Sports Briefs: College band buses crash in Arkansas
FORDYCE, Ark. ” A dozen students and a bus driver are being treated for injuries after three buses carrying members of the renowned Grambling State University marching band were involved in a traffic crash in southern Arkansas. Arkansas State ...
 2.7K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 79.0 Pro Picks: Bengals and Ravens meet in key contest
It s proving time for the Bengals. And maybe the Ravens, too. Cincinnati sits atop the AFC North along with Pittsburgh at 5-2, and the Bengals have beaten the Steelers and Ravens. Next week, they visit the Steel City. So this is make or break time fo...
3.0K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 79.0 Stanford tries to slow Ducks
STANFORD, Calif. ” Stanford has been pointing to the brutal four-game November stretch as the defining moment for the season ever since arriving at fall camp. The Cardinal end the season with arguably their four toughest games, facing No. 7 Or...
4.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 79.0 Sports Briefs: Woods holds share of lead with Watney
SHANGHAI Tiger Woods has shot another 5-under 67 in the HSBC Champions, this one giving him a share of the 36-hole lead with Nick Watney in the final World Golf Championship of the year. Woods overcame mild frustration early in his round Friday by ...
6.0K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 79.0 Jerseys put to good use
SEATTLE Rich Stearns works and lives just outside Seattle. He grew up in New York state. He lived in Philadelphia for 10 years. So he was torn as a fan watching the Yankees and Phillies in the just-completed World Series. He couldn t wait for someo...
4.6K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 158.0 Boat center isn't exactly breaking ground
Saturday s boat building center groundbreaking on the Empire waterfront will be atypical for several reasons. The most obvious is there s already a building there. In fact, workers already have spent time improving the facility since the city signed ...
2.7K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 79.0 Time to make a decision on dump
BEAVER HILL It s time for the county to start thinking about where it is going to put its garbage, since space is getting tight at the Beaver Hill incineration facility. There are three possibilities for the future of the Beaver Hill Disposal Site:...
3.4K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 79.0 Thousands of NW seabirds sickened with killer foam
PORTLAND (AP) The killer foam that hit Northwest seabirds has subsided but conservationists are worried about a death toll they say numbers in the thousands. The first algal foam that hit Washington s Olympic Peninsula in mid-September claimed more...
2.9K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 79.0 Sports Briefs: Seattle releases Edgerrin James
RENTON, Wash. The struggling Seattle Seahawks have released running back Edgerrin James. The Seahawks made the move Tuesday, two days after a lackluster 38-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. James signed with Seattle in late August hoping to revitaliz...
4.3K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 474.0 Tackling practice skipped in NFL
Frank Gore runs right up the gut of the Indianapolis defense. Defensive back Jerraud Powers delivers a big body-blow, but Gore just bounces off and keeps on running, one of two broken tackles on the way to a 64-yard San Francisco touchdown. Baltimore...
6.6K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 79.0 Hawks beat Blazers with strong finish
PORTLAND Jamal Crawford is happy with his new team and his new role. This is the most fun I ve had because I haven t had these kinds of athletes, ever. So it feels good, he said after scoring 27 points off the bench to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a ...
3.8K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 79.0 Berkshire buying Burlington Northern
NEW YORK (AP) Legendary investor Warren Buffett is making what he calls an all-in wager on the U.S. economy $34 billion to buy a major railroad that hauls everything from corn to cars across the country. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.,...
5.9K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 79.0 Sports Briefs: NHL will buy Phoenix team
PHOENIX The Phoenix Coyotes bumpy six-month journey through U.S. Bankruptcy Court has come to an end with a judge s approval of the sale of the franchise to the NHL. Judge Redfield T. Baum signed the order after a quiet, brief hearing in a mostly ...
6.8K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 158.0 Births, week of Oct. 31
The following are birth announcements provided by hospital in Oregon and Washington. Swedish Ballard Hospital, Seattle Mayank Mishra was born at 9:45 p.m. on Sept. 17, 2009, weighing 5 pound, 6 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches long. Parents are Royheaph...
1.5K - Nov. 1, 2009; scored 124.0 Pro Picks: Act 2: Favre returns to Lambeau Field
Let s take a Lambeau Leap here and guess that the welcome back party for Brett Favre won t be all hospitable in Green Bay on Sunday. There just might be a few derogatory chants and critical banners along Lombardi Avenue when the Minnesota Vikings com...
3.6K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 79.0 Sports Briefs: Beaver QB Moevao needs surgery on ankle
CORVALLIS Oregon State backup quarterback Lyle Moevao will need surgery after injuring his ankle during practice. The senior started most of last season but had a slow recovery from offseason shoulder surgery and settled into a backup role behind S...
4.0K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 79.0 PETA wants end to elephant car wash
WINSTON (AP) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants an Oregon wildlife park to stop using elephants to wash cars. An Oct. 22 letter from the animal rights group to Wildlife Safari calls the elephant car wash a gimmick that does nothing ...
2.1K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 79.0 Sports Briefs: Oklahoma QB has shoulder surgery
NORMAN, Okla. Oklahoma s Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Sam Bradford had surgery on his injured right shoulder and the school called it a success. In a release sent out by the school, Bradford s father says Dr. James Andrews informed him that t...
4.9K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 124.0 College Football Recap: Ducks soar to win over Huskies
SEATTLE Chip Kelly wouldn t even refer to his next opponent by name. Fourth-ranked Southern California was just them according to Oregon s coach in the moments after the 10th-ranked Ducks impressive 43-19 win over Washington on Saturday. Kelly wo...
6.8K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 79.0 Youth Sports: NB volleyball club seeks coaches
The North Bend Volleyball Club is looking for volunteer coaches and assistants for its upcoming USA volleyball season. The season lasts from the middle of November to the end of April. The club hopes to have teams in the seventh-grade, eighth-grade a...
3.0K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 79.0 | 
