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- Hot? Vijay Singh. Not? John Daly. Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 11:43AMHot
- Year in sport, part 7: The year ahead Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 10:03AMChristopher Clarey and other sports journalists from around the world look ahead to 2009.
- Is the Heisman a jinx? Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:55AMMIAMI -- There are plenty of reasons to believe the Florida Gators will walk away Thursday night with their third national championship.
- A look back at 2008 Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:53AMBy Lauren Bridgewater Staff writer The Millstadt and Smithton communities honored veterans, educated youths, helped needy families and recognized local businesses throughout the year.
- Misa Campo Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 11:05PMWhy Is She Famous? Misa Campo got her start as a model at various trade shows and conventions, and quickly moved up the ranks within the modeling world thanks to a series of high-profile appearances in a variety of upscale publications (including Maxim magazine).
- School notes 01.05.09 Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 8:02PMClasses resume in AISD on Tuesday and in WISD today.
- Sound familiar? Favre may be retiring Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:50PMBrett Favre appears to be leaning toward retirement.
- Here We Go Again? Favre Might Retire Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 1:44PMAccording to Sports Illustrated, passer Brett Favre has told the New York Jets they might need to look "in a different direction" at quarterback.
- News: Israel Vazquez; Jesse Brinkley Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 9:18AMLOS ANGELES, CA (January 4, 2009) World Boxing Council Junior Featherweight Champion and “Pound for Pound” Candidate Israel “EL MAGNIFICO” Vazquez has been honored across the board by boxing writers as his epic third bout against Rafael Marquez has received numerous “2008 Fight of the Year” awards.
- Report: Favre appears to be leaning toward retirement Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:08AM EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (MCT) and#8212; Brett Favre appears to be leaning toward retirement.
- Former Spartan Ingram arrested Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:05AMNEW YORK - Former New York Giant Mark Ingram was arrested in Michigan, nearly a month after he disappeared on the day he was scheduled to begin serving a prison sentence for bank fraud and money laundering.
- SMAC - Time for New Year’s Resolutions Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 5:44PM Thursday wasn’t just the start of a new year for me, it was time to come up with another list of New Year’s Resolutions. I take this serious. I always get a notebook out and write down my list so I can look at it anytime throughout the year. This year I wanted to come up with 10 ideas to make 2009 as good as it can be. I want to stay away from the regular old lines where you promise to lose ...
- Take my advice Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 7:00AMTHE number of how-to books on sale in bookshops shows how things have changed since Roy Williams was a boy.
- 2008 fell short of expectations Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 6:05AMThis weekend, many sports publications and television programs have been filled with items about sporting events during the past year. There have been lists of the greatest feats and articles looking back on both the good and bad. At least one sports magazine and one television network has called 2008 the greatest year in sports history.
- At least $50K raised on ‘Joe Maddon Night’ Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:37AMIt’s $50,000 and counting. Organizers of Tuesday’s “Joe Maddon Night” celebration at the former Hazleton High School could release a final donations tally for auditorium renovations by Friday, said Alice Kender, a spokesperson for the Castle Auditorium Restoration Committee.
- Former Waller High School Bulldogs excel at NCAA level Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:15AMFour former Waller Bulldog football players will have some additional celebrating to do over the holiday season. Jason Phillips, Mark Hafner, Cody Johnson, and David Hunter will be playing football with their respective universities in NCAA Bowl games. Phillips, class of 2004, is a standout middle linebacker for TCU. He has garnered many awards in his career including 1st and 2nd team ...
- UW Womens Basketball | Look at recruits that got away Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 2:23AMKeeping the best in-state players coming to Seattle is a knack coach Tia Jackson might finds only comes with time and victories.
- Rare moments abound in South Dakota sports scene for 2008 Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 1:37AMThe Associated Press ABERDEEN — Just as it did at the end of 2008, the national spotlight will shine on Aberdeen at the beginning of 2009.
- Bingham: Time to hang it up, Brett Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 1:01AM Question: What do Brett Favre, Babe Ruth, Joe Louis and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar have in common? It’s true, all have wings in their respective Halls of Fame – Favre’s is reserved – but that’s not what I have in mind.
- Tiegs more than a pretty face Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 12:35AM"Pretty is as pretty does" is an old adage one rarely hears these days. But supermodel Cheryl Tiegs still believes it. And she lives it. Though Tiegs, 61, has been a top model since she was 16, she never quite forgot her roots.
- WrestleMania Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 3:15PMIn the 1980s, Vince McMahon Jr. had taken over the reigns of the WWE (then known as the World Wrestling Federation or WWF) and had started to take it to a more mainstream level.
- Life as a Star: O.J. Mayo Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 5:59AMAs fans of sport, many of us grew up with aspirations of playing a game for a living. Football,basketball, baseball. Whichever game was your cup of tea. A game which would afford us the fame and fortunes upon which dreams are built and stars are born.
- Duffer in chief? Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 10:51AMThe ambition might be there, but Obama’s golf game is only a little better than his bowling prowess.
- Furniture saga ranks No. 1 among top 2008 stories Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 10:40AMThe Norwalk Furniture saga ranked as the top local story in Huron County in 2008.
- Duffer in chief? Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 9:58AM HONOLULU – Barack Obama might have abs that are the envy of men half his age and the ability to command a crowd of 100,000 with his speeches.
