Monday's College Basketball

2010-02-23T16:06:03Z

<div><p>EAST</p><p>Yeshiva 62, Mount St. Mary, N.Y. 61</p><p>SOUTH</p><p>Bethune-Cookman 99, Carver Bible 55</p><p>Brescia 82, Lindsey Wilson 77</p><p>Pacific University's football program and money is bringing it back.</p><p>Seventeen years ago, the Boxers were losing, McCready Field was falling apart and football was draining the budget at the small liberal art...

More About the Great Lakes of North America

2010-02-25T14:31:11Z

The Great Lakes are used as the major mode of transport for bulk goods. Recreational boating and tourism are major industries along the Great Lakes region.<br><br>The Great Lakes of North America are a group of 5 large lakes which include Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Ohio, Fallen Timbers is a small park having the monuments of soldiers and natives who died in a battle with Indians on 20 August 1894. This area was partially destroyed by a storm, so the name came as Falling Timbers. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is located in Cleveland, Ohi...

Ohio water park says staffing OK when boy drowned

2010-02-26T01:17:45Z

<div id="subtitle">Largest US indoor water park says lifeguard staffing was appropriate when boy, 3, drowned</div><div><p>An Ohio indoor water park that bills itself as the nation's largest says lifeguard staffing was appropriate when a 3-year-old boy disappeared from his mother's sight and drowned in 3-foot-deep water.</p>&lt...

Lots of family fun in Sandusky, Ohio

2010-02-26T01:09:00Z

<div id="subtitle">Water park and wildlife safari keep little ones &amp; parents happy in Sandusky</div><div><p>For our first family vacation with our 4-year-old daughter, we had several criteria: It had to be within a three-hour drive, be reasonably priced, provide enough to do in case of bad weather, and keep my husband and me occupied too.</p><p>Our destination: Lake Erie north of Kelly's Island, Ohio. Fishing boat captains all along the Great Lakes are struggling to stay afloat this summer, some losing half of their customers because of the manufacturing and economic slump in the Midwest. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Meltdown Fishing Captains

2009-07-19T11:16:41Z

In this July 10, 2009 photo, fishermen on the charter boat "Harbor Queen" try for yellow perch on Lake Erie north of Kelly's Island, Ohio. Fishing boat captains all along the Great Lakes are struggling to stay afloat this summer, some losing half of their customers because of the manufacturing and economic slump in the Midwest. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

For Great Lakes fishing captains, rough sailing

2010-02-26T07:33:25Z

<div id="subtitle">Great Lakes charter fishing industry flounders this summer under weight of Midwestern economy</div><div><p>Gulls shrieked overhead as Bob Hall lugged a pair of plastic 5-gallon gas cans down the dock to fill up his fishing boat, then hopped on a golf cart and headed to a gas station for another load.</p><p>Hauling the fuel rather than buying it at...

USCG: 4 Mich. fishermen found safe on Lake Erie

2010-02-26T13:48:40Z

<div id="subtitle">US Coast Guard says 4 Michigan fishermen found safe on Lake Erie after 19-foot boat capsizes</div><div><p>Four Michigan fishermen whose 19-foot boat capsized in western Lake Erie have been rescued.</p><p>U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer ...

Ohio study with hobby planes looks at bird strikes

2010-02-28T19:23:34Z

<div id="subtitle">Researchers in Ohio hope remote-controlled planes will yield clues about bird-plane strikes</div><div><p>Researchers want to fly remote-controlled airplanes near Lake Erie to determine whether lighting systems could scare away birds and cut down the number of mid-air collisions with flying fowl.</p><p>Wild...

NY wants offshore wind projects in Great Lakes

2010-03-01T10:43:40Z

<div id="subtitle">New York utility considering offshore wind power development in Great Lakes</div><div><p>A New York state utility is exploring whether it is possible to put electricity-generating wind turbines in the Great Lakes, rather than inland or along the shoreline.</p><p>The state-owned Lake Erie is quickly receding. We have a lot of great fishing to look forward to over the next few months. The rest of this month and April, steelhead are the hot topic for gamefish. However, in April you can fish the open lake or

Scientists: Less ice on Great Lakes during winter

2010-03-03T12:11:10Z

<div id="subtitle">Scientists: Ice cover on Great Lakes during winter has declined by 30 percent since 1970s</div><div><p>Ice cover on the Great Lakes has declined more than 30 percent since the 1970s, leaving the world's largest system of freshwater lakes open to evaporation and lower water levels, according to scientists associated with the Lake Erie Area Streams</p><p>By Jeffrey Tombaugh</p><p></p><p>The recent warm weather in Erie, Pennsylvania has opened up the streams and the steelhead trout have been moving into the area's streams in large numbers. The steelhead runs typically...

Maumee Walleye Run - If You Love Walleye Fishing the Action is Here!

2010-03-04T11:08:24Z

<p>Maumee Walleye Run - If You Love Walleye Fishing the Action is Here!</p><p>By Mark Fleagle</p><p></p><p>Lake Erie and her tributaries are world famous for their walleye fishing, and to kick every walleye season off there is a fishing spectacle that is rarely seen, and it's called the annual Ma...

Avalanche recall D Vernace from AHL

2010-03-03T15:04:11Z

<div id="subtitle">Colorado Avalanche recall defenseman Mike Vernace from Lake Erie of the AHL</div><div><p>The Colorado Avalanche have recalled defenseman Mike Vernace from their AHL affiliate,...

Ohio may institute 'thin ice' warnings for anglers

2010-03-03T15:12:06Z

<div id="subtitle">Ohio officials examining whether warnings could prevent future Lake Erie ice accidents</div><div><p>Officials along Lake Erie are weighing whether to implement a system that would warn anglers to stay off unsafe ice, something that was not in place last month when 130 fishermen were stranded on an ice floe.</p><p>Other states have similar polici...

Avs recall Hendricks from AHL

2010-03-03T18:30:06Z

<div id="subtitle">Avalanche recall forward Hendricks from AHL</div><div><p>The Colorado Avalanche have recalled forward Matt Hendricks from Lake Erie of the American Hockey League.</...

US Steel to furlough workers in Canada

2010-03-03T21:08:48Z

<div id="subtitle">US Steel to suspend some operations in Canada, furlough 1,500 workers due to weak demand</div><div><p>United States Steel Corp., the largest U.S.-based steel maker, said Tuesday it is temporarily idling some operations in Canada ...

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