Cubs officially introduce Epstein (AP) Theo Epstein in 2011. CHICAGO (AP)—Theo Epstein is joining the Chicago Cubs as president of baseball operations. The 37-year-old Epstein resigned from the Boston Red Sox on Friday night with a year remaining on his contract as general manager to run a team that has gone 103 years without a [...]
US women close out European hoops tour with win (AP) SOPRON, Hungary (AP)—Swin Cash and Cappie Pondexter scored 14 points each to help the United States finish off its European tour with a 73-63 victory over UE Sopron on Sunday night. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Americans (3-2), who were beaten [...]
Ryan admits gaffe on Chargers remarks (AP) FLORHAM PARK, N.J (AP)—Jets coach Rex Ryan admits he messed up in his comments about the San Diego Chargers, New York’s opponent this week. Ryan says Thursday that he didn’t intentionally diss the Chargers or coach Norv Turner by saying `’I would have had a couple of rings” [...]
TCU accepts invitation to join Big 12 (AP) People with knowledge of the decision say Big 12 leaders have agreed to invite TCU to join the fractured league as early as the 2012 football season. The offer to TCU will be extended sometime in the next few days, according to two people with ties to [...]
Garth Tander wins 3rd Bathurst 1,000 (AP) BATHURST, Australia (AP)—Garth Tander raced to his third Bathurst 1,000 victory Sunday, holding off Craig Lowndes in Australia’s most prestigious touring car race. The Holden Racing Team driver won by less then three-tenths of a second in the 161-lap race on the 3.8-mile Mount Panorama circuit. Pole-sitter Greg [...]
Michael Jordan’s new steakhouse has at least one rave review I’ve never been to Chicago, but everything I’ve heard suggests that it has as many steakhouses as my native San Francisco has coffee shops. It didn’t get called the City of Big Shoulders by accident — they had to eat a lot of red meat [...]
Baghdatis ousts Melzer, Nishikori takes down Almagro Written by Diana on 01 October 2011. Marcos Baghdatis sees off Jurgen Melzer in straight sets on Friday in Kuala Lumpur. Baghdatis is joined in the semifinals by Kei Nishikori, who ousted No. 1 seed Nicolas Almagro. Marcos Baghdatis earned a place in the Malaysian Open semifinals on [...]
Red Wings D Smith suspended 5 games (AP) NEW YORK (AP)—Detroit Red Wings rookie defenseman Brendan Smith(notes) has been suspended for the first five regular-season games for an illegal hit to the head of Chicago forward Ben Smith(notes). The NHL said Friday that Brendan Smith would also miss the last three games of the preseason [...]
