22 July 2007
Cardinals sign first-round pick Kozma
The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with their top draft pick, shortstop Pete Kozma, on Saturday.
Kozma, who was the 18th pick overall in the first-year player draft on June 7, will report to the club's minor league facility in Jupiter, Florida an...
16 July 2007
Versace dance tribute watched by Naomi, Claudia (Reuters)
Reuters - Milan marked the 10th anniversary of
designer Gianni Versace's death on Sunday with an hour of
ballet pieces with costumes he designed at La Scala opera
house, with models Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell
watching.
13 July 2007
N.C. bar issues order disbarring Nifong (AP)
AP - The North Carolina State Bar on Thursday issued a formal order disbarring former district attorney Mike Nifong for his handling of the now-discredited Duke lacrosse rape case.
Mistrial in rape case with banned words (AP)
AP - Before a jury was even seated, a judge declared a mistrial Thursday in a sex-assault case where he had barred the words "rape" and "victim" among others.
10 July 2007
LA man sentenced to die for 10 murders (AP)
AP - A pizza deliveryman was sentenced to death Tuesday for murdering 10 women and a fetus during the 1980s and '90s in Los Angeles neighborhoods plagued by a crack cocaine epidemic.
Summary Box: Bush denies access to aides (AP)
AP - CONGRESS DENIED: President Bush invoked executive privilege Monday to deny requests by Congress for testimony from two former aides about the firings of federal prosecutors.
09 July 2007
Choi wins Woods' inaugural tournament
Five weeks ago K.J. Choi received a trophy from Jack Nicklaus. On Sunday, he got one from Tiger Woods.
The biggest name in South Korean golf was again the prized guest at a golf party thrown by an American star, punctuating an adventurous back nine wi...
Coyotes sign York to 1-year, $1M contract
The Phoenix Coyotes have signed forward Mike York to a one-year contract. TSN has learned the deal is worth $1 Million.
In 66 games last season split between the Flyers and Islanders, York scored 10 goals and collected 11 assists. In 515 career game...
Canucks sign defenseman Miller
The Vancouver Canucks continue to bolster their blue line as they announced the signing of unrestricted free-agent Aaron Miller. It is a 1-year deal worth $1.5 million.
Miller played in all 82 games for the Los Angeles Kings last season, registering 8...
Embattled U.S. hurricane center boss ousted (Reuters)
Reuters - The director of the U.S. National
Hurricane Center, a critical government agency that issues
hurricane and tropical storm forecasts, was ousted on Monday
after a staff mutiny.
Brazil president defends ethanol boom (AP)
AP - Brazil's president said Monday that his nation's booming ethanol business won't hurt the Amazon rain forest, dismissing criticism that increased production of the alternate fuel could lead to deforestation.
Jury awards man in suit against Iverson (AP)
AP - A federal jury awarded $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 in 2005.
Eagles sign Mexican defensive tackle Lopez (Reuters)
Reuters - The Philadelphia Eagles have
signed defensive tackle Mauricio Lopez, the NFL club announced
on Monday.
New park to stretch from Ga. to Ky. (AP)
AP - Land from a 2,000-acre wilderness area in Rhea County will become part of a 300-mile state park stretching from Georgia to Kentucky, state officials say.
Maine hatchery releases tiny lobsters (AP)
AP - Thousands of tiny 2-week-old lobsters were released into Maine waters during the weekend as part of an ongoing effort to keep the state's lobster populations strong.
Democrats drop bargaining rights demand (AP)
AP - Congressional Democrats on Monday dropped their demand for union bargaining rights for airport screeners, hoping to revive anti-terrorism legislation that had stalled because of a presidential veto threat.
Giuliani jeered for opposing fair tax (AP)
AP - Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani ran into a buzz saw of opposition Saturday when he explained his opposition to elimination of the federal income tax and replacing it with a so-called "fair tax" based on consumption.
U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,605 (AP)
AP - As of Sunday, July 8, 2007, at least 3,605 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,952 died as a res...
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.
Ex-cop: Music producer accused of murder said all women deserve to be shot (CourtTV)
CourtTV - LOS
ANGELES (C
ourt TV) - At Phil Spector's murder trial Monday, a retired New
York City police detective recounted an alleged incident in which the
music producer repeatedly referred to women using a vulgar expression
and said, "The...
Mixed economic impact from campaigns (AP)
AP - The presidential contest is assumed to be a cash cow for early voting states. If so, it probably will produce skim milk at best.
Edwards Bets Iowa `Avalanche' Will Cinch Democratic Nomination (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - July 6 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate John
Edwards, seeking to mimic John Kerry's come-from-behind 2004
primary win, is predicting that a victory in the Iowa caucuses
will trigger an ``avalanche'' of support an...
Afghan girls traded, sold to settle debt (AP)
AP - Unable to scrounge together the $165 he needed to repay a loan to buy sheep, Nazir Ahmad made good on his debt by selling his 16-year-old daughter to marry the lender's son.
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