Friday, December 5th, 2008
India's Singh takes lead at Nippon Series Cup
p>TOKYO (AP) — India's Jeev Milkha Singh shot an even-par 70 Friday to take a one-stroke lead at the Nippon Series Cup.
Thornton, Sharks beat Jackets for 9th straight win
p>Joe Thornton and the NHL-leading San Jose Sharks toyed with the Columbus Blue Jackets before finishing them off in the third period.
UConn survives Buffalo stampede with 68-64 victory
p>AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo coach Reggie Witherspoon felt like a winner, even though the scoreboard said he wasn't.
Armstrong doesn't think hate to stop with return
p>TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — Lance Armstrong doesn't expect the relentless doping allegations or his sour relationship with the French to improve just because he's making a cycling comeback.
Gators' speed vs. 'Bama's power in SEC title game
p>Don't get caught up in a race with those Florida Gators, who can dart to the edges and wave goodbye if a defender doesn't react awfully quick.
With Dvoracek hurt, Adams gets his shot with Bears
p>LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Even though the cycle kept repeating itself, Anthony Adams still felt a shock each time.
LT, Rivers lead Chargers to 34-7 win over Raiders
p>SAN DIEGO (AP) — Chargers fans have been waiting all season for this.
Lyle, Goggin share lead at Australian PGA
p>COOLUM, Australia (AP) — Jarrod Lyle tied the course record with a 9-under 63 Friday to take a share of the second-round lead with fellow Australian Mathew Goggin at the Australian PGA championship.
Gamba in danger of missing 2009 ACL
p>TOKYO (AP) — Asian Champions League winner Gamba Osaka could miss out on the 2009 tournament because of new rules being introduced to the event.
Nuggets report: Perceived loyalty
Nuggets coach George Karl said Wednesday on ESPN's Pardon the Interruption he believes Pistons general manager Joe Dumars and Chauncey Billups might have had an arrangement that if the guard ever was dealt, it would be to Denver.
Cowgirls beat Weber State in basketball
Emma Langford scored 20 points to help the Cowgirls overcome a 23-point halftime deficit to beat the Wildcats 78-75 in Ogden, Utah.
Montana beats DU men
Kyle Sharp and Anthony Johnson came off the bench to each score 13 points to power the Grizzlies past the Pioneers in Missoula, Mont.
Avalanche report: Injury bug strikes
Injuries are piling up for the Avalanche, which lost forward Brian Willsie to a left knee injury in the first period on a hit by Nashville's Jordin Tootoo. Willsie is expected to miss tonight's game in Dallas.
No. 16 Vanderbilt beats CS Fullerton 83-67
p>FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Christina Wirth made all six of her 3-pointers and scored a career-high 27 points, leading No. 16 Vanderbilt to a 83-67 victory over Cal State Fullerton on Thursday night.
A DIFFERING VIEW: Civic Center guidelines may not require building
Regarding the Rocky's Dec. 3 editorial "Protecting the park":
Nicholas Montos, oldest prisoner in Mass.
The oldest prison inmate in Massachusetts, a career criminal who was the first person to make the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list twice, has died at 92.
Here's to Prohibition's end
The ignoble experiment of Prohibition lasted from January 1919 until ratification of the 21st Amendment on Dec. 5, 1933 - 75 years ago today.
Families First turns lives around
It's been more than 20 years since Families First officially opened its doors to begin helping abused children, but it really started two years before that.
Robert West was longtime pastor
The keenness of Pastor Robert A. West's intellect was equaled by his lifelong commitment to diversity and social justice. His model, he said, was German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who wrote: "To be Christian is not to be religious in a particular sort of way, but to be human."
Auto bosses face skeptical senators
U.S. automakers drew fresh skepticism from lawmakers Thursday in a confrontation over their pleas for an expanded $34 billion rescue package, which they say they need to survive.
