Lawrence Wilson Named To Lott Trophy Watch List
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - University of Connecticut linebacker Lawrence Wilson (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) has been named to the 2010 Lott Trophy Watch List it was announced Thursday in Newport Beach by Ronnie Lott and the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation. Wilson was among the leading tacklers in the nation last season when he had 140.
"This is a superb list of young men," said Lott as he announced the list. "We at the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation are always pleased to see the accomplishments of such outstanding student-athletes, all of whom are worthy of consideration for the Lott Trophy."
Sponsored by The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, the award is given to a player who exhibit's the same characteristics Lott embodied during his distinguished career: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.
Voters for the award include selected members of the national media, previous finalists, members of the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation Board of Directors, the Legends Coaches and distinguished alumni of various schools around the nation.
The winner, who will be announced at the annual black-tie gala in December, receives $25,000 for his school's general scholarship fund. Three runnerups each receive $5,000.
A full look at the complete watch list after the jump.
2010 Lott Trophy Watch List
- Sam Acho, DL, Texas, 6-3, 260, Dallas
- Akeem Ayers, LB, UCLA, 6-4, 252, Los Angeles
- Mark Barron, S, Alabama, 6-2, 215, Mobile, Ala.
- Jeremy Beal, DE, Oklahoma, 6-3, 261, Carrollton, Tx
- Brandon Boykin, S, Georgia, 5-10, 185, Fayettville, Ga.
- Rashad Carmichael, CB, Virginia Tech, 5-11, 186, Clinton, Md.
- Ugo Chinasa, DE, Oklahoma State, 6-5, 252, Richardson, Tx.
- Jared Crick, DL, Nebraska, 6-6, 285, Cozad, Ne.
- Brian Duncan, LB, Texas Tech, 6-1, 240, Baton Rouge, La.
- John Graves, DE, Virginia Tech, 6-3, 277, Richmond, Va.
- Mark Herzlich, LB, Boston College, 6-4, 238, Wayne, Pa.
- Cameron Heyward, DT, Ohio State, 6-6, 287, Suwanee, Ga.
- Ross Homan, LB, Ohio State, 6-0, 229, Coldwater, Oh
- Jeron Johnson, S, Boise State, 5-11, 194, Compton, Ca.
- Tejay Johnson, S, TCU, 6-1, 212, Garland, Tx.
- A.J. Jones, LB, Florida, 6-1, 226, Tampa
- Greg Jones, LB, Michigan State, 6-1, 228, Cincinnati
- Thomas Keiser, DE, Stanford, 6-5, 257, Wexford, Pa.
- Ryan Kerrigan, DL, Purdue, 6-4, 263, Muncie, Ind.
- Casey Matthews, LB, Oregon, 6-2, 235, Agoura Hills, Ca.
- Cliff Matthews, DE, South Carolina, 6-4, 249, Cheraw, SC
- Josh McNary, DE, Army, 6-1, 225, Houston
- Wyatt Middleton, S, Navy, 6-2, 208, Norcross, Ga.
- Von Miller, DE/LB, Texas A&M, 6-3, 240, DeSoto, Tx.
- Dontay Moch, DE, Nevada, 6-1, 245, Chandler, Az.
- Mike Mohamed, LB, Cal, 6-3, 237, Brawley, Ca.
- Rahim Moore, S, UCLA, 6-1, 197, Los Angeles
- Stephen Paea, DT, Oregon State, 6-1, 285, Los Altos, Ca.
- Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU, 6-1, 211, Pompano Beach, Fl.
- Robert Quinn, DE, North Carolina, 6-5, 260, Ladson, SC
- Andrew Rich, S, BYU, 6-3, 223, Ogden, Utah
- Greg Romeus, DL, Pitt, 6-6, 270, Coral Springs, Fl.
- Kenny Rowe, DE/LB, Oregon, 6-3, 232, Long Beach, Ca.
- Tyler Sash, DB, Iowa, 6-1, 210, Oskaloosa, Ia.
- Kelvin Sheppard, LB, LSU, 6-3, 239, Stone Mountain, Ga.
- Malcolm Smith, LB, USC, 6-1, 225, Northridge, Ca.
- J.T. Thomas, LB, West Virginia, 6-2, 225, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
- JJ Watt, DE, Wisconsin, 6-6, 287, Pewaukee, Wi
- Deunta Williams, S, North Carolina, 6-2, 205, Jacksonville, NC
- Lawrence Wilson, LB, Connecticut, 6-1, 220, Tuscaloosa, Al.
