Bend company preserves national X-mas tree
BEND Santa Claus isn t the only one with a lot of responsibility this Christmas. A Bend company is tasked with keeping the nation s Christmas tree fresh from its cutting later this week until its arrival in Washington, D.C., three weeks later. The ...
 2.8K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 79.0 American races to win in New York Marathon
NEW YORK Meb Keflezighi wrote a letter to Alberto Salazar 11 years ago explaining how American distance runners could again find success. Salazar was the last U.S. man to win the New York City Marathon, a distinction he held until Keflezighi proved...
5.3K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 79.0 China's military buildup concerns U.S. Navy leader
HONG KONG (AP) A U.S. Navy admiral expressed new concern today over China s military buildup and urged Beijing to be clearer about its intentions. With China s military growing at an unprecedented rate, the U.S. wants to ensure that expansion doe...
1.9K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 124.0 Lakers will open with celebration
LOS ANGELES ” First come the championship rings and the raising of their 15th gold-and-purple banner, along with a few minutes of revelry reflecting on last season. Then it s time for the Los Angeles Lakers to begin anew as defending NBA champ...
3.9K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 79.0 Chinese Mecca-bound pilgrims get flu shots
BEIJING (AP) China will give swine flu vaccinations to thousands of Muslims about to make the annual pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, state media said, as authorities reported the mainland s third death from the illness. Concerns over the hajj, which at...
0.9K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 316.0 2 Tibetans executed in China over riots
BEIJING (AP) Two people have been put to death for their roles in deadly protests last year in the Chinese-controlled region of Tibet, the first known executions for the violence, an overseas monitoring group said today. China confirmed the executi...
0.7K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 79.0 Portland signs forward Aldridge to extension
PORTLAND The Portland Trail Blazers signed forward LaMarcus Aldridge to a five-year contract extension on Thursday. The terms of the deal have not been announced. The team was in Vancouver, British Columbia, for an exhibition game against the Phoen...
2.5K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 79.0 Sports Briefs: Senator requests BCS investigation
WASHINGTON Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, whose undefeated home state school was bypassed for the college football national championship last season, urged President Barack Obama to ask the Justice Department to investigate the Bowl Championship Series,...
4.7K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 79.0 Torch will start trek to Vancouver
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece The flame for the Vancouver Olympics was successfully lighted by the sun s rays in an ancient ceremony today, heralding the start of the torch relay for the 2010 Winter Games. The sun shone just enough over the fallen temple...
3.1K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 79.0 American gymnasts sweep top spots
LONDON ” Bridget Sloan stood on the sidelines, yelling and cheering for Rebecca Bross as her younger teammate tumbled across the floor. No matter that Bross was likely going to finish ahead of her. The Americans were going to get the gold and ...
4.4K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 158.0 American gymnasts sweep top spots
LONDON ” Bridget Sloan stood on the sidelines, yelling and cheering for Rebecca Bross as her younger teammate tumbled across the floor. No matter that Bross was likely going to finish ahead of her. The Americans were going to get the gold and ...
4.4K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 158.0 Russia: New Iran sanctions won't fly
MOSCOW (AP) Russia pushed back today at U.S. efforts to threaten tough new sanctions if Iran fails to prove its nuclear program is peaceful, a setback to the Obama administration s desire to present a united front with Moscow. After meeting with U....
5.1K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 79.0 Sports Briefs: Americans cruise to win in Presidents Cup
SAN FRANCISCO ” Tiger Woods provided a fitting conclusion to a perfect week at the Presidents Cup, for him and an American team that remains perfect at home. With a flop shot out of the trees to set up one last birdie, Woods won the point ...
4.8K - Oct. 12, 2009; scored 79.0 Globalism versus Americanism
Down at the Chinese outlet store in Albany known as Wal-Mart, Chinese tires have so successfully undercut U.S.-made tires that the Cooper Tire factory in that south Georgia town had to shut down. Twenty-one hundred Georgians lost their jobs. The tale...
4.9K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 124.0 Sports Briefs: Carpenter, Hill take comeback honors
NEW YORK Chris Carpenter has been voted NL comeback player of the year and Aaron Hill has won the AL award. Limited to four starts over the prior two seasons because of elbow surgery and a shoulder injury, Carpenter was 17-4 with a league-leading 2...
4.3K - Oct. 6, 2009; scored 79.0 Obama postpones meeting with Dalai Lama
WASHINGTON A decision by Barack Obama to postpone his first meeting as president with the Dalai Lama is overshadowing a visit to Washington this week by the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet s Buddhists. The Dalai Lama arrived Monday in Washington a...
3.6K - Oct. 6, 2009; scored 205.0 Rio to host 2016 Olympics
COPENHAGEN Finally, South America gets an Olympics. The 2016 Games are going to Rio de Janeiro. In a vote of high drama, the bustling Brazilian carnival city of beaches, mountains and samba beat surprise finalist Madrid, which got a big helping han...
4.6K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 79.0 Why they will (or won t) win
Friday s vote by the International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen to select the host city for the 2016 Summer Games is too close to call. Any of the four candidate cities Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo could win. Then again, any city ...
6.0K - Oct. 1, 2009; scored 124.0 Olympic race still too close to call
COPENHAGEN The International Olympic Committee is familiar with tough decisions. It gambled by giving the games to Beijing and even turned down New York after 9/11. But the race to host the 2016 games pitting Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and Ma...
6.5K - Oct. 1, 2009; scored 124.0 Sports Briefs: Gay beats Powell in 100 meters
DAEGU, South Korea American sprinter Tyson Gay won the 100 meters, edging Jamaican Asafa Powell at the Daegu Pre-Championships Meet. Gay finished in 9.94 seconds on Friday, while Powell was second in 10.00 at Daegu Stadium. It was Tyson s third com...
4.3K - Sep. 25, 2009; scored 79.0 | 
