• Results and standings in baseball's American League
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  • New Britain Rock Cats Roster / Jul 8
    2003 New Britain Rock Cats Roster
  • PCL Scoreboard as of 00:50 p.m. / Jul 8
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  • IL Scoreboard as of 08:42 p.m. / Jul 8
  • Fired-up Agasi turns tables on Cuban world champion
    BANGKOK, July 8 (AFP) - Agasi Mamedov of Azerbaijan gained sweet revenge for two previous defeats by World and Olympic champion Guillermo Ortiz Rigondeaux of Cuba at the World Amateur Boxing Championships on Tuesday.
  • Tour de France class standings after 3rd stage
  • Epson Electronics America Announces Release of Single Chip A/V IEEE1394 Controller with Integrated PHY
    SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--Epson Electronics America today announced the release of the S1R72902 ASSP, an IEEE1394 chip with integrated PHY, targeted at Audio-video applications.
  • British soldier wounded in Iraq sniper attack
    LONDON, July 8 (AFP) - A British soldier was injured at the weekend in the southern Iraqi city of Basra when he was shot in the leg by a sniper, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.
  • Egyptian film becomes box office hit tackling adultery
    CAIRO, July 8 (AFP) - A new Egyptian film has become a hit at the box office here this summer with its frank treatment of marital sexual problems and adultery, breaking new ground in a conservative society.
  • State Street Corporation Announces Webcast of Second-Quarter Earnings Conference Call
    BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--State Street Corporation will host an Internet broadcast of its first-quarter earnings conference call on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. EDT, following the release of the Company's quarterly financial results. The call will be accessible on State Street's investor relations home ...
  • MotorVac Launches Two New Maintenance Service Products
    SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--MotorVac Technologies Inc. has announced the addition of two new Service Kits to supplement its TransTech and CoolantClean equipment. Each service kit consists of a 2-step process that was designed to be used with MotorVac machines and enhance the fluid exchange service.
  • K-Swiss Selects Inovis/IPNet Combination to Cut Supply Chain Costs
    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--Inovis(TM) Inc., a leading enabler of B2B trading communities, and IPNet Solutions(R) Inc., a pioneer in flexible supply chain connectivity, today announced that K-Swiss, a top manufacturer of athletic shoes, has successfully integrated IPNet BizConnect(TM) with the ...
  • Safe ID Corporation: Press Release
    CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--Safe ID Corporation ("the Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into negotiations with a private US based company with revenues of approximately $16,000,000US. Safe ID is proposing a share exchange or merger that would result in a change of control to Safe ID ...
  • Home Properties Announces Dates for Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call
    ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--Home Properties (NYSE:HME) will release its second quarter financial results before the market opens on Friday, August 8, 2003. A conference call and live Webcast will follow at 11:00 AM Eastern Time, which will include an update on Company results and outlook, followed by a ...
  • Consolidated Freightways Announces July 17 Sale of Lincoln Distribution Facility
    LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--As part of the largest real estate sale in transportation history -- 220 total properties with an appraised value over $400 million -- Consolidated Freightways announced that it is placing its Lincoln distribution facility located at 2827 North 20th Street for sale to the highest ...
  • Australia's tourism minister draws flak for saying Sydney is "tired"
    SYDNEY, July 9 (AFP) - Australia's Tourism Minister Joe Hockey sparked a furious response Wednesday by describing his home city of Sydney to a Japanese audience as tired, complacent and event-free.
  • Optical Keyhole Interviews Bookham Technologies Re: Cierra Photonics Acquisition
    LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--Optical Keyhole - http://www.opticalkeyhole.com - the premier online source for information on the optical industry, is carrying an interview with Bookham Technologies' Chief Commercial Officer regarding its just announced acquisition of Cierra Photonics.
  • Former Sony music chief Tommy Mottola back in the record label business
    LOS ANGELES, July 8 (AFP) - US music mogul Tommy Mottola is returning to the recording business six months after quitting as chief of the giant Sony Music group, his new label announced Tuesday.
  • Falcons sell out season tickets
    FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga., July 8 (UPI) -- The Atlanta Falcons have announced that they have sold out their season ticket allotment for only the second time in franchise history.
