Tuscaloosanews.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Adam Jones Staff Writer TUSCALOOSA | After further review, it appears an error led Shelton State Community College into the national limelight for giving a questionable account of its share of federal stimulus funds. “We know where the numbers came from, and it looks to be an error in reporting somehow,” said Craig Threlkeld, college spokesman.
Tuscaloosanews.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Adam Jones Staff Writer Tuscaloosa | The University of Alabama has been allotted just more than $32 million in federal stimulus money so far, enough money to put the university at 10th place in the state in the amount of stimulus money, according to federal data. Of the $32 million, about
The Reverend Garibaldi McFlurry (Free subscription) | yesterday
St Elizabeth's seems to be having a Smyth and Jones weekend, with two visiting speakers. This morning, we had our termly Men's Breakfast over in Wolfe's at the Dundonald Omniplex. Ulster Fries all round, apart from the veggies! Sharing with us was Adam Smyth from the BBC, a member of Bloomfield Presbyterian. Speaking from Hebrews 12, Adam challenged us on what holds us back from running the race, and...
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
More photos » by Ted S. Warren - AP 2 months ago: Dustin Ackley, the Seattle Mariners' top pick in this year's baseball draft, takes batting practice with the team Monday, Aug. 31, 2009, in Seattle. Ackley is an outfielder and also plays first base, and the team said Monday that he will play for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League after spending some time with the Mariners' instructional...
Tuscaloosanews.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
By Adam Jones Staff Writer TUSCALOOSA | The University of Alabama set up meetings on two days later this month for those wishing to express an opinion about a planned memorial in front of Foster Auditorium. The university also set up a Web page that collects suggestions about the memorial and stories about the building’s history.
Welsh Rugby Blog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Welsh and Ospreys full back is expected to be back in action very soon, at least according to team mate James Hook, who is currently occupying the full back position for Wales. In an interview with the Western Mail, in which he again talks about his desire to play outside half, he says that Lee Byrne is expected back by the time James returns to the Liberty stadium from International duty. “And...
FISH TANK (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Vote for Best Defense Player Click the link to vote for Best Defensive Player for 2009. Either Adam Jones or Melvin Mora . Guess who I picked. =) You can also vote for your picks on the other categories such as Hitter and Moment. (i voted for D. J. *wink, wink*)
Tuscaloosanews.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
By Adam Jones Staff Writer The federal government and Shelton State Community College are still pointing fingers at each other after a federal report cited the college for giving a questionable account of its share of federal stimulus funds.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
• 'Australia's is stronger' says bullish New Zealander • Shane Williams back for Saturday's match with Pumas The Wales coach, Warren Gatland, has taunted Argentina ahead of Saturday's match at the Millennium Stadium by claiming that the Pumas' much-vaunted scrum is not as powerful as Australia's, whose front row was derided a few years ago as only having a reverse gear. Gatland has shown...
Camden Chat (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
2007 - Pre-MacPhail. 2010 - Based solely on current players. How much have we improved, really? Discuss. Is it fair to say that the only position where the 2010 Orioles are worse off than the 2007 Orioles is shortstop? All lineups are based on who played that most games at that position in each year. 2007 Baltimore Orioles 2008 Baltimore Orioles 2009 Baltimore Orioles 2010 Baltimore Orioles C: Ramon...
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
My pals at Camden Chat, which is backed by the uber network SBNation, are struggling with Adam Jones’s brand new Gold Glove . Routine. “I really hate that I can’t feel awesome about this. But I can’t. I love Adam Jones and there is no doubt in my mind that one year, probably in the near future, he will play centerfield at such a level that he deserves the GG. But this year...
Red Reporter (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Obama may not have been able to deliver Chicago the Olympics, but at least his hometown hosted the MLB Winter Meetings in his first year in office. Not much activity thus far, but here are some rumblings: Per a Buster Olney Tweet (via mlbtraderumors.com), the Reds are shopping Coco hard. Olney's heard from other teams that the Reds would love to move closer Francisco Cordero. Of course, closers are...
The Political Game (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The Rawlings Gold Glove awards have been handed out and break down as follows (parentheses note the number of awards won by each player): National League: P: Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals (1st) C: Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals (2 nd ) 1B: Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego Padres (2 nd ) 2B: Orlando Hudson, Los Angeles Dodgers (4 th ) 3B: Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals (1st) SS: Jimmy Rollins,...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
We have conflicting reports on whether Mauer contract extension talks have actually started. Joe C. in this morning's Star Tribune: " Contract talks haven't started ". My guess is this is Mauer downplaying any preliminary discussions that may be taking place. No cause for alarm...yet. Other random notes (many thanks to MLB Trade Rumors ): Joe C. also notes that Carl Pavano 's agent had an...
Worldfocus (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Argentinian man views the daily newspapers in La Cumbre. Photo: flickr user Adam Jones, phD. The Kirchner era in Argentina has been characterized by mixed signals. First there was Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić, little-known as governor of Santa Cruz until he vaulted into the Argentine presidency in 2003. In a country that endured military coups, an economic [...]
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