Posted by: socalgolfer on: December 18, 2009
James Bain, 54, spent approximately thirty five years in a prison in Bartow, Florida for a crime he did not commit. He was recently freed and announced as not guilty when the results of DNA testing came back and had no links to him whatsoever. Bain stated to reporters ” I’m not angry, I [...]
Posted by: twingecko56 on: December 17, 2009
About 135 government and military personnel involved in various aid packages for Pakistan well find themselves coming home early. By refusing to extend the visas of those involved, the Pakistan government has in effect rejected the aid that the U.S. has offered. This refusal is just one example of the anti U.S. sentiment. that has [...]
Posted by: twingecko56 on: December 17, 2009
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the $154 billion Jobs Bill. The bill, which has been called a “second stimulus”, has been rather controversial, however, as the vote resulted in a narrow 217 to 212 victory. The Senate is most likely waiting until next Spring to address the issue, but the bill is halfway [...]
Posted by: cbizzle23 on: December 16, 2009
So we go on tournaments to get looked at but now they are coming to see us? Today (Wednesday) and Thursday of this week, SMU College Coaches are coming to Girls Soccer Practice. One girl on the team is already committed to SMU in Dallas. But the Head Coach wants to look at the whole [...]
Posted by: cbizzle23 on: December 16, 2009
As the final week before break comes to an end, we all are facing tests and trying to get through those last days of practice. But after that, most people are going home or seeing family. Get to go home, eat regular food and open presents. Once you get home, what is going to be [...]
Posted by: charliekennedy on: December 15, 2009
Just when Chad Ocho Cinco was beginning to fall off of everyone’s radar he announces his plans to change his name yet again. Chad made the announcement that he will be changing his name Sunday morning, before the game against the Lions. The name Chad Ocho Cinco has chosen is Chad Hachi Go. Hachi Go literally [...]
Posted by: charliekennedy on: December 15, 2009
Cincinnati head coach Brian Kelly, or I should say former head coach, left Cincinnati last week to become the next head coach at Norte Dame. This all happened after Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh 45-44 to win the Big East title and they got a bid to play in the Sugar Bowl against Florida. Kelly will not coach [...]
Posted by: devu91 on: December 15, 2009
South Africa are the hosts for the biggest event on this planet, the Soccer World Cup next year. When the groups get drawn, there are 4 pools that are made before the groups get decided. The categories are based on the ability of the teams, so the best teams will go in Pool A and [...]
Posted by: devu91 on: December 15, 2009
During an interview between President Obama and a journalist, a fly started annoying Obama and flying around his head. Because it took his attention, the interview paused for a moment. Obama focused in on the fly and set his target. He raised his hand, like a scorpion ready to sting, and with an electrifying quick [...]
Posted by: lazygirjl on: December 15, 2009
Lindsay Lohan has filmed a documentary with BBC, a British broadcaster about the trafficking of women and children in India. Trafficking is the forcing of a person into sexual or labor exploitation. The 23-year old actress stayed in India for a week to film this documentary and visited some of the world’s most impoverished and [...]
Posted by: bbss23 on: December 14, 2009
He has been the number one golfer in the world for many years, the first billion dollar athlete, has his own charity that he donates millions of his prize money to and hosts his own golf tournament every year. I say, give the guy a break. Every sports station you turn on and every [...]
Posted by: nataliebea on: December 14, 2009
Just recently, a 16 year old boy attacked a 46 year old woman by pouring bleach on her. Mrs Warden, the woman who was attacked was eating at Ben & Jerry’s along with her family. Previous to eating at Ben & Jerry’s, she went to watch Harry Potter at the cinemas. Whilst she was watching [...]
Posted by: gonzaloasis on: December 14, 2009
British Airways is very likely to cause some serious trouble this Christmas break. 92% of the employees voted in favor of a strike that would start on December 22nd and last for 12 days. The consequences of this strike would be disastrous. The british paper The Guardian has calculated that this strike would affect 1 million passengers, [...]
Posted by: mwmbaseball23 on: December 14, 2009
Denver Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall set an NFL record by catching 21 passes on Sunday vs. the Colts. This broke Terrell Owens previous record of 20 catches in a game. Quarterback Kyle Orton tried to throw to Marshall an astounding 28 times in their 28-16 loss. The rest of the team only had 8 catches [...]
Posted by: mwmbaseball23 on: December 13, 2009
Alabama sophomore running back Mark Ingram won the 2009 Heisman Trophy, awarded annually to college football’s most valuable player. In the closest vote in Heisman history, Ingram beat out Stanford’s Toby Gerhart by 28 points to capture the award Saturday night. They were followed by Colt McCoy, Ndamukong Suh, and Tim Tebow. Ingram rushed for [...]
