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Charley Walters: Trevor Plouffe says secret to Twins' success is good, old-fashioned hard work Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:23PMThere's a simple reason why Trevor Plouffe and a handful of his teammates who were promoted to the Twins from Triple-A Rochester this season have been able to help the major league club climb back into contention after an abysmal start.
Volunteers clean up old crab traps Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:22PMBy Shelley Rossetter, Times Staff Writer Saturday, July 16, 2011 RIVERVIEW — Volunteers pulled about 100 abandoned crab traps from the water Saturday morning in an effort to save trapped sea creatures and clean up Tampa Bay. Organized by the non-profit group Tampa Bay Watch, dozens of volunteers met at six sites in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties to search for the thousands of traps thought ...
Oakland Athletics Trade Rumors: Josh Willingham and Andrew Bailey on the Block? Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:14PMIt comes as no surprise that Athletics ' names are starting to pop up in trade rumors. Expectations are that Josh Willingham , Coco Crisp, David DeJesus, Hideki Matsui, Michael Wuertz and perhaps Grant Balfour and Brian Fuentes will at least be shopped before the deadline. What did come as a surprise, though, was Andrew Bailey's name popping up on MLBTraderumors.com yesterday. Let's quickly ...
Red Sox homer 3 times, rally past Rays Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:59PMDustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury and Josh Reddick homered and the Boston Red Sox rallied from an early three-run deficit...
Who's worth a bundle to Obama 2012 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:51PMBy Alex Leary and Adam C. Smith, Times Staff Writers Saturday, July 16, 2011 Florida is critical to President Barack Obama 's re-election effort because of its 29 electoral votes. But the state is also a major source of campaign cash, and on Friday we got a glimpse of the men and women who helped him raise a whopping $47 million for the second quarter. Raising $500,000 or more for Obama were ...
What a difference two decades has made for Vision Airlines Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:50PMVision Airlines is the newest low-cost air carrier at the Northwest Florida Regional Airport, offering direct flights to 15 cities and several others by connections.Although it does not have the name recognition of a Delta, United or Southwest, Vision is not a fly-by-night carrier that came out...
Who Will Be Next Miss Florida USA? Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:47PMHOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Sixty-two women from across the state are in South Florida this week in hopes of becoming the next Miss Florida USA on Saturday. The reigning queen of the Miss Florida Pageant will go on to represent the state of Florida in the Miss USA pageant.
Hairston, Niese give Mets easy time against Phillies Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:30PMScott Hairston, subbing for Carlos Beltran, had a five-RBI day and Jon Niese gave up six hits and two runs in seven strong innings of work on Saturday.
Area Golf Notebook: 'The Finklestein' has come a long way in 50 years Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:18PMThe Jacksonville Area Golf Association Amateur Championship turns the Big 5-0 Thursday. The field of the top amateur players on the First Coast will tee off at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club Lagoon Course. The first and third rounds will be at the par-70 Lagoon and the second and fourth rounds will be at the par-72 Ocean Course.
Russell Knox puts together near-flawless round, leads Nationwide Chiquita Classic by two | News | PGA.com Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:16PMMAINEVILLE, Ohio -- Scotland’s Russell Knox fired a 9-under 63 Saturday and took a one-shot lead after 54 holes at the Nationwide Tour’s Chiquita Classic in suburban Cincinnati.
Jacksonville Journal: Check out a state park free on Sunday Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:15AMFree admission to Florida parks Sunday
Read FSU's Koch deal review for yourself Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:08AMAs we reported in today's Times , FSU's faculty review of the controversial Koch deal found that the school didn't do anything wrong, even though the possibility was there. Here we've attached links to the full review documents and letters FSU President Eric Barron sent out to David Rasmussen, dean of the College of Social Sciences; Jennifer Buchanan, interim dean of the faculties; and Tom ...
Ortiz appeals four-game ban for brawl Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:16AMST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is appealing the four-game suspension he received for his part in Boston's bench-clearing melee with the Baltimore Orioles last week.
