• Sunday Bar Alcohol Ban Struck Down in Ga.
    ATLANTA (AP) -- A law that bans free-standing taverns from selling alcohol on Sundays while allowing hotel and restaurant bars to remain open was struck down by a county judge.
  • Long Beach St 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Feb 6
    20 02/08 @ CAL RIVERSIDE, 10:10 PM
  • Geo Washington 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Feb 7
    21 02/09 @ XAVIER, 2:00 PM
  • Uab 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Feb 7
    21 02/09 @ MEMPHIS, 4:00 PM
  • Philadelphia 76ers 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Feb 7
  • Bowling Update / Feb 7
    ROUND TWO QUALIFIER (Name/hometown followed by 18-game pinfall. Top 32 advance to match play. Places 33-64 show earnings.)
  • Tour Championship second round scores
    SYDNEY, Feb 7 (AFP) - Leading scores after the second round of the Tour Championship, a modified stableford event co-sanctioned by the European and Australasian PGA Tours, at the par-72 New South Wales Golf Club here on Friday (Australian unless stated):
  • Hurricanes Trade Kapanen to Flyers
    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The slumping Carolina Hurricanes traded two-time All-Star Sami Kapanen to the Philadelphia Flyers for 1999 first-round draft pick Pavel Brendl on Friday.
  • Vindication Out of Triple Crown Races
    Vindication is no longer part of Bob Baffert's stable of Kentucky Derby hopefuls.
  • Overnight Line / Feb 7
    CBB
  • Friday's Ski Report, Part 2 [Feb 7]
    LEBANON, N.H. (AP) -- Latest skiing conditions as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Skiing conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions:
  • Valladolid Team Report / Feb 7
    Coach: Jose More (3rd year)
  • Millrose Games indoor athletics results
  • CBA Schedule for Feb 7
  • 2003 AFL Schedule / Feb 7
  • Protassov takes over Olympiakos coaching job
    PIRAEUS, Greece, Feb 7 (AFP) - Defending Greek first division champions Olympiakos on Friday unexpectedly fired coach Srecko Katanec and hired former Ukrainian star Oleg Protassov, their third coach this season.
  • Davis Cup: Argentina 1 Germany 0
  • Hingis just needs a break says weary Serena
    PARIS, Feb 8 (AFP) - World number one Serena Williams is not convinced it's game, set and match for Swiss tennis star Martina Hingis.
  • EDT Learning Partners With the John C. Ford Program and the United Nations to Deliver Education Worldwide
    PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2003-- LearnLinc(TM) Software to Be Used to Educate
  • California Integrated Waste Management Board Announces Emergency Meeting Public Notice
    SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2003--On February 11, 2003 in the City of Sacramento, California, Environmental Protection Agency Building at 1001 I Street, the Integrated Waste Management Board will hold an emergency public meeting on the following item: Consideration of augmentation for the environmental ...
  • NASA Taking Steps to Avoid Space Junk
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- NASA for years underestimated the amount of damage that small space debris could inflict on Earth-orbiting space shuttles, documents show.
  • Indonesia has no plans to hand over terror suspect to Singapore
    JAKARTA, Feb 7 (AFP) - Indonesia said Friday it has no plans to hand over to Singapore a reputed terrorist leader wanted in the city-state, adding it has had no request for his extradition.
  • Romania has "moral obligation" to back US-led Iraq war: president
    BUCHAREST, Feb 7 (AFP) - Romania has a moral obligation to stand by the United States in the event of a US-led war on Iraq, Romanian President Ion Iliescu said on Friday.
  • Stifel Financial Corp. Reports Unaudited Fourth Quarter Results Diluted EPS of $0.21 Record Annual Net Revenues
    ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2003--Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF) today reported an unaudited quarterly net income of $1.7 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, on net revenues of $45.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2002, compared to a net income of $1.2 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, on net ...
  • FBI Seeks Hacker of eBay Users' Info.
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A hacker used a University of North Carolina computer system to steal personal financial information from eBay users, federal officials say.
  • Philippines thanks Indonesia for release of 49 fishermen
    MANILA, Feb 8 (AFP) - Philippine Foreign Secretary Blas Ople said on Saturday that he thanked Indonesia for the swift release of 49 detained fishermen despite some tensions over the sinking of their boats by the Indonesian navy.
  • Malaysia to fund Airbus A380 mega-jumbos for national carrier
    KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (AFP) - Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday said the government will fund the purchase of six A380 superjumbo aircraft for troubled national carrier Malaysia Airlines because it has access to cheaper funds.
