Mike Max's News & Notes (WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul)
People inside the Minnesota Twins organization say that Boof Bonser's key, so far, is that he's not afraid to throw any pitch over the at any time plate. In other words, he's pitching aggressively. More Sports News ...more...Specialty Sports Venture to Acquire 18 Breeze Ski Rental Locations in Colorado, Utah and California (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Specialty Sports Venture , a joint venture majority-owned by Vail Resorts, Inc. , announced that it entered into an agreement to acquire 18 Breeze Ski Rental shops at locations throughout Colorado, Utah and California for $6.5 million....more... 2 amateur video sites snapped up (Los Angeles Times)
News Corp.'s Web unit buys Photobucket and Flektor, a boon for the firm's prized MySpace. News Corp.'s Internet division plunged further into the fast-growing world of amateur video Wednesday, buying two young companies for a combined $270 million. ...more... Coby Karl tries to impress at NBA predraft camp (Tacoma News Tribune)
ORLANDO, Fla. ? During any other year, Denver Nuggets coach George Karl would be watching the basketball games here involving prospective NBA players with a keen eye toward the future, how one player or another would fit in his system or in a roster slot....more... Losing a history in the aftermath of a tornado (Greeley Tribune)
The road from Denver to Greensburg, Kan., cuts a determined path through the middle of Americana. Along the drive, tractors and combines take heavy bites out of lush green fields with their metal teeth. Lonely cities spring up and fly by in seconds....more... Cuban Could Help Form League To Compete With NFL (CBS 11 Fort Worth)
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is part of a group considering formation of a football league that would compete with the NFL for players drafted lower than the second round. More Sports News ...more... Sports digest: May 30 (Knoxville News Sentinel)
College basketball Kansas' Rush has torn ligaments in knee Kansas guard Brandon Rush, who withdrew last week from the NBA draft, will have surgery to repair torn ligaments and be sidelined up to six months....more... Rice IV With Greta Van Susteren of Fox News (Scoop.co.nz)
QUESTION: Madame Secretary, nice to see you. SECRETARY RICE: Nice to see you, Greta....more... Sports Focus: NBA Playoffs (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
SAN ANTONIO As much as the individual talents of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili have frustrated the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference finals, the San Antonio Spurs have benefited from something else: their collective experience. The Spurs are the oldest team in the league, featuring a roster full of players who've won championships or been part of long postseason runs. The calmness, ......more... |