Rugby: Could Blues make the playoffs?

Edit Otago Daily Times 08 May 2016
The Hurricanes' shock 32-15 beating at the hands of the Sharks in Durban shows this competition still has the capacity to surprise, and, while the Blues' 34-18 victory over the Kings in Port Elizabeth was not unforeseen, it has helped to close the gap on their New Zealand rivals ... - The Blues sit in last in the New Zealand Conference, six points behind the Hurricanes who they are still to play....

News quiz

Edit Naples Daily News 08 May 2016
News quiz. 1. Which of the following names will not be retired after the 2015 season by the organization that names tropical storms and hurricanes?. a. Erika. b. Joaquin. c. Pamela. 2. The U.S. Open Pickleball Championships in East Naples was expected to have how much of an economic impact on the local economy?. a. $2 million ... Just weeks before hurricane season, Gov ... ....

Scrumhalf Guyton stars as Blues down the Kings

Edit Taipei Times 08 May 2016
Billy Guyton came off the bench to become a key figure for the Auckland Blues in a 34-18 Super Rugby victory over the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth on Saturday ... Pietersen scored his first tries this season for the Coastal Sharks as they shocked the Wellington Hurricanes 32-15 in a lively match ... The Hurricanes are fourth in the New Zealand conference, but on course to fill one of five places reserved for Australasian teams. ....

Super Rugby: Big fortnight looming for Melbourne Rebels

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 08 May 2016
The Rebels (23 points) dropped from first to third in the Australian conference and fourth to 12th on the overall ladder after a weekend bye. They are eight points behind the Hurricanes, who occupy the third and last wildcard spot and are in fifth place in the Australasian group ... Advertisement ... Springboks wing star JP Pietersen crossed twice for the Sharks in their 32-15 win over the Hurricanes in Durban ... AAP . ....

Jesters kick off season with 3-0 win over Houston

Edit The Times Picayune 08 May 2016
The New Orleans Jesters opened the 2016 season with a 3-0 win over the Houston Hurricanes in a friendly at Pan American Stadium Saturday night. Midfielder Mason Morise opened the scoring by drilling the rebound off a corner kick for a goal in the sixth minute. Just before halftime, forward Jordan Kinoshi made it 2-0 by beating Houston goalkeeper Fernando Cordova on a penalty kick ... ....

Boyd bemoans Hurricanes' inconsistency

Edit NZ Herald 08 May 2016
In losing 32-15 to the Sharks in Durban this morning , the Hurricanes have undone all the good work of their massive victory over the Lions in Johannesburg last weekend.It was a big drop-off in performance after the heights of... ....

In pictures: 100 years of RAF Wittering

Edit BBC News 08 May 2016
Spitfires, Hurricanes, the V-Bomber Force and Harriers have been based at the airfield ... ....

Vodacom Super Rugby Round 11 Wrap – Sharks sparkle (SA Rugby (Pty) Ltd - South Africa Rugby Football Union)

Edit Public Technologies 08 May 2016
The Cell C Sharks produced a sparkling performance to clinch a morale-boosting 32-15 win over the Hurricanes in Durban on Saturday afternoon ... Cell C Sharks 32 (8) Hurricanes 15 (8) ... The Hurricanes scored a huge win over the Emirates Lions on the Highveld last weekend and they played with a lot of enterprise in the opening half, but their attacking initiatives were matches by very good defence from the home side ... Hurricanes 15 - Tries....

My family fell victim to a warming world. Now we need to build for this new reality

Edit The Observer 08 May 2016
I have deep family roots in south Louisiana. my mother, sister and brother-in-law, aunt and uncle were refugees from a weather disaster exacerbated by climate change, losing their homes in New Orleans during Hurricane> Katrina in 2005. A year before, a heart condition killed my father in the aftermath of a stressful evacuation from Hurricane Ivan ... But it did in Katrina and, just three weeks later, the record-setting Hurricane Rita ... ....

Lakewood Ranch strikes gold

Edit Herald Tribune 08 May 2016
BRADENTON ... The lone holdover from last year’s championship team, Price zipped past Miramar’s Terry Watson along the final straightaway as the Hurricanes finished in 41.7 seconds ... Hurricanes coach Mike Smith had to tinker with the lineup after Sir Williams, who runs the lead leg, was sidelined earlier in the week with a sore back. His replacement was Reggie Carter, who did his part to help the Hurricanes win a second straight gold ... Tom ... ....

Ruth Wiggins goes own way as prep distance runner

Edit Commercial Appeal 08 May 2016
A broken nose during a prestigious youth meet in her native Southern California turned out to be, in her words, the defining moment of Ruth Wiggins' career. "I was a (high) jumper at first," she said. "My coach told me to tuck in my knees (going over the bar) and I did ... Louis ... St ... The event is a stop on the Hurricane> Junior Golf tour ... In two starts on the Hurricane tour this spring, England has a title and a second-place finish. ....
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