| Beaver Ridge students take drought to heart
Nancy Koehler's students worried about water. The children at Beaver Ridge Elementary heard stories on the news about Georgia's drought. They overheard bits of their parents' conversations. The snippets of information left some students confused, said Koehler, the science specialist at the Norcross school. .
Late third period goals halt Thunder comeback
BLOOMINGTON -- The Bloomington PrairieThunder staged one big comeback Saturday night at U.S. Cellular Coliseum. | Photo galleryA second proved too much to ask for.After squandering a 3-0 lead, Port Huron bounced back with goals by Brian Felsner and Tab Lardner late in the third period and then held on for a 5-4 International Hockey League victory before a crowd of 3,041.The sputtering Thunder (5-9-0) struggled again offensively for most of the game while suffering its second home loss in as many nights to Port Huron and sixth defeat in its last seven games overall.“We have to win these (home) games or at least get a point," said a visibly frustrated Thunder coach Derek Booth. “Go to overtime or something. We can't give away points, and that's what we've done."It was a different story for the Icehawks (9-8-0), who claimed their third road victory in three days.
Swiss players arrested for suspected sex with minor
Twelve current or former players of Swiss soccer club FC Thun were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of having sex with a minor. Nine other men were also taken into custody by police in the Swiss canton (state) of Bern. The men are accused of having sexual relations with a 15-year-old girl. .
Waller leads Hills by example
WAYNE -- Mike Roman watched Tim Waller play linebacker, how he pursued the ball, how he hit people. Then he realized he wasn't the only one watching, that his teammates, too, were trying to emulate his Wayne neighbor's football instincts. But while they all strove to match Waller's level, the bar had been set fairly high. .
Nigeria: Union Bank in Financial Institutions Games
Union Bank FC will this evening trade tackles with Union Homes in the football event of the ongoing maiden edition of the West Africa Financial Institutions Games, tagged WABFIG 2007, at the Union Bank Sport Complex, Surulere Lagos. According to the draw made yesterday Skye Bank will battle their counterparts from Benin Republic in the first match of the round robin four- team event. .
Trial date to be set for Vick on state charges
The suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback was not expected to attend a hearing in Surry County Circuit Court to schedule his trial on two felony dogfighting counts. Vick is being held at a jail in Warsaw, Va., after unexpectedly turning himself in Nov. 19 to begin serving time for a federal dogfighting conspiracy conviction. Vick faces up to five years in prison when he is sentenced Dec. 10 in the federal case. The two state charges - beating or killing or causing dogs to fight other dogs, and engaging in or promoting dogfighting - also are punishable by up to five years in prison each. Vick's lawyers have indicated they will fight the state charges on the grounds he can't be convicted twice of the same crime. Vick and three co-defendants, who also face state charges, pleaded guilty to the federal charge in U.S.
VAT wants a piece of the action
The customs agency is seeking to levy a new tax worth tens of millions of shekels on soccer clubs that import foreign players, the Israel Football Association claimed yesterday. The IFA has already helped clubs petition the courts against this demand.
Since Arcadi Gaydamak took over Beitar Jerusalem, competitiveness - and thus salaries - has jumped significantly, and the tax authorities apparently want in. .
Nigeria: Union Bank in Financial Institutions Games
Union Bank FC will this evening trade tackles with Union Homes in the football event of the ongoing maiden edition of the West Africa Financial Institutions Games, tagged WABFIG 2007, at the Union Bank Sport Complex, Surulere Lagos. According to the draw made yesterday Skye Bank will battle their counterparts from Benin Republic in the first match of the round robin four- team event. .
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