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NCAA Basketball
UCONN SWEEPS NATIONAL TITLE!


 

Pictures from CNNSI.com

NHL .com

	AHL Update: San Antonio's Brent Cullaton is in the swing of things. ...more
	Ready to go: John Muckler says the Sens are up to the challenge. ...more
	Wigge: Pavel Datsyuk is happy to let his skills do the talking. ...more
	Libero: The Preds shouldn't be satisfied with just a postseason berth. ...more
	East Notes: The East matchups have it all: skill, passion and smarts. ...more

 

MLB.com
Opening Week
 

• Twins' Mauer needs knee surgery

• PETCO Park worth the wait

• Texas finally breaks Zito's spell

• One for all and all for Oz

• A-Rod mania about to hit fever pitch

• Reds notes: Junior gets OK to play

• Mets notes: Erickson set for comeback

• Young suffers fractured fibula

NASCAR

Nascar.com

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PGA.com

 

The Masters

Masters sudden-death playoff to start at 18th hole
Els aims for career grand slam starting in Augusta
Confident Mickelson plots an 'ordinary' triumph
Could an Aussie finally win at Augusta National?
Woods facing high standard | Feeling confident
Burk hires lawyer to pursue members' companies
Palmer determined to make cut | 'Slow the ball'
Clown prince Daly to replace king as people's champ
 

 

from CNNSI.com & PGA.com

NBA
 

Stern: Jordan will become an NBA owner
 

Kidd, Martin to rejoin Nets' starting lineup
 

Bucks' Ford to miss rest of season, playoffs
 

Kings face make-or-break schedule this week
 

Jazz have four games to clinch playoff spot
 

Seattle signs Leon Smith to 8-day contract
 

Parker won't play for France in '05 Euro Qualifying
 

Grizzlies' Posey fined $7,500 for kicking ball
 

Blazers beat Lakers to stay in playoff picture
 

Cavs' playoff hopes take hit in loss to Raptors
 

Bryant says he wants trial as soon as possible
 

More news

from CNNSI.com
 

 

What's Hot This Week?

Movies
from Imdb.com

 

	Hellboy
	Walking Tall
	Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
	Home on the Range
	The Passion of the Christ
	more

Music
 

Billboard Chart Top 30 Song Lyrics

1. Usher - Yeah (feat. Lil' Jon, Ludacris)
2. Chingy - One Call Away
3. J-Kwon - Tipsy
4. Clay Aiken Solitaire NEW LYRICS
5. Cassidy Featuring R. Kelly - Hotel
6. Jay-Z - Dirt Off Your Shoulder
7. Ludacris - Splash Waterfalls
8. Evanescence - My Immortal
9. Mario Winans - I Don't Wanna Know
10. Maroon5 - This Love
11. Britney Spears - Toxic
12. Twista Feat. Kanye West & Jamie Foxx - Slow Jamz
13. OutKast Feat. Sleepy Brown - The Way You Move
14. Sheryl Crow - The First Cut Is The Deepest
15. Usher - Burn
16. Jessica Simpson - With You
17. G-Unit Featuring Joe - Wanna Get To Know You
18. Ruben Studdard - Sorry 2004
19. Linkin Park - Numb
20. Sean Paul Featuring Sasha - I'm Still In Love With You
21. Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You
22. OutKast - Hey Ya
23. Nickelback - Someday
24. Ying Yang Twins Featuring Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz - Salt Shaker
25. Petey Pablo - Freek-A-Leek
26. Eamon - Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)
27. D-12 - My Band
28. Beyonce - Me, Myself And I
29. 3 Doors Down - Here Without You
30. T.I. - Rubber Band Man

from Billboard.com
&
Anysonglyrics.com
 

Sports Humor

10 Reasons Not To Jog

1. My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 now & we don't know where the heck she is.

2. The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again.

3. I joined a health club last year, spent about 400 bucks. Haven't lost a pound. Apparently you have to show up.

4. I have to exercise in the morning before my brain figures out what I'm doing.

5. I don't exercise at all. If God meant us to touch our toes, he would have put them further up our body.

6. I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.

7. I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them.

8. The advantage of exercising every day is that you die healthier.

9. If you are going to try cross-country skiing, start with a small country.

10. I don't jog. It makes the ice jump right out of my glass.

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Dumb Jocks

he basketball coach stormed into the university president's office and demanded a raise right then and there. "Please," protested the college President, "you already make more than the entire History department."
      
