously I dont go into games hoping to get scored on. Judging by my tone, Im obviously not happy with it, but Im not going to sit here and dwell on it.
In his first two starts last season against the Lightning and New Jersey Devils, Ward gave up four-plus goals in both games. This season, Ward has a .789 save percentage and is giving up a goal every 4.75 shots taken against him after two games.
They make a good tip on the first goal and in the third period there was a bunch of traffic in front, Ward said. But thats just stuff that youve got to deal with. Ive got to be better and I know that.
I expect greatness out of myself and Im working on it.
Blast from the past: Zach Boychuk went from the first line on opening night to a healthy scratch in game No. 2. According to veteran Hurricanes radio broadcaster Chuck Kaiton who called his 2,923rd NHL game on Tuesday thats not the first time in franchise history a player has fallen so far, so fast.
During the Hartford Whalers first NHL season in 1979-80, Kaiton recalls Greg Carroll, a waiver draft pick from the Detroit Red Wings, starting the season on the top line and becoming a healthy scratch in the second game.
Killing three birds with one stone: On the lone goal the Hurricanes scored, both Alexander Semin and Jordan Staal, two of Carolinas major offseason additions, tallied their first points with the team, assisting Jeff Skinners first goal of the season.
That goal was also the first Canes power-play goal of the season, ending a 0-for-7 drought in man-advantage opportunities.
We were moving it well and there are a lot of good players out there, Jordan Staal said. It was nice to get that first point, but I still think I could have done better myself. Its a start and it was fun playing in front of that crowd.
Tailwinds: The Hurricanes have allowed four or more goals in 10 of their past 14 games against Tampa Bay. The Hurricanes are 3-7-4 in home openers in North Carolina and have scored a total of two goals in their past four PNC Arena openers. | http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/01/23/2626177/ward-seeks-improvement.html | 612 |
GAME NOTES: The record-setting Eastern Kentucky Colonels look to make their mark in the postseason as they take on the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament at Paul Porter Arena.
The biggest surprise team of the season in the Ohio Valley Conference, Eastern Kentucky improved from a .500 finish in 2012-13 to finish with the second most wins in the conference and most victories in school history.
Coach Jeff Neubauer employed a very sound backcourt with Mike DiNunno (15.3 ppg, 4.4 apg) and Glenn Cosey (14.8 ppg, 3.2 apg) both thriving throughout the campaign. Eastern Kentucky's strength has been its potent offensive play. The Colonels are among the four best teams in the OVC in points (74.1 ppg), points allowed (65.3 ppg), assists (15.0) and field-goal percentage (.467). However, the Colonels lack frontcourt depth and are an awful rebounding team, ranking fourth-worst in the country on the glass (27.6 rpg).
The Colonels' NCAA Tournament hopes ended in the semifinals of the OVC Tournament with a loss to Murray State. Eric Stutz paced the team with 18 points in the setback. In the two OVC Tournament games, Stutz averaged 20 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals and one block per game. Corey Walden grabbed a season-high seven boards in the loss to Murray State. DiNunno's success has never been reached before as his 40 wins are the most by any EKU player in two seasons.
This will be the first meeting in history between EKU and Gardner-Webb on the hardwood.
Gardner-Webb was upset in the semifinals of the Big South Conference Tournament by Liberty, who went on to become the only NCAA Tournament squad with a losing record. The Runnin' Bulldogs had won their previous eight games and had a very impressive season overall with wins over DePaul, the College of Charleston and a one-point loss at Illinois.
GWU has a modest scoring attack at best, netting 65.9 ppg on 42.3 percent field goal shooting, but it benefits from playing outstanding defense, holding opposing teams to just 60.5 ppg while forcing more than 15 turnovers per contest. Tashan Newsome is the squad's leading scorer with 14.1 ppg, while Donta Harper is close behind with 12.9 ppg. Kevin Hartley is strong in the paint with 9.5 ppg on 48.1 percent from the field to go with 6.4 rpg and 1.7 spg.
The Colonels have a superstar at point guard and it is very unlikely DiNunno will allow his career to end easily. The Runnin' Bulldogs have lost just twice at home this season, however EKU's 8-7 mark in true road tests indicates that Gardner-Webb may be destined for a third. If Stutz continues his stellar play, the Colonels will be able to advance.
Game Date and Time | http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/03/19/2762839/eastern-kentucky-24-9-at-gardner.html | 661 |
Big stakes familiar territory for Dayton, S-C
Nov 23, 2012
By JEROD YOUNG
Of the News-Register
DAYTON — In Friday’s 54-20 3A state quarterfinal playoff win vs. Willamina, the No. 1-ranked Pirates continued to perfect a mindset that’s been a work in progress since first-year coach Brodie Unger took over the job last spring.
An Army of One.
The mantra Dayton focuses on is: One play, One practice, One rep.
It’s a strategy that every player has eagerly bought into and has helped them move on to the state semifinals at 7 p.m. Saturday vs. No. 3-ranked Santiam Christian (10-2) at Willamette University.
Based on Dayton’s offensive showing against the Bulldogs, it was a blowout. The play of the Pirates, though, was anything but flawless according to their mantra.
“We played well,” Unger said. “There were areas such as lining up and some blocking schemes that could have been better, but we did well based on what we are trying to build on.”
Dayton produced 515 yards on offense. Quarterback Nathan Bernards threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Forrest Garcia rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns.
Unger’s approach of one thing at a time, and the players’ work within that system, has earned the Pirates an undefeated season and a new outlook on football.
A date in the semifinals with an Eagles team that broke the hearts of the Pirates with a 31-28 win in last season’s 3A state championshpi game. A 47-yard game winning field goal that just cleared the crossbar as time expired was the final dagger.
The memory of the field goal heard ’round Western Oregon still lingers with Dayton players.
“It’s still there,” Bernards said after a pause. “We’ve done a good job of putting it behind us, but once we knew we were playing them next, it’s hard not to remember what happened.”
Unger said the memory doesn’t loiter within the coaching staff, and the players shouldn’t be haunted by it.
“That’s behind us,” Unger said. “As coaches and players, we have to treat each year different than the last. We aren’t talking about last year. I could care less. We’re just concerned about today.”
Though the Dayton defense held Willamina to 175 yards, the Eagles are a fast, tough offense to contain. Santiam Christian averages 39 points and the defense allows 205 yards a game.
The Eagles’ latest victim was Horizon Christian. Santiam Christian blew out the Hawks 47-14. The Eagles produced 400 yards of offense.
From one good offense to another, Unger is not concerned about having to adjust the Pirates goal.
“No,” Unger said quickly. “No new approach. This is just another game and our approach and mindset has worked through 10 tough games this year and we have confidence in what we do.”
Pirate players aren’t worried about making any drastic changes either.
“We believe in what we do,” Dayton senior receiver Justin Sutton said. “We play together every play and we have guys who played against them last year and we know what we have to do.”
Other than containing the Eagles offense, the Dayton offensive line has to protect Bernards from a dangerous SC defense, specifically, senior linebacker Cody Manzi. Last week against a solid Horizon Christian O-line, Manzi broke through for seven tackles — two for loss — and an interception.
“We’re ready for it,” Unger said. “This game won’t be a blowout for either team by any means. This is where our one play at a time comes in because that’s all we can do.”
Another obstacle Dayton has to overcome is playing away from home. Unger admits the Pirates tend to not play as well on the road, though this year, Dayton has won all four of its road games. The concern of the away contest stems from the Pirates last loss on the road: last December in the state championship game.
Playoff déjà vu has returned, and Dayton is one play, one practice, one rep and one step away from returning to the state finals. The opportunity for redemption is there.
“This team is tight and they trust each other and they want it,” Unger said. “As we say, it’s time to grab the lunch pale and go to work.”
• Recent rash of thefts in Mac (4373)
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• Window winners announced (1646)
• Window winners announced (1) | http://www.newsregister.com/article?articleTitle=big-stakes-familiar-territory-for-dayton-s-c--1353736880--5412--karlklooster | 1,056 |
Former WADA boss Dick Pound believes the fight against doping in sport will never be won.
Lance Armstrong's former teammate Steffen Kjaergaard is the latest cyclist to admit to using the banned blood booster EPO.
Kjaergaard says doping at the time was endemic and arranged by the team.
Dick Pound has told Radio Sport's Mark Richardson it's impossible to clean sport up completely.
"The advantage always goes to the perpetrator. He knows in what race he's going to dope, he knows what he's going to use, he knows when he's going to administer the drug and so forth and so you're always playing catch up to some degree."
He says this is one of the reasons they added the eight year look back period for any subsequent analysis.
Pound believes the UCI needs to rebuild their organisation.
"The reputation has to be in tatters at this point. They've kept saying there was never any proof against Armstrong and that he would never have doped and all of these things that were really denial."
Photo: Lance Armstrong (Getty Images) | http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/spspo/921853572-fight-against-doping-will--never-be-won- | 225 |
Jays wrestlers sit in second
In Capital City Wrestling Invitational
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Thanks to a rash of illness and injuries, the Jefferson City wrestling team probably won’t win the Capital City Invitational.
But those who were able to wrestle put the Jays in a good position after the first day. With four regulars out, the Jays had five wrestlers go undefeated during Day One on Friday at Fleming Fieldhouse.
The Jays sit in second place in the Black Division after the first day with 43 points, six points behind Wentzville-Holt.
“It’s becoming an individual tournament now for some of our kids,” Jefferson City head coach Phil Cagle said. | http://www.newstribune.com/news/2013/jan/12/jays-wrestlers-sit-second-capital-city-invite/ | 147 |
COVINGTON Rickie Corley has announced his candidacy for the District 2 Board of Commissioners seat.
Corley, who is running as a Republican, previously served on the Newton County Board of Education for 12 years. A lifelong Newton County resident, Corley is the owner and operator of Corley's Used Cars and Auto Service.
The District 2 seat is currently held by Commissioner Earnest Simmons.
As part of his business endeavors, Corley said he is often out and about in the community listening to the concerns of residents. Corley said he was encouraged to run by many of those people.
"District 2 needs better representation. I hear people say they have issues that don't get addressed; they can't get a response," Corley said.
Corley identified growth, economic development, customer service, accountability, safety of residents, jobs, gridlock at intersections and making sure taxpayers get the most for their tax dollars as the key issues he will focus on if elected.
"We need new perspectives and ideas to move us into the future. I will provide the kind of leadership District 2 needs and deserves with conservative values. I will be more accessible and accountable. I have a proven track record of collaborating with others to provide results and will use this experience to make Newton County the best it can be," he said.
Corley graduated from Newton High School and has an associate degree in business management. He has served as PTO president for Livingston Elementary School and on school committees and parent councils. He served on the Board of Education for 12 years, including two years as chairman. Corley was defeated in his bid for re-election to the District 2 Board of Education seat in November 2008.
He and his wife Robbie have four children and six grandchildren, who all reside in Newton County. Corley said he has a vested interest in improving the quality of life in Newton County due to his family's deep roots here.
"Governing Newton County is big business. My training, education and experience in business will be an asset to this board. The challenges before us are great, but I know that if we all work together and conserve our resources, we will come out on top," he said.
Corley asked for anyone with questions or concerns e-mail [email protected].
Qualifying for the Nov. 2 General Election takes place April 26-30. | http://www.newtoncitizen.com/news/2010/mar/23/corley-running-for-boc/?news | 489 |
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, signs a baseball mitt as he campaigns at Cherokee Trike and More in Greer, S.C., Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. At rear is South Carolina State Treasurer Curtis M. Loftis, Jr. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is insisting he's "pro-life" and questions his Republican presidential campaign rivals are raising about his reversal of positions on this issue are expected.
Answering questions from reporters at a campaign event in South Carolina Thursday, Romney also said, "I understand there are some attack ads coming my way" on his evolving abortion views.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has been hammering away at Romney's claim to conservative credentials, and Gingrich said Thursday he intends to emphasize Romney's views on social issues such as abortion, gun control and gay marriage in the days leading up to South Carolina's Jan. 21 primary.
Romney also is defending his record as a venture capitalist, repeating his contention that the company he ran was set up to save businesses where possible, although he's admitted that in private business, these efforts aren't always fruitful.
Romney came to South Carolina Wednesday as the unmistakable front-runner in the GOP presidential sweepstakes. | http://www.newtoncitizen.com/news/2012/jan/12/romney-tells-sc-voters-hes-pro-life-candidate/?news | 280 |
PHILADELPHIA -- Greg McElroy became the first quarterback to lead the New York Jets into the end zone this preseason in a 28-10 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night.
What we learned Thursday
Week 4 of the preseason isn't the most exciting time on the NFL calendar, but there was still plenty to take out of the 13 games on Thursday's schedule.
breaks it all down.
Mark Sanchez, Tim Tebow and most of the Jets starters didn't play in this battle between backups and guys fighting for roster spots.
Michael Vick and all of the Eagles' starters watched from the sideline.
Trent Edwards threw for 197 yards and two TDs to help the Eagles (4-0) finish unbeaten in the preseason for the first time since 1995.
The Jets (0-4) became the first team in 35 years to go three preseason games without a touchdown, matching the 1977 Atlanta Falcons for offensive futility.
McElroy finished 12-of-17 passing for 90 yards and one TD. He rushed for 33 yards.
Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press | http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000056848/article/jets-score-first-preseason-td-but-lose-to-eagles | 226 |
Dolan made a right
decision by not signing Lin to a 25 mil. deal.
Lin's linsanity commercial value is more important than his limited basketball abilities and I believe that he is not the one could lead Knicks to a NBA championship.
No need to wait 3 seasons to say No Regret. | http://www.nj.com/knicks/team/1362148183-744-700/dolan-made-a-right.html | 65 |
NEWARK — A security supervisor at Newark Liberty International Airport accused of stealing the identity of a murdered Queens man two decades ago began using the victim’s identification three weeks before he was killed, officials said today.
The supervisor, Bimbo Olumuyiwa Oyewole, 55, of Elizabeth, a Nigerian immigrant living in the United States illegally, is accused of using the birth certificate and Social Security number for Jerry Thompson, who was shot and killed in Queens on July 20, 1992.
Thompson’s murder remains unsolved and officials said one aspect of an ongoing investigation involving several federal and state agencies is whether Oyewole played any role in the 45-year-old man’s death.
It was just one confounding element of a case labeled "bizarre" by officials who briefed reporters after a hearing in Superior Court in Newark today, during which Oyewole pleaded not guilty to a single count of identity theft, a second-degree crime that carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
Wearing an orange prison jumpsuit and flanked by two sheriff’s officers, Oyewole appeared via video feed from the Essex County Correctional Facility where he has been held since his arrest Monday at his home in Elizabeth.
Judge Roslyn Holmes-Grant declared Oyewole a flight risk and granted a request by Deputy Attorney General Vincent Militello to raise bail from $75,000 to $250,000, with a 10 percent option.
"Your honor, we simply do not know who this gentleman is," Militello said.
Oyewole’s public defender, Regina Lynch, said the bail issue was moot, however, since federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials had requested that her client remain in custody regardless of his criminal status. He has been placed under a federal immigration detainer, essentially a notification has been identified for deportation.
Oyewole is due back in court June 18.
Oyewole is accused of using Thompson’s identification to obtain work, a New Jersey driver’s license and a high school equivalency diploma. Militello told the judge Oyewole had been using Thompson’s documents for three weeks before he was shot outside a Queens YMCA.
But officials later said Oyewole’s prior use of the ID did not necessarily indicate he was involved in Thompson’s death. A spokeswoman for the Queens District Attorney’s office said the Thompson case remains open. She declined to comment on Oyewole’s arrest.
The Port Authority, which operates Newark Liberty, said Oyewole entered the United States illegally in 1989 and had worked under several contractors at the airport, most recently FJC Security Services, a private firm contracted by the agency to staff vehicle access gates and perform other functions at the airport. Officials said Oyewole supervised about 30 guards and had access to the tarmac and to planes. FJC was one of several airport security firms Oyewole had worked for using Thompson’s name, having passed background checks at all of them, officials said.
Port Authority officials said its investigation found no indication he used the fake identity for any reason other than to live in the United States. The probe began after an anonymous tip was sent to the Port Authority inspector general’s office in Hoboken.
In another bizarre twist, officials said the body of the real Jerry Thompson and his living imposter were neighbors in Elizabeth for years. Oyewole rented an apartment on Pingry Place, while Thompson was buried at Rosemount Memorial Park, across Route 1&9 from the airport.
Star-Ledger staff writer Richard Khavkine contributed to this report. | http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/newark_airport_employee_allege.html | 759 |
BATON ROUGE -- Now that the scores on their final exams are in, the LSU golf teams can worry about the numbers on their scorecards.
LSU's men's and women's golf teams, both ranked No. 8 nationally, will play in big tournaments this week. The women's team tees off at the NCAA Championships today in Bryan, Texas, and the men open their NCAA Regional in Blacksburg, Va., on Thursday.
"You do the best you can to be ready for NCAA play, and also you've got to make sure you get your grades done," said LSU men's coach Chuck Winstead. "They've done a good job with the first part, so grades are done and we can shift our focus completely to golf."
The Lady Tigers are returning to the NCAA Championships for the third time in four years after missing the cut by just one stroke in 2010.
"We blew it last year. There's no doubt, and they know it," said LSU women's coach Karen Bahnsen. "They were pretty mad about that, so they had that in mind that they would not put themselves in that position again."
That mindset paid off two weekends ago at the NCAA Central Regional in South Bend, Ind. The Lady Tigers secured their return to the Championships with a second-place finish.
Senior Megan McChrystal highlighted the strong showing, capping the opening round with an eagle-birdie finish that vaulted LSU into second place with a team score of 7-over-par 295. The Lady Tigers had no problem holding on after that start, finishing the tournament 30-over 894.
"Playing how we knew we could was the big thing," McChrystal said. "To finally prove to ourselves that we're back and ready to go, that was a good thing."
McChrystal's return to the NCAA Championships will make a fitting conclusion to the career of one of LSU's most successful female golfers. She is one of three LSU women's golfers to compete in all four NCAA Championships of her career. McChrystal qualified for individual competition last season but said she is looking forward to returning to the big stage with her team.
"I like it this way better," she said. "It's a team effort, and you feel like you're playing for something more than just yourself."
The Lady Tigers gained the advantage of having played in Bryan in September at the NCAA Fall Preview at Traditions Golf Club. The Lady Tigers finished second behind Alabama, and McChrystal won the individual title.
"It's a course that we have some great memories with," Bahnsen said. "It gives you confidence that we played that course really well."
LSU's men hopes to emulate the women's team's success in the regional round. The Tigers are seeded second in the NCAA East Regional, teeing off Thursday at Pete Dye River Course in Blacksburg.
"We've never seen it," Winstead said. "I've heard a lot of things about it; I hear it's very difficult." The Tigers are hoping for a finish in the top five of the 13-team field to make a second consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships.
Spearheading that effort will be seniors Andrew Loupe and John Peterson, who helped LSU to four tournament championships this season -- the team's highest total since 1988-89.
"In golf, you don't always have your best stuff," Winstead said. "But they seem to figure out a way -- whether they have their best or not -- to put a score on the card that's meaningful." | http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2011/05/lsu_golf_teams_look_to_make_ma.html | 745 |
LSU crept up in the three polls that released new versions Monday after a season-opening sweep against Maryland at Alex Box Stadium. The Tigers (3-0) are as high as No. 2, as ranked by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and as low as No. 9 by Baseball America.
With the opening weekend out of the way, the Tigers begin mid-week play Tuesday when Lamar (4-0) visits the Box for a 6 p.m. contest with the pitching matchup featuring a pair of young Texans.
Sophomore left-hander Cody Glenn from Houston will get his first start of the season for LSU, while the Cardinals will counter with freshman righty Jayson McKinney from Friendswood. | http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2013/02/lsu_baseball_creeps_in_two_nat.html | 154 |
Aug. 31, 2009
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Senior libero Kate Nobilio (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) has been named the Big Ten Conference's Co-Defensive Player of the Week after three impressive performances in the Kentucky Classic this past weekend. It is the third time Nobilio has earned Player of the Week honors and the first since Sept. 17, 2007.
Nobilio recorded 28 digs in the season opener against 21st-ranked Kentucky, which is the fourth-highest four-set total in program history. She repeated that performance against Florida International the following morning, eclipsing the 1,700-dig mark for her career. Nobilio, who is both the program's all-time digs leader and the Big Ten's active digs leader, finished with 65 on the weekend, upping her career total to 1,730. She also was perfect in her service receptions while anchoring the Wildcat defense, which held their opponents to a .150 hitting percentage.
With her third Player of the Week honor, Nobilio ties Christie Gardner for the second-most in the program's history. Janine Makar earned four Player of the Week honors from 1985-1988.
Nobilio shares the Defensive Player of the Week with Minnesota's Christine Tan, who compiled 47 digs in two matches for the Gophers this past weekend. Michigan State's Kyndra Abron was named the Offensive Player of the Week, while Penn State's Darcy Dolton earned the conference's first-ever Freshman of the Week honor.
Nobilio and her NU teammates return to action this weekend at the IUPUI Hampton Inn Invitational in Indianapolis, Ind. The Wildcats open up the tournament with a double header on Saturday, Sept. 5, facing Miami (Ohio) at 9 a.m. CT before taking on the host Jaguars at 6 p.m. NU closes out the two-day tournament bright and early Sunday morning, facing Western Kentucky at 11:30 a.m. CT on Sept. 6. | http://www.nusports.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/083109aab.html | 420 |
NY2LASPORTS.COM - 2012 GNIC CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE
Antonio Curro — NATIONAL RECRUITING DIRECTOR - NY2LASPORTS.COM
The inaugural Generation Next Invitational Championships is set to tip off later this week as 9u-14u teams from Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin are set to hit the hardwood July 5-7, 2012 at Homestead High School in Mequon, Wisconsin. The first year tournament will tip at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday July 5th with games running all day on Friday July 6th and wrapping in the early evening on Championship Saturday July 7th at Homestead.
