Roundtable: Is the SEC still the one? Nov 20, 2009
That's the same number as Washington State - and Washington State's one win (six-win from Conference USA) is better than Vandy's (one-win Rice from C-USA) ... If Washington State were a member of the WAC or Mountain West, I'd be tempted to pick the Pac-10 ... Still, it's tough to crow too much about the Pac-10's depth when each of the league members gets to feast on Washington State, the worst team from any of the six major conferences. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Falcons Host Portland On Friday Nov 20, 2009
Scouting Portland Portland enters Friday 0-2 on the season after losses to Eastern Washington and Utah State. Senior guard Laiken Dollente leads the team averaging 12 points and six assists per game. (Airforcesports.com)
Women's Track Nov 20, 2009
FLORIDA ATLANTIC University Official Athletic Site - Track. Mountain T Invitational. (Fausports.com)
WEEKEND PREVIEW Nov 20, 2009
No. 20 Oregon State (7-3) at Washington State (1-9). 6:30. (USA Today -- Sports)
Play mor' Tigers? Nov 20, 2009
DATE/TIME: Dec. 29/4:30 p.m. TV: ESPN SITE: Washington, D.C. MATCHUP: Army/C-USA vs. ACC No. 8 THIS WEEK'S PROJECTION: vs. Ohio U.* CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL. DATE/TIME: Dec. 29/8 p.m. TV: ESPN SITE: Orlando, Fla. (Georgia Sports -- Rivals.com)
SDSU Women's Hoops Plays Host To 2009 JHG Jam Saturday; Faces Arizona Nov 20, 2009
San Diego State's final home game until next month is also its first meeting with a Pac-10 squad during the regular season since playing Washington State at home on Nov. 11, 2004. The Aztecs, who are 48-70 all-time against current Pac-10 schools, fell to Stanford in the NCAA second round to end their 2009-10 campaign. (Goaztecs.com)
Women's Basketball Scoreboard - Nov. 18, 2009 Nov 20, 2009
Washington 67, BYU 66 ... Washington 67, BYU 66 ... - The BYU women's basketball team is now holding a 1-1 record after a last second three-pointer by Pac-10 foe Washington gave the Huskies a 67-66 win, Wednesday. (Themwc.com)
Rain washes away Sollowin's bid for record run Nov 20, 2009
By Staff reports GateHouse News Service Posted Nov 19, 2009 @ 12:48 PM. Weymouth High School cross-country coach Ed Meehan was hoping for a record-setting performance by his junior captain, Steve Sollowin and a respectable finish for his ever-improving Wildcats at the Eastern Massachusetts Div. 1 Championships last Saturday at 5-kilometer course at Franklin Park in Boston. (Weymouth News, MA)
College football fan survey surprises Nov 20, 2009
While Washington State fans overwhelmingly chose their Apple Cup opponent as their chief rival, Washington fans were split between Wazzou and Oregon. North Carolina fans couldn't decide which fellow Research Triangle-dweller they disliked more: Duke or NC State. (CNN)
You Go West, Girl Nov 20, 2009
Belinda eventually left the Far North and built a large estate near Yakima, Washington. She lived there until shortly before her death at the age of 95 in 1967. (The American Conservative)
Kidney Stones, Malaria, Lyme Disease Linked to Changing Climate in Study Nov 20, 2009
The center and groups led by the American Medical Association are presenting data at a briefing today in Washington as a call for action to curb emissions ... Climate change also increases air pollutants such as ozone and sulfur dioxide, raising the risk of asthma, especially in children, said , medical director at the Washington-based ... Paulson and Wilson will be joined at the briefing today by , director of the Silver Spring, Maryland-based of the American Nurses Association and , head of... (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Top Eurobank prepares for 'global economic collapse'... Nov 20, 2009
we have idiots in Washington DC. Dave on November 19, 2009 at 09:16 PM. (The Drudge Report)
College Notebook: Polis joins PSU staff Nov 20, 2009
Dean, who graduated from W.F. West High in Chehalis, was ranked among the top-50 players in Washington in the Baseball Northwest Class of 2008, despite not pitching his senior season ... The Central Washington University men s basketball coaching staff includes a pair of ex-Red Devils. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Gridiron Grump: Queasy, sneezy, with a side of bacon Nov 20, 2009
Oregon State at Washington State: Why bother. I could say something here about the Beavs needing to win this one to stay alive for the Rose Bowl, but why bother. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Nickels seeks laws to keep guns from kids and criminals Nov 20, 2009
