With Congress Occupied, the Supreme Court is Next

Only days after a few hundred Occupy Wall Street protesters from around the country converged on Washington for a day of haphazard demonstrations in and around Congress, tomorrow they’ll be doing it all again — but this time they’re targeting the Supreme Court. As part of a national day of protests known as Occupy the …

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In The Descendants, Imperfect is the New Perfect

In a manner befitting the style of director Alexander Payne, The Descendants walks the wire between heartbreak and humor with absolute ease. Payne creates a film that so delicately (and impossibly) embodies contradictory sides: soap opera-like drama with (sometimes stoner) comedy, metaphors of life without all the cheesy implications and a stereotypically dysfunctional family with …

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Dress Your Baby In Style With Funny Toddler Shirts From Baby Bethany Rose

Everyone loves to express themselves with the clothing they wear. Why should babies be any different? If getting noticed is your thing, then you can make sure your baby gets noticed as well with funny toddler shirts from Baby Bethany Rose. Baby Bethany Rose was created to fill a need for unique baby clothing and …

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mcufly.com » Exactly where to Find Vintage Rock Band Tshirts

People that are good ole’ audio lovers as well as artists as well have no less than one or a couple of vintage band t shirts with their favored artists. Normally, youngsters in high school, college, and so on are the types that use rock-band t-shirts on a regular basis. There are also some whom …

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Punk rock barbershop

Chris Evans and Mackenzie Geehan opened Fogtown Barber and Shop (134 Water St.) just before Christmas with a lot of haircutting experience but little business experience. What they have, though, is the do-it-yourself attitude of the punk music they favour — as well as sell — in the shop. Evans spoke to the Telegram about how …

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Jan
28

With Congress Occupied, the Supreme Court is Next

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Only days after a few hundred Occupy Wall Street protesters from around the country converged on Washington for a day of haphazard demonstrations in and around Congress, tomorrow they’ll be doing it all again — but this time they’re targeting the Supreme Court.

As part of a national day of protests known as Occupy the Courts, protesters will descend on the Supreme Court and demand that corporate personhood be revoked and that corporate money be extricated from the country’s political system.

And if that’s not enough, on Saturday they’ll be participating in Occupy the Corporations, a protest which will coincide with the two-year anniversary of the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling which granting corporations the same First Amendment rights as individuals.

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Jan
28

In The Descendants, Imperfect is the New Perfect

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In a manner befitting the style of director Alexander Payne, The Descendants walks the wire between heartbreak and humor with absolute ease. Payne creates a film that so delicately (and impossibly) embodies contradictory sides: soap opera-like drama with (sometimes stoner) comedy, metaphors of life without all the cheesy implications and a stereotypically dysfunctional family with absolute realism.

Sitting directly opposite the Hollywood-manufactured blockbusters, The Descendants has a quiet impact. It flows from scene to scene in a manner that is not just life-like, as in the movie version of life, but life-like, as in the messy, unpredictable, genuine thing. In adapting the 2009 novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings, Payne and co-screenwriters Nat Faxon and Jim Rash have made a movie without scenes. Characters are people, simply crossing paths, having oddball conversations that start in one place and end up someplace else completely. Protagonist Matt King, played by George Clooney, is full of the no bullshit pragmatism that so reflects our physical existence.

“Paradise,” he says, “can go fuck itself.” 

Living on the so-called Eden that is Hawaii, this postcard-perfect location is also ripe with poverty and grime, as Payne likes to remind us in his opening shots of Hawaii’s more developed side. Likewise, King’s life is not the idyllic paradise that may be expected of a rich, land-owning attorney. With a comatose  wife due to a waterskiing accident off Waikiki (yes, you read that correctly) and two angry daughters (teen angst and daddy issues galore), Matt King has a hard time making decisions — about his real estate, his wife’s condition and his parenting technique. King works to put back together the fractured state of his life, broken due to his workaholic tendencies, and each step is both sad and amusing in near equal proportions.

Clooney has struck gold here; he has been given a perfect chance to capture that elusive Best Actor Oscar — some say, at least. It’s true that though The Descendants has a bonafide movie star in its central role, Clooney checks his ego at the door. For a man that has really aged gracefully, his age does grace the screen in a refreshingly humanizing way. As Clooney awkwardly jogs in his flip-flops and his arms hang monkey-like from his short-sleeved shirts, he delivers a very funny, very raw character. The actor’s natural magnetism does not dominate the film, but it complements the impressive performance of his fellow stars.

Shailene Woodley plays one of King’s daughters, the 17-year-old Alex with a chip on her shoulder. The Secret Life of the American Teenager star hasn’t proven much in her role as a pregnant teen on ABC Family, but her performance alongside Clooney’s is formidable. Though teen angst over a father’s absence is nothing new, Woodley’s version is quite believable. In fact, in one scene where Alex delivers a shocking twist to her father, it is Woodley’s smart performance, and not Clooney’s, that is most memorable.

Similarly, Alex’s druggie sidekick, Sid balances the heavy moments with his goofy comedic relief. In one occasion where Sid, played by Nick Krause, dispenses hilarious advice to a distraught King in all his loose pothead logic, it is Krause and not Clooney that steals the scene. Throughout the movie, it seems, Clooney acts as an ensemble player, not exactly being outshone by his co-stars but instead yielding his efforts for altogether greater impact.

Perhaps the film’s greatest limitation is not necessarily Payne’s fault. The movie and book’s focus on the wife and her indiscretions automatically turns King into the victim. With a wife in coma, conveniently unable to defend herself, King’s character so easily garners all the sympathy. We are left feeling cheaply manipulated by the situation. Would we have liked King as much had it not been for this fact? For a man with many flaws, perhaps King is all too likeable and not in a way that Clooney, an actor capable of emotional complexity, should be. 

Nevertheless, even the film’s imperfections serve a purpose. As a movie that celebrates human imperfection, it is, of course, imperfect. Sometimes even master director Payne makes mistakes, but like King, it is these mistakes that better integrate the film’s commitment to reality. Laughs may come with a sting and paradise may come with exceptions, but as The Descendants shows, emotional tumult comes with grace.

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Jan
27

Dress Your Baby In Style With Funny Toddler Shirts From Baby Bethany Rose

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Everyone loves to express themselves with the clothing they wear. Why should babies be any different? If getting noticed is your thing, then you can make sure your baby gets noticed as well with funny toddler shirts from Baby Bethany Rose.

Baby Bethany Rose was created to fill a need for unique baby clothing and accessories you won’t find anywhere else. If you’re tired of seeing the same clothing on every baby in town, Baby Bethany Rose is the convenient online location to procure bodysuits, t-shirts, diaper covers and many different types of clothing for babies and toddlers that you won’t find in every department or mass market store. Plus, everything at Baby Bethany Rose is affordable, so you can keep up with the latest trends without spending a fortune.

Dressing a baby is no simple task. You need to have lots of basics on hand in case of “accidents” or “mishaps”.

That means a lot of t-shirts and bodysuits to make sure your little one stays clean and happy. Funny toddler t-shirts are the perfect basic to have on hand because each one says something different. You can dress your baby to say just about anything [within the boundaries of good taste], and give everyone around you a chuckle. Baby Bethany Rose has a large selection to choose from, so there will never be a shortage of witty things to say.

Babies always have something to say, long before they start talking. Your baby can have plenty of attitude from day 1 with whimsical t-shirts and bodysuits that express sentiments she would say if she could. Maybe she’d like to say, “A nap is in my future”, or “A surprise will appear in my pants”. Since she can’t, a cute t-shirt or bodysuit says it for her. There are many different variations to choose from, even interpretations of the latest popular sayings.

