Emerald Bowl gets a gift (San Jose Mercury News)

Cal and Miami are expected to draw a sellout crowd to AT&T Park on Saturday and generate big ratings on ESPN, which thinks enough of the Emerald to give it a choice broadcast window: prime time on the east coast, on a Saturday.

After five years on Adventure road, we want reader input for tuneup (Tacoma News Tribune)

Five years ago, The News Tribune’s Adventure section debuted. The first lead story was on the variety of classes and lessons available to skiers at Cascade ski areas.

Respected Rainier ranger to leave park for D.C. fellowship (Tacoma News Tribune)

Mike “Gator” Gauthier, whose work as a ranger made him a revered member of the local climbing community, is saying goodbye to Mount Rainier National Park after more than 18 years.

Staff Blogs - Latest Blogs - 1 (New York Press)

- I was invited this morning to attend a lecture given by Chris Anderson , editor in chief of Wired magazine, about his theory of "free" being the engine of the 21st-century economy.

Our Two Penneth (4thegame.com)

Welcome to Our Two Penneth, the blog that brings you all the best and all the worst from the footballing world, every day... THE INCE WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS - As if life at Blackburn Rovers isn't bad enough at the moment, Paul Ince has come along and ruined Christmas for the beleaguered folks at Blackburn.