Sports Illustrated - OSAKA, Japan (AP) — The most successful coach so far at the world track and field championships is in jail. Lance Brauman’s star pupils, America’s Tyson Gay and Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell, both won gold medals in the 100 meters. They’ve each

Briefs: MSU coach breaks color barrier
Detroit News - Detroit News wire services With the last name of Puryear, expectations could be high for Michigan State’s new men’s golf coach. “We just need one Big Ten title per year ,” football coach Mark Dantonio said jokingly to Sam Puryear during a Monday news

Rebels’ coach going out on top
Register Citizen - Chris Clark, player/coach of the Tri-State League’s Torrington Rebels is giving up the coaching part of his title this year after seven seasons at the helm. His tenure features three championships in the last four years, including back-to-back titles

FOXSports.com - Someone forgot to tell Melvin and his young squad that this wasn’t supposed to be happening for another couple of years. But despite a -33 run differential (good for 10th in the NL) the D-Backs have the second-best record in the league (73-57), one

Pekin runs to opening victory
Ottumwa Courier - Pekin took the opening kickoff 60-plus yards in just five plays to score. The season s first touchdown came on a 10-yard pass from quarterback Dalton Stone to Jordan Sathoff. Running back Tyler Crouse had a big 44-yard gain on the drive. The Panther

MLB: Toronto 6, Oakland 2 (12 inn.)
Earthtimes - Vernon Wells and Frank Thomas started the 12th with singles and Glaus followed with a double to score Wells. Aaron Hill singled in Russ Adams, who was running for Thomas. Gregg Zaun then grounded into a fielder’s choice to score Glaus, and Reed

Villar : What’s the real score of Filipino employment in wake of JPEPA
Philippine Star Online - What’s the real score on employment prospects of Filipinos in connection with the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA)? Senate President Manny Villar said Tuesday he would like to know the specifics on this issue which prompted

Boys’ cross country: Rosemount ranked No. 1
Minneapolis Star Tribune - is led by senior Kevin Lachowitzer , who is the top-ranked individual as well as the defending champ. FYI: In winning the 2A title last year, Willmar’s top five runners all were among the first 13 to cross the finish line, giving them a team score of 41

AZCentral.com - There are 32 bowl games this year, starting in San Diego on Dec. 20 and ending up in New Orleans Jan. 7 with the second edition of the BCS Championship game. The Sugar Bowl will be one week prior at the Superdome, and like the Valley last year, the

College Football Preview: South Carolina
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Search engine: Senior tailback Cory Boyd would draw more notice if Arkansas’ Darren McFadden wasn’t also in the SEC. Boyd is one of the league’s finest all-around backs. He needs just 102 receiving yards to become the second back in South Carolina

Football: Misfit Luque on his way to Ajax
Observer - Albert Luque’s miserable spell in England has come to an end after Ajax confirmed they had struck a deal with Newcastle for the forward. Luque will join the Amsterdam side for an undisclosed fee and is signing a three-year contract. Luque was signed

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CAROLINE 39, KING WILLIAM 0 REBUILT CAVALIERS
Free Lance-Star - CENTRAL GARAGE– Don’t bother telling the Caroline Cavaliers that a football team with 10 new offensive starters should carry lower expectations into the season. The Cavaliers aren’t interested in that kind of pessimism. Caroline opened its 2007

Saturday’s high school football highlights
Dayton Daily News - The Green Wave’s persistent rushing attack helped the Greenville High School football team defeat Vandalia Butler 25-22 on Saturday. Adam Burke’s two second quarter rushing touchdowns gave Greenville (1-0) an 18-7 lead at halftime. Butler (0-1

Cornerback’s dad feeds football hunger
Palm Beach Post - BOCA RATON The familiar scent of pork and chicken cooking on his father’s grill hit Florida Atlantic defensive back Corey Small’s nose and his first instinct was to go over and help his dad like he did before he left for college. Unfortunately

Local college football players struggle with adversity off field
Atlantic City Press - More than 1,000 miles and three states separate Dwayne Hendricks and Zach Luckett. Yet, each is going through similar times. They both recall a specific day that has changed their lives. For Hendricks it was a cool November night in Miami. For

College Football: Under Fire
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - It’s been nearly four years, but Archie Manning still vividly remembers peering down from Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and studying the massive men wearing purple and gold. They were huge, with muscles on top of muscles bulging from their 300-pound

