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  • Tiger Woods reportedly hires Bush spin doctor Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:59PMThe New York Post reports Thursday that Tiger Woods has hired former George W. Bush adviser and spokesman Ari Fleischer to help him rehabilitate his public image. Woods, of course, has been bombarded with negative press attention in the wake of revelations that he cheated on his wife with multiple women, perhaps compulsively.
  • Report: Tiger Woods hired Bush spin doctor to help with PR problems (The Newsroom) Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:28PMThe Newsroom - In a fascinating subplot to the ongoing Woods saga it appears Fleischer is a big part of helping that healing process.
  • Corrections and clarifications Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:02PMThe following corrections and clarifications have been published by USA TODAY.
  • Butler helps bring attention back to UW pro day Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:03AMLB Donald Butler and 10 other Washington prospects brought notice to a once moribund workout.
  • Horacescope: 40 good years Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:40AM1970 was a good year. There were a lot of firsts and a lot of celebrations. It was my second full year on the job as Tribune sports editor. But topping everything was the birth of our daughter, Kam. Born at 2:57 a.m. on January 22 at Kaiser Hospital in San Francisco, she followed her brother, Steve, by
  • Local Tie To Award Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:26AMSTILLWATER — The naming of Cowboy James Anderson to the Sporting News All-American first team has a Ponca City connection.
  • AT&T U-verse TV App Brings Personalized College Basketball Brackets and Stats to Your TV Screen Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 9:00AMFor basketball fans, March brings the college basketball tournament and 24/7 bracket monitoring. And AT&T U-verse TV customers will have both on their TV screen. Â
  • Whitecaps hope to keep Olympic euphoria with move to MLS Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:03PMPlease read the full story on TSN.ca for the latest details
  • Sports › Japanese baseball great Oh to have museum Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:58PMJapanese baseball great Sadaharu Oh will soon have his own museum. The Sadaharu Oh Baseball Museum will open on July 3 in the outfield concourse…
  • Hot Corner for February 27, 2010 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:22AMTo submit an item for the Hot Corner, please email your submission to sports(at)delrionewsherald.com or you may fax them to 830-774-2610.
  • TODAY! PacMan-Clottey Final News Conf & News From Media Central | BoxingInsider.com Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:13AMArlington, Texas (March 10, 2010) – Fighter of the Decade, Congressional candidate and boxing’s No. 1 pound for pound attraction MANNY “PacMan” PACQUIAO and former world welterweight champion and current No. 1 contender JOSHUA CLOTTEY along with Dallas Cowboys owner JERRY JONES and Hall of Fame promoter BOB ARUM, will host the Final News Conference for THE EVENT: PACQUIAO vs. CLOTTEY World ...
  • Two Boilers receive regular season accolades Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:26AMYahoo! Sports recognizes senior guard Chris Kramer and junior guard E’Twaun Moore.
  • Tech Ticker Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:28PMFacetOKs Abbott buyoutAbbott Laboratories, maker of the arthritis drug Humira, agreed to buy Facet Biotech for $27 a share in cash, for a net $450 million, adding experimental medicines in cancer and immunology.
  • Big Board: Hockey Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:03PMThe Caps are on the verge of having three players in the top 10 as Nicklas Backstrom is climbing the NHL Big Board.
  • Boeheim, Johnson sweep Big East awards Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:23PMWes Johnson is the Big East player of the year and Jim Boeheim is coach of the year, giving the top individual awards a decidedly Orange flavor.
  • Sports Briefs Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:23PMBrown, Lady Toppers fall in Sun Belt action Former Christian County High School basketball star Arnika Brown scored four points and grabbed five rebounds in Western Kentucky University’s 76-63 loss to Middle Tennessee State University on Monday in the women’s Sun Belt Conference basketball tournament.
  • Rocket Stock or Dud? Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:55AMThe bigger they are, the harder they (might) fall.
  • All-Big Ten teams have Purdue flavor Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:25AMWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- After winning a Big Ten record 22nd regular-season conference title, the individual awards arrived for Purdue.
  • Painter: Purdue has earned high seed Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:21AMA 26-4 record, including 12-0 in non-conference action. A share of the Big Ten Conference regular-season championship. Ranked sixth in the most recent Associated Press poll.
  • Yahoo! Sports honors Baylor forward Udoh Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:14AMBaylor junior forward Ekpe Udoh was named third-team all-America by Yahoo! Sports. Udoh set a Big 12 record with 123 blocked shots, and is averaging 13.4 points and 9.8 rebounds.
  • Wall, UK rake in awards Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:29PMIf you missed the Academy Awards Sunday night, have no fear. The awards season has just begun for the UK men’s basketball team. UK freshman guard John Wall was named the Yahoo! Sports National Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. Joining Wall on the Yahoo! Sports first-team All-America list is freshman forward DeMarcus [...]
  • Prep blog: Patric Young wins state title Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:24PMBy John Patton High School sports editor Read the blog here.
  • Wall Named National Player of the Year Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:50PMUK freshman John Wall has been named National Player of the Year by Yahoo! Sports, while both Wall and DeMarcus Cousins were named First Team All-America by the online publication.
  • Purdue player to have surgery today, another honored nationally Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:55PMPurdue junior forward Robbie Hummel will undergo knee surgery later today to repair his torn ACL.
