December 30, 2007

Scottish football player Phil O’Donnell has died today after collapsing during a game in which his team Motherwell F.C., of which he was captain, were playing Dundee United in a Scottish Premier League match.
O’Donnell collapsed as his substitution for Marc Fitzpatrick was being arranged. He received treatment for around five minutes before being stretchered off [...]

December 16, 2007

by Jim Kouri, CPP
(This article is based on a government study obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
The abuse of anabolic steroids by teenagers — that is, their use without a prescription — is a national health concern.
Anabolic steroids are synthetic forms of the hormone testosterone that can be taken orally, injected, [...]

December 10, 2007

On Saturday night, anarchists reportedly hurled pieces of pavement through the windows of a Royal Bank location, demonstrating against their sponsorship of the Vancouver Olympics.
An anonymous posting Sunday evening to Infoshop News, an independent anarchist news website, reports that the Royal Bank of Canada branch at 1st and Commercial had its windows destroyed by “some [...]

On Saturday night, anarchists reportedly hurled pieces of pavement through the windows of a Royal Bank location, demonstrating against their sponsorship of the Vancouver Olympics.
An anonymous posting Sunday evening to Infoshop News, an independent anarchist news website, reports that the Royal Bank of Canada branch at 1st and Commercial had its windows destroyed by “some [...]

December 9, 2007

University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow became the first underclassman in NCAA history to obtain the coveted Heisman Trophy Saturday night. The award was presented to him at a ceremony in New York City. He received 1,957 points and 462 first-place votes.
Second in the voting was University of Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, who was [...]

November 28, 2007

Sean Taylor, starting safety for the Washington Redskins, died this morning from injuries sustained in a shooting Monday in his Miami, Florida home. The hard-hitting safety was a Pro Bowl selection last season, and was second in the National Football League (NFL) this season in interceptions, with five.
Police responded to a 911 emergency call by [...]

Sean Taylor, starting safety for the Washington Redskins, died this morning from injuries sustained in a shooting Monday in his Miami, Florida home. The hard-hitting safety was a Pro Bowl selection last season, and was second in the National Football League (NFL) this season in interceptions, with five.
Police responded to a 911 emergency call by [...]

October 31, 2007

The Boston Red Sox baseball team, back in Boston today, fresh off their sweep of the Colorado Rockies, paraded down from the venerable Fenway Park onto Boylston Street in Boston making their way through the heart of Boston’s Back Bay until reaching the Boston Common where they then made their way up Tremont Street to [...]

The Boston Red Sox baseball team, back in Boston today, fresh off their sweep of the Colorado Rockies, paraded down from the venerable Fenway Park onto Boylston Street in Boston making their way through the heart of Boston’s Back Bay until reaching the Boston Common where they then made their way up Tremont Street to [...]

October 29, 2007

For the second time in four years, the Boston Red Sox have won the World Series Championship sweeping the Colorado Rockies in four games. They won the deciding game 4 on Sunday night, 4-3.
The Rockies, who went nearly undefeated in their final 21 games with just one loss and claimed the National League wildcard, seemed [...]

October 14, 2007

No, the poker boom has not ended. Each year, publishers and writers attempt to take advantage of a sizable minority of readers interested in poker and gambling. Occasionally, among the strategy tomes and memoirs, is a book which tells you the basics. Kelli Mix’s recently released, The Game Day Poker Almanac Official Rules of Poker, [...]

October 1, 2007

By Nicholas Stix
Part I: Ray Cleere Seizes an Opportunity
This is the story of Richard Jewell, the hero who saved countless lives, and of Ray Cleere, the first of many heels who sought to railroad him for another man’s crime.
 

Richard Jewell, 33, a former law enforcement officer, fits the profile of the lone bomber.
 
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July [...]

September 20, 2007

Sep. 20 - Top British football club Chelsea confirms that manager Jose Mourinho has left the club by mutual consent.
The Portuguese manager, who took over in 2004 and won consecutive Premier League titles, told senior players that he was leaving. Chelsea have never lost a Premier League match at Stamford Bridge under Mourinho but rumors [...]

September 12, 2007

September 13, 2007
Cubs win, Brewers lose: Tied again in the NL Central
* Cubs 3, Astros 2: Cliff Floyd hit a solo homer (6), and Ryan Theriot hit a sacrifice fly in the 2nd for the Cubs; the Astros threatened to tie the game, with the tying run at third base with nobody out, but failed [...]

September 7, 2007

Tigers hit another walkoff single to win
* Tigers 3, White Sox 2: After winning on Wednesday with a walkoff single in the 11th inning, the Tigers overcame a 2-1 deficit in the bottom of the 9th inning with two RBI singles to win, 3-2. Pinch hitter Sean Casey drove in the tying run off a [...]

September 6, 2007

Yesterday, the 2007 edition of the Zwintriathlon took place. This short course Triathlon starts in the canal in Sluis, the Netherlands, where the athletes swim 1000 meters. Then the 41 kilometers cycling part of the race goes through the nature domain Het Zwin, to the city of Knokke in Belgium, where the athletes had 10 [...]

September 6, 2007
Tigers win in 11 innings
* Tigers 2, White Sox 1, 11 inn: Timo Perez hit a walk-off single in the 11th inning to win the game for Detroit, a key win for the Tigers as they try to stay in the AL Wild Card race. Tigers’ reliever Bobby Seay (2-0) pitched a hitless [...]

September 4, 2007

September 4, 2007
Padres crush Diamondbacks, pulling 1 game ahead
* Padres 10, Diamondbacks 2: Going into this game, the first of a three-game series, the Padres and Diamondbacks were in a virtual tie, each team sitting at 14 games above .500. The Padres were led by Brian Giles, who hit two of [...]

September 3, 2007

September 3, 2007
Athletics bump Tigers in 10
* Athletics 8, Tigers 7, 10 inn: In a game that the Tigers led, 7-0, the Athletics came back, scoring two runs in the 9th inning to tie the game, and winning the game in the 10th inning with a bloop single by Jack Hannahan. Yorman Bazardo (0-1) was [...]

September 2, 2007

Red Sox rookie throws no-hitter
* Red Sox 10, Orioles 0: In just his second major-league start ever, and just hours after being called up from the minor leagues, Boston rookie Clay Buchholz (2-0) threw a complete game no-hitter, and the Red Sox won, 10-0. Buchholz becomes just the 21st rookie to throw a no-hitter, and [...]