The timing was coincidental, but hours after a student was shot dead at a Tacoma high school, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels called on Washington ... The timing was coincidental, but hours after a student was shot dead at a Tacoma high school, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels called on Washington lawmakers to pass new laws to keep guns away from children and criminals ... He wants Washington to become the eighth state in the nation to ban assault weapons and said recent crimes including Wednesday... (Yahoo News -- School Violence)
Science photos Nov 20, 2009
Young researchers are paid little and work long hours so they can experience the terrible weather atop New Hampshires Mount Washington. Click through imagery from the HiRISE camera on NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Category rankings: Defensive tackles Nov 20, 2009
Philadelphia George Washington ... Philadelphia George Washington ... Philadelphia George Washington. (Boston College Sports -- Rivals.com)
Top 25 in action Nov 20, 2009
No. 20 Oregon State at Washington State Beavers have allowed the last two opponents just 160 yards rushing and lead the Pacific 10 in rushing defense at 102. 4 yards per game. (Boston Globe)
Historical center loses state funding, will stay open (5) Nov 19, 2009
Historical center loses state funding, will stay open - Somerset - Daily American. We have no intention of closing, said Charlie Fox, historic site administrator at Somerset Historical Center. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
USFS urged to allow night aerial firefightin... Nov 19, 2009
Heil said an AP inquiry about the county's review would be relayed to an official in Washington, D.C., where it was after hours. About 5,000 firefighters were needed at the height of the Station Fire, which cost about $90 million to fight. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Click to read:Report: Senate Health Bill to Cost $849B Nov 19, 2009
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2009. Report: Senate Health Bill to Cost $849B. (CBS News)
Beer sales brewing for more groceries Nov 19, 2009
Giant Eagle offered its first Pittsburgh-area beer sales at its new Settlers Ridge store in Robinson earlier this month and will start sales tomorrow at a site in South Strabane, Washington County. The chain has been selling beer for years in Ohio, where beer bottles mingle freely with other products in the store. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
New Storm Brings Powerful Winds, Plenty Of Rain, Mountain Snow Nov 19, 2009
SEATTLE -- The newest storm moving into Western Washington is bringing powerful winds, plenty of rainfall and an exceptional amount of snow to the Cascades, said KIRO 7 Chief Meteorologist Rebecca Stevenson ... A windy and rainy day is ahead for western Washington ... Flood watches are in effect for areas of western Washington with the expectation of flooding for rivers and tributaries running off the Olympic mountains. (KIRO TV, WA)
Tracy, Scioscia win Manager of the Year awards Nov 19, 2009
Persuading other nations to take detainees has proven tough, and lawyers and human rights groups say Washington is most to blame because it also refuses to accept prisoners on U.S. soil. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, Pool). (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Tenn. community buries soldier killed at Fort Hood Nov 19, 2009
Associated Press writer Pauline Jelinek in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report. (This version CORRECTS lead to say that 13 people were killed, not 13 soldiers. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Patriot League Volleyball Tournament Preview Nov 19, 2009
--For the first time since 2000, the Patriot League Tournament will not be played in Washington, D.C. Army secured the top seed and hosting duties, and the Black Knights will host American, Colgate and Lehigh. 2009 Patriot League Volleyball Tournament. (Patriotleague.com)
Research challenges for understanding landscape changes identified Nov 19, 2009
WASHINGTON -- Nine research challenges and four research initiatives that are poised to advance the study of how Earth's landscapes change were unveiled today in a new report by the National Research Council. These challenges and initiatives could open the path to resolving environmental issues, from coastal erosion to landslides, by helping predict how processes such as wind, ice, water, tectonics, and living organisms drive changes in the Earth's surface. (EurekAlert!)
