Magic slips past scuffling Celtics - Olympian
Kevin Garnett missed last season’s playoff series against Orlando with a knee injury. Rasheed Wallace signed with Boston after it was over. But the Magic made a key offseason pickup of its own. Vince Carter scored 10 of his 26 points in the fourth

Men’s Top 25: Syracuse blitzes North Carolina - Reporter
NEW YORK Brandon Triche and Arinze Onuaku combined for 13 points in Syracuse’s 22-1 run to open the second half and the Orange went on to a 87-71 victory over No. 6 North Carolina on Friday night in the 2K Sports Classic championship. The Orange

Retail sales rise in October, boosted by auto sales - USA Today
WASHINGTON (Reuters) Sales at retailers rose more than expected in October, boosted largely by auto sales, but the previous month’s figures were revised sharply downward. In a report that points to a gradual improvement in spending, the Commerce

Auto Industry Has Room to Shrink Further - Wall Street Journal
Over the past two years, the global auto industry has endured one of the worst downturns in its century-plus history. Auto makers around the world have consolidated, restructured and slimmed down — and yet they still have too much of just about

Auto surge boosts factory sales - ReportonBusiness.com
Canadian factory sales climbed 1.4 per cent in September, driven by a surge in car and car-part sales. Manufacturing sales hit $41.7-billion in the month, marking the third increase in the past four months, Statistics Canada said Monday. It’s a

Stocks rise as retail, auto sales rebound - Courier-Post
Stocks rose in morning trading Monday after a new report showed retail sales rebounded more than expected in October because of a boost in auto sales. The U.S. market also followed overseas gains that were propelled by a weakening dollar and stronger

U.S. retail sales rose in October, fueled by auto rebound - Bridgeton News
U.S. retail sales rose more than expected in October, but the gain largely reflected a big rebound in auto sales. Sales fell at many other retail stores as consumer spending remains under pressure, raising questions about the durability of the

Bucks’ Brandon Jennings takes 55-point game in stride - Pioneer Press
The Milwaukee Bucks didn’t practice Sunday, but rookie point guard Brandon Jennings was back in the suburban training facility working on his shot a night after scoring 55 points in his seventh career game, the most by a rookie in the NBA in 41 years

Pivot Points: Lakers, Celtics Facing Questions In Wake Of Two Game - Bleacherreport.com
Coming off a blowout loss in Denver, the Lakers hoped to find a little relief in the comforts of home but the scrappy Houston Rockets had other ideas. In a night which saw former Laker Trevor Ariza receive his championship ring, it was the Rockets

Butler struggles in win over Davidson - Times-Leader
INDIANAPOLIS Gordon Hayward scored 17 points and Willie Veasley added 15 to lead No. 11 Butler to a 73-62 win over Davidson on Saturday. click image to enlarge Butler forward Avery Jukes, center, is sandwiched between Davidson defenders Dan Nelms

Sacred Heart sinks Lafayette 81-70 - Rock Hill Herald
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Corey Hassan scored 21 points to lead four Sacred Heart players in double-figure scoring, helping the Pioneers outlast Lafayette 81-70 on Saturday in the first-ever meeting between the two teams. Chauncey Hardy scored 17, Ryan

Charlie Rangel pays lawyers $1,000,000 - Politico.com
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) has joined a million dollar club, but it s probably not an accomplishment he wants to celebrate. Rangel s latest campaign finance disclosures show that his campaign and his

Livingston weather - Livingston Enterprise
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Pierce cleared by NFL, too - New York Daily News
Antonio Pierce is free to play the entire 2009 NFL season without punishment from the league for any violations of the Personal Conduct Policy. That s the word from NFL spokesman Greg Aiello, who told the Daily News via e-mail that In light of

Information breakfast meeting on complying with personal identity - Amesbury News
On Tuesday, Aug. 4, the Boston Business Alliance will kick off free Information Breakfast Meetings a Business Survival Guide Series, with the Hot Topic Personal Identity Security and the New Massachusetts Regulation: 201 CMR 17.00: what you

Launch Your Own Personal Satellite - Popular Science
Ever wanted to launch your own satellite into low earth orbit, then track it on ham radio for a few weeks before it burns up on re-entry? Well, 52 years after the launch of Sputnik, you can. Interorbital Systems is offering YOU the chance (by the end

GoHealthInsurance Renews SSL Security Certification From VeriSign - Earthtimes
CHICAGO, IL — 08/03/09 — According to the Federal Trade Commission, an estimated 9 million Americans are victims of some sort of identity theft. A large percentage of identity theft occurs on the Internet, as a result of unsecure online

Wall Street exec to be NYC finance chief - Seattle Times
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is tapping a Morgan Stanley executive to be his new finance commissioner. The previous commissioner resigned in April. The mayor ordered an investigation into her romantic relationship with a former subordinate and allegations

