SPORTS, Athletics News, Jul 03, 2011

Nebraska officially joins Big Ten Conference Dubuque Telegraph Herald Nebraska's first event as an official conference member will be the football media days late this month, with its first athletic competition on Aug. 19, when the women's soccer team hosts North Carolina. SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Utes are BCS busters ... See all stories on this topic »

Saturday, July 2, 2011: EFA's Kessler appointed football coach at Elmira NY State Sportswriters Association (blog) Cardamone's Southside girls team won the Southern Tier Athletic Conference West Division title in 2010. Former Southside coaches Zach Sarno (girls soccer), Ian Harkins (girls volleyball) and Mary Kay Bruner (cheerleading) were also appointed. Sports at ... See all stories on this topic »

Soccer coach named AD at Indiana Tech Fort Wayne Journal Gazette “So our biggest goal is to have our athletic department average 3.0 or better, and to have all sports solid and do well academically and athletically. We are very focused on the student-athlete.” Neuhoff, who began the women's soccer program in 1996, ... See all stories on this topic »

Qatar has ambitious plan for Paris soccer club PSG Al-Arabiya Qatar hopes to repeat that success when it bids for the 2017 world athletic championships. Last month, Al Jazeera won the rights to broadcast some Ligue 1 matches and is discussing a possible takeover of or joint venture with Orange Sports TV. ... See all stories on this topic » Al-Arabiya

Children of UMaine coaches face challenges, rewards in sports Bangor Daily News His son, Anthony, plays football, baseball and hockey at Bangor High and his older sister, Adrianna, played multiple sports at Bangor, including tennis and soccer, before graduating. Despite a hectic schedule, Capuano has tried to attend as many of ... See all stories on this topic » Bangor Daily News

City bids for NAIA women's soccer tournament Montgomery Advertiser The NAIA women's tournament is the first of several soccer events the city is chasing for the new complex. City officials have plans to make future bids on the SEC tournament and the Alabama High School Athletic Association state championships and are ... See all stories on this topic »

Corey Holton's Women's World Cup Blog: Entry #4 Concordia University Tornados Athletics For example, in the US we use the athletic programs at colleges and universities to identify good players. However, in Germany, soccer academies and club soccer programs are used solely for identification. Sports do not exist in schools per say. ... See all stories on this topic »

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Andromeda Galaxy: New club picks up similar name Star Community Newspapers "Andromeda FC's goal is to develop young student athletes into successful, hard-working and responsible leaders in sports, athletics and civic duty." The club, a 501c (3) that incorporated in May, has pulled out all the stops to make a quick impact. ... See all stories on this topic »

LSUS' 2011 soccer schedule released KSLA-TV LSU Shreveport Athletic Director Doug Robinson and Head Women's Soccer Coach Mike Aguilar announced on Friday the soccer schedule for the upcoming 2011 season. The tough schedule features two NCAA Division I opponents and three NCAA Division III ... See all stories on this topic »

NTCC hires Stewart as new AD Mount Pleasant Daily Tribune “Our first year will be dedicated to growing all of our sports within the department. A new women's soccer team will be competing and we are looking at ways to strengthen their facilities as well accommodate a growing rodeo program. ... See all stories on this topic »

Radnor's Special Three-Of-A-Kind Patch.com Joseph Santoliquito They're three of a kind and won't be forgotten any time soon by anyone who's witnessed a Radnor track meet, a Red Raiders' football game or a Radnor baseball game the last few years. They may play different sports, but Connor Walsh, ... See all stories on this topic »

Illinois sport briefs: Homewood-Flossmoor holding youth football camps nwitimes.com PORTAGE | Portage High School's soccer program and the Portage Soccer Club will host a camp for ages 6 to 14 from July 18-21 at the Imagination Glen Soccer Complex. Cost is $60, and the registration deadline is July 15. For details, call AJ Monroe at ... See all stories on this topic »

In praise of the underdog FOXSports.com They are all solid, athletic teams who have each had their share of good international results in the past year. Not to mention, just about everyone has been talking about the growing parity in the women's game. Over the past two mornings, however, ... See all stories on this topic » FOXSports.com

Oakville's O'Brien Shines in Soccer All-Star Game Patch.com The forward, who is headed for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, scored an incredible five goals in the 2011 UMB Bank Senior All-Star soccer game, which was hosted by the Missouri Athletic Club and played at the Anheuser-Busch Center in Fenton on ... See all stories on this topic »

Why Brits Never Win Wimbledon Daily Beast A country that gave the world, or codified the rules, of some of its most popular sports from soccer and rugby to golf and tennis, is a serial under-achiever at the international level. Consider the record. England hasn't won the soccer World Cup since ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Beast

Baseball Was Not The Sport For Ndamukong Suh Pride of Detroit He is a professional football player, and growing up he excelled on the soccer field, the basketball court and even on the track. To say the least, he is a versatile athlete despite his size, and he is probably about as athletic of a defensive tackle ... See all stories on this topic »

PORTER COUNTY SPORTS BRIEFS: OE White Sox fundraiser Thursday nwitimes.com JOHN | Play it Again, Sam Sports is looking for players for a 60-and-older, low-key, 12-inch softball games. For details, call Joe Gerlach at (219) 365-5791. PORTAGE | Sign-ups for Portage Parks and Recreation's fall youth soccer league end July 22. ... See all stories on this topic »

Windham waves goodbye to the PTC Ravenna Record Courier Chaffee said that a move to the NAC, which does not support wrestling and soccer, would be more in line with the current state of the Windham athletic department. Furthermore, just five NAC teams field football teams — a fact that made the Bombers ... See all stories on this topic »