Teams/programs confirmed for this weekend include the Iowa Barnstormers, Net Gain Sports, Ramey Basketball, SYF Players, Illinois T-Wolves, Illinois Rising Stars, EBA, Meanstreets, Minneapolis Select, Kessel Heat, Illinois Future, Playground Elite, DTA Spartans, Wisconsin Playground Warriors, Milwaukee Rebels, Wisconsin Shooters, Wisconsin Scholars, Wisconsin Shooting Stars, Wisconsin Playmakers, WI Bulldogs, and WI Rap.
For a complete schedule guide to the 2012 Generation Next Invitational Championships CLICK HERE
Stay tuned to GENERATIONNEXTBASKETBALL.COM and NY2LASPORTS.COM for complete coverage of the 2012 GNIC all week long…
Note: Antonio Curro is the National Recruiting Editor for NY2LASPORTS.COM, GENERATIONNEXBASKETBALL.COM and 414HOOPS.COM. He is also a national consultant for ESPNU and the HOOPSCOOP. | http://www.ny2lasports.com/article_one.aspx?articleid=890 | 358 |
- Last Updated: 3:35 AM, January 29, 2013
- Posted: 12:38 AM, January 29, 2013
BRUSSELS — The prosecutor of the Belgian cycling federation says Lance Armstrong’s former team leader, Johan Bruyneel, will not appear at today’s hearing to discuss his role in the doping scandal.
Cycling federation prosecutor Jaak Fransen said yesterday it still was too early to accuse Bruyneel of not cooperating with the investigation. Fransen will consider whether to pursue the case without Bruyneel’s attendance.
Meanwhile, the Dutch cycling union suspended former German rider Grischa Niermann for six months after he admitted using EPO from 2000-2003 while racing for the Rabobank professional team. Niermann became a coach employed by the Dutch union when Rabobank officially halted its sponsorship of men’s pro cycling on Jan. 1.
The 37-year-old Niermann said he will divulge further details of his EPO use to anti-doping authorities and a commission set up by the country’s cycling authorities to investigate doping.Follow @NYPostsports | http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/more_sports/lance_mate_no_show_onkp70X3f9o9RT4uhYOMrO | 239 |
Gene Stallings to speak at Millican Ethics Symposium
Legendary football coach Gene Stallings will be the keynote speaker for the sixth-annual J.J. Millican Ethics Symposium at Oklahoma Christian University on Nov. 13.
Stallings will discuss “Leading With Character” as the highlight of OC’s annual Ethics Week, which also includes daily speakers at the university’s chapel/convocation services. Stallings’ address begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Gaylord University Center.
“Coach Stallings was a great fit for our symposium because he has led groups with character, honesty and integrity,” said Elaine Kelly, associate professor of accounting and holder of the J.J. Millican chair. “Those are qualities we seek to instill in our business graduates. I felt having a person whose life reflected those traits would be very important for students, faculty and alumni.”
In addition to Stallings’ keynote address, he will make an appearance at WINGS, a nonprofit organization that serves adults with developmental disabilities. WINGS is located next to the OC campus.
Stallings wrote “Another Season - A Coach’s Story of Raising an Exceptional Son,” which chronicles the joys and heartbreaks he and his family faced in raising their late son, John Mark, who had Downs Syndrome. That experience of demonstrating and sharing a father’s love for his son helped shape Stallings into the leader he became. He will sign copies of his book at WINGS from 5 to 6 p.m.
Hosting Stallings at the Ethics Symposium is especially important for Kelly because of her experience raising her own special needs daughter, Denise, who also benefits from WINGS.
“Thirty years ago, my family was encouraged to meet Coach Stallings so we could learn how best to raise our daughter,” Kelly said. “We loved his book, but we had not met before this event. We are so appreciative of the servant heart he has demonstrated in his life and leadership.”
Stallings played college football at Texas A&M University and later served as head coach there. He also was the head coach of the NFL’s St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals and at the University of Alabama. His 1992 Alabama team went 13–0 and won the national championship. Stallings was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2010.
He also has received many humanitarian awards, including the Arthritis Humanitarian Award of Alabama, National Boys Club Alumni of the Year, Dallas Father of the Year, Humanitarian Award of the Lion’s Club of Alabama and Paris Boys Club Wall of Honor.
Stallings and his wife, Ruth Ann, have three grown daughters along with their late son, John Mark. They live in Paris, Texas.
The Ethics Symposium is sponsored by the J.J. Millican Endowment, which was created by Don and Donna Millican to honor Don’s father. Don serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer for Kaiser-Francis Oil Company and as Oklahoma Christian’s board chair.
The endowment provides academic opportunities to OC students, faculty and the university community through scholarships, programs, OSCPA student memberships and other activities related to the field of accounting and ethics in OC's School of Business Administration.
J.J. Millican was a respected Christian businessman, faithful husband and father, and a Certified Public Accountant. He also was a national partner with Ernst & Young. Previous symposium speakers have included Enron whistle-blower Sherron Watkins, nationally-known tax expert Susan Hamill, and Jim Gardner, former executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Massey Energy.
In addition to Ethics Week, Oklahoma Christian students participated in the 2012 Ethics Challenge in October. One OC team placed first, and another team placed third. The contest featured 16 teams from 10 universities across the state.
Both Oklahoma Christian teams advanced to the Regional Ethics Bowl on Nov. 17 in San Antonio, with a chance to move on to the National Ethics Bowl in Cincinnati. The Oklahoma Business Ethics Foundation sponsors the Statewide Student Ethics Challenge. | http://www.oc.edu/news/gene-stallings-to-deliver-keynote-address-at-oc-s-ethics-symposium | 875 |
San Clemente High School junior Melissa Eisele was crowned National Champion with a time of 19:15 for her 5K run in the young women category at the USA Track and Field Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships on Dec. 8.
The SCHS cross country runners traveled to New Mexico where members, Gracie Georgi, Katie Carroll, Kelsey Carroll and Analisa Arrington's Equalizers team captured 2nd place awards in the intermediate girls category.
SCHS cross country runner, take home championships medals. Back row, from left: Analisa Arrington, Kelsey Carroll, Madison Huffman, Jerry Palazzo, Gracie Georgi and Lizzy Hays. Front row, from left: Melissa Eisele and Katie Carroll.
COURTESY TRITON TRACK AND FIELD
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LONDON -- First-time Olympian Alex Morgan already has her defining moment: A game-winning goal in overtime that put the U.S. women's soccer team into the gold medal match.
And of all things, it came on a header, the very skill that was supposed to be a weakness in her game.
Soccer player Alex Morgan, of Diamond Bar, poses for a portrait during the 2012 Team USA Media Summit on May 15 in Dallas. Click on the photo to see Morgan in action at the Olympics.
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If she keeps this up, she really will outgrow her nickname.
"We came up with the name 'Baby Horse' a while back when she first came on the team," U.S. midfielder Megan Rapinoe said Tuesday. "Just so much talent. Obviously very raw, she was kind of wild.
"And now she's a beautiful stallion, I think."
That sounds about right. The lightning-fast striker brings beautiful goals to game at the formative age of 23. Long after Abby Wambach, Christie Rampone and the other vets have retired, it's a reasonable bet that Morgan will be the face of the U.S. national team.
Photos: Alex Morgan
"She's still a genetic freak, in my opinion," Wambach said. "She makes plays that you don't expect anybody to make."
When Morgan looped Heather O'Reilly's cross into the net in the 123rd minute of Monday night's 4-3 win over Canada in the semfinals, she set up one of the most tantalizing rematches of these Olympics: United States vs. Japan for the gold medal.
Japan beat the Americans in penalty kicks to win last year's World Cup, back when Morgan was still a super-sub who came off the bench in the second half and created all sorts of havoc with her speed.
Now comes the chance to ease the sting of that defeat Thursday at Wembley Stadium. Morgan knew four years ago, when she was up in the wee hours of the morning watching the U.S. games on television during the Beijing Games, that she'd be a part of this group.
"At that moment, I knew I was going to be with this team at the next Olympics," Morgan said.
She's had that vision before, and was right.
"I've wanted to be a professional athlete since I was 5 years old," she said. "I actually have a note in my mom's office that I wrote when I was 5 that said 'When I grow up, I want to be a professional athlete.' And she still has it to this day."
Casual fans - not to mention some die-hard soccer fanatics - were asking why Morgan wasn't starting when she was scoring goals at the World Cup, but coach Pia Sundhage said young striker didn't yet have a complete game, not enough to play a full 90 minutes.
A strong performance at the Olympic qualifying tournament in January propelled Morgan into the lineup, and she's justified the promotion by piling up goals and setting up Wambach during the run-up to London. The latest proof came in her game-winner, using the very technique her coach had told her wasn't her thing earlier this year.
"How good will she be in four years?" Sundhage said. "Depends on what she wants."
The goal against Canada was Morgan's third of the Olympics and her team-high 20th in 2012, joining Mia Hamm (1998), Kristine Lilly (1999) and Wambach (2007) as the only U.S. players with 20 goals in a calendar year.
U.S. women's soccer gets a lot of love during the World Cup and Olympics, but it often takes a long publicity hiatus after the Summer Games. It'll be three years before the next World Cup, and it's uncertain whether there will be yet another attempt to form a top-flight U.S. women's league anytime soon.
A marketable player like Morgan can boost the sport's profile during the down times, especially if the public has memories of game-winners on a march to the gold.
"I think maybe in the beginning people saw her as a pretty face who scores goals," Rapinoe said. "But she's so much more than that. Her game has developed so much." | http://www.ocregister.com/sports/morgan-367770-game-team.html | 912 |
Loyola Marymount Lions vs Texas State Bobcats Odds
Texas State Bobcats vs Loyola Marymount Lions in college hoops odds Odds Preview
OddsShark Staff - The Texas State Bobcats will try to pay off for their supporters on Friday when they play host to the Loyola Marymount Lions at Sullivan Arena in NCAA basketball action.
This game is being played at a neutral-site court (Sullivan Arena).
Texas State battles the Lions, currently sitting with a 2-2 mark (0-2 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 1-1 for the Bobcats and 1-0 for the Lions. | http://www.oddsshark.com/ncaab/loyola-marymount-texas-state-odds-november-23-2012 | 143 |
Latics have signed striker Matt Derbyshire from npower Championship club Nottingham Forest on a short-term loan.
The 26-year-old has agreed a deal to stay at Boundary Park until October 27th.
And subject to Football League clearance Derbyshire, who will wear the No 9 shirt vacated by Jordan Slew, will make his debut in tomorrow's npower League One match against Notts County.
Derbyshire kicked off his career at Blackburn Rovers and after an 18-month spell at Olympiakos, before joining Birmingham City on a season-long loan from the Greek club.
He signed a three-year contract with Forest in August 2011.
Keep logging on to the official website to hear what Derbyshire has to say about his move. | http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/article/140912-derbyshire-signs-367398.aspx | 161 |
Lady Aggies Cruise in 1st Day Tournament Victory
- by Scott Puryear of Aggie Sports
Goodwell, OK – Four good teams
participated in the Lady Aggie Classic at Oklahoma Panhandle
State University, which began on Friday. At the close of
Day One, the Lady Aggies appeared to be the best of them.
Southwest Baptist 69 St.
The opening game of the Lady Aggie Classic was a good one between
Southwest Baptist and St. Gregory’s and was close for
the entire first half. SBU’s Trisha Lyons hit a bucket
at the buzzer to give her team a 35-30 halftime lead.
Southwest Baptist began to pull away
in the second half and held a 47-37 lead with 14 minutes
left in the game. St. Gregory’s
tried to rally several times but seven points was the closest
they could get. In the end, Southwest Baptist pulled away in
the closing minutes for a 69-53 victory.
Livia Brito of SBU led all scorers with
18 points, and teammate Casey Beavers added 16. Cassandra
Reed was high scorer for St. Gregory’s with 17 points
and Lee Aduddell chipped in 14.
With the win, SBU raised their record
to 4-2 while St. Gregory’s
fell to 3-3.
LADY AGGIES 69 Western State 45
In the second game of the night, tournament host OPSU roared
out of the blocks with good shooting and tough defense, taking
a 15-2 lead over Western State. In what OPSU coach Jerry
Olson called a great team effort, the Lady Aggies never slowed
up and soundly defeated Western, 69-45.
Western fought their way back into things for a while, even
closing the gap to as close as five points (with 5:11 left
in the half) but the Lady Aggies led 29-20 at the intermission.
Olson had plenty to say at halftime to his team and the Lady
Aggies came out even stronger than they did to open the game.
They jumped out fast on a three pointer by Brandi Lewis, followed
by a deuce by Diana Garduno, followed by a lay-up by Lewis
to up the score to 37-20. Soon, and thanks in part to two fast
steals by Amanda Kisner, OPSU was up 47-26 with 14 minutes
left to play.
The game got about as rough as you’ll see in women’s
basketball and players from both teams collided many times
as the clock wound down, and by the five minute mark, OPSU
had increased their lead to 60-32. Everyone on the Lady Aggie
team contributed and at the final horn, OPSU had raised their
record to 4-3 with their 69-45 victory.
After the game, Olson credited his entire squad and was exceptionally
pleased with the way they played defense (and not a single
Western State player scored in double figures).
OPSU’s Lewis led all scorers with
16 points and Taneisha Rogers had ten. Hard working seniors
Michelle Kennedy and Garduno each had nine, and dependable
inside player Nina Kuleff scored seven and had a game high
With the loss, Western State fell to 2-3. | http://www.opsu.edu/News/PressReleses/Sports/Basketball/PRWBB120505.htm | 721 |
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FOOTBALL: Youngster Marsh to stay at U's
Tyrone Marsh will be kept on next season as Oxford United intend to activate an additional year in his contract.
The striker made his first-team debut in August and scored his first goal last month.
Last week he joined Staines Town on loan for the rest of the season, scoring the winner on debut against Bath City last weekend.
Marsh is one of 16 players out of contract this summer, but like fellow first year professional Max Crocombe, the club intend to trigger an extension.
And chairman Ian Lenagan is hopeful of tying them down for even longer.
He said: “We will take those options up and we want to sign those young players for the next three years at least.” | http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/sport/10217799.FOOTBALL__Youngster_Marsh_to_stay_at_U_s/ | 192 |
Harbaugh said the stadium lights are brighter than they were when the 49ers beat the New Orleans Saints here on Nov. 25, so getting his players adjusted to that was important.
Coach Jim Harbaugh invited family members and friends—11 bus loads of people—to attend the short session and then come down to the field to pose for photographs. One person hollered Harbaugh's signature chant from the stands: "Who's got it better than us?" to which the rest of the group replied: "No-body!"—and the coach smiled and applauded the efforts.
Harbaugh has remained impressed with second-year quarterback Colin Kaepernick before his 10th career NFL start. A huge swarm of people wanted a picture with him Saturday.
"I don't see any change, one way or the other," Harbaugh said. "He is who he is. He has been pretty steady with his demeanor."
The team had meetings scheduled Saturday night at its hotel.
"I feel good," Harbaugh said. "The preparation has been outstanding, very focused. The players care about winning. They care about this team, and that's complimentary to the players and the way their focus has been. And that's not something that's been just this week. That wasn't just created this week. That's been all | http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/sports/ci_22507014/49ers-wrap-up-super-bowl-preparations-field | 264 |
Dover Ladies’ Triple Crown Challenge raises nearly £2,500 for Pilgrims Hospices
Six Nations rugby fever started early for Dover’s Ladies rugby team on Sunday when they travelled the equivalent distance between the tournament’s four home stadia to raise money for Pilgrims Hospices.
Taking to bikes, scooters, skates, on foot – and one even on a Space Hopper for a time – the 20 strong group of players and coaches circuited the Crabble Athletic ground 2,500 times to clock up 1,000 miles in seven hours and 15 minutes!
Coincidentally, the money raised so far – nearly £2,500 – is equal to £1 for every lap of the ground while the 1,000 miles is the same distance between Twickenham, the Millennium Aviva stadium and Murrayfield. Each team member had to complete 50 miles – 125 laps – as their contribution with the last one being finished as joint effort.
Friends, family and club members turned out to show their support, serve drinks, make food and provide running repairs to the bicycles – and the participants!
Jo Matcham, Dover Ladies team captain said: “We wanted the challenge to be big to get maximum exposure and maximum sponsorship for our charity – but I don’t think any of us realised just how hard it would be.
“About 30 laps in, when I had realised that the Crabble track is not as flat as I had thought and the wind was making life even harder, I did wonder what I’d set the girls up for and I have to admit I was worried we might not finish.
“The determination shown by the team was inspiring and everyone just kept going through the pain. When we finished we were so proud of what we’d achieved, especially as we had raised so much for Pilgrims Hospices. I don’t think any of us will get back on a bike for a while though!”
Karen Kenward Regional Fundraising Manager said, “The fantastic amount the ladies have raised will enable us to continue to provide care for all who need it, both within the hospice and at home. We can’t thank them enough.”
The Triple Crown Challenge sponsorship page is still accepting donations. If you would like to show your support - www.justgiving.com/doverladiesrfc or you can donate £2 by text by sending: DRFC 88 £2 to 70070 | http://www.pilgrimshospices.org/news/dover-ladies-triple-crown-challenge-raises-nearly-2500-for-pilgrims-hospices/ | 518 |
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"The amount of miles that these guys have on me right now is huge and some of this confidence stuff that I have been struggling with in training, just due to the lack of time... especially in the super G. And then (to get that result) on the hill that, you know, took me out three years ago, it was cool that I could come out here."
Kucera won the world championship in 2009 and was one of the top up-and-coming racers on the national team when he broke his tibia and fibula at Lake Louise. He was on pace to return for the 2011 season, but broke the same leg again in training. He required a second surgery; some time of to recuperate and rehabilitate his leg, then made a tentative return last season only to miss the last few amateur races on his calendar with a back injury.
A healthy Kucera racing at his potential is a huge asset for the team.
"For me, Johnny's accomplishment yesterday (in downhill) and specifically today is as good as winning a race," said Alpine Canada president Max Gartner.
"If you've been away from the sport for three years you lose your starting positions; you lose your confidence. To get back out here on the mountain where you had your major injury takes so much mental strength and I couldn't be happier for him. That, for me, was the real performance of the weekend."
Aksel Lund-Svindal earned another gold medal in the super G, while Adrien Theaux of France took the silver and Austria's Joachim Puchner the bronze.
Guay hoped for better, but was happy to have a second good result so soon after his surgery.
"If I look at my run, I thought I skied very well, but I didn't quite take those chances necessary to be on the podium," he said.
"I need a little bit more time on snow to find that middle ground where I am pushing the line and skiing well."
Women in points at Aspen
While the men were racing speed at Lake Louise, the women's technical team was racing giant slalom and slalom at Aspen, Colorado. It was a solid if unspectacular race for the team with athletes earning points in both events, but finishing well off podium pace.
In the giant slalom, Marie-Pier Prefontaine led the team in 13th place, while Marie-Michele Gagnon finished 23rd. The win went to Tina Maze of Slovenia, followed by Kathrin Zettel of Austria and Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany.
In the slalom, Marie-Michele Gagnon was 18th and Brittany Phelan 21st. Gagnon has not failed to qualify for a second run in the first four races of the season and as a result she's currently ranked seventh overall in the world.
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NUMBER OF TEAMS DOWN TO ELEVEN
The .Unfortunately, the Portugal team that had been invited to the World Cup has been forced to withdraw due to unforeseen circumstances.
FORMAT AND RULES RELEASED
The top eight teams in the Strokeplay qualifying round will play-off for the World Cup in the classic well established quarter, semi-final, final system. The teams will contest the time honoured one foursome and four singles matches. The bottom seeds will compete in a four team round robin to decide the minorl placings. For full format and rules.
IRELAND TEAM IS DECIDED
DOZEN DO BATTLE
The FIPPA Secretariat has announced that 12 teams will contest this summer's World Cup. Three person squads from Andorra, Australia, Catalonia, Chile, Galicia, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Ireland, Norway, Portugal and Switzerland will tee it up at Royal Meath.
Each association participating in the IV World Cup is invited by hosts PPUI to 2 twin hotel rooms for 3 nights. Extra rooms / nights can be reserved by contacting the four star hotel Carlton Hotel, Blanchardstown, near Dublin directly. Outline arrangements agreed with the Carlton - close to the Royal Meath Pitch & Putt course. Click here...
Official IV World Cup Poster
Rolf Kwant, Patrick Luning and Marcel Ahuis will form the Dutch trio at Royal Meath in August.
IRELAND TEAM TRIAL
The second of two 72 holes trials was played at Royal Meath on May 26th. Ray Murphy (a World Cup winner with Ireland in 2008) and European Strokeplay runner-up John Ross Crangle qualified automatically for Ireland team to contest the IV World Cup. John Walsh was awarded a wild card place on the Ireland trio for August. For full details of the scores from PPUI site
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Now that the dust has settled across Europe, Planet Rugby thought it was only right to hand out some praise to the stars of Heineken Cup, Round 6.
Without further ado, here comes our offering - be sure to send in your own 15-1 team selections.
Team of Round 6
15 Stuart Hogg (Glasgow) - While there was Clement Poitrenaud performing strongly in the snow - before rather strangely being substituted - we went for a Warrior for our first pick. Hogg carried for 115 metres and eight tackles in victory over Northampton and fully deserves this jersey.
14 Chris Ashton (Saracens) - A brace of tries against Edinburgh will give England winger Ashton a timely confidence boost in the run-up to next month's Six Nations. His first score showed a clever bit of communication with Owen Farrell, latching onto the fly-half's cross-field kick well.
13 Sireli Naqelevuki (Exeter Chiefs) - The imposing centre was often Exeter's go-to man as the Fijian force constantly barged his way through the middle - gaining 57 metres in total for his team. And when he wasn't tearing up Leinster's defence in the backs, Naqelevuki was a menace in the forward exchanges too - talk about multi-tasking! A solid effort overall, considering he was up against Gordon D'Arcy and Brian O'Driscoll who also deserves praise for a scoring a try and setting up another.
12 James Downey (Munster) - He is someone Northampton have missed since making the move across to Ireland. Downey's directness was evident on Sunday as Munster got over the advantage line, which allowed the likes of hat-trick hero Simon Zebo space to cut loose. Downey sees off Paddy Wallace, who was solid in Ulster's historic win in France.
11 Simon Zebo (Munster) - Count 'em... 1,2,3! Munster needed to win with a four-try bonus point to keep themselves alive and man-of-the-match Zebo provided three of them. He continues to go from strength to strength, and has become an expert finisher. If you need further proof, take a look at his second try that wrapped up the bonus point...pure class!
