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Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that it will replace MapQuest Inc. as the mapping service supplier to InfoNow Corp., a provider of online store locator technology.

InfoNow will integrate Microsoft's Virtual Earth application into its mapping location services that it provides for retail outlets and banks, the two companies said on Wednesday.

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Daisuke Matsuzaka’s first spring training press conference, Feb. 15, was evidence that this would be a spring like no other for the Red Sox.

A 41-year-old man dies when a motorcycle and lorry collide on a road in Leicestershire.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Daisuke Matsuzaka's first spring training press conference, Feb. 15, was evidence that this would be a spring like no other for the Red Sox.

There is a lot of July talk again about the Red Sox trading Manny Ramirez, and the buzz becomes louder with Seattle considering moving free-agent-to-be Ichiro Suzuki. -- New York Post

After today's game against the Angels, the A's will leave the desert feeling fairly decent about themselves. Oakland's most pressing issue was answered in a positive fashion: Shortstop Bobby Crosby is healthy, not limited in any way by the back injury...

Tunnel testing was once considered a luxury for the top riders. In the past few years it has become a requirement, as placement in the top 20 positions of a Grand Tour TT has progressed from “could be” affected by tunnel testing to “will be” affected.

_ The Chunichi Dragons will look to defend their Central League title and to break their 53-year Japan Series jinx as the CL opens the 2007 season on Friday.

( InfoWorld ) - Microsoft said Tuesday that it will replace MapQuest as the mapping service supplier to InfoNow, a provider of online store locator technology. The agreement is a validation of Microsoft's Virtual Earth service but it stops short of significantly improving the software giant's position in the mapping and location market, one expert said. InfoNow customers include LaSalle ...

FREDERICK — A Maryland State Police trooper was injured Tuesday after trying to initiate a traffic stop that turned into a high-speed chase beginning at the Washington/Frederick county line on I-70 eastbound.

March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks dropped for a second day, led by companies that sell to the U.S. after consumer confidence and home prices declined in the region's largest export market.

March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Pioneer Corp., Japan's biggest maker of automobile-navigation devices, said it will build a new factory in Brazil to double output of car audio and video players in Brazil to meet an increase in demand.

Carmichael crashes in his stock-car debut, but he's used to slow starts. While his old Supercross buddies pulled into the starting gate Saturday night in Indianapolis, Ricky Carmichael was going in circles in a north Florida town, chasing a dream and a bunch of Saturday night short-trackers.

(Jason Steinberg/Special to The Examiner) Stuart Hall’s Kris Suzuki is equally formidable as a pitcher (1.75 ERA) as he is as a batter and his gaudy .783 batting average.

PHOENIX The Milwaukee Brewers couldnt do anything with a strong breeze blowing out of the ballpark Tuesday.

Sandy Suzuki took pride in the new botanical arrangements throughout Calla High. Since September, the math instructor had worked towards beautifying the continuation campus at 130 S. Austin Road with plants and flowers.

March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks dropped for a second day, led by companies that sell to the U.S. after consumer confidence and home prices declined in the region's largest export market.

City police probing South Side death

With Opening Day less than a week away, the A's and Giants break camp in Arizona today and return to Northern California for their final tuneups before rosters are pared to 25 and games start counting.

Minor-league games usually don't see a contingent of top brass in the stands holding their collective breath. But that was no ordinary guy...

Baseball Tampa Bay 1, Toronto 0 Pittsburgh 3, Boston 2 Houston 8, Cleveland 7, 10 innings Florida 5, Baltimore 3

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PEORIA, Ariz. -- Closer J.J. Putz threw in a game for the first time since March 5, testing his strained right elbow by pitching the first inning of a minor league game.

March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks posted the first back- to-back drop in two weeks, led by companies that sell to the U.S. after consumer confidence and home prices declined in the region's largest export market.

March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks posted the first back- to-back drop in two weeks, led by companies that sell to the U.S. after consumer confidence and home prices declined in the region's largest export market.

