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Catholic League president points out anti-Catholic views of ...

2007-02-08T02:11:00.000-08:00

The Catholic League chief, who keeps an eye out for anti-Catholicism in the American public forum, pointed out that both Amanda Marcotte, Edwards new Blogmaster and Melissa McEwan, who will be his new Netroots Coordinator have histories of posting offensive comments against the Pope and the Church online. John Edwards is a decent man who has had his campaign tarnished by two anti-Catholic vulgar trash-talking bigots, Donohue said, He has no choice but to fire them immediately. As evidence, Donohue found a post by Marcotte on the Pandagon blogsite from December 26th, 2006, in which she claims that the Catholic stance on life issues is a plan to gain more money. The Catholic church is not about to let something like compassion for girls get in the way of using the state as an instrument to force women to bear more tithing Catholics, Marcotte writes.

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GCSAA National Championship and Golf Classic set for Florida

2007-02-06T02:13:00.000-08:00

2007 GCSAA National Championship & Golf Classic presented in partnership with The Toro Co.They don't call Palm Springs the "golf capital of the world" for nothing, and the upcoming Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) National Championship and Golf Classic is just one more event to come to Southern California. .

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Don't think Stanley Cup-champion Carolina and GM Jim Rutherford ...

2007-02-04T02:10:00.000-08:00

OTTAWA -- The Carolina Hurricanes met with President George W. Bush at the White House on Friday and accepted congratulations for winning the Stanley Cup last June. Ideally, they'd like to make a return trip to Washington next winter. As the race for the post-season heats up, the Hurricanes have been largely overlooked by almost all the NHL experts as potential repeat champions, but don't think for a second GM Jim Rutherford isn't gearing up for another run. He doesn't get nearly enough credit for the work he's done with Carolina and don't be surprised if he makes another big move at -- or before -- the Feb. 27 trade deadline to try and put the Hurricanes over the top. Last year, Rutherford brought in veteran centre Doug Weight from St. Louis and Pittsburgh winger Mark Recchi during the final few months to give the Hurricanes the push they needed.

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Aberdeen: Disc golf tournament Saturday

2007-02-02T02:13:00.000-08:00

The 11th annual disc golf competition, the Frozen Tundra Challenge, is Saturday at the Richmond Lake Recreation Area, 10 miles northwest of Aberdeen. Registration is from 10 to 11 a.m. with a tee-off time of 11:30 a.m. The first 25 entrants will receive a commemorative disc. A free chili feed will follow the competition. The entry fee is $12 per player plus a donation of two cans of nonperishable food, which will be donated to The Salvation Army food bank. Participants will play one round of 18 holes. Prizes will be awarded to the top three players and the one closest to the pin. The tournament is sponsored by the Aberdeen Area Disc Golf Association and the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks. A park entrance vehicle license is required.

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Size of gear, not the goal, needs change League considers ...

2007-01-31T02:11:00.000-08:00

It's not getting as much attention as dislikes of the current NHL schedule, next season's new uniforms or what to do about the ridiculous All-Star Game, but the issue of possibly going with larger nets is bubbling just below the surface. Hey, guys, don't make another mistake. The league is closer to making a change than you might think. It already tried larger goals at a research-and-development camp prior to the start of last season, as well as in a rookie tournament that included players from Toronto, Florida and Montreal. The difference from the current 6-foot wide by 4-foot high nets is an increase from 6-8 inches higher and wider, with the possibility of angled posts so shots that strike iron would have a better chance of caroming into the net instead of bouncing out.

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Lysacek nails quad in US championship; world spotlight awaits

2007-01-29T02:11:00.000-08:00

SPOKANE, Wash. - Even during the years when he fell short of his goals, Evan Lysacek was a dutiful student, observing the world's top men's figure skaters while working on his chance to break into the spotlight. "You can't be a leader in the sport by skating hesitant," Lysacek said Saturday night after winning his first U.S. men's title. "I was trying to learn from Evgeny Plushenko, learn from Stephane Lambiel." Plushenko, the 2006 Olympic champion from Russia, and Turin Games silver medalist Lambiel of Switzerland, have been the gold standard in men's figure skating the past few years, winning five of the past six world championships. A two-time world bronze medalist, Lysacek is ready to prove he belongs up there, too. Saturday night at the Spokane Arena, he dominated the men's event at nationals, scoring 248.88 total points to silver medalist Ryan Bradley's 219.21 and bronze medalist Johnny Weir's 213.20.

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JUMBO DUAL TIMER DC100

2007-01-23T02:23:00.000-08:00

Large electronic 1" digit display for easy reading. It has two line display count down timer and clock is ideal for intramural sports, wrestling, basketball, typing tests, lab experiments and more. Sets from 24 hours down to 1 second. Time-out feature with extra loud alarm. INCLUDES: 12/24 hour clock. 3.75" x 5 .5". Dual jumbo 1" display, loud alarm signals time is up, 24 hour countup/countdown with 1 second resolution, dual memory, table top or wall mount design.

