 Boston Globe |
Sox burned in KC
Boston Globe - Royals Tony Pena (right) and Alex Gordon collide in the ninth, giving Jason Bay an RBI single. (Ed Zurga/Associated Press) KANSAS CITY, Mo. Royals Beat Red Sox, 4-3 Monster Meche: Righty scares away Sox |
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 CBC.ca |
It's a sneak by Favre; Vikings didn't tamper
Boston Globe - AP / August 5, 2008 There was no parade, no motorcade, and no photo opportunity - hardly the way you'd expect Brett Favre to return to the Packers after spending most of the past month as the league's longest-running daytime drama. NFL says Vikings didn't tamper with Favre Goodell: Vikings did not tamper |
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Sloppy defense costs Jurrjens, Braves
Atlanta Journal Constitution - By DAVID O'BRIEN San Francisco - The weather was refreshingly cool, and the Braves had their hottest starting pitcher facing the worst home team in baseball. The Reign in Cain Giants double up Braves |
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 Telegraph.co.uk |
China's rapid rise to sporting superpower
San Jose Mercury News - By Elliott Almond BEIJING - Twenty-four years ago, a fertilizer salesman from Fujian province introduced the Olympics to the coming age of Chinese athletes. Instant Olympic classics Golden start for China could provide publicity boost |
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 Telegraph.co.uk |
Olympic torch finishes China earthquake zone tour
The Associated Press - CHENGDU, China (AP) - The Olympic torch's final parade in homage to victims of China's earthquake was run Tuesday after the route was changed amid worries about security in a region where Tibetan protests erupted earlier this year. Video: Raw Video: Olympic Torch Ends Sichuan Journey IOC evaluating torch relay's future |
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 Seattle Post Intelligencer |
Joba hurt, Yankees lose on Byrd's 9th-inning slam
The Associated Press - Joba Chamberlain went down with a stiff shoulder during a tight pennant race. On a tough night in Texas for the New York Yankees, the latest injury to their pitching staff really hurt. Shoulder, Not Loss, Is Yanks’ Worry AMERICAN LEAGUE Rangers slam Yankees in 9th |
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 Voice of America |
16 jogging policemen mowed down in attack by 2 in truck in China
Detroit Free Press - Two assailants in a truck mowed down a group of jogging policemen Monday, then tossed grenades and slashed gasping survivors with knives in an attack that left 16 officers dead in a Muslim region in the nation's far west. Security tightens in Xinjiang following attack Muslim attack kills 16 in China |
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 Washington Post |
Bolt quick on his feet
Los Angeles Times - BEIJING -– Usain Bolt said Tuesday it was 80% certain he would run both the 100 and 200 meters at the Olympics but added the decision would be up to his coach, Glen Mills. Bolt: To double or not to double? Gay and Powell to go head-to-head at British GP |
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 Los Angeles Times |
Ethics' place in China's building boom
Los Angeles Times - By Christopher Hawthorne, Times Architecture Critic BEIJING — On the first morning of my recent stay in Beijing, I picked up the China Daily, the government-run English-language newspaper, to see the following phrase near the top of the front page: … An Olympic Stadium Worth Remembering A feather in China's cap |
 Washington Post |
Storms disrupt Cubs; Brewers fight in dugout
The Associated Press - A thunderous boom and a series of lightning strikes around Wrigley Field cut short the Cubs' chance to rally for a win on a windy, rainy night. Fielder, Parra involved in dugout scrap Trouble brewing with loss to Reds |
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