ATLANTA — Brian McCann grew up cheering for Glavine and McGriff, Maddux and Justice, guys who expected to make the playoffs year after year after year. The Braves catcher is starting to get that feeling himself. Atlanta has reclaimed a once-familiar position, first place in the NL East for going on two months now. Even [...]
MADRID — Alberto Contador returned home Monday and presented a replica of his yellow Tour de France jersey to the prime minister of Spain, who is fast becoming an old hand at these sorts of things. Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero seems to be spending his summer greeting triumphant homegrown athletes. “Spanish sport is [...]
As a property owner in Suisun City, I voted for Mike Hudson in the last election. During that time before the election there was no mention about raises for the city council, but immediately after being elected, Hudson requested a raise for all members of the council. If he gets elected without my vote this [...]
AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Concerns about a half-empty race track dogged NASCAR long before Sunday’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where the sanctioning body’s top officials didn’t want to discuss attendance or any other ailments plaguing the nation’s No. 1 racing series. The conversation was instead steered to all the things NASCAR [...]
Did Rep. John Garamendi prevail in the town hall meeting event in Fairfield? Without a doubt, yes. He didn’t yield to being shouted over or jeered as he presented his point of view. He acknowledged that our country faces the worst cash squeeze since the depression era and that means in brief that schools, health [...]
I thought nothing could surprise me when it came to the greed of some California public officials. Then I saw the story about the small city of Bell located within Los Angeles County. You may have seen the story yourself and been equally shocked. Bell is a small city, about one-third the size of Fairfield. [...]
On a five-hour transcontinental jaunt the other day, the person in front of me seemed completely oblivious to the fact he was in my face the entire time, or at least his seat back was. Getting out of my own seat to get to the rest room was a major chore requiring some dexterity. Obviously [...]
CINCINNATI — Bengals owner Mike Brown is trying to produce his own reality show. Terrell Owens. Chad Ochocinco. Together in Cincinnati. Brown said on Monday that the team has discussed a contract with Owens and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus. The Bengals passed on the chance to sign the 36-year-old receiver after a tryout in March, [...]
SAN ANTONIO — Tony Romo finally has a playoff victory for the Dallas Cowboys to go with his three Pro Bowl selections. The former undrafted quarterback is coming off another record-breaking season in which he also had a career-low nine interceptions while taking every snap for the NFC East champions. He has a 38-17 record [...]
IRVING, Texas — Everywhere he looked, Nebraska coach Bo Pelini was surrounded by the Big 12 logo. On the microphone he spoke into. On the cup of water and nameplate in front of him. On the helmet in front of the moderator one seat over. And as he sat down and stood up, he couldn’t [...]
NEW ORLEANS — Chris Paul is staying put with the New Orleans Hornets — at least for now. The Hornets’ star guard did not request a trade Monday in his meeting with new coach Monty Williams and top team officials, general manager Dell Demps said. Demps, essentially in his first day on the job since [...]
Associated Press Writer New York — “It’s not what I expected,†is one of the recurring lines in the inventive “musical travelogue,†the Transport Group’s creative production of “’See Rock City & Other Destinations.†The Duke on 42d Street is altered for the outing by the informal seating of the audience all around the periphery, [...]
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