Camden News

Camden Waterfront to get a taste of the Wright Brothers
Flugtag, sponsored by Red Bull and the Camden County Freeholder Board will be held Saturday, Sept. 4 on the Camden Waterfront at 11 a.m. Thematic flying machines will be launched into the Delaware River from the RCA pier, located on Cooper Street in Camden near Campbell's Field.

Camden International Film Festival Announces Full Schedule
Boston - Camden, Maine – The Camden International Film Festival has announced its full slate of films for the 2010 program, presenting 46 films representing the highest standards in documentary filmmaking from around the world.

Camden-based Campbell Soup profit beats estimate, but sales light
Mel Evans/APFile photo of Campbell Soup Chief Executive Douglas Conant announcing an expansion of their headquarters in Camden, February 7, 2007. Campbell Soup posted lower-than-expected quarterly sales and forecast sales growth for the new fiscal year would be below its...

Rutgers-Camden professor engineers E. coli to produce biodiesel
( Rutgers University ) Desmond Lun, an associate professor of computer science at Rutgers University-Camden, is researching how to alter the genetic makeup of E. coli to produce biodiesel fuel derived from fatty acids.

Earl Delays Start To Camden Windjammer Days
The Camden Windjammer Festival will officially begin Saturday, Sept. 4 at 4 p.m., after Hurricane Earl's anticipated winds and rain have well diminished.

Fantasy baseball injury report: Jose Reyes' injuries will continue until the end of the season
There is no avoiding the fact that Fantasy sports are subject to luck. No one can predict, with any certainty, the health of athletes. Did anyone guess Jacoby Ellsbury would fracture his ribs in a collision with his own teammate, and miss the majority of the year? Of course not. Do I need to remind anyone about Tom Brady and the first game of 2008? Not a chance.

Chains try to score with fantasy football players
Fantasy football means real business for restaurants, and some big chains have launched promotional drives to score with dedicated players of the growing pastime. Free appetizers, draft kits, meal discounts, gift cards and contests featuring sports celebrities are among lures for "draft parties" in which fantasy players select rosters of NFL players whose talents on the field equal...

Sports at 11:50 a.m. EDT
Some of the stories the AP is covering Thursday. A full Sports Digest will move by 3 p.m.: -- NEW YORK -- Ben Roethlisberger's suspension is cut from six to four games by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, meaning the Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback can return Oct. 17 against Cleveland. -- UNDATED -- Twelve players from North Carolina won't play in the 18th-ranked Tar Heels' opener...

Nationals' Nyjer Morgan enrages baseball by violating The Code
There's an ebb and flow to baseball's unwritten rules, much like there's an ebb and flow to the game itself over the course of a game or a season. Weeks can pass with hardly a peep about players disrespecting each other, followed closely by a spate of incidents involving spiteful actions, retaliation and, sometimes, fisticuffs.

Swimming-Olympic champion Liu to miss Asian Games
China's Olympic swimming champion Liu Zige will skip November's Asian Games to concentrate on next year's world championships, Chinese swimming officials said.