North Adams Defeats Vermont In Rain Shortened Affair

07/08/11 North Adams, MA - Tim Theising pitched six strong innings and his offense gave him seven runs of support as the SteepleCats defeated the Vermont Mountaineers 7-1 in a rain shortened seven inning game in New England Collegiate Baseball League action on Friday night.

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Ninety clubs to wear special caps

06/29/11 Special 'Stars & Stripes' caps for the Pawtucket Red Sox and Buffalo Bisons.

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Museum Talk: Bret Harte, gold rush writer

06/28/11 Bret Harte was born in New York State with the name Francis Brett. His father was a school teacher who could not hold a job.

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Reliever Tekulve returns to Charleston

06/28/11 Minor League teams are known for the creativity of their gameday promotions. On Tuesdays throughout the season, we'll preview 10 of the most intriguing for the week ahead.

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Verizon Wireless Turns on 4G LTE in Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, North Carolina on July 21, 2011

06/21/11 Verizon Wireless announced today it is turning on the world's first large-scale 4G LTE Network in Greensboro, Winston Salem and High Point, N.C. on July 21, 2011. Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network is the fastest and most advanced 4G network in America.

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Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report

06/20/11 Can-Am League: The Rockland Boulders and the Quebec Capitals of the Can-Am League recently played a three-game series in Trois-Rivieres (Quebec). A pair of investors is trying to place a Can-Am League team in the city for the 2012 season.

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NYPL features several familiar names

06/17/11 Bo McClendon is the son of Detroit hitting coach Lloyd McClendon. (Scott Jontes/Four Seam Images)

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Local Sports

06/08/11 572, Pittsburgh, Mike Nunez, RHP, Salmen HS, Slidell, La. 573, Seattle, Luke Guarnaccia, C, Palm Beach State College. 574, Arizona, J. Pulfer, 2B, Oregon.

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Russell Eugene Parmenter

06/01/11 Russell Eugene Parmenter, 83, of Moline, died Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at his home. Funeral services are 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Taylor Ridge United Methodist Church. Burial is at Chapel Grove Cemetery.

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Birth announcements for May 22

05/21/11 University of Tennessee Medical Centern James Caldwell and Emily Nelson, Hartford, a boy, James Allen

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JARDINE: Hilmar man's ride for recovery

05/05/11 When Brian Stutzman returned from Iraq in 2004, his California driver's license had expired. The Hilmar resident needed a new one, with a new photo.

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Sampson continues to dazzle in Class A

05/04/11 Keyvius Sampson picked up a pair of victories last week to move his record to 4-1 for the Class A Fort Wayne TinCaps.

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Mercy pursues hospital sale to Health Management Associates

05/02/11 KNOXVILLE -- Mercy Health Partners announced today that it plans to pursue a sale of its hospital operations to Health Management Associates, a for-profit company based in Naples, Fla.

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U.S. Open Wrestling Championships Results

04/09/11 3rd - CC Weber, Colorado Springs, Colo. ( Sunkist Kids) dec. Erin Golston , Marquette, Mich. ( New York Athletic Club ), 5-0,1-0 5th - Victoria Anthony , Huntington, Calif. (New York Athletic Club) dec.

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Wild Turkeys 101 to be presented at Trexler Nature Preserve

03/24/11 Ben Franklin so admired the wild turkey that he wrote about making it the national bird of the fledgling United States.

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Inside the BRD: Jamestown High boys soccer starts quickly

03/15/11 With eight starters returning from a team that lost in overtime in the state semifinals, the Group AA State Player of the Year among them, Jamestown High boys soccer coach Bobby O'Brien expected the 2011 squad to be good. Maybe even state-championship-contender good.

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NYC's High Line Hosts Snow Sculpt-Off

01/27/11   New York City's newest park, the High Line , draws a creative crowd to walk along the re-purposed rail line above the art galleries of Chelsea with scenic views of the Hudson. So it isn't that surprising that when it snows, instead of sledding kiddies we find sculpted snow. Click through the slide show for some selections off the High Line website from past snowfalls. As snow has engulfed New ...

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TVA project may affect White County

01/27/11 Tennessee Valley Authority will conduct a public meeting today, in Cookeville, to receive comments on the potential environmental effects of a proposed power supply improvement in Putnam, Cumberland and neighboring counties, with White County as a possible location for upgrading the existing transmission equipment.

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See where your money is going -- literally

01/25/11 Kathy Williamson was over in the Pigeon Forge area in early December and stopped into a Harry & David store in Sevierville, Tenn., to buy candy. The change she received from the clerk was correct, but she noticed something odd about one of the singles given her.

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New tactic in dam fix will take more time, money

01/24/11 JAMESTOWN, Ky. (AP) -- Fixing Wolf Creek Dam will take more time and money than earlier thought.    The Lexington Herald-Leader reports one spot in the nearly- 4,000-foot-long earthen part of the dam is proving difficult to repair.    A contractor began work 18 months ago to seal off seepage at the dam, which impounds Lake Cumberland in southern Kentucky. Should the dam fail, it would cause the ...

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