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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — On college campuses all over the country football teams are holding spring games, and one thing is a constant.The coaches are never happy.Michigan isn't an exception to the rule. At the end of Saturday's scrimmage, head coach Brady Hoke agreed with his offensive and defensive coordinators that things hadn't gone very well."I saw a lot of good things over the 15 days of spring practice, but there were a lot of things that we did wrong today," Hoke said. "We put three snaps on the ground, and our defense was much too soft in the middle."Offensive coordinator Al Borges agreed, but acknowledged that being pleased would have been a surprise."I've been coaching these games for 26 years," he said. "I think I can count the number of times that I've been happy on one hand."Despite rain that only ended a few minutes before the practice began, an estimated crowd of 25,000 filled the sideline sections of the Big House in order to watch drills and about an hour of scrimmaging.Denard Robinson only played one series, turning the ball over on downs, before giving way to Michigan's second- and third-stringers. Devin Gardner spent the rest of the scrimmage playing with the first-team offense, while redshirt freshman Russell Bellomy ran the second-string offense."That was our plan all along," Borges said. "We know what Denard can do, so we wanted to see the other players. We wanted to get a long look at Russell, and we wanted to see what Devin would do with the first string."Robinson said he would have rather been on the field, but didn't mind getting the day off."It's kind of frustrating, because you always want to play, but that wasn't my role today," he said. "I was trying to talk to Devin and Russell as they came off the field, and tell them anything I had seen."On paper, Bellomy had a much better day, leading his offense to 17 points against the second-team defense. Tailback Thomas Rawls scored on a pair of runs, while Matt Wile kicked a 43-yard field goal."This was an interesting situation for Russell, because these were his first real snaps in Michigan Stadium with a crowd in the stands and TV cameras on him," Hoke said. "He did a nice job. He's a smart kid, and he knows the offense."Hoke, though, was quick to say that Gardner will remain Robinson's main backup."Devin has had an outstanding spring," Borges agreed. "He knows he has more to do, but we're not judging people on today. We're judging them on everything they've done since we started working four weeks ago."The first-string defense kept the top offensive players off the scoreboard but, of course, that wasn't quite good enough for defensive coordinator Greg Mattison."We've got a long way to go," Mattison said. "We've got to be a lot more physical, and we've got to pick up a lot of techniques over the summer. Our guys can't just lift weights, but that's always been a strength of this program. Our guys will pick up more technique in the summer than most other programs."Now that spring practice has ended, the players will be working on their own for the next few months. All of the coaches stressed that the pressure will be on the seniors to lead their development — a role that the players have embraced."My job now is to be knocking on doors and getting guys to our workouts," Robinson said. "That's a huge part of how we get better as a football team."The Wolverines have a strong incentive to do the work — a season-opening date with Alabama at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas."We're the Sugar Bowl champs, and they are the national champs," receiver Roy Roundtree said. "It's going to be great, and we're going to be ready."

Cleveland sports journalist Matt Loede dies of cancer at 46 By Tom Withers Email Facebook Twitter CLEVELAND — Matt Loede, a broadcaster, writer and fixture on Cleveland’s sports scene, died Wednesday after a two-plus-years battle with cancer. He was 46.Loede’s wife, Shanna, said on a social media posting that he was surrounded “by love as he passed. He was funny, sweet, generous, loyal, faith filled and he had a talent for bringing people together. He made my life beautiful.”Loede worked as a freelancer with AP Radio for decades, receiving the 2020 AP Sports Stringer Lifetime Service Award. Despite his diagnosis, Loede barely stopped working and continued to keep a positive attitude while undergoing chemotherapy treatments and hospital stays. He was still covering Indians games this month. Slovenia has suffered its worst-ever floods. Damage could top 500 million euros, its leader says Fiji wins Pacific Nations Cup after easily handling 14-man Japan Opera singer David Daniels and his husband plead guilty to sexual assault Loede’s courage promoted an outpouring of local support and led to media colleagues holding a fundraiser on his behalf in 2019. A devoted pro wrestling fan, Loede was thrilled when he received a video earlier this year from superstar and actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who after learning about both his cancer fight and diagnosis with COVID-19 told him to “keep punching.”“Thank you for being a fan, No. 1,” Johnson said. “But most importantly I want to tell you to stay strong. You are a fighter. You inspire a lot of people around you, including myself.”Loede wrote several books, including two on the Pittsburgh Steelers.Funeral arrangements were still being finalized.

Zak and Lee are both in hot water for for not stepping up to their responsibilities in tonight's episode of Fair City. Melanie puts on a brave face when Bob and Eoghan tell her about the house sale. She directs her anger towards the new development plans but Bob knows what’s really upsetting her. When Bob and Hughie offer to help Melanie find a flat she pretends everything is fine - but the reality is different. Meanwhile, the stress of lying is getting to Wayne His heart breaks when Junior tells him what he wants to be when he grows up. Unbeknownst to Nora, Leo talks Ray into letting him house-sit the house. When Nora badmouths Leo, Ray continues to lie to her about who is really house-sitting. Elsewhere, Tommy and Wayne keep the peace as Zak clashes with Decco and Charlotte. When Tommy tries to make Zak take responsibility, he ends up hearing some home truths from Dearbhla instead. Charlotte starts to warm to Zak, but Tommy fails to stop his son rubbing Decco up the wrong way. Emotions run high on all sides when Tommy gets the quote for Charlotte’s car repair. Zak and Decco nearly come to blows, leaving Charlotte amused and Tommy and Wayne stressed trying to keep the peace. Tommy is stunned when Wayne offers to cover the cost of the car repair. Decco threatens Zak while Charlotte piques his interest. In other Carrigstown news, Anto and Sharon prevent Lee from backing out of his job at The Station. Darragh is annoyed when Lee rushes to a meeting instead of his shift at the pub. Anto is fuming when Carol tells him Lee never turned up for work. Anto and Lee fall out and Anto decides to step up to protect the Collins name. Though dubious, Carol agrees to let Anto work in The Station.

GB Taekwondo officials made a "positive and rewarding" trip to South Korea where they met with World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue. Julia Newton, chair of the governing body, travelled to the Asian nation alongside chief operating officer Matt Archibald and performance director Gary Hall.They spoke with Choue on subjects including the 2019 World Championships which Britain will host in Manchester.Discussions were also held on the possibility of taekwondo appearing at the Commonwealth Games in the future.At present, only a separate Commonwealth Championship is held in the sport.Choue was also updated on a GB Taekwondo visit to Nepal by programme manager Jayne Ellis and Para-taekwondo coach Andrew Deer.Britain will host the World Championships in Manchester next year ©Getty ImagesThey delivered a coach education programme and anti-doping sessions in the Asian nation."Our visit to Korea was a very productive and worthwhile trip," said Newton, who came home with an honorary black belt."We were able to update Dr Choue with the progress being made for hosting the World Championships next year and also for the 2018 World Grand Prix in Manchester."But even now I am a black belt owner I will leave the fighting up to our athletes."Archibald added: "We have always worked hard to strengthen our relationship with World Taekwondo."They put their faith in us to organise the first ever World Championships in Britain and we wanted to assure them we are determined to deliver the best ever event."

Now it definitely feels like I’m on the downhill slide with this alphabetical adventure. I’m sure there will still be some challenges ahead (Q, V and X come to mind, causing me to scratch my head in thought as if they were lined up along a Scrabble rack). But in the meantime, here’s what I’ve spotted beginning with N. Newspaper at Newtown I spotted this recently whilst at Newtown, exploring second-hand bookshops. I’m not quite sure why the banner of a Sydney Morning Herald newspaper is emblazoned on the top of a commercial premises in King Street, just that it is. The headline was ‘Australia hits the wall’ and the content is also aged by the price of 60 cents. It is now nearly $3 for the daily paper, more for the Saturday edition. This nest came into view on one of my favourite walks.It was tucked up into a tree that is usually a thick cluster of leaves, but winter and winds had stripped it bare, revealing a little nest tucked away. Norfolk Island Pines I wrote about Norfolk Island earlier this week, and couldn’t resist the urge to include this photo. Norfolk Island pines, as spotted growing behind these beautiful horses, are prolific upon the island and are also grown on mainland Australia for Christmas trees. They are popular for avenues as well, growing up to 65 metres tall when left to their own devices. These trees were first recorded by Captain Cook, and he thought they would be useful for shipping masts and sails, but unfortunately they were not fit for this purpose. These are one of my favourite flowers. I’ve managed to grow them in hot climates and cold, although in the mountains they shrivel back into their seed pods when the frosts or snow hits. It is a delight to see them reemerge in late spring or early summer, their bright jewel petals a treat to behold. Noddy Birds on Heron Island (Queensland) There is a misnomer in the above heading. Noddy birds, as pictured above, are more accurately known as south-western black noddy. And the herons for which this island at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef were named are not herons at all, but eastern reef egrets. Never mind. These birds are in huge numbers on the small island. When you arrive on the island, there is an informal talk given about the island and accommodation, peppered with some do’s and don’ts. One of the don’ts is to try to save any of these birds if they become trapped in the external roots of their tree of choice, the pisonia grandis. The birds make their nests from the leaves of the tree as spotted above but some get caught in the tree’s sticky seed pod and perish. En masse, they are a noisy bunch. Nip along and have a look at what Autumn has spied beginning with N, as well as keeping an eye on atman.art.studio on Instagram. Have you spotted anything neat starting with ‘N’ this week?

Longtime Bainbridge farmer Akio Suyematsu died this afternoon. He was 90 years old. His friend, Gerard Bentryn – who grew grapes next to Suyematsu’s Day Road berry fields – said Suyematsu passed away at a Seattle care facility surrounded by family. Bentryn and other island farmers credit Suyematsu for keeping farming alive on Bainbridge. “Though his sheer stubbornness and talent, he’s made farming keep going,” Bentryn told me in 2007, when Suyematsu was still farming at 85. “Akio’s the core of it all.” You can read more about Suyematsu here. He was born on Bainbridge in 1921, when the island was one of the state’s largest producers of strawberries. He was sent to an internment camp with other Japanese Americans during World War II. Shortly after his release, he was drafted and then trained for the all-Japanese-American 442nd regiment, one of the most decorated in the history of the U.S. armed forces. The war ended when he was on furlough, and he was shipped off to Germany to serve as a military policeman. He returned to the island in the late 1940s and has farmed ever since. Most of the island’s full-time farmers credit Suyematsu’s generosity and practical know-how for making them the farmers they are today. Mostly, they say, he led by example, putting in long hours without much rest and no complaints. Bentryn said Suyematsu was in a great deal of pain shortly before he died. He was recovering from surgeries to treat problems with his heart and stomach. “Nobody wants to die, but he didn’t want pain,” Bentryn said. Bentryn expects a memorial service will be announced in the coming days. “Not having Akio… it’s a big change for us,” he said. PHOTO: Lenna Himmelstein, Kitsap Sun (2005)

The appearance of bad clusters generally means the drive is about to fail. When a bad cluster appears, you need to immediately back up the data, then run scandisk...I like to back up the drive before running scandisk because there is a chance that the entire drive will fail during scandisk. Imagine for a moment there was a speck of dust of the drive. A disk intensive action like a scandisk could expand the problem or cause a catastrophic failure. These bad clusters appeared in an area on the disk that had never been used. It is possible that what I am seeing is a software error and not a eminent hardware failure. It is also possible that there was a virus in the email that I was deleting when the bad cluster first showed its ugly head. Since my budget is tight, I am willing to live on the edge for a bit...I will run scandisk once a day for the next several weeks. If another bad cluster appears, then I know the drive will die shortly. However, I have had drives in the past that had bad clusters that went several years without problems. I will never be able to trust the computer with data, but it will work as a web browser. After all...the incredibly important info in my blog is stored at blogger...not at home. Back to the WarI saw a report on the war about the Fedayeen Saddam. This is a paramilitary group that is really designed to dig in during the war, and to terrorize the Iraq people. They will fight by hiding in civilian clothes. The Fedayeen pulls off stunts like fake surrenders (killing a few Americans and making it harder for Iraqis to surrender) or they might simply shoot Iraqi troops that surrender. News reports suggest that there are about 20,000 members of the Fedayeen Saddam. As a paramilitary group, the problems of the Fedayeen goes way beyond the logistics of the war, and haunts the logistics of the peace. A paramilitary groups of 20,000 thugs is likely to simply sink into the populace and become an insideous organized crime. My first reaction to reports on the Fedayeen Saddam is that the only way to win long term peace for Iraq would be to kill as many members of the Fedayeen as possible. The US would have to become like Saddam to win against Saddam. But can the US really win freedom for the Iraqis by killing a large number of Iraqis? Of course, the existence of the Fedayeen is new to me. The US would have had this information prior to engaging in war. Which means that they knew in advance that they would need to take an extremely heavy handed approach to this group before the war began. I will stick with my clusters, and hope that living peacefully might someday help peace prevail.

The 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament takes place Thursday, March 7, through Sunday, March 10, at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. The tournament gets underway Thursday with opening round action and Friday with quarterfinal play on FOX Sports Midwest, FOX Sports Kansas City and FOX Sports Indiana and streaming on the FOX Sports app and FOX Sports GO.Click here for detailed television and streaming information.NOTE: Game 2 of the opening round between Illinois State and Evansville will air on FOX Sports Midwest Plus in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Kansas City, due to overlap with St. Louis Blues hockey. FOX Sports Midwest Plus channel numbers include AT&T U-verse 747/1747; DirecTV 671-1; Dish 448/412-29; Fidelity 72/472; Mediacom-Missouri 126; Mediacom-Iowa 34/833; New Wave 80/208; Spectrum 75/213/826; Suddenlink 39; and Xfinity 524/520. Check local listings for more information.

Report: USA Gymnastics Didn't Ask Simone Biles If She Was Abused by Larry Nassar Joseph Zucker @ @JosephZucker Twitter Logo Featured Columnist November 22, 2019 Comments Comment Bubble Icon Matthias Schrader/Associated Press An investigator working for USA Gymnastics never interviewed Simone Biles to ask whether she was abused by Larry Nassar, the Wall Street Journal 's  Louise Radnofsky reported (h/t Nancy Armour of USA Today ). Biles didn't provide a comment to Radnofsky, but her parents, Ron and Nellie, issued a statement to the WSJ : "We continue to struggle with how and why this happened, and every time we hear something new like this, it feels like the harshest of betrayals and it is just too painful for our family to talk about openly." Biles later addressed the story on Twitter: Simone Biles @ Simone_Biles Can’t tell you how hard this is to read and process. The pain is real and doesn’t just go away...especially when new facts are still coming out. What’s it going to take for a complete and independent investigation of both USOPC and USAG??? https://t.co/UrDXIrTng9 Nassar worked as a team doctor for USA Gymnastics. He received concurrent prison sentences of   40 to 175 years   and   40 to 125 years   in 2018 after pleading guilty to multiple counts of sexual assault. Biles shared a statement on Twitter to say she was among the gymnasts who had been abused by Nassar. Simone Biles @ Simone_Biles Feelings... 💭 #MeToo https://t.co/ICiu0FCa0n "For too long I've asked myself, 'Was I too naive? Was it my fault?'" she wrote. "I now know the answer to those questions. No. No, it was not my fault. No, I will not and should not carry the guilt that belongs to Larry Nassar, USAG, and others." The   Indianapolis Star   first published in August 2016 an investigation into USA Gymnastics that "uncovered multiple examples of children suffering the consequences, including a Georgia case in which a coach preyed on young female athletes for seven years after USA Gymnastics dismissed the first of four warnings about him." The   Star   followed up   in September 2016 to report two former gymnasts had accused Nassar of sexual abuse. Rhonda Faehn, the former senior vice president of USA Gymnastics,   provided written testimony   in June 2018 as part of an   investigation   by the  Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection.  Faehn said she had informed then-USAG President Steve Penny of allegations against Nassar in June 2015. A note she had provided to the Senate subcommittee included the names of Biles and Aly Raisman. Legal representatives for Penny, however, told the   Wall Street Journal   that Faehn had not provided Biles' name specifically as a possible victim of Nassar.

Italian Kevin Fischnaller celebrated his first ever Luge World Cup victory at the VELTINS-EisArena in Winterberg, Germany. Fischnaller, the cousin of World Championship bronze medallist Dominik Fischnaller, made the most of his low starting position for the first run to achieve the best time of the opening slides.The 2012 junior European champion then managed to defend his place in the second run to secure the gold medal in a combined time of 1min 45.528sec.Favourite Felix Loch, from Germany, came second in front of Russian Stepan Fedorov with the minor medallists timed at 1:45.595 and 1:45.645 respectively.Twenty-three-year-old Fischnaller expressed his shock at today's result."I was not really that nervous between the two heats," he said. "I was expecting the track to give way a lot on the second run so I wouldn't be in with a chance of winning. "I just wanted to go out there and give a good run. "I am so surprised. "I never in my life expected to win; I would have been happy enough with a top ten result."Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken once again won the doubles event in Winterberg ©FILDespite failing to take the gold in his homeland, triple Olympic champion Loch said he was still satisfied with the result as he chases a sixth overall Luge World Cup title."That was a great race," he said."Kevin deserved the win. "He really made the best of his starting position on the first run. "We know that he's a great luger and he did a good job of defending his lead on the second run. "I'm very happy with second place.”The surprise win pushes Fischnaller up to third in the overall standings with 142 points.Loch is in joint first place with Russia's Semen Pavlichenko, who came fifth in Winterberg after winning the season-opener in Innsbruck. The second and third placed lugers have 155 points each.There were no surprises in the doubles event with favourites Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken of Germany adding to their gold medal from Innsbruck with another in Winterberg.Even at this early stage of the season, it looks like they will retain the Championship they won last season as they are currently 45 points clear at the top of the overall leaderboard.The pair registered the two best times of the day, 43.609 and 43.731, to win in front of fellow Germans Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt and Robin Geueke and David Gamm who took silver and bronze respectively.Wendl and Arlt were timed at 1:27.577 and Geueke and Gamm at 1:27.769.Tomorrow sees the women’s action get underway along with the first Sprint World Cup events of the year.

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Al Harris will officially retire as a member of the Green Bay Packers.Harris, who played cornerback in Green Bay from 2003-09 and spent 14 total years in the NFL, chose to retire with the Packers rather than with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he began his career and played five seasons. Harris also played one season with the Miami Dolphins (2010) and one season with the St. Louis Rams (2011).Green Bay acquired Harris in a trade in March 2003. During the next seven seasons, he started 102 games and was named to two Pro Bowls (2007, 2008). Harris intercepted 14 passes while wearing a Packers uniform and also set the franchise record for passes defensed in a single season (28) in 2004. His Green Bay career ended with a serious knee injury in November 2009 that led to his eventual release in November 2010. He returned to practice in October 2010 but never made it into another game with the Packers.He will be best remembered in Green Bay for his 2004 playoff interception of Seattle's Matt Hasselbeck after Hasselbeck declared following the coin toss that, "We want the ball, and we're going to score."Harris returned the interception 52 yards for a game-winning touchdown.Earlier this offseason, Harris joined the coaching staff of the Kansas City Chiefs where he is the assistant defensive backs coach.Follow Paul Imig on Twitter.

Check out the video highlights as Rafael dos Anjos ran his win streak to five by getting past Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC Fight Night 27.The bout took place Wednesday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and aired on the new FOX Sports 1 cable network.Also check out:For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 27, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.

The air is crisp. A serene scent of pine lingers faintly in the frosty air. The sun, poking its dim rays from the heavy clouds, barely exists in the wintry sky. The temperature is around a comfortable thirty degrees. It is a skier’s paradise in Stowe, Vermont today. The snow is extra fluffy, which resembles the texture of a pristine marshmallow. Whoosh! Only the echoes of skiers crunching into the soft frozen precipitation can be heard on the huge mountain. The young eleven-year old is about to commence his expedition down a double-black diamond ski trail. He knows that a double-black diamond is the most challenging trail on the whole mountain. This truly marks his first risk or challenge at this point in his life. The boy can feel his heart pounding with fear throughout his lean chest. Adrenaline rushes through his veins like the Colorado River runs through the Grand Canyon. As he looks down at the one hundred degree angle of sheer ice and treachery, the roots of his body formally known as legs are shaking rapidly as he takes his first step onto the slope. He descends down the path, gingerly whisking through the synthetic, powdery snow that the machine just laid down. It is only there to conceal the skiers and snowboarders’ mortal enemy: ice. As he glides over the ice, his razor-sharp edges of the skis carve into the ice, which is synonymous with ice skating. The youthful skier is making his way down the mountain in a rather methodical manner. Pole plant and turn, pole plant and turn. Other skiers watch in amazement as the boy rips through the mountain’s terrain! This shows his maturation, his ability to overcome adversity, and his fears. The warm, tantalizing aroma of the Waffle Haus invades his nostrils as he reaches the base of the mountain. This marks the conclusion of the double-black diamond trail. Filled with absolute joy, he throws his hands into the air as if he just won the seventh game of the World Series!

Virginia Tech Football Recruiting: Meet All 2013 Commits Andrew Kulha @ @AKonSports Twitter Logo Senior Analyst III February 4, 2013 Comments Comment Bubble Icon Virginia Tech Football Recruiting: Meet All 2013 Commits 0 of 20 Frank Beamer and his staff have put together a very strong 2013 recruiting class. Virginia Tech has quietly assembled a great group of recruits, and the future of the program is very bright. It hasn't been flashy and the Hokies haven't made a lot of headlines on the recruiting trail, but when all is said and done Virginia Tech has a lot to be excited about.  Let's meet the Hokies' 2013 recruiting class: Note: Information via 247Sports, ESPN RecruitingNation or Scout.com unless otherwise noted. Star rankings courtesy of the 247Sports Composite Rankings . Brandon Facyson 1 of 20 Height:  6'2'' Weight:  180 lbs. Position:  CB Star Ranking:  3-star High School:  Northgate High School (GA) Senior Stats:  N/A Other Finalists:  Georgia Tech Commit Date: 7/14/12, Enrolled: 1/22/13 Analysis: Brandon Facyson has great potential as a cornerback at the college level. He has good size at 6'2'', 180-pounds and he runs a 4.50 40  according to 247Sports . He's a big state of Georgia commitment from the Hokies and he should benefit from enrolling early. Look for him to be in the rotation at cornerback. Carlis Parker 2 of 20 Height:  6'4'' Weight:  190 lbs. Position:  QB Star Ranking:  3-star High School:  Statesville High School (N.C) Senior Stats:  N/A Other Finalists:  N/A Commit Date:  4/23/12, Enrolled: 1/22/13 Analysis: With Logan Thomas coming back and Mark Leal as his backup, Parker could end up being a good redshirt option for the Hokies. He has good size and great potential, so eventually he can be a competitor for the starting gig. He's ranked as the No. 19 duel-threat quarterback in the nation according to the 247Sports Composite. Parker Osterloh 3 of 20 Height:  6'8'' Weight:  299 lbs. Position:  OT Star Ranking:  3-star High School:  Warhill High School (VA) Senior Stats:  N/A Other Finalists:  Virginia Commit Date:  4/21/12, Enrolled: 1/22/13 Analysis: Parker Osterloh has tremendous potential at 6'8'', 299 pounds, and he's an early enrollee which will help him in terms of experience. With Laurence Gibson and Mark Shuman most likely starting, Osterloh should settle into a backup role. Jerome Wright 4 of 20 Height:  6'2'' Weight:  220 lbs. Position:  RB Star Ranking:  3-star School:  Highland Springs High School (VA), Fork Union Military Academy  Senior Stats:  N/A Other Finalists:  Commit Date:  2/1/12, Enrolled: 1/22/13 Analysis: Jereome Wright is a big-time running back recruit. He has tremendous size at 6'2'', 220 pounds and he's ranked as the No. 2 prep school running back in the nation (247Sports Composite). He'll be behind Tony Gregor, J.C. Coleman, Drew Harris and Trey Edmunds on the depth chart, but in time he could be a good short yardage back.   Jonathan McLaughlin 5 of 20 Height:  6'5'' Weight:  288 lbs. Position:  OT Star Ranking:  3-star School:  Mauldin High School (S.C), Fork Union Military Academy  Senior Stats:  N/A Other Finalists: East Carolina Commit Date: 12/20/12, Enrolled: 1/22/13 Analysis: Jonathan McLaughlin is ranked as the No. 3 prep school offensive tackle according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. He's a big recruit at 6'5'', 288 and he has great potential. He projects to be a good backup who should be able to compete for a starting job once the spot opens up. Keep an eye out for him in a few seasons. Kendall Fuller 6 of 20 Height:  6'0'' Weight:  175 lbs. Position:  CB Star Ranking:  5-star High School:  Our Lady of Good Counsel High School (M.D) Senior Stats:  27 TCK, 1 SCK, 3 INT Other Finalists:  Alabama, Clemson Commit Date:  7/29/12 Analysis: Kendall Fuller represents a marquee recruiting win for the Hokies. He's an elite cornerback recruit, ranked No. 3 overall at the position by the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Look for him to come in and back up his brother, Kyle and Antone Exum right way, and he'll get a lot of playing time as a freshman.  Holland Fisher 7 of 20 Height:  6'1'' Weight:  205 lbs. Position:  S Star Ranking:  4-star High School:  Manchester High School (VA) Senior Stats:  N/A Other Finalists:  Alabama Commit Date:  2/18/12 Analysis: Holland Fisher is a talented safety recruit and he's also a big in-state recruiting win for the Hokies. He's the No. 7 ranked safety in the 2013 class and the No. 4 player from Virginia , both according to the 247Sports Composite. He has great potential, so look for him to make an impact, even as a freshman. Wyatt Teller 8 of 20 Height:  6'5'' Weight:  255 lbs. Position:  SDE Star Ranking:  4-star High School:  Liberty High School (VA) Senior Stats:  115 TCK, 14 SCK Other Finalists: Virginia Commit Date:  2/17/12 Analysis: Wyatt Teller has great size at 6'5'', 255, and he runs a 4.70 40 according to 247Sports . The Hokies are deep at defensive end in 2013, but they'll soon need a big-time player to step up once James Gayle, Tyrel Wilson and J.R. Colllins move on. Look for Teller to be that guy soon enough. Bucky Hodges 9 of 20 Height:  6'6'' Weight:  225 lbs. Position:  QB Star Ranking:  4-star High School:  Salem High School (VA) Senior Stats: N/A Other Finalists:  N/A Commit Date: 4/21/12 Analysis: Bucky Hodges is another quarterback recruit that could end up competing for the starting job once Logan Thomas leaves. He has great size at 6'6'', 225 pounds and he runs a 4.45 40 according to 247Sports. He's ranked as the No. 10 overall duel-threat quarterback (247Sports). Drew Harris 10 of 20 Height:  6'2'' Weight:  215 lbs. Position:  RB Star Ranking:  4-star School:  Downingtown East High School (PA), Fork Union Military Academy  Senior Stats:  N/A Other Finalists:  N/A Commit Date:  8/15/12 Analysis: Drew Harris has great size for a running back at 6'2'', 215 pounds, and he possesses tremendous potential. He's ranked as the No. 1 prep school running back according to the 247Sports Composite rankings, so look for him to compete for the No. 3 spot right away.  D.J. Reid 11 of 20 Height:  6'1'' Weight:  195 lbs. Position:  ATH Star Ranking:  3-star High School:  Thomas Dale (VA) Senior Stats:  N/A Other Finalists:  N/A Commit Date: 9/27/12 Analysis: D.J. Ried is ranked as an athlete, and he can play quarterback or cornerback. Chances are, he'll get reps at corner for the Hokies. He has great size to be a shutdown corner at 6'1'', 195 pounds and he runs a 4.45 40 according to 247Sports . Charles Clark 12 of 20 Height:  5'11.5'' Weight:  183 lbs. Position:  CB Star Ranking:  3-star High School:  King's Fork High School (VA) Senior Stats:  N/A Other Finalists:  N/A Commit Date:  4/21/12 Analysis: Charles Clark is another cornerback recruit for the Hokies, so it's rather obvious that bringing in secondary depth was a priority for Beamer and his staff. Clark is a talented in-state recruit and he runs a 4.60 40 according to 247Sports . Look for him to work his way up the depth chart, most likely on special teams at first. Braxton Pfaff 13 of 20 Height:  6'6'' Weight:  285 lbs. Position:  OG Star Ranking:  3-star High School:  King's Fork High School (VA) Senior Stats:  N/A Other Finalists: Virginia, West Virginia Commit Date:  4/21/12 Analysis: Braxton Pfaff has great potential at 6'6'', 285 pounds. Virginia Tech has good upperclassmen depth at both guard positions so Pfaff may benefit from a redshirt year. In time though, he'll be in the competition for a starting gig, and at the very least he'll be an important backup. David Prince 14 of 20 Height:  6'0'' Weight:  175 lbs. Position:  ATH Star Ranking:  3-star High School:  Patrick Henry High School (VA) Senior Stats:  N/A Other Finalists:  Virginia Commit Date:  3/15/12 Analysis: You'll most likely see Prince get reps at wide receiver for the Hokies. He's ranked as the No. 41 athlete in the 2013 class (247Sports Composite), so he does have a lot of potential. Tech is pretty deep at wideout though, so a redshirt season could be beneficial for Prince. Deon Newsome 15 of 20 Height:  6'0'' Weight:  175 lbs. Position:  CB Star Ranking:  3-star High School:  Hampton High School (VA) Senior Stats:  N/A Other Finalists:  Virginia Commit Date:  5/3/12 Analysis: Newsome is an important in-state recruit and he has a ton of potential as a cornerback. he has good size at 6'0'', 175 pounds and he runs a 4.50 40 according to 247Sports. He should see the field as a special teams player as a freshman, but in time he can be a big contributor in the secondary. Cequan Jefferson 16 of 20 Height:  5'11'' Weight:  167 lbs. Position:  ATH Star Ranking:  3-star High School:  Henrico High School (VA) Senior Stats:  N/A Other Finalists:  N/A Commit Date:  2/28/12 Analysis: Cequan Jefferson is very fast, and in time he has what it takes to be a legitimate deep threat for the Hokies. He's only 167 pounds, but he runs 4.39 40 according to 247Sports . He'll be effective vertically and in the seams. Keep an eye out for Jefferson in a few seasons. Kyle Chung 17 of 20 Height:  6'4'' Weight:  260 lbs. Position:  TE Star Ranking:  3-star High School:  Ponte Vedra High School (FL) Senior Stats:  N/A Other Finalists:  Miami, Arkansas Commit Date:  7/14/12 Analysis: Chung has very good size at 6'4'', 260 pounds, so he's a big commitment for Tech. The issue for him is that the Hokies have two very good tight ends in starter Ryan Malleck and Duan Perez-Means. Chung may want to consider a redshirt season in order to gain an extra year of eligibility. Anthony Shegog 18 of 20 Height:  6'2'' Weight:  195 lbs. Position:  S Star Ranking:  3-star High School:  North Stafford High School (VA) Senior Stats:  N/A Other Finalists:  Virginia Commit Date:  3/13/12 Analysis: Shegog has terrific measures for a safety coming out of high school at 6'2'', 195 pounds. He's 6'2'', 195 pounds and he runs a 4.60 40 according to 247Sports . He has a terrific combination of size and speed, and he has a ton of potential. Andrew Motuapuaka 19 of 20 Height:  5'11'' Weight:  195 lbs. Position:  OLB Star Ranking:  3-star High School:  Salem High School (VA) Senior Stats:  N/A Other Finalists:  N/A Commit Date:  4/21/12 Analysis: Motuapuaka is ranked as an outside linebacker, but unless he puts on a significant amount of weight in the offseason, chances are he'll get reps at safety instead. Therefore, a redshirt year may be his best option. That will allow him to figure out where he fits best, and then focus on that position. Jamieon Moss 20 of 20 Height:  6'2'' Weight:  210 lbs. Position:  OLB Star Ranking:  3-star High School:  Northeastern High School (N.C.) Senior Stats:  N/A Other Finalists:  East Carolina, Michigan Commit Date:  6/16/12 Analysis: Jamieon Moss is a big recruit for the Hokies. He has god size at 6'2'', 210 pounds and he could be a contributor at outside linebacker in a few seasons. He'll probably have to start out on special teams and work his way up the depth chart. X

