Take a Jog for World Stroke Day
After running a marathon a day for almost two months, Jup Brown, is only asking for you to run around the block, and all for a good cause. Brown, the New Zealand native who is running across his home country to support the Stroke Foundation, is calling for everyone around the world to support World Stroke Day on Saturday October 29. “I don’t care how far. I just want to try and get as many people in as they can in as many countries as I can.”
Brown is asking for supporters to take a photo of their running group along with a message and post to his blog, www.running-nz.info. “It is a little booster for me.” Strokes are the second leading cause of death in the world behind heart disease according to research provided by Dr. Jose Biller, Chairman of the Department of Neurology of Loyola University Medical Center near Chicago and an internationally known stroke specialist.
"Every second counts," Dr. Biller said. "Time is brain."
Tristan Nunez Signs Full Time With Performance Tech
Fifteen-year-old Tristan Nunez has signed up with Performance Tech Racing to drive their IMSA Cooper Tires Prototype Lites car for the 2012 season. Nunez tested a Lites car for the first time in January, 2011 and went on to finish second three times in his first four races in the Performance Tech Lites car. The team was sufficiently impressed to hire him full-time. 
The Prototype Lites series is the last rung of the development ladder below the top endurance racing series in North America, the American Le Mans Series. While racing for Performance Tech, Nunez will have the chance to test the team’s ALMS LMPC Oreca. If he does well, he could be driving in the nation’s top-tier series before he graduates from high school. "I am really happy to have next year’s plans figured out so soon," Nunez said in a press statement. "I have always had a dream of becoming a professional driver in the American Le Mans Series and this is a great stepping stone for me to achieve that goal."
Giants to Have Tuck Back Against Miami
The first place New York Giants (4-2) should have former First-Team All-Pro defensive end Justin Tuck back Sunday against the winless Dolphins. “That’s the plan” said a cautious Tuck on Thursday, according to the Giants website. Tom Coughlins’s crew has the luxury of not having to rush his star back into action thanks to the emergence of second-year pro Jason Pierre-Paul. The South Florida alum is third in the league with 7.5 sacks among his 30 tackles. 
On the other side fellow defensive end Osi Umenyiora has five sacks (tied for ninth in the league) despite missing the first three games of the season. The envious depth means the Giants can take their time with Tuck while they plan how to best use their three stars. “It’s going to provide some opportunities for us to get some match-ups that are in our favor” said a relaxed Coughlin. Kickoff for Sunday’s game is at 1pm at MetLife Stadium.
