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BreakingNews.ie
4 days ago
- Sport
- BreakingNews.ie
League of Ireland wrap: Sligo comeback to beat Cork City, Bohs draw with Derry City
Sligo Rovers got what could prove to be a massive three points in their bid to avoid relegation from the SSE Airtricity Premier Division on Friday night. They came from 2-0 down to beat bottom side Cork City 3-2 at Turners Cross. Advertisement Owen Elding, Patrick McClean and Ryan O'Kane with the goals for John Russell's side who are now 11 points clear of the Leesiders. Elsewhere, Waterford came away from Eamonn Deacy Park with an impressive 4-2 win over Galway United. Bohemians remain second after they played out a 1-1 draw with third-placed Derry City at the Ryan McBride Brandywell. Ross Tierney earned the Dublin side a draw with a goal on 52 minutes. 𝐔𝐍𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐀!!! 🤯 Alex Nolan rattles the crossbar for Cork and the ball bounces down on the line! Sligo Rovers go up the pitch and Ryan O'Kane scores what could be a late late winner! Wow! — Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) July 25, 2025
Irish Examiner
5 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
'We must wrestle the game from Cork' - Sligo seeking to push City further towards abyss
Sligo Rovers expect to face the equivalent of a 12th man when visiting Turner's Cross on Friday for what's a must-win game for Cork City. Another defeat for basement side City would create a 11-point gap to chase Sligo in the playoff spot with just 11 games remaining. Sligo were the team propping up the table until five weeks ago. They've won two and drawn two of their last four league matches, whereas the Rebels are winless in 13 Premier outings. "This is a huge game for both teams", said Sligo boss John Russell, himself returning from illness after missing Friday's 2-0 FAI Cup win at First Division leaders Dundalk. "I expect Cork will have a huge crowd out to get behind them. As I said earlier in the season, Turner's Cross is a tough place to go and even tougher when the crowd's back is up. It's akin to playing against 12 men. 'They're scrapping for their lives and will see this a must win and we need to be prepared for an onslaught. 'We need to be able to wrestle the game from them and dictate the play. "We're only a few points ahead of them and we are still trying to catch the teams above us. We are looking up but we need to make sure we pick up results in these sorts of games and add a real buffer between ourselves and that bottom spot. There's no better way to do that than by getting a result in Cork on Friday. "The game is live on television too so that'll add something to the event and hopefully we'll have a big crowd coming down to get behind us.' Russell has bolstered his squad with the loan captures of James McManus (Bohemians) and Ryan McManus (Shelbourne), along with experienced Patrick McClean returning to the club and Sean Stewart, also from the Northern Irish league. "We're unbeaten now in five and really pleased with how things have gone the last few weeks,' added the Sligo boss. 'However, we must keep the momentum going and keep things ticking over in Cork. We're in the midst of a busy period now and the players and staff are really enjoying it. 'We have turned things around somewhat but I knew we always had that in us. We need to keep this going and keep bringing our levels up.' Friday's LOI Fixtures (All 7.45pm) Premier Division: Cork City v Sligo Rovers, Turner's Cross (Live Virgin Media); Derry City v Bohemians, Ryan McBride Brandywell; Galway United v Waterford, Eamonn Deacy Park. First Division: Athlone Town v Treaty United, Athlone Town Stadium; Dundalk v Wexford, Oriel Park; Finn Harps v Cobh Ramblers, Finn Park; Kerry v UCD, Mounthawk Park. Saturday: Longford Town v Bray Wanderers, Bishopsgate (7.30pm).