Whether it’s music, spelling or sports, practice makes perfect. But repetitious practice can also make for bored kids. To combat that problem, coaches, parents and teachers often reach for ways to keep kids focused and interested.

After today's game against the Angels, the A's will leave the desert feeling fairly decent about themselves. Oakland's most pressing issue was answered in a positive fashion: Shortstop Bobby Crosby is healthy, not limited in any way by the back injury...

REDMOND, Wash. and DENVER, March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. and InfoNow Corp., a leading provider of channel visibility and location services solutions, today announced an agreement to extend the power and capabilities of Microsoft(R) Virtual Earth(TM), Microsoft's next-generation mapping and location service, to the more than 20 million consumers worldwide who access InfoNow(R) ...

Maruti Udyog, which controls more than half of the country's passenger car market on the strength of its dominance in small cars, has embarked on a strategy to increase its share in the bigger car segments.

March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks were set for the first back-to-back drop in two weeks. Honda Motor Co. and Rinker Group Ltd. led declines among companies that sell to the U.S. after consumer confidence and home prices fell in the region's largest export market.

REDMOND, Wash. and DENVER, March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) and InfoNow Corp., a leading provider of channel visibility and location services solutions, today announced an agreement to extend the power and capabilities of Microsoft(R) Virtual Earth(TM), Microsoft's next-generation mapping and location service, to the more than 20 million consumers ...

Midsummer Night's Dream: A Comic Jewish Satire will be presented by the Dark Lady Players at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex beginning March 28 and lasting until April 1.

_ Ichiro Suzuki doubled off the right-field wall and stole his first base of the spring, and Kazuo Matsui hit a double in going 2-for-5 Tuesday.

March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks rose, led by energy-related shares such as Inpex Holdings Inc., after crude oil jumped to a six-month high on concern supplies from the Middle East may be disrupted because of a confrontation in the region.

TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Suzuki Motor Corp said its global production in February increased 12.6 pct year-on-year to 216,752 vehicles, rising for the 22nd consecutive month, due to brisk sales overseas.

Film listings are edited by Cheryl Eddy. Reviewers are Robert Avila, Kimberly Chun, Michelle Devereaux, Susan Gerhard, Max Goldberg, Dennis Harvey, Johnny Ray Huston, Jonathan L. Knapp, Laurie Koh, Lynn Rapoport, Sara Schieron, Jason Shamai, and Chuck Stephens. The film intern is Matt Sussman.

Schedules are for Wed/28 through Tues/3 except where noted. Double features are marked with a •. Director and year are given when available. All times are pm unless otherwise specified.

Australia's motocross elite are fine tuning muscles and machines in anticipation of what is shaping up to be one of the fiercest championship series yet. Two weeks remain until the opening r...

Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka created the biggest buzz of the North American spring when he joined the Boston Red Sox in a deal worth $103 million.

Nippon Steel Corp. said Tuesday it is in talks with India's leading steelmaker, Tata Steel Ltd., about starting joint production of automotive-use sheet metal in India. Read more ...

March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks may fall after U.S. consumer confidence declined and home prices slipped. Sony Corp. and Honda Motor Co. may lead exporters lower.

E_E.Alfonzo. LOB_San Francisco 5, Seattle 11. 2B_B.Bonds, P.Feliz, E.Alfonzo, I.Suzuki, J.Lopez, R.Ibanez. HR_E.Alfonzo (1) off H.Ramirez. SF_L.Niekro. SB_I.Suzuki (1). GIDP_K.Frandsen, P.Feliz. DP_Seattle 2.

Ibanez continues spring tear but Mariners fall

Feliz, Alfonzo lead Giants past Mariners

Yuichi Sugita, the youngest Japanese player to win a Davis Cup singles match, has been named to the Japan team for next month's Asia/Oceania Zone meeting with Thailand, the Japan Tennis Association said Tuesday.

