NEWS
By George Diaz | October 27, 2010
Just for fun, try a Google search using the terms "Talladega" and "Big One. " You get about 195,000 hits. Talladega, site of the next NASCAR pit stop Sunday, is notorious for its parade of bumper cars flying through the air. The unpredictability factor is part of the suspense. A driver could be having a great day, and next thing he knows, he is airborne, with any chance of winning going up in the air as well. With only six points separating Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin in the Chase standings, the possibility of a Big One completely wrecking either guy's shot at a championship looms heavily.
NEWS
June 21, 2010
If Phil's back, LA rolls Josh Robbins Orlando Sentinel Get ready for a three-peat, Los Angeles. The Lakers should be considered the favorites to win a third consecutive NBA title next June as long as Phil Jackson returns as head coach. The nucleus of Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom and Ron Artest is under contract for the 2010-11 season. Bynum should be healthy. Even if Derek Fisher retires, Mitch Kupchak should be able to find a point guard to fill the void.
NEWS
By Sandra McKee and Sandra McKee,sandra.mckee@baltsun.com | February 22, 2009
Six area wrestlers finished second at the National Prep Wrestling Tournament at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., yesterday. Among them was St. Paul's freshman Eric Friedman at 103 pounds, who lost in overtime in his first national final, and Mount St. Joseph senior Curtis Holmes, who lost in sudden death after five overtime periods failed to decide his 145-pound match. "Curtis lost in a rideout," McDonogh coach Pete Welch said of the 2-1 match that went to Justin Martinez of Wyoming Seminary.
FEATURES
By Michael Sragow and Michael Sragow,Sun Movie Critic | June 15, 2007
When Kevin Costner told an interviewer that the writers of his serial-killer thriller Mr. Brooks presented it to him as a potential trilogy, warning lights should have flashed for him and everyone else. Was that why the already-bloated film floated the suggestion that serial killing could be hereditary? Did the filmmakers envision a Daughter of Mr. Brooks down the line? The success of the Star Wars movies and The Lord of the Rings films have roused trilogy-mania among Hollywood moviemakers.
NEWS
By New York Times News Service | December 26, 2006
DETROIT --Turning corn into fuel is all the rage. But a team of Detroit area researchers has identified a potentially cheaper and more Earth-friendly fuel: peat, the half-rotted vegetation that covers a large part of Michigan. The scientists, from the University of Detroit-Mercy and Wayne State University, are working to develop what they call "pethanol" to run small, fuel-cell-powered vehicles such as golf carts and riding mowers. Because peat forms naturally and requires no fertilization, it's a benefit over corn, the researchers say. And swampy Michigan has one of nation's largest peat reserves.
SPORTS
By Don Markus and Don Markus,SUN STAFF | June 12, 2005
Annika Sorenstam started an early victory lap as she headed to the back nine at Bulle Rock Golf Course yesterday, a total of 12-under-par on her scorecard and a five-stroke lead on the field at the $1.8 million McDonald's LPGA Championship. After a brief swerve during which the 34-year-old Swede's lead was reduced to three strokes, Sorenstam regained her footing on the route -- or rout -- she was taking toward the ninth major championship of her career. As a result, Sorenstam will head into today's final round with a five-stroke lead over Young Kim of South Korea.