Yahoo
20-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
'Not like your high school science fair': UNM engineering students build race cars and rockets -- and job-market skills
Jul. 20—Tucked into the southwest corner of the University of New Mexico's main campus are three labs where a specific group of advanced mechanical engineering students spend most of their time — in class, on the weekends, even at 3 a.m. some days. They describe the work they're doing as a full-time job, and more. The students are building electric vehicles, solar-powered boats and rockets from scratch, in less than two years, to compete in international competitions. UNM's School of Engineering requires students to complete a senior design program to graduate. All of these hands-on, nontraditional education courses are offered as options. "We are training engineers; therefore, the engineer must prove that he or she is an engineer, can work in a team, can design, build, test and so on, a product," said John Russell, a professor in the university's Department of Mechanical Engineering. He also runs LOBOmotorsports, a three-semester course that prepares students to compete in the international collegiate competition Formula SAE. The students are responsible for designing, building and racing a small formula-style race car. But in the bigger picture, the skill sets taught help the students immediately enter the workforce upon graduation. "It's not like your high school science fair," Russell said. Past a software lab, 3D printing and design area, and an aerodynamics facility, seven racing cars in various stages of assembly sat in a small, walled-off space at the LOBOmotorsports building on Wednesday. In the corner of the room sat a mostly red electric racing car — No. 267. It's the most recently built competition racing car, just back from F-SAE last month and awaiting the results. Recent graduates Tim Crepeau and Andrew Suplicki led the team that competed against more than 100 other teams from around the world in the electric vehicle racing car category. "It's everything-engineering," Suplicki said. Judges score the cars based on a series of technical inspections and dynamic events. This year, the battery box inspection created some challenges for the team. After dousing the car in water, the students have to prove it can still run for two minutes without short-circuiting. Russell said the team this year reached 1 minute and 45 seconds. Despite the technical troubles, the hands-on experience is the real win for the students. Crepeau credited his current internship with Sandia National Laboratories to having participated in LOBOmotorsports. An alumnus of the course who works at Sandia saw the reference on Crepeau's application. He's entering graduate school at UNM in the fall and one day wants to build his own race car. "Coming out of the program, even just knowing how to weld is huge. That's something that really gives you an advantage," Crepeau said. A building over, a small wooden trophy sat in another much smaller lab. It's awaiting a first-place plaque, a recognition that the UNM Solar Splash team designed, built and piloted the best solar-powered boat in the international competition held last month. Solar Splash is another senior design course that goes beyond the black-and-white scenarios presented in academia, said faculty adviser Peter Vorobieff. What should a student do if a part doesn't arrive on time, he asked; can they build it instead? "It is a stress test for their skills and their temperaments, which I think provides some very useful real-world experience," he said of the two-semester course. "Plus, it also gives the students a good understanding of technologies whose combination will most definitely be more prominent in the immediate future." Preparing students for rapidly advancing technologies is also a priority over at Lobo Launch, the two-semester rocket-building senior capstone option. Across University Boulevard, recent graduate Luis Quintana waited outside a bright pink building that houses a sprawling assortment of partly assembled rockets. Quintana competed on a team with seven other students in early June at this year's International Rocket Engineering Competition in Midland, Texas, formerly hosted at southern New Mexico's Spaceport America. "This is our rocket," he said inside the dimly lit lab, gesturing to a 110-inch miniature rocket in two pieces. "Unfortunately, it didn't deploy the main parachute, which is why it fell apart." But, he added with a laugh, UNM beat New Mexico State University and New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. This year, UNM's rocket lab wrecked $30,000 worth of rockets — a test and trial process that's crucial to learning in the field, said rocket engineering Professor Fernando "Doc" Aguilar. He added that the equipment isn't cheap. Aguilar is currently in talks with the university seeking more funding to help professionalize Lobo Launch, including hiring a full-time program manager. He also recently secured two unpaid mentors to assist the students, starting in the fall semester. All three capstone programs rely on fundraising through private sponsors in addition to university money. All of Aguilar's rocket lab students have been hired right out of college or accepted into a master's degree program, he said. "My students, when they graduate, they hit the ground running," he said. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
20-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Stewart leaves Reds to join Sligo Rovers
Defender Sean Stewart has left Cliftonville to join League of Ireland side Sligo Rovers. The 22-year-old signed permanently for the Reds in the summer of 2024 from Norwich City after spending the 2023-24 season at Solitude. He made 48 appearances for Jim Magilton's side and started in the Irish Cup win against Linfield in 2024. Stewart has signed an 18-month deal with Sligo, who are ninth in the Premier Division. The full-back credited the influence of Sligo boss John Russell for persuading him to join. "John had been chasing me for a while and once I knew the clubs were happy to come to a deal and I spoke to him, I wanted to come here straight away," Stewart told the club's website. "He is hugely ambitious for the club's future and I want to be part of that. "Sligo is one of those clubs that realises the importance of giving younger players an opportunity. You only have to look at the average age of the current squad. The manager puts trust in his players; a young squad and it's paid off the last few weeks."
Yahoo
20-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Stewart leaves Reds to join Sligo Rovers
Defender Sean Stewart has left Cliftonville to join League of Ireland side Sligo Rovers. The 22-year-old signed permanently for the Reds in the summer of 2024 from Norwich City after spending the 2023-24 season at Solitude. He made 48 appearances for Jim Magilton's side and started in the Irish Cup win against Linfield in 2024. Stewart has signed an 18-month deal with Sligo, who are ninth in the Premier Division. The full-back credited the influence of Sligo boss John Russell for persuading him to join. "John had been chasing me for a while and once I knew the clubs were happy to come to a deal and I spoke to him, I wanted to come here straight away," Stewart told the club's website. "He is hugely ambitious for the club's future and I want to be part of that. "Sligo is one of those clubs that realises the importance of giving younger players an opportunity. You only have to look at the average age of the current squad. The manager puts trust in his players; a young squad and it's paid off the last few weeks."
