OAK PARK & RIVER FOREST Community Calendar (Oak Park Leaves)
Oak Leaves and Forest Leaves welcome items for the Community Calendar, as well as items for Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Newsmakers. Items must be received minimum of 10 days prior to publication; earlier is better.
EXCLUSIVE: From Los Angeles To Birmingham, Brad Guzan Eyes Glory For Aston Villa And The USA (Goal.com)
Bradley Edwin Guzan – that’s Brad Guzan to the rest of us – is making his mark for Aston Villa this season and last night helped his team book a trip to Wembley in a thrilling League Cup semi-final second-leg encounter.
EXCLUSIVE: From Los Angeles To Birmingham, Brad Guzan Eyes Glory (Goal.com via Yahoo! Sports)
Brad Friedel's understudy is continuing to enhance his reputation.
What you might have missed (The Courier Mail)
IN overnight sports news, South Africa thumped England to square the home series and former tennis starlet Martina Hingis hinted of a comeback.
Tyreke Evans of Chester is living an NBA dream (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
This is a story about a Philly kid, a graduate of American Christian Academy in Delaware County, whose ball-on-a-string skills and beyond-explosive first step have turned the Kings from who-really-cares into gotta-check-them-out.
Tuesday Links: Man City/Blackburn Highlights, Arsenal after Saha, ACN Highlights (TheScore.com)
North America + Paul James: Playing for Canada is an honour and privilege, not a right. + Paul James: Creating a soccer social epidemic. + Paul James: Canadian talent drain takes new twist. (Three PJ links I know, but he’s in the zone here. Good reads). + Winnipeg’s 18-year-old Evan Barker has won a two-week tryout with Crystal [...]
Mexicans Abroad: Weather Wins (Goal.com via Yahoo! Sports)
Weather canceled several England Premier League games, which affected England-based Mexicans, but a hiring and a goal highlighted the last week of foreign-based Mexican footballers, writes Goal.com's Andrea Martinez.
Mardell's America (BBC News)
Why some people think blockbuster Avatar is racist
Steven Cole Smith: A little Karma in downtown Orlando (Orlando Sentinel)
Downtown Orlando will soon get a car dealership for a brand-new brand, but in a familiar location.
Oak Park and River Forest Community Calendar (Oak Park Leaves)
Oak Leaves and Forest Leaves welcome items for the Community Calendar, as well as items for Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Newsmakers. Items must be received minimum of 10 days prior to publication; earlier is better. E-mail oakpark@pioneerlocal.com; fax (708) 383-3678; or mail to Pioneer Press, 1010 W. Lake St., Oak Park, IL 60301.