Aussies win opening murderball match (The West Australian)
They call it murderball, but even the Australian head coach thinks the sport can more often resemble a demolition derby....more...PTS Enters into Letter of Intent for the Sale of Substantially All of Its Assets to Allied Systems Holdings, Inc. (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Performance Transportation Services, Inc. , a domestic carrier of new automobiles, sport-utility vehicles and light trucks in North America, today announced that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent with Allied Systems Holdings, Inc. , pursuant to which it would sell substantially all of its assets to Allied for $67 million in cash plus the assumption of certain liabilities as ......more... Johnson left his rivals in dust (Winston-Salem Journal)
HOMESTEAD, Fla. Jimmie Johnson's Nextel Cup championship run this year with crew chief Chad Knaus, was such an over-the-top performance that it has left everyone in the sport in awe. Yes, they were somewhat erratic in the 26 races of the regular season, outscored by Jeff Gordon by some 400 points. But in the Chase, they were so spectacular that rivals - even teammate Gordon - will have to ......more... Teens figure out how to skate through Appalachia (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
APPALACHIA -- Jessie Swiney loves skateboarding and his hometown, but he knows of few places where his sport and his community can co-exist. Appalachia has plenty of pavement for the 13-year-old boy and his friends to give their personally designed skateboards a good workout. The Wise County town has plenty of cars and coal trucks as well....more... Student hunters can keep guns at secure sites on UW campuses (Wisconsin State Journal)
STEVENS POINT ? In his three months at UW-Stevens Point, freshman Joe Kooi, 18, has gradually moved more of his possessions to campus from his home in Milwaukee ? a computer, a microwave oven, his iPod, his shotgun.Kooi loves to hunt and didn't want to give up the sport at college. He's one of about 115 UW-Stevens Point students who store their weapons ? guns, knives, bows and arrows ? on campus ......more... The one addition BMW should make to every 'Sport' and 'M' version vehicles (AutoSpies.com)
Trying to improve the ultimate driving machine is about as easy as improving an iconic pizza brand. Many have tried and failed but every once in a while someone redifines the icon...like Mozza in Hollywood (Try the Speck and Arulula Pizza...WOW!)....more... Junior sees time at DEI come to rough end (Sports Illustrated)
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s final ride in his red No. 8 car was just like so many others this season....more... Rally Ireland: Stobart M-Sport leg one summary (Motorsport.com)
For the second event in a row Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila have finished day 1 in a podium position as they occupy third at this weekend's Rally Ireland. Stobart VK M-Sport Ford team-mates Matthew Wilson/Michael Orr have kept things consistent to finish the leg in the points in eighth overall....more... NASCAR NOTES (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
NASCAR Chairman Brian France made a rare visit to the media center yesterday, spending time at Homestead-Miami Speedway to make his feelings known on several topics. France said the explosion of places and ways to get information about NASCAR has contributed to the sport's declining television ratings, while also continuing to point to an overall decline across sports and programming....more... |