NBA: Nash has 20 assists in win
PHILADELPHIA Jason Richardson scored 29 points, Steve Nash added 21 points and tied his season-high with 20 assists and the Phoenix Suns beat the Philadelphia 76ers 119-115 on Monday night. The Suns eclipsed the 100-point barrier for the eighth str...
 3.6K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 103.0 Looking back at 'On the Origin of Species'
It was revolutionary. This month, 150 years ago, Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species." Darwin's experiences as the naturalist on the HMS Beagle on its five-year 'round the world voyage were just part of a life-long love of natural scie...
3.5K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 65.0 Every day is Veterans Day
To the family, friends and comrades, we carry memories of the fallen with us every day of our lives. Veteren s Day should be the day that we take those memories out and dust them off so that others may see what a friend and hero the fallen was. Willi...
0.4K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 65.0 Women of the Year:
NEW YORK Even for a venue as grand as New York s Carnegie Hall, there was a pretty dazzling concentration of star power at Glamour magazine s Women of the Year awards. Pop star Rihanna was there, in the most body-hugging of gowns. Tennis star Seren...
4.8K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 103.0 IRS has unclaimed refunds
Were you expecting a tax refund, but didn t get it? The Internal Revenue Service might have your money. The agency has 1,310 refund checks worth $1.4 million for Oregon taxpayers that were returned by the U.S. Post Office due to mailing address ...
1.7K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 65.0 College Basketball: Boeheim earns 800th victory
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Jim Boeheim became the eighth Division I coach to reach 800 wins with milestone coming over Albany, 75-43 on Monday night in the 2K Sports Classic. The 65-year-old Boeheim got his first victory, 75-48 over Harvard on Nov. 26, 1976. B...
3.1K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 65.0 Sports Shorts: Sooners fall from football rankings
NEW YORK Over the past decade, Oklahoma has rarely been out of the AP Top 25 and Stanford has rarely been in. On Sunday, the Sooners and Cardinal sort of swapped places. Oklahoma dropped out of the college football poll for the first time since 200...
3.3K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 65.0 Pac-10: Beavers dominate Cal for sixth win
BERKELEY, Calif California tailback Jahvid Best slammed to the ground after a terrifying fall into the end zone and the Golden Bears never recovered from losing their star. Sean Canfield and Oregon State were too much for stunned Cal. Canfield thre...
4.1K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 65.0 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 65.0 Looking back at On the Origin of Species
It was revolutionary. This month, 150 years ago, Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species. Darwin s experiences as the naturalist on the HMS Beagle on its five-year round the world voyage were just part of a life-long love of natural scien...
3.5K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 65.0 NBA: Bulls end Cleveland win streak
CLEVELAND For a split second, LeBron James appeared to be on his way to bailing out the Cleveland Cavaliers once more. Luol Deng and Joakim Noah put a stop to that. Chicago s forwards double teamed James and denied the superstar on a drive in the f...
3.7K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 65.0 Beverly Ann Conway
A farewell gathering will be held for Beverly Ann (Pugh) Conway, 77, of Coos Bay, at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, at the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3355 Virginia Ave. in North Bend to thank her for her loving support and bless her...
2.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 65.0 GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, N.J.
WASHINGTON Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading ...
6.4K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 65.0 James W. Harrison
A memorial service will be held for James Jim W. Harrison, 94, of Rogue Valley at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Rogue Valley Manor Sunrise Room. Jim was born March 19, 1915, in Clarendon, Texas, to William and Nona Harrison. He was one of eight ...
1.9K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 65.0 NBA: Nuggets stay perfect with win at Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points and Chauncey Billups added 24 to help Denver beat the Indiana Pacers 111-93 on Tuesday night, lifting the Nuggets to their best start in 24 years. Anthony, who was averaging 38 points, shot just 6-for-1...
5.1K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 65.0 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 65.0 Blanchard Irene Davis Lorsung
A Mass of Christian burial will be held for Blanchard Blanche Irene Davis Lorsung, 102, of Coos Bay, at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Coos Bay Chapel, 685 Anderson Ave. with the Rev. Karl Schray, of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, officiating. Buri...
4.0K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 103.0 Sports Briefs: Texas up to No. 2 in BCS rankings
NEW YORK Texas has taken a small step forward in the Bowl Championship Series standings and the remaining unbeaten teams held down the first seven spots. The Longhorns jumped from third to second place Sunday, ahead of Alabama and behind Florida. I...
3.8K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 103.0 Ducks crush Trojans
EUGENE As the T-shirts worn in Oregon s student section proclaimed, it was Fright Night at Autzen Stadium. It certainly was for USC. Jeremiah Masoli threw for 222 yards and a touchdown and ran for 164 more yards with another score and the 10th-rank...
5.2K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 65.0 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 65.0 | 