MSU Football: Bulldogs playing numbers game at QB
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - Toting a 44-percent completion rate heading into his junior season, MSU quarterback Michael Henig hopes to improve his accuracy. STARKVILLE The number 44 follows Michael Henig almost as much as the ‘7′ that’s sewn on the back of his jersey. It’s

Vindicator - With the retirement of Judge Maureen Cronin, who had served 13 years on the bench after a stint as Youngstown city prosecutor, Gov. Ted Strickland has the task of filling the seat. Shortly after Cronin announced she was leaving, talk emanated from

St Helens deny Dragons fairytale
Guardian Unlimited - Having weathered the early storm, St Helens gradually assumed command, with James Graham and Roby making telling contributions from the bench. Pryce twice went close after jinking runs before he eventually got over the line, only to be turned on his

The Enterprise
Enterprise - The addition of the 30-year-old Posey, who spent the past two seasons with the Miami Heat, gives Boston a key role player off the bench. Posey, who won a championship in 2006 with the Heat, is a small forward who can play defense and will provide the

Mets’ El Duque tames Dodgers
Detroit News - Hall of Famers Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Tony Perez were on the field for the tribute, along with manager Sparky Anderson. Their numbers already had been retired by the ballclub. Former teammates Ken Griffey Sr. and George Foster also were part of

U.S. routs U.S. Virgin Islands 123-59
US News and World Report - LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kobe Bryant spent the first part of his 29th birthday on the bench. No matter. Thanks to Michael Redd, Bryant wasn’t missed. Redd came off the bench with a flurry of 3-pointers to turn the game into an early rout, and the United

D starts fast, then
St. Petersburg Times - After the starters went to the bench at Jacksonville, the Bucs surrendered 24 unanswered points in the second quarter. At least Saturday against Miami, the first unit was able to create turnovers. In addition to June’s interception, defensive end

Bench it like Beckham
Worldnews.com - The New England Revolution will play before a sellout crowd at Gillette Stadium Sunday, mostly because the Los Angeles Galaxy’s $250 million man , David Beckham, is coming to town. But there’s a hitch: Beckham might not play in Foxborough. Since

Dynamo search deep into bench
Houston Chronicle - When/where: 7:30 p.m.; Robertson Stadium. TV/radio: Ch. 55 and in Spanish on Ch. 43; 790 AM and in Spanish on 850 AM and 101.7 FM. Records : Dynamo 11-7-4; Crew 6-7-8. Series : The Dynamo lead the two-game interconference series 1-0

Canton Repository - Stroke-play medalist Jason Kokrak, the Ohio Amateur champion from Warren, finished 3-under in the stroke play portion, and then beat A.J. Oleksak 2 and 1 in his opening match at the United States Amateur Golf Championship at the Olympic Club on

Senior tackle ranked 46th best player in state
Vindicator - Last season, when Poland football coach Mark Brungard sized up his offensive tackle, Bill Dugan, he ran down a mental checklist:Size? Check. Skill? Check. Potential? Check. Attitude? Well “He’s a light-hearted jokester and when he got on the

LAUGH IT OFF
Detroit Free Press - A points reset after Sunday allocated 100,000 to the top player (Tiger Woods) and 84,700 to the 144th player (Jeff Gove). The top 120 points leaders will qualify for the Deutsche Bank, the top 70 will qualify for the BMW and the top 30 will qualify

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WXIA 11 Alive - A task force is investigating a string of suspicious fires at Georgia convenience stores, looking to see if they’re all the work of the same people. So far, three young victims have been awakened by a man fondling them at three separate apartment

Player Tracker: Peterson up, Glenn down
ESPN.com - Adrian Peterson , RB, Vikings: Before everyone gets all excited about his preseason performance over the weekend, a few words of caution. One, it was against the Jets. Preseason or not, the Jets were one of the worst teams against the run last season

Former HU player signs with Miami Heat
Hampton Roads Daily Press - The Heat announced Saturday that former Hampton University player Devin Green signed a free-agent contract with the team. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Green, who was waived by the Lakers in October 2006 after totaling 25 points and 24

KIMA TV - YAKIMA — Game over for a Yakima Bears player charged with child rape. The Arizona Diamondbacks officially took Norman Joel Melendez-Ramos off its active roster Monday, according to the Yakima Bears general manager. This mean Melendez-Ramos is taken

