19 July 2007
Numbers Game: Devils' Advocate
The New Jersey Devils entered the off-season with two of the most desirable unrestricted free agents, Scott Gomez and Brian Rafalski, and lost them both.
Numbers Game takes stock of the Devils' free agent signings.
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.
15 July 2007
Havret edges Mickelson at Scottish Open
Frenchman Gregory Havret won the Scottish Open on Sunday after defeating world No. 3 Phil Mickelson at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
Havret took in $1,005,950 in winnings and also earned a spot at the British Open at Carnoustie. The tourna...
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.
13 July 2007
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.
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
10 July 2007
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.
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.
Heavy fighting as Pakistan storms radical mosque (AFP)
AFP - Pakistani commandos Tuesday launched a massive operation against a cleric and his militant followers holed up in an Islamabad mosque after negotiations failed, a top military official said.
Apple plans cheaper, Nano-based phone: JP Morgan (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc. plans to launch a
cheaper version of the iPhone in the fourth quarter that could
be based on the ultra-slim iPod Nano music player, according to
a JP Morgan report.
A-Rod shrugs off home-run king talk (AP)
AP - Alex Rodriguez laughed. Barry Bonds had just suggested that if he does indeed break Hank Aaron's home run record, A-Rod will top Bonds' figure before too long.
Bonds not worried about summer agendas (AP)
AP - Barry Bonds simply doesn't care: Bud Selig can be wherever he wants when Hank Aaron's home run record falls. The commissioner still hasn't said whether he plans to be in the ballpark when and if Bonds hits No. 756. Selig's indecision has drawn a l...
All-Stars buzzing about Bonds (AP)
AP - Everyone was buzzing about Barry Bonds. National League manager Tony La Russa had just posted his lineup for Tuesday night's All-Star game and Bonds, baseball's prodigy and pariah, was batting second, rather than his customary cleanup spot.
Spector judge lets jurors hear of rant (AP)
AP - The judge in Phil Spector's murder trial decided Monday to let jurors hear from a celebrity security guard who says he heard the record producer rant against women and declare they should all be shot in the head.
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.
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...
Canadians shine in Futures Game
Moments after Joey Votto ripped a solo shot to left field, a burly security officer in the bowels of AT&T Park watched the replay, turned to his well-armed counterparts and muttered, "Man, I hate the World."
Votto and the other two Canadians in the Al...
Peavy, Haren to start in All-Star Game
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 Russa'...
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