WHIO TV - TROY, Ohio — The late Randolph J. “Randy” Walker, remembered as a football player and coach, was one of three people inducted Sunday afternoon into the Troy Hall of Fame. Walker died unexpectedly in 2006 at the age of 52, shocking the communities of

6 Penn St. Football Players Face Charges
Los Angeles Times - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Six Penn State football players, including stars Anthony Scirrotto and Justin King, turned themselves in to police Friday to face charges following an off-campus apartment fight. State College police chief Thomas R. King and

Johnson is eager to learn
Detroit News - His focus was on being a football player — more than just a highly touted football prospect. “That’s what I’ve been looking forward to,” Johnson said. “I can’t wait to get out here and practice. “There are a lot of expectations. I carry high

National Football League Draft Profile - Adrian Peterson
Sports Network - Burst onto the scene in 2004, setting a single-season freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards A consensus All-American that finished second in the Heisman balloting as a freshman A First-Team All-Big 12 selection in 2005 after rushing for 1,108

National Football League Draft Profile - Joe Thomas
Sports Network - Thomas became the first player in Wisconsin history to bring home the Outland Trophy this past season, recognizing the nation’s top lineman Considered by most to be the best at his position in this year’s draft Thomas, a two-time AP All-American

Upcoming Events
Gambling 911 - Another Vegas Wedding This past year The NFL s Monday Night Football joined in matrimony with ESPN severing ties with ABC. Now we have a new marriage between UFC and PRIDE fighting. Barney Frank Schedules 10 am Press Conference U.S. House of

BROWNS WORK FREE AGENTS
USA Today - Quarterback Tim Couch , drafted No. 1 overall in 1999 over Donovan McNabb , is out of football. Defensive end Courtney Brown , No. 1 overall in 2000, is trying to salvage his career with the Denver Broncos. The next two first-rounders

No doubt: Titans draft for character
Nashville City Paper - However, it was not before he encouraged his younger brother to stick with football, despite what had happened to him. He told me while he was living that he wanted to watch me play football, Williams said. He s been watching over me ever

Creating Places: Crosswinds to blow in North Capitol
Nashville City Paper - For the thousands of Creating Places readers who know their Canadian Football League and Arena Football League histories, Glieberman is recognized for his attempts to redefine professional football in North America. He has financed various franchises

Sports Network - 2006 Biletnikoff Award winner First Team All-American in both 2005 and 2006 2006 ACC Player of the Year First Team All-ACC all three seasons at Georgia Tech Has decided to skip senior season to enter draft Widely considered the best player

Football: Middlesborough 2 - 3 Tottenham
Observer - Dimitar Berbatov provided further compelling evidence that he ranks with the very best of the foreign imports who have illuminated the Premiership in recent years. The striker was simply outstanding as Tottenham enhanced their chances of qualifying

Fun football
Croydon Guardian - More than 200 young people descended on the borough earlier this month to take part in a Football for Fun day organised by Kick London Croydon. The successful event was held at the Croydon Sports Club and was part of a community scheme which provides

UW Football | Bonnell closes QB gap with Locker
Seattle Times - Washington receiver Marcel Reece scores his third touchdown in Saturday’s intrasquad game. “He’s done that all spring and that’s what we thought would happen that he would continue on from that big game he had against Washington State,” said

No doubt: Titans draft for character
Nashville City Paper - However, it was not before he encouraged his younger brother to stick with football, despite what had happened to him. He told me while he was living that he wanted to watch me play football, Williams said. He s been watching over me ever

D-Day for Football Rookies
ABC News - April 28, 2007 For football players, NFL draft day is one of the most anticipated events in sports, let alone football, and the lead candidates could become instant millionaires today depending on when their name is called. In just a few hours

National Football League Draft Profile - JaMarcus Russell
Sports Network - 2007 Sugar Bowl MVP First Team All-SEC performer as a senior 2006 Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist Rumored to be the front runner for the top pick in this draft A mammoth quarterback at 6-6 and 263 pounds, Russell looks like a defensive end

CNN - Story Highlights Military sources deny damage at military base, say bombs landed on army camp Air attack is second by Tamil Tiger Rebels in a month Tamil Tiger rebels say two planes were involved in the attack Tamil Tigers have been

AutoTrader.com Highlights New Traffic Record, New Enhancements
Auto Remarketing - ATLANTA AutoTrader.com officials reported that their recently enhanced marketing strategy resulted in a three-day stretch earlier this month where unique visits hit new highs. The highest traffic day occurred April 9 when company officials said a

Sodexho Announces Strong Growth in First-Half Fiscal 2007 Results
Forbes - Total Fiscal Fiscal currency (1) change 2006 2007 impact) —– —– —– —– —– —– Income statement highlights

The Edge’s Gibson Les Paul Among Highlights at Historic ‘Icons of
Forbes - Music Rising to Benefit From Historic Sale of Iconic Rock Memorabilia NEW YORK, April 23 /PRNewswire/ — The “Icons of Music,” auction held Saturday, April 21, 2007 in New York to benefit Music Rising, a campaign co-founded by U2’s The Edge, raised

Palm Beach Interactive - Jupiter Christian School, whose successful wrestling program is under investigation by the Florida High School Athletic Association, also could face questions about transfers into its football program, according to two area public-school football

FOXSports.com - SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Coach Abel Braga will leave Club World Cup champion Internacional to accept an offer from an European side. Braga, who led Internacional to the Copa Libertadores title and FIFA’s world club title last year, did not disclose

