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...
19 July 2007
Canucks sign free-agent Shannon
The Vancouver Canucks signed free-agent centre Ryan Shannon and re-signed minor-league goaltender Drew MacIntyre on Wednesday.
Shannon, 24, had 11 points (2-9) in 53 games with the Anaheim Ducks last season while also adding nine points (2-7) in 14 ga...
16 July 2007
Carmona and Indians battle past Royals
Travis Hafner had three hits, including a long two-run homer to help Fausto Carmona and the Cleveland Indians defeat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 Sunday.
Carmona (11-4) improved to 8-0 with a 1.98 ERA in nine daytime starts. The right-hander allowed tw...
15 July 2007
Diamondbacks bully Padres bullpen
The Arizona Diamondbacks waited until Chris Young left the game and ambushed the San Diego bullpen.
Chad Tracy singled home the winning run in the eighth as the Diamondbacks rallied to defeat San Diego 5-4 on Saturday night.
13 July 2007
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
At least 3 killed in Green Zone barrage (AP)
AP - Extremists unleashed a barrage of more than a dozen mortars or rockets into the Green Zone on Tuesday, killing at least three people — including an American — and wounding 18 in an area once considered the safest in the Iraqi capital.
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.
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...
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
Bieksa agrees to 3-year extension
The Vancouver Canucks signed defenceman Kevin Bieksa to a US$11.25-million, three-year contract extension Monday.
The 26-year-old Grimsby, Ont., native had 12 goals and led all Canucks defencemen with 30 assists and 42 points last season. The deal doe...
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.
Canucks sign defenseman Bieksa (AP)
AP - The Vancouver Canucks signed defenseman Kevin Bieksa to a $11.25-million, three-year contract extension Monday, and also added free agent Aaron Miller.
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.
Federer, Nadal rivalry reaches new level (AP)
AP - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal long ago established themselves as the best of the best in men's tennis, far ahead of anyone else in the game these days. Then, firmly entrenched at No. 1 and No. 2, they began meeting regularly in tournament finals....
Haren, Peavy to start in All-Star game (AP)
AP - 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 Ru...
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.
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.
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...
Stevens fears impact of current probe (AP)
AP - Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator and once the chief power broker for dispensing federal dollars, says he's worried that a corruption investigation "could cause me some trouble" in running for re-election next year.
Fired NBC programmer slides over to Fox (AP)
AP - Less than two months after being fired as NBC's entertainment president, Kevin Reilly has been hired by Fox for the same job as part of a restructuring that includes the promotion of Peter Liguori to entertainment chairman.
Edwards to Propose Plan to Boost Fund Managers' Taxes (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - July 5 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate John
Edwards embraced the idea of raising taxes on the managers of
private-equity firms and hedge funds.
Pioneering treatment for brain cancer gets Swiss approval (AFP)
AFP - An experimental treatment for brain cancer has won approval for commercial use in Switzerland, its London-listed US maker, Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc., announced on Monday.
Army misses recruiting goal again, raises worry (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. Army, strained by wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan, missed its recruiting goal for the second
straight month in June, indicating a trend that some defense
officials on Monday called worrying.
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