Politics
Penn State hires Bill O’Brien as football coach (AP)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – In Bill O’Brien, Penn State picked a Happy Valley outsider to take over a storied program that had run into turbulent times in the final days of longtime coach Joe Paterno.
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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.
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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.
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In Paris, Beckham would jump into Mideast politics (AP)
PARIS (AP)—Soccer star, fashion icon, ambassador for Britain, friend to Hollywood stars—David Beckham is many things.
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Auto Racing Capsules: With four to go, some counting Johnson out of contention
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It’s easy for outsiders to cross Jimmie Johnson off the list of title contenders. They don’t work side by side with the five-time defending NASCAR champion every week, and have no idea just how hard it is to beat him.
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Baseball, Pawlenty and Celebrity Politics: Stephen L. Carter
About Stephen L Carter Stephen L. Carter is a professor of law at Yale, where he teaches courses on contracts, professional responsibility, ethics in literature, intellectual property and the law and ethics of war. More about Stephen L Carter You might have missed the news that several courthouse guards are being investigated for accepting autographed baseballs from Roger Clemens, one of the greatest pitchers of the modern era, after his mistrial on charges of lying under oath about steroid use
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LA council approves framework deal for NFL venue (AP)
LOS ANGELES – The developers seeking to build an NFL stadium in downtown Los Angeles were granted a City Council endorsement Tuesday that they had long stressed was necessary to prove to league officials that their plan has public support. Anschutz Entertainment Group president and chief executive Tim Leiweke said that the council’s 12-0 vote in favor of a framework deal on the project’s funding and timeline sends a strong message to the NFL that the city is behind the proposal for a 72,000-seat NFL stadium on the city’s convention center campus. “Today proved we have a vision (and) they’re behind it,” he said
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Klinsmann will have U.S. on the attack (Yahoo! Sports)
No one yet knows if the United States is going to be any good under Juergen Klinsmann, but the new coach’s first squad announcement on Thursday immediately confirmed one fact. They won’t be boring. Part of Klinsmann’s soccer philosophy involves creating an identity for the teams he leads such as the attacking, youthful mindset he instilled in the Germany side he took to the semifinals of the 2006 World Cup.
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Inspirations such as Honda, Kagawa, Nagatomo and female world champions show that ‘Japan as Number One’ can become reality (Goal.com)
The history of Japanese soccer began to change when Keisuke Honda controlled a perfect cross from Daisuke Matsui and with a clinical touch beat Souleymanou Hamidou. It happened in Bloemfontein, South Africa a little over one year ago, on June 14, 2010. On that notable day, thanks to Honda’s goal, Japan defeated Cameroon 1-0.
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Venezuelans cheer Copa America feat, look to semis (AP)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP)—Venezuela’s unprecedented run to the Copa America semifinals has cut across the country’s deep political divisions. The national team’s 2-1 victory over Chile on Sunday night dominated talk in Caracas, pushing aside speculation about President Hugo Chavez’s cancer treatment in Cuba
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