WHAT WOULD YOU DO ABOUT THIS SITUATION?
AN INTERESTING AND TROUBLING CASE STUDY THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT HOW HIGH SCHOOL SPORT IS NOW BECOMING MORE AND MORE PROFESSIONAL IN SCOPE……
FROM THE SF CHRONICLE AND MATTHEW STANNARD
High school football playoffs halted by judge
Matthew B. Stannard, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, November 24, 2008
High school football has […]
FROM THE HUFFINGTON POST, COURTESY OF PROFS RUSS MAULITZ AND JACKIE DUFFIN……
Andy Borowitz: Obama’s Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy
Huffington Post, November 18, 2008
In the first two weeks since the election, President-elect Barack Obama has broken with a tradition established over the past eight years through his controversial use of complete sentences, political observers say.
Millions […]
NEW YORK TIMES THE SOURCE FOR THIS ITEM…..YOUR VIEWS?
November 22, 2008
Radio Host Has Drug Company Ties
By GARDINER HARRIS
An influential psychiatrist who was the host of the popular NPR program “The Infinite Mind” earned at least $1.3 million from 2000 to 2007 giving marketing lectures for drugmakers, income not mentioned on the program.
The psychiatrist and radio […]
THE AP COPYRIGHTED THIS, BUT HERE IT IS ANYWAY…..
South Bend fans shower Notre Dame players, police with snowballs
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame football players were pelted by snowballs from fans sitting in the student section during their loss to Syracuse on Saturday.
“To throw snowballs at their own team, I didn’t think that was a […]
MOVIE REVIEW, FROM THE NY TIMES
November 19, 2008
Back in 1968, When a Tie Was No Tie
By MANOHLA DARGIS
For most of the world, I suspect, the year 1968 signifies upheaval, revolution, power to the people, Vietnam and My Lai, Paris in flames, Martin and Bobby, Nixon versus Humphrey. Another great rivalry played out that year in […]
from the AP, Texas, of course
Texas woman arrested for giving boy topless photo
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
(11-19) 12:33 PST SAN ANTONIO (AP) –
A former Sunday school teacher was arrested on charges of distributing harmful material to a minor after the parents of a 14-year-old boy found a topless photo of her on his cell phone. Victoria […]
RAY RATTO IN THE SF CHRONICLE, ON ST. MARY’S BASKETBALL….
THERE REALLY IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS…..
BUT THE SCENE IS WHAT UNIVERSITY SPORT IN THE U.S. HAS NOW BECOME.
Gaels stay up late to serve ESPN, and defeat Fresno State
Ray Ratto, Chronicle Staff Writer
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Three hours before Saint Mary’s College obeyed its alien overlords in […]