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Hockey

• Sharks make it official: Antti Niemi will wear teal
  Sept. 02--The Sharks announced this morning what the rest of the hockey world was buzzing about for the last 2...
• Canada honors NHL's Lemieux
  Canadian hockey great Mario Lemieux will receive another honor Friday when he is made an officer of the Order ...
• Nhl Plays Hardball With Ilya
  The NHL has given the NHL Players Association an ultimatum regarding not only the contested, front-loaded, lon...
• Despite his track record, Stanley's a football player
  Sept. 02--WEST HAVEN -- If Chris Stanley accomplished nothing else during a frenetic two-week span in April, h...
• Fashion Designer Richard Chai to Design Limited-Edition Collection for Original Penguin
  NEW YORK, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning designer Richard Chai has created an exclusive, limited-editio...

YellowBrix Top Entertainment

• T.I., wife arrested on drug charge
  Rapper T.I. and his wife Tameka "Tiny" Cottle were arrested in Los Angeles on a drug-possession charge, an arr...
• God didn't create the universe, claims Hawking
  THE universe was not created by God, scientist Stephen Hawking has said in his new book. Professor Hawking bel...
• O'Barry takes peaceful tack; Taiji on hunt
  Sept. 02--Animal rights activist Ric O'Barry, who starred in the Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove," stresse...
• Suspect: 'Planet does not need humans'
  James J. Lee, identified as the gunman killed by police at the Discovery Channel in Maryland, had a history of...
• Police kill gunman in hostage stand-off
  SILVER SPRING - Police shot a gunman who had taken three people hostage at Discovery Channel's headquarters ye...

YellowBrix Top Headlines

• Hurricane Earl menaces N.C.: 'It will be close'
  Sept. 02--Thousands of vacationers were ordered off the Outer Banks on Thursday morning as powerful Hurricane...
• Offshore platform explodes in Gulf of Mexico
  Sept. 02--An offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico exploded on Thursday but the company that owned it said i...
• Justice Department sues Sheriff Joe Arpaio
  The U.S. Justice Department sued controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Thursday, saying he has refused to c...
• Bullet ends Discovery Channel hostage crisis
  Sept. 02--SILVER SPRING, Md. -- A hostage crisis at the Discovery Channel building ended Wednesday when polic...
• Mideast leaders 'hopeful' at talks -- Obama wonders if parties can 'walk the path of peace'
  WASHINGTON - Under the shadow of fresh violence, President Barack Obama solemnly convened the first direct Isr...

Basketball

• US pulls away in 2nd half to rout Tunisia 92-57
  ISTANBUL - With nothing to play for, the United States looked as if it didn't want to play. Outworked and outh...
• U.S. defeats Iran in first meeting -- Americans remain unbeaten; Haddadi scores 19 for 1-3 foe
  ISTANBUL - In the political arena, Iran vs. the United States is a matchup that gets attention. The U.S. team,...
• Celtics roll the dice with West
  By John McMullen, NBA EditorPhiladelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Miami Heat may have dominated the offseas...
• Intense lesson for Warriors
  Sept. 02--Playing with intensity proved to be a valuable lesson for host Hunt in its varsity boys soccer showd...
• Utes Have Pitt's Number
  THIS game should have come with a warning: Do not pick if under the influence of preseason hype. They are the ...

Golf

• Oregon City golf tournament will benefit Police Activities League programs in three counties
  Sept. 02--OREGON CITY -- The Police Activities League (PAL) of Greater Portland will host a golf tournament S...
• Deutsche Bank Extends Sponsorship of Playoff Event through 2012
  The PGA TOUR and Deutsche Bank today announced that the global banking firm has exercised a two-year option t...
• Volatility reigns in FedEx Cup points system
  SANTA ANA, Calif. _ This is the fourth year of the oft-revamped FedEx Cup points system, and it's still diffic...
• Golf This Week
  Television: Golf Channel (Friday-Saturday, 2-5 p.m., 7:30-10:30 p.m.) and NBC (Sunday, 2-5 p.m.; Monday, 1-5 p...
• Deutsche Bank extends sponsorship through 2012
  Norton, MA (Sports Network) - Deutsche Bank has exercised a two-year option to remain as the title sponsor ...

