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EUGENE, Ore. -- Bob Wren played basketball for the Ducks back in the 1940s and said he'll never forget the first time he walked into "The Pit."
"It was just so gigantic when I first saw it, I couldn't believe it," said Wren (below).
His daughter Kim Evans is with the University of Oregon Alumni Association.
"I went to the 1949 game against UCLA," she said. "At that time UCLA was number one in the country. And the energy and the feeling that you get, it still gives me goosebumps -- because we beat them."
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Whether they call it McArthur Court, Mac Court or The Pit, anyone who's been inside -- from future presidents to the King himself -- knows this arena it's something special.
Built in 1926 and payed for by the student body of the University of Oregon, Mac Court has been the home to some of the most classic Duck games by teams dubbed the Kamikaze Kids and the Tall Firs.
Mac Court has hosted some of the town's most noteworthy events, like speeches by then-presidential contenders Bill Clinton in 1992 and Barack Obama in 2008.
Elvis, the Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan have performed here, and the 9,000 fans who pack the place to the rafters consistently rock the house, giving Mac Court a reputation as one of the toughest places to play in the nation.
Evans hopes the University finds a way to reuse the arena.
That's exactly what UO administrators are trying to do.
"We're into our second year of research on that location," said Chris Ramey, associate vice president for campus planning.
Ramey said there are three options for The Pit's future.
- Re-use it
- Re-use part of it..like for classroom space
- Demolish Mac Court and build something new
"We are so scarce on resources we simply can't afford to close it up and throw moth balls in there and look at it every once in a while," he said. "We really have to make it useful for us."
Ramey said they'll know more about their next step this June.


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"I learnt more from Wu-Tang than I ever did in school", says Eglo Records boss and Rinse FM regular Alexander Nut. Now Alex is here to pass on the knowledge, with 60 minutes of solid Wu-Tang.
Here is what Alexander has to say about his mix:
"I've wanted to make a Wu-Tang mixtape for years... since the age of 12 the Wu have been shaping my musical tastes, inspiring me creatively, broadening my mind on the subjects of philosophy, religion, world history, cosmology, science, love and, of course, street life.
"I think I can honestly say I learnt more from Wu-Tang than I ever did in school. Strange as that may sound and as inadvertent as it may be, that's the truth. Musically, the sound connected with me in an instant... the old soul samples, the Kung Fu references, the comic book characters and alter egos.
"I remember walking into Mike Lloyds Mega Store in Wolverhampton (where I'm from) and seeing 36 Chambers for the first time, I probably remembered it so clearly because my initial thought was "what the hell is this scary looking thing"...
"Whilst my favourite Wu emcee has shifted over the years, the presence of the RZA as a constant source of inspiration and enlightenment hasn't. A decade later and the importance and relevance of the Wu-Tang Clan is as strong as ever. Trying to cram a selection of my favourite Wu Tang tracks into some kind of cohesive running for a mix that lasts just 60 minutes was hard. So expect more to come, this is just volume 1! Wu-Tang Forever."
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MASSENA - The Massena High School gymnasium was packed - and rocking with applause - as 171 seniors had their names called out Saturday afternoon during the schools 2013 commencement ceremonies.
With the bleachers and floor seating filled, Superintendent Roger B. Clough II presided over his final graduation ceremony. He awarded diplomas to some of the students, with board of education members John R. Boyce, Leonard A. Matthews, William G. Sommerfield and Kevin F. Perretta also assisting.
As the names were called, starting with valedictorian Sarah K. Murphy and finishing with Mackenzie A. Young, shouts of joy filled the gymnasium.
But those shouts had started well before, when Mr. Clough announced to the crowd, Commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2013 are about to begin.
As Jonathan Hunkins led musicians in the traditional Pomp and Circumstance, the seniors filed into the auditorium in rows of two, taking their seats as cameras flashed and families and friends applauded.
The mixed choir, including some seniors who had been a part of the group during their high school career, sang Chicagos Youre the Inspiration, which guidance counselor Bob Jordan said was appropriate as he introduced valedictorian Sarah K. Murphy.
He said the introduction of the valedictorian usually includes a long list of accolades.
Sarah is no exception, Mr. Jordan said. She is a true inspiration.
He recounted the challenges Ms. Murphy had faced during her school career, including her diagnosis with cancer in 2004 when she was 9 years old.
When you have cancer, you fear the worst. At 9 years old, what goes through your mind? he wondered.
After receiving treatment, Mr. Jordan said Ms. Murphy had a reoccurrence in 2007 when she was 12 years old and was told she needed a bone marrow transplant to survive.
And, he said, she was more than a survivor as she stood in front of her classmates on Saturday as their valedictorian who had earned a 99.02 grade point average, the highest of any Massena student in the last 20 years.
She said she would become the valedictorian and she didnt look back, Mr. Jordan said. Sarah is a leader, shes an inspiration, shes my hero and shes your 2013 valedictorian.
Art teacher Chad Simpson also lauded salutatorian Molli M. Richards, who earned a 97.84 grade point average while working year-round as a lifeguard and maintaining a long list of co-curricular activities.
She skated with the Massena Figure Skating Club, showed her art at the St. Lawrence County Art Show for four consecutive years, was a member of concert, pep and marching bands, and participated in NYSSMA, Area All-County and Area All-State, Mr. Simpson said.
She was also a member of the schools musical stage crew and a four-year athlete on the varsity swimming and track teams among her other activities.
A student receiving the honor of valedictorian and salutatorian has to be seen as a role model, Mr. Simpson said, noting Ms. Richards was one such student. Mollis the type of student that takes the time to understand, takes the time to plan and takes the time to execute. She has had to apply not only her academic skills, but a love for learning.
Ms. Murphy and Ms. Richards were the first two to receive their diplomas from Mr. Clough during Saturdays ceremony.
And now, with the greatest pleasure and pride, I present the Class of 2013 to Roger B. Clough II, superintendent of schools, high school Principal Patrick Farrand said.
But they were not the last. They were among 30 students who were recognized as honor students and 171 students who are now officially declared graduates of Massena High School, ready to journey on into the next phase of their life.
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(CHICAGO) -- An Uptown woman who has been arrested 396 times meekly offered her gratitude and apologies to a Cook County judge Monday as she took a plea deal that will send her to a mental health and substance abuse treatment program.
"All of us are reaching out to you and offering you, maybe for the first time in your life, a hand, OK?" Judge Peggy Chiampas told Shermain Miles. "But you've got to reach out and grab all of our hands as well."
Miles, who was dressed in a bright yellow prison jumpsuit, kept her hands behind her back and politely answered Chiampas' questions. She told the judge, "I just want to thank you."
"I'm not that person," said Miles, 51, who has previously been known to shriek in courthouse lockups.
Miles has been at Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln since December. She'd been released in April 2011 after serving thee years for an armed robbery conviction but was arrested several more times while on parole, triggering her return to prison.
Among the reasons for her later arrests was an alleged attack on Ald. James Cappleman (46th) last summer. Miles pleaded guilty in that case Monday and in two separate cases of trespassing and drinking alcohol on a public way.
Chiampas sentenced Miles to time served for all three, but she said she only did so because Miles said she'd submit to a mental health evaluation and follow-up treatment, as well as treatment for alcohol abuse, at the Lincoln prison.
A representative from Cappleman's office attended the hearing, and a prosecutor said the alderman is satisfied with the deal.
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Gov. Paul LePage renewed his pledge today to veto a state budget compromise brokered by the Legislature. Instead, he wants lawmakers to support a continuing resolution to prevent the state from shutting down when the current budget expires in 10 days. Lepage wants to negotiate with Democrats on an alternative, but remains opposed to tax increases. A.J. Higgins has more.
Gov. Paul LePage addresses an anti-tax rally in Augusta, organized by the group Americans for Prosperity.
