• Sports birthdays in January / Jan 15
  • Recap: Providence 5, HARTFORD 1 / Jan 15
    HARTFORD, Connecticut (Ticker) -- Pat Leahy and Ivan Huml each recorded a goal and an assist as the Providence Bruins posted a 5-1 win over the Hartford Wolf Pack. Leahy opened the scoring with his 10th goal of the season with 3:23 remaining in the first period and Huml tallied less than three minutes later to give Providence a ...
  • New York Islanders Game-by-Game Log / Jan 15
    (Goal Scorers in Parentheses)
  • Boston Bruins Team Report / Jan 15
    Last result: 3-0 loss at Florida, January 15
  • 2003 Arizona Diamondbacks Schedule / Jan 15
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  • Simons named Belgian player of the year
    BRUGES, Belgium, Jan 15 (AFP) - Belgian international defender Timmy Simons was named Belgian footballer of 2002, it was announced on Wednesday.
  • Optika Announces Major Distribution Agreements
    Partnerships Will Expand Optika's Channel Programs
  • NEC America Announces Availability of Windows 2000-Based Voice Messaging System
    IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003-- NEAXMail(R) AD-64 Offers Advanced Unified Messaging to Help
  • A2iA FieldReader Adds Handprint & Cursive Writing Recognition to Cardiff TELEform
    NEW YORK & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003-- A2iA's Advanced Word Recognition Software Enables TELEform Users
  • Tuberculosis Identification System from Agilent Technologies and MIDI, Inc. Receives FDA Clearance
    PALO ALTO, Calif. & NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) and MIDI, Inc. today announced FDA 510(k) clearance for the MIDI Sherlock(R) Mycobacteria Identification System, used to identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB).
  • Japan's top flat-screen display makers boost investment, production
    TOKYO, Jan 16 (AFP) - Japan's top makers of flat screen displays said Thursday they are investing heavily to increase domestic production in response to growing global demand for televisions and computers.
  • Bangladeshi journalist ordered freed after month-plus in jail
    DHAKA, Jan 15 (AFP) - A court ordered the release of a Bangladesh journalist arrested in November while working with a British-based television crew, officials said Wednesday.
  • Charles River Associates Announces Fourth-Quarter and Fiscal 2002 Financial Results
    Charles River Associates Announces Fourth-Quarter and Fiscal 2002 Financial Results; Revenues Climb 25 Percent in the Quarter and 19 Percent for the Year
  • South Korea delays Chohung Bank sale by a week
    SEOUL, Jan 16 (AFP) - A government auction panel on Thursday put off for one week a final decision on whether to sell South Korea's state-run Chohung Bank to Shinhan Financial Group, officials said.
  • S&P Global Credit Markets Digest - European Update
    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard & Poor's--Jan. 15, 2003--
  • Fitch Assigns Rating to State Street Capital Trust II
    CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003--Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to the Trust Preferred Securities issuance of State Street Capital Trust II, a special purpose subsidiary of State Street Corp. (STT). The amount of issuance is for $300 million, subject to an overallotment option of $45 million.
  • Fitch Ratings Upgrades Salomon Brothers 2000-NL1 P-T Ctfs
    CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003--Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.'s commercial mortgage pass-through certificates, series 2000-NL1 are upgraded by Fitch Ratings as follows: $18.4 million class B certificates to 'AA+' from 'AA', $16.7 million class C to 'A+' from 'A', $6.7 million class D to 'A' from ...
  • Online Store for Environmentally Responsible Flooring Launches at EarthWiseFloors.com
    Online Store for Environmentally Responsible Flooring Launches at EarthWiseFloors.com; Successful Online Flooring Retailer Aims to Increase Use of Renewable Products
  • India, Romania discuss Iraq, ways to boost bilateral trade
    NEW DELHI, Jan 15 (AFP) - Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana held talks in India Wednesday and said the two nations identified key sectors to boost bilateral trade and find new markets in central Asia and elsewhere.
  • Three-Vehicle Accident, Fuel Spill on 880
    The California Highway Patrol is reporting that several ambulances are en route to an accident ivolving a big rig, a Ford Taurus and another vehicle on Interstate Highway 880 near 92 Avenue in Oakland.
