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LinksPhiladelphia FactsPopulation: Approx 1,524,249 Longitude: -75.17 Latitude: 40 Street Map: Click Here Country: United States (US) Weather Station: Philadelphia, Philadelphia International Airport (about 9 miles away) Philadelphia Weather | SPORTS BRIEFS (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
BAGHDAD - Just two weeks before the start of the Olympics, Iraq was told yesterday it's not welcome in Beijing because of a political feud in Baghdad that angered the games' guardians and exiled a country that arrived to a roaring ovation at the opening ceremony four years ago. The International Olympic Committee told Iraqi sports officials in a letter that it would uphold its ban imposed in ... Sports In Brief (Jefferson City News Tribune)
Updates from the world of basketball, football, tennis and track & field. AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Candace Parker scored 21 points and DeLisha Milton-Jones added 19 before both were ejected because of a scuffle in the final minute as the Los Angeles Sparks held on to beat the Detroit Shock 84-81. Warts 'N Hall: It's gotten harder for scoundrels to make sports halls of fame (Philadelphia Daily News)
SO, WHAT DOES it take to become a Hall of Famer? That depends on the sport and the generally accepted criteria, official or otherwise. Shifting values and opinions mean that the line - Who's in? Who's not? - is moving all the time. Knock before entering (Philadelphia Daily News)
F. Scott Fitzgerald once observed, "Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy." Obviously, the author of "The Great Gatsby" knew what he was talking about because more than a few flawed sports heroes have been cloaked in dark hues. Here is a partial, alphabetized list of renowned athletes who made it into their sport's Hall of Fame, even if they didn't pass everyone's sniff test for ... Golf, soccer, WNBA, amateur baseball (The Toledo Blade)
SOCCER Major League Soccer LAST NIGHT MLS All-Stars 3, West Ham 2 AMATEUR BASEBALL Legion Findlay Post 3 200 000 0 - 2 7 4 Toledo Post 335 060 330 x - 12 10 1 WP-Dwornik. LP-Gast. Yunker (T), 2-3, 2 runs. Federation All-American coach 400 203 0 - 9 13 0 Ohio Monarchs Gold 000 010 4 - 5 3 2 WP-Hahn. LP-Dunn. Rockwell (A), 3-4, 3B, RBI. TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED ... Now 22, the quirky arena league is a bonafide success (The Brunswick News)
With all that's going on in the world of sports these days — nail-biting finishes on the PGA Tour, exciting divisional races in major league baseball, fist-swinging free-for-alls in the WNBA — lost in the shuffle is that little old championship game in the Arena Football League.You remember the AFL, the league with the 50-yard field, hockey boards for sidelines and gigantic nets draping both end ... Strasburg lone collegian on Olympic baseball team (Argus Observer)
JANIE McCAULEY Associated Press Sports Writer San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg, whose 23-strikeout performance on April 11 brought him national attention, was the lone college player picked Wednesday for the U.S. baseball team headed to the Beijing Olympics. Tuesday's Sports In Brief (Park Hills Daily Journal)
Here's a look at Tuesday's sports in brief around the world. Sports on TV (USA Today)
CLICK HERE for your personal sports TV listings customized by zip code. SNY Scores Big East Football, Basketball Rights (MultiChannel News)
SportsNet New York, the cable television home to Major League Baseball’s New York Mets, has bulked up its fall and winter lineups via a multiyear deal with the Big East covering both college football and basketball. Note: News items displayed are based on keyword searches for the name of your town/city and may not always be accurate for common place names. |
