| Boca Juniors eyes record in Copa Libertadores
Flamengo, Brazil's most popular club and the 1981 champion, has threatened to petition FIFA to ban games above of 2,750 meters (9,075 feet). Bolivia, nestled high in the Andes mountains, would be the country most affected by the ban. Athletes from low-lying countries like Brazil often feel ill playing in the thin air of the Andes, which can cause nausea, dizziness and vomiting. FIFA said it would ban international matches at high altitudes, but Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva agreed to a request from Bolivia and said he would ask FIFA to reconsider. Flamengo wants the ban enforced, but South American soccer confederation CONMEBOL endorsed Bolivia's objection at a meeting this month. .
Senator Conrad hosts energy roundtable
Already Broin Brothers of SD are converting a corn ethanol plant in NE Iowa to a cellulosic process. This will use biomass and take the starch out of it for ethanol production. NDSU and North Dakota have incredible potential for this research in biomass production and Fargo can help with some of our raw materials here. Supporting conservation and development of more home grown, renewable energy is not only good for national security, it's better for the environment, good for our economy. .
Coast native dreams of NHL
Despite growing up in the Deep South, Gulfport native Jody Green, 23, has amassed a great deal of professional hockey experience. The Sea Wolves signed Green last Wednesday to serve as backup goalie, marking his third time with Mississippi. He's previously played with the Louisiana Ice Gators and the Peoria Rivermen of the AHL. Green, who graduated on Dec. 15 from Louisiana-Lafayette with a bachelor of science in athletic training, began his hockey career during the Sea Wolves inaugural season in 1996, helping with equipment in the visiting clubhouse. He began playing goalie competitively both on the ice and in in-line hockey at the Harrison County Skate Park that same year. "I really enjoy being around the game," Green said. "I was able to learn a lot at an early age being around in the early years of the Sea Wolves." After graduating from Gulfport High School in 2002, Green enrolled at Louisiana-Lafayette and began working for the Louisiana Ice Gators during that span.
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