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Tyrone and Ernemen secure McKenna Cup victoriesLast updated on 15 January 201215 January 2012.From the section Northern IrelandStephen O'Neill scored the only goal as Tyrone defeated Antrim 1-12 to 0-10 in Sunday's McKenna Cup Section A encounter at Casement Park.The Saffrons led 0-5 to 0-3 but Tyrone hit six points without reply before susbtitute O'Neill netted.Fermanagh cruised to a 2-14 to 0-10 win over Queen's University at Brewster Park with Seamus Quigley (1-9) and Paul Ward hitting second-half goals.Tyrone and Fermanagh are locked on four points after two victories.The Ernemen held a 0-9 to 0-5 advantage at the break before surging clear in the second half.McKenna Cup Section AFermanagh 4 ptsTyrone 4 ptsAntrim 0 ptsQueen's Uni. 0 ptsHowever, the hosts were reduced to 14 men when Paul Cosgrove was sent-off for two yellow cards midway through the half.The introduction of Reds Hands forward O'Neill after 29 minutes proved to be the turning point in Belfast.O'Neill and Peter Harte each fired over two points in Tyrone's superb start to the second half, with Stephen McNally and Cathal McCarron also on target.O'Neill sealed the points three minutes from time when he rounded keeper Chris Keer before slotting in. McKenna Cup resultsSaturday 14 JanuarySection CDerry 1-16 0-14 UUJ (Celtic Park)Sunday 15 JanuarySection AAntrim 0-10 1-12 Tyrone (Casement Park)Fermanagh 2-14 0-10 Queen's (Brewster Park)Section BMonaghan 0-11 4-12 Down (Clones)Armagh 1-18 0-10 St Mary's College (Athletic Grounds)Section CCavan 1-14 2-8 Donegal (Breffni Park)

Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 119 event will feature a rare broadcast duo.UFC light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will team up with European-event regular John Gooden to call the action, officials announced on Tuesday.UFC Fight Night 119 takes place Saturday at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo. The main card, including the Lyoto Machida (22-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC) vs. Derek Brunson (17-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) middleweight headliner, airs on FS1 following prelims on FS2 and UFC Fight Pass.Cormier will handle color commentary while Gooden handles play-by-play.Cormier recently provided some early insight on the featured bout (via Twitter):Which @DerekBrunson will show up vs. @LyotoMachidaFW on October 28th? @dc_mma explains! https://t.co/avyElz9k7R— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) October 19, 2017Karyn Bryant, Rashad Evans and Kenny Florian will be the Los Angeles studio team for weigh-in, pre-fight and post-fight coverage. Heidi Androl will be on site for additional coverage. (Victor Davila and Erik Perez are cageside and on the call for the FOX Deportes broadcast.)FS1 hosts a pre-event show (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT) and post-event show (immediately following the main event) on Saturday. The coverage of the ceremonial weigh-ins kicks off Friday at 4 p.m. ET.MMAjunkie will also be on scene in Sao Paulo with coverage throughout fight week.The full UFC Fight Night 119 lineup and broadcast schedule include:MAIN CARD (FS1, 10 p.m. ET)PRELIMINARY CARD (FS2, 8 p.m. ET)PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)For more on UFC Fight Night 119 check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

New York Jets 2011 Schedule: 10 Bold Predictions for Regular Season Ross Bentley @ @imrossbentley Twitter Logo Senior Analyst I July 28, 2011 Comments Comment Bubble Icon New York Jets 2011 Schedule: 10 Bold Predictions for Regular Season 0 of 10 The New York Jets have high expectations as they soar into the 2011-2012 season. After two straight AFC Championship game losses, the Jets are primed to be one of the top contenders to participate in Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis come February. With a dominant defense led by head coach and defensive guru Rex Ryan , and an improving offensive led by third-year starting quarterback Mark Sanchez , the Jets may not have a better chance in the near future to win only their second Super Bowl in franchise history. But will their expectations pan out? Or are Jets fans in for another year of disappointment? While they may be bold, here are 10 predictions for how the Jets will fare this season. 10. The Jets Will Have the League's No. 1 Defense 1 of 10 With a defense that includes Darelle Revis, David Harris, Bart Scot, Calvin Pace, Antonio Cromartie, Sione Pouha and Shaun Ellis, it's no wonder the Jets allowed the third-fewest yards per game in the NFL last season. They followed up their tremendous regular season by knocking off two of the NFL's greatest quarterbacks of all time, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady , in back-to-back weeks in the playoffs. In 2011, the Jets could be poised to be even better. With the additions of rookies Muhammed Wilkerson and Kenrick Ellis to the front seven as well as many of the above-stated players returning, including the league's best corner in Revis, the Jets will be a force to be reckoned with on the defensive end. Another factor in the Jets being the league's top defense will be their head coach, Rex Ryan. Ryan, who gained his stripes as being the defensive coordinator for one of the league's top defenses in Baltimore for many years, has turned the Jets into a force to be reckoned with, and there's no telling what new wrinkles he and his staff will implement in the 2011 season. This is not even factoring in what defensive free agents the Jets may pick up which include highly sought-after cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha. If the Jets can land Asomugha, they would not only be the league's top defense for this season, they could be talked about as one of the greatest defenses of all time. 9. Shonn Greene Will Rush for over 1,000 Yards 2 of 10 Shonn Greene fell short of many people's expectations of the season he would put together in 2010. Part of this was due to having to split carries with LaDainian Tomlinson , who will still be around in 2011, but Greene now seems much more primed to break out with another year under his belt. Greene rushed for 766 yards and two touchdowns on 185 carries last season. Expect those numbers to go up this year as Greene will likely get more carries with Tomlinson aging another year. Also, with questions remaining as to whether the Jets will be able to re-sign wideout Brad Smith, the Jets' version of the Wildcat offense could be dramatically decreased next season opening up more carries for Greene. It doesn't hurt either that Greene gets to play behind one of the best offensive lines in football that includes D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Nick Mangold and Brandon Moore. 8. Rex Ryan Will Get Fined by the NFL 3 of 10 OK, so maybe this one isn't so bold. Rex Ryan is undoubtedly one of the most entertaining coaches in professional sports. Confident, witty and never afraid to speak his mind, Ryan provides gold every time he steps up to the podium for journalists looking for a quote or two to make headlines. Ryan doesn't shy away from controversy and has predicted championships for the Jets ever since he has arrived in New York. Although Ryan has fallen short of those predictions, he still has made it to within one game of the Super Bowl in each of his first two seasons as a head coach. But it is no secret that sometimes Ryan can put his foot into his mouth (I'm sorry, I couldn't help it), and it's just a matter of time before he spews off something that will not only amuse NFL fans but catch the ear of Roger Goodell in the commissioner's office as well. Only time will tell what it may be for, but look for Ryan to be coughing up the cash to the league office at some point next season.  7. Sione Pouha Will Be the Unsung Hero of the Jets Defense 4 of 10 Outside of New York, you may be hard-pressed to find non-die-hard NFL fans who have heard the name Sione Pouha.   However, Pouha was one of the keys to the Jets defense last season. He stepped in admirably after All-Pro nose tackle Kris Jenkins went down with a season-ending injury early in the year. Pouha recorded over 50 tackles for the first time in his career last season, and will have an even bigger role to play for the Jets this year.  At 325 pounds, Pouha eats up space with his sheer size and power and has the ability to drop a rusher in the backfield every time he takes the ball for a carry. Pouha and Mike Divito are the unsung heroes of the Jets D. While other players get the attention, they do the dirty work and hold the defense together.  Pouha may or may not put up impressive stats next season but having him in the lineup changes the game plan for opponents and allows Rex Ryan to dial up the blitz, knowing they have the reliable Pouha holding down the middle. 6. Nick Folk Will Be Cut Before the End of the Season 5 of 10 Although many fans remember his clutch game-winning kick in last year's postseason against the Indianapolis Colts, Nick Folk may be on thin ice going into this season with the Jets. Folk made 30-of-39 kicks in last year's regular season, including five from 50 yards or further, and there is no doubt Folk has the leg to be a successful NFL kicker. The question is does Folk's mental makeup allow him to be maximize his ability? Folk was run out of Dallas after having an awful 2009 season before signing with the Jets last year. Folk was extremely inconsistent; at times he would seem like he was automatic and at times he would seem completely lost and terrified before a kick. Folk missed three field goals in a regular-season game against the Browns and also missed an important kick against the Patriots in the playoffs.  If Folk gets out to a rough start in 2011, look for the Jets to cut ties with him before it gets any worse. 5. The Jets Will Lose to the Bills Next Season 6 of 10 Although they might not say it publicly, the Jets could be taking their in-state rivals lightly going into the 2011 season. After breezing by Buffalo twice last season, the Jets may look to their two division games against the Bills as easy wins. That would be a huge mistake. There seems to be one or two games a year where the Jets just don't show up, and next season it could come in Week 8 or Week 12 when they take on the Bills. Buffalo got off to an atrocious start last season before showing signs of life behind quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, including an overtime loss to eventual AFC champions Pittsburgh and a road win against the Miami Dolphins . In the NFL, there is truly complete parity as any team can beat any other team on a given week, especially inside of a division. The Bills will no doubt want to prove to the world they can compete with the top teams in the AFC East next season and a win over the Jets would do just that. 4. Darelle Revis Will Not Get an Interception 7 of 10 Believe it or not, this prediction is actually intended as a compliment to Darelle Revis' talent and impact he can have on a game. The fact is, he simply does not get thrown at, and there is a good reason for that.   Revis did not record an INT last season either but with him, the Jets still had the sixth-best pass defense in the league. Revis makes such an impact that teams will throw away from him at any cost, which allowed his partner in crime, Antonio Cromartie, to pick up three picks last season. Revis has unbelievable ball skills which he has shown throughout his career, leading to incredible interceptions. Revis's reputation has now gone league-wide and he can have an impact on the game without showing up in the box score. 3. Santonio Holmes Will Lead the AFC in Touchdown Receptions 8 of 10 The Jets made potentially their biggest move of the offseason yesterday by re-signing their star Wideout Santonio Holmes. Many analysts believed the re-signing of Holmes could make or break the Jets' season before it even began, but management came through and gave the former Super Bowl MVP the contract he deserved and he will be staying in a Jets uniform for the next several seasons. Now that he's back, Holmes will look to put up even bigger numbers than he did last season. Despite missing the first four games due to suspension, Holmes still managed to garner over 700 receiving yards and six touchdowns, including back-to-back game-winners against the Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans . But he'll lead the entire AFC in touchdowns? It is a bold prediction, but that's what this is all about. It certainly is possible, as Holmes is likely the No. 1 target for Mark Sanchez in the red zone this season, and also has the potential to take any reception to the house with his great speed and tackle-breaking ability. 2. Mark Sanchez Will Make the Pro Bowl 9 of 10 In his second year as a starter, Mark Sanchez improved by leaps and bounds over his rookie campaign. After having an interception-filled rookie season in which Sanchez threw for only 12 touchdowns and 20 picks, he was often handicapped by the Jets coaching staff. But Sanchez broke out last season and had a nice year, throwing for 17 touchdowns and limiting his interceptions to just 13. Sanchez was also given more freedom as the Jets opened up the offense more with the additions of Santonio Holmes and LaDainian Tomlinson. But this year, Sanchez is primed to go from being a descent starting NFL quarterback, to one of the league's elite. In today's NFL, it is becoming more and more common to see a QB start in his rookie season and Sanchez is one of those players who has become a success story. But perhaps the best evidence as to why Sanchez will break out next season and have an All-Pro-caliber year is looking at two quarterbacks drafted just one year ahead of Sanchez who were in their third year as starters last season, like Sanchez will be this year. Both Joe Flacco of the Baltimore Ravens and Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons had outstanding seasons last year, throwing over 25 TDs apiece and leading their teams to deep playoff runs. After achieving moderate success in their first two seasons from a personal standpoint, Flacco and Ryan took the next step to being All-Pro-caliber players (Ryan might have been there already) in their third year of running their team's offense. Now Sanchez will look to achieve the same success, and there is no doubt that Mark has all of the physical ability, confidence and weapons around him to make it to Hawaii this season. 1. The New York Jets Will Be Super Bowl XLVI Champions 10 of 10 Rex Ryan has already predicted the Vince Lombardi Trophy will be headed back to New York next February and I can't help but agree with him. Instead of making a case in this slide as to why the Jets will take home the title, I feel as though my other predictions have led to this one. If indeed the Jets put together the league's No. 1 defense, have an All-Pro starting quarterback and one of the league's best wideouts and rushers, then they will no doubt make it back to the postseason at the very least, where they have proven they can have success over the last two seasons. But now it is time for them to take the next step—as a team and an organization—and win a Super Bowl for the first time in over 40 years. The fans deserve it, the players deserve it, management deserves it and 2011 might be the Jets' best chance in a long time to get the job done. Thirty-one other teams will have the same aspirations heading into the 2011-2012 NFL season but if my predictions come true, it will be the New York Jets who will be the ones who leave Indy as champions. X

Abby Wambach: Fifa needs to do more to develop women's footballLast updated on 8 March 20158 March 2015.From the section Women's FootballWambach calls for more women in FifaFifa needs to do more to develop women's football, according to United States striker Abby Wambach.Speaking to the BBC on International Women's Day, the US' all-time leading scorer urged football's governing body Fifa to give more financial backing."The growth of women's soccer and women's sports all around the world has been slow," Wambach, 34, said."It [support] not only has to come from Fifa, it needs to come from specific federations around the world."Wambach, whose club side is the Western New York Flash, also said she would be "open" to a future role within Fifa and would like to see more women in the governing body.The two-time Olympic medallist added: "Many [female] players, thousands of players are playing professional soccer, but then they have to have another job. "How do you expect them to be as good as they possibly can on the pitch if they are going to have to go and earn money nine till five doing something completely different? And then in their lunchtime, before or after work they have to go train?"I hope we can get to a point where women players are being paid properly all around the world so the only thing they have to worry about is playing football and playing football alone."The 2012 women's world player of the year, who has scored 178 international goals in 236 games, said she was "open to having conversations" with the world governing body about taking on a role in the future."I am not a politician by nature, but I will say I think there need to be more women in Fifa, and I would be open to having those conversations when the time is right."Burundi FA president Lydia Nsekera was voted on to Fifa's executive committeeexternal-link in May 2013, and is serving a four-year term, while Australia's Moya Dodd and Sonia Bien Aime of the Turks and Caicos Islands are co-opted members for special tasks.

Tillis leads UC Irvine over Cal State Northridge 81-56 Email Facebook Twitter IRVINE, Calif. — Devin Tillis had 18 points to propel UC Irvine to an 81-56 victory over Cal State Northridge on Saturday night.Tillis shot 7 for 8, including 4 for 4 from beyond the arc, for the Anteaters . Dawson Baker added 12 points and Andre Henry scored 11.The Matadors were led by Atin Wright with 19 points. Cam Slaymaker added 12 points. De’Sean Allen-Eikens had eight points and three steals. NEXT UPUC Irvine plays Thursday against UC San Diego on the road, while Cal State Northridge hosts UC Santa Barbara on Saturday.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Burnley boosts EPL survival hopes with comeback over Watford 1 of 2 | Watford’s Samir and Burnley’s Matej Vydra, front, battle for the ball battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Watford and Burnley at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, Saturday April 30, 2022. Read More 2 of 2 | Watford’s Kiko Femenia challenges Burnley’s Aaron Lennon, right, battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Watford and Burnley at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, Saturday April 30, 2022. Read More Email Facebook Twitter WATFORD, England — Burnley scored two late goals and took a huge step toward English Premier League survival with a 2-1 win over struggling Watford, which became the first team in top-flight history to lose 11 straight home games on Saturday.Josh Brownhill scored the winner in the 86th minute at Vicarage Road less than four minutes after Jack Cork’s leaping header equalized for Burnley, which remained unbeaten under caretaker manager Mike Jackson.Burnley was five points clear of the relegation zone, though 18th-placed Everton has two games in hand. Relegation-threatened Watford dropped its fifth game in a row and hasn’t won a home match since Nov. 20.Roy Hodgson’s team took the lead in the eighth minute on an own goal by James Tarkowski.In the 83th, Cork sprinted and leaped to meet Charlie Taylor’s cross at the far post, heading it past Ben Foster to give Burnley hope. Matej Vydra then laid the ball off to Brownhill to shoot through traffic into the right side of the net.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Kansas City Chiefs have signed running back Peyton Hillis, giving the team a formidable duo in the ground game with Jamaal Charles.The team formally announced the move Thursday. Terms were not disclosed."We are happy that Peyton decided to join us," coach Romeo Crennel said. "Peyton is a big, strong, physical back with a lot of talent and he should fit into our system well. We are looking forward to working with him and adding him into our offense."Kansas City could serve as a fresh start for Hillis, who had a drama- and injury-filled second season in Cleveland after rushing for 1,177 yards in 2010. Hillis won a nationwide fan vote to be the cover figure for "Madden NFL 12" last offseason, but then rushed for just 587 yards.He sat out last Sept. 25 against Miami with a bout of strep throat, an incident that didn't sit well with some teammates. He also missed a treatment for his ailing hamstring when he left during a work week to get married. Hillis also has changed agents multiple times in the last year."Things didn't work in my favor this year," Hillis said in December. "There's a few things that happened this year that made me believe in curses. Ain't no doubt about it."With the Chiefs, Hillis will be reunited with Brian Daboll, his former offensive coordinator in Cleveland who is now in the same position in Kansas City.Hillis, a bruiser at 6-2, 250 pounds, has played fullback and tailback during his career, the type of versatility that made him attractive to the Chiefs. His bulldozing style also will help complement Charles and the speedy Dexter McCluster in the backfield.Hillis also could carry the load as the lead rusher if Charles isn't fully recovered from a knee injury that sidelined him for the season after Week 2.Kansas City needed to sign another rusher after allowing running backs Thomas Jones and Jackie Battle, and fullback Le'Ron McClain to become free agents this week."Peyton was a player we planned to target when free agency began," Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli said. "One of our goals going into free agency this year was to build depth at the running back position and we are pleased to add a talented player like Peyton to the mix."Hillis, a seventh-round pick out of Arkansas in 2008, also played two seasons with Denver. He originally started at fullback, but became the No. 1 ballcarrier -- and a fan favorite -- as a rookie when several of the Broncos' running backs landed on injured reserve.After not being used much by then-Broncos coach Josh McDaniels in 2009, Hillis was traded to Cleveland for two draft picks and quarterback Brady Quinn. He was slated to be the Browns' starting fullback, but again took over the featured role because of injuries and ran for 1,000 yards for the first time.Hillis has rushed for 2,161 yards and 20 touchdowns in four seasons, and has caught 101 passes for 805 yards and three scores. 

If the New York Jets lost to the Cleveland Browns, they would have heard it like there is no tomorrow. Luckily, they finally brought some much-needed attitude to the table.The New York Jets defeated the Cleveland Browns to the final tune of 31-28. That first half will forever be remembered as one of the worst you’ll see by the Jets. But it’s not always how you start but how you finish in the grand scheme of things.The Jets looked like a completely different team in the second half against the Browns. Their offense actually kept those chains moving and scored touchdowns. Their defense tightened up and started playing with aggression. Head coach Todd Bowles made the necessary adjustments and the Jets barely escaped the biggest loss they’d probably have this decade to the worst team in the NFL.Sometimes when you’re down and out, it takes that natural feeling of remembering what exactly it is you’re playing for to get inspired again. It’s no secret that the Jets will more than likely not be an NFL Playoff-caliber team but that doesn’t mean they have to tank the season. There is still a lot of fight left in this team and at the end of the day, that could be just enough to put this team back in the right direction.The Jets can’t worry about the playoffs at this point in time, however. This season must be taken one week at a time as they now shift their focus to the Miami Dolphins and then the Los Angeles Rams. These are two very winnable games the Jets need to come out on top of before their bye week.More from The Jet PressThis mid-season momentum of the Jets couldn’t have come at a better time. Now, they can start to string along some winning streaks and have something to play for. Should the Jets beat the Dolphins and Rams respectively, they’d be back at .500 for the season.Overall, this newfound attitude should fuel the Jets from here on out. The time to play fired up and with pride has begun and hopefully, the Jets can keep pushing forward in a positive manner.This article originally appeared on

WINNERSChelsea: David Luiz from Benfica? Fernando Torres from Liverpool? Outrageous. And yes, they can afford to spend $112m. Don’t say these guys don’t want to win now.LOSERSLiverpool: The slumping giants took three big gambles in the transfer window, shedding Spanish star Fernando Torres and shelling out a reported $92m on untested strikers Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez. The former Newcastle and Ajax boys have huge pressure on their shoulders and there are serious questions about the wisdom of this purchase -- fact is, Liverpool could have just bought another entire Premier League team. Is this the latest example of Liverpool tossing money down a sinkhole?Clubs’ bank accounts: On a day when Chelsea reported losses of $120m, they ponied up $112m to sign two players. This year’s transfer deadline day smashed all records, with a ludricrous $56m spent on Newcastle’s Carroll; Fernando Torres moving to London for $80m and absurd amounts bandied around for the likes of Charlie Adam. So much for financial fair play.Arsenal: What are these guys thinking? The Gunners could make a legit run at the title if they had a defender and some midfield backup. They have money to spend, and had sensible targets. Result? Nothing. Reason? Cheapness and stubbornness. Arsenal fans should be putting blame where it lies -- manager Arsene Wenger and former MLS man Ivan Gazidis. Can these guys just not get deals done? We wonder.Freddy Adu: Remember when Adu was the next big thing in American soccer? No more. Adu is done, and the troubled former teen sensation’s best offer was a loan move to a second division team in Turkey.Birmingham: The laughing-stock of England, the other Brummie team was accused of using a supposed transfer of Robbie Keane to gin up publicity -- by Robbie Keane (he went to West Ham). Birmingham talked big when Carson Yeung took over and so far have failed to match it in the market. Of course, it doesn’t help when your vice- chairman rips your manager: Peter Pannu’s shots at Alex McLeish have brought a nice tabloid gloss to the whole mess.Everton: A team that desperately needs reinforcements instead got rid of Steven Pienaar to Tottenham and Aiyegbeni Yakubu to Leicester. Sadly, this cash-poor team just can’t get it done.Jamie Trecker is a senior writer for FoxSoccer.com covering the UEFA Champions League and European football.

Cody Bellinger placed on injured list with left rib fracture Los Angeles Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger drops his bat as he doubles during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, in Los Angeles. Email Facebook Twitter DENVER — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed outfielder Cody Bellinger on the injured list with a left rib fracture.The team made the move Tuesday just before its game in Colorado against the Rockies and backdated the decision to Saturday. The Dodgers recalled outfielder Luke Raley from Triple-A Oklahoma City.Bellinger was banged up in a collision with Gavin Lux last week. Bellinger missed 46 games this season with a calf injury and seven more with hamstring tightness. “It’s not ideal,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of going on the injured list this late in the season. “But neither is being in too much pain to feel you can perform at a certain level. If that’s the case and that’s where we get to, we’ll have to figure out how to make the most of it.” The 2019 NL MVP is batting .159 this season with nine homers and 34 RBIs. Raley’s is hitting .169 in 30 appearances with the Dodgers this season. He was picked up by the Dodgers as part of a February 2020 trade with Minnesota that sent right-hander Kenta Maeda to the Twins.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

BBWAA Awards 2022: Full List of Finalists Announced and Reaction Joseph Zucker @ @JosephZucker Twitter Logo Featured Columnist IV November 8, 2022 Comments Comment Bubble Icon AP Photo/LM Otero A new world champion was crowned last Saturday, and soon it will be time to celebrate the top individual stars from the 2022 MLB season. With the balloting complete, the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Monday the finalists for its year-end awards. American League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians  Julio Rodríguez, Seattle Mariners Adley Rutschman, Baltimore Orioles National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Brendan Donovan, St. Louis Cardinals  Michael Harris II, Atlanta Braves  Spencer Strider, Atlanta Braves American League Manager of the Year Terry Francona, Cleveland Guardians  Brandon Hyde, Baltimore Orioles  Scott Servais, Seattle Mariners National League Manager of the Year Dave Roberts, Los Angeles Dodgers  Buck Showalter, New York Mets  Brian Snitker, Atlanta Braves American League Cy Young Dyla Cease, Chicago White Sox  Alek Manoah, Toronto Blue Jays  Justin Verlander, Houston Astros National League Cy Young Sandy Alcantara, Miami Marlins  Max Fried, Atlanta Braves  Julio Urías, Los Angeles Dodgers American League MVP Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros  Aaron Judge, New York Yankees  Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels National League MVP Nolan Arenado, St. Louis Cardinals  Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals  Manny Machado, San Diego Padres The Atlanta Braves were well represented after winning 101 games and narrowly edging the New York Mets for the National League East crown. Brian Snitker is a Manager of the Year finalist, Max Fried is assured of a top-three Cy Young finish, and the pair of Spencer Strider and Michael Harris II could occupy the top two spots for Rookie of the Year. Justin Toscano @ JustinCToscano Michael Harris and Spencer Strider are both NL Rookie of the Year finalists. St. Louis' Brendan Donovan joins them. <br><br>Good luck debating Harris and Strider. Clear favorites have arguably emerged for the four biggest honors. Shohei Ohtani continued to be a generational two-way talent and provided a reason to watch the perpetually disappointing Los Angeles Angels on any given night. Still, the voters are bound to give Aaron Judge's dominance at the plate its due. The New York Yankees slugger set an American League record with 62 home runs while leading MLB in RBI (131), on-base percentage (.425), slugging (.686) and WAR (11.4), per FanGraphs . The next closest player in WAR was the San Diego Padres' Manny Machado at 7.4. Judge took the notion of a contract year to the next level as he heads into free agency. When it comes to the American League MVP, the only drama is whether the 30-year-old is a unanimous winner. Plenty of Yankees fans are bound to feel aggrieved if even one first-place vote goes to Ohtani or somebody else other than Judge. In the NL, Machado helped carry a Padres offense that was without Fernando Tatis Jr. San Diego doesn't get to the playoffs without the six-time All-Star third baseman. But Paul Goldschmidt was the NL's premier offensive threat. The St. Louis Cardinals third baseman had 35 home runs, 115 RBI and a .307/.404/.578 slash line. He set career highs in slugging and OPS+ (180), per Baseball Reference , and led the league in both categories. While unlikely, Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado could play a spoiler role for his teammate in MVP voting. Derrick Goold @ dgoold Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado are both finalists* for the National League MVP.<br><br>* Technically, they are among the top-three vote-getters in balloting by <a href="https://twitter.com/officialBBWAA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@officialBBWAA</a> before start of the postseason.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/stlcards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#stlcards</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cardinals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cardinals</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MVP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MVP</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MLB</a> For the Cy Young Award races, the Houston Astros' Justin Verlander and the Miami Marlins' Sandy Alcantara are the most logical choices in their respective leagues. Verlander continues to defy Father Time. The right-hander returned from Tommy John surgery to go 18-4 with a 1.75 ERA and a 2.49 FIP. Given his age (39), it was easy to assume the Tommy John procedure would be the beginning of the end for Verlander. Instead, he's bound to add a third Cy Young to his Hall of Fame resume. Alcantara was a workhorse for the Marlins. His 228.2 innings led MLB and were 23.2 more than the next closest pitcher, Aaron Nola. His six complete games were also the most since 2016. Fish Stripes @ fishstripes 9 more days until Sandy Alcantara is announced as the NL Cy Young winner The Marlins ace was more than just an innings-eater, too. He had a 2.28 ERA and a 2.99 FIP in his 32 starts . Michael Bradburn @ MWBII Ultimately, it’s Sandy Alcantara’s for certain now and I hope he won unanimously. But I really think it should’ve been pretty close between him and Nola. The BBWAA will begin handing out its awards on Nov. 14. Manager of the Year will follow on Nov. 15, and the Cy Young and MVP reveals will unfold over the next two days.