  • Boston Red Sox Injury Report / Jul 8
  • Recap: Pittsburgh 8, MILWAUKEE 7 (10 Innings) / Jul 8
    SPORTSTICKER NL RECAP
  • Kannapolis Intimidators Roster / Jul 8
    2003 Kannapolis Intimidators Roster
  • Tucson Sidewinders Roster / Jul 8
    2003 Tucson Sidewinders Roster
  • Lake Elsinore Storm Roster / Jul 8
    2003 Lake Elsinore Storm Roster
  • Portland Beavers 2003 Game-by-Game / Jul 8
  • EL Scoreboard as of 08:43 p.m. / Jul 8
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  • SL Expanded Win-Loss Breakdown through Jul 8
  • Recap: Syracuse (Blue Jays) at COLUMBUS (Yankees) (PPD, Rain) / Jul 8
    COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ticker) -- The contest between the Syracuse SkyChiefs and the Columbus Clippers was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on July 9.
  • Recap: ALTOONA (Pirates) 5, Norwich (Giants) 1 / Jul 8
    ALTOONA, Pennsylvania (Ticker) -- John VanBenschoten threw seven strong innings and ripped two doubles to help the Altoona Curve defeat the Norwich Navigators, 5-1. VanBenschoten (4-0) let up just one run and six hits, striking out six and walking none, before leaving with a 4-1 lead. The 23-year-old doubled and scored in the ...
  • Player Pos Min FGM-Fga FTM-Fta off-Def-Tot AST PF St to PTs / Jul 8
  • Panorama Software Extends Business Intelligence Capabilities To Microsoft Office System
    TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003-- Panorama Integrates Powerful Analytics Into Microsoft SharePoint
  • TechTarget Acquires #1 Publication in IT Security Market
    NEEDHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003-- Award-Winning Staff of Information Security to Join TechTarget's
  • British PM faces new grilling over Iraq war
    LONDON, July 8 (AFP) - Prime Minister Tony Blair faced some tough questioning on Tuesday from deputies on whether the war on Iraq was justified, a day after a parliamentary report rapped the manner in which he took Britain into the conflict.
  • Abizaid appointment to head US Centcom stirs pride in Lebanon
    BEIRUT, July 8 (AFP) - The appointment of Lebanese-American General John Abizaid to head up the US military Central Command (Centcom) has stirred a sense of pride back in his ancestral home of Lebanon.
  • Home Valley Bancorp Reports Solid Growth and Financial Performance for Second Quarter 2003
    GRANTS PASS, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--Home Valley Bancorp (OTCBB:HVYB) reports solid growth and financial performance for Second Quarter 2003:
  • The Molpus Woodlands Group to Purchase 465,000 Acres in Texas from Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
    JACKSON, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--The Molpus Woodlands Group (MWG), a timberland investment management organization (TIMO) based in Jackson, Mississippi, has agreed on behalf of an institutional investor to purchase 465,000 acres of timberlands from Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) (NYSE: LPX) in east Texas. ...
  • A.M. Best Assigns Debt Rating to Hartford's Senior Notes
    OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--A.M. Best Co. has assigned a senior debt rating of "a-" to Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.'s (The Hartford) (Hartford, CT) (NYSE: HIG) issuance of $320 million of unsecured senior notes due 2013. The notes are being issued under Rule 144A. Proceeds will be used to fully ...
  • Digital Fuel Closes $8 Million Series C Round
    SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--Digital Fuel, provider of the ServiceFlow(TM) platform for real-time management and automation of IT and business services, has secured $8 million in new funding. Benchmark Capital and Sigma Partners have joined previous investors Israel Seed Partners and Apropos IT Ventures ...
  • China calls for more balanced trade with South Korea
    BEIJING, July 8 (AFP) - China called Tuesday for more balanced trade with South Korea during President Roh Moo-Hyun's visit to Beijing, official media reported.
  • Steiner leaves Kosovo after 18 months as UN administrator
    PRISTINA, Serbia-Montenegro, July 8 (AFP) - The UN administrator for Kosovo, Michael Steiner, left the Serbian province on Tuesday after 18 months in the post.
  • Study finds US biodefenses beginning to erode
    WASHINGTON, July 8 (AFP) - The US capability to cope with a terrorist attack involving biological weapons is beginning to erode due to personnel problems at key government agencies and bureaucratic obstacles to solving them, according to a new study set for release Tuesday.