Coach details new lines, offers guidance
Boston Globe - NEW YORK — Coach Inc. , maker of luxury bags and accessories, on Tuesday said it plans to introduce two new handbag lines in fiscal 2008 and offered upbeat guidance for the current fiscal year. The company plans to offer a “Bleecker” collection in

ESPN.com - TORONTO — Vince Carter heard boos all afternoon. They couldn’t ruin his return to Toronto for the playoffs. “I didn’t come here to worry about the crowd and the response, I came here to win a basketball game,” Carter said. Richard Jefferson and

Sweeping bit of healing on softball field
Hampton Roads Daily Press - BLACKSBURG — Scot Thomas did not attend Virginia Tech. But there is no Hokies coach more rooted in Blacksburg, more versed in the town-gown bond, more aware of how paramount that bond is during these trying times. Thomas’ softball team continued its

Moments of Silence and Reflection
Washington Post - Dulles District athletic directors had decided that each team playing Friday would honor the victims of the Virginia Tech shootings in its own way. Several high schools, including Broad Run, Loudoun County, Heritage and Dominion, painted the “VT

Shorthanded Red Bulls top Dynamo
Seattle Post Intelligencer - It was a great win for us and, playing with 10 men for most of the game, it takes all of us to win that against a good team,” Red Bull defender Carlos Mendez said. “Hopefully we can keep this going but it is a team effort, not just

journalnews.com - Team USA will play Russia tomorrow in the gold-medal game at the International Ice Hockey Federation World U18 Championships, and New Rochelle native Kevin Shattenkirk is among the reasons why. The 18-year-old captain had a goal and an assist

Game 1: Buffalo 4, N.Y. Islanders 1
USA Today - Game 2: N.Y. Islanders 3, Buffalo 2 Game 3: Buffalo 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 Game 4: Buffalo 4, N.Y. Islanders 2 Game 5: Friday, April 20: N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 7 p.m. ET Game 6: Sunday, April 22: Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. ET, if necessary

Jacksonville’s Green and White Game
Florida Times-Union - When: 10 a.m. today. Lowdown: What Williams lacks in size he makes for with athleticism and pedigree. Williams’ father, Jarvis Williams, was a teammate of JU coach Kerwin Bell at Florida, and was a first-team Walter Camp All-American, who went on to

Manhattan baseball setting sights higher despite 12-game winning
journalnews.com - The expectations surrounding the Manhattan College baseball team have been raised so much over the last two seasons that now even getting wins doesn’t satisfy the Jaspers. Manhattan coach Kevin Leighton downplayed the team’s current nation-best 12

PluggedIn: Virginia shooting restarts media blame game
Reuters India - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the rush to explain massacres like the one at Virginia Tech, experts including popular TV psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw dusted off a familiar scapegoat — violent video games, movies and other media. “The mass murderers of

Emerging Chapman lifts Arrows to pivotal Game 3
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - CLINTON Phillip Chapman was well below the radar when the high school baseball season began in February. Friday night in a do-or-die playoff game, the hardnosed Clinton catcher illustrated why his coach thinks he could play Division I one day

Orono into title game at East softball tourney
Mankato Free Press - You could make the argument that Orono right-hander Chelsey Durland is the best pitcher at the Mankato East Softball Tournament this weekend, but the junior delivered big time with the bat on Friday to boost the Spartans into the tourney finals

WANE-TV - FORT WAYNE, IN—A pair of two-run singles by Javis Diaz and Kyler Burke in key situations enabled the Fort Wayne Wizards to defeat the Burlington Bees by a score of 6-4 on Thursday night, in front of 1,224 fans at Memorial Stadium. Fort Wayne had

Sens score
Ottawa Citizen - Antoine Vermette makes it 2-0 Senators at 6:20 of the second period, avoiding a check from a sprawling defenceman and putting the puck between the legs of Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury. The first goal came during a power-play at 1:08 of the

WNYT - BUFFALO, N.Y. Members of a high school science team from Buffalo, New York, say even though they already have a couple of firsts under their belt, the most important one would be winning it all. The students from Buffalo Prep are the first all-girl

Girls lacrosse teams hit roadblock
Philadelphia Daily News - Today, at least eight area high schools field a lacrosse team for boys, girls or both. But as the sport attempts to climb out of the depths of obscurity, the future of girls lacrosse in the Lehigh Valley has found itself in a Catch 22, which goes as

Jordan to Stick With Same Five
Washington Post - Antonio Daniels and DeShawn Stevenson at guard, Jarvis Hayes and Antawn Jamison at forward and Etan Thomas at center. That unit, with Wednesday night’s victory, has a record of 2-6. Jordan said the team would gather on Thursday to go over its

USA Today - PHOENIX Early next week the Arizona Diamondbacks will field a team that epitomizes one of the more tumultuous decades for an expansion franchise. When Randy Johnson makes his 2007 debut in his April 24 return to the team, the 43-year-old hero of

South Africans, Chinese set to make history at the America’s Cup
Herald Tribune - Brown captained America to victory in the first America’s Cup 156 years ago and now the names of Shosholoza and China Team will join the schooner in the history books as the teams from Africa and Asia are set to face off in the opener of the Louis

THE LEADING EDGE
Harvard Business Review - Make Your Good Team Great: Increase Group Emotional Intelligence to Increase Group Results Description: The ideal team merges individual proficiencies and strengths into one superperforming whole with capabilities that surpass even those of its most

Boeing Adds Delta TechOps to KC-767 Advanced Tanker Team
MSN MoneyCentral - ST. LOUIS, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Boeing Company BA has selected Delta TechOps, a division of Delta Air Lines, to provide parts support for the KC-767 Advanced Tanker. As a result, Delta TechOps becomes eligible to supply interim