The News Review:
- He’s Not a Good Sport
- Hopkins blows lead but holds on to win ninth title – College Sports
- Beijing Sport University trains volunteers
- Wal-Mart to Fill Sports Arena for Annual Shareholder Meeting
He’s Not a Good Sport
Houston Chronicle – May 29, 2007
I grew up in a family where sports were at the very core of our day to day life. My brother played football at a Big Ten School and went on to become athletic director of a large high school in the Midwest. I have been around many guys one of whom I dated for a number of years who played professional football. ver the years it saddens me to see the degradation of what sports and athletes stand for. Athletes used to be held in high esteem as examples of sportmanship fair play teamwork the all-American dream of achieving something that you’ve worked your butt off for and appreciating the opportunity to be a role model to kids. That is why I find the latest discovery involving Michael Vick’s involvement with dogfighting despicable. For those of you who are unaware Michael Vick is considered one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL and plays for the Atlanta Falcons.
Hopkins blows lead but holds on to win ninth title – College Sports
ESPN – May 29, 2007
addVariable(“width” “302″); so. addVariable(“adminver” “3564912″); so. write(“player”); BALTIMRE — There were hugs handshakes and plenty oftears. The Duke lacrosse team had run through a myriad of emotionsover the past 14 months and now it was over. The Blue Devils had an almost unfathomable comeback fall shortin a 12-11 loss to Johns Hopkins in the NCAA championship gameMonday and afterward the locker room was eerily silent. No team had ever experienced what Duke had endured. The BlueDevils never even got the chance to finish their 2006 season andthen made it all the way back to the title game.
Beijing Sport University trains volunteers
央è§åé – May 29, 2007
The applicants are requested to attend eight two-hour lectures on the lympic Games and conduct practices highlighting culture spreading good manners being honored and trustworthy conscious in environmental protection and helping others. During the recent May Day holiday the students went to the construction sites of the lympic venues where they gave art performances to migrant workers. Teachers and youth league guides in the university have taken meticulous care in the training of the students. The clinic and Red Cross of the campus have also passed on the first-aid knowledge and skills.
Wal-Mart to Fill Sports Arena for Annual Shareholder Meeting
FXNews – May 29, 2007
Investors will be closely watching the presentations by Chief Executive Lee Scott and top executives for word on growth strategies after the company warned second quarter profits may miss Wall Street expectations. The global retailer typically packs the 18000-seat Bud Walton arena at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville about 30 miles south of Wal-Mart headquarters in Bentonville. Activist shareholders ranging from religious orders and unions to a free-market think tank are offering 11 proposals. Such measures typically fail to win majority support.
