Troy Calhoun

Air Force's Troy Calhoun decides to stay

Although Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun has been named as a top candidate to replace Lane Kiffin at Tennessee, sources say that Toty Calhoun has made the decision to keep his current job at this time.
“Troy already pulled his name out the hat with Tennessee. I don’t know whether he has done it formally, but he just got out of a meeting. Troy is happy where he is,” a well-placed source told Fox31’s Josina Anderson early Thursday afternoon.
Tennessee is currently searching for someone to take over as head coach of their football program in the wake of Kiffin’s abrupt departure to Southern California on Tuesday.
Although leading the Volunteers is still considered a top job, there are indications that Calhoun was more attracted to the lure of longevity where he is.
“Troy has stability at Air Force. They just came off a Bowl win, not to mention he has excellent retirement benefits there,” the source added.
At this point in their discussions, it’s apparent that Tennessee didn’t do enough to make Calhoun comfortable and secure to take over another program.
“Calhoun like any coach wanted to bring in his own people, and from what I know Tennessee was trying to get him to work with current people on their staff he wasn’t comfortable with. So unless they change that, it’s more than a likelihood he will stay with Air Force.”
Calhoun is 25-14 in three seasons at Air Force.

Two more earthquakes: one in Venezuela and the other in Oklahoma

Only days after a 7.0 earthquake destroyed much of Haiti, two different earthquakes have been reported today, one in Caracas, Venezuela, and the other in Oklahoma

The Venezuela earthquake, registering as a 5.6 earthquake by the U.S. Geological Survey, was by far the more severe of the two, occurring just off the Caribbean coast of Caracas at about 3:40 p.m. local time.

Luckily, the capital was mostly untouched, with only a few evacuations and no reported injuries thus far. According to Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami, most of the damage and injuries occurred in the state of Falcon, west of Caracas.

El Aissami reported there were only two serious injuries reported, and 12 others had minor injuries.

There have also been no reports of infrastructure damage, either in the capital or outside of it. Venezuela's oil refineries, a key part of their economy, were also undamaged...

Skip Holtz

Football coach Skip Holtz is heading to the University of South Florida

Sources close to the ECU football program told News 14 Carolina that Skip Holtz held a meeting with the team and announced he’s leaving to join USF. Skip Holtz has many ties to the area, including his parents, who live in Orlando, and his wife, who is from nearby Port Charlotte.

The move also puts Skip Holtz at the head of a BCS-eligible team in the Big East.

During his tenure at ECU, Holtz guided the Pirates to back-to-back Conference USA championships and two Liberty Bowl appearances.

He will take over for the recently fired Jim Leavitt.

Colt McCoy engaged

Colt McCoy Engaged To Rachel Glandorf

Texas QB Colt McCoy is engaged to longtime girlfriend Rachel Glandorf. The Colt McCoy popped the question Monday night at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Monday night. In a scene out of Friday Night Lights, McCoy arranged to have the message, "Will You Marry Me?" posted on the scoreboard. McCoy then got down on one knee and popped the question.

For many Texas fans, it may not come as a surprise that Colt McCoy and Rachel Glandorf are engaged. The couple have been together for much of their college lives.

So who is Rachel Glandorf? The statuesque 6'0" blonde studied at Baylor University and also competed on the schools track team. Rachel has also worked as a sports reporter for a Texas CBS affiliate.

Mark Gastineau fathered a son with Brigitte Nielsen

Mark Gastineau fathered a son with Brigitte Nielsen and kept it secret from his daughter, Brittny, for 20 years

Brittny told us how she was shocked to discover she has a half-brother named Killian Marcus Gastineau.
Nielsen, who was briefly married to Sylvester Stallone after appearing with him in "Rocky IV" (1985), had an affair with the Jets' leading quarterback-sacker in 1988. But the Danish beauty then moved back to Europe, where she starred on Italian TV and made a string of low-budget films.
Brittny said she had heard rumors, but never knew her brother existed until her mother, Lisa, bumped into Nielsen at Ivana Trump's wedding last April.
"Brigitte literally said..

Morehead City North Carolina

Explosive Containers Alert At Major US Port

A major US port has been closed and evacuated after nine containers of  "highly explosive material" were accidentally punctured.
Emergency services have sealed off the area in North Carolina's Morehead City Port after a dangerous substance - PETN - had spilled from drums onto the port property.

"I can confirm it is PETN (Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate) and it is explosive," Morehead City mayor Jerry Jones told CNN.

A police spokeswoman said military, police and fire officials were at the scene and calls for an evacuation had also been issued for Morehead City's downtown area.
"As a precaution, they have evacuated the port area ...

Alcoa Earnings

Hopes that global manufacturing activity is heating up lifted industrial stocks Monday ahead of an earnings report from Alcoa Inc.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 46 points, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced for a sixth straight day. The Nasdaq composite index slipped.

After the closing bell, Alcoa posted revenue that topped expectations, but profits excluding one-time costs fell short of forecasts. The report from the nation's largest aluminum producer gave traders one of the first looks at how companies fared in the final quarter of 2009.

The Alcoa numbers followed a report that China's exports jumped 18 percent in December. The bigger-than-expected increase came after 13 straight months of

Irs Publication 970 - PDF format

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced late last year about an interesting back-to-school feature on its website called “Tax Benefit For Education” or the IRS Publication 970.

This section of the IRS highlights a number of tax breaks intended to help parents and students pay for higher education. This publication explains tax benefits that maybe available to you if you are saving or paying education costs for yourself, or in many cases, another student who is a member of your immediate family. However, most benefits apply only tohigher education.

Braking News: McGwire admits using steroids

Mark McGwire finally came clean, admitting he used steroids when he broke baseball's home run record in 1998. McGwire said in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Monday that he used steroids on and off for nearly a decade.

"It's very emotional, it's telling family members, friends and coaches, you know, it's former teammates to try to get ahold of, you know, that I'm coming clean and being honest," he said during a 20-minute telephone interview, his voice repeatedly cracking. "It's the first time they've ever heard me, you know, talk about this. I hid it from everybody."

McGwire said he also used

Rolando McClain press conference

Rolando McClain, the 2009 Butkus Award winning linebacker at Alabama, held a press conference today and announced his intentions to enter the NFL Draft.

Ronaldo McClain's decision isn't a huge surprise, especially with Alabama winning the BCS title and his statement at the press conference in Tuscaloosa reflected that: "I'm going to leave the university pretty satisfied with what I've done here," McClain said.

McClain was the primary signal caller for the Tide's championship defense, he recorded 105 tackles and is considered the consensus No.1 overall linebacker in this draft class, as well as a sure-fire first round draft pick.

Currently, Ronaldo McClain is listed 10th best player on Mel Kiper's big board (1st overall linebacker, natch) and the seventh best overall player on Scouts, Inc's board.