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Pouring It On, Yanks Cool Off Sox With the offense rumbling and Jon Lieber in command, the Yankees walloped Boston at misty, wind-whipped Yankee Stadium. | 1 |
Oil-Rich Kazakhstan Votes After Flawed Campaign ALMATY (Reuters) - Oil-rich Kazakhstan prepared to vote Sunday in a parliamentary poll criticized by the West and all but written off as unfair by opposition parties. | 0 |
Kazakhs vote in general election Kazakhstan chooses a new parliament - currently dominated by President Nazarbayev's supporters. | 0 |
Argentina asks Brown to help ease debt burden Gordon Brown will this week be urged to intervene on behalf of Argentina at the International Monetary Fund and write off much of the embattled country #39;s \$100 billion-worth of debts. | 2 |
AL Wrap: Lieber Dominates as Yankees Thump Red Sox Jon Leiber carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning while Alex Rodriguez homered, scored three runs and drove in three more to lead the New York Yankees to a 14-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. | 1 |
Gibbs defies modern logic South Africa defied conventional wisdom at The Oval yesterday. Worldly-wise cricket analysts apply a simple formula to one-day cricket in England in September, especially when it starts at 10. | 1 |
Collins finds new life in #39;murderball #39; mayhem If you were looking for a city that was impeccably correct in its attitude towards people with disabilities, you probably wouldn #39;t put Athens at the top of your list. | 1 |
Pedersen levels Gunners at last Arsenal #39;s bogey team got up their noses once again. Bolton Wanderers, and their manager Sam Allardyce, halted the champions #39; steamroller start to the season with a performance, which, as usual, showed scant regard for starry reputations. | 1 |
Flintoff boost for England One of the marks of a great player is the ability to produce when it matters. This was England #39;s most important one-day game of the season. | 1 |
No. 20 Wisconsin Holds Off Arizona 9-7 (AP) AP - Booker Stanley ran for a career-high 135 yards on 30 carries, including a 7-yard run for Wisconsin's only touchdown, and the 20th-ranked Badgers rallied for a stormy 9-7 victory over Arizona on Saturday. | 1 |
Oil prices up, now \$41.95 per barrel LONDON OIL prices rebounded yesterday after falling sharply last week on receding supply worries, buoyed by jitters over this weeks OPEC meeting and last weekends seizure of four flow stations in Rivers State, Nigeria by militant youths. | 2 |
Putin #39;s reforms are undemocratic says governor A Russian governor has become the first to break ranks over Kremlin plans to abolish elected regional heads and replace them with appointees, attacking the proposals as quot;undemocratic and unconstitutional quot;. | 0 |
Britain to cut troop levels in Iraq The British Army is to start pulling troops out of Iraq next month despite the deteriorating security situation in much of the country, The Observer has learnt. | 0 |
Pope pleads for peace in Iraq POPE John Paul today issued a new appeal for peace in Iraq and the Middle East, condemning the quot;horror quot; of violence as well as quot;the terrorism that cruelly targets the innocent quot;. | 0 |
Ohio St. Forces Turnovers to Top N.C. St. (AP) AP - The Luckeyes' magic is alive and well. Ohio State made up for a shoddy day offensively by forcing five turnovers, and Mike Nugent tied a school record with five field goals to give the ninth-ranked Buckeyes a 22-14 victory over North Carolina State on Saturday. | 1 |
Westwood Tough to Beat at Ryder Cup (AP) AP - Lee Westwood strolled to his car with his chest out, head high and a big smile. | 1 |
AL Wrap: Lieber Dominates as Yankees Thump Red Sox NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jon Leiber carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning while Alex Rodriguez homered, scored three runs and drove in three more to lead the New York Yankees to a 14-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. | 1 |
Auburn Converts Second Chance to Stun L.S.U. Jason Campbell hit Courtney Taylor for a 16-yard touchdown pass with 1 minute 14 seconds to play and No. 14 Auburn got two chances to kick the winning extra point. | 1 |
For the U.S., a Big Deficit and Little Time to Come Back Europe will enter the 12 singles matches Sunday holding a 11-5 lead and needing to finish with only 14 points to retain the Ryder Cup. | 1 |
Sooners Methodical in Picking Off the Ducks Oklahoma appeared to be one of the greatest teams in college football history last season until it lost its final two games. Through their first three games this season | 1 |
UN Calls on Iran to Freeze Nuke Enrichment Plans (Reuters) Reuters - The U.N. nuclear watchdog called on Iran\on Saturday to immediately halt activities related to uranium\enrichment, a process that can be used to make atomic weapons. | 0 |
