Posts Tagged ‘Sports’

AP – An e-mail requesting an internship arrived at the Agriculture Department this summer with an impressive resume: Princeton University degree in operations research and financial engineering, 3.8 college GPA, 1520 SATs.

Concerned by age frauds at national level tournaments, the Sports Ministry directed state federations to ban overage athletes for two years when caught for the first time and hand a five-year penalty if the offence is repeated.

Reuters – Dwight Howard responded to a halftime challenge from his coach to lead the Orlando Magic to a 93-76 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday.

Rising star C Muniyappa and senior pro Jyoti Randhawa will spearhead the Indian challenge in the King’s Cup tournament in Thailand from December 3 to 6.

Reuters – Kyle Orton shrugged off the pain of a lingering ankle injury to help the Denver Broncos snap a four-game losing streak with a 26-6 win over the New York Giants on Thursday.

AP – Colt McCoy threw four touchdown passes and dashed 65 yards for another score, and No. 3 Texas overcame a huge game by Texas A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson to wrap up an undefeated regular season with a 49-39 win over the Aggies on Thursday night.

World’s highest rated women player ever, Judit Polgar of Hungary made it to the 3rd round of World Cup at the expense of Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu of Romania.

AP – Damian Johnson had 18 points and No. 22 Minnesota earned its first win away from home this season, beating No. 12 Butler 82-73 on Thursday in the first round of the 76 Classic

AP – Bob Sheppard has no intentions of returning to his longtime job as the public address announcer at Yankee Stadium, MLB.com reported Thursday.

AP – Miles Austin couldn’t stop smiling, soaking up the cheers as he stared at himself on the giant video screens over the field. Then Tony Romo really soaked him, splashing a cup of water in his face