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Hockey

• East Finalists Turned Fast
  May 9--The Philadelphia Flyers were the worst team in the NHL last season, mustering only 56 points. The Pitt...
• Will Penguins Fly?
  Ottawa Senators coach Bryan Murray accused the Pittsburgh Penguins of purposely losing their regular-season fi...
• BRIEF: NHL Playoffs
  All games on Versus unless noted. To see more of the San Jose Mercury News, or to subscribe to the newspaper,...
• Youngsters Are Spitting Images of Their Heroes
  It's no wonder the Red Sox are having so many of its players coming down with the flu. Spitting all over the ...
• Coveted Forward Brunnstrom Expected to Sign With Stars
  May 9--DETROIT -- The Dallas Stars didn't win Game 1, but they bested the Detroit Red Wings in another contest...

YellowBrix Top Entertainment

• Painting of Heath Ledger Wins Art Prize
  A portrait of Heath Ledger painted by a friend shortly before the film star died has won an award at the Archi...
• Grand Theft Auto Car-Jacks Pop Culture
  Grand Theft Auto IV car-jacked pop culture this week. The $59.99-a-copy game, which follows fresh-off-the-boat...
• Eddy Arnold
  Eddy Arnold was arguably the most successful country singer of the 20th century. He cut his first single for ...
• Eddy Arnold, 89, Country Music Star
  Eddy Arnold, the gentleman crooner who took country music uptown and sold more than 85 million recordings over...
• Eddy Arnold, 89, Moved Country into Mainstream
  NASHVILLE -- He was the affable "Tennessee Plowboy" who brought elegance and millions of fans to country music...

YellowBrix Top Headlines

• Beirut Convulses in Violence: A Dire Turn By Hezbollah: Its Guns on Fellow Lebanese
  May 9--TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENT BEIRUT -- The open warfare everyone feared and nobody believed would really happ...
• Head of Al-Qaida in Iraq Still Free
  Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the head of al-Qaida in Iraq, hasn't been captured despite reports to that effect, a senio...
• Power Plays Drain Lifeless Stars
  May 9--DETROIT -- Maybe the Dallas Stars were feeling some fatigue from what was basically a doubleheader Sund...
• Leader of Al-Qa'Ida in Iraq is 'Captured' in Mosul Raid
  The leader of al-Qa'ida in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has been arrested, according to the country's Defence Min...
• First UN Relief Heads to Myanmar U.S. Also Expects to Fly in Disaster Aid, but Experts Say Time is R
  The first aircraft carrying UN relief supplies headed for Myanmar on Thursday after an excruciating delay duri...

Basketball

• Carlisle is a Smart Guy, but Hiring Him Sure Isn't
  May 9--Hiring Rick Carlisle because he is the least flawed of all the head coaching candidates is not somethin...
• Celtics' 'D' Follows Perfect Plan
  BOSTON - One off night happens, even for LeBron James. After James went 2-for-18, scored 12 points and had 10...
• Daviess' Garrett Signs With Bearcats: 6-41/2 Forward Averaged Nearly 10 Points Per Game Last Season
  May 9--Bryce Garrett hopes to learn more basketball skills from his new Brescia University basketball teammate...
• UGLY BUT GOOD ENOUGH ; No Style Points but Celts Defense Shuts Down LeBron
  Heck, you never see such a bad awesome, competitive game, but the Boston Celtics had just enough goodness in t...
• Big Three Guide Celtics to 2-0 Series Lead Over Cold Cavaliers
  Paul Pierce and Ray Allen found their shooting touch. Pierce scored 19 points, Kevin Garnett added 13 with 12...

Golf

• Scottish Golfer Finds a New Place for a New Low Score, Shooting 63
  May 9--WILLIAMSBURG -- Course records are nothing new for Mhairi McKay. McKay, a 33-year-old from Scotland, t...
• A Memorable Event in Bo Tkach's Honor
  May 9--Jim Tkach said Wednesday was the best day he and his family have had since "Bo left us and went to heav...
• Fast Legs Offset Slippery Fingers
  May 9--ARDMORE -- Sara Vaughn's legs were fine, as usual, but maybe her hands were tired. After all, she and ...
• BRIEF: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: De Groot Tied for 17th
  May 9--University of Tennessee at Chattanooga freshman Emma de Groot is tied for 17th after the first round of...
• McKay Matches Course Record With 63; Field Shoots With Gusto on Damp Course
  The world's best female golfers attacked Kingsmill's River Course yesterday with fangs unsheathed and claws ex...

