The RailHawks announced today that, as expected, Lulu.com‘s founder Bob Young is joining the ownership group. “I am thrilled to be a part of this team,” said Bob Young. “Both the Triangle area of North Carolina and the sport of soccer are growing rapidly, the combination of those two trends makes the future of the […]
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I Served the King of England and The Duchess look back to European history
I Served the King of England opens Friday in select theaters In the anarchic world of cyber-communication, there’s something called Godwin’s Law that states that as discussion on, say, a blog comment thread grows longer and more heated, it approaches near-certainty that someone will invoke Hitler or Nazism. The same can be said of movies […]
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Why are Italian soccer players dying from Lou Gehrig’s disease?
Startling story today in The Guardian: The deaths of a growing number of Italian footballers from a rare and debilitating disease may be due to pesticides and fertilisers used in the 80s and 90s, an Italian magistrate has claimed. Fifty one professional and amateur players have now died from it, six times the average in […]
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Lulu founder and CEO Bob Young gets into the sports business
Bob Young, founder and CEO of Lulu, the Triangle-based online self-publishing company, has emerged as a white knight for the Carolina RailHawks USL-1 soccer club in Cary. Tim Candon of WRAL.com has the scoop, by way of Triangle Offense.
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Lulu founder Bob Young joins the RailHawks ownership group
It’s been a big week for the USL-1 Carolina RailHawks soccer club. First, the announcement that team founder, GM and president Chris Economides had been bought out. Then Tuesday afternoon’s announcement of the departure of coach Scott Schweitzer. Then, after several days of portentous word of major developments to be announced soon, WRAL.com’s Tim Candon […]
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RailHawks head coach Scott Schweitzer departs
After two years coaching the USL-1 RailHawks, Scott Schweitzer’s contract, which was set to expire at the end of this month, was not renewed, the team announced today. Owner Brian Wellman praised the efforts of Schweitzer, who posted a record of 24 wins, 24 losses and 24 draws in league and Cup play and professional […]
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Former UNC b-ball great Tommy LaGarde joins Original Mavericks for Truth
If you were a fan of Tar Heels basketball in the 1970s, you remember Phil Ford, Walter Davis and Mitch Kupchak. You also remember 6’10” center Tommy LaGarde. LaGarde also played in the NBA, for the expansion Dallas Mavericks. In fact, he was an Original Maverick. It seems that lately LaGarde has been searching his […]
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Former UNC b-ball great Tom LaGarde joins Original Mavericks for Truth
If you were a fan of Tar Heels basketball in the 1970s, you remember Phil Ford, Walter Davis and Mitch Kupchak. You also remember 6’10” center Tom LaGarde. LaGarde, a Detroit native, played center on Dean Smith’s teams in those days, and he was an All-American and a member of the 1976 Olympic team. He […]
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RailHawks’ owner and GM Economides departs club
We’re not sure what this means, but Jarrett at Triangle Soccer Fanatics has the story: Chris Economides, co-founder of the USL-1 soccer team, is leaving the club. Co-owner Brian Wellman announced that Triangle Professional Sports, LLC has bought out Economides’ ownership stake. Economides, who is a member of the USL Hall of Fame, previously managed […]
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The New York Times [hearts] Fernando Perez
It didn’t take long for the Times to catch up with hometown hero Fernando Perez, a season-long highlight for the Durham Bulls who is now on the Tampa Bay post-season roster. Perez, a New Jersey native and Columbia grad, reveals that in his off-hours, he likes to read Annie Dillard, Howard Zinn and… Hermann Hesse. […]
