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2 hrs ago | Kane Co. Chronicle

This one goes to 11: North girls soccer continues regional streak

DeKALB – St. Charles North captured its 11th consecutive girls soccer regional title on Saturday, and the North Stars insisted that little felt ho-hum. All you had to do was glance at the alumni lining the fence at the end of the 3A DeKalb Regional final.

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7 hrs ago | Fox Sports

Oakland NFTC: Offensive Preview

Several of the West's best prospects will be in the Bay Area on Sunday for the Oakland Nike Football Training Camp at Laney College.

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Related Topix: Sports, Soccer Players, NCAA Sports, Texas A&M Aggies NCAA Football

11 hrs ago | Mirror.co.uk

Lay off JT: Why the mickey-taking about John Terry's trophy celebrations is not fair

Unlike Rooney, Terry has not asked to leave his cluba twice. Terry deserves a lot of the flak that comes his way.

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Related Topix: Sports, John Terry, Soccer Players, World Soccer, More Sports, Chelsea, Wayne Rooney

Sat May 18, 2013

Sporting Life

Ed Chamberlin Column

There have been many memorable moments in my presenting career at Sky Sports but I don't think anything will beat the experience of presenting at Old Trafford last Sunday when we said farewell to this country's greatest ever manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.

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Related Topix: Sports, Soccer Players, Ryan Giggs, Summer Olympic, Olympics, Olympic Football, Summer Olympics, Phil Jones, Paul Scholes, Michael Owen

San Pedro News Pilot

Polahs JV Softball 2013 Plays Like True Champions

Due to many of the players on the team having sub-par grades at best, the team was not able to finish the season as it was cut short before Crosstown League play even began, and two of them would continue the season on the eventual two-time CIF-Los Angeles City Section champion varsity team as they were pulled up as a reward for keeping their ... (more)

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Related Topix: Sports, Soccer Players, California High School Sports, High School Sports

Mirror.co.uk

Split loyalties: Even Michael Laudrup's son wanted Fergie's ...

Michael Laudrup knew he was on a hiding to nothing when even his own son was rooting for the opposition at Old Trafford last weekend.

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Related Topix: Sports, Soccer Players, Rio Ferdinand

BroadwayWorld.com

BWW Reviews: Racism Takes Up Residence in Clybourne Park

By Lauren Yarger Have you heard the one about a little white man thrown in a jail cell with a big black guy? If not, you can catch this, and a few other offensive jokes over at Long Wharf Theatre , where they pepper the dialogue in Bruce Norris ' CLYBOURNE PARK , the Pulitzer-Prize winning play that explores themes of racism, gentrification and the ... (more)

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The Press-Enterprise

PERRIS: Locals raise funds for nonprofit

Walkers included Andre Mitchell, a Perris resident who co-founded the P-Town Combat Sports Academy, and Perris Deputy City Manager Darren Madkin.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Watertown Daily Times

HS roundup: Barnes leads Warriors to FL "A" Division playoff softball crown

Kammiekka Barnes went 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs, and won both games on the mound as the top-seeded Indian River softball team used a high-powered offense to win the Frontier League 'A' Division playoffs with a 17-2 victory over Carthage in the championship game at Jefferson Community College on Thursday.

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The Miami Herald

Column: Football without Ferguson? Unthinkably sad

Yet that will be the reality from Sunday when British football's most successful manager walks away after his 1,500th and final match in charge of Manchester United.

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Related Topix: England World Cup, FIFA Soccer World Cup, Sports, Soccer Players

Daily Mail

Jeff Powell on Friday: I won't shed too many tears for Roberto Mancini and Rafael Benitez

We are being invited to reach for the tissues as Roberto Mancini and Rafa Benitez take their disgruntled leave of Manchester City and Chelsea respectively.

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Related Topix: Sports, John Terry, Soccer Players, Branislav Ivanovic, World Soccer, More Sports, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United

The Daily Record

Sports Hotline: Fallout over Manager of the Year awards shows no sign of dying down

EUAN McLEAN takes your calls as supporters continue to disagree over the PFA and SPL manager of the Year awards.

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Related Topix: Sports, World Soccer, More Sports, Celtic, Soccer Players

Hawkes Bay Today

Basketball: Dearth of big men

The Hawks franchise put its feelers out but failed to grasp the wingspans of Alex Pledger and Thomas Abercrombie in February.

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Football365

Cole to be offered captaincy

England coach Roy Hodgson will not let Ashley Cole's recent stand-off with the Football Association prevent him asking the full-back if he wants to be captain for the friendly against the Republic of Ireland.

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Related Topix: England World Cup, FIFA Soccer World Cup, Sports, Soccer Players, Ashley Cole, John Terry, Joe Hart, Frank Lampard

Thu May 16, 2013

Science Daily

World's biggest ice sheets likely more stable than previously believed

Markings of a high shoreline from three million years ago, for example -- when Earth was going through a warm period -- were thought to be evidence of a high sea level due to ice sheet collapse at that time.

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Indybay.org

Strange Bedfellows: Collaborative Practice in Queer Art

ROOT DIVISION 3175 17th Street San Francisco, CA 94110 http://www.rootdivision.org 415.863.7668 ROOT DIVISION PRESENTS: Second Saturday, June 2013 Strange Bedfellows: Collaborative Practice in Queer Art Presented as part of the National Queer Arts Festival 2013 Curator: Amy Cancelmo Second Saturday Reception: Saturday, June 8, 7-10 pm Strange ... (more)

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Forbes.com

The Effect A Playoff Would Have On EPL Title History

Old Trafford and the Manchester United faithful bid adieu to Sir Alex Ferguson last Sunday evening in the only appropriate manner possible by giving him his thirteenth-and-final Premier League winner's medal.

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Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Associated Press LA Daybook

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The Independent

Sir Alex Ferguson blasts 'the whole bloody lot of them' for ...

Retiring Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has lashed out at the hire-and-fire culture of the club's Barclays Premier League rivals.

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Related Topix: Sports, Wayne Rooney, Soccer Players, Michael Carrick, Rio Ferdinand, Gary Neville

Detroit News

Neal Rubin: Friends and Red Wings fans gather at Signature Grill, the gateway to Joe Louis Arena

Chuckie Sugayan, owner of Signature Grill in the Riverfront Towers, says the National Hockey League lockout hurt business, to the tune of $100,000. She's thrilled the Red Wings are in the playoffs.

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