Falcons Open Reggie Minton Classic vs. Dickinson State on Friday Nov 19, 2009
Junior Evan Washington had 14 points and eight rebounds vs. Western State. Nov. 18, 2009. (Airforcesports.com)
Bulldogs to Host No. 7/14 Arizona State on Thursday Nov 19, 2009
Charli Turner Thorne, the head coach of Arizona State, was an assistant on Gobrecht s staff at the University of Washington. Prior to the Sun Devils postseason matchup with Connecticut, the New Haven Register cited that Thorne still teaches the defensive principles she first learned from [Gobrecht. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
Nickels seeks laws to keep guns from kids and criminals Nov 19, 2009
The timing was coincidental, but hours after a student was shot dead at a Tacoma high school, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels called on Washington ... The timing was coincidental, but hours after a student was shot dead at a Tacoma high school, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels called on Washington lawmakers to pass new laws to keep guns away from children and criminals ... He wants Washington to become the eighth state in the nation to ban assault weapons and said recent crimes including Wednesday... (Yahoo News -- School Violence)
Denham Named GWC Student-Athlete Of The Month Nov 19, 2009
Nothum, a junior from Washington, Mo. was named the Great West Women's Runner of the Year after she won the GWC Cross Country Championship on Oct. 31, with a blazing time of 22:16. (Ucdavisaggies.com)
Elizabeth 'Liz' Zottu Lane, 74, CDC lab inspector Nov 19, 2009
Additional survivors include a brother, John Zottu of Washington, D.C.; two sisters, Sylvia Schade of Riverside, Ili. and Peggy Trimble of Natick, Mass. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Victims' families speak out after deadly wreck Nov 18, 2009
Despite Phillips having been arrested on five DUI charges, however, she was never charged with felony DUI because she has so far only been convicted of drunken driving in two of the cases -- one in Washington from 1986 and in a 2005 Anchorage case. She pleaded a 1983 DUI charge down to a traffic violation and now has two 2009 cases pending. (Anchorage Daily News)
Baseball Season Tickets Now Available Nov 18, 2009
Three members of the 2010 recruiting class chose college over professional ball in (1st round, Texas), (37th round, Washington) and (40th round, Mets). The 2010 schedule features 28 games. (Gofrogs.com)
High school basketball scores Nov 18, 2009
McNair 44, Washington 39 ... Washington 70, McNair 44. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Sneak preview: Women's basketball Nov 18, 2009
East Carolina's Skip Holtz, ex-Hawaii coach June Jones and former Washington coach Tyrone Willingham have all shown the way. (15) T-C-U (2-0) at Clemson (2-1). (Fresno Bee)
Algiers Attacks Show Maturing of Al-Qaeda Unit Nov 18, 2009
By Washington Post Foreign Service Thursday, December 13, 2007; Page A25 ... More on washingtonpost ... 2007 The Washington Post Company Featured Advertiser Links. (Yahoo News -- Algeria)
No. 145 -- Lafayette vs. Lehigh Nov 18, 2009
Making history at night is not a new feat for Leopard football as Lafayette and Washington and Jefferson played in the first indoor night college football game on Oct. 25, 1930 ... RCN subscribers in Boston (226,000), New York City (250,000), Philadelphia (382,000) and Washington, D.C. (131,000) will be able to watch all 11 Lafayette games on RCN-8 ... MASN, which is available regionally and nationally on DIRECTV channel 640 and DISH Network channel 432, is the official television home of the... (Goleopards.com)
Rec director receives honor during deployment Nov 18, 2009
He met the former Katherine Pope of Washington, Ga. at Presbyterian, and they were married in 1992. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Around Oconee: Leader for the future Nov 18, 2009
The Washington Post describes "The Wordy Shipmates" as "Vowell's funny, imaginative take on musty, buckled-up Pilgrim notables brings the era wickedly to life.". Copies of the book are available at a 25 percent discount at Books Galore in Watkinsville. (Athens Banner-Herald)
What, No Ticker-Tape Parade? Nov 18, 2009
It has to be for some reason other than assuring swift and sure justice -- the kind that American military commissions have been providing since they were invented by George Washington. The transfer certainly is not motivated by security concerns. (Townhall.com)
Azteks abysmal failure bodes well for GM Nov 18, 2009
Copyright Washington Post. Newsweek Interactive. (MSNBC -- Business)
