After every home game, Colt Brennan waves to his probation officer as he leaves Aloha Stadium.
When a teammate needs a designated driver, he knows he can call Brennan, who, under the terms of his probation, is not allowed to drink.
When children in a juvenile detention center need a pep talk, Brennan always says yes. He reasons that words mean more coming from a convicted felon turned good.
Brennan, Hawaii’s star quarterback, is on the cusp of what could be a transcendent season in his senior year. He is projected to make a run at the Heisman Trophy, and his coach insists that he will be the first quarterback selected in the N.F.L. draft. His strong right arm, combined with a soft schedule, have people around college football’s most remote program believing that Hawaii’s chances of making a Boise State-like run to a Bowl Championship Series game are, well, not remote.
Those possibilities, for the player and for the team, are even more noteworthy considering the improbable, circuitous road that Brennan, 24, took to Hawaii.<! via email from donna ->
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Greg Oden to miss season
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Greg Oden's rookie season with the Portland Trail Blazers ended before it started when the 7-footer had knee surgery Thursday.
The top pick in the June draft went in for an exploratory procedure on his right knee and ended up having microfracture surgery, which means he will sit out the season.
The top pick in the June draft went in for an exploratory procedure on his right knee and ended up having microfracture surgery, which means he will sit out the season.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
WFH
[9/9/07] Jamaican Asafa Powell set a new men's world 100m record of 9.74 seconds at the IAAF Grand Prix at Rieti, Italy, on Sunday, beating his old mark of 9.77 set in Athens in June 2005.
Powell's new world record shaves three-hundredths of a second off his previous mark set in June 2005.
The 24-year-old Powell dominated the race ahead of Norway's Saidy Ndure Jaysuma (10.07) and 2003 world champion from St Kitts and Nevis, Kim Collins (10.14).
The Jamaican failed to win the 100m title at the Osaka world championships, finishing third in 9.96 seconds behind Americain Tyson Gay (9.85) and Derrick Atkins of the Bahamas (9.91).
"I was much more fluid," said Powell, who had run 9.77 three times. "Zero tension, zero pressure."
Powell set his latest record in the second of two heats, and even eased up at the end to save something for the final, which he won in 9.78.
"This means that I can do even 9.68," the Jamaican said. "I'm worth that time, I know it."
[5/16/06] Justin Gatlin's 100 metres world record has been erased after five days -- not by another sprinter, but because an official couldn't tell time.
Tissot Timing informed the International Association of Athletics Federations yesterday that there was an error in interpreting the American's winning time in the Super Grand Prix meet in Doha last Friday. Gatlin ran the 100 in 9.766 seconds. His time was announced as 9.76, eclipsing the world record of 9.77, set by Asafa Powell of Jamaica in Greece in June of 2005.
Under IAAF rules, Gatlin's result should have been rounded up to 9.77, the IAAF said yesterday as it wiped out Gatlin's mark. Gatlin and Powell are now officially deadlocked, a circumstance that adds fuel to their feud over the title of the world's fastest man.
[5/12/06] DOHA, Qatar -- Olympic champion. World champion. Now, Justin Gatlin is the world record holder, too. The American sprinter broke the 100-meter record Friday with a time of 9.76 seconds at the Qatar Grand Prix. He shaved one-hundredth of a second off the mark of 9.77 seconds set by Jamaica's Asafa Powell on June 14, 2005, in Athens, Greece.
[6/14/05] Asafe Powell runs 9.77.
Powell's new world record shaves three-hundredths of a second off his previous mark set in June 2005.
The 24-year-old Powell dominated the race ahead of Norway's Saidy Ndure Jaysuma (10.07) and 2003 world champion from St Kitts and Nevis, Kim Collins (10.14).
The Jamaican failed to win the 100m title at the Osaka world championships, finishing third in 9.96 seconds behind Americain Tyson Gay (9.85) and Derrick Atkins of the Bahamas (9.91).
"I was much more fluid," said Powell, who had run 9.77 three times. "Zero tension, zero pressure."
Powell set his latest record in the second of two heats, and even eased up at the end to save something for the final, which he won in 9.78.
"This means that I can do even 9.68," the Jamaican said. "I'm worth that time, I know it."
[5/16/06] Justin Gatlin's 100 metres world record has been erased after five days -- not by another sprinter, but because an official couldn't tell time.
Tissot Timing informed the International Association of Athletics Federations yesterday that there was an error in interpreting the American's winning time in the Super Grand Prix meet in Doha last Friday. Gatlin ran the 100 in 9.766 seconds. His time was announced as 9.76, eclipsing the world record of 9.77, set by Asafa Powell of Jamaica in Greece in June of 2005.