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Shetland pony champion praised

2007-01-23T02:15:00.000-08:00

HONORARY life membership of the South and West Wales Shetland Group was bestowed on Shetland Society president Anna Stevens at the group's annual meeting. The award was made in recognition of years of hard work and dedication to the Shetland pony, and presented by group chairman Charles Seward. The South and West Wales Shetland Group promotes the welfare and profile of Shetland Ponies in Wales and stages shows three times a year, along with social evenings, lectures and stud visits. A quarterly newsletter offers help and advice and includes updates on coming events and show dates as well as a variety of items on the breed. Further information from group secretary Sandra Seward on 01267 275485. Junior members are also very welcome. .

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GCMS wins boys basketball county tournament

2007-01-21T02:13:00.000-08:00

BLOOMINGTON - The play was broken, but it didn't matter in the championship game of the 97th annual McLean County Basketball Tournament at Shirk Center Saturday night.Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School senior guard Kendall Hornstein still broke the hearts of Lexington by knocking down an 18-foot jump shot with 2.2 seconds left to secure a 60-58 thriller.The game-winning play was designed to go to Hornstein, but things got fouled up."It wasn't going to work," he said of the inbounds sequence which started with 9.2 seconds showing. "I got the ball, and I knew Casey (Cline) was going to set a screen for me when he got there. He set me up big with a screen, and I knew I would hit that shot because everybody was face-guarding Cody (Birky) and no one was open. I just had to shoot that 18-footer and I nailed it."By doing so first-time entrant GCMS, the No.

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Moussa: Lebanon Crisis Likely to Be Settled before Arab League Summit

2007-01-19T02:14:00.000-08:00

Arab League chief Amr Moussa has said a settlement to the ongoing political crisis in Lebanon is likely to be achieved ahead of an Arab League summit to be held in Riyadh in March. Moussa told the daily As Safir in remarks published Friday that he is likely to return to Beirut at the end of the Paris III donors' conference for Lebanon scheduled in Paris Jan. 25. The Arab League summit will be held in Riyadh on March 28 and 29 in a bid to heal divisions in the region. Moussa, in a statement issued in Cairo on Thursday, urged rival Lebanese political parties against "escalation" to give the donors' conference a chance to succeed. He called on government supporters and opponents "to put your political differences aside … so the (Paris III) conference could succeed in providing economic and monetary support needed for all factions in Lebanon." Riyadh had originally declined to hold the next annual Arab League summit following a 2006 meeting in Khartoum, resulting in an announcement the 2007 gathering of Arab heads of state would be held in Egypt's resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.

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Area championship just around corner for SCHS

2007-01-17T02:15:00.000-08:00

The Shelby County Lady Wildcats used a 20-6 run in the first quarter to defeat the Sylacauga Aggies 69-42 Thursday night at Charles Dickinson Gymnasium, remaining undefeated in 5A Area 6 play at 5-0.Led by a 26-point performance by Wildcat center, Kayla Williams, the Lady Wildcats managed to hold off a surge by the Aggies late in the second half to claim the victory. Senior guard, Leah Bland, chipped in nine points in the win.Shantonna Holly led the Aggies in scoring with 13 points, while Chiquita Kirkland added eight. .

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Mauresmo begins defence like a champion

2007-01-15T02:17:00.000-08:00

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Amelie Mauresmo opened her Australian Open title defence with a victory today, overcoming early jitters to beat Shenay Perry 6-3, 6-4 in the first match on centre court. Apart from dropping serve in the third game and again when serving for the match at 5-2, the second-seeded French star was in control as she returned to the scene of her biggest victory breakthrough victory. Mauresmo beat Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final last year to claim her first Grand Slam title, seven years after losing in her only other trip to the final of a major, also in the Australian Open. Mauresmo also won the Wimbledon title last summer and spent most of the season at No. 1. "I think once you've tasted what it is to win the big ones, you really want to feel that again and you really want more," she said.

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Pietersen exit a blow for tournament, says Fleming

2007-01-13T02:12:00.000-08:00

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming said England batsman Kevin Pietersen's absence from the one-day tri-series in Australia was a major blow to the tournament. The 26-year-old batsman was ruled out of the remainder of the series when he broke a rib after he was struck a fearful blow from a Glenn McGrath delivery in the opening match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday. England said the injury would take between three and five weeks to heal, and are sending the middle order maestro home to recover in time for the World Cup campaign in the Caribbean. "It's disappointing in a weird way, a sad way because the majority of the team liked watching him bat," Fleming told reporters on Saturday. "It would have been different playing against him and it's obviously a huge blow for the tournament and England." The round robin phase of the tournament is widely seen as a question of who will play Australia in the three-match finals next month, and Fleming insisted England were still in the running despite their eight-wicket defeat to the hosts on Friday.

