What a drag: High gas costs keep racers from hitting road to compete on weeke bi2330862 Out-of-control gas prices are a double-edged sword for Mike Fouts' Pacemakers Dragway Park Mount Vernon. He's packing more drag-strip spectators every weekend as cash-strapped Knox County residents stick closer to home for entertainment

Lopez siblings earn spots on Olympic taekwondo team (USA Today) bi2330862 Competing the Olympics together has always been a dream for siblings Steve, Mark and Diana Lopez. Mark and Diana made a reality Saturday night, joining Steven on the United States taekwondo team bound for Beijing by clinching spots at the U.S Olympics Trials

Card duo picked unanimously (Beaver Dam Daily Citizen) bi2330862 Columbus senior Austin Dieter finished second the Northern Capitol Player of the Year voting and sophomore Graham Fagerburg joined as a unanimous all-North baseball pick 2008."Austin did a really nice job as far as conference was concerned," Columbus coach Bob Jansen said. "He was runner-up for Player of the Year and to do that on a team below .500 pretty decent."Dieter hit .517 ..

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Sharks sign veteran defenseman Blake (Vallejo Times-Herald) bi2330862 The Sharks began to retool defense Thursday, signing free agent Rob Blake to a one-year, $5 million contract and making a strong bid to lure the much-in-demand Dan Boyle from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Blake, at 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds, provides both an intimidating..

Sharks sign Blake to bolster defense (Contra Costa Times) bi2330862 The Sharks began to retool defense Thursday, signing free agent Rob Blake to a one-year, $5 million contract and making a strong bid to lure the much-in-demand Dan Boyle from the Tampa Bay Lightning

Duane Thomas leaves Wyandotte (The Joplin Globe) bi2330862 Duane Thomas, one of the most successful high school girls basketball coaches Oklahoma, retiring from the Sooner State after 31 years and moving to Kansas

BASEBALL: Lockport?s Brownsten shines as Webster thumps Niagara (Niagara Gaze bi2330862 It?s the same old story for the Niagara Power. More walks, more hits allowed and more errors. Mix a dormant offense and equals a fifth straight loss for the second-year franchise

Red Wings sign former UNH goaltender Conklin (Portsmouth Herald) bi2330862 DETROIT ? Former University of New Hampshire goaltender Ty Conklin agreed to terms on a one-year contract the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday

Bats pitcher leaves Indians a Fogg (WTHR Indianapolis) bi2330862 Josh Fogg fired eight scoreless innings as Louisville rolled to a 5-0 blanking of Indianapolis Tuesday night at Louisville Slugger Field

Still adjusting, Oklahoma City Thunder must take to the road - The Canadian P bi2330862 Still adjusting, Oklahoma City Thunder must take to the The Canadian Press, OKLAHOMA CITY - 9 hours ago They'll start a trip Wednesday night against Minnesota Billings, Mont., and swing through Sacramento and Golden State before returning to Oklahoma. ..

New Questions at Long Island Rail Road About Disability Claims - New York Times bi2330862 New Questions at Long Island Rail About Disability Claims New York Times, United States - 1 hour ago By WALT BOGDANICH and NICHOLAS PHILLIPS The Long Island Rail has asked state authorities to ben investigation of federal disability payments ..

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