Rattlers’ Merrill named Defensive Player of the Year
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - (August 21, 2007) Brodie Merrill of the Rochester Rattlers today was named 2007 Warrior Major League Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year. Merrill led MLL with 101 ground balls and inj scoring by a defenseman this season (5 goals and 9 assists

Volleyball preview
St. Petersburg Times - The Panthers graduated four seniors who will play in college - including Times ‘ player of the year Christine Williamson. And while still armed with a couple of the county’s top outside hitters, Plant’s plan to repeat may partly depend on McCurdy’s

Adobe adds H.264 video to Flash player
MacNN - Adobe on Tuesday announced support for the H.264 video codec in its latest update to Adobe Flash Player 9 software, code-named Moviestar. The free beta update will bring support for H.264 video–which used in both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD high definition

The downside of the $39 DVD player
HULIQ.com - The case of the Chinese-made “toxic” bibs was always likely to engender more alarm than actual peril. In the wake of the Mattel toy recall, new tests emerged showing that vinyl bibs sold in the United States under the Koala Baby brand contained tiny

Ex-Wolves player Griffin, 25, dies
AZCentral.com - Former Minnesota Timberwolves forward Eddie Griffin died last week when his sport utility vehicle collided with a freight train in a fiery crash in Houston, the Harris County medical examiner’s office said. Investigators used dental records to

Review: Creative Zen Stone MP3 player
Silicon Valley - Creative has a penchant for offering a wide array of choices for the MP3 player consumer, so it comes as little surprise that the company decided to add a screen and some extra features to the ultra-basic Zen Stone. Editors’ rating: 7.0 (out of 10

Detroit Public School League
Detroit News - CB/FL Boubacar Cissoko (Michigan) is the marquee player. OT/DT William Campbell (Michigan) is big (315) and aggressive. Cortez Smith (Indiana) is as good as any back in the city. WR/DB Anthony Anchrum and LB/SS Aaron Archie have been offered

Player News
CBS Sportsline - Godfrey will provide depth at linebacker for the Redskins, probably at a cheaper cost than Marshall. The Redskins DST may look like a sleeper unit, considering they signed LB London Fletcher-Baker and CB Fred Smoot, but the club still leaves a lot to

CBS Sportsline - MILWAUKEE (AP) -Bronson Arroyo and the Cincinnati Reds knocked slumping and error-prone Milwaukee out of first place in the NL Central, beating the Brewers 8-3 Friday night. The Brewers (62-60) lost their season-high fifth straight at home, falling a

Mariners wallop Twins
MSNBC - The score was 4-1 in the third when Garza’s evening ended after a solo blast to center by Ibanez and two-run shot to left by Kenji Johjima that gave the AL wild-card leaders a 7-1 lead. That’s four homers. Three two-run shots. Three on 1-0 counts

Cousin leads rout as Gers score seven
Guardian Unlimited - Early leaders Rangers continued their impressive start to the season with a 7-2 victory at home to Falkirk , with four goals in the last 15 minutes making the victory more comprehensive than had seemed likely. Daniel Cousin added to his debut goal

Sports Illustrated - Ancell didn’t know he was going to start until 10 minutes before the game. His curveballs kept Chandler (1-1) off-balance all game one day after the Arizonans had pounded out 17 hits. In other games Sunday, Lake Oswego, Ore., defeated Walpole, Mass., 1

Software Notebook: Penny Arcade Expo itself will be a game
Seattle Post Intelligencer - The Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle has become one of the largest annual gatherings in the video-game world. And this year, the show floor itself will be a huge game, of sorts. The conference, an offshoot of the popular Penny Arcade online comic strip

Injuries bite Giants, Ravens in preseason game
MSNBC - BALTIMORE - The Baltimore Ravens were intent upon demonstrating their physical prowess. The New York Giants were eager to prove they could take it and give it back. The result was a hard-hitting, mistake-filled preseason game that produced far

Daily Telegraph - Italy were already well beaten but the way Kirwan weaved from near the New Zealand 22 to score under the posts at the other end of the pitch was an outstanding memory of the first World Cup. The All Blacks eventually won 70-6 on their way to claiming

