Archive for February, 2010
New Hampshire knocks off Stony Brook 77-55
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Ferg Myrick scored 21 points to lead New Hampshire to a 77-55 victory over America East Conference regular-season champion Stony Brook…
Olympic sliding touched by tragedy
WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — When the final Olympic race was over, a stillness shrouded the Whistler Sliding Center. The last curve, No. 16, was silent.
New documentary on Nobel laureate Szymborska
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A rare documentary about Nobel Prize winning poet Wislawa Szymborska portrays a lively yet distinguished woman who savors the world’s contrasts, from 17th-century Dutch painting to boxing. And, in a bit of unsuspected prescience, it shows a school document from 1937 that saw a classmate declare that she would one day win the Nobel Prize in literature, a feat she accomplished in 1996.
Cops: Man Sold Alcohol to Minors at Greenlawn Deli
A man has been accused of selling alcohol to minors on Saturday night in Greenlawn, Suffolk police said. Second Precinct Crime Section officers began alcohol and…
Geneva Auto Show: Industry faces tough road
MILAN (AP) — For most of the world’s automakers, the Geneva Auto Show will be back-to-business with new model rollouts to put the gotta-have-it gleam back in consumers’ eyes. For Toyota, that won’t be enough. “Toyota is still in the middle of its global recalls, and new problems keep showing up
Xavier beats No. 23 Richmond 78-76 in 2OT
CINCINNATI (AP) — Terrell Holloway scored seven of his 24 points during the second overtime Sunday, and Xavier held on for a 78-76 victory over No. 23 Richmond in an Atlantic 10 first-place showdown. Both teams came into the game as part of a three-way tie with No.