  • Chukchansi Economic Development Authority and Cascade Entertainment Group, LLC Report Construction Progress on Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino
    COARSEGOLD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2003--Chukchansi Economic Development Authority and Cascade Entertainment Group, LLC reported today on the construction progress of the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino. As of January 31, Walton Construction (Construction Manager to the project) has contracted out a large ...
  • Agilent Technologies Completes Acquisition of Certain Assets of Pixel Devices International, Developer of Leading-Edge CMOS Imaging Technology
    PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2003--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of the intellectual property and certain other assets of Pixel Devices International Inc. (PDI), a developer of complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor ...
  • Oakland Police Respond to Reported Shooting
    The Oakland Police Department has responded to the area of 70th Avenue and International Boulevard on a report of a shooting this afternoon.
  • Two die as militant factions exchange fire in Kashmir
    SRINAGAR, India, Feb 7 (AFP) - Two people, including a Muslim girl, were killed when pro-India militants exchanged fire with Muslim separatist rebels in Indian-administered Kashmir, police and witnesses said Friday.
  • Hingis Hints at Retiring From Tennis
    GENEVA (AP) -- Martina Hingis gave her clearest indication yet Friday that she is planning to retire from tennis because of ongoing foot problems.
  • Eastern Ill 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Feb 7
    23 02/08 MOREHEAD ST, 8:10 PM
  • Mercer 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Feb 7
    20 02/08 GEORGIA ST, 7:00 PM
  • Sacred Heart 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Feb 7
    22 02/08 @ FAIR DICKINSON, 7:00 PM
  • Sports News Roundup / [Feb 7 12 am PST]
    Tiger calls Mickelson foolish, deems himself ready for Buick
  • Real Betis Team Report / Feb 7
    Coach: Victor Fernandez (1st year)
  • Niagara Game-by-Game Statistical Log / Feb 7
  • Davis Cup results
  • PCCW eyes Vodafone's Japanese fixed line business
    TOKYO, Feb 8 (AFP) - Hong Kong's largest telecoms firm PCCW aims to buy Japan Telecom, a fixed-line operator run by British mobile phone giant Vodafone, in a bid to expand its business in Japan, a report said Saturday.
  • Chinese warned of 'disastrous' health consequences from New Year
    BEIJING, Feb 7 (AFP) - Chinese health officials have warned of the "disastrous" consequences of people over-eating, over-drinking and over-smoking, particularly during the Lunar New Year period, state media said Friday.
  • Tigers using a truce to smuggle weapons: Sri Lanka president
    COLOMBO, Feb 7 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers are using a truce to smuggle in weapons, President Chandrika Kumaratunga said Friday after three rebels blasted themselves to pieces to avoid capture by the navy.
  • Bosnia supports EU appeal for Iraq to comply with UN
    SARAJEVO, Feb 7 (AFP) - Bosnia on Friday backed an appeal by the European Union's Greek presidency for Iraq to "unconditionally and immediately" comply with United Nations resolutions demanding that Bagdad gives up any weapons of mass destruction.
  • US, Britain seek "fig-leaf" UN resolution on Iraq
    LONDON, Feb 8 (AFP) - The United States and Britain are pushing for a new "fig-leaf" UN resolution, which falls short of explicitly authorising use of force against Iraq, but still clears the way for war, the Independent daily reported Saturday.
  • Russian general charged anew over Chechnya "friendly fire"
    MOSCOW, Feb 8 (AFP) - A Russian general faces new charges over the deaths of 22 soldiers in a "friendly fire" incident in Chechnya, after his acquittal on the same charges last year, Interfax reported.
  • Prolific and Magma Settle Litigation
    CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2003--Magma(R) Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA) announced a settlement has been reached in its litigation with Prolific Inc.
  • Gryphon Therapeutics Announces Synthetic Erythropoietin Protein Details Published in Science
    SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2003-- Gryphon Therapeutics (Gryphon) today announced that details of its Synthetic Erythropoiesis Protein (SEP) have been published in the February 7th issue of Science. SEP was one of the first protein therapeutics developed by Gryphon, and was licensed to ...
  • Victims Testify in Skyline College Rape Trial
    Two women took the stand today in San Mateo County Superior Court to testify against the man they say drove them to a secluded parking lot on the Skyline College campus and then raped them last spring.
  • Bus Overturns on New Jersey Parkway
    MANAHAWKIN, N.J. (AP) -- A bus crashed on the Garden State Parkway shortly before noon Friday, injuring an unknown number of people, state police said.
  • Pakistani-born imam indicted in New York over religious work visas scam
    NEW YORK, Feb 6 (AFP) - The imam of a small New York mosque, along with his son and two accomplices, were due to be indicted late Thursday for fraudulently applying for religious work visas.