Baby Bethany Rose takes pride in the quality of all the items they offer for sale. They are passionate about each and every item they sell, and back them up with uncompromising customer service. They are very particular about who they do business with, and have a select group of suppliers that feel as they do. Many of them are businesses owned by young mothers. Who better to make and sell items for babies than mothers? Those suppliers include purveyors of organic infant and toddler clothing, along with receiving and Christening blankets that will be treasured even when your baby no longer uses them. Baby Bethany Rose is also the perfect destination for baby shower gifts; you’ll find the best funny toddler shirts to help bring a new baby into the world with style, along with diaper bags, sleepers and personalized baby clothes, so you can give a one-of-a-kind gift to the new parents.

For more information, and to view the complete selection of funny toddler shirts, visit Baby Bethany Rose online at mybethanyrose. You’re guaranteed to find something you love, and something that will make you laugh.

Most suppliers on My Bethany Rose are young mother owned businesses passionate about their products such as organic baby clothing, natural baby care products, funny baby onesies and toddler shirts. For more information please visit mybethanyrose.com.

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Jan
27

mcufly.com » Exactly where to Find Vintage Rock Band Tshirts

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People that are good ole’ audio lovers as well as artists as well have no less than one or a couple of vintage band t shirts with their favored artists. Normally, youngsters in high school, college, and so on are the types that use rock-band t-shirts on a regular basis.

There are also some whom acquire band t shirts, specially those that are very difficult to locate, such as a exclusive edition shirt or such like to it. You’ll undoubtedly have one particular great band shirt, may you become a good ole’ fan or not.

Great regarding discovering antique rock-band t-shirts right now is that that is less difficult to discover, with the aid of the world wide web obviously. But the following are another locations you will get these types of band merch apart from the Internet. Proceed to good ole’ concerts. Absolutely, groups will be offering their band goods right now there, and so they not just come in t shirts, and also 3d stickers, pins, bonnets, and many others. The disadvantage to this is that right now there are merely restricted materials of products that rings will give you.

Thus, the idea is greatest to appear actual earlier before the display starts and search for these shirts; you could decide on the designs and also styles you desire when you arrive early on to the display.

An additional location you will get rockband t-shirts is on second-hand merchants and also music shops. In contrast to completely new tops, the t shirts you will find in these kinds of stores are much cheaper, and you can buy far more shirts as a result of that. At times, presently there are some other shirts that are very hard to discover. You really need to remain calm as you visit holders of second-hand clothes.

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Jan
27

Punk rock barbershop

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Chris Evans and Mackenzie Geehan opened Fogtown Barber and Shop (134 Water St.) just before Christmas with a lot of haircutting experience but little business experience. What they have, though, is the do-it-yourself attitude of the punk music they favour — as well as sell — in the shop. Evans spoke to the Telegram about how easy it is to run your own business.

Who opened Fogtown Barber and Shop and when?

It’s myself and my partner. Me, Chris Evans, and my girlfriend, business partner, Mackenzie Geehan. We opened up 20th of December, I think it was, so just about a month ago. We opened it up because we both wanted to own a business and be barbers, sell our products, but spurred on mainly by the closures of barbershops around town. If Family Barber didn’t close down, if Gus’s didn’t close up, we probably wouldn’t have done this, you know? But when those guys closed down, the market just opened up for it. So it seemed like opportunity knocked, and we just had to jump at it. We weren’t entirely ready to do it — we’ve never done a business before — but we said, “How hard can it be?” So we went for it, and so far so good.

What’s your background in hair-cutting?

I have training from Woodford Training Centre, and Mackenzie as well. She’s got a little bit more than me, she’s a red-seal stylist and she also does esthetics and makeup, so she’s trained in all the beauty stuff. She works on “Republic of Doyle,” and does her own private clients, females and stuff. But during business hours we’re just a barber shop, and it’s mainly me doing the barbering. I pretty much got my start with cutting hair early … teenagers, 13-, 14-years-olds. I just started shaving my buddies’ heads over the summer. We got into punk rock and stuff in the mid-’90s, and I guess one of the things that attracted me to the form of music was the crazy look of it. I was always compelled to style my own hair wildly and my friends were the same way, and I just became the guy who did backyard head-shaves and mohawks and stuff. So that’s how I became known as someone to go to get your hair cut.

Let’s talk about the records, because it’s not “Fogtown Barbershop,” it’s “Fogtown Barber and Shop,” so let’s talk about the “…and Shop” aspect of it.

As soon as you come in, you’re in the shop, and we have, I’d say, 70 or so records in the shop. We’re big into the vinyl. I’ve been listening to vinyl since I got into music. My first entry into music was finding my dad’s record player. In the era where cassettes were being replaced by CDs, I went and got into vinyl. I don’t know, I just always loved it, and now that it’s starting to come back. CDs are dying. People want a piece of music that they can also see the artwork for and read the lyrics, too. I feel like there’s a resurgence, so we’re embracing that, the same way that we want to embrace the old-time barber. It’s stuff that a lot of people think is outdated or not modern enough. It’s sort of our taste. It’s what we like. That’s why we have it in the shop. We also have our own clothing line, just T-shirts and hoodies and caps. Simple, casual basics with our own name and custom designs on it. People really seem to dig that kind of stuff.

Who’s doing the design?

I do the design. I’m also a self-taught graphic de-signer. I have worked in that industry for a few years. I love it. I do a lot of design work still for bands and for clothing companies. It’s very much a passion of mine that I do on the side, but I’ll always do it and design our own clothing.

You have just the one chair right now — is it just the two of you that work here?

It is right now, but man, we get so busy right now on Friday and Saturday, we have a lineup of probably three or four people sitting here in the pew, waiting to get into the chair. It’s gotten to the point now where we’ll either have to take appointments or look at getting a second chair in here somehow, or maybe we’ll expand into a bigger location. It’s horrible to have to turn people away. We want to be, very much, a place where you can just walk in without an appointment and get a haircut. It is just the two of us, it is just the one chair. But I think there’s definitely expansion on our minds. It’s hard to find somebody else to cut as well. Mackenzie’s on “Republic of Doyle” all summer, so she goes and does that. We need somebody else in here who can cut hair. We want somebody who just wants to do barbering, and most people, most of the students in hair school, take it from me, are females, and they just want to get into hairstyling where they’re doing updos and colours and hair extensions and perms and all that type of thing, but we’re looking for traditional, classic cuts, you know?

I remember talking to a barber years ago who said it’s really hard to get people to go to school and learn to cut men’s hair because it’s 20 bucks for a haircut as opposed to $60 or $80 or whatever it is for women’s haircuts.

That’s the thing. There’s a lot of money in salons because services are so expensive, and that’s one of the reasons guys don’t want to go there, is because their haircuts are twice what they could be at a barbershop. So yes, it’s tough to get somebody to throw down the investment to go to school if they’re saying, “Oh, I might not make a ton of money at this to start with.” You do have to build up your clientele. But there’s definitely a shortage of barbers. But at this point we could train people in. They could apprentice under Mackenzie and it might just turn out to be something where we bring someone in and they’re the apprentice and they cut their teeth.

Is your clientele mostly men?

It is pretty much a male-only shop during the business hours, but we’ve had women come in if they just want basic bang trims or even boy cuts. We do that as well. But for the most part it’s just guys who come in. We don’t really advertise it this way, but after hours, Mackenzie will do full-on salon stuff. We’ve got a sink there, so she can do all kinds of colour and cuts and stuff. It just takes a lot longer to do. You could spend well over an hour on one of those cuts, and you don’t want your guys, one person back in line, waiting over an hour for their haircut, so we like to keep it classic male cuts. Keeps the chair moving. Keeps people coming through the door.

Who chose the name Fogtown and why?

