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- Tigers, VMart dance their way back into first-place tie with 8-3 win over A's WITH VIDEO Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:37PMDETROIT — Brad Penny is normally the man answering “Dancing with the Stars” questions in the Tigers clubhouse.
- WSOP Final Table: Who Are the Favorites to Win the Main Event? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:40PMA Look at the Favorites as the WSOP is Almost Down to the Final Table The Main Event at the World Series of Poker is cruising right along. There are just 22 players left and only one more day of play until the final table and November Nine are locked in. That final day of play begins at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas at 3 p.m. EST. The broadcast will begin on ESPN3 and at 8 p.m ...
- Hot Stuff Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:23PMRecommended The Product: The '70s were gangbusters for Dom DeLuise. After a '60s spent in supporting roles and featured appearances on Dean Martin's hit variety show, he was hired by Mel Brooks to be part of his follow-up to The Producers , The Twelve Chairs . From then on, it was one high profile gig after another, from Blazing Saddles to Silent Movie , from The World's Greatest Lover to ...
- Reflections on a middle-aged man's reflection in the mirror — MILLS COLUMN Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:06AMThere's an old (well, early-middle-aged; it's about 36) song by the late Steve Goodman called This Hotel Room. If you are or were a Jimmy Buffett fan, you heard his version on the 1976 Havana Daydreamin' album.[...]
- UQ graduand takes career to new heights Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:13AMWhile most of Brisbane is either tucked up in bed or just starting their day, Sarah Greenhalgh, is flying high above the city surveying the roads to keep commuters informed of the best routes to work.
- College Football 2011: 50 Games Worthy of ESPN "College GameDay" Consideration Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:16PMESPN's College GameDay has become a part of most college football fans' Saturday mornings, and on a week-to-week basis, fans wonder where they will head to next. Every week, the crew looks for the marque matchup and heads to campus. With the 2011 season right around the corner, here is a look at 50 games that will be in the mix for College GameDay 's attention. Begin Slideshow
- Cozart hits first HR, leads Reds to victory Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:26AMCincinnati Reds' Zack Cozart hits a solo home run off St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Lance Lynn during the eighth inning on Sunday in Cincinnati. It was the first major league home run for Cozart. Cincinnati won 3-1.
- Sunday's National League Capsules Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:45AMZack Cozart hit his first major league homer on Sunday, and the Cincinnati Reds used a disputed call and a pair of wild pitches by Jaime Garcia to rally for a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
- And That Happened: Sunday’s scores and highlights Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:37AMReds 3, Cardinals 1: I spent my Sunday near Cincinnati. Not in Cincinnati, but just north of it, at the Kings Island theme park (i.e. the one the Bradys went to where Greg lost Mike’s plans or whatever it was; it has improved a bit since 1974). I took Mookie and Carlo and my old…
- MLB Capsules - NL: Melancon's tough inning dooms Astros in loss Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:42PMHOUSTON (AP) — Astros closer Mark Melancon couldn’t make it through a third inning unscathed. Melancon, who cruised through his first two innings Sunday, was unable to handle a grounder toward first with one out in the 11th, and things got worse from there for Houston.
- Cozart comes through for Reds: NL roundup Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:53PMZack Cozart hit his first major league homer on Sunday, and the Cincinnati Reds used a disputed call and a pair of wild pitches by Jaime Garcia to rally for a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
- Defending Champ Becomes First Repeat Super Winner at Oswego Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:43PMBy – Chris Porter Oswego Speedway’s three-time defending track champion, Otto Sitterly, became the first supermodified driver to win a second feature this season on Saturday night at the lakeside oval. The Canajorharie, N.Y. native took the lead away from Tilton, N.H.’s Tim Snyder on the 19th lap and was never challenged again en route to [...]
- NL Capsules Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:07PMZack Cozart hit his first major league homer on Sunday, and the Cincinnati Reds used a disputed call and a pair of wild pitches by Jaime Garcia to rally for a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The defending NL Central champs got a much-needed win against Garcia (9-4), who was 5-0 in his career against them.
- Gille Wins At Rockford Speedway 7/17/11 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:10PMGille Glides to Victory Lane as His Midseason Surge Continues at Rockford.
- Gille glides to another Rockford Speedway win Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:16PMLOVES PARK, Ill. -- Jerry Gille's at it again; the two-time Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Model champion is piecing together another customary midseason surge behind a dominant fast time, an easy dash win, and a break that at the midway point of the 30-lap main event that enabled the veteran to roll to a convincing victory Saturday night.
