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Newsmakers - good, bad and ugly Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 11:58PMFresh names have been popping up in the news at a head-spinning pace of late. For example: * Caroli ...
Defense makes Baltimore the wildest card in the deck Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 9:12PMSixth seeds don’t generally get too far in the playoffs. Thirty-six No. 6s have lost 25 times in the first round but none of those three dozen have played defense the way the Ravens do. Basically, you can’t run on these guys. They give up only 15 poi...
Experience a New Year like no other Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 7:21AMExperience a New Year like no other
The 10 best stories in baseball of 2008 Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 2:59AMRising star: Giants ace Tim Lincecum captured the NL Cy Young Award in just his second full season in the big leagues. AP SAN FRANCISCO – Rays beam all the way to World Series, Phillies end years of misery, Manny quits on one team while starring for another and Yankee Stadium sees its final hours.
Stories of the year: Breaking from the pack Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 1:43AMAsked to articulate what will be the lasting impression Jamar Smith made on the Southern Tier football scene during his wildly successful 2008 season, Binghamton High coach Mike Ramil said, with zero hesitation: "Never again."
Online and on your mind Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 1:06AM The following are the top 10 most popular online stories, based on the number of page views, with the story of rangers in the Cape Cod National Seashore cracking down on lewd behavior in the dunes taking the top spot.
Time to shut up Jets fans Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 2:23AMAnybody who has grown up down here and seen South Florida overrun by transplanted New Yorkers knows that this week -- this Dolphins-Jets game up there Sunday -- takes on a context beyond sports.
WE SAY: Jared Heintz, on the worst teams in sports Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 11:43PMSince the Detroit Lions are trying their best to become the worst team in NFL history, I figured this is a perfect opportunity to make my picks for some other sports’ worst teams of all-time.
Cheers and tears in 2008 JAMES MONROE FOOTBALL IS NO. 1 PORTER IS A STATE CHAMPION SHEGOG REWRITES RECORD BOOK A ... Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 11:41PMTop local sports stories in 2009.
Ramirez to the Mets? Not so fast Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 8:36PMJed Jacobsohn/Getty ImagesThe market for Manny Ramirez may have dried up, leaving him with little choice but to sign with the Dodgers. So the move that makes the most sense now is Manny Ramirez to the Mets. Rudimentary stuff. Baseball...
Lions forever stained by winless season Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 7:10PM Opinion: Players, coaches, execs will never escape stigma of nightmare season
Madoff investor found dead in Manhattan office Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 1:40PMThe founder of an investment fund that lost millions with Bernard Madoff has been found dead at his Manhattan office of a possible suicide.
Sources: Madoff investor found dead in NYC office Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 12:59PMA French hedge fund founder who is believed to have lost up to $1.4 billion investing with Bernard Madoff was found dead of an apparent suicide Tuesday in his midtown office, police sources said.
Should auld predictions be forgot Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 3:19PMAh, only if Santa could deliver the gift of prophesy so baseball experts could be just the slightest bit accurate on their predictions.
Now what, Arte? Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 10:47AMAngels pass on Teixeira. Do they have a new direction?
Liotta: Warriors once again rendered irrelevant Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 5:24AMThe Warriors are without Baron Davis, right, who opted out of his contract with Golden State last year. AP file photo I never liked Baron Davis in a Warriors uniform. I thought he was a spoiled millionaire who’d bring down his teammates if he woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
Jets owe their fans, like now Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 12:42AMOne article of sports writing faith requires the credentialed observer to refrain from cheering in the press box. Reporters and columnists are not allowed to root for the Red Sox, for instance, just because they grew up in households that counted Dent (as in Bucky) as a banned four-letter word.
Brewers sign Trot Nixon Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 5:52PMutfielder Trot Nixon agreed to a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers that includes an invitation to the major league training camp.
Dave Smith remembered for generosity Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 1:09AMDave Smith, a former All-Star closer who holds the Houston Astros record for games pitched, died Wednesday. He was 53.
Dave Smith remembered for generosity Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 1:01AMIn this Oct. 15, 1986 file photo, Houston Astros relief pitcher Dave Smith slams the ball down after relinquishing their lead in the ninth inning against the New York Mets in Game 6 of the National League playoffs in Houston.
Former Astros pitcher Dave Smith dies Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 6:46PMThe sad news came into the Eyewitness Newsroom Wednesday afternoon
Rich, famous snared in $50B scandal Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 6:10AMBernard Madoff has been accused of spearheading a scheme to defraud investors worldwide. Bernard Madoff has been accused of spearheading a scheme to defraud investors worldwide.
Alleged Madoff fraud has worldwide reach Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 3:29AMIn a Connecticut town, local officials scrambled to get a handle on damage to pension funds held for its police officers and firefighters.
Alleged Madoff scheme hits investors large and small Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 12:08AM In a Connecticut town, local officials scrambled to get a handle on damage to pension funds held for its police officers and firefighters. A Massachusetts charity announced that it was shutting down. In New York, a distinguished economist feared that he had lost his $2.2 million nest egg. Damage continued to ripple Monday from the extensive fraud allegedly engineered by storied Wall Street ...
For Investors, Trust Lost, and Money Too Sunday, December 14, 2008 @ 4:54AMMany of Bernard L. Madoffs clients are facing an abrupt reversal of fortune that is the stuff of nightmares.
Students of the week Sunday, December 14, 2008 @ 2:34AM The Eagle students of the week receive a certificate and a T-shirt.Tyler MatcekAge: 13School: Sam Rayburn Grade: 8Parents/ guardian: Cheryl and Allen MatcekFavo ...
