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Comets crush Blackhawks to start sectional play

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ALEXANDRIA It may take a full four quarters to make a basketball game, but Eastern showed you can get the job done in just one during its Class 2A Sectional 39 opener with Sheridan Wednesday night.

Tied at 19-all two quarters in, the Comets busted out of the locker room on fire to start the second half, outscoring the Blackhawks 24-6 in the third frame to go up 43-25 and cruising to a 52-33 win.

Eastern (4-17) advances to face Madison-Grant (9-12), a 55-49 winner over Elwood in OT Wednesday, in Fridays second semifinal. Tipton and Taylor square off in the first semifinal. The Comets and Argylls didnt meet in the regular season.

Eastern blistered the nets at a 77 percent clip (10 of 13) in the third quarter on the way to the 18-point advantage heading into the final frame, including 3-of-3 from beyond the arc in the period.

Couldnt have asked for a better third quarter, Eastern coach Mike Springer said. We stressed at half time that we needed to win the third quarter and win it big. We called some plays for Noah [Cope] to get a three to start the half and he did. We hit some big shots and turned the tide our way.

Cope, who finished with 15 points to lead Eastern, connected from downtown just 12 seconds into the second half and when Sheridans Brock Kitchel answered with one at the other end, the Comet junior did it again, putting his squad up for good, 25-22, at 7:19.

Eastern strung together an 18-3 run to close out the period, its lead swelling to double digits, 34-24, on Blake Shraders trey at 3:24 and continuing to climb to the 18-point margin heading into the final eight minutes.

Comparatively, Sheridan (3-18) shot just 2 of 15 in the period and finished the second half shooting just 14 percent (3 of 21) from the field.

One team came out with desire. That team punched us in the mouth, and we just laid down and took it, Sheridan coach Cory Dunn said. They had some kids who shot better than they have every single time Ive watched them. You start giving guys confidence and then you cant do anything on the other end and turn the ball over, that just keeps building up that other teams momentum.

Things continued to collapse for Sheridan in the fourth quarter. The Blackhawks committed half of their 14 turnovers in the final eight minutes as the Comets lead grew to 23 points, 48-25, on Jacob Kinders hoop with 6:28 to play.

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FIFA inspectors give Auckland thumbs up

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FIFAs new U-20 World Cup Trophy will travel through Auckland in May

Some of the most senior officials from footballs world governing body, FIFA, have given Auckland a huge thumbs up as it prepares to host FIFAs second largest global tournament - the U-20 World Cup in 2015.

FIFA Inspectors were in Auckland today to inspect the Citys host stadium North Harbour and various training venues for this landmark event and agreed that the venue was in great shape to showcase the worlds biggest game.

During the inspection tour, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015, also announced that the iconic FIFA U-20 World Cup trophy, a brand new trophy for this tournament, had now been entrusted to the LOC and would be taken on a nationwide tour of New Zealand in May.

The trophy will be in Auckland for three days, arriving from Whangarei on 7 May and working its way around the Auckland region before heading to Hamilton.

FIFA U-20 New Zealand 2015 CEO, Dave Beeche said: "Auckland has a fantastic reputation of hosting highly successful world sporting events so we know that this great city will turn it on again for FIFAs second biggest tournament when it hits town on 30 May 2015.

"We are also delighted that Auckland football and sports fans will be among the first in the world to see the new FIFA U-20 World Cup trophy, which will be housed in the city until the tournament begins next year," Beeche added.

One of the FIFA officials inspecting the North Harbour Stadium was the Senior Competitions Manager Rhiannon Martin, who has worked for FIFA for almost 17 years.

She said: "We know how successful FIFA tournaments have been at North Harbour stadium and were pleased to see that the venue will be improved even further by the time the FIFA U-20 World Cup arrives next year. We feel confident that this stadium will be a fantastic arena to showcase the very best young talent that our sport has to offer."

Auckland Tourism Events and Economic Development (ATEED) Chief Executive Brett ORiley was on hand to welcome the FIFA delegation and said that Auckland looks forward to welcoming the worlds best young football stars for this iconic sporting event.

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Why We Wrote "Death is Wrong" – Gennady and Wendy Stolyarov at Transhuman Visions 2.0 – Video

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HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL: Super Kroger construction stirs Council debate

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HUNTSVILLE The construction of a new Super Kroger grocery store kicked off a heavy back-and-forth discussion between Huntsville City Council members Tuesday.

Council members voted 5-3 to authorize the city manager to enter into an agreement with Kroger that waives all permit and inspection fees an in-kind cost to the city of at most $75,000.

The biggest point of contention was the citys missed revenue. Three councilmembers Andy Brauninger, Ronald Allen and Joe Rodriguez said Kroger would not be hurt by paying the costs and that the city could put the money to good use.

Four councilmembers Keith Olson, Don Johnson, Tish Humphrey and Lydia Montgomery said the costs would be outweighed over time and that denying the waiver might scare off Kroger.

Councilmember Joe Emmett voted for the authorization, but never spoke as to what his reasons were. Mayor Mac Woodward was not present Tuesday evening.

According to Johnson, Kroger will build a store similar to the Super Kroger in Willis, which has 120,000 square feet of building space. The store in Huntsville will be located in the Ravenwood Shopping Center in the Tax Investment Reinvestment Zone.

The agreement says the Huntsville store would be approximately 90,000 square feet with 30,000 extra in case the store wants to expand. Johnson said this is because the initial Kroger store would not have a furniture section similar to the Willis location.

Kroger would be required to create 50 new full- and part-time jobs by Dec. 31, 2015 adding approximately $1 million in local wages, according to city documents.

While the $75,000 waiver would not cost the city any out-of-pocket money, it would prevent the city from collecting fees they otherwise would have.

I like the fact that Kroger is expanding and I like that, Rodriguez said. But they say the estimate of the cost to build this new project is approximately $1.3 million over what they expected. ... ($75,000) wouldnt stop the tears. I dont think its going to hurt Kroger. Its a big corporation. I dont see this as a necessary expense for the city.

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stem cell therapy treatment for Spastic Paraplegia by dr alok sharma, mumbai, india – Video

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