I guess we both chose it. It’s something we’d been playing with for quite a few years, just started out doing clothing. It’s kind of a weird scene of punk rock kids who embrace the name “Fogtown.” I don’t know why. It was just people from all over St. John’s, Mount Pearl, C.B.S., Torbay, who used to go to punk rock shows together and it was like a St. John’s scene. The name “Fogtown” just caught on, so it sort of meant we were all from different places but into the same thing. People embrace the name, and it’s something we’ve always worked with and liked to incorporate into everything we did. It just felt natural that when we opened the shop that we would name it that, because we wanted to bring the same vibe in that it was about a larger group, not just the both of us. It says we’re still who we are. This is very much an extension of who we were when we were into that stuff, into headshaves in the backyard and putting out our own shitty punk-rock demo tapes. It’s just an extension of that.

Did you have any business experience before you opened this shop?

Just doing the clothing. This is something I have done for close on a decade. My business experience was learning how to make something and then sell it. It’s not formal training, but just that entrepreneurial instinct of taking different pieces, putting it together in a unique way that people are going to like, and selling it. So that’s always something I was attracted to. I always wanted to do my own thing, work for myself. So yeah, that’s my business experience: learning how to sell things that people liked that I made and only come from me.

Now that you’ve been open for a month, what do you know now, as a business owner, that you wish you’d known before you opened the shop?

I wish I’d known it would be so easy, because I would have done it earlier.

Really? That’s not the usual answer I get from business owners.

It’s a small business. There’s definitely hiccups, but I only like to focus on the positives. It has just been overwhelmingly easy. I didn’t think it was something I could do. I wish I’d known it was something I could do if I just put my attention to it. I probably could have done this a while ago. I’ve learned how important good friends are, and how important it is to treat everybody with great respect, because you don’t know the ways that people can end up helping you out down the road. I don’t know, there’s nothing I really wish I’d known, but I have learned how business is all about community and the people who support you. You also have to support them. And if you do that, it’s not so hard.

It’s interesting that you say you didn’t know you could do it. Do you think that your punk background — I mean, the punk ethos has always been “do it yourself.” Punk musicians have never let lack of experience or even ability stop them from starting a band. Is it the same thing with your barbershop?

Absolutely. I took the attitude of “just do it your own way.” Don’t worry about the way people are telling you to do it. Don’t worry about what the people in hair school think modern hairstyling is or what a salon should be. Just do it your own way. If you have a vision, there’s probably other people out there who have the same tastes. Just create it, man. Just make it happen to the best of your ability, and the people around you who are attracted to it will come and help you out as well. It’s very much a DIY thing, where you can be supportive of a scene, and it will support you back, and you can grow and do all sorts of things you never imagined doing or just felt were out of your reach or that you weren’t capable of doing. Work as a team and don’t worry about what people say you can’t do.

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Jan
27

Coastal Bend recreational, youth sports calendar: 01.24.12

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COASTAL BEND —BASEBALL

7U Batters Box Hurricanes Coach Pitch team looking for players. Team has new field and indoor batting cage. Call David Hewitt at 779-0668.

8U Hurricanes Baseball Tournament is Feb. 11-12. Fees: 6U ($125), 8U ($150), 10U ($200), 12U ($250), 14U ($300). Call 361-728-1406 or 361-533-5688.

8U Hurricanes Select Baseball Team is looking for three players who want to play competitive baseball. Call 361-533-5688.

10U select baseball team looking for experienced players. No monthly fees. Call Joe at 361-947-2827.

12U select baseball team looking for players. Call 361-816-5151.

13/14U select baseball team looking for 12- and 13-year-olds to play in tournaments. Contact Charlotte Santos at 361-738-8478 or Tarra Andrae 361-673-2350.

Alamo Academy is offering team practices and entire facility rental of its state of the art all indoor academy. Team practices offers Alamo coaches to run practices for 1-2 hours and develop team’s game strategy, hitting, fielding, and pitching skills. Call 852-2287 or go to TheAlamoAcademy.com.

Alamo Academy is taking registrations for its summer youth baseball camps and high school boot camp. Youth camps include 24 hours of instruction, games, drills; lunch; small coach to player ratio, and written evaluation by an Alamo Coach. High School Boot camp is an intense four week strength & conditioning and baseball skill program during the summer for freshman-seniors. Register for youth camp or boot camp today at TheAlamoAcademy.com or 361-852-2287.

CCMABL’s CC Rangers Team looking for players for all positions for 18-over and 28-over teams for weekend local city league baseball. Call B.J. Hayes 992-6198 or 425-1306.

Corpus Christi Men’s Adult Baseball League is entering its fourth year with a Spring, Summer and Fall season of play. This is a Sunday 18-over league played in two divisions, Junior and Senior Divisions. Senior division is a wood bat league. Go to scorebook.com/ccmabl or call 331-3289.

Corpus Christi Parks and Rec is hosting a series of invitational baseball tournaments for all divisions — 18U, 16U, 14U, 12U, 10U, 8U. Dates TBA. Call 826-3478 or 510-0098.

Dirty Dawg Academy indoor batting cages for individuals and teams at 2503-A N. Port Ave. One-on-one training in pitching, hitting and fielding available. Call Jerry Garcia 548-0174.

Eight-under select baseball team looking for players. Child may not have turned 9 before April 30, 2009. No monthly dues. Call Lance at 290-6761.

Eight-under select baseball team looking for three players. All players are 7, will consider looking at 8-year-olds. Call Albert at 815-4701, or e-mail at for a tryout.

International Westside on Greenwood Dr. will have registration for Spring ball at IWS from 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekends. Ages 4-14 with birth certificate. Call Ruben at 728-1117.

Kingsville Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken League registering for boys baseball, ages 4 and up, every Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kingsville Wal-Mart. Fee: $25. Teams welcome. Call James Davis at 455-4946.

Little League Baseball Academy has training for Little League through Pony age players. Call Jon Irvine at 774-8225 or e-mail .

Mudcats 12u team will have tryouts. Call Victor Moreno at 425-8029.

Mudcats Baseball Tournament is Feb. 4-5 at Northwest Fields. Fees: 8U ($150), 10U ($200), 12U ($250), 14U ($325). Call Victor Moreno at 361-425-8029.

Oil Belt Little League registration 6-8 p.m. Jan. 26 at Oil Belt and Lone Star Country Store, also 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 28 at Oil Belt and Lone Star Country Store. Tryouts are Feb. 4, Feb. 9 and Feb. 11. Opening ceremonies March 3. Fees: Tee Ball ($45), Coach Pitch ($75), Minor ($95), Major ($95), Junior ($115). Go to eteamz.com/oilbelt.

Oso Pony Baseball Spring registration is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays through Feb. 18 at Oso Conference Room (1901 Paul Jones Ave.). Tryouts Feb. 18. Divisions: Pee Wee – 4 years old ($60), Tee Ball 5-6 ($70), Pinto 7-8 ($70), Mustang 9-10 ($75), Bronco 11-12 ($80), Pony 13-14 ($80). Go to leaguelineup.com/osoponybaseball.

Padre Little League Spring registration has registration for instructional tee ball (4-5 years old), competitive tee ball (5-6), coach-pitch (7-8), minors (9-10), majors (11-12), juniors (13-15), seniors (15-16) and city-wide Challenger league. Call 549-0280 or go to padrell.com.

Pony League in Rockport looking for 9-10 teams for interleague or regular-season games at no cost. Info: 205-4069.

Private baseball lessons and team instruction by Steve Castro. Call 361-548-9163.

Private baseball lessons and team instruction by David Castillo. Call 563-6771.

RBA Seahawks 10-under select team seeking players. For information and tryout dates call 361-334-1049 or go to rbaseahawks.com

Rockport 12U team looking for challengers to play in Rockport on Sundays at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Will also travel. Call Augie at 205-4069.