  • India, Pakistan clash over funding of Kashmir guerrillas
    NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (AFP) - Already-strained ties between nuclear enemies India and Pakistan nosedived further Friday after police accused Islamabad's top diplomat here of engaging a Kashmiri couple to ferry funds to separatist groups in disputed Kashmir
  • Long Beach St 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Feb 7
    20 02/08 CAL RIVERSIDE, 10:35 PM
  • Loyola Chi 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Feb 7
    24 02/08 @ WRIGHT ST, 12:00 PM
  • Hofstra 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Feb 6
    20 02/08 WILLIAM & MARY, 4:00 PM
  • Unlv 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Feb 6
    20 02/08 COLORADO ST, 10:30 PM
  • Wisc Green Bay 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Feb 6
    22 02/08 @ DETROIT, 2:00 PM
  • Wyoming 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Feb 6
    20 02/08 @ SAN DIEGO ST, 8:05 PM
  • Red Wings RW McCarty sidelined 2-3 weeks with elbow infection / Feb 7
    DETROIT (Ticker) - Detroit Red Wings right wing Darren McCarty will be sidelined for up to three weeks with a staff infection in his elbow, the team announced Friday.
  • Washington Capitals through Feb 7
    Active
  • Twente Enschede Team Report / Feb 7
    Coach: Rene Vandereycken - Belgium (since July 2002)
  • Eastern Kentucky Game-by-Game Statistical Log / Feb 7
  • US and allies to hold military manoeuvres
    WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (AFP) - The United States will next week stage computerised war games with Australia, Britain, Canada, Germany and NATO which the Defence Department emphasised was not linked to Iraq.
  • Iraq "not a game" and "not over": French PM
    NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (AFP) - The Iraq crisis "is not a game" and is "not over," French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said here Friday in response to US President George W. Bush's remarks.
  • LIN TV Corp. Retires $425 Million of Discount Notes, Secures $175 Million Term Loan
    PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2003--LIN TV Corp. (NYSE: TVL), the parent of LIN Television Corporation and LIN Holdings Corp., today announced that it has obtained a new $175 million Term Loan at LIN Television Corporation and will use the proceeds, together with cash on hand, to retire two debt issues at LIN ...
  • Fiat's creditor banks seek update on GM talks
    MILAN, Feb 7 (AFP) - Creditor banks of the Italian group Fiat have asked for an update on talks between the firm and US giant General Motors (GM), the daily Il Sole 24 Ore said Friday without citing a source.
  • S.C. Rescuers Search for Missing Plane
    FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) -- Rescuers searched for a small plane that disappeared shortly after the pilot called an airport for alternate landing instructions.
  • New York Wine Experts Rank Washington Wines First in a Cabernet Sauvignon Taste-off
    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2003--A group of New York wine industry experts ranked Washington wines first in a blind tasting of Cabernet Sauvignon based wines on Tuesday (February 4) at New York's Tribeca Grill.
  • Lallemand, Inc. Acquires SCOLR's Agricultural Business
    REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2003--SCOLR, Inc. (OTCBB:SCLL) announced today that Lallemand, Inc. has acquired the agricultural business assets of SCOLR, Inc. for an undisclosed cash payment plus other considerations. The acquired products include BioPower(R) forage inoculants and Cobactin(R) microbial feed ...
  • Bay Area Economic Prognosis: More of the Same, CEOs and Business Executives in the Region Confirm
    Bay Area Economic Prognosis: More of the Same, CEOs and Business Executives in the Region Confirm; Economic and Business Shakeout Continues
  • Key3Media Events, Inc. Corrects Date of Two Technology ``Days'' Events
    CORRECTION...by Key3Media Events, Inc.
  • Market Figures as of 5:27 p.m.
    Market Figures as of 5:27 p.m.
  • President of Moldova arrives in Moscow for trade talks
    MOSCOW, Feb 7 (AFP) - Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin arrived in Moscow early Friday for trade talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, RIA Novosti news agency reported.
  • Redwood City Home Invaders Take Gun, Clothes
    The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office continues today to investigate a home invasion robbery in the unincorporated area of Redwood City.
  • Spy Trial Enters Closing Arguments
    ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- Talk of war is wafting into the courtroom where Brian Patrick Regan is being tried on charges he tried to sell secrets to Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
  • Powerful Winter Storm Hits the East
    NEW YORK (AP) -- A powerful winter storm system hit many parts of the East on Friday, causing flight delays, closing some schools and causing slippery road conditions.
  • Clouds Blanket Eastern Third of U.S.
    Clouds blanketed the eastern third of the nation on Friday, bringing snow and cold rain from southern Texas to New England. Meanwhile the Plains, upper-Mississippi Valley, Rockies and Pacific Coast states reported fair skies.