Stimulus Fraud Nov 18, 2009
Stimulus jobs were also reported in 35 congressional districts in Washington, D.C., and four U.S. territories ... The Washington Examiner's bogus-job count is even higher at 75,343, a figure likely to climb as more are discovered. (Investors Business Daily)
Patterson Meets With The Media Nov 18, 2009
"They've got a freshman quarterback (Austyn Carta-Samuels) who is going to grow up every year. They have gone back to some basics and said we are going to be good at what we do. Both offensively and defensively, they play hard. Dave Christensen is a good football coach. I have followed his career from Toledo all the way to Missouri. He came from a small school in Washington, so he has been at all of the levels and knows what it takes to be successful. He's done a good job of recruiting. You... (Gofrogs.com)
> East West bank plans expansion after buying United Commercial Nov 18, 2009
The market has stores in about 25 California cities, as well as in Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Texas and Georgia. So far the bank has more than a dozen in-store branches in Southern California but has yet to open branches in Northern California stores, Ng said. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Patriot League Football Release - 11.17.09 Nov 18, 2009
Fordham (4-6, 1-4) at Georgetown (0-10, 0-5) Multi-Sport Field; Washington, D.C. - Saturday, 1 p.m. ... Fordham and Georgetown close out their seasons with a Patriot League matchup in Washington, D.C.. (Patriotleague.com)
Schemmel submitted expenses for trip Nov 18, 2009
Schemmel, 55, also billed the university $331 to change his flight home to San Diego from Washington, where he was attending the NCAA Convention ... When Schemmel signed an expense form Feb. 4 that requested reimbursement for the rental car, flight change, gas and other expenses, the form listed the trip's purpose as the NCAA Convention in Washington and a meeting with Parker Executive Search firm in Atlanta ... It was Obama most recently, but before that you were in Washington, D.C.. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Rhoderick takes challenges in stride during JFK 50 Nov 17, 2009
Editors note: This is the first story in a six-part series about some of the people who will compete in the JFK 50 Mile ultramarathon Saturday in Washington County. HAGERSTOWN Two years ago, Dale Rhoderick fell 10 feet while repairing a barn roof at his farm along White Hall Road and landed on his back. (The Herald-Mail Online)
Atomic Priesthoods, Thorn Landscapes, and Munchian Pictograms Nov 17, 2009
During a 2004 cleanup operation at the Hanford nuclear site in Washington state, personnel digging through a trench uncovered a safe containing a glass bottle ... Copyright 2009 Washington Post. (Slate)
Ancient Trees Grow Faster as Temperatures Rise Nov 17, 2009
Salzer, Hughes and their co-authors Andrew G. Bunn of Western Washington University in Bellingham and Kurt F. Kipfmueller of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis will publish their paper in an upcoming issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ... 31, 2006) New University of Washington research suggests insects' ability to adapt to warmer temperatures carries an unexpected consequence -- more. (Science Daily)
State Snapshots Nov 17, 2009
The league also honored Eastern Washington quarterback Matt Nichols on offense and Weber State punt returner/wide receiver Tim Toone on special teams ... passed for 380 yards and four touchdown in Eastern Washington's 41-28 win over Southern Utah. (Montana Standard, MT)
Forget The Hype AP; D. Jay Talbot/Icon SMIThe hoops world will get a look at UNC's Tyler Zeller, WVU's Casey Mitchell and Ohio State's Evan Turner this week.Disregard all about the preseason rankings: It's finally time to play basketball and for reality to set in. SI.com's Luke Winn breaks down the top 10 early season tournaments to watch. Nov 17, 2009
It's nice to watch Purdue get sped up to a non-Big Ten pace, which the Vols will most likely try to do; if this game at all resembles the Boilers' battle with an up-tempo Washington team in the second round of last year's NCAA tournament, it'll be must-see TV.. (The Tennessee-Northern Iowa semifinal shouldn't be bad either, as the Panthers are the class of the Missouri Valley, and have the front-line size -- especially with 7-1 center Jordan Eglseder -- to give the Vols trouble. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Basketball)
Iran nuclear program: UN's first look inside secret site at Qom Nov 17, 2009