Sandcrabs select team’s 7U coach-pitch team will have tryouts. Team is looking for experienced players. Call Kevin Mitchell for tryout dates at 361-944-2525.

Seahawks, an 8-under coach-pitch team, is looking for 3-4 qualified players interested in playing select baseball. Call Lance Rathke at 290-6761.

The SLAM baseball organization is looking to expand and add a 10U team. Players must be 10 or under with a birthday before April 30. Tryouts at the SLAM Clubhouse indoor facility in late January. Call 361-533-2262 or email .

South Texas Select Baseball Association hosting Baseball Championship Series. Log on to leaguelineup.com/stsba and register for upcoming tournaments. All tournaments are USSSA-sanctioned. Call 455-3890.

South Texas Veterans Little League seeking 25-30 baseball games for a 15-16 year-old division and an 18-under division team. Teams will travel and willing to play home/home doubleheader series. League will pay umpire fees if played in Riviera or Kingsville. Also looking for teams for round robin weekend tournaments in Riviera or Kingsville. No entry fees required. Call Greg Wallace at 361-297-5115 or 972-989-6556.Southside Baseball Winter Registration is 6-8 p.m. every Wednesday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday for Winter baseball league at 3800 Gollihar. Ages 3-14. Team concept welcome. Call Jerry Garcia at 361-548-0174.

Strictly Pitching Lessons. Go to 361athletics.com/lessons.

Sweetheart Tournament is Feb. 18-19 at Southside Complex and Price Field Complex. Divisions: 6U ($225), 7U ($250), 8U ($250), 9U ($275), 10U ($275), 12U ($300), 14U ($300). Call Sandie at 852-4541 or .

Tournament to be played Jan. 28-29. Fees: 6U ($125), 8U ($150), 10U ($200), 12U ($250), 14U ($350), 16U and 18u ($450). Call 361-728-1406.

Universal Little League registration is 6-8 p.m. Thursdays and 1-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays at the ballpark. Ages: 4-14. Divisions: Tee ball ($35), coach-pitch ($45), minors ($45), majors ($45), juniors ($50). Call 855-4272 or 442-9957.

Warcats 7U coach-pitch select team will have tryouts. Team is looking for experienced players. Call Victor Landin at 361-779-5991.

Youth Baseball Developmental Group for ages 6-10 at the RBA Baseball Academy. Call 334-1049 or 832-245-9607.

BASKETBALL

Basketball Training by former Texas A&M-Corpus Christi assistant coach Brian Merritt. Call Brian at 361-793-4482.

Coastal Bend Youth Basketball League is looking for coaches for boys and girls divisions 3rd through 8th grades. Call 442-4397 or 658-0099. Go to southtexassliders.com.

Corpus Christi Basketball Officials Association looking for men and women to referee basketball games in the Corpus Christi and surrounding areas. Call Earl at 695-2506.

Corpus Christi Lady Hot Shots have basketball clinics for girls in grades 4-7 on Sundays. Fee: $10 per session. Call David at 815-1218 or go to ccladyhotshots.org.

Corpus Christi Youth Basketball private lessons are $30 per one-hour session. Specialized skills: dribbling, passing, shooting, defensive skills. Call 533-2059.

De La Hoops Basketball Clinic for boys and girls ages 9-12. Two-hour sessions on Sundays. Fee: $20. Call Roy De La Pena at 779-7446.

Senior Basketball workouts for men and women ages 49 and up from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday at the NAS E-Street Gym. Shootaround and half-court games only. Age groups for 49-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74 and 75-up. Call 855-9064.

Senior Basketball workouts for men and women ages 49 and up from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday at the NAS E-Street Gym. Shootaround and half-court games only. Age groups for 49-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74 and 75-up. Men call 855-9064, women call Gaynell at 853-7554.

Sparkling City Basketball Developmental Clinic every Sunday (3:15-4:30 p.m.) at Bishop Garriga gym (3114 Saratoga). Open to boys and girls 1st grade through 8th grade. Fee: $10 per session, or four sessions for $35. Call 992-2120 or 425-5369 or go to scbball.com.

Texas Heat (formerly the Sparkling City Heat) Developmental Basketball Clinics along with strength and conditioning camps every Sunday. Fee: $20.00 per person. Camp will help develop boys and girls ball handling, speed and basketball skills. Call 361-658-0099 or 361-779-2900.

Texas Heat (formerly the Sparkling City Heat) 7th grade traveling team looking for experienced basketball players. Call 361-779-2900 or 361-658-0099.

Three-on-three basketball tournaments at Corpus Christi Police Athletic League. Divisions for 3rd and 4th grade all the way up to adults. Two-game guarantee. Fee: $15 per player, five player max. Tournaments will be held throughout the year. Call 876-8116 or email .

Bowling

Youth Bowling Leagues at AMF Saratoga Lanes. Homeschool League – Tuesdays at 1 p.m; Non-Sanctioned League for ages 5-18; Roll N’ Grow League – Saturdays at noon; Youth ages 7 and under (this league uses bumpers). Bowling/Coaching Instruction Included. Weekly Bowling Fee: $10Annual USBC Sanction Fee: $8 per year. Youth Scholarship League. – Saturdays at noon. Bowlers are eligible for patches and pins for achievement and Scholarship Money for College. Bowling/Coaching Instruction Included. Two 16-Week Seasons. Weekly Bowling Fee: $14 Per Week (Includes 3 Games Bowling/Shoe Rental). Annual USBC Sanction Fee: $17.00 per year (Includes Jersey). Youth United Scholarship – Saturdays at noonAges 6-21. These bowlers are eligible for patches and pins for achievement. Bowling/Coaching Instruction Included. Weekly Bowling Fee: $10.00 (Includes 3 Game of Bowling/Shoe Rental) Annual USBC Sanction Fee: $17.00 per year (Includes Jersey). Call Margaret Welch at 857-2695.

BOXING

Joe Garza Boxing Club offers training for boys and girls 8U. CC Park & Recreation Department program is offered Mon.-Fri. from 5-8 p.m. at 3204 Highland. Info: 882-1408.

CYCLING

Cyclists meet year-round Saturday and Sunday mornings, plus evening rides during spring through fall. Various groups ride 25-50+ miles at paces of 14-20+ mph. Riders meet at the former HEB on Saratoga at Everhart on Saturdays and at the Lamar Park Shopping Center on Saturdays and Sundays. Start times vary with the seasons — call 993-7000. Visit STARRSCCTX.com for info on cycling, running, swimming & triathlon activities.

DIVING

Trey’s Gang Dive Club meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. every Monday through Thursday at the Corpus Christi Natatorium. All ages welcome. Info: 834-3759 or 878-2334, ext. 116.

FITNESS

Cross training boot camp at 7 a.m. Tuesdays and 7:30 a.m. Thursdays, or get a group of at least three and pick your day and time. Call certified personal trainer and marathon runner MaryKay at 361-232-9592 or email , or go to lifeisgoodfitness.com.

Free Fitness Boot Camp is 8:30-9:30 a.m. every Saturday on the lower deck at Doc’s Restaurant at the base of JFK Causeway. Camp is for all ages and abilities. Train free with former IceRay and Hooks strength and conditioning coach Jeff Paluseo. Call 774-269-3751 or go to sports-fitness-solutions.com.

Island Fitness Boot Camp is registering participants for its Fall/Winter program at Sea Shore Middle School Gym. Classes are 6-6:45 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Fee: $150 for a 12-session, four-week period. No age limit. If you want to lose weight, get fit, or just feel better, train in a group class with an expert in weight loss training and fitness. Contact former Ice Rays player and current Ice Rays strength and conditioning coach Jeff Paluseo at 774-0874 or go to sports-fitness-solutions.com.

