Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Nearly half of Division I athletics departments have higher spending rates on salaries than scholarships | al.com - Jon Solomon


http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/05/nearly_half_of_division_i_athl.html#incart_river


Gov. Robert Bentley wants two-year delay on school tax credits established by Alabama Accountability Act (updated) | al.com


http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/05/gov_robert_bentley_wants_alaba.html#incart_river_default


Packers want Brett Favre 'back in the family' - USATODAY


http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2013/05/15/brett-favre-packers-reunion-jersey-retired/2160603/


Google Stock Hits $900 For First Time Ever - Mashable

http://mashable.com/2013/05/15/google-stock-900/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter


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DUI limit should be lowered to 0.05% blood-alcohol level across all 50 U.S. states, NTSB say | Mail Online - The institute told USA Today: 'The average woman reaches 0.05 per cent blood-alcohol content after one drink. But more than 70 per cent of drunk-driving fatalities are caused by drivers with at least 0.15 per cent, representing six or seven drinks.'

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2324510/DUI-limit-lowered-0-05-blood-alcohol-level-50-U-S-states-NTSB-say.html


At 20, Manny Machado has stardom, wife in near future - USATODAY - Bob Nightengale


http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2013/05/14/baltimore-orioles-manny-machado-lets-play-do-the-talking/2159999/


Situational strikeouts every bit as alarming as the quantity for the Braves « Bowman's Blog - Braves.com


http://markbowman.mlblogs.com/2013/05/13/situational-strikeouts-every-bit-as-alarming-as-the-quantity-for-the-braves/


Morosi: Instead of folding, Yankees are dominating | FOX Sports


http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/new-york-yankees-vernon-wells-dominating-when-they-were-supposed-to-fold-051413


Minnesota Vikings unveil new $975 million stadium | For The Win - USATODAY


http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/05/minnesota-vikings-unveil-giant-new-975-million-stadium/


The coolest graphic about the coolest hole in golf | For The Win - Chris Chase - The 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass is the signature hole of the Players Championship and one of the most recognizable in all of golf. This graphic, courtesy PGA Tour ShotLink, shows it’s just as hard as it looks. - Of the 4,363 shot attempts since 2003, 481 landed in the water. That’s 11%. Of professionals. You can imagine how many Titleists amateur duffers are putting in the drink. - Course officials say 140,000 balls per year end up in the water. And those aren’t just tee shots. As Steve DiMeglio of USA TODAY Sports writes, hitting from the drop zone is no piece of cake either.

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http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/05/tpc-sawgrass-17th-hole-balls-in-water/


Braves shut out in fourth loss in five games | www.ajc.com - David 0'Brien


http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/baseball/braves-shut-out-2-0-at-arizona-fourth-loss-in-five/nXrW8/