SPORTS, Athletics News, Jul 09, 2011

NCAA grants UAFS active member status; adds soccer The City Wire Also, UAFS will add women's soccer beginning with the 2012-13 athletic season. “We will begin a coaching search this fall,” Smith said. “Our plan is to field a team beginning in the fall of the 2012-13athletic season.” It will be the 11th sport ... See all stories on this topic »

Imagining a world without pro sports Washington Post The appetite that has made sports so financially opulent probably wouldn't just evaporate along with pro leagues. And the entity with the infrastructure to easily fill the void is the National CollegiateAthletic Association. ... See all stories on this topic »

STLCC Florissant Valley Reduces Athletic Programs Patch.com Instead of each school in the district having its own sports programs, the entire St. Louis Community College system will field seven sports spread across three campuses. Florissant Valley will field teams in men's soccer and women's volleyball. ... See all stories on this topic »

Sports Notes: All Saints football equipment available for pickup Monday The Bay City Times - MLive.com By Lee Thompson | The Bay City Times FOOTBALL: Bay City All Saints varsity football players should pick up their equipment on Monday, July 11 at the St. Stans Athletic Field lockerroom from 4:45-6 pm Junior varsity equipment is available on Wednesday, ... See all stories on this topic »

Local sports calendar of events/local sports notices Battle Creek Enquirer Pennfield High School will hold its annual Grades 9-12 Football Camp at Pennfield High School July 11, 12, 13, and 14, 10 am to 1 pm Cost is $40. To sign up or for more information stop in the Pennfield High School Main Office or Athletic Office to ... See all stories on this topic »

NYC negotiating TV deal for high school sports Wall Street Journal About 32000 city teens play Public High School Athletic League sports including football, basketball, soccer, lacrosse and bowling. Championship games are sometimes televised, but the MSG Varsity Network deal would be the first comprehensive TV rights ... See all stories on this topic »

Soccer, Sports and Sexism Feministe (blog) Apparently “Local couple weds on an indoor soccer field” is more newsworthy than the Quarter Finals. In the words of one of the more explicit comments on one of the few articles on femaleathletics, “I don't want to see buff women running around ... See all stories on this topic »

WT adds locker room facilities Amarillo.com WT broke ground last month on the Buffalo Athletic Center, a 44420-square-foot facility that will provide new locker rooms for the football, soccer and track teams. The facility's other amenities will include a weight room and gym area, study hall and ... See all stories on this topic »

Utah State rewards four coaches with contract extensions Salt Lake Tribune The Utah State Aggies have extended the contracts for four head coaches — soccer's Heather Cairns, volleyball's Grayson DuBose, gymnastics' Jeff Richards and track's Gregg Gensel. The Aggies gave Gensel a 10-year extension through the 2020-21, ... See all stories on this topic »

Hacienda Heights Sports Shorts San Gabriel Valley Tribune Football Club Inter Milan of Diamond Bar is looking for boys and girls to join the competitive soccerclub. The club is open to boys ages 10 to 16 and girls ages 11 to 13. The club's home field is at Lorbeer Middle School in Diamond Bar and practices ... See all stories on this topic »

London soccer academy targets improving game London Free Press By Morris Dalla Costa, The London Free Press Brendan Buggy, 12, practises heading the ball Thursday at Academy Garrincha International Soccer Camp at City Wide Sports Park. Buggy plays for the London Athletic Spartans. (DEREK RUTTAN, The London Free ... See all stories on this topic »

Turbine Potsdam Still Powers Women's Soccer New York Times By combining the traditions of the East German sports academy with the sponsorships and fan clubs of capitalist soccer culture, Turbine has built one of the top training destinations in the world for girls' and women's soccer, drawing players from as ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Town halts Tabor fields project as neighbors raise concerns SouthCoastToday.com The three planned artificial turf sports fields, which will be used for football, baseball, soccer, field hockey and lacrosse, "are going in the location of where three grass athletic fields have been for heaven knows how long. ... See all stories on this topic »

New state concussion law not as stringent as Gaston County policy Gaston Gazette Most concussions happen in football but also occur in other sports such as soccer, Travis said. Travis warns that the law doesn't eliminate the inherent dangers in sports. And he believes some “old-school” coaches will continue to keep players with ... See all stories on this topic »

National Athletics Championships / London still a long way off for Danielle ... Ha'aretz By Haaretz Sports Staff High jumper Danielle Frenkel failed in her attempt to qualify for next summer's Olympic Games in London, despite being urged on by 2000 spectators - including former soccer coach Avram Grant - on a balmy evening at the Hadar ... See all stories on this topic » Ha'aretz

Changes in store for ORMA Guilford County Northwest Observer ... and the spring sports of baseball, girls soccer, golf and tennis. In the 2012-13 school year, the academy plans to add football, girls basketball and girls softball. ORMA's athletic programs have had rocky going the last couple of years. ... See all stories on this topic » Guilford County Northwest Observer

