The News Review:
- Texas picks company to run massive steroids testing program – High…
- Sports, sex ‘” it’s all academic
- CBC ponders its own amateur sport channel
- Play! Recreational Sports Calendar
Texas picks company to run massive steroids testing program – High…
ESPN – Jan 22, 2008
The National Center For Drug Free Sport was selected Tuesday torun the largest steroids testing program in the country, testing40,000-50,000 public school athletes by the end of the 2008-09school year. Testing is expected to begin within weeks, although theUniversity Interscholastic League, the governing body of Texaspublic school sports, declined to say exactly when. Drug Free Sport competed with 13 other companies for thetwo-year, $6 million program. UIL officials said they wanted acontractor with a proven track record of reliability and expertise. “We look forward to working closely with Drug Free Sport inimplementing a first-class steroid testing program that we feelwill be a model for other states and organizations to follow,” UILathletic director Charles Breithaupt said… The National Center For Drug Free Sport was selected Tuesday torun the largest steroids testing program in the country, testing40,000-50,000 public school athletes by the end of the 2008-09school year. Testing is expected to begin within weeks, although theUniversity Interscholastic League, the governing body of Texaspublic school sports, declined to say exactly when. Drug Free Sport competed with 13 other companies for thetwo-year, $6 million program. UIL officials said they wanted acontractor with a proven track record of reliability and expertise. “We look forward to working closely with Drug Free Sport inimplementing a first-class steroid testing program that we feelwill be a model for other states and organizations to follow,” UILathletic director Charles Breithaupt said.
Sports, sex ‘” it’s all academic
Sacramento Bee – Jan 22, 2008
com Published Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008 David Nylund spent the better part of four years researching his book on the phenomenon of sports talk radio, tuning in so much it became part of his life. He drove around with it. It was on when he went to sleep. Needless to say, Nylund’s marriage ended before his field work.
CBC ponders its own amateur sport channel
Globe and Mail – Jan 22, 2008
Scott Moore, the head of CBC Sports, Tuesday confirmed that an all-sports digital channel is in the discussion phase at the network. However, he said applying to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission for a license is not imminent. "It’s nowhere near to being something that we’re taking to the CRTC," he said.
Play! Recreational Sports Calendar
News & Observer – Jan 22, 2008
comp –> Play! Recreational Sports Calendar. comp –> Comment on this story Find a team, join a league or sharpen your skills. The free Play! Recreational Sports Calendar for youth and adult recreational sports is published each Tuesday in the Sports Section of the print edition of The News & Observer. Among the sports you’ll find included in the lengthy list that follows are baseball, basketball, cheerleading, football, golf, hockey, lacrosse, rugby, running, soccer, softball and wrestling, plus the offerings of area parks and recreation department programs and commercial multi-sport facilities. You can find more recreational sports news and announcements at.