- Daniel Hudson does it all in Arizona Diamondbacks victory over Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:01PMRight-hander Daniel Hudson pitches a complete game, hits a home run and drives in three runs to power the Diamondbacks past the Dodgers and to a series win.
- Talking Points: NRL round 19 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:37PMDoing the time warp, GI's late arrival and golden points headline round 19's set of six NRL Talking Points. Have your say.
- Darren Clarke holds comfortable lead at British Open Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:38AMClarke is 7-under through 14 holes and is four shots ahead of Thomas Bjorn , Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson . Both Mickelson and Johnson were 5-under at one point, but now it'd take a miraculous comeback or collapse for Clarke not to win it.
- Meadowlands Pace: Roll With Joe prevails by a neck Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:49AMFor the third time in five years, driver Ron Pierce crossed the wire first in the $1 million Meadowlands Pace on Saturday night. Pierce guided Roll With Joe to a neck victory over the favored Big Jim in a swift 1:48.2.
- Joe DiMaggio, Game 56: The Streak Stands at 56—A New Record Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:14AMGame 56: July 16, 1941 Cruising into Cleveland, the New York Yankees understood the importance of this three-game series. The Indians were five games back, but a good showing by the second-place club could make it a pennant race again. With the streak at 55 straight, Bob Feller loomed in the set’s finale. But first, Cleveland would throw a couple of journeymen hurlers—Al Milnar and Al Smith ...
- Le Tour – 2 weeks in Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:03AMWell, we’re now 14 stages in to the Tour de France, and it’s been quite the soap opera so far. We have our heroes: Thomas Voeckler, the Frenchman who, astoundingly, remains in yellow after the Pyrenees. Thor Hushovd, the (by [...]
- Nathan Returns To Closer's Role In Twins' 4-3 Victory Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:39PMIn his first six seasons with the Minnesota Twins , spanning from 2004 to 2009, Joe Nathan notched 246 saves as the Minnesota closer, and picked up three more before winding up on the disabled list this season. On Saturday night at Target Field against the Kansas City Royals , he picked up one of the more important saves of his Twins career. Having been reinserted into the closer's role after ...
- Saturday's results, Sunday's handicap | Emerald Downs Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:33PMSaturday (Track sloppy) 15 furlongs, purse $12,300, maiden claiming $25,000, 2-year-olds, fillies. Horse /Jockey 3/16 Str Fin Odds Shesatopballerina...
- Sports In Brief Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:28PMNoting that "progress has been made,"
- Tough to find the time to enjoy all of Manitoulin Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:29AMIn the full tilt of glorious summer on Manitoulin, you've got to make a schedule, but can you keep to it? I had a delightful interview with director Walter Maskel of the Gore Bay Theatre.[...]
- Tennis Capsules: Pennetta, Hercog reach Palermo semis Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:27PMPALERMO, Italy (AP) — Top-seeded Flavia Pennetta beat Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria 6-2, 6-2 on Friday to reach her second semifinal of the season. The 21st-ranked Italian, who won this event in 2009 and was the runner-up last year, will play Polona Hercog of Slovenia.
- OPEN 2011: Jimenez and Clarke tuck into Sandwich Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:53PMMove over Rory. Step aside, G-Mac. If Darren Clarke hasn't spent his time in front of the media talking about one of his fellow Northern Irishmen these past 18 months, it has been the other.
- Britain: the rise and fall of Rebekah Brooks, Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:59PMBritain: the rise and fall of Rebekah Brooks,
- Ferrero to face del Bonis in Mercedes Cup semis Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:03AMSTUTTGART, Germany (AP) -- Juan Carlos Ferrero beat Marcel Granollers 6-4, 6-3 in an all-Spanish showdown to reach the semifinals of the clay-court Mercedes Cup on Friday.
- Ferrero, del Bonis in semifinals at Mercedes Cup Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:54AMThe Associated Press The Associated Press STUTTGART, Germany Juan Carlos Ferrero beat Marcel Granollers 6-4, 6-3 in an all-Spanish showdown to reach the semifinals of the clay-court Mercedes Cup on Friday. Ferrero will play Federico del Bonis of Argentina, who advanced to his first career semifinal on the tour by cruising past fellow qualifier Pavol Cervenak of Slovakia 6-1, 6-2. Ferrero is ...