Alitalia Signs Deal With Attendants (AP) AP - Near-bankrupt Italian flagship carrier Alitalia won approval from flight attendants Saturday for a job-cutting plan #151; the last in a series of labor deals crucial to saving the airline from collapse. | 2 |
Eves, Harper call for Ontario Conservative party to unite behind new leader (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Ontario Progressive Conservative members must unite behind whoever is chosen as their new leader, outgoing Leader Ernie Eves and Federal Conservative Leader Stephen Harper said as the party awaited the result of its leadership contest Saturday. | 0 |
IBM Wins Time for Talks in Pension Case (AP) AP - The judge presiding over a massive pension suit against IBM, which could cost the company more than #36;6.5 billion, agreed to a short delay while settlement talks continue. | 3 |
Pakistan militants 'on the run' Pakistani troops say they have cleared foreign militants from large parts of the troubled region of South Waziristan. | 0 |
Microsoft offers patch to fix security flaw Microsoft Corp., a worldwide leader in operating systems and Internet technologies, announced that it has found a major flaw in Windows XP operating system that is related to the JPEG image format. | 3 |
Militants Threaten to Kill Iraq Hostages (AP) AP - An al-Qaida linked group threatened in a videotape Saturday to behead two Americans and a Briton within two days, and insurgents carried out a new string of car bombings, killing at least 20 Iraqis and two American soldiers. | 0 |
NL Wrap: Padres Ease Past Giants Despite Bonds Homer (Reuters) Reuters - Jay Payton's three-run homer led\the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants\in National League play Saturday, despite a 701st career blast\from Barry Bonds. | 1 |
NL Wrap: Padres Ease Past Giants Despite Bonds Homer SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Jay Payton's three-run homer led the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants in National League play Saturday, despite a 701st career blast from Barry Bonds. | 1 |
701, But No Win Barry Bonds adds another home run to his total a day after hitting No. 700, but San Diego's Jay Payton hit a three-run shot in the seventh to lead the Padres past the Giants, 5-1. | 1 |
A Second-Chance Win Jason Campbell hits Courtney Taylor for a 16-yard touchdown pass with 1:14 to play and No. 14 Auburn gets two chances to kick the winning extra point in a 10-9 victory over No. 5 LSU on Saturday. | 1 |
Ogden Set to Start Pro Bowl left tackle Jonathan Ogden will start Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers after sitting out the opener with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. | 1 |
Mickelson Wakes Up After a restless night Friday, Phil Mickelson was feeling a bit better after Saturday's foursomes, where he and David Toms gave the U.S. a 4-and-3 victory over Miguel Angel Jimenez and Thomas Levet. | 1 |
Gordon Is Out Front Jeff Gordon enters Sunday's Sylvania 300, the first event of the "Chase for the Nextel Cup," as the points leader and the odds-on favorite. | 1 |
Martin Short Film Closes Toronto Festival TORONTO - There could hardly be a more appropriate movie to close the Toronto International Film Festival Saturday night than Martin Short's "Jiminy Glick in Lalawood." Shot at the festival in 2002 with a bevy of star cameos, the schmoozefest satire plops the obese and obnoxious celebrity interviewer Jiminy Glick (Short in a fat-suit) into a murder-mystery. It's like "The Player" on laughing gas... | 0 |
Madonna Makes Israeli Midnight Pilgrimage JERUSALEM - Pop diva Madonna made a midnight pilgrimage to a Jerusalem cemetery early Sunday, holding a mystical candlelit ceremony at the grave of a Jewish sage. The singer is in Israel on a five-day spiritual quest along with 2,000 other students of Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism... | 0 |
Russia expects high trade volume with China The Russian-Chinese trade will have hit a record high of US\$20 US by the end of this year, a senior Russian diplomat said on Saturday. | 2 |
Iomega Readies Wireless Storage Device Iomega will soon ship its first network-attached storage device equipped with wireless networking technology. The product, dubbed the NAS 100d, is targeted at small-office and home-office users looking for | 3 |
Jennings faces Dodgers in finale com. Despite the Rockies and Dodgers meeting 14 times already this year already, Rockies right-hander Jason Jennings will make his first start of the season against Los Angeles on Sunday. | 1 |
Pakistan militants #39;on the run #39; Pakistan #39;s military says it has cleared foreign Islamic militants from large parts of the troubled region of South Waziristan, near the Afghan border. | 0 |
Amazon offers discount to A9 search users Amazon Inc., a popular online retailer, extended its reach on the Internet by introducing its search engine on Tuesday. The search engine was launched earlier this week and is the first project from Amazon #39;s | 3 |
