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Jun 19, 2011

SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Jun 19, 2011

DuPont Young Professors Selected from Across the Globe Focus on New Science
RedOrbit
Justin Notestein, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. Approaches to atom-precise materials for heterogeneous catalysis and selective adsorption. Yili Hong, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.Research in the area of statistical reliability. ...
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Be Aware: These Cell Phones Can Emit 28 Times More Radiation
Food Consumer
Some scientists say the IARC classification is still not strong enough, and that cell phone radiation should have been classified as a "Probable Human Carcinogen" based on the existing science, but evidently there were not enough studies to classify it ...
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Community News
Emporia Gazette
Council Grove: Christopher Jones, Associate of Science, Radiologic Technology; Stephanie Barker, Bachelor of Legal Studies, Magna Cum Laude, School of Applied Studies Honors. Emporia: Barbara Fowler, Master of Liberal Studies; Kelsey Fowler, ...
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Thirty Years of Fighting AIDS: A Progress Report
Wall Street Journal
Animal-based research hasn't been effective. A vaccine will come from studies involving the human body. By LAWRENCE COREY In June 1981, I was a medical virologist developing the first antiviral medication to treat genital herpes. ...
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Science Diplomacy: New Day or False Dawn?
The Mark
PD has become a critical component of statecraft – not just in industrialized countries – and it looms large in the current literature on diplomatic studies. Science diplomacy is a crucial, if under-utilized, component within the PD constellation, ...
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A trailblazer with a utopian streak
Boston Globe
Later this year, the List will take a look at a better known — and still living — CAVS fellow, Otto Piene, whose enormous light display, “SKY Event,'' was the culminating event of MIT's Festival of Arts, Science and Technology in May. ...
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Workshop on 'water and wastewater analysis' in city
Times of India
The workshop will be held in Growth Lab Science & Technology Park, Pune-Nashik Road, Bhosari, Pune from July 26 to 31. The workshop aims to offer courses available outside the formal system for people who desire to learn about environmental analysis as ...
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Kitsap Sun
Laura Goodger of Sebastian was awarded a Associate of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies. Scott Hackenberg of Sebastian was awarded a Associate of Applied Science in Information Technology. Joseph R Brown of Vero Beach was awarded a Bachelor in ...
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Square Kilometre Array brings education into focus
Mail & Guardian Online
Innovative research and development in mathematics and science could spur African economic growth, according to South African astrophysicist Bernard Fanaroff. Fanaroff is the project manager of South Africa's bid to host the world's largest telescope, ...
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Manipal University Offers Master of Science Programs for Professionals
The Open Press (press release)
Talking about the unique program , Avay Kumar, A Master of Science computer Science student from GSX India Technologies says, “Getting back to studies after a break and while one is working is not easy, but the way the program has been designed and the ...
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Keep your cool, efficiently and cheaply, with fans
The Seattle Times
And then the science confirms what you already know: You're hot. "Now we get to the fan," Modera said. "What a fan does is it improves your rate of convection and evaporation." The room temperature, he added, "can be warmer, and you won't feel as ...
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Dead expert still member of Global Change Impact Studies Centre
The News International
The committee comprises the prime minister, ministers for water & power, food & agriculture andscience & technology, minister of state for environment, deputy chairman, Planning Commission and special advisor to the prime minister. ...
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Hires and Promotions (June 18, 2011)
In-Forum
He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from North Dakota State University and an associate's degree in electrical technology from the North Dakota State College of Science, Wahpeton. Julson previously worked as a civil engineer at ...
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Advanced Tornado Technology Could Reduce Deaths
WBUR
Scientists say there's little doubt that new technology could improve forecasting and detection of extreme weather. But it's less clear how many lives would be saved by better information, says Roger Pielke Jr. from the Environmental Studies Program at ...
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Can You Spot A Gender Bender In This Thesis?
Outlook
There aren't any easy answers—science education and research is not like any other field also because things change very quickly. “Every year you find research methods and technologychanging. It's impossible to think you can leap back into such a ...
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Northwest Florida State College Spring Term 2011 graduates
Walton Sun
Eight hundred and four (804) individuals completed studies at the college during the Spring semester that ended in May. • Associate in Arts Degree: Stephanie Leigh King, DeFuniak Springs. • Associate in Science: Martha Cates House, Santa Rosa Beach. ...