Former GOP state Sen. Carol Weston addressed about 60 anti-tax supporters gathered at the Stat House, all of whom are opposed to tax increases included in the compromise budget package.
"You will be bringing home less, you will be paying more in taxes from an ever-smaller paycheck," Weston said. "Why? Because some legislators want government to spend more. Do you agree?"
Weston is state director of Americans for Prosperity, an organization funded by the billionaire Koch brothers that promotes lower taxes and limited government. And those are exactly the two issues that Weston and company say are missing from the tax and spending plan passed by two-thirds majorities in the House and Senate.
The bill contains a half-cent increase in the state sales tax and a one percent increase in Maine's food and lodging tax, to generate about $180 million in new revenue. Lawmakers say that money is needed to partially offset LePage's suspension of $200 million in municipal revenue sharing funds.
The budget is now sitting on the governor's desk, and Weston strongly advised the governor on what his next step should be.
"This budget makes us all victims by raising taxes when we are struggling," Weston said. "This budget - it needs a veto. Do you agree?"
LePage, who was also present, offered some assurance: "I'm here to tell you - I will veto that budget," LePage said.
After renewing his pledge to veto the budget, LePage took aim at the nearly 30 Republican lawmakers who voted for the legislative budget compromise, calling them "weak." The governor said Democratic leaders' expressed fears about a state shutdown in the aftermath of a failed veto override effort were simply an attempt to get GOP lawmakers to "cave."
Then, LePage offered an option to Democratic leaders to avoid a shutdown.
"Today, I invite President (Justin) Alfond and Speaker (Mark) Eves to sit down with me and design a continuing resolution for 60 days, so that we can have a short-term budget, and we can sit down and really take a hard look at those areas that are sacred cows."
"That, I think, is something that we don't need to talk about right now," said Sen. Troy Jackson.
Jackson, the assistant democratic senate majority leader, says the governor should be getting the Legislature's budget message loud and clear. And given LePage's opposition to new taxes, Jackson says it's unlikely the majority party would have much to discuss. Jackson predicts a continuing resolution won't be necessary.
"I think the Republicans definitely understand what's at stake here," Jackson said. "No one wants a state shutdown. It's going to be harmful to businesses across this state and taxpayers across this state. And I think that we have the votes to override the governor's veto."
Republican leaders maintained a low profile in the aftermath of Lepage's remarks. GOP Assistant Senate Minority Leader Roger Katz declined comment on LePage's characterization of Republicans who voted for the budget.
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text: Creighton Volleyball NotesBIG EAST Tournament Final Nov. 30 5 pm #24 Marquette at Creighton (1180 AM) Omaha, Neb. (D.J. Sokol Arena)Today's MatchCreighton's first chance to win a BIG EAST title in any sport takes place on Saturday afternoon at D.J. Sokol Arena. Top-seeded and No. 24 Marquette (24-5, 15-1 BIG EAST) will visit second-seeded Creighton (22-7, 12-4 BIG EAST) in a tournament final set for 5 pm, with an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on the line. The match will be held at D.J. Sokol Arena inside the Wayne and Eileen Ryan Athletic Center (2,500) in Omaha, Neb.Radio InformationSaturday's final will air on KZOT (1180 AM). Brad Burwell will call the play-by-play, while Erin (Swanson) Russell handles color analyst duties. The match is available by clicking on the "Listen Live" banner on the right side of the page at http://1180zone2.com/.Video InformationThe BIG EAST Tournament final will be video webcast at GoCreighton.com, and include audio from Brad Burwell and Erin (Swanson) Russell. There is no charge for the video webcast.Live Stats InformationThe BIG EAST Tournament final on Saturday will have free live stats. Visit www.gocreighton.com and click on the Live Stats tab on the top of the page for the exact link. Fans can also access live stats on their mobile phone by clicking on www.gocreightonstats.com.Selection Show Party PlannedThe 64-team bracket for the NCAA Tournament takes place this Sunday (Dec. 1), in a show scheduled to air on ESPNU at 8:30 pm Central. The Creighton team and coaches will watch the pairings be announced from The Old Mattress Factory Bar & Grill (501 North 13th Street in Omaha) on Sunday night. The public and media is invited to attend.Scouting CreightonCreighton finished the regular-season with a 21-7 mark and wrapped up its first BIG EAST campaign with a 12-4 league mark to tie for second. CU then defeated Xavier in four sets last night to advance to today's final. The Bluejays started the fall 9-3 against one of the nation's most challenging non-conference schedules, and own five wins against teams that have been ranked this season (BYU, Marquette, Kansas, Cal State Northridge and Wichita State). Creighton's success and schedule combined have the Bluejays ranked 16th in this week's official NCAA RPI rankings and in the national conversation to host NCAA Tournament matches next weekend. Setter Michelle Sicner (9.98 aps., 1.50 kps., 0.96 bps.) was named AVCA National Player of the Week on Oct. 15th and has five hitters to choose from that average at least 1.70 kills per set. Leading the offense in kills is junior Leah McNary (3.05 kps.), just ahead of surging freshman Jess Bird (2.46 kps., 2.82 dps.). Kelli Browning (2.42 kps., 1.50 bps., .320%) and Lauren Smith (2.23 kps., 1.17 bps.) give Creighton one of the nation's best tandems in the middle. The defense is paced by sophomore libero Kate Elman (4.11 kps.), who also ranks second on the team with 21 aces. Creighton averages 13.56 kills, 1.05 aces, 15.65 digs and 3.03 blocks per set while hitting .221 as a team.Scouting No. 24 MarquetteMarquette has won 19 of its last 20 matches to improve to 24-5 on the fall, but the lone setback in that stretch was a 3-0 loss at Creighton on Oct. 13. That setback in Omaha remains Marquette's only loss in 11 true road matches this fall for the regular-season BIG EAST champs, which moved into the AVCA poll for the first time this week at No. 24. MU's four non-conference losses came to teams ranked in the top-13 nationally at the time of the match (No. 13 BYU, No. 3 USC, No. 3 Penn State and No. 4 Florida). Freshman Autumn Bailey (4.22 kps., 3.01 dps., .272%) is one of the nation's top freshmen and has consistently led the Golden Eagles in kills. Joining her on the offensive attack are Lindsey Gosh (2.74 kps., 0.51 saps.), Nele Barber (2.77 kps., .287%) and Meghan Niemann (2.67 kps., .341%). Directing MU's offense is BIG EAST Player of the Year Elizabeth Koberstein (12.22 aps., 2.06 dps.), while Julie Jeziorowski (4.76 dps.) serves as a veteran presence at libero. As a team, Marquette averages 14.90 kills, 1.28 aces, 15.53 digs and 2.01 blocks per set on .287 hitting.The CoachesCreighton is coached by Kirsten Bernthal Booth (Truman State, 1997), who owns a 209-126 record in her 11th season with the Bluejays. She became the program's all-time winningest coach on Aug. 25, 2007 with a 3-0 win over Stephen F. Austin, joined the 100-win club with an Oct. 31, 2008 win at Drake and the 200-win club with a Oct. 18 win vs. Xavier. She was named the 2010 CVU.com National Coach of the Year after leading Creighton to the second round during its first NCAA Tournament appearance, and named the CaptainU College Coach of the Year in 2012 following another run to the second round of the NCAA's. Last season, Booth helped Creighton move into the top-25 for the first time in program history while also leading the team to a program-record 29 wins and first-ever MVC regular-season and tournament titles. For her efforts, she was named 2012 MVC Coach of the Year. Booth came to Creighton after going 112-41 in three