Real Madrid suffer new shock at Espanyol Real Madrid suffered their first Liga defeat of the season at Espanyol last night as their season threatens to collapse. David Beckham, captain Raul and Fernando Morientes all started the game on the bench | 1 |
Blair denies Iraq post-war chaos warning British Prime Minister Tony Blair has denied reports that his foreign minister, Jack Straw, had warned him a year before the US-led invasion of Iraq that a war could push the country into chaos. | 0 |
Holmes leaves rivals trailing Kelly Holmes proved that her double victory at the Olympic Games was no fluke in the World Athletics Final in the Stade Louis II in Monte Carlo with a turn of speed to win the 1500 metres that was even more impressive than in Athens last month. | 1 |
Matthew Zemek / CollegeFootballNews.com Posted: 4 minutes ago You could talk about Auburn #39;s gritty defense, which managed to turn back LSU when the Bayou Bengals were up 9-3 and driving for a crucial field goal that would have made it a two-possession game midway through the third quarter. | 1 |
Kane, Kung share Safeway Classic lead Candie Kung and Lorie Kane overcame the wind and the rain -- and a rally by Annika Sorenstam -- to top the Safeway Classic leaderboard. | 1 |
Iraq Hostage Fate Hangs in Perilous Balance The fate of a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad was looking increasingly perilous today, after his Muslim extremist captors threatened to kill him if their demands are not met. | 0 |
Cards Shut Out D-Backs, Clinch NL Central (AP) AP - The St. Louis Cardinals became the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot this season, winning the NL Central for the third time in five seasons. | 1 |
Canadian dollar is hit by low inflation rate TORONTO: The Canadian dollar fell hard after Canada #39;s inflation for August came in well shy of expectations and prompted a new debate on the pace of future Bank of Canada interest rate hikes. | 2 |
NL Wrap: Padres Ease Past Giants Despite Bonds Homer Jay Payton #39;s three-run homer led the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants in National League play Saturday, despite a 701st career blast from Barry Bonds. | 1 |
Troops kill 15 rebels in Kashmir SRINAGAR: Indian soldiers shot and killed 15 Muslim rebels in separate gunbattles across Kashmir yesterday, police and border security officials said. | 0 |
Kane, Kung Share Safeway Classic Lead (AP) AP - Candie Kung and Lorie Kane overcame the wind and the rain #151; and a rally by Annika Sorenstam #151; to top the Safeway Classic leaderboard. | 1 |
Bush Reviews Disputed Guard Documents (AP) AP - President Bush has reviewed disputed documents that purport to show he refused orders to take a physical examination in 1972 and did not recall having seen them previously, a White House official said Saturday. | 0 |
Kerry Tells Donors He's Ready to Fight (AP) AP - Democrat John Kerry reminded his hometown supporters at a #36;3 million fund-raiser Saturday night that he's come from behind to win elections before. | 0 |
Returns: La. Voters Back Gay-Marriage Ban (AP) AP - Early returns indicated strong support among Louisiana voters for a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages and civil unions, one of up to 12 such measures on the ballot around the country this year. | 0 |
Macedonia cabinet survives vote The Macedonian government wins a vote of no-confidence introduced by the opposition. | 0 |
A Le Mondes The editor of France's most prestigious daily exits, but the paper's troubles aren't going away soon | 0 |
Host Says Rather Criticism Got Him Fired SEATTLE - A radio talk-show host said Saturday he has been fired for criticizing CBS newsman Dan Rather's handling of challenges to the authenticity of memos about President Bush's National Guard service. "On the talk show that I host, or hosted, I said I felt Rather should either retire or be forced out over this," said Brian Maloney, whose weekly "The Brian Maloney Show" aired for three years on KIRO-AM Radio, a CBS affiliate here... | 0 |
Buckeyes Edge Wolf Pack Kicker Mike Nugent ties a school record with five field goals and No. 9 Ohio State forces five turnovers in a 22-14 victory over N.C. State on Saturday. | 1 |
Ivan, Remnants Blamed for 45 U.S. Deaths WHEELING, W.Va. - Remnants of Hurricane Ivan made a violent mark across the Southeast and the Appalachians, where several people were killed by falling trees and floods that washed away scores of roads... | 0 |
U.N. Demands Iran Halt Uranium Enrichment VIENNA, Austria - For the first time, 35 nations in the U.N. atomic watchdog agency demanded Saturday that Iran freeze all work on uranium enrichment - a technology that can be used for nuclear arms - and said they would judge Tehran's compliance in two months... | 0 |
