GALAXY/CHIVAS USA NOTEBOOK: Busy Galaxy expected to have different lineup again
CARSON – As much as the Galaxy wanted to win Wednesday, they treated the home game against Houston as much as a matter of survival as anything.
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Game one notebook
For the first time in eight playoff games the Waxahachie Indians failed to score a run as Heath scored nine early to pull away Thursday.
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Revs Notebook: Nicol’s bunch overwhelmed in USOC flop
A rough start led to New England’s quick demise in a 5-0 defeat in a Lamar Hunt US Open Cup play-in match at Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday night.
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Retail Notebook: Kinstonian moving to old Abbott’s location
A Kinston buffet is relocating about four miles west to a roomier building familiar to local buffet enthusiasts. The Kinstonian Family Restaurant is moving from it’s location in the Econo Lodge hotel, intersection of U.S. 70 and Queen Street, to…
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TV-Radio notebook: Probing into ESPN’s inner workings
As we delve into the Festivus miracle that is Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN, the new book by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales, we pause to offer homage to Charley Steiner, the former longtime ESPN anchor who was in town this week in his current role as the Dodgers’ radio announcer.
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Outdoors notebook
Lake Levels: R=rising, F=falling, S=steady, V=variable.
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Reporters’ notebook
Congrats to San Carlos Assistant City Manager Brian Moura who received the 2011 Outstanding Public Service Award from San Francisco State University’s Graduate Public Administration Program.
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Religion notebook: Rapture postponed, Shane Claiborne comes to Portland and a priest ponders the sex abuse study
Harold Camping revises his Rapture prediction, “ordinary radical” Shane Claiborne visits Portland and the John Jay study on Catholic clergy sex abuse fuels ongoing argument.
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Best of Bruins will win it
The reporter’s notebook tells the grim story of Wednesday night for the Bruins, the good and the bad of the…
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New Consumer Reports ranks keep MacBooks on top
Consumer Reports’ refreshed notebook rankings [sub. required] gave Apple the top spot in virtually all notebook rankings. As of late May, the updated MacBook Pros led the 15-inch category with 76 to 78 points versus Dell’s XPS 15 at 73 points, while the 17-inch models just edged ahead of the HP dv7 (79 points) with 80 and 81 points. All of the 13-inch models placed second at 70 to 72 points, but …
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PHILLIES NOTEBOOK: Blanton seeking another opinion
PHILADELPHIA — There are a few names used in medical field you don’t like to hear when baseball players are involved: Lewis Yocum, James Andrews, Tommy John.
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Prep Notebook: Seahawks plan to return for more
Minutes after Severna Park ended South River’s season, Scott Mitchell was laughing and joking. Mitchell was upset about the 12-7 loss, but he knows most of his baseball team has plenty more games together. “We definitely had a great season,” said Mitchell, the Seahawks’ No. 1 pitcher and No. 3 hitter. “With all the young players we have, we’re only going to get better. We’ve just got to look …
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COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Farmer steps up for Tech
Buck Farmer sure seems ready for postseason baseball. The Georgia Tech right-hander tossed seven innings of eight-hit ball Saturday, striking out five in a 5-3 win over Virginia Tech in the Yellow Jackets’ regular season finale.
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Ag Notebook for May 22
Crop progress … Winter wheat continues to be rated in mostly fair to poor condition in the weekly crop progress report from the Colorado office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
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Outdoors Notebook: Arnold Rim Trail horse ride returning
Chris Markus on her Haflinger Tori competing at Georgetown. Markus is a key organizer of the upcoming Arnold Rim Trail ride, June 3-4. Courtesy photo The North American Trail Ride Conference is planning the second Arnold Rim Trail ride June 3-4, with all profits going to the Arnold Rim Trail.
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LSU Notebook: Clutch hits key Saturday’s victory
Getting hits hasn’t been much of a problem for LSU this season. Getting them in clutch situations? That’s been a different story and a major reason the Tigers had to scratch and claw over the last month to finish the regular season 36-20 and 13-17 in the Southeastern Conference.
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Prep Notebook: Kelso softball player receives Player of the Year
Kelso’s Brittney Sanders and Kylee Gaspar of Mountain View shared Player of the Year honors in Greater St. Helens 3A League softball following a recent vote of the league’s coaches.
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Prep Notebook: Shuman, Dolphins settle in
Battery Creek football coach Jim Shuman did not get much time with his new team but said he was enco
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PREP NOTEBOOK: Local wrestling coaches, official to enter Hall of Fame
A pair of former wrestling coaches with local ties and an area official will be inducted into the Wa
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Pirates Notebook: False report on Ciriaco
The Pirates gave out false information in regard to shortstop Pedro Ciriaco, according to an MLB.com report Saturday. Ciriaco was recalled from Class AAA Indianapolis to the Pirates before the Saturday night game against the Detroit Tigers.
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MHSAA NOTEBOOK: Minga absent in late innings for Mustangs
PEARL – If the going gets tough for Mantachie the past month, you could usually depend on seeing ace Collin Minga in the late innings to seal a Mustang victory.
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College notebook: Shirck reconsiders college track future
Brandon Shirck (Nordhoff) had reached his breaking point. Frustrated by an injury-plagued running career at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the junior was ready to give up his final year of athletic eligibility.
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Business notebook 5/22/2011
Local attorney recognized as MVP
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Notebook: Carmel sectional features loaded field
It isn’t a stretch to say Carmel High School’s chances of winning a boys track state title are better than its chances of winning tonight’s Carmel Sectional.
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College notebook: Gombold, Hilpert receive All-UMAC honors for Saints
Stillwater graduate Kaylee Gombold earned all-conference honors as a member of the College of St. Scholastica women’s outdoor track and field team that won its seventh straight Upper Midwest Athletic Association (UMAC) Championship. The Saints scored 313 points to easily outdistance runner-up UM-Morris (139) and third-place Northwestern (49).
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FHSAA Finals Notebook: North Florida Christian homers go inside out
PORT ST. LUCIE — It is rare to see one inside-the-park home run in a high school baseball game, much less two, and it’s even less likely to have two hit by a pair of brothers.
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