Sports Dispatch

Lodz Journal: Where Racing Is Fast and Police Aren’t Furious
Police officers in Lodz, Poland, have tried to deal with illegal street races by helping to organize them.

$3 Gas Flows in 14 States
Prices racing upwards behind crude oil.

Ching, Caig Get It Done For Dynamo
Brian Ching scores his third goal of the season in the 68th minute and Tony Caig earns his first career MLS shutout, as Houston tops visiting New York, 1-0, on Saturday.

Roundup: Strong Finish Follows Some Good Advice
Playing in his first British Open, Camilo Villegas has the lowest round of the tournament and third place to himself at one-over par.

Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind: Woods Still Casts a Shadow
Even in absentia, Tiger Woods, who for the first time in nearly 12 years will miss a major championship, remains the talk of the British Open.

30 Seconds: With Stewart Cink
Stewart Cink is playing some of the best golf of his career and is third in the FedEx Cup regular-season rankings with only Phil Mickelson and the sidelined Tiger Woods in front of him.

Madden NFL 09 Screenshots
EA has released new screenshots of Madden NFL 09.

Ultimate Basketball Resources Updated
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In Las Vegas Summer League, Bayless off to a blazing start
When an NBA team sends prospects to the Las Vegas Summer League, evaluators are watching to see how they measure up against top …

Asterisk and all, Bonds ball lands at Hall
NEW YORK — Now branded with an asterisk, the ball Barry Bonds launched for his record 756th home run nearly a year ago landed Tuesday night in the Hall of Fame.

Card Collectors Frame Craft
Instructions to make a frame to display your collectible baseball, pokemon, or other cards from old Cd cases.

Nokia N78
Nokia N78 is one of the best among NSeries because it come along with music, nagivation and photography. This high-end bar-style smart phone sports an FM music transmitter and unique touch scroll wheel, in addition to standard Nseries features like S60 platform, WiFi, and HSDPA data. Nokia N78 is package of powerful range of technologies such […]

Barca to fight Messi Olympics bid
Barcelona will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) if Fifa order them to release Argentine forward Lionel Messi for the Olympic Games.

L.P.G.A. Players Wonder About Choices Wie Makes
Michelle Wie skipped a major to play on the PGA Tour this week, leaving Annika Sorenstam, Helen Alfredsson and Paula Creamer to wonder why.

Local quartet named to All-CIF first team
Newport Harbor High senior setter Kyle Caldwell and senior opposite Tucker Peleuses earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section Division I boys’ volleyball team honors while Corona del Mar senior middle blocker Gus Ellis and senior outside hitter Jeff Carlson made the Division II first team, and Sage Hill School junior outside hitter Bayle Smith the Division V first team.

Jablonsky, Hansen close in on Olympic roster spot
Former UC Irvine All-American Jayson Jablonsky and Corona del Mar High product Kevin Hansen are among the 19-player preliminary roster from which the 12-player USA Olympic men’s volleyball team will be named.

May-Treanor, Walsh now have most FIVB golds
BERLIN, Germany — Reigning Olympic champions Misty May-Treanor, a Newport Harbor High product, and Kerri Walsh set a record for team gold medal finishes on the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball World Tour Saturday, as the beach volleyball tandem for the United States defeated Jia Tian and Jie Wang of China for the Smart Grand Slam title.

Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life After Tumor-Related Hemipelvectomy
Background and Purpose

Hemipelvectomy is a life-changing treatment for pelvic malignancies. This study compared functional outcomes and quality of life of patients following internal or external hemipelvectomies.

Subjects

Ninety-seven patients who underwent tumor-related internal (n=39) or external (n=58) hemipelvectomy surgery between January 1, 1988, and December 31, 2004, participated in the study.

Methods

Using a descriptive retrospective cohort study design, functional status was evaluated with the Barthel Index at 3 time points. Quality-of-life parameters were evaluated at follow-up using the Linear Analog Self-Assessment tool (LASA).

Results

Data were collected on all 97 patients at rehabilitation consultation and hospital discharge. Follow-up data were obtained via survey on 44% of the original group at a median of 5.8 years (interquartile range [IRQ]=1.7–10.4) after surgery. Median total Barthel Index scores were similar between the internal and external hemipelvectomy groups at the initial physical medicine and rehabilitation assessment (10 [IQR=10–15] versus 10 [IQR=3.75–15]), at discharge (40 [IQR=30–65] versus 50 [IQR=35–66.25]), and at follow-up (92.5 [IQR=76.25–100] versus 92.5 [IQR=78.75–96.25]). Participants with external hemipelvectomies were less independent in bladder function and experienced greater pain severity at follow-up compared with those with internal hemipelvectomies. Overall quality-of-life parameters were similar between the groups.

Discussion and Conclusion

Despite significant differences in surgical procedures, immediate and long-term functional outcomes and quality-of-life parameters were similar among participants with internal and external hemipelvectomies.

Ex-Google Engineers Unveil New Search Engine
The former Google engineers roll out Cuil that they say will index a larger portion of the Web than Google, and more quickly and at less cost.
- MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) - A start-up led by former star Google engineers on Sunday unveiled a new Web search service that aims to outdo the Internet search leader in size, but faces an uphill battle changing Web surfing habits. Cuil Inc (pronounced quot;cool quot;) is offering a new searc…

Internet Addiction Redefined, Treatment Outlined
Study finds 10% of all Internet surfers suffer from addiction.

Find the Perfect Beach Using a California Travel Guide
 If a vacation to California is in your plans this summer, try using a California travel guide to help you select what you want to do. There are tons of things to do in Southern California, and a California travel guide is the easiest way to select what places and activities you want to engage yourself and your family in doing. The beach is a great destination for afternoons. Often in the summer, the fog in the morning is pretty heavy, but by 1 or 2 in the afternoon, it burns off and the beach becomes a splendid place to be. Just sitting on the sand and watching the waves break on the shore is a fantastic way to spend an absolutely relaxing afternoon and early evening. The California travel guide will describe the many public beaches and their features so that you can choose what you want in a beach. Some of the beaches have huge waves suitable for surfing, while others have smaller waves that make it easier for kids to play in the water without your having to worry intensely about the kids getting knocked down. The California travel guide will be most helpful for determining where you plunk your chair and spend hours in utter relaxation.