- Third Eclipse Award for Billy Reed Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 9:30AMThe National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers Association announced Dec. 31 that Billy Reed, long time sports writer and columnist, has won the 2008 Media Eclipse Award for Writing in the News/Commentary category for his column
- Altered practice routine hurt Manning, Colts early Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 7:22AMINDIANAPOLIS — Peyton Manning thrives on repetition. He’d take every snap in every game — even every practice — just to stay sharp. The Indianapolis Colts now understand the consequences when Manning’s routine is altered.
- We are witnessing something special Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 8:03AMThey win when they play awful (which is almost never). They win when they play so-so. They win when they play good. They win when they play really good. They win when they play great.
- Saban named Walter Camp Coach of Year Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 6:15AMNEW ORLEANS - University of Alabama coach Nick Saban was named the Walter Camp Coach of the Year on Sunday morning, which is a little different from his previous honors because this one came from his peers.
- Hardy gets another shot Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 5:46AMDALLAS - Tyrone Nix is willing to let bygones be bygones with hopes that Greg Hardy will do his thing one more time. At least one more time. Hardy, the eccentric defensive end for Ole Miss, is researching his status with the NFL draft. He may not return for his senior season.
- In the Trenches: Courier challenged to get done on time Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 12:14AMJob: Mail courier at Robb & Stucky corporate offices, Fort Myers.
- Epps: Atlanta offensive line set the stage for Falcons’ remarkable playoff run Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 11:16PMATLANTA — A dizzying regular season for the Atlanta Falcons just had to end like that, didn’t it?
- College football playoff makes no sense Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 8:03PMI had planned to spare you another anti-playoff rant until we flipped the calendar to 2009.
- 2008 Tigers look back on unfufilled expectations Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 7:01PM SAN ANTONIO — Missouri’s defense says its entire season hinged on those 60 minutes on Faurot Field surrounded by a sea of gold. A 41-6 win in their conference opener against perennial bully Nebraska, including a second-half shutout, confirmed the defense’s suspicions. The 2007 Tigers were a different kind of animal. Although it lost its grip on a fourth-quarter lead against then-No.6 ...
- Celtics are great, but the Cavs are the best Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 6:41PMThey win when they play awful (which is almost never). They win when they play so-so. They win when they play good. They win when they play really good. They win when they play great.
- Rimington recalls Tiger defense being more than just ‘The Fridge’ Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 5:50PM For all that was made of their first encounter, the greatest collision between Dave Rimington and William Perry actually came almost five years later. Rimington will concede that “The Refrigerator’’ got the better of it.
- Obituaries: Newman, Ledger, Hillary Among 2008 Passings Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 2:58PMWhether they were stars of the stage or screen, world leaders or hometown heroes, those who died in 2008 left an indelible mark on our lives.
- Intrigue, relevance stick through final weekend Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 10:12AMFrom the Lions trying to avoid history to several teams hoping to make the playoffs, the league keeps fans engaged.
- N.F.L. and Survivor Pools Come to a Nail-Biting Finish Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 9:39AMAs the N.F.L. playoff races clamber to the finish line, tens of thousands of fans? so-called survivor pools will climax in a nail-biting, flat-screen-smashing and cash-counting frenzy.
- Playoff berth a bittersweet end Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 9:38AMPlayoff berth a bittersweet end
- Pacquiao earns two more "Fighter of the Year" awards Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 7:04AMMANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao collected two more Fighter of the Year awards from two boxing websites - www.8CountNews.com and www.sportinglife.com , which also included Pacquiao"s three fights in 2008 as one of boxing"s highlights for the year.
- Top 2008 cultural events in Vietnam named Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 6:15AMHANOI, Dec. 26 (PNA/VNA) – Cultural exchanges throughout the year topped the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s annual list of top events of the year, published by the ministry on Dec. 24.
- Athletes say the darndest things Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 12:54AMQ uestions that every man dreads hearing:
- Justice: Everyone gains when Yankees spend Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 12:45AMBud Selig should be cracking open the bubbly a few days early this year to celebrate a great week for baseball. Nothing is better for the sport than a furious spending spree by the New York Yankees.
- SHJ Year in Review: Top college sports stories of 2008 Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 12:40AMAfter a 3-3 start, Clemson football coach Tommy Bowden resigned in his 10th season with the Tigers.
- Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter dies at 78 Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 12:37AMHarold Pinter was considered the most influential British playwright of his generation.
- Where he belongs Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 12:17AMEven now, even after the accolades and the Sports Illustrated cover and the unlikely emergence as one of the Big 12’s top receivers, Kerry Meier’s mind sometimes drifts to a single pass thrown 17 months ago.
- No. 8: Mesa State senior draws attention for amputation Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 11:24PMTrevor Wikre made a difficult life-changing decision with barely a blink of the eye.
- Rookie year pays off for Johnson Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 11:08PMDustin Johnson ticks off highlights from his first year on the PGA Tour. The hole-in-one at Colonial; his eagle at the U.S. Open; and, above all, the first win of his professional career, as a rookie, no less. A month removed from the last of his 30 tournaments in 2008, the former Dutch Fork High star and Coastal Carolina All-American reflected on his sometimes exciting, sometimes turbulent run ...
- Ravens run wild behind young line Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 9:21PMOWINGS MILLS — It rapidly became a bad tradition during training camp for the Baltimore Ravens’ offensive line to endure repetitive sequences of pass rushers barreling toward the quarterback like children being dismissed for recess.