The Norwegian men's curling team made plenty of headlines last month when they unveiled their zig-zag, eye-bending uniforms for Sochi.They even got Regis to don the outfit on 'Crowd Goes Wild.'Well, now the games are on, and it turns out the uniforms we saw in January were just the beginning.They've ditched the zig-zags, but kept all the cool:Norwegian curler Thomas Ulsrud is a touch out of focus on this shot, but his threads are as clear as day . . . and they are sight to behold.Can't wait to see what music video these threads inspire. Here's 2010's classic:And here's what we were promised back in January:H/t: For The Win

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James celebrates during the second half in Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. By Kiese Laymon October 11, 2020 Dear LeBron Raymone James, Congratulations on winning your fourth title, a title many Americans did not want you to win for reasons that reveal just as much about them, as they reveal about you. I despise public letters, but there’s no way for me to write about you honestly without writing to you directly. Growing up in Jackson, Mississippi, our team was the Jackson State University Tigers. I wish you could have experienced the Sonic Boom of the South and SWAC football in the ’80s and ’90s. Nothing on earth looked like it. Nothing on earth sounded like it. Nothing on earth moved like it. That was Black abundance. As young people, we wanted desperately for ballers to show us love back then, but we didn’t expect it. One reason we didn’t expect it was because of the love we got from emcees. Cube, Chuck, Face and KRS made songs about their love for us. They defended us in interviews. Though flawed and drenched in hypermasculinity, they risked their careers telling the world what Black kids deserved. Meanwhile, some of the ballers we loved told us Republicans buy shoes too. They told us they didn’t really like rap music. Some of my boys saw this as personal tastes. I felt this as personal decisions. I didn’t begrudge ballers for not using their voices and platforms to express love for us. I just didn’t understand why emcees specifically seemed committed to bringing their folks with them in every door. I don’t want to make this letter too long. I don’t want to thank you for making yourself into the most complete basketball player I’ve ever imagined. I want to thank you for your decision-making. I’m not talking about your decision to bring a title to Cleveland or to revive the Los Angeles Lakers. Those would be lauded as monumental decisions no matter who made them. I’m talking about the decision you consistently make to love us and our children responsibly while modeling revision. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James reacts during the first half against the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the 2020 NBA Finals at AdventHealth Arena on Oct. 4. Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images I rewatched the first game of your career against the Sacramento Kings the night after you lost Game 3 to the Miami Heat. You had 25 points, 9 assists, 6 rebounds in 42 minutes, numbers that were eerily similar to your last game against Miami, where you had 25-10-8. My head hurts trying to understand how one could be the greatest player on the court in the first game of their NBA career at 18, and the greatest player on the court 17 years later in the NBA Finals. Related Stories Andre Iguodala on facing LeBron James in Finals: ‘You’re guarding the top talent ever’ LeBron James, Patrick Mahomes and other stars sign letter to fight voter suppression How LeBron James used ‘The Decision’ to raise more than $2 million for the Boys & Girls Club LeBron James again shows us his greatness, this time as a father That’s just weird, bruh. Becoming the best in anything is partially due to a few genetic things outside our control, and mostly due to a heap of decisions made by that genetically gifted human, and the community that raised him. I’m 10 years older than you, but we both grew up in a place where we were encouraged to reach for excellence. We were taught that consistent practice and an excellent understanding of right and wrong were how we might avoid our own premature death, or the premature death of people in our communities. You expanded our conception of excellence and filled it with something bolder, Blacker, richer, flashier, far more communally dynamic. I am paid to talk and write about systemic oppression and radical possibilities for a living. You are paid to win basketball games, yet immediately after you win or lose, you are right there in front of the world talking about systemic oppression and radical possibilities. You model revision and radical communal decisions for Anthony Davis and the younger players in the league. You also model radical decision-making that benefits the whole for oldheads like me. You are not a member of some talented tenth. You are not a king. You are not the chosen one. All of those designations, while majestic to some, feel way too flimsy to hold what your decisions have dictated you’ve become. You are LeBron Raymone James, a radical sharer. Your decisions have made you incredibly good at love. You were created and cared for by a single Black mother and a complicated Black community, like so many of us. What Americans insist on seeing as a deficit, you remind us is part and parcel of our cheat code. You are Black abundance. I was in my final year at Oberlin College when you were in the eighth grade. We had the potential to be a good Division III team, but we didn’t pass the ball. One day my coach, a former Ohio legend, told me about an eighth grader in Akron who was better than anyone on our team. I remember him telling me that the difference between that Akron kid and us wasn’t that he actually passed the ball in spite of his otherworldly talent, but that he wanted to pass the ball. Coach had this mantra that you play the game the way you live your life, so players who could drop 50 but wanted to pass the ball wanted to bring their boys with them through every door. They often wanted to do everything imaginable for the community that shaped them. They wanted to love Black children in this country when most of the nation had a hard time wanting to pass to them. Coach was clear that we had no chance at being abundant on and off the court unless we followed the model of this virtuosic eighth grader from Akron. That was you, LeBron. It’s still you. Thank you for choosing us. Already. Kiese

Gary Caldwell: Exeter City boss to use FA Cup final experience for Plymouth Argyle derbyBy Brent PilnickBBC SportLast updated on 28 October 202228 October 2022.From the section ExeterCaldwell lifts the FA Cup after Wigan produced one of the competition's biggest upsets of recent times in the 2013 finalExeter City boss Gary Caldwell will use his experience of winning the FA Cup final with Wigan to prepare his side to face rivals Plymouth Argyle.Caldwell was in the squad that claimed a surprise win over Manchester City in 2013 under manager Roberto Martinez.City face League One leaders Argyle for the first time since 2019 on Monday."We were massive underdogs, but we had real clarity on how we were going to win the game and real belief on how we were going to win the game," he said.Caldwell becomes new Exeter City managerThe inside story of Wigan's FA Cup win over Manchester City"Ultimately we went and beat a team that was far superior to ourselves, but on the day because of the way he prepared the team, because of the clarity that he gave every individual, we had that belief because we knew we could do it."That is what I what want to take from those kind of experiences. That I have to get the players in a position where yes it's a big game, yes they will be nervous, but they know how how they're going to go about winning it, and that clarity is really important and that is my job as the manager to provide the players with that," he told BBC Sport.Caldwell, who also played in Glasgow and Edinburgh derbies for Celtic and Hibernian, took over as Exeter manager on Monday.Gary Caldwell also won the Scottish Cup final in 2007 with Celtic when they beat Dunfermline Athletic 1-0 at Hampden ParkThe 40-year-old, who was Wigan's club captain when the team enjoyed FA Cup glory nine years ago, saw his side get a 0-0 draw away at Derby County in his first game on Tuesday.And he says he is under no illusions how big Monday's Devon derby at Home Park will be for Exeter City and the club's supporters."I'm very much aware that for the supporters there is much more on this game than just three points."It's the bragging rights, it's being able to speak to their mates whether they're at work or whatever, and to have that opportunity to get one up on your biggest rival, I understand how important that is."It's my job to make the players aware of the enormity of the game, but how we're going to win the game and clarity on how we're going to be successful in this game."We have to be emotional, without a doubt, but we have to take the emotion out of it as well and play with our heads for moments in the game as well."Getting that balance right is so important in terms of performance."

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[amsat-dc] W4PUJ ... SK Kilroy, Patrick L. (GSFC-5680) patrick.l.kilroy at nasa.gov Thu Feb 16 08:21:13 PST 2012 This is very sad news. Dick's impact to AMSAT and amateur radio in space was enormous. He will be sadly missed. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martha" <martha at amsat.org> To: "Board of Directors" <bod at amsat.org>; "AMSAT Officers" <officers at amsat.org>; "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 11:02 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] W4PUJ > It is with great sadness that I inform you of the death of Dick Daniels, > W4PUJ at 8:00 PM last night. More information to follow. > 73- Martha > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb More information about the AMSAT-DC

Ghana Premier League remains suspended as court case adjournedLast updated on 14 October 202214 October 2022.From the section Sport AfricaAshanti Gold president Kwaku Frimpong and chief executive Emmanuel, his son, were both banned from football in Ghana for match manipulation, but are contesting that rulingGhana's Premier League remains suspended after a court case between club side Ashanti Gold and the country's Football Association (GFA) was adjourned on Friday.The top flight was halted indefinitely by the GFA in the last week of September after Ashanti Gold filed a court injunction against the organisation.The Obuasi-based side is challenging its demotion from the top flight to the third tier after being found guilty of match-fixing by the GFA earlier this year.The governing body's quest for a swift return of Premier League football in the West African nation suffered a fresh setback after the case was adjourned until 20 October.The decision at Accra's Human Rights Court was made after Ashanti Gold, who argued the GFA's ruling had infringed its rights, applied to file a supplementary affidavit.Next week's scheduled hearing will set a date for the hearing of the substantive case between the club and the Ghana FA.The 18-team Premier League was suspended after just three rounds of the new campaign, and will now endure further disruption ahead of next month's World Cup in Qatar.Ghana will face Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay in Group H at the finals, with their first match against the Europeans on 24 November.Match-fixing sagaGhana's top flight was thrown into turmoil in May after the GFA relegated Ashanti Gold and Inter Allies to Division Two, and sanctioned players and officials from both clubs for match-fixing.The ruling came after a Premier League match between the two sides in July 2021 ended 7-0 to Ashanti Gold, ensuring the club would avoid relegation.Hashmin Musah scored two own goals for Inter Allies - who were bottom of the table and had already been consigned to a place in Division One - claiming he was trying to prevent a pre-arranged 5-1 scoreline.Musah's claims and notifications of suspicious betting patterns were investigated by the GFA, who found both teams guilty of match manipulation and handed out a range of punishments.The most severe sanction was given to Inter Allies volunteer Emmanuel Nii Amoah, also known as Nii Gogo, who was barred for life for his role in the fix.Ashanti Gold president Dr Kwaku Frimpong was given a 10-year ban and fined 100,000 Ghanaian Cedis ($13,000) while his son Emmanuel Frimpong, the club's chief executive, got an eight-year ban and a fine of 50,000 Ghanaian Cedis.Musah himself was banned for two years but his sanction was reduced to six months for his role in "unravelling" the fixed match.A total of 26 players - including Musah - were hit with bans between two and four years while the respective head coaches and team managers were handed two-year suspensions.

Northern Arizona (5-2) vs. UC Riverside (7-4)Student Recreation Center, Riverside, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona takes on UC Riverside in a non-conference matchup. Northern Arizona won 79-73 at Utah Valley on Saturday. UC Riverside lost 70-56 to Washington State on Sunday.SUPER SENIORS: Northern Arizona's Cameron Shelton, Brooks DeBisschop and Ted McCree have combined to account for 37 percent of all Lumberjacks scoring this season, though that figure has slipped to 30 percent over the last five games.SHELTON CAN SHOOT: Shelton has connected on 25 percent of the 16 3-pointers he's attempted and has gone 2 for 8 over his last three games. He's also converted 60.5 percent of his free throws this season.WINNING WHEN: The Highlanders are 6-0 when they make nine or more 3-pointers and 1-4 when they fall shy of that mark. The Lumberjacks are 5-0 when the team blocks at least three shots and 0-2 when they fall short of that total.FLOOR SPACING: Northern Arizona's Cameron Satterwhite has attempted 14 3-pointers and connected on 28.6 percent of them, and is 4 for 12 over his last five games.TOUGH DEFENSE: UC Riverside has held opposing teams to 55.4 points per game this season, the sixth-lowest figure among all Division I teams.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Old habits are hard to break. That goes for starting quarterbacks, too.Prior to his first career start on Saturday at Texas A&M, the last time Jeff Driskel took the field knowing the game was his from start to finish was in November 2010. He was a senior at Hagerty High and in his final game – a loss to Lakeland in the state playoffs – all Driskel did was account for 494 yards of total offense, including 270 yards rushing on 20 carries.Back then, the 6-foot-4, 237-pound Driskel was as big as or bigger than most of the players trying to tackle him. That’s not the case in the rough-and-tumble SEC.Gators coach Will Muschamp will undoubtedly remind Driskel of that fact more than once this week as the Gators travel to Tennessee.In Saturday’s 20-17 win over Texas A&M, Driskel was 13-for-16 for 162 yards. He also picked up 56 yards on his six rushing attempts that were not sacks. However, Driskel was sacked eight times by the Aggies and showed a tendency of holding onto the ball too long. Instead of throwing it away, Driskel often endured contact by taking a sack.As he prepares for his second start, Driskel is determined to make better decisions when the defense gets too close for comfort.“We’ll be focusing on that lot,’’ Driskel said Monday. “We know that Tennessee will definitely be coming after me, because we put on film that I’m susceptible to holding the ball too long or try to get outside and not throw it away. But I’ll definitely work on that.“Knowing that you don’t have to make a play every time [is something I learned]. Don’t be scared to throw the ball away and live another day.”While the eight sacks against the Aggies weren’t in the gameplan, Driskel managed the game well in other areas and made plays when he had to. He said his favorite pass from his first start was a 17-yard throw to receiver Frankie Hammond on the Gators’ first drive.The play came on third-and-11 from UF’s 37 and kept a drive alive that ended with a 4-yard touchdown run by Mike Gillislee. Driskel showcased his running ability on the game’s final drive when he virtually sealed the victory with a 21-yard run on a bootleg.A two-way threat in high school, Driskel rushed for more than 1,300 yards his senior season and one reason he edged fellow sophomore Jacoby Brissett out for the starting quarterback’s job is because of his athleticism and ability to make plays with his legs.Still, there is a fine line on how many hits the Gators want Driskel to take.“We want him to get down more in situations and obviously be smart in the situation,” Muschamp said. “It’s easy to sit here and talk about it as opposed to when there’s 90,000 people and you’re scrambling and you got a 300-pounder chasing you and you know where the first-down marker is and you want to get the first down.”Driskel may have an easier time adjusting to throwing the ball away than sliding when he runs. He said Monday that has never been his style.“I’m a bigger guy. I can take a couple of hits. If I’m going to get popped, and I know it’s coming, then I’ll slide,’’ Driskel said. “I’m a bigger guy and I feel that I can put my head down and get a few more yards. It would definitely be different. I’ve never slid in the past.”Driskel did acknowledge that “you never want to take that many hits.”This week will be as much about continuing to learn on the job as anything for Driskel. In two games Driskel has hit 71.9 percent of his passes (23 of 32, 276 yards) and thrown one touchdown and no interceptions.Offensive coordinator Brent Pease said following Saturday’s game that once Driskel reviews the film, he will see there were big plays left on the field. Even Driskel’s longest pass of the game – a 39-yard completion to Omarius Hines early in the fourth quarter – could have gone for more according to Pease.“When we look at it, if we can polish the route up, he probably has a touchdown,’’ Pease said. “Keep it vertical. But clutch throw, clutch catch, kid ran it with speed, line gave him time, big-time play. We didn’t put ourselves into being totally conservative. We kept things open and helped ourselves out.”Overall, Muschamp remained pleased with the way Driskel handled himself in his first start. He has said all along that there would be a learning curve. We learned on Saturday that two of those lessons for Driskel are learning when to throw the ball away and when to get down and avoid a hit.“He does need to get rid of the football in some situations. We had some guys open that we could have hit vertically down the field for some big, big plays,” Muschamp said. “But again, the game will continue to slow down for him the more reps he gets, the more experience he gets.“He’s hard on himself. He’s a competitor. He’s tough. He’s shown all of the things that I’ve seen and that we’ve seen throughout his time here at Florida.”

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Bristol Rovers 3-0 AFC WimbledonLast updated on 30 November 201330 November 2013.From the section FootballBristol Rovers continued their improvement in league form with a convincing victory over AFC Wimbledon.David Clarkson put Rovers, who have lost once in six games, ahead as he volleyed in from the corner of the box.Tom Parkes doubled the lead with a powerful header after hesitation from visiting keeper Ross Worner.Wimbledon's Sammy Moore was sent off for a second yellow card before Matt Harrold hammered home a penalty after Ellis Harrison was fouled.VIEWS FROM THE DRESSING ROOMBristol Rovers manager John Ward told BBC Radio Bristol:"I'm pleased for my players, we've worked hard over the last eight games "The attitude that the home fans have seen today is the same they've seen on away trips at York and the cup."These young guys in particular put their hearts on their sleeves and really have a right good go for this team."Today's a reward for those young players and the supporters."Line-upsMatch StatsLive TextLine-upsBristol RoversFormation 4-2-3-11Mildenhall2Smith14Brown30Lockyer22Packwood6Parkes10Richards15Norburn9Harrold18Harding7Clarkson1Mildenhall2Smith14Brown30Lockyer22Packwood6Parkes10RichardsSubstituted forHarrisonat 84'minutes15NorburnSubstituted forO Clarkeat 69'minutes9Harrold18Harding7ClarksonSubstitutes17Harrison20Gough21Green24O Clarke34Keary35Southway36LucasWimbledonFormation 4-2-3-11Worner2Fuller3Kennedy4Sweeney6Bennett5Frampton39Mohamed8Moore9Smith12Pell21Porter1Worner2Fuller3KennedySubstituted forSainte-Luceat 73'minutes4SweeneyBooked at 18minsSubstituted forMooreat 46'minutes6Bennett5Frampton39MohamedBooked at 76mins8MooreBooked at 82mins9Smith12PellBooked at 87mins21PorterBooked at 63minsSubstituted forMidsonat 64'minutesSubstitutes10Midson11Moore15Fenlon16Sainte-Luce18Sheringham22Brown24WestonReferee:Gavin WardAttendance:5,860Match StatsHome TeamBristol RoversAway TeamWimbledonPossessionHome49%Away51%ShotsHome12Away6Shots on TargetHome6Away1CornersHome5Away6FoulsHome12Away13Live Text Post updateMatch ends, Bristol Rovers 3, AFC Wimbledon 0.90'+5'Full TimeSecond Half ends, Bristol Rovers 3, AFC Wimbledon 0.90'+4'Post updateCorner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Barry Fuller.90'+2'Post updateAttempt missed. Ollie Clarke (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.90'Post updateHarry Pell (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.90'Post updateFoul by Matt Harrold (Bristol Rovers).89'goalGoal!Goal! Bristol Rovers 3, AFC Wimbledon 0. Matt Harrold (Bristol Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.88'Post updatePenalty conceded by Andrew Frampton (AFC Wimbledon) after a foul in the penalty area.88'Post updatePenalty Bristol Rovers. Ellis Harrison draws a foul in the penalty area.87'BookingHarry Pell (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card.87'Post updateFoul by Harry Pell (AFC Wimbledon).87'Post updateEllis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.85'Post updateFoul by Harry Pell (AFC Wimbledon).85'Post updateEllis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.84'SubstitutionSubstitution, Bristol Rovers. Ellis Harrison replaces Eliot Richards.82'DismissalSecond yellow card to Sammy Moore (AFC Wimbledon).81'Post updateOllie Clarke (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.81'Post updateFoul by Sammy Moore (AFC Wimbledon).80'Post updateAlan Bennett (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.80'Post updateFoul by Matt Harrold (Bristol Rovers).Page 1 of 5rewindpreviousNavigate to the next pagenextNavigate to the last pageforward

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Explaining the unexplainable. Putting words to things that exist beyond language. The mad ramblings of a man trying hard to understand the essence of his life. It may not make much sense, but it is how I search for truth. Blood flows through my veins, and air flows through my lungs, but life’s underlying truths are often shielded in mystery. Do you ever feel like you are living out your life, while right there in front of you exists something so amazing and great that if you experienced it, you may never be “normal” again? The minutiae of the world would seem insignificant compared to the grandness of understanding. Does it feel like experiencing a dream, and then waking up only to not remember what it was about? Is it as if God’s plan, glory, and creation all come together and just for one moment, you can almost grasp the splendor of it all? And then, like a fading smile to be forgotten in a few minutes, you forget. Clarity is dashed to fragments; understanding returns to entropy. Sometimes I feel like I am standing at the edge of a remarkably high cliff. So high, in fact, that I cannot see the bottom. It’s so high that a layer of clouds is all I see as I look down. And all I have to do to experience an incredible understanding of life is to just jump. But I don’t know how to jump. It’s just beyond the edge of what my human mind can fathom. I am unable to comprehend how he works outside of time. I am unable to fathom how he is infinite, omnipotent. All I know is that he is wonderful, but oh so mysterious. Yet somehow, that’s what keeps me believing, praising, pursuing. It’s the fact that he made me to not know how to fully comprehend everything. The fact that I can’t take it all in is the very reason why I continue to try. He is constantly growing my understanding of Him, and every day I look at his glory with a new child-like sense of awe. I sometimes experience intense doubt I don’t understand him. But more and more that lack of understanding is the driving force behind pursuing his mystery. It’s the wonder. The wonder of living for something greater than yourself. I stand at the edge of something… bigger. This post was originally published in my first month of blogging, way back on August 14, 2012. I was an insanely bad writer back then, so this post required some major surgery. Even the title’s been changed. About the photo: “Beyond the Cliff” Does insurance cover standing on the edge of a cliff to take pictures? Let’s not risk it. This one’s more mysterious anyway. My phobia is that people are going to get mad at me for not following the Daily Post daily prompt.

ABU DHABI – Michael Chandler’s first official UFC fight week is in the books.The former Bellator lightweight champion has gone through all the protocols and duties required from a UFC fighter as he prepares for his promotional debut this Saturday against Dan Hooker in the co-main event of UFC 257. Chandler (21-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) had a test run in October when he served as a replacement opponent for the lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. Although Chandler wasn’t needed, it was a good exercise and preparation for his debut.Now, just hours away from fighting in the octagon for the first time, Chandler rates highly his first UFC fight week experience.“It feels good, man. It’s all part of the process, and it’s something that I’ve done a lot in my career, but just not at this magnitude,” Chandler told MMA Junkie. “The weight came off great. Obviously the set up here on Yas Island is awesome. They roll out the red carpet for you, and it’s been a great experience. That first trip to Abu Dhabi served me well for this trip. I know all the staff now, familiar faces, putting names with faces, and it’s been a great week.”Chandler has been on big stages outside of the UFC and has been a notable name for many years. Yet, despite being one of the most recognized fighters outside of the UFC, Chandler believes the attention has grown dramatically since he left Bellator to sign.“It’s definitely something I’ve been enjoying. I love media obligations,” Chandler said. “Every single time there’s a microphone near me, it’s with a purpose.“I truly believe God has had me in the palm of his hand since I started fighting, and I relish these opportunities. I relish in the opportunities that I get to show the UFC staff I’m an easy guy to work with, that I’m a guy who’s willing to go above and beyond, and truthfully this is my platform.“Eventually the microphones will go away. Eventually you wont be getting the media requests. And that, to me, is just a call to action to a lot of professional fighters, us, who get this great opportunity. So it’s been a lot. The UFC is a great machine. I’ve been in some big events before, but this is by far the biggest one. This is bigger than anything I’ve ever been a part of. It hasn’t quite sunk in, and I hope it never sinks in how big this thing is because I want to focus on the task at hand and get my hand raised inside of the octagon.”Once the cage door closes on Saturday, Chandler will be standing across one of the best lightweights on the UFC roster. Hooker is 7-2 in his past nine bouts since moving up from 145 pounds. “The Hangman” is a respected figure in the UFC, and Chandler is excited to showcase his skills against a proven and battle-tested veteran.“Dan Hooker is professional. He’s a fighter’s fighter,” Chandler said. “You’re going to have a hard time finding someone in this organization who doesn’t have a ton of respect for Dan Hooker. He’s a great guy to draw for my first fight. He’s a tough out. He’s got great physical attributes. We’ll see Saturday night where I stack up in the lightweight division.”

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Week 8 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Mark Ingram, Peyton Hillis and Other RBs to Sit Zach Kruse @ @zachkruse2 Twitter Logo Senior Analyst I October 28, 2011 Comments Comment Bubble Icon Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images In our Week 8 fantasy football rankings, these five (or six?) running backs come with the highest risk factor and should likely sit on your bench: Bernard Scott, Cincinnati Bengals Scott gets his chance to start on Sunday against the Seahawks, but there's been nothing from his recent performances that suggests he'll be an improvement over Cedric Benson (suspension). What's more, it will also be tough sledding against the Seahawks, who give up the least amount of yards per rush in the  NFL  through seven games. Mark Ingram, New Orleans Saints Fellow rookie DeMarco Murray rushed for the Cowboys' franchise record of 253 yards against the same Rams defense that Ingram will face on Sunday. However, will the Saints rookie even be available? Ingram missed Thursday's practice with a heel injury and is currently questionable. The matchup is enticing enough to hold up hope, but he has the potential of the dreaded game-time no-go. Alfonso Smith, Arizona Cardinals Beanie Wells will miss Sunday's game in Baltimore, which means Smith is likely to take on the lion's share of carries for the Cardinals. Starting touches always give the potential for relevant fantasy numbers, but can you really trust Smith against the Ravens defense? He's only valuable if the Cardinals get goal-line looks, which is doubtful. Peyton Hillis , Cleveland Browns We should have seen it coming, but the Madden curse has certainly struck again. Hillis is still fighting a bad hamstring and is questionable for Sunday. Even if he does play, the Browns back will likely sacrifice a bunch of carries to Montario Hardesty. The 49ers defense, the top-ranked fantasy defense against the run, is also a bad matchup. DeAngelo Williams/Jonathan Stewart, Carolina Panthers It's tough to figure out which Panthers running back is going to get the touches on a week-to-week basis. One week it's DeAngelo Williams, the next it's Jonathan Stewart. At this point, Stewart is the safer bet because of his talent out of the backfield. Unless one of these guys goes down, both are risky starts.

Standards for Selling Carbon Offsets MCDI is preparing its REDD project to meet the highest of certification standards for both a potential regulated carbon market (adopted under the UNFCCC process) and for the existing voluntary carbon market. The global community has spent years trying to iron out the details of a REDD+ mechanism under the UNFCCC, but negotiations have yet to result in a fully operational mechanism in place (and some believe an agreement won’t be reached until 2020). Therefore, the only REDD credits being sold and traded today are being done through the voluntary carbon market, which has a number of different voluntary offset standards to choose from. MCDI is pursuing validation from the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standard (CCB Standard), two leading standards which are commonly used in concert to verify combined carbon offsets and co-benefits (social and environmental). We will ensure that the project is successfully audited to comply with these leading standards. About the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) The Verified Carbon Standard is the most widely used standard on the voluntary market today and is closely aligned with the draft UNFCCC requirements and IPCC guidelines. VCS certifies the greenhouse gas reduction of a carbon project. Upon third-party verification, VCS issues Voluntary Carbon Units (VCUs), which represents emission reductions of one tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (C02e). VCS has a carbon registry where carbon credits can be bought, sold and retired. Projects must follow approved methodologies to prove that emission reductions are real. In addition, VCS requires that all VCUs represent GHG emission reductions or removals that are real, measurable, additional, permanent, independently verified, conservatively estimated, uniquely numbered and transparently listed. Developing a Methodology for VCS Validation The VCS accepts any methodology that has been approved under the United Nation’s Clean Development Mechanism. It also has a host of already approved VCS methodologies that project developers can use to quantify their project’s emissions reductions. However, for some projects, such as is the case with MCDI, there is no appropriate methodology that currently exists, and VCS allows project developers to develop their own methodology, which then needs to be assessed and validated by VCS through their methodology approval process. MCDI is taking a unique approach to emissions reductions by focusing on generating carbon offsets by reducing fire intensity and frequency in the VLFRs where we work. We’ve adopted this approach after assessing the various drivers of deforestation in the region and identified fire as having the most significant impact on deforestation rates. So far there are no other existing REDD+ projects that focus on fire management in dry forests. Consequently, we are required to develop an innovative methodology and management practices to allow us to proceed with this approach (see assessing carbon stocks to learn more). Therefore, working with our partners, MCDI is currently developing a new VCS methodology that will be suitable for the forest type and drivers of deforestation that apply to our project area. We seek to make our methodology as applicable as possible so that it can be widely used by anyone wishing to fund fire management in such ecosystems via the carbon market. We have partnered with an expert on the VCS methodology development process who will assist us in finalizing the methodology and seek approval and validation through VCS. If our methodology is approved it could open up a whole new frontier in REDD+ opportunities given that miombo woodlands stretch across some 2.8 million km2 of southern Africa, one of the largest expanses of fire-affected dryland forests in the world. About the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standard The CCB Standard is a project design standard that provides guidance and a host of regulatory steps for projects to demonstrate the multiple benefits of their land-based carbon projects. CCB Standard does not issue or register carbon credits, but instead validates a project’s socio-economic and environmental co-benefits on top of its ability to deliver robust and credible greenhouse gas reductions. The achievement of CCB Standard is typically used in conjunction with another standard (most commonly VCS) to certify a project’s carbon credits. Both FSC and the CCB standards require biodiversity to be monitored in certified forests. Working with our partner, Ecological Initiatives / Carbon Tanzania, MCDI has identified an appropriate biodiversity monitoring strategy that is designed, so far as it is possible, to track biodiversity responses to early burning and improved fire management. Over time we expect improved fire management practices will lead to a slow habitat shift towards thicker forest, with some wooded savannah transforming into woodland, and some woodland becoming forest. The biomass increases this will represent will be what the project sells in terms of carbon offsets. MCDI’s community-based biodiversity monitoring method focuses on three selected indicator bird species, as well as opportunistic recording of large mammals, with data collected by community patrol teams in the REDD project villages. In addition, we intend to add a second strand of expert-led monitoring looking at relative species abundance in birds. As well as looking at broad scale shifts in the commonest birds, we will also use this to look for changes in ground-nesting birds which, we hypothesise, will be the most likely to be impacted by changes to the fire regime amongst those taxonomic groups which are relatively easy to monitor.

