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?...

Husky Sports Now | W. Soccer. Gregg Bell Unleashed: Gallimore ... One Click Sports Now Network: ... Wednesday June 29th, 2011 | 01:12pm | University of Washington Athletics ... MORE: Husky News from GoHuskies.com News ... Washington Football 2011: 6 Worst-Case Scenarios for 2011 ... www.oneclicksportsnow.com/.../W-Soccer-Gregg-Bell-Unleas...

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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Jul 03, 2011

'Rich must pay more, poor should get free education' Times of India For science and technology, infrastructure is a major constraint and the Minimum Efficient Scale is huge. I am not sure whether only vision can do anything about it. Q. As a teacher, how do you rate the new generation students? ... See all stories on this topic »

Scripps, Sangamo, Put Gene Editing To In Vitro Test To Excise Heart Disease ... North County Times SAN DIEGO ---- Scripps Translational Science Institute and Sangamo BioSciences will grow models of heart disease with stem cells grown in vitro, under a $7.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The research, which the partners say ... See all stories on this topic »

"Agriculture is not among the government priorities" El Universal "The Locti (Law of Science, Technology and Innovation) was passed. It set forth that companies should make economic transfers to hire services or fund projects on research and technology transfer. However, three years later it was amended and now such ... See all stories on this topic » El Universal

30 students pass UMS Science Foundation Course The Borneo Post The Science and Technology Preparation Centre was launched in April last year under the School of Science and Technology. The students who have completed the foundation course will be able to further their studies as UMS undergraduates. line with ... See all stories on this topic »

Squid Studies: "A dream hangs over the whole region, a brooding kind of ... Scientific American (blog) It's good that students just starting out on their hopeful quest of a career in marine science can participate in cruises like this. They quickly learn that a research cruise is not a vacation. If you don't love it, you won't be coming back. ... See all stories on this topic » Scientific American (blog)

NASCAR's Extensive Research To Shape New Marketing, Communications Approach ... SB Nation (blog) Youth – There will be a NASCAR youth web site developed; NASCAR will expand its education platform into schools using the STEM program (Science/Technology/Engineering/Math); the sanctioning body will push to be included in more movies, ... See all stories on this topic »

Mysteries arise in all areas of inquiry: professor Tehran Times For instance, when countries sought to compete in the space race, which had both mysteries and real-world problems as its motivation, many technologies were developed on the way. Or, when a scholar studies a subject in the humanities or social sciences ... See all stories on this topic »

Bachelor's Degrees 07/02/11 Leader-Telegram Eau Claire: Andrea Anderson, human development and family studies; Holly Asher, marketing and business education; Mark Baumgartner, applied science; Elaine Bell, business administration; Tony Biasi, management; Kyle Briski, information technology ... See all stories on this topic »

CM Inaugurates NATPAC Campus Yentha In 1982, NATPAC was reconstituted as an R&D institution under the Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Government of Kerala. The Centre undertakes research and consultancy works in the fields of traffic engineering and transportation ... See all stories on this topic »

Govt to make education system flexible Hindu Business Line Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the Institute of Management Technology's (IMT) campus here on Saturday, Mr Sibal said the flexibility in education was likely be introduced at 'some level' in about a year. “Why can't a science graduate do a ... See all stories on this topic » Hindu Business Line

Computer programming is like a puzzle for Smithsburg teen The Herald-Mail She said that in high school she also enjoyed her math and physics classes, and that her course of study at Rochester Institute of Technology will require her to further those studies. "I really liked my physics classes. I had a really good teacher, ... See all stories on this topic » The Herald-Mail

Are whitening toothpastes a bright idea? Los Angeles Times In a study published this year in the Journal of Clinical Dentistry, investigators at Thermetric Technologies Inc., a dental research firm in Noblesville, Ind., and the Health Science Research Center at Indiana University-Purdue University in Fort ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Robotics startup ready to lose the training wheels Waterloo Record A single desk at the Accelerator Centre was its only lifeline to mentoring expertise at the University of Waterloo Research and Technology Park. Skip ahead to today and Clearpath occupies 3400 square feet of space in the trendy new Tannery building in ... See all stories on this topic »

Speedway educates teachers with racing lessons Daytona Beach News-Journal The close-up look at the race cars was part of a multiday Driving SCIENCE program designed to promote awareness of motorsports careers and encourage schools to use racing to teach students about math, science and technology. The group included teachers ... See all stories on this topic »

'I'ma writer, that's what I am' Daily Gleaner He's at many art openings, he works in information technology, and he can often be spotted taking photos around town. Science-fiction novelist Biff Mitchell says nothing is more important to him than writing. However, his main passion is writing. ... See all stories on this topic »

