16 July 2007
Padres blank Diamondbacks to avoid sweep
Justin Germano drove in a run and gave up none to help the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0 on Sunday, avoiding a three-game sweep.
Milton Bradley drove in two runs and Brian Giles had three hits for San Diego.
'Potter' works magic in $77.4M debut (AP)
AP - Harry Potter remains a box-office charmer.
15 July 2007
Calvillo reaches milestone in Als win
Anthony Calvillo threw three TD passes and became just the fourth player in CFL history to surpass 50,000 career passing yards as the Montreal Alouettes beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 29-20.
For the third straight game, Ticats coach Charlie Taaffe repla...
13 July 2007
Rio Tinto to buy Alcan for $38 billion (Reuters)
Reuters - Anglo-Australian miner Rio
Tinto Ltd/Plc offered $38.1 billion to buy Canada's
Alcan Inc in an agreed deal to create the world's No. 1
aluminum producer, trumping a hostile bid by Alcoa Inc
Dow, S&P end at record highs (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. stocks surged on Thursday, with
the Dow hitting a record on its biggest point gain since 2002,
after healthy retail sales reassured investors about consumer
spending and a $38 billion mining takeover fed expectations for
more deals.
10 July 2007
Fort Dix prosecutors seek anonymous jury (AP)
AP - Federal prosecutors have asked that an anonymous jury be impaneled for the trial of six men accused of plotting to attack soldiers on Fort Dix.
3 murder charges from Ky. highway crash (AP)
AP - An out-of-control pickup truck crossed a highway median and struck oncoming vehicles, killing a pregnant woman and an 8-year-old boy and injuring several others, police said.
MLB All-Star Notebook: Monday
Many all-star managers use the opportunity to reward their own players with spots on the roster and plum assignments for the game.
Jim Leyland just isn't one of them. The AL manager chose not to start his no-hit pitcher Justin Verlander in Tuesday nig...
09 July 2007
USA's Adu named Player of the Week
USA U-20 phenom Freddy Adu has been named the TSN.ca/soccer Player of the Week.
Finally living up to his potential, the 18-year old Adu was critical as the United States surprisingly clinched Group D at the FIFA Under-20 World championships.
Adu kicke...
Jury awards man $260K in Iverson lawsuit
A federal jury awarded US$260,000 on Monday to one of two men who sued NBA star Allen Iverson after they said they were beaten by his entourage at a Washington nightclub.
The jury's decision against Iverson and his bodyguard, Jason Kane, covers pain a...
Howard looks to defend Derby title
Ryan Howard returns to defend his Home Run Derby Title vs. an impressive field that includes New Westminster, B.C.'s Justin Morneau of the Twins and Alex Rios of the Toronto Blue Jays.
EU, Israel warn Morocco of terror threat (AP)
AP - The European Union and Israel have alerted Morocco to the threat of imminent terrorist attacks and urged tighter security, a Moroccan newspaper reported Monday.
Pakistan mosque cleric gives up demand for safe passage (AFP)
AFP - A cleric allegedly holding women and children hostage at an Islamabad mosque has dropped demands for safe passage and proposed that he be kept under house arrest, a minister said late Monday.
Four new abductions reported in Nigerian oil delta (Reuters)
Reuters - Four more people have been abducted in
the Niger Delta, authorities said on Monday, underscoring
insecurity in Nigeria's oil-producing region hours after a
3-year-old British girl was freed by her kidnappers.
Ky. boy, 4, found in garbage truck (AP)
AP - The body of a 4-year-old boy who disappeared outside his home near Churchill Downs was found in a garbage truck over the weekend, and authorities believe he was killed.
Man accused of bomb plots on trial (AP)
AP - A man who once tried to blow up his parents' house went on trial Monday on federal charges alleging he offered to help al-Qaida destroy pipelines and refineries in at least three states.
Former Alaska lawmaker guilty of bribery (AP)
AP - A former Alaska lawmaker accused of getting thousands of dollars out of a corrections-company consultant in exchange for his help in the Legislature was convicted of bribery on Monday.
Column: France emerges from dad's shadow (AP)
AP - Brian France walked through the FanZone at Daytona International Speedway without handlers or security. The NASCAR chairman seemed like just another face in the crowd.
Tourists unearth dinosaur bones in Wyo. (AP)
AP - Can you dig it? For $150, you too can take part in a dinosaur dig at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center. The program lets tourists grab a brush and unearth real dinosaur bones, just like a paleontologist.
Hurricane center chief reassigned (AP)
AP - The director of the National Hurricane Center went on leave Monday, government officials said, four days after many of the center's employees called for his removal because of his comments about an aging weather satellite.
Potomac water quality to be monitored (AP)
AP - Virginia plans to install a monitoring station in the Potomac River that will help boaters and fishermen while assisting marine biologists studying the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
'Virtual' meeting takes up climate ideas (AP)
AP - Democrat Barack Obama endorsed the use of a carbon auction to reduce air pollution, one of several ideas offered by presidential candidates at a forum on global warming.
Edwards says votes count, not money (AP)
AP - Presidential hopeful John Edwards said Saturday he's raising enough money to compete in the early states and invoked Howard Dean's 2004 fundraising totals as a cautionary tale.
Crow sends best wishes to Pavarotti (AP)
AP - Sheryl Crow, who had breast cancer surgery last year, has wished Luciano Pavarotti well in his own battle against cancer.
Fired NBC programmer slides over to Fox (AP)
AP - Less than two months after being fired as NBC's entertainment president, Kevin Reilly has been hired by Fox for the same job as part of a restructuring that includes the promotion of Peter Liguori to entertainment chairman.
