Word: alamo
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...shortly before its Jan. 2 Alamo Bowl game against Michigan State, Texas Tech has fired head coach Mike Leach for allegedly mistreating a player who received a concussion diagnosis. According to reports, Leach ordered that Adam James, son of former NFL player and current ESPN analyst Craig James, be sequestered in an equipment shed and electrical closet during Texas Tech practices in mid-December as punishment for allegedly faking the concussion...
...what we can on the road, but it’s difficult. We look forward to having her back in the lineup next week. She had to do what needs to get done.” Filling in for Sylvan this weekend was sophomore Jane Lee. The Alamo, Calif. native finished +12 on the weekend—good enough for fourth best on the team—and tied for 18th on the individual leaderboard. Despite finishing second to Rollins College, the Harvard women were thrilled to best their Ivy opponents—Princeton and Penn—who also...
Fill 'Er Up. Who hasn't searched for a gas station in a mad rush just before returning a rental car? Lest you miss your flight back home, remember that Enterprise, National and Alamo charge about $3 per gallon to fill the tank - compared with $6 to $8 at other rental agencies - if you bring the car back empty...
...siege of the Red Mosque was a turning point in Pakistan's inexorable slide toward religious extremism and violence. Lal Masjid, as it is locally known, became a rallying cry for the Pakistani Taliban who have declared war on the central government. It is their Alamo, and as such Aziz's return to the pulpit after two years in jail marks an ominous victory for the forces that are determined to bring the secular government of this nuclear-armed nation to its knees. "This is the second coming of the Red Mosque," says columnist and politician Ayaz Amir. "It will...
Remember the Alamo. Texas likes to do things big, and the 11-day Fiesta San Antonio, commemorating the battle of the Alamo, boasts over 100 different events, including a parade in which people on horse-drawn carriages pelt each other with flowers, a military parade, oyster bakes and carnivals. From April...