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Must read: Low carb, high protein diet may help fight cancer
Food Consumer
It has since day one reported original research on medical science and technology that could be beneficial to our readers. Here again, we reported a new study that suggests a particular diet may help fight or prevent cancer. Don't count on Washington ...
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KYUEM produces top notch students
The Borneo Post
This was evident at KYUEM's Awards Day 2011 held yesterday at KYUEM campus in Lembah Beringin, Selangor, which saw a total of 213 graduating students receiving their completion of studiescertificates. KYUEM headmaster Neil Sutherland announced that ...
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VN eyes sustainable rice sector
Viet Nam News
With a view to advance the application of science and technology (S&T) in agriculture and rural development, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan worked with some leading researchinstitutes of the agriculture ministry over the past two days. ...
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Briarcliff Board of Ed Considers Virtual Courses, Approves Staffing Changes
Patch.com
Courses being considered include: Biology, Global studies, Algebra I, Algebra I Honors, Algebra II, Algebra II Honors, Geometry, a middle school level reading course, AP Computer Science, Conspiracy Code (an American history elective) and Mind Bender ...
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Ministry of Environment in Qatar, EcoQ to organize international conference ...
AME Info
Top experts, academics, government officials and researchers specialized in environmental scienceand studies from Qatar and other countries are expected to attend. EcoQ conference will discuss issues and topics such as preserving energy and water in ...
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Author offers evolutionary explanation for religion
Austin American-Statesman
It's man-made, not heaven-sent. Today, with major advancements in science andtechnology, why does religion still have such a powerful grip on people? Religion arises from our basic humanity, independent of technology. In our modern skull there remains ...
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ACHE opens door to a real American Education
Sunday Times.lk
The college offers programmes such as associate in arts, associate in science and associate in applied science degrees; advanced technical diplomas as well as certificates. ACHE students can seek help from Broward faculties and what's unique is that ...
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Madison Public Library Announces 27th Annual Summer Seminar Series
TheAlternativePress.com
He is emeritus professor of political science at Drew University where he specialized in international affairs, US foreign policy, international organization, and national security. A graduate of Willamette University, Dr. Simon served as an officer in ...
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PhD and all, Prof Kubasu wastes away in village barazas
Daily Nation
On March 25, 2010, he was re-elected secretary-general of the Uasu chapter at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST). On May 20, lecturers unanimously voted to keep him as their national chairman. While his job description hands ...
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Do Not Rely On Govt For Employment – KNUST URO
Peace FM Online
The University Relations Officer (URO) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science andTechnology (KNUST) has advised students, especially graduates not to rely on the government for employment saying opportunities in this sector continue to dwindle by ...
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Impossible new water standards just an excuse for another tax
Oregon Catalyst
The science that EQC cites to support these assumptions is specious at best. One of the five alleged peer reviewed studies appears to be nothing more than a summary of the summaries of a literature search. Another study performed in a Washington ...
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China's military modernization a cause for concern?
CNN International
In China's "four modernization" programs, launched in the 1970s, defense modernization ranked last, behind industry, agriculture and science and technology. By all accounts, the Gulf War in 1990-91 gave China's top brass a shocking reality check. ...
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APIIT SCHOOL OF COMPUTING
Sunday Times.lk
APIIT - Sri Lanka, incorporated in September 1999 in partnership with the Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology - Malaysia and Staffordshire University, UK offers tertiary education in Computing/IT, Business and Legal studies. ...
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City hopes new treatment plant will remove 'priority pollutant'
East Oregonian
Hermiston City Manager Ed Brookshier said the “priority pollutant” legislation and attendant researchand testing, is driven by science, “which is more and more able to capture extremely minute quantities of what appears to be an ever-expanding range ...
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How Did Libertarians Lose Their Way?
FrumForum
It's hard for me to see how terminating research projects that are too large-scale or long-term for the private sector would yield greater choices of technologies and careers. It would produce more freedom only in the sense that a man stranded on a ...
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UC Davis forms partnership with Sun Yat-Sen University
UC Davis
Its mission is to advance knowledge and educate students in arts, science, technology and other academic areas that will best serve China and the world in the 21st century. With this signing, UC Davis now has agreements of cooperation with 136 ...