  • Drake 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Feb 7
    22 02/08 EVANSVILLE, 8:05 PM
  • Towson 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Feb 6
    20 02/09 DREXEL, 1:00 PM
  • Women's America East Conference Basketball Standings through Feb 7
  • New York Rangers Game-by-Game Log through Feb 7
    (Goal Scorers in Parentheses)
  • Vancouver Canucks Team Report / Feb 7
    Last result: 4-2 win at Buffalo, February 7
  • Sheffield Shield cricket scores
  • Manchester City Team Report / Feb 7
    Coach: Kevin Keegan (since May 2001)
  • Eastern Ski Report for Feb 7
  • NASA Studied Microscopic Corrosion
    Studies performed by NASA engineers during the 1990s raised the possibility that tiny pinholes on the space shuttle orbiters' wings could be enlarged by hot gasses during re-entry, but concluded that the problem was unlikely to endanger the spacecraft or their crews.
  • US "will not put up with" games from Iraq
    WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (AFP) - The United States "will not put up with any last-minute games of deception" from Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, a White House spokesman said Friday
  • WHO experts due in Congo to probe suspected Ebola outbreak
    GENEVA, Feb 7 (AFP) - A World Health Organisation (WHO) team of experts was expected Friday in the northwest of the Republic of Congo, where around 20 cases of haemorrhagic fever that could be Ebola have been reported, a spokeswoman said.
  • Egyptian government papers have tough words for Saddam and US
    CAIRO, Feb 7 (AFP) - An Egyptian government daily on Friday blamed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein for triggering the threat of a US invasion of his oil-rich country, while also questioning the veracity of US Secretary of State Colin Powell's accusations against Baghdad.
  • Aldila Will Review 2002 Fourth Quarter & Fiscal Year Results in Conference Call
    POWAY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2003--Aldila Inc. (Nasdaq:ALDA), the number one manufacturer of high performance graphite golf club shafts, will host a quarterly conference call at 8:00 a.m. (PST), on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003 to review its 2002 fourth quarter and fiscal year results, with Peter Mathewson, Chairman and ...
  • Todd Shaver Recommends the Following Stocks: Starbucks and Charles Schwab
    CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2003--Now is a great time to focus your investments on the long-term in order to collect the most profits in a better economic arena. Market expert Todd Shaver specializes in finding such gems, and offers a pair of stock suggestions on Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCH) ...
  • Prudential Financial Names David Odenath to Lead Combined Annuities Business
    Prudential Financial Names David Odenath to Lead Combined Annuities Business; Wade Dokken to Join Insurance Division's Strategy Office
  • PPR - $.0365 January Dividend
    PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2003--ING Prime Rate Trust (NYSE: PPR), a diversified closed-end management investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, declared 3.65 cents per share monthly dividend on January 31, 2003 for the 31 days of January, payable on February 25, 2003 to shareholders of record on ...
  • BBC launches new channel to woo back young viewers
    LONDON, Feb 7 (AFP) - The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), affectionately known as "Auntie", gets a new look this weekend with the launch of a new digital television channel aimed at winning back young adult viewers.
  • Advanced Tissue Sciences Files Plan of Reorganization and Disclosure Statement
    SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2003--Advanced Tissue Sciences, Inc. (OTC BB: ATISQ) today announced it has filed a proposed Liquidating Plan of Reorganization and accompanying Disclosure Statement with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California.
  • CN's E. Hunter Harrison to Address Deutsche Bank Securities 2003 Global Transportation Conference Feb. 12
    MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2003--CN (NYSE:CNI) (TSX:CNR.TO)
  • NASA Examines Air Force Photos of Shuttle
    SPACE CENTER, Houston (AP) -- A high-definition military photo does not provide any immediate clues to the breakup of the space shuttle Columbia and is "not very revealing," a NASA official said.
  • Tobacco giants celebrate court victories
    WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (AFP) - Tobacco giants celebrated two separate court victories Friday -- defeating liability lawsuits from a smoker recovering from cancer and a non-smoking flight attendant with asthma.
  • Sam Houston St 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Feb 7
    20 02/08 @ NICHOLLS ST, 8:45 PM
  • Byu 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Feb 6
    20 02/08 AIR FORCE, 3:00 PM
  • New Orleans 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Feb 6
    22 02/09 UL LAFAYETTE, 4:00 PM
  • Senate to hear more testimony from USOC officials
    LOS ANGELES, Feb 7 (AFP) - The US Senate committee has scheduled another session on Thursday to hear testimony from US Olympic Committee officials in an attempt to solve an ongoing power struggle.