  • R.I. Cop Pleads No Contest in Capt. Death
    PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A police officer pleaded no contest Wednesday to accidentally killing a superior during a SWAT team training exercise with a rifle he thought was not loaded.
  • UNICEF donates funds to help Kenya's new free basic education
    NAIROBI, Jan 15 (AFP) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Wednesday donated 2.5 million dollars to support the Kenyan government's decision to immediately provide free basic education in the country.
  • SchoolNet Selected as Finalist for Two -2- Codie Awards
    Best New K-16 Education Solution, Best K-16 Education Administration Solution
  • Giuliani promises advice by May on measures against Mexico City crime
    MEXICO CITY, Jan 15 (AFP) - Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani, hired to help Mexico City battle rampant crime, ended a two-day surprise visit here Wednesday saying he would present his recommendations in three to four months.
  • Depaul 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Jan 15
    17 01/17 UAB, 8:00 PM
  • Women's Southland Conference Basketball Standings through Jan 15
  • Milwaukee Bucks Team Report / Jan 15
    Streak: Won 4 Last Result: 99-87 win at Toronto, January 15 Next Game: at Philadelphia, January 17
  • PBA Spare Shots / Jan 15
    (Tuesday, January 14th edition)
  • Australian Open tennis results
    MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan 15 (AFP) - Results from day three of the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park here Wednesday (x denotes seeding):
  • FDA Clears to Market Innovative Blood Collection Product from Pall
    EAST HILLS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003--Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted it clearance to market a pre-donation, blood Sample Diversion Pouch on its Leukotrap(R) blood collection and filtration systems. The Sample Diversion Pouch is used to divert the ...
  • US envoy leaves China after talks on N Korea
    BEIJING, Jan 16 (AFP) - United States envoy James Kelly left China Thursday morning after holding one-day talks with Chinese officials on the North Korean nuclear crisis.
  • President Meets Friends Out for Dinner
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush and first lady Laura Bush had dinner with friends Wednesday night at a Tex-Mex restaurant in northwest Washington.
  • Couple allegedly murdered for eloping in northern India
    LUCKNOW, India, Jan 15 (AFP) - A man in a north Indian village has been arrested for allegedly murdering his daughter and her husband who had eloped and married without his consent, police said Wednesday.
  • 22 dead, 40 hurt in Iran bus crash
    TEHRAN, Jan 15 (AFP) - Twenty-two people were killed and 40 hurt when two buses and a car collided late Tuesday in northeastern Iran's Khorassan province, the state news agency IRNA reported Wednesday.
  • Kenyan shilling remains strong as hopes rise for IMF aid
    NAIROBI, Jan 15 (AFP) - The Kenyan shilling has continued to gain strength against the dollar to trade at 76.8 on Wednesday, as talks between International Monetary Fund (IMF) and government officials got under way.
  • Apple says profits eaten away, flat sales ahead
    CUPERTINO, California, Jan 15 (AFP) - Apple Computer Inc. said Wednesday it lost money in the three months which ended December 28 and it expected flat sales ahead.
  • Siebel Systems Continues to Lead the Financial Services Market
    SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003-- Siebel Systems Adds 74 Financial Services Customers in 2002
  • Crude Futures Soar on Inventory Declines
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Crude oil futures rose sharply Wednesday after data showed a larger-than-expected weekly decline in American inventories.
  • Hebrew National Launches Nationwide Family Reunion Program and Consumer Contest
    JERICHO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003--Two Grand Prize Winners Will Each Receive Up to $25,000 in Expenses To
  • Orthopaedic Practices Enhance Efficiency with Alteer Office
    IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003-- Webster Orthopaedics and San Antonio Orthopaedic Specialists
  • Afro-US trade talks open in Mauritius
    PORT LOUIS, Jan 15 (AFP) - US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick on Wednesday opened a major conference in Mauritius on trade and development relations between the United States and Africa.
  • Police Find Suspect for Concord Hit-and-Run
    Officers from the California Highway Patrol have found the car and interviewed a possible suspect from this morning's hit-and-run in Concord that sent two 11-year old girls to the hospital.
