| Online paper gives elections youthful spin
So whether it is exploring the compatibility of democracy and Islam as one columnist did, or even examining how sports and politics can mix, the tone and approach of Scoop08 is a lot different from watching the political pundits on "Meet the Press." Mangino and Heffner embarked on their start-up Web publication based on two assumptions: The Internet is generally the media vehicle of choice among students and is changing campaigns the way television revolutionized campaigns in the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon race. And "there was unprecedented interest on campuses in the race," Mangino says. "Whether you are conservative or liberal," he says, "there is a feeling that the U.S. is at a watershed in its history and in its place in the world, and there is an energy level for change that is making people feel they need to do something." Scoop08 is not "Animal House" for student-journalists.
Scott Ostler: To tell the truth, sort of
But if Bonds did stretch the truth like one of his old Giants' caps, he's not the Lone Ranger. In the world of sports, everyone lies. And if they say they don't lie, they're lying. Following is a sampler of common sports fibs (in parentheses, what the person is thinking). And no, I'm not trying to hack out a quickie column, although I did promise the kids at the orphanage I'd come over and help them install smoke alarms. -- "The cheerleaders on our squad are chosen strictly for their dancing ability." (And it ain't the foxtrot, amigo.) -- "I'm shocked that they found something illegal on my race car." (And missed the other 15 things.) -- "Don't change that channel, folks, this game is faaar from over!" (Anyone still watching is legally dead.) -- "I'm going to spend the rest of my life looking for the real killers." (Fore!) -- "If our team had a problem with morale or drugs, I'd be the first to know." (Once I read it in the newspapers.) -- "I have never used steroids.
Who would you make No. 1?
David Leeder, Sports Editor, Globesports.com: Hi Steve and thanks for joining us today. Before we begin, I'd like you to walk us through how the list is devised. And was there any apprehension about naming an inanimate object as the most influential person in Canadian sports considering the large range of possibilities this year? Steve McAllister writes: My pleasure, Dave. The Top 25 originated in the '90s and was resurrected when I came to the Globe in the fall of 2000. William Houston and James Christie do most of the heavy lifting in compiling the list, with input from yours truly and the other members of the sports department. Yes, there were concerns from Bill and Jim when the idea of making the loonie the No. 1 power player was put out there in our original meeting.
Figueroa leads Crusaders in district win
If Catholic High's sophomore forward keeps playing the standout soccer that has helped propel the Crusaders to great success over the last two seasons, that college degree could become much cheaper.Behind a Figueroa score and two goals from Louis Hines, the Crusaders rolled over South Walton 4-0 in the District 1-3A semifinal at Gorecki-Lebeau Stadium Tuesday night and will play Walton for the district title on Thursday at 7 p.m.Making the move from Peru halfway through his eighth grade year, Figueroa wondered how his favorite sport would translate in America. Considering Figueroa's bloodlines in the sport his brother Gerado was a professional soccer player in Peru he hoped that soccer wouldn't be lost in the shuffle in his new home."I was kind of scared that soccer wouldn't be as challenging (as it was in Peru)," said Figueroa, who played for the Bayside Soccer Club under-16 travel team at age 14.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Swizz Beatz Opens Half A Club, Ray J: The Male ...
We already know the Hot Boys are coming back in full force, but let me reiterate it like Lil' Weezy Wayne. The University of Florida in Championshipville had a concert with Fab and Wayne the other night. Both Fab and Wayne did the damn thing, but the crowd went super crazy when Wayne said, “Do y'all remember the Hot Boyz? Well, guess what? We'ree Baccccckkkk." On top of it all, Wayne almost didn't get to perform, because the local “Hip-Hop" police were searching his dressing room for anything they could arrest him on. He nearly left, but stayed to perform. I heard that it was a proverbial day of happiness for all students.
Oh yeah – Wayne is supposed to be doing some sort of Pay-Per-View concert. Interesting.
SWIZZ BEATZ OPENS HALF A CAR DEALERSHIP
How do you open half of a car dealership? You have to ask Swizz Beatz that one.
Moonlight Troupers’ – South Pacific
Oliver! opens with catchy tune Food Glorious Food, as headstrong Oliver Twist (Zachary Fadler) defiantly delivers his famed line, Please, sir, can I have som more? before he cast away from a gruel-based life. He first sold to Sowerberry Undertakers (Mark Dawson and Heidi Toll) and then taken in by The Artful Dodger (David Dickey), who recruits him into a lair of pickpockets who form a dysfunctional family led by creepy patriarch-figure Fagin (Jonathan Glickman). There castoff Oliver is apprenticed to picking pockets, though he gets framed and caught by authorities his first day on the job. In the second act, Oliver finds himself suddenly in the good graces of a benevolent Mr. Brownlow (Bryant Centofanti), who discovers the waif is his long lost grandson. So poor Oliver journey Äî through careless guardians and life on the streets, finally finding a generous family Äî travels us through the human journey to love.
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