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Report: NBA referees lockout pending
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NEW YORK, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- The NBA will start its 2009-10
season without its regular referees after a breakdown this week in
contract talks, the New York Times reported.
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Yates Racing, Petty Motosports merging
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STATESVILLE, N.C., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Yates Racing and
Richard Petty Motorsports are merging their race car operations next
season, with a four-car team driving Fords under Petty's banner.
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Possible threat to speedway investigated
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Four suspects on a
terror watch list were seen driving past the Daytona International
Speedway and taking pictures of the Florida track, police sources
say.
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MLB: Los Angeles Angels 3, Seattle 0
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ANAHEIM, Calif., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- John Lackey threw his
first shutout in two years Thursday -- his fourth against Seattle --
carrying the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-0 victory over the Mariners.
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NFL: Pittsburgh 13, Tennessee 10 (OT)
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Jeff Reed kicked a 33-yard
field goal 4:32 into overtime Thursday, giving Pittsburgh a 13-10
win over Tennessee in the opening game of the NFL's 90th season.
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COL FB: Georgia Tech 30, Clemson 27
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ATLANTA, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Scott Blair kicked two field
goals in the final 5:40 Thursday and No. 13 Georgia Tech, after
letting a 24-0 lead disappear, rallied to defeat Clemson 30-27.
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MLB: Florida 13, N.Y. Mets 4
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NEW YORK, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Nick Johnson had a pair of
two-run singles to help break the game open in the late innings
Thursday and lead Florida past the New York Mets 13-4.
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MLB: Atlanta 9, Houston 7
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HOUSTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Garret Anderson drove in a run in
three different at bats Thursday and Atlanta battered starter Roy
Oswalt to defeat Houston 9-7.
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MLB: Washington 8, Philadelphia 7
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Ian Desmond had his first
major league hit, his first RBI and his first home run Thursday to
highlight the Washington Nationals' 8-7 victory over Philadelphia.
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School to receive tolerance training
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A U.S. high school
whose male athletes threatened to rape and kill a girl starring in a
school play will get tolerance training, a legal settlement stated.
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Obama greets NHL champs at White House
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama
Thursday welcomed the NHL Champion Pittsburgh Penguins to the White
House.
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Sabbatini, Marino share lead at BMW
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LEMONT, Ill., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Rory Sabbatini, passed over
by Greg Norman for the International Presidents Cup team, grabbed a
share of the first-round lead Thursday at the BMW Championship.
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No Word on Whether President Obama Will Go to Copenhagen for Chicago Olympics Meetings
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WASHINGTON -- Will he stay or will he go?
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MLB: Kansas City 7, Detroit 4
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Alberto Callaspo and
Yuniesky Betancourt knocked in two runs each Thursday, fueling
Kansas City's 7-4 win that completed a three-game sweep of Detroit.
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NFL looking into Favre's 2008 injury
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CLEVELAND, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The National Football League is
taking a look at whether the New York Jets violated its injury
reporting rules last year regarding quarterback Brett Favre.
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