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  • Ex-Navy star Hurley finishes second in Nationwide event Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:48AMAjavon, Langhorne lift Mystics over Sparks in OT
  • Goalie Sandiford leads Eagles U-23 to national title Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:44AMMcDonogh alum backstops California team in PKs Led by goalkeeper Chante' Sandiford (McDonogh), the Eagles Under 23 of Camarillo, Calif., defeated the Kansas City Dynamos, 2-2 (4-2 penalty kicks), in Bowling Green, Ky., to win their second straight U.S. Adult Soccer Association national title and become the first team to win four age-specific USASA national championships.
  • World Cup loss still a victory for women Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:13AMGRAND RAPIDS (WZZM)-Soccer fans were glued to the televisions Sunday, as the U.S. women's soccer team tried to reclaim the World Cup. About 200 people packed Uccello's on the East Beltline to watch the final match against Japan.
  • This Week 07/18/11 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:07AMThe Eau Claire Express play their only Northwoods League baseball home game of the week at 6:35 p.m. at Carson Park against Wisconsin Rapids. Information: 715-839-7788 or eauclaireexpress.com.
  • Iverson shining in Northwoods Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:06AMFive of the league-high seven Eau Claire Express players selected to compete in tonight's All-Star Game will suit up for the South Division. Catcher Nolan Clark signed a pro contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, and closer Miguel Silva was released with an elbow injury.
  • Whitewater rafting down Kootenay River Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:04AMMuch like bungee jumping or skydiving, you don't usually think family friendly when you think of whitewater rafting.
  • Recruiting retail Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:00AMIf you’re looking for trendy retailers to open stores in the Corridor, don’t expect city hall or economic development organizations to recruit them. City officials say private developers are best-equipped to bring new stores to the Corridor.
  • Little League Baseball: Hammerin' Harney rolls Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:56PMThe Harney All-Stars must have gotten some ideas from the Home Run Derby held last week during the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Phoenix, deciding to show off their own power surge at the North Dakota/South Dakota District All-Star Tournament on Sunday evening.
  • Central Iowa teams pack state softball tournament field Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:21PMFive Central Iowa Metropolitan League schools pack the Class 4-A field. Eight smaller schools are an hour's drive or less from downtown Des Moines. That's more central Iowa schools among the 32 teams than ever before.
  • WJFW News Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:19PMADAMS COUNTY - Eleven people including a firefighter have been hurt in a fireworks accident in the central Wisconsin town of Rome in Adams County.
  • Hurricane Katrina inspires unique artwork Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:18PMLoren Schwerd moved to Baton Rouge three weeks before Hurricane Katrina. The hair extensions she found in the hurricane's trail of destruction inspired a unique gallery of work.
  • Camouflaged Suspect Robs Big Rapids Gas Station At Gunpoint Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:03PMPolice in Mecosta County are looking for a person who held up a local gas station early this morning. It happened just before five in the morning at the Admiral gas station located at 805 North State Street in Big Rapids.
  • Debit card fees worrisome Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:56PMNEW YORK — Americans prefer using their debit cards at the register. But a small fee could change that.
  • Jackson Whitewater Rafting Companies Boost Safety Precautions Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:47PMMother Nature is making for a more dangerous whitewater rafting season. In fact, high water levels, and therefore bigger rapids, already claimed the life of one thrill-seeker this summer.
  • Scouting for new recruits Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:47PMTHOMASBURG – They have members around the world, but they can always use more. Scouts Canada leaders wrapped up their 26th-annual summer camp Sunday at Vanderwater Conservation Area with their usual request for new faces.[...]
  • Patriot Guard, police give 2 Unity Christian grads patriotic send-off through downtown Grand Rapids as they head for ... Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:41PMJames Jongekrijg shares a laugh with friends who gave him and friend Ryan Wieringa a huge motorcycle parade along the Gerald R. Ford Freeway and through downtown Grand Rapids on their way to the airport.
  • Scrabble continues to bring people together in Iowa City Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:39PMSeveral dozen Scrabble fans braved rising temperatures to meet up for an afternoon of friendly competition and socializing on Sunday at the Bread Garden Market in Iowa City. Members of the Iowa City Scrabble Club — beginners and experts alike, ranging from grade-schoolers to seniors — meet once a month to challenge each other to word duels. Sunday’s gathering was [...]
