Schedule: Today, qualifying (Speed Channel, 2 p.m.); Sunday, race (NBC, noon).
Track: Watkins Glen International (permanent road course, 2.45 miles, 11 turns).
Last race: Jimmie Johnson pulled off a gritty win at Indianapolis, battling back from an early tire problem to take the lead, only to see it evaporate when a late debris caution bunched up the field. It dropped him from first...
Posted in by admin on Sat, 2006-08-12 11:00
MADISON — University of Wisconsin senior quarterback John Stocco could miss part of the upcoming season after having surgery on his right knee on Friday.
"We're hopeful to have John available to us for most, if not all, of our games this season," first-year coach Bret Bielema said in a statement. "Our physicians, in conjunction with John, felt it was best to get this addressed now."
<...
Posted in by admin on Sat, 2006-08-12 11:00
Newspaper articles? “I don't read the newspaper," he said.
Television and radio reports? “I don't watch TV and I don't listen to the radio."
But despite his aversion to virtually all media, the defensive end knows that all eyes will be on him on Saturday (7 p.m., KMIZ-TV) in the Texans first preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
“I'm...
Posted in by admin on Sat, 2006-08-12 11:00
As a high school senior, Katie Popp was not sure what sport she would wind up playing in college.
"I was 50-50 between tennis and soccer," said Popp, a Johnsburg graduate.
"I only visited one school for soccer," said Popp, who had nearly 10 schools approach her about playing tennis. "It was much easier to promote myself in tennis."
After three years of college tennis in...
Posted in by admin on Fri, 2006-08-11 11:00
LONDON: Veteran bowler Darren Gough has been recalled to England's provisional squad named yesterday for the ICC Champions Trophy.
Gough won the last of his 156 one-day caps for his country last summer against Australia before opting out of selection for the winter.
And the player, who turns 36 next month, was overlooked at the start of the season but is included in a 30-ma...
Posted in by admin on Fri, 2006-08-11 11:00
EDMONTON -- This may come as a news flash for all those people out there (we know you exist) who like to tell jokes at the expense of Saskatchewan, our neighbouring province.
Wide receiver Matt Dominguez is a year-round resident of Regina. By choice. He is under absolutely no obligation to stay there in the offseason.
The biting windchill in winter gets to him. The mosquitoes aren'...
Posted in by admin on Fri, 2006-08-11 11:00
Worcester Warriors loose forward Drew Hickey is on schedule for an early season return after successful minor surgery to remove floating debris from his left elbow.
The 28-year-old is due back in training next week with the aim of being fit for selection for Warriors' opening Guinness Premiership match against Bristol at Sixways on Saturday, August 2.
“The surgeon expects him to be...