10 Nick Evans (Harlequins) - Once again he was instrumental in a Quins win with a great place-kicking display considering the conditions. But where Evans really made an impact was with his outstanding positional play. He always seemed in the right place at the right time in the prolonged game of aerial ping-ping with the Biarritz kickers. Sarries veteran Charlie Hodgson deserves a shout out for scoring one try and creating another.
9 Benoit Paillaugue (Montpellier) - In an inspired performance against Toulon, Paillaugue controlled the game brilliantly along with Francois Trinh-Duc, marshalling his pack and putting in plenty of troubling kicks for the opposition. His goal-kicking was also excellent.
8 Louis Picamoles (Toulouse) - Is there a better number eight in Europe at the moment? We don't think so. That fateful non-try (where he crossed but was unsighted to the TMO) seemed inevitable as soon as Toulouse were awarded a 5 metre scrum, such is the power of the man. He showed super hands to get the ball through a gaggle of defenders too - pity all those bodies were in the way of the cameras. A mention too for Ireland skipper Jamie Heaslip, who did get the ball down over the line and had a strong day with ball in hand.
7 Sean O'Brien (Leinster) - Exeter's pack was bullied off the pitch in their own backyard, and it was largely thanks to this man and Cian Healy (who we'll discuss a little later). O'Brien was Leinster's leading tackler (10), and put his pilfering skills at the breakdown to good use - turning over several balls for the visitors. Equally dangerous with ball in hand, Ireland's star flank made plenty of hard yards for Leinster too. A shame it was all in vain for his side.
6 Julian Bonnaire (Clermont) - It was touch and go whether both Clermont flanks would make our team but in the end we sided with Bonnaire over Alexandre Lapandry. While he is an openside that wears six (the French style), we had to get him in with 20 tackles made.
5 Mamuka Gorgodze (Montpellier) - The Georgian talisman was in good form against Toulon, making more tackles than anyone else on his side and punishing defenders when he was on the charge. Right at the core of this impressive Montpellier team, the reception he received when returning to the field underlined his importance to his club.
4 Geoff Parling (Leicester) - With lots of kicking going on at Welford Road the line-outs were always going to be crucial and Parling did a great job, claiming seven for Tigers and pinching one off Toulouse. Just as importantly, he put in another big shift in the engine room making 11 hits, more than anyone else on the park with the exception of Thomas Waldrom.
3 Matt Stevens (Saracens) - For the second successive Monday, Stevens makes our team of the round. The retired international once again performed strongly for Sarries and was rewarded for his efforts with a try. He will form a fine balancing act with James Johnston.
2 Agustín Creevy (Montpellier) - No hooker impressed more in Round 6 than Creevy, with his ball-carrying epitomising his side's power up front. His lineout work was also accurate, with Montpellier winning 15 out of 18 throw-ins. Gets the nod over Saracens' Schalk Brits.
1 Cian Healy (Leinster) - Backing up his aggressive 40 minutes against the Scarlets, Healy was effectively used like an NFL running back against Exeter. His productive outing yielded 11 carries and 38 metres made, whilst scrums on Leinster's feed were up a 100 percent. | http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,,15972_8420215,00+en-USS_01DBC.html | 1,320 |
A last-minute Chris Noakes penalty saw the Highlanders claim a fine 36-33 win over the Cheetahs on Saturday.
The replacement's successful 80-minute effort came following Sias Ebersohn missing a straightforward penalty from right in front.
And that uncharacteristic blunder saw the New Zealanders go up to the opposition half and when referee Marius Jonker blew, up stepped Noakes.
The win keeps the Highlanders five points behind conference leaders the Chiefs, with the third-place Crusaders, who play on Sunday, six behind.
Fresh from their bye week, the Cheetahs looked fit and raring to go from the outset and set about playing the visitors at their own, dynamic game.
With winger Willie le Roux regularly dropping in at first receiver and also Adriaan Strauss and Coenie Oosthuizen offering momentum with ball in-hand, Naka Drotske's side enjoyed most of the possession in the opening stages and put points on the board via the maturing Johann Goosen.
Their dominance was interrupted by a few passages of Highlanders ball, which saw back-row duo Adam Thomson and James Haskell combine on more than one occasion. Following a levelling penalty from Mike Delany, the Cheetahs were not to be denied retaking the lead when a series of passages led to an in-form Oosthuizen going over. Goosen's extras made it 10-3 to a home side.
Two yellow cards played a factor in the second quarter when first Andrew Hore was sent to the bin following several infringements from his side. But then with Goosen having added a further six points to the scoreline, flanker Haskell soon joined Hore after throwing a punch.
It was obvious that with their two-man advantage, the Cheetahs would be turning down shots at goal and instead look to take maximums against their now stretched opponents. And that is what they did as following sustained pressure, Andries Ferreira bustled over.
At half-time it was 23-9 to the men from Bloemfontein as the Highlanders had it all to do.
The Cheetahs came out in the second-half in Bloemfontein all guns blazing and almost scored immediately, but Springbok flanker Heinrich Brussow found himself held up.
Soon afterwards Goosen capped his good performance with a try form 60 metres out, scoring in the corner, but injuring his shoulder in the process. His replacement Ebersohn kicked the conversion superbly while Baby Bok Goosen left the action on a stretcher.
The Cheetahs lost huge momentum after Goosen departed and replacement Noakes scored under the uprights and converted to get the Highlanders back into the game.
The home side's defence started showing cracks and when replacement scrum-half Jimmy Cowan scored twice with fifteen minutes remaining, the scores were tied at 30 points each.
Ebersohn settled things down with a penalty kick in the 70th minute, but Noakes replied.
The home side kept on attacking and after eleven phases got the penalty in front but to his dismay Ebersohn missed it. Noakes however, made no mistake when he kicked for victory.
Tries: Oosthuizen, Ferreira, Goosen
Con: Goosen 2, S Ebersohn
Pen: Goosen 3, S Ebersohn
Tries: Noakes, Cowan 2
Con: Noakes 3
Pen: Delany 3, Noakes 2
Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Cameron Jacobs, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Willie le Roux, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Tewis de Bruyn, 8 Philip van der Walt, 7 Justin Downey, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Izak van der Westhuizen, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c), 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 Hercu Liebenberg, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 George Earle, 19 Ashley Johnson, 20 Piet van Zyl, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Philip Snyman.
Highlanders: 15 Ben Smith, 14 Buxton Popoali'i, 13 Tamati Ellison, 12 Shaun Treeby, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Mike Delany, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Nasi Manu, 7 James Haskell, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Jarrad Hoeata, 4 Josh Bekhuis, 3 Chris King, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Jamie Mackintosh (c).
Replacements: 16 Jason Rutledge, 17 Ma'afu Fia, 18 Culum Retallick, 19 Doug Tietjens, 20 Jimmy Cowan, 21 Chris Noakes, 22 Siale Piutau.
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa) | http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,,15990_7712138_2,00+en-USS_01DBC.html | 1,030 |
Alex Smith and Aaron Rodgers will be linked forever because of the 2005 NFL Draft. / Jeff Hanisch, USA TODAY Sports
By now it's clear that, unless Colin Kaepernick suffers a serious injury, the San Francisco 49ers aren't going back to Alex Smith as their starting quarterback.
Certainly Kaepernick did everything during Sunday night's remarkable 41-34 road win over the New England Patriots to reassure coach Jim Harbaugh that his controversial decision last month was the right one.
So this season will go down as a raw deal for Smith, who was having a fine season before suffering a concussion in Week 10 that opened the door for Kaepernick. Smith's 70 completion percentage and 104.1 passer still rank first and third, respectively, in the NFL.
All that being said, Smith has a supporter in reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers, who Smith outdueled in Week 1 during the 49ers' win over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.
"Alex and I are buddies, we both got drafted in the 2005 NFL Draft, and he's been through a lot," Rodgers said on NFL Total Access. "I can't imagine to have to go through that many offensive coordinators, and the turnover in coaches has been tough for him.
"He comes in, he's 70 percent completion, he's 100-plus quarterback rating last year, he's like barely over one percent interception percentage. He's a great quarterback. He just needs to go somewhere he gets appreciated for the skills he has, and hopefully he gets a chance next year."
All in all, a strong show of support from Rodgers, who was drafted 23 picks after Smith went No. 1 overall to the Niners.
With Smith's days in San Francisco all but numbered, it'll be interesting to see where he lands this offseason.
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Washington Nationals' principal owner Mark Lerner has guaranteed a World Series appearance this season. / Nick Wass, AP
The Washington Nationals will never be questioned for their lack of confidence.
After the 2012 season ended in demoralizing fashion in Game 5 of the National League division series against the St. Louis Cardinals, Nationals principal owner Mark Lerner guaranteed a better 2013.
"We're going to the World Series this year," Lerner proclaimed during the "State of the Nationals" forum to season ticket holders on Saturday.
Lerner is not afraid to set the bar high. This is, if you recall, the same franchise the shut down their best pitcher -- Stephen Strasburg -- during their playoff run in September. Part of the reasoning: The club surely would return to the playoffs soon.
The Nationals, who won a franchise-record 98 games last season, have a lot to look forward to this season. General manager Mike Rizzo acquired center fielder Denard Span from the Minnesota Twins in a trade. He also signed free agent closer Rafael Soriano and starting pitcher Dan Haren and re-signed first baseman Adam LaRoche.
And the odds are with them. The Nationals head into the season with 8-to-1 odds to win the World Series, according to sportsbook Bovado.com. That makes them and the suddenly flush Los Angeles Dodgers co-No. 2 choices, behind the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Football student-athletes and head coach Roger Hughes helped with the exterior demolition.
Photos: Courtesy of Princeton Athletic Communications
Student-athletes use 'weapons of mass construction' to help nonprofit
Posted April 9, 2009; 09:42 a.m.
More than 120 Princeton student-athletes spent Sunday, April 5, working in conjunction with the Princeton Varsity Club and Isles Inc. on a rebuilding and beautification project titled "Weapons of Mass Construction."
They were helping to renovate a 19th-century textile mill on a 6.5-acre site near the Northeast Corridor rail line in Hamilton Township. The mill eventually will be converted into offices for Isles and other public interest and environmental organizations, a training facility for local youth, condominiums and artists' studios. The environmental challenges and other unique aspects of the mill were addressed in a fall course in Princeton's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Athletes from nine Princeton teams participated in the project, demolishing interior walls, bathrooms and ceilings as well as outdoor structures; scraping old paint and priming and painting walls; and cleaning up the grounds, and planting flowers and bulbs.
The teams that participated included football, men's and women's swimming and diving, women's basketball, women's hockey, women's squash, women's cross country and track and field, women's tennis and field hockey. Princeton head coaches Roger Hughes (football), Kathy Sell (tennis) and Peter Farrell (women's cross country and track field) also worked on the site, along with swimming assistant coaches Phil Spaniello and Jamie Holder and women's tennis assistant coach Courtney Nagle.
Participants from the women's ice hockey and men's swimming teams prepared to clear the building grounds of debris.
Evan O'Reilly, a 2008 alumnus and former football player, was another volunteer. O'Reilly wrote his senior thesis on the history and development of Isles as a nonprofit community and environmental organization.
Marty Johnson, a 1981 alumnus who played football and baseball, started Isles after graduation as an extension of an undergraduate community service project. Isles remains committed to its mission statement of "fostering more self-reliant families in healthy, sustainable communities."
Among its areas of focus are community planning and research, housing and real estate, youth education and training, financial self-reliance, environmental and community health, and energy and "green" job training. | http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S23/92/84S41/index.xml?from=2001-04-01&to=2001-05-01 | 496 |
Great players defined by Great Games
A big-time performance in a playoff game is just one unit of measure that helps a player earn a bronze bust in Canton. Our coverage of the 2009 NFL Playoffs includes weekly flashbacks to spectacular games recorded by members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Future Hall of Fame quarterback vs. future Hall of Fame quarterback was the scenario for the 1994 AFC Wild-Card Game played on New Year’s Eve day at (then) Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami. The host Dolphins were led by Dan Marino as they battled the Kansas City Chiefs directed by Joe Montana.
|Dan Marino is one of three QBs ever to pass for more than 400 yards in an AFC Wild-Card Game. He threw for 422 yards against the Buffalo Bills in 1995.
Marino and Montana lived up to the pre-game hype that drew a comparison to Johnny Unitas by Hall of Fame coach Don Shula. "John had that same dramatic flair about him,” stated Shula, who began his head coaching career as Unitas’s coach with the Baltimore Colts. “He had a feeling he would always win the football game and he would make the play when it counted. These two guys were the same way."
It ended up that just one play ultimately separated these quarterbacks on this day. A fourth quarter interception by the Dolphins defense thwarted the Chiefs comeback on a day that started in wild fashion. The game opened just as expected as both quarterbacks successfully engineered scoring drives. Marino and Montana led their teams to two touchdowns and a field goal to end a half of non-stop offense tied at 17-17.
But, it was Marino who continued the roll as the second half kicked off. Just one year removed from season-ending torn Achilles tendon, the 33-year-old quarterback seemed to savor the moment and urgently move forward in pursuit of a playoff victory. He orchestrated a six-play, 64-yard drive to open the third quarter and shift the momentum Miami’s way. The Dolphins added a field goal and came away with a 27-17 win to advance to the divisional playoff game.
Fueling the win was Marino’s pinpoint accuracy – 22 out of 29 – despite multiple blitzes by the Chiefs defense throughout the day.
1994 AFC Wild-Card Game (Kansas City at Miami)
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Vikings WR Percy Harvin returned to practice Friday but is not expected to play Sunday vs. the Bears.
Harvin missed the last two days of practice because of migraines. Head coach Brad Childress said Harvin is doubtful for Sunday, although he is officially listed as questionable.
The Vikings have yet to activate WR Sidney Rice from the physically-unable-to-perform list. He has not played this season after undergoing hip surgery. Rice was cleared for full activity but Childress said he is questionable.
WR Bernard Berrian was also on the team's injury report as questionable.
The way we see it
Harvin had a lot of success when Randy Moss was on the team and Rice's presence could have a similar impact. The Vikes are looking at neither of them taking the field on Sunday against the Bears in a crucial game if they want to stay in the playoff hunt and if Childress wants to save his job. If Berrian can play, he will be Brett Favre's top target and slot receiver Greg Camarillo could see increased targets.
Check Harvin, Berrian and Rice's status on Sunday morning, but have other wide receivers ready to go just in case. Harvin has been a solid fantasy player this season but you may want to get your backups ready. Berrian would be a good start if Harvin and Rice can't go. | http://www.profootballweekly.com/2010/11/12/vikings-list-wrs-harvin-rice-as-questionable/print | 285 |
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The Bills survived losing their top offensive weapon in C.J. Spiller to win their second game in a row, but the Jets have a much bigger loss on their hands with CB Darrelle Revis' torn ACL. The Dolphins couldn’t hang on to a division game they could have won, and the Patriots let a key matchup with the Ravens slip away to fall below .500 for the first time since 2003.
What we learned: The defensive line is starting to come around. The group up front combined for four sacks and DE Mario Williams (1½ sacks) notched his first one as a Bill. The group harassed Browns rookie QB Brandon Weeden and seems to be improving each week. On offense, Ryan Fitzpatrick had to throw it more than last week to make up for the loss of Spiller and he was efficient, making big third-down throws, including a nine-yard pass to rookie T.J. Graham on 3rd-and-9 to help set up the game-clinching touchdown.
What’s in store next: The Bills picked a bad time to host the Patriots, as New England is coming off back-to-back losses and likely have last year’s upset loss at Ralph Wilson Stadium fresh in their minds. It will be key for the Bills to get Fred Jackson back, with Spiller expected to be out for 1-2 weeks, otherwise they will be asking a lot of No. 3 RB Tashard Choice. It’s a “show me” game for the D-line and the young corners facing their stiffest test in the Patriots’ offense. Expect Bill Belichick's defense to do its best to confuse Fitzpatrick and try to force turnovers.
What the heck? Fans are starting to grumble about Chan Gailey’s use of the “Wildcat.” It’s clear that he wants to have it as an option, and we know that Brad Smith is capable of breaking off a big run, but Smith managed only two carries for six yards against Cleveland. What makes Smith a potent “Wildcat” player is that he can throw it if necessary, and maybe the Bills go deeper into the playbook against the Patriots. … Surprise! The Bills are the only team in the AFC East to win back-to-back games this season.
What we learned: On defense, the Dolphins boast one of the league’s elite run defenses, and it’s going to keep them in games. They held the Jets to 88 yards rushing on 33 carries (2.7-yard average). It is helping the Dolphins put teams in 3rd-and-longs (the Jets were 6-for-17 on third down). On offense, the Dolphins still committed to the run, even with Reggie Bush out, and are intent on taking advantage of their strength on the O-line to take the pressure off rookie QB Ryan Tannehill. This is not a team that can finish games, though, and the Dolphins had plenty of opportunities to finish off the Jets after leading much of the afternoon.
What’s in store next: The Dolphins get the undefeated Cardinals in Arizona next week. If the run defense remains stout, that will put the game into Kevin Kolb’s hands, which generally would be a good thing, though Kolb has played well in his two games. The test will be for the Dolphins’ offense to move the ball, as Arizona dominated the Eagles’ offense on Sunday, a week after a stellar performance against the Patriots.
What the heck? Rookie head coach Joe Philbin’s decision to ice Nick Folk right before his team blocked an overtime FG try will be discussed — Folk made good on his second attempt to win the game — but Philbin probably couldn’t help himself after Rex Ryan successfully iced Dan Carpenter only two minutes earlier. One head-scratcher is the Dolphins’ play calls late in regulation time with Tannehill. On a 1st-and-10 from the Jets’ 23 and two timeouts left, Tannehill missed a pass to TE Anthony Fasano on first down then attempted two deep balls to Brian Hartline, instead of some shorter passes to help set up a touchdown. Then, after a Hartline catch put the Dolphins in field-goal range in overtime, on 2nd-and-7, Tannehill again tried to hit Hartline deep, instead of being more dink-and-dunk to set up an easier field goal for Carpenter. It's a good sign to see Tannehill has the confidence to throw it deep in key situations, but those plays didn't seem like high-percentage options for the Dolphins, even with Jets All-Pro CB Darrelle Revis out of the game.
What we learned: The defense didn’t take quite the leap this season that some thought it would after two weeks of solid performances. Joe Flacco threw for 382 yards, Ray Rice ran for 101 and the Ravens gained 7.7 yards per play. CB Devin McCourty made a couple nice plays, but he also needed to make better plays on the ball — he could have had an interception or two. Chandler Jones may have been held on a play or two, but that doesn’t negate the fact the Pats had zero QB hits and zero sacks. On offense, the run game took a step back (2.3 yards per carry), though the passing game looked fine in its first full game without TE Aaron Hernandez. Tom Brady was surgical on the team’s end-of-half touchdown drive.
What’s in store next? The Patriots are in extremely unfamiliar territory at 1-2 with back-to-back losses, and they will be a motivated club heading into Buffalo, where they have nightmares of last year’s loss. The Patriots’ O-line will get tested by Mario Williams and company, but you can bet that Brady will come out throwing and trying to move the ball quickly and score often vs. Buffalo.
What the heck? Bill Belichick’s grab of a referee's arm at the end of the game will certainly cost him some money, but he probably doesn’t care. Belichick also didn’t seem to care much for the memo reportedly sent out to coaches to tone it down with the replacement officials. When arguably the game’s best coach is that upset, it’s the type of thing that might move things forward in negotiations with the locked-out officials. Seeing Belichick’s emotions makes you wonder if he had a chat with his boss, Robert Kraft, about trying to expedite this process. … Since it has been addressed here before, the Wes Welker-Julian Edelman playing-time battle took another spin on Sunday. Welker was on the field for 36 more snaps than Edelman and had eight catches for 142 yards.
What we learned: The offense is very much a work in progress, and the Week One outburst against the Bills continues to look like a fluke. The run game got completely bottled up, averaging 2.7 yards on 33 carries — Shonn Greene gained just 40 yards on 19 carries (2.1 avg.). Mark Sanchez was inaccurate all game long, and his receivers didn't help him with big drops, but he made some clutch throws late. The LaRon Landry signing paid dividends, as the veteran safety's pick-six tied the score at 10-10 early in the third quarter.
What’s in store next: Why was it so crucial for the Jets to get out of Miami with a win? Their next two games are tough, starting with San Francisco this weekend, followed by a visit from the Texans. We’ll see just how good the Jets can be without their best player, Revis (torn ACL), and if CB Kyle Wilson can be up to the task. The 49ers likely saw the Dolphins run with success and will try to do the same to wear down the Jets’ defense, which needs to play much better. The 49ers’ defense will take advantage of any Sanchez mistake, and the Niners’ front seven also won’t help the Jets’ rushing game get untracked.
What the heck? Second-year back Bilal Powell has completely taken the No. 2 back role from Joe McKnight, who had only one carry, but could he challenge Greene for the starting spot? Powell agained 45 yards on 10 carries (4.5 avg.) and he was the back during the Jets’ first drive of overtime. However, Greene got the call when the Jets set up for their game-winning field goal. | http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/09/24/afc-east-spin-cycle-week-three | 1,805 |
The Steelers placed TE Heath Miller, CB Ike Taylor and RB Baron Batch on injured reserve.
To fill the roster spots, Pittsburgh added TE Jamie McCoy, S Damon Cromartie-Smith and LB Marshall McFadden. All three spent time on the Steelers’ practice squad this season.
Miller led the team with 71 receptions this season and tied for the team lead with eight touchdown catches. He tore the ACL in his right knee in Week 16.
Taylor had not played since Week 13 after injuring his right ankle. He had 35 tackles and one interception this season.
Batch broke his arm in Week 16. He had 25 carries for 49 yards and one touchdown this season while appearing in 12 games. | http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/12/26/steelers-place-miller-taylor-batch-on-ir/print | 144 |
MLB 12: The Show First Look Trailer Showcases Upgrades
Over the years, this franchise has given baseball fans increasingly authentic virtual experiences.