- Alex Wujciak, LB, Maryland, 6-3, 225, West Caldwell, NJ
- Anthony Wright, CB, Air Force, 5-10, 190, Cleveland
Named after Pro Football Hall of Fame member, Ronnie Lott, The Lott Trophy is awarded to college football's Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. Founded in 2004 by The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, The Lott Trophy is the first and only college football award to equally recognize athletic performance and the personal character attributes of the player. The Lott Trophy is given to the player who exhibits the same characteristics Lott embodied during his distinguished career: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. Voters for the award include selected members of the national media, previous finalists, the Board of Directors of the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation and the Legends Coaches which is a distinguished group of former college football head coaches. The seventh annual Lott Trophy dinner will be held December 12th at The Pacific Club in Newport Beach, California. For more information on The Lott Trophy visit: www.LottTrophy.com.
Jay-z Sues Red Sox Slugger David Ortiz Over 40/40 Club Name.
The heated Yankees-Red Sox rivalry has branched into the rap game. Jay-Z, a diehard Yankees fan who even wore the teams cap on the cover of Kingdom Come, is suing Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz for allegedly using the name of Jiggas 40/40 Club chain for his own nightclub in the Dominican Republic without permission. In a lawsuit filed yesterday, Jay accuses Big Papi of naming his Santa Domingo nightclub Forty-Forty, a variation of Jay-Z and Juan Perezs line of 40/40 Clubs in New York, Las Vegas and Atlantic City.
[Jay-Z and Perez] have accused Ortiz of trading on the fame, value and goodwill of their name through his club Forty/Forty and its website, www.fortyforty.net, which they say has caused their business marketplace confusion and damage, reads the lawsuit. Jay-Zs suit goes on to argue that the shared name isnt accidental, as Ortiz has been a patron [at the 40/40 Club] on several occasions long before he opened his infringing Forty/Forty Club.
As Jay-Zs Empire State of Mind all but soundtracked the Yankees World Series-winning run last season, its no surprise that he might take offense to someone not named Derek Jeter or Alex Rodriguez opening a club with the 40/40 name. The baseball blog Big League Stew points out the 40/40 moniker comes from when a player achieves both 40 home runs and 40 steals in one season. Only four players in history have done it including current Yank A-Rod but Big Papi hasnt come close, managing only 10 steals total over the course of his entire 14-year baseball career. (To Ortizs credit, he has hit a Red Sox record 54 home runs in a season, but then why not the Fifty-Ten Club?)
No word whether Jay-Z is seeking compensation, a club name change or maybe just an apology from Ortiz for his Game Four, 12th inning, course-of-history-changing walk-off home run against the Yankees in the 2004 playoffs.
On a Jigga side note, the Blueprint 3 rapper will headline tonights festivities at the Coachella Festival in Indio, California. Tune into the brand new Rollingstone.com this weekend for our full report.
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Largest Utah Earthquake In 18 Years Rattles Homes, Causing Only.
RANDOLPH, Rich County Shannon Butler was cooking at a restaurant in Randolph Thursday when the earth started shaking and knocked her into a nearby counter.
It shook us pretty good, said Stacey Showalter, who also works at the Gator Drive-In and Game Room. Some things came off the shelves, the cupboards popped open and pictures came off the wall.
A 4.9 magnitude earthquake was reported at 5:59 p.m. five miles northeast of Randolph, near the Utah-Wyoming border Thursday the largest earthquake in Utah in 18 years.
Only minor damage was reported from the quake that occurred in a relatively shallow depth of just over a quarter mile along the Crawford Fault, according to readings at the seismic network operated by the University of Utah.
U. seismologist Relu Burlacu said the earthquake is small, especially compared with recent quakes that have cost hundreds of lives, including a 6.9 magnitude quake in China on April 13.
The 4.9 quake is the largest to hit Utah since St. George experienced a 5.9 earthquake in 1992.
The amplitude of the event in 1992 was 10 times bigger, and in energy that event was 30 times larger, Burlacu said.
The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 4.9 quake is generally strong but likely to cause only light damage. Thats how Randolph residents described it. It shook buildings and caused pictures and other items to rattle and crash to the floor.
One Randolph resident said the shaking lasted about 40 seconds.
Laura Smith, who lives right across from the police station, said she was sitting on the floor when the quake struck, knocking her Coca Cola collection off the shelves.
I got hit with a hard jolt, another jolt and a rolling. I realized it was an earthquake, Smith said. And I thought I left California because of the earthquakes.
