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.
Wild re-sign enforcer Boogaard
The Minnesota Wild re-signed forward Derek Boogaard to a multi-year contract on Wednesday, avoiding an arbitration hearing slated to take place next week.
16 July 2007
Orioles stave off Dye and White Sox
Brian Roberts and Corey Patterson homered, rookie Garrett Olson earned his first major league win, and the Baltimore Orioles handed Jose Contreras his AL-high 11th loss in a 5-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
Lists of best-selling books (AP)
AP - 1. "The Quickie" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown and Company)
15 July 2007
Mexico asks U.S. to extradite suspected meth maker (Reuters)
Reuters - Mexico has asked the United States
to extradite a suspected narcotics manufacturer who owns a
Mexico City mansion where police discovered $206 million in
cash earlier this year, a government source said on Friday.
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
N.C. bar issues order disbarring Nifong (AP)
AP - The North Carolina State Bar on Thursday issued a formal order disbarring former district attorney Mike Nifong for his handling of the now-discredited Duke lacrosse rape case.
Trade deficit rises in May (AP)
AP - America's trade deficit rose to its second-highest level of the year as the price of imported crude oil jumped and demand for Chinese products remained strong despite recalls of tainted products.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
Italy premier: Iran must not get weapons (AP)
AP - Italian Premier Romano Prodi said Monday that Iran must be prevented from acquiring nuclear weapons and called on Gaza's Hamas rulers to release a captured Israeli soldier.
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
Texans sign Bethel Johnson, Zac Woodfin
The Houston Texans agreed to contracts with wide receiver Bethel Johnson and linebacker Zac Woodfin on Monday.
Johnson, a former Texas A&M standout, has caught 39 passes for 606 yards and four touchdowns in his four-year career. As a kick returner, he...
Oden better in second summer game
Top pick Greg Oden's second summer league game with the Portland Trail Blazers was better than his first, but still not up to the high profile centre's expectations.
Two days after he was disqualified with 10 fouls in 20 minutes, Oden had 13 points, f...
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...
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'...
Report: More shoulder trouble for Harden
Oakland A's starter Rich Harden is having trouble with his right shoulder again. According to a report in San Francisco Chronicle, the Victoria B.C. native was scheduled to visit Dr. Lewis Yocum on Monday.
U.S. cruise missile defense said possible in 14 months (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States could deploy a
system to protect an area ranging from Washington to Boston
from sea-based cruise-missile attacks within 14 months at a
cost of "several billion dollars," a top Lockheed Martin Corp.
executive sa...
