Flyers' Biron pumped up for tonight's opener
Philadelphia Daily News
It's the one where your season ends, you start your workouts for the summer, you start skating again, and then you wait for ... Yeah, it's 82 games, and there are a few others that you look at, but the first one is one of them." Eighty-two ...
New guys, new line pace Rangers to victory
Newsday
Aaron Voros, Nikolai Zherdev and defenseman Wade Redden - all of whom arrived in New York during the summer - beat Chicago ... After scoring four times on 80 shots in the games against Tampa in Prague, the Rangers cashed in four with their ...
KNICKS: D'Antoni is bringing some defense, too
Newsday
... toward learning his heralded up-tempo system, which has produced an average of 110.5 points per game in two preseason games ... Brand, a free-agent signee by Philadelphia over the summer, had 24 points and hit 10 of 13 shots from the f...
Redmond, band still having a ball ... onstage and off
Press & Sun-Bulletin
Room In These Skies" (released this summer on I-Town Records) features the band's well-honed reggae style on some songs ( "Fun and Games," "I'm Standing Now," "Baby I"), but folk, jam-band and pop sensibilities also are stirred in for a sou...
Chicago Olympic bid: IOC evaluators like Chicago's bid for 2016 Games
Chicago Tribune
Philip Hersh: You would think there is no need for the IOC to visit the other three cities bidding for the 2016 Summer Olympics One superlative or cheery word followed another.
Olympics 2016: Public support mixed on Summer Games in Chicago
Chicago Tribune
'We saw a strong desire,' IOC official says as panel ends visit When David Welch thinks about Chicago's bid to host the Olympics in 2016, he remembers childhood summers spent swinging for homers in Washington Park, the proposed site for the...
2008 Register-News Halloween Story Contest
Register-News
There was FaceBook, the music sites, chat rooms and games. Daniel had given up playing baseball last summer after he truly discovered the Internet. Henry and Phyllis Walker had noticed a change in their son as he matured into adulthood. He ...
IOC calls Chicago's Games bid 'strong' | Committee meets with protesters
Chicago Tribune
In their only public comments about Chicago's Olympic bid, members of the international evaluation commission were upbeat and spoke glowingly of the city's plans to host the 2016 Summer Games.
Too much Rod Benson: Winning games and breaking bones
Yahoo! Canada Sports
Remember those old movies like "Major League," "Angels in the Outfield," and "Rookie of the Year"? They all had a common theme to them. A team was way out of the playoff race, someone new joined the team (or something miraculous happened) a...
Feds announce funding for Vancouver’s World Police and Fire Games
The Georgia Straight
Western Economic Diversification, a government department that promotes the economic development of Western Canada, today announced that the federal government will help fund the 2009 World Police and Fire Games, taking place in Vancouver a...
This weekend: Heineken Cup
Guardian Unlimited
... 35-year-old Colin Charvis since the veteran back-rower joined the coaching staff this summer. The Scotland centre Graeme Morrison makes his 100th appearance for the Warriors. One to watch Dan Parks, the Warriors' Scotland stand-off, ca...
Spring, Summer Seasons Planned For Ladies Basketball
Leesburg Today
LoCo Ladies Basketball League is planning spring and summer seasons during 2009. The league is open to women age 18 and over of all skill levels. Officiated games will be played on Sunday evenings at the National Conference Center in Lansdo...
IOC calls Chicago's Games bid 'strong'
Chicago Tribune
In their only public comments about Chicago's Olympic bid, members of the international evaluation commission were upbeat and spoke glowingly of the city's plans to host the 2016 Summer Games. However, all the bids are expected to be strong...
Sandra Day O'Connor touts civics lessons via games
Washington Post
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Sandra Day O'Connor said Tuesday that computer games she is helping develop to better teach students about government are nearing completion, saying civic education needs a boost in the classroom.
Pickens County hammers ACA; takes lead in Region 4
Tuscaloosa News
It was one of the games we talked about this summer while we were working out. We came out and executed.” Pickens County (6-1, 5-0) hosts Vincent (Oct. 17) and Fultondale (Oct. 24) in its last two remaining region games. The Tornadoes shock...
Amateur sport Sherbrooke bid lands 2013 Canada Games
The Globe and Mail
The Canada Games Council announced yesterday Sherbrooke was its unanimous choice to host the 2013 Canada Summer Games - an Olympic-style, multisport competition where many top athletes get their start. The council picked Sherbrooke over fel...
Florida vs. Atlanta
CBS Sportsline
... to return to the playoffs last season after a one-year absence, going 15-3-3 before dropping three of its final four games ... said. "It's a work in progress, but the way we are scoring goals, that's what I've been trying to talk about...
