NHL: five things we learned this week The Guardian | Chicago Blackhawks flop; Scott Gomez's year without a goal; trade talk; and NHL to come to Seattle? Scott Gomez and Sarah Palin back in 2008. Which will come sooner: a Gomez goal or a Palin presidency? Photograph: Tim Shaffer/Reuters Chicago flops....
Rivals Ready Onslaught to Sway Casino Debate The New York Times | A vacuum cleaner roars. Then comes a woman’s voice. “You hear that?” she asks. “It’s the sound of money and jobs being sucked right out of our state, with New Yorkers going to Connecticut and Atlantic City for casino g...
Giants TE Ballard has left ACL tear The News & Observer AP Photo New York Giants' Justin Tuck speaks during a victory celebration rally at MetLife Stadium on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday. Email Print Order Reprint...
For How Many Seconds, Exactly, Can You Leave Your Baby Alone? Jezebel | One of the more horrifying things I read while extremely pregnant was not the description of the abdominal muscle wall separation that can happen at the end of your gestation, but rather a Facebook message from a high school friend describing a typ...
Odd touchdown by New York Giants’ Ahmad Bradshaw is biggest of his life The Miami Herald | It was the moment of truth Ahmad Bradshaw had dreamed of since he was a kid hearing play-by-play commentary inside his head. With his team trailing and a minute left in the game, it was his chance to score the winning touchdown in the Super Bowl. |...
Record purchase causes seismic shift in art world NZ Herald | It is a painting of startling simplicity. Two farm labourers contemplate their cards above an empty table, their expressions as blank as the austere background against which they are posed, little more than objects in a human still life created by ...
Obama campaign returning $200K in contributions connected to Mexico casino owner Star Tribune | WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's campaign is returning about $200,000 in contributions collected by family members of a Mexican casino owner who fled the U.S. after facing drug and fraud charges. | The Obama campaign says it decided to return ...
Obama team returning money tied to casino owner Kansas City Star | WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's campaign is returning about $200,000 in contributions collected by family members of a Mexican casino owner who fled the U.S. after facing drug and fraud charges. | The Obama campaign says it decided to return...
Capello timeline Sky Sports | Fabio Capello has left his post as England manager in the wake of the Football Association's decision to strip John Terry of the Three Lions' captaincy for a second time. | Sky Sports looks at the sequence of events that led to the Italian's departure. | February 3: FA strip Terry of the captaincy in the wake of allegations he racially abused QPR...