Team Suzuki will start the 2007 FIM MX1 World Championship with both of their riders, Kevin Strijbos and Steve Ramon - who finished second and third in 2006 - among the favourites for the title.

The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, the Double-A Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, in conjunction with the City of Jackson invite fans to attend a "Meet the Players Luncheon" at the Carl Perkins Civic Center from 11:30am to 1:00pm on April 3rd.

A Piedmont woman is warning others to think safety first as they get out and enjoy the spring weather.

The proposed facility will meet the demand from automakers

A Live Oak man was charged with careless driving and illegal use of red lights after a crash near Branford Thursday, according to Florida Highway Patrol reports.

TOKYO — Yuichi Sugita, the youngest Japanese player to win a Davis Cup singles match, has been named to the Japan team for next month's Asia/Oceania Zone meeting with Thailand, the Japan Tennis Association said Tuesday.

Max Biaggi and Yukio Kagayama will race their first ever World Superbike Championship event on the Donington Park circuit in England this weekend. Although the Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra riders have competed at the midlands venue before - Biaggi in MotoGP in 2005 and Kagayama in British Championships in 2004 - neither have gone head-to-head in the Superbike class. And, the last time the ...

Maruti Udyog, which controls more than half of the country’s passenger car market on the strength of its dominance in small cars, has embarked on a strategy to increase its share in the bigger car segments.

Tata Steel has now started talks with Nippon of Japan for jointly producing the alloy for automakers and other companies.

The Seattle Mariners concluded the 2006 season by missing the playoffs for the fifth straight year. Following another last place finish in the American League West, general manager Bill Bavasi and manager Mike Hargrove are both sitting on the hot seat heading into Opening Day. A poor start for the Mariners this season and both could be looking for work in the winter.

The most serious threat to school education are the legions of teachers who simply cannot teach. Yoshiaki Suzuki, a former supervisor of school education at the Tokyo metropolitan government board of education.

A 68-year-old woman heading to the eye doctor for an examination Tuesday morning is doing fine after inadvertently ramming her car into the doctor?s building, police said.

A 68-year-old woman heading to the eye doctor for an examination was doing fine after inadvertently ramming her car into the doctor’s building, police say.

A Palm Bay woman heading to the eye doctor accidentally hit the building instead.

SPRINGFIELD - A man was arrested and charged with drug possession and driving violations on March 10, according to the Springfield Police.

AKITA CITY, Japan - In 1998, Daisuke Matsuzaka became a household name in Japan. Pitching for Yokohama High School at the Koshien National High School Baseball Tournament, he turned the country on its head and single-handedly changed the landscape of the sport for a generation.

Published Mar 22, 2007 - 17:48:06 CDT. PHOENIX - While other teams have paid excessively for free agents, the Oakland Athletics have plucked from the minor league system when they've lost big-league talent.

The following is from Suzuki... That last time the Superbike World Championship was at Donington was a tremendous occasion for Team Alstare Suzuki. That was in 2001, when Italian Pierfrancesco Chili took runner-up spot in the first race and then followed it up with a sensational win in the second.

Tokyo, March 27: Nippon Steel Corp of Japan has begun discussing a business alliance with India's Tata Steel to produce steel products for vehicles made in India, the Japanese company said Tuesday.

Red Sox shirts in Japanese. Tour guides who speak the language. Sushi materializing on menus around town.

CENTERTON — Centerton Planning Commission members granted an extension for completion of some work required at a Centerton Boulevard business, and took other action. (Benton County Daily Record)

Men and women from different continents chatted and exchanged business cards Monday at a windy Dames Point Marine Terminal before the ground breaking of a new link between Jacksonville and the world’s largest continent.

LI Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership will host Manufacturing Matters on April 25 at the Midwest Airlines Center, Milwaukee. The event, which draws representatives from more than 250 companies, includes more than 30 workshops on lean manufacturing, business growth strategies, new technology, health care and skilled worker attraction.

