'Hot Rod': The stunt of their lives (San Jose Mercury News) They're the comedy equivalent of a scrappy young rock band that just scored a major record deal, a trio of childhood friends primed to bust out....more...Ben Bova: Looking for an edge, from big-league baseball to local schools (Naples Daily News) Barry Bonds has hit more career home runs than anyone in Major League Baseball?s history, but the achievement is tainted by accusations that the San Francisco Giants? slugger has used steroids to artificially enhance his natural abilities....more... Legacies linked, Bonds and Selig are warily apart (USA Today) This is the uneasy dance between two of baseball's most prominent figures: Bonds, his spectacular play clouded by questions of whether he used performance-enhancing drugs; and Selig, the game's caretaker at a time of record revenue and attendance and allegations from Congress that he and other officials didn't move fast enough to stop players from using steroids....more... 'Gator done' (Nevada Daily Mail) Men around the world dream of becoming one of the real superstars of racing. But at 37 years old, with no sponsorship help, can it really be done? One midwestern man by the name of Charles "Gator" Miller believes it can. "I'm unsponsored ... totally on my own....more... Shannon Legion newsletter awarded 1st place in State - Click here for story (The Prairie Advocate) Thomson Correctional Center is proud to announce that the Employee of the Month for July 2007 is Clinical Services Supervisor Mary J. Johnson....more... BMW star set for STR switch. (Crash.Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport) German wunderkind in line to replace out-of-favour Scott Speed from Hungaroring?...more... A principal challenge (The News-Herald) David Rogaliner was about 12 years old when Dorrie Keough began serving as Hambden Elementary principal. Now he's taking over her job. The lifelong Mentor resident recently was hired to replace the retiring Keough, who spent 19 of her 32 years in education at the helm of Hambden School....more... Spann?s chance to show Cats (icNewcastle - Sunderland AFC) ROY Keane is considering increasing Sunderland?s Carribean connections after inviting Trinidad and Tobago international Silvio Spann for a trial on Wearside. ...more... Aerosmith coming to Charlottetown? This Carver guy must be dreaming!: Ahh, but they did, and promoter David Carver ... (The Guardian) When word first began to circulate that concert promoter David Carver planned to bring Aerosmith to Charlottetown, I?m sure there were those who shook their heads in disbelief and said it just wasn?t possible....more... |