Under IAAF rules, Gatlin's result should have been rounded up to 9.77, the IAAF said yesterday as it wiped out Gatlin's mark. Gatlin and Powell are now officially deadlocked, a circumstance that adds fuel to their feud over the title of the world's fastest man.
[5/12/06] DOHA, Qatar -- Olympic champion. World champion. Now, Justin Gatlin is the world record holder, too. The American sprinter broke the 100-meter record Friday with a time of 9.76 seconds at the Qatar Grand Prix. He shaved one-hundredth of a second off the mark of 9.77 seconds set by Jamaica's Asafa Powell on June 14, 2005, in Athens, Greece.
[6/14/05] Asafe Powell runs 9.77.
Friday, September 07, 2007
thin letters
Jarrod Saltalamacchia's name is the longest in Major League history, and that made it a challenge for equipment manager Zack Minasian to get it on the back of the jersey.
"First, I had to learn to spell it," Minasian said. "I looked at Catalanotto and that's 11 letters. That goes from armpit to armpit so there was no way I was going to use regular thick letters for Saltalamacchia. So I went with the thin letters. I don't normally do that, but in this case, I had no choice. But it worked out fine."
"First, I had to learn to spell it," Minasian said. "I looked at Catalanotto and that's 11 letters. That goes from armpit to armpit so there was no way I was going to use regular thick letters for Saltalamacchia. So I went with the thin letters. I don't normally do that, but in this case, I had no choice. But it worked out fine."
chicken skin at Oregon State
Mike and Laurie knew she had polycystic kidney disease. It was inherited. It killed her father; an uncle and brother have had transplants and her sister may need one. It’s been a fact of life for the Cavanaughs for a long time. This past year, Laurie’s kidneys were operating at just 10 percent of capacity. Her doctor said it was time to find a donor. Family members began to be tested. None was a match. Friends began to volunteer to be tested. No match found there either. One day, OSU offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf stopped by Mike’s office."Hey Cav, I’ve been reading about this - I could do it,” he said. “I’m going to get tested.”
Incredibly, Langsdorf, 35, was a match. Langsdorf and his wife, Michelle, were an itinerant football family. Danny had left the NFL to join the Beavers staff the same time as Mike. They had worked together for two years. "You know, as coaches we’re always preaching family, togetherness,” says Cavanaugh. "But this was huge. An amazing sacrifice and commitment. It doesn’t get any more family than this.”
Incredibly, Langsdorf, 35, was a match. Langsdorf and his wife, Michelle, were an itinerant football family. Danny had left the NFL to join the Beavers staff the same time as Mike. They had worked together for two years. "You know, as coaches we’re always preaching family, togetherness,” says Cavanaugh. "But this was huge. An amazing sacrifice and commitment. It doesn’t get any more family than this.”
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
All-Time Gold Glove Team
Rawlings today announced results of worldwide fan voting for the All-Time Rawlings Gold Glove Team, which generated nearly 1 million votes and sparked great debate during the "Summer of Glove" – the golden anniversary celebration of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award®.
Fans selected pitcher Greg Maddux, catcher Johnny Bench, first baseman Wes Parker, second baseman Joe Morgan, shortstop Ozzie Smith, third baseman Brooks Robinson, and outfielders Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, and Ken Griffey, Jr., as the best nine defensive players of the past 50 years. The players have exactly 100 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards between them.
Fans selected pitcher Greg Maddux, catcher Johnny Bench, first baseman Wes Parker, second baseman Joe Morgan, shortstop Ozzie Smith, third baseman Brooks Robinson, and outfielders Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, and Ken Griffey, Jr., as the best nine defensive players of the past 50 years. The players have exactly 100 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards between them.
Texas Rangers score 30
The Texas Rangers became the first team in 110 years to score 30 runs in a game, setting an American League record Wednesday in a 30-3 rout of the Baltimore Orioles.
Trailing 3-0 in the opener of a doubleheader, the Rangers scored five runs in the fourth inning, nine in the sixth, 10 in the eighth and six in the ninth.
It was the ninth time a major league team scored 30 runs, the first since Chicago set the major league record in a 36-7 rout of Louisville in a National League game on June 28, 1897, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Trailing 3-0 in the opener of a doubleheader, the Rangers scored five runs in the fourth inning, nine in the sixth, 10 in the eighth and six in the ninth.
It was the ninth time a major league team scored 30 runs, the first since Chicago set the major league record in a 36-7 rout of Louisville in a National League game on June 28, 1897, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
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