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Irvine frustrated after defeat
Sheffield Wednesday boss Alan Irvine hopes the 1-0 defeat at Brentford will act as a "wake-up call" for his players.

Irvine targets automatic promotion for Sheff Wed
Boss Alan Irvine is out to right the wrongs of Sheffield Wednesday’s relegation last campaign as he seeks automatic promotion from League One. Wednesday currently top League One following an undefeated start to the season, but the Owls boss admits that he still has not quite recovered from the disappointment of last season. He told the Daily Mirror : "I'm still not over what happened. I don't ...

UC Irvine upholds suspension of Muslim group, bans it for one quarter
The group must complete 100 hours of community service before applying for reinstatement. A yearlong ban had been urged. The penalty stems from the disruption of the Israeli ambassador's speech. The suspension of a Muslim student group at UC Irvine was upheld by university officials, but the recommended yearlong ban was reduced to one academic quarter, a move that could allow the group to begin ...

Wild Rivers will return next year
IRVINE – The chilly summer was a bummer for Wild Rivers and other Southern California water parks, but the Irvine-based landmark has some good news for fans: It will return next year for a 26th season. On summer's traditional last gasp, visitors...

'Eaters ahead of curve
UC Irvine Anteaters, with seven seniors, aren't far away from challenging the perennial top four.

Winter Olympics: one in 10 athletes injured - study
At least 10 percent of athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics sustained an injury and another seven percent fell ill, researchers reported in the British Journal of Sports Medicine on Tuesday.

Snowboardcross leads Vancouver Olympics injury list
LONDON (AP) -- Snowboardcross was the most hazardous sport at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, with nearly 75 percent of female athletes sustaining injuries during the rough-and-tumble races.

1 Wyoming football player killed, 3 hurt in wreck
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- A University of Wyoming football player was killed and three teammates were injured when a pickup drifted off a Colorado highway and crashed on Monday, authorities said. Sports - Football - American - College football - Wyoming

Snowboardcross leads Vancouver injury list
Snowboardcross was the most hazardous sport at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, with nearly 75 percent of female athletes sustaining injuries during the rough-and-tumble races. According to a medical study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, at least 11 percent of all athletes at the games in February sustained injuries -- including 20 concussions.

New Zealand on target for Rugby World Cup
A year out from hosting the 2011 Rugby World Cup the organisers maintain the foundations of the promised "Stadium of Four Million" are well in place despite the problems they still face.