Splitting headache
Boston Globe - Gagne walked pinch hitter Casey Kotchman, then gave up ground singles to Chone Figgins and Orlando Cabrera to bring home pinch runner Erick Aybar and tie the score at 5. Up came Vladimir Guerrero, who already had doubled and tripled and reached on

The origin of your favorite team’s nickname pt 2. Score: 96
CBS Sportsline - After Miami was awarded an AFL expansion franchise in 1965, a contest was held to determine the name. A dozen names were forwarded to a seven-member screening committee of local media and Dolphins was the runaway winner. Although 622 entrants

Beck leads unbeaten Dolphins on late score for 11-10 victory over
USA Today - KANSAS CITY, Mo. Those few Kansas City fans who booed Trent Green in the first quarter Thursday were probably ready to beg him to come back in the fourth. Green looked sharp in his first appearance in Arrowhead Stadium since insisting on a trade

GameCenter Full Play-by-Play Box Score Recap Game Chart
CBS Sportsline - BOSTON — Clay Buchholz knew his first trip to the major leagues would be short. Red Sox manager Terry Francona said the 23-year-old prospect was heading back to Triple-A even if he threw a no-hitter. So Buchholz made the most of his opportunity

‘The Hottest State’ Gets an All-Star Soundtrack
NPR News - Rather than merely write an orchestral score and compile an assortment of other artists’ songs, Harris wrote the soundtrack in its entirety and enlisted a star-packed roster to perform it. The Hottest State ’s soundtrack integral to the movie’s

Twins score on wild pitch in 10th to nip Rangers
CBS Sportsline - MINNEAPOLIS — Nick Punto scored on a wild pitch with nobody out in the 10th inning to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 2-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday night. After striking out with two runners on in the top of the 10th and two outs, Marlon

Greensboro News & Record - GREENSBORO Toy shopping typically is a pleasure for Nancy Larrick. Thursday , however, the self-described “die-hard grandma” of six was worried, frustrated and not a little bit angry. “There’s just no excuse,” she said of recent recalls that have

Recap: Texas vs. Kansas City
Miami Herald - John Buck’s bases-clearing double highlighted Kansas City’s four-run eighth inning in a 6-2 victory over Texas to wrap up a three-game series. With the game knotted at 2-2 starting the eighth, Mark Grudzielanek singled with one out and rounded second

PA Game Commission: WMU 1B Sells Out of Antlerless Deer Licenses
Forbes - HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 1B, covering a large portion of northwestern corner of Pennsylvania, has exhausted its entire allocation of 30,000 antlerless deer licenses as of today, announced

Thursday’s NL Capsules
CBS Sportsline - MILWAUKEE (AP) -Adam Wainwright gave up two hits in seven scoreless innings and Yadier Molina put on a rare power display with two homers as the St. Louis Cardinals completed a crucial three-game sweep of the Brewers with an 8-0 victory on Thursday

Baseball Today
CBS Sportsline - -Kurt Suzuki, Athletics, hit a game-winning home run in the 10th inning to lift Oakland over the Chicago White Sox 8-5. -Yadier Molina, Cardinals, hit a pair of homers as St. Louis blanked Milwaukee 8-0. -Mark DeRosa, Cubs, went 5-for-5 with four

Video-game review: ‘PaRappa the Rapper’ on the PSP; ‘musika’ on iPod
International Herald Tribune - DALLAS: Music and video games have been a winning combination lately, with hits like “Guitar Hero” taking center stage. But a decade ago, Japanese game creator Masaya Matsuura was already spinning his own unique blend of tunes and fun with “PaRappa

Dolphins exhibit ground control vs. Chiefs
Miami Herald - They stood side by side, both of them bouncing in anticipation before Thursday’s preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs. This time, however, something didn’t seem normal. Dolphins running backs Ronnie Brown and Jesse Chatman weren’t standing

A numbers game
NWI.com - GRIFFITH | The School Board still does not know its official 2007 budget even as it holds public hearings on the 2008 version. The board had its first hearing for the 2008 budget last week and will have another one next month. But it is unable to use

Shin - Questionable for Aug. 18 preseason game vs. Pittsburgh
CBS Sportsline - Lloyd had a disappointing first season with the Redskins after coming over in a trade with the 49ers, where he was their No. 1 receiver. He caught just 23 passes for 365 yards and zero touchdowns with the Redskins. Now that he has moved down the