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1. This Just In.....
2. TG$SFR Co-Players of the Year
1. This Just In....
WE INTERRUPT
OUR REGULAR EDITION
FOR BREAKING NEWS.....
From MTV.com, December 30, 2010:
Dec 30 2010 4:39 PM EST 5,770
Khloe Kardashian, Lamar Odom Reality Show Coming
Source reveals 'Newlyweds'-style spin-off will shoot in the spring...
"Khloe, Why Did They Ask Kim To Guest Star On The Very First Episode?" |
REALLY?
TG$SFR HAS NEVER BEEN MISTAKEN FOR AN ARBITER OF HIGH CULTURE
STILL.....
IN PROTEST OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, TG$SFR HAS SUSPENDED ALL NEWS COVERAGE FOR THIS ISSUE
ONLY ONE ANNOUNCEMENT SIMPLY COULD NOT WAIT:
2. TG$SFR Co-Players Of The Year, 2010:
CHRISTEN PRESS
STANFORD WOMEN'S SOCCER
Christen Press Wins Hermann Trophy
Christen Press | |
Jan. 7, 2011
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Stanford forward Christen Press has won college soccer's most prestigious award, the Hermann Trophy.
At a ceremony at the Missouri Athletic Club on Friday that featured three finalists, Press was announced as the winner, marking the second consecutive season a Stanford player has won the award, following Kelley O'Hara.
Stanford, therefore, became the first school since North Carolina from 1991-94 (Kristine Lilly, Mia Hamm, and Tisha Venturini) to have different individuals win in consecutive years.
Press, a native of Palos Verdes, Calif., led the nation in goals (26) and points (60) while helping the Cardinal reach the College Cup final and a 23-1-2 record. Her 26 goals tied the school's single-season scoring record, set last year by O'Hara.
The senior leaves the program as the most prolific scorer in Stanford history, establishing the career record in goals (71), assists (41) and points (183).
Press earned Pac-10 Conference Player of the Year and NSCAA first-team All-America honors. She also excelled in the classroom, earning first-team Academic All-America honors and winning the Pac-10's Scholar-Athlete of the Year for her sport.
Stanford had an impressive 67-0-1 record when Press had a goal or assist during her collegiate career. She is the Cardinal's all-time scorer in NCAA Tournament play with 13 goals. This season, Press led Stanford to its second consecutive perfect conference season, sending the team to its third consecutive College Cup, earning All-Tournament honors each year.
The first runner-up was Notre Dame junior forward Melissa Henderson (Garland, Texas) followed by California senior forward Alex Morgan (Diamond Bar, Calif.).
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Stanford forward Christen Press has won college soccer's most prestigious award, the Hermann Trophy.
At a ceremony at the Missouri Athletic Club on Friday that featured three finalists, Press was announced as the winner, marking the second consecutive season a Stanford player has won the award, following Kelley O'Hara.
Stanford, therefore, became the first school since North Carolina from 1991-94 (Kristine Lilly, Mia Hamm, and Tisha Venturini) to have different individuals win in consecutive years.
Press, a native of Palos Verdes, Calif., led the nation in goals (26) and points (60) while helping the Cardinal reach the College Cup final and a 23-1-2 record. Her 26 goals tied the school's single-season scoring record, set last year by O'Hara.
The senior leaves the program as the most prolific scorer in Stanford history, establishing the career record in goals (71), assists (41) and points (183).
Press earned Pac-10 Conference Player of the Year and NSCAA first-team All-America honors. She also excelled in the classroom, earning first-team Academic All-America honors and winning the Pac-10's Scholar-Athlete of the Year for her sport.
Stanford had an impressive 67-0-1 record when Press had a goal or assist during her collegiate career. She is the Cardinal's all-time scorer in NCAA Tournament play with 13 goals. This season, Press led Stanford to its second consecutive perfect conference season, sending the team to its third consecutive College Cup, earning All-Tournament honors each year.
The first runner-up was Notre Dame junior forward Melissa Henderson (Garland, Texas) followed by California senior forward Alex Morgan (Diamond Bar, Calif.).
JOSEPH BRAMLETT
STANFORD MEN'S GOLF
AND
NEW MEMBER OF THE PGA TOUR
Stanford's Bramlett earns PGA Tour card
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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(12-07) 04:00 PST Winter Gardens -- , Fla. - On the final hole of the final round of the final stage of the PGA Tour's qualifying school Monday, Joseph Bramlett delivered a putt that had him roaring, pumping his fist and high-fiving his caddie in celebration.
Sort of how Tiger Woods does it.
The former Stanford players now have even more in common.
Bramlett earned a PGA Tour card, joining Woods as the only players on tour of black descent.
"It's an honor. It truly is an honor," Bramlett said, soaking in the moment. "Like I've said before, it's been a long time. I'm just thrilled to see it start to change."
