• News 13.09.2007

    The News Review:

    - Southlake football is king especially before the big game – High…
    - Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Motor Sports
    - Clark gets jump on Tiger | Sports | Golf | PE.com | Southern Californi…
    - Patriots hit with penalties | Sports | Football | PE.com | Southern…
    - Mamas don’t let your babies grow up to be sports fans
    - Cricket commentary goes regional on Neo Sports Plus

    Southlake football is king especially before the big game – High…
    ESPN – Sep 13, 2007
    ” Luna’s son Aaron a three-year starter at running back (Class of 2005) played in Carroll’s first national television game on ESPN against nationally ranked Ryan of Denton Texas on Oct. The Dragons have also appeared on Fox Sports. Those Southlake residents who do not opt to make the 30-minute drive to the SMU campus might gather at Po’ Melvin’s in Southlake. “Not everyone can make the trip; that’s mainly families with young children. But still it’ll be a good time to see [Carroll] play on TV” Luna said. The game marks the first out-of-state appearance for Northwestern… ” Christopher Lawlor has covered high school sports for more than 20 years most recently with USA TODAY where he was the head preps writer responsible for national high school rankings in football baseball and boys and girls basketball. He also for worked for Scholastic Coach magazine where he ran the Gatorade national player of the year program for nine years. Lawlor a New Jersey resident grew up in Rochester N. and is a graduate of St.

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Motor Sports
    Seattle Post Intelligencer – Sep 13, 2007
    The team has been fined $100 million and has been stripped of its points in the constructors’ standings after a ruling Thursday by the FIA World Motor Sport Council (WMSC). “The WMSC have stripped Vodafone McLaren Mercedes of all constructor points in the 2007 FIA Formula One world championship and the team can score no points for the remainder of the season” said an FIA statement. “Furthermore the team will pay a fine equal to $100 million less the FOM (Formula One Management) income lost as a result of the points deduction. “However due to the exceptional circumstances in which the FIA gave the team’s drivers an immunity in return for providing evidence there is no penalty in regards to drivers’ points.

    Clark gets jump on Tiger | Sports | Golf | PE.com | Southern Californi…
    Press-Enterprise – Sep 13, 2007
    It didn't take long to figure out that wouldn't be the case Thursday at the Tour Championship the final playoff event for the FedEx Cup that felt more like preseason considering the marshmallow conditions at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. His wedge to the first green left more of a crater than a pitch mark. And after nearly making an ace on the sixth hole for his fourth birdie of the rain-softened round Tim Clark already was 8 under par and threatening the course record. Clark was among only 10 players who finished the first round because of a three-hour storm delay that made the slow greens even softer closing with three straight pars and still posting an 8-under 62 to tie the course record at East Lake.

    Patriots hit with penalties | Sports | Football | PE.com | Southern…
    Press-Enterprise – Sep 13, 2007
    That was Thursday's ruling by commissioner Roger Goodell who said in a letter to the Patriots “This episode represents a calculated and deliberate attempt to avoid longstanding rules designed to encourage fair play. Goodell said he considered suspending Belichick who has coached the Patriots to three Super Bowl titles but decided the loss of a draft pick would have more impact.

    Mamas don’t let your babies grow up to be sports fans
    San Francisco Chronicle – Sep 13, 2007
    content –> I’m hugely thankful I’m not a kid these days. For one thing I’d weigh 220 by age 12 because I’m sure I’d like video games and Pringles and the NFL Network more than going outside and sweating in the sun. For another we clueless adults are destroying the planet to the point of impending cataclysmic disaster. I’d rather not float out to sea for my 14th birthday. But sports and sports fandom is the toy store of life so kids at least have that right?Oh don’t they. Let’s check on a typical 2007 kid as he meanders through his formative years cheering for his favorite teams and the players on those teams.

    Cricket commentary goes regional on Neo Sports Plus
    Hindu – Sep 13, 2007
    has roped in the finest commentators for the upcoming cricket series to be played between India and Australia. The much awaited India vs. Australia series begins September 29.

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