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Lehigh sinks Navy, moves to 2-0 in Patriot League

2007-01-11T02:13:00.000-08:00

Kyle Neptune and Jose Olivero each scored 17 points and Lehigh earned its first road victory of the season, beating Navy 71-61 on Wednesday night in Annapolis, Md. The Mountain Hawks (7-10) had lost 11 games on the road this season and 14 regular-season road games dating to last season. They have now started their Patriot League season 2-0 for five straight seasons. .

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Championship Gaming Series Releases FAQ

2007-01-09T02:17:00.000-08:00

January 08, 2007 - The Championship Gaming Series is the leading global professional video game league that will televise competitions to over 100 million homes worldwide. The league will feature salaried professional players, large prizes and instant cash payouts. Teams composed of the best gamers from around the world will compete to name a 2007 World Champion The Structure Utilizing a new global league, the Championship Gaming Series will be separated into five major regions including North America, South America, an Australian/Asian/Middle East territory, and a Europe/Scandinavia territory. Each region will consist of several teams that include gamers specializing in several game genres and each team will be assembled and managed by its own General Manager. Each region will have a regular season or a tournament process to rank every team and the top 12 teams from around the world will be invited to compete in a Grand Slam tournament, determining who will move onto the World Championship in both singles and team matches.

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Andone: ‘Referees are deciding the results of matches, who will be ...

2007-01-07T02:17:00.000-08:00

AC OMONIA coach Ioan Andone has stepped down due to what the Romanian describes as problems with referees in the Cypriot league. Andone submitted his resignation on Friday and was followed shortly after by Apollon Limassols German coach Bernd Stange, who also stepped down from his position. The resignation of Andone, a 46-year-old former World Cup player, comes on the back of his sides 2-1 Cyprus Cup defeat against AEKLarnaca FCthis week a result which has undermined his side's chances of advancing in the competition. A club announcement on behalf of Andone was issued in which the coach outlined the main reasons behind his resignation. "I Ioan Andone, coach of Omonia, announce and certify my resignation because, as a person and as coach, I cannot conduct my work under the conditions of the Cypriot Championship", read the announcement.

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High school wrestling: 16-year event 'alwaysa tough tournament'

2007-01-05T02:16:00.000-08:00

PORT ST. LUCIE — Fort Pierce Central wrestling coach Peter Crespo has plenty of fond memories of the Steadwell/Grow Army of One Invitational. Crespo, a graduate of Port St. Lucie High, made the finals of the inaugural wrestling tournament in 1992, when the tournament was called the St. Lucie County Invitational. .

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Liverpool takes third sport in Premier League

2007-01-03T02:19:00.000-08:00

London - Liverpool turned on the style in the second half to beat Bolton Wanderers 3-0 at Anfield on Monday and leapfrog their Lancashire rivals into third place in the English Premier League standings. Excellent volleys by Peter Crouch and Steven Gerrard midway through the second period and a late third goal from Dirk Kuyt made up for a poor first hour and completed a satisfying holiday period for Rafael Benitez's team. Manchester United were held to a 2-2 draw at Newcastle United last night in a setback that will give fresh hope to champions Chelsea. Alex Ferguson's men were trailing to a fine James Milner goal before Paul Scholes scored either side of halftime to give them a 2-1 lead - only for Canadian defender David Edgar to grab Newcastle's equaliser in the 73rd minute on his home debut.

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UFC 66 :: Tito Ortiz vs. Chuck Liddell Light Heavyweight ...

2007-01-01T02:14:00.000-08:00

Ortiz misses with leg kick to open the third. Liddell with an inside leg kick. The two now circling the center of the cage. Liddell with another vicious body shot. Ortiz with a botched takedown attempt. Ortiz on his back and Liddell will let him stand. Blood flowing again from above Ortiz's left eye. Liddell knocks him down again. Ortiz is covering up. Liddell lands rights and it's all over. Ortiz couldn't survive the second furious onslaught from Liddell. TKO win for "The Iceman." Round 2 A touch of gloves to open round two. Ortiz with a right. The challenger has yet to mount an attempt to get Liddell to the mat. Leg kick from Ortiz, who appears willing to go out swinging. A pair of rights from Liddell. Ortiz seems to have recovered from the first-round assault. Ortiz goes for a takedown, but great sprawl from Liddell twarts it.

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Teen Who Couldn't Swim Becomes First Black South African Surfing ...

2006-12-30T02:14:00.000-08:00

(South Africa) - 18-year-old Kwezi Qika is South Africa's junior surfing champion. He is also the first black South African to ever win his country's most prestigious surfing tournament. Just a few short years ago; the sport was for whites only in this once-racially divided nation. Kwezi would not have dared step into these waters. But he does step these days. Not bad for a poor kid from an even poorer neighborhood who showed up one morning six years ago at this surfing school eager to learn a sport he knew nothing about. "I didn't actually tell him that I didn't know how to swim so I went in not knowing how to swim and I got this leash on my leg and I was like oh no I'm only going knee-high I don't want to drown but it was a good experience and I got up with my first wave and he told me I was really good" , says Kwezi Qika, South Africa's Surfing Champion.