Thursday, April 30, 2009 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Tuesday, April 28, 2009 I'll be back tomorrow with another Color Dare challenge. This weeks colors are awesome too! I hope you'll come back and see, and play along with us! Have a wonderful day! Monday, April 27, 2009 Sunday, April 26, 2009 Saturday, April 25, 2009 Here is my submission: I've had this picture laying around for a while now. This is my mom with Sydney and Mikey. I used the green in his shirt as the basis for the whole layout. I turned the sketch on it's side to better suit my liking. I cut down a 12 X 12 piece of white textured cardstock by 1/4" on each side so that I could use the green as a matte. I then cut a strip of kraft cardstock to 4 1/2 and punched the scallop border. Next, I stamped the row of hearts in green onto the kraft piece, right under the border. Thank God for the Stamp-a-ma-jig! After that I tied a knot around the piece of kraft cardstock with some black ghingham ribbon, and added some paper piercing around the edges. I then attached that piece to my white textured cardstock. I stamped my heart tree in black ink onto a piece of pink cardstock, and cut it out. I wanted to take a bit of color from Sydney's pink shirt also. The sentiment was stamped in black onto a piece of the same textured white cardstock and I distressed the edges in pink. I added the the tree and sentiment with pop dots for a bit of dimension. The picture was double matted in white, then black, and then added to my page. I added three mini brads under the picture for some added interest and to tie in the other pink with her shirt as well. I attached the page to my green background and I was done. Check out all of my "white space"! Isn't it beautiful?! It took me a long time to be able to get to this point. I used to want to fill every little empty spot with something. I have to say I'm really digging the simplicity of this layout. And, it was easy peasy! I can't wait for you to head over to the Unscripted Sketches blog to view this weeks sketch, and see what my fellow DT members have created for you. They're all wonderful! I'm hoping you'll play along with us as well. This was a fun sketch! If you'd like, you can also click on the DT's blog links on my sidebar for their project details. Friday, April 24, 2009 Thursday, April 23, 2009 Wednesday, April 22, 2009 I should be back tomorrow with another post. I'm trying to have something posted everyday. Don't forget to check back on Saturday for sure, to check out my next design team project! Have a wonderful day! Supplies Paper: SU! Whisper White cardstock, Kraft cardstock, Bella Rose DSP Ink: SU! Chocolate Chip, Pacific Point, Pink Pirouette & Rose Red Classic Ink, Memento Tuxedo Black Dye Ink, Clear Sakura Stardust Pen Stamps: SU! Eatern Blooms & Dias Felices Accessories: Classic Smooth & Scalloped Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, 1/4" Rose Red Grograin Ribbon, Pop Dots, SU! Scalloped Circle Punch Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Monday, April 20, 2009 I'll be back tomorrow with another post, and don't forget to check back on Wednesday and Saturday for more design team projects. Have a great Monday! Supplies Paper: SU! Wild Wasabi, Whisper White & Baja Breeze cardstock, JoAnn's Cream cardstock, Making Memories Patterned Paper Ink: SU! Wild Wasabi & Baja Breeze Classic Ink, Memento Tuxedo Black Dye Ink, Ranger Archival Black Ink, Sakura Clear Stardust Pen Stamps: Inkadinkado Clear Cupcake Stamp, MSE Birthday Accessories: Cuttlebug, Happy Birthday Embossing Folder, Tarnished Brad, SU! Spiral Border Punch, Pop Dots

“Lou’s arrival could not be more fortuitous” For Immediate Release Phone: (989) 631-0900 MIDLAND — The Mackinac Center for Public Policy today announced that Louis H. Schimmel Jr. has joined its staff as director of municipal finance. In that capacity, Schimmel will work with distressed communities and provide fiscal analysis for other Mackinac Center projects as needed. "Lou brings more than 40 years of municipal financial expertise to the public policy table," said Michael D. LaFaive, director of the Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative at the Center. "His knowledge of local government spending, taxation and debt will prove invaluable as we expand our research in municipal finance." Schimmel served as court-appointed receiver for the city of Ecorse, where he helped eliminate a $6 million deficit. He has also worked as an emergency financial manager in the city of Hamtramck, where he eliminated a $2.9 million deficit. In both cases, Schimmel relied on a combination of privatization and labor negotiations to strengthen city finances. "Lou’s arrival at the Center could not be more fortuitous," said Lawrence W. Reed, president of the Mackinac Center. "Michigan’s one-state recession has severely impacted many municipalities. Lou can show local officials how to reorganize their spending priorities to keep their books balanced without demanding more money from taxpayers." Schimmel recently reviewed the city of Sylvan Lake’s finances, the kind of analysis he will likely provide to other municipalities in his position at the Center. Schimmel believes Sylvan Lake is fundamentally well-run, but he still recommends steps to improve the city’s financial position. The report is available on the Center’s Web site at http://www.mackinac.org/7705.

No. 12 UCLA at Oregon tops the week in Pac-12 hoops 1 of 2 | UCLA guard Johnny Juzang shoots over Arizona State forward Jalen Graham during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, in Los Angeles. Read More 2 of 2 | Arizona guard Bennedict Mathurin, left, fouls Oregon guard Will Richardson during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Tucson, Ariz. Arizona won 84-81. Read More By The Associated Press Email Facebook Twitter Things to watch this week in Pac-12 Conference basketball: GAME OF THE WEEKNo. 12 UCLA at Oregon, Thursday. The Bruins have bounced back from a three-point loss to rival No. 16 Southern California with three straight wins to keep conference-leading Arizona within reach. UCLA pulled off an impressive 14-point win over Arizona State on Monday night despite playing without point guard Tyger Campbell and Peyton Watson . The Ducks are in big need of a win. They seemed to be rounding into form by winning 10 of 11, but have since lost three straight, including an ugly loss to California and a sweep by the Arizona schools. LOOKING AHEADNo. 2 Arizona’s bid for its first regular-season title since 2018 and a No. 1 seed in the Pac-12 tournament goes through the mountain schools this week. The Wildcats , who have a 2 1/2-game lead over UCLA and USC, play Utah on Thursday and Colorado on Saturday. ... Washington and Washington State, rivals clinging to NCAA Tournament hopes, play twice this week, Wednesday in Pullman and Saturday in Seattle. ... Stanford and Cal also renew their rivalry Saturday in Berkeley. The Cardinal won the first game 57-50.INSIDE THE NUMBERS Arizona leads the Pac-12 and is third nationally with 84.8 points per game. ... Utah leads the league in free throw percentage at 78.2. ... Oregon State, which reached the Elite Eight last season, has lost 12 straight games and is 1-14 in Pac-12 play. ... Cal’s Andre Kelly is 11th nationally in shooting percentage at 60.7.PLAYER TO WATCH Bennedict Mathurin, Arizona. The explosive sophomore guard from Montreal was named the Pac-12 player of the week after averaging 22 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in wins over the Oregon schools. It was Arizona’s fifth player of the week honor this season, matching its most in a season.ON THE WOMEN’S SIDENo. 2 Stanford kept its perfect conference record in tact with a 62-60 win over No. 25 Oregon. The reigning national champions have won 29 straight games against Pac-12 opponents with games against the Washington schools this week to close out the regular season. The Cardinal have already clinched their 25th Pac-12 title and will be the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. ... Washington State’s Johanna Teder was named the Pac-12 player of the week after averaging 20.5 points, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals in wins over the Arizona schools.___Compiled by AP Basketball Writer John Marshall in Phoenix. ___More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

Friday’s Scores By The Associated Press Email Facebook Twitter PREP FOOTBALL=WHSAA Championships=Semifinal= Class 4A=Cheyenne East 55, Casper Natrona 36 A Virginia Beach man won the right to keep an emotional support emu. Now, he’s running for office. More people go missing and thousands are evacuated as northeast China is hit by more floods Israel arrests 2 settlers after deadly rampage on a village leaves one Palestinian dead Sheridan 63, Cheyenne Central 42Class 3A=Cody 42, Buffalo 7 Star Valley 48, Douglas 27Class 2A=Big Horn 7, Lyman 09-Man=Pine Bluffs 35, Rocky Mountain 32 6-Man=Burlington 77, Dubois 28Little Snake River 71, Encampment 8___Some high school football scores provided by Scorestream.com, https://scorestream.com/

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The BCS title game's preliminary television rating was up from last season, but the lopsided score kept viewership down.Alabama's 42-14 rout over Notre Dame drew a 15.7 overnight rating Monday on ESPN, the network said Tuesday. That's up 14 percent from last year's game, another blowout Crimson Tide victory, 21-0 over LSU. But it's down from the 16.1 for ESPN's first BCS championship two years ago, Auburn's win over Oregon that was decided in the final seconds.The matchup between traditional powerhouses in Alabama and Notre Dame created the potential for a record-setting audience. But once the Crimson Tide went up 28-0 by halftime, viewers had reason to skip the second half.The first half had an 18.2 overnight rating this year, significantly higher than the 16.6 for Auburn-Oregon. Typically viewership increases throughout a game if it is competitive. But on Monday, the rating peaked between 9 and 9:15 p.m. EST -- midway through the first half -- and decreased from there as Alabama pulled away.Overnight ratings measure the country's largest markets. ESPN expected full viewership numbers later Tuesday.

James Thompson (16-14) looks at Mariusz Pudzianowski (3-2) and sees a reminder of a mistake he once made. A very big reminder.Now on the eve of his second fight with the former “World’s Strongest Man,” Thompson isn’t sure whether Pudzianowski has learned the lesson that bigger is not always better. But he doesn’t really care.“At the end of the day, I got offered to fight him again,” Thompson told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “I thought, ‘Why not?’ I’ll beat Mariusz up again.”Thompson submitted Pudzianowski with an arm triangle when they met six months ago in Poland’s biggest MMA promotion, KSW. Even before he finished the choke in the second frame, Pudzianowski’s hands were at half-mast, and it took little effort for him to take the fight to the ground and coax a tapout.A few minutes earlier, Thompson had been knocked out on his feet by a flurry of punches from Pudzianowski. But he had the gas to go longer, and his opponent did not.“When I saw him coming into the sport, I just knew he was going to make the same mistake I have,” Thompson said. “And I’ve watched, him and he has made the same mistakes I’ve made, but on a higher level. With more people watching him and more attention.”The two are now scheduled to meet a second time at KSW 17, which takes place Nov. 26 on Pudzianowski’s home turf in Poland. Thompson gets a chuckle out of the promo videos for the event, which don’t paint him in the best light.“I watched that trailer, and I was like, ‘Did I win that fight?’ he said. “I’m sure I won the last fight. They just had clips of me getting beat up. But if it gets the views, then that’s the way they promote it.”Thompson, a former debt collector from Rochdale, England, can relate to his large opponent. He’s thrown around a few barbells in his day, but when he got into fighting some 10 years ago, he quickly realized how much of a liability big muscles were.“I just thought I’d get bigger and bigger, and it doesn’t work like that,” he said. “It really doesn’t. I suffered a few losses and gassed out numerous times.”Pudzianowski stands at 3-2 since leaving the strongman circuit for a career in MMA. While he’s managed to draw plenty of curious onlookers with maybe only a surface knowledge of the sport, he hasn’t been taken seriously by hardcore fans.Likewise, Thompson’s MMA career isn’t much for front-page news these days. He participated in what’s now the second most-watched MMA fight of all time when he fought Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson three years ago on CBS. But that time in the spotlight is shadowed by long losing streaks that have prompted fans to write him off.Sunday’s fight isn’t much more than a footnote for most. But Thompson said he’s still committed to the sport and believes he can make an impact, and with a new training camp, he said he’s found a group of people in Bristol, England who care about turning around his career.“I’ve had a lot of ups and downs just with life in general that I wouldn’t begin to bother you with,” he said. “I’ve had some bad losses, and in turn I haven’t trained as well…you get into kind of a repetitive circle, and it hurts your confidence.“That last win, I was committed. I had six weeks for the Mariusz fight. I still looked terrible, but I was physically fit.  With that win, it gave me that confidence. I was taking it one fight at a time, and I’m thinking, I’ve got this one coming up, I’ll do it and see what happens next. Just get into the habit of winning. Because that’s what it’s about, getting into the habit. It’s much better when you’re on the winning side of things.”While a win over Pudzianowski probably won’t get him a title shot any time soon, it will build Thompson’s confidence, and that’s a good enough start.“Maybe he’s improved massively and he’s going to try to kick my ass,” Thompson said. “I don’t know, but there’s only one way to find out.”MMAjunkie.com Radio broadcasts Monday-Friday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) live from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino’s Race & Sports Book. The show is hosted by Gorgeous George, MMAjunkie.com lead staff reporter John Morgan and producer Goze. For more information or to download past episodes, go to www.mmajunkie.com/radio.

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With Wanderlei Silva strongly suggesting his big UFC on FUEL TV 8 win over Brian Stann won’t be his final fight, at least one potential opponent is chomping at the bit for a shot at “The Axe Murderer.”Soon after Silva (35-12-1 MMA, 5-7 UFC) flatted Brian Stann (12-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) at Saturday’s event in Saitama, Japan, fellow recent winner and English middleweight Tom “Kong” Watson (16-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) called him out.Silva, who’s recently been competing at middleweight, took the fight with Stann at light heavyweight and recently suggested it could be a permanent move.“Yo @wandfc, stay on your supplements at 205, or come back to 185 and get knocked the f— out,” he tweeted. “You decide? Obrigado @ufc & @danawhite.”It’s a peculiar callout. Despite being a former UCMMA and BAMMA champion, Watson, who occasionally trains with Stann, doesn’t have much name recognition outside of the U.K., though his recent “Knockout of the Night” of Stanislav Nedkov this past month at UFC on FUEL TV 7 certainly helped. Additionally, with half of his career wins coming via knockout, he’d present an interesting stylistic matchup for the free-swinging Silva.As of early Monday, though, Silva offered no response to Watson’s tweet.Silva was stuck in a 2-4 skid before this weekend’s win, which netted him $100,000 in “Fight of the Night” and “KO of the Night” bonuses. Although the win came in the country where Silva’s career first flourished – and though it could’ve been a perfect place for the 36-year-old to announce his retirement – he said he’s “fighting one fight at a time right now” and suggested he could soon return to the cage.For complete coverage of UFC on FUEL TV 8, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.(Pictured: Tom Watson)

Bristol Rovers 1-3 CheltenhamLast updated on 1 October 20111 October 2011.From the section FootballBristol Rovers slumped to a home defeat at the hands of Cheltenham.Kaid Mohammed gave the visitors the lead after a fine run and shot before Luke Summerfield doubled the advantage with a piledriver.James Spencer converted from close range from a Marlon Pack corner as the Robins went 3-0 up.Lee Brown's deflected 25-yard shot reduced arrears but that was as good as it got for the Pirates, who were booed off by disgruntled supporters.VIEWS FROM THE DRESSING ROOMCheltenham Town manager Mark Yates told BBC Gloucestershire:"We've worked hard this week on being a little more clinical. I've got the best three midfield players in League Two and they proved that today."Kaid Mohammed has been one of the shining lights this season as he's a player that can turn a game"Neil Howarth's been working on the set pieces after seeing Olympiakos v Arsenal the other day. He came to me and said 'I've got a set piece that'll work a treat' and we worked on it yesterday and it couldn't have been any better."Live text commentaryexternal-link

LOS ANGELES — Wry and relaxed, Gregg Popovich was paying homage Saturday morning to Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro, his friend and former player, using a favorite and trusted tool — the needle.Popovich noted that for the last 15 years, the Spurs have named a defense for Del Negro."Because he couldn't play a lick of D," Popovich said with a chuckle. "At times, we had to invent something just to hide him, so we call it Del Negro. We do certain things on the court and everybody has to make up for that guy who's in Del Negro."This was supposed to be the season when the joke was finally on Popovich, when the past-their-prime Spurs would crash in a pile of aches, pains and losses brought on by an aging roster, a compressed schedule and an up-and-coming Western Conference.Well, guess who is having the last laugh?The Spurs did again Sunday when they won their 10th in a row, a 103-100 victory over the Clippers that was either a testament to good fortune — "Sometimes you just have to get lucky, and we got lucky on that one," Tim Duncan said — or a paean to why San Antonio has been the blue-chip standard of NBA franchises over the last decade and a half. That is, they don't get beat by not minding the details."They put banners up for a reason," said Del Negro of the Spurs, who have won four titles in the last 13 seasons. "They've seen it all. You've got to beat them. They're not going to beat themselves."That was evident on the game's two critical plays. The Clippers had the ball and a three-point lead with 9.5 seconds left, but when Ryan Gomes' inbounds pass came to Chris Paul near midcourt, he was so concerned about a backcourt violation that he threw the ball right to San Antonio guard Gary Neal, who, after a brief moment, realized where he was and sank a 3-pointer to tie it.It was a rare moment when Paul, who has been so smart and cool for the Clippers, lost his poise."We needed a miracle and we got one," Spurs forward Matt Bonner said.Then, with 25.4 seconds left in overtime, Neal broke a tie score with a wide open three from the corner that came after the Clippers double-teamed Tim Duncan on the opposite block."They recognized at the end there when they had to go to Tim in the post on a switch, and Tim knew exactly where the help was coming from and hit the weakside and got the open three," Del Negro said. "They've seen it all. We've been together two months. They've been together 10 years, so we've got a lot of work to do."That is one summation of the differences between the two teams, who are not separated by much in the standings — the Spurs (22-9) have the second-best record in the Western Conference behind Oklahoma City and the Clippers (19-10) are third — and were not separated by much on the court. The Clippers looked poised to blow out the Spurs, jumping to a 13-point lead early in the second quarter. But by midway through the third, they trailed by 15.When the Clippers roared back on the strength of 11 consecutive missed shots by San Antonio and took a 67-65 lead after Eric Bledsoe's between-the-legs pass to Blake Griffin for a resounding dunk, it might have flustered some teams. Instead, Neal answered with a three to put the Spurs ahead again.Asked what he admired most about the Spurs, Griffin, who had 22 points and 20 rebounds, said: "Just the way they run their offense, the way they never get down. When we made that big run and had it going, they were calm the whole time. You've got to give it to them."The same might be said for the Spurs' entire season.Last April, the Grizzlies had the audacity to back into the eighth spot so they could play the top-seeded Spurs in the playoffs. Then they beat San Antonio, whose cause was not helped in that series by losing Manu Ginobili.Despite calls to break up the aging Duncan, Ginobili and Parker, the Spurs made few changes. And much of this winning streak has been done without Ginobili, one of the Spurs' cornerstones and their emotional leader. He returned last week from a broken hand, but was lost again Saturday in the third quarter with what appears to be an oblique injury. He is not expected to return soon, said Popovich, who also saw his front-court rotation thinned by losing center Thiago Splitter (calf) in the first quarter.But perhaps no team has so seamlessly filled in holes over the years as the Spurs. Consider the three players who played such key roles on Sunday: Neal, the second-year free agent who had bounced around Europe; Matt Bonner, who scored 13 points in 35 minutes off the bench and helped slow Griffin in the second half; and Danny Green, a former second-round pick of Cleveland who had played 28 games in the last two seasons, but found himself charged with defending Paul down the stretch."This organization makes it very easy for you, very comfortable," said Green, whose harassment of Paul was rewarded in a 6-for-19 shooting performance by the Clippers guard. "It seems they're putting trust in me."The Spurs may have Parker, who had 30 points and 10 assists and is still devastating when running the pick-and-roll. But they can't count on many others, especially without Ginobili to manufacture offense — or roof-raising moments."We believe in each other and know if we work hard and stick to the process, we'll be able to make another run," Bonner said. "We don't have Blake Griffin. We don't have that guy you just throw him the ball and say, 'OK, go score.' We rely on team defense, proper rotations and execute our game plan."And so Neal found himself in just the right place when Paul tossed the ball toward him. Neal was asked if he was surprised."Yeah, my first dribble was toward the rim and then I remembered that we're down three, so we've got to get a three-pointer," Neal said.Richard Jefferson, getting dressed nearby, set Neal straight. "You're not supposed to tell them that," Jefferson said. "You're supposed to say, ‘Yeah, I knew all along. I made a play on the ball.'""Court awareness," Green chimed in."I read his eyes," Jefferson said.Neal laughed along with his teammates and continued with his story. Perhaps his version wasn't as sexy, but it contained all the important details — not unlike the Spurs.

Rangers fined over incidents in Europa semi-final against LeipzigLast updated on 20 June 202220 June 2022.From the section RangersRangers came back from a first-leg defeat to beat RB LeipzigRangers have been fined almost £10,000 by Uefa for incidents during their Europa League semi-final with Leipzig.The club will pay £6,670 for the throwing of objects and lighting of fireworks at Ibrox on 5 May.A fine of £3,228 was earlier handed to Rangers for the lighting of fireworks during the first leg in Germany.Rangers won the tie 3-2 on aggregate after a 3-1 home victory but lost on penalties to another German side, Eintracht Frankfurt, in the final.The match in Seville finished 1-1 after extra time.The Ibrox side were fined £38,900 for two incidents in the first leg of the quarter-final away to Braga.After the final in Seville, Uefa apologised to supporters who were left without water in soaring Spanish temperatures during the match.Get news notifications for your Scottish Premiership club by downloading the BBC Sport app on Appleexternal-link - Androidexternal-link - Amazonexternal-link

In September, two Sisters of Providence renewed their vows during separate liturgies in the chapel at St. Joseph Residence, Seattle. On Sunday, September 10, Sister Rosa Sen Nguyen renewed her vows for one year. On Friday, September 15, Sister Marita Capili renewed her vows for two years. Sister Rosa serves in ministry in the Finance Department of Providence High School in Burbank, California. Sister Marita is president/administrator of the Providence “Beca” Scholarship Program in El Salvador. As each of these sisters continues her journey as a Sister of Providence, we give them our love and support.

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Pittsburgh Pirates: Why the Buccos Should Be Buyers at the Deadline Josh Sadlock @ @JoshSadlock Twitter Logo Correspondent III July 16, 2011 Comments Comment Bubble Icon Jeff Karstens' shutout pushed the Pirates into first place. Bob Levey/Getty Images The Pittsburgh Pirates are in first place in the NL Central.  In July. Take a minute to let that sink in. July is the month when rival GM's are usually calling Neal Huntington to see which established major league players are available for trade.  Not this year.  The Pirates are in a position to be buyers rather than sellers at the trade deadline. This far into the season, it is obvious the Pirates are not a fluke.  As the trade deadline approaches, Pirates management needs to quickly make a decision about the direction they want this season to go in.  The Pirates can stand pat at the trade deadline and see how the season plays out, or they can become buyers for the first time in 20 years. With their rivals for the division title, Milwaukee and St. Louis, certain to make an impact trade, the Pirates cannot afford to get left behind at the trade deadline. The Pirates have been buoyed by their starting pitching this season, as Charlie Morton, Kevin Correia, Jeff Karstens and Paul Maholm have finally developed into legitimate top of the rotation pitchers.  The Pirates rotation has become the best in the division, outperforming the highly touted Brewers rotation.  The bullpen, led by Joel Hanrahan, has also impressed.  Hanrahan is perfect in save opportunities But the offense has lagged behind.  With the exceptions of Andrew McCutchen and Neil Walker, the Pirates have not gotten consistent production from any of their hitters. The Pirates have been hurt by a lack of production from their corner infield and outfield positions, traditionally a team's source of power.  The Pirates cannot continue on with Lyle Overbay as their everyday first baseman.  Overbay has never been more than a role player and should not be expected to produce everyday.  There are several targets the Pirates could pursue who would allow Overbay to return to the utility role he is meant to play The Cubs would love to unload Carlos Pena, as it is obvious he is not a part of their long term future.  Acquiring Pena would give the Pirates a power hitting first baseman who is also handy with the glove.  Another potential target for first base would be the Twins Michael Cuddyer, who also plays third base and outfield—two other troubling positions for the Pirates.  Padres outfielder Ryan Ludwick and Toronto outfielder Adam Lind could also be available. Acquiring any one of these players would ease the pressure on McCutchen.  McCutchen is an excellent young player, but he cannot carry an offense by himself.  He needs protection in a lineup that is currently sorely lacking. The Pirates, Brewers and Cardinals all have major flaws.  Whichever team does the most to correct those flaws at the trade deadline will give themselves the best chance to win the division.  The Pirates have the best starting pitching of the bunch and appear to be one big bat away from the playoffs.  The Brewers have already made big news in acquiring Francisco Rodriguez.  The Pirates cannot afford to fall behind. The citizens of Pittsburgh love their sports teams perhaps more than any other city in America.  They have been waiting 20 years for a chance to be excited about the Pirates.  They have been rewarding the Pirates with increased support, filling up beautiful PNC Park, including 10 sellouts already this season.  By doing whatever it takes to stay in the playoff hunt, the Pirates would ensure interest in baseball in the Steel City does not wane.

Did the judges for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for fiction assume that we all have attention deficit disorder? I’ve noted in recent reviews that the winner, Olive Kitteridge, and a finalist, All Souls, both consist of collections of disjointed stories. Other critics have made clear that the second finalist, Louise Erdrich’s The Plague of Doves, has the same quality. Jennifer Reese gave Erdrich’s book a B- in Entertainment Weekly and said “it reads more like a collection of random episodes than a coherent novel,” similar to a point I made earlier today about All Souls. Ron Charles of the Washington Post found more to admire in The Plague of Doves. But he wrote of Erdrich: “She’s challenged us before with complex, interconnected stories about the Ojibwe people of North Dakota, but here she goes for broke, whirling out a vast, fractured narrative, teeming with characters — ancestors, cousins, friends and enemies, all separated and rejoined again and again in uncanny ways over the years. Worried about losing track, I started drawing a genealogical chart after a few chapters, but it was futile: a tangle of names and squiggling lines.” We’ve all seen plenty of awards lists that consist only of novels with traditional linear narratives, and it’s not surprising given that linear narratives are the dominant form in fiction. But collections of disjointed, if linked, stories are far less common, and this year’s Pulitzer skew is one of the oddest I’ve seen. It’s as though all the nominees for the Oscar for best picture were noir films.

General Conference • Historic shift will beef up proselytizing force while altering Mormon and Utah culture. This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2012, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted. Call it a change for the ages. In a surprising move that promises to transform Mormon social and spiritual dynamics, with aftershocks rippling throughout Utah culture and beyond, the LDS Church announced Saturday a historic policy shift to bolster its proselytizing force. The Salt Lake City-based faith is lowering the age of full-time missionary service to age 18 for Mormon men (down from 19) and 19 for women (down from 21). "The Lord is hastening this work," LDS apostle Jeffrey R. Holland said at a news conference, "and he needs more and more willing missionaries." The church is counting on this change to dramatically increase the ranks of its full-time missionaries, currently more than 58,000 worldwide. It will also bring sweeping changes to an array of areas from university sports recruiting to college admissions, family finances to dating and marriage patterns, missionary preparation and training to career planning. It also might help the LDS Church hold on to its young people, a number of whom leave the faith once they hit college. Perhaps the most significant impact will be on Mormon women. "I am overjoyed," LDS writer and religion scholar Joanna Brooks said through tears. "This changes the narrative for young Mormon women in pretty fundamental ways. It uncouples church service from the expectation of marriage and motherhood and teaches young women they should take responsibility for knowing their faith." Brooks, author of The Book of Mormon Girl, said she would have gone on a mission at age 19. "It will change the Young Women's program for us," Brooks, who serves in her San Diego LDS Young Women's Presidency, said in a phone interview. "It says to all of us it's time to serve shoulder to shoulder." Neylan McBaine, founder of the Mormon Women Project, said that the change symbolizes "equal opportunity to gain both cultural and spiritual educations, serve in our external communities, and put those experiences ahead of a rush to marriage." It "will relieve the stigma of unmarried [LDS] college women," McBaine wrote in an email, and that would "ultimately result in stronger, more equal marriages and more effective church governance in future generations." LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson kicked off the faith's 182nd Semiannual General Conference on Saturday with the ground-shifting announcement. "Effective immediately, all worthy and able young men who have graduated from high school or its equivalent, regardless of where they live, will have the option of being recommended for missionary service beginning at the age of 18, instead of age 19," said Monson, considered a "prophet, seer and revelator" by millions of Mormons. "I am not suggesting that all young men will or should serve at this earlier age. Rather, based on individual circumstances, as well as upon a determination by priesthood leaders, this option is now available." By lowering the age for female missionaries to 19, LDS officials retained an age difference between the genders, Holland said, because "there needs to be at least some separation." When asked why church leaders didn't equalize the length of mission service at two years women will continue to go for 18 months Holland said, jokingly, "one miracle at a time." He did note that officials had considered doing so but wanted to see how this change played out. The impact is already being buzzed about in LDS living rooms and chapels, across the Mormon blogosphere and throughout social media. Sherrie Hall Everett and her daughter, Jessica, cried when they heard the news. For Jessica, who is almost 17, it means being able to serve as a missionary two years sooner. "I was so worried I may not be able to go if I were somewhere different in my life at that point [age 21]," said Jessica, a Provo resident. "And now that it is at age 19, I can do it right out of high school and after a semester of college." Everett said she also thought of the young women she works with in her LDS ward, and how many would be able to serve sooner while benefiting from the personal growth that missions can afford. Emily Stephenson, a Provo resident attending Utah Valley University, said she was eager to go on a mission when she was 19, saving up money and taking missionary-preparation classes. But by the time she turned 21, her passion had cooled. "If only they would have changed it sooner," Stephenson said, "who knows, I could be in another country serving or already be done with a mission." Women weren't the only ones to praise the shift. A number of young men believe the change will prompt more of them to go on missions as well. "I had to wait for a year," said Elder Win Wright, 19, an Arizona Mormon now serving a mission in Utah, "and it was kind of distracting." Mike Salazar, who is 23, called the change "inspired." Salazar, who was originally from Kentucky, went on his mission to Mexico when he was 19. "If I had of gone at 18, I wouldn't have messed up so much between 18 and 19," Salazar quipped. "I was going to go to a semester of school [before my mission], but now I'm not so sure," said Jordan Larsen, 17, of Idaho. "I could leave the day after I graduate. I'll have to put some thought into that now." Mormon parents welcomed the change though, in many cases, it led to practical questions. "We're wondering about the maturity of an 18-year-old, somebody who hasn't gone to college or been away from home," said parent Phil Holdsworth, of Lehi. Stephen Wilson, of Leeds in southern Utah, is excited, but with five kids, several of whom are teenagers, he'll have to start thinking more about how to ensure his children are financially ready sooner for missions. "The main thing that was on my mind [when the announcement was made]," Wilson said, "is you're going to have to start replanning." To David Stewart, an LDS physician in Las Vegas who has spent years charting church growth, the shift is a "two-edged sword." "Yes, we can send young men out there before they engage in some bad behaviors," Stewart said in a phone interview. "But there is a big difference in maturity between 18 and 19 years old. Eighteen-year-olds haven't been independent, haven't learned to get along with roommates, and haven't yet functioned in society." That will put more pressure on Mormon mission presidents. In fact, Holland said, the church is further upping the ante for these presidents. It is cutting by a third the amount of time missionaries stay in training centers including the flagship facility in Provo to accommodate the expected increase in numbers. Missionaries will then arrive in their assigned areas for a 12-week "immersion program," which will be directed by their missions. But LDS officials are not worried about the maturity factor. They have already been allowing young men in 48 countries to start their missions at 18. "This has been a country-specific policy," Monson said, "and has allowed thousands of young men to serve honorable missions and also fulfill required military obligations and educational opportunities." Monson said those experiences proved positive and helped spur the change. LDS apostle Russell M. Nelson, chairman of the church's Missionary Executive Committee voiced his own support of the effort during the news conference. Eighteen-year-old missionaries, he said, are "sweeter, purer, smarter." Stewart expects the change to alter the dating dynamics and social environment within Mormonism. "That may not be the [church's] intention, but perhaps it will be a byproduct," he said. "Putting missionary service at an earlier age for girls, it is likely you'll see more boyfriends and girlfriends going at nearly the same time instead of girls sitting home waiting for their missionaries and going just as the boys come back." The result could be more wedding bells. Monson and other LDS leaders have lamented that young Mormons seem to be delaying marriage, seen as the highest sacrament in the faith. Even the University of Utah and other colleges will feel the impact. "This decision will alter the landscape for the university," said U. spokesman Keith Sterling. "The U. will take a close look at what this might mean for our enrollment numbers and examine the best ways to work with these changes to make sure our new incoming students will continue to flourish." During Saturday morning's conference session, LDS apostle Quentin L. Cook recalled his mission to England in the 1960s, when the missionary age was reduced from 20 to 19. He noted that the first 19-year-old missionary in his mission was Holland, now his colleague on the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Donald W. Meyers contributed to this story. Two more temples LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson announced Saturday that the Utah-based faith would build two more temples, one in Tucson, Ariz., and the other in Arequipa, Peru. The church operates 139 temples around the globe, with an additional 29 either announced or under construction.

