Archive for February 20th, 2012

Outside the Lines: Joe Maddon’s Hazleton

Back in December, I shared Joe Posnanski’s piece on Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon’s efforts to make Hazleton, Pa. a better place. Now, ESPN’s Outside the Lines has a story on it too:

I haven’t been back there since the end of my sophomore year in at the Old School.

Nats: The season of silence is ending!

Charlie Slowes on the Nats – DC Sports Bog, The Post
Every off-season, Washington Nationals broadcasters Charlie Slowes and Dave Jageler observe “the season of silence” where they “get to pick their own friends again” after the long baseball season. Thankfully, we are getting closer to hearing them every day or night as the season draws [...]

Google Maps now showing new route 289 on Franconia-Springfield Parkway

Since news broke that 3 Northern Virginia county parkways were getting new state route numbers, Google has already updated their maps for two of them. First, the Prince William Parkway and its new route 294 was updated. As of this morning, the Franconia-Springfield Parkway is now shown with primary Virginia state route 289.
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Oddly, [...]

Penn State: THON raises $10,686,924.83

THON raises record total, tops $10.6 million – The Collegian
Wow, over $10 million raised this year, even with the challenges facing Penn State now.
In its 40-year history and 35-year partnership with the Four Diamonds Fund, THON has now raised more than $88 million for the patients and research at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey [...]

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