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Girls’ tournament roundup

2006-12-28T02:15:00.000-08:00

BETHANY -- The Arthur-Lovington varsity girls' basketball team began their holiday tournament play with a big win over a much younger opponent. The Lancers defeated Mount Zion's junior varsity team on Wednesday by a score of 46-12. Elise Wildman led the Lancers with 15 points and 11 rebounds earning her seventh double-double on the season. Megan Gingerich had six points and led the Arthur with seven assists.Arthur-Lovington, 10-1, is to play today against Heyworth, who defeated Shelbyville 66-54 on Wednesday, at 2:30 p.m. in Bethany.Arthur-Lovington 21 11 10 4 -46 Mount Zion JV 2 2 6 2 -12ARTHUR: Elise Wildman 7-1-15; Megan Gingerich 3-0-6; Heather Jones 4-0-8; Mary Jurgens 4-1-9; Stacey Chmiel 2-0-4; Cortney Rahn 0-0-0; Stacie McMillan 1-0-2; Whitney Massey 0-0-0; Tiffany Beachy 0-0-0; Allison Chancellor 1-0-2; Lynette Miller 0-0-0; totals 22-2-46MOUNT ZION: Ame Higgins 1-1-3; Liz Barter 1-1-3; Hannah Johnson 0-0-0; Emily Schoon 0-0-0; Jackie Gray 2-0-4; Megan Perry 1-0-2; totals 5-2-12Neoga girls' team does what boys could notMONTICELLO -- Kayci Will and the Neoga Indians had built themselves a 12 point lead at the end of the first half on Wednesday against Ridgeview.

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League review - July-December

2006-12-26T02:16:00.000-08:00

The Warriors win their fourth straight match with a 28-22 victory over Penrith before dropping three in a row to the Bulldogs, Eels and the Panthers. In another busy month, the Auckland-based club re-sign prop Epalahame Lauaki, announce that Eels No. 1 Wade McKinnon will replace Brent Webb at fullback and sign Manly utility Michael Witt to a one-year deal. In the out tray, Clinton Toopi was granted an early release allowing the centre to join Leeds immediately while veteran second-rower Awen Guttenbeil signed a two-year deal with Castleford. In the boardroom, the NZRL ditch their 10 percent share in the club with Eric Watson and Mark Hotchin assuming full control. Elsewhere, Kiwi prop Roy Asotasi joins Vagana and Kidwell at Souths, signing a five-year deal while Canberra fullback Clinton Schifcofske signs a two-year deal with Super 14 side the Queensland Reds.

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Lompoc's Jackson leads El Camino to state championship

2006-12-17T02:14:00.000-08:00

FRESNO -Lompoc High School grad Boo Jackson helped lead El Camino College to the California Community Colleges Commission on Athletics football championship last Saturday, as the Warriors defeated San Francisco, 49-35, at Chukchansi Park. Jackson, a freshman and a graduate of Lompoc in 2005, threw for 273 yards and two touchdowns, while completing 15-of-24 passes in a game that featured over 1,100 yards in total combined offense from both teams. The final touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to running back Jamicah Bass, a 17-yard completion, proved to be the game winner. .

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RSR Brings that 70's Show with Former WBC Welterweight Champion ...

2006-12-15T02:14:00.000-08:00

The magical movie screens of the early 1930s to the late 1940's had legendary actor/swashbuckler Errol Flynn with his Matinee Day Idol looks and many adoring female fans flocking to get a close up of him. During the mid to late 1970's the boxing world had an equivalent to Flynn in the charisma and good looks department in former WBC Welterweight Champion of the World, Carlos Palomino. Carlos had flocks of women fans pushing up to get a closer look at him that would have made Errol a jealous guy for sure. Both Flynn and Palomino share the fact they were both boxers and even acted in boxing movies with Flynn in that great bio of James J. Corbett titled, "Gentlemen Jim" and Palomino played opposite former NYPD Blue star Jimmy Smits in the boxing movie titled, "Price of Glory." On June 22, 1976, Carlos Palomino went into the record books as the new World Boxing Council (WBC) Welterweight Champion of the World when he defeated then Champion, John H.

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Bowling tournament a success

2006-12-13T02:16:00.000-08:00

To the editor - We would like to give a big thank you to all the people that made this year's State Special Olympics Bowling Tournament such a success. Thanks to Pepsi, Coke, Pizza Ranch, TruFit Academy and the Aberdeen Convention and Visitors Bureau for their donations. Thank you to the C.C. Lee Memorial Fund, Wyndam Hotel Group, BAE Systems, Dacotah Banks, Evergreen Supply, Plains Commerce Bank, SLFC, Thatzza Pizza, Padgett Auto Sales, Wright and Sudlow, Progressive Financial, Midwest Lodging, and Lang's for being sponsors for this event. Thank you to The VFW Women's Auxiliary, Dennis Burrel, Rev. Chris Anderson and Pat Klabo for helping us with opening ceremonies. Thank you to the Aberdeen ABATE and the ATC Family Advisory Council for their help at the banquet.

