Archive for September, 2009

Bright House Networks Buys Soccer Team New Uniforms (Central Florida News 13)

Bright House Networks donated new jerseys, shorts, socks and goalie gloves to the Colonial High soccer team.

Fans Wait In Line for Madness Tickets (WTVQ Lexington)

The University of Kentucky’s 22nd Big Blue Madness began Wednesday with fans of all ages pitching tents outside Memorial Coliseum for free tickets that won’t be handed out until Saturday at 6 a.m.

WhatIfSports: Week 4 picks (Fox Sports)

Darrelle Revis protects the Jets’ airspace, but will he be able to slow the Saints’ potent offense? WhatIfSports makes its Week 4 picks.

Norfolk refigures what an ‘F’ is (FOX 43 TV Hampton Roads)

WAVY.com is investigating a change in the Norfolk Public School System’s grading scale after we’ve received complaints from parents about the new “F” rounding policy.

Dennis Hopper Hospitalized in New York (seattlepi.com)

Dennis Hopper was hospitalized in New York on Wednesday.

Easy Freeder: Lobsterquest (Easy Reader)

I’m not one of those insufferable types who rolls out of bed and greets the day wide-eyed and full of annoying gusto. In fact, two of the most glorious words in my lexicon are snooze button. They run a close second to coffee. Coffee —the stuff of life. Without it, I’m a violent criminal.

State cuts Tobacco Quit Line funding despite tax increases (Wisconsin State Journal)

Starting Thursday, smokers with health insurance who call the state Quit Line for help kicking their habit will get less help, the result of a 55 percent cut in state funding to smoking cessation and anti-smoking programs.