2012 NBA Draft: Which Team Will Draft Harrison Barnes? Daniel O'Brien @ @DanielO_BR Twitter Logo Featured Columnist May 31, 2012 Comments Comment Bubble Icon Streeter Lecka/Getty Images With the 2012 NBA draft lottery in the books and the official draft order in place, it's time to take a look at where North Carolina Tar Heels star Harrison Barnes will land. At 6'8", Barnes thrived in the ACC with his prolific shooting, ample athleticism and ability to finish. Those same tools will aid him as a reliable wing at the next level. The way the draft order shakes out, it looks like Barnes could go as high as No. 2 to the Charlotte Bobcats and no lower than No. 10 to the New Orleans Hornets. Charlotte might consider Barnes at the No. 2 slot because of his sharpshooting, but they'll probably end up selecting someone with a higher overall stock. However, Barnes' combination of length and shot-making skills is tempting to anyone. He could fit in quite nicely with the Cleveland Cavaliers, as that franchise needs a legitimate wing scorer to produce night in and night out. But the Cavaliers have many holes to fill, so it depends on whether they think Barnes is worthy to take in the top five. Barnes is definitely a top-10-caliber prospect, so if Charlotte or Cleveland doesn't select him, I expect him to get picked up somewhere between fifth and 10th. Portland could show interest at No. 6, but with Nicolas Batum and Wesley Matthews in the fold, they aren't looking for salvation at small forward. Next, we arrive at the most likely destination for Barnes: the Golden State Warriors with the seventh pick. Aside from rookie Klay Thompson, the Warriors didn't get any substantial production from their shooting guards or small forwards. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images In today's NBA, the wing player has a great opportunity to score from deep or slash to the basket and draw fouls. Barnes' length and shooting skills are attractive to a team like Golden State looking for scoring from a small forward. If Barnes falls to seventh, the Warriors should take him. They already have playmakers at the point (Stephen Curry) and in the post (David Lee), so Barnes could become the key piece that boosts Golden State's chances for contention. He can stretch the defense with his shooting and use his length to finish in the lane. Here's the order of likelihood for Barnes' potential destinations: 1. Golden State (No. 7) 2. Cleveland (No. 4) 3. New Orleans (No. 10) 4. Portland (No. 6) 5. Charlotte (No. 2) Follow @danielobleacher

The Civil Engineering Department Laboratories at Miguel Building have a new look. Last Sept 2010, the laboratories were renovated. The rooms for the lab coordinators and faculty were redesigned. You will now find the research office rooms for the various specialization faculty members in CTM, HWR, GTE and TRE. The survey equipment room was relocated. The HWR and GTE laboratories are housed in one big room but can be partitioned into two by a sliding divider. Multimedia equipment have been installed in the labs.

The 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and Paralympics will boost tourism in South Korea after a falling number of Chinese visitors, it has been claimed. According to data compiled by the Korea Culture and Tourism Institute, and reported by Yonhap, next year's Games are expected to generate KRW668.4 billion (£447 million/US$585/€500 million) in revenue with an employment target of 9,000.The Organising Committee for Pyeongchang 2018 expects 83,000 foreign tourists to visit South Korea.The number of athletes, reporters and other Olympics officials is estimated at 75,000.The country's tourism industry has been hit this year after the Chinese Government banned tour agencies from selling package tours to South Korea.This was due to its opposition to Seoul's decision to deploy an advanced American missile defence system in the country, amid continuing tensions with North Korea.Pyeongchang 2018 could aid the tourism industry after China issued a ban ©Getty ImagesOf the 17.2 million foreign tourists who visited South Korea last year, Chinese people accounted for 8.06 million, or 46.8 per cent.The number of Chinese visitors in the January to August period this year, however, came to only 2.87 million.Other experts have said the 2018 Games will only have a "short-term effect" on the local tourism industry, however. China will need to fully lift its "economic retaliation" against South Korea for more longer lasting benefits, according to Yonhap.

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Top 10 Programs Leading Early in 2015 College Football Recruiting Class Edwin Weathersby Analyst I March 4, 2014 Comments Comment Bubble Icon Top 10 Programs Leading Early in 2015 College Football Recruiting Class 0 of 10 Gerald Herbert/Associated Press Although recruiting is a marathon and not a sprint, it's still better when a program can get off to a good start. Fostering relationships, executing Junior Days and unofficial visits and other things can really be great tools to help a college coaching staff start a recruiting cycle with a bang. Some schools have done just that with the 2015 class, which has resulted in them having more commitments than many other teams. Texas A&M and LSU are approaching double digits, while a Big Ten school with a new head coach isn't far behind. Plus, two surprise schools are also on this list. All recruiting ratings and rankings are from  247Sports . Player evaluations are based on review of tape at  Scout.com ,  Rivals  and  247Sports . Tennessee 1 of 10 Garry Jones/Associated Press After signing a class of more than 30 recruits in 2014,  Tennessee  has wasted no time collecting more commitments. The Volunteers have seven pledges, with three being 4-star prospects. Receiver  Preston Williams , a 4-star recruit from Georgia, is the headliner of head coach Butch Jones' 2015 haul. Other notable 4-star recruits are offensive tackle  Jack Jones  and defensive end  Andrew Butcher . Tennessee is certainly on another good pace to fill out its class.  Penn State 2 of 10 John Beale/Associated Press Penn State  is one of the top programs leading early in the 2015 recruiting class due to the recruiting abilities of its new head coach James Franklin. The former Vanderbilt coach wasted no time getting started on this year's group, as he collected all seven of the Nittany Lions' current commitments in the month of February.  Running back  Andre Robinson  leads a class that also features fellow 4-star studs such as offensive tackle  Ryan Bates  and defensive end  Kamonte Carter .  Texas 3 of 10 Erich Schlegel/Getty Images Although  Texas  is under new management with Charlie Strong now in charge, the Longhorns still have sprinted out to seven commitments for 2015. A pair of pledges are 4-star prospects, as the Longhorns have 4-star guard  Patrick Vahe  and 4-star running back  Jordan Stevenson  in the fold. It's going to be interesting to see if Strong either continues former head coach Mack Brown 's approach of wrapping up recruiting by the fall, or if he's patient enough to wait for the recruits who wait until National Signing Day to pick a school. Alabama 4 of 10 Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sport After signing a class for the record books in 2014,  Alabama  is not letting up. Head coach Nick Saban has seven commitments with six being 4-star prospects. The lone recruit who is not a 4-star prospect is 5-star defensive end Mekhi Brown . It's early, but the Crimson Tide's class is loaded once again.   TCU 5 of 10 Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press TCU  isn't used to being a recruiting leader, but the Horned Frogs are digging their new role. Although the class has just one 4-star prospect, it has the second-most commitments in the Big 12 right now with a total of eight. The top player in the class is 6'2", 185-pound 4-star cornerback  PJ Mbanasor . It remains to be seen if TCU can keep pace with the other leading programs of the 2015 recruiting class, but the Horned Frogs currently have the No. 10 class in the 2015 247Sports recruiting rankings.   Clemson 6 of 10 Lynne Sladky/Associated Press A school that is certainly used to being a recruiting leader is  Clemson . Head coach Dabo Swinney and his staff get after it on the trail, which is why they pull in elite classes on a consistent basis. Swinney has assembled an eight-man group for 2015 already with 5-star offensive tackle  Mitch Hyatt  leading the way. Athlete  Van Smith  and receiver  Shadell Bell  are notable 4-star prospects, who should be standouts for the Tigers. Clemson has the most commitments in the ACC as rival Florida State  has seven. West Virginia 7 of 10 Christopher Jackson/Associated Press With a Big 12-leading nine commitments,  West Virginia  is looking more and more like a surprise recruiting school for the 2015 cycle. Head coach Dana Holgorsen is a brilliant offensive mind, but his best recruit is actually a defensive standout as  Kendrell McFadden  is a talented 4-star safety. However, Holgorsen does boast a pledge from shifty 4-star receiver  Jovon Durante . The Mountaineers are on pace to build a big class. Mississippi State 8 of 10 Stacy Revere/Getty Images After bringing in 24 players in its 2014 class,  Mississippi State  has gotten off to a terrific start in 2015 recruiting with nine commitments. Undersized 6'3", 200-pound 4-star defensive end  Timothy Washington  is the highest-rated recruit in the class.  Chris Stamps  is a 3-star cornerback with great length as he is 6'1" and 175 pounds.  Receiver  Dontea Jones  and athlete  Jay Johnson  are both 3-star recruits who are both 6'4", and weigh 200 pounds and 210 pounds, respectively. Finally, keep an eye on 3-star running back  Kentavious Thomas  as he could develop into a solid runner in the SEC.  LSU 9 of 10 Chris Graythen/Getty Images LSU  is putting together another fantastic recruiting class. The Tigers have jumped out in front of most of the country by earning nine pledges. The headliner is 5-star cornerback  Kevin Toliver II , a 6'2" press corner from Florida. Toliver isn't the only 5-star stud in the group as  Maea Teuhema , a 6'4.5",  346-pound  5-star offensive tackle from Texas, is also set to play in Baton Rouge. The class also features elite 4-star recruits such as running back  Nick Brossette , receiver  Jazz Ferguson  and safety  Kevin Henry . Texas A&M 10 of 10 David J. Phillip/Associated Press The nation's No. 1 recruiting class belongs to  Texas A&M , as the Aggies have the top spot in the  2015 247Sports recruiting rankings. Head coach Kevin Sumlin's class is tied for the most commitments in the country with nine, plus his total of seven 4-star pledges is also tops in the nation.  Daylon Mack , a physical and intimidating 5-star defensive tackle, is the Aggies' headliner. Texas A&M also has commitments from 4-star prospects such as safety  Larry Pryor , offensive tackle  Connor Lanfear , tight end  Jordan Davis  and running backs  Jay Bradford  and  Rodney Anderson . Sumlin signed a class of more than 30 recruits in 2013, so he's no stranger at collecting a large amount of commitments.  Taylor Hamm, of 247Sports , said this about Lanfear and the Aggies' class: Also having the opportunity to be apart of what could be A&M’s best class ever on paper is yet another draw for the athletic blocker.   Edwin Weathersby is the College Football Recruiting Analyst for Bleacher Report. He has worked in scouting/player personnel departments for three professional football teams, including the New York Giants and Cleveland Browns.   X

Friday’s Scores By The Associated Press Email Facebook Twitter PREP FOOTBALL=MHSAA=Class 1A= Semifinal=Bay Springs 44, West Lowndes 6Simmons 48, TCPS 0 Slovenia has suffered its worst-ever floods. Damage could top 500 million euros, its leader says Fiji wins Pacific Nations Cup after easily handling 14-man Japan Opera singer David Daniels and his husband plead guilty to sexual assault Class 2A=Semifinal= LeFlore 24, Charleston 22Scott Central 60, Pelahatchie 14Class 3A=Semifinal=Amory 29, North Panola 16 Jefferson Davis County 26, Raleigh 20Class 4A=Semifinal=Columbia 12, Poplarville 7Senatobia 34, Caledonia 27 Class 5A=Semifinal=Picayune 32, Laurel 28West Point 20, Neshoba Central 14Class 6A= Semifinal=Brandon 21, Oak Grove 20Madison Central 34, Starkville 14___Some high school football scores provided by Scorestream.com, https://scorestream.com/

Ryan Braun Leaves Game vs. Diamondbacks with Calf Injury; Will Be Placed on DL Tyler Conway @ jtylerconway Twitter Logo Featured Columnist May 26, 2017 Comments Comment Bubble Icon Morry Gash/Associated Press Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun left in the fourth inning of Thursday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks with tightness in his left calf. Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Braun will be placed on the disabled list. Jesus Aguilar pinch hit for Braun in the bottom of the fourth inning. He was not involved in any defensive plays in the top of the fourth but has had a lingering calf issue for most of May. This was only the sixth time Braun has been in the lineup this month, and he did not play in Wednesday's loss to the Toronto Blue Jays . Braun also dealt with injuries  to his forearm and trapezius earlier in the month. Sunday's loss to the Chicago Cubs was the first time he'd played since going on the disabled list May 12. The Brewers went 10-5 with Braun out of the lineup this month and are currently 25-21, sitting first in the NL Central. Having the calf as a lingering problem isn't going to do much to help him break out of a slowish start. Braun is hitting .265/.353/.529 with seven home runs and 19 runs batted in this season. 

It is but providence that we winded up in the Gallura region. Parul and I had laid our hands upon one of those travel deals that threw in a four-day stay at a resort and the cheapest flight they could source with Ryan Air. The rider to the deal was that this resort was in Olbia, far away from the southern parts which we wanted to see, and Adi was thunderstruck by our impulsiveness at not checking anything before booking our island holiday. My friend and I were both non-drivers, you see. On an island where everything is dependent upon your own mode of conveyance, this was not a happy chance. We were furiously making calls to Sardinia in the next few days, Parul and I, and overshot our initial budget by far when we had to fall upon the services of a tour guide. The reward was friendship. And a marvellous girly holiday we had not anticipated. It was on the first day in Orgosolo, when for a photo, Enza threw herself upon the rim of a large stone fireplace and decided to show the pudge on her waist to make good the claim that she needed to banish it — that I knew we had found gold. Her candour was refreshing. Her cousin Giampi was equally enthusiastic when it came to posing for photos, so we ended up with enough shots of us too. We needed us in our albums, they said. The Gallura lives up to the meaning of its name which means stony area. Granite hills tower over you upon roads that twist and turn before find their way to a jagged coastline made up of islets and rock cliffs. Rocks which emerge in shapes that make you think of elephants, bears, witches and mushrooms, rocks which are shaped by the fury of the Mistral that blows throughout the year in Sardinia, but is an exhibitionist during spring and winter. We had caught the best of it. With the wind in our hair on a miserably cold, foggy morning we set out for the hills. They were shrouded in a blanket of white that day, imparting the landscape with an other-worldly atmosphere. We stopped for croissant and coffee at an artists’ village surrounded by monolithic granite hills (which looked more like gigantic boulders) and emerald green woods. San Pantaleo is a fetching village built around a piazzetta, surrounded by a church and a few oleander trees. It started life in the late 1800s. By the 1960s, artists had started making inroads into it, living in traditional low stone cottages lovingly restored. They set up galleries and they worked with folk traditions that centered around ceramics, woodwork and wrought iron. It is the kind of place where you expect locals to sell homemade batches of honey, cheese and jams and indulge in lengthy conversations because there lifestyle is laidback and elegant. Even though it is not too far away from the flashy haunt of the rich and famous, the Costa Smeralda. Near this village is a nuragic archaeological site. Since I have been banging on about the presence of mysterious nuraghi around the island, I thought I should put in a few words about the Tomba dei Giganti (Tomb of the Giants). If you want to dip your feet into mystery and antiquity, it is an interesting visit. It made me reflect upon the very impermanence of everything, how we humans never stop to think about it in our arrogant assumption that things should not decay or change, that they should not make way for another civilisation. Later, we did a short hike above the camping village of Capo d’Orso, climbing slimy rocks and gaping at the way the wind had carved and chiselled granite, like a master sculptor if you will, and the way the granite rocks punctured the incredibly green landscape, while jagged rocks spread their talons along the coastline. It was a peaceful moment that, rendered romantic by Enza pressing kisses upon her partner’s face and murmuring words of endearment into his ears. I can still hear them, those two words of affection, amore mio, uttered over and over with the wonderful cadence of an Italian. It goes with the mood of today. It is the birthday of a being who once lit up my life with love and happiness, Tuktuk.

Georgia vs. Georgia Tech: 5 Halftime Adjustments the Yellow Jackets Must Make Nick Yokoyama @ @nickyokoyama Twitter Logo Senior Analyst III November 26, 2011 Comments Comment Bubble Icon Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images We should be in for a great finish today as the No. 13 Georgia Bulldogs take on the No. 23 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.  Can the Yellow Jackets step up in the second half and slow down the Bulldogs and QB Aaron Murray? Here are five halftime adjustments Georgia Tech must consider if they want to come out on top of this heated rivalry game.    Pressure Murray  The Yellow Jackets need to dial up the pressure and get after QB Aaron Murray in the second half. They have already seen success when they bring the blitz, as Murray was forced into throwing an interception in the first quarter.  GT should consider unloading more blitzes with their front seven for the remainder of the game.  Maybe if they bang up Murray enough, Coach Mark Richt will be forced to sit him in preparation for the SEC Championship game next week.  Short Third Downs  In the second half, the Yellow Jackets MUST shorten up their third downs. They have been constantly left in long-yardage situations, which has limited their play-call and forced QB Tevin Washington to drop back and throw. GT's offense is not effective when they are limited to obvious passing situations.  If they shorten up the third downs, we should start to see the chains moving.  Capitalize  GT needs to capitalize on every Bulldog mistake in the second half. They were already unable to put any points on the board following a rare Aaron Murray mistake and if they want to win this game, they must seize every opportunity. Come Out Heated With Georgia's biggest game of the season coming next week, look for them to play more tentative as the game winds down.  GT needs to come out of halftime motivated and ready to play physical. This game might not be that important for the Bulldogs, but the Yellow Jackets still have their sights set on a 10 win season.  Take Some Shots If GT wants to win this game, they need to continue to roll the dice in the second half.  Although they are not a pass heavy team, they should consider letting QB Tevin Washington take a couple of surprise shots deep to his quick WRs. 

Huddersfield 1-1 BuryLast updated on 6 August 20116 August 2011.From the section FootballRyan Lowe's close-range equaliser earned newly promoted Bury a good draw at promotion favourites Huddersfield.Terriers winger Gary Roberts gave his side the lead when he converted substitute Lee Novak's cross from short range in the 65th minute.But Richie Barker's Bury, who were League Two runners up last term, equalised 11 minutes later.Andy Bishop headed onto strike partner Lowe in a crowded area and he turned the ball home.VIEWS FROM THE DRESSING ROOMHuddersfield Town manager Lee Clark told BBC Radio Leeds:"It was poor, in all aspects of the game, just the tempo with or without the ball. "We didn't press well enough, we gave Bury too much time on the ball, our tempo on the ball was laboured and we didn't test the goalkeeper enough."There's a lot of work to be done. I'm bitterly disappointed with the performance, but we've got lots of games to go."Bury manager Richie Barker told BBC Radio Manchester:"It's very difficult to pick anybody who didn't do their job or who didn't work as hard as they could do."I don't think many teams will come from behind and nick a point here because they've got some excellent players. "We are delighted, but on the flip side I thought we created enough chances to get something else out of it."Live text commentaryexternal-linkLowe scored 27 goals for Bury last season to help them to promotion

Nigeria finished their African Cup of Nations group with a third successive win after defeating Guinea-Bissau 2-0 and topping Group D. Nigeria had already secured their place in the round of 16 going into tonight’s game at the Stade Roumdé Adjia in Garoua.Ten minutes after the break Nigeria took the lead with a counter-attacking goal, finished off by Sadiq Umar after he was played in by Kelechi Iheanacho.Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong sealed victory for Nigeria as he tapped in from close range with five minutes remaining to ensure the win.In the night’s other match in the group, played at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaoundé, Egypt came into their meeting with Sudan looking for the win to ensure qualification to the knockout stage.NAIJA FEVER! ?IT IS A WAY OF LIFE! ??#TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TeamNigeria | @NGSuperEagles | @thenff pic.twitter.com/zJmXKKxvci— #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 ? (@CAF_Online) January 19, 2022The Pharaohs secured the victory required 1-0 thanks to a goal ten minutes before the break from Mohamed Abdelmoneim El Sayed.El Sayed headed in from close range from a corner by Abdalla Mohamed to give Egypt the breakthrough, and they were indebted to their keeper Mohammed El Shenawy for some late saves to ensure they secured the win.Sudan and Guinea-Bissau have both been eliminated from the tournament, ending in third and fourth in the table respectively, both with a point to their name.Tonight's results saw Cape Verde and Malawi book places in the round of 16 stage.Tomorrow sees the scheduled conclusion of Group E, with Ivory Coast facing Algeria, and Equatorial Guinea taking on Sierra Leone, before Group F finishes later in the day, when Gambia take on Tunisia and Mali face Mauritania.

Vikings’ Cook, Rams’ Kupp among best bets to score 1 of 2 | Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook carries the balls as Chicago Bears cornerback Teez Tabor comes up for the tackle during the first half of an NFL football game Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Chicago. Read More 2 of 2 | Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp celebrates his touchdown catch with wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and guard Austin Corbett during the second half of the team’s NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. Read More By Dorian Colbert Email Facebook Twitter Because of COVID-19, chaos is reigning in the fantasy playoffs. The hold is tenuous, but these players are still my best bets to score going into Week 16.___Running Back JAMES ROBINSON, JaguarsThe Jaguars don’t have much going for them right now, but Robinson rarely fails to produce, as long as he’s healthy. He had a season high in touches last week against the Texans, and he’s likely to see similar work when he faces the Jets and their bottom-tier run defense in Week 16. No team has allowed more TDs to RBs this season, and because of COVID-19, the Jets could struggle against Jacksonville. Underwhelming U.S. team slumps into Women’s World Cup knockout game against familiar foe Rains set back test of Paris’ preparations for Olympic swimming in the Seine Russia to announce a verdict in Navalny’s case; Kremlin critic expects lengthy prison term CORDARRELLE PATTERSON, FalconsPatterson has settled into more of a traditional RB role for the Falcons recently, scoring three TDs in his past four games. He had a down week against San Francisco in Week 15, but he’s in a prime bounce-back spot this week against the defensively deficient Lions. Second in the league in TDs allowed to RBs and second in fantasy points allowed to RBs as well, Detroit could allow at least one score to the reinvigorated Patterson, who’s had a fantasy renaissance this season. DALVIN COOK, Vikings Cook failed to score in Week 15, but he’s handled the ball at least 28 times in each of his past two games since missing Week 13 with a shoulder injury. He’ll take his considerable volume and his 22.22% TD dependency into a matchup with the Rams, who’ve devolved into a middling run defense at best, allowing 72 rushing yards per game and 13 TDs to RBs this season. The Vikings’ playoff hopes rest in the balance, so Cook could be in rare form this week. CLYDE EDWARDS-HELAIRE, ChiefsEdwards-Helaire’s touches have gone down the past two games, as the Chiefs have been moving the ball primarily through the air, but with the news that Travis Kelce and now Tyreek Hill are on the COVID-19 list, Kansas City may have to lean on its run game. This week they’ll face a Steelers team that has given up the seventh-most points to RBs this season, so the run game, led by Edwards-Helaire, should prove effective. DAVID MONTGOMERY, BearsMontgomery is the lone Chicago fantasy asset going into the second week of the fantasy playoffs, as the offense is at a standstill otherwise it seems. Fortunately, they face the reeling Seahawks in Week 16, a team that’s given up the fourth-most fantasy points to RBs this season and more than 180 yards per game. Having at least 72 yards or a score in his past three games, Montgomery could roll in this tasty matchup. Wide ReceiverCOOPER KUPP, RamsCongratulations, if you have Cooper Kupp on your fantasy team, chances are you’re still alive in these tumultuous fantasy playoffs. The 32.37 % TD dependent Kupp has scored 14 times so far in 2021, to lead the league in receiving TDs, and he gets his best matchup of his season this week against the Vikings. Minnesota has given up the most fantasy points to WRs this season, and Week 16 should be no exception. KEENAN ALLEN, ChargersAllen is on a tear as of late, scoring three times in his past two games. His yardage is leaving a bit to be desired, but Allen has been a red zone lightning rod nonetheless. This week, he’ll face a Texans team that is middle of the pack against the pass, allowing 11 TDs to WRs this season. If Austin Ekeler misses the game, Allen will be an even more integral part of the Chargers offense this week. DEEBO SAMUEL, 49ersSamuel is the best RB playing the WR position today, and I don’t count Cordarrelle Patterson because he’s a WR playing the RB position. Samuel has run for TDs in his past four games, even though he’s only topped 60 receiving yards once in that time. He’s got a prime matchup this week in the Titans though, as they’ve allowed the third-most points to WRs this season, including 16 receiving TDs. Samuel could find the end zone this week, be it on the ground or through the air. CHRISTIAN KIRK, CardinalsKirk has come alive since DeAndre Hopkins was placed on IR, going over 85 yards and/or scoring in his past two games. He’ll face a Colts secondary this week that has allowed a whopping 17 TDs to WRs, the second-highest mark in the league, so chalk him up for his second straight scoring week. JA’MARR CHASE, Bengals Chase slumped in Week 15, catching only one pass for 3 yards, but in Week 16 he’ll go up against a Ravens team that he had 201 yards and a score against in their first meeting this season. It’s a perfect bounce-back spot for a player who caught two TDs in the week previous to that down Week 15 game.___This column was provided to The Associated Press by RosterWatch, www.rosterwatch.com.