Life is Good Fitness Training has a cross training camp at 6:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Doddrige Park. Running programs and individual training sessions also available. Call MaryKay at 361-232-9592.

Parkour training sessions at Corpus Christi Allstars Gym (3126 Holly). Indoor classes weekly, $15 per session. Email .

Portland Fitness Boot Camp at 6-6:45 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Portland Community Center. High intensity total body workout. No age limit. Fee: $150 for 12 classes over four weeks. Call 361-777-3301.

SeaCity CrossFit is enrolling participants for its Foundations class. If you’ve been wanting to try CrossFit but felt intimidated about getting involved, this class will guide beginners through all the movements safely and effectively under the watchful eye of a trained expert. Fee: $80 for eight one-hour sessions with a CrossFit instructor. Call Tim at 361 737 9473, or go to seacitycrossfit.com

Two-week free trial Xpress Metabolic Boot Camps at Pinnacle Performance and Fitness (3636 S. Alameda). Classes are 6 a.m., 6:45 a.m., 8:30 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. Train with fat loss and fitness expert Adam Farrell. All fitness levels are welcome. Register at BePinnacleFit.com or call 985-0631.

FOOTBALL

Alamo City Flag Football League is interested in hosting a Men’s (18+) Flag Football Tournament at Bobby LaBonte park. Web site is tlffa.com. If anyone is interested e-mail Martin Cavazos at .

Corpus Christi Football Officials Association is seeking officials for junior high, sub-varsity and high school games for the upcoming school year. Training is provided. Call Robert Newton at 361-549-6345 or .

Corpus Christi Titans Football Travel team is looking for football players for a Freshman Division, ages 5-6 and sophmores ages 7-8. No weight limit. Registration fee $85. Call Robert Krussow at 361-877-1071 or 361-877-2028.

Corpus Christi Youth Football League accepting coaches’ applications for the Fall ball season. All varsities, Pee Wee, Junior and Senior Varsity. Call 851-8952.

South Texas Youth Football League accepting early online registration for ages 5-12. Go two styfl.net.

GENERAL

AllAmericanSportsRecruiting.com is enrolling high school student-athletes to promote for college athletic scholarships. Call Coach Herrera at 832-523-8797 or email .

Ben Garza Gym and Corpus Christi Gym are available for rentals of all occasions, including basketball tournaments, volleyball tournaments and parties. Contact Andy Rodela (Ben Garza Gym) at 884-2194 or Mario Flores (C.C. Gym) at 851-1612.

YWCA Gym is available for rentals for all occasions and team practices. Call 857-5661 ext. 10 for rates and availability.

GOLF

Alice 50 Plus Golf Club has a 50-plus skins game on the second Tuesday of every month. Fee: $13, including food, drinks. Info: 664-7033.

Alice 60 Plus Golf Club is seeking new golfers age 60 or older. Tournaments held first Tuesday of each month. Cost: $5 per year. Info: 664-7033 or 460-1603.

C.C. Golf Exchange is seeking new members. Monthly tournament are held on the fourth Saturday of each month. Info: Sam Blanco at 543-7858 or Pee Wee 229-7831.

Corpus Christi Golf Association is seeking new members. Monthly tournaments are held the second Saturday of each month at Oso Golf Course. A meeting and putting tournament are held the Thursday before the golf tournament. Info: 826-8011.

Corpus Christi Over 50 Golf Association is seeking new members. Tournaments are held on the third Saturday of each month. Information: John at 850-9039 or Cliff at 855-9237.

DRGX Golf private lessons by golf coach Carlos Sanchez Flores. Middle school players: $25/hour; high school players: $30/hour; adults: $35/hour. DRGX Golf Academy group golfers is $10 each for a group of five in a one-hour session. Call 361-461-7558.

Golf Swing Video Analysis by USGTF golf professional Tim Hofstetter. He’ll give you a swing analysis and an improvement plan. One-hour session, $45. Call 510-4053.

L.E. Ramey Golf Course Wednesday Night Scramble tees off at 5:30 p.m. every week. It’s a four to five-man scramble, depending on participation. Fee: $10 to enter, plus $1 for closest to pin. Sign up by 5 p.m. each Wednesday. Everyone welcome.

Over 50 Golf Association tournaments are played on the third Saturday every month at 8 a.m. Call John at 850-9039 or Cliff at 855-9237.

Over 60 Senior Golf Association is looking for new members. The association usually plays on the last Wednesday of every month. Call Dale McFarland at 991-4947.

Pan American Golf Association’s National Tournament and Convention in 2012 will be in Houston. Need 10 tournament scores to qualify. PAGA accepting all levels handicap. Fee: $60 annually. Monthly meetings on first Tuesday of every month at PAGA Clubhouse. Call Raul at 361-563-4435, Noe Guerrero at 361-537-6830, or Juan Garcia 361-510-3600.

Pan American Golf Association Super Bowl Golf Tournament is at 8 a.m. Feb. 5 at Gabe Lozano Golf Course. Format: Flighted, 2-man, 1-low ball. Fee: $20, plus cart and green fee. Team skins optional. Deadline: 5 p.m. Feb. 3. Call Raul at 361-563-4435. Membership dues for 2012 due Jan. 31.

Senior 60 Golf Association’s next tournament is at 8 a.m. Jan. 25 at Alice Municipal Golf Course. Call 986-6997.

Tee2Green Golf Range and Teaching Facility(on Saratoga) has a variety of offers for golfers. Monday Madness Ladies Golf Clinic is 6:30-7:30 p.m. every Monday, any skill level welcomed. Fee: $15. Demo Days every Saturday. Times vary so call the Golf Shop. Club fittings by appointment. Free Junior clinic from 1-2 p.m. every Saturday. Monthly Full Swing and Short Game Clinics 5:30-6:30 p.m. every fourth Tuesday and Wednesday of the month. Fee: $15. Private and group lessons available by PGA teaching pro Marti Longoria-Potts. Video teaching/technology is optional with an extra charge. Call 855-GOLF to schedule your golf lesson or email .

Gymnastics

Gymnastics for boys and girls ages 3 and up at the Corpus Christi Athletic Club. Call 992-7100, Ext. 225.

Kickball

Corpus Christi Parks & Rec is offering a Winter Micro-Kickball Co-Ed Youth League for ages 4-6 at Lindale Recreation Center and Oso Recreation Center. Games will be played ever Saturday beginning Feb. 4. Fee: $38 per player. Registration is 3-7 p.m. Jan. 9-27 at both recreation centers. A copy of a birth certificate is required at the time of registration to show proof of eligibility for this league. Volunteer coaches and referees are needed. Call Lindale Recreation Center (3133 Swantner) at 361-855-0392 between 3–7 p.m., Monday – Thursday; or Oso Recreation Center (1111 Bernice) at 361-991-3700 between 3–7p.m., Monday – Friday.

LACROSSE

Corpus Christi Crankshot Lacrosse Club is a men’s club lacrosse team and is always in search of players. Info: cc.lax.tripod.com or e-mail Jamin Welch at .

High school boys Lacrosse team will have registration for the Spring 2012 season (Jan. – April). The Flour Bluff Lacrosse Club is again forming a team to play in the Texas High School Lacrosse League. All high school boys grades 9-12 from all area schools are eligible to join this club. Go to flourblufflacrosseclub.webs.com for registration information.

MARTIAL ARTS

50+ Tai Chi (Taijiquan) and Qigong beginner classes at 9:45 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Academy of Asian Martial Arts (Sunrise Mall). Advanced classes begin at 11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Taiji is a low impact aerobic exercise that improves balance and reduces or relieves many other health problems. Fee: $25/month. Call 882-5088.

