PARIS – The International Energy Agency forecasts a sharp drop in oil supply from the United States, Russia and other non-OPEC countries because of continued low oil prices. In its monthly forecast Friday, the IEA says non-OPEC production is expected to drop nearly half a million barrels per day to …
Read More »TRUCKS: Dillon Large And In Charge
Ty Dillon passed Kyle Busch with six laps to go to win Friday night’s Jeff Foxworthy’s Grit Chips 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It was Dillon’s first victory in 17 Truck Series starts. Busch, driving in his first Truck Series race of the year, dominated the proceedings, leading 75 of …
Read More »UK knew of Olympic manpower problems last month
LONDON – Britain’s Home Secretary says the government was warned last month about Olympic security manpower issues — far earlier than has previously been admitted. Olympic security has been in crisis after contractor G4S made the last-minute admission that it hadn’t recruited enough people to guard London’s sensitive games sites. …
Read More »Faried has key block and dunk in final minute as Nuggets rally past Wizards, 75-74
WASHINGTON – To prepare for the playoffs, Denver coach Brian Shaw said he wants his high-scoring team to learn to win tough games. There was no better training ground for bump-and-grind basketball than Monday’s 75-74 victory over the Washington Wizards. Wilson Chandler scored 17 points, Nate Robinson added 16, and …
Read More »CUP: Top 10 Stories – No. 1, Keselowski Delivers
Brad Keselowski and Roger Penske make an odd couple, no question about it. But in NASCAR, they are the Power Couple of 2012. Keselowski, 28, is a brash, cocky, blue-collar Michigan racer with a penchant for pissing off other drivers and a thumb on the pulse of social media. Penske, …
Read More »Column: Kicking a kid? Even in morally suspect soccer, this boot is over the line
PARIS – It’s just wrong when a sports star with wealth and influence kicks a 17-year-old simply because he finds him annoying. The soccer players past and present who lined up on television and on Twitter to suggest otherwise, who reached for half-cocked justifications for the violence from Eden Hazard, …
Read More »Iowa State G Bubu Palo's fight for eligibility leaves school, player at odds
AMES, Iowa – Bubu Palo sprinted out of Iowa State’s home locker room with his teammates last week while being showered with applause, culminating his long quest to rejoin the Cyclones. Then the lights came on, the fans took their seats and Palo grabbed his hard-fought spot the bench. To …
Read More »With defenses on guard, No. 14 Wisconsin and No. 13 LSU playing QB games before opener
MADISON, Wis. – Four quarterbacks could be in play in the season opener Saturday night between two power conference programs. No. 14 Wisconsin meets No. 13 LSU in Houston in a prime-time matchup. The Badgers appear to have settled on dual-threat junior Tanner McEvoy as the starter, though coach Gary …
Read More »CUP: Keselowski – Senna An Inspiration
Brad Keselowski’s inspiration in his search for a first Sprint Cup championship Sunday comes from an unlikely place – the late Formula One kingpin Ayrton Senna. “One of my favorite movies in the whole wide world is the documentary on Ayrton Senna (“Senna”),” Keselowski said Thursday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where …
Read More »No. 8 Maryland women uses size, speed advantage to breeze past Georgia Tech in 79-62 win
ATLANTA – Alyssa Thomas had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Katie Rutan and Brionna Jones each added 15 points and No. 8 Maryland beat Georgia Tech 79-62 on Sunday. The Terrapins (22-5, 10-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) never trailed in winning their second straight game and sixth in the past seven. …
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