Small town coach with Ohio-record 785 wins in boys H.S. baseball keeps jobKALIDA, Ohio — The winningest high school boys baseball coach in Ohio has been kept on by a school board that had hinted it wanted him to retire. No joy in Mudville, or Burlington: More than a century of baseball ends at VermontBURLINGTON, Vt. — At Centennial Field, the sun was out, the infield grass freshly cut, the home team riding a six-game winning streak into a Tuesday afternoon doubleheader. High school stadium in Carrollton to host Cowboys team activities, June 15-17 minicampIRVING, Texas — Dallas Cowboys team activities will move to a nearby high school stadium as the investigation continues into the collapse of its indoor practice facility. Interim coach DiLeo withdraws himself from consideration for 76ers head jobPHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia 76ers interim coach Tony DiLeo has withdrawn his name from consideration for the permanent coaching job. 8 countries from 4 continents preparing for first Junior World ChampionshipCANTON, Ohio — Jan Jenmert was admiring the history inside the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Friday when he stumbled upon Bill Walsh’s bust. Jenmert, the head coach of Sweden’s national football team, has admired the coach since reading Walsh’s book, “Finding the Winning Edge.” School athletics events will go on in New Mexico after health concerns passALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Activities Association says high schools around the state may resume athletic team practices now that health officials have determined swine flu concerns no longer warrant school closings. California high school and middle school teams win Energy Department’s science bowlWASHINGTON — An astronomical diagram pointed a Sacramento, Calif., high school team toward victory Monday in the National Science Bowl. Prep events in Florida, New Mexico join the list of those affected by spread of swine fluThe spread of the swine flu has affected high school sports in two more states, with New Mexico postponing athletic events and Florida granting athletes pulled from a state track championship the chance to compete in a separate meet later. Athletes at Tampa high school to miss state track meet after swine flu worries closes schoolsTAMPA, Fla. — Athletes from a Tampa high school were told on Monday they are being pulled from the upcoming state track meet because of a swine flu threat at their school. From Alabama to New York, swine flu prompts cancellations and rescheduling of sports eventsMONTGOMERY, Ala. — The swine flu outbreak has forced the cancellation or postponement of sporting events across the country, affecting everything from prep contests in Texas and Alabama to a college baseball road trip in Delaware. Number of flu closings triples to nearly 300, still a small share of schools nationwideWASHINGTON — Education officials say nearly 300 schools around the country have closed because of concerns about spreading swine flu — and more are expected to. Swine flu fears prompt Ala. officials to cancel all high school sports eventsMONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama High School Athletic Association has canceled all athletic events because of concerns about swine flu. Grand Canyon officials hope they’ve finally cleared fallout of persistent radiation rumorsFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Grand Canyon National Park officials hope they have finally put to rest a long-standing rumor that the athletic fields where local children play were contaminated with radiation. Local officials may close schools to stave off flu, but what if teens gather at the mall?WASHINGTON — Closing schools won’t necessarily stop the spread of swine flu. Texas officials call off high school sports, academic events until May 11 due to swine fluAUSTIN, Texas — Texas officials on Wednesday postponed all public high school athletic and academic competitions until May 11 because of the swine flu outbreak. Florida prep pitcher finally gives up hit, failing in bid for fifth straight no-hitterCLEARWATER, Fla. — It was just one hit, but still you would have expected some reaction from the pitcher, Patrick Schuster. Florida prep pitcher goes for 5th straight no-hitter, 1 shy of national high school recordCLEARWATER, Fla. — A Florida high school pitcher is trying for his fifth consecutive no-hit game. Trial begins for 2 teens accused of hate crime beating death of illegal immigrant from MexicoPOTTSVILLE, Pa. — One night last summer, a group of drunken teenage football players got into a wild brawl with an illegal Mexican immigrant. The immigrant wound up dead — and a jury on Monday began hearing testimony about how it happened and who was responsible. Vikings fan from Hawaii gets to announce Minnesota’s draft pick as part of contest victoryNEW YORK — The offer popped into Rainier “Onyx” Herrera’s inbox: You’ve won a trip to New York to compete for a chance to attend the Super Bowl and receive $100,000! South-central Missouri high school baseball player dies days after being hit by wild pitchSPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The father of a south-central Missouri baseball player who died after being hit by a wild throw said Friday that he doesn’t blame the pitcher. What’s the No. 1 jock school? By one calculation, it’s MIT, but budget cuts threaten thatName the college that sponsored 41 varsity sports this year, tying with Harvard for most in the country. Chinese high school admits to using national team ringers for girls’ soccer tournamentBEIJING — A Chinese high school principal has admitted his girls’ soccer team was filled with players from the junior national squad and apologized for the fraud, state media reported Friday. Chinese high school admits to using national team ring ins for girls’ football tournamentBEIJING — A Chinese high school principal has admitted his girls’ football team was supplimented with players from the junior national squad and apologised for the fraud, state media reported Friday. Obituaries in the newsFrederick Wirth Jr. RENO, Nev. (AP) — Dr. Frederick “Fred” Wirth Jr., the physician to America’s first test-tube baby, has died, his family said Friday. He was 68. Craigslist slaying suspect’s former med school lab partner says he was “strange in a dark way”BOSTON — A former medical school lab partner of accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff says she’s not surprised that he’s a suspect in the case because he had profound mood swings and often appeared “disturbed.” Fiancee of Boston med student accused of killing woman he met on Craigslist says he’s innocentBOSTON — The fiancee of accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff stood by her man and swore he couldn’t hurt a fly. Police: Boston med student held in masseuse’s death targeted women he met on CraigslistBOSTON — Philip Markoff seemed to have a good life: The handsome, clean-cut, 23-year-old medical student was planning a lavish beachfront wedding this summer to a beautiful woman. But authorities say his computer and surveillance video paint a picture of a suspected serial criminal who targeted women offering erotic services through Craigslist. Now he’s accused of killing one and suspected of robbing and tying up another. |
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