Navajo Code Talkers will take their place in NYC vet parade
NEW YORK The famed Navajo Code Talkers, the elite Marine unit whose unbreakable code stymied the Japanese in World War II, fear their legacy will die with them. Only about 50 of the 400 Code Talkers are believed to be still alive, most living in t...
 5.7K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 344.0 American races to win in New York Marathon
NEW YORK Meb Keflezighi wrote a letter to Alberto Salazar 11 years ago explaining how American distance runners could again find success. Salazar was the last U.S. man to win the New York City Marathon, a distinction he held until Keflezighi proved...
5.3K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 344.0 Agassi admits meth use
NEW YORK ” Andre Agassi s upcoming autobiography contains an admission that he used crystal meth in 1997 and lied to tennis authorities when he failed a drug test ” a result that was thrown out after he said he unwittingly took the su...
5.4K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 218.0 Skater has new approach to life, sport
MILWAUKEE ” Chad Hedrick has just finished a workout when he spotted his wife and daughter, watching from a room overlooking the speedskating oval at the Pettit National Ice Center. He breaks into a big smile and begins waving in their directi...
3.8K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 534.0 Skater has new approach to life, sport
MILWAUKEE ” Chad Hedrick has just finished a workout when he spotted his wife and daughter, watching from a room overlooking the speedskating oval at the Pettit National Ice Center. He breaks into a big smile and begins waving in their directi...
3.8K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 534.0 Davis, Hedrick finish neck-and-neck at trials
MILWAUKEE These guys just can t get away from each other. Shani Davis and Chad Hedrick skated more than three miles apiece at the U.S. speedskating trials Thursday night. When they were done, Davis was the winner by the blink of an eye. A mere tw...
5.3K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 389.0 Top dancers eye gold in 2010
ASTON, Pa. Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto are hoping to upgrade that silver medal from the 2006 Olympics in Vancouver. The ice dancers appeared along with a number of other skaters and coaches Thursday as part of what was dubbed a Destination Vancouv...
2.3K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 281.0 Sports Briefs: Senator requests BCS investigation
WASHINGTON Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, whose undefeated home state school was bypassed for the college football national championship last season, urged President Barack Obama to ask the Justice Department to investigate the Bowl Championship Series,...
4.7K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 218.0 Fredricks races to berth on national team
MILWAUKEE For Tucker Fredricks, the epiphany occurred on a routine fishing trip with a buddy. Standing at the edge of a Utah lake, Fredricks was suddenly overcome by all these questions. What was he doing? Where was he going? Why did he let himself...
4.9K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 281.0 American gymnasts sweep top spots
LONDON ” Bridget Sloan stood on the sidelines, yelling and cheering for Rebecca Bross as her younger teammate tumbled across the floor. No matter that Bross was likely going to finish ahead of her. The Americans were going to get the gold and ...
4.4K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 566.0 American gymnasts sweep top spots
LONDON ” Bridget Sloan stood on the sidelines, yelling and cheering for Rebecca Bross as her younger teammate tumbled across the floor. No matter that Bross was likely going to finish ahead of her. The Americans were going to get the gold and ...
4.4K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 566.0 Golf will return to Olympics in 2016
COPENHAGEN All those beautiful beaches and Tiger Woods, too! After more than a century on the sidelines, golf will return to the Olympics at the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. Rugby, last played in 1924, is coming back as well. Both were reinstate...
5.7K - Oct. 9, 2009; scored 281.0 2 Americans, 1 Israeli win Nobel chemistry prize
STOCKHOLM (AP) Two Americans and an Israeli scientist won the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry today for atom-by-atom mapping of the protein-making factories within cells a feat that has spurred the development of antibiotics. The Royal Swedish Acad...
6.7K - Oct. 7, 2009; scored 218.0 Colorado honors Joe Sakic
DENVER Joe Sakic would typically rather retreat from the spotlight than bask in it. Always a humble and reserved player, the longtime Colorado Avalanche captain doesn t like a fuss to be made over him. He made an exception Thursday night. This was ...
4.4K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 218.0 Sports Briefs: Miami acquires QB Thigpen
MIAMI The Miami Dolphins placed Chad Pennington on the reserve-injured list to create a roster spot for quarterback Tyler Thigpen, who was acquired from the Kansas City Chiefs for an undisclosed draft pick. Pennington hurt his right shoulder Sunday...
4.4K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 499.0 Sports Briefs: High school player dies in Washington
SPOKANE, Wash. A high school football player from Spokane Valley has died after suffering a blow to the head in a Friday night game. Andrew Swank, 17, was in critical condition at Sacred Heart Medical Center after surgery to relieve pressure on his...
5.1K - Sep. 29, 2009; scored 218.0 Bulldogs win big volleyball tournament
North Bend s volleyball team won the 16-school Sisters tournament on Saturday, besting a field that included eight of the top 10 schools in Class 4A and top 3A teams Burns and Vale. The girls played extremely well, said North Bend coach Les Willett....
5.5K - Sep. 28, 2009; scored 218.0 Hossley wins Pre Run for Kids
Nick Hossley of North Bend was the overall winner in the Pre Run for Kids last Sunday in downtown Coos Bay. Hossley, a seventh-grader, bested a field that included 125 boys and girls in grades 1 through 8. He finished the 3-mile course in 20 minutes ...
3.7K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 218.0 Sports Briefs: Mayweather makes triumphant return to ring
LAS VEGAS Floyd Mayweather Jr. returned to the ring with another emphatic victory. Maybe next time he ll pick on somebody his own size. Mayweather overpowered the smaller, lighter Juan Manuel Marquez for an unanimous decision Saturday night, mainta...
4.5K - Sep. 21, 2009; scored 344.0 Jordan highlights Hall of Fame class
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Michael Jordan was the best, no doubt about it. That s what Charles Barkley was forced to acknowledge in 1984, when he came to the U.S. Olympic trials believing he was the best player in the nation and left realizing someone was ...
5.1K - Sep. 11, 2009; scored 281.0 | 
