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  • McNally, Dawson Poised to Lead Men's Cross Country to New Heights in 2010 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:12PMUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The 2010 Penn State men's cross country team will open its 2010 campaign this Friday at the Dolan Duals at Lock Haven, led by juniors Vince McNally (Paoli, Pa.) and Kyle Dawson (Coatesville, Pa.), who both boast outstanding credentials nationally and within the Big Ten Conference.
  • College Football Predictions: Which New Coach Will Have Best Opening Wee Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:08PMWhen Brian Kelly was named head coach of Notre Dame, expectations for a quick turnaround in South Bend immediately followed. Kelly will have to begin working miracles when his team takes on an improved Purdue squad Saturday.  Elsewhere, two new head coaches should enjoy their debut in the Sunshine State.  Skip Holtz brings a strong pedigree to South Florida, and Jimbo Fisher leads his strong ...
  • Rim Football Ready To Roll Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:06PMThe lazy, hazy days of summer drift by so quickly. Then suddenly, I waken to find my wife, Linda, looking like death warmed over. Her eyes are swollen into slits. Her body lies in the road kill position with her mouth hanging open, gasping for air with Kleenex wrapped around her running nose.
  • Spiniello brings new mentality to RU deck Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:03PMBy: Steven Miller and nbsp; Phil Spiniello has only been Rutgers head swimming and diving coach for two months, but the feeling is nothing new to him. The 30-year-old coach spent the past four years as an assistant at Princeton after three years on the staff at...
  • North, Kewaunee top football polls Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:55PMAppleton North and Kewaunee top area football teams.
  • Leafs re-sign Hanson to one-year deal Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:48PMBrian Burke, president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Tuesday that the hockey club has signed restricted free agent forward Christian Hanson to a one-year contract.
  • Catholic Biblical Association no longer accepting grant requests Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:43PMWASHINGTON -- A brief notice in bold on its Web page for grants says it all: “The Catholic Biblical Association sincerely regrets that, owing to financial restraints beyond its control, it has to suspend any new grants as of now.
  • A Conversation With Father Monk Malloy, Part 1 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:34PMFather "Monk" Malloy donated a kidney to total stranger, a story he now uses to teach his students about giving.
  • Football Fridays entertainment at two locations in South Bend Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:23PMSOUTH BEND — Eddy Street Commons will host free concerts and downtown South Bend will host its Football Fridays Block Parties this fall on Fridays before Notre Dame home football games.
  • First pep rally will be on South Quad at Notre Dame Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:22PMSOUTH BEND -- The first pep rally of the Notre Dame 2010 football season will be at 6 p.m. Friday on the South Quadrangle in front of Dillon Hall.
  • Ambrose wins pole position for Montreal NASCAR race Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:37AMJacques Villeneuve of Iberville, Que., gave a late-afternoon crowd more than a few thrills Saturday, but ultimately it was Marcos Ambrose of Australia who stole the show, winning the pole for Sunday afternoon’s NASCAR Nationwide Series NAPA Auto Parts 200.
  • Time for games, debates to begin Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:31AMOne of the great appeals of college football is its devotion to tradition.While the rest of the sports world has gone to playoffs, college football remains steadfast in its support of the bowl system.It never would tamper with traditional rivalries or turn to awkward, unbalanced schedules merely to satisfy its need for more attractive TV programming. Would it?Of course, it would. As the start of ...
  • Updated 8/29/2010 Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:31AMNo. 18 UA Volleyball Sweeps Aside Marshall, 3-0 SOUTH BEND, Ind. - No. 18 Arizona resumed action in the Shamrock Invitational Saturday afternoon, sweeping Marshall 3-0 at the Purcell Pavilion at Notre Dame to pick up its first win of the 2010 season. Set scores were 25-21, 25-20, 25-17.
  • UCONN FOOTBALL: Bar has been set a little higher for Huskies Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:18AMSTORRS — Five losses by a combined 15 points. The figure is a double-edged sword, and the UConn football team is well aware.
  • MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Former Yalie Lavarnway heads list of state prospects Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:17AMThough small in size, the state of Connecticut continues to send its share of talent to Major League Baseball.
  • Sherman leads the way Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:16AMSTORRS, Conn. - The "C" on his jersey might as well stand for consummate Huskie, the two-year captain of the University of Connecticut football program, Anthony Sherman of North Attleboro.