Randolph teenager Dixie Jones described the shaking ground as similar to standing on a trampoline. The quake shattered a large mirror in her bathroom but caused no other damage at her home.
Rich County sheriffs dispatchers said many people called in about the quake but no serious damage was reported.
Colburn Williams was watching TV about 35 miles away from the epicenter in Logan when he felt the rattling. He said 15 minutes later, the liquid sauce in a dish his wife had prepared for dinner was moving back and forth for at least three minutes in what he believes was an aftershock.
This wasnt his first quake. Williams, whos lived in Logan for 54 years, said he remembers one early morning in 1962 when the earth shook. That quake, which was reported as a 5.7 magnitude, knocked grocery products onto the ground at a nearby store.
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Jack Herer, Father Of Marijuana Legalization Movement, Dies At Age.
By Anne Saker, The Oregonian
April 15, 2010, 6:18PM
View full sizeAndy Kuno/The Associated PressJack Herer (left) with Dennis Peron (right), founder of the Cannabis Buyers Club, in San Francisco in 1996.Writer and activist Jack Herer, whose 1985 book "The Emperor Wears No Clothes" ignited the modern marijuana legalization movement, died Thursday from complications from a September heart attack that felled him moments after speaking at a Portland rally. He was 70.
Herer had been recuperating since March in Eugene. His wife, Jeannie, was at his side at the house the couple had rented when he died.
"I never accepted that he was really going to go," Jeannie Herer said. "I'm sad that it happened, but I'm glad that it happened in Eugene. Everyone has been wonderful to us here."
Fellow activists expressed sorrow at losing the man who racked up hundreds of thousands of miles crossing the country for nearly 40 years campaigning to restore the hemp plant to American agriculture.
"He was one of my personal heroes," said Madeline Martinez of Portland, executive director of the Oregon chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
Herer died just as the movement is gaining momentum. Oregon and 13 other states plus the District of Columbia now permit medical marijuana. Last fall, the Obama administration said it will not prosecute for possession in medical marijuana states. In November, California residents will vote on a legalization initiative; activists in Oregon and Washington are gathering signatures now for similar initiatives.
That political advance grew from Jack Herer's crusade.
He was living in Portland in the early 1980s when he wrote "Emperor," now in its 11th printing.
The book says the government banned hemp in 1939 as part of a campaign to eliminate the scourge that went by the Mexican slang marijuana. But few people, Herer wrote, realized that marijuana was the dried flower of the female hemp plant, which humans had used as medicine for thousands of years.
The rest of the hemp plant, Herer argued, could do nothing less than save the world. For millennia, he said, people made fiber, clothing, rope, fuel, high-protein food from the fast-growing, easily cultivated plant, and they could again.
And Herer loudly proclaimed the right to get high, arguing that in fact, people ought to get high, morning, noon and night. He found medical research showing that marijuana can protect the body against cancer.
Born in New York City, Herer grew up in Buffalo, N.Y, the youngest of three children. He dropped out of high school and joined the Army, serving in Korea. After his hitch, he picked up work as a sign painter.
In the early 1960s, he moved his wife and family to Los Angeles. A short time later, he divorced but stayed close with his children. He married and divorced twice more before marrying Jeannie Hawkins in 2000.
Herer came to marijuana relatively late in life, smoking his first joint at 30. He chucked the sign business and opened a head shop on Venice Beach, then made a lifelong friend in "Capt." Ed Adair, another head shop owner and a longtime marijuana advocate in Los Angeles.
In 1973, the men pledged to campaign until marijuana was legal, everyone imprisoned for possession was freed or they turned 84. Adair died in 1991 and Herer fought on.
Herer was arrested in 1981 for trespassing on federal property while collecting signatures for a California ballot initiative. He served 14 days in prison and started writing, "The Emperor Wears No Clothes."
After his release, Herer moved to Portland to open a head shop called The Third Eye, now a fixture on Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard. He completed the book in Portland, got it printed on hemp paper and began his years-long travels across the country.
In 2000, at a hemp festival near Eugene, Herer suffered a stroke and endured a long, agonizing recovery. He had improved in recent years and resumed his speaking schedule. He attributed his better health to daily use of a highly concentrated marijuana oil.
He resumed his heavy travel schedule, which included a Sept. 12 speech at Portland's Hempstalk at Kelley Point Park. He delivered a tub-thumbing speech, walked offstage and fell over from a heart attack.
He survived and eventually his wife rented a house in Eugene, where she cared for him until his death.
Herer is survived by his wife, six children, a brother and a sister. Funeral arrangements are not completed.
-- Anne Saker
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