I am thankful for Thanksgiving. The annual turkey day feast, which mandates a nap, copious amounts of pie consumption and NFL football on a weekday, occupies rarefied ground among American holidays. Its biggest weakness may be that it ushers in the holiday shopping season.
Category: Sports
HEALTH BEAT
It’s the week before finals and you feel stressed and anxious. Stress is inevitable and a basic fact of life. However, not preparing yourself to cope with stress can be potentially harmful. Here are some ways to help you manage this difficult time in the semester.
USM Athletics Scoreboard and Schedule
Scoreboard
Women’s Basketball
Nov. 25 vs. Bates, Win 84-61
Coach Gary Fifield wins his 400th game
Dec. 2 vs. Bowdoin, Loss 59-52
Men’s Basketball
Nov. 25 vs. Bates, Win 62-60
Nov. 28 vs. Colby, Loss 83-64
Nov. 29 vs. St. Joseph’s, Win 64-58
Dec.
Sports For The Layperson and Trivia
Trivia
What USM Men’s Basketball player was recently named LEC rookie of the week?
Answer: Jesse McKinnell, Manomet, Mass, earned the honor for his play during the week of Nov. 24-30. McKinnell averaged 8.3 points and 7.7 rebounds helping the Huskies take two of three games.
USM hosts NCAA regional meet
The USM men’s and women’s cross county teams hosted the NCAA Division III New England Regional Championships, Sat. Nov. 15 in Cumberland. It was not an ideal day to wear shorts and tank-tops but the blustery conditions did little to deter the close to five hundred runners from more than 70 schools across New England that traveled to Twins Brooks Recreation Center to compete for the New England Division III crown.
Field Hockey headed to division tournament
The University of Southern Maine field hockey team recently won the Little East Conference (LEC) tournament with a 3-1 win over top-seeded Keene State. With the win, the Huskies earned automatic qualification into the 2003 NCAA Division III Championship.
Huskies knocked from tournament, complete strong season
The University of Southern Maine women’s volleyball team ended its season on Nov. 8, with a 3-0 loss to Plymouth State in the Little East Conference (LEC) tournament semi-finals. USM, playing without team leaders Cat Lewis and Mandy Desert, struggled to fend off Plymouth State’s strong attack and was knocked from the LEC tournament in straight sets.
Monday Night Football
I was wrong. Not about Rush Limbaugh and not about too much else; but, the Packers did not win, and I said they would. I was correct that Donovan McNabb is one of the league’s best players. He proved this leading his team to a dramatic fourth quarter comeback last Monday night.
HEALTH BEAT
During the Great American Smokeout, always held on the third Thursday of November, millions of people quit smoking for a day or more. This national event challenges people to quit using tobacco and raises awareness about the numerous ways to quit forever.
WMPG’s broadcast schedule of USM Basketball and Hockey
The following is the complete broadcast schedule of USM Basketball and Hockey games to be broadcasted LIVE on WMPG-FM 90.9 & 104.1 and at www.wmpg.org.
During each broadcast, one lucky listener will have a chance to win a WMPG prize package and all listeners who enter during the season will have a chance at a grand prize during the final broadcasted game of the winter season.
USM Athletics Scoreboard and Schedule
Scoreboard
Field Hockey
Nov. 7 vs. Plymouth State, Win 2-1
LEC Tournament Semi-final
Nov. 8 vs. Keene State, Win 3-1
USM wins LEC Championship
Women’s Volleyball
Nov. 8 vs. Plymouth State, loss 0-3
Women’s Ice Hockey
Nov. 7 vs. St. Michael’s, Win 2-1
Nov.
SPORTS FOR THE LAYPERSON & SPORTS TRIVIA
SPORTS FOR THE LAYPERSON
What are “point spreads,” and how are they used?
Point spreads are used solely for gambling purposes. They are determined in Las Vegas by gambling experts, who are said to “handicap” the games. In any given NFL football game, point spreads are used to allow prospective bettors to pick either the favorite or the underdog, as determined by Las Vegas.
USM triumphs in first round of playoffs.
Monday Night Football
Rush Limbaugh is wrong about a lot of things. He is wrong about the war in Iraq, wrong about tax cuts, wrong about budget deficits, and wrong about Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb. Of all the ignorant, boozed-up, sedative-induced, ill-guided and abrasive things that Rush Limbaugh has ever said “Donovan McNabb is overrated” is truly one of the most asinine.
Health Beat – Our dirty little secret: germy hands
The best thing you can do to keep from getting sick is to wash your hands. Frequently washing your hands removes germs you have picked up from other people, contaminated surfaces, or from animals and animal waste. When you pick up germs from these sources, you can infect yourself by touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
USM Scoreboard and Schedule
Scoreboard
Field Hockey
Nov. 4 vs. Framingham State, Win 6-0
First Round LEC Tournament
Nov. 7 vs. Plymouth State, Win 2-1
USM advances to LEC championship game
Volleyball
Nov. 5 vs. Keene State, Win 3-2
First round of LEC Tournament, USM advances to LEC semifinals
Men’s Soccer
Nov.
Sports for the Layperson & Sports Trivia
SPORTS FOR THE LAYPERSON
How is a cross-country meet scored?
A cross-country team’s top five finishers contribute to a team’s overall score. After a race is completed a team’s score is determined by totaling the places of the top five finishers. A team taking the top five positions in a race would total 15 points.
Huskies prepare for post-season action
The University of Southern Maine’s field hockey and volleyball teams wrapped up their regular seasons last week with high hopes for the postseason. Both teams will compete in Little East Conference (LEC) tournaments which are scheduled to begin this week.
Monday Night Football
I sat down for drinks with Red Sox president Larry Lucchino this past weekend. We met at the Eastland Hotel’s Top of the East Bar, and got pretty heavy into bourbon. Lucchino, a long-time friend and business associate, was in town to seek my advice on who should become the next manager of the Boston Red Sox.
Health Beat
Streptococcal (strep) bacteria is the cause of strep throat infection. The infection spreads person to person by droplets released into the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It takes two to five days after becoming infected for symptoms to develop.
Schedule & Results
SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Nov. 4th
Field Hockey vs. Little East Conference first round, at Gorham, 2:30 p.m.
Opponent to be determined
Wednesday, Nov. 5th
Women’s Volleyball vs. Keene State, at Gorham, 6:00 p.m.
First Round of Little East Conference Tournament
Saturday, Nov.
Sports for the Layperson & Trivia
SPORTS TRIVIA
Question:
Which Southern Maine Volleyball player was recently named rookie of the week by the Little East Conference?
Answer:
Catherine “Cat” Lewis (New Gloucester, Maine) was named rookie of the week on Monday Oct. 27th. She helped the Huskies capture three wins (Oct.
Huskies shut out Framingham State
The University of Southern Maine field hockey team defeated Framingham State 4-0 last Wednesday in Gorham. The victory was the fourth consecutive for the Huskies, who improved their overall record to 11-5 with less than a week to go before the Little East Conference tournament.
Monday Night Football
I do not like the Miami Dolphins. They are a shabby, poor man’s football team, coddled by Miami’s warm climate and perpetually unable to win late season games. The city of Miami is made of recycled plastic. The people of Miami are fabricated from used sports car parts and silicone.