MELARO: Free spending in baseball is out of line Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ 10:35AMThe three stories broke less than 45 hours apart ... big news involving major league baseball teams from New York City. In one story, the executives in charge of the New York Mets AND New York Yankees cried poverty.
For Investors, Trust Lost, and Money Too Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ 4:35AMMany of Bernard L. Madoff?s clients are facing an abrupt reversal of fortune that is the stuff of nightmares.
For the defrauded, little solace Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ 4:28AMThe clients of Bernard Madoff had this in common: They chose him to oversee much of their personal wealth. And now, they fear, they have lost it.
Sponsors taking a second look Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ 1:02AMProfessional sports — from the National Football League to NASCAR — are starting to feel the pinch from the loss of sponsorship dollars.
Day Watch: Top stories in a click Wednesday, December 10, 2008 @ 9:30AMOn a Tuesday afternoon set aside for lectures, quizzes and taking careful notes, 12-year-old Matthew Owensby cast himself downhill, aimed at a hard mound of snow and picked up speed. a hrefhttp://www.postcrescent.com/article/20081210/APC0101/812100494referrerFRONTPAGECAROUSEL targetnewbRead more/b/a
Sports in brief Wednesday, December 10, 2008 @ 6:36AM Mets to sign Rodriguez for 3 years, $37 million LAS VEGAS -- Record-setting closer Francisco Rodriguez and the New York Mets reached a preliminary agreement Tue ...
AP sources: K-Rod, Mets agree on $37M, three-year deal Wednesday, December 10, 2008 @ 4:43AMLAS VEGAS — Record-setting closer Francisco Rodriguez and the New York Mets reached a preliminary agreement yesterday on a $37 million, three-year contract. The sides still have to work out a written agreement and the pitcher must pass a physical, two people familiar with the negotiations said yesterday. They spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract had not ...
Questions/Answers Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 1:56AMQuestions and answers on Daily Bulletin stories from readers like you. A year ago, the Angels finished their shopping by Thanksgiving.
Greg Maddux officially announces retirement Monday, December 8, 2008 @ 3:37PMGreg Maddux, the winningest living pitcher, retired Monday in the city he has called home his entire life.
Mets are Christmas shopping Saturday, December 6, 2008 @ 12:16PMThe Mets may not have made the recruiting trip around the nation that Brian Cashman and the Yankees have embarked upon, but Mets executives, including Omar Minaya, are on early morning flights to Las Vegas Sunday morning, scheduled to arrive early and get a quick start on the shopping that has been slow to get started.
Free agent right-handed reliever Julio, Brewers agree to $950,000, one-year contract Friday, December 5, 2008 @ 11:46PMMILWAUKEE (AP) — Free agent reliever Jorge Julio agreed Thursday to a $950,000, one-year contract with Milwaukee, adding a right-hander with experience as a closer to the Brewers’ thin bullpen.
Hampton finalizes one-year deal with Astros Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 6:12AM HOUSTON -- Oft-injured Mike Hampton finalized a one-year, $2 million deal with the Houston Astros on Wednesday, hoping to resurrect his career in the place wher ...
Taking another look: Instant replay turns 45 this weekend Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 4:38AMPHILADELPHIA — All sports TV director Tony Verna wanted was a way to fill those boring gaps during a football telecast. Quarterback throws ball, receiver catches ball, team walks back to huddle. There was so much time between plays, Verna joked fans could go eat a sandwich. There had to be a way to beef up the telecast, to give fans a new way to look at the game — or even something as simple as ...
Rickey won’t stay long on Hall ballot Wednesday, December 3, 2008 @ 2:40AMA 2009 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot showed up in my mailbox the other day. It looks an awful lot like the 2008 ballot.
Hampton may return to Astros Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 11:14PMHOUSTON – Mike Hampton, who has spent six injury-marred years with the Atlanta Braves, is set to return to the Houston Astros, reaching a preliminary agreement on a $2 million, one-year contract.
Hampton returns to Astros Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 6:54PMOft-injured Mike Hampton finalized a one-year, $2 million deal with the Houston Astros on Wednesday
Mailbag: Post-turkey trade talk Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 9:23PMMailbag: Post-turkey trade talk
Ex-player Burgess, managed in Tigers system, dies Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 3:42PMLAMBETH, Ontario (AP) — Tom Burgess, who played briefly in the major leagues before serving as a coach under Joe Torre and Bobby Cox and a manager in the Detroit Tigers system, has died. He was 81.
Should Citi Stadium Become Taxpayer Park? Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 9:04AMNow that the government is bailing out Citigroup, some feel that naming rights for the new Mets stadium should go to taxpayers instead.
Baseball roundup: New name wanted for Mets park Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 6:55AMAssociated Press NEW YORK — Two New York City Council members say that Citigroup should show its thanks for a federal bailout by sharing the naming ri ...
Ex-Met Lenny Dykstra settles lawsuit Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 7:18AMFormer New York Mets outfielder Lenny "Nails" Dykstra has hammered out a deal with an accounting firm that claimed he owed it more than $100,000.
Are the Mets Bidding for Rafael Furcal? Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 8:21PM Depending on who you ask, the Mets may be looking at adding Rafael Furcal to the mix at second base.
Sporting World According to Gleason: Upon further review... Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 1:23AMPoints to ponder while wondering why everybody wants instant replay when it seems to cause nothing but problems.
Report: Mets to sign K-Rod? Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 9:42PMAccording to this link here , which is a story from a Venezuelan newspaper, Francisco Rodriguez is on his way to New York for a physical exam in advance of signing a contract with the Mets.