Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
DALLAS – This easily could be seen as a rude welcome back. Miss a game because of an injury, and the first night back on the job, you're asked to defend Dirk Nowitzki. That was the task of Kings forward Andres Nocioni on Friday night. After missing Tuesday's loss to Chicago because of a right hip pointer, Nocioni returned to the lineup and spent most of his defensive attention trying to slow...
Wizards Insider (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
Wizards starters: Gilbert Arenas, Mike Miller, Caron Butler, Antawn Jamison, Brendan Haywood Thunder: Russell Westbrook, Thabo Sefolosha, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Nenad Krstic Line: Thunder by 4. The Wizards are 0-for-Oklahoma City. They've never won at Ford Center, losing to the Thunder, 88-83, last season and twice against the New Orleans Hornets, who spent two seasons in Oklahoma following Hurricane...
The Sporting Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Followers of women's college basketball (and I consider myself one) know that often, superstar players swing titles. That's why Baylor's Brittney Griner is going to receive truckloads of speculation , why Candace Parker won her fame as the difference-maker for Tennessee two years ago, and why UConn's Geno Auriemma could utter "We have Diana (Taurasi) and you don't" and usher a phrase into...
Bullets Forever (Free subscription) | yesterday
by Chris Carlson - AP Brendan Haywood knows what DeAndrew Jordan is going through in this picture. View full size photo » The Essentials: Wizards (3-7) vs. Thunder (6-6) 8:00 p.m. Ford Center TV : CSN+ Radio : 106.7 The Fan Notable early Thunder numbers this season 13th in expected winning percentage (.565) 24th in pace (91.2 possessions per game) 25th in offensive efficiency/offensive rating...
The Humble Libertarian (Free subscription) | yesterday
In a recent development regarding the attempted ousting of Constitutional Conservative, Matt Collins from the Davidson County Republican Party (more on this story here and here ), it turns out that an e-mail of Mr. Collins' was leaked to a local online newspaper. In it, Mr. Collins requests discovery of all e-mails regarding him and the potential removal of him from his position as First Vice Chair...
Buffalo Rumblings (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by Rick Havner - AP Browse more photos » The Buffalo Bills , led by interim head coach Perry Fewell, will be looking for a win in Jacksonville without the services of three key starters . Marcus Stroud did not practice all week with a knee injury and has been ruled out, according to BuffaloBills.com. This could potentially leave the Bills with just two healthy defensive tackles...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
A jeweller who chased down a robber Thursday evening in St. John's says he may never be able to practise his craft again.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
No one in the Washington Wizards' locker room is calling Wednesday's 108-91 triumph over the Cleveland Cavaliers a signature win. The team is simply hoping the performance, which snapped a six-game losing streak and marked the season debut of forward Antawn Jamison, can serve as a building block for a turnaround in what has been a trying month. "Right now it's a win, but it's a win against a team...
Bullets Forever (Free subscription) | yesterday
by Susan Walsh - AP View full size photo » So what's the operative word of the day, one day after the Wizards routed the Cavaliers ? Excitement? Sure, anytime you beat Cleveland, you're excited. LeBron James bugs me more and more every time these two teams play. From all the whining to the officials, the self-promotion, the way he freezes out his teammates (ok, that's a good thing for us, but...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
JOHN Simpson, the Commonwealth featherweight champion from Greenock, will encounter one of boxing's more unusual characters when he defends his title at the Metro Arena,
Blog Town, PDX (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
2010 Gubernatorial candidate Bill Bradbury had a fundraiser with Al Gore at the Left Bank Building on NW Broadway earlier this afternoon. SUBTEXT OF BIG PINK ARROW: "SUCK IT, KITZHABER" Press were excluded from the event—which attracted 439 people, according to campaign manager Jeremy Wright—but Bradbury himself was available to the media afterward. As revenge for not being allowed...
The Hollywood Gossip (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
John Mayer may be a total and utter douchebag, but we can say one nice thing about him: The singer is unafraid to praise his competition. Months ago, he (sort of creepily) gave a shout out to Selena Gomez via Twitter. Now, he's telling Access Hollywood just how awesome Taylor Swift is. “There’s something about Taylor that she would have been a star in any decade,” Mayer said. “Taylor’s...
Inside The Bills (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Terrence McGee’s knee scope carried a prognosis of 10-14 days, but McGee is finding out the hard way that each case is different. Now 17 days removed from his minor surgery, his knee is still not allowing him to practice as it is looking less and less likely that he will play on Sunday. “It’s kind [...]
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) With LeBron James taking a second-half breather, Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler put the Washington Wizards way ahead. When James returned to the court, instead of leading a comeback, he became part of the problem in his Cleveland Cavaliers' 108-91 loss to Washington on Wednesday night.
Bullets Forever (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
More photos » by Ned Dishman - NBAE/Getty Images about 17 hours ago: WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Antawn Jamison #4 of the Washington Wizards shoots against Jamario Moon #15 of the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Verizon Center during the game on November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) Browse more photos » Game Hub | Boxscore | Game Flow Rust is natural....
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bsalmons | 30/09/2009
Many things change when a baby comes in the family . There are mothers who give up their career to devote themselves to the family and mothers who come back victorious, showing to the whole world you can have both: career and a loving family. Around us are many mothers who teach us that family life doesn’t mean ending a career. From millions of such great women, I’ll present you nine of them.
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Melanie Roach is my favorite victorious mommy.
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