Fresh with its takeover of Anglo-Dutch giant Corus, Tata Steel has now started talks with world's second-largest steel maker Nippon of Japan for jointly producing the alloy for automakers and other companies.

"… It turned out to be, I think, the best course I’ve ever ridden on." If you were looking for one of the nation’s top snowboard cross racers on Thursday or Friday, you were most likely to find them doing some pretty unlikely work.

Half a century ago, Renault and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. failed to get off the ground a venture to make a cheap car for the local Indian market priced at a princely $158.

Barry Bonds will get most of the attention in the National League West this season, but his San Francisco Giants are the pick to finish in last place.

LI Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership will host Manufacturing Matters on April 25 at the Midwest Airlines Center, Milwaukee. The event, which draws representatives from more than 250 companies, includes more than 30 workshops on lean manufacturing, business growth strategies, new technology, health care and skilled worker attraction.

Red Sox shirts in Japanese. Tour guides who speak the language. Sushi materializing on menus around town.

The pair are aiming to supply automakers ramping up production on the subcontinent.

Tokyo, March 27 (DPA) Nippon Steel Corp of Japan has begun discussing a business alliance with India s Tata Steel to produce steel products for vehicles made in India, the Japanese company said Tuesday.

_ Yuichi Sugita, the youngest Japanese player to win a Davis Cup singles match, has been named to the Japan team for next month's Asia/Oceania Zone meeting with Thailand, the Japan Tennis Association said Tuesday.

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TOKYO, March 27 (Reuters) - Nippon Steel Corp. said on Tuesday it is in talks with India's Tata Steel on the possible joint production of car-use sheet steel to meet growing demand in India.

TOKYO — Nippon Steel Corp is in talks with India's leading steelmaker, Tata Steel Ltd, about starting joint production of automotive-use sheet steel in India, industry sources said Tuesday.

The New Zealand dollar soared towards a 15-month high today and when the local market closed was knocking on the door of US72c. Climbing steadily against the greenback from mid-afternoon yesterday, the New Zealand dollar spiked up to US71.82c and closed just below that on US71.77c.

Whether it’s music, spelling or sports, practice makes perfect. But repetitious practice can also make for bored kids. To combat that problem, coaches, parents and teachers often reach for ways to keep kids focused and interested.

The New Zealand dollar soared towards a 15-month high today and when the local market closed was knocking on the door of US72c.

Tokyo- Nippon Steel Corp of Japan has begun discussing a business alliance with India's Tata Steel to produce steel products for vehicles made in India, the Japanese company said Tuesday. The two firms would jointly supply steel to Japanese automaker...

EASTON, Pa. — Wuzheng North America, which recently made headlines by bringing in China-made pickup trucks, has made a deal with another Chinese company, to sell electric vehicles here.

_ Daisuke Matsuzaka showed his wild side in his second-to-last start in spring training, walking five and striking out six over five hitless innings against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.

Meg Vaillancourt knows a few things about working to make changes for the better.

TOKYO: Japan's leading steelmaker Nippon Steel is planning to enter the booming Indian market through a tie-up with the country's major conglomerate Tata, a newspaper said Tuesday.

HANOI -(Dow Jones)- Motorbike sales in Vietnam are likely to rise 13.6% this year to more than 2.5 million, an industry report said Tuesday.

Early on Christmas Day 1995, a car lost control, skidding across a frozen road and slamming into Yoshimi Suzuki. The junior high school student's legs were severed from the knees down.

Singapore (Reuters) -- The Nikkei share average dipped 0.73 percent on Tuesday as chip-equipment firms such as Advantest were sold after brokerage Credit Suisse lowered share price targets across the sector, forecasting lower profit margins.

TOKYO, March 27 (Reuters) - The dollar stayed near overnight lows against most major currencies on Tuesday after U.S. sales of new homes in February dropped to the lowest rate since June 2000, resurrecting expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut.

