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Penn State hires Bill O’Brien as football coach (AP)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Penn State has hired New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien as its head coach, the first change in leadership for the storied football program in nearly a half-century. The announcement caps a turbulent two-month period that began with the firing of Hall of Famer Joe Paterno on Nov
Senna Documentary is a Must-See for Formula 1 Fans
As a relatively new fan to Formula 1 racing, I’m hungry for racing history and to learn more about how the sport developed. I knew the name Ayrton Senna as a racecar driver and F1 champion, who died in a wreck during a race, but that’s about it. Movie poster for the documentary “Senna” Universal Pictures/press kit I finally watched “Senna,” the wonderfully crafted documentary about the life of Brazilian three-time F1 champion Ayrton Senna
Baseball-research society now calling Valley its home
by Peter Corbett – Jan. 1, 2012 09:15 PM The Arizona Republic It’s a long way from their origin at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., four decades ago, but the Society for American Baseball Research has found a home in Arizona. The society of more than 6,000 members moved in April from Cleveland to the Valley, packing along its collective historical wisdom and an umpirelike neutrality on baseball politics and the game’s record books
Steven Hirsch: 2011: Baseball for the Ages
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Blatter to meet Brazil leader over WCup concerns (AP)
TOKYO (AP)—FIFA President Sepp Blatter plans to meet with Brazil’s head of state to discuss concerns over the country’s preparations for the 2014 World Cup. FIFA officials have repeatedly said preparations for Brazil 2014 are behind schedule. FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke has told Brazilian lawmakers that the pace had to be stepped up, saying “we are late, we can’t lose a day.” Blatter expressed his concerns on Saturday following a meeting of FIFA’s Executive Committee on the sidelines of the 2011 Club World Cup
Browns’ McCoy sits, Wallace may start (AP)
BEREA, Ohio (AP)— Seneca Wallace doesn’t walk so much as glide. And as the Browns’ backup quarterback saunters into the locker room following practice he looks and acts every bit like Cleveland’s starter.
Prokhorov to run for Russian presidency (AP)
MOSCOW (AP)—After a week of surprising challenges to his authority, Vladimir Putin faces a new one from one of Russia’s richest and most glamorous figures: The billionaire owner of the New Jersey Nets says he will run against him in March’s presidential election. The announcement Monday by Mikhail Prokhorov underlines the extent of the discontent with Putin, who has dominated Russian politics for a dozen years— first as president, then as prime minister.
Fighting back: NHL holds ground on fisticuffs
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Zico warns his Iraq squad that job isn’t done yet (AP)
DOHA, Qatar (AP)—After a win that moved Iraq within a point of advancing to the last stage of Asian qualifying and all but ended China’s hopes of reaching Brazil 2014, coach Zico is reminding his players that the job is not quite done. The 2007 Asian champions travel to Group A leader Jordan—the only team to maintain a perfect record of four wins in this round—on Tuesday needing only a point from its last two matches to progress to the fourth qualifying stage. Jordan, Japan and Uzbekistan have already secured three of the 10 spots in the next stage, while five teams are already out of contention
Gutierrez took tough road to become star at Cal (AP)
BERKELEY, Calif. – Jorge Gutierrez still remembers bits and pieces from the day he crossed the Mexican border at 15 to begin a new life in the United States. His parents, Bertha and Fernando, dropped their son off in Denver and helped him sign up for school before returning to their hectic lives in Chihuahua, Mexico, to work and care for two older sons.