Returns: La. Voters Back Gay-Marriage Ban NEW ORLEANS - Early returns indicated strong support among Louisiana voters for a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages and civil unions, one of up to 12 such measures on the ballot around the country this year. With only 4 percent of precincts reporting, 33,255 voters or 82 percent supported the amendment, with 7,194 or 18 percent against... | 0 |
Yankees #39; victory demonstrates Jeter #39;s value NEW YORK - Joe Torre does not bother to look for the look, not anymore. In the immediate wake of a traumatic baseball experience, Torre might need his green tea, his turn on the exercise bike, his time with family and friends. | 1 |
UN Threatens Sanctions Against Sudan The UN Security Council approved a resolution Saturday threatening sanctions against Sudan unless it acts to rein in Arab militias accused of violence in Darfur that the United States has called genocide. | 0 |
Howard #39;didn #39;t want #39; \$600 payment A LEAKED Cabinet document showed Prime Minister John Howard was originally against the \$600 child payment, Opposition Leader Mark Latham said today. | 0 |
Astros Nip Brews in 11th-Consecutive Win (AP) AP - Jeff Bagwell homered and drove in three runs, becoming the 29th player in major league history to both score and drive in 1,500 runs, and the Houston Astros rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Saturday night. | 1 |
Pena Homers Give Reds 6-5 Edge Over Cubs (AP) AP - Wily Mo Pena hit two home runs to offset a pair by Moises Alou and lead the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs 6-5 Saturday night. | 1 |
Slain Haiti Pastor's Funeral Postponed (AP) AP - The funeral of a slain evangelical pastor was postponed Saturday after tens of thousands tried to attend, underscoring frustration with crime in a country where rebels who ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide six months ago still patrol some towns. | 0 |
Japan Shares Seen Moving in Narrow Range (Reuters) Reuters - Japanese shares will probably move in a\narrow range in a week shortened by public holidays, but could\dip below the 11,000 level as earnings disappointment saps Wall\Street's momentum and as concern lingers over the global\economic outlook. | 0 |
Japan Shares Seen Moving in Narrow Range TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese shares will probably move in a narrow range in a week shortened by public holidays, but could dip below the 11,000 level as earnings disappointment saps Wall Street's momentum and as concern lingers over the global economic outlook. | 2 |
Dick Ebersol Released from Hospital GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (Sports Network) - NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol and his son Charlie were released from the hospital Monday, a week after surviving a charter plane crash that killed three people, including Ebersol's youngest son. | 1 |
Big Carriers Feeling Poor The shakeout in the global airline industry has moved forward like a slow-motion train wreck since Sept. 11, 2001, but last week the pace quickened considerably. | 2 |
Amazon #39;s A9 Reaches Beyond Google #39;s Basics Amazon.com is trying to out-Google the king of Internet search with a new site that puts a fancy face on Google #39;s plain-Jane search results. | 3 |
Kimono-Makers Employ Computer Graphics (AP) AP - For centuries, Japan's kimono-makers have relied on stencils, paintbrushes and hours of labor to turn out their elaborate and graceful creations. Kimono designer Yuko Iwakuma uses some more up-to-date tools: a computer and an ink-jet printer. | 3 |
Fifteenth-Ranked Utah Rocks Utah St. 48-6 (AP) AP - Alex Smith threw for one touchdown and ran for another, and Utah converted three Utah State turnovers into touchdowns to rout its rival 48-6 Saturday night. | 1 |
35 Pakistanis Held in Cuba Return Home ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 18 -- Thirty-five Pakistani men released from U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, returned home Saturday, a senior interior ministry official said. | 0 |
Surprise Victory in Philippines Puts Crack in Dynasty Tradition ILAGAN, Philippines -- The governor of Isabela province, Grace Padaca, looked out at the misty rice fields from the tiled terrace of her official residence and said she never expected to call the mansion her home. | 0 |
Tropical Storm Heads for Bahamas SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Sept. 18 -- Tropical Storm Jeanne headed for the Bahamas on Saturday after an assault on the Dominican Republic that killed 10 people, destroyed hundreds of houses and forced thousands from their homes. | 0 |
After Recapturing N. Iraqi City, Rebuilding Starts From Scratch TALL AFAR, Iraq -- A three-foot-high coil of razor wire, 21-ton armored vehicles and American soldiers with black M-4 assault rifles stood between tens of thousands of people and their homes last week. | 0 |
