Job alert - - Food, beer, speech earn Spitzer cheers

Food, beer, speech earn Spitzer cheers
Syracuse Post-Standard - Hundreds of people munched sausages and sipped beer at state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's campaign barbecue at the state fair Thursday. Spitzer delivered a speech that brought cheers from the crowd. He talked of reforming Albany and addressing

Volcanoes earn record victory
Statesman Journal - VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- This year's Volcanoes team continues to solidifiy themselves in franchise history. With a 6-1 win Thursday against Vancouver, Salem-Keizer set team records with its 12th straight victory and 52nd of the season. Pitchers

Greece 101, U.S. 95
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Greece (8-0) can earn a world title to go with the European championship it won in 2005 with a victory Spain in Sunday's gold medal game. Spain (8-0) beat Argentina 75-74 on Friday night. "They played like a champion plays," U.S. forward Shane Battier

Four Hawai'i gymnasts invited to national meet
Honolulu Advertiser - The 20 gymnasts who earn the highest scores in each of three age levels (age 9, 10, and 11) will make the National TOPs A Team. These A Team members will be invited to attend a training camp run by national team coaches in December at Karolyi's

Home runs lift Emeralds in 12
Seattle Times - Michael Campbell hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the 12th, and Matt Stocco followed later with a grand slam. Nicholas Tucci pitched two scoreless innings to earn the win, and R.J. Rodriguez finished up for the Emeralds. Steven Richard took the loss

Detroit stops Shock to earn Finals berth
Olympian - UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- The Detroit Shock clinched their second trip to the WNBA finals in dominating fashion. Swin Cash and Katie Smith led the Shock with 16 points each in 79-55 rout Sunday night over the Connecticut Sun for the Eastern Conference