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Benítez backs Mourinho's call for reserves to join League

2006-12-09T02:15:00.000-08:00

It is rare that Rafael Benítez and José Mourinho are in agreement, but the Liverpool manager has supported his Chelsea counterpart’s calls for Barclays Premiership clubs to be able to field B teams in the Football League. Mourinho believes that the move would benefit not only Chelsea, but also the development of young players for the England team and, having seen such a system work at close quarters in his native Spain, Benítez sees no reason why top-flight English clubs could not field their reserve teams in the Coca-Cola Championship, League One or League Two. .

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TN varsity girls basketball team earns Consolation Championship

2006-12-07T02:15:00.000-08:00

After a disappointing 31-30 loss to Sequoia in the opener of the Kelly Shea-Gallo Tournament at Mills High School, the Terra Nova girls varsity basketball team rebounded to defeat Rancho Cotati and Half Moon Bay and win the Consolation Championship last week. The Tiger girls host their annual Tiger Invitational starting tonight when at 6 p.m. the Lady Tigers take on Mountain View followed at 7:30 by Westmoor against Capuchino. On Thursday at 6 p.m. Tamalpais takes on Oakland followed by Mills against Oceana. Semi-finals are on Friday with the championship game scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday. The Tigers led almost the whole second half against Sequoia but a basket with 20 seconds to go put TN down by 1 and they were unable to score in the game's final seconds. Terra Nova made more field goals than their opponent, 10-7 including 6 3-pointers, but Sequoia went 17-21 from the free throw line compared to 4-8 for TN.

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Delays put European champion five years behind Americans

2006-12-05T02:19:00.000-08:00

Airbus, the troubled European plane-maker, is planning to put its new A350 wide-bodied jet into service by 2013 - five years after its direct rival, Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, and a year later than planned. John Leahy, Airbus's chief operating officer and chief salesman, admitted at a Paris news conference yesterday that airlines that had ordered an earlier version of the new aircraft could "walk away" but insisted cancellations would be fewer than expected because of the superiority of the redesigned A350. .

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JC soccer: Huerta propels Falcons into state tournament

2006-12-03T02:15:00.000-08:00

NORWALK - Freshman midfielder Juan Huerta doesn't get a lot of playing time for the Cerritos College men's soccer team. But he made the most of his limited opportunities Saturday, and picked a fine time to score his first goal of the year. Huerta took a pass from Bryan Mejia, showed great composure inside the penalty area and pushed the ball just past goalie Byron Espana in the 88th minute to lead the Falcons past visiting El Camino 1-0 in the Southern California Regional Playoffs. That means Cerritos will play in the COA Men's Soccer Championships next weekend at Fresno Pacific University. "(Huerta) hasn't gotten a lot of minutes this year ... but today he came in at a crucial time and scored," said Cerritos coach Benny Artiaga. "I give credit to Huerta for his composure. For him to put that away, it was a good one." The Falcons are making their second state tournament appearance in three years.

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Premier League on collision course with Uefa

2006-12-01T02:13:00.000-08:00

European football is set to become a political battleground, pitching the clubs and leagues against Uefa and the national associations following the latest development arising from the British minister Richard Caborn's sports review. A meeting of European sports ministers in Brussels on Tuesday concluded that a European parliament white paper should be drafted in May 2007 outlining future European policy on sport. In the meantime, there will be what one MEP described as the "most lobbied issue ever" as football's powerbrokers seek to protect their future interests. .

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Russia beat Puerto Rico 3-0 at volleyball championship

2006-11-27T02:16:00.000-08:00

SENDAI, Japan, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- World runner-up Russia beat Puerto Rico in straight sets at the 2006 men's volleyball World Championship here on Sunday. Captain Semen Poltavsky scored 17 points to lift Russia over Puerto Rico 25-20, 25-16 and 25-15 in one hour and six minutes. Playing in its first World Championships in 32 years, the inexperienced Puerto Rico team fought bravely and leveled at 7-7 early in the third set. But Poltavsky's high flying serve made that 9-7. Russia took full use of their advantage over the net and pushed their lead to 16-12 and it was quickly 20-14 as Russia tightened the screw. Alexander Volkov had another brilliant serve to get the match points for Russia and Alexis Matias sealed the victory 25-15 with his powerful spike.