Manny Pacquiao Wins 2011 ESPY Best Fighter Award Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:13AMOur Pambansang Kamao–Manny Pacquiao–was named Best Fighter in the annual ESPY Award for the second time. Pacquiao bested fellow nominees in the Best Fighter category like future hall of famer Bernard Hopkins – the oldest boxer to win a major world title, middleweight king Sergio Martinez – who successfully defended his crown twice with impressive [...]
'Fake marijuana' poison cases prevalent in Bay area Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:12AMMike Irwin says the hallucinations started within a half hour – and they were frightening.
Weekend Time Schedule Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:51AMshare: digg facebook twitter NASCAR Camping World Trucks, Coca-Cola 200 Qualifying, Newton, Iowa, 2:35 p.m. NASCAR Camping World Trucks, Coca-Cola 200, Newton, Iowa, 8 p.m. OTHER EVENTSTennisATP World Tour, SkiStar Swedish Open, Bastad, Sweden ATP World Tour, MercedesCup, Stuttgart, Germany WTA, Nuernberger Gastein Ladies, Bad Gastein, Austria GolfRoyal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, The ...
Astronauts fix, haul gear on last shuttle flight Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:18AMshare: digg facebook twitter CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — Astronauts kept busy fixing and hauling gear aboard the linked Atlantis and International Space Station on Saturday, as the last shuttle flight drew closer to an end. Atlantis' pilots got a jammed storage locker open and retrieved air purifiers for the space station. Over on the space station, astronauts fixed a treadmill and carried ...
Zobrist slams Red Sox Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:11AMBen Zobrist hit a grand slam as the Tampa Bay Rays halted the Boston Red Sox with a 9-6 victory.
Price, Rays slam door Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:10AMST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Rays 9, Red Sox 6
Lillian boat launch construction begins Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:42AMBAY MINETTE, Ala. — Construction began in late May for a boat launch in Lillian which will feature 70 parking spaces, a 200-foot pier, two ramps and overflow parking areas.
New race set to make splash Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:29AMThe Tribe 'N Motion triathlon club host a 5-kilometer race Saturday.
Grand lobbies make entrance in Boston Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:21AMWhen apartment buildings were originally conceived in the United States in the late 1800s, they were designed with...
Transactions Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:11AMMLB—Suspended Boston DH David Ortiz and Baltimore RHP Kevin Gregg of the Baltimore Orioles four games apiece and fined them an undisclosed amount for their actions in a July 8 game. Suspended Baltimore LHP Mike Gonzalez three games and fined him an undisclosed fine for intentionally throwing at Ortiz during and July 10 game. Suspended Baltimore manager Buck Showalter one game and fined him an ...
What’s on TV Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:11AMWhat’s on TV
Boeing, KSC in talks about space taxi site Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:10AMBoeing in negotiations to manufacture and process a commercial crew capsule at Kennedy Space Center, work that could create hundreds of local jobs a...
On the Air: TV, radio listings for July 15 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:00AMOn the Air: TV, radio listings for July 15
Morning Leadoff - July 15, 2011 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:56PMTrivia answer
Flames closest Canadian team to the salary cap Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:50PMPlease read the full story on TSN.ca for the latest details
Domestic dispute turns deadly overnight in Bradenton Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:38PMAt approximately 8:30 p.m. Thursday night a Manatee County Sheriff's deputy responded to a domestic disturbance call at 86th St Ct NW.
Gerard Robinson makes the rounds in Florida education Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:08AMHe still doesn't have a negotiated salary or other terms of employment. His official start date isn't until Aug. 8. But that's not stopping Gerard Robinson from acting the part of Florida education commissioner now. He introduced Florida's teacher of the year last week. He's a featured speaker at the Hispanic CREO's symposium on school choice later this week. And today, Robinson is attending a ...
Jim Litke: All-Star Game should be scrapped Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:00AMAbsent from the endless discussions about how to improve baseball's All-Star game was the one that would solve all the problems immediately. End it. Seriously. Would anyone other than
CBT XPress Announces the Offering of Its New Line-up of Windows 7 Boot Camps Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:00AMCBT XPress, a Microsoft Partner, announced today that they will be including the latest Windows 7 certification exams as part of their highly acclaimed IT Boot Camp classes.
