Harris County AFL-CIO Council

Roughing Up Mario II
Regarding Mario Lemieux's quotes in "Lemieux in for long haul," (Aug. 15 and PghTrib.com): First, it is repreh...
Roughing Up Mario
The Trib editorial "Lemieux's lie, classless arrogance" (Aug. 17 and PghTrib.com) left me shaking my head in d...
Therrien: Whitney Injury Not Devastating
Penguins defenseman Ryan Whitney's recovery from foot surgery won't be complete when the team opens its season...
Challis' Passing Saddens Roethlisberger
Aug. 21--PITTSBURGH -- Like so many others who've been touched in some way by John Challis, Ben Roethlisberger...
Wings Bring Back Downey
Aug. 21--The Red Wings re-signed grinding forward Aaron Downey to a one-year, two-way contract Wednesday. He'...

YellowBrix Top Headlines

NFLPA Head Gene Upshaw Dies of Pancreatic Cancer at Age of 63
Upshaw died Wednesday night at his home in Lake Tahoe, Calif., of pancreatic cancer, which was diagnosed only ...
We Are Very Close to Finalizing US-Iraq Agreement - Hoshyar Zebari
Text of report by Iraqi government-controlled Al-Iraqiyah TV on 21 August [Zebari; speaking in English, transc...
NFL's Gene Upshaw Dies at Age 63
Aug. 21--NFL Players Association executive director Gene Upshaw only knew for a few days that he was ill befo...
Iraqi MP Says Security Agreement With US "Not Easy and Not Imminent"
Dubai-based, Saudi private capital-funded pan-Arab news channel Al-Arabiya TV on 21 August carries an announce...
Iraq, US 'Close' to Troop Deal
Aug. 22--DOHA, Qatar -- The United States and Iraq are close to reaching an agreement on the future of US forc...

Basketball

Warriors Feel Uneasy Heading to Bertie for Friday Opener
Aug. 21--Kicking off the 2008 season at Bertie justifies an uneasy feeling for the Hunt High varsity football ...
BEIJING '08 U.S. Keeps Team Spirit <> Stars Avoiding One-on-One Play
Beijing -- Their greatest strength could be their only weakness. Perhaps there's only one way to beat Team USA...
Jimmies Ready for New Season
Aug. 21--For a volleyball team, needing to replace a starting setter can be as difficult a proposition as a fo...
U.S. Men Target Argentina
BEIJING -- After the U.S. drubbed Australia 116-85 in the men's basketball quarterfinals on Wednesday, Kobe Br...

YellowBrix Top Health

HPV Vaccine is a Life-Saver and Not a Moral Issue
CERVICAL cancer is the second most common cancer affecting women under the age of 35 in this country. HPV vir...
Arsenic and Diabetes May Be Linked
Aug. 21--Chronic exposure to high levels of inorganic arsenic in drinking water -- as might be found in portio...
Research Company is Ordered to Give Teen Experimental Drug
NEWARK, N.J. -- A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a research company to supply an experimental drug to a 16...
HPV Vaccine Cost-Effective for Young Girls, Study Says
An expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-eff...
A Vaccine is Popular but Fails to Cure Doubts Cervical Cancer Shot is Heavily Marketed
In two years, cervical cancer has gone from obscure killer confined mostly to poor nations to the West's disea...

Golf

Mesilla Valley Amateur Invitational Set to Tee Off
Aug. 21--LAS CRUCES -- The 7th Annual Mesilla Valley Amateur Invitational Golf Tournament will tee off on Satu...
Switch in Irons Puts Blanchard on Winning Path
WARWICK -- In golf, as in any sport, it is important for a competitor to realize when he has made a mistake, t...
WISCONSIN STATE OPEN <> Helminen Putts His Way to Title <> Save on 15th Hole Secures Victory
Altoona -- Ryan Helminen's putting bottomed out in 2002. Helminen, a 33-year-old former hockey player, leaned ...
Emotional Journey ; Snedeker's Passion Wins Fans
PARAMUS That Sunday morning in April, Brandt Snedeker embraced a single article of Augusta National faith: He...
PGA Golfers Size Up Ridgewood
PARAMUS - Vijay Singh, among the PGA Tour's most judgmental players, has ruled in favor of Ridgewood Country C...

Baseball

Grizzlies Report: 8/20/08
Aug. 21--RIVER CATS 6, GRIZZLIES 5 Crucial moment: Grizzlies third baseman Scott McClain gave the home team a...
Starting Anew
Aug. 21--Marianna coach Rob Armstrong enjoyed a successful first season as head coach of the Bulldogs in 2007,...
Van Every, Carter Miss Thrill of Chase
PAWTUCKET -- When a baseball player can step on the field, life is good. Two of Pawtucket's slugging outfield...
Cardinals' Lohse Gets 5-Game Ban ; ROUNDUP
Cardinals pitcher Kyle Lohse was suspended for five games yesterday for throwing a fastball past the head of C...
Buchholz Stumbles Once Again ; Orioles 11, Red Sox 6
The rookie starting pitcher yields five runs in 2 1/3 innings -- his shortest outing of the season -- and is t...

NCAA Football

Penn State Takes It Time in the Pocket
Penn State's season opener with Coastal Carolina is just 10 days away, and if Joe Paterno has determined his s...
Wannstedt Names Stull Starter at QB
Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt today named redshirt junior Bill Stull as the team's starting quarterback for the se...
Sto-Rox QB Jones Focused on Winning
What a season Paul Jones enjoyed as a sophomore. The young Sto-Rox quarterback is coming off a breakout year i...
BRIEF: GameStop 2Q Earnings Blow Away Analysts' Estimates
Aug. 21--Grapevine-based GameStop Corp. announced second quarter results Thursday morning that easily surpasse...
Illini Have Talent, Depth When It Comes to Receivers ; 2nd-Stringer Reavy Hoping to Earn Time
RANTOUL - Illinois sophomore wide receiver Alex Reavy had other options after playing just one season of footb...

Football

Wilhite Learns on Sidelines
FOXBORO -- Being injured and missing two weeks of training camp workouts weren't a dream scenario for Patriot...
Light's Out?
FOXBORO -- In his induction speech during the Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremonies earlier this month, former ...
Anderson Leaves Early As Browns Fall to Giants
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson left the Browns' 37-34 exhibition loss to...
With WRs Ailing, Bengals Turn to Henry ; Receiver, Who Was Released in April After His 5th Arrest in
CINCINNATI -- Chad Johnson's sprained left shoulder, T.J. Houshmandzadeh's sore hamstring and Andre Caldwell's...
Steelers Sign Linebacker Farrior
Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Steelers signed linebacker James Farrior to a five-year c...

NCAA Basketball

Aussies in gold-medal game for 3rd Olympics in row
BEIJING - Even with one of its best players watching from the bench, Australia had more than enough to get bac...
USA Stops Hammon, Russia to Advance to Final
BEIJING South Dakota native Becky Hammon wanted to play for an Olympic medal in women's basketball. So there ...
U.S. Women Beat Russia to Reach Basketball Gold Medal Game
BEIJING _ The U.S. women's Olympic basketball team has treated questions about its dominance with shrugs and s...
Illini 'Night of Legends' to Feature Stars From 1989, 2005
CHAMPAIGN - The first choice was easy when Illinois decided to honor 20 of its former basketball players by ha...
Illini Teams to Stage 'World's Biggest Basketball Practice'
CHAMPAIGN - It's a doubleheader in Memorial Stadium on Oct. 11, when the Illinois football team hosts Minnesot...