Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | yesterday
San Juan High School senior Cameron Rasouli likes proving skeptics wrong every time he steps onto a football field. "I've heard guys on the other team say, 'Hey, look at that midget,' " said Rasouli, the Spartans' 5-foot-2, 130-pound every-play defensive end, running back and special-teams demon. "But on the field, I prove them wrong. After a while, they don't try to pick on me. After...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
A teenage serial burglar accused of a crime wave stretching from San Juan County to Idaho may have returned to his native-Camano Island to commit more crimes
Gadling (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: Photo of the Day , Caribbean Anyone looking for a taste Caribbean colonial charm should head for Puerto Rico's Old San Juan. It's an area with loads of atmosphere - brightly colored pastel mansions, cobblestone streets, and a surprising street art scene. I particularly liked the bold colors and gritty charm of this photo in Old San Juan by Flickr user robertrexdotcom . It reminded me...
Philippine Sports Update (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
MANILA, Philippines - Ateneo-OraCare, displaying fine form, got back at Far Eastern U, 25-16, 26-24, 24-26, 25-14, yesterday to boost its semifinal drive in the second conference of the Shakey’s V-League Season 6 at The Arena in San Juan City. Fille Cainglet and Angeline Gervacio combined for 35 hits while alumna guest player Charo Soriano backed them up with 10 points as the Lady Eagles parlayed...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Seven-year-old Charlenni Ferreira was like many of the children in Buen Consejo, a worn hillside barrio of boxy concrete homes by the city's edge.
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | yesterday
Courtesy of Catholic Health Care West Dr. Peter Murphy, a pulmonologist at Mercy San Juan Medical Center, vowed eight years ago never to take the elevator at work. Sometimes, late at night in the hospital when no one is around to bear witness, Dr. Peter Murphy will see an open elevator door just waiting for a passenger. "It does look relatively attractive," Murphy, 62, concedes. Yet commitment...
KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Home games at Bramlage Coliseum and times p.m. unless noted *O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tipoff, San Juan
Surf Blog from Freakfish (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Islas Canarias Santa Pro, Association of Surfing Professionals World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star Prime Mens Event at Mobile San Juan, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, 1st-7th November, 2009. LA SANTA LEFTHANDERS, Lanzarote, Saturday7th November, 2009. Spectacular Surf as Courtney Claims Islas Canarias Santa Pro [Photo credit: Aquashot/aspeurope.com by Masurel] Australian Drew Courtney, 31, won the Islas...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
In between trying to relax and playing hearts here at the Somos el Futuro conference in Puerto Rico, Council Minority Leader Jimmy Oddo was burning up the phone lines with calls back home trying to quell a mini-insurrection among his now five-member GOP conference. Not long after the Election Day dust settled, the Queens Republicans realized they were suddenly in a position of power (as powerful as...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Police say a U.S. tourist who was pretending to be surfing on the hood of a friend's moving car was killed when he fell and broke his neck in a popular Puerto Rican beach town.
Philippine Sports Update (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The Philippine Patriots hope to close out its three-game homestead on a winning note hoping to avenge its last month’s loss to Singapore when they clash with the Slingers Saturday in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) at The Arena in San Juan. Patriots coach Louie Alas, who has collected titles in the collegiate ranks, is optimistic that the results will be different this time especially with...
The Daily Swarm - Headlines (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The New York Times : …at this year’s awards, two leading contenders — Calle 13, from Puerto Rico, and Mercedes Sosa, from Argentina — were generations apart but linked by idealism. Calle 13, a duo made up of the rapper Residente (René Pérez) and the producer Visitante (Eduardo Cabra), has brought political critiques, raunchy fantasies and globe-hopping musical...
BAYSTREET NEWSWIRE (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Golden Arrow Resources Corporation (GRG - VAN) ("Golden Arrow" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option agreement with a private Argentinean claim owner to earn an undivided 100% interest in the Purulla Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum (Cu-Mo) Project in Catamarca Province, Argentina. The Purulla Project includes two licenses totalling 5,000ha. Terms...
BAYSTREET NEWSWIRE (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Golden Arrow Resources Corporation (GRG – VAN) (“Golden Arrow” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option agreement with a private Argentinean claim owner to earn an undivided 100% interest in the Purulla Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum (Cu-Mo) Project in Catamarca Province, Argentina. The Purulla Project includes two licenses totalling 5,000ha....
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
MANILA, Nov. 6 (PNA) -- Fully rested and well motivated, the Philippine Patriots seek redemption Saturday when they collide with the rampaging Singapore Slingers in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) at The Arena in San Juan.
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