Never have there been more teams with legitimate reasons for optimism than this spring. Look around, and you really can point to only a handful of situations where there is little or no chance to contend.

TOKYO, March 27 (Reuters) - Nippon Steel Corp. , the world's second-largest steel maker, is in talks with India's Tata Steel to jointly produce automotive sheet steel in India, the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday.

Pah Hill Station near Ohakune has won the Southern regional competition in the 2007 Bank of New Zealand Maori Excellence in Farming Award. The three regional finalists will compete for the prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy.

Gibbs cars fast, but at the finish Hendrick and Childress take top four Bristol spots. Want to know how a cork feels exiting a bottle of bubbly? Hit the right pedal aboard Reeves Callaway's new, 616hp C16.

(CP) - Don't expect too many cheers this season as Barry Bonds pursues Hank Aaron's home run mark of 755, perhaps baseball's most important record.

Washington on Monday urged Tokyo to take responsibility for its role in sex slavery during World War II, after Japan's premier apologized again for prior comments about the so-called "comfort women."

Construction on infrastructure and pavement for the TraPac container terminal at Dames Point began Monday with ceremonials raking and Jacksonville Port Authority Chairman Tony Nelson manning a front-end loader.

Olivier Jacque lived up to his reputation as Moto GP’s rain-master by topping a wet Moto GP test at Jerez in Spain.

Kawasaki's Olivier Jacque made up for his disappointing run in the Spanish Grand Prix by topping the times in Monday's rain-hit testing session at Jerez in Spain.

Five-times world champion Valentino Rossi ended his barren spell when he blew away his rivals to claim a dominant victory in the Spanish MotoGP race at Jerez yesterday.

A second placing in Indianapolis at the weekend has kept New Zealand rider Ben Townley's championship hopes alive in the United States Supercross Lites east coast indoor series.

TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, under fire for his remarks on World War II sex slaves, on Monday apologized again to so-called "comfort women," saying he stood by a landmark 1993 statement.

The Wilmington Exchange Festival, now in its 11th year, will once again take place aroumd Memorial Day weekend, from May 24- May 28 at the Soapbox Laundro-Lounge in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, on Monday apologised “as the prime minister” for his country’s wartime enforced use of young women to work in military brothels.

ORLANDO, Fla., March 26, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- CTIA WIRELESS 2007 -- The CDMA Development Group (CDG) today announced a lineup of wireless industry leaders who support the Ultra Mobile Broadband(tm) (UMB(tm)) technology solution.

A former South Korean "comfort woman" -- who served as sex slaves for Japanese troops during World War II -- shouts slogans on 14 March during an anti-Japanese rally in Seoul.

The wide-open Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series just got wilder, as Am-Pro Yamaha’s Barry Hawk logged a dramatic come-from-behind win to take the FMF Steele Creek GNCC in the mountains of ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is seeking to end an uproar over his remarks on World War II sex slaves, on Monday apologised again to the so-called "comfort women."

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is seeking to end an uproar over his remarks on World War II sex slaves, has apologised again to the so-called "comfort women".

ORLANDO, Fla., March 26, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- CTIA WIRELESS 2007 -- The CDMA Development Group (CDG) today announced a lineup of wireless industry leaders who support the Ultra Mobile Broadband(tm) (UMB(tm)) technology solution. Executives from Alcatel-Lucent, Hitachi, Huawei, LGE, Motorola, Nortel, QUALCOMM and ZTE will join the CDG at CTIA Wireless 2007 to participate in the CDG's first UMB ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, under fire for denying that Japan forced women to work as sex slaves during World War II, offered a new apology Monday for the front line military brothels.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, under fire for his remarks on World War II sex slaves, on Monday apologised again to so-called "comfort women," saying he stood by a landmark 1993 statement.

CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Through two qualifying heats and a final, Nate Holland maneuvered his way past fellow snowboarders on his way down a challenging course during Saturday’s Suzuki Champion’s Cross event.

