• Mid American Conference Basketball Standings through Dec 28
  • Andrew "Six Heads" Lewis career record / Dec 29
    The career record of former WBA welterweight champion Andrew "Six Heads" Lewis:
  • Floyd Mayweather Jr. career record / Dec 29
    The career record of World Boxing Council lightweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.:
  • Virginia bowl history / Dec 29
  • St. Louis Rams Game-by-Game Log through Dec 29
  • Men Charged in Playing Augusta Course [Dec 29]
    AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- It's not easy to play a round of golf at Augusta National golf course. Not even if you try to jump a fence in the middle of the night to grab a few holes before the sun rises.
  • Norfolk Game-by-Game Log / Dec 29
    (Goal Scorers in Parentheses)
  • Detroit Red Wings Game-by-Game Log through Dec 29
    (Goal Scorers in Parentheses)
  • Duisenberg will stay on past July if there is no successor at the ECB
    AMSTERDAM, Dec 29 (AFP) - European Central Bank President Wim Duisenberg said on Sunday that he would not leave his post as announced on July 9, 2003 if the ECB had not yet found a successor.
  • Italy's English-Language Daily Closes
    ROME (AP) -- Italy Daily, the only English-language daily newspaper in the country, published its last edition this weekend, falling victim to a severe drop in advertising revenue.
  • California Super Lotto Results
    The winning numbers for tonight's Super Lotto Plus are 24, 36, 7, 9 and 16. The Mega Number is 5.
  • BCN SF Bay News Roundup [Dec 29 8 am PST]
    The reward for the safe return, or information leading to the safe return, of a missing Modesto woman who is eight months pregnant has been increased to $500,000.
  • At home and abroad, Bush's "war on terror" faces mounting criticism
    PARIS, Dec 29 (AFP) - At home and abroad, US President George W. Bush's "war on terror" was facing mounting criticism on Sunday over fears that fundamental human rights and freedoms were being eroded.
  • This Week In Women's College Basketball Top 25 / Dec 29
  • Sri Lanka win warmup one-day match
    MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec 29 (AFP) - Sri Lanka won the first match of their Australian cricket tour with an 80-run victory over a Victorian Country XI at Hastings on Sunday.
  • Kiefer Injured, May Miss Australian Open
    FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Nicolas Kiefer might miss the Australian Open after injuring his left heel while practicing.
  • South Korean stock market takes blow from nuclear crisis
    SEOUL, Dec 30 (AFP) - South Korean share prices plunged nearly five percent Monday as investors reacted nervously to a rising crisis over North Korea's nuclear weapons program and a possible US war against Iraq, dealers said.
  • Saudi charities to fight legal battle in US
    RIYADH, Dec 29 (AFP) - Six Saudi Islamic charities have decided to contest a lawsuit filed by relatives of September 11, 2001 attacks seeking trillions of dollars in damages, their lawyer said Sunday.
  • Americans Voice High Expectations for Web
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Even the unconnected appreciate the Internet.
  • Palm Oil Prices in Malaysia [Dec 29]
    KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (AFP) - Palm oil prices in ringgit per tonne at the close of morning trade Monday on Malaysia's Derivatives Exchange:
  • Recap: (18) South Carolina 96, Alcorn St 52 / Dec 29
    SPORTSTICKER NCAAW RECAP
  • Group Complains of Cowboys Interview
    NEW YORK (AP) -- The group promoting the hiring of black coaches by NFL teams says Dallas owner Jerry Jones violated the spirit of a new league policy by speaking to former Vikings coach Dennis Green on the phone and not in person.
  • Houston Fans Energized by Titans' Return
    HOUSTON (AP) -- Bud Adams was the star of the American Courier tailgate party, in his own involuntary way.
  • Dec 29 NFL Summaries
  • Recap: Red Wings 2, DALLAS 2 (OT) / Dec 29
    DALLAS (Ticker) -- The rivalry between the Detroit Red Wings and Dallas Stars has featured many great players and memorable moments, but it was the role players that stepped to the forefront in the latest meeting.
  • New York Rangers Team Report / Dec 29
    Last result: 5-3 loss at Tampa Bay, December 29
  • South Korea's 2002 inflation lower than government forecast
    SEOUL, Dec 30 (AFP) - South Korea's consumer prices rose 3.7 percent year-on-year in December, reflecting a government drive to keep public services and utilities costs down, officials said Monday.
