16 July 2007
Cubs complete weekend sweep of Astros
Derrek Lee broke a streak of 126 at-bats without a home run with a three-run shot in the second inning Sunday to help the Chicago Cubs complete a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 7-6 win.
The Cubs have won 15 of their past 19 games and s...
Blue Jays hold on to edge Red Sox
Rookie Jesse Litsch held Boston to one run in 6 2-3 innings, and Lyle Overbay had three hits off all-star game winner Josh Beckett on Sunday to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
Lists of best-selling books (AP)
AP - 1. "The Quickie" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown and Company)
15 July 2007
Artest, Jackson suspended 7 games each
Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson were each suspended by the NBA on Saturday for the first seven games of next season because of their most recent legal problems.
Phillies top Cards, avoid 10,000th loss
Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard and Aaron Rowand homered, Pat Burrell added four RBIs and Philadelphia avoided its 10,000th loss again by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 10-4 on Saturday.
Rollins and Burrell had three hits apiece and Chase Utley knocked i...
Silva solid as Twins edge A's
Carlos Silva allowed two hits pitching into the seventh inning, Michael Cuddyer drove in a pair of runs and the Minnesota Twins held on to beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3 Saturday night.
Orioles defeat ChiSox in 10 innings
Nick Markakis singled home the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning, capping a late comeback that carried the Baltimore Orioles past the Chicago White Sox 7-6 Saturday night.
Kevin Millar and Jay Payton homered for the Orioles, who trailed 5-1...
13 July 2007
Finmeccanica powers ahead in Europe (FT.com)
FT.com - Finmeccanica was a leading gainer in European stock markets Thursday as UBS (NYSE:UBS) highlighted its exposure to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Grand jury indicts former Newark mayor (AP)
AP - Sharpe James, mayor of this struggling city for 20 years, was indicted Thursday on corruption charges alleging that he spent city money extravagantly on himself and several women, and that he helped one of his companions rake in more than $500,000...
10 July 2007
Cigarette Smoking May Lower Parkinson's Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term and current smokers have
a lower risk of Parkinson's disease than the general population,
researchers say in a report that confirms previous observations that
people with Parkinson's di...
Psychologists to review stance on gays (AP)
AP - The American Psychological Association is embarking on the first review of its 10-year-old policy on counseling gays and lesbians, a step that gay-rights activists hope will end with a denunciation of any attempt by therapists to change sexual ori...
Death penalty possible in teen killing (AP)
AP - A man accused of abducting a Kansas teenager from a store parking lot and killing her was charged Tuesday with rape and aggravated sodomy, making him eligible for the death penalty.
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.
Jury split on Lord Black fraud trial verdict (AFP)
AFP - Jurors in the fraud trial of media tycoon Conrad Black told the judge Tuesday that they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict, but were ordered to keep trying.
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.
Carpentier to drive in Montreal Busch race
Veteran driver Patrick Carpentier has confirmed that he will drive in the inaugural NASCAR Busch Series race on Aug. 4 at Gilles Villeneuve Circuit.
The Joliette, Que., driver will be in the Fitz Motorsports Dodge at the first NAPA Auto Parts 200 in M...
Wal-Mart says online-to-store results strong (Reuters)
Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the
world's largest retailer, said on Tuesday that it has seen
strong results from its service that allows customers to order
products on its Web site and have them shipped to a local
Wal-Mart store for free.
European shares slip amid Danone takeover news (AFP)
AFP - Europe's main stock markets retreated Tuesday on profit-taking as dealers contemplated to Danone's takeover bid for Dutch baby food group Numico.
Sony Reduces Price of PlayStation 3 to $499 (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Just days after denying that a price cut was in the works, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) sliced $100 off of its 60-GB PlayStation 3 (PS3) and added an 80-GB model to the mix.
BSA offers $1 million reward for software pirates (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Earlier this month the Business Software Alliance (BSA) upped the ante from $200,000 to $1 million for anyone who turns in a company that is illegally circumventing software licensing agreements.
Pakistanis launch attack after mosque talks fail (Reuters)
Reuters - Pakistani forces stormed a mosque
compound in the capital on Tuesday to clear it of militants
after talks to end a week-long standoff broke down.
Reefs regenerating at Hanauma Bay (AP)
AP - Seventeen years after the city imposed strict restrictions on human activities in Hanauma Bay, the reefs are regenerating along the sides and more than 200 varieties of marine animals can be seen in the clear ocean waters.
LuPone ready to make Rose bloom again in "Gypsy" (Reuters)
Reuters - The big theater va-voom of
the week isn't happening on Broadway but rather a few dozen
paces north, at City Center on West 55th.
MTV Kids pacts with Habbo for game distribution (Reuters)
Reuters - MTV Networks Kids and
Family Group has announced an exclusive North American deal to
distribute its AddictingGames channel through the teen social
networking site Habbo.
09 July 2007
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...
