AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO — Mike Singletary helped keep his job as coach in San Francisco with a strong finish a year ago after the 49ers had been eliminated from playoff contention. Alex Smith is looking to do the same to solidify his role as starting quarterback heading into the 2010 season. With San [...]
AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND — Mike Holmgren hasn’t officially assumed control of the Cleveland Browns. However, his grip is already being felt. When the Browns host the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, it will be Cleveland’s first game since Holmgren agreed to become team president, an all-powerful position of authority that will give him free reign [...]
AP Hockey Writer NEW YORK — Keith Primeau is linked to the late Reggie Fleming even though their NHL careers were separated by decades. When severe brain injuries are the common thread, there is no generation gap. The problem isn’t new, it’s just finally starting to become understood. While the NHL Players’ Association has pitched [...]
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Not all concerns in Minnesota these days have to do with Brett Favre and Brad Childress. The quarterback-coach confrontation has gotten the headlines, but Minnesota’s struggling defense has quietly become an issue. Despite ranking eighth in the league defensively, the Vikings have played poorly in losses to Carolina and Arizona the [...]
AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Martin Ward ran for two touchdowns in the first half Saturday and Marshall held off Ohio 21-17 in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. DeQuan Bembry’s interception with 40 seconds left sealed the victory for the Thundering Herd (7-6), who led by three touchdowns midway through the second quarter. The Bobcats [...]
Associated Press Writers KABUL — Five months before parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, donor nations are worried about another messy vote and some international officials are even discussing whether the polls should be delayed. After years of encouraging democracy, some Western nations find themselves in the uncomfortable position of wondering whether another round of voting will [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A bus skidded off a highway and crashed into a barrier in northern Malaysia early today, killing 10 people and injuring two others. The vehicle spun out of control and slammed into the metal barrier that tore through the lower tier of the double-decker bus, said Wan Abdullah Ishak, a police [...]
Daily Republic RIO VISTA — A woman who didn’t want to give her name walked down the line of volunteers, shaking hands. She thanked the young woman who sliced turkey for her. She thanked the girls who had served her potatoes and gravy and thanked the woman who scooped corn on her plate. She even [...]
Associated Press Writers ROMULUS, Mich. — A Nigerian man who said he was an agent for al-Qaida tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane Friday as it was preparing to land in Detroit, but travelers who smelled smoke and heard what sounded like firecrackers rushed to subdue him, the passengers and federal officials said. [...]
Associated Press Writer PHOENIX — Authorities say a 5-year-old girl who was abducted Friday while playing with her sisters at a Phoenix apartment complex has been found. Sgt. Andy Hill says police found Natalie Flores late Friday. He says a patrol officer spotted the suspect’s pickup truck and stopped it after a short pursuit. Hill [...]
Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — Other teams may have had more talent in the decade, but none in the city finished with a higher state ranking than the 2001 Fairfield High softball squad: No. 2, according to Calhisports. The centerpiece of the 2001 Falcons was junior pitcher Alicia Hollowell, who threw every inning (299 1/3) while [...]
Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — It all started with a Monticello Empire League championship and ended with more than a handful of athletes at the CIF State Track and Field Championships. For its strong showing, the Fairfield High girls track squad has been named the Daily Republic’s 2009 Team of the Year. Back in May, led [...]
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