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QUEENSLAND put down five catches but still managed to snare first-innings points in dramatic fashion in their Sheffield Shield clash with Western Australia at the WACA Ground.
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TWO early wickets to New South Wales have not been enough to halt Western Australia's charge towards first-innings points in their Sheffield Shield clash at the WACA Ground.
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CENTURIES to teen Phil Hughes and Peter Forrest have delivered NSW first innings points over South Australia in the Sheffield Shield match at the Adelaide Oval.
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Wall Street made another big late-day move Tuesday, barreling higher as bargain hunters bought in anticipation of a Federal Reserve rate cut.
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TASMANIA took first innings points against South Australia on day two of a Sheffield Shield cricket match in Hobart dominated by bowlers.
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SG Ben Gordon had 26 points on 8-of-15 shooting to lead the Bulls in scoring on Friday against the Grizzlies in a losing effort. It was the third time in four games that he has eclipsed the 20-point mark.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Rodney Stuckey scored 40 points, topping his previous career high by 13, and the Detroit Pistons overcame an injury to Allen Iverson in a 104-98 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night....
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Joe Johnson scored a season-high 41 points, Josh Smith also set a season high with 24, and the Atlanta Hawks withstood Ben Gordon's 3-point barrage to beat the Chicago Bulls 129-117 on Saturday night....
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Rookie Derrick Rose had 21 points and a season-high 13 assists, Ben Gordon scored 24 points, and the Chicago Bulls beat the New Jersey Nets 100-87 on Monday night.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and Jed Lowrie had a sacrifice fly, giving the Boston Red Sox a 1-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of the AL championship series Friday night.
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James Shields and Daisuke Matsuzaka escaped first-inning jams and the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays were scoreless Friday night through three innings in the opener of the AL championship series.
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Brandon Dubinsky scored once and added two assists, and newcomers Wade Redden, Aaron Voros and Nikolai Zherdev chipped in with goals, too, leading the New York Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the vastly improved Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.
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Brandon Dubinsky scored once and added two assists, and newcomers Wade Redden, Aaron Voros and Nikolai Zherdev chipped in with goals, too, leading the New York Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the vastly improved Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.
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Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington has promised his squad will adopt "an allguns blazing approach" against Slovenia.
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INSPIRED spells by Tasmania's Ben Hilfenhaus and Brett Geeves have Queensland teetering at 6-16 in their second innings at tea on day two of their Sheffield Shield clash at the Gabba.
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THE Government will have to cut spending and raise taxes to the combined total of nearly €4bn in Tuesday's Budget -- almost €1,000 for every man, woman and child in the country.
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A Staten Island well, ever-flowing and laden with legend, has hordes of devotees that come from miles around for its water.
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The December issue will be the magazine’s last, as ad pages plummet across the magazine industry.
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Like many of the Team GB athletes who won gold at the Beijing Olympics, Paul Manning has pledged to lay his reputation on the line at London 2012. The difference is that, while Bradley Wiggins, Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton will be sweating in Lycra, Manning is likely to be sweating in a suit on the sidelines. That's because Manning is being taken on as a construction manager by the company building the velodrome for London 2012 – and it had better be ready in time: "I hope I won't still be wearing a hard hat and boots; it should be finished by then," he says.
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Katie Paterson wasn't exactly coy with her mobile-phone number last year – she had it set in neon and exhibited it in the Slade gallery. Callers were treated to some creaks, the odd crunch and, if they were lucky, a gurgle. It wasn't the 27-year-old Scottish conceptual artist on the other end, but Vatnajökull, Europe's largest glacier, on a live link-up. With help from Virgin Media, Paterson had inserted a microphone deep within the melting Icelandic ice sheet. "Ten thousand people called, from 47 countries," she says. "Loads from the Middle East, which is interesting."
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Evan Longoria and B.J. Upton homered off Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford delivered a go-ahead single, giving the Tampa Bay Rays a 4-3 lead over the Boston Red Sox after three innings of Game 2 in the AL championship series Saturday night....
