06/16/11 ( American Society of Plant Biologists ) Two of the nation's largest private sponsors of research have taken a giant leap into plant science. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation have named 15 of the country's most innovative plant scientists as HHMI-GBMF Investigators. These 15 plant scientists -- all of whom are members of the American Society of Plant ...
06/16/11 The Celtics are no longer the champions in this town -- the Bruins have stolen the title as the most recent Boston sports team to win a championship, and with that comes a whole lot more pressure on the men in green. It's time for the C's to panic now. They're aging, they're fading from the elite class of the NBA, and they're losing ground in the Eastern Conference to the high-flying Miami Heat ...
06/16/11 Over the next few weeks, basketball fans are going to be hearing about nothing but scenarios, whether they be relevant to the draft, free agency, or trades. Today, I'll be focusing on trades, which are extremely vital to the success of a franchise. Some trades, most recently Pau Gasol heading to L.A., have changed the outlook and future success of a franchise. Whatever the case, I'll make up a ...
06/11/11 The North Platte Telegraph For little Hannah Huckfeldt, who fought cancer for almost all of the brief five years of her life, the battle is over.
06/11/11 London, June 11 (ANI): The mascot of Doncaster Rovers Football Clubo was sacked for posing in her lingerie, has been reinstated as the club's mascot Donny Dog.
06/11/11 Jon Sauer has a five-stroke lead heading into Saturday's final round of the 51st Annual Socorro Open golf tournament.
06/11/11 The Richmond Police Department is investigating a string of burglaries on Primrose Circle in Richmond that were reported Tuesday.
06/11/11 VictoryLand owner Milton McGregor is a wealthy man, but he got greedy and bribed state legislators in the hopes of making hundreds of millions more dollars for himself, a federal prosecutor told jurors Friday.
06/11/11 A Berea couple indicted on human trafficking charges pleaded not guilty Friday in Madison Circuit Court.
06/06/11 The Detroit Pistons fired coach John Kuester on Sunday, four days after Tom Gores completed an agreement to buy the team from Karen Davidson.
06/06/11 LOS ANGELES -- IMAX Corporation and Paramount Pictures announced today that J.J. Abram's sci-fi coming of age thriller, Super 8, will be released in the immersive IMAX format this Friday, June 10.
06/05/11 Tall. Athletic. Shot blocker. That's what the Indiana Pacers need on their roster. It would be great if they had Tyson Chandler or Dwight Howard dominating the paint, making sure the opponent thought for a second or two before driving to the basket.
06/05/11 We are continuing our Preseason College Football Countdown, ranking every team at the Football Bowl Subdivision level from 120 down to 1.
06/04/11 Knightstown, Ind. -- Chris Page admittedly took the court for Friday night's Hoosiers Reunion All-Star Classic with a bit of a chip on his shoulder.
06/03/11 The 268-145 roll call Friday by which the House adopted a resolution declaring that the president shall not deploy, establish or maintain the presence of units and members of the United States Armed Forces on the ground in Libya, and for other purposes.
05/27/11 The Dallas Mavericks and Miami HEAT are set to square off in a re-match, of sorts, of the 2006 NBA Finals. Can the depth of the Mavericks offset Miami's Big Three?
05/27/11 Now that Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls have been sent packing by the Miami Heat , what lessons did they learn? More than anything, the Bulls must realize that their roster needs to be upgraded. The Chicago Bulls were viewed all year as the perfectly-constructed team, with role players that sacrificed, played hard and created a very clear pecking order to go along with MVP Derrick Rose ...
05/27/11 One of the best things about this rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals between the Heat and Mavericks is the credible arguments on behalf of each team. Who is the more valuable player, LeBron James or Dirk Nowitzki? Does Miami have the edge because of the star power among James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, or does Dallas hold an advantage based on depth of talent across the rotation? Will the Heat ...
05/26/11 Maybe they should call it "Extreme Makeover: Dallas Mavericks Edition." Acrimony seethed and boiled beneath the vanity of another Western Conference triumph. Opportunity knocked like a repo man with a vendetta and a sledgehammer. Dallas answered when it mattered most with a 100-96 Game 5 victory. Dirk Nowitzki and his mates won the chance Wednesday night to beat down a bogeyman. The first three ...
05/04/11 About 50 people gathered in Centennial Park on Wednesday afternoon to honor the life of 5-year-old Hannah Marie Huckfeldt, who passed away on April 23 after battling cancer. Friends and supporters of Hannah and her family remembered the lively 5-year-old with prayer and the release of balloons in Hannah's favorite color, pink. More than 400 balloons were released at the event, which was ... |