Baseball

• Chattanooga: Baylor Breakout
  May 9--For most of the Division II East District soccer final, it looked like regulation would end the same wa...
• Chattanooga: Baylor Clinches D-II East
  May 9--McCallie outfielder Guerin Higgins made two spectacular catches. But he couldn't catch the ones that l...
• Les is More but Not Enough for 'Pigs in Loss
  May 9--Les Walrond began the year in the Iowa Cubs bullpen. Walrond went five solid innings Thursday in his s...
• Minico Claims Regional Title
  May 9--RUPERT -- The Minico Spartans hoisted their second trophy in as many games after beating the Pocatello ...
• Georgia: Panthers Challenge Top Team
  May 9--The challenge facing the Ridgeland Panthers in today's Georgia Class AAAA baseball first-round series a...

NCAA Football

• Celtics, Cavs getting banged up in playoff Game 2
  BOSTON - Cleveland forward Ben Wallace left Thursday night's playoff game against Boston in the first quarter,...
• OFFENSE WAS DEFINITELY OFF ; Defense Exploits Inexperience in Spring Scrimmage
  Air Force has three starters back from the 2007 offense that averaged 29.9 points. It certainly looked that w...
• Outlaws Clobber J'Ville
  Dan Eck threw for 213 yards and six touchdowns to lead the Capital City Outlaws to a 55-12 win over the Jackso...
• The Association Game: A History of British Football
  The Association Game A History of British Football Matthew Taylor Pearson Longman 516pp Pounds 16.99 ISBN 0 5...
• Continuing Ed Fair April 21
  Ten local colleges are collaborating on an upcoming continuing- education fair at the Lancaster campus of Harr...

YellowBrix Top US News

• Woman Laments Killer's Parole: Suspect in New Shooting Shouldn't Have Been Let Out, Victim's Mother
  May 9--Randall Lee Smith murdered Ginny Ramsay's daughter on the Appalachian Trail in 1981, so yesterday Ramsa...
• In the Polygamist Heartland, Gossip and Fear Texas Raid Rattles Sect's Headquarters
  As the supper dishes were cleared away and the rice pudding was brought out for dessert, Marvin Wyler's two wi...
• 'Pray-INS' Over Shooting Bring Over 200 Arrests BRIEFLY: AMERICAS: NEW YORK
  In the largest public protest against the acquittal of three detectives in the shooting death of Sean Bell, 21...
• Calif. Search Possible for Manson Victims
  Authorities are considering digging behind a remote California cabin for possible additional victims of the Ch...
• Man Hit Twice By Katrina Claims $97 Million Jackpot
  A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million Powerball prize Thu...

Football

• UA's Fontenot 'This Close' to Lifelong Dream
  Wilrey Fontenot worried about losing his job for four years. The former Arizona Wildcats cornerback is in new ...
• All-NBA Selections Garnett, Pierce Deflect Praise ; Lakers' Kobe the Lone Unanimous Choice
  BOSTON - Kevin Garnett accepts praise and honors the same way he plays - selflessly. Last night Garnett spoke...
• Wendell Has Connections
  Rookie free agent center Ryan Wendell of Fresno State has the perfect player to emulate in Dan Koppen, who is ...
• Giants Rookies Kehl, Goff Are Athletic, and Smart
  May 9--The most intimidating aspect of any rookie minicamp, players will often say, is the mental work that cr...
• Minicamp Comes to Quiet Close
  May 9--KIRKLAND -- The Seattle Seahawks concluded their four-day voluntary minicamp on Thursday morning with a...

NCAA Basketball

• Lakers' Odom Steps Up
  LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Lakers, up 2-0 in their Western Conference semifinal series vs. the Utah Jazz, ...