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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Maryland Leader.com http://www.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/10/id/c4cdc9be967f45f9/ en-us Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:46:35 -0400 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:46:35 -0400 30 Millions of Pakistani fans will be praying for Aisam-ul-Haq to win the US Open mixed doubles finals, so that they have at least something to cheer about on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr that has otherwise been marred by floods and a cricket scandal. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682594/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:00:02 -0400 IANS http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682594/cs/1/ In what could be one of the most awaited auctions in a long time, a 1962 AC Aceca, once owned by James Bond creator Ian Fleming, is expected to fetch 130,000 pounds at an auction. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682482/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:30:10 -0400 ANI http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682482/cs/1/ A research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has claimed that at least one in ten athletes sustained an injury and a further one in 14 fell ill during the 2010 Winter Olympics, held in Vancouver, Canada. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682478/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:30:05 -0400 ANI http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682478/cs/1/ The Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi, in an initiative with the Delhi Traders Association has decided to organize the "Commonwealth Games Shopping Festival" across all main markets in Delhi from September 25, 2010 to October 15, 2010. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682465/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:10:10 -0400 ANI http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682465/cs/1/ Retired basketball player Dennis Rodman is said to have shocked partygoers when his sex romp with six girls was broadcast through a cordless microphone in his pocket. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682463/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:10:07 -0400 ANI http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682463/cs/1/ Helen Wood, who gave a threesome to Wayne Rooney with hooker Jennifer Thompson, has revealed that the soccer ace gave them a workout they won't forget. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682378/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:20:04 -0400 ANI http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682378/cs/1/ Troubled soccer star Wayne Rooney is set to face wife Coleen for the first time after the news of his alleged link up with prostitutes emerged and it is likely to decide the fate of their marriage. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682244/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:10:25 -0400 ANI http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682244/cs/1/ Supermodel Heidi Klum has teamed up with sports firm New Balance to launch her own range of activewear. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682202/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:10:03 -0400 IANS http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682202/cs/1/ The International Cricket Council (ICC) has sent Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal an official notice saying he is under investigation for being involved in match fixing in the Sydney Test. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682581/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:00:10 -0400 IANS http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682581/cs/1/ The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) should have promptly suspended the tainted players-Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer - after they were allegedly accused of spot fixing during the Lord's Test against England, said former International Cricket Council president Ehsan Mani. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682439/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:30:05 -0400 ANI http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682439/cs/1/ A professional cricket career is seen in Pakistan as an escape route into a world of glamour, celebrity and untold riches, but the recent revelations of match fixing and spot fixing by Pakistani cricketers, is likely to have an adverse impact, feel experts and agents. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682424/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:10:08 -0400 ANI http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682424/cs/1/ At a time when the cricketing world wants Pakistan banned for a series of match-fixing scandals involving its players, Australian captain Ricky Ponting says cricket cannot afford to lose Pakistan. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682401/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:40:02 -0400 IANS http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682401/cs/1/ Argentine football star Carlos Tevez laid on two goals and scored one as Argentina handed Spain its first loss since winning the 2010 South Africa World Cup, earning a dominant 4-1 win in a friendly trouncing in Buenos Aires. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682379/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:20:04 -0400 ANI http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682379/cs/1/ Pakistani cricket may be going through a period of great turmoil and uncertainty after the spot-fixing allegations, but the team's one-day captain, Shahid Afridi, is quite optimistic that the entire squad will be available for the World Cup 2011. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682232/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:10:12 -0400 ANI http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682232/cs/1/ The Australian Cricketers Association has urged players to refuse to sign Cricket Australia contracts next year as a row has erupted over an attempt to take 10 per cent of their earnings from the Indian Premier League. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682249/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:10:33 -0400 ANI http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/682249/cs/1/ EUGENE — The Roseburg High boys soccer team opened up the season amidst pouring rain at North Eugene on Tuesday night. Luke Hammer did his best to keep up with the precipitation.Hammer scored th... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485462/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:50:28 -0400 News-Review http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485462/ HARTFORD, Conn. -- There are now two competing plans to turn competitive cheerleading into an NCAA recognized sport.A week after USA Gymnastics announced it will sanction meets among six schools with... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38482756/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:46:03 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38482756/ Padraig Harrington will complete his Ryder Cup preparations at this month's Vivendi Cup after he was eliminated from the FedEx Cup Series last weekend.The Irishman, a wild card selection for Europe's ... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483446/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:38:40 -0400 Independent.ie http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483446/ Makers & Breakers . This column offers the same sort of counsel for those maintaining a fantasy baseball team (or five), drawing opinions from a panel of roto experts. This week, we have http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481960/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:35:04 -0400 Forbes http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481960/ FC Baku defender Vadim Borets, from Moldova, dribbles during a 1-0 win against Azerbaijan football league opponents FK Karvan in January 2009. Prominent businessperson Hafiz Mammadov, who doubles as a... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481934/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:33:13 -0400 EurasiaNet http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481934/ A late afternoon collapse that saw Kent lose three wickets for four runs in the space of five balls allowed Hampshire to wrest the initiative of this first division survival battle and leave the hos... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483831/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:30:53 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483831/ Greg Smith was still there at the close on 70 having shared stands of 69 with Matt Boyce and 78 with Jacques Du Toit to complete an impressive day for the home side. But it was a feeble batting perfor... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483833/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:30:44 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483833/ Chris Wright and Tony Palladino produced their best figures of the season as relegation-haunted Essex carved out a first-innings lead of 91 against Durham at Chelmsford. Wright claimed 5 for 70 and hi... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483832/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:30:36 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483832/ Sussex have won promotion back to Division One of the County Championship at the first time of asking after securing four batting points on the second day of their clash against Northamptonshire at Ho... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483834/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:30:28 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483834/ Bad light and rain meant just 45 overs were bowled on day two of the County Championship Division Two clash between Surrey and Glamorgan at The Oval, which ended with the visitors on 72 for 2. Surrey ... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483836/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:30:20 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483836/ Leaders Nottinghamshire produced a valiant fight back against Yorkshire but will still face an uphill task to avoid a defeat that will throw the County Championship Division One title race wide open. ... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483835/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:30:13 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483835/ fantasy fans , the player-drafting strategies start with the best intentions: I'll do my research, check out some pro football websites and make a list of the players I really want. However, when draf... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485454/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:29:23 -0400 Computerworld http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485454/ DAYTONA BEACH -- Hospital officials say Jordan Peterson, a Spruce Creek High School football player, remains in critical condition. The 17-year-old was hospitalized after he took a bad hit during fo... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38484711/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:28:24 -0400 News 13 http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38484711/ Sports equipment manufacturer Schutt Sports Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection, one month after being hit with a $29 million patent infringement verdict. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485442/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:26:20 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485442/ HARTFORD, Conn. — There are now two competing plans to turn competitive cheerleading into an NCAA recognized sport. A week after USA Gymnastics announced it will sanction meets among six school... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38482755/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:24:46 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38482755/ Kentucky recruit Enes Kanter received more than $100,000 in cash and benefits while he played pro basketball in Turkey, the team's general manager said. In November, Kanter orally committed to play co... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483005/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:22:33 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483005/ Even if Pakistan lose several players to lengthy bans over spot fixing allegations, New Zealand captain Dan Vettori believes it won't take long for others to fill the void. With suspensions, perhaps ... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483200/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:20:10 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483200/ World Cup-winning Black Ferns skipper Melissa Ruscoe yesterday urged rugby bosses to restore the national provincial championship to help to keep the women's game strong in New Zealand. Ruscoe and he... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485460/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:19:59 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485460/ Saban said that last season's Heisman Trophy winner was able to run Tuesday and his left knee is "improving every day," but he probably won't play against the Nittany Lions."We'll continue to progress... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485451/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:19:32 -0400 ESPN http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485451/ Taking Reggie Bush's 2005 Heisman Trophy won't solve college football's problems or make players less likely to accept illicit payments, writes Jemele Hill. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485452/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:19:30 -0400 ESPN http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485452/ ISTANBUL -- Serbia knocked defending champion Spain out of the world championship Wednesday when Milos Teodosic made a long 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left for a 92-89 quarterfinal victory.Spain erase... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485453/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:19:28 -0400 ESPN http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485453/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HARTFORD, Conn. -- There are now two competing plans to turn competitive cheerleading into an NCAA recognized sport. A week after USA Gymnastics announced it will sanction mee... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38482757/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:18:19 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38482757/ By EDDIE PELLSAP NATIONAL WRITER NEW YORK -- Fighting to hang onto his job, the leader of USA Track and Field is getting support from Carl Lewis, who says efforts to oust CEO Doug Logan stem from t... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485455/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:18:18 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485455/ Cy Young Award winner was merely trying to defend himself against his former personal trainer's doping allegations, Clemens' lawyers argued Wednesday. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38482315/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:17:57 -0400 USA Today http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38482315/ He agreed Wednesday to a one-year, two-way deal, extending the relationship that began when he arrived in Detroit in March 1996. A two-way deal allows the Wings to send him to the minors — the l... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38484069/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:17:55 -0400 USA Today http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38484069/ A week after USA Gymnastics announced it will sanction meets among six schools with competitive cheer teams, a competing plan has been introduced by USA Cheer. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485459/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:17:47 -0400 USA Today http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485459/ LONDON — Stung by a lingering land dispute with farmers and the sudden resignation of its CEO for health reasons, Munich is relying on figure skating great Katarina Witt to lift the city's bid fo... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485458/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:17:45 -0400 USA Today http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485458/ Triple Crown fever has struck the National League as Joey Votto and Albert Pujols, the matched set of big-hitting first basemen in the formerly compelling NL Central race, both rank among the league l... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485444/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:14:03 -0400 Sports Illustrated http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485444/ So far this year through August, 125 college and professional football and basketball players have been arrested on serious charges. By that I mean felonies or misdemeanors involving violence, weapons... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485443/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:13:58 -0400 Sports Illustrated http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485443/ Copiapo, Chile (CNN) -- The 33 workers trapped in a Chilean mine got a rare treat Tuesday night: they got to watch their national soccer team compete against Ukraine in the European Cup live via a sma... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481737/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:12:51 -0400 CNN http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481737/ A first-year running back at the University of Waterloo has received a three-year ban from football after becoming the first North American athlete to test positive for human growth hormone. The Cana... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485433/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:12:45 -0400 CBC News http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485433/ A first-year running back at the University of Waterloo has received a three-year ban from football after becoming the first North American athlete to test positive for human growth hormone. The Cana... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483375/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:12:16 -0400 CBC News http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483375/ YOU'VE HIT THE SWEET SPOT! Over the summer, Journal reporters have shared their favourite places to hang out in and around the city. Some places are exotic, some surprising, some are (literally) in ou... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485463/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:08:24 -0400 Edmonton Journal http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485463/ 606 or text us on 81111 (UK) or 44 7786200666 (worldwide) with TENNIS before your message. (Not all contributions can be used. Messages charged at your standard operator rate.) http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485436/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:02:56 -0400 BBC Sport http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485436/ England coach Andy Flower says he does not want players banned from using Twitter despite Kevin Pietersen's recent run-in with the authorities.Pietersen was fined after leaking news he had been droppe... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485437/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:02:53 -0400 BBC Sport http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485437/ Essex's inevitable relegation back to Division Two was finally confirmed despite one of their best bowling performance of the season.Chris Wright (5-70) and Tony Palladino (4-57) both produced their b... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485438/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:02:51 -0400 BBC Sport http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485438/ England coach Steve McNamara has named four players from his old club Bradford in the initial train-on squad for the autumn's Four Nations Series.Jamie Langley, Andy Lynch, Paul Sykes, and Nick Scruto... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483217/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:02:49 -0400 BBC Sport http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483217/ Former Open champion Padraig Harrington has added another European event to his schedule in a bid to gain form for the Ryder Cup commencing on 1 October.The three-time major winner has not won on the ... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485439/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:02:47 -0400 BBC Sport http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485439/ Ferrari has escaped further punishment by the International Automobile Federation, according to a statement by Angelo Sticchi Damiani, president of Italy’s CAI Motorsport Federation, who attended th... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485445/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:56:09 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485445/ Filed at 1:50 p.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) -- FIFA's World Cup inspectors have had breakfast at the White House, meeting with aides to President http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483237/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:56:08 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38483237/ Filed at 1:32 p.m. ET PARIS (AP) -- Now that Wayne Rooney and Karim Benzema are scoring goals again for their countries, can we forget, even forgive, allegations that the English and French forwards ... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485446/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:56:05 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485446/ Roger Clemens should be thrown out because the seven-time Cy Young Award winner was merely trying to defend himself against his former personal trainer's doping allegations, Clemens' lawyers argued We... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38482303/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:56:01 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38482303/ Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Trevor Hoffman has moved into a league of his own. No other reliever is within 45 saves of Major League Baseball's all-time leader. The http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485447/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:55:58 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485447/ DURBAN (Reuters) - Kevin Pietersen is set to turn out for South African franchise the Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) Dolphins in October in a bid to find his form before the Ashes tour later this year, a KZN of... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38482895/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:55:54 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38482895/ Indianapolis Colts would ''adjust'' to the new tweaks announced a day earlier. Manning and the Colts were critical of how the rules were enforced during a preseason game at http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485448/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:55:47 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485448/ New England Patriots quarterback expires after this season. He said Wednesday he loves playing for the team but has learned not to assume anything and just wants to focus on playing football. Brady s... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38484011/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:55:43 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38484011/ Filed at 1:50 p.m. ET METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Reggie Bush says whether he is stripped of his Heisman trophy is out of his hands and that his play on the field in college speaks for itself. Bush says h... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485449/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:55:40 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485449/ Filed at 1:13 p.m. ET ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- Ever since he was drafted ninth overall, running back C.J. Spiller has been unafraid to discuss how much he wants to play a role in turning around a http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485450/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:55:38 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485450/ The fact that USC has pretty much disowned Bush after all he did his lower than what Bush is being blamed for. USC and Bush worked together in whatever it was that they did. USC has sanctions levied a... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485434/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:52:45 -0400 CBS Sports http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485434/ DETROIT (Reuters) - Venture capitalist Warren Packard hopes sports fans will stop listening to their friends and start heeding his new website to find out which games they should watch. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485175/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:52:21 -0400 Reuters http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485175/ CONCORD -- A soccer match pitting staff and volunteers of the Monument Crisis Center against those from the Michael Chavez Center, two organizations that serve residents of the Monument Boulevard corr... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38484479/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:46:02 -0400 Oakland Tribune http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38484479/ Martin Kaymer of Germany holds the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the 92nd PGA Golf Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin August 15, 2010. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485441/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:43:34 -0400 Reuters http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485441/ IBM's Hetal Thaker bucks a couple of common stereotypes regarding football viewership and fantasy football leagues -- and uses predictive analytics to draft her way to success. Here's her advice on an... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481996/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:41:25 -0400 CIO http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481996/ SENDAI, Japan, Sept. 8 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Four-time World Cup goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi admitted Wednesday he was stunned at long-time rival Seigo Narazaki's decision to hang up his national ... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485411/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:08:34 -0400 Breitbart http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485411/ SUITA, Japan, Sept. 8 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Hisato Sato played a starring role as Sanfreece Hiroshima overturned their first-leg deficit to beat 10-man Gamba Osaka 2-1 and advance to the Nabisco Cup s... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485464/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:08:28 -0400 Breitbart http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485464/ KOBE, Sept. 8 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Chunichi's Daisuke Yamai fanned 11 in eight innings as the Dragons pulled within a half game of the first-place Hanshin Tigers with a 10-1 victory Wednesday night ... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485465/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:08:26 -0400 Breitbart http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38485465/ HARTFORD, Conn. — There are now two competing plans to turn competitive cheerleading into an NCAA recognized sport. A week after USA Gymnastics announced it will sanction meets among six sc... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38478726/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:42:14 -0400 Sign on San Diego http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38478726/ del.icio.us Several former National Basketball Association stars are on a goodwill tour of Israel this week. Stars like Dwight Howard, Allan Houston, and Jerome Williams are hoping to heighten awarene... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38479465/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:39:19 -0400 VOA http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38479465/ Serbia's capital marks the European Day of Jewish Culture. Also in cultural and sports news: Kosovo takes inventory of its heritage, and Serbia pulls off a win against Croatia at the FIBA World Champi... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481159/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:29:46 -0400 Southeast European Times http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481159/ ISTANBUL - Basketball's governing body says there have been no positive results from more than 60 random drug tests conducted at the world championship. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481312/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:21:53 -0400 MSNBC http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481312/ Crystal Palace have signed Everton striker James Vaughan on a three-month loan deal.The 22-year-old will go straight into the Palace squad for Saturday's npower Championship clash at Reading. Vaughan... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481315/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:14:21 -0400 Independent.ie http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481315/ Bolton manager Owen Coyle hopes to retain Gary Cahill's services at least until the end of the season.However Coyle feels there will come a time when the Trotters will be unable to turn down the cash ... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481314/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:14:18 -0400 Independent.ie http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481314/ Aston Villa are hoping to finally confirm the appointment of Gerard Houllier as their new manager this evening.Houllier has today been meeting with French Football Federation president Fernand Duchaus... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481316/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:14:16 -0400 Independent.ie http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481316/ Eamonn O'Brien has spoken of his disappointment at being ousted as Meath football manager.Club delegates voted to remove O'Brien as manager by 32 votes to 29 earlier this week in a shock move. "We wo... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481318/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:14:14 -0400 Independent.ie http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481318/ Kevin Kilbane has warned Ireland to beware a wounded animal ahead of Russia's Euro 2012 visit to Dublin next month.Dick Advocaat's men will head for the Aviva Stadium on Friday, October 8 no doubt sti... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38479616/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:14:11 -0400 Independent.ie http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38479616/ Tom Cribbin has been reappointed as Offaly senior football manager.Selectors Declan Farrell and Declan McGovern have also been ratified. The former Offaly and Dublin boss, a native of Mayo, said: "I'... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481317/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:14:08 -0400 Independent.ie http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481317/ Football gear is becoming increasingly high tech, with plans for more advanced post-game analysis, improved helmet technology, and even a sensor embedded in the ball that confirms when it crosses the ... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481305/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:06:24 -0400 Christian Science Monitor http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481305/ Essex and Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has been released without charge after being arrested by police investigating alleged cricket betting irregularities, sources said on Wednesday.Kaneria, 2... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481289/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:05:53 -0400 Cricket365 http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481289/ Craig Kieswetter hit his highest LV=County Championship score of the season as Somerset moved into a strong position against Lancashire at Taunton.The England one-day international made 84 off 80 ball... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481288/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:05:51 -0400 Cricket365 http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481288/ Owais Shah, in his final game for Middlesex, closed in on a farewell century at Lord's despite bad weather cutting short the second day of the LV= County Championship Second Division match against Wor... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481290/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:05:50 -0400 Cricket365 http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481290/ Veteran batsman Matt Walker has agreed a new one-year deal with Essex.The 36-year-old, who joined from Kent in 2009, has scored 733 runs so far this season in first-class cricket, with an additional 2... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481292/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:05:48 -0400 Cricket365 http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481292/ Ijaz Butt, the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, has spoken for the first time since the News of the World allegations surrounding Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif become public 10 days ago... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38479560/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:05:47 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38479560/ UNC-Chapel Hill three straight times on the football field, nipped the Tar Heels again in the latest TBJ weekly online poll. From Sept. 1 through Sept. 7, visitors to http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481303/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:03:00 -0400 Business Journal http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481303/ Bulldogs ' games until the NCAA determines whether he broke its rules by selling a game-worn jersey, a person familiar with the investigation told ESPN.com.Georgia officials are hoping the NCAA makes ... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481300/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:56:16 -0400 ESPN http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481300/ ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Clearly perturbed by Russia coach David Blatt's comment that the Soviet Union was the rightful winner of the gold medal game at the 1972 Munich Olympics, coach Mike Krzyzewski laun... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481299/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:56:12 -0400 ESPN http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481299/ On the eve of the 2010 NFL regular season, the head of the players' union reiterated his belief that the league is headed for a lockout in 2011."I still feel that a lockout is coming in March," NFLPA ... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481302/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:56:10 -0400 ESPN http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481302/ widespread backlash on the Internet when news hit of him being arrested. White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, a constant target of Mariotti when he wrote for the http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481304/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:54:29 -0400 USA Today http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481304/ South Africa's Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee says the bidding process is "finalized" as far as it is concerned after Durban was the only city to submit a bid. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481309/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:54:26 -0400 USA Today http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481309/ The Gamecocks baseball team will open fall practice with public scrimmages Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Carolina Stadium. South Carolina earned the university's first national title in any men's spo... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38480897/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:54:08 -0400 USA Today http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38480897/ (CNN) -- The 2011 Formula One grid will not have any new teams on it after world governing body, the FIA, announced that their criteria for entry has not been met. http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481313/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:49:23 -0400 CNN http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481313/ With home runs in each of the last nine games, the Toronto Blue Jays' juggernaut is in full swing heading into Wednesday night's tilt with the Texas Rangers, the third of a four-game set at the Rogers... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38479293/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:49:06 -0400 CBC News http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38479293/ With home runs in each of the last nine games, the Toronto Blue Jays' juggernaut is in full swing heading into Wednesday night's tilt with the Texas Rangers, the third of a four-game set at the Rogers... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38480249/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:48:52 -0400 CBC News http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38480249/ Basketball's governing body says there have been no positive results from more than 60 random drug tests conducted at the world men's championship in Istanbul, Turkey. FIBA conducted 48 tests over th... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38479299/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:48:50 -0400 CBC News http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38479299/ Essex and Pakistan cricket player Danish Kaneria has been cleared by police in an investigation into cricket match irregularities. An Essex Police spokesman confirmed a 29-year-old Chelmsford man had... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38477699/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:40:09 -0400 BBC Sport http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38477699/ Europe's top clubs have called on Fifa to re-assess its scheduling of international friendlies.The European Clubs' Association (ECA), which represents 200 of the continent's leading clubs, is demandin... http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481285/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:40:07 -0400 BBC Sport http://story.marylandleader.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/38481285/