  • Communist rebels own up to blasting Marcos bust
    BAGUIO, Philippines, Dec 30 (AFP) - Communist guerrillas on Monday claimed responsibility for blowing up a huge concrete bust of the late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
  • Snow kills Kurdish smugglers along Iran-Iraq border
    ARBIL, Iraq, Dec 29 (AFP) - At least nine Kurdish smugglers died and 39 others are reported missing after being caught in heavy snow as they attempted to cross from Iran into rebel-held northern Iraq, residents of Iraqi border villages said Sunday.
  • Vietnam to refund Russia for aborted refinery project
    HANOI, Dec 30 (AFP) - PetroVietnam said Monday it would reimburse Russian state-owned oil company Zarubezhneft following the foreign investor's withdrawal from a project to build Vietnam's first-ever oil refinery.
  • Red Sox agree to terms with RHP Mendoza / Dec 29
    BOSTON (Ticker) - Days after engaging in a verbal feud with their rivals, the Boston Red Sox on Sunday agreed to terms on a two-year contract with righthander Ramiro Mendoza, who had spent his entire seven-year career with the New York Yankees.
  • CBA Standings through Dec 28
  • Sioux Falls Game-by-Game Log / Dec 29
  • Guty Espadas career record / Dec 29
    The boxing record of former featherweight champion Guty Espadas:
  • Oregon Preparing for the Seattle Bowl
    SEATTLE (AP) -- Back in October, Oregon was 6-0, ranked No. 6, and dreaming of playing for the national title.
  • NFL all-time passing yardage leaders / Dec 29
    1. Dan Marino 61,361 2. John Elway 51,475 3. Warren Moon 49,247 4. Fran Tarkenton 47,003 5. Dan Fouts 43,040 6. x-Brett Favre, Green Bay 42,285 7. Joe Montana 40,551 8. Johnny Unitas 40,239 9. ...
  • Robert Allenby 2002 PGA Tour Tournament Record / Dec 29
    PGA Tour Events Played: 27 Best Finish: 2nd (WGC-NEC Invitational, SEI Pennsylvania
  • Technically better than before, says Navratilova
    GOLD COAST, Australia, Dec 29 (AFP) - Tennis legend Martina Navratilova believes parts of her game as a 46-year-old are better than ever.
  • Telecom Italia sells back stake in Serbian telecom operator
    ROME, Dec 29 (AFP) - Italy's main telecoms provider Telecom Italia has agreed to sell back its 29-percent stake in Serbian operator Telekom Srbija to Belgrade's public post and telecoms company PTT Srbija for 195 million euros (200 million dollars), La Repubblica newspaper reported on Sunday.
  • China develops a taste for wine
    BEIJING, Dec 29 (AFP) - Champagne has yet to tickle the tastebuds of many Chinese but red wine has become a favourite on restaurant tables for the country's wealthy elite and demand is soaring.
  • Missing yacht washes ashore in Portugal
    LISBON, Dec 29 (AFP) - Broken pieces belonging to a yacht that was spotted drifting in rough seas off the Portuguese coast have washed ashore, maritime officials said Sunday.
  • Iran foreign minister gets a grilling over Caspian carve-up
    TEHRAN, Dec 29 (AFP) - Iran's foreign minister was summoned to parliament Sunday to be given a grilling over his handling of a dispute on the boundaries of the resource-rich Caspian sea.
  • Modesto Police Question Sex Offenders
    Modesto police have started contacting registered sex offenders who live near or frequent the area around the home of a missing Modesto woman who is eight months pregnant.
  • Weather Around the World [Dec 29]
    Temperatures and weather conditions during the 24-hour period ending at 7 a.m. EST today.
  • Juan Carlos Gomez career record / Dec 29
    The career record of former cruiserweight champion Juan Carlos Gomez:
  • Prominent sports deaths in 2002 / Dec 29
    Frankie Albert, 82, former 49ers quarterback-coach, September 5 (Alzheimer's disease)
  • Georgia Carried to Sugar Bowl by Brothers
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Terrence Edwards always looked up to his big brother.