Windsor's Ernst signs to play soccer at NJC The Coloradoan Northeastern will begin competing in soccer in Region IX of the National Junior College Athletic Association this fall. Efforts have been underway to recruit a team for the new sport this entire last year and the roster is now looking pretty solid. ... See all stories on this topic »

Game, Sex and Match: The Perils of Female Sports Advertising TIME A recent study found that major television networks in the US devote just 1.6% of airtime to women's sports — down from 6.3% in 2004 — and across TV and print media, female athletics makes up, at most, 8% of overall sports coverage. ... See all stories on this topic » TIME

Sports briefs The Salem News Questions should be directed at James Coffey, Athletic Director at jcoffey@beverlyschools.org. This Salem High School girls soccer team will hold a Youth Soccer Clinic for players ages 7-10 at McGrath Park in Salem Tuesdays from 6-7:30 pm The clinic, ... See all stories on this topic »

LSU finishes 19th in all-sports standings Shreveport Times LSUS: The LSUS men's and women's soccer teams released their schedules Friday. The Pilots meet Centenary (3 pm Sept. 12) before they open their Red River Athletic Conference against Huston-Tillotsen on Sept. 22. For the Lady Pilots, they play a 16-game ... See all stories on this topic »

A need for speed at Maryland SportsCare & Rehab's ProEdge class Carroll County Times If Westminster High football fans see Dan Johnson flash an extra burst of speed or execute a precision cut on the field this fall, it'll likely be the result of his time spent over the summer with Meghan Young and her fellow athletic trainers. ... See all stories on this topic »

Construction work helps give a Siouxland team a new home KTIV Jan Travis, BVU Athletic Director said, "It'll be a tremendous asset in recruiting, not only in football, track and soccer, but the athletic edge to our athletic facilities across the board." Jeff Brennan, BVU Track Coach said, "You come around the ... See all stories on this topic »

2010-11 WARRIORS NOTEBOOK WJBD Online BASEBALL - Warriors baseball, coached by Tony Etnier, got off to one of the best starts in years, winning 24 out of 31, leading the Great Rivers Athletic Conference and flirting with a spot among the nation's top 25 ranked teams by mid-April. ... See all stories on this topic »

Continental Cup requires Greater Cleveland Sports Commission to be world-beaters Plain Dealer What: Sixth annual Continental Cup, an international youth sports festival featuring baseball, basketball and soccer. Where: Greater Cleveland athletic venues (see below for specifics). Who: Boys and girls ages 9-18 from local, domestic and ... See all stories on this topic » Plain Dealer

Sports summary News Sentinel After starting the women's soccer program at Indiana Tech in 1996, Neuhoff has served as the head coach of the men's soccer team for the past 13 years. He has redirected the men's program and was named the 2008 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference ... See all stories on this topic »

Brown, men's basketball highlighted GSW's year Americus Times-Recorder Baseball's Jared Allen and golf's Reese Moseley received the Roy Lee Smith award while softball and soccer's Katie Mueller received the Susan Kay Smith award for the male(s) and female who represented the GSW Athletics Department best all-around. See all stories on this topic »

Lovejoy wins second straight Lone Star Cup ESPN (blog) Lucas Lovejoy capped off another excellent year in athletics by winning its second consecutive UIL Lone Star Cup for overall athletics performance in Class 3A. Lovejoy's season-long lead began on a great note with state championships in three fall ... See all stories on this topic »

Sports in Brief: Malvern Prep alive at Henley | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-07-02 Philadelphia Inquirer In the quarterfinals of the Ladies' Plate for elite eights, Harvard beat the Penn Athletic Club by three-quarters of a length to set up a Saturday semifinal with local club Leander. COLLEGES: The University of Notre Dame has agreed to pay $42000 to ... See all stories on this topic »

Pac-12 network to show more than football, CU-Boulder says Daily Camera By Brittany Anas Camera Staff Writer A new television network for the Pac-12 will not only show football games but also sports typically not broadcast, and even lectures and performances by college professors. The University of Colorado officially made ... See all stories on this topic »

Jack Minogue: Fairview Park needs Mayor Bloomberg's boost SILive.com The South Shore's only major recreational and athletic park is in terrible shape because it's been abused by overuse. The Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame golf outing and reception — hockey great Nick Fotiu's idea — was one of a kind. ... See all stories on this topic »

Jamie Samuelsen's blog: My favorite sports movie athletes Detroit Free Press Best Use of Equipment for Athletic Achievement – Lamar Latrell, “Revenge of the Nerds”: I won't pretend to be able to tell you the greatest javelin throw in track history. But I'll bet you that it won't hold a candle to what Latrell pulled off in the ... See all stories on this topic »

Homing in on any advantage The Age In European soccer, the winning ratio tends to be around 60:40 in favour of home sides. AFL results of the past two seasons are close to that mark. In some competitions, and in some other sports, the differential is greater; in some it is a little less ... See all stories on this topic » The Age

Director's Cup not brimming for UT athletics GoVolsXtra Baseball, women's rowing, women's soccer, women's cross country and men's cross country did not register any points because none qualified for the NCAA post-season. In the past, Hamilton and women's athletic director Joan Cronan, who is currently ... See all stories on this topic »

Young gun draws out Pav's inner thoughts The West Australian I played every sport available, really, like every Australian kid going through school ... cricket, played a bit of soccer, basketball, golf, athletics. You name it, I sort of took it up at some stage. But I was clearly more suited to football than any ... See all stories on this topic » The West Australian

Ottawa University Athletics - Anderson Named to Two Preseason NAIA ... Braves ranked 10th in the Sporting News Preseason Poll ... Ottawa University football player Clarence Anderson has been named to the Sporting News ... Will the OU Women's Soccer Team win its third straight KCAC Championship this Fall? ... www.ottawabraves.com/news/2011/.../FB_0628112827.aspx?...

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