  • SF Fire Working 2-Alarm Blaze in Richmond District
    The San Francisco Fire Department reports firefighters are on scene at a 2-alarm fire in the Richmond District.
  • Boy, Two Women Die in Philadelphia Fire
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A year-old boy and two women were killed in fire early Wednesday that erupted in a rowhouse where a kerosene heater apparently was used for warmth, fire officials said. One man jumped to safety.
  • Preview: Virginia (10-3) at No. 1 Duke (11-0) 7:00 p.m. EST / Jan 15
    DURHAM, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Top-ranked Duke can stretch its home winning streak to 20 games and remain the nation's only unbeaten team on Wednesday when it faces Atlantic Coast Conference foe Virginia.
  • Ivy League Basketball Standings through Jan 15
  • NBA Team-by-Team Stats Midwest Division through Jan 14
  • Portland Trailblazers 2002-2003 Game-by-Game through Jan 15
    28 12/28 @SAC W 119-113 (OT) 17-11 Wells 32, Davis 14, Anderson 7
  • 2002-03 Triple Doubles / Jan 15
  • NBA All-Time Points Leaders / Jan 15
    POINTS 1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 2. x-Karl Malone 35,394 3. Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 4. x-Michael Jordan 31,324 5. Moses Malone 27,409 6. Elvin Hayes 27,313 7. Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 8. Oscar Robertson ...
  • Houston Game-by-Game Log / Jan 15
    (Goal Scorers in Parentheses)
  • Avalanche Name Tocchet Assistant Coach
    DENVER (AP) -- The Colorado Avalanche hired former Philadelphia Flyers star Rick Tocchet as an assistant coach Wednesday.
  • Maier's Skiing Comeback Leaves Impression
    ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) -- Whether intrusive or inspirational, Hermann Maier's comeback made a strong impression on everyone.
  • 2003 Australian Open seeds / Jan 15
    The following are the seeded players at the Australian Open in Melbourne:
  • ADIC Names Pete Higgins as New Board Member
    REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003--Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) today announced that its Board of Directors has named Pete Higgins as a member, filling the vacancy resulting from the resignation of Dr. Richard L. McCormick. Mr. Higgins' term began immediately, and he will stand for ...
  • Fifty drug traffickers killed on Afghan-Tajik border last year
    DUSHANBE, Jan 15 (AFP) - More than 50 drug traffickers were killed last year in clashes with guards patrolling Tajikistan's tense border with Afghanistan, military sources said Wednesday.
  • One dead, several injured in China bomb blast
    BEIJING, Jan 16 (AFP) - One person was killed and several injured when a powerful bomb exploded in a hotel in north China, local officials and state media said Thursday.
  • Don't forget Afghanistan, Patten urges world
    STRASBOURG, Jan 15 (AFP) - The world must not forget the rebuilding of war-torn Afghanistan in its rush to confront other crises, EU External Affairs Commissioner Chris Patten said Wednesday.
  • Indonesian activists ask Supreme Court to cancel price hikes
    JAKARTA, Jan 15 (AFP) - Indonesian activists and labor unions have asked the Supreme Court to overturn the government's decision to raise fuel prices and utility charges, a lawyer said Wednesday.
  • EU to help Balkans, but reforms needed: Papandreou
    PRISTINA, Yugoslavia, Jan 15 (AFP) - Greek Foreign Minister Georges Papandreou called Wednesday on Balkan leaders to overcome prejudices and stereotypes as well as pursuing reforms needed to join the European Union.
  • Czech parliament fails to elect president in first two rounds
    PRAGUE, Jan 15 (AFP) - The Czech parliament failed Wednesday to choose a president in the first two rounds of voting to name a successor to Vaclav Havel, the former dissident who became a symbol of eastern Europe's peaceful transition from communism to democracy, official results showed.
  • Dispute Collapses Greenland Government
    COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Greenland's government has collapsed amid political bickering set off by a top official's use of an Inuit healer to cleanse government offices.