      "Yeah, maybe so, but you don't know what I have to put up with," the coach blustered. "Look."
      
      He went out into the hall and grabbed a jock who was jogging down the hallway. "Run over to my office and see if I'm there," he ordered.
      
      Twenty minutes later the jock returned, sweaty and out of breath.
      
      "You're not there, sir," he reported.
      
      "Oh, I see what you mean," conceded the President, scratching his head. "I would have phoned."

Links

Just Surfing The Web
(Let us know if you have any cool places you like to surf!!

1. Wanna fun place to allow your kids to play online:

Check out these cool websites:

www.nickjr.com
www.nickelodeon.com
www.neopets.com
www.cartoonnetwork.com
 
2. Are you a single military person or know of one? Would you like to find a pen pal to write to that is currently serving. Check out this website www.usmilitarysingles.com .

They are very careful about who they let on. Very cool site!

3.  Like Microsoft Office, but don't have a million dollars to pay for everything they offer? Go to this site to get OpenOffice. The greatest thing about this program? It's free!
 

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Howdy, Mr. Tonkin...MUD

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

StarCMC posted these pics on last nights thread.

And we have pictures....

Waiting for the return - we did a balloon release when they started off the bus.

Best sight we saw all day!!

Kalen holding Evan and Rachel - he was MOBBED!! Jenni got the 2 minute-swing-me-around-in-your-arms-smooch! Woo-hoo!!

Kalen and his little man.

This is Corey Meeks - the only gal in the unit to make it thru the entire deployment. She got married the day before she deployed...belated honeymoon time!!

Coppola recieved his commission as a 1LT today. Kalen and the Colonel Murphy were giving him his pins.

1LT Coppola's wife is an active duty Air Force CPT - she outranks him and says she has since they met and always will!! LOL!! She was a hoot! She got to (pardon the civilian lingo?) administer his oath. The Colonel joked about the rank thing -- it was really funny!

Final formation - Kalen dismissing his troops.

Kalen's men presented him with this Iraqi flag, embroidered with all of their names...very cool!

Hope you enjoyed these pics...

It's been a great day!!

391 posted on 04/07/2004 8:03:02 PM PDT by StarCMC (Kalen is home!!! Kalen is home!!! Thank you for all your prayers and support!!)

[StarCMC]

And we have pictures....

Waiting for the return - we did a balloon release when they started off the bus.

Best sight we saw all day!!

Kalen holding Evan and Rachel - he was MOBBED!! Jenni got the 2 minute-swing-me-around-in-your-arms-smooch! Woo-hoo!!

Kalen and his little man.

This is Corey Meeks - the only gal in the unit to make it thru the entire deployment. She got married the day before she deployed...belated honeymoon time!!

Coppola recieved his commission as a 1LT today. Kalen and the Colonel Murphy were giving him his pins.

1LT Coppola's wife is an active duty Air Force CPT - she outranks him and says she has since they met and always will!! LOL!! She was a hoot! She got to (pardon the civilian lingo?) administer his oath. The Colonel joked about the rank thing -- it was really funny!

Final formation - Kalen dismissing his troops.

Kalen's men presented him with this Iraqi flag, embroidered with all of their names...very cool!

Hope you enjoyed these pics...

It's been a great day!!

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Hi, Bri, Hope everything going good for you today.



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[Soaring Feather]

Wow Star, wonderful pictures. Thank You.

Kalen, thank you for your service to our nation. Happy Birthday to you.

Tonkin, thank you for reposting these happy pictures.

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Hey!
Great seeing you in the Canteen!
Thank You for your service to our country.

[Defender2]

Your Always Welcome, Tonk!!!!:-)

Good to be in the Canteen.