Sectional showdowns near for area Little League champs Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:50AMColton Farrington follows through on a Viera Suntree hit during the District 2 All-Stars 10/ 11 baseball division championship game at Flutie Fields on Tuesday night.
USF hosts Premier League’s Bolton Wanderers Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:50AMBy: Michael Manganello, SPORTS EDITOR The USF Soccer Stadium had a distinctly international vibe Wednesday as it hosted a training session for the Bolton Wanderers Football Club. ...
House votes to take EPA off clean water beat Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:49AMWASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House passed a bill Wednesday that would sharply curtail the federal government's role in protecting waters from pollution by barring the Environmental Protection Agency from overruling state...
A Strategy for Coping with Unemployment Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:46AMResilience Circles are springing up across the United States. The jobless rate rose to 9.2 percent in June, which means yet more Americans are waking up to the disorienting experience of having no job to report to. How are they coping?
Atlantis crew unpacks, rocks out to 'Rocket Man' Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:39AMAgencies Houston, July 14: The crew of NASA's final space shuttle mission restocked the International Space Station with tons of supplies on Wednesday after waking to the music of Elton John.
Browns' Hillis greets many local campers Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:14AMCLEVELAND-They came to see the newest and very popular face of the Cleveland Browns franchise.
Categorizing Each NFL Coach: Are His Best Years Ahead or Behind Him? Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:14AMThe NFL lockout will be drawing to a (hear my sarcasm) dramatic close soon. So let’s start focusing on football. As we reset our feet, let’s take a look at the 32 head coaches. Since we’ll be starting at Ground Zero of a new labor agreement (sort of), let’s ask which of these coaches is approaching his “better years” and which ones will probably not be in discussion come 2012, other than in the ...
Roger Clemens Trial: A Story Of Brian McNamee, Friend Turned Enemy Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:06AMBeneath the legalese, the perjury trial of former Yankees star Roger Clemens is a tale of two men: the baseball star and his trainer. The pair rose together to the heights of their professions only to become bitter enemies who destroyed each other's reputations.
Overnight showers make for a muggy morning Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:04AMA muggy Monday morning greeted South Floridians as they headed out to work.Isolated late night and
Traffic alert: Rollover crash on the Turnpike and Southwest 216th Street Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:47AMAn early Monday-morning crash in Cutler Bay left at least one lane on an entrance ramp blocked and o
U.S. Health Care Reform Tops Health News for 2010 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:45AMTHURSDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- In a year packed with health news headlines, the pick for top spot was still easy: the passage last spring of the long-sought health care reform bill.
Clemens trial a story of 2 friends turned enemies Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:43AMWASHINGTON — Beneath the legalese, the trial of Roger Clemens is a tale of two men: the baseball star and his trainer.
Prospecting: Jennings broken, Lawrie takes BP, Moore hits 100 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:23AMSomeday, Tampa Bay outfield prospect Desmond Jennings will return to the majors and there will be much rejoicing ... but this is not that day. Jennings suffered "a slight fracture in his right index finger" earlier this week, so he figures to miss perhaps 2-3 weeks of playing time. Crushing news. And yes, the injury was originally reported as a contusion, just like every other broken bone this ...
NY Yankees America's Favorite Baseball Team for Ninth Year in a Row Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:04AMIt's that time of the season again â time for the All Star Game. Major League Baseball pauses to celebrate their all stars, the teams get a few days off to rest and the race to the end of the summer and post-season play begins in earnest.
Blackburn battler Anne’s all fired up for dragon racing Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:01AMNINE years ago, Anne Holt was told she had weeks to live.
TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Road crews working across Sarasota County Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:46AMDrivers in Sarasota County are advised to use caution in the following areas where the Florida
Clemens Trial A Story Of 2 Friends Turned Enemies Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 8:32AMStrip away the legalese and the trial of Roger Clemens is a tale of two men: the baseball star and his trainer. The pair rose together to the heights of their professions only to become bitter enemies who destroyed each other's reputations as stand-up family men who were the best at what they did.
Sunday's Sports Scoreboard Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 8:22AMTampa Bay vs N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Toronto vs Cleveland, 1:05 p.m. Baltimore vs Boston, 1:35 p.m. Detroit vs Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.