  • Russia will not send warships, other military to Gulf
    MOSCOW, Jan 15 (AFP) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov denied Wednesday that Moscow intended to send warships or other military forces to the Gulf for a possible military strike against Iraq.
  • Supreme Court Keeps Copyright Protections
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld lengthier copyrights protecting the profits of songs, books and cartoon characters -- a huge victory for Disney and other companies.
  • No Anthrax Found at Federal Mail Facility
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- No anthrax was detected at a government mail facility that handled a Federal Reserve letter that tested positive in preliminary readings, the Postal Service said Wednesday.
  • First Community Bancshares, Inc. - FCBC - Announces Acquisition of Stone Capital Management, Inc.
    BLUEFIELD, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003--First Community Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: FCBC) (www.fcbinc.com), announced today that its fully owned subsidiary, First Community Bank, N. A. ("First Community") has completed the acquisition of Stone Capital Management, Inc. ("Stone"), an investment advisory ...
  • New tunnel linking France and Spain to open at week's end
    PAU, France, Jan 15 (AFP) - A road tunnel linking France and Spain through the Pyrenees mountains is set to open Friday after 10 years of construction work, but French officials said access would remain limited for years to come.
  • NASA Plans to Send Two Rovers to Mars
    PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- NASA is readying identical twin rovers for a mission to Mars, where the six-wheeled buggies will prospect for geologic evidence that the Red Planet was once wet enough to support life.
  • Deputies Arrest Suspected Sonoma County Vehicle Thief
    Marin County Sheriff's deputies have discovered a cache of stolen property after responding to a landlord-tenant dispute in Valley Ford.
  • Space shuttle Columbia ready to launch
    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Jan 14 (AFP) - The US space shuttle Columbia will blast off Thursday amid unprecedented security for a mission that will take Israel's first astronaut into space.
  • Private funeral held for Maurice Gibb, founding Bee Gees member
    MIAMI, Jan 15 (AFP) - Family and friends of Maurice Gibb, the Bee Gees vocalist and bassist who died Sunday, held a private funeral in a Miami Beach chapel near where he lived.
  • NBA All-Time Assist Leaders / Jan 15
    ASSISTS 1. x-John Stockton 15,462 2. Magic Johnson 10,141 3. x-Mark Jackson 10,012 4. Oscar Robertson 9,887 5. Isiah Thomas 9,061 6. x-Rod Strickland 7,645 7. Maurice Cheeks 7,392 8. x-Gary Payton ...
  • Flyers Sign Free-Agent Joe Sacco
    VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) -- The Philadelphia Flyers signed free-agent right wing Joe Sacco to a one-year contract Wednesday.
  • Safin tells Kafelnikov: find something to do
    MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan 15 (AFP) - Former champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov bowed out of the Australian Open on Wednesday with fellow Russian Marat Safin offering some retirement advice.
  • 2003 Boston Red SOX Schedule / Jan 15
  • Australian Open tennis results
    MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan 15 (AFP) - Results from day three of the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park here Wednesday (x denotes seeding):
  • The Weather Channel Selects Crossbeam's Total Firewall Solution To Control Network Security
    CONCORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003-- Performance, high availability, simplified management from
  • JVC Announces MiniDV High Definition Recording Technology
    LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003--JVC Company of America further illustrated its commitment to the high definition (HD) market by announcing the ability to make an HD recording on a mini DV tape.
  • Remarketing Services of America, Inc. Selects NICE for Customer Experience Management Solution
    RA'ANANA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003--NICE Systems (Nasdaq:NICE), a worldwide leader of multimedia recording solutions, applications and related professional services for business interaction management, today announced that Remarketing Services of America, Inc. (RSA), a unit of Fiserv, Inc. (Nasdaq:FISV), is ...
  • Canadian trial of Air India bombing could take up to three years
    TORONTO, Jan 15 (AFP) - The trial of three men accused of the 1985 bombing of an Air India jetliner that killed 329 people could take up to three years in Canadian courts, an official confirmed Wednesday.
  • Koizumi promises reforms, to fight deflation
    TOKYO, Jan 16 (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi told members of his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Thursday he will continue to push for structural economic reforms while fighting deflation.
