Articles for Patrick Martin

How Lindsay Gottlieb blends family into USC’s ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ season
1 year, 10 months ago

How Lindsay Gottlieb blends family into USC’s ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ season

LA Times  

A three-month-old baby sleeps peacefully in an almost silent room in the tunnels of CU Events Center. From top, USC women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb pushes her daughter Reese down a hotel hallway before a game against Colorado on Jan. 29. “It’s also because I have incredible people around me allowing me to do it.” From top, USC women’s basketball …

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Australia's most remote footy league returns after tackling violent behaviour
5 years, 3 months ago

Australia's most remote footy league returns after tackling violent behaviour

ABC  

As thousands flock to the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the AFL finals, 2,000 kilometres away players are preparing for a football experience with a difference. You can't get any more remote than here in the APY Lands," Mimili Football Club captain Zibeon Fielding said. "We make sure all our players are fed so they can play strong and hard tomorrow," …

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Mintabie community launches Federal Court legal action against South Australian Government weeks out from eviction
5 years, 7 months ago

Mintabie community launches Federal Court legal action against South Australian Government weeks out from eviction

ABC  

Residents of a South Australian outback town who are weeks away from being evicted have launched a last-ditch legal effort to prevent the community from closing. Key points: A report into Mintabie found it to be a hub of drug and alcohol running into Aboriginal communities on the APY Lands Locals have disputed many of the reports findings and are …

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Opal diggers' triumph and turmoil keeps them on the 'lure of finding a million dollars'
5 years, 9 months ago

Opal diggers' triumph and turmoil keeps them on the 'lure of finding a million dollars'

ABC  

The multitude of drill holes dotted across Coober Pedy's opal fields are a stark reminder of both fortunes found and dreams unfulfilled. The drill holes dotted across Coober Pedy's opal fields are reminders of fortunes discovered and dreams unfulfilled. "If someone could find another opal field around Coober Pedy we could have 50 to 100 new opal miners, and that's …

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Opal capital Coober Pedy 'on knife-edge' as desert town faces big water problem
5 years, 10 months ago

Opal capital Coober Pedy 'on knife-edge' as desert town faces big water problem

ABC  

If there is one thing more precious than opal at Coober Pedy, it is water. The District Council of Coober Pedy — which is currently under administration — is the only town of its size in South Australia that maintains its water supply and network. Coober Pedy water managers have reported ongoing stress as they try to keep the town's …

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