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This week the Catholic News Service reported that the cause for the canonization of Mother Teresa could "cross its last hurdle" if the Vatican validated a cure reported by a priest in Guwahati, India, on Sept. 5, the 10th anniversary of the beloved nun's death. The cure in question, originally reported by the Asian Catholic news agency UCA News, was described as "the disappearance of a half-inch kidney stone in his lower ureter...
...experience and youth, the men’s and women’s cross country teams ran against hard competition in the annual Brooks Paul Short Run on Friday in Bethlehem, Pa. The men’s team finished 12th out of 41 teams, while the women placed 10th out of 47. In the men’s eight-kilometer race, the large field and 270 participating athletes forced the Crimson runners to push their limits. Coach Jason Saretsky stated that many of his athletes reported their best times ever in college. “I was pleased...
...Given all this, we did quite a good job.” According to Rhoads, pin position on the Yale course was especially troublesome. Standout holes included the ninth, a unique par-3 with a very long irregular 63-yard green and an uphill par-4 10th with a sloped green. Memorable moments yesterday included a nearly impossible up-and-down by Harvey on the make-or-break par-3 15th coming off a birdie on the 14th that “held together what turned out to be a very good round today,” Rhoads said...
...grade. The high school freshman also has one from Arizona State. He has yet to commit. Dion Waiters, 15, a sophomore from Philadelphia, is attending his third high school, but he knows his first college: he'll suit up for Syracuse University. Scout.com has identified 13 players just starting 10th grade who have already committed. "It's just crazy to offer kids so early," says University of South Carolina coach Dave Odom. "It really is. They don't have time to grow up. They don't. It makes no sense to me." They do have time to back out, though...
...pressure on coaches to win because the rewards are rich: Billy Donovan, coach of the national-champion Florida Gators, signed a new six-year contract that will pay him about $3.5 million annually. Thad Matta, coach of runner-up Ohio State, who already has a commitment from a 10th-grader, has a $2.5 million yearly paycheck. "Look at the rising salaries, the firings, the arms race for facilities development," says Rick Boyages, an associate commissioner of the Mid-American Conference and a former college coach. "The competition and marketplace for kids is really no different from the stock market." Notes...