VANCOUVER -- Rachel Lewis is getting ready to come out of the shadows. Terrell Suggs Jersey . For the past eight years, Lewis has played vital behind-the-scenes roles with the Vancouver Whitecaps while rising to the position of chief operating officer. With CEO Paul Barber leaving in the spring and not being replaced, Lewis will become a face of the Major League Soccer franchise alongside president Bob Lenarduzzi. "Its a great opportunity and I feel ready for it," Lewis said. "I feel like Im well positioned to lead the club and move it forward." Barber, 44, resigned earlier this month and will work his final day Feb. 29 after two years at the helm. The former Tottenham Hotspur executive is expected to return to his native England and land somewhere back in the English Premier League, but is not revealing his plans. "This year was a year of a lot of transition for us, moving into Major League Soccer, moving into Empire Field, and moving into B.C. Place," ...
LONDON - Men with long index fingers have a lower risk of prostate cancer, British scientists said on Wednesday, a finding that could be used to help select those who need regular screening for the disease. Ray Lewis Jersey . Related readings: Cancer becomes second death cause in Cuba New assassin protein targets cancer Brisk walkers have lower breast cancer risk: study Low dose of aspirin may cut cancer, study finds Researchers at Britains Warwick University and the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) found that men whose index finger is longer than their ring finger were one-third less likely to develop the disease than men with the opposite pattern of finger lengths. Relative finger length could be used as a simple test for prostate cancer risk, particularly in men aged under 60, said Ros Eeles from the ICR, who helped lead the study. She said the finding, which the scientists believe may be related to levels of the male hormone testosterone, could be used in combination ...
Glenn Healy resigned as Director of Player Affairs of the National Hockey League Players Association on Thursday, three days after Executive Director Paul Kelly was fired. A.J. Green Jersey . Healy said his credibility was undermined by an internal report and comments by Interim Executive Director Ian Penny, including criticism of Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, at the weekend meeting in Chicago that resulted in Kellys firing. In Healys letter of resignation, a copy of which was obtained by TSN, he concluded, "Based on what occurred in the Executive Board Meeting in Chicago, including the presentations made, all of which were accepted and endorsed by the Executive Board, my reputation and credibility with the players has been irreparably harmed and compromised. I can no longer continue to move forward believing that I have the trust of the players." Assistant Director of Player Affairs Patrick Flatley also resigned after Kellys firing, as did Bob Lundquist, a union ...
(Sports Network) - Boston will try to stay perfect against Eastern Conference opponents in Beantown on Friday when the Celtics entertain a desperate Charlotte Bobcats team. Cheap Jerseys . The Cs will also be aiming to stay within an earshot of the top team in the Eastern Conference, the Chicago Bulls. Boston, which has already collected its fourth straight Atlantic Division title and fourth consecutive 50-win campaign, is trailing the Bulls by one game after falling to Memphis, 90-87, on Wednesday at TD Garden. Paul Pierce scored a game-high 22 points and Ray Allen added 14 in that one. Rajon Rondo dished out 11 assists and grabbed 11 rebounds while Kevin Garnett and Jeff Green both scored 10 points in the loss. I thought overall, for the most part we played pretty good defense, Pierce said. We held them to what, 90 points. Especially Zach Randolph, he has been playing out of his mind. A lot of these guys have been playing well. I thought it was a pretty strong defensive ...
A sudden magnitude-7. Drew Doughty Jersey .1 earthquake hit Yushu County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of western Chinas Qinghai Province on April 14 and has caused huge casualties and tremendous economic losses. The relief work, which touches the hearts of the people all over the country, has been carried out as a great combat in the interior land of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. At this critical moment of do-or-die, the Dalai Lama, in collusion with some ill-willed western media, stated that he wished to comfort the people in Yushu, in an attempt to take advantage of the Han-Tibetan relationship and the suffering of the quake victims, only to attract more eyeballs. On April 20th, Jiang Yu, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responded at a press conference to the Dalai Lamas wish of visiting the quake-hit Yushu. She said that at present, the Chinese government and the Chinese people across the country are sparing no efforts in the relief work. Overseas Chinese, ...