Adult Jiu-Jitsu Classes: Morning classes are held Mon.-Wed. 11 a.m.-noon. Evening classes are held Mon-Thurs. 6:30–8:30 p.m. First week always free. More info: Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 549-3597.

Aikido Classes (13 and older) offered by the YWCA 6-6:50 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and Tae Kwon Do 7-7:50 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Non-member daily rate is $7 adults, $3 children.

Isshin ryu Karate. Traditional Okinawan karate at 7 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Strikes, kicks, kata, self defense and weapons. Introductory offer of $99 for first three months. Call the Acdemy of Asian Martial Arts in Sunrise Mall at 882-5088.

Japanese Jujitsu at 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. Falls, throws, joint locks and chokes. Phan ku ryu jujitsu was designed for military personnel. Introductory offer of $99 for the first three months. Call the Acdemy of Asian Martial Arts in Sunrise Mall at 882-5088.

Karate lessons every Tuesday and Thursday at the Robstown-Nueces County Community Center. Fee is $25. Info: 387-5904.

Kids classes for ages 6-12. Beginners at 5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Classes include traditional Okinawan karate and Japanese jujitsu. Introductory offer of $99 for the first three months. Call the Acdemy of Asian Martial Arts in Sunrise Mall at 882-5088.

Kids Jiu-Jitsu Classes for ages 8 & up are Mon.- Wed. 5:30-6:25 p.m. First week always free. More info: Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 549-3597.

Lopez Judo Academy has private lessons for ages 18 and older. Call Sensei Lopez at 853-7944 or go to lopezjudoacademy.com.

Tiny Tigers classes for ages 4-6 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. Class goals will be fitness, focus and fun. Info: Choi’s Taekwondo, 334-8112.

Weapons Classes at 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Classes include traditional Okinawan kobudo (bo, sai, tuifa & eku), samurai sword & escrima (Filipino stick, knife & sword). Introductory offer of $99 for the first three months. Call the Acdemy of Asian Martial Arts in Sunrise Mall at 882-5088.

Yang style Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan). Beginners classes at 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Push hand at 10 a.m. Saturday. Taiji is a traditional Chinese martial art practiced by many for its health benefits. Introductory offer of $99 for the first three months. Call the Acdemy of Asian Martial Arts in Sunrise Mall at 882-5088.

YWCA Fitness Connection is offering new martial arts classes. Aikido is offered Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m. Tae Kwon Do is offered for children and adults on Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m. Tai Chi is offered Wednesdays and Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Water Tai Chi is offered Tuesdays, 9-10 a.m. Cardio Kickboxing is offered Mondays, 7-8 p.m. Water H2O Arthercise, great for arthritis, is offered Mondays, 2-3 p.m. Non-members can attend classes daily for $7 adult and $3 for children. Visit ywca.org/corpuschristi for a new schedule or call 857-5661.

RUGBY

Corpus Christi Rugby Football Club is always looking for new players and practices from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the youth football fields at the corner of McArdle and Everhart, with games at 2 p.m. Saturdays at Haas Middle School. Info: 877-8575 or corpuschristirugby.org.

SHOOTING

Nueces County 4H Trap & Skeet Club practice is from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and from 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays at Corpus Christi Pistol & Rifle Club, Farm-to-Market 763. Free. Call Kimberly at 949-2200 or Kelli at 806-2968.

Texas Carbine matches are on the third Sunday of every month at the Starry range. Fee: $20 and sign-up beings at 9:30 a.m. Five interesting stages, short and fast, with a max distance of 80 yards for rifle, 25 yards for pistol, using steel and paper targets. Bring a carbine or a handgun and 100-120 rounds. There also are Defensive-Style Pistol matches on the first Saturday of every month. For information, go to texascarbine.com.

Roller Derby

Sparkling City Roller Dollz is signing up for the new season. Girls ages 10 to 17. Go to facebook.com/sparklingcity.rollerdollz

SOCCER

Coastal Bend Women’s Soccer Association is seeking women interested in playing soccer. For information, e-mail or go to cbsa.com.

Competitive Soccer Tryouts for the Coastal Bend — see CBYSA’s Web site at cbysasoccer.org.

SOFTBALL

Alamo Academy is offering softball team practices and entire facility rental of its state of the art all indoor academy. Team practices offers Alamo coaches to run practices for 1-2 hours and develop team’s game strategy, hitting, fielding, and pitching skills. Call 852-2287 or go to TheAlamoAcademy.com.

Alamo Academy is taking registrations for its summer youth softball camps and high school softball bootcamp. Youth camps include 24 hours of instruction, games, drills; lunch; small coach to player ratio, and written evaluation by an Alamo Coach. High School Bootcamp is an intense four week strength & conditioning and softball skill program during the summer for freshman-seniors. Register for youth camp or bootcamp today at TheAlamoAcademy.com or 361-852-2287.

Aransas Pass Lady Panthers 14-under team looking for experienced players for league and tournament play. Call Roland Pena at 332-1668.

CC Fire Select Fastpitch Softball is looking for players for 10U and 12U teams. Must be willing to participate in traveling for competitive tournaments, fund-raising and community service activities. Call Jacob Silvas 548-0073 or Velma Silvas 548-9213, or email .

CC Force 12U looking experienced players willing to travel. Call Mike White at 215-0938.

CC Heatwave 12U is looking for a pitcher for league and tournament play. Call Sam at 361-779-5918.

CC Senior Softball Association seeks players for 50+, 55+, and 60+ leagues. Games are played on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights at Kiwanis Field. Call Larry Parrack at 361-727-7072.

CC Senior Softball Association seeking men over 60 to play slow pitch softball. Games are played Mondays at Kiwanis Field. Call Larry Parrack at 361-727-7072.

CC Shock 8-under girls softball team is looking for experienced 7- to 9-year-old coach-pitch players for tournament play. This team will travel some throughout the state year-round. Info: Horacio Salinas at 765-8982 or com.

CCSlammm! traveling select team is having tryouts for 10U, 12U and 14U. Call Ruben Gonzales at 361-688-7153.

Corpus Christi Panthers fastpitch team is seeking players in the 10u, 12u and 14u age groups. Call Richard at 361-425-6679.

Corpus Christi Parks and Rec’s Co-ed Spring Softball Classic is March 17-18. One home run limit. Fee: $175 per team. Double elimination. Call John Delgado 826-3588.

Corpus Christi Parks and Rec’s Industrial Softball League has registration Jan. 23-Feb. 24 at City Hall on the third floor. Fee: $400 per team. Late registration is Feb. 22-March 2 and is $425 per team. Season starts week of March 25. Games will be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call John Delgado 826-3588.

Corpus Christi Parks and Rec’s Spring Church Softball League has registration Jan. 23-Feb. 24 at City Hall on the third floor. Fee: $400 per team. Late registration is Feb. 22-March 2 and is $425 per team. Season starts week of March 25. Games will be played on Mondays. Call John Delgado 826-3588.

Corpus Christi Parks and Rec’s Spring Co-ed Softball League has registration Jan. 23-Feb. 24 at City Hall on the third floor. Fee: $400 per team. Late registration is Feb. 22-March 2 and is $425 per team. Season starts week of March 25. Games will be played on Monday and Friday nights. Call John Delgado 826-3588.

Corpus Christi Parks and Rec’s Spring Men’s Softball League has registration Jan. 23-Feb. 24 at City Hall on the third floor. Fee: $400 per team. Late registration is Feb. 22-March 2 and is $425 per team. Season starts week of March 25. Games will be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call John Delgado 826-3588.

