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Ohio State's John Simon makes freaky list
John Simon is ranked as one of the top athletes in the country.
Florida quarterback John Brantley (12) throws under pressure from Ohio State defensive tackle John Simon (54). Reporter Bruce Feldman writes on CBSSports.com about the top athletes in college football and he ranks Ohio State's defensive lineman John Simon as No.5 in the country.
Feldman writes how Simon is so strong that as a 16-year-old, Simon could do 31 reps at 225 when he was turning heads at Cardinal Mooney High in Youngstown.
The 6-2, 270-pound Simon is the definition of the word powerhouse. His relentless approach is just as evident on the field as it is in the weight room. "Donald Duck could be the strength coach if John Simon were the only guy in the weight room," said Urban Meyer. According to Mickey Marotti, who has trained more than his share of Freaks in his days at Florida, Simon benched 225 38 times, timed a 4.6 40 and broad jumped more than 10 feet, but the new Buckeyes strength coach says the Freakiest thing about the defensive tackle is his weight room intensity. And, it's that which makes just as big of an impact on his teammates 365 days a year as it does on his opponents on game day.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sports-blog/index.ssf/2012/05/ohio_states_john_simon_makes_f.html
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Columbus Crew sign ex-Galaxy midfielder Chris Birchall
With injuries and inexperience abound on the Columbus Crew roster, the team signed veteran Chris Birchall to help anchor the midfield.
Chris Burchall won an MLS Cup title last year with the Los Angeles Galaxy.With injuries and inexperience abound on the Columbus Crew roster, the team signed veteran Chris Birchall to help anchor the midfield.
Birchall, who has 39 caps for the Trinidad & Tobago national team and played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, signs a multi-year deal after spending the last three seasons with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He helped the Galaxy win MLS Cup last year, but his contract was not renewed for 2012.
Craig Merz writes on MLSSoccer.com that Birchall prefers to play the defensive midfield position, which would give the team some insurance just in case Danny O'Rourke isn't 100 percent, but he can also play on the right wing.
The club had to put goalkeeper Will Hesmer on the season-ending injury list in order to make room for the England native who will take up the Crew's last international roster spot.
Does this solve their goalscoring woes? No, but it helps adds depth and experience to a young midfield. A move like this, along with new signing Jaro Arrieta and a possible Designated Player addition during the next transfer window, could help Columbus climb the table.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/columbus-crew/index.ssf/2012/05/columbus_crew_sign_ex-galaxy_m.html
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Price, not team play, keeping fans from coming to ballpark - Tribe Comment of the Day
"The Indians are too expensive for too many people. A family of 4 can't really afford it any longer. With tickets, a surcharge, parking and concessions, it adds up to quite a bit. Higher prices for some games may have hurt. It doesn't matter what other teams do, they have to cater to the local fans." - justthefacts
View full sizeThe Indians may be in first place, but the price to come to the ballpark is keeping fans away."The Indians are too expensive for too many people. A family of 4 can't really afford it any longer. With tickets, a surcharge, parking and concessions, it adds up to quite a bit. Higher prices for some games may have hurt. It doesn't matter what other teams do, they have to cater to the local fans. Quit selling season tickets and packages for the upper deck. Only sell indivual games. On the days that low draw teams play the Indians they could sell any upper deck for $5."
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Flood-risk households get closer to insurance guarantee
Government and insurance industry close to agreement over ongoing cover for houses in flood-risk areas
Flood alerts remain in place in several parts of the country, but there is at last some good news for nervous householders in flood-hit areas who are a step closer to the assurance that their properties will continue to be insured.
The government is looking at two proposals put forward by the insurance industry that would see cover made available to all households, regardless of flood risk, and is set to announce its conclusions in the next few weeks.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is proposing that all homes continue to be covered, but with a cap on the annual premium they would pay. Any property with a risk priced above this cap would get its insurance from a central pool of money. This pool would be paid for by a small levy on every home insurance policy in the country.
"The government is now engaged in constructive and serious discussions about this idea with us, and we are doing the maths to work out what the level of cap and amount of levy might be," a spokesman for the ABI said. "We think this system is the way forward and will address the issues of availability and affordability of insurance."
The government is also considering a proposal called Project Noah, put forward by a firm of insurance brokers, which would allow insurers to transfer their residential flood risks, less a small retention, into the international reinsurance market.
"Industry-led solutions that allow insurers to compete even for the highest risk homes, without government intervention in the market, would give the best value for taxpayers' money," a spokesperson for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said.
Industry insiders now believe a combination of the two approaches is likely, and that an announcement will be made in June or July.
The implementation of either system, or a hybrid of both, would offer peace of mind to householders like Rita Edge who lives in the village of Cleator in Cumbria.
In 2009, Edge found herself in a near-death situation when the river that runs past her property flooded seriously for the first time in her, or her parents', living memory. During a period of heavy rain, her garden flooded in the 20 minutes it took her to leave the house, collect her children from school and return. Her garden had flooded before, but she never imagined her house would also flood, she said, so she took her children inside.
"10 minutes later we were sitting on the sofa in the front room when the carpet started floating and we could hear bubbling noises from the corner of the room where the water was coming in," she said. She got a few belongings together for Emily, 10, and Ted, 7, and decided to evacuate on the telephone advice of the emergency services.
"I got Ted on my back and stepped off my door step and quickly realised I was now in the river. It was pitch black, I had to struggle against the water to get him to safety and I was petrified," she recalls. Luckily her husband Phil arrived at that moment to help rescue Emily, but the experience has left Rita with nightmares.