Suzuki Saudia, the sole distributor of Suzuki vehicles in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has been presented the Award of Perfection by Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) after recording the best sales figures in 2006.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made an unambiguous apology on behalf of his country for the World War II frontline brothels that some say forced as many as 200,000 women, mostly from Korea and China, into sexual servitude.

Japanese Prime Minister Apologizes to World War II-Era Sex Slaves

TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, under fire for denying that Japan forced women to work as sex slaves during the Second World War , offered a new apology Monday for the front line military brothels.

John Hopkins saw his hopes of a first MotoGP podium literally slide away when the Anglo-American lost the front of his Rizla Suzuki, shortly after overtaking world champion Nicky Hayden in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.

The team will wait until Kennedy makes his start on Tuesday before announcing its fifth starter.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, under fire for denying that Japan forced women to work as wartime sex slaves, offered a new apology Monday for the front line military brothels.

CRESCENT MOTORCYCLE CO LTD has expanded its class-leading dealership showrooms into Southampton, where it now owns Rob Willsher of Bursledon, and the rights to sell new Suzuki motorcycles across the entire Solent area of the South coast.

PHOENIX — Jason Windsor got a chance Sunday to state his case for the A's fifth spot in the starting rotation. He wasn't sensational in his five innings, but he surely wasn't disappointing.

Dallas 104 Atlanta 97, Chicago 92 Indiana 90, Detroit 121 Milwaukee 95, N.O./Oklahoma City 106 Houston 94, Minnesota 94 Portland 93, Sacramento 107 Phoenix 100, Denver 105 Cleveland 93, San Antonio 120 Seattle 79, LA Lakers 115 Golden State 113.

Japan's prime minister, under fire for denying that Japan forced women to work as wartime sex slaves, on Monday offered a fresh apology for the front line brothels.

Japan's prime minister, under fire for denying that Japan forced women to work as wartime sex slaves, on Monday offered a fresh apology for the front line brothels.

Japan's prime minister, under fire for denying that Japan forced women to work as wartime sex slaves, on Monday offered a fresh apology for the front line brothels. Abe drew international criticism earlier this month when he denied there was any evidence that women were forced to work as sex slaves in Japanese military brothels.

The word from Yamaha following a decisive victory in the Jerez round of the MotoGP championship. `The Doctor' looks set to be the man to beat this season once again.

Two months after sustaining an injury during the Anaheim II Supercross, Christophe Pourcel made a strong comeback in Mons (Belgium) yesterday where he finished third overall at the opening round of...

Whether it’s music, spelling or sports, practice makes perfect. But repetitious practice can also make for bored kids. To combat that problem, coaches, parents and teachers often reach for ways to keep kids focused and interested.

Seattle closer J.J. Putz, who hasn't pitched in a spring training game since March 5, throws 25 pitches in a bullpen session.

Australian MotoGP star Casey Stoner has blasted "stupid moves" by rivals which he claims kept him off the podium at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Baseball Boston 12, Florida 6 Toronto 3, Cincinnati 2 Detroit 9, N.Y. Yankees 5 Atlanta 6, Washington 0

The most expensive fifth starter in baseball didn't spend Sunday lamenting his new fate. Mariners pitcher Jeff Weaver instead pitched six...

The 2007 QMMF FIM World Endurance Championship which gets underway on April 21 with the Le Mans 24 Hour race.

AUSTRALIAN MotoGP star Casey Stoner has blasted "stupid moves" by rivals which he claims kept him off the podium at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Ken Shamrock threw his opponent on the mat and cranked his rival's leg back, snapping his ankle moments into the match.

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- The Mariners won their fifth consecutive Cactus League game Sunday, beating the Oakland Athletics 10-6 in 10 innings, but manager Mike Hargrove was not happy.