Orioles snap 19-game skid with 10-6 win over Angels 1 of 7 | Baltimore Orioles’ DJ Stewart gestures after hitting a two-run home run off Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani during the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Baltimore. Read More 2 of 7 | Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani waits after surrendering a two-run home run to Baltimore Orioles’ DJ Stewart during the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Baltimore. Read More 3 of 7 | Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani winds up during the first inning of the team’s baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Baltimore. Read More 4 of 7 | Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani throws during the first inning of the team’s baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Baltimore. Read More 5 of 7 | Los Angeles Angels’ Jo Adell is tagged out by Baltimore Orioles shortstop Ramon Urias while trying to stretch a single into a double during the second inning of baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Baltimore. Read More 6 of 7 | Los Angeles Angels’ Brandon Marsh top, is greeted at home plate after hitting a three-run home run that scored Jose Iglesias and Max Stassi against the Baltimore Orioles during the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Baltimore. Read More 7 of 7 | Baltimore Orioles congratulate one anoterh after defeating the Los Angeles Angels 10-6 in a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Baltimore. Read More By Noah Trister Email Facebook Twitter BALTIMORE — After 19 consecutive losses, the Baltimore Orioles were ready to try just about anything.Newcomer Chris Ellis found that out while preparing to make his first big league start.“I was sitting at my locker, kind of just going over the lineup for the day, and I saw Trey Mancini walking though there with a bunch of sage. Everybody was getting a whiff of it,” Ellis said. “Maybe we’ll have to start doing that before every game.” The Orioles finally stopped their slide Wednesday night, rallying to beat Los Angeles 10-6 after a shaky start by Shohei Ohtani left the Angels’ bullpen with too much to do. Slovenia has suffered its worst-ever floods. Damage could top 500 million euros, its leader says Fiji wins Pacific Nations Cup after easily handling 14-man Japan Opera singer David Daniels and his husband plead guilty to sexual assault The Angels were up 6-2 in the fourth inning and 6-4 when Ohtani left the game after the top of the sixth. Baltimore scored a run in the seventh and five in the eighth. Ramón Urías and Kelvin Gutierrez drew bases-loaded walks to put the Orioles up 7-6, and pinch-hitter Austin Hays added a two-run double. The Orioles were two losses shy of the American League record for the longest skid — which they set themselves in 1988 when they started 0-21.“The clubhouse is loud right now. There’s a lot of people that are very excited, relieved,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “It’s good to hear our guys feel good about the game they just played.”Ohtani allowed three homers on the mound and struck out three times at the plate, but the Orioles still seemed headed to a 20th straight loss after Brandon Marsh hit his first career homer, a three-run shot in the fourth that made it 6-2. It was 6-5 when Jake Petricka allowed a single, a double and an intentional walk to start the bottom of the eighth. He then walked Urías, his final batter, on four pitches to tie the game.James Hoyt came on and struck out Jahmai Jones, but then he walked Gutierrez on a full count. Hays then doubled to left with the bases loaded, and Cedric Mullins added a sacrifice fly.When Tyler Wells retired the final batter of the game on a flyout to right, he hugged catcher Pedro Severino and the Orioles celebrated casually on the field. The fans — many of whom probably came to see Ohtani — roared their approval.“They really were behind us tonight,” Mancini said. “I’m so thankful and we are so thankful, especially after this streak, that they’re still so supportive of us.”Mullins and Anthony Santander hit solo homers in the first, and DJ Stewart hit a two-run shot off Ohtani in the fourth. “I feel like the homers were a little bit ambushed,” Ohtani said through a translator. “I need to make better pitches when they’re expecting the fastball.”Jared Walsh hit a solo homer for the Angels.Tanner Scott won in relief for the Orioles.Ohtani allowed four runs and five hits in five innings. Ellis yielded three runs and five hits in three-plus innings after the Orioles claimed him off waivers from Tampa Bay on Friday.Mullins’ homer came on Ohtani’s first pitch of the game, but after Santander’s solo shot gave Baltimore a 2-0 lead, the Angels tied it almost immediately on a two-run single by Marsh in the second. Walsh homered for Los Angeles in the fourth, and Marsh added his three-run shot later in the inning.Mullins brought home a run in the seventh with a groundout.Conner Greene, recalled from Triple-A Norfolk before the game, pitched two hitless innings of relief for the Orioles.SUPERSTITIONSMancini credited catcher Austin Wynns with the idea for the sage. “He and I just walked around the ballpark and just saged everything we possibly could,” Mancini said.Mancini also said he was letting his mustache grow until the team won.“I hate having a mustache,” the Baltimore first baseman said. “As kind of a form of self-punishment, but also trying to keep things a little lighter, I told all the guys that I was going to shave it off whenever we won.”PULLEDOhtani was taken out after 84 pitches. Manager Joe Maddon indicated he might have left the two-way sensation in for the bottom of the sixth, but his spot in the order came up in the top half, so there was no need to leave him on the mound to get him another plate appearance.“I just thought that was a hard five innings,” Maddon said. “I didn’t see any reason to push him.”TRAINER’S ROOMAngels: Los Angeles put RHP Dylan Bundy on the 10-day injured list after he left his start Tuesday night after nine batters. The Angels also put RHPs Austin Warren and Reid Detmers on the IL. ... The Angels recalled INF Kean Wong from Triple-A Salt Lake and selected the contracts of Petricka and RHP Elvis Peguero. ... OF Justin Upton, who turned 34 on Wednesday, did not play because of left calf problems.Orioles: SS Jorge Mateo did not play.UP NEXTRHP Jaime Barria takes the mound for the Angels against Baltimore’s Keegan Akin in Thursday’s series finale. Akin allowed four runs in three innings against Los Angeles on July 2.___Follow Noah Trister at www.twitter.com/noahtrister___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

By Stuart NewmanAugust 18 - The British Government has unveiled an impromptu campaign under its GREAT Britain banner to thank the London 2012 athletes, volunteers and public for what Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has labelled a "truly great Games". The advertisements, released by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, will be portrayed in 500 Network Rail-donated outdoor spaces at train stations across the country over the next fortnight.The first of the two ads shows the Olympic Rings from the Opening Ceremony with the accompanying text reading: "This is GREAT Britain. Thank you to everyone who took part in London 2012."The second (pictured top) features 5,000 and 10,000 metres gold medallist Mo Farah imitating Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt's signature "thunderbolt" victory celebration alongside  the 100 and 200 metres champion mimicking the Briton's trademark "Mobot" action.The supporting text reads: "Thank you to the athletes who took part in London 2012".Britain's Government has launched a campaign to thank everyone involved in the London 2012 OlympicsHunt, Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, said: "The last three weeks have been a proud moment for Britain."It has been a privilege to stage the Olympics for the third time."We would like to say thank you to everyone who has helped make these Games truly great – in particular the athletes from around the world, the volunteers and the British public."They have shown the best of Britain to the world and left us with memories that will last a lifetime."In the wake of the Games, Hunt has pledged an extra £8 million ($12.5 million/€10.2 million), as part of the GREAT campaign, to tourism body VisitBritain to help promote the United Kingdom to China.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected]Related storiesFebruary 2012: Government backs £125 million "biggest, longest ad for Britain"

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NFL Playoff Schedule 2015: TV Info, Bracket Predictions and More for Postseason Scott Polacek @ @ScottPolacek Twitter Logo Featured Columnist January 6, 2015 Comments Comment Bubble Icon Jack Dempsey/Associated Press What more could you ask for out of the divisional round in the NFL playoffs than the eight teams remaining? You have two of the biggest brands in the league squaring off in the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers, Peyton Manning going up against his former team in the Indianapolis Colts, the defending Super Bowl champions facing the Cinderella story Carolina Panthers and the mighty New England Patriots against the No. 6 seed Baltimore Ravens. Here is a look at the schedule, bracket and predictions for the four games on tap for the weekend. NFL Playoff Schedule Matchup Date Time (ET) TV Predicted Winner Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots Saturday, Jan. 10 4:35 p.m. NBC Patriots Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks Saturday, Jan. 10 8:15 p.m. Fox Seahawks Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers Sunday, Jan. 11 1:05 p.m. Fox Packers Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos Sunday, Jan. 11 4:40 p.m. CBS Broncos Intriguing Battle to Watch: Peyton Manning vs. Former Team Jack Dempsey/Associated Press Manning has been incredibly successful with the Denver Broncos, so we don’t have a Michael Jordan on the Washington Wizards or Jerry Rice on the Seattle Seahawks situation. Still, the vast majority of Manning’s career came as the leader of the Colts. Now he has the opportunity to knock his former team out in the second round of the AFC playoffs. Manning and the Broncos offense will certainly be a greater challenge than the Cincinnati Bengals without wide receiver A.J. Green and tight end Jermaine Gresham were for the Colts. Indianapolis defensive tackle Ricky Jean Francois discussed the matchup, via  Stephen Holder of The Indianapolis Star : You're going against a Hall of Famer. You're going against somebody who has mastered the game, knows all the coverages, all the tendencies. ... We know Peyton is going to get his yards, Peyton is going to make his plays. But if we don't let him sit in that pocket and we don't let him move around, we might have us a ballgame. Manning threw for 269 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions in the season opener against the Colts and will look to replicate the success he found with tight end Julius Thomas in that first game. Thomas caught all three touchdowns and tallied 104 receiving yards to set the tone for an impressive first half of the season. Thomas put up the majority of his numbers early in the year and was limited by injuries, but he did have the bye to heal up as the Colts dealt with the Bengals. The Colts best chance may be to keep Manning, Julius Thomas and Demaryius Thomas on the sidelines with the rushing attack. Daniel “Boom” Herron ran a season-high 12 times and caught 10 passes against the Bengals and found the end zone. He has given Indianapolis a rushing attack to go with Andrew Luck and could keep the Denver offense off the field. When the Broncos are on the field, much of the attention will be on Manning. Still, the Broncos will use C.J. Anderson as well, considering the Colts were 3-4 when their opponents topped 115 rushing yards. Another thing to worry about as an Indianapolis fan is the team’s success, or lack thereof, against teams with winning records. John Breech of CBS Sports highlighted the discrepancy between the Colts against playoff teams and the Colts against losing teams: During the 2014 season the Colts went 0-4 against division winners, 2-4 against playoff teams and 2-5 against 10-win teams. That's 1-5 against 10-win teams and 1-4 against playoff teams if you don't count anything Indy did against the hapless Bengals. If we look at this even deeper: Six of the Colts' 11 wins in 2014 came against teams that won six or less games. In those six wins, Luck threw a total of 20 touchdown passes and only two interceptions. That means Luck threw 3.3 touchdowns and 0.3 interceptions per game against 'bad' teams. In the Colts 10 other games, where they went 5-5, Luck averaged two touchdown passes and 1.4 interceptions per game. The Colts defense was only 18th against the run and could struggle against Anderson and the newfound Broncos rushing attack. If Indianapolis has to focus on stopping the run, one of the best quarterbacks of all time will take advantage of the secondary in the second half with an aerial attack. Michael Conroy/Associated Press It just isn’t an ideal matchup for Indianapolis. The Colts do have the league’s top passing offense on the other side of the ball, but the Broncos counter with the NFL’s No. 9-ranked pass defense. What’s more, the Broncos are the second-best rush defense in the league, so the plan of using Herron to keep Manning on the sidelines may not work. The Colts’ struggles against good teams, combined with the home-field advantage that the Broncos (who were 8-0 in Denver) will enjoy, will ultimately be too much to overcome for the Colts. Fans could be in for a Manning and Tom Brady battle in the AFC Championship Game.  Prediction: Broncos 31, Colts 20 Follow me on Twitter: Follow @ScottPolacek

Jon-Paul Pittman can have Oxford future - Chris WilderLast updated on 21 December 201121 December 2011.From the section FootballPittman scored once during his three-month stay at CrawleyOxford boss Chris Wilder says out-of-favour striker Jon-Paul Pittman could still have a role to play this season.Pittman, 25, has spent the last three months on loan at Crawley having featured only six times for the U's after his summer move."He's contracted to the football club, so he is part of the squad. If he wants to stop here then I'll be more than happy," Wilder told BBC Radio Oxford."It's up to him but he can be a big player for us."The U's boss continued: "We made a decision that he needed to go out and get games, unfortunately that didn't happen at Crawley. Now he has to go out and show his qualities on the field that made us sign him in the first place."The U's are currently in eighth place in League Two, two points off the play-offs.

1. Look pretty for your buffet date. Just because you’re going to pig out, doesn’t mean you have to look like a pig. You could at least look like a pretty pig. Put some blush-on, maybe a little mascara. A true lady knows how to look good even while eating 🙂 At least kahit isipin ng date mo “Ano ba yan, ang takaw-takaw naman niya..” with one killer kindat from you, pwede niyang sabihin “…Buti nalang maganda siya!” O diba, may pambawi agad! So make the extra effort! You should also have full disclosure about your eating habits with your date. Honesty is the best policy. And Liars go to hell. Hahahaha, labo. So if you want to eat a lot, be open about it! Tell your date beforehand so he doesn’t get shocked by your gluttonous ways! I always give my boyfriend “food preps” to let him know what I’m in the mood for and how much I intend to consume but I have to admit, I still surprise him with my intake from time to time..lalo na sa sweets, patay!:( 2. Wear stretchy clothes Wear something that you can “expand” gracefully in during your buffet. But please, DO NOT, I repeat..do not wear your batik daster!!! It will never ever be cool in this year and in the years to come. That batik daster should remain at home, locked in a vault with an impossible security code..in the basement..with a tiger guarding it. I like wearing loose flowy tops and leggings or maxi dresses when I know I’m going to eat a lot. You have to be kind to your tummy and give her room to grow! Be free, tiyan, be free!!! 🙂 Unless you want to just keep the button of your jeans open..hmm..that could work. Also, it’s good to wear a sling bag..there are a lot of people who lose their things while at a buffet (restaurants are perfect for pickpockets who prey on those eggheads that are easily distracted by all the food) so it’s best to keep your valuables close to you at all times. 3. Eat a heavy brunch. Why brunch? Because if you eat a heavy breakfast and a heavy lunch, you’ll lose your vigor for the buffet at night. Go for a heavy brunch instead that’s enough to satisfy you for the rest of the day but will make you hungry by 5pm! Another tip, try to make it to the restaurant early! I always head to the buffet as soon as it opens, just to make sure that the food’s still hot and fresh, newly cooked and still nicely presented. 4. Survey the area. 5. Say goodbye to the WEAKEST LINKS Weakest Links are the things on the buffet table that only cause you to bloat..making you fuller! Sayang ang buffet!!! Iced tea, fruit shakes, and other sugar heavy drinks are weakest links! Just go for the usual house water, libre pa! It’s also good to ask for a cup of hot water with lemon, this will help you digest much faster. The kick of lemon will also wash your palette in between plates, reviving your tastebuds and making them ready for another round! And the weakest link family: Cheap Carbs! Rice, Noodles, Bread, Corn, Muffins. Sure, they all taste good and I love these carbs…but these are instant stomach fillers! Don’t waste your tummy space on these treats because it’ll make you feel heavy instantly, cutting your buffet extravaganza shorter than expected. Besides you can always have your extra rice at home! So keep your carbs in moderation. 6. Take your TIME. First in, last out. Come to the buffet early and be one of the last ones to leave..wait til the waiter literally kicks you out. Savor each bite, enjoy each dish. Allow the food to digest properly before moving on to the next station. Bring a date or dine with friends, it’s going to look creepy consuming all that food all by your lonesome self. Hahaha. Have a good chit chat while eating. That’s why it’s important to be with someone/ people you really like to talk to, people who are worth the company. Conversations during mealtime are sometimes the most memorable ones! 7. Don’t lose your FOCUS! So you spent 600-2,000 pesos just for this big buffet. What do you do now? It’s tempting to go for Quantity and just stuff your face til you hurl but I say, go for Quality!:) Mga kabataan, ang buffet ay parang buhay lang…you have all these choices laid right in front of you, just waiting for you. Do you get greedy and take more than you can handle in one hurrah OR do you pace yourself, explore your options, weigh the pros and cons, try a little of this and a little of that? See, there’s a philosophical twist to all this! So FOCUS, maintain your composure. Eat GOOD FOOD, be a little bit more discriminating. What I do is I like to sort of compute in my head how much each thing costs just to somehow justify the buffet charge. I always like to raid the cheese table and drizzle lots and lots of truffle honey..dahil alam kong on an average day, it would just be too expensive for me to get some decent manchego or camembert with truffle oil! So pile on the expensive stuff, the foie gras, the roast beef, the steaks!! Sulitin ang bayad! 8. Organize your plate and your palette Ok, this step is for the OC like me. This may sound a bit too strict for the rest of you. But I love eating with a theme. Japanese theme, Appetizers theme, Pasta and Pizza theme, and so on. Patrick on the other hand, was the complete opposite..walang theme yung plato nya! He had sukiyaki, fried rice, salami, bread, dilis, kropek and roast beef all crammed together in one plate. If you’re in a birthday party, I might just forgive you. It’s understandable to put the hotdog with marshmallows, pancit, buko pandan, spaghetti, and kaldereta all in one plate..may theme naman sila eh, “Potluck”. Hahaha. But when you’re buffet-ing like a veteran eater (like ahem,ahem, someone I know..itago nalang natin siya sa pangalang “Patricia”) you should segregate and compartmentalize your food just so you’re able to enjoy each station better. Ok, i just realized that this seems a bit too much to impose..so, scrap this tip! It’s a buffet, you paid for it, just go wild!!! Mix the kropek with the roast beef, it’s a free country! hahahaha 🙂 9. Save Room for Dessert Alam niyo ang buffet, ay parang relationship…there’s a start and then there’s an end. And when it ends, kailangan ng closure.Tipong, it was good while it lasted but it just had to come to an end. Parang dessert, matamis na ending! I’m loving all these nonsensical analogies! hahahahaha! 🙂 I love, love the desserts station. From chocolate fountains to sapin-sapin, from ice cream sundaes to fruity crepes…I could eat desserts all day long! Well, I’ve actually done that, many times. Not very proud of that though. 10. Don’t overeat and drive After a big buffet, beware…you might suffer from Food Coma. This state of busogness makes you an unfit driver. I would advice you to assign someone to become your designated driver before entering the restaurant, but who are we kidding?? You know that he’s probably gonna eat twice as much as you! I once had a gold fish, he was a nice and friendly gold fish. Bibong bibo, masigla at masaya. Then my cousin decided to throw a handful of fish flakes into the tank, a forced buffet for my little fishy friend. The next day, I found my darling Goldie…floating, belly up!!!! It was a sad, sad day. True Story. So after eating, take a walk..let the food trickle done a bit for a good 30 minutes or so before driving! Trust me, you wouldn’t want to be on the front page looking like this…

Partick Thistle goalkeeper Jamie Sneddon scores 'best ever header' against CoveLast updated on 3 December 20223 December 2022.From the section Scottish ChampionshipHis manager didn't even want him to go forward for the corner. But Partick Thistle goalkeeper Jamie Sneddon ended up scoring what his team-mates described as "the best header ever".Sneddon piled into the Cove Rangers' box in stoppage time and leapt high into the air before sensationally glancing the ball home to salvage his team a point."It is just surreal, it hasn't quite sunk in yet," a stunned Sneddon told BBC Scotland."The goalie coach Kenny [Arthur]...I looked over to the bench and he was signalling me forward and I just went for it. We had nothing to lose at that stage in the game. "I don't ever remember what I did. I think I started at the back post and just arched my way around the box for some reason and there was the ball and the rest was just a blur.""The boys in there are saying it is the best header they have ever seen. It was in slow motion. I'm buzzing to watch it back."Goalkeeper earns Thistle last-gasp drawSneddon, 25, also produced a string of fine saves in the 1-1 draw at Cove in the Scottish Championship, keeping his team in the game before his unlikely equaliser.Not bad for a player who has been in and out of the Thistle team this season. Manager Ian McCall was absolutely thrilled with his goalkeeper, despite initially "hating" the idea of his number one charging forward."Most people would call me a dinosaur," McCall told BBC Scotland. "I hate seeing goalies go up but I didn't hate it after he scored. "I'm over 40 years [in football] and I've never seen it, but I'm delighted it happened."It is fairy-tale stuff for him and he deserves it. He was terrific today and it was a great header. I can take nothing to do with it because I never told him to go forward."View more on twitterThe Thistle Twitter account posted Sneddon had earned them a point with his "first goal of the season". So can we expect more?"Not at all far, too much running," Sneddon laughed. "I was absolutely knackered after that. "I got up from all the celebrations and had to run 80 yards back to my goal and I was absolutely goosed. My legs will be feeling it. My days as a striker are finished. A cameo now and then will do."It was just one of those moments, you can't explain it, just crazy. I never thought something like this would happen, it will be something to look back on forever."View more on twitter

THE MM-AGE OF EQUALITY The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Correspondent I October 3, 2008 Comments Comment Bubble Icon THE MM-AGE OF EQUALITY By The Yacman, Ron Yacovetti - Correspondent, MMA with Yac and J This Saturday night EliteXC returns to primetime TV with it's third installment of Saturday Night Fights on CBS, entitled "HEAT". The card is strong and the addition of Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy 'Big Country' Nelson from Affliction, only made this more of an alluring event. But it's the headline bout, Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, that creates the most chatter, diverse opinions and expectations. And, yes—this main event is an effective enough piece of bait to, once again, get the EliteXC fans, MMA fans and EliteXC haters to tune in. Many of these people will enjoy the fights, happy to see it on TV, while others will watch with the careful eye of a field archaeologist, digging for flaw after flaw in the show and the fight quality. The biggest question I cannot help but ask myself, is, "Why? Why is this a compelling, pick-em, main event fight?" Two main reasons come to mind: 1) Styles make fights Kimbo Slice, while working hard with Bas Rutten on his ground game, is still a stand up fighter when instinct kicks in. If he had looked remotely adept at ground defense and offense against James Thompson, then the leap to being more well-balanced just one fight later, would be more believable. Realistically, a natural athlete like Kimbo, even in his 30's, will be better every single time —win, lose or draw. He just will. But anyone who has taken as few as ONE jiu-jitsu lesson can tell you that it is not a craft you can suddenly master and know instinctually (i.e. controlling breathing, setting up next two moves, etc) too quickly. This aspect of an MMA fight also just happens to be an area where Ken Shamrock spent years doing impressive amounts of damage. Ken and ground fighting are about as synonymous as it gets. So in the fight, it would appear one combatant wants to make it a stand up war, while the other will look for a take down and quick submission. It's a classic MMA style match-up. At this point it starts to become clear that despite the two men likely having polar opposite strategies, Ken Shamrock is very much in the role of the favorite. Here's where it all takes a turn off track. The World's Most Dangerous Man, as Ken is known, 'should' be heavily favored to win this fight. After all, he has a wealth more experience, he is more well rounded and has years in the cage that Kimbo is just starting to rack up. So why then, is Kimbo Slice the favorite to win? Welcome to what I feel is the main reason—reason No. 2: 2) Age Ken Shamrock is in his mid-forties. Kimbo Slice is in his mid-thirties. Ken is battle tested in the cage, but he's also damaged goods to a degree because of it. Throughout his career fighting, Ken Shamrock fought tough, tough fights. He was respected and feared because of the trials by fire he'd been through. And in spite of all Kimbo's street cred, he is not as physically old as he could be, should he have been through the cage wars like those Ken has been in. It's comparable to the way that boxing hall of famer Roy Jones Jr. fights at 39 years old, while not being a physically aged fighter. Roy's only losses were a DQ and two knockouts. Those defeats didn't tax his body like the drawn out wars, exchanging shot for shot, would. For his age, Kimbo Slice is physically young. Ken Shamock however, for his age is likely older, the result of many wars that are also responsible for his level of respect as a warrior. The appropriately named EliteXC event is called HEAT. And it will have the pressure on all of the showcased fighters, but at no point higher than it will be cranked for Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock—two men ushering in the theme born of two sequential generations. A theme where age, youth, wisdom, hunger and motive get so interwoven that the fighters suddenly seem to be equally matched. Yacman

Cressy snaps 7-match losing streak to beat Evans at BMW Open Email Facebook Twitter MUNICH — American Maxime Cressy ended a seven-match losing streak at tour-level by beating sixth-seeded Daniel Evans of Britain 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the BMW Open on Tuesday.The 24-year-old Cressy hadn’t won since reaching the round of 16 at the Australian Open in January. He will next face Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori.Belarusian player Ilya Ivashka defeated American Mackenzie McDonald 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to set up a second-round meeting with fourth-seeded Nikoloz Basilashvili. Hugo Gaston defeated another American, Marcos Giron, 6-4, 6-7 , 7-5 to progress.Also, Germany’s Oscar Otte eased past Serbian qualifier Marko Topo 6-1, 6-2 and will next face third-seeded Reilly Opelka.Several other matches were pushed back to Wednesday, when top-seeded Alexander Zverev will face Danish player Holger Rune in his first match at the clay-court tournament.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Rio Olympics 2016: Mo Farah, Laura Trott & rowers win gold, Ennis-Hill silver for GB on day eightLast updated on 14 August 201614 August 2016.From the section Olympicscomments1105Mo Farah and Laura Trott made history by claiming their third Olympic titles as Great Britain won eight medals on day eight of the Rio Games.Jessica-Ennis Hill took silver in the heptathlon, while there was a bronze for long jumper Greg Rutherford.Farah overcame a tumble to win the 10,000m, while Trott's women's pursuit team beat the USA with a world record.The men's eight rowers won gold just after the women were second, before cycling and swimming silver medals.American swimming legend Michael Phelps bowed out of the Olympics with a 23rd gold medal, as Britain took silver in the men's 4x100m medley relay.Jamaican Elaine Thompson won the women's 100m in 10.71 seconds, ahead of Tori Bowie and two-time champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.Eight medals on day eight for GBThe eight medals - three golds, four silvers and one bronze - represented Britain's most successful day of the Games so far and kept GB third in the medal table on 30 - one more than at the same stage of London 2012.Farah, 33, became the first British track and field athlete to secure three Olympic titles - following a long-distance double at London 2012.quoteIt might not have been Super Saturday II, but this night of twisting plotlines was many other things besides Read more hereTrott, 24, is the first female GB competitor to win a third gold, having triumphed alongside Joanna Rowsell-Shand, Elinor Barker and Katie Archibald.Another medal in the velodrome came via Becky James, who claimed a silver in the keirin.The evening athletics action had been billed as a chance for Britain to replicate Super Saturday in London when Farah, Rutherford and Ennis-Hill all won golds.But Ennis-Hill had to settle for silver after a thrilling finish to the heptathlon won by Belgian Nafi Thiam, with GB's Katarina Johnson-Thompson sixth after poor throws in the javelin.Tearful Ennis-Hill, 30, said afterwards this was her last Olympics and hinted she could retire from the sport altogether.London 2012 v Rio 2016 - team GB medals after day eightGoldSilverBronzeTotalLondon 2012147829Rio 20161013730The medals charge began on the rowing lake where the men's eight led from start to finish after the women's crew claimed a first medal for GB in their event.Britain secured a medal in the last swimming event of the Games as Adam Peaty added to his 100m breaststroke gold earlier in the week in a team completed by Chris Walker-Hebborn, James Guy and Duncan Scott.Peaty's blistering time of 56.59 seconds was well inside his own world record of 57.13 and helped deliver a sixth medal in the pool - double the tally of four years ago and the highest number since 1908.Medal tableGoldSilverBronze1. US241818602. China131117413. Great Britain10137304. Germany85316Latest full tableMurray and Rose eye goldsAndy Murray remains on course to win back-to-back Olympic tennis titles after seeing off Japanese fourth seed Kei Nishikori in the semi-finals of the singles. Murray will face Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, who defeated Rafael Nadal in a final-set tie-break, in Sunday's gold-medal match (19:00 BST). Justin Rose, who hit a hole-in-one earlier this week, is in the gold-medal position in the men's golf going into Sunday's final round (starts 14:39), one ahead of Open champion Henrik Stenson.Britain are guaranteed another gold medal in the velodrome on Sunday after Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner advanced to the final (21:04) of the men's sprint.British Olympic Association chief Bill Sweeney has said Team GB are on track to realise their goal of at least 48 medals.Bolt back on trackJamaica's Usain Bolt began his quest for a third successive Olympic 100m title by cruising through the opening heats.The reigning Olympic champion at 100m, 200m and the 4x100m relay clocked 10.07 seconds despite easing up 50 metres from the finish line.American Justin Gatlin, likely to be one of Bolt's rivals in Monday's final (02:25 BST), comfortably qualified in 10.01, while Briton CJ Ujah's 10.13 saw him safely through.Asked about American swimmer Lilly King's comments that people who have been caught doping "shouldn't be on the team", Gatlin, twice been caught using banned substances, responded: "I don't even know who Lilly King is." Who else has gone through?AthleticsJames Dasaolu squeezed into the men's 100m semi-finals as one of the fastest losers having run in the same heat as Jamaica's Bolt."He's Usain Bolt to everyone, but to me he's another competitor and I focus on my lane," said the 28-year-old Briton. "I can't control what Usain does."Team-mate James Ellington, 30, finished fifth in his heat with a time of 10.29, which was only good enough for 40th overall.Matthew Hudson-Smith, 21, finished second in his 400m semi-final in 44.48 seconds to qualify seventh fastest for the final.Christine Ohuruogu, the 2008 Olympic champion and runner-up in London, was second in her 400m heat with a strong performance to finish in 51.40 seconds.Emily Diamond, who had food poisoning two nights earlier, finished fourth in heat five to join her team-mate in Sunday's semi-finals.Seren Bundy-Davies missed out on a semi-final place in the same event, finishing seventh in heat two and 49th overall.Other sportsBritish super-heavyweight Joe Joyce is through to the quarter-finals of the boxing, after a first-round stoppage win over Cape Verde's Davilson Dos Santos Morais.In the women's hockey, unbeaten GB defeated USA 2-1 to top their group and will play their quarter-final match on Monday.At the Aquatics Centre, Grace Reid made the final of the women's three-metre springboard diving after finishing 11th in the semi-final.Green pool to be drainedOfficials at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Park say the water polo and synchronised swimming pool will be emptied overnight and re-filled with "crystal clear" water from the warm-up pool.The water in the diving pool will remain where it is, though, as treatment continues to reverse its green tinge."Hopefully this will work," said a Rio 2016 spokesman, who said it was important the synchronised swimmers had crystal clear water to compete in so they can see each another and the judges can see them perform.Patrick Hausding of Germany swims in the green coloured water of the diving poolMeanwhile, organisers claim ticket sales are "very promising", with 93% of tickets sold for Saturday's morning athletics session and 79% for the evening.In other news, the only Russian due to compete in athletics - long jumper Darya Klishina - has been banned from the Games following new, but unspecified, information.Around the GamesOnly a photo could separate the top two in the men's single sculls on Saturday, but it was defending champion Mahe Drysdale of New Zealand who retained his title, despite being awarded the same time as Croat Damir Martin. Germany's Christoph Harting followed in the footsteps of his brother Robert by winning the Olympic discus title. Harting, whose brother failed to qualify for the final after straining his back, saved his best until last and managed a personal best of 68.37m on his sixth attempt. Etenesh Diro received the biggest roar the Olympic Stadium has heard so far.The Ethiopian fought on despite losing a shoe - and then whipping off her sock - with two and half laps to go in the 3,000m steeplechase semi-finals. Although she didn't qualify automatically, she was later advanced to the final on appeal.And on day nine...14:39: Golf - Great Britain's Justin Rose will tee off as leader in the final round with a one-shot lead over Henrik Stenson.17:05: Windsurfing - Nick Dempsey guaranteed to win a silver when the men's RS:X medal race gets under way. 18:05: Women's race features Bryony Shaw.19:00: Tennis - Andy Murray seeks to retain his London 2012 title in the gold-medal match against Argentine Juan Martin del Potro.19:30: Gymnastics - Max Whitlock favourite in the pommel horse as Britain seek to claim a first-ever gymnastics Olympic gold medal, but faces competition from team-mate Louis Smith, a silver medallist at London 2012.21:04: Cycling - Britain guaranteed a gold as defending champion Jason Kenny faces team-mate Callum Skinner for the men's sprint title.Athletics after midnight UK time (early hours Monday)01:00: 100m - Semi-finals. Usain Bolt - after 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay golds in 2008 and 2012 - continues his bid for an unprecedented sprint 'treble treble'.02:00: 400m - Men's final. Two-time Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt among the contenders.02:25: 100m final - Jamaican Bolt likely to take on American Justin Gatlin, who has twice served doping bans.Full Rio day-by-day-guideSubscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.commentsView Comments1105CommentsJoin the conversation To use comments you will need to have JavaScript enabled. These comments are now closed.1105 commentsShowLatestOldestHighest RatedMost RepliedUComment posted by U16558626, at 17:19 13 Aug 2016U1655862617:19 13 Aug 2016Absolutely brilliant - well done Team GB, keep those medals coming!21213MComment posted by Mike, at 17:27 13 Aug 2016Mike17:27 13 Aug 20168. Posted by Red Robo "Loads of money to support adults playing but not enough to remove child poverty in the UK."Make a stand and sell your TV and PC and give the proceeds to child poverty.25153UComment posted by User0800750308, at 17:31 13 Aug 2016User080075030817:31 13 Aug 20168. Posted by Red RoboLoads of money to support adults playing but not enough to remove child poverty in the UK.------You epitomise that maxim that you know the cost of everything and the value of nothing.18620PComment posted by PMDawson90, at 17:23 13 Aug 2016PMDawson9017:23 13 Aug 2016Did someone say the Premier League started again today? Pffft. Who cares when we have these stars on show.21449BComment posted by boating-voter, at 17:49 13 Aug 2016boating-voter17:49 13 Aug 2016I tried competitive rowing. Playing open-side and getting butted, trampled-on and shoulder-charged every 5 seconds was MUCH easier. You feel as if your lungs are going to explode; your shoulders, back and thigh muscles are screaming at you; you reach the limit of your endurance - and you have to carry on, and on, and on.Absolute, unreserved respect to the men and women out on the water.1564PComment posted by PH, at 18:47 13 Aug 2016PH18:47 13 Aug 2016Once again our Olympiads have shown our overpaid, under talented football team how its done. As for a bunch of 'privately educated poshos' well one of the rowing team is from my own town of Northwich. A working class town built around the the chemical industry. One of his team mates on the Northwich Rowing team is a good friend of mine and works in a supermarket. Your statement is as stupid as you15513MComment posted by Malo el Bano, at 17:19 13 Aug 2016Malo el Bano17:19 13 Aug 2016Go Team GB! Another one in the eye for all the trolls and Kremlin spambots who keep moaning about eilitism in sport.12819RComment posted by Rosbif, at 17:30 13 Aug 2016Rosbif17:30 13 Aug 2016I see the trolls are out early on this thread.Great regatta for GB, looking forward to more medals in the velodrome.1098MComment posted by Mike, at 17:45 13 Aug 2016Mike17:45 13 Aug 201625. Posted by tiredallthetime "heroes are those who fight wars"On both sides? or just your side?998DComment posted by Dave Dykes, at 17:24 13 Aug 2016Dave Dykes17:24 13 Aug 2016Another wonderful afternoons entertainment at the Olympics, and all for free on the BBC. One of the few times I'm glad I paid my license fee!!11831JComment posted by JonnyP, at 23:23 13 Aug 2016JonnyP23:23 13 Aug 2016Some very very sad trolls about tonight. How anyone can fail to be happy about Laura Trott's achievements is beyond me..... A normal girl, who went to a normal school, not remotely posh, born with a collapsed lung, suffers from asthma - who has gone on to one of the greatest cyclists the world has ever seen....It's an inspirational story.583BComment posted by British Bulldog, at 18:06 13 Aug 2016British Bulldog18:06 13 Aug 2016So many negative trolls on here. I'm so glad I don't know you boring idiots in person.Well done GREAT BRITAIN! You desrve the months and years of hard slog.I bet that really annoys the sad negative thinking people. Go back and crawl under your rocks.545GComment posted by Gordon, at 17:49 13 Aug 2016Gordon17:49 13 Aug 2016I appreciated the respect and friendship shown by a South Korean and a North Korean medallist yesterday. That is what Sport should be about. Unity.481SComment posted by SchrodingersCat, at 18:35 13 Aug 2016SchrodingersCat18:35 13 Aug 2016@80 Bill SomebodyTell that to Jessica Ennis-Hill, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Mo Farah etc. Perhaps if you trained as hard and with the dedication they do, YOU might have become an Olympic-level athlete instead of a pathetic and embittered observer.471BComment posted by boating-voter, at 17:38 13 Aug 2016boating-voter17:38 13 Aug 20161, 4, 5I really don't understand why you come on here, just to be so puerile. No-one respects you for comments like that.Just for once think about what goes into a gold-medal performance. Think about the endless dawn training sessions, think about the pain they go through. They work bl**dy hard in order to be the best in the world. What world-beating achievement have you managed today?485AComment posted by Alan W Young, at 22:40 13 Aug 2016Alan W Young22:40 13 Aug 2016260 Blues legend (Delusional self awarded title) "More paper medals - I thought the trott was the horse in the dressage"You stupid Boy. Laura Trott is the young lady who was born one month prematurely with a collapsed lung. She attended a co-ed sec modern and was advised to take up cycling to improve her breathing and lung capacity. Didn't she do well. Go and have another cup of bile496TComment posted by Tanglewood, at 18:07 13 Aug 2016Tanglewood18:07 13 Aug 2016#37: "I tried competitive rowing. Playing open-side and getting butted, trampled-on and shoulder-charged every 5 seconds was MUCH easier."Agreed ... I tried rowing as a student, having played rugby (2nd row), cricket (opening bowler), & cross country at school. After the trials (described by the coach as "gentle") I had to admit that I'd never have the strength or stamina to row at any level.442TComment posted by tightheadprop, at 19:06 13 Aug 2016tightheadprop19:06 13 Aug 2016Well done Team GB. Ignore the Trolls everyone, they still wet the bed.476SComment posted by sabcarrera, at 20:04 13 Aug 2016sabcarrera20:04 13 Aug 2016Usual churlish stuff from a certain faction of the British. Anyone near a rowing club can join and a young rower won't be turned away. The same for many sports supposedly engaged in by "toffs". I'm watching the Games in Europe and there's much more appreciation of the medal winners of other countries than by the chauvinistic or churlish British, What's wrong with our countrymen?432SComment posted by steve clark, at 20:44 13 Aug 2016steve clark20:44 13 Aug 2016Congratulations to the british cyclists and rowers for their success in the last two days. Who cares about a second rate competition like the Premier League kicking off today compared with being able to see the country's real sporting superstars bringing credit on British sport ? The press should give more attention to our rowers and cyclists and less to our embarrassing footballers.422More commentsBack to topunknown