  • Communists torch mobile phone stations in Philippines
    MANILA, Jan 16 (AFP) - Communist insurgents torched two mobile phone relay stations in the northern Philippines after its owners refused to pay extortion money, the military said Thursday.
  • Germany Bans Group in Anti-Semitic Case
    BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's top security official on Wednesday outlawed an Islamic organization, Hizb ut-Tahrir, which he accused of extremism and spreading anti-Semitic propaganda in universities.
  • Verdict date set for Egyptian teacher on threats to US envoy
    CAIRO, Jan 15 (AFP) - A verdict will be issued January 22 in the case of an Egyptian teacher of English accused of having sent an e-mail threatening US Ambassador David Welch, the state news agency MENA reported Wednesday.
  • Metro One Telecommunications to Host Webcast on 2002 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results
    PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003--Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. (Nasdaq:MTON), will host a webcast to announce fiscal 2002 fourth quarter and year-end financial results.
  • Call To Duty: Taking Care Of The Home Front From The Front Line
    MINNEAPOLIS & ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003-- Right on the Money!(R) helps military reservists and
  • TDK Mediactive Transports Star Trek Shattered Universe to Console Gamers
    TDK Mediactive Transports Star Trek Shattered Universe to Console Gamers; Star Trek Game to Beam in Stores Summer 2003
  • Ellie Mae Broadens Executive Team to Accommodate Growth
    Jonathan Corr, Joe Langner and Raj Sampath Join Mortgage Industry Innovator
  • Hampton Launches First-Ever ``Weekends-Only'' Travel Web Site Featuring 1,000 Fun, Unusual Events Nationwide
    MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003--Web surfers yearning to get out of the house now have a new bookmark to add to their "Favorites" with today's launch of "Hampton's(R) Year of 1,000 Weekends" Web site. This clearinghouse of information is designed to connect travelers with 1,000 fun and quirky events happening ...
  • New York Exchange Prices O-S [Jan 15]
  • Court OKs Law Allowing Slave-Labor Suits
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A state appeals court Wednesday upheld a California law that allows people who claim they were forced into slave labor during World War II to sue Japanese companies that do business in the state.
  • Philly Church Panel Submits Abuse Report
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The leader of Philadelphia's Roman Catholic archdiocese accepted a reform proposal Wednesday from a lay panel studying priest sex abuse, but alleged victims said the group's recommendations didn't go far enough.
  • Minicom Delivers Hundreds of Sophisticated Classroom Control Systems to Madrid Schools
    Minicom Delivers Hundreds of Sophisticated Classroom Control Systems to Madrid Schools; Supplies over 1,500 CBT Systems to Schools Worldwide
  • 3 Men Held After U.K. Anti-Terror Raid
    LONDON (AP) -- Police questioned three North African men on Wednesday after an officer was slain during an anti-terrorism raid linked to the recent discovery of the deadly poison ricin in London.
  • Md. Executions May Resume With New Gov.
    ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) -- This year's change of power in the governor's mansion carries an ominous tone for the 12 inmates on Maryland's death row.
  • Women's Sun Belt Conference Basketball Standings through Jan 15
  • Preview: Mavericks (31-5) at Kings (28-10) 9:00 p.m. EST / Jan 15
    SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) -- The teams with the two best records in the NBA meet for the first time since last season's Western Conference semifinals when the Dallas Mavericks visit the Sacramento Kings at Arco Arena.
  • Columbus Blue Jackets Team Report / Jan 15
    Last result: 4-3 loss vs. Anaheim, January 15
  • Montillet wins World Cup super-G
    CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Jan 15 (AFP) - Carole Montillet of France won the women's World Cup super-G here on Wednesday.
  • Recap: ATLANTIC CITY 5, Cincinnati 2 / Jan 15
    SPORTSTICKER ECHL RECAP
  • Mozambique to build new toll road linking neighbouring SAfrica
    MAPUTO, Jan 15 (AFP) - Mozambique is planning to build a new toll road from the country's southern tourist province of Inhambane to neighbouring South Africa, a senior government official said Wednesday.