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University pays students to grade exam papers
AsiaOne
The university has been using undergraduates to mark papers for five years and asked students to keep the policy secret, according to Thursday's Guangdong-based Xinkuaibao Newspaper. A professor with Huazhong University of Science andTechnology ...
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Recommendation of ARC-ST, Stevens-Henager Colleges Surgical Technologist ...
Newswire Today (press release)
CAAHEP is the largest nationally recognized accreditor of health science programs, and Stevens-Henager is proud that its Associate of Occupational Studies in Surgical Technologist program has been shown to uphold the high standards stipulated by both ...
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Marion Valedictorian and Salutatorian named
Wayne Post
Saxton also received the University of Rochester's Bausch & Lomb Science award which honors students who excel in science and the Clarkson University Leadership Award. He plans to attend Clarkson University with a major in engineering studies.
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Hu's Russia visit ushers in a new era of co-op
China Daily
The two sides have carried out a number of large-scale cooperative projects in areas such as energy, infrastructure, and science and technology. These include a China-Russia oil pipeline project linking Russia's Far East and northeast China, ...
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Events at the University of Science and Technology of China
University of Science and Technology of China ... Shanghai Institute for Advanced Studies ·RESEARCH ... Organizer: School of Management. MORE NEWS ...
en.ustc.edu.cn/events/201106/t20110616_113247.html
Best of ASCO Features Two Studies Led by US Oncology Research ...
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, June 15, 2011 /- Two clinical trial studies authored ... care delivery system to advance the science, technology and quality of care. ... Texas & U.S. Drug Treatment Gap to Be Highlighted at News Conference 11 a.m. ...
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SPORTS, Athletics News, Jun 19, 2011


$1M gift drives Wright State athletic facility upgrade

Springfield News Sun
Several, including soccer, football and ultimate Frisbee, will benefit from the newly turfed field adjacent to Alumni Field. The field adjacent to Alumni Field will be lined for football and soccer and include football goalposts. ...
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WOMEN'S SOCCER: VI tabs Stigers to lead reinstated program
TriCities.com
In addition to achieving a balance in the athletic department by adding a women's team to match the men's soccer squad, Holt said the school surveyed its students through its website and women'ssoccer overwhelmingly won the vote for the sport most ...
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Grand Valley State named top Division II atheltic program for eighth ...
MLive.com
GVSU had 17 of its athletic teams reach postseason play throughout the 2010-11 academic year. Thirteen of those teams posted top-10 finishes in the nation. It claimed D-II national championships in women's soccer, women's cross country, women's indoor ...
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Sports Safety Group Announces Brain-Injury Research Grants
New York Times
By AP Board members of the organization that sets voluntary safety standards for athleticequipment approved $1.1 million in grants to research traumatic brain injury Saturday, a step toward protecting athletes from concussions. At its summer meeting, ...
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Hermits reach scholastic sports summit three times
Vineland Daily Journal
A school strongly tied to its athletics, St. Augustine Prep is coming off a scholastic sports year for the ages. The Hermits captured Non-Public A state championships in soccer, basketball and baseball, and could have doubled that total if not for ...
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Another President's Cup is earned by McKendree
Belleville News Democrat
In addition to the seven first-place finishes in the AMC this season, the Bearcat athletic programs also posted runner-up efforts in both men's soccer and women's outdoor track and field. "We are pleased to hear that McKendree has received this award," ...
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Make It Seven In '11
Azusa Pacific University
As a result, Azusa Pacific's resurgent fall men's sports lineup bounced back from being shut out in 2009 to a solid 82-point contribution (32 for men's cross country and 25 each for football and men'ssoccer). Semifinals appearances for women's soccer ...
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Johnson, Von Lienen honored
Russellville Courier
“This is a tremendous way for us to close out our tenure as a member of the Gulf South Conference by having two of our student-athletes honored as “Top Ten” selections,” Tech athletic director Steve Mullins said. “These two outstanding student-athletes ...
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Grambling's Smith chosen for Nike internship
Shreveport Times
The current internship categories include: running, global football (soccer), action sports, women's training, basketball, athletic training (men's), and sportswear in either finance, marketing, IT, engineering, sales, manufacturing & sourcing or ...
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Community support shows for Frankenmuth softball and Merrill baseball in ...
