U.S. softball team denied gold medal (Sentinel & Enterprise)
BEIJING -- With silver medals swinging from their necks, their eyes filled with tears, five members of the U....more...Japan denies U.S. 4th softball gold (Sports Illustrated)
With silver medals swinging from their necks, their eyes filled with tears, five members of the U.S. Olympic softball team walked to home plate and placed their cleats in the dirt....more... Talented region misfit Jim Gaffigan returns home for two Star Plaza concerts (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
Comedian Jim Gaffigan is in the midst of "The Sexy Tour," a funny moniker full of irony, given that he's a self-described "average, out-of-shape, 40-something guy with a wife and two kids."...more... No regrets (AsiaMedia)
Even on his busiest days, Natwut Amornvivat, a CEO and talk show host, spares 15 minutes to train his pet dog, Tiger, whom he hopes will become a rescue dog one day. He never misses a training session for the two-year-old Boxer, except when he goes out of town....more... Rail worker recalls 1953 crash (The York Dispatch)
West Manchester Township resident John Moyer, 88, calls the GG-1 a "good engine." It's one he got to know well during his career with the Pennsylvania Railroad, when his work aboard engine 4876 took him up and down the East Coast....more... In last Olympic softball tournament until 2016, U.S. silver - Japan gold (The Toledo Blade)
BEIJING ? With silver medals swinging from their necks, their eyes filled with tears, five members of the U.S. Olympic softball team walked to home plate and placed their cleats in the dirt. Their games were over, and so were their international playing careers. With that they said goodbye to softball, the sport they played better than anyone else save for one game. Losing for the first time ......more... THN grad working to train journalists in Poland (Terre Haute Tribune Star)
A Terre Haute North Vigo High School graduate is helping shape journalism and media in Eastern Europe....more... Softball team denied gold, loses to Japan (Connecticut Post)
BEIJING (AP) _ With silver medals swinging from their necks, their eyes filled with tears, five members of the U.S. Olympic softball team walked to home plate and placed their cleats...more... BEIJING BEAT: South America, Africa lag in medals (AP via Yahoo! News)
A quick glance at the Olympic medal charts shows winners from every corner of the world. A closer look reveals two entire continents, South America and Africa, lagging far behind the others, to the consternation of their sports officials and the dismay of their fans....more... |