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...Chroniclers of this match ought to record an assist for Anfield, as mad a madhouse as ever housed a football team, English, European, South or North American for that matter. A half hour before kickoff the Kop was in full red-hued cry, singing, chanting, clapping. "We are not English we are Scouse," proclaimed one banner, referring to a local stew that doubles as the nickname by which the city ' s residents are collectively known. When the game began, so did the crescendo, one that would not let up, that would not let the 3,000 or so Chelsea fans...
...former Law School professors, classmates, and friends, and cost $2,300 to attend—Friday’s fundraiser was primarily aimed at attracting college students and mobilizing a grassroots campaign. Students were able to purchase tickets for the senator’s New England kickoff for just $23, though participants could contribute as much as $2300. Members of Obama’s campaign stood at the entrances with sign-up sheets encouraging students to volunteer in New Hampshire. More than 175 students from Harvard attended, according to Nathaniel J. Lubin ’09, a coordinator of Harvard...
...scouts, however, as he received an invitation to play in the first-ever Texas vs. the Nation football game in early February. This game, which served as a showcase for star Division I-A collegiate athletes, also gave Dawson the opportunity to rush for 107 yards on four kickoff returns.“I saw it as an opportunity to play one more collegiate game,” Dawson said. “I love playing football and any chance I get to play I’m going to take it.”However, based on his versatility...
...NASCAR's season kickoff in Daytona, Fla., a couple of weeks ago, a new breed of fan eschewed tents and parked their six-figure luxury RVs adjacent to Daytona International Speedway. At the airport, over 500 private jets touched down to deliver more fans, among them Fortune 500 CEOs and team owners like Richard Childress, who spent their time in suites and luxury trailers. But the most telling sign that NASCAR is outgrowing its good-ole-boy, moonshine-running roots was the spectators in the Nextel Fan Zone, who didn't hesitate to plunk down $50 a bottle...
...teachers, guards and officials at the Youth Diagnostic and Development Center, where the school is located and the teens live in secured cinderblock cottages. Only one parent has paid her $6 annual dues, but Murphy has heard from others who plan to sign up during the official PTSA kickoff meeting at an open house at the school this Friday...