The Saginaw News - MLive.com
By Geoff Mott | The Saginaw News BATTLE CREEK – Frankenmuth athletic director Jim Szur has his own concept of why the Eagles have excelled in athletics over the past few seasons. “It starts with our parents,” said Szur, who finished his second year on ...
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UMFK, UMPI, UMM leave NAIA for new association
Bangor Daily News
That was the explanation given by UMFK athletic director and men's soccer coach Bill Ashby. “The last report I saw is that 90 schools were in transition (out of the NAIA),” said Ashby. The transition has resulted in the dissolution of the Sunrise ...
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Azkals up close: Jason Sabio
ABS CBN News
Sabio revealed that he has always been an athletic guy and one can imagine him playing any sport. Despite this, he fell in love with football the most. “I started playing football with my best friend in middle school in the States in Alabama,” he said. ...
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Garden City Athletes Honored at Annual Awards Banquet
Patch.com
The TMA invites all coaches, award winners and any senior that competed in a varsity sport to attend the banquet as their guests. The night's festivities were introduced by Frank Cordio, Boys AthleticAssociation (BAA) president, with a welcome address ...
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Gridiron dreams
Ottawa Citizen
At the end of his high school football career there, he made Canadian powerhouse Laval University, winners of six Canadian Interuniversity Sport football titles in 16 years, his post-secondary choice. Now to the present. Following the 2010 NCSSAA ...
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Manganaro, Kallenborn awarded top athletic honors by Horseheads
Elmira Star-Gazette
The special award winners: » Most Valuable Players -- Football: Dan Manganaro; Boys Golf: Dan Strack; Girls Swimming: Amanda Carbaugh; Girls Tennis: Abigail Braiman; Girls Volleyball: Brittany Toffan; Boys Volleyball: Bob Beeman; Boys Soccer: Cody Adam ...
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Calvin College ranked in top 5 of top athletic departments in NCAA Division III
MLive.com
By Brian VanOchten | The Grand Rapids Press GRAND RAPIDS -- Calvin College posted its highest point total and placement in the final Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings that recognizes the top athletic departments in NCAA Division III, ...
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Special IBA Award Graced by Lilly, Wampler and Taylor
Greater Tulsa Reporter Newspapers
A sell-out crowd of over 1000 sports enthusiasts, sports celebrities, coaches, former athletes, Olympic medalists, athletic directors, Rotarians and their guests attended the 18th Annual Rotary Club of Tulsa's Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete Awards held ...
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Varsity Blues: The high school football team that can never win a home game ...
Daily Mail
The fumble has forced the its varsity sports teams, including soccer and lacrosse, to travel to other schools for games. The team and the school pay the cost of transportation. Now, student athletes, coaches and parents are fighting for the home field, ...
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Greek economic woes won't impact Special Olympics
Globe and Mail
Canada will take part in seven sports: athletics, aquatics, bowling, powerlifting, rhythmic gymnastics, soccer and softball. Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou on Friday installed a new finance minister as part of the cabinet shuffle designed to ...
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Schools honor top players, coaches, teams
TCPalm
Athletes added to the Wall included: Kiera Anderson, girls soccer; David Arcia, boys swimming; Emily Borland, girls lacrosse; Kendall Bryce, cheerleading; Shannon Caspar, basketball and flagfootball; Michael Christian, boys swimming; Jonathan Corbitt, ...
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Dyett picked for athletic facility makeover
ESPN (blog)
The show's co-hosts, Chris Spielman, the former NFL linebacker and current ESPN college footballanalyst, and Deanne Bell, a college soccer player who's a trained mechanical engineer, were present for the announcement. Both spoke eloquently about the ...
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Kubasaki's Charles Burns, influential figure in Far East track and field, retires
Stars and Stripes
Burns had coached track in Killeen, Texas, and said one of the things he had to deal with on Okinawa was track's perception as a “second-class sport.” “If a kid runs track, he runs track and it's just as important to him as soccer, playing golf, ...
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How to be a Great Goal Keeper
SoccerNation.com
Ryan Hopkins, assistant coach/goal keeper coach at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo holds his USSF “A” license, a Master's Degree from Concordia University-Irvine inAthletic Administration and answers the questions everyone wants to know...if they are a ...
