Reflections on a middle-aged man's reflection in the mirror — MILLS COLUMNTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:06AMThere's an old (well, early-middle-aged; it's about 36) song by the late Steve Goodman called This Hotel Room. If you are or were a Jimmy Buffett fan, you heard his version on the 1976 Havana Daydreamin' album.[...]
UQ graduand takes career to new heightsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:13AMWhile most of Brisbane is either tucked up in bed or just starting their day, Sarah Greenhalgh, is flying high above the city surveying the roads to keep commuters informed of the best routes to work.
Canada undefeated in wheelchair basketball championshipMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:05PMAlarissa (Ally) Haak had an accidental introduction to the sport of wheelchair basketball. "It was my high school coach.[...]
Cozart hits first HR, leads Reds to victoryMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:26AMCincinnati Reds' Zack Cozart hits a solo home run off St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Lance Lynn during the eighth inning on Sunday in Cincinnati. It was the first major league home run for Cozart. Cincinnati won 3-1.
MLB RoundupMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:29AMTwins 4, Royals 3: MINNEAPOLIS -- Jim Thome hit his 596th career home run and Joe Nathan picked up the save for the second day in a row, lifting Minnesota to the win.Thome's tiebreaking three-run drive off Felipe Paulino soared into the upper deck in ...
Sunday's National League CapsulesMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:45AMZack Cozart hit his first major league homer on Sunday, and the Cincinnati Reds used a disputed call and a pair of wild pitches by Jaime Garcia to rally for a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
And That Happened: Sunday’s scores and highlightsMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:37AMReds 3, Cardinals 1: I spent my Sunday near Cincinnati. Not in Cincinnati, but just north of it, at the Kings Island theme park (i.e. the one the Bradys went to where Greg lost Mike’s plans or whatever it was; it has improved a bit since 1974). I took Mookie and Carlo and my old…
MLB Capsules - NL: Melancon's tough inning dooms Astros in lossSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:42PMHOUSTON (AP) — Astros closer Mark Melancon couldn’t make it through a third inning unscathed. Melancon, who cruised through his first two innings Sunday, was unable to handle a grounder toward first with one out in the 11th, and things got worse from there for Houston.
Defending Champ Becomes First Repeat Super Winner at OswegoSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:43PMBy – Chris Porter Oswego Speedway’s three-time defending track champion, Otto Sitterly, became the first supermodified driver to win a second feature this season on Saturday night at the lakeside oval. The Canajorharie, N.Y. native took the lead away from Tilton, N.H.’s Tim Snyder on the 19th lap and was never challenged again en route to [...]