Archive for February, 2007


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Springing Into A Preview  Daily Northwestern - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago Since this is the final installment of NU Notes, it’s the last chance to preview the spring sports season. Here is NU Notes’ prediction of how each spring sport will fare this year (in order of projected finish).Save
Name that sport  Cavalier Daily Online - 41 minutes ago […]

Sports News - Campbell tells critics to ‘put up or shut up’

Campbell tells critics to ‘put up or shut up’Daily Telegraph - Sir Menzies Campbell sought yesterday to silence mounting unease over his leadership by ordering critics to “put up or shut up”. The former Olympic athlete showed no anger at both his health and his appearance being questioned In an interview with
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The last ’state’ tournaments?  Chicago Sun-Times - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago It’s the end of an era. From non-class to two-class to four-class, from Sweet Sixteen to Elite Eight to Final Four, from George Wilson to Quinn Buckner to Derrick Rose. Will the 100th anniversary of one of the nation’s premier high school basketball tournaments be […]

Sports News - Mattheisen: Mr. Versatility

Mattheisen: Mr. VersatilityHampton Roads Daily Press - Basketball season is not all about the sport itself. Over Christmas break, my team did some community service, and it showed me what being a team is all about. Teamwork is about winning, which is my favorite part of the actual game, but it is also […]

Sports News - Unitas helmet draws $54,050 bid at auction

Unitas helmet draws $54,050 bid at auction FOXSports.com - Rae Hickok Professional Athlete of the Year Award garnered bids of $8,050 apiece. Unitas retired in 1973 and died of a heart attack in 2002 at age 69. Memorabilia associated with the old-school quarterback becomes more valuable with each passing year.
NFL Combine | Hill set to […]

Sports News - TALKING SPORT: ‘Anyone know the French for Heineken?’

TALKING SPORT: ‘Anyone know the French for Heineken?’Wigan Today - Remember those classic episodes of Only Fools and Horses, when Del Boy would mix his languages up as he tried to speak French? It was like that in Perpignan on Saturday. The picturesque town has very few English signs and many of the bar staff […]

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Tour of California race makes Livermore fans’ day Cyclists whirl through town during Stockton-to-San Jose stage  Tri-Valley Herald - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago CYCLING ENTHUSIASTS got their chance to see some of the best and brightest in the sport Wednesday even if it was just for a couple of seconds as they whizzed by […]

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PRECAUTIONS AIMED FOR CLEAN FUN: Grief crashes joyful, ‘contained’ party  The Charlotte Observer - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago The party was meant to be a surprise. A sweet 16 for a home-schooled girl, with dancing and a Dora the Explorer sheet cake.Save

Sports News - Students exploring school options

Students exploring school optionsDayton Daily News - For me, it was important that I was accepted as a student, not just an athlete,” said Byrd, who accepted a full scholarship to play football at Hampton University in Virginia this fall. “I had to do what was best for me,” he said. Coming from an […]

Sports News - Some don’t like Toyota on NASCAR road

Some don’t like Toyota on NASCAR roadBaltimore Sun - So I think it’s a great time for a Toyota, or anybody else as far as that goes, to come into our sport.” Toyota is the first Japanese automaker to compete in NASCAR’s top series. But as it revs up its Nextel Cup series racing program, […]