  • NFL - 2002 300-Yard Passers / Dec 29
  • Recap: Bills 27, Bengals 9 / Dec 29
    ORCHARD PARK, New York (Ticker) -- If the Cincinnati Bengals were playing to save Dick LeBeau's job, they did not do a very good job.
  • Albany Game-by-Game Log / Dec 29
    (Goal Scorers in Parentheses)
  • Australia beat England by five wickets
    MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec 30 (AFP) - Australia beat England by five wickets in a gripping finish to the fourth Ashes cricket Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Monday to take a 4-0 lead in the series.
  • Wisconsin Game-by-Game Log / Dec 29
  • South Korean prosecutors storm clone cult's office
    SEOUL, Dec 30 (AFP) - Prosecutors said Monday they had stormed the local offices of the Raelian movement, the sect that announced in the United States last week it had produced the world's first human clone.
  • Stock prices in Tokyo close 1.6 percent lower in half-day trade
    TOKYO, Dec 30 (AFP) - Japanese share prices skidded 1.6 percent Tuesday, pressured by a weakness on Wall Street during a quiet half-day of trading before the New Year holiday break.
  • Azerbaijan shivers in hundred-year record freeze
    BAKU, Dec 29 (AFP) - The south Caucasus republic of Azerbaijan was shivering through a record cold snap Sunday as temperatures in parts of the country fell to their lowest levels in over a century.
  • Kansas 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Dec 29
    11 01/02 NC ASHEVILLE, 8:00 PM
  • Women's Patriot League Basketball Standings through Dec 29
  • Recap: GREENVILLE 87, Asheville 76 / Dec 29
    GREENVILLE (Ticker) -- Donald Hand scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Greenville Groove over the Asheville Altitude, 87-76. Hand, who connected on four 3-pointers, was perfect on four attempts from the free throw line. Billy Thomas added 19 points for Greenville, which won its league-high seventh home game this season. ...
  • Oakland Raiders Team Report / Dec 29
    2002 Record: 11-5, AFC West champion
  • Cleveland Game-by-Game Log / Dec 29
    (Goal Scorers in Parentheses)
  • Minnesota Wild Team Report / Dec 29
    Last result: 4-3 win at Buffalo, December 28
  • Pittsburgh Penguins Team Report / Dec 29
    Last result: 3-2 win vs. Montreal, December 28
  • Misl Standings through Games of 12/28/2002 / Dec 29
  • Opposition's Kibaki is new Kenyan president: electoral commission
    NAIROBI, Dec 29 (AFP) - Opposition candidate Mwai Kibaki is the new president of Kenya, the chairman of the east African country's electoral commission announced Sunday afternoon.
  • ETA decides to continue violent attacks: Basque minister
    MADRID, Dec 29 (AFP) - After a long debate this summer, Spain's outlawed Basque separatist group ETA has decided to continue armed attacks, the Basque interior minister told a newspaper Sunday.
  • Turkish troops on move near Iraq border
    SILOPI, Turkey, Dec 29 (AFP) - Turkish troops have been on the move near the border with Iraq and are now very close to the only regular crossing point between the two nations, an AFP journalist on the secene reported on Sunday.
  • Russia's Blue Stream pipeline begins pumping gas to Turkey
    MOSCOW, Dec 29 (AFP) - Russia on Sunday began pumping natural gas to Turkey through the Blue Stream gas pipeline under the Black Sea, the world's deepest undersea gas link, an engineer at a coastal pumping station said.
  • Torched Calif. Hotel Had Many Violations
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The drab San Bernardino residential hotel where four people were killed in a trash can fire had a history of fire and safety code violations, City Attorney James Penman said Sunday.
  • Singapore Rubber Prices
    SINGAPORE, Dec 30 (AFP) - Monday's noon rubber prices in cents per kilogram (2.2 pounds) from the Singapore Commodity Exchange:
  • Recap: (13) North Carolina 84, Charleston Sou 49 / Dec 29
    SPORTSTICKER NCAAW RECAP
  • NBA Team-by-Team Stats Midwest Division through Dec 29
  • Recap: Panthers 10, NEW ORLEANS 6 / Dec 29
    SPORTSTICKER NFL RECAP
  • Detroit Red Wings Team Report / Dec 29
    Last result: 4-2 win at Nashville, December 28
  • Quest wins Sydney-Hobart on handicap after Zeus II hits doldrums
    SYDNEY, Dec 30 (AFP) - Sydney yacht Quest on Monday won overall handicap honours in the 58th Sydney to Hobart yacht race after tiny challenger Zeus II narrowly missed out due to poor winds in the home stretch.