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MU inter university hockey champion

2006-11-25T02:15:00.000-08:00

IMPHAL, Nov 24: Manipur University won the All India Inter University women hockey tournament 2006 at Khuman Lampak Hockey stadium today. The deciding super league match of semifinal, MU main stopper H Indubala opened the account through a penalty corner in the 23rd minute. Mounting r elentless attacks Guru Nanak Dev Univeristy drew parity in the 29th minute through Baljit. In the second half improved performance from the forward line and midfield yeilded three more goals for MU. Y Chanchanlini, scosring two goals in the 35th and 53rd minute while L Anita`s reverse flick from a penalty corner found the net in the 44th minute. Both team played rough and high tension prevailed throughout the match. Officials and players of Guru Nanak Dev University were openly critical of many umpiring decisions The 3rd place went to Punjab Univeristy Chandigarh while the 4th position to Ranchi University.

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Rainbow Wahine win WAC tournament opener

2006-11-23T02:13:00.000-08:00

Top-seeded Hawai'i defeated Fresno State, 30-16, 30-17, 30-25, in the opening round Wednesday of the Western Athletic Conference women's volleyball tournament Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nev. The Rainbow Wahine (24-5), ranked 12th nationally, face fifth seed San Jose State in Thursday's semifinals at 5:30 p.m. Hawai'i time. The Spartans beat fourth seed and host Nevada, 25-30, 30-27, 30-18, 30-28. Jamie Houston led Hawai'i with 16 kills against Fresno State. Sarah Mason added 15 for the Rainbow Wahine. Second-seeded New Mexico State defeated No. 7 Boise State, 28-30, 30-15, 31-29, 30-18. Third-seeded Idaho topped sixth-seeded Utah State, 30-20, 16-30, 30-28, 31-29. The Vandals will meet New Mexico State in the first of two semifinals at 3 p.m. Hawai'i time. .

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Champions League CL Group E Preview: Steaua Bucharest - Dynamo ...

2006-11-21T02:13:00.000-08:00

With both clubs already out of the Champions League, it is the race for third place that takes centre-stage as they clash in Romania on Tuesday night. Steaua are in pole position, having picked up a fabulous 4-1 win in Kiev on the first matchday. It has all gone downhill in the three games since, but the Romanians can make up for their disappointment with a Uefa Cup berth. A draw in their backyard will seal it for them, irrespective of what happens on the final matchday, and give the fans something after to celebrate after two home defeats. Kiev, meanwhile, must beat Steaua, and then better their result on the final matchday in order to go through. However, with the final game being at home - and Steaua away - anything could happen if the Ukrainians can pull off a shock result in Bucharest.

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How to get involved in tourneys Stren championship whets appetite ...

2006-11-19T02:13:00.000-08:00

One of the most frequent questions I heard fans asking about during the recent FLW Stren Series Championship bass tournament on Wheeler Lake concerned participation. How do I get involved in a tournament series such as this? was the common query. For many anglers fishing in the tournament, instead of having someone ask for their autograph, they would be asked how they got started. The question also was directed my way and I promised to write something about it. Many of the fishermen, who are involved in a major bass fishing tournament circuit, have another job to fall back on should their fishing bomb out. And, if they find themselves successful, they have to work on keeping things that way. For virtually all of the accomplished professional bass tournament anglers, they are living out a dream.

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UFC champion Hughes takes swipe at Canada over foreign policy

2006-11-17T02:14:00.000-08:00

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CP) - UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes took a swipe north of the border Thursday, moving out of his mixed martial arts comfort zone to criticize Canada's foreign policy and Canadians' hearts. The fighting farmer from Hillsboro, Ill., who is preparing for a title defence Saturday night against Montreal's Georges St. Pierre at Arco Arena in the main event of UFC 65: Bad Intentions, was asked at a news conference Thursday about some of his past comments about Canada. Prior to the first Hughes-St. Pierre fight in October 2004, Hughes said "Who wants to lose to a Canadian in a street fight?" St. Pierre has alleged more slurs prior to this bout. Hughes was asked by a Canadian reporter Thursday if such comments were mere pre-fight hype and whether he wanted to clarify his attitude towards those north of the border.

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Big wins for league leaders

2006-11-13T02:29:00.000-08:00

League pacesetters Olympiakos and third-place AEK made second-half surges last night to thrash their respective opponents, Apollon Kalamaria and Larissa, with 5-0 scores. Olympiakos, led by Brazilian veteran star Rivaldo, who struck a hat trick, scored four goals in the second half. AEK scored three of its five goals in the last few minutes. For Olympiakos, the win came amid pressure due to last weeks loss to second-place archrival Panathinaikos, which narrowed the gap between them in the countrys premier soccer league to two points. Panathinaikos kept within striking distance with a valuable 1-0 away victory over midtable Cretan team Ergotelis courtesy of a long-range strike from Brazilian Ricardo Souza Bovio. Olympiakos leads the Super League with 24 points from 10 games, two ahead of Panathinaikos.

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New Times 10K now AZ State Championship Race

2006-11-11T02:25:00.000-08:00

For the past three decades, distance runners and walkers by the thousands have lined up for the New Times 10K for the thrill of competition, the exercise and just the fun of the entire event. But, this year, the event - in its 31st year and second year in downtown Tempe - has an added bonus: It's a State Championship Race. The new designation by the USA Track and Field governing body means that the courses will be in perfect shape and running times also will be perfectly recorded. But, other than that, it's still one heck of a party. .