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A Stewartstown woman involved in a head-on crash March 19 had to be rushed to York Hospital for an emergency caesarean section, police said. Kristen O'Keefe, 20, gave birth to a healthy baby girl, state police reported; she was 38 weeks pregnant at the time.

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained, reversing an earlier loss. Credit Saison Co. jumped after Sanyo Electric Credit Co. agreed to be acquired by General Electric Capital Corp., sparking speculation other consumer lenders will be acquisition targets.

JEREZ (Spain) — Five-times world champion Valentino Rossi ended his barren spell of form when he blew away his rivals to claim a dominant victory in the Spanish MotoGP race at Jerez on Sunday.

Nobody came close to the Hawera man at the annual King Of The Mountain Motocross in Taranaki on Sunday, the Suzuki star annihilating his opposition on the steep a technical Barrett Road Motorcycle ...

The North Island Motorcycle Cross-country Championships will go down to the wire at the third and final round in the Manawatu next month (April 15) after a thrilling handlebar-to-handlebar battle a...

The following are recently issued business licenses in Richmond and Chesterfield and Henrico counties.

The KTM Natural Terrain Motocross series has become the biggest motocross event in WA with over six thousand fans flocking to Tumbulgum Farm at Byford last year and double that expected for this ye...

Perez forces extras but A's fall to Mariners

Ibanez, Morse shine in win over A's

E_A.Beltre, G.Dawkins, J.Lopez. LOB_Seattle 9, Oakland 9. 2B_J.Vidro, R.Ibanez, Y.Chen, M.Morse 2, R.Johnson, S.Stewart, A.Perez. HR_R.Ibanez (5) off J.Windsor. SF_M.Morse, K.Suzuki. S_A.Jones. SB_A.Jones (2). CS_J.Kendall.

The Takamatsu Five Arrows gave an impressive two-day primer on hoops over the weekend at Ariake Colosseum.

If there had been any suspicion that Valentino Rossi’s star was dimming after losing his world title and suffering the longest drought of his MotoGP career, it was banished by an utterly dominant victory in the Spanish Grand Prix and a postrace celebration involving six men dressed as skittles.

OVERVIEW: With Adrian Beltre locked into the No. 2 spot and veteran addition Jose Vidro hitting thir...

Five-time world champion Valentino Rossi ended his barren spell of form when he blew away his rivals to claim a dominant victory in the Spanish MotoGP race at Jerez overnight.

JEREZ: Five-times world champion Valentino Rossi has ended his barren spell of form, blowing away his rivals to claim a dominant victory in the Spanish MotoGP race at Jerez.

When Elizabeth May, the Leader of the Green Party, came to speak in Barrie last October, she played to a full house and received a standing ovation.

Mumbai: The fans are angry, the management is baying for blood. But in money terms, it's the sponsors who stand to lose the most from Team India's loss at the World Cup.

One of the top spenders, Nokia, is disappointed, and will discuss alternatives with Sony and DD this weekend.

Check out this week's Sports Illustrated magazine to see Woodland rookie Dustin Pedroia featured. The young second baseman is being heralded by SI as one of the top eight rookies who could rise to stardom, quite a compliment.

Suzuki believe that John Hopkins could have been on course for his first MotoGP podium finish before crashing at Jerez

American John Hopkins was left ruing the Spanish Grand Prix crash that potentially cost him his first Moto GP podium.

Five-times world champion Valentino Rossi ended his barren spell of form when he blew away his rivals to claim a dominant victory in the Spanish MotoGP race at Jerez today.

A strong earthquake struck Japan early Sunday, killing at least one person.

FIVE-times world champion Valentino Rossi ended his barren spell of form when he blew away his rivals to claim a dominant victory in the Spanish MotoGP race at Jerez today.

FIVE-times world champion Valentino Rossi ended his barren spell of form when he blew away his rivals to claim a dominant victory in the Spanish MotoGP race at Jerez.

VALENTINO Rossi ended his barren spell when he blew away his rivals to claim a dominant victory in the Spanish MotoGP race at Jerez today.

