News - Powered by Yahoo NewsGridiron grandeur: SEC makes its case for No.1 league in U.S.
Let the rest of the country brag about its ivy-covered traditions and its cultural superiority. Down in Dixie, it's all about trotting out the nation's top college football teams on any given Saturday.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:59:00 GMT - (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
Nuggets' Anthony out 3 Weeks With Broken Bone
'Melo drama: Anthony out at least 3 weeks with broken bone in hand; surgery not needed
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:59:44 GMT - (ABC News)
Nuggets' Anthony out 3 weeks with broken bone
DENVER (AP) - Denver Nuggets All-Star Carmelo Anthony will miss at least three weeks with a broken bone in his shooting hand, but he won't need surgery. Anthony was fitted with a red, removable splint Tuesday after breaking a bone in his right h...
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:19:42 GMT - (Covers.com)
20 Percent Of US Mobile Phone Users Want An All-In-One Multimedia Device: Report
A new survey has found that fully one-fifth of U.S. mobile-phone users "prefer to use their phones as an all-in-one multimedia device for music, videos, Web surfing, and other activities beyond making phone calls."
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:19:05 GMT - (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)
Exclusive: 'Twilight' Star Robert Pattinson Drops Out Of 'Parts Per Billion'
MTV News exclusive: "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson has dropped out of his next film, "Parts per Billion." A rep cited the "New Moon" filming schedule.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:35:25 GMT - (Vh1)
Blagojevich attends church services
Gov. Rod Blagojevich is back out in public tonight, attending holiday services at a far Northwest Side Orthodox church. "I'm just here to enjoy the holiday season and I hope you all do, too," said the governor as he arrived at Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Cathedral. He and his family sat in the front row for the services. The governor rarely has appeared in public since his Dec. 9 ...
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:02:37 GMT - (Chicago Tribune)
MARC Tickets Almost Sold Out For Inauguration Day
The historic inauguration for President-elect Obama is just two weeks away and almost all the tickets for MARC train service between Baltimore and Washington have beeen sold for that day.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:28:20 GMT - (CBS 13 Baltimore)
Lights out: The end of tungsten
So that's it then. The end of light as we know it. Shops have stopped replenishing their stocks of traditional tungsten light bulbs, and expect to have run out by the end of the week. But to judge from the hoo-ha surrounding this announcement, you could be forgiven for thinking that Britain is about to be full of very cross people sitting in the dark.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:09:56 GMT - (Independent)
Brodeur Added To All-Stars
In honor of his almost single handedly saving Rochester's hockey season from the scrap heap, Amerks goalie Mike Brodeur was selected to play for team Canada in the AHL All-Star Classic..
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:05:46 GMT - (R News)
Prosecutors to Polanski: All is not forgiven
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fugitive director Roman Polanski received a message from prosecutors in a sexually explicit court motion Tuesday that all is not forgiven and they will fight dismissal of a three-decade-old conviction for raping a 13-year-old.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:40:01 GMT - (9 News Denver)