The government and the insurance industry have been in talks for months about whether or not flood cover will continue to be universally available for householders such as the Edges once the "statement of principles" the two parties had signed up to expires next year.
The statement means insurers agree to provide cover for flood-risk properties provided the government continues to invest in flood defences. However, the government made it clear some time ago that it will no longer sign off this deal once it runs out in June 2013, but up until a few weeks ago talks about an alternative solution seemed to have stalled. A failure to reach a solution would potentially leave 200,000 homes without affordable cover, leaving owners unable to sell their properties and potentially exposing them to financial hardship.
Now, both the government and insurers agree they are close to a conclusion. The government has ruled out the idea of subsidising all flood insurance, but has confirmed it is considering targeting funding at those most in need. If it adopts the ABI solution it would underwrite any losses that went beyond the central pool of money.
"Any targeting of government funding needs to be feasible, offer value for money and endure over the long term," the Defra spokesperson said.
Advice and support for those in flood-prone areas is available via the National Flood Forum on 01743 741725 or 01299 403055.
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Peru issues public health alert over pelican and dolphin deaths
Peruvian government urges people to stay away from Lima's beaches as it investigates deaths of thousands of animals
Peru's government has declared a health alert along its northern coastline and urged residents and tourists alike to stay away from beaches, as it investigates the unexplained deaths of hundreds of dolphins and pelicans.
At least 1,200 birds, mostly pelicans, washed up dead along a stretch of Peru's northern Pacific coastline in recent weeks, health officials said, after an estimated 800 dolphins died in the same area in recent months.
The health ministry on Saturday recommended staying away from beaches, though stopped short of a ban, and called on health officials to use gloves, masks and other protective gear when collecting dead birds.
The agriculture ministry said preliminary tests on some dead pelicans pointed to malnourishment. Oscar Dominguez, head of the ministry's health department, said experts had ruled out bird flu.
The peak tourism season around Lima's beaches is over, though many surfers are still venturing into the waters near the capital.
"The health ministry ... calls on the population to abstain from going to the beaches until the health alert is lifted," the ministry said in a statement posted on its website, along with a photograph of a dead pelican. It added that officials had so far checked 18 beaches in and around Lima for dead birds, but gave no details on any findings. A mass pelican death along Peru's northern coast in 1997 was blamed at the time on a shortage of feeder anchovies due to the el Niño phenomenon.
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Bernie Kosar talks about Trent Richardson, May important for Tribe and keep Boobie Gibson : Blog Roundup
Here are what blogs from Cleveland and around the country are saying about the Browns, Cavaliers and Indians.
Here are what blogs from Cleveland and around the country are saying about the Browns, Cavaliers and Indians.
Bernie Kosar talks about Trent Richardson's impact on the offense.Bernie Kosar writes a guest piece over at the ClevelandBrowns.com Blog and gives his opinion on Trent Richardson and his impact on the offense.
"But when you have guys like that it makes defensive coordinators and defenses play that eighth man in the box, play that extra guy up there. It puts single coverage outside. It significantly simplifies pass defenses.
So, in turn, it actually makes it easier for your quarterback because he gets easier defenses to read. He gets one-on-one coverage, and then he has the ability to run the ball and be on the positive side in down-and-distance situations. And Trent is the kind of running back who doesn’t have to leave the field."
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Thomas Moore of The Cleveland Fan talks about how the month of May is crucial for the Tribe.
"It’s hard to project very far when looking at the day-to-day schedule in baseball, but May isn’t that brutal for the Indians. After this weekend’s series with Texas, they have series with current basement dwellers Boston (AL East), Seattle (AL West) and Miami (NL East). The month is also heavy with division games, as the Tribe will face the White Sox seven more times this month, along Kansas City, and their first looks at Minnesota and Detroit."
Should the Cavaliers bring back Daniel Gibson?Angelo Benedetti at Fear The Sword answers the question: should the Cavaliers keep Daniel Gibson next season?
"What? You surprised? So am I. Honestly, I went into this thinking the Cavaliers should get rid of Boobie as soon as possible. After reading some of your comments, and really thinking it over some, I still want to get rid of Boobie. I just want to wait a little bit longer. What's changed? I remembered the Knicks."
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Source: http://www.cleveland.com/sportsnetwork/index.ssf/2012/05/bernie_kosar_talks_about_trent.html
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Tuesday, May 8 television and radio sports listings for Cleveland and Northeast Ohio
Highlights include White Sox at Indians and NBA and NHL playoff games.
Justin Masterson gets the start for the Indians when they host the Chicago White Sox tonight at 7:05. The game will be televised on SportsTime Ohio and broadcast on WTAM/1100-AM.CLEVELAND, Ohio
Today's TV and radio sports listings
BASEBALL
11:35 a.m. LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS at Bowling Green, AM/1330
7 p.m. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, MLBN
7:05 p.m. Erie at AKRON AEROS, AM/1350
7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at INDIANS, STO; AM/1100
8 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago Cubs, WGN
10 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, MLBN
COLLEGE BASEBALL
7 p.m. Coastal Carolina at Michigan, BTN
NBA PLAYOFFS
7 p.m. Orlando at Indiana, NBATV
8 p.m. Boston at Atlanta, TNT
9:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, NBATV
10:30 p.m. Denver at L.A. Lakers, TNT
NHL PLAYOFFS
7:30 p.m. New Jersey at Philadelphia, NBCSN
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/05/tuesday_may_8_television_and_r.html
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