years at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A native of Lincoln, Neb., Booth played volleyball at Truman State, where she was named conference MVP, an Academic All-American and Missouri's 1997 NCAA Woman of the Year. She ranked third in Division II history with 6,077 assists when she graduated. Booth is helped by assistant coaches Tom Mendoza and Angie Oxley Behrens and volunteer assistant Amanda (Gates) Sjuts. Marquette is coached by Bond Shymansky (Iowa, 1995), who is 116-44 in his fifth year with the Golden Eagles. Shymansky was previously head coach at Georgia Tech too, which gives him a career mark of 288-108 in 12 years overall. He is assisted by Jason Allen, Jackie Simpson and Evan Muys.Series History vs. MarquetteCreighton is 4-2 all-time against Marquette, including a season split this season. Creighton swept the Golden Eagles on Oct. 13 (25-21, 25-21, 25-19), only to be swept at Marquette 12 days later (25-22, 25-18, 25-13). Each of the last five meetings have been sweeps, and teams to win the first set are 6-0 all-time in the history of the series. Creighton head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth is 4-2 against Marquette and Bond Shymansky, including a 2012 NCAA Tournament victory in Minneapolis.Last Weekend SummaryCreighton swept both Georgetown and Villanova last weekend to lock up the second seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. Lauren Smith led Creighton with 22 kills on .500 last week, while Kelli Browning owned a team-best 12 blocks. Kate Elman collected a team-best 29 digs in the wins.Recapping 2013 Meetings vs. MarquetteCreighton and Marquette split a pair of meetings in 2013, with the home team winning by a 3-0 margin each time. Leah McNary led Creighton with 20 kills in the two matches, while Michelle Sicner averaged 9.67 assists, 4.00 digs and 2.67 kills per set in the matches. MU was paced by 3.67 kills per set from Nele Barber, who hit .319 in the contests. Elizabeth Koberstein also lived up to her billing, averaging 11.83 assists, 1.67 digs and 1.50 kills per set.With A Win on Saturday...-Creighton would win the title match of the Conference Tournament for a second straight year. Creighton also won it in 2012 as a member of the MVC.-Creighton would clinch its third NCAA Tournament bid in program history (also 2010, 2012).-Creighton would improve to 23-7 on the fall with its fourth straight win, and eighth in the past nine contests.-Creighton's 23 wins would be second-most in school history, trailing only the 29 victories by last year's club.-Creighton would improve to 10-13 all-time in conference tournament play, including a 2-1 mark in the final round and a 2-0 mark in the BIG EAST Tournament.-Creighton would improve to 12-2 at home this season, tying the record for home wins in a season.-Creighton would claim its fourth win all-time over a ranked team, and second this season (also No. 13 BYU).-Creighton would improve to 2-7 all-time vs. ranked teams at D.J. Sokol Arena.You Dig?In Creighton's first 28 matches of the seaosn, only Kate Elman (five times) had reached 20 digs in a match. On Friday, Creighton had different three players with at least 20 digs, as Elman (24), Jess Bird (22) and Michelle Sicner (21) reached that milestone. Bird's 22 digs were four more than her previous best, while Sicner's 21 were a career high, as well. Sicner, who added 44 assists, became the first Bluejay player with at least 20 digs and 20 assists in the same match since Sicner herself did it on Sept. 30, 2011. Prior to that, the last player to do it had been Korie Lebeda in 2006. Sicner is just the fourth player in Creighton history with multiple matches of 20+ digs and 20+ assists in a match, joining Melissa Weisensee, Kailey Reyes and Brittany Coleman. Creighton's 96 digs on Friday vs. Xavier were a season-high, and were tied for the most in history for any match at D.J. Sokol Arena.Give Me FiveCreighton featured a balanced attack vs. Xavier last night, as five women had 10 or more kills, and five women had 10 or more digs, as well. Prior to last night, Creighton had not had any matches that saw five players with either 10 digs or 10 kills all season long. It was the first time that Creighton had five women with 10+ kills since doing so on Nov. 16, 2012 at Wichita State. It was also the first time that Creighton had five women with 10+ digs since doing so on Nov. 10, 2012. Creighton had not had five players with 10 or more kills AND 10 or more digs in the same match since a Oct. 15, 2005 win at Southern Illinois.Looking For HistoryThe BIG EAST Tournament will be the 13th tournament that Creighton has hosted since its 1994 reinstatement. Stunningly, Creighton is still seeking its first tournament title on its home floor. Creighton was unable to win the First Serve Festival in 1996 and 1997, the 2009 MVC Tournament, nor any of the nine Bluejay Invitationals (2005-13) to date.Recent History Of Top Seeds In The TourneyBeing the top seed hasn't always been a guarantee of winning the BIG EAST Tournament. Since 2005, the BIG EAST Tournament has been won by the top seed just once, with that coming last season when Louisville swept the regular-season and tournament titles. The No. 2 seed won the BIG EAST Tournament in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2011. The No. 3 seed won in 2008, and the No. 4 seed won in 2009. Here's a look at how the top seed performed at the previous eight league tournaments:Year Top Seed Tourney Finish2013 Marquette ? ? ?2012 Louisville 1st (3-0)2011 Louisville Semi's (1-1)2010 Cincinnati Finals (2-1)2009 Notre Dame Semi's (1-1)2008 St. John's Semi's (1-1)2007 Louisville Finals (2-1)2006 St. John's Semi's (1-1)2005 Notre Dame Finals (2-1)RPI WarriorsCreighton ranked 16th nationally in the official RPI released by the NCAA on Monday. The only schools ahead of the Bluejays are Texas, Penn State, Washington, Florida, Missouri, USC, Stanford, Nebraska, Kentucky, Marquette, Hawai'i, Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin and San Diego. Other notable teams behind Creighton include Illinois, Colorado State and Iowa State.Does A Top-16 RPI Lead To Hosting?Armed with a No. 16 RPI this week, you would think Creighton has to be considered among the 16 teams that will be selected to host NCAA Tournament matches this fall. Consider the following.. -Each of the last three teams with a Selection Sunday RPI of 16 earned a national seed, and two of those teams were selected to host. -All but four of the 32 teams with a top-16 RPI on Selection Sunday have hosted in the past two years. -In the last five NCAA Tournaments, 64 of the 80 teams with a Selection Sunday RPI in the top 16 have been selected to host.Conference Tournament HistoryCreighton owned an 8-13 all-time record at the MVC Tournament, which includes a 7-9 mark under Kirsten Bernthal Booth. CU won one title in that time, with that coming last fall in Springfield, Mo. Creighton is 1-1 in conference tournament home matches, defeating Drake 3-1 before falling to No. 20 Northern Iowa in the 2009 tournament held at D.J. Sokol Arena. Creighton was 0-1 all-time as a No. 2 seed in the MVC Tournament, losing to Northern Iowa in 2008 in Wichita, Kan.Home SuccessCreighton is 22-3 at home the past two seasons, with two of those setbacks coming during the Bluejay Invitational. Creighton is also now 40-5 in its last 45 home matches against unranked competition. All-time, Creighton is 51-17 (.750) at D.J. Sokol Arena. Against conference foes, Creighton is 18-1 the past two years at D.J. Sokol Arena, and 40-6 all-time against conference foes (including the 2009 MVC Tournament and 2013 BIG EAST Tournament).Set 1 Result = Match ResultCreighton is 176-20 overall under Kirsten Bernthal Booth when it wins set one. In that same time span, CU is just 33-106 under Booth when it drops the first set. Creighton has also won 34 home straight contests when winning the first set. Creighton went 24-1 last season when winning the opening set of a match. The season-ending loss to Minnesota was the first time all season that it lost after leading a match after any completed