  • Mallards Split Double-Header with La Crosse Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:27PMLA CROSSE, WI - July 16, 2011. After a rainout postponed Friday's action, the Madison Mallards and the La Crosse Loggers played a double-header Saturday night at Copeland Park, with each team winning one game. The Mallards took game one 9-7 and La Crosse won game two 5-4.
  • Sounders rally past Rapids late Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:00AMSEATTLE -- Fredy Montero scored his third goal in two games with a diving header in the 82nd minute, Mauro Rosales scored off a pass from Montero two minutes later and the Seattle Sounders remained unbeaten in their last nine matches with a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday.
  • MLS Recap: Sounders thriller, Crew stalemate Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:58AMWith Vancouver - Salt Lake postponed due a waterlogged pitch, Seattle kicked off the day's MLS action with a thrilling home win over reigning champ Colorado.
  • MLS roundup: Seattle scores sound victory over Colorado Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:44AMSeattle coach Sigi Schmid recently decided that his most dangerous attacking group was a young Colombian star, an experienced...
  • Mariners lose eighth straight, 5-1 to Texas Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:40AMThe Mariners set a franchise record for offensive futility with a scoreless-innings streak that hit 30 and dropped their eighth straight game, 5-1 to American League West-leading Texas.
  • Price, Hot Rods Squeezed In Extras Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:29AMDavenport, IA - A perfectly executed safety squeeze in the top of the 11th inning gave the Hot Rods (9-13, 50-42) a 7-6 lead over the Quad Cities River Bandits (13-9, 53-38) on Saturday night at Modern Woodmen Park. Unfortunately, Quad Cities answered with a run in the bottom of the frame before grabbing another in the 12th for an 8-7 series-opening win over Bowling Green.
  • The River Bandits win series opener 8-7 in 12 innings Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:27AMThe Quad Cities River Bandits broke a 7-7 tie in the 12th inning when Michael Swinson (1-for-5) singled to left field to score Oscar Taveras (4-for-7) from third in a 8-7 walk-off win in the series opener with the Bowling Green Hot Rods on Saturday night in front of 5,701 fans at Modern Woodmen Park.
  • Von Pinnon: Interns help remind us why we got into journalism Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:25AMEvery year at The Forum, we welcome several paid summer interns. While the interns always learn a lot during their stay, and do exactly the same kind of work that our professionals do, we benefit from them as well.  Talk about this topic
  • Family Outings: Paddling canoes on the Mississippi Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:14AMMy children and I have watched boats go through the locks on the Mississippi River, but this time we were in one. As the water drained, our flotilla of wood canoes descended deeper into the shadow between two massive walls.
  • Christensen throws two-hit shutout, leads Hawkeyes Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:32PMEven after making an unexpected relief appearance the night before, West Harrison's Lucas Christensen said his arm felt better than it normally does on Thursday night. And the senior pitched like it. Christensen was in complete...
  • 4th Annual 'Team-Up Beloit Snappers Blood Drive Week' Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:29PMBELOIT, WI - In association with the Beloit Snappers, the Rock River Valley Blood Center will be hosting its 4th annual 'Team-Up Beloit Snappers Blood Drive Week,' which means any person that donates blood at the drive which runs from July 18-July 22 will receive a complimentary ticket to the August 6 Snappers game when they take on the Quad Cities River Bandits at 7:00pm.
  • SOLDIER FUNERAL: Funeral services have been set for a Cedar Rapids soldier killed while serving in Afghanistan Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:27PMFuneral services are on Monday in Cedar Rapids for an Iowa National Guard soldier killed in Afghanistan.
  • Friday's Upside: Moving Teams Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:19PMTheir Words Well, you got a guy coming in on Wednesday who's certainly been doing it for a long time at Man United. Sigi Schmid, on his contract extension. Other Sources For U.S. soccer, it's a woman's world - from The LA Times' David Wharton: It wasn't just bold talk. So What If Soccer Isn't a Big Deal Here? - from The Wall Street Journal's Jason Gay: Has it diminished anyone's experience of ...
  • Longstreths descendents descend on Warminster for reunion Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:18PMThey came from Ohio, Michigan and Nebraska. They even flew over the Atlantic Ocean.
  • Preview: Sounders' unbeaten run on the line vs. Rapids Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:18PMSeattle Sounders FC put their eight-game league unbeaten streak on the line when the Colorado Rapids come to CenturyLink Field on Saturday afternoon.
  • Storms Overwhelm Brunswick Drainage System Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:17PMBRUNSWICK, Ga. -- Several downtown streets in Brunswick were flooded as heavy rain overwhelmed the storm drainage system. Authorities say several main thoroughfares were flooded after a heavy thunderstorm around 8 a.m. Friday.
