CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP Jan 22, 2013) – With just over three weeks remaining until the debut of the Gen-6 race car, NASCAR is convinced its product will be better this season. Much of the effort last year was spent on developing the car, which will hit the track […]
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UND Nickname Lawsuit Appeal Scheduled
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A three-judge appeals panel has scheduled a Feb. 14 hearing in St. Paul, Minn., on a lawsuit over the University of North Dakota’s retired Fighting Sioux nickname. A judge last May dismissed the lawsuit filed against the NCAA by nickname supporters at the Spirit Lake […]
Hawks Fly Over Wolves 104-96
ATLANTA (AP Jan 21, 2013) – Al Horford scored a season-high 28 points, Jannero Pargo had 16 and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a two-game slide with a 104-96 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. Derrick Williams finished with 17 points and Jose Barea had 14 for Minnesota, […]
Duke Atop Major College Men’s Basketball Polls
NCAA Polls AP Rankings Rankings as of 1/21/2013 Rank School Votes Prev Rank 1 Duke 16-1 1578 (39) 3 2 Michigan 17-1 1539 (11) 5 3 Kansas 16-1 1486 (7) 4 3 Syracuse 17-1 1486 (8) 6 5 Louisville 16-2 1348 1 6 Arizona 16-1 1270 7 7 Indiana […]
Contractors Vie For Vikings Stadium Contract
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Three construction firms are bidding to build the new Minnesota Vikings stadium, including one Minnesota company. Mortenson Construction of Minneapolis, Hunt Construction of Arizona and Skanska of New York are angling to build the $975 million stadium in downtown Minneapolis. Bidding ended Monday. […]
NHL Debuts With Strong T.V. Numbers
NEW YORK (AP Jan 21, 2013) — NHL fans have tuned in to hockey’s return to television. NBC’s weekend broadcast earned the highest preliminary rating for a non-Winter Classic regular-season game since 2002. The network said Sunday its regional coverage of Blackhawks-Kings and Penguins-Flyers averaged a 2.0 overnight rating. That’s […]
Kings Move To Seattle Progressing
UNDATED (AP) – Two people familiar with the decision says the Maloof family has agreed to sell the Sacramento Kings to a Seattle group led by investor Chris Hansen. The people spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press on Sunday night because the deal is still […]
49ers, Ravens Super Bowl Bound
ATLANTA (AP Jan 20, 2013) — Make way Joe Montana and Steve Young. Colin Kaepernick is leading a brash new group of 49ers to the Super Bowl. Frank Gore scored a pair of second-half touchdowns and San Francisco, after falling behind 17-0 by the first play of the second […]
49ers vs Ravens in Superbowl Feb 3
NFC Championship – San Francisco 49ers 28, Atlanta Falcons -24. AFC Champsionship: Baltimore Ravens 28, New England Patriots 13 SUPERBOWL – Feb 3 on CBS – CSi 4 & CSi HD 81.4 FREE HD SAMPLER included with CSi 80+ Cable TV – Affordable TV & Internet from CSi. 78.1 KVLY HD […]
Stan “The Man” Passes
ST. LOUIS (AP) — No last name necessary. A slew of batting titles. Corkscrew stance. Humble. A gentleman. All-around good guy. Stan the Man. Stanley Frank Musial, the St. Louis Cardinals star who was one of the greatest players in the history of baseball, died Saturday. He was 92. ”I […]