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Evander Holyfield, 44, wants to retire as the heavyweight champion ...

2006-11-09T15:49:00.000-08:00

The doors open every few minutes, and another boxer with a gym bag and a dream comes in from the morning chill. Evander Holyfield is already there, moving, dancing, jabbing, punching in combinations through 10 rounds of shadow boxing as the smell of sweat, a sense of urgency, and the sounds of classic funk and soul fill the air. Sly and the Family Stone give way to Junior Walker and the All-Stars and to Wild Cherry. Close your eyes, and it's as if someone turned back the clock. Open them, and virtually nothing changes. Because Holyfield, at 44, is the same chiseled-from-granite specimen that made him a four-time heavyweight champion. His waistline shows not the slightest trace of a middle-aged paunch, and his arms and legs are still taut like the steel cables on a suspension bridge.

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PGA Tour loses tournament

2006-11-09T02:29:00.000-08:00

The PGA Tour of Australasia have lost a major tournament from its 2007 calendar with the proposed $1 million Motorola Blue Canyon International in Thailand now an Asian Tour sanctioned event. The tournament, scheduled for Phuket's Blue Canyon Country Club, was to have been the first tournament in the region to be a three-tour sanction event between the PGA Tour of Australasia, Asian and Japanese Tours. "Circumstance beyond the control of each of the Tours have conspired to reduce the funding where we have been unable to get the inaugural tri-sanctioned event over the line," PGA Tour of Australasia chief executive Ben Sellenger said in releasing the first half of the Tour's draw on Thursday. On a more positive note, the Nationwide Tour co-sanctioned Jacob's Creek Open at Kooyonga in Adelaide will headline summer action.

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Ward closes championship season in style

2006-11-06T01:02:00.000-08:00

Having already locked up the 2006 AMA Supermoto Championship in the days opening moto at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA, Troy Lee Designs Hondas Jeff Ward was free to push as hard as he liked in the years final race and show the field exactly what he was capable of. The result was a flag-to-flag victory over season runner-up Doug Henry on the Graves Motorsports Yamaha, as the 45 year-old motorsports legend closed out an epic season in fine style -- redemption for the crushing defeat he suffered in last years AMA Supermoto season finale. Ward and Henry were joined on the podium by Troy Lee Designs Hondas young ace, Chris Fillmore, who also finished third in the seasons final standings. Afterwards, a reflective Ward spoke extensively about the race, the season, his career, and the future.

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Li Jia Wei, the Women's Singles champion in St Petersburg

2006-11-06T01:01:00.001-08:00

An all Singapore Womens Singles final at the Eurosib Russian Open in St Petersburg on Sunday 5th November 2006 saw victory go to the number one seed, Li Jia Wei against the number three seed, Wang Yue Gu. Li Jia Wei won 11-6, 12-10, 11-6, 7-11, 5-11, 11-9. It was the sixth time that Li Jia Wei and Wang Yue Gu had faced each other in a World Ranking event and it was the fifth time that Li Jia Wei had won. The only victory for Wang Yue Gu had come earlier this year in the quarter-finals at the TMS Chinese Taipei Open. Both Li Jia Wei and Sun Bei are right handed, both are attacking players and both are at their best close the table. Furthermore, both players use reversed rubber on one side of the racket and short pimples on the other. The difference is that Li Jia Wei uses the short pimples on the forehand whilst Sun Bei Bei uses that material on the backhand.

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Men play last tournament of the fall

2006-11-06T01:01:00.000-08:00

Coming off another sub-par performance, the No. 50 Arizona men's golf team heads to San Martin, Calif., for their final tournament of the fall. The CordeValle Collegiate begins today and finishes tomorrow. The Wildcats will once again go with a different lineup; they have not used the same lineup in consecutive tournaments this season. Arizona's five will consist of seniors Josh Esler and Josh Wilks, juniors Creighton Honeck and Travis Esway and sophomore Ben Fox. Junior Trey Denton had been in the lineup for every tournament this year, but is not with the team in California. He said he unsure of why he was removed from the top five. Denton thinks UA head coach Rick LaRose was unhappy with his play in the Wildcats' last tournament, the Callaway Golf Collegiate Match Play Championship Oct.

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League contests FAI Shels verdict

2006-11-06T01:00:00.000-08:00

The Eircom League has opted to contest the FAI's decision to order that the disputed game between Bohemians and Shelbourne should be replayed. The League's Board of Control has referred the FAI Appeals Board's decision to arbitration. Bohs fielded an ineligible player in their 2-1 victory over leaders Shels in August and were deducted three points. The affair has major implication for Derry City's title challenge as they are three points behind Shelbourne. Last week, Derry indicated that they were considering legal action after the FAI's ruling. The FAI's decision was a major blow to City's title hopes as it effectively meant that the Candystripes' game in hand has been wiped out. The club's board of directors noted with "great dismay" the FAI decision.

