French fans give national coach thumbs-down

A majority of French people say natinal coach Raymond Domenech must step down after his team s lame performance at the euro 2008 A new poll from a major French marketing institute IFOP finds 52 of French give him a thumbs-down

Friends rally around soccer coach 6/30/08

There s controversy brewing in the East Syracuse-Minoa School District as dozens of students parents and co-workers rallied around girls soccer coach Milton Valerio Monday evening

Euro 2008: Happy Spaniards celebrate victory over Germany

Spanish football fans have been celebrating their historic victory over Germany in the Euro 2008 final

Mexican Soccer Team Plays Round Rock

Celebrity Birthday Wishes for Mandela

Various celebrities -- including David Beckham Posh Spice Morgan Freeman and Susan Sarandon -- wish Nelson Mandela a Happy 90th birthday June 27

Looking ahead to Spain versus Germany

The Spanish team look ahead to their historic clash with Germany on Sunday in the Euro 2008

APS suffers record amount of vandalism

RECORD THAT A-P-S DOES NOT WANT TO HAVE SO FAR THIS SCHOOL YEAR VANDALISM AND THEFT COSTS HAVE REACHED WELL ABOVE A HALF- MILLION DOLLARS THAT BEATS LAST YEAR S ALL-TIME HIGH AND THERE S STILL MORE TO ADD UP JEFF MAHER IS LIVE NEAR ZUNI AND SAN MATEO TO EXPLAIN WHY SCHOOL OFFICIALS ARE NOW FACED WITH A DIFFERENT BREED OF VANDALS JEFF IN THE PAST A-P-S OFFICIALS WERE FACED WITH MAINLY JUST GRAFFITI AND BROKEN WINDOWS WHEN IT CAME TO VANDALISM CASES NOW THEY RE SEEING MORE DESPERATE AND SENSELESS CRIMES BEING CARRIED OUT THE LATEST TARGET - RIGHT HERE ON HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL S BRAND NEW TURF FOOTBALL FIELD KEVIN MCCONNELL AND NICK ARGUELLES ARE BOTH HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES THEY USE THE SCHOOL S NEW SYNTHETIC TURF FOOTBALL FIELD TO PLAY SOCCER BUT TODAY THEY FOUND OUT - PART OF THE FIELD HAD BEEN HIT BY VANDALS it s just pointless it s so silly they spend all this money for people to enjoy the field and then you go and ruin it A-P-S OFFICIALS SAY ON TUESDAY SOMEONE LIKELY USED A KNIFE TO CUT THROUGH THE TURF - REMOVING A CHUNK THAT S GOING TO COST MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX THE NEW TURF IS PART OF A ONE- MILLION DOLLAR UPGRADE FOR THE SCHOOL S FIELD it s senseless you re just hurting yourself you re hurting your community why would you want to hurt your community it s stupid BUT HIGHLAND IS NOT ALONE NORTHSTAR ELEMENTARY WAS HIT BY VANDALS OVER THE WEEKEND - WHO DID SO MUCH DAMAGE INSIDE THIS AREA UNDER CONSTRUCTION - IT S GOING TO DELAY THE PROJECT BY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND AT LEAST THREE HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE HAD PIECES OF ALUMINUM SEATING STOLEN FROM THE FOOTBALL FIELDS THE TOLL IS COSTLY - 575- THOUSAND DOLLARS SO FAR THIS SCHOOL YEAR COMPARED TO 517-THOUSAND DOLLARS LAST YEAR why people are doing it we don t know maybe because the economy is hurting - we don t know people just don t have a sense of morals they don t care what happens THE SCHOOL YEAR OFFICIALLY ENDS ON MONDAY A-P-S IS HOPING THEIR NEW SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY AND ADDED ALARMS WILL PREVENT VANDALISM IN THE FUTURE AND CATCH WHOEVER IS DOING IT LIVE IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE JEFF MAHER EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR WHAT FIRST APPEARED TO BE AN

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Violence Follows Turkey-Croatia Soccer Match

In Istanbul Turkey scuffles broke out between Turkish and Croatian soccer fans as Turkey defeated Croatia 3-1 on penalty kicks to advance to the semi-finals of Euro 2008 The match was played in Vienna and fans saw it via satellite June 20

Under-13 All-Stars Heading to Maine 6/20/08

The under-13 boys all star soccer team from Syracuse is heading to Maine for the region 1 finals

David Beckham Hawks Armani Briefs

Another first for soccer superstar David Beckham -- an almost nude photo shoot for Armani s new line of underwear June 20

Local Law Enforcement hit the Soccer Field

Ordinary Teen Girls, Extraordinary Superpowers

Author Petru Popescu s new series WEREGIRLS launches with BIRTH OF THE PACK Join Lily and her teenage friends as they play soccer discover their magical abilities fall in love and fight an ancient powerful evil

Soma Celebrity News: Cristian de la Fuente Off DWS 4/30/08

Cristian de la Fuente voted off Dancing with the Stars David Beckham on Sesame Street Hilary Duff in War Inc movie The Tudors signs for third season Pamela Anderson becomes a US citizen Amy Poehler is pregnant

Oprah tops Forbes Celebrity 100 list

Hi it s Thursday the 12 day of June 2008 and I m Melisse Hinkle with today s UPI Entertainment Update
Oprah Winfrey is number one on the Forbes magazine Celebrity 100 list for the second year in a row The talk show host reportedly earned 275 million over the past 12 months Forbes looks at each star s past year of income web hits and press exposure to determine the rankings Golfer Tiger Woods took home second place and actress Angelina Jolie came in third Jolie s significant other Brad Pitt sits at number ten Other celebrities in the top ten include husband and wife pair Beyonce and Jay-Z soccer star David Beckham and author J K Rowling
Madonna isn t commenting about an upcoming memoir written by her younger brother Christopher Ciccone Publisher Simon amp Schuster announced yesterday Ciccone s book called Life With My Sister will be released on July 15 The book will apparently have a first printing of 350 000 copies The Material Girl s rep told the AP the singer hasn t condoned any biographies about herself and added Madonna isn t close to her brother now even though they ve worked together in the past
Meanwhile Lynne Spears is reportedly planning to release her memoir this fall The book will reportedly document the mother s experiences raising her celebrity daughters Britney and Jamie Lynn A rep for publisher Thomas Nelson says the book was put on pause when Jamie Lynn found out she was expecting a baby He adds the memoir is titled Through the Storm A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World and says Lynne Spears wants to tell her daughters stories from her perspective That s all according to People magazine
Hulk Hogan is opening up about his family s recent struggles The wrestler spoke out about his son Nick Bollea s car accident on Larry King Live Tuesday saying his 17-year-old made a mistake Bollea is behind bars in Florida for a crash that left his friend with serious injuries Hogan said he s soul searching in the wake of the accident and his wife Linda s decision to file for divorce Linda Bollea is reportedly now trying to cite Hogan for allegedly not paying for a property they share in Las Vegas
The Love Guru premiered yesterday at Grauman s Chinese Theater in Hollywood The film s star and writer Mike Myers stepped out for the event Justin Timberlake was also at the premiere He plays a well-endowed hockey player in the film Verne Troyer who played Mini Me alongside Myers in Austin Powers was on hand Troyer plays a hockey coach in the movie The Love Guru hits U S theaters on June 20
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City Summer Camp Program focuses on teens interested in sports

UTICA - The City of Utica will unveil a new summer camp program for teens interested in sports this Summer Baseball football and soccer and many other mobile sports are now a major part of Summer activities for Utica teens

World Soccer Stars Face Off At Packed Qualcomm Stadium

Soccer Mom Accused Of Stealing Thousands From Club