Sports Briefs: Kansas City releases RB Larry Johnson
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The Kansas City Chiefs have run out of patience with running back Larry Johnson s off-the-field problems and released the former Pro Bowl running back the day he was due to come back from his second suspension in a year. Johnson, w...
 2.5K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 112.0 Surging Bengals follow style of rivals
CINCINNATI Turns out the Bengals are pretty good copycats. In only half a season, they ve changed their identity. Instead of trying to win games with fancy passing, they ve adopted the ways of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens, who have ...
4.4K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 112.0 Recipe for no-knead cheese bread
The Associated Press This easy bread from Jim Lahey's My Bread: The Revolutionary No-work, No-knead Method is studded with chunks of pecorino cheese. If you prefer, any firm or semi-firm cheese can be substituted. CHEESE BREAD Start to finish: 15 h...
2.5K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 112.0 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 224.0 Bittersweet send-off
TALLADEGA, Ala. ” When Jamie McMurray got home on Sunday night following his dramatic win at Talladega hours earlier, he turned to his wife, Christy, and asked what they should do to celebrate his first victory in nearly three years. Champagne...
5.6K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 112.0 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 112.0 American teenager adjusts to new life as a pro
HAIFA, Israel A few months ago, Jeremy Tyler was among the top prospects in American high school basketball, widely seen as a future first-round NBA draft pick. These days, the 18-year-old center spends most of his time languishing on the bench, an...
5.7K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 176.0 Senator: No fed money for wind project
WASHINGTON A Democratic senator is calling on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for federal economic stimulus money as part of a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy project because he says it will generate Chinese, not Ame...
3.3K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 112.0 NASCAR should consider changes at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. NASCAR will point to the 58 lead changes among 26 drivers as proof of a good race at Talladega Superspeedway. But pushing those stats is much like a used car salesman trying to unload a lemon. You can spit-shine the product all you ...
5.5K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 112.0 Cleveland general manager gone
BEREA, Ohio The Cleveland Browns invisible general manager has disappeared. George Kokinis, the hand-picked GM of first-year coach Eric Mangini, who was rarely seen or heard in Cleveland, left the team Monday under unexplained circumstances after ...
4.2K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 112.0 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 112.0 Caution ends Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. NASCAR stopped the bumping, at least for a while. There was nothing that could be done about the blocking. In the end, Sunday looked like most every other event at Talladega Superspeedway: There was a surprise winner, two harrowing ...
4.2K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 112.0 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 176.0 Martin D. Andruss
A celebration of life will be held for Martin D. Andruss, 75, of Brookings, at 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 2, at Redwood Memorial Chapel, 1020 Fifield St. A luncheon reception will follow at the chapel. Martin was born June 15, 1934, in North Bend, to Cla...
1.6K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 112.0 Sports Briefs: Beaver QB Moevao needs surgery on ankle
CORVALLIS Oregon State backup quarterback Lyle Moevao will need surgery after injuring his ankle during practice. The senior started most of last season but had a slow recovery from offseason shoulder surgery and settled into a backup role behind S...
4.0K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 112.0 Cal picked to win Pac-10 basketball title
LOS ANGELES California was picked on Thursday to win the Pac-10 basketball title, marking the first time in more than 10 years that UCLA or Arizona wasn t the top choice. The Golden Bears received 350 points and 25 first-place votes in polling by m...
3.7K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 224.0 Sports Briefs: Oklahoma QB has shoulder surgery
NORMAN, Okla. Oklahoma s Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Sam Bradford had surgery on his injured right shoulder and the school called it a success. In a release sent out by the school, Bradford s father says Dr. James Andrews informed him that t...
4.9K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 112.0 Date with Lions gives Rams best chance for win
ST. LOUIS Each week, the winless St. Louis Rams find some reason to be optimistic they ll finally end their slump. No matter who they re playing. This week it s legitimate because they re playing the one-win Lions. Hopes are definitely high for a f...
3.9K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 176.0 Russians: New nuke treaty is likely
MOSCOW (AP) Russia and the United States are scrambling to address disagreements over a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with little over a month left until the existing agreement between the Cold War adversaries expires. Despite the narrowing tim...
2.8K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 112.0 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 112.0 | 
