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09 Jan 21 : 03 | Ill. court: Official can't block gov's Senate pick The Illinois Supreme Court said Friday that Secretary of State Jesse White's signature isn't required to validate Roland Burris' appointment to the U.S. Senate, lobbing the question of seating him back to Democratic leaders in Washington."No further action is required by the Secretary of State or... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News 4 hours ago |
09 Jan 23 : 33 | Daily Racing Form columnist Joe Hirsch dies By RICHARD ROSENBLATT Joe Hirsch chronicled the world of thoroughbred racing for the Daily Racing Form for more than a half-century. He'd travel to tracks around the country, showing up in the mornings to interview trainers, jockeys, breeders, owners and anyone else willing to share their thoughts... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News 113 minutes ago |
07 Jan 00 : 46 | Obama's CIA pick unlikely to face Senate challenge By PAMELA HESS and ANNE FLAHERTY President-elect Barack Obama had to do a little fence-mending Tuesday with the new Congress controlled by his own party - apologizing to a key Senate Democrat for failing to consult on his decision to name veteran Washington hand Leon Panetta CIA director.Vice... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
09 Jan 07 : 23 | Kings beat Ducks 4-3 Alexander Frolov scored the go-ahead goal for Los Angeles on a power play after Anaheim rookie Bobby Ryan tied it with three consecutive goals, and the Kings beat the Ducks 4-3 on Thursday night.Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown each had a goal and an assist, and rookie Wayne Simmonds also scored for... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News 18 hours ago |
08 Jan 23 : 13 | Northwest flooding closes roads, stalls commerce By RACHEL LA CORTE Floods, mudslides and avalanches in the Pacific Northwest kept tens of thousands of people from their homes Thursday, brought freight trains to a standstill and stranded hundreds of trucks along the major highways that link Seattle's busy ports with markets around the country.The... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News 26 hours ago |
08 Jan 23 : 03 | Burris denies any improper deals for Senate seat Roland Burris says he's never been involved in an improper deal and didn't strike any agreement to become Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick for the U.S. Senate. But Burris declined to say whether Blagojevich should resign or be impeached.Burris testified Thursday before an Illinois House committee... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News 26 hours ago |
08 Jan 20 : 38 | Obama team urges delay in digital TV transition President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting.In a letter to key lawmakers, transition team co-chair John Podesta warned Thursday that too many Americans who rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air broadcasts... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News 29 hours ago |
31 Dec 07 : 55 | Canucks get G LaBarbera from Kings for draft pick The Canucks, still missing top goalie Roberto Luongo, added some netminder insurance by acquiring Jason LaBarbera from the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night for a seventh-round pick in the 2009 draft.LaBarbera will join Curtis Sanford and rookie Cory Schneider, who have been sharing Vancouver's... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
08 Jan 10 : 06 | Cowboys release troubled cornerback Pacman Jones By JEFF CARLTON Troubled cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones must look elsewhere in the NFL for another chance. The Dallas Cowboys are done with him.Jones was released Wednesday by the Cowboys following a turbulent season in which he was suspended six games for an off-field scuffle and made little... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News 39 hours ago |
08 Jan 07 : 56 | AP Source: Hoffman, Brewers close to deal By BEN WALKER Career saves leader Trevor Hoffman is closing in on a deal with the Milwaukee Brewers.A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press the sides are near an agreement. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract hadn't been completed Wednesday... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News 41 hours ago |
08 Jan 03 : 11 | L.T. confirms torn tendon in groin By BERNIE WILSON LaDainian Tomlinson confirmed Wednesday that he has a torn tendon in his groin and listed himself as doubtful for the San Diego Chargers' playoff game at Pittsburgh on Sunday."It's definitely torn," Tomlinson said after sitting out Wednesday's practice. "I can't really elaborate on... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News 46 hours ago |
07 Jan 21 : 42 | Jason Giambi returns to roots with Oakland A's By JANIE McCAULEY Jason Giambi is returning to his professional baseball roots with the Oakland Athletics. Giambi and the A's finalized a $5.25 million, one-year contract with an option Wednesday, bringing the free-agent designated hitter and first baseman back to the place he began his big league... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
07 Jan 21 : 21 | Georgia's Stafford, Moreno enter 2009 NFL draft By CHARLES ODUM Matthew Stafford and Knowshon Moreno are leaving Georgia for the NFL draft.Stafford, a junior, returned to campus from his family's home in Dallas on Wednesday to make the announcement. Moreno, a third-year sophomore, made the trip from Belford, N.J.Georgia coach Mark Richt joined... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
07 Jan 19 : 17 | Monsanto 1Q profit doubles, outlook strong By CHRISTOPHER LEONARD Monsanto Co., the world's biggest seed maker, said Wednesday its fiscal first-quarter profit more than doubled on higher sales to Latin America, and raised its expectations for the year.Shares soared $11.44, or 15.6 percent, to $84.66 in afternoon trading.The strong results... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
18 Dec 20 : 15 | AP source: Rep. Hilda Solis is Obama's labor pick By JESSE J. HOLLAND Democratic Rep. Hilda Solis of California will be Barack Obama's pick for labor secretary as the president-elect fills the last open positions in his Cabinet, a labor official told The Associated Press on Thursday.Solis, who is the daughter of Mexican and Nicaraguan immigrants,... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
06 Jan 06 : 46 | Martin scores 25 to lead Nuggets to win By PAT GRAHAM Carmelo Anthony scored 21 points and had a season-high nine assists despite fracturing his right hand in the Denver Nuggets' 135-115 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.Anthony injured his hand when the ball was slapped away early in the third quarter. He continued... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