Science journalists commend Qatar's commitment to science and research Zawya (subscription) (press release) It is part of our mandate at Qatar FoundationQatar Foundation, and as scientists the world over, to make science available and accessible to the people in our communities." "Science, technology and medical research are not sustainable if we cannot make ... See all stories on this topic »

HICKS: Learning to live with charters Yorkdispatch.com ... area alone and about 500 spread throughout the state, there are charters with emphasis on arts, athletics, college preparatory, business/finance, agribusiness, online/distance learning, science/technology, international studies and lots more. ... See all stories on this topic »

Think tank reviews area's economic successes, shortcomings Citizens Voice There's a new group of angel investors funding new businesses and an effort to promote STEM - Science Technology Engineering and Math - in grade school to get local students on track to higher-wage professions. Teri Ooms, of the Wilkes-Barre-based ... See all stories on this topic »

Show, don't tell Hindustan Times According to Laura Schulz, career development associate professor of Cognitive Science at MIT, this is rational behaviour, as teaching is meant to impart skills quickly and efficiently. “If I teach you this one thing and then I stop, then you may say, ... See all stories on this topic »

WEALTH OF HEALTH Honolulu Star-Advertiser Studies have found improved outcomes when patients are more involved when making decisions about treatment and well-being. The evidence shows that shared decision-making enhances patient-provider collaboration in health care. ... See all stories on this topic »

How your brain pursues pleasure Salon There is intriguing research that backs this up, including not just brain scan technology but Terror Management Theory. It seems that both religious and irreligious people see death and threats to their worldviews as of a piece; in other words, ... See all stories on this topic » Salon

Carderock submarine race a family affair for Frederick team Gazette.net Montgomery County Sports He first became interested in ocean engineering and technology at the submarine race and now studies the field at Virginia Tech. Stories like Josh Burton's, in which a submarine inspired a career path, are what the submarine competition is all about. See all stories on this topic »

OV-104/ATLANTIS: An International Vehicle for a Changing World NASASpaceflight.com Atlantis is also the only Shuttle orbiter named after an Earth-bound American research vessel, and is the ONLY Shuttle orbiter named after a still-in-service research vehicle. Specifically, the orbiter Atlantis takes her name from the 1930-1966 ... See all stories on this topic » NASASpaceflight.com

22 groups join arts study in the Valley Youngstown Vindicator Children's Center for Science & Technology, Opera Western Reserve, Packard Music Hall Foundation for the Arts, Stambaugh Auditorium, Trumbull Art Gallery, Trumbull New Theatre, YMCA of Youngstown, Youngstown Playhouse, Youngstown State University ... See all stories on this topic »

HCC Profiles: Lynn and Webb Named All-Americans Patch.com After earning her associate's degree in Science Lab Technology from HCC this summer, Webb will transfer to Slippery Rock University where she will study public health. “I plan on playing at Slippery Rock,” Webb said. “But everyone ends at the college ... See all stories on this topic »

Southside at economic crossroads GoDanRiver.com Some people cannot be persuaded by science, truth or reason. I only ask that more level heads prevail and that people keep an open mind about this issue until further studies are released. Political debates aside, we have to look at the big picture. ... See all stories on this topic »

New green leaders start work in Victoria Clare Northern Argus East Gippsland CMA – Peter Veenker: Has qualifications in educational studies (management) and accounting. Self-employed accounting and business consultant. Prior CEO of Canberra Institute of Technology. Current chairperson of East Gippsland CMA Board, ... See all stories on this topic » Clare Northern Argus

Extreme weather takes toll on Quebec farmland Montreal Gazette A 2007-2010 action plan produced by the Quebec Agriculture Department envisioned a series of “sectoral studies on adaptation to climate change” as part of a push to pin down the “risks and opportunities” related to climate change and “sensitize” ... See all stories on this topic »

Carnegie Mellon Qatar demonstrates robotics expertise at World Conference of ... AME Info "This conference highlights the importance of science, research, technology and critical thinking, which is perfectly reflected in what we teach at Carnegie Mellon as part of our robotics program," he continued. "The robotics program is a great tool to ... See all stories on this topic »

E coli Can Survive in Streambed Sediments for Months GardenNews.biz (press release) Results from this work were published in Water Research, Ecological Modeling, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, and Journal of Hydrology. By Ann Perry Read more about this work in the July 2011 issue of Agricultural Research ... See all stories on this topic »

Deal appoints 33 to boards Duluth Weekly He previously served on the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the International Standing Committee on Technology, and was the chairman of Georgia's Chief Information Officers Council. Cowan earned a bachelor's in Computer Science ... See all stories on this topic »

RESEARCH at the University of Science and Technology of China “Top 10 Pieces of News in Sci & Tech in China” has been held for 17 sessions ... Major advancement in the studies of C60 materials and Nano-structure ... en.ustc.edu.cn/research/201106/t20110629_114829.html

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