Bramlett, 22, shot a 4-under-par 68 on the Crooked Cat Course at Orange County National, rallying from 33rd at the start of the day to make the cutoff for a tour card by two strokes. He finished 11-under at the six-round final stage of qualifying school to tie for 16th.
Zack Miller (San Rafael/Stanford) tied for sixth at 14-under.
The top 25 scores and ties earned PGA Tour cards for 2011. The next 50 received cards on the Nationwide Tour.
"We're popping the Champagne, baby," Bramlett's father, Marlo, said by phone from San Jose. "Unfortunately, he doesn't drink. So we'll give him a bunch of water bottles when he gets back."
Woods wrote on Twitter: "Congrats to Joe Bramlett for making it through Q School" and "Amazing feat considering he sat out a whole year with wrist injury. Can't wait to play with him next season."
Billy Mayfair shot a 2-under 70 to win the final stage, one shot ahead of William McGirt (68). Mayfair finished 18-under for the tournament, earning $50,000 for first place.
Bramlett bogeyed his first two holes but rallied with excellent putting. He finished with seven birdies that included the 17th, where he missed the fairway, was forced to lay up and made a 25-foot putt.
And just for an exclamation point, Bramlett knocked in an 8-foot putt to save par on the 18th that avoided the agony of having to sweat out the final groups.
"He's so clutch. You almost expect it to go in every time," his caddie, Don Allio, said.
Bramlett grew up outside San Jose in a multiracial family - his father is black, his mother is white - and endured the odd stares at junior events when his parents followed him on the course. He plastered posters of Woods on his wall after the 1997 Masters.
When he was 14, he became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Amateur in 1992. He was an All-American his freshman year at Stanford, when the Cardinal won the NCAA title. Bramlett flew straight home to California to try to qualify for the U.S. Open, losing in a playoff.
He also overcame two injuries to his wrist that nearly derailed his career at Stanford.
"I never doubted it would happen," he said. "This has been my dream since I was a little kid."
Sort of how Tiger Woods does it.
The former Stanford players now have even more in common.
Bramlett earned a PGA Tour card, joining Woods as the only players on tour of black descent.
"It's an honor. It truly is an honor," Bramlett said, soaking in the moment. "Like I've said before, it's been a long time. I'm just thrilled to see it start to change."
Bramlett, 22, shot a 4-under-par 68 on the Crooked Cat Course at Orange County National, rallying from 33rd at the start of the day to make the cutoff for a tour card by two strokes. He finished 11-under at the six-round final stage of qualifying school to tie for 16th.
Zack Miller (San Rafael/Stanford) tied for sixth at 14-under.
The top 25 scores and ties earned PGA Tour cards for 2011. The next 50 received cards on the Nationwide Tour.
"We're popping the Champagne, baby," Bramlett's father, Marlo, said by phone from San Jose. "Unfortunately, he doesn't drink. So we'll give him a bunch of water bottles when he gets back."
Woods wrote on Twitter: "Congrats to Joe Bramlett for making it through Q School" and "Amazing feat considering he sat out a whole year with wrist injury. Can't wait to play with him next season."
Billy Mayfair shot a 2-under 70 to win the final stage, one shot ahead of William McGirt (68). Mayfair finished 18-under for the tournament, earning $50,000 for first place.
Bramlett bogeyed his first two holes but rallied with excellent putting. He finished with seven birdies that included the 17th, where he missed the fairway, was forced to lay up and made a 25-foot putt.
And just for an exclamation point, Bramlett knocked in an 8-foot putt to save par on the 18th that avoided the agony of having to sweat out the final groups.
"He's so clutch. You almost expect it to go in every time," his caddie, Don Allio, said.
Bramlett grew up outside San Jose in a multiracial family - his father is black, his mother is white - and endured the odd stares at junior events when his parents followed him on the course. He plastered posters of Woods on his wall after the 1997 Masters.
When he was 14, he became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Amateur in 1992. He was an All-American his freshman year at Stanford, when the Cardinal won the NCAA title. Bramlett flew straight home to California to try to qualify for the U.S. Open, losing in a playoff.
He also overcame two injuries to his wrist that nearly derailed his career at Stanford.
"I never doubted it would happen," he said. "This has been my dream since I was a little kid."
This article appeared on page B - 2 of the San Francisco Chronicle
CHRISTEN IS THE DAUGHTER
OF TG$SFR READER CODY PRESS
AND HIS WIFE STACY
JOSEPH IS THE SON
OF TG$SFR READER MARLO BRAMLETT
AND HIS WIFE DEBBIE
TG$SFR TIPS ITS HAT
TO THE EXTRAORDINARY
TALENT AND DEDICATION
OF
CHRISTEN AND JOSEPH
AND
OUR NEXT GENERATION!!!