Bazaarvoice Names Chris Lynch Corporate Controller - PR Inside
Bazaarvoice : , the market and technology leader in hosted social commerce applications that drive sales, today announced the appointment of Chris Lynch as Corporate Controller. Lynch joins Bazaarvoice from Vignette [NASDAQ. VIGN], where he most

AIG Unites Poland and Spain - Street.Com
The flailing insurer said on Wednesday that it will combine its consumer-finance business in Poland with that of Spanish bank Santander. The Polish operation, which is conducted through AIG Bank Polska, will fold it into the Polish consumer-finance

Movers roundup-Targacept, Marathon Oil
Boston Globe - NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of biotechnology company Targacept Inc. are falling Monday as the company starts an early-stage study on its depressive disorder treatment candidate. NEW YORK (AP) — Marathon Oil Corp. is one of the biggest decliners among

Wall Street closes mixed in seesaw trading
MSNBC - The Dow rose 21.16, or 0.18 percent, at 11,972.25, after falling nearly 200 and rising more than 100. The blue chip index was supported partially by JPMorgan, by far the biggest gainer among the 30 component stocks.

Jackson St. women draw LSU in first round of NCAA tournament
Biloxi Sun Herald - Second-seeded LSU (27-5) won the Southeastern Conference regular season title with a 14-0 record before falling to Tennessee in the league tournament championship game and is ranked sixth.

Disney-area housing plan dies
Orange County Register - Renaissance was attempting to beat the clock and garner city approval before the June election to avoid falling under the initiative’s rules, even receiving initial Planning Commission support last month.

Support for Cabinet sinks to lowest yet
Daily Yomiuri On-Line - The approval rate has been declining since a similar poll in January and now has reached a new low since the Cabinet was formed, falling by 4.8 percentage points from the previous survey in February.

Industrial production falls
Forbes - On Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 21.16 points to close at 11,972.25, after falling nearly 200 points earlier in the day as investors grappled with the JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s government-backed buyout of troubled investment bank

Experts express worry over falling dollar
Punch - Experts have raised the alarm that the persistent decline in the value of the dollar against major world currencies may negatively affect Nigeria s celebrated reserves, which currently stand at about $58bn. The Chief Executive officer, Economic

Canada capacity use slides to an 11-year low
Reuters - OTTAWA (Reuters) - Industries ran at 81.8 percent of their production capacity in the fourth quarter of last year, the lowest rate in 11 years, in a slowdown that hit the auto and forestry sectors hardest. Statistics Canada said on Thursday the

Thai February auto sales up 13 percent at 49,256 units
CNN Money - BANGKOK, Mar. 13, 2008 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) — Auto sales in Thailand rose 13.0 percent in February from a year earlier, driven by a surge in passenger car sales, an industry group said Thursday. Total sales reached 49,256 units

GM, Ford shares fall after Morgan Stanley cut
Reuters South Africa - Morgan Stanley cut its 2008 U.S. auto sales forecast to 15.4 million vehicles, from 15.9 million vehicles, and introduced a 2009 forecast of 15.8 million.

Toyota chief: Growth behind quality woes
BusinessWeek - President Katsuaki Watanabe said the company has improved quality controls, and is sticking to its sales targets, including those in North America, despite worries about a credit crunch and a slowdown in the auto market.

Electronic Arts starts tender offer for Take-Two
CNN Money - EA made a tender offer for rival Take-Two, maker of the Grand Theft Auto video game series. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Electronic Arts said Thursday it has launched an all-cash tender offer to buy rival Take-Two for $26 a share. The offer to buy

RealtyTrac: Ohio 7th, Ky. 45th in foreclosure rates
Business Courier - Foreclosures up in Maryland, down in D.C. and Virginia [Baltimore] Foreclosures continue to rise in Alabama [Birmingham] Foreclosures up in Maryland; down in D.C. and Virginia [Washington, D.C.] Ohio remained among the 10 states with the highest U.S

Chrysler to close center in Carlsbad
San Diego Union-Tribune - In all, more than 30 concepts were produced and exhibited at auto shows. Nissan North America recently offered voluntary buyouts for design staff at its design studio in San Diego and at the Farmington Hills, Mich, facility.

Electronic Arts launches tender offer for Take-Two
Reuters Canada - Take-Two, publisher of the popular “Grand Theft Auto” video games, last month rejected EA’s unsolicited all-cash offer at the same price. The bid represents a 64 percent premium over Take-Two’s closing stock price on February 15, the last trading

Sensex nosedives 771 pts on all-round selling
Sify - The Auto and Healthcare indices lost 2.45% and 2.69% respectively while the FMCG index, which suffered the least damage, closed with a loss of 1.95%

Streaking Warriors hold off slumping Trail Blazers for victory
Ashland Daily Tidings - Stephen Jackson hit six 3-pointers while scoring 29 points, and Monta Ellis added 22 points and 10 rebounds as Golden State beat the Trail Blazers 110-104 for its seventh win in nine games.