Wizards-Nets Preview
ESPN.com
Points G. Arenas 22.6 B. Lopez 19.2 Rebounds B. Haywood 10.3 B. Lopez 8.9 Assists G. Arenas 7.2 D. Harris 6.6 Steals C. Butler 1.4 C. Lee 1.5 Blocks J. Singleton 2.2 B. Lopez 1.9 The lowly New Jersey Nets have surprisingly won their last tw...
Stimulus Created or Saved as Many as 2.1 Million Jobs, CBO Says
BusinessWeek
Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus package saved or created between 1 million and 2.1 million jobs last year, according to a government report. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said today the $862 b...
England Lions suffer 2-1 series defeat after final-game collapse
The Guardian
Ian Bell scored 30 runs as England Lions collapsed to 143 all out against Pakistan A. Photograph: Paul Gilham/Getty Images England Lions have lost their one-day series against Pakistan A 2-1 after a 70-run defeat in today's final game in Du...
Champions League : Round of 16 Internazionale 2-1 Chelsea In Leg 1
Bleacherreport.com
The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza was the site for the much-anticipated first leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 clash between Internazionale and Chelsea. Inter manager Jose Mourinho played his normal mind games using the press to air ou...
U.S. finishes 1-2 in Nordic combined
CNN Sports Illustrated
WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) -- Billy Demong and Johnny Spillane have given the Americans a 1-2 finish in the Nordic combined large hill competition that was marred by bad weather. Demong, of Vermontville, N.Y. ended America's golden goo...
Canada finishes 1-2 in women's bobsled
CNN Sports Illustrated
WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) -- Kaillie Humphries won the gold medal in Olympic women's bobsled Wednesday, leading a Canadian 1-2 finish. Humphries and Heather Moyse finished four runs down the Whistler Sliding Center track in 3 minutes,...
Given failed to reach a Delap throw, and Shawcross headed in to make ...
BBC Sport
90:00+2:20 Rory Delap fouled by Roque Santa Cruz, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Thomas Sorensen. 90:00+1:18 Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Glenn Whelan, Headed effort from inside the area by Ryan ...
Wambach scores twice as US tops Norway 2-1
Washington Post
OLHAO, Portugal -- Abby Wambach scored both goals as the United States beat Norway 2-1 in the Algarve Cup. Wambach scored the opening goal in the 13th minute Friday when she ran to a pass from Lori Lindsey, beat a defender and fired a shot ...
UPDATE 2-US stimulus added up to 2.1 mln jobs in Q4 2009-CBO
Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The massive stimulus package passed last year to blunt the impact of the worst U.S. recession in 70 years created up to 2.1 million jobs in the last three months of 2009, the non-partisan Congressional Budget ...
Demong, Spillane give USA 1-2 finish in nordic combined
USA Today
WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — Billy Demong and Johnny Spillane have given the Americans a 1-2 finish in the Nordic combined large hill competition that was marred by bad weather. Demong, of Vermontville, N.Y. ended America's golden goos...