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Alex Cora, David Ortiz, Jason Varitek and the Maine Action Team Step Up to the Plate for Disadvantaged Children in Portland (Popularity:  )
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High School student leaders from the Maine Action Team youth volunteer corps today accompanied 14 elementary and middle school students from Bristol Elementary School, Bristol Consolidated School, and Brewer, Mahoney and Wiscasset middle schools in Portland on a bus trip to a Red Sox game at Fenway Park. The high school student leaders served as mentors to the younger students to highlight the need for positive enrichment programs for disadvantaged ...
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Second Annual Friendship Games to Bring the World Together in Israel (Popularity: )
http://www.thefriendshipgames.org
The Second Annual Friendship Games basketball tournament at Tel-Aviv University is slated to begin June 1. The games run through June 8. Thirty college teams from 17 different countries among them Russia, China, Serbia, Jordan, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Turkey, Palestine, Ukraine, Cyprus, Slovenia and Israel will compete in the round-robin style tournament with each team playing five games. Some of the countries participating have been or still are in conflict ...
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Bally Total Fitness Enters Into Agreements to Sell Canadian Operations to Extreme Fitness, Inc. and GoodLife Fitness Centres Inc. (Popularity: )
http://www.ballyfitness.com
Bally Total Fitness (NYSE: BFT), one of the largest operators of fitness centers in the U.S., announced today that it has entered into agreements to sell its 16 Toronto, Canada facilities to Extreme Fitness, Inc., which is acquiring six of the facilities, and GoodLife Fitness Centres Inc., which is acquiring ten of the facilities. The properties include nine Sports Clubs of Canada and seven Bally Total Fitness clubs. The transactions ...
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Commissioners Extend Shooting Hours; Game Commission Awards Funding for Priority Wildlife Projects; Board Approves Acquisition of 87 Acres; Board Takes Action on Other Items (Popularity: )
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us
The Board of Game Commissioners gave final approval today to a measure to extend legal hunting hours to one-half-hour after sunset for all game and the September Canada goose season. Under the change, the only exceptions are for migratory game birds and waterfowl, which are governed by the federal guidelines of the U.S. Migratory Bird Treaty Act. For those species, the federal guidelines require daily hunting hours to close at ...
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Dr. Raphael Longobardi Reminds Parents, Coaches & Pediatricians that April is National Youth Sports Safety Month (Popularity: )
http://www.universityorthopaedic.com
Each year, millions of children are injured due to their participation in sports and fitness activities. The good news is that many of these injuries can be prevented with proper education and utilization of the various safety resources now available to parents, coaches and pediatricians. Dr. Raphael Longobardi of the University Orthopaedic Center, P.A., in Hackensack, NJ, cautions all parents, coaches and pediatricians of young athletes about the importance of ...
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California Town Celebrates Seabiscuit Legacy with Mural (Popularity: )
Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC) unveiled Wednesday a mural painted by Northern California artist Sandra Hoover that memorializes the magical legacy of the 1930s famous thoroughbred racehorse, Seabiscuit. For the past two months, Hoover has been working diligently on the mural that celebrates the history of thoroughbred racing in California and Dixon, where the first California horse race was held in 1886. Hoover says she was directly influenced to paint this ...
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NY GIANTS Help Build Body, Inspire Mind of Inner-city Kids (Popularity: )
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80 boys from the Link Community School, Newark, will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to mentor with members of the NY Giants at the 2007 YOUTH FOOTBALL EXPERIENCE, Tuesday, April 10, 2007. The event, sponsored by Athletes in Action, here, and Trinity Financial Sports and Entertainment Management Company, Manasquan, NJ, will take place in the "Giants Bubble" next to Giants Stadium. Designed to build the boys' confidence, football skills and character, ...
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World Jewish Congress Confirms Dismissal of Israel Singer; Steering Committee Passes Resolution On Israel Branch (Popularity: )
The World Jewish Congress, which as the representative body of Jewish communities and organizations in more than 100 countries is the preeminent organization addressing the needs and interests of Jews across the globe, confirmed the dismissal of longtime professional leader Israel Singer. Singer was dismissed by Edgar M. Bronfman, the WJC President, who said in a statement that, "Israel Singer is no longer associated with the World Jewish Congress or ...
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ESPN Founder Launches Another Innovation in Sports Talk (Popularity: )
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PHILADELPHIA - Just in time for March Madness, ESPN Founder Bill Rasmussen has launched another innovative concept for sports fans to devour - unlimited sports talk shows from the CF Sports Talk Studio. The newly launched CampusFans.com website offers every fan the opportunity to host his or her own sports talk show as often as they like - worldwide - absolutely free of charge. Any fan can participate as a ...
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Crown Royal to Give Texas Adult Race Fans the Chance to Experience 'The Good Life' at Texas Motor Speedway on April 15 (Popularity: )
http://www.crownroyal.com
Crown Royal Championship Racing today announced that it will give one Texas adult race fan the opportunity to have his / her name incorporated into the paint scheme of a race car during this spring's NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series (NNCS) race at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) as part of Crown Royal's "Your Name Here" promotion. From now until March 15, Texas residents 21 and over can enter the Crown Royal ...
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