  • Grand Rapids Dining for Women chapter to host founder Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:11PMThe local chapter of Dining for Women is sponsoring Marsha Wallace, the founder and president of its organization, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, July 22, in the Aquinas Room of the Country Inn & Suites, located at the East Beltline and I-96.
  • Dad Of Slain Toddler Pleads Not Guilty Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:02PMA Cedar Rapids man charged in the beating death of his 17-month daughter has pleaded not guilty.
  • Lomas Brown on WBBL: Lions will succeed thanks to players holding each other accountable Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:59PMThere's no substitute for positive peer pressure, says Detroit's former offensive tackle, who blocked for Barry Sanders. Listen to the full interview:
  • Clay Farris Naff: Asymmetrical Warfare: What If Instead of One Party Being Crazy, Both Were? Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:58PMI want to stress that I don't believe for a minute that all Republicans are insane. I know they are not. But the most motivated GOP voters have imbibed the liquor of talk radio and Faux News for so long that they've lost their moorings to reality.
  • Mother of murdered toddler loses custody of other child Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:55PMGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A Grand Rapids woman whose boyfriend murdered her two-year-old daughter, has lost parental rights to her other child.
  • Deputy chief: No damage in police-involved crash Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:51PMThere was no damage to two vehicles, including a police car, involved in a minor traffic crash late Wednesday morning, according to the Wisconsin Rapids Police Department.
  • Betty Ford to be buried next to husband in Michigan today Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:51PMExtended members of the Ford family pay their respects to former first lady Betty Ford during the arrival ceremony Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Mich. Michigan State Police troopers stand at honor around the casket.
  • Early-Stage Melanoma Tumors Contain Clues to Metastatic Potential Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:44PMScientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have demonstrated that it's possible - early in a tumor's growth - to identify cancer genes that endow the tumor with the ability to metastasize. Testing the technique in melanoma skin cancer, they found six abnormal genes that are both cancer-causing and metastasis-promoting.
  • Seattle signs Schmid to extension Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:43PMThe marketing and advertising group Extra Credit Projects designed a simple ... The Transportation Security Administration plans to test a program that would ...
  • Dirty Dozen Brass Band, YAMN at State Bridge Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:36PMBOND - Bringing together the best of New Orleans, Colorado and the midwest, State Bridge Riverside Amphitheater welcomes the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Yamn and Ultraviolet Hippopotamus with special guests on Saturday. The music b Copyright 2011 Vail Daily. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Vail Daily Dirty ...
  • IceHogs release 2011-2012 schedule breakdown Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:32PMThe Rockford IceHogs, in conjunction with the American Hockey League released the IceHogs opponent grid for the 2011-12 regular season. The upcoming season will feature 76 regular season games with revamped divisions.
  • Final farewell set for Thursday for former first lady Betty Ford Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:28AMA final service will be held Thursday for former first lady Betty Ford in Michigan, where she will be laid to rest.
  • 'Seussical' opens July 21 at New Hope's outdoor theater; Actors come from 15 different cities to produce 9 free ... Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:28AM"Oh, The Thinks You Can Think" will be part of the magical, musical fun when the 41st annual outdoor summer theater production opens 8 p.m. Thursday, July 21, in Civic Center Park, 4401 Xylon Ave. N., New Hope.
  • Stephanie Talks to 'Real Housewives' Star Gretchen Rossi Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:28AMThe victims of last week's mass murder in Grand Rapids are being remembered. Mourners in Grand Rapids finally got their chance to say goodbye to Betty Ford ...
  • Chris Christoff: Fords remind hurting Grand Rapids of goodness in human heart Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:12AMOne week ago, Grand Rapids was spattered by a murderous rampage. This week, the city's favorite daughter, Betty Ford, returned one last time to remind it of the incredible good in the human heart.
  • Betty Ford's body in Michigan for second service Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:10AMCoachella Valley says goodbye to Betty Ford: Coachella Valley residents watch the motorcade carrying Betty Ford drive down Highway 111 to Gene Autry Trail in Palm Springs.
  • Betty Ford remembered at bipartisan memorial Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:07AMPALM DESERT, Calif. — She was more than just a first lady, admirers said of Betty Ford: She was a role model for every presidential wife who followed her into the White House, not to mention a tireless advocate for women’s rights and other causes that improved the lives of millions.