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… Saturday night. Additional coverage of the Abilene-Topeka Hayden as well as the Herington-Olpe contest appears on the Sports page inside Monday’s edition. (Photo by Dave Bergmeier)
… a lot of energy.” Her surprising victory at the final Grand Slam tournament of 2009 makes Clijsters a Laureus World Sports Awards nominee for Comeback of the Year. Winners will be announced Wednesday in a ceremony in the United Arab Emirates. Other …
The Minnesota Vikings have signed kickoff specialist Rhys Lloyd. The Vikings announced the deal Tuesday.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees laughs during his visit to ‘The Late Show with David Letterman,’ on Feb.
By DAVE BERGMEIER Editor HERINGTON - Before a capacity crowd, Herington wanted to send its boys’ team to the Class 2A State Tournament this week.
“Kenny, we’re on in five.” And that’s when the problems begin. Can Scott Van Pelt save “SportsCenter” after Mayne gives shout-outs to the Beatles, Michael Jackson and Ike? Watch Kenny’s blog SportsNation More Polls Watch and participate with “SportsNation” TV, weekdays on ESPN2 at 4 p.m. and midnight ET.
By CHRISTIAN D ORR Sports Editor TOPEKA - The Abilene Cowboy basketball team built an early lead in its sub-state championship game against Topeka Hayden Saturday night, but the Cowboys could not hold the lead and allowed the Wildcats to come from behind for a 37-30 victory.
After six years backing up Peyton Manning in Indianapolis, Jim Sorgi will get a chance to do the same for Peyton’s brother Eli.
Diante Garrett scored five points in overtime and Iowa State stunned Kansas State to snap a 21-game losing streak against ranked teams.
This post originally appeared on Wallyhood , the Wallingford, Seattle neighborhood blog.
A fast-paced high school tournament basketball game in Rochester, New York took an interesting turn at the last second.
Good thing for Canada, his mother nudged him into skiing instead. Thus on Monday, the headline in one of Vancouver’s dailies was “Alexandre the Great,” and the 22-year-old Quebecker was suddenly a household name across the nation.
The former legal adviser to a group of American missionaries jailed in Haiti on child kidnapping charges is now the focus of a manhunt in the Dominican Republic.
The Talibana s top military commander has been captured in a joint raid by Pakistani and U.S. spy agencies.
I have been a community pharmacist for over twenty years. I enjoy my profession and still derive great satisfaction from expanding my clinic knowledge.
Winnisquam’s bid for perfection screeched to a halt at Mascoma Friday. The Royals took over in the second half and ran away with a 68-57 win that knocked Winnisquam from the unbeaten ranks.
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Hearts winger Andrew Driver has vowed to bounce back quickly from the “massive disappointment” of missing out on a Scotland call-up after it emerged he is not eligible to play for the country.
WHISTLER, British Columbia Fast and frightening, yes. Responsible for the death of a luger, no.
Fast and frightening, yes. Responsible for the death of a luger, no. Olympic officials decided late Friday night against any major changes in the track or any delays in competition and even doubled up on the schedule in the wake of the horrifying accident that claimed the life of a 21-year-old luger from the republic of Georgia.
… go off as planned. The climax of the ceremony called for the Olympic cauldron to be lit jointly by four Canadian sports heroes - all-time hockey great Wayne Gretzky, skier Nancy Greene, speedskater Catriona LeMay Doan, and basketball All-Star Steve …
How the Mount Vernon boys’ basketball team got the ball into the hands of Jake Weber-Koetje changed throughout Friday night’s game.
Skiing. Figure skating. Ice dancing. Luge. Bobsled. Hockey. Snowboarding. For the better part of four years, you’ve ignored most of these sports.
Rookie Matt Duchene scored his second goal of the game with 4:16 left, Craig Anderson made 31 saves, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Phoenix Coyotes 2-1 Friday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
Amare Stoudemire heard the latest trade rumor had him going to Dallas. When he looked out his window, he surely must’ve preferred the one that would send him to Miami.
Sometimes during the transfer window, opportunities just seem to fall into place.
Scotland’s first man found guilty of being an Islamist terrorist suffered a miscarriage of justice, appeal court judges have ruled.
An attorney for Washington Wizards guard Javaris Crittenton says the player will plead guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge - 10 days after teammate Gilbert Arenas pleaded guilty to a felony gun charge.
HEADING FOR SHOWDOWN: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at an election rally in Colombo.
As much as 450,000 gallons of crude oil may have spilled in a southeast Texas port when two vessels collided Saturday morning, but it’s unclear whether that much actually leaked from the damaged tank, a U.S. Coast Guard official said.
The Colorado Avalanche lead the Predators 2-1 after the second period. Ahead 1-0 after the first period, Colorado doubled its lead with 12:35 left in the second period.
Texans outside linebacker Brian Cushing has withdrawn from the Pro Bowl because of lingering effects of injuries suffered during the season.
The Kansas City Royals signed free agent outfielder Rick Ankiel Friday to a one-year contract.
Stephen Brunt All Saints’ Day New Orleans Saints fans cheer last Saturday when their team downed the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC divisional playoffs New Orleans.
Point guard Lewis Jackson could be on-target for a return to the court next month.
Dustin Brown , the hard-hitting left wing of the Kings who treats a 200-by-85-foot sheet of ice as his own personal bumper car party, has grown into his role during Year Two of his reign as captain.
Jaroslav Halak gave up an early goal Friday and then got the best of Martin Brodeur in leading Montreal to a 3-1 victory over New Jersey.
Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol was one of 10 NBA players donating $1,000 for every point he scored Friday night to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.
Man-management is as much about telling people what they want, and need, to hear as it is about the deployment of talent and wily old fox Craig Brown proved as much last weekend following Motherwell’s 3-0 victory at Kilmarnock.
Stuart Condie London - Published on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 9:04PM EST W ith its rivals in FA Cup action this weekend, Manchester United has the opportunity to address its recent disappointing form and retake the Premier League lead.
A raft of reinforcements couldn’t help the Detroit Pistons end a lengthy losing streak yesterday.
… was not easy to change the game after the first half…we didn’t play well,” Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti told Sky Sports. “In the second half we played with more determination. We we wanted to win this game and we changed the system…we did a …
It certainly looked like a juicy prime-time pairing when the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears were scheduled for Monday night.
Few people are aware that there are Port Authority Bridge and Tunnel agents stationed inside the walls of the Lincoln Tunnel.
Everton eased their relegation fears with two late goals to secure their first home league win since September as they defeated 10-man Burnley 2-0. Substitute James Vaughan grabbed the first, less than a minute after entering the action, and Steven Pienaar rifled home the second in injury time.
Tottenham playmaker Luka Modric scored on his return to the starting XI to help defeat West Ham 2-0 at White Hart Lane.
Back-to-form Alastair Cook made a painstaking century as he combined with Paul Collingwood to give England a significant mid-match advantage in the second Test.
El-Hadji Diouf salvaged a 2-2 draw for Blackburn at Ewood Park after Darren Bent’s cool double looked set to send Sunderland on their way to a rare win.
It didn’t take long for Jacksonville to find its rhythm. After a sluggish start, Jacksonville was able to play an up-tempo type of game and rolled past West Carteret 61-33 in a Coastal 3-A Conference game Friday night at the Bird Cage.
Birmingham stretched their astonishing unbeaten run in the Barclays Premier League to 11 matches as they beat Stoke 1-0. Cameron Jerome’s bundled 50th-minute effort was enough to separate the sides, and enough also to equal the club’s longest stretch without defeat in the top flight going back 101 years to 1908.