There's no doubt that this year's entry will take another step in the right direction. MLB 12: The Show will be ready to go in time for the 2012 baseball season and over at the PlayStation Blog, they've revealed the official First Look trailer.As usual, the title will be ready to go on March 6 and as you can see in this debut video, the developers are showing off some significant improvements. Move support is only the beginning; there are also the TruBroadcast presentations, more realism, new online features, and even PlayStation Vita integration. For all you fans of our national pastime, this is what you've been waiting for.
Related Game(s): MLB 12: The Show
1/25/2012 12:27:44 PM Ben Dutka | http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/10574.html | 188 |
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Jerry Bard scored a gold medal Saturday evening at Hagerstown Speedway when he took top honors in the Ernie D's Shorty Bowers Bull Durham Championship event.
Bard, of Shippensburg, collected $2,500 for his second career late model triumph, plus another $500 in lap money that he won by .56 second over Delaware's Austin Hubbard. He became the season's 10th different winner at the track.
Doug Bennett was back in action in Susquehanna's street stocks on Saturday and came away with his seventh victory of the season.
York's Rick Eckert brought a halt to the six-race win streak of Darrell Lanigan, who has 13 overall for the season in World of Outlaw late model competition. Eckert's third win came at Winston Speedway in Montague, Mich. and was worth $10,650.
Fayetteville's Chad Myers won the last of six events on the 270cc Micro Sprint Road Show at Trail Way on Saturday.
Rained out June 3, it became a two-month wait for Greg Hodnett to post his 13th overall season win in the Roy Morral Tribute at Bedford Speedway on Sunday.
HAGERSTOWN: After a draw for the top nine qualifiers, Jerry Bard, a former multiple four cylinder champion, held the No. 1 spot, with second-generation driver Kenny Moreland alongside. Moreland charged around the first turns to lead over Bard with Rusty Sites taking second on the third lap. Sites got slowed up behind Moreland before a fifth-lap caution was displayed when Moreland developed a left rear flat.
Fortunately, Bard had gotten past him before the caution.
"I saw his tire going down and I knew once that happened, I could get him on that restart, but if he'd stayed without a flat, I don't know if I could have caught him," Bard said.
Austin Hubbard was quickly past Dan Stone on the restart and kept the pressure on Bard as they moved into rear traffic on lap 15. On the 17th lap, both drivers closed on a lapped car and split it, with Hubbard leading that lap by a few feet.
Bard wasn't about to give up and powered around the first turns to retake the lead and hold a steady line to the finish.
"I saw Austin when we got into lapped traffic and I saw him shoot to the bottom," Bard said. "We had to split (that car) and I thought, 'Well, it's all or nothing. I'm going to go as hard as I can on the top,' and it worked."
LINCOLN: It was another banner night for Brian Montieth. He came from fifth to claim the $5,000 win in the Brandon Little Memorial/Fallen Firefighters Night feature, honoring the 19-year-old who was killed in January responding to a fire from nearby United Hook and Ladder Company No. 33.
It took three attempts to get the 33-lap event underway, but then Montieth's pace did it in record time of 9 minutes, 15.124 seconds.
Cory Haas, Lance Dewease and Greg Hodnett were the top three when Montieth took third on lap 14. He then closed on Dewease and passed him on the 20th circuit, but Dewease hung tight and made it a three-car race when they caught Haas. Montieth then cleared him on the 27th and drove ahead to win his sixth of the season by 2.27 seconds.
Weekend Racing Roundup
Late Models (Ernie D's Shorty Bowers Bull Durham Championship Topless) - 1.Jerry Bard, 2.Austin Hubbard, 3.Dan Stone, 4.Roy Deese Jr., 5.Jeremy Miller, 6.Marvin Winters, 7.Rusty Sites, 8.Frankie Plessinger, 9.Gary Stuhler, 10.Ashley Barrett
Late Model Sportsman - 1.J.T. Spence, 2.Pete Weaver, 3.Ronnie Dennis, 4.Justin Weaver, 5.Andy Fries, 6.Terry Flaherty, 7.Wayne Walls Jr., 8.Kyle Lear, 9.Courtney Shreiner, 10.Mike Walls
Pure Stocks - 1.Kevin Boyer, 2.Chris Ebersole, 3.Kevin Koontz, 4.Darrin Younker, 5.Brian Miller, 6.Tony Catlett, 7.Dave Stouffer Jr., 8.Steve Lowery, 9.Wayne Hawbaker, 10.Billy Ecton Jr.
Hobby Stocks - 1.Mark Vegh, 2.Matt Smith, 3.Nathaniel Younker, 4.Kenny Thomas, 5.Gary Proctor, 6.Mike Hyatt, 7.William Crook, 8.Gary Cekovich, 9.Joe Dayhoff, 10.Bill Ecton Sr.
WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY
Super Sportsman - 1.Frankie Herr, 2.Jay Fannasy, 3.Scott Geesey, 4.Gregg Foster, 5.Paul Miller, 6.Bobby Hockenberry, 7.Carmen Perigo Jr., 8.Duaine Smith, 9.Rick Barr, 10.Scott Dellinger
358 Late Models - 1.Gene Knaub, 2.Bernie Beard, 3.Larry Baer, 4.Randy Stoudt, 5.Travis Mease, 6.Jared Miller, 7.Wes Alleman, 8.Sam Gallagher, 9. Bobby Beard, 10.Jake Jones
Rookie 600 Micros - 1.Alyssa Rowe, 2.Abraham Dawson, 3.Anthony Macri, 4.Devina Magni
Chargers - 1.Keith Armolt, 2.Tony Linn, 3.Jeremy Eutzy, 4.Zachary Myers, 5.Chris Cunnane
600cc Micro Sprints - 1.Jimmy Brookens, 2.Cale Reigle, 3.Garrett Bard, 4.Mike Holley, 5.David Thrush, 6.Hank Donovan, 7.Troy Rhome, 8.Darren Kauffman, 9.Michael Dougas, 10.Stephanie Heller
Strictly Stocks - 1.Anthony Nine, 2.Krystin Oliver, 3.Calvin Redding, 4.Howard Williams, 5.Heith Raunch, 6.Andrew Cook, 7.Coty Marsh, 8.Gary Grim
410 Sprints (Randon Little Memorial/Fallen Firefighters Night) - 1.Brian Montieth; 2.Cory Haas; 3.Lance Dewease; 4.Greg Hodnett; 5.Alan Krimes; 6.Brent Marks; 7.Fred Rahmer; 8.Aaron Ott; 9.Ryan Bohlke; 10.Brian Leppo
358 Sprints - 1.Scott Fisher; 2.Mike Bittinger; 3.Niki Young; 4.Nathan Berwager; 5.Tyler Ross; 6.Jeff Rohrbaugh; 7.Brock Zearfoss; 8.Ryan Wilson; 9.Dale Hammaker; 10.Austin Hogue
Limited Late Models - 1.J.R. Rodriguez; 2.Carl Billet; 3.Justin Ehrhart; 4.Chase Billet; 5.Billy Wampler; 6.Bob Minnich; 7.Bud Witmer; 8.Eric Irwin; 9.Randy Christine Jr.; 10.Todd Leonard
Street Stocks - 1.Doug Bennett; 2.Randy Zechman; 3.Jasen Geesaman; 4.Jim Palm Jr.; 5.Jake Moser; 6.Steve Ramsey; 7.Chris Derr; 8.David Latsha; 9.Michelle Walls; 10.Kevin Heckman
PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY
410 Sprints - 1.Blane Heimbach, 2.Mike Erdley, 3.Michael Ruttkamp, 4.Daryn Pittman, 5.Jimmy Seger, 6.Mike Wagner, 7.Chad Layton, 8.Rick Lafferty, 9.Bob Bennett, 10.Curt Stroup
Late Models - 1.Derek Byler, 2.Scott Haus, 3.Matt Parks, 4.Mike Lupfer, 5.Tim Gray, 6.Matt Howsare, 7.Brett Schadel, 8.Jeff Miller, 9.Tim Wilson, 10.Terry Naugle
358 Sprints - 1.Mark Smith, 2.Pat Cannon, 3.Phil Walter, 4.T.J. Stutts, 5.Colby Womer, 6.Cody Keller, 7.Jessica Anderson, 8.Derek Locke, 9.Jason Shultz, 10.Duane Mausteller
Late Models - 1.Jim Bernheisel, 2.Jeff Rine, 3,Steve Campbell, 4.Dylan Yoder, 5.Bryan Bernheisel, 6.Dave Zona, 7.Chad Davis, 8.Tony Adams, 9.Donnie Schick, 10.Meade Hahn
Late Models - 1.Mark Pettyjohn, 2.Tommy Armel, 3.D.J. Myers, 4.Ronnie DeHaven Jr., 5.Kenny Pettyjohn, 6.Trever Feathers, 7.Glen Elliott, 8.Kyle Hardy, 9.Keith Jackson, 10.Brad Omps
TRAIL WAY SPEEDWAY
270cc Micro Sprint Road Show - 1.Chad Myers; 2.Mason Peters; 3.Jim Still; 4.Cory Myers; 5.Josh Stoyer; 6.Michael Ertter; 7.Sean McAndrew; 8.Gary Keister; 9.Ken Duke; 10.John Braim
600 Micro Sprints - 1.Chase Dietzer; 2.Dwayne Gutshall; 3.Brett Widener; 4.Josh Mehring; 5.Bo Gordon Jr.; 6.Todd Hoover; 7.Colton Laughman; 8.Travis Scott; 9.Tanner Hunsicker; 10.J.D. Harman
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600cc Micro Sprint - 1.Timmie Barrick, 2.Bret Cronrath, 3.Devin Beidel, 4.Jim Callahan, 5.Gunnar Layton, 6.Mike Rynard, 7.Nathan Prazenica
Mini Stock - 1.Austin Kirby, 2.Ronnie Garlock, 3.Eric Seibert, 4.Devin Whitsel, 5.Dave Bookwalter, 6.Chris Anderson, 7.Travis Semple, 8.Matt Williamson, 9.Kurt Knepper
Classic Racing Series - 1.Brandon Little, 2.Matt Wallace, 3.Jim Crocker, 4.Pete Neal, 5.Steve Cantwell, 6.Bill Brown Sr., 7.Ron Grove, 8.Neal Reamer, 9.Charlie Summers, 10.Vince Crocker
4-Cyl Thunder Car - 1.D.J. Keefer, 2.Raymond Middaugh, 3.Kyle Martin, 4.Justin Rasp, 5.Tony Hampton, 6.Dalton McQuade, 7.Jeremy Ott, 8.Robert McQuade
270cc Micro Sprints -1.Levi Peck, 2.Sean Good, 3.Colby Dice, 4.Brandon Hawkins, 5.Dave Hawkins, 6.Jerry Palm, 7.Ben Houtz, 8.Don Roush, 9.Tim Smith, 10.Cody Hackenberry
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GSK has today entered a partnership with Fields in Trust (FIT) to secure the future of its Swyncombe Avenue Playing Fields, where hundreds of local people already enjoy sport, by placing them into trust in perpetuity.
The playing fields will form part of FIT’s Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge which seeks to protect 2,012 outdoor recreational spaces across the UK as a legacy of the London 2012 Games and HM The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
GSK is making a direct contribution to the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games by providing the equipment and facilities to enable analysts from King’s College London to operate a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory, which will carry out all of the drug testing for the Games. Inspired by GSK’s support of the London 2012 Games, the company has pledged to protect the use of its Swyncombe Avenue Playing Fields thereby ensuring current and future generations of employees and local community members will benefit from the outdoor space. The site is located in Brentford, close to GSK’s headquarters, which today celebrates its tenth birthday.
Sir Andrew Witty, Chief Executive, GlaxoSmithKline said: “We are always looking for ways to enthuse and encourage a healthy lifestyle, and the protection of this outdoor space as playing fields will be of great benefit to our employees, the local communities and their future generations.”
Alison Moore-Gwyn, Chief Executive, Fields in Trust, said: ‘‘We’re thrilled that GSK is safeguarding its Swyncombe Avenue Sports Ground, making it the first London 2012 partner to join our flagship Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge by safeguarding space. The sports ground will become part of the network of fields protected through this grassroots legacy initiative to celebrate the year of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and London 2012.”
Paul Deighton, Chief Executive, LOCOG, said: “I am delighted to see GSK demonstrating its commitment to the legacy of the London 2012 Games. This partnership is a great example of how our partners can positively impact future generations by providing sport-related opportunities in the community.”
Richard Lewis, Chair, Sport England, said: “Hundreds of local people play sport on this playing field, so it’s fantastic to see GSK protecting their enjoyment, and that of generations to come, by safeguarding the pitches through the Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge. This is a great example of how local communities are benefitting from the Games.”
About Swyncombe Avenue Playing Fields:
The playing fields cover an area of 4.5 acres, are located in Brentford, close to GSK House (http://gsk.to/K3jT3O) and include: Pavilion, 3 x tennis courts, 2 x 5 A-Side pitches, 11 A-Side pitch, Cricket pitch and nets, Showers and changing facilities for 60.
A number of well established clubs and associations use the facilities on a regular basis. The premises are used by 6 cricket teams, 5 football teams and 3 tennis teams, including:
GSK Football Team, Brentford Tennis Association, Northfields 11 aside football Team, GSK Greenford Cricket Team, GSK Brentford Cricket Team, GSK Tennis Team.
GSK’s involvement in London 2012:
GSK is the Official Laboratory Services Provider for London 2012, and has formed a partnership with King’s College London (KCL) to provide facilities and equipment to enable experts from KCL to independently operate a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory during the London 2012 Games.
One of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies – is committed to improving the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. For further information please visit www.gsk.com.
About Fields in Trust:
- The Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge is an initiative run by national charity Fields in Trust. The goal is to protect 2,012 outdoor recreational spaces as a legacy from HM The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- HRH The Duke of Cambridge is Patron of the Challenge and supports our aim to ensure communities have access to outdoor spaces for generations to come
- Established in 1925 as the National Playing Fields Association, Fields in Trust works to improve the protection, provision and quality of outdoor recreational spaces for all communities in the UK. The organisation currently protects 1362 fields totalling 8586 acres and further information can be found at www.fieldsintrust.org
- Further details on The Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge can be found at www.qe2fields.com
London 2012 Games partners: The Worldwide Olympic Partners who support the London 2012 Olympic Games and the National Olympic Committees around the world are Coca-Cola, Acer, Atos, Dow, GE, McDonald’s, Omega, Panasonic, Procter and Gamble, Samsung and Visa.
LOCOG has seven domestic Tier One Partners - Adidas, BMW, BP, British Airways, BT, EDF and Lloyds TSB. There are seven domestic Tier Two Supporters – Adecco, ArcelorMittal, Cadbury, Cisco, Deloitte, Thomas Cook and UPS. There are now twenty-eight domestic Tier Three Suppliers and Providers – Aggreko, Airwave, Atkins, Boston Consulting Group, CBS Outdoor, Crystal CG, Eurostar, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, G4S, GSK, Gymnova, Heathrow Airport, Heineken UK, Holiday Inn, John Lewis, McCann Worldgroup, Mondo, NATURE VALLEY, Next, Nielsen, Populous, Rapiscan Systems, Rio Tinto, Technogym, Thames Water, Ticketmaster, Trebor and Westfield.
There is one domestic Tier One Paralympic Games-only Partner, Sainsbury’s and one domestic Tier Three Paralympic Games-only Supplier, Otto Bock. The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games also acknowledges the support of the National Lottery. | http://www.qe2fields.com/news_details.aspx?newsid=d37c3e7e-c688-48cd-8d6a-90a8e25f1916 | 1,281 |
Alessandro Zanardi has triumphed in the hand bicycle class of the New York Marathon, delivering the biggest result of his post-auto racing career.
The Italian, who lost his legs in an accident at a CART Indy car race in 2001, completed the course in one hour, 13 minutes and 58 seconds, coming home just two seconds ahead of Polish rival Rafal Wilks. Zanardi's success earned widespread praise from a host of motorsports figures on Monday.
Mario Andretti wrote on Twitter: "Alex Zanardi's brilliant win in NYMarathon Hand Cycle class is truly amazing. His never give up attitude is what makes him the champion he is."
IndyCar driver Paul Tracy wrote: "Alex Zanardi is the stud of all studs!!!! All I can say is wow!!!"
Since retiring from international racing at the end of 2009, Zanardi has worked hard on hand cycling and has competed in many international events, as well as setting his sights on representing Italy in the 2012 Paralympics.
In addition to his victory in New York, he won the Venice Marathon in 2009 and the Rome City Marathon last year. | http://www.racer.com/zanardi-wins-new-york-marathon/article/216152/ | 235 |
Lyric Of Light: is third favourite for the 1,000 Guineas at NewmarketPICTURE: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)
Light heads for Guineas after racecourse gallop
LYRIC OF LIGHT will join stablemate Discourse in the Qipco 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 6 after working over the Classic course and distance on Sunday morning.
Trained by Mahmood Al Zarooni, who sent out Blue Bunting to take last year's 1,000 Guineas, Lyric Of Light is unbeaten in three starts and is the general 8-1 third favourite for Newmarket.
The daughter of Street Cry was last seen winning the Group 1 ShadwellFillies' Mile at Newmarket and Al Zarooni was impressed as he watched her stretch five lengths clear of two stable companions.
"Lyric Of Light did a good piece of work which will have helped her get ready for the Guineas," Al Zarooni said on Godolphin's website.
"I am looking forward to running Lyric Of Light and Discourse in the Guineas but we need a lot of luck."
Al Zarooni also watched possible Investec Derby contender Mandaean complete a workout on the Rowley Mile on Sunday morning under Frankie Dettori and is eyeing the Betfred Dante Stakes on May 17.
"Mandaean needed the gallop and will be aimed at the Dante at York," Al Zarooni said. "If he proves good enough there, then the plan is to go for the Derby." | http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/lyric-of-light-newmarket-guineas-light-heads-for-guineas-after-course-gallop/1019768/latest/ | 332 |
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Hoy gives Britain cycling gold
August 20, 2004 22:34 IST
Chris Hoy gave Britain its first cycling medal of the Athens Olympics on Friday when he won the 1-km time trial in a new Games record.
Hoy, a silver medallist in the sprint event in Sydney, completed the four laps of the velodrome in one minute 00.711 seconds, eclipsing the old Olympic record set by his team mate Jason Queally in Sydney.
Frenchman Arnaud Tournant, four times a time trial world champion on the track, took silver in 1:00.896 while Germany's Stefan Nimke took bronze in 1:01.186. | http://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/aug/20oly-cyc.htm | 148 |
Irish tend to make history vs. Sooners
|In this photo taken Oct. 27, 1956 and provided by University of Oklahoma Athletics Communications, Oklahoma's Clendon Thomas, right returns an interception as Notre Dame's Jim Morse (17) chases during an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame has had some great victories in its 125 years of playing college football, yet none was as improbable as the 7-0 victory at second-ranked Oklahoma in 1957. That victory ended the Sooners' NCAA-record winning streak at 47 games and came just a season after the Sooners beat the Irish 40-0 in South Bend, still the most lopsided home loss in Notre Dame history. (AP Photo/University of Oklahoma Athletics Communications)|
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Heisman Trophy winners and national champions. One historic blowout. One historic upset. One of the most memorable collisions in college football history.
Notre Dame and Oklahoma have not played often, but they have produced some classics — most won by the Fighting Irish.
Notre Dame leads the series 8-1. No team has had as much success against the Sooners having played at least that many games.
"It's a great trivia question because most people would be astounded," said Jay Wilkinson, son of Bud Wilkinson, who coached the Sooners to three national championships in the 1950s.
The Sooners were ranked in the top 10 in six of those games, while the Irish were in the top 10 four times.
They are both in the top 10 again, and set to play for the first time since 1999 on Saturday night in Norman.
No. 8 Oklahoma (5-1) will try to hand No. 5 Notre Dame (7-0) its first loss of the season and derail the Irish's national championship hopes.
The most memorable game between the two featured just one touchdown.
The Sooners had won back-to-back national titles in 1955 and '56, and had won an NCAA-record 47 straight games. The Irish were coming off a school-worst 2-8 season in which they had been embarrassed at home by Oklahoma 40-0, the most lopsided home loss in Notre Dame history.
The Irish came into that 1957 game off consecutive losses to Navy and Michigan State, and arrived in Norman, Okla., as 18-point underdogs.
"I think deep down we thought we were going to get our fannies kicked," said Dick Prendergast, an end on the Irish team, now a 75-year-old periodontist in Long Grove, Ill.
But he said the Irish, coached by Terry Brennan, were inspired by two things. When they arrived in Norman, they saw signs saying the Irish had no chance against the Sooners. Then when they went to the hotel in Oklahoma City, they were greeted warmly by the manager until he saw Notre Dame had a black player, halfback Aubrey Lewis.
"He said, `I'm sorry, we can't have you as guests here.' Everyone shut up. We wanted to know what he meant by that. He said, `Well, we don't tolerate blacks,"' Prendergast said.
Prendergast said the Irish got back on the bus and drove about 15 miles to what he described as a second-rate hotel with one shared bathroom.
"By this time, our feelings were getting emotional. It had an effect on us. Because we all liked Aubrey," he said. "We were really pepped up for this game. It did more to get us up for this game than coach Brennan could have."
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NFL players ask court not to put lockout ruling on hold
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SALVO, North Carolina (Reuters) - NFL players asked a federal judge on Wednesday to deny the league's request to stay an order lifting a lockout, saying it is necessary to ensure America's most popular sport has a 2011 season.
"This is the only way to preserve the 2011 season announced by the NFL, given the need to sign free agents, to complete the NFL draft and sign drafted players, to plan and to hold training camp, and to plan for the season itself," NFL Players Association (NFLPA) general counsel Richard Berthelsen said in declaration filed with the U.S. district court in Minnesota.
Berthelsen said a stay of the injunction and continuation of the lockout would be a detriment to players and NFL clubs, as the league will lose money during a lockout.
Judge Susan Richard Nelson requested the players' filings after the NFL sought a stay of her ruling this week lifting the lockout. The league also appealed her ruling to the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The league has said the lockout is necessary until clear rules are established for the 2011 season.
If the lockout remains in place, the NFL should post a $1 billion bond, which represents roughly 25 percent of the amount the players were compensated last year, attorneys for the players said in their filing.
