22 July 2007
Gabbard shines as Red Sox pound White Sox
Kason Gabbard tossed a three-hitter over seven innings, as the Boston Red Sox pounded the Chicago White Sox, 11-2, in the third game of a four-game set from Fenway Park.
Gabbard (4-0) struck out one batter and walked another, allowing just a run in th...
19 July 2007
Insider: Katz looking to acquire Oilers
There very well could be a change of ownership on the horizon for the Edmonton Oilers. Sources tell TSN that local billionaire Daryl Katz has submitted an offer to buy the franchise outright from the Edmonton Investors Group.
16 July 2007
Food-labeling effort gains new momentum (AP)
AP - Shoppers are in the dark about where much of their food comes from despite a five-year-old law requiring meat and other products to carry labels with their country of origin.
10 July 2007
Fort Dix prosecutors seek anonymous jury (AP)
AP - Federal prosecutors have asked that an anonymous jury be impaneled for the trial of six men accused of plotting to attack soldiers on Fort Dix.
Judge to consider new delay in Richie DUI trial (Reuters)
Reuters - Lawyers for celebrity socialite and
reality TV star Nicole Richie will get a chance on Wednesday to
argue for another postponement of her trial on a charge of
driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
Spring trial likely for 1965 murder case (AP)
AP - A former state trooper charged with murder in the 1965 shooting death of a black man at a civil rights protest will likely be tried next spring, the judge said Tuesday.
Los Angeles serial killer sentenced to death for 11 murders (AFP)
AFP - A former pizza delivery man described as one of the most prolific serial killers in Los Angeles history after being convicted of 11 murders was on Tuesday sentenced to death.
S&P, Moody's eye $17.3 bln in subprime rating cuts (Reuters)
Reuters - Two leading rating agencies on Tuesday
started to slash ratings for more than $17.3 billion of
mortgage-related debt, rattling global financial markets amid
fears that growing problems in the risky subprime market could
spread to the wide...
Sears sees lower quarterly profit; shares plunge (Reuters)
Reuters - Sears Holdings Corp. on
Tuesday forecast lower quarterly profit and said it needs to
better control its costs and stock more items that its shoppers
demand, sending shares down more than 8.7 percent.
Samsung, Ericsson Settle Patent Dispute (PC World)
PC World - Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. have reached a cross-license agreement for their mobile telephony patents, ending recent lawsuits between the two companies, Ericsson said Monday.
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.
Obama kicks off campaign in Alabama (AP)
AP - Sen. Barack Obama kicked off his Democratic presidential campaign in Alabama with appeals to both high-dollar donors and average voters on Monday. For $25, hundreds of supporters had a chance to hear the Illinois freshman speak in a big hotel ball...
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