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Garrison Open Golf Championship: A brilliant victory for Mohammad ...

2006-11-06T00:59:00.001-08:00

LAHORE: The final round of the three days 54 holes Garrison Open Golf Championship turned into a victory for Mohammad Akram of WAPDA at the par-72 Garrison Golf Course here on Sunday. Akram returned a card of 64, a course record, for a brilliant looking three rounds aggregate of 202, fourteen under par. This represents a significant and brilliant win for this professional golfer, early in the season whose talent had somehow got bogged down and for a long time he was consistently a member of the runners up gallery, barely getting any attention. His final card contained six birdies and one eagle. The other potential winners like Imdad Hussain, Mohammad Shabbir, Matloob Ahmad and Akhtar Ali encountered trouble here and there and dropped strokes that affected their chances and relegated them to positions other than the first.

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Dress like a champion at work

2006-11-06T00:59:00.000-08:00

Want to show your pride for the 2006 NBA Champion Miami Heat around the office, but protocol dictates you must be buttoned up in jacket and tie? The National Basketball Association has a solution. The league has partnered with Colony Sportswear to create a menswear collection of jackets, ties and dress shirts under the moniker 52nd & 5th, named for the NBA store's Fifth Avenue location in Manhattan. The Heat versions include navy worsted wool ($348) or black leather ($648) blazers with the team's logo embroidered into the jackets' red mesh lining. Red and white striped silk ties ($39.50) subtly feature the Heat's fireball logo. Dress shirts ($87.50 to $89.50) come in three styles and include French cuffs and silk knots in team colors or logos at the cuff or in the weave.

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Mountaineers fall in tournament opener

2006-11-06T00:58:00.001-08:00

After finishing the regular season as American Southwest Conference champions, the Schreiner mens soccer team earned the right to host the conferences postseason tournament. However, the homefield advantage was short-lived as the Mountaineers surrendered a 2-1 lead in a 3-2 season-ending loss to Mississippi College Saturday at the Schreiner Soccer Field. Mississippi lost to Hardin-Simmons, 2-1, Sunday in the ASC championship match. Schreiners season ended with a 12-5-1 record. In Saturdays loss, David Ramos broke a 1-1 tie with a goal in the 56th minute to give the Mountaineers a 2-1 lead. Jorge Pineda assisted the score. But four minutes later, Mississippis Phillip Applewhite tied the match on an unassisted score before scoring the match-winner in the 75th minute.

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Wild Pitch? Major League Baseball to open China office

2006-11-06T00:58:00.000-08:00

Expanding on earlier reports, the Associated Press reported on Friday that Major League Baseball plans to open an office in China "within a month" and they'd like to have the regular season opener played in Beijing by 2008. Baseball's bobble heads are gonzo about the sport's potential "in a nation that has a population of more than 1.3 billion." The subhead for the first story linked to above says the "search for baseball's Yao Ming is on." (We've heard that before.) Back in 2004, an observer of Chinese baseball told us China was 10 to 15 years behind most other countries when it came to baseball. And this paragraph from the AP story would make it seem like that isn't going to change anytime soon: The International Olympic Committee last year voted to remove baseball and softball from the 2012 London Olympics, but both sports will be played at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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Scott Wins Tour Championship for Season's First Title (Update1)

2006-11-06T00:57:00.000-08:00

Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Adam Scott waited all season for his first PGA Tour victory. Successfully defending the title next year might be even sweeter. Scott won the season-ending Tour Championship by three shots over Jim Furyk for his 10th career title and a $1.17 million winner's check. Next year, the winner of the Tour Championship likely will receive $10 million as the overall champion of the golf tour's new FedEx Cup series. The 26-year-old Australian held a three-shot lead over Vijay Singh at 7-under-par heading into the final round at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, then had five birdies and one bogey for a final-round 66. After three runner-up finishes this season, Scott said he was just happy to hold on for the win. ``It was annoying because in the past I would close really well,'' Scott said in a press conference.

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Fatboy Slim - Champion Sound

2006-11-06T00:56:00.000-08:00

As you might expect, the latest single from Fatboy Slim does exactly what it says on the tin. Which is a good thing, really, as earlier this year he had the temerity to stick it on his greatest hits album, several months before it was even due to be released. That sort of thing might count as a risk for a lesser being, but when you're Norman Cook you pretty much know you'll get away with it, as the chances are you're not going to wake up one morning and release a single that's complete pants. We all know it's going to be a brilliantly lovely dancefloor treat for all concerned and, of course, it is. Its sure-fire chance of success is enhanced even further by help from Sharon "Sweet Like Chocolate" Woolf, who adds some cheesily brilliant la-la la-la-la la-laaas to the suitably ace bassline.

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