Archive for August 20th, 2007

Penn State tri-captains announced; Scirrotto sees felony charges dropped

This afternoon, Intercollegiate Athletics announced this year’s three Nittany Lions football captains and there are not any surprises.
Dan Connor, MLB — As the only the senior starter on defense he almost assumes the position by default. However, it was pretty clear last year that he had grown up and become a leader, putting the [...]

Movie review: The Simpsons Movie

Yesterday, Erica and I finally got around to seeing The Simpsons Movie. Having given up on the show in first run long ago, I was still interested to see how they did on the big screen. Overall, I was pleased, but not overjoyed. The movie was funny, coherent and sweet, but still a far cry [...]

More on Phil Rizzuto

While I was down the Shore, Phil Rizzuto passed away. Since we were enjoying the late edition of The Times throughout vacation, we read about it from the paper of record. The Times Web site has a special section all about Rizzuto.
Since WPIX-TV, for whom Rizzuto did Yankees games for about forty years, never made [...]

Upwelling explained

How’s the water? Wind has a lot to say about it – The Press of Atlantic CityA good article explaining upwelling which can cause ocean temperatures to drop over 10° in less than a day. We experienced a little this past week, but the water never dropped below 70° so we can’t complain.
upwelling, [...]

Nats lose homestand finale to Mets

New York 8 WASHINGTON 2 (CBS Sportsline Boxscore)
Before Hitting Road, Nats Don’t Lock Up – The Post
Nats end homestand at 1-5 – The Wash. Times
Making his second start since returning from the DL, Shawn Hill provided the Nats with a solid outing that gave them a chance to win. However, Jon Rauch, the busiest reliever [...]

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