FIVE-TIMES world champion Valentino Rossi ended his barren spell of form when he blew away his rivals to win the Spanish MotoGP at Jerez.

The Italian notched up the 85th win of his career, and seventh in all classes at the southern Spanish circuit.

Five-times world champion Valentino Rossi ended his barren spell of form when he blew away his rivals to claim a dominant victory in the Spanish MotoGP race at Jerez on Sunday.

Let's put the bottom line on top: The 2007 Suzuki Grand Vitara is a lot of compact SUV for $22,000.

Valentino Rossi gets his first win of 2007 as he beats home favourite Dani Pedrosa at the Spanish MotoGP.

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YAMAHA rider Jamie Stauffer extended his points lead in the Australian Superbike Championship by claiming overall victory at Winton Raceway.

The final production of Orlando Opera's 49th season opened Friday evening at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Center, and with this Madama Butterfly, the local company will end an already successful year on a very high note.

Some things about Ichiro Suzuki simply are given. He'll play harder than anyone on a baseball diamond and look more beautiful doing it. He'll get 200 hits a season and nearly always get one when it's needed most.

Everyone has a motorcycle story. Whether it entails driving one or riding on the back, it's nostalgia at its finest. So it wasn't surprising, when I took a Vespa LX 50 scooter for a test spin last week, that I felt yearnings from long ago.

Some things about Ichiro Suzuki simply are given. He'll play harder than anyone on a baseball diamond and look more beautiful doing it. He'll get 200 hits a season.

Royals closer Octavio Dotel got cuffed around for the first time this spring Saturday in a 5-4 loss to Seattle in Peoria, Ariz. Dotel had allowed just two hits while working six scoreless innings in five previous appearances before giving up three runs on one walk and three hits in the eighth inning. He got a blown save and a loss.

Angel-A Friday at Bay Area theaters. A Zen Life - D.T. Suzuki Friday at the Roxie. Blades of Glory Friday at Bay Area theaters. Grbavica Friday at the Opera Plaza Cinema and the Shattuck Cinemas. The Lookout Friday at Bay Area...

Published Mar 22, 2007 - 17:48:06 CDT. PHOENIX - While other teams have paid excessively for free agents, the Oakland Athletics have plucked from the minor league system when they've lost big-league talent.

With India's exit from the tournament almost a certainty now it's not just fans but also advertisers companies who are disappointed.

A strong earthquake struck Japan early Sunday, killing at least one person, violently shaking buildings and triggering two very small tsunamis that hit the coast, officials and media reports said.

_ New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui went 2-for-3 with an RBI and Boston Red Sox left-hander Hideki Okajima threw two scoreless innings in spring training games Saturday.

"Float like a butterfly; sting like a bee." In his famous assertion, boxing champion Muhammad Ali flamboyantly pronounced his determination to trounce opponent Sonny Liston when they faced off in a Miami ring 43 years ago.

A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan on Sunday, triggering small tsunamis and killing at least one person.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Kawasaki's James Stewart won his eighth Amp'd Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp'd Mobil...

Daniel Reardon has escaped disaster to claim back to back Australian Pro Open Supercross Championships at a rain soaked Dapto Showgrounds after the Kawasaki Racing Team rider finished second behind...

JEREZ: Home rider Dani Pedrosa has claimed pole position for the Spanish MotoGP by posting the fastest time in a close-fought qualifying session.

Perez goes five solid innings vs. Mariners

Motor Sport: Home favourite Dani Pedrosa saved his best for last to snatch pole position for Sunday's Spanish MotoGP away from five-time world champion Valentino Rossi

Home favourite Dani Pedrosa saved his best for last to snatch pole position for Sunday's Spanish MotoGP away from five-time world champion Valentino Rossi.

March 30 is Opening Day for Japan's Central League, and there is a new anticipation as the CL enters its first year with postseason playoffs on the docket.

Washburn has quality start against KC

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