set. This year's team is 22-2 when leading in sets played at any point of a match.Dig This!Kate Elman owns double-digit digs in each of her last 20 matches, a streak that started on Sept. 20th. With 24 digs vs. Xavier on Friday, Elman became the first player in Creighton history with multiple double-digit dig streaks of 20 or longer in her career. The school record streak is 43, set by Janeen Piller nearly a decade ago.Consecutive Matches, 10 or More Digs 43 Janeen Piller, Oct. 10, 2003-Nov. 26, 2004 32 Kate Elman, Aug. 24 - Nov. 30, 2012 27 Bianca Rivera, Aug. 24-Nov. 9, 2007 23 Julianne Mandolfo, Sept. 9-Nov. 24, 2011 20 Kate Elman, Sept. 20, 2013 - Present 19 Bianca Rivera, Sept. 20-Nov. 28, 2008A Bunch Of WinnersCreighton has experienced a great deal of success in recent seasons, and the current squad has enjoyed victories at historic levels. Creighton's 51 victories in the past two seasons are five more than other two-year span in program history, previoiusly done from 2011-12. Creighton's 68 victories in the past three seasons are the most in any three-year span in program history, one more than the 2010-12 total of 67. Creighton's 89 victories in the past four seasons are eight more than other four-year span in program history, which was done from 2009-12.Avoiding Season SweepsCreighton has lost just 15 times since Oct. 16, 2011, and none of those teams have beaten CU twice in that span. In fact, when facing a team that has beaten the Jays since then, Creighton is a perfect 13-0 when facing such a team. The last time CU lost twice to the same team in the same season came in 2011, when Texas A&M, Missouri State and UNI all did it. Marquette beat the Jays earlier this fall in Milwaukee.Brew City BrowningJunior MB Kelli Browning hails from the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha, and looks to continue her trend of big matches against Wisconsin teams against Marquette on Saturday. In four matches during the past two seasons against Marquette or Wisconsin, Browning has averaged 3.00 kills and 1.00 blocks per set while hitting a healthy .507 in 13 sets. Most importantly, Creighton has won three of the four matches (2-1 vs. MU, 1-0 vs. UW).Inspired By Marquette?Michelle Sicner has had a tremendous season, and has played her best volleyball when Marquette has been present. At the season-opening Hampton Inn Invitational that both Creighton and Marquette participated in, Sicner was named Tournament MVP and led her team to the title. On Oct. 13, Sicner had a triple-double in a 3-0 win vs. Marquette en route to BIG EAST Player of the Week and Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week accolades. In the most recent meeting on Oct. 25th in Milwaukee, Sicner had 25 assists, nine digs and four kills vs. the Golden Eagles. Last night, Sicner had yet another triple-double against Xavier, with Marquette courtside while scouting.Sweep, Then SweptOn Oct. 25 Creighton was swept for the first time in league play in more than two years when Marquette defeated CU by a 3-0 score. It was the first 3-0 loss for the Jays in a conference match since a 3-0 loss to Oct. 15, 2011 vs. Northern Iowa. Additionally, it marked just the second time since CU reinstated volleyball in 1994 that the Bluejays swept and were swept by the same team. The only other time that happened came in 1997 against Indiana State, where CU lost in Terre Haute 3-0 on Oct. 25 but swept the Sycamores 3-0 on Nov. 20 at the MVC Tournament in Normal, Ill.Defensive KeysKey to Creighton's 3-0 sweep of Marquette on Oct. 13 was holding freshman sensation Autumn Bailey to career-lows in kills (6) and hitting percentage (-.042). Bailey ranks second nationally among freshmen (26th overall) with 4.29 kills per set. Another key to the win vs. Marquette was in serve receive, where Creighton held the Golden Eagles without a service ace in 63 attempts. Preseason All-BIG EAST performer Lindsey Gosh ranks seventh nationally with 0.53 aces per set while Bailey ranks 78th with 0.35 aces per set. The Golden Eagles won the point on just one of Gosh's eight serving attempts and just two of Bailey's nine attempts. By contrast, in the second meeting between the schools, Bailey had 13 kills on .303 hitting, as well as an ace. Gosh served 12 times, with MU winning six of those points. Marquette won that match in three sets.Triple-Double TroubleMichelle Sicner had near-identical numbers while posting a pair of triple-doubles in home wins over Marquette and DePaul earlier this season. Sicner had 39 assists, 12 digs and 12 kills on Oct. 11 in four sets vs. DePaul, then followed that up with 33 assists, 15 digs and 12 kills on Oct. 13 in a 3-0 sweep of Marquette. In both matches, Sicner had identical hitting lines of 12 kills and one error in 19 swings for a .579 hitting percentage. Sicner had her third triple-double of the fall on Nov. 1 when she had 44 assists, 10 kills and 10 blocks vs. St. John's. Sicner is the second player in Creighton history to post consecutive triple-doubles, as Megan Bober did it three times. Her four triple-doubles in a season are third-most in school history, and her five career triple-doubles are also second-most in Bluejay annals.Matches With a Triple-Double, Season T-D Name Year 9 Megan Bober 2011 6 Megan Bober 2012 4 Michelle Sicner 2013 1 Melissa Weisensee 1994 1 JoDe Cieloha 1995 1 JoDe Cieloha 1996 1 Melissa Weisensee 1997 1 Kailey Reyes 1998 1 Kailey Reyes 1999 1 Kailey Reyes 2000 1 Kailey Reyes 2001 1 Michelle Sicner 2011Matches With a Triple-Double, Career T-D Name Years 15 Megan Bober 2009-12 5 Michelle Sicner 2011-Pres. 4 Kailey Reyes 1998-2001 2 Melissa Weisensee 1994-97 2 JoDe Cieloha 1994-97Jays vs. Ranked TeamsCreighton's win over No. 13 BYU on Aug. 30 marked the team's third win over a ranked foe in the last five seasons. The Jays defeated No. 25 Wichita State in 2009 and No. 16 Iowa State in 2010. The victory over BYU was the highest-ranked team that Creighton has ever beaten. Creighton is 3-50 all-time against ranked schools (3-34 under Kirsten Bernthal Booth), and 0-18 vs. top-10 clubs. That includes an 0-26 road record, 1-17 at home and 2-7 at neutral sites.Creighton vs. Ranked Teams All-TimeDate Opponent Result09/01/98 at #5 Nebraska L 0-309/04/98 vs. #19 Texas A&M (@Pacific) L 0-309/05/98 at #11 Pacific L 0-309/14/99 at #24 Kansas State L 0-310/16/99 #19 Northern Iowa L 0-309/08/00 at #6 Hawai'i L 0-310/03/00 at #1 Nebraska L 0-309/08/01 at #24 Santa Clara L 1-309/09/01 vs. #13 UC Santa Barbara (at Santa Clara) L 0-309/25/01 at #1 Nebraska L 0-310/13/01 #16 Northern Iowa L 0-311/09/01 at #18 Northern Iowa L 0-309/06/02 vs. #13 Pacific (at Columbia, S.C.) L 0-309/21/02 at #7 Northern Iowa L 1-309/29/02 at #5 Nebraska L 0-310/18/02 #10 Northern Iowa L 0-310/04/03 at #10 Northern Iowa L 1-311/01/03 #12 Northern Iowa L 1-310/10/04 vs. #5 Nebraska (North Platte, Neb.) L 0-309/06/05 at #24 Kansas State L 0-309/10/05 vs. #3 Stanford (Boulder, Colo.) L 0-310/11/05 at #1 Nebraska L 0-310/29/05 at #25 Wichita State L 1-309/24/06 #1 Nebraska L 1-308/31/07 at #1 Nebraska L 0-309/02/07 #18 Cal Poly L 0-309/15/07 at #13 Minnesota L 1-311/10/07 at #24 Wichita State L 0-308/29/08 #16 Minnesota L 0-308/30/08 #21 LSU L 2-309/27/08 #14 Wichita State L 1-310/05/08 #2 Nebraska L 0-310/24/08 at #12 Wichita State L 0-308/29/09 #10 Illinois L 0-309/01/09 at #6 Nebraska L 0-310/02/09 #25 Wichita State W 3-111/10/09 #20 Saint Louis L 0-311/20/09 at #21 Northern Iowa L 1-311/27/09 #20 Northern Iowa L 0-309/01/10 #7 Nebraska L 0-309/24/10 #16 Northern Iowa L 1-310/23/10 at #14 Northern Iowa L 0-311/27/10 at #11 Northern Iowa L 1-312/03/10 vs. #16 Iowa State (Minneapolis) W 3-212/04/10 at #12 Minnesota L 0-309/08/11 at #11 Nebraska L 0-310/15/11 #12 Northern Iowa L 0-311/11/11 at #12 Northern Iowa L 1-309/01/12 #21 Kansas State L 0-312/01/12 at #11 Minnesota L 1-308/30/13 vs. #13 BYU (Bowling Green, Ohio) W 3-109/14/13 vs. #11 UCLA (Denver, Colo) L 1-309/20/13 vs. #7 Hawai'i (Wichita, Kan.) 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According to multiple reports, Carlos Beltran is scheduled to have MRI on his knee today.
