Archive for August 1st, 2006

Chiefs acquire Bennett as Johnson’s backup

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

With the future of Priest Holmes still undetermined, the Chiefs on Tuesday night acquired running back Michael Bennett from the Saints for what is believed to be a future draft choice, ESPN.com has learned.

Report: Bruschi might have suffered wrist fracture

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

Tedy Bruschi is nursing a wrist injury that might be as serious as a fracture, and The Boston Herald reported Tuesday that the Patriots linebacker will miss at least a week of camp while New England determines the severity of the injury.

Reporters Must Disclose Sources

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

by TChris

The conflict between reporters who want to protect their sources and prosecutors searching for leakers is in the news again. So is Judith Miller, and again the reporters are losing in court.

Someone told Miller and another reporter, Philip Shenon, that the government was poised to seize the assets of two Islamic charities. The charities were allegedly tipped to the government’s plan when the reporters contacted them to get their reactions to the upcoming raid. Prosecutors want to know who tipped the reporters.

In a 2-1 decision, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the government’s interest in learning the identity of the leaker outweighs the interest of a free press in protecting its sources.

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Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

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Yanks down Jays in Abreu’s debut

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

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Report: Harrington to fire agent; trade in jeopardy?

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

Al Harrington, rumored for weeks to be headed back to Indiana as a part of a sign-and-trade deal with the Pacers, plans to fire his agent, according to a newspaper report.

Guillen’s cycle helps Verlander become first to 14 wins

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

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Utley pushes hitting streak to 33 in Phillies win

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

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Children Arrested, DNA Tested for Playing in a Tree?

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

skelator2821 wrote in with another account of a police action gone way overboard. From the article: “To the 12-year-old friends planning to build themselves a den, the cherry tree seemed an inviting source of material. But the afternoon adventure turned into a frightening ordeal for Sam Cannon, Amy Higgins and Katy Smith after they climbed into the 20ft tree - then found themselves hauled into a police station and locked into cells for up to two hours.” skelator2821’s basic question in all of this: “What is this World coming to? Do you think they went to far?” Well? Do you?

NBA releases schedule; Lakers-Heat play Dec. 25

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

The NBA released its 2006-07 schedule Tuesday, and while there aren’t any games on Thanksgiving, Halloween and Christmas Day both feature high-profile matchups.

Who wants to be a Pussycat Doll? (Reuters)

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

Reuters - The CW has ordered eight
episodes of a reality show tentatively titled “The Search for
the Next Pussycat Doll.”

Fox wins weeklong ratings race with ‘Dance’ (Reuters)

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

Reuters - Fox and CBS dominated last
week’s top 10 ratings, with Fox taking the top four slots and
its reality show “So You Think You Can Dance” outdistancing
NBC’s waning rival “America’s Got Talent.”