Baseball

• The rules not found in print are open to varied analysis
  Sept. 02--We at the Stanly News and Press are committed to covering the local news of the day with passion and...
• Powder Valley coaches see rebound in tough schedule
  Sept. 02--NORTH POWDER -- 2009 was a rough year for the Badgers on the football field. Coach Dan Townsend doe...
• BRIEF: Leonard to play at N.C. State
  Sept. 02--Another Leonard will be playing baseball beyond high school. Connellsville senior Johnny Leonard ha...
• Sabathia domiantes as Yanks sweep A's
  Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - CC Sabathia became baseball's first 19-game winner with a one-hitter ove...
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch Tipsheet column
  Sept. 02--Nationals outfielder Nyjer Morgan incurred the Cardinals' wrath by popping rookie catcher Bryan And...

NCAA Football

• Loboes outplayed most of game, but they still won
  Sept. 02--Snyder outplayed Monahans for three quarters Friday, but that wasn't enough to overcome the 22 first...
• USC football players look at season opener as paradise
  I was waiting for that to start," USC coach Lane Kiffin said. Pete Carroll's departure would be enough drama,...
• Even with closed practices, teams weren't left in dark
  Sept. 02--With today's season-opening football opponents -- Southern California and Hawaii -- closing their pr...
• Top 'Dogs start fresh
  Sept. 02--Matt Shrout toiled in obscurity for years, working his way through the freshman and sophomore ranks ...
• Vandals ready to go
  Sept. 02--The last time Idaho fans watched the Vandals do anything other than practice was on Dec. 30 at the H...

YellowBrix Top US News

• Offshore platform explodes in Gulf of Mexico
  MIAMI _ An offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico exploded on Thursday, but the company that owned it said it...
• Earl menaces N.C.: 'It will be close'
  Sept. 02--One of the strongest East Coast storms in years played "chicken" Wednesday with N.C. emergency offi...
• Mich. juror dismissed for Facebook posting
  A Michigan juror who posted a Facebook comment on a trial in progress was dismissed, ordered to pay a fine, an...
• Warren juror gets fine, homework for 'guilty' posting on Facebook
  Sept. 02--Hadley Jons, the Warren woman who was removed from a jury for declaring the defendant guilty on Face...
• Mariner Energy Confirms a Fire at a Production Platform on Vermilion Block 380 in the Gulf of Mexico
  Mariner Energy, Inc. (NYSE: ME) confirms that a fire has occurred at a production platform located on Vermilio...

Football

• Yellow Jackets looking to bounce back against Harlan
  Sept. 02--CORBIN -- Both Harlan and Williamsburg had rough games last week and each team hopes to get back on ...
• Football: Class 6A preview
  Sept. 02--Top 10 teams to watch The Warriors were the darlings of Class 6A last year, when they made the post...
• Talented slot crew leads Mids
  Sept. 02--Head coach Ken Niumatalolo has said throughout preseason that slotback was arguably the deepest, mos...
• Fay-West teams face tough tests in Week 1
  Sept. 02--Class AA Notable: The Cougars and the Vikings have high hopes in the Interstate Conference this seas...
• Walker of East Wilkes putting up big numbers
  Sept. 02----Any time East Wilkes gets a player named Landon Walker, watch out. The first Landon Walker was an...

NCAA Basketball

• Stallions want to keep improving their defense
  Sept. 02--Southwest's defense is measured in threes. Senior defensive end Aarace Brooks recalled during pract...
• Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Ask Ira column
  Sept. 02--Q: Hey Ira, one of the things I'm looking forward to most this coming season is the league's percept...
• Prep Roundup: Golden Valley soccer tank not quite empty
  Sept. 02--The Golden Valley boys soccer team's fatigue was evident. Nine games in 11 days had taken a toll on...
• Tonight's game not a typical season opener for Warriors
  Well, take a look around Aloha Stadium tonight, where 14th-ranked Southern California plays the Warriors in th...
• Tall find
  Sept. 02--If this were a game of Risk, Gib Arnold just moved a piece from Europe through the Western U.S. and ...