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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

REGISTRATION for the Cebu Press Freedom Fun Run on Sept. 22 is now open.

The fun run has two distances, 3K and 5K, and will be held at the Cebu Business Park. Gun start for both distances is at 6 a.m. at the area fronting the Cebu City Sports Club.

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The fun run, sponsored by Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc., with the support of Cebu Holdings Inc., is exclusive to members of the Cebu media. It is one of the highlights of the 18th Cebu Press Freedom Week on Sept. 16-22.

Registration is free. Forms are available at the newsrooms of Cebu Daily News (look for Raffy Escoton), The Freeman (Divine Ngujo) and Sun.Star Cebu (Hanz Llerin).

The top three finishers in the mens and womens categories in each distance will receive cash prizes and medals.

The race bib and running shirt will be distributed between 4:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. on Sept. 22, Saturday, at the Cebu City Sports Club.

Since the number of runners is limited to 250, only those who have registered and who show up on race day can claim their race pack. Registration is until Sept. 19, Wednesday, 5 p.m.

The Think Tankers, the group organizing the 100K series and the All-Women Ultra Marathon (Awum), is helping the convenors in the Cebu Press Freedom Fun Run. (PR)

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Despite the threat of rain the sixth annual Paramus Freedom Walk was held without any problems, continuing the borough's annual tradition of honoring the victims of Sept. 11, 2001 and the nation's first responders.

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Paramus Freedom Walk Committee members lead the walk.

Event organizer Joey Rizzolo thanks the attendees and volunteers as Paramus Mayor Richard LaBarbiera looks on.

While smaller than last year's event, this year's walk was no less successful, according to Freedom Walk Committee founder and chair Joey Rizzolo, a Paramus High School Student. He estimated taht between 300 and 400 attendees came to the Paramus Library Bandshell for the event, and noted that they ran out of their 200 free t-shirts for participants well before the even began.

"It wasn't really about how many people were here, it was more about why they are here," Rizzolo said. "Everyone came out for the right cause, and it was a great day."

A moment of silence was held for all 2,977 victims who died in the attack, with special mention given to Paramus residents. Among the walk's special guests were members of the Navas and Pandolfo families, who each lost a family member on 9/11. "Paramus felt this loss close with the passing of seven members of our community," Rizzolo said.

The walk made a brief stop by Howland Memorial Grove, the park where seven plaques reside in the memory of each Paramus resident who died that day. Rizzolo and committee members placed flowers at each plaque as a tribute to the victims and their families.

After returning from the walk, participants were greeted by hamburgers and popcorn provided by the Boy Scouts and the Elk's Club.

Mayor Richard LaBarbiera commended the Freedom Walk Committee's "perseverance and hard work," citing them as the reason Paramus residents will never forget.

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11 September 2012 Last updated at 14:27 ET

US Open champion Andy Murray has been offered the freedom of Stirling after his grand slam victory.

Stirling Council has been in touch with Murray's management team to discuss an appropriate tribute to what it called "the local hero".

The 25-year-old from Dunblane, near Stirling, beat Serbia's Novak Djokovic in five sets.

Murray's mother Judy told BBC Scotland that watching her son's match in New York had been "absolute torture".

She said the "momentum" had been with Djokovic after Murray had lost a two-set lead.

"But at the start of the fifth I had a feeling," she said.

"I could see from Andy's face and his mannerisms that he wasn't going to let it get away from him and he did an incredible job.

"It was just an incredible experience and I'm so delighted for him that he's got his first Grand Slam at last."

Murray's triumph at Flushing Meadows followed his gold medal at the Olympics last month.

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Murray offered freedom of city

September 10, 2012 - Frontier League (FL) Florence Freedom Sauget, IL-The Florence Freedom are heading to their first ever Frontier League championship series after a 7-0 win over the Gateway Grizzlies Monday night. The Freedom won the best of five series three games to two.

Peter Fatse had a career high six RBI's and starter Brad Allen pitched eight shutout innings.

Fatse hit a three run homerun in the first inning to give the Freedom a 3-0 lead. He also had an RBI single in the fourth which made it 4-0. Fatse then in the seventh drilled a two run double to deep right center as the Freedom led 7-0.

Allen allowed three hits and struck out seven while walking four. He improved his scoreless innings streak to twenty one straight with his shutout performance. He also improved to 5-0 with a .47 ERA as a starter.

The Freedom pitching staff threw fourteen straight scoreless innings against Gateway which started in the fifth inning of game four and carried through the duration of game five.

Jim Jacquot also homered for the victorious Freedom. Fatse ended the game going 3-4 with 6 RBI's. David Harris and Pierre LePage also collected two hits.

The Freedom will now host the Southern Illinois Miners in game one of a best of five championship series starting Wednesday night. LHP David Harden(1-0,0.00) gets the start for the Miners while the Florence starter is TBA. The game can be heard with Steve Jarnicki starting at 6:20 on Real Talk 1160 and realtalk1160.com.

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