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Swing states may point electoral map in new direction (Houston Chronicle)
On the eve of the 2008 presidential nominating conventions, campaign strategists are grappling with one of the new realities of this history-making election year: the electoral map of the United States is undergoing rapid and far-reaching transformations.

Man shot in New Haven multiple times (New Haven Register)
NEW HAVEN - A man was wounded late Tuesday in a Newhallville car-to-car shooting, police said.

Pioneer rescued clinics for needy (New Haven Register)
NEW HAVEN — Five years ago, almost 1,000 people gathered at Woolsey Hall to pay tribute to a man who helped save federally supported community health clinics and put them on solid financial footing.

Jennie Garth, Shannen Doherty make nice while filming new '90210' (The Pantagraph)
NEW YORK -- Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty say they were nervous about reuniting for the new incarnation of "Beverly Hills, 90210."

New York Giants vs. New England Patriots: don't call it a rematch (The Jersey Journal)
The New England Patriots come to town tonight for a preseason game against the New York Giants, but please don't bring up February's Super Bowl. Maybe the fact that it's only the preseason is keeping the chatter to a minimum.

Lee Hudson Teslik: Olympic Baseball Dies, Aloof, Unloved (HuffingtonPost)
Alongside its cousin, softball, Olympic baseball became the first Olympic sport to be discontinued since polo in the 1930s -- an inglorious distinction for America's traditional pastime.

National sports digest (Post-Bulletin)
ball Olympics changed Krzyzewski DURHAM, N.C. -- Mike Krzyzewski always maintained that leading the U.S. Olympic basketball team would make him a changed coach. Sure enough, Coach K was there on the sideline in Beijing and he stopped himself from say

Rugby invades county; New Haven wins title (Burlington County Times)
There are concepts in sport that are universal. The New Haven (Conn.) Warriors bought into one yesterday that brought them a championship, in the Cup Final match of the American National Rugby League at Doughboy Field; land the early blows and keep hitting.

Carlson follows long road back to New Haven race (New Haven Register)
Like the hilly terrain of his new home of Flagstaff, Ariz., Andrew Carlson’s season has been one of ups and downs.

Olympic athletes can't be trusted (The Towerlight)
Trust is a funny thing. Once it's broken, it's hard to regain. The world of professional sports has lost mine and I don't know when, if ever, I'll be able to trust it again.