  • Monday Tip: Early NCAA knockouts Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:03AMWhich ranked teams could be in for short stints in the Big Dance? Butler and Pittsburgh are panned by our experts.
  • Bullock wins best actress Oscar for "Blind Side" Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:59PMLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sandra Bullock won the best actress Oscar and her first Academy Award on Sunday for her role as a suburban mother who takes in a homeless black teen and guides him to a football career in "The Blind Side."
  • How to Navigate the Deluge of Netflix Streaming Devices Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:00PMGetting a movie (or an entire season of Lost) delivered in the mail used be the height of convenience, but discs are so last decade. Consumers are increasingly seeking instant satisfaction, in the form of streaming video on demand. Netflix says that 48 percent of its 12.3 million subscribers used its streaming feature in December 2009, versus just 28 percent the previous year.
  • Iginla, Toskala send Flames past Wild Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:07PMJarome Iginla recorded his 10th career hat trick and Vesa Toskala made 27 saves in his first start since being traded to Calgary as the Flames beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Sunday. Rene Bourque also scored for the Flames, who stayed within a point of Detroit for the final playoff spot in the West
  • Trio Of Wildcats Earn All-Big 12 Honors Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:57PMJunior Jacob Pullen and senior Denis Clemente were named to the Coaches’ All-Conference team, while sophomore Jamar Samuels was announced as the winner of the Sixth Man Award, as the Big 12 office announced its awards on Sunday.
  • Tabriz Petrochemical wins Le Tour de Langkawi Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:39PMTabriz Petrochemical Cycling team finished first at the 15th edition of the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) overall after completing the seven stages of the competition on Sunday. -MNA
  • THE LATEST on Celebrity What Were They Thinking?! Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:29PMCelebrity What Were They Thinking?! everything!
  • Yahoo Loses Exclusive T-Mobile USA Search Deal To Google Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:42PMT-Mobile USA has ended its year-old exclusive search deal with Yahoo, and has replaced the company with its chief rival—Google .
  • Yahoo, NBC Both Medal for Olympics Web Coverage Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:17PMIn terms of total audience, Yahoo once again commanded the largest Olympic-related audience on the Web.
  • Collison makes strong impression on Paul Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:03PMRookie point guard Darren Collison hopes to keep the Hornets in the playoff hunt until Chris Paul returns.
  • Social Media Pours Gasoline on Sports Stupidity Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:26PMThanks to viral nature of the Web, sports spats spread quicker than ever.
  • 7 Reasons to Worry About Next Week Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:43AMWatch your step on the way down next week.
  • Happy Birthday Freddie Roach! Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:28AMHappy Birthday Freddie Roach!
  • When the Olympics Happened, the World Turned to Yahoo!, the No. 1 Online Destination for Winter Olympics Coverage Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:30AMSUNNYVALE, Calif.----Yahoo! Inc. today released comScore audience figures showing that Yahoo! Sports was the No. 1 online destination in the US for Olympics coverage, beating out NBC and ESPN as the destination people turn to for the most relevant, timely, and comprehensive information about major sporting events.
  • Things to do Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:27AMTo Saturday, March 20 The Long Hill Library Winter Reading Club for Long Hill residents age 18 and up will offer weekly prizes and a shot at a grand prize for reading books. Participants can fill out a ticket at the library for each book read or listened to. They are also welcome to include with the raffle ticket a review of the book for inclusion on the “Long Hill Reads” community reading blog ...
  • NBA: Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:29PMWade scores 27, Kobe notches 39
  • Boeheim National Coach of Year Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:20PMYahoo Sports names Jim Boeheim National Coach of the Year.
  • Former Heavyweight Boxing Champ James Toney Inks Deal With The UFC Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:29PMAfter a drawn out courtship, the UFC finally inked a deal to bring 41-year-old former heavyweight boxing champion James Toney to the MMA sport. UFC President Dana White confirmed the signing of Toney this week, but when asked when he would make his debut in the octagon, he said he had "no idea" ...
  • Easy Links: Raptors unlucky at the line Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:24PMThe Raptors are far and away the unluckiest team in the league when it comes to opponent free throw percentage (RaptorBlog.com) Submit a wallpaper featuring your memories of 15 years of the Raptors and you could win a digital photo frame (Heels on Hardwood) Allen Iverson’s wife has filed for divorce. While it’s none of our business, [...]
  • News Round-up: 4th March 2010 Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:30AMThis week’s movers and shakers in the digital industry: Google and Tesco to sell houses? | Shazam launches audio recognition advertising | Yahoo tie-up with Twitter deepens | .xxx porn net domain plans revived | Kerrang | FindMeTV | Inbox DMG | ESPN | Motorcycling community GetOn | WebTrends | Rubicon Project | Yomego | Empire Magazine | toptable | Coremetrics | Stream 20 | Audience Science ...
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  • Forbes Fantasy Baseball Investment Guide: Closers Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:33PMExclusive fantasy analysis this week turns to closers, with composite rankings from a distinguished
  • SABEW Announces Winners in 15th Annual Competition; The New York Times Leads with 13 Winning Entries Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:58PMPHOENIX----The Society of American Business Editors and Writers has named the winners in its 15th annual Best in Business Journalism competition, recognizing top publications and web sites and the best business news reporting during 2009.
  • NHL deadline trade tracker Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:03PMYahoo! Sports tracks the latest deals in the NHL as the March 3 deadline nears.