Turkish soccer club president set to appear before court www.worldbulletin.net ... helm at the multi sports club. Aziz Yildirim, president of the Turkish premiersoccer league champions Fenerbahce, is set to appear before a court of law Friday in Istanbul in a match-fixing probe that has deeply shaken football industry in Turkey. ... See all stories on this topic » www.worldbulletin.net

On Wisconsin Sports: Availability of Badgers football season tickets in July a ... Madison.com For the first time in recent memory, there are University of Wisconsin football season tickets available to the general public in July, with sales starting Tuesday. That's not a reflection on low renewal numbers, says associate athletic director Justin ... See all stories on this topic »

Senior Showcase: Ashley Moeller Catskill Daily Mail The pony tail belonged to a very tenacious and talented Ashley Moeller. Moeller, was senior this year and played for the Lady Rams athletic squads. She is looking to pursue soccer in college now that high school sports has come to an end. ... See all stories on this topic » Catskill Daily Mail

Challenger Sports Are a Hit in New Hyde Park Patch.com There is also a soccer program offered by the New Hyde Park Wildcats and basketball program does work with the Special Olympics. Softball coach Jim Lawler got involved about 20 years ago when he was coaching girls softball. ... See all stories on this topic »

Agganis Classics Are Best Lynn Journal Classical coaches Tim Phelps (football), Mike Zukowski (baseball), and Keri Altieri (girls soccer) have the honor of coaching in the games. Jeff Newhall, who led St. Mary's to the Division 3 state championship in March, returns to the bench as a coach ... See all stories on this topic »

SPORT BRIEFS Lake of the Woods Enterprise Garett Williams for The Enterprise A pair of Kenora Athletic Soccer Club travelling teams — the U14 girls Lightning and the U15 boys Rovers — are taking to the road July 15-17 to compete in the USA Cup in Blaine, Minnesota, along with a number of ... See all stories on this topic »

Keeffe set for debut Sydney Morning Herald Keeffe's sporting background was in soccer in Gympie. When he joined Collingwood at the end of 2008 as a non-registered rookie, he had played only a handful of games of Australian football with an under-19 amateur side. But the athletic tall has made ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

LeeAndra Smith: 2011 Student-Athlete of the Year Tucson Citizen 08, 2011, under Sports December 23, 2010 was the day I first I ever stepped on the Palo Verde field to watch a soccer match. Oh, I had been there before to cover Todd Mayfield's football teams but I saw the day as an excellent opportunity to catch some ... See all stories on this topic »

UND joins MPSF in men's swimming and diving UND Fighting Sioux by Jayson Hajdu, UND Athletic Media Relations GRAND FORKS, ND - University of North Dakota Director of Athletics Brian Faison is pleased to announce that UND has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) in men's ... See all stories on this topic »

The Republican's Spring All-Scholastics: Boys Tennis MassLive.com 1 singles and led the Lions to the tournament quarterfinals; four-year starter and senior captain; best match was against Agawam when he dropped first set then rallied to win; two-year letterman infootball; National Honor Society, high honors, sports ... See all stories on this topic »

Senior Showcase: Derek Briggs Catskill Daily Mail Briggs, a standout athlete for the Wildcats is working on playing soccer and baseball at the collegiate level. Briggs said he has played both sports for as long as he can remember. His memories of his athletic endeavors stemming from as young as age ... See all stories on this topic » Catskill Daily Mail

Sierra College athletic appointee faces claims of assault, verbal abuse Sacramento Bee McMartin said he was fired as the head women's soccer coach after voicing concerns about inequities in the athletic department. "The athletic department at Mendocino College has had an atmosphere of intimidation and abuse of power," McMartin said. ... See all stories on this topic »

Girls playing football? The Freeport News Asked if it was difficult to field a female football team, Duhaney said it was not as difficult as one might imagine. He said that the girls are very athletic and many of them have played the sport ofsoccer, which gives them that speed advantage. ... See all stories on this topic »

Facilities upgrade underway for Pope John Paul II High The Tennessean Michael Murphy/Hendersonville Star News The Pope John Paul II High track and field program has won 40 percent of the school's state championships in Tennessee Secondary Schools AthleticAssociation-sanctioned sports…despite not having a home. ... See all stories on this topic »

The Republican's Spring All-Scholastics: Baseball MassLive.com ADAM MAYHEW, Westfield: Junior first baseman batted .373, with two home runs, 18 RBI and 22 runs scored; belted two-run homer against Minnechaug; two-year starting goalie for soccer; member of school's National Honor Society. ... See all stories on this topic »

Sports Notes Columbus Telegram COLUMBUS — Columbus High School will be hosting a youth football camp for grades 4-8 from 4-5:30 pm July 25-28 at the CHS practice facility. schools.org . Click “High School,” “Athletics,” and “Football.” For more information, contact head coach Craig ... See all stories on this topic »

