Archive for August, 2006


Sports News - Oakland High athlete, 16, shot to death

Oakland High athlete, 16, shot to death Inside Bay Area, CA - 1 hour ago OAKLAND A gunman opened fire on a group of young people walking to a party Saturday night in East Oakland, killing a 16-year-old Oakland High School
Lake View athlete dies in car accident Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 4 […]

Sports News - Possible NCAA Violations for Irish

Possible NCAA Violations for IrishWNDU - Heisler says the school has not yet seen the spots promoting the “Sports Dogz” program on W-S-B-T-T-V, so it doesn’t know if it violates rules. N-C-A-A spokeswoman Jennifer Kearns says that in past situations when a student-athlete did not know they

Sports News - Athlete enjoys trials of stunt bike riding

Athlete enjoys trials of stunt bike riding Honolulu Advertiser, HI - 23 hours ago Kahala's Nathan Goodhue can do stunts on his bike most others wouldn't even think about. Some of his better ones are maneuvering
This Athlete Has True Olympic Spirit Los Angeles Times, CA - 4 hours ago British track athlete Darren Campbell took a […]

Sports News - Mirnyi’s success extends beyond court 

Mirnyi’s success extends beyond court  The Cincinnati Post - 10 minutes ago MASON, Ohio - There was an overflow of fans on court 3 of the Lindner Family Tennis Center to watch a doubles match between No. 2 seed Jonas Bjorkman and Max Mirnyi and the wildcard team of Rafael Nadal and Feliciano Lopez.Save to My Web
Wausau […]

Sports News - Local Couple Heads To Tandem Surfing Championship

Local Couple Heads To Tandem Surfing ChampionshipKFMB - They ve combined ice skating skills with a surfboard to develop a graceful and powerful technique they hope will take them to the top of their sport. News 8 s Andrea Nakano gave it a try. For most people, it s […]

Sports News - Dover swimmer ready for biggest challenge

Dover swimmer ready for biggest challengeYork Dispatch Online - When you enter Michael Plappert’s bedroom, you know immediately that an elite athlete sleeps there. And make no mistake about it, in the world of Special Olympics, Michael Plappert is an elite athlete. In 2002, he was inducted into the Special
‘Frank & Ernest’ […]

Sports News - Rodeo queen Ternes visits stock show

Rodeo queen Ternes visits stock showRapid City Journal - Professional Choice chose Vanessa as their August 2005 Rodeo Athlete of the Month. She is also president of her 4-H Club. Vanessa has been the South Dakota Quarter Horse Rookie of the Year, competed at the AQHA Youth World and was fifth in pole […]

Sports News - Downingtown East valedictorian defines the term student-athlete

Downingtown East valedictorian defines the term student-athlete Chester Daily Local Online, PA - 4 hours ago A finalist for the Pioneer Athletic Conference girls tennis title, Persenaire claimed the Summit Award as the Scholar-Athlete of the Year after posting the
Your favorite athlete from Montreal Jerusalem Post, Israel - 9 hours ago […]

Sports News - Wheaton squad visits Europe 

Wheaton squad visits Europe  Boston Globe - 2 hours, 53 minutes ago High-scoring sophomores Dan Lane of Dedham and Jeff Shea of Canton and junior Connor Erickson , also of Canton, and the rest of the Wheaton College men’s soccer team won’t open the regular season until Sept. 1 with a home game against the State University […]

Sports News - CRIME: Proven innocent 

CRIME: Proven innocent  Grand Forks Herald - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago An altar boy, a three-sport high school athlete, a man who at an early age knew he wanted to teach and help young people. An umpire in the eighth grade, a teenager who volunteered to work with people with disabilities, a substitute teacher, a volunteer […]