10 July 2007 01:00
Broncos' Stokley starts on comeback road
Brandon Stokley felt like a rookie again. The ninth-year pro returned to the field for the Denver Broncos' minicamp on Monday and did individual work to test his right Achilles' tendon, which he ruptured last November, leading to his off-season release...
Bonds predicts A-Rod will be homer king
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.
"I kind of feel shy talking about it because I hit 14 or 15 home runs in April, and they sa...
Dozens of wildfires ravage the West (AP)
AP - Overnight rain and cooler temperatures slowed a wildfire that had raced out of a canyon, destroyed at least 30 houses and killed a homeowner who went back to try to save his belongings, a top fire official said Monday.
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...
Lawmakers drop union provision in 9/11 bill (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. lawmakers agreed on Monday to
drop efforts to extend union protection to about 45,000 federal
airport security workers as part of stalled legislation to
guard against another September 11-type attack.
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.
All candidates welcome for IMF job: IMF board (Reuters)
Reuters - The International Monetary Fund's
board said on Monday any country could nominate a candidate for
the next head of the financial institution, which would throw
open the job to worldwide competition.
China jails 2 church leaders (AP)
AP - Two ministers in China's unrecognized Protestant church have been sentenced to one year each in a labor camp on charges of using an "evil cult" to obstruct the law, a U.S. monitoring group said Monday.
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.
British juror arrested after listening to music under hijab (AFP)
AFP - A female Muslim juror has been arrested in Britain after allegedly listening to an MP3 player under her hijab headscarf during a murder trial, police said Monday.
10 July 2007 00:00
Economy - Monday (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Turnover fell 27% last month, as 105 top execs left their jobs vs. 144 in May, when turnover hit an 8-month high, consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas said. High-profile departures included the pressured resignation ...
09 July 2007 22:00
Aguero is Argentina's rising star
Argentina's Sergio Aguero would like nothing more than to get a call from home during the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
With he and his teammates having inherited his country's lofty expectations for the world stage following the graduation of FC Barcelona sta...
Spadea wins Hall of Fame opener
Former finalist Vincent Spadea highlighted Monday's opening-round winners at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.
The second-seeded Spadea handled fellow American Justin Gimelstob on the grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Spadea ...
Choi wins Woods' inaugural tournament
Five weeks ago K.J. Choi received a trophy from Jack Nicklaus. On Sunday, he got one from Tiger Woods.
The biggest name in South Korean golf was again the prized guest at a golf party thrown by an American star, punctuating an adventurous back nine wi...
Morris Peterson meeting with the Jazz
Toronto Raptors free agent forward Morris Peterson is scheduled to meet Monday with the Utah Jazz.
"I'm going to their facility (Monday morning) to talk with ownership, general manager Kevin O'Connor and people on the coaching staff and in the front ...
Mariners beat Athletics in physical game
Mariners outfielder Jason Ellison started a four-run rally and then touched off a benches-clearing shoving match in Seattle's 7-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
Ellison, in the starting lineup because of a late scratch to shortstop Yuniesky...
Holliday replaces Cabrera in HR derby
Colorado Rockies slugger Matt Holliday will replace the injured Miguel Cabrera in Monday's Home Run Derby.
Holliday, who is hitting .341 with 15 homers and 69 runs batted in, joins a crowded field that includes defending champion Ryan Howard of the Ph...
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...
Coyotes sign York to 1-year, $1M contract
The Phoenix Coyotes have signed forward Mike York to a one-year contract. TSN has learned the deal is worth $1 Million.
In 66 games last season split between the Flyers and Islanders, York scored 10 goals and collected 11 assists. In 515 career game...
Canucks sign defenseman Miller
The Vancouver Canucks continue to bolster their blue line as they announced the signing of unrestricted free-agent Aaron Miller. It is a 1-year deal worth $1.5 million.
Miller played in all 82 games for the Los Angeles Kings last season, registering 8...
EU, Israel warn Morocco of terror threat (AP)
AP - The European Union and Israel have alerted Morocco to the threat of imminent terrorist attacks and urged tighter security, a Moroccan newspaper reported Monday.
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.
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.
Brazil president defends ethanol boom (AP)
AP - Brazil's president said Monday that his nation's booming ethanol business won't hurt the Amazon rain forest, dismissing criticism that increased production of the alternate fuel could lead to deforestation.
Ky. boy, 4, found in garbage truck (AP)
AP - The body of a 4-year-old boy who disappeared outside his home near Churchill Downs was found in a garbage truck over the weekend, and authorities believe he was killed.
