Sports Dispatch

Reinventing FIFA: The word according to Sepp Blatter
International Herald Tribune - Coe is tasked with determining whether FIFA’s committee members would be allowed to visit bidding nations, something no longer permitted IOC members after the chicanery that led to the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics of 2002. He might need nimble

Air China Profit Falls 27% on Lack of One-Time Gains (Update1)
Bloomberg - Passenger numbers may rise at least 15 percent next year, helped by new overseas routes, economic growth and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Air China “has been building international networks for years and it’s finally starting to gain from

Pop Tarts: Exclusive: Victoria Beckham Tries to Barter Near-Nude Snaps
FOX News - According to Us Weekly, the “Drama Queen” has poisoned the pending wedding bells between her current snowboard beau Riley Giles and his former flame Bree Tierney of Utah. The source told the mag that Giles suddenly stopped calling his fiancee after

Pacquiao too fast and strong for outgunned Barrera
ESPN.com - It was the second consecutive defeat for Barrera, who lost his title to Juan Manuel Marquez in March. Coming into the rematch with Pacquiao, Barrera said it would be his last “big fight.” Afterward, the Mexican legend said it was the last fight in

Press Release: Bekaert presents increased horsepower results by patented DLC coating application on aluminum pistons at Professional Motorsport World

Parting Shot: Sebastien Bourdais wins his fourth Champ Car title
With one race remaining, Sebastien Bourdais wrapped up the 2007 Champ Car World Series championship—the fourth straight for the Frenchman and his Newman-Haas-Lanigan team—at the Lexmark Indy 300 on the street circuit at Surfers Paradise in Australia.

CSK’s Monster Truck, Scarlet Bandit, Sports New Paint Job in Support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Retired LA Times motorsports writer Shav Glick dies at 87
San Francisco Examiner - Glick covered short tracks and super speedways, road racing and drag racing and midget cars. “He was a true friend of mine, a friend of the sporting world and someone with high integrity,” car owner Roger Penske told the Times. “I have a lot to thank

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer - Power Cosmic Edition

Get a Grip With These Pliers
Pliers. A gripping subject no doubt. And a tool that is often misapplied and misused. So I am going to discuss with you three types of pliers you should have…

DVD: Jan Harlan Creates Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
The Kubrick collaborator discusses working with the master.

Aquinas, Miege advance at 5A volleyball tournament - Kansas City Star

Man Utd 4-1 Middlesbrough: Record broken
ESPN Soccernet - US Soccer Home Page Not since the days of Billy Meredith in 1907 had the Red Devils scored four in four successive games. But, after accounting