Washington - Iran's newly revealed uranium enrichment plant near Qom is at an advanced stage of construction, according to a report from the first group of UN inspectors allowed inside. No centrifuges the spinning tubes that do the actual enriching have been installed at the facility. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Ironic or Prophetic? Nov 17, 2009
Get the 2010 Recruiting Yearbook and a full year of Sports Washington Magazine with an Annual Total Access Pass. Free Email Newsletter. (Dawgman.com)
Women's Basketball Weekly Release - Nov. 16 Nov 17, 2009
BYU at Washington Seattle, Wash. 7 p.m. PT. (Themwc.com)
Opinion: TCUs chances of catching Texas slim now Nov 17, 2009
No. 18 USC. Unless a cataclysmic series of events happens and leaves a group of Pac-10 teams at 6-3 (one of those events would include Washington State beating Oregon State), the Trojans' chances for an eighth straight BCS bowl are history. And now, it has come to this: coach Pete Carroll complaining about another coach running up the score. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Geoge Will: The camera can lie, after all, if the photographer wills it to do so Nov 17, 2009
-Write George Will at Washington Post Writers Group, 1150 15th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20071. Related Stories. (The News-Press -- Opinion)
Historical center loses state funding, will stay open Nov 17, 2009
We have no intention of closing, said Charlie Fox, historic site administrator at Somerset Historical Center. This was not unexpected. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Obama should play to win Nov 17, 2009
It is evident from the length of this deliberative process and from the flood of leaks that have emerged from Kabul and Washington that the perfect course of action does not exist. Given that reality, the urgent necessity is to make a decision - whether or not it is right. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
For marijuana, a move into the open in a ski town Nov 17, 2009
After the election, McAllister said, people in Montana and Washington called seeking advice on starting voter initiatives ... After the election, McAllister said, people in Montana and Washington called seeking advice on starting voter initiatives. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
'One-Two Punch' Pounds Region With High Winds, Heavy Rain Nov 17, 2009
SEATTLE -- The first of two powerful storms pounded Western Washington Monday with high winds and soaking rains, causing a huge tree to fall onto two homes, cutting power to thousands of homes and pushing rivers over their banks ... The second storm threatens possibly damaging 40 mph winds with gusts to 60 mph on Monday night and Tuesday morning from the Washington coast, through the Strait of Juan de Fuca and into Whatcom and Skagit counties ... Power outages caused by high winds closed... (KIRO TV, WA)
Vandy women handle Lehigh Nov 17, 2009
James Washington was the only other Blue Raider in double figures with 11 points. Culleoka s Demario Williams was scoreless but shared the team led in assists with two while playing 18 minutes. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Nickels seeks laws to keep guns from kids and criminals Nov 16, 2009
The timing was coincidental, but hours after a student was shot dead at a Tacoma high school, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels called on Washington ... The timing was coincidental, but hours after a student was shot dead at a Tacoma high school, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels called on Washington lawmakers to pass new laws to keep guns away from children and criminals ... He wants Washington to become the eighth state in the nation to ban assault weapons and said recent crimes including Wednesday... (Yahoo News -- School Violence)
Western denied regional berth for second straight year Nov 16, 2009
- For the second straight year, the Western Washington University volleyball team was denied one of eight berths in the West Regional of the NCAA Division II National Tournament after being ranked among the top eight in the last regular-season regional poll and winning its final match. The Vikings were rated No.8 in last week's poll and swept Montana State Billings on Saturday to finish 17-10. (Wwuvikings.com)
Bishops split over Mass translation Nov 16, 2009
In a recent lecture at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., he cited examples of mangled English. A Lenten prayer says, "May we bring before you as the fruit of bodily penance a cheerful purity of mind.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
