Archive for May 7th, 2008

Lewis’ career night too much for Pistons in Game 3

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

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Sources: Knicks turn up heat on Bulls for D’Antoni

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Sources said the Knicks are turning up the Heat on the Bulls to land Mike D’Antoni.

Nady’s 2-run homer spoils Zito’s return to rotation

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

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A-Rod, Hughes, Posada head to Tampa for rehab

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Posada and Phil Hughes are expected to travel to the New York Yankees’ spring-training facility in Florida on Thursday to continue rehabbing their injuries.

Former Pats employee sends 8 tapes to league

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Former Patriots employee Matt Walsh has handed over videotapes to the NFL.

Teacher Trashes Mexican Flag

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

TWIN FALLS, Idaho — A high school student says he may file a lawsuit against a physical education teacher who took a Mexican flag he had brought for Cinco de Mayo and put it in the garbage.

Frustrated Owners Dump SUVs

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

After paying $75 to fill his black Dodge Ram pickup truck for the third time in a week, Douglas Chrystall couldn’t take it anymore. “The SUV craze was a bubble and now it is bursting,” said George Hoffer, an economics professor at Virginia Commonwealth University whose research focuses on the automotive industry. “It’s an irrational vehicle. It’ll never come back.”

Gitmo Court Proves Disastrous Failure

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Wednesday marked the debut of the Pentagon’s showcase ‘’Expeditionary Legal Complex'’ valued at $12 Million. Problems persisted throughout the session. At the new state-of-the-art press room adjacent to the razor-wire-ringed court complex, a closed-circuit broadcast of the proceedings froze on an image of the military judge midsentence, his mouth agape. English translation of Bahlul’s speech was at times inaudible. Then, as the charges were read, the power was cut to the courtroom, turning the screen nearly black as an alarm sounded — and Brownback ordered the reading to continue. He refused to enter a plea at the arraignment but earlier passed three Arabic language notes to the judge: one declaring his rejection of the court, another declaring his plan to boycott and the last affirming his “renewal of allegiance to Osama bin Laden.”

Nets’ Jefferson charged with assault in Minnesota

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

New Jersey Nets forward Richard Jefferson was arrested Wednesday on charges of assault for grabbing another man by the throat in a Minneapolis club earlier this year.

Oprah-Led Think Tank Deconstructs Mariah’s Quickie-Marriage Logic [Short Ends]

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

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Survey: American Consumers Least Environmental

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Brazilians and Indian consumers ranked the most environmentally friendly in the new “Greendex,” announced Wednesday by the National Geographic Society. Americans scored 44.9 points in the survey, ranking 14th out of 14 countries.

‘NY Times’ Riles An Already Grumpy, Taco-Deprived Population [TacoTruckGate]

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Metromix L.A. posted an angry—and justifiably so, we’d say—response to a NY Times piece from earlier in the week about the movement to save L.A.’s beloved taco trucks, currently…