"(It) is an appropriate amount given the uncertainty of the timing or outcome of the Eighth Circuit's ruling on the NFL defendants' appeal," the players' lawyers said.
The NFL's legal team responded in writing to Judge Nelson objecting to the idea of a bond.
"There is no basis for the Brady plaintiffs' demand ... for any bond -- let alone a $1 billion bond -- as a condition of a stay pending appeal," wrote the NFL's representatives.
The NFL also produced a document from the players which was a 'proposed order' to be signed by Judge Nelson and which asked her to restrain the league and the clubs from: "Engaging in any contract, combination, conspiracy, boycott, concerted conduct, or collective agreement to prevent NFL teams from participating with players in activities to prepare for the 2011 NFL season."
The league said the proposed order amounted to a motion to reconsider rather than clarification.
Judge Nelson was expected to rule either Wednesday or Thursday on both the league's request for a stay and the players' filing for a clarification of her Monday ruling.
Confusion over the ruling developed Tuesday when a handful of players went to their team's training facilities. Some were allowed to train and others turned away.
The legal wrangling could hardly come at a worse time for some of the bright young hopefuls hoping to make it into the NFL as the annual player draft begins Thursday.
No one has suggested it will not go ahead but legal experts said the dispute is likely to drag on for months, possibly threatening to the 2011 season due to kick-off in September.
"For negotiations to be successful, the number one principle is that both parties have to want the same thing," said George Atallah, a spokesman for the NFLPA.
All sides in the dispute, dubbed as a row between billionaires and millionaires, have been heavily criticized by American media and even U.S. President Barack Obama for squabbling over a fortune at a time when thousands of families were struggling to make ends meet.
The sport was plunged into its first work stoppage in almost a quarter of a century when years of labor talks between the players' union and the league collapsed last month.
With both sides unable to agree on a range of issues centered around how they should divide more than $9 billion in annual revenues, the players' union decertified, allowing players to take individual action against the NFL.
Nine players, led by high-profile quarterback Tom Brady, filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NFL and its owners, who responded by imposing the lockout.
League officials had estimated a lockout would cost the game $1 billion by September.
(Additional reporting by Simon Evans in Miami; Editing by Frank Pingue)
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The lockout and the disruption it poses to trades, free agency and training camp makes it more difficult than in past years to foresee potential positional battles, but despite that uncertainty, we'll take an early look at some position battles around the league.
Although the team selected A.J. Green fourth overall in the draft, wide receiver was actually one of Cincinnati's most crowded positions at the time. Jerome Simpson and Andre Caldwell are both former second-round picks, while Jordan Shipley was a third-round selection last year. Green has the most talent among the four by far, but both Simpson and Caldwell showed starting potential late last year, and Shipley was productive as a slot wideout for the majority of the year. It seems like Shipley's role in the slot is relatively safe, so most of the competition should occur between Green, Simpson and Caldwell on the outside.
The Broncos claim to be uncommitted to either Tim Tebow or Kyle Orton at quarterback, despite Tebow's strong late-season showing as a starter. Both players were productive fantasy options in Denver, but the loss of Josh McDaniels and arrival of coach John Fox means a new, likely more run-heavy offense will be installed. Tebow might have more fantasy potential between the two thanks to his rare running ability, but he evidently will need to earn the spot in training camp.
Knowshon Moreno is generally unchallenged as Denver's top runner for the time being, but it seems likely that the Broncos will add at least one more runner before the season starts. Coach John Fox favored a run-heavy offense in Carolina, where he utilized Stephen Davis, Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams over the years. Williams, in fact, could be the perfect target for Denver. It might take a trade to get him in the event that he's considered a restricted free agent, however. Either way, Moreno hasn't shown enough at this point in his career to indicate that he'd be a good feature back for Fox, so some movement is bound to occur here.
Peyton Hillis and Montario Hardesty aren't likely to be in a competition as much as they're likely to be in a predetermined rotation. The team didn't take Hardesty in the second round of the 2010 draft to sit on the bench, but Hillis' breakout performance last year obviously dictates that Cleveland makes him the starter heading into this year. Hardesty has troubling knee issues, but if he's healthy, he probably has the talent to steal carries from Hillis' workload.
Chris Wells is definitely a great athletic talent, but injuries and unproductive play compelled the team to select Virginia Tech running back Ryan Williams in the second round of the draft. Although he's smaller, slower and less powerful than Wells, Williams is a much more fluid runner and can navigate through traffic more quickly. Unfortunately, Williams is a bit of an injury worry himself after dealing with hamstring trouble most of last year. In any case, both runners are talented enough to be productive when healthy.
Mike Tolbert made a fine enough showing last year while Ryan Mathews struggled with ankle injuries, but the latter is still likely to emerge as the team's top runner sooner than later. Tolbert, however, could retain a role as a goal-line specialist, which would obviously limit Mathews' fantasy potential. Still, San Diego traded up to the 12th pick in the 2010 draft to select a feature back, not a role player. Mathews should, health permitting, get enough work to put up at least RB2 numbers in 2011.
Thomas Jones just wasn't very effective last year, averaging 3.7 yards per carry while Jamaal Charles averaged 6.4 yards per carry. It isn't very fair to Jones to compare him to someone as elite as Charles, but the talent differential still dictates a more Charles-heavy Chiefs offense in 2011. Coach Todd Haley has all but stated that Charles will get more work than last year, and if that proves to be true, Charles should definitely be a top-five pick in most leagues.
Free-agent Joseph Addai is generally expected to re-sign with the team. Besides Addai, there's former first-round pick Donald Brown and 2011 fourth-round pick Delone Carter. Addai has shown the ability to be a fantasy asset when healthy, but injuries have been a problem. Brown has shown next to nothing at this point, on the other hand, so between Brown's unproductive play and Addai's injury concerns, Carter could play a significant role in 2011.
Felix Jones emerged as Dallas' top back last year, but Tashard Choice remains a threat to get on the field, and the team added Oklahoma runner DeMarco Murray in the third round of the 2011 draft. Murray makes things blurry because, like Jones, he's a fast runner who is a skilled receiver. It's tough to tell how work will be split up between the three, because they're all fairly well-rounded players.
Health permitting, Dez Bryant is in for a much bigger workload in 2011 than last year. Talented as he is, though, it's unlikely that Bryant will usurp Miles Austin as the team's top receiver. Roy Williams, though he could stay on the roster another year, is bound to fade further into obscurity, and isn't even necessarily safe from sixth-round pick Dwayne Harris for the third-wideout role.
Heading out of the draft, the Dolphins have next to no experience at running back. Outside of Lex Hilliard and Kory Sheets, the only notable player in the organization is Daniel Thomas, the team's second-round pick in the 2011 draft. Given how obscure Hilliard and Sheets are, the competition for the Miami running back spot would potentially involve a back not currently with the team. It seems like a free-agent addition at the spot is somewhat likely, and it could even be in the form of re-signing Ronnie Brown or Ricky Williams. The best-case scenario for fantasy owners would probably be if Thomas could emerge as the feature back and avoid a running back committee.
The lockout leaves Ahmad Bradshaw's status in limbo, making the same true about the Giants' running game. While Jacobs could earn more carries after averaging 5.6 yards per rush while running for 823 yards and nine touchdowns last year, Bradshaw would probably be the top fantasy target between the two after totaling 1,549 yards and eight touchdowns from scrimmage. At this point, it might be a surprise if both aren't back in 2011.
Blaine Gabbert unexpectedly fell to the 10th pick in the 2011 draft, and the Jaguars traded up to get him. For 2011, however, it doesn't seem likely that Gabbert will be starting in Jacksonville. David Garrard is coming off a generally impressive season that saw him average two touchdowns per game, and it isn't often that teams bench a quarterback after he had the team in the race for the playoffs the year prior. Neither player has great targets to throw to in Jacksonville, but at least the team has a solid running game thanks to Maurice Jones-Drew.
Shonn Greene was underwhelming last year and consequently allowed LaDainian Tomlinson to take a large portion of his workload, but the team is nonetheless hyping up Greene this offseason. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer said that Greene is ready to take a workload of 18-to-20 carries per game. Such a scenario would badly limit Tomlinson's value, while giving Greene a good shot to emerge as an RB2.
It's hard to see how Jahvid Best will be feature back for the Lions this season, as the team claims. While a turf toe injury probably had something to do with it, Best averaged an unbearable 3.2 yards per carry last year, and injuries have been a constant problem for him over the years. Second-round pick Mikel Leshoure, on the other hand, is pushing 230 pounds and dominated with a huge workload at Illinois last year (299 touches for 1,902 yards and 20 touchdowns). It seems like a rotation is likely to occur between the two, with Best retaining passing-down work while Leshoure serves as the clock-eater.
James Starks is generating a lot of hype, but Ryan Grant should still be considered the favorite to lead the Green Bay rushing attack in 2011. The picture is blurred a bit by the arrival of third-round pick Alex Green, however, who averaged more than eight yards per carry in his final year at Hawaii. Still, it isn't often that coaches turn from reliable veterans like Grant to unproven runners like Starks and Green.
Jordy Nelson's Super Bowl performance no doubt earned him a bigger role heading into 2011, particularly with James Jones generally expected to leave in free agency. Donald Driver is too respected to not get snaps, but if Nelson plays like he did against the Steelers, he'll get a big bump in the rankings. The arrival of second-round pick Randall Cobb, however, makes things a bit more unclear. He's unlikely to break into the top three at the position, but Cobb is too good of a player to not show up one way or another.
Jimmy Clausen might be the starter by default after getting thrown into the fire as a rookie. It's no secret that Cam Newton will own the spot eventually, though how soon the transition occurs likely will be determined by Carolina's pain tolerance – Clausen was a trainwreck as a rookie and figures to be similarly unproductive in 2011. It remains a possibility, however, that Carolina could add a veteran quarterback before the start of the year. If that happens, such a veteran would likely start.
There might not be a team in the league with a more crowded backfield than New England. BenJarvus Green-Ellis and Danny Woodhead made a good showing last year, but the Patriots still selected Shane Vereen (second round) and Stevan Ridley (third round) in the draft. A rotation seems somewhat definite here, with Green-Ellis and Ridley having the skill set of clock eaters and short-yardage runners while Woodhead and Vereen fit better as pass catchers.
Rams receivers aren't highly regarded by most, but there's no disputing that the team is extremely deep at the position. While star power is not especially evident, Mark Clayton (technically a free agent, but expected to re-sign), Danny Amendola, Donnie Avery, Austin Pettis, Greg Salas, Mardy Gilyard and Brandon Gibson are promising in their own ways. Due to the crowding, one of those players likely won't make the team.
While Ryan Torain and Keiland Williams showed fairly well last year, the team still added Roy Helu and Evan Royster in the draft. Torain and Helu almost definitely have the most talent of the four, but both have durability issues, particularly Torain. That makes Helu the favorite heading into fall. The Nebraska product runs a bit high, but he has rare explosiveness and could be a big, though perhaps short-term, hit in Mike Shanahan's offense.
Pierre Thomas and Chris Ivory have generally been productive in New Orleans, but both are likely to be pushed further and further out of the picture by first-round pick Mark Ingram. The team traded its 2012 first-round pick to move up for Ingram, and you don't do that unless you have big plans for the player in question. Thomas and Ivory could hold on a bit longer while Ingram gets broken in, but it seems like it's a matter of time before Ingram starts for the Saints.
Jake Locker is the future for Tennessee after he was selected eighth overall in the 2011 draft. The Titans, though, likely will sign a veteran who will enter camp as the favorite to start this season. Kerry Collins would make perfect sense given his tolerable 2010 performance. Unfortunately, whoever ultimately gets added isn't likely to be much of a fantasy factor. Thanks to his running ability, Locker likely would be the most useful fantasy quarterback in Tennessee.
Christian Ponder will have his day as a starter eventually, but the 12th overall pick could face veteran competition this fall. Whoever ultimately wins the spot likely will have a favorable supporting cast, as Adrian Peterson always keeps defenses scared, and Sidney Rice and Percy Harvin could ultimately prove to be as good of a one-two punch as any in the league. Due to this, Ponder would be an interesting player to monitor if he should start. It also doesn't hurt that Ponder should be able to run a bit in the NFL. | http://www.rotowire.com/football/showArticle.htm?id=13145 | 2,587 |
Adrian Gonzalez had three hits, including his fifth homer, and the Dodgers beat the Cardinals 5-3 on Saturday.
Gonzalez actually fell just a triple short of the cycle, driving in a run with each of his three hits. The first baseman was actually on base five times in total, as he was walked twice on the night as well. The rest of the Dodgers' sluggers may be slumping, but Gonzalez looks just fine these days. He's hitting .316/.375/.471 after Saturday's game.
Josh Donaldson finished 4-for-4 with a homer and two RBI as the A's beat the Astros 11-5 on Saturday.
The magic continues for Donaldson, who boasts an outrageous .322/.398/.544 batting line in 49 games this season. He's on pace for 23 home runs and 97 RBI, which would make him a top tier third baseman (or very close to it) in standard mixed fantasy leagues. Some regression should be expected, but the 27-year-old is obviously a viable starting option in most formats right now.
Yadier Molina went 3-for-4 with an RBI but the Cardinals lost to the Dodgers on Saturday.
Molina had two singles and a double, raising his average to .339 in the process. The catcher continues to be the Cardinals' most consistent hitter despite having only two home runs on the season. He also scored a run in the contest.
Jason Castro went 3-for-4 with two home runs but the Astros lost to the A's on Saturday in Houston.
Castro launched a solo shot in the first inning, another solo shot in the fourth inning and an RBI single in the sixth. The 25-year-old backstop now has six home runs and is on pace to finish with 20. The batting average and OBP aren't good, but Castro is a decent power threat at catcher in deep mixed fantasy formats.
Matt Kemp was removed as part of a double-switch during Saturday's game after going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
Kemp was visibly upset with the decision, and he briefly left the dugout after being removed. The center fielder was likely frustrated with his performance of late, as Kemp left five runners on base and is now hitting .261/.313/.344 with just two homers in 47 games. Like the Dodgers, though, fantasy owners can't bench the star, even in the midst of his struggles.
Ted Lilly allowed two runs -- one earned -- in 5 1/3 innings in a no-decision, and the Dodgers beat the Cardinals on Saturday.
The start was Lilly's first since April 29. He left with the lead but watched the Cardinals score twice in the sixth inning to tie the game, erasing the opportunity for him to pick up his first win of the season. The left-hander gave up just two hits and a walk over the course of the outing, with the Cardinals' first run coming with help from a Nick Punto error. His next start will come Thursday against the Angels.
Mike Minor tossed 7 1/3 scoreless innings Saturday as the Braves cruised to a 6-0 win over the Mets.
Minor was outstanding once again, striking out 10 batters and allowing only three hits. He also helped his own cause at the plate with a single and a two-run shot. The 25-year-old left-hander has only been shaky in one of his 10 outings this year and is beginning to fan batters at an exceptional rate. He will carry a 2.47 ERA and 0.93 WHIP into his next start against the Blue Jays.
Ike Davis struck out as a pinch-hitter on Saturday.
The 26-year-old first baseman went 1-for-5 with four strikeouts during Friday's rain-suspended game and is now batting .144/.228/.235 with 58 whiffs this year. The Mets are going to have to demote Davis soon. | http://www.rotoworld.com/?aspxerrorpath=/player/nfl/5168/lesean-mccoyhttp:/features/nas/headlines/nfl/0/football-headlines/teams/depth-charts/mlb.aspx | 814 |
NUI Galway students have voted to replace their annual 'Rag Week' celebrations with a range of concessions requested from the University.
Last night, class representatives voted by 107 votes to seven to abolish the controversial week in return for five concessions.
The concessions include a one-day concert to replace Rag Week, an extra €60,000 a year, index-linked contribution to the Student Assistance Fund and the abolition of a €2 charge for the student gym.
A guarantee not to introduce charges to visit a doctor or nurse at the Student Health Unit and extra notice boards were also agreed.
In March of this year 37 people were reported to have been arrested during the week, which garnered widespread negative media attention.
NUI Galway President James Brown had called for the week to be scrapped. | http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1018/307577-galway/ | 163 |
Coaches Naka Drotske and Hawies Fourie, seem to be pretty clear of who they envisage in their final Super Rugby squad for 2013. Griquas players Justin Downey, Leon Karemaker, Steph Roberts, Edwin Hewitt, Marnus Hugo and Jean Stemmet have been released to Griquas to prepare for the Vodacom Cup.
It is speculated, that the possible return of Juan Smith may have been the primary motivation as Phillip van der Walt, Heinrich Brüssow, Lappies Labuschagne, Juan Smith, and Boom Prinsloo all have still to prove their fitness. This could indicate that Juan’s progress is in line with the coaches’ expectations.
In years past, this was a position the Cheetahs could make their team selections with their eyes closed. With legends like Juan Smith in particular, giving yeoman service.
Long term injuries and player movements has temporarily thrown the proverbial spanner in the works, resulting in Naka having to recall Hendro Scholtz out of retirement to have a fit flanker in the 2012 Currie Cup.
However the emergence of a few young stars has restored order. Marnus Schoeman has started delivering on the hype anticipated when he was still a junior with the Blue Bulls. Lappies Labuschagne and Justin Downey have grown in their positions, which leaves Naka Drotske spoilt for choice.
Time for the Cheetahs to look the part! Watch out boys, we can bite! Ha ha.
This edition looks at the selection of loose forwards. One area where the Boks, and in particular the Cheetahs have been strong.
This one is lengthy, as a few players have announced themselves during the injury crisis last year. No doubt there will be hot debate, but what is sure is that the Cheetahs have options aplenty, and may just have the most balanced and exciting backrow in SA, and will be one of the best in the tournament!
Let’s hope in the interests of Cheetahs and Bok rugby, that Juan, and Ratel will stay relatively injury free in 2012.
The absence of information will always lead to speculation, and whether it is fair or not, you would think that the Lions Rugby Union would have realised this after years of accusations of financial and administrative mismanagement. | http://www.rugby-talk.com/tag/justin-downey/ | 493 |
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BACK IN April last year, Bath legend and former England prop Duncan Bell announced his retirement from rugby. Nothing special about that of course, tens of players hang up their boots every year. It was what he did next, however, that was as brave, if not braver, than taking that first hit in the front row hundred of times over… | http://www.rugbyworld.com/category/featured/page/2/ | 614 |
Volleyball drops two at Greensboro College Tournament
September 11, 2009
Greensboro, NC-The Salem College volleyball team lost two matches today in part of the Greensboro College Tournament. Salem lost to Guilford College in their first match (19-25, 17-25, 14-25), and to Randolph-Macon College (12-25, 15-25, 16-25). Christine Tillman (King, NC) and Randi Roppolo (Weeki Wachee, FL) each had 10 kills on the day. Salem falls to 3-6 for the season.
Tillman had 7 kills to lead the Spirits against the Quakers, and Sara Maher (Longmont, CO) had 18 assists in the match. Maher also led the team with 9 digs. Tillman also had 3 service aces against Guilford.
Roppolo led the team against Randolph-Macon with 5 kills and 7 digs. Khadija Layne (Dorchester, MA) had a strong defensive match with 8 digs. Maher had 16 assists for the Spirits.
Salem returns to action tomorrow with two more matches in the Greensboro College Tourney. They will play the host school, and they will also have a GSAC match against Piedmont. | http://www.salem.edu/athletics/varsity/volleyball/past-seasons/2009/volleyball-drops-two-at-greensboro-college-tournament | 267 |
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February 24, 2012
Boys Basketball West Branch 53, South Range 50 BELOIT — West Branch rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat South Range 53-50 Friday night, snapping a four-game losing streak to finish the regular......
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Gene Chizik won't comment as to whether or not the Auburn Tigers are under investigation for the recruitment of Jovon Robinson, a running back from the Memphis, Tenn., area. Chizik declined to make a statement during his regular weekly press conference, according to AL.com:
"I have one thing on my mind, and that's winning a football game this week. I'm not getting into that," Chizik said during his weekly press conference Tuesday.
Robinson's eligibility status has been the flashpoint into an investigation of college football recruiting in Memphis. The true freshman practiced with the Tigers in August camp, but lost eligibility after his high school counselor was found to have changed a grade on his transcript.
Auburn is currently 0-2 after losses to Clemson and Mississippi State, and will host Louisiana-Monroe, who upset Arkansas on Saturday, this weekend. | http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2012/9/11/3316246/auburn-ncaa-jovon-robinson-investigation-gene-chizik | 182 |
After an exhilarating 4-2 comeback victory against France in their first game at the 2012 London Olympics, U.S. Women's National Team could be forgiven for wanting a less-exciting follow-up. That may well be possible against Colombia.
The USWNT will be the heavy favorite over Colombia, which did not start its first game against North Korea on Wednesday on time, thanks to a flag flap. But that North Korean team thumped the Colombians, 2-0, and Colombia didn't win a single match in the 2011 Women's World Cup.
U.S. forward Alex Morgan will look to continue her fantastic run of form in 2012. After two goals in the win over France, Morgan is just one goal shy of 20 this year, and reaching the plateau would make her the fourth American woman to do so in a calendar year.
Game Date/Time: Saturday, noon ET, 5 p.m. local
Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
TV: NBC Sports Network
We'll have coverage of all of Saturday's games in our 2012 Olympics, Women's Soccer Day 2 StoryStream. | http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2012/7/28/3198226/2012-olympics-usa-vs-colombia-womens-soccer-uswnt | 233 |
Andy Murray won the first set of his third-round match against Marcos Baghdatis, but Baghdatis — the Cyprus native who made a miracle run to the final of the Australian Open back in 2006 — turned up the juice in his game, playing nearly flawless tennis to win the second set and go up a break in the third. Murray looked rattled, as he has so often, trying to live up to the massive expectations placed on the Scot any time he plays at the All England Club.
All of a sudden, though, Murray turned up the juice of his own. He started to step into his shots, playing balls closer and closer to the baseline as Baghdatis looked like the uncomfortable one. Murray got back the break and, after trading games, Murray served to go up 6-5 and broke Baghdatis to capture the set. He erupted with emotion, unleashing double-fist pumps. If teammates/coaches were allowed on the court in tennis, high fives and chest pumps would most certainly have been had.
