Frederic Kanoute leads Sevilla over Athletic 2-1
MADRID - Frederic Kanoute scored two goals Saturday to lead Sevilla over Athletic Bilbao 2-1 in the Spanish league in a preview of an upcoming Copa del Rey semifinal match.
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Archive for February, 2009
Lakers try to forget Friday and prepare for Shaq and the Suns
Kobe Bryant says team has to move on from Friday’s loss at Denver.
What to do with that loss in Denver?
Uncertainty as Sudan awaits president’s arrest
Many hope that the International Criminal Court’s genocide case against President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir will lead to reform. But an arrest warrant, expected Wednesday, could also ignite more violen
The billboard in downtown Khartoum delivers a not-so-subtle message to passing cars: “A real Sudanese never stands against a president during his time of need,” reads the text, under a picture of a smiling President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir.
Hawks set for Cavs, LeBron showdown
Marvin Williams played more games on national television in one season at North Carolina than he has in four and half with the Hawks. But he won’t have to worry about muscling his way into camera view Sunday night when the Hawks host Cleveland in a prime time ESPN showdown at Philips Arena. Williams will be the primary defender on Cavaliers’ superstar LeBron James, an ESPN favorite and one of the faces of the game around the globe. And wherever James goes, the camera is sure to follow. “Hey, it’s exciting for all of us,” Williams said. “Our last national game was in December against Boston. We’re playing a great team and we’re playing at home, so I’m sure guys will be hyped about it. I know our fans will be.”
A Maine College Baseball Team That Is Always on the Road
Because winter can last until May at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, the players board a bus and hit the road — all season long.
3 dead in apparent double murder-suicide in Texas
Three people have been found dead at a house in eastern Texas in what police are investigating as a double murder-suicide.
3 dead in apparent Texas double murder-suicide
Three people have been found dead at a house in eastern Texas in what police are investigating as a double murder-suicide.
Paying our respects as bears emerge
KODIAK — Our son’s favorite book is Blueberries for Sal, a story about a mother and daughter and a sow and cub berry-picking on the same hill. I don’t think Liam connects the bears in the story to the bears we live with all summer; I think he just loves blueberries.
Pa. dad charged in infant daughter’s shaking death
A man irate that the family dog defecated on the floor kicked the animal to its death, then killed his 5-month-old daughter by shaking her when she cried, police said.