links for 2008-05-27

• Govt. loosens post-earthquake birth control
  Schools suffered disporportionally large damage in the earthquake, and because of China's tough birth control policies, many of the students who died in the quake were only children. For many parents who lost a child, they lost all.
  (tags: china earthquake)
• The Hockey News: Headlines: American television ratings rise for Stanley Cup final opener
  Only Lance Armstrong's final ride in the 2005 Tour de France had a higher rating in Versus history (2.1).
  (tags: television hockey nhl)
• Former Cubs pitcher Gonzalez killed by lightning strike -- ChicagoSports.com
  Former major league pitcher Geremi Gonzalez, who won 11 games for the Chicago Cubs in 1997, was killed by a lightning strike in his native Venezuela on Sunday.
  (tags: cubs baseball weather)
• Too good? Girl banned from boys hoops league - Other sports- nbcsports.msnbc.com
  "They'd been taught to not push a girl, so they weren't fouling her hard, and the focus had shifted from playing basketball to noticing a girl was on the floor with them." (GZE2 - What a load of crap)
  (tags: oregon sports news)