05 Jan 00 : 46 | Prince, Stuckey lead Pistons over Clippers 88-87 Rodney Stuckey scored 24 points, Tayshaun Prince added 20, and the Detroit Pistons got a critical goaltending call in the final seconds to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 88-87 on Sunday for their seventh straight victory in a matchup of injury-depleted teams.Allen Iverson had 18 points and 10 assists... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
02 Jan 17 : 56 | Peyton Manning voted AP's NFL MVP By BARRY WILNER Peyton Manning can tell Brett Favre to move over and make room for him atop the roster of NFL Most Valuable Players.For the third time, Manning won the award by The Associated Press, tying Favre as the only players in that elite category.The Indianapolis Colts quarterback was a... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
01 Jan 21 : 13 | Greene leads Iowa past South Carolina in Outback By FRED GOODALL If Shonn Greene has played his last game for Iowa, he's going out in style. The Big Ten's most valuable player rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns Thursday, helping the Hawkeyes trounce South Carolina 31-10 in the Outback Bowl. Greene, who sat out the 2007 season because of... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
01 Jan 06 : 03 | Stars beat Devils 4-2 Loui Eriksson scored Dallas' first short-handed goal of the season and added an empty-netter with 40 seconds left to help the Stars end the New Jersey Devils' three-game winning streak, 4-2 on Wednesday night.Mark Parrish had a power-play goal, and Landon Wilson also scored for Dallas.Marty Turco... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
31 Dec 23 : 30 | Chelios, at age 46, ready for outdoor hockey By RICK GANO Chris Chelios raced up and down the ice and when he had a chance to peek up and check out his surroundings Wednesday, he had trouble believing his eyes."To look out and see the rooftops and bleachers while being on an ice surface was the craziest thing in the world, especially at... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
31 Dec 06 : 45 | Carter lifts Gagne-less Flyers past Canucks 3-2 Jeff Carter had a goal and an assist for the Philadelphia Flyers, who earned a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks but lost top forward Simon Gagne just 15 seconds into the game Tuesday night.Gagne was driven hard into the boards by defenseman Kevin Bieksa and didn't return after being diagnosed... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
31 Dec 01 : 05 | Federal contract protests hit 10-year high in 2008 By DONNA BORAK There were more challenges to federal contracts in 2008 than any year in the past decade, as companies fought over fewer multibillion-dollar projects.While federal auditors found errors in very few of the government's decisions, over $70 billion in defense contracts alone were... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
28 Dec 22 : 02 | Anthony scores 32 in return, Nuggets beat Knicks By BRIAN MAHONEY Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points after missing three games with a bruised right elbow, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 117-110 victory over the defenseless New York Knicks on Sunday.The Nuggets blew the double-digit lead they seized by making 15 of 20 shots in the second quarter,... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
27 Dec 01 : 31 | Sweet 16: Heat top last year, beat Bulls 90-77 By TIM REYNOLDS Dwyane Wade scored 28 points, Daequan Cook hit three big 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as Miami pulled away, and the Heat eclipsed last season's win total by beating the Chicago Bulls 90-77 on Friday.Mario Chalmers had 16 points and six assists while Michael Beasley - the No. 2... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
25 Dec 21 : 06 | Magic dominate Hornets from start, win 88-68 By MARK WANGRIN Hedo Turkoglu scored 20 points to lead the Orlando Magic to an 88-68 win over the New Orleans Hornets on Thursday in a matchup of division leaders.David West had 13 points for New Orleans. Chris Paul and Devin Brown each added 12.Paul, the NBA steals leader (3.7 average), snapped... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
23 Dec 23 : 20 | Obama aide talked with governor; no deal discussed By NEDRA PICKLER An internal review prepared for Barack Obama found his incoming chief of staff had multiple conversations with the Illinois governor's office but said the talks did not involve any deal concerning whom the governor would appoint to replace Obama in the Senate.The report was... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
23 Dec 00 : 06 | Jackets rookie will miss rest of season Columbus Blue Jackets center Derick Brassard, who is leading all NHL rookies in points, will miss the rest of the season after suffering a dislocated shoulder that will require surgery.General manager Scott Howson said Monday that Brassard will undergo surgery in early January. He was injured during... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
20 Dec 06 : 41 | Wild wake up, send Isles to 8th straight loss By DAVE CAMPBELL Colton Gillies scored his first NHL goal, giving Minnesota the lead in the second period and sparking the Wild to a 4-1 victory over New York - the Islanders' eighth straight loss.Stephane Veilleux, Mikko Koivu and Pierre-Marc Bouchard also scored to help the Wild end a six-game... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
17 Dec 04 : 08 | Augustin outplays Rose, Bobcats beat Bulls in OT D.J. Augustin scored a career-high 29 points while outplaying fellow rookie point guard Derrick Rose, and the undermanned Charlotte Bobcats snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 110-101 overtime victory over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night.Augustin forced overtime by hitting three free throws... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
13 Dec 07 : 30 | Randolph leads Clippers over Blazers in 2OT By ANNE M. PETERSON Zach Randolph scored a season-high 38 points against his former team, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 120-112 double-overtime victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.Randolph also had 11 rebounds. Baron Davis scored 27 points for the Clippers and made a... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
09 Dec 04 : 34 | Wade leads Heat rally past Bobcats, 100-96 By TIM REYNOLDS Dwyane Wade scored 41 points, 10 in the final 8 1/2 minutes to help the Miami Heat rally in the fourth quarter and beat the Charlotte Bobcats 100-96 on Monday night.Mario Chalmers scored 15 and Shawn Marion added 13 points for the Heat, who extended their winning streak to four -... Source : Star-Telegram.com: Breaking News |