Yesterday, according to MLB.com, Beltran told reporters he feels a sharp pain in his knee when he runs full speed, saying:
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Florida for the first time in school history then takes on Oregon State
later that evening. The Beavers received votes in the preseason
National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Top 25 poll. The Jays conclude the weekend with a Saturday morning tilt against Stephen F. Austin.
Following the Jays:
Live stats links should be active this weekend and can be found on the
softball schedule page of GoCreighton.com. Fans can also keep in touch
with Creighton softball on Twitter
- @BluejaySoftball and Facebook -
For Creighton's game against
the Gators, a Florida radio crew will broadcast the game live. A link
to that broadcast can be found here:
Last Season:
The Bluejays return 11 players from last season's team that
compiled a 28-25-1 overall record and finished fifth in the MVC at
15-11. Creighton finished last season with a school-record 294 runs. CU
led the MVC with a .292 batting average, 56 homers,
275 RBI and a .464 slugging percentage. The Jays ranked in the NCAA
top-30 in scoring (No. 20), home runs per game (No. 22) and slugging
percentage (No. 27) in 2012.
Scouting Creighton (0-0):
The Creighton softball team placed four players on the 2013 preseason
all-conference team as the league's coaches picked the Bluejays to
finish fourth in the Missouri Valley
Conference (MVC), the league office announced Jan. 23.
The fourth-place prediction
is the highest preseason ranking for the Bluejays since 2010 when they
were picked to win the Valley. Creighton has finished lower than fourth
in the MVC regular season standings just three
times in the past 16 seasons.
Senior catcher Amy Baker
earned the second All-MVC preseason selection of her career to go with a
nod from 2011 during her sophomore campaign. Additionally, three
juniors claimed their first preseason honors in designated
player and pitcher Alexis Cantu, pitcher Becca Changstrom and
outfielder Ellen Homan. All four of the CU honorees earned All-MVC
accolades after last season.
The four CU player selections match Southern Illinois for the most on the 2013 preseason squad.
Additionally, the four players on the preseason all-conference
team are the most for any Creighton squad dating back to 2004 when three
Jays earned All-MVC preseason honors and current assistant Abby Johnson
collected honorable mention recognition.
Head Coach:
The winningest coach in Creighton athletics history, Brent Vigness is in
his 20th season at the helm of one of the most successful programs in
the Midwest and Missouri Valley Conference
(MVC). He carries a 606-428-3 record after 19 seasons at Creighton and
boasts a 754-499-4 overall record with five years at Assumption College
prior to beginning at CU. A three-time MVC Coach of the Year, he has led
the Bluejays to six MVC regular-season
titles (1998-2000, 2007-09), six Valley tournament titles (1999,
2003-05, 2007, 2010) and seven NCAA regional appearances (1999, 2003-05,
2007-08, 2010). He claimed MVC Coach of the Year honors in 1998 and
guided the MVC Coaching Staffs of the Year in 2007
and 2008. Vigness coached his 1,000th game at Creighton and recorded
his 600th win at CU in 2012.
Creighton History at Kajikawa Classic:
The Bluejays have participated in the Kajikawa, pronounced
"KAH-gee-cow-uh", Classic just one previous time in 2010. The Jays
opened that season with a 3-3 ledger at the season opening tournament.
Creighton opened 2010 with three losses before rebounding
with a trio of victories including the Bluejays' last victory over a
ranked team. CU edged No. 15 Northwestern 2-1 on Valentine's Day 2010 to
even its record.
The Jays played two of its
2013 opponents in the 2010 tourney, resulting in a 1-1 record. Creighton
fell to San Diego State 5-3 in the opener three years ago before
defeating Oregon State 5-3 two days later - its
only victory against the Pac-12 school in program history.
Scouting the Opponents:
New Mexico (0-0) - The
Lobos are the first of two Mountain West teams that Creighton will face
Thursday. UNM, picked fifth in the seven-team MW, opens its season
against the Bluejays in the Kajikawa
Classic opener.
After working its way into
the Top 25 early last season with a 17-2 record, UNM failed to qualify
for the postseason ending 2012 at 27-25 after a 2-10 conference mark.
New Mexico returns 12 letterwinners and four
starters this season, as well as six seniors. The Lobos welcome five
freshmen as well.
All three pitchers from last
season return for the 2012-13 campaign. Sophomore Carrie Sheehan led
the Lobos with a 5.07 ERA last season, getting eight wins in nine
appearances and tallying a team-high two saves. Senior
Kaela DeBroeck threw the most innings of all Lobo pitchers with 133.2
and posted the best record at 13-6 in 32 appearances and 22 starts with a
5.66 ERA. Senior Kari Gutierrez missed the first month of last season
as she was recovering from surgery on her
throwing arm but made 11 starts and 21 appearances with a 5.69 ERA.
Top hitters for the Lobos
include Chelsea Anaya, Jordan Sjostrand and Sheryl Guillermo. Anaya
boasts the highest batting average among returners with a .327. The
junior second baseman started all 52 games last season,
recording 55 hits, including seven doubles, three triples and nine home
runs. Sjostrand also started all 52 games last season and hit at a .284
clip last season, tallying 40 hits last season and crossing home plate
25 times. Guillermo, a senior outfielder,
hit .237 last season, recording 32 hits, including five doubles and
three home runs.
Creighton is 13-12 all-time
against UNM. The Lobos are one of nine non-Valley schools that CU has
faced at least 25 times. All but five of those meetings happened as a
result of being in the same conference as the
Lobos including the High Country Athletic Conference and the Western
Athletic Conference from 1986-1992.
The teams have not played
since 2004 when UNM edged the Bluejays in eight innings 2-1 at the North
Texas Betlin Round-Up. It marks the only matchup between the former
conference mates in the Vigness tenure of the
past 19 seasons. CU is 4-5 on a neutral field against New Mexico
all-time. The Jays' last win over the Lobos was a 1-0 win in Omaha in a
WAC regular-season game on April 18, 1992.
San Diego State (0-0) -
The Aztecs are the second of two Mountain West teams that Creighton will
face Thursday. SDSU, picked to win the seven-team MW, also opens its
season against the Bluejays in the Kajikawa Classic.
SDSU advanced to the NCAA tournament last season
for a school-record fifth consecutive year. The
Aztecs eliminated No. 20 Florida State with two 1-0 wins over the
Seminoles in the Los Angeles regional. But the Aztecs fell to Hofstra in
the regional final.
SDSU finished with single-season program records in
slugging percentage (.466), doubles (79), home runs (58), RBIs (237) and
total bases (692), and received votes in both national polls.
San Diego
State is coming off a 2012 campaign in which the Aztecs posted a 32-24
record (9-3 MW) en route to capturing their fifth MW regular-season
crown and earning a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Head coach Kathy Van Wyk returns 10 letterwinners, including six
starters in 2013. Heading up the list of returnees are a trio of All-MW
selections in junior shortstop Hayley Miles, the 2012 MW Co-Player of
the Year, junior outfielder Patrice Jackson, sophomore
outfielder Kayla Jordan, the 2012 MW Freshman of the Year along with fellow all-league pitcher Rebecca Arbino.