Corpus Christi Twisters girls 12-under fast-pitch team is looking for players for league and tournament play. Call Jesus Mondragon at 687-6300 or 806-0307 or

DeLeon’s Sizzling Fastpitch Camp offers beginning and advanced pitching and hitting instruction for individuals or groups ages 8-16. Fee $20 per half-hour session. Call Lila DeLeon at 361-232-2874.

Diamond Rage 12-under team looking for experienced players for league and tournament play. Call Rudy at 361-774-0884 or Kenneth at 361-232-3333 or email ]

Fast-pitching lessons by Iris Rodriguez and Jerry Franco one-on-one instruction for beginners and advanced pitchers. Groups welcome. Fee: $40 for one-hour session. Call 563-8562.

Kingsville American Little League registering for girls fast-pitch softball, ages 4 & up. Fee: $25. Teams welcome. Register at Hibbetts Sports in Kingsville every Saturday or call James Davis at 455-4946 or Krystal Villarreal at 246-9800.

Kryptonite Slammers Girls 14-under fast pitch team is looking for players to play league ball and tournaments. Call Jesus Mondragon at 361-687-6300 or email , or call Jason Guzman at 361-510-9315.

Oil Belt Little League registration 6-8 p.m. Jan. 26 at Oil Belt and Lone Star Country Store, also 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 28 at Oil Belt and Lone Star Country Store. Tryouts are Feb. 4, Feb. 9 and Feb. 11. Opening ceremonies March 3. Fees: Tee Ball ($45), Coach Pitch ($75), Minor ($95), Major ($95), Junior ($115). Go to eteamz.com/oilbelt.

Padre Little League Softball’s Spring Season registration is ongoing. Divisions: Coach Pitch, Minor and Major. Call 991-5321 (fieldhouse voicemail) or go to Padrell.com.

Padre Little League Spring registration has registration for instructional tee ball (4-6 years old), coach-pitch (7-8), minors (9-10), majors (11-12) and juniors (13-15). Call 549-0280 or go to padrell.com.

Sparkling City Girls Fastpitch League is starting its 16-18 under season and tournaments. Call Rudy 774-0884 or email .

Softball for Seniors for women over 35 and men over 58. Info: Sharon at 815-8058 or Ricki at 877-3640.

Softball instruction by experienced coach for fielding, hitting, pitching, catching and general softball skills. Call Richard at 425-6679 or .

South Texas Hard Hitters 14U team is looking for players. Call 361-779-2250.

South Texas Rampage 10U Select/Traveling girls fastpitch team is looking for experienced players and pitcher. Year-round league and tournament play. Call Joe Barerra at 455-1550.

Sparkling City Girls Softball League will have Spring season registration 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays until April 16. Divisions for Tee Ball, Coach-Pitch and Fastpitch. Ages 4-14. Call 774-0884.

SWIMMING

Bay’s Edge Aquatic Team is a USA swim team open to all levels of swimmers, beginners to Masters. Practices are 6-7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the CCISD Natatorium. Summer swim teams also at the Portland Aquatic Center and CCISD Natatorium. Info: 994-9179 or swimbeat.com.

Coastal Bend AllStars swim team practices at the Natatorium Mon.-Fri. from 6-7:30 p.m. Year-round USA swim team open to all levels. Tryouts free. Info: 563-5062 or cbaswimming.com.

Club Estates Marlins swim team looking for swimmers interested in year-round and summer-only programs. Practices available in mornings and evenings. Info: 991-0402.

Club Estates Adult Swim Instruction. Lessons available Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Info: 991-0402.

Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Aquatics Division offers lap swim, water aerobics, general swim, swimming lessons, and splash parties year round at the Corpus Christi Natatorium (878-2337) and Collier Pool (852-0243). Visit ccparkandrec.com for more information.

PADI Open Water through Dive Master Training available. Open Water Scuba Certification $250 includes use of equipment. Info: 229-3483.

Swim lessons — group and private lessons — for all ages at the Corpus Christi Athletic Club. Call 992-7100, Ext. 245.

YMCA classes for six months-adult on Mon.- Wed.-Sat.. Fee is $20 (2-week session) for YMCA member, $25 (2-week session) for non-members, free to YMCA family members. Info: 882-1741.

YWCA offers lap swim, recreational swim, pool rentals, splash Pilates, aqua Zumba, splash aerobics, water Yoga and more. Non-member daily rate is $7 adults, $3 children. Swim lessons for all ages begin first Saturday of the month year-round; $30 for four lessons / $20 members. Call 857-5661 ext 20.

TENNIS

Tennis lessons for advanced juniors and beginner/intermediate ladies. Coached by Hall of Fame coaches in high school and college, also coached by Morey Lewis (2-time Rogers Cup Champion). Call Shawn Howell 361-461-2445.

Tennis lessons at the H-E-B Tennis Center. Tuesday: 5:15-6:15, men’s 4.0-4.5 doubles clinic; 6:30-8:30, mixed doubles; 6:30-7 clinic; 7-8:30 match play. Wednesday: 6-7 men’s 3.5 doubles clinic. Instructor: Paul Cass. Private lessons by appointment. Info: 549-9525 or .

Tennis lessons offered through Rob Peterson Tennis Academy for ages 5-17 and adults of all levels. See robpetersontennis.com, call 758-1817 or email .

Tumbling

CC All Star Gym has tumbling, trampoline, cheer and parkor classes available. Call the gym at 852-5333.

Tumbling, cheer, dance and modeling classes available at Cinderella Dance, Gym Cheer & Modeling. Call 244-6733.

Volleyball

Advanced and beginners Braggin’ Rights Volleyball clinics 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays at Ben Garza Recreation Center. Fee: $21 per session. No registration required, all drop-ins welcome. Also personal instruction on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For clinic and personal instrution, email Coach Campbell at or call 852-0658 after 9 pm. Also go to bragginrightsvbc.com.

CC Diggs Volleyball Club clinics and private lessons. Call Coach Diggs 361-816-4605 or Coach Reyna 361-461-2488.

CC Diggs Practice Team open to players ages 14-16. Club coaching without the travel commitment or huge fees. Only a few spots remaining. Call Coach Diggs at 816-4605, or Coach Reyna at 461-2488.

CC Diggs Volleyball Club is looking for 17u BOYS interested in joining a boys travel team. Call Coach Diggs at 816-4605, or Coach Reyna at 461-2488.

CCVC’s next six-week session is Jan. 9-Feb. 13. Fee: $100. It is for 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th grade players who want to improve, play and scrimmage, but not travel. CCVC also is offering private small group lessons every Sunday and Monday. Periodic Sunday clinics for elementary and junior high will continue through April. Call 215-1456 or go to ccvolleyball.com or email .

Coastal Volleyball Club is looking for a few experienced volleyball coaches for the upcoming season. Contact Dawna Nims at .

Corpus Christi Chapter of Texas Association of Sports Officials is looking for individuals interested in becoming volleyball officials. Season starts in August. Training will be provided. Call 361-779-7572 or e-mail .

Indoor Summer Skills Clinic every Sunday 2-3:15 p.m. in the Summer at First United Methodist Church Gym (900 So. Shoreline). Clinics for beginners in 4th through 8th grades. Also clinics for school and club experienced players in 8th grade through high school. Fee: $20 per clinic. Check out the schedule at ccvolleyball.com. Call 361-215-1456 or email .

Local non-traveling volleyball program for girls grades 6-8. Includes instruction on skills and scrimmages. Six-week session is $100. Call coach Susan at 361-215-1456 or email

wrestling

RC Wrestling has children from ages 3-18 who compete all year in folkstyle, freestyle and greco. We practice 2 to 3 times a week and travel to tournaments thoughout Texas. Call 361-548-0278.