Interestingly enough, despite the fact that they're now playing under a roof, Murray and Baghdatis likely won't finish this match Saturday. The third set ended at just about 10:30 p.m. local time, and the Wimbledon officials have sad all play will be suspended at 11 p.m. This one will be resumed Sunday, much to Murray's chagrin; he's finally got all the momentum back on his side.
For more throughout Wimbledon, visit SB Nation's tennis hub. | http://www.sbnation.com/tennis/2012/6/30/3128746/andy-murray-wimbledon-2012 | 311 |
The National Football League is facing lawsuits by 4,000 former players who allege the organizations failed to protect them from the long-term consequences of concussions.
A psychologist that consulted with the Montreal Canadiens hockey team and treated players with concussions for 15 years undertook research into the effects of concussions on children and young athletes as well as older athletes.
To study the effects of concussions,
Dr. Maryse Lassonde, a neuropsychologist and the scientific director of the Quebec Nature and Technologies Granting Agency
had athletes perform specific visual and auditory tasks and also mapped their brains with the help of EEG and MRI equipment, in addition to testing brain chemistry. | http://www.science20.com/sports_science?page=1 | 135 |
Wayne Reed faces former WBC super middleweight Champion Robin Reid at the Hillsborough Leisure Centre on Saturday – and says he’ll end the 40 year-old’s career at the sold-out show.
Both men took part in the 17th edition of Prizefighter in Liverpool, and while Reid went crashing out to Tobias Webb by unanimous decision was a surprise, it was the second quarter-final when Reed took on local favourite Joe Ainscough that caused the controversy. The three-round contest was tight until the final stages when Reed floored Ainscough before the final bell, seemingly enough to claim a place in the semi-finals.
But it was not to be, Ainscough took the split-decision and Reed’s corner was livid. Reed has fought since – a points win over fellow Sheffield man Dean Walker in April – and says that it is time to move on from that contentious night in Liverpool.
“After Prizefighter I was in the gym the next morning and I was so angry that I absolutely battered the bags,” said Reed. “But a week or so later time is a healer so I was over it, you just have to get on with it, there’s nothing I could do about it.
“I lost the first round, won the second round and knocked him down in the final round - so even if I was losing the final round I still won the round, as it was I battered him and knocked him down so it had to be a 10-8 round. If you were being very objective - and I know it’s all about opinions - you could’ve said the second round was a draw, but even then I won the fight by a point. That’s my opinion anyway, but it’s gone now and all I can do is look forward, starting tonight.”
Reed may have got over the loss to Ainscough – only his second as a pro – but when Walker and he were called into the Rotherham bout at 24 hours notice, it was all people wanted to ask him about, much to his chagrin.
“When I fought Dean everyone kept mentioning Ainscough, the split decision or Prizefighter and I got really annoyed,” said Reed. “I was telling them that I was trying to get ready for another fight, shut up. I was warming up and trying to get focussed and people were coming into the changing room asking me about Prizefighter – I had to tell them to get out in the end. It’s understandable as it was a shocker so people are going to be able to talk about it.
“I said in my interview on Sky before Prizefighter that any publicity is good publicity and to be fair it has got people interested in me – but not for the right reasons. Having said that, everyone is coming to watch me fight and I’ve sold a ton of tickets, well over 150 and I could have sold more too. I can’t wait to get in there.”
And when he does get in there, he’ll face the former WBC World Champion Robin Reid, who returned to the ring for Prizefighter after almost four years away from boxing.
Reid’s decision to return to the ring for Prizefighter was befitting of a man who always fought in the public eye. He won his WBC belt in 1996 and defended it three times before losing it in 1997 and then had memorable title challenges against the likes of Sven Ottke, Silvio Blanco and of course, Joe Calzaghe.
Reid had a warm-up bout before Prizefighter, but his last major fight came in 2007 against Carl Froch in Nottingham when he lost to The Cobra in a British title challenge. Tonight will be The Grim Reaper’s 49th professional fight – and Reed is intending to make it his last.
“He’s old enough to be my Dad!” said Reed. “I’m going to end his career, his time has gone. Prizefighter isn’t really made for him; he’s a twelve round fighter who won’t come alive until after three rounds. I don’t watch DVDs of my opponents but obviously I’ve seen footage of his old fights. I’ve got nothing but respect for what he’s achieved but the writing is on the wall for him.
“I’ve been on the weight for weeks so I’m in great shape and after this I’m looking for a contract and an English title shot.”
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By Jonathan Dienst and Shimon Prokupecz (NBC News)
April 13, 2011
Sources tell NBC New York that Samuel Kellner was arrested Tuesday night. The Brooklyn district attorney has scheduled a news conference but has declined comment ahead of the announcement.
Kellner is accused of paying a witness to say he was abused by Rabbi Baruch Lebovits, who was sentenced a year ago to 32 years in prison after he was convicted of child molestation.
Defense lawyers for Lebovits were expected in court Wednesday to try and argue their client should be released.
It was not immediately clear whether Kellner had an attorney. | http://www.sfjny.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=511:rabbi-accused-of-bribing-witness-in-case-against-other-rabbi&catid=2:news&Itemid=57 | 134 |
Hylton, a 78-year-old driver from Inman, S.C., announced Thursday that this will be his final season behind the wheel.
He says he's "been thinking about this for quite a while. I'm 78 and the time has come."
Hylton has made 602 starts in the Sprint Cup Series since his rookie season 1964. He won at Richmond in 1970 and at Talladega two years later. He has made 143 starts in the ARCA Series, all since 1997.
He attempted to qualify for the Daytona 500 in 2007, but failed to finish high enough in a qualifying race.
Hylton made his first start at Daytona International Speedway in 1966. He will make his last one Saturday in the 50th annual ARCA Lucas Oil 200. | http://www.sgvtribune.com/sports/ci_22590879/james-hylton-retiring-after-50-years-nascar | 162 |
It's simplistic to say defenseman Jake Muzzin cost the Kings a game Thursday in San Jose.
Muzzin certainly put the Kings in jeopardy by retaliating after the Sharks' Andrew Desjardins leveled Colin Fraser with a hard shoulder check behind the net in the second period. The Sharks scored two power-play goals after Fraser was penalized, riding that momentum to an eventual 4-3 victory.
However, there was no one in the Kings' dressing room Friday who faulted Muzzin.
In fact, Fraser praised him for coming to his defense despite the fact that Muzzin was penalized five minutes for fighting, two minutes plus 10 more for instigating the fight and an additional two for fighting while wearing a protective visor.
"I think it's great," said Fraser, who skated during the Kings' optional practice Friday and reported no lingering problems after Desjardins' hit.
"You've got to have guys sticking up for teammates. It brings teams closer together. (Mike) Richards has done it in the past."
What's more, Fraser didn't blame Desjardins for cracking him.
"It was a big hit," Fraser said. "It was a clean hit. I kind of put the onus on myself to know he's coming. If it was the other way around, I probably would have done the same thing. I'm a big boy. I can take a big hit. It didn't feel good, but I'm OK. I'm OK today."
The Kings face the Sharks in a rematch tonight at Staples Center.
Muzzin, a rookie, said he was
He was a little confused about the NHL's overall message, however. As a player who wears a visor, he's doing what the league would like him to do to protect himself from serious eye injuries. As a player who defended a teammate, he's violating a rule by fighting while wearing a visor.
"I just know they're pushing guys to wear visors because they want to reduce injuries, right?" Muzzin said. "But then if you go and try to fight someone with a visor on, you get an extra two. The rule and what they want are fighting each other."
Muzzin admitted he's not a fighter and couldn't recall his last bout before Thursday.
"I thought he was hurt, so I wanted to take action," Muzzin said of Fraser. | http://www.sgvtribune.com/sports/ci_22801569/kings-defenseman-jake-muzzin-praised-not-blamed-fight?source=rss | 506 |
Ian McCall did not battle to a draw with Demetrious Johnson at UFC on FX 2; he just ran out of time.
At least that seems to be the line of thinking among participants in Sherdog.com’s MMA Pick’Em fantasy game, as 76 percent like “Uncle Creepy” to defeat Johnson in the UFC on FX 3 main event at the Bank Atlantic Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., on Friday.
McCall ended the first meeting between the two in style, pounding “Mighty Mouse” with strikes and nearly finishing the fight in the waning moments of the third round. A scoring error initially awarded the decision to Johnson, and by the time it was corrected to a majority draw, it was much too late to bring the flyweights back to the cage for a decisive sudden-victory round.
A former Tachi Palace Fights 125-pound champion, McCall had won four consecutive bouts before his scrap with Johnson, earning wins over Jeff Willingham, Jussier da Silva, Dustin Ortiz and Darrell Montague. His only losses have come at the hands of UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and WEC veteran Charlie Valencia.
Johnson experienced plenty of success as a bantamweight in both the WEC and UFC before falling to Cruz at UFC Live 6 in October. The AMC Pankration representative owns notable victories over Nick Pace, Damacio Page, Norifumi Yamamoto and Miguel Torres.
Other Pick’Em trends for UFC on FX 3:
• Players are intrigued by the potential of Erick Silva, who has been in the Octagon for just 69 seconds in his two fights: a win against Luis Ramos and a controversial disqualification defeat to Carlo Prater. A solid 78 percent have chosen the Brazilian to defeat wrestler Charlie Brenneman in their welterweight clash. Brenneman earned a unanimous decision win over Daniel Roberts in his last outing to improve to 4-2 in UFC appearances;
• In a battle of well-traveled veterans, 65 percent of users are siding with Mike Pyle in his welterweight fight against Josh Neer. Pyle has won four of his last five bouts in the UFC, while Neer has won six straight fights, including two inside the Octagon;
• Eddie Wineland has not been granted any favors since coming to the UFC, and players do not see his luck improving against Scott Jorgensen in a bantamweight scrap. A lopsided 85 percent of participants believe Jorgensen will hand the former WEC titlist his third consecutive loss inside the Octagon. Wineland’s previous two setbacks came at the hands of Urijah Faber and Joseph Benavidez. Jorgensen, meanwhile, had a two-fight winning streak snapped by Renan Pegado at UFC 143;
• In preliminary bouts, pickers have sided with Mike Pierce (76 percent) over Carlos Eduardo Rocha, Seth Baczynski (82 percent) over Lance Benoist, Leonard Garcia (80 percent) over Matt Grice, Dustin Pague (68 percent) over Jared Papazian, Tim Means (86 percent) over Justin Salas, Caio Magalhaes (69 percent) over Buddy Roberts, Henry Martinez (79 percent) over Bernardo Magalhaes and Sean Pierson (67 percent) over Jake Hecht. | http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Sherdog-PickEm-Trends-UFC-on-FX-3-43335 | 696 |
Michael Bisping (above right) wants a rematch with Wanderlei Silva.
LONDON -- The healing power of main event billing once again bore fruition for Michael Bisping, as “The Count” salvaged an otherwise disappointing Saturday night for British fans with a polished performance against Japanese standout Yoshihiro Akiyama in the featured attraction of UFC 120 at the O2 Arena.
Of the three hometown fighters poised to cement their standing on the world stage, only the much-maligned Bisping seized the opportunity. It was the TUF 3 winner’s second consecutive unanimous decision win inside the octagon, following a May victory over the durable Dan Miller at UFC 114.
Bisping generally got the better of the frenetic exchanges that dotted the fight and showed improved composure when trading in the pocket. Often criticized for an inability to cope effectively in the face of sustained aggression Bisping this time reveled in close quarters.
“It felt good,” he explained. “I was dishing out the punishment instead of receiving it.”
Bisping didn't have his way the whole time, however, as he had to overcome a dazing combination from Akiyama in the opening minutes.
“It definitely landed,” Bisping admitted at the post-fight press conference. “It was a good shot. He caught me early on, and I did have to recover. It had me seeing double for a while.”
One criticism still rankles with the Wolfslair product, however, and questions regarding the power of his striking, or lack thereof, surfaced after the fight. Bisping rebuked the queries in typical fashion:
“If you’re trying to [insinuate that] I can’t punch, [why don't you] ask Akiyama?”
The win sees Bisping return to relevance in a middleweight division desperate for fresh challengers.
“I feel I’ve grown as a fighter. If I can’t do it now I’m never going to do it,” he asserted.
That’s not to say that the confident Brit has his sights set on champion Anderson Silva just yet. Instead, he has another Silva in his sights.
“I’d like to fight Wanderlei again, definitely,” said Bisping, referring to his disputed loss to the Brazilian earlier this year. “I would even consider coaching 'The Ultimate Fighter' against him.” | http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Victorious-Bisping-Looking-for-Wanderlei-Rematch-27557 | 533 |
In a quiet way, the thousands of people who run, bike, hike, ski and paddle make a lot of noise in Wisconsin
Cole House, a pro cyclist from Oneida, leads the news on the Indian Country Today site devoted to Native Americans.
The feature piece describes the 23-year-old as the fastest American Indian on two wheels. House will work to make that simply "fastest on two wheels" this weekend in the four-race Gateway Cup in St. Louis, Mo.
Charles Rietschel's depiction of Birkebeiner warriors shadowing modern skiers has been chosen as the winner in the race's 2012 T-shirt design contest.
More than 4,000 skiers voted in the contest to select the images for the race clothing.
Two more bicyclists have been added to the list of those killed in crashes on Wisconsin roads, and the total for the year now matches the nine fatalities recorded in all of 2010.
Christian Vande Velde figures a link to his results in the Tour de France will earn him a spot in the elite start area for his first run in the Chequamegon Fat Tire 40.
The Lemont, Ill., native finished fourth in the grand tour in 2008, and helped Lance Armstrong win with the U.S. Postal team in 1999 and 2001. A string of crashes and injuries set back Vande Velde in 2009 and 2010, but he has been back on form in 2011: 17th in the tour and second last month in the inaugural US Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado.
An 18-year-old motorist who crashed into and killed a man bicycling in Oak Creek on July 17 told police he blacked out just before the impact, according to a court record.
The information is included in an affidavit Oak Creek police submitted in a request for the cellphone records from the driver, Joshua Chomicki.
The man who hit local athlete Greg Phelps on a training run in Pewaukee has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for the crimes he committed that afternoon.
Mike Johnson reports that Thomas Brinkman, 22, pleaded guilty in June to charges of intoxicated use of a vehicle and possession of narcotic drugs. As part of a plea agreement, charges of reckless driving-causing great bodily harm, injury by use of a vehicle while under the influence of controlled substance and possession of cocaine were dismissed.
Rob Bignell, an award-winning journalist from Wisconsin, has combined his talents and outdoor interests to produce a practical guide for day-hiking with kids.
The Dunn County News reported on the Menomonie native's latest project in a recent feature.
With five days to the 10th annual Ford Ironman Wisconsin, participants are likely to gobble advice like energy gels.
Active.com offers this list of 10 keys to success on Sunday, which will be particularly important for those looking to earn one of the 65 qualifying slots to the 2012 Ford Ironman World Championship held in Kona, Hawaii.
A few of the folks fond of knobby tires and smooth dismounts have begun practicing for the coming cyclocross season, giving themselves a slight head start on the official preseason race in Verona on Saturday.
Hosted by Team MadCross, the race in Badger Prairie County Park follows a three-hour clinic that starts at 9 a.m. The experts on hand will teach basic cyclocross skills: mounting, dismounting, clearing obstacles, grassy corners, sand and run-ups.
More than 150 first responders will be honored participants in the Ford Ironman Wisconsin on Sunday, a date marking the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the U.S.
A 9-11 survivor, who fled from the World Trade Center in Manhattan, will join them and 2,500 competitors in Madison.
Admittedly, ski flying is a bit off the beat for Off the Couch.
But this column describing the photographic shrinkage of the Copper Peak Ski Flying Hill was worth a slight detour to rediscover an Upper Peninsula outpost and ponder the butt-puckering fear of standing on a launch pad 18 stories high.
When I first posted the news about Christian Vande Velde signing up to race the Chequamegon Fat Tire 40, I listed him as one of three riders with Tour de France credentials to tackle the mountain bike spectacle in Hayward.
I was wrong.
Work will start Monday to pave the 7.5-mile Kenosha County Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail, which includes two segments on the north and south ends of the county.
The trail has existed for decades as a crushed-gravel path. Frequent washouts created the need for the asphalt.
A former North Shore firefighter has come under criticism similar to that levied upon a retired Milwaukee cop for pursuing endurance events while receiving disability payments.
WITI-TV Fox 6 reporter Bryan Polcyn reported this week on Aaron Marjala, who left his firefighting duties because of an elbow injury, but went on to compete in the Ford Ironman Wisconsin last year.
Persistence saved Hans Wegesser’s life.
Fittingly, he ran nearly 100 miles to return the favor.
Loyal Mehnert, a 34-year-travelanthropist, will set forth from Potawatomi State Park Saturday morning on a 1,100-mile thru hike of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail
The Milwaukee resident plans to join the ranks of about 50 people to trek the entire Ice Age across Wisconsin, and to raise money for Habitat for Humanity's rebuilding efforts in Haiti. Check out this page to add support.
The young athletes competed in three age divisions, over distances that ranged from 50 yard swim, two-mile bike, 500 yard run for the Juniors; up to a 300 yard swim, eight-mile bike, two-mile run for the seniors.
Jessica Jacobs, a retired Army captain from Green Bay, paid her own tribute to the 9-11 anniversary by running to a come-from-behind victory in the 10th Ford Ironman Wisconsin.
Jacobs trailed Merideth Kessler by nearly 12 minutes going into the 26.2-mile, closed the gap, made the pass and pulled away over the final eight miles. Her husband, deployed in Iraq, watched via an online feed.
Police have offered few details about the woman who was found dead on the Oak Leaf Trail about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, pending an autopsy being conducted this morning.
She was found near the 1600 block of N. Prospect Ave., south of Brady St.
An autopsy performed Monday found no evidence that a weapon or physical force caused the death of a 35-year-old woman discovered on the Oak Leaf Trail early Sunday morning.
The woman, Linda M. Pemma, 35, of Laona, was last seen leaving the Indian Summer Festival in Henry Maier Festival Park about 6 p.m. Saturday. She was found on the bike and walking path south of E. Brady St., roughly in the 1600 block of Prospect Ave.
The Friends of Lapham Peak are counting on an early blizzard to help build out the snow-making operation that helps draw cross-country skiers to the recreation area in the Town of Delafield.
Women who grew up before Title IX brought gender equity to the playing field don’t take athletic opportunities for granted.
Friends will confirm that I've talked often about running a political campaign based largely on a platform of mandatory prison time for littering.
It's partly in jest: the part about running for office.
Organizers of the Milwaukee Lakefront put out a call Tuesday for volunteers to help out with race preparation and the Kid's Run the weekend of Oct. 1 and 2.
Volunteers to man the water stations on the course are easy to find, but help is needed to handle course set up and merchandise sales leading up to the 31st running of the marathon.
Shorewood and Sheboygan earned bronze status in the latest rankings of Bicycle Friendly Communities.
Those two lakeside communities join Madison, Eau Claire, La Crosse and Milwaukee among the Wisconsin towns recognized for accommodating bicyclists turning the pedals for transportation and recreation. Madison, which has been a gold-level city since 2006, is one of the highest-rated cities in the country.
Fire and mud must have a terrific appeal, enough to attract 14,000 entrants to the first-ever Warrior Dash in Wisconsin this weekend.
Advocates looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in River Falls have begun pushing for a bike-share program in the college town near the Minnesota border.
The River Falls Journal reports on the initiative led by Ian Johnson, a research fellow with the St. Croix Institute for Sustainable Community Development at UW-River Falls.
Wisconsin-based Trek lost to Alta Bicycle Sharing in the bidding to provide bikes for rent in the nation's largest city, according to reports out Wednesday.
Trek has its B-Cycle program in 11 cities and was a finalist for the contract to set up a bike-sharing system with 10,000 bicycles available at 600 stations throughout parts of Manhattan and in select neighborhoods in Brooklyn. By comparison, B-Cycle will have 350 bicycles available for short-term rental at 35 locations in its Madison operation.
Local cyclist and skier Mike Healy has been busy of late documenting the latest enhancements to his recreational pursuits.
Either that, or he just wants to make me jealous with pictures of his adventures.
Dozens of the top runners in the area will race at the front of the field in the 34th annual Briggs & Al’s Run on Saturday, while thousands of others will follow in their wake to raise money for Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
“This event makes a world of difference for the children and their families who benefit from the top-quality, standard-setting pediatric health care Children’s Hospital provides,” said Jim Miller, president and CEO of the Children’s Hospital and Health System Foundation.
The executive director of the Wausau Central Wisconsin Convention & Visitors Bureau said Friday that his group plans to enter into negotiations with the Wisconsin Sports Development Corp., to purchase the rights to the Badger State Games.
The Madison-based corporation said last month that it was ending the Badger State Games.
Dry conditions turned the 29th Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival into a fast-paced chase through dust, and Brian Matter once-again left a field of 1,800 in his.
On a sunny, breezy Saturday, the Team GEARGRINDER rider from Sheboygan won his fourth Fat Tire 40 and solidified his position as the most dominant racer in the event’s nearly three decades. Matter won for a third-consecutive year, became the only rider to win four overall, and broke his own course record.
Two-dozen friends and relatives greeted Jim Ochowicz when he returned from the Tour de France to his lake house in Hartland. They all wore yellow, the color of victory.
The win in cycling’s most prestigious race and the ensuing celebration came earlier than the president and general manager of the BMC Cycling Team had expected. It's an odd thought, considering he had worked for three decades to claim the ultimate victory.
A 42-year-old cyclist from Franklin remains hospitalized with a severe head injury Monday, after colliding with a truck during an organized ride near Elkhart Lake.
The Sheboygan Press reports that Mark J. Dudzik was hit about 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of county Highway E and Garton Road while participating in the annual Maywood Earth Ride. The newspaper reports he crossed into the path of a pickup truck.
An acclaimed Wisconsin distance runner died Monday after he was struck while bicycling Sunday in the Town of Taycheedah.
Eugene Henry Dennis, 36, was wearing a helmet and had a light on his bike as he rode westbound about 7:30 p.m. on county Highway WH and Tower Road.
The Peak Nordic Ski Club will look to build on its growth and success in the 2011-’12 season, starting with an informational meeting at the Lapham Peak recreation area on Oct. 24.
