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Delhomme, Panthers stun Chargers as time expires (Sep 08 2008 02:56 GMT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Jake Delhomme came back with a jolt that the San Diego Chargers won't soon forget. Delhomme threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dante Rosario as time expired to lift the Carolina Panthers to a shocking 26-24 win over the...
Chicagoland: Honda race report (Sep 08 2008 02:56 GMT)
In the second-closest finish in IndyCar Series history, Team Penske's Helio Castroneves did everything he had to do to win the 2008 IndyCar Series Championship -- going from last on the grid to first and leading the most laps for his second victory of...
Lindsay Lohan's Playboy snub (Sep 08 2008 02:56 GMT)
The 'Mean Girls' actress - who posed nude as screen icon Marilyn Monroe in New York magazine earlier this year - was approached by Playboy's creative consultant Hal Lifson who wanted her to pay tribute to 60s star Ann Margret's movie '
German Party Sees Shake-Up as Its Leader Steps Down (Sep 08 2008 02:56 GMT)
By JUDY DEMPSEY BERLIN - In a shake-up at the top of Germany’s No. 2 political party, the country’s popular foreign minister was chosen Sunday as its candidate to challenge Chancellor Angela Merkel in federal elections next year, and the party’s...
Advertiser group objects to Google-Yahoo tie up (Sep 08 2008 02:56 GMT)
By Gina Keating LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Association of National Advertisers sent a letter objecting to the proposed Internet search advertising partnership between Yahoo Inc and Google Inc to government regulators reviewing the deal, the group said...
Giants rip hapless Pirates thanks to 10-run frame (Sep 08 2008 02:56 GMT)
San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - Pablo Sandoval went 2-for-3 and drove in five runs, including a three-run double in San Francisco's 10-run fourth inning, as the Giants came back to down the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-6 in the rubber match of a...
With Fannie and Freddie, be careful in using the B-word (Sep 08 2008 02:56 GMT)
With the Treasury committing up to $200 billion of taxpayers’ money for direct investment in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- and billions more for loans to the companies and purchases of their mortgage-backed bonds -- surely somebody is getting bailed...
Ike's floods kill 48, cut off aid to parts of Haiti (Sep 08 2008 02:56 GMT)
GONAIVES, Haiti (AP) -- Haitians took to their roofs to escape rising floodwaters for the second time in a week on Sunday as squalls from Hurricane Ike killed 48 people and collapsed a bridge that cut the last land route into the starving city of...
China sets date for space launch (Sep 08 2008 02:56 GMT)
By Paul Rincon China will launch its third manned space mission in late September, state-run news agency Xinhua reports. The Shenzhou VII flight will feature China's first ever space walk, which will be broadcast live with cameras inside and outside...
Villegas wins BMW Championship with clutch putts (Sep 08 2008 02:56 GMT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - For three years, Camilo Villegas managed to make a name for himself without winning. He was the young Colombian with model good looks and chic clothing, limber enough to strike a pretzel-shaped pose on the green to read putts,...
Major Breakthrough In Cancer Research, A Promising Way To Study Cancer (Sep 07 2008 23:41 GMT)
By Alice Carver Scientists with the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at the Johns Hopkins University have managed to draw a map of the genetic mutations involved in two of the most aggressive cancers: glioblastoma, the most common form of brain...
Titans upend Jags, lose Young to knee injury (Sep 07 2008 23:41 GMT)
Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Rookie Chris Johnson logged 127 total yards, including 93 on the ground with a receiving touchdown, as the Tennessee Titans used a terrific defensive effort to shut down the Jacksonville Jaguars,...
Saying goodbye to Astroland (Sep 07 2008 23:41 GMT)
Visitors wait for Astroland to open its front gates Sunday. The storied amusement park closes forever Sunday night. (Photo by Ryan Chatelain) Dozens of thrill seekers were already waiting when Astroland rolled up its front gates for the final time...
Young nearly perfect as Padres pound Brewers (Sep 07 2008 23:41 GMT)
Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Chris Young lost his bid for a perfect game on Gabe Kapler's solo homer with two outs in the eighth, but held on for his first career complete game as the San Diego Padres routed the Milwaukee Brewers 10-1 in the finale...
Greg Kinnear brings everyman quality to every role (Sep 07 2008 23:41 GMT)
The Oscar-nominated actor puts his versatility on display in the upcoming 'Ghost Town' and 'Flash of Genius.'
Power Outages Remain, Clean-Up Begins After Hanna (Sep 07 2008 23:41 GMT)
By Nick Miroff, Philip Rucker and Aaron C. Davis At daybreak after Tropical Storm Hanna drenched the Washington region, thousands remained without power and hundreds of transportation and public works employees resumed the task of clearing downed trees...
PM rebukes ‘hysterical’ Yushchenko (Sep 07 2008 23:41 GMT)
By Roman Olearchyk in Kiev Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine’s prime minister, accused the country’s president, Viktor Yushchenko, of jeopardising both bilateral relations with Russia and western integration initiatives by labelling her a Kremlin conspirator...
Black and Huber Win Doubles Title (Sep 07 2008 23:41 GMT)
By Thomas Lin Cara Black and Liezel Huber after winning the women’s doubles championship. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) In a display of doubles dominance, top-seeded Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Liezel Huber of the United States did not drop a set on...
Francisco Rodriguez gets another save in Angels victory (Sep 07 2008 23:41 GMT)
Starting pitcher Joe Saunders finally gets his 15th win in a 3-2 defeat of the Chicago White Sox. By Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer CHICAGO -- Francisco Rodriguez moved to within two saves of baseball's single-season record today,...
Young dominates as Padres breeze (Sep 07 2008 23:41 GMT)
By Nick Zaccardi / MLB.com MILWAUKEE -- The Padres' 39-year wait for a no-hitter or a perfect game will have to continue. Chris Young came four outs away from tossing the 18th perfect game in Major League history, beating the Brewers, 10-1,...
Egypt rock slide toll rises to 31 (Sep 07 2008 20:32 GMT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Hopes diminished Sunday for finding survivors among hundreds of people believed trapped beneath massive boulders that destroyed an impoverished neighborhood on Cairo's outskirts, killing at least 31 people, including whole extended...
Creating a 'Facebook for spies' (Sep 07 2008 20:32 GMT)
One might expect James Bond's MySpace page to list shaken martinis, Walther PPKs, and Aston Martins among his interests. While that scenario is bit far-fetched, agents for the CIA, FBI, and National Security Agency are testing a new social-networking...
Health Highlights: Sept. 6, 2008 (Sep 07 2008 20:32 GMT)
On the heels of the huge nationwide salmonella outbreak that caused more than 1400 illnesses from Mexican peppers, a regional Oregon alfalfa sprout distributor has recalled its product in Oregon and Washington state after the sprouts were linked to 13...
Patriots’ Tom Brady Injured (Sep 07 2008 20:32 GMT)
By LYNN ZINSER FOXBORO, Mass - If the New England Patriots were still smarting from their improbable Super Bowl loss to the Giants to end last season, their pain got even deeper in their season opener against Kansas City on Sunday afternoon when...
Tom Brady Badly Injured in Season Opener (Sep 07 2008 20:32 GMT)
Tom Brady was just helped off the field by two Patriots personnel members after injuring his left knee. Paging Nurse Bundchen! Kansas City Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard laid Tom out during the first quarter of their first regular season game -- and...
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