• News 22.04.2008

    The News Review:

    - Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Motor Sports
    - Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Other Sports
    - In Sport Filled With Flaws, a Chase for Perfection
    - UMBC continues climb into Kessenich’s top five – College Sports

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Motor Sports
    Seattle Post Intelligencer – Apr 22, 2008
    Patrick was nowhere near the top early on, but Castroneves, Patrick and Ed
    Carpenter topped off their fuel tanks just after a Roger Yasukawa spin on lap
    142. They hoped by getting a few caution flag laps, and via fuel conservation,
    to have enough fuel to reach the checkered flag. The strategy worked and on lap 197 of 200, Patrick sailed around Castroneves
    for the lead. She saw the white flag with a three-second lead.

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Other Sports
    Seattle Post Intelligencer – Apr 22, 2008
    1Davie, FL (Sports Network) – The Miami Dolphins have come to terms on a multi-year contract with Michigan’s Jake Long and will select the offensive tackle with the top overall selection in Saturday’s NFL Draft. The club announced the contract and the selection at a press conference on
    Tuesday with Long. “I’m very excited and honored to be able to be part of the Miami Dolphins,”
    said Long. “Now I can just concentrate on football, and don’t have to worry
    about any of that other stuff,” he said, referring to his contract being done
    before Saturday’s draft. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

    In Sport Filled With Flaws, a Chase for Perfection
    New York Times – Apr 22, 2008
    Batters fail at least 6 times out of 10, pitchers do not strike out 27 men in a game, and teams do not finish seasons undefeated. Skip to next paragraph.

    UMBC continues climb into Kessenich’s top five – College Sports
    ESPN – Apr 22, 2008
    The fans were out in unprecedented numbers this week, with a regular-season and on-campus record of over 29,000 catching Ohio State and Denver in Columbus and 16,000 more catching Hopkins-Navy in Annapolis, Md. Syracuse-Albany and Duke-Army saw 6,000 fans each in the Dome and Long Island, N. , respectively, while Princeton and Cornell battled in front of 4,000 fans in New Jersey.

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