Creighton is 7-5 all-time
against SDSU. The teams last played in the CU 2010 opener at the
Kajikawa Classic, a 5-3 Aztec victory. Vigness is 0-2 against SDSU, a
record that includes a 3-1 loss at the 2002 Compass
Bank Invitational in Waco, Texas. Creighton and SDSU were conference
mates in the WAC in 1991 and 1992.
CU is 3-2 on a neutral field
against San Diego State all-time. The Jays' last win over the Aztecs
was a 7-0 win in San Jose, Calif., at the National Invitation Tournament
on March 15, 1992.
No. 14 Florida (0-0) -
Florida and Creighton will meet for the first time on the softball
diamond this Friday. The Gators enter the 2013 season ranked at No. 14
in the preseason NFCA Top 25 Poll. Ironically, Creighton will serve as
the opening game for UF as it will for its Thursday
Florida was predicted to
finish fourth in the SEC Eastern Division by vote of the league's head
coaches, announced by the conference office Jan. 28. The Orange and Blue
concluded the 2012 season with a 48-13 overall
record, boasting a 21-7 mark in Southeastern Conference play for UF's
fifth-straight 20-win league campaign.
UF received a NCAA
Tournament bid for the 13th time in school history and hosted a NCAA
Regional for the eighth consecutive season after picking up the No. 5
national seed, the program's fifth straight campaign securing
a top-five seed.
The Gators played for the
SEC Tournament Championship for just the fifth time in program history,
and were propelled into the tourney championship with a memorable 2-1,
eight-inning victory over Tennessee in the semifinals.
Florida embarks on the 2013 season under the leadership of seniors
Ensley Gammel, Kelsey Horton and junior two-time All-American pitcher
Hannah Rogers. Seven new faces grace this upcoming season's roster, including six freshmen and Southern Illinois transfer
Stephanie Tofft.
Creighton is 24-29 all-time
against schools currently in the SEC. Some of the Jays' biggest games
have occurred against Southeastern Conference squads. CU advanced to its
first NCAA World Series with a pair of wins
over South Carolina in 1982. More recently SEC teams eliminated the
Bluejays from NCAA Regional action including Georgia in 2007 and
Missouri in 2010. Creighton scored one of it biggest wins in school
history after a 6-4 victory over Alabama in the 2005 NFCA
Leadoff Classic.
The Bluejays are 11-6
against teams from the state of Florida. CU is unblemished against
Bethune Cookman, Florida A&M, Florida International and Florida
Atlantic at 9-0. CU scored two wins over FAU at the 2004 NCAA
Regional in Lincoln. Creighton is 1-2 against Florida State. The Jays
last met a Sunshine State squad in 2011 in Tempe when they fell 8-2 to
Florida Gulf Coast on March 10.
Oregon State (0-0) -
Oregon State also received votes in the preseason NFCA poll this season.
The Beavers open with No. 2 Oklahoma in the first game of a
doubleheader before taking on the Bluejays this Friday.
The Beavers welcome a new
head coach, but she is a familiar face to the Beavers. Four-time USA
Softball Olympian Laura Berg takes over after serving as an assistant
coach last season.
Last season Oregon State
advanced to the NCAA Tournament and landed at the Oklahoma regional. The
Beavers went 2-2 in Norman after eliminating Lehigh and Tulsa before
falling to eventual National Runner-Up OU 6-0
in the Regional Final. OSU ended the season with a 36-23 record and
9-14 ledger in the tough Pac-12.
Oregon State boasts an
eight-member senior class that provides plenty of leadership and
experience. OSU could boast a starting lineup with as many as five or
six seniors.
Center fielder Dani Gilmore
put herself into the school's single-season record book with her 17
steals (second all-time), 48 runs scored (third) and 39 walks (fifth).
Oh, yeah, she was just a freshman. Gilmore earned
Pac-12 All-Freshman and Pac-12 Honorable Mention selections in 2012.
Senior shortstop Elizabeth
Santana begins her second season as a member of the Beavers after
transferring from UC Davis. After hitting a team-best .344 last year,
the smooth-fielding shortstop became just the fifth
Beaver to be named to the Pac-12 First Team and a member of the NFCA
Division I All-Pacific Region Second Team.
Creighton is 1-2 all-time
against OSU with two of the previous three matchups taking place in
Tempe. The Bluejays won the last matchup 5-3 at the 2010 Kajikawa
Classic. The Beavers claimed a 9-2 win at the 1999 Fresno
State Classic giving CU head coach Brent Vigness a 1-1 record against
OSU. The teams' first meeting also occurred in Tempe at the 1986 Sun
Devil Round Robin. Oregon State won the first meeting 4-0.
Stephen F. Austin (0-0) -
Stephen F. Austin of the Southland Conference is the final opponent
for Creighton this weekend in an early-morning matchup on Saturday.
The Ladyjacks were picked to place fifth in the Southland head coaches' poll on Jan. 23.
Last season SFA went 16-33 overall and 6-14 in SLC play
to finish in ninth place. The Ladyjacks return eight letterwinners and
four starters in 2012.
SFA junior
utility infielder Elizabeth Arana and junior pitcher Carlie Thomas were
named to the SLC Preseason All-Conference Second Team.
Arana led the
Ladyjacks in batting average (.295), hits (38), doubles (10), triples
(3), runs batted in (21), total bases (66), slugging percentage (.512),
walks (29) and on-base percentage (.430).
Arana was also tied with Bethany Brown for the team-lead in home runs
with four.
Thomas went
10-14 last season with a 3.43 ERA in 32 appearances. The junior led the
team in ERA, innings pitched (161.00), complete games (16), strikeouts
(110) and shutouts (2).
Creighton is 4-1 all-time
against SFA. The Jays have won the past four meetings against the
Ladyjacks including the last meeting in 2007, a 4-1 CU win at the Tulsa
Festival Feb. 24. SFA nabbed its first win over Creighton
in Vigness' first season in 1994, but the Jays swept SFA later that
season in two on the road at Nacogdoches, Texas. CU also claimed a 1-0
win over the Ladyjacks in 2002 at the Compass Bank Invitational.
Recent CU History vs. Top 25:
Creighton went 0-5 against top-25 teams in both 2012 and 2011, after
six straight seasons with a win over a nationally-ranked opponent.
The Jays have lost their last 14 games against nationally-ranked teams.
CU's last win over a top-25 team came on Feb. 14, 2010, when the
Bluejays topped No. 15 Northwestern, 2-1, at the Kajikawa Classic in
Tempe, Ariz.
Creighton 2012 Recap (28-25-1, 15-11 MVC):
Creighton jumped out to the second-best start in school history last
spring, winning its first seven games before playing five games
against ranked opponents in an eight-game span. The Bluejay offense scored at least 10 runs in a game 11 times and scored a school-record 294 runs
last season. CU led the MVC with a .292 batting average, 56 homers, 275 RBI and a .464 slugging percentage.
The Jays ranked in the NCAA top-30 in scoring (20th), slugging percentage (27th) and homers per game (22nd).
Sophomore Alexis Cantu (.357) led the MVC with 17 homers, 46
walks, a .547 on-base percentage and a .802 slugging percentage, while
also going 8-5 in 64.2 innings in the circle. Cantu hit .449 with 11
homers, 25 RBI, a 1.163 slugging percentage and .600
on-base percentage in the last 20 games, and she set league records
with 13 homers and 34 RBI in MVC action.
Amy Baker was third in the MVC with 46 RBI, fifth in on-base percentage
(.471), sacrifice flies (3) and walks (33), sixth in batting average
(.340) and seventh in both slugging
percentage (.551) and home runs (8). She ranks
fourth in MVC history with 41 career home runs and is tied for 11th in
MVC history with 125 career RBI. Sophomore Ellen Homan ranked second in
the MVC in hitting (.370) and hits (67), and
was fourth in runs (38). Another sophomore, second baseman Blair Lowe,
hit .293 overall and hit .448 in her last 12 games.
