Beasts of the East? Try the Nasty North
The toughest divisions to make a living in the NFL these days are not the NFC or AFC East. This popular notion has gone the way of the efficient offense in Washington and Buffalo. It s disappeared. To find the most competitive climate in pro football...
 5.9K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 166.0 It s the Rule: Football field is an extension of the classroom
As the regular season winds down, and several of the local teams head for the OSAA play-offs, I d ask football fans to pause and reflect on the positive educational benefits players have received from participating this season. It is essential for al...
2.2K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 166.0 Saints stay unbeaten
NEW ORLEANS Every time Drew Brees and the Saints potent offense stumbles, New Orleans defense is there to pick up the slack. The Saints intercepted three Matt Ryan passes, with Jabari Greer returning one 48 yards for the club s sixth defensive to...
4.2K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 166.0 Rare bird seen in Coos Bay
The Pineapple Express normally hits the South Coast in December, but a tropical visitor alighted in Coos Bay a little early this season. Suzette Eagler of Lakeside was out crabbing with her husband Wednesday morning when she spotted a brown booby acr...
1.9K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 166.0 Birders scope out rare visitor to bay
It's not uncommon in December for a warm Pineapple Express storm system to hit the South Coast, but this week a tropical visitor arrived in Coos Bay a little early. Suzette Eagler of Lakeside was out crabbing with her husband Wednesday morning when s...
1.9K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 166.0 Birders scope out rare visitor to bay
It's not uncommon in December for a warm Pineapple Express storm system to hit the South Coast, but this week a tropical visitor arrived in Coos Bay a little early. Suzette Eagler of Lakeside was out crabbing with her husband Wednesday morning when s...
1.9K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 166.0 Migration drops a crowd of pelicans
Welcome to the pelican convention. If you ve been to the beaches lately or cruised around Coos Bay, it s been hard to miss these lumbering visitors. Thousands of brown pelicans have converged on the south and central Oregon coast, with fall migration...
1.5K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 166.0 10 years later, US man convicted of wife's murder while scuba diving in British Virgin Islands
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (AP) A U.S. man faces life in a sweltering Caribbean prison after a jury convicted him of drowning his wife during a scuba-diving trip a decade ago in what prosecutors called a near perfect murder. When dive shop own...
1.5K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 1000.0 Yankees clinch first trip to World Series since 2003
NEW YORK Alex Rodriguez was in the middle of every playoff rally for the New York Yankees. And once his first trip to the World Series was secured, he was at the center of the celebration, too. Teammates dashed from the dugout and in from the outfi...
6.4K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 166.0 Salvage firm is planning Titanic expedition in 2010
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) The company that has exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic is planning a possible expedition to the world s most famous shipwreck in 2010. The first expedition to the North Atlantic wreck site since 2004 is revealed in a filing ...
3.7K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 166.0 Property owners along Rogue bemoan removal of dam
ROGUE RIVER Jan Tarantino peers over her summer patio and dock on what used to be Savage Lake, looking down at the Rogue River flowing more than 15 feet below. The dock was a fishing platform and diving board for the past 10 summers when Savage R...
5.7K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 166.0 NLCS: Lee lifts Phillies with dominant outing
PHILADELPHIA Cliff Lee is turning into Philadelphia s latest October ace. Ryan Howard has become their new Charlie Hustle. Lee dominated the Dodgers, Howard and Jayson Werth provided the big swings early and the Phillies cruised past Los Angeles 11...
5.1K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 166.0 NFL: Brady has big game in the snow for Patriots
Tom Brady finding his form could be bad news for the rest of the NFL. A few other quarterbacks were at their Sunday best, too. Brett Favre and Drew Brees helped their teams remain unbeaten. Ben Roethlisberger and Kurt Warner, who met in last season s...
10.1K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 166.0 Hitting early, swine flu claims 11 more
WASHINGTON (AP) As the swine flu outbreak strikes the U.S. early and hard, health officials note a worrisome number of child deaths and warn that supplies of vaccine will remain scarce for at least the next couple of weeks. Delays in producing the ...
4.2K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 166.0 Hitting early, swine flu claims 11 more
WASHINGTON (AP) As the swine flu outbreak strikes the U.S. early and hard, health officials note a worrisome number of child deaths and warn that supplies of vaccine will remain scarce for at least the next couple of weeks. Delays in producing the ...
4.2K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 166.0 Dangeorus Hurricane Rick grows off Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) Hurricane Rick quickly strengthened into an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm off Mexico s Pacific coast on Saturday and forecasters said it could strike the Baja California Peninsula in about five days. The storm had sustaine...
1.7K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 166.0 Crows add zest to South Coast life
I read with great delight Marty Giles latest column titled Crows hang around all year (The World, Oct. 10). They are definitely interesting and intelligent creatures. As a seasonal park ranger at Harris Beach, in Brookings, for several years I had...
2.5K - Oct. 16, 2009; scored 166.0 Haunted dips to dive into
The Associated Press These recipes are from Martha Stewart Halloween Spirited Celebrations. Guacamole with black beans Start to finish: 10 minutes Makes 3 cups 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed 11 2 teaspoons coarse salt 1 2 large white o...
1.8K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 166.0 Cruising undersea - virtually
What are some of the interesting things you have seen so far? asked a student from Lighthouse Charter School in North Bend. From aboard a 200-foot research vessel in the Gulf of Mexico, GK-12 fellow Kira Triebergs posted her answer online. She liste...
3.8K - Oct. 12, 2009; scored 166.0 Montoya has been the surprise of the Chase
CHARLOTTE, N.C. ” For 26 races, Juan Pablo Montoya and his crew chief worked solely on making the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. After grabbing one of the coveted berths, everything over the final 10 races was thought to be a bonus...
4.4K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 166.0 | 
