Army post shooting rampage leaves 13 dead, 30 hurt
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) Military officials were starting Friday to piece together what may have pushed an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers in distress to turn on his comrades in a shooting rampage that killed 13 people and wounded 30 in Tex...
 7.3K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 131.0 President honors fallen soldier
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware Standing in the pre-dawn darkness, President Barack Obama saw the real cost of the war in Afghanistan: The Americans who return in flag-covered cases while much of their nation sleeps in peace. In a midnight dash to ...
4.6K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 942.0 Hamiln tries to salvage his season
CHARLOTTE, N.C. ” Forgive Denny Hamlin if he s a bit frustrated these days. He thought he had a chance this year to win his first NASCAR championship. Instead, he s facing five final weeks of simply trying to salvage his season. Back-to-back b...
4.7K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 131.0 Hamiln tries to salvage his season
CHARLOTTE, N.C. ” Forgive Denny Hamlin if he s a bit frustrated these days. He thought he had a chance this year to win his first NASCAR championship. Instead, he s facing five final weeks of simply trying to salvage his season. Back-to-back b...
4.7K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 131.0 Bush is gone; media forget caskets
Remember the controversy over the Pentagon policy of not allowing the press to take pictures of the flag-draped caskets of American war dead as they arrived in the United States? Critics accused President George W. Bush of trying to hide the terrible...
4.2K - Oct. 15, 2009; scored 1000.0 Montoya has been the surprise of the Chase
CHARLOTTE, N.C. ” For 26 races, Juan Pablo Montoya and his crew chief worked solely on making the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. After grabbing one of the coveted berths, everything over the final 10 races was thought to be a bonus...
4.4K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 131.0 NASCAR Chase heats up
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Longtime NASCAR fans deride the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship as manufactured drama that has ruined the racing. Try telling that to the five drivers who used Kansas Speedway to gain points on leader Mark Martin. I think that...
5.0K - Oct. 6, 2009; scored 131.0 Sports Briefs: Indiana one win from WNBA title
INDIANAPOLIS Tamika Catchings had 14 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists as the Indiana Fever moved within one victory of the WNBA title Sunday with an 86-85 win over the Phoenix Mercury in Game 3 of the finals. The Mercury s Tangela Smith missed...
6.8K - Oct. 5, 2009; scored 131.0 Win puts Stewart back in the hunt
KANSAS CITY, Kan. The record books show that Tony Stewart had two substandard races to start the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. His team, though, insisted on finding a positive spin. Finding that silver lining may ultimately be what saved S...
5.5K - Oct. 5, 2009; scored 207.0 Martin will start on pole again Sunday
KANSAS CITY, Kan. ” Already changed into jeans and a golf shirt, Mark Martin propped his feet up on the chair in front and listened as one of NASCAR s most popular drivers gushed about his improbable season. Martin seemed to grow more unco...
3.8K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 131.0 Can they be caught?
DOVER, Del. ” Chad Knaus slung the champagne bottle over his shoulder the way a businessman would carry his jacket after a long day of work. The casual approach seemed fitting for Jimmie Johnson s crew chief. Winning a Chase race and celeb...
5.5K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 262.0 Cars for Johnson, Martin nearly failed inspections
KANSAS CITY, Kan. NASCAR has warned Hendrick Motorsports that the cars of Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin came very close to failing post-race inspection following their 1-2 finish at Dover last week. The two Chevrolets owned by Hendrick Motorsports...
1.1K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 131.0 Things start looking familiar for Johnson
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4.2K - Sep. 28, 2009; scored 131.0 Jimmie Johnson still in the hunt
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Lost in the drama of the late-race showdown between Mark Martin and Juan Pablo Montoya was another very strong run for Jimmie Johnson. With little fanfare, the three-time defending Sprint Cup champion finished fourth at New Hampshir...
4.3K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 207.0 Johnson gets pole position
DOVER, Del. Jimmie Johnson will go for the Dover sweep from the pole. Johnson turned a lap of 157.356 mph on Friday at Dover International Speedway and will start first for only the second time this season. He led a career-high 298 laps in May to w...
3.2K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 304.0 Yates Racing sponsor forces Labonte out
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Former NASCAR champion Bobby Labonte won t race this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his best track, because of sponsorship issues at Yates Racing. The team had seven races to sell this season for the No. 96 Ford, and the sponsor...
4.8K - Sep. 1, 2009; scored 131.0 Russian search for ship grows
MOSCOW (AP) The disappearance of a Russian-manned cargo ship in the Atlantic more than two weeks ago spawned a variety of theories and intriguing reports today as the search drew in investigators from across Europe. Russia had naval vessels and sat...
5.8K - Aug. 13, 2009; scored 131.0 Group questions airport stimulus spending plans
WASHINGTON (AP) The Obama administration used economic stimulus money to pay for 50 airport projects that didn t meet the grant criteria and approved projects at four airports with a history of mismanaging federal grants, a government watchdog said...
2.8K - Aug. 11, 2009; scored 207.0 Fishermen fear loss of petrale sole
ASTORIA (AP) Oregon fishermen say they're nervous about the possibility that petrale sole, one of the most valuable Pacific Ocean groundfish, will be labeled overfished. An assessment shows the population of petrale sole is far below the federal "o...
2.6K - Aug. 10, 2009; scored 131.0 Stewart wins as driver and owner
LONG POND, Pa. The stress for Tony Stewart came last season when he was trying to assemble his own team. Stewart held secret midnight meetings, toiled during sleepless nights, and wondered how long it would take to build a championship contender. H...
3.9K - Jun. 8, 2009; scored 131.0 | 