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Motorists face a speed camera lottery with their chances of getting points on their licence varying spectacularly across the country.
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Lewis Hamilton lead cut to six points after McLaren driver finishes 12th in Japan with Felipe Massa in eighth.
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QUEENSLAND suffered the embarrassment of being routed for 62 before bouncing back to record a remarkable Sheffield Shield victory over Tasmania at the Gabba.
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Sweden 0-0 PortugalFrustration reigned at the Råsunda Stadium on Saturday night as neither Sweden nor Portugal were able to find the back of the net in Group 1.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- B.J. Upton and the Tampa Bay Rays won a game of home run derby with a shallow fly ball. Pinch-runner Fernando Perez dashed home on Upton's sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and the Rays outlasted the Boston Red Sox 9-8 early Sunday, evening the AL championship series at one game each....
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Amanda Spitzer Close and Matthew Grant Gurgel were married Saturday in Brooklyn. The Rev. David Fisher, a Congregational minister, performed the ceremony at the Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims.
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Dustin Pedroia hit two early home runs, then dashed home on Tampa Bay reliever Dan Wheeler's wild pitch in the eighth inning to leave the Boston Red Sox and Rays tied at 8 after nine innings Saturday night in Game 2 of the AL championship series.
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The Sports Xchange reports Rangers RW Nikolai Zherdev, obtained from Columbus in the offseason to help offset the offensive loss of Jaromir Jagr and others, posted his second straight multi-point game with a goal and an assist in a 4-3 win Saturday in Philadelphia.
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The Sports Xchange reports Lightning LW Jason Ward, who suffered a groin strain on Oct. 2 while the team was still in Europe, was activated from injured reserve on Oct. 11, but it's unclear when he could return to the lineup.
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Hurricanes LW Ray Whitney had a pair of assists and finished at plus-1 during Saturday's game against the Lightning. Whitney scored during Friday's win against the Panthers and has three points in two games.
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The Sports Xchange reports Hurricanes C Zach Boychuk could be ready to return to the ice for full-contact practice Tuesday after recent wrist surgery. He was Carolina's first-round draft pick in June.
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Vikings kicker Ryan Longwell converted one of two field goals in Week 6 vs. Detroit. He also made an extra point and finished with four points.
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Lions kicker Jason Hanson converted a 40-yard field goal and an extra point in Week 6 at Minnesota. He finished with four points.
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Buccaneers kicker Matt Bryant converted two of three field goals in Week 6 vs. Carolina. He also made three extra points to finish with nine points in the game.
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The 49ers lost to the Eagles on Sunday of Week 6, 40-26, and kicker Joe Nedney was 4-for-4 on field goals. Nedney connected from 32, 37, 53 and 29 yards. He was also 2-for-2 for extra points with a total of 14 points on the game.
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Bengals K Dave Rayner, starting with Shayne Graham out with a groin injury, didn't get the opportunity to kick a field goal Week 6 at the Jets. He did contributed two extra points, though.
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Washington kicker Shaun Suisham totaled five points in a loss to the Rams on Sunday. Suisham was 1-for-1 on field goals as he connected from 38 yards out in the fourth quarter. Suisham was also 2-for-2 on extra points.
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Bears PK Robbie Gould nailed two field goals and two extra points at the Falcons in Week 6.
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New Orleans K Taylor Mehlhaff, playing his first game after Martin Gramatica went on injured reserve, totaled 10 points against the Raiders Sunday in Week 6. Mehlhaff was 2-for-3 on field goals and connected from 44 and 33 yards out. He was also a perfect 4-for-4 on extra points.
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Injury limiting practice time Asked when he envisioned his jammed right big toe being healed enough, Ben Gordon smiled. "When it stops hurting," he said. Beyond the old "ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer" routine, a more serious issue is in play.
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Vince Carter’s three free throws in the final 10 seconds led the Nets to their second win against the Heat in four days.
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