Bri Lingl hit a league-best .405 in MVC play and ranked in the top-six
in the MVC in batting average, home runs, slugging percentage, on-base
percentage, hits, RBI, total bases
and sacrifice flies in Valley contests. Sophomore right-hander Becca Changstrom went 17-13 and led the team with a 2.38 ERA, 182.1 innings pitched and 177 strikeouts.
The Jays fielded at a .958 rate and own a 3.66 team ERA with four shutouts.
MVC Tournament Recap: Creighton went 1-1 in the State Farm
MVC Tournament in Carbondale, Ill. The fifth-seeded Bluejays defeated
eighth-seeded Evansville 6-5 before falling later that day to
fourth-seeded tournament host Southern Illinois by a 3-2
margin. Senior Christa Ruf was CU's lone representative to the MVC All-Tournament Team.


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YIELD: Makes 10 to 12 servings
- Nonstick vegetable oil spray
- 1 pound chicken livers, trimmed
- 1 cup canned low-salt chicken broth
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon Cognac
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup dry red wine
- 3/4 cup dried black Mission figs
- 1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts
- Fresh chives (for garnish)
- Red leaf lettuce (for garnish)
- 1 French-bread baguette, sliced, toasted
Spray 3-cup soufflé dish or terrine with vegetable oil spray. Line dish with plastic wrap; spray plastic. Combine chicken livers, broth and onion in medium saucepan. Bring to boil. Cover and simmer until livers are cooked through, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Drain cooking liquid; transfer chicken livers and onion to processor. Add butter, Cognac and salt to processor. Puree until smooth. Transfer to prepared dish. Cover and refrigerate until firm, at least 4 hours.
Bring wine to simmer in small saucepan. Remove from heat. Add figs. Let stand until figs soften, about 15 minutes. Drain wine. Quarter figs. (Pâté and figs can be prepared 1 day ahead. Keep pâté refrigerated. Transfer figs to small bowl; cover and refrigerate.)
Unmold pâté onto platter. Press walnuts onto sides of pâté. Garnish top with chives and some figs. Arrange lettuce on platter with pâté. Place remaining figs atop lettuce. Serve with toasts.
my notes
Nutritional Info
- Calories453
- Carbohydrates5 g (2%)
- Fat43 g (67%)
- Protein10 g (19%)
- Saturated Fat24 g (122%)
- Sodium342 mg (14%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat5 g
- Fiber1 g (3%)
- Monounsaturated Fat11 g
- Cholesterol254 mg (85%)


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Video: Inmate's Death In Custody Ruled a Homicide
BUFFALO, NY - Richard Metcalf Jr., 35, died of a heart attack while in custody in November of last year, and the Medical Examiner in Erie County is labeling his death a homicide.
Erie County Sheriff Timothy Howard told 2 On Your Side's Claudine Ewing, that although the coroner indicated that Metcalf's death is a homicide, "I'm not necessarily accepting that" because of the ambiguity of the language of the medical examiner's report.
Metcalf was originally arrested by Depew police in November for burglary. Police used a taser during the arrest because he was chasing an officer with a wrench. His alleged strange and combative behavior also forced police to take him to ECMC for a mental evaluation.
Once he was taken to the Holding Center in downtown Buffalo, strange behavior was also exhibited and eventually there was a struggle. Sheriff Howard says that guards were trying to protect Metcalf from hurting himself. Metcalf was taken back to the hospital and died of a heart attack.
Now that the case has been ruled a homicide, it will be reviewed by the Erie County District Attorney's office. According to Sheriff Howard, "all homicides are not criminal. It's just that a homicide, another human being was involved in the death. But I am very confident from the investigation that we had already done that there will be no finding that any member of our staff engaged in any inappropriate conduct at all."
Sheriff Howard indicated that a struggle between Metcalf and deputies at the Holding Center was the result of Metcalf's self destructive behavior. He would not elaborate on what Metcalf was doing at the time.
"If he died from a heart attack, that was a result of a struggle, the struggle was brought on by the individual, it wasn't instigated by our staff," said the Sheriff.
Attorney Thomas Casey, the spokesperson for the Metcalf family tells 2 On Your Side that he doesn't buy the sheriff's story.
He and the family believe the guards hurt Metcalf badly -- causing his death -- and devastating the family.
The family has already filed a notice of intent to sue the Depew Police Department, ECMC and Erie County.
Meantime, Casey says that he'll meet with the Metcalf's later this week to discuss the examiner's report.


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Situated in Fairbanks, this motel is within a 15-minute walk of Growden Memorial Park, Carlson Center Event Arena, and Pioneer Park. Alaska House Art Gallery and Fairbanks Ice Museum are also within 2 mi (3 km).
Property Features
This smoke-free motel features coffee/tea in the lobby, laundry facilities, and a 24-hour front desk. Free continental breakfast is provided, as well as free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free airport shuttle. Other amenities include free wired Internet in public areas.
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All 77 rooms offer free WiFi, coffee makers, and cable TV. Guests will also find hair dryers and desks.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary to guests (available 24 hours). This Fairbanks motel also offers coffee/tea in the lobby and laundry facilities. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Super 8 Fairbanks is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Free airport transportation
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Free RV, bus, truck parking
- Free self parking
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Laundry facilities
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Number of floors - 3
- Smoke-free property
- Total number of rooms - 77
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Free self parking, Free RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
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- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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- Private bathroom
- Shower/tub combination
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Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast each morning.
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time ends at 2 AM
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
Pets allowed, Pet maximum weight in lb is 100
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Pet fee: USD 25 per pet, per night
We should mention
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section).


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- Located directly on the Gulf of Mexico
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- Accessible within Walt Disney World® Resort
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Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort
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- Two award-winning restaurants
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- 18-hole desert-style golf course
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- Three restaurants and four lounges, offering a variety of cuisines and settings
Hilton Hangzhou Qiandao Lake Resort
- Mountain or lake views from private balconies
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Hilton Shillim Estate Retreat & Spa
- Located in the beautiful wilderness of the Sahyadri Hills
- Enjoy paragliding facilities, a meditation cave, wine cellar and luxury Spa
- Two outdoor swimming pools
Hilton Yuxi Fuxian Lake Resort
- Modern Yuxi resort with panoramic lake views and a private beach
- Easily accessible from Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Adjoining golf course and driving range
Hilton Sanya Resort & Spa
- 18 picturesque golf course across the island
- Resort-wide network of outdoor lagoons, waterfalls and pools
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Hilton Fiji Beach Resort & Spa
- 1.5 kilometres of pristine private beach
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- 3 Restaurants and bars
Hilton Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa
- Nestled in cove of white sand and lava rock
- Authentic Polynesian-style resort
- Snorkeling and extensive water activities
Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa
- Nestled between two bays on a heart-shaped island
- Overwater and garden bunglaows
- Extensive water activities
Hilton Guam Resort & Spa
- White sandy beaches
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- Fully equipped water sports centre
- Kidz Paradise Children's Club
Hilton Odawara Resort & Spa
- All rooms feature balconies overlooking the bay
- Natural hot spring baths & hydrotherapy spa pools
- 18-hole putting green and indoor driving range
- Crystal Grace Wedding Chapel
Hilton Niseko Village
- On-site skiing
- 2 scenic golf courses & full service spa
- Open Japanese natural hot spring bathing areas
- Horse riding village
Hilton Namhae Golf & Spa Resort
- Beautiful national park setting
- PGA-style 18-hole championship golf course
- Outdoor swimming pool and separate children's pool
- Kidz Paradise Children's Club
Batang Ai Longhouse Resort, Managed by Hilton
- Located on the shores of a spectacular freshwater lake
- Beautiful mountain views
- Design based on traditional timber longhouses
- Idyllic swimming pool
- Nanga Mepi Restaurant
Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa
- Renowned "Palace on the Beach"
- Secluded gardens and large swimming pool
- Each room and suite has private balcony with views of the Gulf of Thailand
- Siam Adventure Kids' Club
Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa
- Located on beautiful Karon Beach
- Largest five star resort on the island
- Extensive pools featuring waterfalls and water slide
- Kidz Paradise Children's Club
Hilton Queenstown Resort & Spa
- On Lake Wakatipu on New Zealand's South Island
- 6 restaurants and bars, including Cru Wine Bar & Lounge
- Full-service eforea Spa
Hilton Tokyo Bay
- Official hotel of Tokyo Disney Resort®, close to Tokyo Disneyland® and Tokyo DisneySea®
- 6 bars and restaurants cater to every taste
- Choose a uniquely styled Happy Magic Room with whimsical interactive features
- Take a swim in the indoor or outdoor pools
Hilton Urumqi
- Located in the Hongguang Hill Central Business District
- Easy access to Urumqi Diwopu International Airport and Urumqi Railway Station
- 1,570 sq. meter Grand Ballroom, and eight additional meeting rooms
- Next to Xinjiang International Exhibition Center with 45,000 sq. meters of exhibition/convention space
- A variety of restaurants offering local and international cuisine
- Complimentary WiFi in the spacious rooms and throughout the hotel
Hilton Wenchang
- First international brand hotel in the Wenchang Area
- Close to Haikou city center and Wenchang attractions
- Easy access to Haikou Meilan International Airport
- Closest view of China's fourth and southernmost Satellite Launch Center
- Versatile meeting and event space, including a Ballroom, a multifunction room and six meeting rooms


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PROVIDENCE — There's no need for Lee Goldsbrough to conceal his true emotions. For the first time in his Providence College tenure, basketball is fun.