Physics has the elusive Theory of Everything which consists of several Grand Unified Theories and which represents the holy grail of the science and which "fully explains and links together all known physical phenomena, and predicts the outcome of any experiment that could be carried out in principle." In other words, once proven it would make life boring. We doubt it ever will be. Finance does not have anything like it, for the simple reason that while physics is a deterministic science, finance, predicated to a big extent on assumptions borrowed from the shaman cult known as 'economics' is always and everywhere open ended, and depends just as much on chaotic 'strange attractors' as it does on simple linear relationships. Yet when it comes to presentations, especially of the variety that attempt to explain not only where we are in the world, and how we got there, but also where we are headed, we have yet to see anything as comprehensive as the Investment Strategy guidebook from Pictet's Christophe Donay. If there is indeed a holy grail of presentations, this is it, at least for a few more instants, until something dramatically changes and the whole thing becomes an anachronism. In the meantime learn everything there is to know about global decoupling and the lack thereof, the reality of an over-indebted global regime and its 3 incompatible targets, the outlook for the US and the 30% probability of a hard recession, a recessionary Europe and the five possible outcomes of its crisis, China and its hard landing, and how this all ties into an outlook on where the world is headed together with appropriate investment strategies and proper asset allocation, the fair value of the EURUSD, systemic risk evaluation, cross asset correlation, the impact of central bank intervention, debt redemption profiles, the role of gold and commodities in the new reality, and virtually everything else of importance right here and right now. It is no secret that over the past two months, Goldman has commenced a full endorsement of Nominal GDP targetting as a method to stimulate the economy, not to mention Wall Street's bonus pool, after Ben Bernanke completely ignored Hatzius' advice to reduce the Interest on Overnight Excess Reserve rate as well as subsequent pleading for a start of MBS LSAP. Mathematics once again aside, and as we demonstrated, the math works out to an non-trivial incremental $10 trillion in debt through 2016 on top of what will be issued, to catch up with the GDP growth run rate and to eliminate the excess slack in the economy, the question is whether NGDP would achieve any tangible stimulus at all, or merely reduce the Fed's ever smaller arsenal of non-conventional means to boost the economy by one more approach. The attached rhetorical Q&A just released by Goldman seeks to answer that and any other left over questions one may have on NGDP as a policy measure, and further puts out the inverse strawman argument that it is not coming out any time soon. To wit: "We do not expect a move to an NGDP target anytime soon, although the probability would increase if growth and/or inflation slowed by more than we currently estimate." Then again, with the whole reverse psychology trademark inherent in every piece of Goldman public product, and considering the squid's previous advances to determine monetary policy have been snubbed, it may just mean that the next time the US economy implodes, this is precisely the method the Fed may use in early 2012 to guarantee another record year of Wall Street bonuses considering 2011 will be abysmal for so many Swiss and other offshore bank accounts. This is Jim O'Neill in about the most pessimistic light that his genetic makeup, not to mention GSAM employment contract, will allow him: "For a couple of days this week, it actually felt as though Europe’s post-war project was nearing the end of the road and, as a result, emotions have been running high. For those that never believed it was a good idea, some have been expressing a mood of jubilance. For many involved in its creation, this has not been a good week. I got more caught up in the middle of this than usual as a result of a newspaper interview, where the headline distorted what I had actually said, claiming that we were predicting a break up. While this was not a fair reflection, I did say that some major issues were now on the table and needed to be recognized. The EMU, as created, has not really worked and needs to change. It is quite clear that many countries should not have been allowed to join. It is also clear that the Growth and Stability Pact has not worked. Policymakers need to be more open in at least acknowledging this, and then doing something about it. If all of this wasn’t enough of a challenge, Italy’s issues have become front and centre. Italy is no Greece. Indeed, although the BRICs can create another Italy in 2012, Italy is close to 4 times the combined size of Greece, Ireland and Portugal. Its total debt is close to 25 pct of the Euro Area GDP. Quite simply, Italy cannot be allowed to stay in the position it found itself this week....while I can see the case for an EMU without some others, and despite all of Italy’s complications, I can’t see an EMU without Italy. At the same time, I can’t see Italy sustaining life with 6-7 pct 10-year bond yields. So something has to give. Let’s see what Italy brings over the weekend, and how Frankfurt, Berlin, Brussels and the rest of us all react." Goldman, Which Has Been Snubbed For The Second Time In A Row By FOMC, Shares Its Take On The Fed StatementSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 11/02/2011 13:19 -0400 First Goldman does not get its IOER cut, so desired back in September; now the Nominal GDP targetting which was the firm insinuated was coming, (and was insanity pure and simple) was not even mentioned. Jan Hatzius must be sweating: he is losing his monetary policy grip. In the meantime, as he sweats, here is his take on the FOMC statement. The chart below indicates that should the Fed launch on the latest harebrained idea proposed by Goldman, namely to target nominal GDP, it will most likely blow up everything, as the US economy is now about 14.7% below the trendline average, and assuming a catch up to the bubble years through 2016, would mean an 8.6% annualized increase in economic growth, about double where growth has been in the past. How this is possible absent the issuance of an incremental ~10% in annual debt each year (keep in mind we are dealing with Keynesians, where debt = growth) we don't know. Neither does the Fed. So if indeed the Fed wants to revert to trendline, it means that by 2016, US Debt will be greater by an additional $10 trillion over an on top of the $10 trillion increase already forecast by the GAO over the next decade, or, numerically, by 2021, the US would have about $35 trillion in debt, and most likely, well over that amount. Brilliant. Since obviously nobody in charge has learned anything at all, and all the old school games will continue until they no longer can, and demand for US paper, already plunging at the international level, disappears (aside from the Fed of course: the Fed will always be a happy last ditch monetizer of one-ply US paper), here is the Treasury's just released schedule for bond issuance for Fiscal Q1 (Oct-Dec 2011), and Q2 (Jan-March 2012), which amounts to $305 billion and $541 billion, respectively, or a total of $846 billion in 6 months, a $141 billion run rate per month. This compares to a total of $628 billion issued over the comparable period a year ago (although granted the Treasury did burn a whopping $225 billion in cash in Q1 of 2010). In other words, the US Treasury is planning on issuing 35% more in the first half of the fiscal year than a year previously, even though this time last year the Fed was monetizing all gross issuance, and even though the European EFSF was not about to ramp up issuance and soak up hundreds of billions of excess fixed income targeted capital. Now we only have some vague, ineffectively sterilized duration transfer operation which is doing nothing to lift belly demand, and merely takes care of the long end (while the Fed's promise to keep rates at zero until 2013 makes all bonds 2 years and less to be off zero effective duration). We doubt this schedule is even remotely sustainable without some imminent form of Large Scale Asset Purchase program being implement (with or without MBS monetization: for a definitive answer on this issue, please call 949-720-6226), and none of that Nominal GDP targeting mumbo jumbo. Unlike Europe, the Fed knows that money talks, and bullshit targeting walks. As we come to terms with the new reality (or perhaps same old reality) that governments will do anything to maintain the status quo, Goldman Sachs took a step back this morning to consider what is worth focusing on in the medium-term. Obviously the European Summit proceedings impact their perspective, but less positively than one might expect as they expect slower global growth, a possible European recession, refocus on US data, Chinese policy responses, currency wars, and a balanced portfolio approach to risk. It certainly seems like Goldman remains less sanguine than an exploding US equity market might suggest and we tend to agree that ignoring the fact that the EU Summit conclusions leave more questions than answers, it may allow us to focus once again on the fundamentals and those fundamentals are not a rosy as many would have us believe. When we witness the clash between the Austerity and Stimulus camps, on the surface there is the appearance that a true debate is taking place between diametrically opposed economists. For example, Austerity folks correctly note that our economy has been badly weighted towards consumption for some decades. They want to clear out the excesses, let the malinvestments fail, and elect an overall path of acute economic pain in order to reset the system. Stimulus advocates find such plans completely unnecessary, if not downright masochistic. Armed with a more humanistic approach, Keynesians want the government to run large deficits to help the private sector deleverage, which of course could take years....A rather serious problem in the ability of Developed Economies to coherently allocate resources started showing up well before the 2008 crisis. This status quo, made in part by policy mistakes, credit creation, and the energy limit, still remains today. Crucially, neither stimulus nor austerity will dislodge this status quo. Unless, of course, by austerity we mean to intentionally collapse the system, or if by stimulus we mean to engender a runaway inflation that will eventually yield the same result. Zero Hedge has the pleasure to bring its readers this extensive Q&A with one of the most prominent voices of "Austrian" economic sensibility, and foremost experts on capital markets and commodities: Diapason's Sean Corrigan, who has repeatedly graced our pages in the past and who always provides a much needed 'on the ground' perspective on his native Europe. Among the numerous topics discussed are the Eurozone, its collapse, its insolvent banks, and the EFSF as the Swiss Army Knife ex Machina; the 3rd year anniversary of Lehman's failure and what lessons have been learned (if any); how to fix the US economy; on Goldman's relentless attempts to intervene in, and define, US monetary policy; what the Fed's role should be (if any) in the economy and capital markets; his views on the Occupy Wall Street movement; his advice to an inexperienced 25 year old looking to make their way in the world; And lastly, the $64K question: what is the endgame. A fascinating must read. This is the boilerplate: "The following is based on remarks at the University Club in New York at the ceremony for the 2011 Lawrence R. Klein Award for the most accurate forecast over the prior four years to the Goldman Sachs US Economics team. The award was sponsored by the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and Blue Chip Economic Indicators, Inc., and was presented by Dr. Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot Professor of Economics at Harvard University." Hmm. We assume the University Club in New York did not read the following post. No matter. The attached analysis, ignoring that it is from the team that was 100% wrong less than a year ago, and is 120% wrong now with its ridiculous Nominal GDP targetting proposal, does have its "finer points", and as such is worth of mockery by ZH readers. When we first reported on Bill Gross' massive surge in duration and accelerated purchase of Mortgage Backed Securities a week ago, we said, "That's either what is called betting one's farm on Operation Twist, or, betting one's farm that the next thing to be purchased by the Fed in QE3 or QE4 depending on how one keeps count, will be Mortgage Backed Securities." It was the letter. Confirmation that Bill once again frontran the Fed comes courtesy of Daniel Tarullo who in a speech at Columbia University, talking about the labor market of all things, just said the following: "I believe we should move back up toward the top of the list of options the large-scale purchase of additional mortgage-backed securities (MBS), something the FOMC first did in November 2008 and then in greater amounts beginning in March 2009 in order to provide more support to mortgage lending and housing markets." And there you go: watch as the market rips on the expectation that the US will bail out China all over again. Oh wait, at this point China couldn't care less what happens to the GSEs stack. So unfortunately as can be expected, this is nothing but yet another bailout of US banks, which lately have been buying up MBS like crazy (Gross is not the only one with the hotline), and expecting to flip right back to Brian Sack: after all something has to be done to save the poor things from a total pancaking of the Treasury curve. Denial. Denial is safe. Comforting. Religiously and relentlessly abused by politicians who don't want nor can face reality. A word synonymous with "muddle through." Ah yes, that "muddle through" which so many C-grade economists and pundits believe is the long-term status quo for the US and the world just because it worked for Japan for the past three decades, or, said otherwise, "just because." Well, too bad. As the following absolutely must read report, which comes not from some trader of dubious credibility interviewed by BBC, nor even from an impassioned executive from a doomed Italian bank, but from consultancy powerhouse Boston Consulting Group confirms, the "muddle through" is dead. And now it is time to face the facts. What facts? The facts which state that between household, corporate and government debt, the developed world has $20 trillion in debt over and above the sustainable threshold by the definition of "stable" debt to GDP of 180%. The facts according to which all attempts to eliminate the excess debt have failed, and for now even the Fed's relentless pursuit of inflating our way out this insurmountable debt load have been for nothing. The facts which state that the only way to resolve the massive debt load is through a global coordinated debt restructuring (which would, among other things, push all global banks into bankruptcy) which, when all is said and done, will have to be funded by the world's financial asset holders: the middle- and upper-class, which, if BCS is right, have a ~30% one-time tax on all their assets to look forward to as the great mean reversion finally arrives and the world is set back on a viable path. But not before the biggest episode of "transitory" pain, misery and suffering in the history of mankind. Good luck, politicians and holders of financial assets, you will need it because after Denial comes Anger, and only long after does Acceptance finally arrive. An intriguing research note from Goldman's Global Economics team tonight brought up the subject of 'unconventional' unconventional policies and how they ended the 'first' Great Depression. This gentle push towards softening the inflation leg of the Fed's mandate 'stool', while interesting in its own right given Goldman's policy-leading record, reminded us, by contrast, of a paper discussing how deflation is perhaps the more likely outcome when one shifts perspective from Keynesianism to a more Austrian view of the Fed's options. We are not choosing sides but for a quiet evening following a hope-shattering sell-off in risk assets, we thought it worth reflection. Self explanatory is the title...

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By Tom DegunApril 23 - Paralympic stars Evan O'Hanlon and Kelly Cartwright (pictured) crowned their fabulous years by being named Athletics Australia's Male and Female Athletes of the Year with a Disability respectively. O'Hanlon and Cartwright claimed two gold medals apiece at the prestigious 2011 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships in Christchurch in January to illustrate exactly why they are being widely tipped to be major gold medal contenders at the London 2012 Paralympic next year.The 22-year-old O'Hanlon, who was born with cerebral palsy, claimed both the 100 and 200 metres T38 world titles in Christchurch to follow on from his success in securing three Paralympic gold medals at Beijing 2008.He finished the 100m in a Championship record of 11.14sec and went on to claimed a second Championship record of as he stormed to victory in the 200m in 22.31.Meanwhile, 21-year-old Cartwright, who lost her leg to cancer at age 15, broke the women's F42 long jump world record in Christchurch with a leap of 4.19 metres to claim her first gold medal of the Championships.She added a second gold to her collection just two days later by winning the 100m T42 race to underline her tag as favourite for the event at London 2012.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected]

Tracing the sources of the Kāśikāvṛtti A comparative study between the Kāśikāvṛtti and earlier Indian Grammatical texts The project uses digital language resources in order to conduct data mining and analysis of texts which belong to the commentarial tradition on Pāṇini’s grammar and other Sanskrit grammatical traditions. It aims to find out to what extent later commentaries follow the Mahābhāṣya (2nd century BC), the earliest available commentary on Pāṇini’s grammar, and whether they have used other unknown sources. The research focuses on the text of the Kāśikāvṛtti (7th century AD), the oldest available complete commentary on Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī. One of the major questions concerning the Kāśikāvṛtti in the recent years concerns the sources which were used by the authors, Vāmana and Jayāditya, while composing the Kāśikā. The research aims to answer the following questions. Which are the sources of the Kāśikāvṛtti? Did the authors follow an unknown lost tradition, and does the text contain traces of such a tradition? Moreover, may these traces belong to an authentic lost commentary on Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī? Or, on the other hand, did the authors of the Kāśikāvṛtti follow earlier known texts, and if they did, to what extent? The project research is conducted by data text analysis. It uses the available digital format of some Sanskrit grammatical texts, particularly the Kāśikāvṛtti, the Mahābhāṣya and the Cāndravyākaraṇavṛtti. Each argument given in the Kāśikāvṛtti is assigned different tags, particularly in regard to its relation to discussions in the Mahābhāṣya and the Cāndravyākaraṇavṛtti. All the instances which are not found in the earlier texts are marked. In addition, hyperlinks are used for linking the arguments in the Kāśikāvṛtti with the related arguments found in the Mahābhāṣya, the Cāndravyākaraṇavṛtti and in other texts. Such a method will provide precise data about the relation of the Kāśikāvṛtti to earlier available texts and its sources. Moreover, it will highlight instances in the text which may be considered traces of unknown commentary or commentaries which were used by the authors of the Kāśikāvṛtti. The text of Kāśikāvṛtti containing all the data which is gathered by the computer software will be displayed. - Sharon Ben-Dor - period: 2016 -- 2018 - funding: Kone foundation, Finland - location: University of Helsinki and The Sanskrit Library

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) John Beilein has been a college basketball coach for four decades, so by this point, his peers have a good idea what to expect.His strategy may change and evolve - this year, Beilein's Michigan team is noticeably better on defense - but the values and culture of his program remain consistent.''When you're a head coach all those years, you watch every program he builds,'' Villanova coach Jay Wright said, ''and are just impressed with the same character, class, dignity at each school.''After a season clouded by an FBI probe - when college basketball's problems seemed to be approaching a tipping point - get ready for a feel-good Final Four of sorts. Especially in Saturday night's first semifinal, when the captivating underdogs from Loyola-Chicago take on Michigan and Beilein, a man so respected by his fellow coaches that he topped a preseason poll on the topic of following the rules.That vote - conducted by CBS Sports - gave Beilein some good publicity before the season. CBS asked over 100 coaches which high-major coach they believed ''does everything by the book and operates completely within the NCAA's rulebook.'' Beilein finished first in the poll, and when asked in early October about being such a clean coach, he joked that he does it by showering regularly.On Monday, after leading Michigan to its second Final Four in six seasons, he remained humble about his good-guy reputation.''I think I represent hundreds of Division I coaches that are doing things the right way,'' the 65-year-old Beilein said. ''That was not an exact poll, that was a very random poll, but we do do everything we can to make sure we follow the very spirit - not just the NCAA rules, the spirit of the rules of the NCAA.''Beilein coached at Canisius and Richmond before reaching the big time with West Virginia and Michigan. His gradual rise stands out in a sport where quick climbs - and quick falls - are fairly common.He's also been a head coach his whole career, meaning his teams reflect directly on him.''When someone is a head coach you kind of know who they are and you watch what they do,'' said Wright, who recalls when he was an assistant at Rochester and Beilein was the head coach at Le Moyne.''You watch them at Le Moyne, Canisius, Richmond, West Virginia, Michigan - I hope I didn't forget one of them,'' added Wright, whose Villanova team faces Kansas in Saturday's other semifinal. ''But that's where I started watching him, and you saw the same consistency, quality of character, quality of players he recruits, class of his team on the court, off the court.''Beilein is an intense coach with an eye for detail. His teams play disciplined, unselfish basketball, and he'll pull players early at the slightest sign of foul trouble. But sideline histrionics are a rarity for him, and his modesty is on constant display.''Actually it never has been the goal to be in the Final Four,'' he said Monday. ''If the goal was to do your best every day and try to mentor and teach every kid and it led to the Final Four, that's great. But it's never been the goal.''The closest Beilein has come to any real controversy at Michigan involved transfer restrictions on outgoing players, and even then, the school eventually relented . Guard Spike Albrecht was able to go play for conference rival Purdue.(About a month ago, Albrecht contributed a funny story on Twitter about what a stickler Beilein is for rules: ''Coach Beilein wouldn't let me order Tiramisu for dessert on my official visit because it was beer battered and I was only 19.'')The last time Beilein took Michigan to the Final Four, the Wolverines lost in the title game to Louisville. The NCAA has since ordered Louisville to vacate that 2013 championship in the wake of a sex scandal.The teams at this year's Final Four will try to avoid that kind of messy legacy, starting with Loyola and Michigan on Saturday.''Coach Beilein, I've gotten to know him over the years on the road,'' Loyola coach Porter Moser said. ''I remember visiting with him at the Final Four and on the road, and just what a high-class guy in terms of what he does with his program, how he runs his program. Just got a ton of respect for him.''---More AP college basketball: https://collegebasketball.ap.org ; https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 and https://www.podcastone.com/ap-sports-special-events---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister

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AP Was There: Jordan scores 63 in double OT loss to Celtics 1 of 2 | FILE - Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan reacts after slamming the ball during NBA playoff game at the Boston Garden, Ma., April 21, 1986. Jordan scored 63 points in a 135-131 double-overtime playoff loss to the Boston Celtics. Read More 2 of 2 | FILE - Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan is congratulated by teammate Orlando Woolridge after Jordan hit two foul shots to put the game into the first overtime period at the end of fourth quarter playoff action against the Boston Celtics at the Boston Garden, Ma., April 20, 1986. Jordan scored 63 points in a 135-131 double-overtime playoff loss to the Boston Celtics. Read More By The Associated Press Email Facebook Twitter Michael Jordan scores 63 points in a 135-131 double-overtime playoff loss to the Boston Celtics. Jordan broke records held by Elgin Baylor, Bob Cousy and Wilt Chamberlain. But Jordan couldn’t stop Boston from making its own bit of history. The Celtics tied a single-season league record of 33 consecutive home victories, including playoffs, set by the Minneapolis Lakers in 1949-50. Boston wound up sweeping the playoff series in three games. The Associated Press is republishing verbatim the story on Jordan’s 63-point game in the playoff loss on April 20, 1986: ___History was made at historic Boston Garden. By scoring 63 points Monday, the most ever in a National Basketball Association playoff game, Chicago’s Michael Jordan broke records held by Elgin Baylor, Bob Cousy and Wilt Chamberlain. But the exceptional Jordan couldn’t stop Boston from making its own bit of history. Driver says he considered Treat Williams a friend and charges in crash are not warranted A Virginia Beach man won the right to keep an emotional support emu. Now, he’s running for office. More people go missing and thousands are evacuated as northeast China is hit by more floods The Celtics tied a single-season league record of 33 consecutive home victories, including playoffs, set by the Minneapolis Lakers in 1949-50. “Fifty points, 49 points, 63 points, I just want to win again,” Jordan said after the Celtics edged the Bulls, 135-131, in double overtime. “The points don’t mean anything to me.”Boston leads the best-of-five playoff series 2-0 and the Bulls return home for Wednesday night’s third game knowing that 112 points by Jordan, 48 percent of the team’s total in the first two games, weren’t enough. “With the way we played, we can’t be down,” said Jordan, who had 49 points in Thursday night’s 123-104 loss. “This was the best game we played all year.”Despite all of the 6-foot-6 Jordan’s brilliance, a less flashy guard, a 6-1 substitute who only scored eight points, made the decisive baskets while Chicago’s star was missing critical shots. “They have been taking their chances on us beating them from the outside,” Boston’s Jerry Sichting said. “Fortunately, we’ve been making the shots.”Sichting connected from the top of the key to put Boston ahead 129-127, then scored again from the same area with 51 seconds left in the game. That bomb gave the Celtics a 133-131 lead that neither Jordan nor his teammates could overcome.Jordan, who missed a jumper that would have given Chicago a two-point lead with three seconds left in the first overtime, had a chance to tie the game in the second overtime when he took a routine jumper from the foul line. It also missed with 30 seconds left, and Robert Parish sealed the victory with a 10-foot jumper with nine seconds remaining. Before Monday, Chamberlain’s 62 points on Jan. 14, 1962, were the most ever scored in Boston Garden. Baylor’s 61 three months after that were the most in a playoff game and Cousy’s 50 in 1953 were the most in an overtime playoff game. All those feats were performed in Boston Garden.Boston, seeking its 16th title, was led by Bird with 36 points, Kevin McHale with 27 and Danny Ainge with 24. “There’s no telling what Michael Jordan might have done in another five minutes,” Parish said. “He migth have had 90 the way he was going.”___More on the NBA At 75: https://apnews.com/hub/nba-at-75 ___More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Indians pregame ceremony honors A.L. Central Pennant, ‘The Streak’ and individual awards By John Pana and Cleveland.Com Email Facebook Twitter Indians pregame ceremony honors A.L. Central Pennant, ‘The Streak’ and individual awards CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Prior to the home opener at Progressive Field on Friday, the Indians gathered in center field and watched as the 2017 American League Central Division Pennant was lifted on the flagpole near Gate C. The pregame ceremony also honored the Indians for their American League record 22-game win streak, which began August 24 and ended September 15, 2017. Individual honors went to Corey Kluber for his second Cy Young Award and to Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez for their Silver Slugger Awards.Watch the video above for the full ceremony.

