Archive for September 2nd, 2007

Vivendi earnings up 91.9 percent

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

World of Warcraft expansion pack leads the games division to continued success; the popular online role-playing game now has over nine million active subscribers.

Ford: Sisters on collision course to meet in semis

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

The way they’re playing, a Serena-Venus final would be a fitting end to the Grand Slam season. However, the public will have to settle for a semifinal showdown, assuming both Williams sisters win their next match.

James, Team USA bury Argentina for TOA gold

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

LeBron James scored a team-record 31 points, and the United States beat Argentina 118-81 on Sunday to win the FIBA Americas championship.

AU Shippin’ Out September 3-September 7: Blazing Angels, Valkyrie Profile, and Medieval II

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

Medieval II expansion pack hits Australian shores.

Ankiel, Cards clean up Reds

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

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British Troops Leave Basra Base

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

British soldiers began withdrawing Sunday from their last base in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, paving the way for fresh troop cuts and fueling worries about the security of the country’s second-largest city and the surrounding region.

Wetterich soars into lead with eagle, 66

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

Brett Wetterich emerged from the pack with a 15-foot eagle Sunday and held on for a 6-under 66, giving him a 1-shot lead in the Deutsche Bank Championship.

Pope: Save Planet Before It’s Too Late

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

Pope Benedict, leading the Catholic Church’s first ‘eco-friendly’ youth rally, on Sunday told up to half a million people that world leaders must make courageous decisions to save the planet “before it is too late”.

Wilson closes points race gap with Dutch GP win

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

Justin Wilson won Champ Car’s Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday, holding off Jan Heylen of Belgium to clinch his first race of the season.

Hentoff: History Will Not Absolve Us

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

Nat Hentoff: If and when there’s the equivalent of an international Nuremberg trial for the American perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Guantanamo, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the CIA’s secret prisons, there will be mounds of evidence available. It will be up to the next president and the next Congress — and, therefore, up to us — to alter how history will judge us.

Darren Rovell And Ana Ivanovic Will Make Beautiful Children: Women Are From Venus, Ivanovic’s Are From Heaven

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

While it’s always good to see Venus Williams healthy and playing at her peak I can’t help but lament the loss of her opponent. Ana Ivanovic (previously featured for her sexiness in these parts by Dan…

Mariners continue free fall, drop ninth consecutive

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

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