Two-dozen high school athletes from schools throughout the Waukesha area competed last season, along with 18 youths in middle school. The non-competitive kids program drew 60 skiers in grades K through 6.
World-class bike polo players from 48 teams will take to the hardcourt in Milwaukee next month for the Midwest Bike Polo Open, hosted by the local club and the Nomad World Pub.
Steven Elbow, a Madison courts reporter and cyclist, delivers the news on a legislative effort by the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin to simplify laws governing bike riding in the state.
As Elbow explains, it's a rare example of bipartisanship in the state's capitol.
Late-race surges and victorious sprint finishes dominate coverage of the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival.
For many, however, the key to a successful race plays out in the pre-dawn darkness, in the scrum for prime positions on Main St. in Hayward. Steve Smith, a Fat Tire veteran from Wauwatosa, shares this tale from Fat Tire 2011.
The Sheboygan Press reports that Mark Dudzik remains in critical condition, nearly a week after suffering severe injuries during the Maywood Earth Ride.
Initial police reports said that Dudzik rolled through a stop sign near Elkhart Lake and into the path of truck traveling eastbound on Highway H. His wife questioned that scenario in an interview with the Southern Lakes Newspapers.
Fresh from a fourth victory in the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival, Brian Matter (Team GEARGRINDER) will put his legs and wheels to the test against an elite field gathering for the US Gran Prix Planet Bike Cup in Sun Prairie.
Two days of racing in Angell Park will give the country's top riders a chance to stake an early claim for points in the four-race series sponsored by Exergy and presented by Greenware.
Regarded as a follower early in his young career, Patrick Makau surged to the front of the Berlin Marathon on Sunday, dropped the venerable Haile Gebrselassie and set a new marathon record, 2:03:38.
The 26-year-old Kenyan established himself as a favorite in the 2012 Olympics in London.
Work has started on the extension that will connect the Hank Aaron State Trail to Underwood Parkway, a $328,000 project scheduled to be completed in mid-November.
With his newly formed running club, Chancellor Michael R. Lovell has engineered a new management strategy at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee: lead from behind.
The 44-year-old engineer and athlete trailed members of the Panther basketball team during an interval workout Tuesday on the track inside the Klotsche Center. He did the same on their infamous run the hill work on the lakefront earlier in the month.
After a powerful dose of mud and Belgians hit Sun Prairie, cyclocross racing in Wisconsin settles into the start of the regular season at the annual Cross the Domes in Mitchell Park on Saturday.
Paired with the neighborhood "Clarke Square Moving" festival, the cyclocross carnival will be augmented by dance demonstrations, a kids bike race, a bike maintenance workshop and outdoor games. Money generated by the race and festival will be used to install speed bumps and bike lanes throughout the neighborhood of Clarke Square to make the community more bike and pedestrian friendly.
Toning your legs isn't as easy as lacing up a pair of shoes, according to news that Reebok will pay $25 million to resolve claims about its EasyTone footwear.
Women's Health Magazine reported Wednesday that the Federal Trade Commission found Reebok could not support specific claims made in advertisements that wearing EasyTone shoes resulted in "28 percent more strength and tone in the buttock muscles, 11 percent more strength and tone in the hamstring muscles, and 11 percent more strength and tone in the calf muscles than regular walking shoes.”
The wind picked up suddenly, and though we were nearly across the lake, the threatening clouds demanded that we pull our canoes onto land, and quickly.
We paddled to an unoccupied, densely-wooded island, grabbed our personal flotation devices and first aid kit, and went into lightning stance just before thunder boomed across zigzags of light.
In a record-setting effort on Wednesday, Betty Sweeney exemplified the transformative effects of exercise and the power of persistence.
The 71-year-old from Plover once weighed a debilitating 235 pounds, and followed a path of physical recovery that led to a stunning feat of strength. She held the plank position, balanced on her toes and forearms, for 36 minutes, 58 seconds during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the pose in the Anytime Fitness Club in Stevens Point.
I’ve taken to describing my latest athletic endeavors in the north woods as a Birkie Trail duathlon, with a week-long transition.
It’s a sad reality that even high-profile athletes often fade into isolation and a lonely struggle of rehabilitation, after suffering permanent injuries that steal their talent.
Jenny Crain has broken the unfortunate cycle. | http://www.silentsports.net/blogs/120624364.html?action=blog_archive&startDate=09-01-2011&endDate=09-30-2011&blogID=28007154 | 3,593 |
MEN Simi Hamilton
U.S. NORDIC SKIER OF THE YEAR
Simi Hamilton, an Aspen native and Middlebury alumnus, may have
a ridden a rollercoaster of a season, but he certainly walked away
satisfied at the end of the winter. He struggled with illness early on and
had to sit out two consecutive weekends in Kuusamo and Dusseldorf.
Then he stormed back in the freestyle sprint in Rogla to post the
seventh-fastest qualifier and score his first semi-final appearance
on skiing’s biggest stage. He finished 100th, a career best. The midseason doldrums saw him finish excruciatingly close to the rounds
in a handful of sprints before Hamilton finally got his groove back to
post back-to-back bests in his weaker discipline: classic sprinting. In
Lahti, Finland, he took 11th and just three days later finished seventh
in Drammen, Norway, for a career best in arguably the deepest World
Cup sprint field of the entire season. While still developing on the
distance side, Hamilton has podium potential if the current trends
continue. Look for Hamilton to move up to the “A” Team next season. | http://www.skiracing-digital.com/skiracing/2012issue12/?pg=36 | 267 |
He may be 4,350 miles away, but Ricky Hill will be firmly tuned in to events at Kenilworth Road as Luton take on Millwall in the fifth round of the FA Cup today.
The former Luton and England midfielder does have plenty of matters close at hand, as he prepares reigning NASL champions Tampa Bay Rowdies for the start of their new season in a few weeks, but there is no doubting where his thoughts will be come 12.45pm kick-off time.
Because, almost 28 years ago, Ricky was right in the middle of one of the most infamous incidents in British football history, the sixth round tie between Luton and Millwall that saw some of the worst rioting of that hooligan-filled era.
It was a night when little Kenilworth Road - then the home ground of a proud and innovative First Division club - was virtually laid to waste by visiting fans who attacked police, home supporters and even each other in a terrifying outburst of violence before, during and after the game.
I have experienced a lot of violent and hostile atmospheres in games but nothing like that night in Luton.
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Some 81 people ended up in hospital, including 31 police officers, and the outrage sparked government attention at the highest level - and a four-year away fans ban by Luton that had other, serious, repercussions.
A lot of water has passed under the bridge for Ricky since then - including spells playing for the Rowdies in 1992 and coaching in places as far afield as Spurs, Luton and Trinidad before arriving to help revive Tampa Bay and the NASL two years ago - but those memories of 1985 are still fresh.
He told me: "It was a surreal moment in sport. I have experienced a lot of violent and hostile atmospheres in games, in places like Salonika and Istanbul for England, places where the hostility was there for everyone to see, but nothing like that night in Luton.
"We knew immediately that something was wrong when we went out for our warm-up. We looked across to one side of the pitch and there were Alsatians and police officers all over the place, and these orange plastic seats that had been ripped out and thrown on to the pitch.
"It was a stunning scene and we all just thought 'What the hell's going on here?' You looked into the stand and you could see these out-and-out hooligan types baying to get on the pitch, all being held back by a police cordon. At the same time, behind the away supporters end, you could see the crowd gathering in volume, unrecognisably so. It was ridiculous in terms of the numbers we were expecting.
"We were well aware there was an incident going on but we managed to get our warm-up done and, amazingly, we managed to start the game with this chaos of fans everywhere and skirmishes and fights with police. But it was a like a torch had been lit and we were just waiting for it to ignite ten-fold."
That the game started at all was a minor miracle. The official attendance of 17,470 is well short of the actual figure as visiting fans broke down the turnstiles at the away end, the Kenilworth Stand, and just forced their way in, well past the stand's usual 3,000 capacity.
For the players waiting to go back out for the game itself, it was a menacing prospect, and it needed a major effort by police to get fans off the pitch and an appeal by Millwall boss George Graham for some semblance of order. In the end, the game kicked off on time, but with fans spilling into every corner of the ground, including some sitting on floodlight pylons and even the low roof of the Bobbers Stand!
But, just 15 minutes into the game, the tinderbox atmosphere flared up again, and this time there was real trouble. Ricky recalls: "It all kicked off again and suddenly there were fans by the side of the goal and all kinds of fights in the main stand where the visiting fans had broken through. Mitchell Thomas was trying to take a throw-in on the right-hand side and the fans were trying to get at him physically, so the referee called a halt right there.
"At that point the game was purely secondary because lots of the players had friends and family in the stands and we really feared for their safety, although there was nothing we could do. These weren't any kind of 'fans' we recognised, just a bunch of hooligans out for blood.
"We all thought it would never get started again and we would be looking at a replay at some stage. For 20 minutes we sat in the dressing room, then 30 minutes. By some great miracle of police work, they did get the pitch cleared, though, and we were able to resume, with a police cordon stretching from one side of the pitch to the other at one end."
Luton managed to nick a goal before half-time through Brian Stein and that was how it stayed, with the clock ticking up towards the 90-minute mark and the air of menace in the ground building back towards a crescendo.
Ricky says: "You could still feel the volatility in the air and, in the later stages, the referee had a word with all the players to say that, as it got the near the end, as soon as the ball got near the players' tunnel, he would blow the whistle for full time. 'Get yourselves off rapidly!' he told us.
"Sure enough, he was as good as his word, but the fans also jumped the fences at the same time and it became a race. Every one of us, including the Millwall lads, just ran off at breakneck speed! Once inside, we were just relieved the game was over; elated we had won but very worried for our fans being trampled out there. Our supporters were a genuinely mild-mannered bunch and no-one had ever experienced anything like this."
Despite the final whistle, Kenilworth Road and its surrounds were still the scene of massed battles between visiting fans and police, with one stand and its fencing being trashed to use as missiles. Seats, fence-posts and concrete blocks were hurled indiscriminately from both sides of the field. In one desperate highlight, Sergeant Colin Cooke was felled in the centre circle and stopped breathing, only to be resuscitated by PC Phil Evans.
Of the 31 people who appeared in Luton Magistrates Court the next day, the majority identified themselves as fans of other teams, while another upshot was Luton's infamous four-season ban on away fans, which also led to them being expelled from the League Cup in 1986/87.
Hill, now 53, is remarkably sanguine about the events of way back then, during an age that many football fans may struggle to recognise, let alone comprehend. It is all a far cry from the FA Cup of 2012/13, but Ricky will still be keeping his fingers crossed this latest meeting of old rivals passes off peacefully, especially as Luton are now the 'minnows' and Millwall are the favoured League team.
If there is one thing that hasn't changed in the intervening years, though, it is Hill's love for the little club north of London that remains just as quirky as it did in its hey-day under David Pleat. Ricky said: "I will definitely be tuning in on Saturday and wishing the club and its supporters the very best of luck, and hopefully they can repeat our result against them. You can't emphasise enough how valuable that would be to the club now.
"We were always the club that had that individual style and status, a small fish in the big pool of the old First Division, and the support of the fans still shines through. Hopefully we will see a positive memory of that night in 1985 this time."
Next - From Paddington to Tampa Bay; Ricky Hill's journey in football. | http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,11072_8503772,00.html | 1,656 |
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The North squad prevailed in the Chesapeake Bowl for the second consecutive season, defeating the South team 38-13 at Prince George's Sports & Learning Complex on Saturday.
The Chesapeake Bowl features many of the top high school football players in the Mid-Atlantic region for an all-star showcase. The South team in comprised of players from Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C., while their counterparts from the North represent Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School senior Kirk Garner hauled in one catch for 42 yards, and returned five kickoffs for 109 yards for the South team.
"This was great, it was just a great experience" Garner said. "You definitely want to play in some of these all-star games and have some fun. I roomed with Taquan Mizzell, who is my future roommate [at the University of Virginia next year], so I was really happy about that. I know some people on both the North side and the South side, so we were all just trying to have fun and stay safe."
The South jumped out to an early lead, capping the game-opening drive with a 1-yard Mizzell touchdown run. Later in the first quarter, a Christopher Schultz 23-yard field goal put the South ahead 10-7.
The North passing attack was on display for much of the contest, as all three quarterbacks contributed a touchdown toss in the contest. Tommy Woodson connected on a pair of scores to Ishmael Hayman, one in the first quarter, and one in the fourth. Hayman finished with 43 yards receiving, and his two touchdown catches were enough to earn him the Tyree Lee Award for Player of the Game. Joe Viviano found Andre Patton for a 33-yard scoring strike in the second quarter, and Alec Werner hit teammate Brian Lamelle on an 86-yard bomb in the third frame.
After their initial drive, the South offense was hampered by turnovers. Two interceptions and a fumble cut three South drives short. Darius Victor, running back from Northwestern, finished with 22 yards on 11 carries. Victor was the South's second leading rusher, behind Mizzell.
"We had a new system for a lot of us, and we just all didn't catch on." Victor said. "The line was calling their own plays, and sometimes guys didn't pull when they were supposed to, but that's to be expected at an event like this. The North played pretty good and they stopped us, I was just trying to get as many yards as possible on each and every play."
Other Prince George's County participants included John Johnson (Northwestern), Demory Monroe (Frederick Douglass), Antonio Harris (Wise), Kevin Robbins (Bishop McNamara) and Milan Collins (Bishop McNamara). Garner was the only player from either Montgomery or Frederick counties on the South roster.
"It was fun being able to play with some of these guys from around the county," Victor said. "I [saw] some of these North guys and other South guys at 7-on-7 tournaments, so it was fun playing on the same field as them. We come from different schools, so it was cool to come in at practices and show that we could compete with each other."
The North leads the series, 2-1.
North 38, South 13
North 7 14 7 10 -- 38
South 10 0 3 0 -- 13
S -- Taquan Mizzell 1 run (Adam Greene kick)
N -- Ishmael Hyman 8 pass from Tommy Woodson (Young Hoe Koo kick)
S -- Christopher Schultz 23 field goal
N -- Andre Patton 33 pass from Joe Viviano (Young Hoe Koo kick)
N -- James Conner 5 run (Young Hoe Koo kick)
N -- Brian Lamelle 86 pass from Alec Werner (Young Hoe Koo kick)
S -- Adam Greene 38 field goal
N -- Ishmael Hyman 35 pass from Tommy Woodson (Young Hoe Koo kick)
N -- Young Hoe Koo 20 field goal
North -- James Conner 10-74; Tommy Woodson 5-37; Wesley Hills 4-34; Zaire Williams 5-21; DeShawn Coleman 6-14; Alec Werner 2-1; Joe Viviano 2-0.
South -- Taquan Mizzell 6-75; Darius Victor 11-22; Khaamal Whitaker 1-8; Timothy Brady 3-4; Kwamane Bowens 1-4; Deion Stitt 5-(-5).
North -- Alec Werner 8-14-151-0; Tommy Woodson 5-8-103-0; Joe Viviano 1-3-33-0.
South -- Deion Stitt 5-17-109-1; Christopher Shultz 1-2-1-0; Timothy Brady 0-1-0-1.
North -- Brian Lamelle 3-98; Brendan Edwards 3-53; Ishmael Hyman 2-43; Andre Patton 1-33; DeShawn Coleman 2-24; Zaire Williams 1-18; Charlie Callinan 1-9; Tyler Karpinski 1-9.
South -- Kwamane Bowens 1-45; Kirk Garner 1-42; Andre Dessenberg 1-12; Taquan Mizzell 2-10; Khaamal Whitaker 1-1. | http://www.somdnews.com/article/20121229/SPORTS/712299976/1122/1132/South-takes-early-lead-but-North-rallies&template=gazette | 1,132 |
COSTA MESA — There were fewer moving parts for the Orange Coast College men's basketball team Friday. But the margin for error in Coach Steve Spencer's organized mayhem remains unforgivingly small.
The result was a 76-64 loss to visiting Riverside in the Orange Empire Conference opener for both teams.
OCC, with a handful of players unavailable, including two key standouts, played only 11 players, about seven fewer than its typical rotation. And among the missing was leading scorer Marquis Ransom (14.2 points per game), who was dealing with the flu, and 6-foot-8 sophomore John Joyce, who could have come in handy against a long, quick, tenacious Riverside crew. Joyce, a Corona del Mar High product, is out with an Achilles problem.
The Pirates (9-7) were far from overwhelmed by the Tigers (11-5), who used a 13-0 run in the first half to turn a six-point deficit into a 29-22 advantage. During that stretch, OCC went 7:35 without a point. But the Pirates finished the half on a 7-2 run and were down, 31-29, entering the final 20 minutes.
OCC used its typically frenetic defensive pressure and some opportunistic offense to claim a 39-36 advantage with 16:17 left in the game. But a technical foul that came from some ruggedly physical play, helped Tigers convert six free throws to regain control.
OCC had one more surge in it, though, as the hosts reeled off five straight points, all from the foul line, to take a 43-42 lead with 12:53 left. But struggling to make shots consistently — the Pirates were 10 for 37 from the field in the second half (27%), including hitting just four of 17 from three-point range (23.5%) — prevented them from breaking a losing streak that is now three.
OCC went just shy of 11 minutes without a field goal in that second-half slump. It kept the margin respectable by draining four three-pointers and converting a traditional three-point play in the final 2:49.
"I think that the game was there for us to get, but we didn't execute, defensively in particular," Spencer said. "We gave up way too many layups. They're a physical inside team and we have to battle, but we didn't battle enough. Our rotations were slow and we didn't block out, so they just got layups and free throws. Our game plan was to make them beat us from the outside.
"We had wide-open shots and we didn't knock them down [finishing 22 for 66 from the field].
Spencer refused to use his limited roster as an excuse.
"It's just an intensity thing with us," Spencer said. "If we don't play hard and we don't play together, then we're not any good. We've got to play with a collective energy and it has got to be harder and higher than anybody. If we do that, we can compete with anybody. We didn't do that the last three games."
Freshman Spencer Poston led OCC with 16 points, connecting on six of 12 field-goal attempts, including his only three-point try. He also matched Jordan Pellum for the team rebounding lead with seven.
Freshman Chris Nelson added 11 points, four rebounds, three steals and two assists , while sophomore Robert Grepo had 11 points. Grepo was three for three from three-point range.
OCC was outrebounded, 47-33, as Riverside's 6-8 freshman Shannon Fowler had 20 points and 13 rebounds. Fowler made seven of 10 from the field, most of which were within arms length of the bucket.
OCC did win the turnover battle, forcing 21 and committing 15. Riverside made 25 of 37 free-throw attempts, while OCC was 13 of 19 from the line.
Orange Empire Conference
Riverside 76, Orange Coast 64
RCC – Rounds 5, Fowler 20, Ireland 16, Biddle 12, Lanier 4, Gonzalez 10, Schmidt 9.
3-pt. goals – Ireland 2, Schmidt 1 .
Fouled out – None.
Technicals – None.
OCC – C. Nelson 12, D. Nelson 5, Poston 16, Grepo 11, Trinidad 8, Kirschbaum 6, Pellum 3, Dunlap 3.
3-pt. goals – Grepo 3, Trinidad 2, D. Nelson 1, Poston 1.
Fouled out – None.
Technicals – Dunlap 1.
Halftime – RCC, 31-29. | http://www.southbendtribune.com/sports/tn-dpt-0105-orange-coast-mens-basketball-20130104,0,2460293.story | 970 |
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Spain triumph on penalties
Cesc Fabregas converted the decisive spot-kick as Spain reached the final of Euro 2012 with a nail-biting 4-2 penalty shoot-out victory over Portugal after a goalless semi-final in Donetsk.
Fabregas fired his shot in off the post to send Spain through after Bruno Alves had hit the bar for Portugal.
Earlier, Cristiano Ronaldo had missed a good chance to put Portugal through in the last minute of normal time while Portugal keeper Rui Patricio made superb saves to deny Jesus Navas and Andres Iniesta in extra-time.
Alvaro Arbeloa and Andres Iniesta wasted early chances for Spain, but Portugal threatened in the 13th minute through Ronaldo, who beat Gerard Pique down the left before crossing towards Nani, with Iker Casillas jumping to make a crucial interception.
Spain still almost grabbed the lead against the run of play in the 29th minute, when Xavi's clever ball found Iniesta on the edge of the box, who rolled the ball onto his right foot before floating a shot inches over Rui Patricio's goal. Within two minutes, Portugal responded with an even better chance as he set free Ronaldo to drilled a low shot just wide.
Belatedly, Spain started to show signs of stirring after half-time, Xabi drilling a shot straight at Patricio from long range, but despite beginning to edge possession, chances continued to be few and far between.
Then came a glorious chance for Ronaldo in the last minute of normal time, when a Portuguese counter-attack saw Raul Meireles feed the Real Madrid man who fired over the bar from the left side of the box.
The Portuguese plainly tired in extra time, and Spain had clear opening in the 104th minute, when Jordi Alba's cross found Iniesta in front of goal but Patricio managed to flap his shot wide from six yards.
Sergio Ramos slammed a long-range free-kick just over the bar before the end of the first period of extra-time, and Patricio had to save from substitute Jesus Navas before the game went to penalties.
Alonso had the first spot-kick saved by Patricio but Casillas evened things up by saving the first Portuguese penalty from Moutinho. Iniesta, Pepe, Pique, Nani and Sergio Ramos all put away their penalties before Alves - who had inadvertently stepped up for the previous penalty which was eventually converted by Nani - hit the bar, leaving Fabregas to put Spain through. | http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/national/sport/9785932.Spain_triumph_on_penalties/ | 533 |
Special Olympics rhythmic gymnast Sara Abbott is used to beating the odds. When she was an infant, doctors said she would never walk or talk; she was not supposed to live past the age of 30; and three years ago, she weighed well over 300 pounds.
Three years ago Sara weighed well over 300 pounds and today, because of the power of sport, at age 37, she is 150 lbs. lighter.
Abbott has a rare genetic disorder, Prader-Willi Syndrome, which results in intellectual disability, and is frequently associated with insatiable appetite, low metabolism, and subsequent obesity. Yet today, at age 37, she is 150 lbs. lighter and took home three gold and two silver medals at the summer 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games in Lincoln, NE.