Magic Weekend: St Helens-Wigan and Hull KR-Hull FC derbies set for St James' ParkLast updated on 8 July 20228 July 2022.From the section Rugby LeagueMark Percival takes on the Wigan defence for Saints; Andre Savelio tussles with Hull KR for Hull FCBetfred Super League Magic WeekendVenue: St James' Park, Newcastle Date: Sat 9-Sun 10 July Kick-off: Sat: 14:30 BST; Sun: 13:00 BST Coverage: Commentary on BBC local radio and live scores on BBC Sport website.Two of rugby league's biggest derbies will take place at the 2022 Magic Weekend, which returns to Newcastle for a sixth time.On Saturday, reigning champions St Helens play their nearest and dearest Wigan Warriors, who have already won the Challenge Cup this year, in a meeting of the two leading lights this season.Following that on Sunday, closing the weekend's festival of rugby league, is the one-city rivalry between Hull KR and Hull FC.BBC Sport takes a look at what makes these two most famous of derbies quite so special.Saturday, 9 JulyWakefield v Toulouse [14:30 BST]St Helens v Wigan [16:45 BST]Leeds v Castleford (19:00 BST)Sunday 10 JulyHuddersfield v Salford [13:00 BST]Catalans v Warrington [15:15 BST]Hull KR v Hull FC [17:30 BST]Listen: 5 Live rugby league podcast - It's a kind of Magic'There's extra spice' - St Helens v Wigan (Saturday, 16:45 BST)Big forwards like Agnatius Paasi add to the physicality of a Wigan-Saints derbyThere will be full commentary of St Helens v Wigan on BBC Radio 5 Live on Saturday, 9 July.For a rivalry to be a true derby, the geography is important. St Helens and Wigan certainly has that with about eight miles distance. The village of Billinge is almost a dividing line between the two towns.Competitiveness too. Saints and Wigan are traditional foes not just in terms of locality, but also the battle for honours.It is what charged the Bradford-Leeds rivalry for so long during the late 1990s and early 2000s. It is what keeps this rivalry fresh too. Wigan and Saints are always likely to meet when there is something riding on it.Come Saturday, the famous St James' Park turf will play host to this more tremendous of rugby league occasions."The derbies are class," St Helens centre Mark Percival told the BBC 5 Live Rugby League podcast."It doesn't get much better. Some games during a season you don't get so excited for but this one is a no-brainer, you get really excited at the start of the week and it builds up to it."Hooker Sam Powell, a Wigan player since his youth, agrees: "As a Wigan lad it's the one you look for, the game's big enough in itself, but then you bring it here and there's extra spice added to it."Both teams are doing really well this year, and for us Saints have been the benchmark the last few years so we just want to constantly close that gap a little bit."Wigan's progression of coaches in recent years have either been Wiganers themselves, or at least ex-players who have understood the passion required. Take current England boss Shaun Wane for instance. Or even Adrian Lam.The current boss, Matt Peet, is another dyed-in-the-wool Cherry and White. But his message is far less 'blood and thunder' than you might imagine."Waney understood what the [derby] game was about, it was one he really wanted to win, and it's no different to Matty really," Powell said."We have worked hard this year on just putting the team first, culture-wise, and he's improved it. He's done a great job so far."His opposite number, Kristian Woolf, has proved his credentials with Saints since replacing the hugely popular Justin Holbrook in 2020.The Tonga coach, out of Mount Isa in Queensland, has a steely manner and quiet authority, and that approach is vital when tackling the white-hot intensity of this encounter."He's pretty much like what Sam said of Matty Peet," Percival said. "It's all about being calm. You can play the game a bit too early but Woolfy is brilliant at that."He gets you up for the game but delivers it in a calm way. It's about delivering, that bond we have as a culture and delivering on the day.""Families are divided" - Hull KR v Hull FC (Sunday, 17:30 BST)Chris Satae has enjoyed his derby experiences since arriving in 2019The city of Kingston-upon-Hull has a unique place in rugby league's list of rivalries, given that it is the only two elite-club city in the northern hemisphere.Hull FC in the west, and KR in the east, either side of the River Hull, in black and white and red and white colours respectively.Both FC's Tongan prop Chris Satae and KR's Australia-born Scotland full-back Lachlan Coote are outsiders, brought to the city by their rugby league talents.Yet they have been quick to understand the feeling people have for this game and their club."It's similar to how it was at Saints when everyone would say, 'Make sure you beat Wigan,'" Coote said."People keep saying that this is the 'real' derby, so we'll see how it goes on Sunday."The 'derby' between Brisbane and North Queensland, which I played in for the Cowboys, is about 1,500km apart, so derbies [down under] are a bit different."Having teams so close here, you've got partners where they support different teams and families are divided for a derby match."To have that is something special and there's nothing like that really."Satae concurred: "When I first signed here, everyone said to me - 'The game to look forward to is the derby,' and since then it's lived up to expectations."Hull KR's preparations for Sunday's game have been altered somewhat by the midweek departure of head coach Tony Smith, who was stood down by the club months before his confirmed exit.Former Rovers scrum-half and former Great Britain playmaker Danny McGuire has been placed in interim charge and Coote believes he can have a useful impact."Magsy is one of those players who when he played was off the cuff, but read the game really well when he was out there," he said."His challenge is to transition that into explaining to and teaching his players and get the best out of them."He hasn't coached for too long, but it's a great opportunity to get some experience under his belt before Willie [Peters] comes in and takes over."Hull FC are in their own predicament, having lost their past four games and been thrashed 62-16 at home by Leeds last weekend.Therefore, Satae and company have to overlook what is happening across the city, amid an injury crisis that has resulted in three new players being signed this week to replenish the ranks."We just have to focus on ourselves," he said."We let ourselves down against Leeds, we leaked too many points and the main thing is just regrouping and worrying what we need to do rather than what they're going to bring." 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World Rowing has launched a Fantasy Cup competition which will see the public vote on contests between top rowers and crews from the past and present. The governing body will select rowers to contest head-to-head polls in a series of boat classes, with an online poll set-up to determine the winners.Three editions of the Fantasy Cup will take place during the season.Each will replace one of the World Rowing Cup events that have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.The first round of the Fantasy Cup will take place on April 10 and 11, the same dates the opening World Rowing Cup of the season was due to be held in Sabaudia.World Rowing will release the list of entrants to their fantasy poll on Thursday (April 9), with rowers and crew statistics set to be included.World Rowing will hold the Fantasy Cup polls on the dates of their cancelled World Rowing Cup events ©Getty ImagesBoat classes will include the single sculls, pairs, eights and the lightweight double sculls for both men and women.The Para-mixed double sculls will also be included.Voting will take place in two 24-hour segments, with pairs and eights classes decided on Friday (April 10).The remaining classes will be voted for on Saturday (April 11), with all the results announced the next day.Winners from the first World Rowing Fantasy Cup will move on to the second round of racing and face off against new challengers at the second event on May 1 to 3, World Rowing said.Progression will continue to the third fantasy event on May 22 and 24, where the overall winners of the Fantasy Cup will be determined.Votes can be cast via the link on www.worldrowing.com or via Instagram Stories @worldrowingofficial.

Last night “Top Chef All-Stars” resumed on Bravo, and there are 13 chefs left. They began as host Padma Lakshmi announced the Quick Fire Challenge, and told the chefs that they would be going up against a world class chef in a race of speed. That chef would create a dish quickly and they would each have to create their own dish in that amount of time. The chef? Head judge Tom Colicchio. This was must-see TV, because no one who watches the show has likely ever seen Tom cook before. And these all-star chef-testants were in awe of Tom, as was everyone watching. The dude created a fish dish in 8 minutes, 37 seconds that looked amazing, and I don’t even like fish. So the least favorite dishes were Dale (pad thai gone wrong), Jamie (one single clam on a plate) and Angelo (made a raw dish when Tom specifically said not to). The top dishes were Mike Isabella (made a similar dish to Tom’s–black sea bass with capers and olives while Tom’s was with clams, tomato and zucchini); Marcel (made a similar dish but with Asian flavors like dashi broth); and Richard (grilled beef tenderloin and foie gras). The winner was Mike, and his prize was a new Toyota Prius as well as immunity! Wow.

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Here’s all you need to learn about sleeping styles: The mattress will conform to your body and avoid your hips and shoulders from sinking in, relieving pressure areas while doing so. You can sleep conveniently on your side however the mattress may be too difficult for you if you weigh less than 130 pounds if you weigh more than 130 pounds. The Nectar memory foam mattress, which has a firmness ranking of 6/10, is capable of correcting your spinal column. As an outcome, your back discomfort will be reduced. The adaptive transition layer provides an extra bounce, which assists to avoid sinking. It is best for individuals who sleep on their backs and weigh in between 130 and 230 pounds. Back sleepers who sleep on their backs frequently may require a firmer mattress. The Nectar mattress’s medium firmness provides a cushiony feel while still supplying proper support for your belly. You won’t sink too deep and strain your neck specifically if you’re lighter on the weight scale. A firmer mattress would be more ideal if you’re a routine stomach sleeper and are much heavier on the weight scale. The mattress does not sag or sink around the edges. As a result, it will conform to your body which of your sleeping partner, ensuring that you sleep well all night. Nectar Mattress Pricing and Sizes Here are the mattress weights, sizes and measurements in W x L x H, and their prices also:. Final Verdict: Is It Worth the Purchase? Have you watched for a soft, firm, and helpful mattress? Perhaps one that accommodates all your sleeping positions while likewise relieving pressure points? If that’s the case, I hope this review has addressed your questions. The Nectar mattress boasts continuous edge support, zero motion transfer, and does not sleep hot, to name a few of its essential qualities. You will appreciate the Nectar mattress’s adaptability if you are a set! It certainly has a lot to use which is why I concur that it deserves the buy. The Nectar Mattress

Chael Sonnen thinks Francis Ngannou should follow Jorge Masvidal’s lead when it comes to getting paid.Heavyweight champion Ngannou (17-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) is currently in a contract dispute with the UFC, leaving his future with the promotion uncertain after he retained his title against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 in January.Although Ngannou claims that his concerns are more about freedom than money, Sonnen says Masvidal (35-15 MMA, 12-8 UFC) is one of the fighters who has best figured out how to promote himself, and Ngannou should take a page out of his book.“What can Deiveson Figueiredo, Brandon Moreno, and Francis Ngannou learn from Jorge Masvidal? Well, you have three guys that are complaining they’re not getting enough money, and you have one guy who’s never said the word ‘money’ – Jorge Masvidal,” Sonnen said on his YouTube channel. “Jorge Masvidal is bringing attention to his fight successfully. Do you know what it costs to post something on Twitter? Do you know how cheap and inexpensive that is?”Sonnen is referring to the video Masvidal recently posted on his social media, where he sheds light on his past friendship with Colby Covington (16-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) and attempts to expose his former teammate for changing his character over the years.“Everybody unhappy in their contract, everybody who thinks they should be getting more money, and everybody who’s talking about money needs to follow the lead of the guy who’s not,” Sonnen added. “When was the last interview you saw where Masvidal said he needed more money? How about never, and it’s not because all of a sudden, Masvidal lives some minimal lifestyle. It’s not as though Masvidal is not a prizefighter, as well. Masvidal knows how to get the money.”Masvidal’s drawing power is proven. The former two-time title challenger is about to headline his second non-title UFC pay-per-view event when he meets best friend-turned foe Covington at UFC 272 on March 5.

Highlights include:Panorama of San Francisco from California St. Hill. [Panel 6], 1877, by Eadweard Muybridge[/caption] Panorama of San Francisco from California St. Hill, 1877, by Eadweard Muybridge, comprising 11 photographs, taken over a period of several hours from the central tower of Central Pacific Railroad magnate Mark Hopkins’ then unfinished Nob Hill home, located at the corner of California and Mason Streets. (The mansion burned to the ground in the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.) 96 non-oil-related Texas negatives by Robert Yarnall Richie as part of the TexTreasures FY2014 grant. Major companies depicted or clients are Fortune Magazine, United Carbon Company, Carbon Company, Columbia Carbon Black Company, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, International Steel Group, Mittal Steel Company, Naval Air Station (Corpus Christi), Consolidated Aircraft Corporation, Texas Company (Texaco), Lone Star Cement Corporation, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, DuPont Company, James S. Abercrombie Company, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, A. B. Farquhar Company, Limited, Cameron Iron Works, Dow Chemical Company, Houston Pipe Line Company, Champion Paper & Fibre Company, and Franks-Wilkinson-Schiwetz & Tips Inc. Also of note are location shots of the Fort Bend County Court House in Richmond, Texas; Houston Naval Hospital; Houston Chamber of Commerce; Shamrock Hotel; and James Smither Abercrombie’s Ranch. 20 real photographic postcards from World War I, including American soldiers in Camp Kearny, Germans on the march, bombed cities in France, artillery, views of a World War I airplane crash, funeral procession, and an aerial view of the Air Service Second Provisional Wing Camp at Park Place, Houston, Texas. 47 real photographic postcards from American Border Troops and the Mexican Revolution and the Collection of Walter H. Horne photographs, showing the Pershing Expedition, the Mexican Revolution, and U.S. military and camp activities along the Mexican border, ca. 1910-1917. Mexican generals and politicians depicted include General Rodolfo Fierro, Pancho Villa, General Toribio Ortega, Colonel Juan Medina, General Lucio Blanco, F.I. Madero (President of Mexico), Sanchez Azcona, and General Venustiano Carranza. One postcard shows a group of female soldiers with anarchist, revolutionary, and journalist Lazaro Gutierrez de Lara. 216 paintings and works on paper by Texas Artist Frank Reaugh, held by the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin. The Harry Ransom Center is a partner in the collaborative to the Texas Artists: Paintings, Sculpture, and Works on Paper digital collection. This month nCDS added 15 reproduction orders for the DeGolyer Library into CUL Digital Collections, including 10 railroad locomotive images from the Everett L. DeGolyer Jr. collection of United States Railroad Photographs collection. All but one of these images will be used by the City of Allen in their interpretive trail panels for trail users and cultural heritage users to explain the contribution of the Houston & Texas Central railways to the location of the City of Allen. Also uploaded were five items relating to Mexican oil in the early 20th century, including four maps of Mexican oilfields and a geology report of the Tampico Embayment area, all requested by a visiting fellow. From the J. Erik Jonsson papers we uploaded a rendering of DFW airport ca. 1966-1969, ordered by an SMU student researcher. Shown above right: Panorama of San Francisco from California St. Hill. [Panel 6], 1877, by Eadweard Muybridge. This panel shows Pine Street and the Union Foundry. Above left: U.S. Soldiers on the Mexican Border, ca. 1910-1918. Right: Ringed Horn Bull by Frank Reaugh, one of The Harry Ransom Center’s contributions to the Texas Artists: Paintings, Sculpture, and Works on Paper digital collection.

Georgiev stops 26 shots, Avs beat Isles 1-0 in shootout 1 of 8 | Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev, left, stops a shot off the stick of New York Islanders left wing Anthony Beauvillier during a shootout in of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Denver. Read More 2 of 8 | Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev, back, stops a shot off the stick of New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal during a shootout of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Denver. Read More 3 of 8 | Colorado Avalanche center Evan Rodrigues, front, reacts after scoring a goal against New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin during a shootout in an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Denver. Read More 4 of 8 | New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal, left, drives past Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Denver. Read More 5 of 8 | Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev waits for play to resume in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Denver. Read More 6 of 8 | Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen and New York Islanders center Jean-Gabriel Pageau, right, pursue the puck in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Denver. Read More 7 of 8 | New York Islanders left wing Anders Lee, right, is pushed away by Colorado Avalanche defensemen Devon Toews, center front, and Samuel Girard after goaltender Alexandar Georgiev, left, stopped a shot off Lees stick in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Denver. Read More 8 of 8 | New York Islanders left wing Zach Parise, left, jostles for position with Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Denver. Read More By Michael Kelly Email Facebook Twitter DENVER — Alexandar Georgiev had 26 saves through overtime and stopped two more in the shootout to lift the Colorado Avalanche to a 1-0 win over the New York Islanders on Monday night.Evan Rodrigues beat Ilya Sorokin with a backhander for the only goal in the shootout, spoiling a 46-save effort for the Islanders’ goaltender. Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen had a career-high 10 shots on goal. “I feel like I have good deception and good hands and I feel like if I sell it hard enough I can get a goalie to buy it and it’s worked out for me,” Rodrigues said. The shutout was Georgiev’s second of the season and 10th of his career. Skipper of boat in crash that killed US tourist off Italy faces manslaughter investigation Chelsea signs goalkeeper Robert Sanchez from Brighton Man United signs striker Rasmus Højlund from Atalanta for $82 million New York completed the Western Conference portion of its five-game road trip, which wraps up at Madison Square Garden against the Rangers on Thursday. The playoff-like matchup was in contrast to the teams’ first meeting, a 5-4 home win for the Islanders on Oct. 29. “You kind of got the feeling the way both goalies were playing that the first goal would probably be the difference-maker,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said.Martin Kaut, recalled from Colorado of the AHL earlier Monday, nearly scored on the Avalanche’s first power-play chance, early in the second period. Though Colorado didn’t score on the man advantage, the momentum shifted after that. The Avalanche had a second opportunity midway through the second when Zach Parise went off for tripping. Colorado had three quality shots on Sorokin but he came up with big saves.The Avalanche outshot New York 15-7 in the second and continued to carry the play in the third. Val Nichushkin and Rodrigues had prime chances midway through the period that Sorokin turned away.Sorokin bounced back from allowing five goals on 29 shots in his start at Arizona on Friday night.“There were a couple of pretty odd bounces in Arizona that you can’t do anything about,” Parise said. “He’s played great and he played great again tonight.”Colorado forward Andrew Cogliano went to the locker room late in the third period after hitting the boards in the New York zone. Cogliano’s right skate got tangled with Parise’s left skate and he went into the boards with his right shoulder. “We’ll see how he presents in the morning and we’ll have a better idea on the timeline,” Bednar said.HONOR CODEAvalanche defenseman Cale Makar earned integrity points with an unselfish gesture. Late in the first period Makar went down behind his net as Mathew Barzal tried to get the puck from him with his stick. The referee put up his arm indicating a delayed penalty on Barzal but Makar waved his glove to tell the ref he slipped and a penalty wasn’t warranted.“I think I would have felt a lot less guilty if I didn’t say anything than if I did,” Makar said. “I apologize to . I don’t plan on doing that again.”Makar may get good-natured grief from his teammates but he got respect from the Islanders. “Just an honest player who wants to beat you fair and square,” New York coach Lane Lambert said.NOTESThe Avalanche acquired F Denis Malgin from Toronto in exchange for F Dryden Hunt. ... New York G Semyon Varlamov is day-to-day with a lower-body injury suffered in the third period of Saturday’s 5-2 win at Vegas. ... Colorado’s Kurtis MacDermid returned to the lineup after missing 16 games with a lower-body injury.UP NEXTIslanders: At the New York Rangers on Thursday night. Avalanche: Host Montreal on Wednesday night.___AP NHL: www.apnews.com/hub/NHL and www.twitter.com/AP_Sports

Dan Carter and Richie McCaw Must Be Expendable James Mortimer Analyst I September 21, 2009 Comments Comment Bubble Icon The two celebrated Canterbury stars are essential foundations to the All Black team, but it is now a proven fact that without them, New Zealand is a far different proposition. It is a situation that is an anomalous cocktail for the All Blacks to have. On one hand, there is no team in world rugby that has two such single influential players.  While the world’s current leading team, the Springboks, has a host of almost indispensable players, there are no two men that the fortunes of the side appear to hinge on. As it was seen in Wellington against an admittedly mediocre Australian side, when McCaw and Carter are on song, the All Blacks are close to unbeatable. Between the two men, New Zealand has won close to 90 percent of their matches when they are on the field. And throughout modern history, it is difficult to recall an example of where two men wield such dramatic influence on their side’s fortunes. Take the 2007 World Cup winning and current Springbok team. There was/is no one forward that was/is far and beyond their most valuable, and no one back. It was the same with England in 2003 and the Wallabies in 1999, for while players such as John Eales and Martin Johnson were immense in their team’s fortunes, one would suspect that they would hardly be spectacularly inferior without them. But when the Canterbury players are not within the team, there is a fragile underbelly to the All Blacks, despite boasting some exceptional players. While in the past this has not been such an issue, now it appears not so much a talent issue as much as what the All Blacks commonly term a mana aspect. The Je ne sais pas quality that they bring to the team, that lifts the men around them. Some years back, there were legitimate backups, such as former Highlanders/Blues stalwart and current Harlequins first five Nick Evans, who was close to a par with Dan Carter in pure playing ability—with Evans probably having a slightly better boot, but not the running ability of the Canterbury pivot. For McCaw, there was the former Chiefs scavenger Marty Holah, and former Blues and Reds open side Daniel Braid. While they may not have been quite of the equal of a man that is considered in many circles to be the greatest exponent of open side play the game has ever seen, they were acceptable reserves. But these two men, so crucial to the All Blacks success, raise questions within the New Zealand game regarding the issue of redundancy. The best application of this term is in regard to the United States Navy missile submarines (called boomers). The official recognition of redundancy is that if one boomer goes missing or is taken out, then another takes its place seamlessly, without affecting the military power of the U.S. The military power, so to speak, of the All Blacks is reduced without the twin axis of McCaw and Carter. And for all of the achievements that could be hailed under the reign of Graham Henry and his lieutenants Steve Hanson and Wayne Smith (and there are many, unbeaten in Bledisloe Cups, four Tri Nations titles, a Lions scalp, a Grand Slam and 60-12 win loss record) the glaring blemish in what is quite possibly the holy trinity of rugby coaches is that they have struggled to groom secondary players to their Canterbury pillars. It appears that they are so first-class, that the fortunes of the national team decline without them. This needs to be addressed. There may not be the depth at seven and 10 that will soon be apparent in some positions (for example, there are potentially six test level locks in the wings), but there is quality. For McCaw (considering open side specialists) Scott Waldrom continues his return from injury, and Tanerau Latimer is an option. But they must be given time, if not test starts—while McCaw is benched—then at least 20-minute playing cameos. Equally, they must persist with a pure number seven. Experimentation with moving around the back row hasn’t really worked, and the All Black style of play depends on a thoroughbred ball scavenger. At first five, Donald remains second choice despite some national concerns. Has his form been sub-par, or is he suffering with comparisons to the Carter, at his pomp the best all round number ten in the world. There are also options underneath, with young pivots like Stephen Brett, Colin Slade, Aaron Curden or even Lachie Munro. To throw a spanner in the works are players such as Luke McAlister, or even a returning Evans. McCaw (28, 76 tests, 80 test points) and Carter (27, 63 tests, 930 test points) are the platforms in which the All Blacks rely on so heavily, but without employing some form of redundancy, their potential unavailability could hurt New Zealand in the future and in 2011.

Wanted: Digital Bloodhounds For The Hotel Industry These days, hotels aren't just looking to hire bellhops, concierges and housekeepers. What the industry really needs are digital bloodhounds: people who understand how to use new technologies to track — and attract — potential guests. One of those newfangled workers is Greg Bodenlos. At 24, he's just a couple of years out of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration. His official title is digital marketing strategist at The Mark Hotel, a luxury hotel in New York City. But this profession is so fluid and new that Bodenlos had to write his own job description. Other hotels call the same position e-commerce manager, revenue manager, social media coordinator and at least five other titles. A New World Of Marketing Bodenlos says he knew that if he wanted to land a marketing job in hospitality right out of school, "it had to be digital, it had to be analytical. The digital marketing space in hotels — or the technology-driven space — is completely wide open," he says. "We are just figuring out how to use the tools that Google and Facebook throw at us every day." Bill Carroll, one of Bodenlos' professors at Cornell, agrees the field is changing rapidly. "I tear up my syllabus every year,"Carroll says. A typical traveler today might make a reservation by calling a hotel or going online to compare prices, and many now use mobile apps or Facebook. This means the role of hotel marketing managers has also changed from the days when they essentially guessed whether a particular magazine or newspaper ad brought in revenue. Now they're tracking behavior by analyzing "click streams" online. In the future, Carroll says, hotel staff will know, "did you contact me through a call center, through my brand website, to a salesperson and, subsequently, did you execute a booking?" By analyzing online behavior, an e-commerce manager will be able to figure out the steps by which a booking was made, and then decide where to spend advertising dollars to attract the most customers. "We're not there yet," Carroll says, "but I believe we will be there in five years." Since the hospitality industry grows at about the same pace as the U.S. economy, typically around 2 percent a year, the main task for these companies is called "shifting share," or taking business away from somebody else. The Mark Hotel's Bodenlos wants to know how many bookings the hotel is garnering from online travel agencies, "how many from a call center, how many from mobile, how many from social media, and how many bookings from what we really want: our direct website. And how can we shift that?" One strategy e-commerce managers use is buying keywords on the paid portion of Google and other sites, to push their website to or near the top of a user's search results. "We all want top page placement at Google," says Bodenlos, "because we know that 97 percent of consumers will look at the top 10 results and that's all." Online Reviewers Help Drive Bookings Oyster.com, a company launched in 2009, sends investigators to hotels. They take hundreds of pictures and send in their critiques. Oyster publishes serious reviews with the material; the site lists some 4,000 properties in 188 cities. That's quite a change from 15 years ago, when glossy hotel brochures often left travelers with little idea of what a hotel really looked like. Elie Seidman, the company's CEO and co-founder, says technology made Oyster possible: the ability to take lots of digital photos, often in low light, and send them back quickly. Oyster gets paid because hotel bookings can be tracked back to its site. For example, an analyst can determine whether someone who ended up at a particular Marriott first came to Oyster.com. Most of the people getting the tech jobs in the hotel industry are what might be called "knowledge workers." Cornell's Carroll describes them as "competent technically, competent digitally." But they're also able to be good collaborative managers, to get along with people and to have a good understanding of traditional marketing. And Carroll has a name for those multiskilled workers."We call them 'geeks who speak,' " he says. ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: And another tech story today about an industry that is changing rapidly. Hotels still need bartenders and bellhops. But these days, they're in the market for digital bloodhounds: People who understand how to use technologies to lure potential customers. NPR's Margot Adler introduces us to one hotel's tech expert. MARGOT ADLER, BYLINE: Greg Bodenlos is 24 years old, just a couple of years out of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration. GREG BODENLOS: So my official title is the digital marketing strategist or digital marketing specialist, specifically for this hotel. ADLER: That's the Mark Hotel in New York City, a luxury property. But this profession is so fluid and new, Bodenlos had to write up his own job description. And at other hotels, he says the equivalent position might be called e-commerce manager, revenue manager, social media coordinator, he reeled off five other possible titles. He knew if he wanted a marketing job in hospitality right out of school... BODENLOS: It had to be digital, it had to be analytical. I mean, quite honestly, the digital marketing space in hotels is completely wide open. We're just figuring out how to use the tools that Google and Facebook throw at us. ADLER: And here's one of his professors, Bill Carroll, who teaches at Cornell. BILL CARROLL: I tear up my syllabus every year. ADLER: Now, you might make a reservation by calling a hotel, or going online to compare prices. You might use a mobile app on your phone. (SOUNDBITE OF RINGTONE) ADLER: Or use Facebook. This means the role of a hotel marketing manager has changed from a time when they pretty much guessed whether their ad in a magazine or newspaper worked, to a point where you can begin to track behavior by analyzing click streams. Bill Carroll says in the future we will know... CARROLL: Did you contact me through the call center, through my brand website, through a salesperson and, subsequently, did you execute a booking? And once I've got that click stream behavior... ADLER: He can figure out the steps by which a booking was made. CARROLL: We're not there yet, but I believe we will be in five years. ADLER: Since the hospitality industry grows somewhat like the U.S. economy, maybe 2 percent a year, the main task of these companies is called shifting share, taking business away from somebody else. Greg Bodenlos, at the Mark, wants to know how many bookings are we getting from online travel agencies. BODENLOS: How many bookings are we getting from a call center? How many bookings from mobile? How many bookings from social? And how many bookings from really, what we want, again, is our direct website and how can we shift that? ADLER: One thing these e-commerce managers do is to buy keywords on the paid part of Google and other sites, so that their website will come up at or near the top of a search. And there are companies to help you figure out the right words to buy. BODENLOS: We all want top page placement at Google, because we know that 97 percent of consumers, they'll just look at the top 10 results and that's all they look. ADLER: Now, take a company like Oyster. ELIE SEIDMAN: So, yes, so this here is software engineering and design, and people are actually writing the code that makes the site work. ADLER: Launched in 2009, Oyster sends investigators to hotels. They write serious reviews. The site lists some 4,000 properties in 188 cities. So consumers can figure out exactly what they want. Fifteen years ago, maybe you've got a brochure, but often you ended up at a hotel without knowing what it looked like. Oyster CEO Elie Seidman says it was another leap in technology over the past few years that made Oyster possible - digital photos in low light. SEIDMAN: We have to, A, be able to take those in the first place. You know, in the available light. And then we have to get those photos back to New York, get them processed. ADLER: Oyster gets paid because, again, you can track the clicks and find out whether someone who ended up, let's say, at a particular Marriott first came to Oyster. The people getting the tech jobs in the hotel industry are knowledge workers. Bill Carroll. CARROLL: Competent technically, competent digitally; you also have to be a collaborative manager. You have to get other folks to get along with you. ADLER: The people who get those jobs, he says, geeks who speak. Margot Adler, NPR News, New York. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: This is NPR. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.