Hockey

• BRIEF: Red Wings put Derek Meech on waivers
  Sept. 08--The Detroit Red Wings placed little-used defenseman Derek Meech on waivers today, giving other NHL t...
• Wheatfield Blades add locals, hope to move up in Golden Horseshoe
  Sept. 07--NIAGARA FALLS -- The gains have been tiny, but meaningful. Sliding out of the basement in the vaunt...
• Game Review: A star player starts to show some flaws
  Concept: Integrate a real-time physics engine into NHL's time-tested gameplay. Sound: Bill Clement and Gary Th...
• Storm's outburst topples Bulldogs
  Scarborough scored three goals in a six-minute span early in the second half and defeated Portland 3-1 Tuesday...
• Franke: Komets going 'lean and mean'
  Sept. 08--Because he was so aggressive earlier in the summer, Komets general manager David Franke believes he ...

YellowBrix Top Entertainment

• CNN: Morgan to replace King
  CNN says it has hired British television personality Piers Morgan to take over Larry King's prime time hour, s...
• 'Beetlejuice' actor Shadix dead at 58
  Actor Glenn Shadix died at his home in his native Birmingham, Ala., his family said. Although the cause of de...
• Nation
  BUFFALO, N.Y. -- John Lennon's killer was again denied parole in New York, nearly 30 years after gunning down ...
• Angelina of Mercy
  ANGELINA Jolie said she was shocked by the sheer scale of destruction after arriving in flood-hit Pakistan yes...
• Chapman freedom bid axed
  JOHN Lennon's killer was again denied parole yesterday nearly 30 years after he shot the former Beatle. A paro...

YellowBrix Top Headlines

• BP investigation cites multiple failures, but not well's design
  WASHINGTON _ A BP internal investigation released Wednesday concludes that eight key factors contributed to th...
• Dinosaur fossil may show oldest feathers
  Spanish paleontologists say they've uncovered a new dinosaur fossil in central Spain with what may be the earl...
• DTE Energy: About 750 wires down during fires
  Sept. 08--DTE Energy said today that about 750 downed power lines were reported as across the city Tuesday. ...
• Obama: Economy is better off with Democrats in charge
  WASHINGTON _ Trying to convince voters that he has ideas to strengthen the weak economy _ and therefore that t...
• UPI NewsTrack TopNews
  Obama proposes billions in tax breaks PARMA, Ohio, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama, speaking to a...

Basketball

• Michigan football grants transfer for Vladimir Emilien
  Sept. 08--Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez confirmed today that sophomore safety Vladimir Emilien is tra...
• UConn Defense Must Improve On Third-Down Situations
  Sept. 08--STORRS -- The Huskies say they have 11 one-game seasons left. For the Huskies to move on and have a...
• PowerCats win reunion game for second straight year
  Sept. 07--NIAGARA FALLS -- Another Labor Day All-Star Classic Reunion Alumni Basketball Game is in the books, ...
• Digest
  Angel McCoughtry scored a WNBA playoff record 42 points to win a high-scoring duel with Cappie Pondexter , and...
• Trojans lay the smack down on SL
  Sept. 08--SPRING LAKE -- Trojans' junior Bre Geile admitted she and her teammates might get a little bit too h...

Golf

• Stricker sets sights on BMW
  MILWAUKEE _ Over the next two weeks, Steve Stricker has a chance to win the FedEx Cup title and the $10 millio...
• Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark., Scott Faldon column
  Sept. 08--Five thoughts while still trying to figure out if The Blue Man Group actually led a Hog call during ...
• No surprise, Woods in Ryder Cup
  NEW YORK - Corey Pavin was the first to admit that he spent much of the summer monitoring leaderboards in the ...
• Gillis takes the long way to the BMW Championship
  LEMONT, Ill. - Living off fast food and pocket change as you chase a dream from one small tour stop to another...
• Fred Couples to golf at SAS Championship
  Sept. 08--SAS CHAMPIONSHIP -- Fred Couples -- golf -- Cary Prestonwood -- With six World Golf Hall of Famers c...

Baseball

• NHL's Crosby bashes PNC Park homer
  Pittsburgh Penguins hockey superstar Sidney Crosby showed Wednesday he can also crack a baseball, hitting a ba...
• Posada concussion tests said negative
  New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada was listed as "day to day" after tests for a possible concussion came ba...
• Crosby homers as Penguins take batting practice
  PITTSBURGH - If the Pittsburgh Pirates need an answer to their power-hitting problems, maybe they can find it ...
• Yanks' Posada hurt, may have concussion
  New York, NY (Sports Network) - New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada did not play in Wednesday's 3-2 v...
• Mets take rubber contest of series with Nats
  Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Nick Evans' pinch-hit double in the seventh inning drove in the winning ...

NCAA Football

• Locals do well on first college football weekend
  Sept. 08--There were a number of players from the Wiregrass who made an impact during the first weekend of col...
• Central Michigan big test for Owls in MAC opener
  Sept. 08--The first Mid-American Conference game of the season will take place Thursday night at Lincoln Finan...
• Baylor presents a big hurdle for UB
  Sept. 07--AMHERST -- The Buffalo Bulls' season-opening drubbing of Rhode Island was hardly a harbinger of how ...
• Four's a crowd at running back for Hogs -- and all need action
  Sept. 08--Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino's biggest challenge in week two against Louisiana-Monroe is figuring h...
• Bulldogs' next football foe no pushover
  Sept. 08--If Fresno State coach Pat Hill needed help getting his team to refocus this week following the Bull...

YellowBrix Top US News

• Chicago mayor says he won't endorse anyone in race to succeed him
  CHICAGO _ A day after announcing he won't seek another term, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley said Wednesday that h...
• Arrest made in Detroit fires
  Detroit Mayor Dave Bing compared the outbreak of dozens of fires to a natural disaster Wednesday in defending ...
• U.S. names new leader in Asian carp fight
  Sept. 08--There is a new federal boss in the fight to keep Asian carp from invading Lake Michigan. On Wednesd...
• Mayor calls fires in Detroit 'natural disaster'
  DETROIT _ Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and Fire Commissioner James Mack on Wednesday defended the handling of a ras...
• Federal appeals court tosses lawsuit over CIA 'torture' flights
  Sept. 08--A federal appeals court today blocked a lawsuit from going forward over the CIA's so-called "torture...

Football

• NFL capsules for the AFC West Division
  Last season: 13-3, first place, lost in divisional round Outlook: The Chargers will have a different look this...
• NFL preview, in list form
  UP: Texans, Raiders, 49ers (Andy Reid): Who needs a freakin' coach of the year award? If you're looking for a...
• Leinart gets fresh start with Texans
  HOUSTON - Matt Leinart walked into the Houston Texans' locker room Wednesday with stubble on his face and a ne...
• NFL capsule for Thursday night game from Greg Cote
  The NFL launches its 2010 season Thursday night in typical understated fashion, hosting "The Krewe of NFL Kick...
• SureWest Kicks Off Football Season With Launch of NFL Network HD
  ROSEVILLE, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- SureWest Communications (Nasdaq: SURW) today announced the launch o...

NCAA Basketball

• UW football: Five good minutes with David Gilreath
  Sept. 08--David Gilreath already has his name splashed liberally throughout the football record books. 1 in s...
• UNI notes: Petersen expects blast from past
  Sept. 08--CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Bobbi Petersen expects to see some of Northern Iowa's volleyball past in the pr...