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Jan
27

Architecture student creates jigsaw puzzle to illustrate Chicago’s confusing ward lines

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AndrewBayley.net | Irresponsible Architecture

Architecture student Andrew Bayley came up with an illustration of Chicago’s confusing political districts that any graphic artist or political journalist would be proud of: a jigsaw puzzle, with one piece for each of the city’s 50 wards.

Chicago’s wards, literally pieces of a puzzle. (Image used with permission.)

“Just because I have chosen to focus on this pursuit professionally,” he wrote, “does not mean I pay no attention to other things that affect us urban dwellers.”

The puzzle, he wrote, is supposed “to expose how ridiculous the political process is in our town.”

Bayley told me more in an email:

I produced the puzzle last Friday. It is an accurate representation of the redistricted map that just passed Chicago’s city council the day before. I had been following the redistricting process mostly through WBEZ.org’s blog page. They were the only news outfit that I could find that was creating actual maps to accompany the competing redistricting plans. …

Due to all the attention he’s received, he decided to make five of the puzzles, one of which is already taken by a professor at Northwestern.

I was thinking of a whole product line, including ward t-shirts and belt buckles. But I’m in the final semester of my master’s degree at IIT [Illinois Institute of Technology], and therefore I must limit side projects.

Related: ProPublica uses a song to explain redistricting (Nieman Journalism Lab)

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Jan
27

Stars Model Sport Relief T-Shirts

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1327699098 37 Stars Model Sport Relief T Shirts

Sport Relief has launched its 2012 T-shirts, and have enlisted the help of stars such as Amy Childs, Olly Murs, Kara Tointon and Stacey Solomon to help model them.

The excusive Sport Relief range includes the official 2012 Sport Relief T-shirt, available in both kids and adults sizes, plus three styles of Limited Edition T-shirts, available in Men’s & Women’s sizes. The T-shirts are available right now in Sportsdirect.com’s 400 stores and online.

“Like me you don’t need to be sporty to get involved with Sport Relief,” said Amy Childs. "Something as simple as buying an official Sport Relief T-shirt from SportsDirect.com will help transform lives in the UK and across the world’s poorest countries. Trust me, the only way is to buy the t-shirt, look fantastic and know you’re doing your bit.’

For the first time ever, customers are able to personalise their official 2012 Sport Relief T-shirt by adding letters and numbers on the back to give their T-shirt its own unique look. The personalisation service will be available both in-store and online at Sportsdirect.com.

The T-shirts, which are all made from 100% fair trade cotton, will retail at £8 for the adult T-shirt and £6 for the junior, with £4 of the proceeds of the adult shirt and £2 of the junior shirt coming directly to Sport Relief to help change lives.

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A similar path diverges for Keegan Bradley, Brendan Steele

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1327694286 33 A similar path diverges for Keegan Bradley, Brendan SteeleTuesday January 24, 2012

DOUG FERGUSON

AP Golf Writer

There wasn’t much that separated Keegan Bradley and Brendan Steele last year.

They were PGA Tour rookies and close friends. They won their first tournament in Texas about two months apart, Steele in San Antonio and Bradley in Dallas. They played in one of Phil Mickelson’s money games at The Players Championship. Both made their major championship debut at the PGA Championship, and both were in the final two groups.

Steele was tied for the lead. Bradley was one shot behind.

That’s where it all changed.

Steele stumbled out of the gate and shot a 77. Bradley took triple bogey on the 15th hole, but rallied to force a playoff and beat Jason Dufner to become only the third player in the last century to win a major in his first try.

Bradley went on to sign lucrative endorsement deals, play in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, make a case for being on the Presidents Cup team and was the overwhelming winner of PGA Tour rookie of the year.

All because of one round.

“That’s a fair assessment,” Steele said, before he laughed and added, “But it was a big round!”

Bradley said one of his fondest memories from Sunday at Atlanta Athletic Club was looking at Steele on the putting green before they headed to the tee, two rookies in their first major, each with a chance of doing something special.

“I remember saying to him, ‘If I don’t win, you better.’ We both said the same thing. It was a unique experience,” Bradley said. “Any other year, his year could have been a landslide for rookie of the year. He had a great year. He’s a great player. I envy a lot of what he does on the golf course.”

Steele said it took him a couple of days to get over the disappointment of his final round, but he took valuable lessons from the PGA Championship, and he has his own good memories of that major. Steele was out of contention, but had a great view of Bradley’s triple bogey, followed by his remarkable birdie-birdie-par rally.

“It was a special moment through my eyes watching him birdie 16, and I got major goose bumps watching him make that putt on 17,” Steele said. “I was standing right next to Dufner. It was interesting to be right there, seeing it all unfold.”

They got back together at the end of the year for the Shark Shootout as partners. It ended in a most appropriate fashion. They became the first PGA Tour rookie team to win the event.

BUBBA’S CAR

Bubba Watson made a deal with his wife that if he ever won a PGA Tour event, he would be allowed to buy the 1969 Dodge Charger made popular in the “Dukes of Hazzard.”

Watson said the hard part was winning a tournament.

Then again, it took some time before he could find the right one, but it was worth the wait. During an auction last week in Arizona, the three-time tour winner bought the original “General Lee 01,” the first one used in the TV series and the car that is shown jumping over a police car during the opening credits.

In a short video he posted on Twitter, Watson is seen filling the car with gas and honking the “Dixie” horn. He paid $110,000, which industry experts said was lower than expected for the winning bid.

“It worked out in my favor,” Watson said Tuesday. “I wasn’t going to go much more money than that because they were predicting a lot higher number. But, for some reason, it just fell in my lap.”

That it did. Watson usually can’t make it to the Barrett-Jackson auction, but he chose not to play the Humana Challenge last week. He was sitting at the auction, and “General Lee 01″ was the first car brought out for bid.

“I almost passed out when I saw it,” he said.

Watson doesn’t plan to just admire the car in a garage.

“I’m going to drive it, honk the horn at people and all that good stuff,” he said. “It will be at Phoenix next week. It’s good enough to drive to Phoenix. But don’t tell anybody it doesn’t have any seat belts yet.”

FINAL WORD

“I’ve kind of lost my sense of humor. When you don’t putt very well, your sense of humor doesn’t work very well.” — Ernie Els.

FASHION STATEMENT

Adam Scott was at the Australian Open watching girlfriend Ana Ivanovic, the former No. 1 who was beaten in the fourth round by Petra Kvitova. She is not the only tennis player who dates a golfer. Caroline Wozniacki, the current No. 1, has been involved with U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy since last summer.

Their common interest led to an interesting conversation.

“She did ask me, ‘What kind of shoes should I take to walk on the course?”’ Ivanovic said.

Her answer: “Just the most comfortable ones.”

THE TRANSITION

Gary Woodland did most of the giving at Christmas this year, bringing family and friends to Kapalua for the start of the PGA Tour season. He also was on the receiving end of a gift that left him speechless.

His mother, Linda, assembled all the jerseys Woodland wore when he was playing on baseball and basketball teams as a teenager. She cut out the front and back of the shirts and stitched them together in a quilt large enough to cover a king-size bed.

The quilt also includes a photo of Woodland swinging the club at age 3 and mementos from his first PGA Tour win last year at The Transitions at Innisbrook, with a message at the bottom that said, “A great transition.”

Woodland was overwhelmed.

“I’ve always saved everything I had,” Woodland said. “This was pretty meaningful, the kind of thing you keep forever.”

The jerseys had different colors and different names of the teams, but the numbers never changed. Woodland wore No. 5 in baseball because his idol growing up was Kansas City Royals third baseman George Brett. For basketball, it was No. 23.

“Michael Jordan,” Woodland said, as if that even had to be asked.

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Men’s Official along with Organic cotton Outfit T shirts

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1327693090 86 Men’s Official along with Organic cotton Outfit T shirts

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