15 July 2007
Troha pleads guilty to illegal donations (AP)
AP - A millionaire businessman who was Gov. Jim Doyle's top donor pleaded guilty Friday to making illegal campaign donations to the Democratic Party and to President Bush.
Reporter hit outside Conn. courthouse (AP)
AP - The father of a man charged with sexual assault was arrested after striking a television reporter outside a courthouse where his son's bail had just been revoked, police said.
10 July 2007
Toronto FC's O'Brien named MLS all-star
Toronto FC midfielder Ronnie O'Brien was one of seven players added to the roster Tuesday for next week's MLS all-star game.
O'Brien was one of five picks made by New England Revolution head coach Steve Nicol, who will coach the MLS team against Scott...
Formula One spy case begins in London
Ferrari opened its court case against McLaren's chief designer Tuesday, accusing Mike Coughlan of possessing secret documents belonging to the Italian Formula One team.
Heat's Cook focusing on defence
Daequan Cook believes his shot will always be there. So Miami's first-round draft pick is spending his off-season focusing on defence.
Cook scored 13 points in 23 minutes Monday in Miami's 88-74 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats on the opening day of summ...
Heat's Walker victim of home robbery
Miami Heat forward Antoine Walker's home in Chicago was robbed Monday, the player's agent said.
Police and witnesses said two offenders held Walker and at least one other person at gunpoint during the robbery, Chicago broadcasters reported from the sc...
Mexico perfect in 1st round of FIFA U-20
Mexico is off to the second round of the U-20 FIFA World Cup with the momentum and confidence only an undefeated record can provide. Beating New Zealand 2-1 in Edmonton on Sunday, Mexico becomes the only team to win all three of its first round games.
Uruguay, Brazil set to battle at Copa
One-sided victories in the quarter-finals of the Copa America helped Brazil and Uruguay negate any damage to their reputations from first-round losses.
After Uruguay opened with a 3-0 loss to Peru, and Brazil fell to Mexico 2-0, both teams have found ...
F1 espionage affair heads to British High Court (AFP)
AFP - The British Grand Prix may have ended on Sunday but the Formula One Âespionage' controversy that overshadowed on-track events at Silverstone has seemingly still got plenty of mileage left in it.
09 July 2007
Hawks sign draft picks Horford and Law
The Atlanta Hawks signed first-round draft picks Al Horford and Acie Law to multi-year contracts Monday, clearing the way for the two to play in the summer league this month in Salt Lake City.
Bonds held homerless in loss to Cards
Barry Bonds' chase of Hank Aaron is now on a four-day hiatus. The all-star break might be coming at a better time for San Francisco's other star Barry - struggling left-hander Barry Zito.
Bonds went 0-for-3 in his final game of the first half and rema...
U.S. cruise missile defense said possible in 14 months (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States could deploy a
system to protect an area ranging from Washington to Boston
from sea-based cruise-missile attacks within 14 months at a
cost of "several billion dollars," a top Lockheed Martin Corp.
executive sa...
Haren, Peavy to start in All-Star game (AP)
AP - Dan Haren will start the All-Star game for the American League just across the bay from his home ballpark in Oakland. The Athletics' ace was picked by AL manager Jim Leyland on Monday to oppose San Diego's Jake Peavy, who will start for Tony La Ru...
Price cuts paralyzing Zimbabwe economy (AP)
AP - Cars no longer line up at gas stations because there's no fuel for sale. Gone are the meat, bread and cornmeal that Zimbabweans count on for their meals. Two weeks after the government ordered price cuts in response to the country's rampant inflat...
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.
Edwards to Propose Plan to Boost Fund Managers' Taxes (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - July 5 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate John
Edwards embraced the idea of raising taxes on the managers of
private-equity firms and hedge funds.
U.S. Presidential Candidates' Prescriptions for a Healthier Future: A Side-By-Side Comparison (HuffingtonPost.com)
HuffingtonPost.com - The next president of the United States will confront major health policy decisions that will affect the lives of all Americans. With the first of the presidential caucuses and primaries only six months away, the pressure is on fo...
Iraqi girl to get prostheses in U.S. (AP)
AP - A 9-year-old Iraqi girl injured during a U.S. air strike may walk again after she receives prosthetic legs at a hospital here.
Pioneering treatment for brain cancer gets Swiss approval (AFP)
AFP - An experimental treatment for brain cancer has won approval for commercial use in Switzerland, its London-listed US maker, Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc., announced on Monday.
Israel's Olmert invites Syria's Assad for direct talks (AFP)
AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in a television interview on Monday invited Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for direct talks "wherever he wants."
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