  • MLB Schedule for Jul 8
  • New York Yankees Attendance Comparison through Jul 8
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  • Cincinnati Reds Injury Report / Jul 8
  • Recap: Rochester (Twins) 4, RICHMOND (Braves) 1 / Jul 8
    RICHMOND, Virginia (Ticker) -- Brandon Marsters ripped a two-run double in the top of the ninth inning to help the Rochester Red Wings rally for four runs and defeat the Richmond Braves, 4-1. After scratching out just four hits through eight scoreless innings, Rochester used an error and a single to put two men on base with one ...
  • TL Scoreboard as of 11:40 p.m. / Jul 8
  • Recap: Colorado SPRN (Rockies) 9, Iowa (Cubs) 7 / Jul 8
    DES MOINES, Iowa (Ticker) -- Kit Pellow drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning to lead the Colorado Springs Sky Sox past the Iowa Cubs, 9-7. After a single and a walk, Pellow crushed a three-run homer, his ninth, with two outs to pull Colorado Springs ahead for the first time in the ballgame. Pellow also had an ...
  • IRL IndyCar Series Kansas 300 results / Jul 8
    Bryan Herta won Sunday's IRL IndyCar Series Kansas 300 at Kansas Speedway. The following are the results:
  • Saba Collaborative Learning Solutions Continue to Gain Worldwide Momentum
    Saba Collaborative Learning Solutions Continue to Gain Worldwide Momentum; Organizations Improve Performance by Capturing and Sharing Informal Knowledge and Best Practices
  • StoreAge Receives McDATA OPENready Qualification
    IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003-- Pre-Qualifies StoreAge's Storage Provisioning, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Solutions on McDATA SAN Fabrics
  • French finance ministers says France poised for economic recovery
    PARIS, July 8 (AFP) - French Finance Minister Francis Mer said Tuesday the conditions necessary for an economic recovery in France were in place shortly after the IMF and OECD cut their growth forecasts for the country.
  • Worthington Industries Announces Joint Venture With Viking Industries Operations in Northeast Ohio
    COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WOR) announced today it has formed a joint venture with Viking Industries Inc., a minority business enterprise (MBE), located near Cleveland, Ohio.
  • RailAmerica Reports June 2003 Carloads
    BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--RailAmerica, Inc. (NYSE:RRA) today reported its carloads (including intermodal units) for June 2003. As compared to the same period in 2002, June 2003 North American "same railroad" carloads increased 1.6% and Chilean carloads increased 24.4%, while Australian carloads ...
  • Ratexchange Corporation Announces Completion of Exchange Offer
    Transaction Dramatically Lowers Interest Expense and Moves Firm Closer to Profitability
  • Fitch Ratings Comments on Effects of The Parity Act
    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--Prior to July 1, 2003, state-chartered housing creditors looked to the authority of the Alternative Mortgage Transaction Parity Act (the Parity Act) to avoid state prepayment penalty and late charge restrictions. Effective July 1, 2003, these state chartered housing creditors are ...
  • Investors Financial Services Corp. Announces Webcast of Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call
    BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--Investors Financial Services Corp. (Nasdaq:IFIN) will host an Internet broadcast of its second quarter earnings conference call on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at 9:00 a.m. EST, following the release of the company's quarterly results. The call will be accessible from Investors Financial's ...
  • LI Waldbaum's Supermarket Makes Energy History with On Site Power Technology
    LI Waldbaum's Supermarket Makes Energy History with On Site Power Technology; Combines Innovative Technologies to Create Energy Efficiency and Customer Comfort
  • Clearly Canadian Enters into Expanded Distribution Arrangements with Polar Beverages, Inc.
    VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--Clearly Canadian Beverage Corporation (TSX: CLV; OTCBB: CCBC) today announced that its US operating subsidiary, CC Beverage, has entered into expanded distribution arrangements with Polar Beverages, Inc. ("Polar Beverages"), New England's largest independent soft ...
  • Bard Receives Clearance to Market HemoSplit Dialysis Catheter
    MURRAY HILL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--C. R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE:BCR) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bard Access Systems, Inc., received Food and Drug Administration clearance to market the HemoSplit(TM) catheter for long-term renal dialysis care. Bard Access Systems previously acquired the ...