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Summertime Can be Tough on Feet
Greater Tulsa Reporter Newspapers
Flip flops are not meant for playing Frisbee, backyard football or a soccer game. They don't offer you the support that an athletic shoe would. Unsupported feet take a lot more stress than supported feet. If you try to use your flip-flop as an athletic ...
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Ohio State Finishes Second in Directors' Cup
Along The Olentangy (blog)
Other teams who finished within the top ten of their sport include women's soccer (3rd), field hockey (3rd), football (5th), fencing (5th), men's gymnastics (7th), men's soccer (9th), women's volleyball (9th), women's basketball (9th) and men's ...
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Elli Reed's big-league breakthrough
Park Record
DiCicco knew what he was getting in Reed: an athletic, quick and aggressive outside back defender. Since joining the Breakers, her inaugural year in professional soccer has been a rewarding one, she said. "It's great," she said. "I can't complain. ...
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IHSA announces major changes to classification system
American Chronicle
That established criteria for automatic waivers on a sport-by-sport basis. One result: The St. Teresa softball team will have its 1.65 multiplier dropped and move into Class 1A next season. The Bulldogs'football team, on the other hand, because of its ...
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Area Scene: Golf tourney in Wyoming set for July
Rapid City Journal
A 5-foot-11 outside midfielder/forward, Tollefsrud led the Spartans to a third-place finish at the 2010 state soccer tournament. Black Hills State University has finished 22nd in the Learfield SportsDirectors Cup for the 2010-2011 season. ...
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Sports Talk: Tigers looking forward to 'Chilli' match at Crew Stadium
Marietta Times
10 for the Marietta High boys soccer team. No, not Chilli as in cool weather-wise but as in the school, Chillicothe, that the Tiger booters are scheduled to play at 11 am at Columbus Crew Stadium. And, that is cool, if you know what I mean. ...
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DC United players wracked by concussions
Washington Post
The bottom of the banner features photos of five players driven from the sport by head injuries – three played for United. “It's definitely alarming,” United head athletic trainer Brian Goodstein said. “We've done the right things, and the symptoms ...
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British Soccer camp offered through Mayfield Village Parks and Recreation
Sun Star Courier (blog)
In addition to taking part in daily foot-skills, technical practices, tactical practices and daily tournament play, Challenger has partnered with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to help educate players in lessons on respect, ...
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St. Augustine wins 2011 Ed Byrnes Award
Shore News Today
The all-sports award was created by Prime Events and William Schoppy Inc. in 1991. It was renamed in memory of Byrnes, the longtime athletics director and football coach at Holy Spirit, after he died in February, 1996. Byrnes was president of the CAL ...
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Mirror's Male Athlete of the Year — Nick Tanielu
PNW Local News
“He is a special athlete,” Federal Way football coach John Meagher said. Peterson joined his older sister, Nicole, as being named Beamer's Athlete of the Year. The midfielder on the Titan soccer team is heading to the College of Charleston in South ...
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Family Affair
Mail Tribune
Bob Welch pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1978-87 and Oakland Athletics from 1988-94, winning the AL Cy Young in 1990 when his 27 wins were the most by any pitcher since Steve Carlton also won 27 in 1972. The elder Welch still stands as the ...
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Virginia Girls Soccer News - Search Results - ESPN RISE | HIGH ...
The list a collection of the 150 best high school football players in the .... ESPN RISE | HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS RANKINGS, RESULTS, TRAINING, PERFORMANCE, ...
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Hutchinson Blue Dragon Athletics
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Florida Tech Names Englehart Head Football Coach - Official Site ...
Football. Golf. Lacrosse. Rowing. Soccer. Swimming & Diving ... Athletic Communications.Athletic Training. Athletics News. Camps & Clinics ... Men's Sports Women's Sports Schedules Inside Athletics Prospective Panthers Fan Zone FIT.edu ...
www.floridatechsports.com/football/news/4/3160/
CHRIS PETERSEN - UC Davis Official Athletic Site ||| Athletics News
THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF UC DAVIS ATHLETICS; SPORTS ... Davis sports- related accomplishments -- to Boise State head football coach Chris Petersen. ... Matt DeJong (men'ssoccer), Kathy DeYoung (women's volleyball, softball, ...
www.ucdavisaggies.com/genrel/061711aae.html
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