GW Announces Chris Boyer to Serve as Deputy Director of Athletics George Washington University - Official Athletic Site In this role, he was responsible for overseeing marketing and sponsor services, media relations, ticket sales, multimedia production/video services, and four athleticsprograms: men's and women's soccer, softball and wrestling. ... See all stories on this topic » George Washington University - Official Athletic Site

Oakton president named to Hall of Fame Chicago Daily Herald Stoklosa has participated in Special Olympics for three years, competing in athletics, basketball, cross country skiing, floor hockey, soccer and volleyball. She currently attends the Adult Transitional Program at her high school and participates in ... See all stories on this topic »

MLS eye Jones SkySports Last Updated: July 8, 2011 10:35pm Ritchie Jones could be in line for a move to Major LeagueSoccer, skysports.com understands. The ex-Manchester United trainee is a free agent after rejecting a new deal at Oldham Athletic. Clubs from the Championship, ... See all stories on this topic »

Troy Women's Soccer Releases 2011 Schedule Boxscore News The Troy University Department of Athletics and the soccer program announced the 2011 schedule Thursday afternoon, a schedule that consists of nine home contests and a home tournament the first weekend in September. The Trojans, fresh off their best ... See all stories on this topic » Boxscore News

Complaint about girls sports out of bounds Gresham Outlook The school has a history of expanding opportunities for girls who have been excluded from sports. • The school is meeting the athletic interests and abilities of the girls. There is so much to find fault with here, it's hard to know where to start. ... See all stories on this topic » Gresham Outlook

analysisPanicked return to route 1 doomed Canada at World Cup CBC.ca CBC Sports soccer analyst Clare Rustad has a theory. A former defender who played for Canada at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Rustad believes the Canadians panicked in their opening two matches of the tournament against Germany and France — that the... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Red Devils Gear Up for Sanctioned Lacrosse Patch.com Sports will be launched this year to improve coverage of Druid Hills athletics and allow students the opportunity to learn sports broadcasting. The board approved its budget for the year, focusing on fundraising and finding ways to expand sponsorships ... See all stories on this topic »

Cranston East's Handler found right mix of sports, studies Providence Journal ... letters in the three unrelated sports of soccer, basketball and softball in addition to being the valedictorian of this year's 327-member graduating class at Cranston East. There was no def ined dividing line between the academics and athletics; ... See all stories on this topic »

U.S. Women's Soccer: A Cure for the Lockout Blues TIME And as we approach a relatively stagnant period on the American sports calendar I can't help but wonder if a US women's team can capture the affection of fans once again. After all, with baseball slouching towards the All-Star break and football and ... See all stories on this topic »

HS ATHLETES OF THE YEAR: Singley leaves impressive soccer legacy behind Morganton News Herald Singley's favorite athletic moment from her senior year came in a home match with state championship contender Shelby. The match was scoreless until midway into the second half in an eventual 1-0 Lady Golden Lion win. “Soccer presents a new challenge ... See all stories on this topic »

News1130 Sports weekend round-up News1130 Vancouver Whitecaps have a tough challenge as they resume the Major League Soccer season Saturday night at the ado Rapids. The Whitecaps(2-9-8) are on a three-game losing streak and sit last in the MLS Western Conference Standings while ... See all stories on this topic »

Justin Timberlake Sucks at College Sports For Your Amusement Popdust The pop star has been tabbed to hand out this year's Capital One Cup, a new trophy to reward “cumulative excellence in NCAA Division I athletics across a variety of men's and women's sports,” and to be better versed in the world of college sports, ... See all stories on this topic »

Sports in Brief: Nets' Williams is Turkey-bound | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011 ... Philadelphia Inquirer Ohio State is on track to submit its reply by Friday to NCAA charges of major violations that led tofootball coach Jim Tressel's forced resignation and the departure of star quarterback Terrelle Pryor.Athletic director Gene Smith said Ohio State ... See all stories on this topic »

Women's Lacrosse Introduces Class of 2015 GoDuke.com ... Trees is also expected to play for the Blue Devils' soccer squad. “Katie (Trees) is one of the best overall athletes in our class and she will be our first duel sport athlete in almost 12 years. Katie has great size, speed and overall athletic ... See all stories on this topic »

Coach Marcelo Bielsa to take over Athletic Bilbao - Football news Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa will take over the helm of Athletic Bilbao after new club president Josu Urrutia won club elections... Mail.com: Breaking News

RIPTIDE ATHLETIC NEWS | Facebook RIPTIDE ATHLETIC NEWS July1, 2011. Hello Riptide Returning & New Families, ... AthleticBooster web site (www.riptideboosters.com) or outside Athletic Director's office in the CCSMS gymnasium. ... The fall sports season will kick off on August 1, 2011. .... Every Riptide team will have a team shoe, except soccer. ... www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=229967493690663

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