  • Consolidated Freightways Announces July 17 Sale of Woodinville Distribution Facility
    WOODINVILLE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2003--As part of the largest real estate sale in transportation history -- 220 total properties with an appraised value over $400 million -- Consolidated Freightways announced that it is placing its Woodinville distribution facility located at 18707 139th Avenue N.E. for sale to ...
  • Torn knee ligament likely to sideline Cubs' Patterson for season
    CHICAGO, July 8 (AFP) - Chicago Cubs outfielder Corey Patterson suffered a torn knee ligament on Sunday that is expected to sideline him for the remainder of the baseball season.
  • South Bend Silver Hawks Roster / Jul 8
    2003 South Bend Silver Hawks Roster
  • Iowa Cubs 2003 Game-by-Game / Jul 8
  • Memphis Redbirds 2003 Game-by-Game / Jul 8
  • Bergkamp's agent ridicules Arsenal over new contract
    LONDON, July 8 (AFP) - Dennis Bergkamp's agent has dismissed the new contract Arsenal are offering the Dutch striker as "too embarrassing for words".
  • Moya, Robredo advance; El Aynaoui upset in Bastad / Jul 8
    BASTAD, Sweden (Ticker) - Top-seeded Spaniard Carlos Moya continued his extended claycourt season Tuesday, beginning defense of his title with a victory over Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia in the first round of the Swedish Open.
  • Mirapoint & Paragon Systems Partner to Provide Government Agencies with Secure Communications Solutions
    SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003-- Alliance to Deliver Powerful E-mail Infrastructure & Security
  • The Bank of New York Company, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Earnings Release Date and Conference Call And Webcast
    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--The Bank of New York Company, Inc. announced today that it will release its second quarter 2003 earnings results on Thursday, July 17, 2003, before trading begins on the New York Stock Exchange. The earnings release will also be available on the Company's website at ...
  • Nextel Partners to Host Conference Call
    KIRKLAND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--Nextel Partners, Inc., (NASDAQ: NXTP) will host its second quarter 2003 financial results conference call with its senior management.
  • Columbia investigators find "smoking gun" in foam insulation
    SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 7 (AFP) - Investigators of the space shuttle Columbia disaster said Monday they had found the "smoking gun" -- proof that a piece of foam insulation damaged a heat shield, causing the ship to break up on re-entry.
  • Badcock Approved For SBA Loan Program After Lengthy Negotiation
    MULBERRY, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003-- New Financing Options Will Assist Badcock in Expansion and
  • Foster Wheeler Comments on S&P Downgrade
    HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--Foster Wheeler Ltd. (NYSE: FWC) announced that today's change of Standard & Poor's (S&P) rating on the company's corporate credit to 'CCC-' from 'B' does not trigger any defaults under Foster Wheeler's existing credit facility and the company will continue to conduct ...
  • Dataram and SGI Enter into Support Services Agreement for SGI Altix 3000 Servers and Superclusters
    Dataram and SGI Enter into Support Services Agreement for SGI Altix 3000 Servers and Superclusters; Dataram Introduces New Memory Upgrades up to 8GB Capacity
  • Japan's transport minister to visit China to promote bullet train
    TOKYO, July 8 (AFP) - Transport Minister Chikage Ogi said Tuesday she wants to visit China to promote Japan's world-famous bullet train, which is vying with systems from France and Germany for contracts to build a high-speed railway line between Beijing and Shanghai.
  • Is the Next Big Internet and Tech Industry 30,000 Feet up in the Air
    Ibises International's High Speed Internet at 30,000 is Streaming Along
  • Jostens Announces Shareholders Approval
    MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--Jostens, Inc. (Pink Sheets:JOSEA) reported that its shareholders voted to approve, at a special meeting held today, the agreement and plan of merger by and among Jostens, Ring Holding Corp. and Ring Acquisition Corp. Pursuant to the agreement, Ring Acquisition Corp., a newly formed ...
  • Northface University and Great Hill Partners Close $13 Million Equity Private Placement
    SALT LAKE CITY & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--Northface University, a postsecondary institution for software developers, and Great Hill Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, announced today the closure of $13 million in Series B private equity funding.
  • Both Bijani twins die in separation surgery: hospital
    SINGAPORE, July 8 (AFP) - Both Bijani twins died Tuesday in an historic operation to be separated after 29 years joined at the head, hospital officials said here.
  • Recap: Red Sox 2, TORONTO 1 (12 Innings) / Jul 8
    TORONTO (Ticker) -- Jason Varitek came through in a pinch.
