Giants getting little respect Toronto Sun EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- In honour of school opening and the NFL kicking off another season, let's start the year with a one-question pop quiz to be graded in February. | Answer before the New York Giants play the Washington Redskins tonight. | Pencils ready? | Who's going to win the Super Bowl? | D...
Tennis: Gambling cloud haunts Davydenko after upset loss NZ Herald | Nikolay Davydenko was eliminated from the US Open today by Luxemburg qualifier Gilles Muller. Photo / AP | NEW YORK - Nikolay Davydenko faced more scepticism and questions today after an upset loss at the US Open, a still-unfinished match-fixing probe involving gamblers haunting the Russian fifth ...
Giants getting little respect Toronto Sun EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- In honour of school opening and the NFL kicking off another season, let's start the year with a one-question pop quiz to be graded in February. | Answer before the New York Giants play the Washington Redskins tonight. | Penci...
Tennis: Gambling cloud haunts Davydenko after upset loss NZ Herald | Nikolay Davydenko was eliminated from the US Open today by Luxemburg qualifier Gilles Muller. Photo / AP | NEW YORK - Nikolay Davydenko faced more scepticism and questions today after an upset loss at the US Open, a still-unfinished match-fixing pr...
2 men plead guilty to running NYC gambling ring The Boston Globe | NEW YORK—Prosecutors say two men with ties to organized crime have pleaded guilty to running a gambling ring at New York City's largest produce and meat markets. | Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said Tuesday that produce busine...
Coolness of iPhone triggers new craze for touch screens Seattle Post | Breakthroughs often beget other breakthroughs, and Apple's slick use of touch-screen technology on its iPhone has set touch-screen makers to salivating. | An industry once relegated to niches now sees the potential for riches. | The market for touc...
Sports in Brief: Irish investigate Clausen, beer photos Philadelphia Daily News | Compiled By The Inquirer Staff The Chicago Tribune reported that Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen and at least two other teammates are being investigated by the university for possible violations of the school's conduct code. | A Web site named...
Ousted from casino, smelly gambler raises a stink Houston Chronicle | ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Yes, Michael Wax stunk. He's the first to admit it. | The 440-pound New York City man said he was playing poker in an Atlantic City casino for 17 hours Tuesday and didn't have time to clean up. He said he understands why gross...
Stinky gambler fuming over NJ casino ejection The Examiner ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Map, News) - Yes, Michael Wax stunk. He's the first to admit it. The 440-pound New York City man said he was playing poker in an Atlantic City casino for 17 hours Tuesday and didn't have time to clean up. He understands why gross...
Macau becomes a not so sure bet Asia Times | By Muhammad Cohen | HONG KONG - For the past five decades, a Macau casino concession has been licensed to print money. In the past few months, printing money has become less profitable and less satisfying. | This week's opening of Cirque du Soleil's new Zaia show at the Venetian Macao is a reminder that Macau has gone from a sure thing to a risky...
Britain leading London 2012 technology race The Times | All they lack is John Cleese playing the part of Q, but for their next trick - the one they intend to pull off in 2012 - the brains trust behind Great Britain's Olympic success intend to bring the following futuristic advancements: radar-tracking technology for archery and the javelin; a judo robot; personalised spikes for sprinters; and a miniat...