  • Schedule for Dec 29
  • Ronaldo returns with Spanish title on his mind
    RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 29 (AFP) - Brazil's award-winning Real Madrid striker Ronaldo said before returing to the Spanish capital his major aim was to win the Spanish league this season.
  • Ivory Coast extends curfew to January 10
    ABIDJAN, Dec 29 (AFP) - Ivory Coast authorities Sunday extended a dusk-to-dawn curfew that has been in force since the start of a September 19 rebellion until January 10, an announcement on state television said.
  • Latin Americans Unhappy With New Regimes
    CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Latin Americans have spent the past few years getting rid of entrenched systems that have failed them. But some are beginning to realize their new leaders aren't making life any better than the old did.
  • Vietnam lowers tariffs on 760 goods to conform with ASEAN
    HANOI, Dec 30 (AFP) - Vietnam will lower customs duties on 760 new products in line with its commitments under the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) which comes into force in 2003, state media said Monday.
  • 660 Customers without Power in Bay Area
    A PG&E spokesman reports that as of 9 a.m. today, some 660 customers are without power in the Bay Area, down from the total of 15,500 homes and businesses that were without electricity on Saturday evening.
  • Mexican Pacific League Boxscores for / Dec 29
  • Mid Continent Conference Basketball Standings through Dec 28
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  • This Week In Women's College Basketball Top 25 / Dec 29
  • Philadelphia 76ers 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Dec 29
  • Recap: NCAA Football Top 25 Recaps from Dec 28
    CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- With one of its best players in a sling, Virginia made like Houdini in a straitjacket. Wali Lundy scored four touchdowns as the Cavaliers used a series of trick plays to bury 13th-ranked West Virginia, 48-22, in the inaugural Continental Tire Bowl. The Cavaliers (9-5) had fewer first downs ...
  • Preview: Jaguars (6-9) at Colts (9-6) 4:05 p.m. EST / Dec 29
    SPORTSTICKER NFL PREVIEW
  • Minnesota Vikings Game-by-Game Log through Dec 29
  • San Francisco 49ers Game-by-Game Log through Dec 29
  • Todd Martin 2002 win-loss record / Dec 29
    ATP Tournaments Played: 16
  • Recap: Greensboro 3, ATLANTIC CITY 1 / Dec 29
    SPORTSTICKER ECHL RECAP
  • Explosive materials seized in operations against SAfrica's far right
    JOHANNESBURG, Dec 29 (AFP) - South African police have seized nearly 100 kilogrammes (220 pounds) of ammonium nitrate, used for making bombs, in continuing operations against white Afrikaner extremists, police said Sunday.
  • Nepal in chaos in 2002 as blood spills
    KATHMANDU, Dec 29 (AFP) - The year 2002 was a disaster for Nepal on all fronts, with thousands dying in a Maoist insurgency, the king sacking the elected government and economic growth plummeting to a 20-year low.
  • S&P Global Credit Markets Digest -- Asia-Pacific Update
    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 2002--
  • Reward Offered for Missing Pregnant Woman
    MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- The reward for a missing pregnant woman ballooned to $500,000 after a donation from a family friend who asked to remain anonymous.
  • Iran ends executions by stoning
    TEHRAN, Dec 29 (AFP) - Iran's judiciary will no longer order executions by stoning and has told judges to issue alternative punishments for adultery, officials told AFP Sunday.
  • Recap: (22) Maryland 84, Georgia Tech 77 / Dec 29
    COLLEGE PARK, Maryland (Ticker) -- Drew Nicholas and Ryan Randle seem intent on leading Maryland to another Atlantic Coast Conference title.
  • 2002 Championship Bout Results / Dec 29
    JANUARY ======= Jan. 05 -- Leonard Dorin records a split-decision victory over Raul Balbi
  • Dallas Cowboys Game-by-Game Log through Dec 29
  • Philadelphia Eagles Game-by-Game Log through Dec 29
  • Washington Redskins Game-by-Game Log through Dec 29
  • Cincinnati Game-by-Game Log / Dec 29
    (Goal Scorers in Parentheses)