- Ferrero into semis at Stuttgart's Mercedes Cup Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:52AMJuan Carlos Ferrero beat Marcel Granollers 6-4, 6-3 in an all-Spanish showdown to reach the semifinals of the clay-court Mercedes Cup.
- From secretary to scandal, Rebekah Brooks' media career Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:30AMIn a career covering more than two decades, Rebekah Brooks has made a lasting impression on the tabloid media landscape, Channel 4 News looks back at her achievements.
- Baseball overflows with second-half stories Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:07PMBaseball's first half served up six tight division races. The second half promises much, much more.
- MOFILM Founder Jeffrey Merrihue On Mining The Crowd For Screen Gems Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:05AMTraditional ad agencies aren't going away, but according to MOFILM CEO Jeffrey Merrihue, MOFILM's crowdsourced mobile video content and its community of creative filmmakers are going to give them a run for their money. In this golden age of micromedia, megabrands are increasingly going after lo-fi-looking clips likely to go viral. The more contagious, the better. Consider Doritos’ Superbowl ...
- BRIEFLY: July 14 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:35AMSee what’s happening in and around Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester.
- Tour de France stage 12 as it happened Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:08AMFrance's Thomas Voeckler retains the race leader's yellow jersey on a day when pre-race favourite Alberto Contador loses more time to his rivals.
- Let the experts decide: The Vermin Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:16AMWe could have deliberated on the best Vermin album. But really, there’s no one better at discussing The Vermin than the The Vermin dudes themselves.
- JUNIOR GOLF: Encounters with pros inspire young golfers Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:45PM
- NFC West: 7 Factors Which Could Change the Division Title Race Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:44PMAs we finally stare actual NFL Football in the face, it's time to start taking a closer look at the NFC Division race. As has been the case the last few years, the race is wide open. No team is set to run away from the pack in 2011 any more than they were in 2010. This isn't a complete breakdown of the NFC West—for that, I'll direct you towards the breakdown I did on The Hard Count podcast with ...
- Kaymer flying under radar at British Open Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:00AMSANDWICH, England (AP) -- Martin Kaymer has drawn little attention in the buildup to the British Open despite being ranked No. 3 in the world.
- The Kickback Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:39AMReviewed by Kyle Anderson | B+
- Former Greeley woman cruises to self-discovery Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:54AMOn some journeys you cruise along, enjoying the surface sights and what comes along in the ordinary course of things. On other journeys you go down deep, submerging into uncharted waters and unknown murk.
- Voorhees advances to Central Jersey, Group 2 semis with win over Canucks Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 7:47PMLEBANON TWP. -- Cruising along with a five-run lead and his ace making life difficult for the foes, Voorhees High School baseball coach Sparky Mattson had to be feeling pretty relaxed.
- Indianapolis Colts: Jerraud Powers and the 7 Players Who Have to Step Up in 2011 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:04PMWith Peyton Manning leading the way, the Indianapolis Colts are almost always considered contenders to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. As Colts fans have learned quite a bit since the Manning era began, however, he can't do it alone, especially in the playoffs. There are several players who need to step up and make an impact in 2011 for the Colts to reach the Super Bowl. Last season was ...
- Attalla uses big fourth inning to down Brewton 12U team at state Monday Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:32AMOne win away from playing in the 2011 Cal Ripken 12U state championship game Monday at the YMCA Sports Park, the Brewton all stars saw their season end in one of the worse ways possible against Attalla.
- Foundation's latest cycle helps 14 agencies Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:03AMThe Blue River Community Foundation has announced its latest set of grants to programs across Shelby County.
- Flint-area trio helps Davenport University to national men's lacrosse championship Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:51AMThat's because winning a Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association Division 2 national championship would require the Panthers to knock off three teams they had lost a combined four games to during the regular season by a total score of 49-29.
- Backpackers 'wing it' on a bigger budget Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:35AMFlashpacking is a trend among travellers who share the backpacking ethos. Someone, usually in their mid-20s to early 30s, who travels like a backpacker but has more disposal income; also uses electronics on the road; expects better accommodation; seeks to explore the world but not give up comforts. Flashpacking is backpacking for the 21st century.
- Braves fall 14-1 to the Phillies Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:08PMPHILADELPHIA — The Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies started their key NL East series by splitting two close, dramatic games. The third one was a no-doubter, sending the five-time defending division champs into the All-Star break on a high note.
- Chasing snakes Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:08AMChad Whitney loves snakes. Whitney appreciates them so much that even a near-death experience where he could have lost the use of his hand didn't sway his interest in them.