Abbott and her family credit her physical transformation to the dedication and support of the Special Olympics Minnesota coaching staff and the rigorous training schedule for her ball, ribbon, rope and hoop gymnastic routines. For Abbott and others just like her, Special Olympics is about more than sports – it allows people with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to be more fit, make more friends, and be a special part of a team. In the process, Abbott has also become an inspiration to her family and fellow athletes.
"I want them to exercise like I did and lose weight and watch what they eat," Abbott said.
Obesity is a problem for most people with intellectual disabilities. Due to a health condition or the medications they take, the lack of opportunities to exercise and other issues, approximately 75% of adult Special Olympics athletes are overweight. In response, Special Olympics issued a call to action during its National Games Health Symposium in July.
"We have a lot of work to do," said Special Olympics Chairman and CEO Timothy Shriver. "The health condition for people with intellectual disabilities is nothing short of a crisis – one that will not improve on its own. All of us must act. This isn't a problem for a few to handle. The solutions will come when everyone is engaged."
In its call to action, Special Olympics details steps that should be taken by various segments of the population, including the general public, health professionals and elected officials. The organization asks the public to donate their time and push their representatives to support policies that address these concerns. Healthcare providers should increase their knowledge of intellectual disability and welcome these patients into their practices.
Special Olympics hopes that if more people join its fight against obesity, more athletes will be able to find the same healthier lifestyle that enabled Sara Abbott to achieve her goals. | http://www.specialolympics.org/RegionsPages/content.aspx?id=17913&LangType=2052&Region=SOLA&RegionName=Latin-America | 523 |
Kansas City, Kan. to host 2013 MLS All-Star Game
Major League Soccer announced today that Kansas City will be the host city for the 2013 MLS All-Star Game. The annual showcase event will feature three days of festivities, culminating in a match between the League’s top players and a renowned international club on Wednesday, July 31 at Sporting Park, home of Sporting Kansas City.
The 2013 MLS All-Star Game will be broadcast live at 8 PM C.T. on the ESPN, Univision, TSN and RDS family of networks. Exact networks will be announced at a later date.
Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes, a finalist for MLS Coach of the Year each of the last two seasons, will coach the 2013 MLS All-Stars.
“I am very excited for Kansas City to host the 2013 MLS All-Star Game," Vermes said. "It will be another great event to showcase our fans and stadium. Soccer is now such an important piece in the fabric of our great city and an All-Star Game and its festivities surrounding it will be first class. I am honored to be named as the coach and be a part of displaying the tremendous talent of Major League Soccer players.”
The 2013 All-Star Game will mark the tenth time that an elite international club has played the MLS All-Stars, who are 6-2-1 in those matches. In addition to honoring the best players in MLS, the game has featured successful, world-famous clubs such as Manchester United (2010 & 2011), Everton FC (2009), Chelsea FC (2006 & 2012), and Chivas de Guadalajara (2003). The opponent for this year’s game will be announced at a later date.
Since opening in June of 2011, Sporting Park has hosted Sporting Kansas City’s full home schedule -- selling out 17 of the 18 MLS games in 2012 -- the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Championship, the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying semifinals and championship, both the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams and international friendlies, as well as concerts such as FarmAid and Journey.
The stadium’s inaugural season saw Sporting Park receive recognition locally, nationally and internationally, garnering many awards for venue, fan experience and technology. In 2012, Sporting Park was also recognized at TheStadiumBusiness Awards in Turin, Italy, receiving the highly acclaimed Venue of the Year award and the Product Innovation Award. The state-of-art venue was also nominated for facility of the year by the Sports Business Awards.
Sporting Kansas City full season ticket members will have priority access to tickets for the 2013 MLS All-Star Game before they go on sale to the general public, starting Friday, January 11th at 10AM CT. Visa card members will have the ability to purchase tickets starting Thursday, January 31st at 10AM CT. General public will have the ability to purchase tickets starting Friday, February 8th at 10AM CT. For more information on how to become a season ticket member call 888-4KC-GOAL or visit . | http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2013/01/kansas-city-kan-host-2013-mls-all-star-game | 653 |
Hodgson moves on from debate
Roy Hodgson says he has "moved on" from the John Terry and Rio Ferdinand debate, and wants to focus on finding England replacements for the defensive duo.
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Manchester United centre-half Ferdinand has not been involved since Hodgson became coach and his omission from the Euro 2012 squad caused controversy following a succession of injuries.
Terry, meanwhile, recently retired from international football and Hodgson now wants to look to the future rather than constantly discuss the issues which emanated from the Chelsea captain's racism case.
"I have moved on from the Ferdinand and Terry debate. The team have moved on from it," said Hodgson.
"We can never dictate what is being done on the outside. All we can do is control our own environment and already we think we have some pretty interesting alternatives.
"Phil (Jagielka) and Joleon (Lescott) have done well. (Gary) Cahill and (Steven) Caulker did well against Sweden and I am also looking for (Chris) Smalling and (Phil) Jones.
"That is what I have to do. I have to hope that amongst that group of players - and maybe someone else will come on the scene and force his way in - I can find a couple of players who can do the job in the way John and Rio were when they were playing a few years ago."
Hodgson also believes he has now put his own stamp on the England team after being forced to hastily put together a squad for the European Championship.
"I would like to think it is my team," he added.
"The players are very much committed to what we are trying to do. We have seen that in all the games so far, irrespective of results.
"I can only hope I will get enough contact with them because to really get a team playing the type of assured football we want they need the coaching, video and talking time." | http://www.sportinglife.com/football/world-cup/news/article/27397/8256866/hodgson-moves-on-from-debate | 407 |
When the Washington Nationals agreed to a two-year, $24 million contract with first baseman Adam LaRoche on Tuesday, it made outfielder/first baseman Michael Morse expendable. And it made him a hot trade commodity.
Morse, 30, is under contract for $6.75 million in the upcoming season and will be eligible for free agency afterward. In 102 games this past season—he didn’t debut until June 2 because of a lat strain—Morse hit .291/.321/.470 with 18 homers and 62 RBIs. That came on the heels of a career year in 2011, when he hit .303/.360/.550 with 31 homers and 95 RBIs.
Two potential roadblocks to a trade: FoxSports.com reports Morse isn’t wild about the idea of being a DH (and many of the teams interested in him are in the American League), and Washington doesn’t have to trade him. Morse can be used as a fourth outfielder and part-time first baseman, and as injury insurance. However, he also could be used to acquire the lefthanded reliever the team is seeking, as well as young other young talent.
“If we can get the right deal for Mike, we’ll certainly think about trading him. We’re not going to make a bad deal just to move the player out of town. We don’t have to do it financially,” Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo told The Washington Post.
In any case, Washington has the leverage in trade talks and can set its asking price high. Plenty of teams already have expressed interest in Morse, and more likely will follow. Among them:
• The New York Yankees have a need for a righthanded bat, as all three of their starting outfielders hit lefthanded. The New York Daily News speculates the Yankees could offer the Nationals a package that includes lefthanded reliever Boone Logan.
• According to The Baltimore Sun, the Baltimore Orioles are interested in Morse. However, it notes the teams might not be a match because the Orioles might not be willing to deal the young pitching the Nationals would like in return. Especially not for a player in a walk year.
• One team with no shortage of young pitching and a great need for offense: the Tampa Bay Rays. According to the Tampa Bay Times, Morse’s bat is just one thing that would appeal to the team. His positional versatility is another.
• The Seattle Mariners have been on the prowl for offense all offseason and were in the bidding for free agent outfielders Josh Hamilton and Nick Swisher. They also have talked to the Arizona Diamondbacks about right fielder Justin Upton. But Morse, whose major league debut came with the Mariners in 2005 and played with them until 2008, likely would come at a lesser cost.
Other teams that are believed to be seeking outfield help: the Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves. However, the Nationals might be reluctant to deal Morse to a division rival.
And one team that likely won’t enter the Morse sweepstakes:
• The Boston Red Sox had considered signing LaRoche but aren’t expected to pursue Morse, according to The Boston Globe. Instead, they remain focused on finalizing their three-year, $39 million deal with free-agent first baseman/catcher Mike Napoli. | http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2013-01-09/michael-morse-trade-rumors-nationals-yankees-mariners-orioles-rays-adam-laroche?modid=recommended_5_5 | 701 |
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Keith Appling pulled off a feat.
The Michigan State guard made his hard-driving coach happy.
Appling shook off a sprained right ankle in the first half and finished with 20 points to help the 15th-ranked Spartans pull away to beat Oakland 70-52 Friday night.
"I'm not an easy guy to please," Izzo acknowledged. "But I'm really excited for him and proud of him for what he's doing right now in an incredible way."
The Spartans - already without guards Gary Harris (shoulder) and Travis Trice (concussion) - were worried when Appling limped off the court late in the first half.
No one was more concerned than the junior guard.
"At first, I got scared," Appling said. "That didn't seem like an average ankle roll. After I calmed down and took a couple deep breaths, I was able to walk on it."
Appling was able to start the second half, made some key baskets soon after Oakland made some shots to stay in the game and played 38 minutes.
"There's some other great guards in this league," Izzo said. "Some do a lot on the offensive end, a couple are great defenders, he's doing both and he's doing it with no backup."
The Spartans (4-1) have won four straight since starting the season with a loss to Connecticut in Germany, but looked sluggish at times and won't get a break with a game coming up Sunday at home against Louisiana.
"We need to do a better job of scheduling, not who we play, but when we play," Izzo said. "If there's one guy to blame, it's me."
The Golden Grizzlies (2-4) never led, but didn't make Michigan State's night easy until late in the game.
That still didn't make coach Greg Kampe happy.
"To play on this stage, I'd rather get beat 99-0 than to do what we did," Kampe said. "I can't tell you how disappointed I am."
The end of the game couldn't have helped his mood.
Oakland cut its deficit to four points with 6 1/2 minutes left, then Appling made a 3-pointer to help Michigan State pull away.
"That's why he's probably going to be an All-American, All-Big Ten, or whatever," Kampe said. "Very good player, I wish he played for me."
The Spartans closed the game with a 12-0 run.
"I'm embarrassed," Kampe said.
Adreian Payne - who got a cramp in his left leg late in the game - scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds while Derrick Nix added 10 points and seven rebounds for the Spartans.
Michigan State freshman forward Denzel Valentine had 10 points and 10 assists, playing at times against his older brother, senior forward Drew Valentine, who had five points and four assists.
Izzo said their parents, including their father, Carlton, a former Spartan, have "a lot to be proud of with those two kids," after watching them play against each other for the first time in a game.
Duke Mondy scored 16 and Corey Petros had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Golden Grizzlies.
Oakland is 2-30 against Big Ten teams, including an 0-11 mark against Michigan State.
But the Grizzlies have beaten teams from major conferences - Oregon and Tennessee twice each - in four of the last five seasons and they almost did it again last week at Pittsburgh.
And early on, it looked as if Michigan State might join the list it didn't want to be on against Oakland.
The Spartans got off to a shaky start with eight turnovers in less than 8 minutes, allowing the Grizzlies to hang around and trail by only one point.
Michigan State, though, recovered well enough to lead 34-21 at halftime. The second half was closely contested until the Spartans started to dominate at both ends of the court and ended up outscoring the Grizzlies 36-31 after halftime.
In both halves, Izzo gave Appling credit for leading the way.
"He really put everyone on his back," he said.
Follow Larry Lage on Twitter: http://twitter.com/larrylage | http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2012-11-24/no-15-michigan-state-pulls-away-to-beat-oakland | 897 |
Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville is listed in a lawsuit that alleges he and his partner defrauded investors out of more than $1.7 million, The Huntsville Times reported Tuesday.
Tuberville, the former Auburn coach, is alleged to have “employed devices, schemes, and artifices” to get huge amounts of money out of seven plaintiffs from Alabama and Tennessee, according to the complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Montgomery and obtained by The Huntsville Times.
Tuberville and John David Stroud co-founded Auburn-based TS Capital Partners, which is run by Stroud Capital. Both companies are listed in the complaint.
Tuberville released a statement through his attorney, Vic Hayslip of Birmingham, Ala, saying he was "surprised" at the lawsuit and has never even met or spoken with most of the plaintiffs.
"He categorically denies any wrongdoing which has been attributed to him in this suit," Hayslip's statement says. "Coach Tuberville absolutely never solicited any investment from any of these or other individuals."
Stroud could not be reached for comment.
According to the paper, the 32-page suit alleges Tuberville and Stroud mixed client assets with their own, failed to file tax returns, falsified client statements, falsified fund performance reports and "generally disregarded and violated customary practices and procedures followed in the hedge fund and security investment industry."
On Oct. 12, the National Futures Association was contacted by a former TS Capital employee who had invested more than a half million dollars with Stroud. He was told by Stroud that the TS Fund had more than $6.7 million in capital. However, multiple attempts by the employee to have his money refunded were unsuccessful.
While the former employee showed NFA a Stroud bank statement in June 2011 that showed a balance of $6.79 million, the NFA reports that there was less than $3,500 based upon bank and brokerage account records.
The NFA ordered the company to cease trade and the solicitation of funds. It was also ordered to provide investors with a copy of the notification. However, none of the plaintiffs received the notice, the complaint states.
Also, according to the complaint obtained by the Times, three TS Management employees attempted to reach Tuberville to discuss the company’s operations. They were all fired. Finally, the Financial Industry of Regulatory Authority suspended Stroud’s registration in April 2011.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. | http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2012-02-28/tommy-tuberville-named-in-lawsuit-alleging-17-million-fraud?modid=recommended_4_5 | 526 |
How impressive was Ka’Deem Carey’s season?
Very, very impressive.
The Arizona sophomore running back totaled 1,929 rushing yards, which is the fifth-best total in Pac-12 history.
Carey joins some elite company. USC’s Marcus Allen (2,427 yards in 1981) and USC’s Charles White (2,050 yards in 1979) both won the Heisman and are Nos. 1 and 2 on the list. Cal’s J.J. Arrington is third (2,018 yards in 2004) and USC’s Ricky Bell (1,975 yards in 1075) is fourth. The Tucson Citizen noted that prior to 2002, the NCAA did not count bowl games when compiling season and career statistics—that’s why White’s total from 1979 tops the 2,000-yard mark.
Carey leads the nation with 146.4 yards rushing per game this season, which is likely to stand through the bowl season, according to the newspaper. Michigan State’s Le’Veon Bell needs 282 yards against TCU to move past Carey. | http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2012-12-17/kadeem-carey-arizona-running-back-rushing-total-pac-12-marcus-allen-charles-whit?modid=recommended_2_3 | 235 |
For mercurial Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant, redemption and salvation—let alone rehabilitation—seemed fleeting last July as he fidgeted nervously in a lawyer's office, remaining silent while Royce West vehemently denied charges Bryant committed misdemeanor family violence against his mother.
This was just a continuation of a litany of escalating entanglements involving Bryant since he joined the Cowboys as a controversial first-round pick in 2010.
The idea of him maturing as a player and a person, having a breakout season and even becoming an inspiration to his teammates was never even a thought.
So set aside any notion of Bryant and the Cowboys being hugely disappointed about his Pro Bowl snub.
His progression from off-the-field nightmare to nightmare matchup is reward enough alone.
"You can characterize it any way you want," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said. "I know he's done a really good job this year. He's played really well. He's a guy like some other guys on our team that gets a lot of attention from opposing defenses. When we break the huddle, they know who No. 88 is and where he's going and they try to take him away.
"And the consistency week in and week out, he's really showed up and made a lot of plays for us. ... The number of catches he has ... the number of touchdowns he's made. He's done a lot of really, really positive things. Most recently playing through his injury that he had and maintaining that production.
"He's made a lot of big plays for us. He helps our offense and he helps our team. He's done a great job. The Pro Bowl gets picked for a lot of different reasons. That's just the way it's been for a long time. Certainly Dez has had as good a year as any receiver in the National Football League, and his impact on our team has been really, really significant.
"He just has to feel good about that."
Bryant's numbers are Pro Bowl-worthy. He has 88 catches for 1,311 yards and 12 touchdowns, and if voters were looking for production down the stretch, check these stats: In the previous seven games—during which Dallas was 5-2—he has 46 receptions for 808 yards and 10 touchdowns. That's an average of 6.6 catches per game for 115 yards and more than a touchdown a game. In that stretch, he has helped the Cowboys rebound from a 3-5 start, which all sets up Sunday's showdown for the NFC East title and a postseason berth against the Washington Redskins.
It's no coincidence that Bryant's breakout play came after the misdemeanor family violence charges were resolved to his satisfaction with the Dallas County district attorney.
If Bryant completes a year of anger management classes and stays out of trouble, the misdemeanor family violence charge will be dismissed.
He said it lifted a huge weight off his shoulders, allowing him to play free.
Bryant has also showed incredible toughness, playing the past two games with a fractured finger, including a career-high 224-yard performance and two touchdowns on nine catches against the New Orleans Saints. That he did so after postponing surgery until the end of the season, possibly risking permanent damage so he could help his teammates make a playoff run, has been the exclamation point on his rise from knucklehead to inspiration.
"This is what you play for," Bryant said. "I felt the finger at the time was a non-issue. I felt like what is going on right now was more important. You play for times like this, and there couldn't be no better time for me to be out there."
Remember, now, that this is the same Bryant whose first couple of years with the Cowboys were dotted with disappearing acts in the second half of games, temper tantrums on the sideline and a penchant for being late to team meetings.
"Finding a way to play shows a lot of toughness because that's not easy to do," tight end Jason Witten said. "He earned my respect."
"I'm proud of him. You talk about him dealing with all the stuff he's dealt with the three years he's been here. He's almost like a little brother. You keep offering him support and encouragement. He's a good kid. It kind of seemed like he's put it all behind him."
Garrett said he's sees the progress from Bryant on daily basis and his trust in him is at an all-time high.
"You can describe it however you want to," Garrett said. "It's just the consistent approach in meetings, in walk-throughs on the practice field and ingraining some of those habits and being able to carry that to the ballgame. He has so many great qualities as a person. He loves the game. He's very tough. He's very committed to his team and trying to be great.
"All of those things over time, when you're around it and you see guys around you do it the right way and you see the results that they have, I just think for him it's just all kind of clicked and he's doing things the right way each and every day and it's showing up in the ballgames."
The Cowboys never had any doubts about Bryant's ability on the field. It's the reason they took a chance on drafting him in the first round when other teams removed him from their draft board.
It's the reason they gave him the famous No. 88 jersey worn by Cowboys legend Drew Pearson and Hall of Famer Michael Irvin.
But they also knew Bryant would be a work in progress on and off the field because of his dysfunctional upbringing.
His mother had him when she was 14. She has spent time in prison for selling drugs. His dad, who Bryant himself has described as a "pimp," is nearly 30 years older than his mother.
Needless to say Bryant spent much of his childhood bouncing around with relatives when his mother wasn't around.
Now while the Cowboys like what they are seeing, they are going forward with a cautious eye because they know Bryant continues to be a work in progress.
"In general, I feel that Dez is maturing everywhere," owner Jerry Jones said. "Now, that's not to say that he won't go out there and run the wrong route. We don't want him running the wrong route off the field.
"The point is, without trying to be cute, Dez is improving. But the risk is here that he's on the field in the glaring spotlight for the Cowboys and off the field for the Cowboys. So I'm reluctant—we all are—to say, 'Boy, Dez is doing good.' But Dez is doing better, much better."
Bryant admits the events of last July were a wakeup call. He said he has made a point to stay focused and get better for himself and his two sons. It's one reason he refuses to acknowledge he has fully arrived as a person and a player despite all of his successes and praises from coaches and teammates.
His confidence is at an all-time high, but he said the best is in the future.
"I don't want to make excuses," Bryant said. "But people are brought up differently, see different things, been in different things, having two parents, having no parents. It's different. I just feel like it's been a learning process for me my whole life and I'm just getting to it.
"It's me being Dez, being focused and playing the game I love and doing all the things you need to do to be successful." | http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2012-12-28/cowboys-vs-redskins-dez-bryant-nfl-week-17-jerry-jones-jason-garrett?modid=recommended_5_5 | 1,571 |
Three Owls Tabbed For Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Three members of the Southern Connecticut State University football team – senior running back Rashaad Slowley (Mount Vernon, N.Y.), senior wide receiver Andre Privott (Middletown, Conn.) and senior quarterback Kevin Lynch (Medfield, Mass.) – have been named to the Northeast-10 weekly honor roll for their play in Friday’s win over Pace.
Slowley, recognized by the league for the third week in a row, finished with 113 yards on just 13 carries with two rushing touchdowns. He also caught two passes for 17 yards, including a 5-yard touchdown reception, to finish with three total scores in the game.
Privott, tabbed for the honor roll for the second consecutive week, hauled in eight catches for 136 yards and a touchdown in the victory. It was his second straight effort with over 100 receiving yards.
Lynch finished his abbreviated night with a 13-for-15 performance for 213 yards and a season-high four touchdowns in the win.
The Owls (3-1, 2-0 Northeast-10 Conference) return to action on Saturday for a road game at Assumption. | http://www.sportingnewsct.com/fallsports/football/college-football/scsu-football-members-earning-awards/ | 255 |
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FACILITY NOTES: ROCKETS SAY NEW PAD CAN BE BUILT FOR $158M
Published February 24, 1998
The Rockets believe a new arena can be built in Houston for $158M, which would place it in the "middle range" of such U.S. facilities. In a letter to Harris County-Houston Sports Authority members, Rockets Senior Exec VP John Thomas said that Turner Construction made the estimate under direction to come up with the "most favorable middle-market deal" (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 2/24)....In AZ, NFL Cardinals execs and a stadium-support group "are confident enough" that a proposed multipurpose stadium will be built that they "already" hired lead architect Peter Eisenman (DAILY STAR, 2/22)....In Boston, Nick Cafardo reported that 400,000 out- of-state ticket buyers watched the Patriots, Revolution and rock concerts at Foxboro Stadium in '97, creating an economic impact of about $12M (BOSTON GLOBE, 2/22). | http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/1998/02/24/Facilities-Venues/FACILITY-NOTES-ROCKETS-SAY-NEW-PAD-CAN-BE-BUILT-FOR-$158M.aspx | 301 |
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