October 2007
July 2007
Wild re-sign enforcer Boogaard
The Minnesota Wild re-signed forward Derek Boogaard to a multi-year contract on Wednesday, avoiding an arbitration hearing slated to take place next week.
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.
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sexual assault was arrested after striking a television reporter outside a courthouse where his son's bail had just been revoked, police said.
Mourning getting close to decision on '08
The suspense surrounding Alonzo Mourning's playing status for next season is nearing an end. The seven-time all-star centre said he'll make it known "very soon" whether he'll return to the Miami Heat or retire.
"I have not quite yet spoken to the peop...
Bruins promote Benning and Sweeney
Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli promoted Jim Benning to assistant general manager and Don Sweeney to director of hockey operations and player development on Saturday.
Ravenous robber makes himself at home (CourtTV)
CourtTV - (Court TV) - An Arizona man who broke into a woman's
home has given new meaning to the term "hamburglar."
Attacks on Baghdad Green Zone (AP)
AP - WHAT'S THE GREEN ZONE? Also called the International Zone, it's the heavily protected area in central Baghdad that holds the U.S. and British embassies, the Iraqi parliament and prime minister's office.
Iraq report points to limited progress (AP)
AP - Struggling to defend its Iraq policy, the Bush administration in a 23-page classified report points to limited progress being made by the U.S.-backed government in Baghdad, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Antibiotics questioned for urinary tract problems (Reuters)
Reuters - Giving children antibiotics to ward off
repeat urinary tract infections does not prevent the problem
from returning and leads to infections that are resistant to
the drugs, researchers said on Tuesday.
Judge rejects youth bean ball appeal (AP)
AP - A judge refused to reduce the sentence of a former youth baseball coach convicted of offering a player money to bean a 9-year-old autistic teammate.
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.
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...
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 ...
Body found in search for missing student (AP)
AP - Investigators believe a body found in a field Monday is that of a college student who vanished last month in Madison, where the woman was last seen after a night out at the bars.
Wal-Mart de Mexico: 2Q net profits up (AP)
AP - Wal-Mart de Mexico SA, the country's largest retailer, reported a 7 percent increase in second-quarter net profit after inflation, even as sales at its established stores grew less than 1 percent due in part to a slowdown in consumption.
Real Madrid names Schuster manager
La Liga champions Real Madrid named Bernd Schuster as the club's new manager on Monday.
The 47-year-old Schuster spent the last two seasons in charge of Getafe, and takes over for departed manager Fabio Capello, who was fired in June after guiding Mad...
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...
Dixon edges Andretti at Watkins Glen
Just call Scott Dixon the new king of Watkins Glen International.
Dixon held off Sam Hornish Jr., series leader Dario Franchitti, Tony Kanaan and Marco Andretti over the final 14 laps and won the Watkins Glen Grand Prix on Sunday, pulling away at the ...
Nets sign first-round pick Williams
The New Jersey Nets signed first-round draft pick Sean Williams on Monday. Terms of the deal for the troubled forward were not released.
Williams was the 17th overall pick in the most recent NBA Draft. The 6-foot-10 forward played 69 games in three se...
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...
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.
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.