  • Scranton-WB Red Barons Roster / Jul 8
    2003 Scranton-WB Red Barons Roster
  • Controversial Olympic roof will be ready in time: minister
    ATHENS, July 8 (AFP) - A Greek government minister insisted Tuesday that an ambitious project, masterminded by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, to cover the main Olympic stadium in Athens with a glass roof will be ready in time for the 2004 Games.
  • Cockbain to meet Japanese club officials as World Cup door closes
    BRISBANE, Australia, July 8 (AFP) - Forgotten Wallaby Matt Cockbain will discuss a Japanese club offer amid uncertainty over his selection prospects for this year's Rugby World Cup.
  • Chelsea coach Ranieri will tolerate no interference
    LONDON, July 8 (AFP) - Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri has warned he will not tolerate any interference in team affairs following the arrival of the club's new owner Roman Abramovich.
  • Kopin Corporation to Broadcast Second-Quarter 2003 Conference Call over the Internet
    Kopin Corporation to Broadcast Second-Quarter 2003 Conference Call over the Internet; Live Audio Webcast Scheduled to Begin at 5:00 P.M. ET, Thursday, July 24
  • American AgCredit Selects SafeWeb's Secure Extranet Appliance for Its Secure Remote Access Needs
    EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003-- SafeWeb Continues to Deliver Seamless, Cost-Effective
  • Cambodia must do more to improve election environment: UN envoy
    PHNOM PENH, July 8 (AFP) - Cambodia's government must make further progress in fostering an environment suited to credible and transparent national elections to be held here on July 27, a UN envoy said here Tuesday.
  • SGS Debuts Quality Assurance Workshop at the ASAP Show
    ASAP Global Sourcing Show
  • ZiLOG's Registration Statement on Form S-1 Declared Effective
    SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--ZiLOG, Inc. (OTCBB:ZILG) (OTCBB:ZILGE), a worldwide supplier of microcontrollers announced today that its registration statement (the "Registration Statement") has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act ...
  • Manchester United Soccer Club Chooses Charter Services for U.S. Tour
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003-- The U.K.'s Most Popular Soccer Team Chooses Nation's
  • Boston's New Hotel Commonwealth: A Step Ahead in Business Travel
    BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--Hotel Commonwealth, the newest independent luxury property in Boston, is now welcoming guests to enjoy the advantages of 21st Century computing and communications while residing and dining in the classic style of a bygone era.
  • St Louis Cardinals Attendance Report through Jul 8
  • Erie Sea Wolves Roster / Jul 8
    2003 Erie Sea Wolves Roster
  • Chattanooga Lookouts Roster / Jul 8
    2003 Chattanooga Lookouts Roster
  • El Paso Diablos Roster / Jul 8
    2003 El Paso Diablos Roster
  • 802.11 Market Leader, Intersil, Punishes Parasitics with Sequence Columbus-AMS
    SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003-- "Brings Powerful Innovations To RF Design"
  • SAS Boosts Fireman's Fund's Bottom Line by $20 to $30 Million
    CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003-- SAS(R) Helps Insurer Save Money on Fraud and Subrogation,
  • StarMedia Develops and Launches Xtream Ad Plus
    Expands US Hispanic Email Service to 10 Megabytes per Subscriber
  • ServicePower and Infomill Announce Joint Web Seminar
    Schedule Smarter - Fix First Time: The Intelligent Way to Improve Your Service Productivity
  • US accuses Mexican drug cartel of importing cocaine and marijuana
    SAN DIEGO, California, July 8 (AFP) - Twelve leaders of Mexico's notorious Arellano-Felix drugs cartel will stand trial in the United States on narcotics trafficking charges, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Tuesday.
  • Operation to separate Iranian twins in advanced stage: hospital
    SINGAPORE, July 8 (AFP) - Neurosurgeons are very close to separating the heads of Iranian twins Ladan and Laleh Bijani, hospital officials announced Tuesday as the historic operation entered its 52nd hour.
  • Troops kill 21 separatist rebels in one day in Aceh, military says
    JAKARTA, July 8 (AFP) - Indonesia's military said Tuesday it had killed 21 separatist rebels within 24 hours in Aceh province in one of the bloodiest days since an all-out assault was launched in mid-May against the guerrillas.