NFL: Saints and Colts stay perfect for season
The New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts keep finding ways to win. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers finally learned how Sunday. The Saints and Colts each improved to 8-0 with come-from-behind victories. The Bucs are a meager 1-7 but they gained a glimme...
 7.2K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 83.0 Pro Picks: Bengals and Ravens meet in key contest
It s proving time for the Bengals. And maybe the Ravens, too. Cincinnati sits atop the AFC North along with Pittsburgh at 5-2, and the Bengals have beaten the Steelers and Ravens. Next week, they visit the Steel City. So this is make or break time fo...
3.0K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 131.0 NBA: Bryant reaches milestone
LOS ANGELES ” Kobe Bryant scored 41 points while becoming the youngest player to reach 24,000, leading the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. Ron Artest had 19 points and seven assis...
2.9K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 131.0 Houston Newton Barton
A memorial service will be held for Houston Newton Barton, 91, of Gold Beach at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 94191 Third St., Gold Beach. Houston was born Aug. 12, 1918, in Vandervoort, Ark., to Newton Houston and...
2.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 1000.0 College Picks: LSU looks to shake up SEC
LSU has a chance to prevent that Alabama-Florida SEC championship game that everyone seems to be looking forward to in December. The ninth-ranked Tigers will be in Tuscaloosa on Saturday to face the third-ranked Crimson Tide, which can wrap up the SE...
4.1K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 131.0 NBA: Magic hand first loss to Suns
ORLANDO, Fla. Ryan Anderson had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Dwight Howard scored 25, and the short-handed Orlando Magic defeated the previously unbeaten Phoenix Suns 122-100 on Wednesday night. Playing without injured Vince Carter and suspended Rash...
4.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 131.0 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 83.0 NBA: Bobcats rally for victory
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Gerald Wallace had 24 points and 20 rebounds and the Charlotte Bobcats held the New Jersey Nets without a point for more than 10 minutes in rallying for a 79-68 victory on Monday. The Nets ineptitude allowed Charlotte to go on a 24...
3.3K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 83.0 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 83.0 Blazers top Thunder despite Roy's struggles
OKLAHOMA CITY Brandon Roy couldn t get his shot going for a second straight night. So, he used what energy he had left for one final charge. Tuckered out after a 42-point performance the previous night, Roy scored 16 and got aggressive late to fini...
5.9K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 166.0 Pro Picks: Act 2: Favre returns to Lambeau Field
Let s take a Lambeau Leap here and guess that the welcome back party for Brett Favre won t be all hospitable in Green Bay on Sunday. There just might be a few derogatory chants and critical banners along Lombardi Avenue when the Minnesota Vikings com...
3.6K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 83.0 NBA: Nuggets tip Blazers
PORTLAND Carmelo Anthony almost couldn t miss and Greg Oden missed when it mattered most. Anthony scored 19 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and the Denver Nuggets were helped by Portland s trouble at the free-throw line for a 97-94 victory T...
3.8K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 131.0 Evangelists are targeting New England
WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) It s hard to tell in the quiet of a color-splashed autumn morning, but Redeemer Fellowship Church is trying to set roots in a rough neighborhood. For churches, anyway. Until this new church opened last month, its 19th-century ...
7.5K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 83.0 College Picks: Big games will help sort out league races
Much like politics, college football is essentially local. Sure, Florida, Texas and Southern California will play huge rivalry games with national title implications Saturday. But more importantly, those three games will go a long way toward sorting ...
4.2K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 131.0 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 193.0 Blazers get defensive to win opener
PORTLAND ” Greg Oden followed his orders, putting defense and rebounding first. Oden scored just two points, a tip with 58 seconds left, but had 12 rebounds and five blocked shots for the Portland Trail Blazers in a 96-87 season-opening victor...
4.1K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 264.0 Kobe Bryant scores 33 points, Lakers open NBA title defense with 99-92 victory over Clippers
LOS ANGELES (AP) There was no championship hangover for these Lakers. Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and Andrew Bynum added 26 on his 22nd birthday as the reigning NBA champions opened defense of their title Tuesday night with a 99-92 victory over th...
1.4K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 83.0 Rockets expect big things from Aaron Brooks
HOUSTON ” Aaron Brooks blossomed in the playoffs last year, carrying the Houston Rockets to a second-round Game 7 with quick moves, sharp shooting and smart decisions. The trick now is to play like that for a full season. The speedy 6-foot poi...
4.7K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 264.0 Lakers will open with celebration
LOS ANGELES ” First come the championship rings and the raising of their 15th gold-and-purple banner, along with a few minutes of revelry reflecting on last season. Then it s time for the Los Angeles Lakers to begin anew as defending NBA champ...
3.9K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 83.0 NFL Recap: Steelers hand Minnesota first loss
Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings gave one away and are perfect no more. The New Orleans Saints are still undefeated, proving that no deficit is too large for their explosive offense to overcome. Three times Sunday, the Vikings were ready to ta...
7.9K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 83.0 | 