U.S. Army Base Faces Uncertain Fate At Ulrich Jung's hair salon, rumors are flying about the future of this small town in the rolling hills of southwestern Germany. One customer with a buzz cut has heard that all the U.S. troops will leave by 2007. Someone else has information that they will be gone sooner, perhaps within a year. | 0 |
Cali Drug Kingpin Faces U.S. Court in Chains <p></p><p> By Michael Christie</p><p> MIAMI (Reuters) - The most powerful drug lord everextradited by Colombia appeared before a U.S. judge on Monday,and his lawyer said he would fight U.S. charges that he ran hismultibillion-dollar business from a Colombian jail cell.</p> | 0 |
Spadea sets up Mello match Top seed Vince Spadea eased into the final of ATP International in Delray Beach in Florida in straight sets. The 30-year-old beat fellow American Jeff Salzenstein, who had knocked out Greg Rusedski in the quarter-finals, 6-3 6-1. | 1 |
Florida St. Seminoles The 11th-ranked Seminoles converted seven fourth downs and did not punt until the final period in a solid 34-7 victory over UAB. Embattled Chris Rix threw for 191 yards and ran for 42 and a touchdown for Florida | 1 |
Iraqi Airways flies for first time in 14 years AMMAN, Jordan Iraq has a fledgling economy, an infant democracy, and now -- an up-and-running airline. Iraqi Airways has resumed international flights for the first time in 14 years. | 0 |
Stowers Expansion Hinges On Stem Cell Research KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Stowers Institute of Medical Research will not build its second center in Missouri if the state outlaws stem cell research, Stowers president William Neaves said Friday. | 3 |
Italian hostages possibly sold to Zarqawi group ROME - Iraqi kidnappers may have sold two Italian women hostages to militants tied to al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Deputy Iraqi Foreign Minister Hamid al-Bayati has been quoted as saying. | 0 |
Kobe Bryant Lawyers Want His Sexual Past Off Limits DENVER (Reuters) - Lawyers for basketball star Kobe Bryant asked a judge on Monday to order attorneys for a Colorado woman who has sued him for rape not to ask the Los Angeles Laker about his sexual past. | 1 |
Ivan, Remnants Blamed for 46 U.S. Deaths WHEELING, W.Va. - Remnants of Hurricane Ivan made a violent mark across the Southeast and the Appalachians, where several people were killed by falling trees and floods that washed away scores of roads... | 0 |
#39;Put This Nightmare Behind Me #39; Sept. 27 issue - It #39;s not the kind of thing people typically like to rush, but then again, Martha Stewart has been full of surprises lately. | 2 |
Market sees another Fed hike this week, but future course unclear The Federal Reserve is likely to lift key rates by a quarter-point this week, but a sputtering US economy is forcing policymakers to re-evaluate the outlook for future increases, analysts say. | 2 |
Europe on verge of record Ryder rout Sergio Garcia removed the flag from the 18th hole and waved it over his head. Padraig Harrington tossed his glove and cap into crowd that draped itself in European flags and sang quot;Ole, Ole quot; from the top of his lungs. | 1 |
Spadea, Mello to vie for Delray Beach ATP title Brazil #39;s Ricardo Mello booked his first ever ATP final berth of his career Saturday to vie for the Delray Beach title against top-seeded American Vince Spadea. | 1 |
Flintoff a reminder of Botham years Australia cricket coach John Buchanan has warned England #39;s master blaster Andrew Flintoff he won #39;t have things so easy when he faces the world champions on Tuesday. | 1 |
Saturday #39;s Top 25 Capsules Jason Campbell threw a 16-yard scoring pass to Courtney Taylor with 1:14 to play and No. 14 Auburn got two chances to kick the winning extra point in a 10-9 victory over No. | 1 |
No. 8 Florida State 34, UAB 7 Bobby Bowden couldn #39;t get excited about Florida State #39;s first win of the season. Not after last week #39;s dramatic heartbreaker. | 1 |
Sudan faces threat of sanctions The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution that threatens quot;to consider quot; oil sanctions on Sudan if the government does not act to end the violence in the country #39;s troubled Darfur region. | 0 |
IRA, rivals fail to make progress A high-stakes effort to revive a Catholic-Protestant government for Northern Ireland has ended in failure, but hope remains of an eventual breakthrough, the prime ministers of Britain and Ireland said yesterday. | 0 |
Deadline threat for Iraq hostages Militants threaten to execute three Western hostages unless all female Iraqi prisoners are set free. | 0 |
Football: Anelka duo sinks Palace Two goals from Nicolas Anelka are enough to give Man City their first away win of the season. | 0 |
Blair in talks with Iraqi leader Tony Blair is to hold his first talks with Iraq's interim prime minister Iyad Allawi at Downing Street. | 0 |
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