Go ahead, Mr. Goldsbrough, affirm how your Friar fortunes have dramatically changed for the better. To emerge off the bench after patiently waiting your turn for seemingly forever and become a player who head coach Ed Cooley is resolute in promoting qualifies as a sharp turn of events. The four-game winning streak PC carries into its final sojourn to Syracuse's Carrier Dome on Wednesday night may as well be crystallized as the long-awaited coming-out party that Goldsbrough has yearned for since first setting foot on campus back in 2010.
Finally, it's Goldsbrough's time to shine, and the junior hailing from Newcastle, England isn't letting this chance slip through the cracks on the hardwood. Sitting in the Alumni Hall stands earlier in the week, the well-built and intuitive 6-foot-9 forward touched upon how timing in life is everything, i.e. how the nice little niche he's been able to carve out dovetails with the most optimistic stretch of Big East play the Providence program has witnessed in several years.
"It's just been fantastic. The past few games where I've been able to play more and actually contribute, you feel more a part of the team," remarked Goldsbrough with a twinkle in his eye. "Especially being able to get the wins has made everything so much more enjoyable."
Added Cooley, "I think Lee's aura is growing by the day."
Such a declaration certainly has merit and can be traced to the opportunity that landed in Goldsbrough's lap earlier this month. The voluntary leave of absence taken by sophomore forward Sidiki Johnson created a void in the frontcourt that needed mending fast. Up until the Feb. 3 game at Villanova, the Friars had played nine conference games with Goldsbrough racking up three DNPs.
His options short, Cooley simply informed Goldsbrough that his role would expand. To a degree, his place on this year's Providence squad mimics the several reboots and remakes that have transpired. When Johnson became eligible a week before Christmas, Goldsbrough found himself in a familiar position of inactivity while watching the game from the sidelines with his warmups fastened tight. Sporadic playing time came to define his first two Friar seasons, which saw him total 260 minutes.
"It was definitely a tough couple of years, not really knowing what position I was in," reflected Goldsbrough. "I was always on the bench, so it was frustrating."
After starting eight of the first nine games of this season, Goldsbrough had to wonder if the steady stream of minutes he received early on – he was averaging just under 21 minutes per contest prior to PC breaking for exams – finally meant he was discharged from the uncertainty and had an established role within Cooley's rotation. With Johnson fresh on the scene, minutes would prove scarce once again.
"It was about being patient and saying in the back of my mind, 'It's going to happen for me,'" Goldsbrough said. "The main thing is that you've got to trust your coach to do the right thing. I know it was a little frustrating. Sometimes you get down, but at the end of the day, it's all for the Friars. You've just got to sit there and cheer your teammates, and when your time comes, you've just got to pull all your effort into it."
In a 12-game stretch that commenced Dec. 18 and ran up until PC's Super Bowl Sunday triumph at Villanova, Goldsbrough logged a combined 40 minutes. Just when the well-spoken 21-year-old appeared to suffer a relapse within Friar circles, redemption arrived.
Asked what Cooley's message was to him following Johnson's decision to step aside, Goldsbrough said, "(Cooley) came up to me and said thanks for being patient, but now you're going to get your turn. He told me to go out there and go as hard as I can and do the best I can."
"Wally Pipp," smiled Cooley, comparing Goldsbrough's rebirth to the New York Yankee who lost his spot to some famous ballplayer named Lou Gehrig. "Opportunity knocked and Lee's running through the door and taking advantage of it."
Cooley's expectations of Goldsbrough are akin to what's asked of a player branded as a hard-hat, lunch-pail type. Not straying from the comfort zone that's been prescribed has allowed the player to flourish within the team context. Goldsbrough's list of responsibilities include defensive mandates such as fighting for rebounds, being alert on ball screens, and sacrificing his body whenever an out-of-control player approaches the area close to the rim.
"Coach Cooley is into hustle plays, it's something he preaches all the time," Goldsbrough said. "I'm just a role player really. Just doing my job, it's so much more satisfying, especially with the results we've been getting."
"He's not out there trying to do something he can't do," Cooley remarked. "This is an example of coaches identifying roles, and hopefully, those kids buy into them."
An observant Dunkin' Donuts Center crowd has taken a fond interest in Goldsbrough. During last Saturday's 71-54 thrashing of nationally ranked Notre Dame, chants of "Lee!" vibrated off the building's walls every time Goldsbrough performed an act that was deemed worthy of a salute from the fans.
"Definitely the fans are a big help, especially when you get on a roll. (Their encouragement) motivates us to push even further and further," Goldsbrough said. "Sometimes I hear them, but you're really focused on the game as well."
Goldsbrough had no trouble hearing the adulation that was showered upon him after netting a straightaway 3-pointer as the first-half buzzer sounded against the Irish. Not knowing how much time remained until Vincent Council implored him to shoot, Goldsbrough let fly a high-arching shot that proved pure poetry and had the Friars thinking about finishing off their opponent upon returning to the floor for the second half.
Goldsbough admits that Saturday's timely make only fuels his desire to cross what is the last hurdle on his roundball agenda. Every time he receives a pass, the ball is usually in someone else's hands in mere seconds. He admits that the day will come when such passivity will cease.
"I would love to do that," said Goldsbrough on whether he sees himself becoming more of an offensive contributor. "I think as my confidence goes up with more playing time, when I get the ball, I'll be able to look and see if I have any chances."
At long last, Goldsbrough – who credits following the lifting regimen given to him by Providence strength and conditioning coach Ken White prior to returning "across the pond" last summer, along with the countless pickup games he participated in with the professional basketball team in his hometown, the Newcastle Eagles – is able to shake the deer-in-the-headlights look and emerge as a forceful presence for the Friars. Take away the South Florida game, where Cooley rode his starting group in a come-from-behind performance, and he's averaged 20 minutes of floor time over a three-game span.
It just goes to show that in today's flashy basketball world, there's still a prominent place for substance.
"I stuck it out and worked as hard as I can and I think the results are starting to pay off," summed up Goldsbrough about what the past few weeks have been like.
Stated junior big man Kadeem Batts, "He's our glue guy."
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