I render You a Salute!!!!:-)


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[StarCMC]

	*COURTNEY, HENRY ALEXIUS, JR. Rank and organization: Major, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.  Born: 6 January 1916, Duluth, Minn.  Appointed from: Minnesota.  Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as Executive Officer of the 2d Battalion, 22d Marines, 6th Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Okinawa Shima in the Ryukyu Islands, 14 and 15 May 1945.  Ordered to hold for the night in static defense behind Sugar Loaf Hill after leading the forward elements of his command in a prolonged fire fight, Maj. Courtney weighed the effect of a hostile night counterattack against the tactical value of an immediate marine assault, resolved to initiate the assault, and promptly obtained permission to advance and seize the forward slope of the hill. Quickly explaining the situation to his small remaining force, he declared his personal intention of moving forward and then proceeded on his way, boldly blasting nearby cave positions and neutralizing enemy guns as he went. Inspired by his courage, every man followed without hesitation, and together the intrepid marines braved a terrific concentration of Japanese gunfire to skirt the hill on the right and reach the reverse slope. Temporarily halting, Maj. Courtney sent guides to the rear for more ammunition and possible replacements. Subsequently reinforced by 26 men and an LVT load of grenades, he determined to storm the crest of the hill and crush any planned counterattack before it could gain sufficient momentum to effect a breakthrough. Leading his men by example rather than by command, he pushed ahead with unrelenting aggressiveness, hurling grenades into cave openings on the slope with devastating effect. Upon reaching the crest and observing large numbers of Japanese forming for action less than 100 yards away, he instantly attacked, waged a furious battle and succeeded in killing many of the enemy and in forcing the remainder to take cover in the caves. Determined to hold, he ordered his men to dig in and, coolly disregarding the continuous hail of flying enemy shrapnel to rally his weary troops, tirelessly aided casualties and assigned his men to more advantageous positions. Although instantly killed by a hostile mortar burst while moving among his men, Maj. Courtney, by his astute military acumen, indomitable leadership and decisive action in the face of overwhelming odds, had contributed essentially to the success of the Okinawa campaign. His great personal valor throughout sustained and enhanced the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country. *COWAN, RICHARD ELLER Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company M, 23d Infantry, 2d Infantry Division.  Place and date: Near Krinkelter Wald, Belgium, 17 December 1944.  Entered service at: Wichita, Kans.  Birth: Lincoln, Nebr.  G.O. No.: 48, 23 June 1945.  Citation: He was a heavy machinegunner in a section attached to Company I in the vicinity of Krinkelter Wald, Belgium, 17 December 1944, when that company was attacked by a numerically superior force of German infantry and tanks.  The first 6 waves of hostile infantrymen were repulsed with heavy casualties, but a seventh drive with tanks killed or wounded all but 3 of his section, leaving Pvt. Cowan to man his gun, supported by only 15 to 20 riflemen of Company I. He maintained his position, holding off the Germans until the rest of the shattered force had set up a new line along a firebreak. Then, unaided, he moved his machinegun and ammunition to the second position. At the approach of a Royal Tiger tank, he held his fire until about 80 enemy infantrymen supporting the tank appeared at a distance of about 150 yards. His first burst killed or wounded about half of these infantrymen. His position was rocked by an 88mm. shell when the tank opened fire, but he continued to man his gun, pouring deadly fire into the Germans when they again advanced. He was barely missed by another shell. Fire from three machineguns and innumerable small arms struck all about him; an enemy rocket shook him badly, but did not drive him from his gun. Infiltration by the enemy had by this time made the position untenable, and the order was given to withdraw. Pvt. Cowan was the last man to leave, voluntarily covering the withdrawal of his remaining comrades. His heroic actions were entirely responsible for allowing the remaining men to retire successfully from the scene of their last-ditch stand. "If there be any glory in war, let it rest on the shoulders of men like these."   -- Audie Murphy   Thank you to every soldier, sailor, airman, marine and coast guardsman who has ensured that I have the freedoms I have today.  You are my heroes. You will not be forgotten.

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[StarCMC]

Thanks for re-posting Tonk!! HUGS!!!