After Shoppach filled in for an injured Victor Martinez and led American League catchers with 21 homers in 2008, the Indians were expecting big things from him last season. Full Article at Sports News Canada
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A Final Four appearance is at stake Friday night as Maryland squares off with No. 2 seed Virginia in the quarterfinals of the 2009 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship. Game time is slated for 7 p.m. at Klockner Stadium. Full Article at The University of Maryland Terrapins - Official Athletic Site
SAN DIEGO - The editor of The San Diego Union-Tribune is resigning, the latest senior executive to leave under new ownership of the city's dominant newspaper. The newspaper reported Tuesday that Karin Winner will retire at the end of the year. Full Article at Canoe
Its a common element of writing a sports article. The writer finds a quote from someone, such as legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, and uses it to prove their point. Full Article at Bleacher Report
Backed by this fiery group of players, Rundgren will open with a set of “other material”, including songs he has never performed live, before launching into what is sure to be one of the highlights of LA music for 2009. Full Article at LAist
The Theatre Building Chicago has a new executive director. It's Sean Cercone, formerly the producing artistic director of the Carousel Dinner Theatre in Akron, Ohio. Full Article at Chicago Tribune
When 4-year-old Olivia Shafer of Uhrichsville runs, plays and chatters, she is the picture of a beautiful, healthy child. Full Article at The Observer-Dispatch
How much is Sarah Palin's new book tailored to evangelical Christian readers? Her writing partner for Going Rogue, Lynn Vincent, is a longtime editor at World magazine, which practices "biblical worldview journalism." Full Article at U.S. News & World Report
DALLAS, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, is proud to have been named the 2010 recipient of the National Golf Course Owners Association Jemsek Award, which honors the world's top golf courses for excellence. Full Article at PR Newswire
This week, Norah Jones is premiering three remixes of songs from her latest album, The Fall, which was released November 17 via Angel Records. Full Article at CMJ