SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

Southern Illinois woman killed in pit bull attack

STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 01/12/2009

Matchup: UIC at Southern Illinois

Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009

Tipoff: 7 p.m. Saturday at Carbondale, Ill.

Eastern Illinois Assistant Killed in Crash

NCAA Football FanHouse (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009

by FanHouse Newswire EFFINGHAM, Ill. (AP) -- A coroner says Eastern Illinois University's assistant football coach has died following a car crash that happened as he returned home from a game. The team had a playoff game against Southern Illinois University earlier Saturday. Effingham County coroner Leigh Hammer confirmed early Sunday morning that offensive line coach Jeff Hoover...

Luckiest Deer Hunter of the Year (So Far) – Outdoor Life Magazine

Hunting Archery Duck Deer (Free subscription) | yesterday

Luckiest Deer Hunter of the Year (So Far)Outdoor Life Magazineby JR Absher As is so often the case, a Southern Illinois bowhunter's “deer of a lifetime” also comes with a “hunting story of a lifetime. …Illinois hunter uses Google Earth and deflected shot to nab 25-point buckLos Angeles Times Alle 2 Artikel »

Huskers Head to Columbia for Missouri Invite

Nebraska Headline News (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

The Nebraska swimming and diving team heads to Columbia, Mo., this weekend as it takes part in the three-day Missouri Invite from Dec. 4-6. Nebraska is one of nine teams participating in the Invite, joining Missouri, Missouri S&T, Boise State, Colorado State, Drury, Southern Illinois, Arizona State and North Dakota.

Checking In On… the Missouri Valley

Rush the Court (Free subscription) | 01/12/2009

Patrick Marshall of White & Blue Review is the RTC correspondent for the Missouri Valley Conference. Current Records and My Standings: Missouri State (5-0) Wichita State (5-1) Bradley (4-2) Illinois State (6-0) Indiana State (5-2) Southern Illinois (3-1) Northern Iowa (4-1) Evansville (2-2) Drake (2-4) Creighton (2-4) STORIES OF THE WEEK Creighton lays an egg. Creighton had...

Cycling Chicago to St. Louis

Cyclelicious (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009

Roger Kramer in St Louis published a letter supporting the creation of a bike sidepath along U.S. Route 66 through Macoupin and Montgomery Counties in southern Illinois. The historic and iconic Route 66 begins in Chicago, IL and, like the song says, passes through St. Louis. That prompted the question from me: How would one bike from Chicago to St. Louis? It turns out the League of Illinois...

More rural Medicare beneficiaries elect joint replacement surgery than urban recipients

Eurekalert (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009

( Wiley-Blackwell ) Southern Illinois University researchers determined Medicare beneficiaries living in rural areas were 27 percent more likely than urban recipients to have total knee or hip replacement surgeries. Researchers found women were more likely than men to undergo total joint replacement surgeries. Full findings appear in the in the December issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism,...

Ex-UCD football player Hoover, 41, dies in crash

Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009

EFFINGHAM, Ill. – Eastern Illinois assistant football coach and former UC Davis guard Jeff Hoover was killed in a car crash as he returned home from a playoff game against Southern Illinois. He was 41. Hoover and his family were riding with strength coach Eric Cash and his family late Saturday when their Chevrolet Suburban swerved to miss a deer and rolled over just south...

More Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Elect Joint Replacement Surgery Than Urban Recipients

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009

Gender and racial disparity observed in both country and city dwellersSouthern Illinois University researchers determined Medicare beneficiaries living in rural areas were 27% more likely than urban recipients to have total knee or hip replacement surgeries.

More rural Medicare beneficiaries elect joint replacement surgery than urban recipients

Physorg (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009

Southern Illinois University researchers determined Medicare beneficiaries living in rural areas were 27% more likely than urban recipients to have total knee or hip replacement surgeries. Researchers found women were more likely than men to undergo total joint replacement surgeries. Differences in elective joint surgeries between white individuals and minorities in both rural and urban...

Crowder clarifies position in denying atrazine protective order

Madison County Record (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009

... motion. The class action lawsuits are led by the Holiday Shores Sanitation District and several southern Illinois municipalities. The proposed class consists of bodies that are responsible for water treatment. According to their complaints, atrazine, a chemical used to kill weeds, is dangerous in any concentration and can cause problems such as fetal death in humans when it contaminates...

More Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Elect Joint Replacement Surgery Than Urban Recipients

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009

Southern Illinois University researchers determined Medicare beneficiaries living in rural areas were 27% more likely than urban recipients to have total knee or hip replacement surgeries. Researchers found women were more likely than men to undergo total joint replacement surgeries. Differences in elective joint surgeries between white individuals and minorities in both rural and urban...

• More rural Medicare beneficiaries elect joint replacement surgery than urban recipients - Physorg
• More rural Medicare beneficiaries elect joint replacement surgery than urban recipients - Eurekalert

Assistant EIU coach dies in car crash

Football news from a chick™ (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009

A coroner says an assistant football coach for Eastern Illinois has died following a car crash that happened as he returned home from a game. The team had a playoff game against Southern Illinois earlier Saturday. Effingham, Ill., county coroner Leigh Hammer confirmed early Sunday that offensive line coach Jeff Hoover was killed in the accident. Athletics spokesman Rich Moser had...

• Eastern Illinois assistant football coach dies in car crash - Chicago Tribune
• Ex-UCD football player Hoover, 41, dies in crash - Sacramento Bee
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Why Charlie Strong should be Louisville's top target

Card Chronicle (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009

... he’s seen Florida at its lows and helped build them to the highest of highs. Factor in his southern recruiting connections (a region we used to do well in) along with his rebuilding experience, and we’ve got a damn good head coach candidate (at least on paper). In addition to his obvious defensive prowess, he also used to coach wide receivers early in his career at Southern...