  • Heisman trivia Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:09AMIn 1935, the first year the Heisman Trophy was awarded, Notre Dame's William Shakespeare finished third in the voting.
  • Promotion of Heisman candidates has come full circle Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:09AMIn the 1970s and '80s — and even earlier — college publicists were creative in their efforts to promote players. Now, performance on the field is usually enough to gain attention.
  • Inside view: Coaches answer Times' annual questionnaire Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:08AMSome 29 Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) coaches opted into our focus group. It includes 16 BCS-level coaches, five of whose teams are in the preseason top 15 of the coaches poll.
  • Story lines to watch during the 2010 college football season Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:08AMHere's hoping the 2010 college football season brings more surprises than last year.
  • New Pitt QB Sunseri has everything but experience Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:06PMPITTSBURGH—Nobody at Pitt seems to think it's a big deal. The No. 15 Panthers begin one of the nation's toughest nonconference schedules Thursday at Utah, in a stadium where the home team hasn't lost in three years. They'll go there with a quarterback who's never started a major college game.
  • New Pitt quarterback Tino Sunseri has everything going for him _ except experience Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:03PMPITTSBURGH (AP) — Nobody at Pitt seems to think it's a big deal.
  • New Pitt QB Sunseri has everything but experience Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:08PMNobody at Pitt seems to think it's a big deal. The No. 15 Panthers begin one of the nation's toughest nonconference schedules Thursday at Utah, in a stadium where the home team hasn't lost in three years. They'll go there with a quarterback who's never started a major college game. Tino Sunseri, a redshirt sophomore, has thrown all of 17 college passes.
  • ACC: Florida State leads conference renaissance Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:03PMA new era has dawned in Florida State with Jimbo Fisher. Miami is back on the road to national relevance. At last, FSU and The U matter again. This is great news for the ACC and even better news for college football, Dennis Dodd says. Jimbo Fisher - College football - Florida State Seminoles football - Florida State - ACC
  • Wyclef Jean Laments Failed Haitian Presidential Bid In Song Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:47PM'Prizon for the CEP' goes back and forth between English and Creole.
  • Notre Dame Position Previews: Defense and Special Teams Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:38PMDefensive Line Spotlight : Kapron Lewis-Moore Year G Tackles TFL Sacks 2009 12 46 7 2.5 Also Returning Sean Cwynar, Ethan Johnson, Brandon Newman, Emeka Nwankwo, Martin Quintana, Christopher Skubis, Hafis Williams, Ian Williams   Lost Paddy Mullen, Morrice Richardson, John Ryan, Kallen Wade (graduation), Kerry Neal (position change - linebacker) Gained John Belcher (walk-on), Tyler Stockton(DNP ...
  • W. Volleyball. Irish Lift Lid On 2010 Season Friday, Host Shamrock Invitational Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:35PMNotre Dame will welcome three teams to campus this weekend to kick off the 2010 volleyball season with the Shamrock Invitational at Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center. Marshall, Cal Poly and No. 18 Arizona join the Irish to comprise the four-team field, with Notre Dame slated to battle the Thundering Herd at 7:00 p.m. (ET) Friday in both team's season opening match.
  • Four Zips Named to Soccer America's Preseason All-America List Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:31PMThe Zips' four representatives on the 25-player team were the most of any single school in the country. Virginia, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Tulsa were the only other schools with multiple selections with two apiece.
  • W. Volleyball. Arizona Opens 2010 at the Shamrock Invitational Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:09PMWildcats looking to get off to a hot start to open non-conference play...Will face Cal Poly on Friday
  • Bears, Tigers win Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:08PMPleasant Valley and Northwestern both posted victories in scholastic golf action on Wednesday.
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  • Stewart Mandel: Early outlook for new coaches; coaches on the hot seat Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:56AMUnofficially, the 2010 season began the day after the Jan. 7 Alabama-Texas BCS championship game. In reality, it had already begun back in late November, when two prestigious programs, Notre Dame and Florida State, changed coaches. When the dust from 23 such moves settled, a national championship coach (USC's Pete Carroll) had left the college ranks, a controversial young coach (Tennessee's Lane ...
