Sports Briefs: College band buses crash in Arkansas
FORDYCE, Ark. ” A dozen students and a bus driver are being treated for injuries after three buses carrying members of the renowned Grambling State University marching band were involved in a traffic crash in southern Arkansas. Arkansas State ...
 2.7K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 75.0 Ramirez stays with Dodgers
NEW YORK ” Manny Ramirez decided to stay with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, and baseball s trade market sprang to life with a pair of swaps two days after the World Series. Rather than become a free agent, Ramirez exercised his $20 m...
4.4K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 151.0 Matthew Gary Ramey
A memorial service will be held for Matthew Gary Ramey, 43, of St. Helens at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, at the Port Orford Christian Center in Port Orford. Graveside services will follow at the Port Orford Cemetery. Matt was born May 1, 1966, i...
2.8K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 75.0 Sports Briefs: Woods holds share of lead with Watney
SHANGHAI Tiger Woods has shot another 5-under 67 in the HSBC Champions, this one giving him a share of the 36-hole lead with Nick Watney in the final World Golf Championship of the year. Woods overcame mild frustration early in his round Friday by ...
6.0K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 175.0 Jerseys put to good use
SEATTLE Rich Stearns works and lives just outside Seattle. He grew up in New York state. He lived in Philadelphia for 10 years. So he was torn as a fan watching the Yankees and Phillies in the just-completed World Series. He couldn t wait for someo...
4.6K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 175.0 Phillies denied chance for repeat championship
NEW YORK One look from the dugout at the celebration on the field was all the incentive the Philadelphia Phillies needed for next year. We want that trophy back, Brad Lidge said. The defending champions fell two wins short in their bid to become t...
4.4K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 75.0 Yankees back atop baseball world
NEW YORK They paraded around the warning track high-fiving fans, a New York Yankees victory lap nine years in the making. Just wait until Alex Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui and the other first-timers hit the Canyon of Heroes. I can t think of a better p...
5.9K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 846.0 Sports Briefs: Seattle releases Edgerrin James
RENTON, Wash. The struggling Seattle Seahawks have released running back Edgerrin James. The Seahawks made the move Tuesday, two days after a lackluster 38-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. James signed with Seattle in late August hoping to revitaliz...
4.3K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 151.0 Veteran aces face off in Game 6 of Series
NEW YORK Andy Pettitte against Pedro Martinez, with the Yankees one win from ecstasy. Now that s a World Series matchup worth talking about. Still stalking that elusive 27th championship, New York turns to Pettitte once again in Game 6 tonight, hop...
5.7K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 75.0 Sports Briefs: NHL will buy Phoenix team
PHOENIX The Phoenix Coyotes bumpy six-month journey through U.S. Bankruptcy Court has come to an end with a judge s approval of the sale of the franchise to the NHL. Judge Redfield T. Baum signed the order after a quiet, brief hearing in a mostly ...
6.8K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 75.0 Phillies send Series back to the Bronx
PHILADELPHIA Now comes the hard part for the Philadelphia Phillies: winning two in a row at Yankee Stadium. The defending champions hung on in the final game of the year at Citizens Bank Park when Derek Jeter grounded into a ninth-inning double pla...
4.5K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 75.0 Yankees one win from World Series title
PHILADELPHIA Getting hit by a pitch could have been the best thing that ever happened to Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees. Still smarting after getting plunked, Rodriguez struck back with his bat. He took the swing of a lifetime, and suddenl...
6.8K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 75.0 North Bend Hall of Fame inductees
George Edward Gebhardt (Class of 1933): Gebhardt was born in 1915 and was class president during his time at North Bend High School. He also won the Coos County extemporary speaking contest and was selected Outstanding Senior Boy. He earned a degree...
4.7K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 213.0 North Bend enshrines past educators in Hall
North Bend High School inducted five men into its Hall of Fame on Friday evening, including a standout student, a few retired coaches and teachers, as well as a former superintendent. In its 10th year, the Hall of Fame inducted George Gebhart, who gr...
4.3K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 151.0 A lofty goal ” to be better than his dad
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. ” Rookie Bills safety Jairus Byrd likes to remind his father, former Chargers defensive back Gill Byrd, that he intends to one day have more interceptions in the NFL. Jairus never mentioned anything about trying to do it all...
4.4K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 75.0 Yankees pull even in Series
NEW YORK The Yankees waited six long years for this. They had not won a World Series game since that rainy night in Miami when Mike Mussina beat Florida s Josh Beckett for a 2-1 lead in 2003. Since then, they had lost four in a row in the Series ...
5.2K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 75.0 Lee handcuffs Yankees in Series opener
NEW YORK Joe Girardi could take away one comforting thought after watching Cliff Lee shut down the New York Yankees. He can t pitch every day, the Yankees manager said. Lee tickled his teammates with a ho-hum catch, made a behind-the-back snag see...
5.4K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 75.0 Bulldogs to honor coaches
The North Bend High School Hall of Fame celebrates its 10th year on Friday, with the induction of five men who helped enhance the opportunities for students in the school district. The 10th class will push the number of members of the Hall of Fame to...
2.6K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 151.0 NFL head urges careful treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) After testifying for several hours on Capitol Hill and defending how the NFL handles current and retired players with head injuries, commissioner Roger Goodell recalled suffering a concussion himself in high school. Goodell said out...
5.8K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 75.0 Sports Briefs: Astros choose Mills for manager
HOUSTON ” Brad Mills is finally getting his chance to run a big-league team. The 52-year-old Mills was hired by Houston on Tuesday after six seasons as Terry Francona s bench coach in Boston. He ll manage in the majors for the first time, thou...
5.1K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 119.0 | 
