Archive for February 9th, 2008

Rockets ride Yao’s 28 points to 10th win in 11

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

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Padgett, L’ville knock off No. 6 Georgetown

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

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Purdue upsets No. 8 Wisconsin

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

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Memo Blasts State Dept. Iraq Effort

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

In a confidential memo, a long-time Republican operative who has served in the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad for the past year says the State Department’s efforts in Iraq are so poorly managed they “would be considered willfully negligent if not criminal” if done in the private sector.

Alfredsson back as Sens’ top line drubs Habs

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

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No. 6 G’town seeks 7th straight win (ESPN)

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

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Snyder’s ineptness rears its ugly head with coaching hire

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Jim Zorn is promoted to head coach after a whopping two weeks as the Redskins’ new offensive coordinator. Is he more qualified than Jaguars defensive coordinator Gregg Williams? No, but Zorn might be a better yes-man for meddlesome owner Dan Snyder, Pete Prisco says.

Author: Obama Will Be Assassinated

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

If Barack Obama becomes the next US president he will surely be assassinated, British Nobel literature laureate Doris Lessing told a Swedish newspaper in an interview published Saturday. “They would murder him,” Lessing, 88, told the Dagens Nyheter daily.

Hart, Singh climb into contention at Pebble Beach

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Dudley Hart faced his greatest fears last summer when doctors found a softball-sized lump on his wife’s lung, which kept him off tour the last half of the season to care for his triplets while she recovered.

Obama Wins Louisiana, Nebraska, Washington

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Sen. John McCain flunked his first ballot test since becoming the Republican nominee-in-waiting, losing the Kansas caucuses on Saturday. Among Democrats, Sen. Barack Obama won the Nebraska caucuses, according to NBC, over Hillary Rodham Clinton. McCain fell in Kansas to Mike Huckabee, who got nearly 60 percent of the caucus vote a few hours after telling conservatives in Washington, “I majored in miracles, and I still believe in them.” The former Arkansas governor won all 36 delegates at stake. Republicans also voted in a primary in Louisiana and held caucuses in Washington and Guam.

Skins introduce hopeful Zorn as head coach

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Jim Zorn has been hired as coach of the Washington Redskins.

Sabres owner wants to keep Bills in Buffalo

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Amid fears the Buffalo Bills could relocate to Toronto, billionaire Tom Golisano has had numerous discussions about purchasing the franchise and keeping it in the community.