  • Men's Soccer Ranked Preseason No. 1 by Soccer America Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:46AMWhile all polls are credible, the NCAA recognizes both the NSCAA and Soccer America polls in its final standings. The Zips were ranked No. 1 in Soccer America 's final Top 25 at the end of the 2009 regular season, after racing to the College Cup with a perfect 23-0-0 record.
  • Former 49er Bryant Young taking to role as SJSU coach Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:43AMIn his new role as assistant coach for the defensive line, 49ers great Bryant Young takes pains not to play up his past and focuses on teaching kids the right way to play.
  • Phoney bank deposits linked to death threat: RCMP Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:42AMA man in southwestern Newfoundland is accused of threatening to kill a credit union employee after he was questioned over a fraudulent bank deposit.
  • More evolution than Eureka! Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:30AMBaselWorld and the SIHH in Geneva are magnificent showcases of the world’s watch manufacturers. Although we journalists tend to think that they attend for our benefit, the watch companies participate with one objective: to sell ... and 2006 appears to have been a fabulous year.
  • Discover lands deal as title sponsor for Orange Bowl Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:20AMDiscover has reached a four-year deal with ESPN and the Orange Bowl Committee to title sponsor the '11-14 Orange Bowl games and the '13 BCS National Championship Game, SportsBusiness Daily reported.
  • DISCOVER TO SERVE AS NEW ORANGE BOWL GAME TITLE SPONSOR Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:17AMThe Orange Bowl Game will be known as the "Discover Orange Bowl" on ESPN.
  • Notre Dame College in South Euclid set to play first-ever football game Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:16AMSOUTH EUCLID It only happens once — the first football game in a college’s history. For Notre Dame College, that once-in-a-lifetime is this Saturday. At 7 p.m. that day the Notre Dame College Falcons will take Korb Field at Brush High School, opposed by Mercyhurst College. NDC Sports Information Officer Skip Snow said that, since tickets (at $6 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under) will ...
  • New Player-Coach Announced Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:08AMSomerset, N.J. (Thursday, August 26, 2010) - Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) announced today that assistant coach and three-time Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) All-Star Jennifer Grubb has been added to the team's active roster.
  • Recruiting Report: Antonio Barton ready for Memphis debut Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:24PMAfter a nearly two-month sneak preview of life as a college basketball player, Antonio Barton was back on familiar ground Saturday.
  • W. Volleyball. Paige's Page: School Starts...And the Season Is Close By Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:24PMThe Wildcat setter fills fans in on the end of double days and beginning of classes
  • Track rejigs dates Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:13PMBy Yvonne Zacharias, Postmedia Network Inc. August 24, 2010 The provincial government has nixed a potential partnership with harness racing in Alberta and is resurrecting talks to save the 2011 season at Fraser Downs.
  • Is this the year Paterno finally calls it quits? Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:12PMHis health isn’t the only thing showing signs of slipping. The Penn State program is as well.
  • Students celebrate record-breaking GCSE results Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:50PMSECONDARY school students across the county are celebrating after picking up another record-breaking set of GCSE results on Tuesday.
  • Breaking Down The 50 Biggest Games Of The 2010 College Football Season Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:39PMOn any given Saturday in college football, there are up to 60 different games in Division I football, a good portion of which are played at the same time. And out of the thousands of games that happen throughout the course of the season, there are only a small amount of games that make or break a season, that catch our eyes, and that, in some circles, we wait a whole year for. With so many games ...
  • Roaming the sidelines: Eagles, Sequoits have leg power Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:38PMFOOTBALL -- District 117 evidently has a monopoly on quality kickers.
  • Swimming & Diving. Swimming And Diving Announces 2010-11 Schedule Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:23PMHome meets against Texas and Florida, along with the 2011 Southeastern Conference and NCAA Championships, highlight the 2010-11 Auburn swimming and diving schedule.
  • Notre Dame football recruiter adapting to national scope Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:41AMSOUTH BEND, Ind. — Undertaking a new job hasn't left Chuck Martin with a lot of spare time to watch TV. But the Travel Channel might inquire about his services because now that he is recruiting coordinator for the Notre Dame football program, he will see a lot of the United States.
  • NCAA Football Preview - Hawaii Warriors Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 10:43AM2009 SEASON IN REVIEW: With so much changing for the Hawaii program the last couple of years, having to deal with another faux pas by head coach Greg McMackin wasn't...