Ivan not so terrible? Cult of strongman leader sees tsar's popularity rise in Russia

Edit The Guardian 21 Oct 2016
Ivan the Terrible is regarded as one of the cruellest rulers in Russia’s long history ... Last week, the first ever monument to Ivan was unveiled in Oryol, about 200 miles south-west of Moscow, ostensibly to mark 450 years since he founded the town in 1566 ... Oryol’s governor, Vadim Potomsky, the project’s main cheerleader, said Ivan’s bad reputation was partly down to a foreign plot to smear his name....

My Pac-12 men’s basketball media poll ballot

Edit The Spokesman-Review 21 Oct 2016
Greetings from San Francisco. I';m making a Bay Area pit stop on the way to Tempe for the football team's game at Arizona State to take part in the Pac-12's Media Day for men's basketball ... Well, we certainly can't allow that to happen ...   California – Getting Ivan Rabb to return to school was a coup that will keep Cal relevant in 2016.   USC – The Trojans could have been in the No ... ....

Forget Washington, USC needs to worry about UCLA

Edit Daily Breeze 21 Oct 2016
LOS ANGELES >> Notes and observations as USC gets a weekend off to root for Utah to lose to UCLA and help the Trojans' Pacific-12 South Division title hopes. • USC's game against No. 5-ranked Washington on Nov. 5 looms as the biggest test on the Trojans' schedule. But the following week's game against UCLA (3-4, 1-3) could have far bigger ramifications ... ....

Don’t politicise Rudresh Murder, Ivan D’Souza tells BJP

Edit The Times of India 21 Oct 2016
MLC and Karnataka Legislative Council ruling party chief whip Ivan D'Souza has appealed BJP leaders not to politicize the murder of RSS worker R Rudresh, who was killed by two bike-borne men on Kamaraja Road in Bengaluru on October 16 ... The government is against the miscreants, who killed Rudresh, and there is no politics involved in it," Ivan said....

Feodorovsky Convent in Pereslavl-Zalessky: Spiritual support for Muscovy

Edit RBTH 21 Oct 2016
In the mid-16th century, Ivan the Terrible — a frequent benefactor to Pereslavl-Zalessky — gave support to the monastery for the construction of a large brick church dedicated to St ... The structure was in effect a votive offering in celebration of the birth of Ivan’s second son, Feodor, in 1557 ... Petersburg in 1795 and moved to Moscow 1800 where he married the older daughter of Prince Ivan Gagarin and circulated in high society....

Week 8: High school football games of the week, predictions

Edit The News Tribune 21 Oct 2016
4A NPSL OLYMPIC TODD BEAMER TITANS (6-1) AT AUBURN TROJANS (5-2) 7 p.m. Friday, Memorial Stadium, Auburn About the Titans. This is a big spot for the school. After finishing ... ....

Prep volleyball 2016: Lely cruises by Immokalee for sixth district title

Edit Naples Daily News 21 Oct 2016
The Lely High School volleyball team cruised by Immokalee in a three-set sweep to claim the Trojans' sixth�consecutive title on Thursday night.�.   ... ....

Parkland tops Emmaus 2-0 for EPC soccer championship

Edit The Morning Call 21 Oct 2016
Solid defense highlighted the early goings of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference girls soccer championship on Thursday night. Emmaus' style gave unbeaten Parkland trouble in a scoreless first half, but Trojans head coach Al Haddad had all the answers for his team at halftime. Move the ball around.... ....

Silvers' 395 yards passing leads Troy over S. Alabama 28-21

Edit Richmond Times Dispatch 21 Oct 2016
Silvers delivered the key strike on a 42-yard pass to Sidney Davis that moved the Trojans (6-1, 4-0 Sun ......

Regis Jesuit halts Aurora Central

Edit 9news 21 Oct 2016
AURORA - Defensively the Regis Jesuit Raiders halted the Aurora Central Trojans for a 38-0 win on Thursday night.� ... ....

Brandon Silvers passes for 395 yards, Troy rallies past South Alabama

Edit USA Today 21 Oct 2016
The Trojans scored the final 18 points.        .   ... ....

White River takes five-set thriller from Fife, remains undefeated

Edit The News Tribune 21 Oct 2016
Led by senior Kendall Bird, who finished with 25 kills and three aces, White River thwarted rally after rally by the Trojans to win a share of 2A SPSL crown ... ....
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