Posted by: lazygirjl on: December 11, 2009
After watching the movie “2012″ in the theater, I am sure a lot of you are worried and are questioning why you are doing what you are doing right now when we are all going to die on December 21, 2012. Hopefully people who are gullible enough to believe in this whole doomsday theory are [...]
Posted by: socalgolfer on: December 10, 2009
Scientists have recently discovered and confirmed the fact that in the event a person does die from the infamous H1N1 virus, their lungs have been taken over and damaged severely. This is eerily similar in damage to the flu pandemics that killed millions of people back in 1957 and 1918. The New York Office of [...]
Posted by: gonzaloasis on: December 9, 2009
I have written about this before. About four tennis players dressed in red and yellow celebrating their confirmation as the strongest power in the world at this sport and lifting an extremely heavy trophy. Spain won the Davis Cup again. Second year in a row. Fourth time in this century. The Czech Republic was not rival [...]
Posted by: cbizzle23 on: December 9, 2009
In one of the science classes, they are dissecting a pig. So Julia’s article, “Men Are Pigs!” was written at the right time. But to go with this article, I agree girls can not do anything or they are called major whores. But if they do not do anything at all they are considered [...]
Posted by: cbizzle23 on: December 9, 2009
We finally got off the plane, got our bags and headed to the hotel an hour away. We all saw that this weekend was going to be very long. The first day we traveled to the fields two hours away and as soon as we stepped out of the vans it started to snow ! For the [...]
Posted by: mwmbaseball23 on: December 5, 2009
The Boston Red Sox have found another shortstop. On Friday, they signed veteran Marco Scutaro to a 2-year deal, with an option for a third, worth $12.5 million. The deal gives the Red Sox a starting shortstop in Scutaro, and if Jed Lowrie is able to regain his game after wrist surgery, they can use [...]
Posted by: mwmbaseball23 on: December 5, 2009
Placido Polanco has signed a three-year, $18 million deal with the Philadelphia Philles. The contract includes a mutual option for the fourth year and bonuses for accolades such as all-star, mvp, etc. Polanco returns to Philadelphia, having played for the club from 2002-2005. Philadelphia had needed a third-baseman since declining Pedro Feliz’s option last month. Polanco [...]
Posted by: bbss23 on: December 5, 2009
Ever feel left out? Lonely? Separated? All by yourself? Angry? Happy? If you experience any of these feelings yourself, it could only be a matter of time before others around you experience them as well. Researchers are claiming that “loneliness” and other emotions can spread from person to person as well as habits, which can [...]
Posted by: bbss23 on: December 5, 2009
Many of us have been to the theater recently to the new movie “Blind Side,” starring Quinton Aaron and Sandra Bullock. For those of you that haven’t seen the film, it is about a homeless inner-city student, Michael Oher, who comes from poverty but uses football and support from those that love him in order [...]
Posted by: devu91 on: December 4, 2009
My soccer team at IMG is heading to Phoenix, Arizona today to take part in the US Soccer Academy League Showcase. It is one of the biggest events of the year, and almost every college coach will be in attendance. The competition is very high, every team from our league across the nation will be [...]
Posted by: devu91 on: December 4, 2009
Being that I’m not from the United States, I am nto accustomed to the tradition of Thanksgiving and the aftermath known as “Black Friday”. Last week, I spent thanksgiving at a teammates house in Bradenton and we decided to check out the sales at the Prime Outlets at 12:30am. It was madness! The traffic was [...]
Posted by: charliekennedy on: December 4, 2009
Now that the 2009 Eddie Herr is in full swing, frequent updates have been made to the Nick’s Picks website. You Pendleton students will appreciate that Nick uses a WordPress.com blog for his website. Enjoy – here’s the link to Nick’s Picks: http://nickstennispicks.com/
Posted by: charliekennedy on: December 4, 2009
The Boston Red Sox suddenly changes Dustin Pedroia into playing shortstop. According to the Redsox, there was an open hole in the shortstop position. So Pedroia was the one that will fit for the job. Back in college, he played shortstop in his career at Arizona State College. Also, he played shortstop for the Redsox [...]
Posted by: charliekennedy on: December 4, 2009
In the game of football, there has been some widespread of criticizim about football players getting concussions. Also, to make things worse for players, they are allowed to get back in the game after experiencing some symptoms. Back then it was safe for football players to go back out and play, but recent changes have [...]
Posted by: dillonmoyer on: December 4, 2009
This week is one of the most important weeks in college football. It is a time when rivals duke it out for bragging rights for the next year. A lot of the games are between in-state rival universities. The most important games are being played to name the conference champion. To start off the week [...]
