Seattle Weekly (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
The Satellite Riders are an Old 97's "tribute" band. Usually, tribute band status is reserved for those acts whose members are dead, decrepit or hopelessly divided. Occasionally, of course, tribute bands take on a shtick that makes touring simultaneously with an active act plausible, like MiniKiss ...
Motorsports Blog (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
NHRA INDIANAPOLIS Matt Smith waited until the last pass of the 2007 to win his first career POWERade Series world championship. If the past month or so is any indication, he may not be so patient in 2008.
The House That Dewey Built (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
Providence Journal Blog link The Red Sox swap out a pitcher who has been surprisingly terrible with another who has been surprisingly effective. Smith, a frequent rider of the “I-95 Express” between Boston and Pawtucket this season, has pitched well in a versatile role for the AAA Pawsox, where he has served as a starter, a long [...]
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
In the latest of his Crash.net columns, brought to you by Mitsubishi Motors UK, Bradley Smith looks back at the 125cc Czech Republic Grand Prix and ahead to the San Marino Grand Prix
Motorsports Blog (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
Harley-Davidson MEMPHIS , TENN. (Sept. 28, 2008) Screamin’ Eagle Rider Gains on Smith in NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Title Chase Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Eddie Krawiec raced a Harley-Davidson V-Rod to the final round of NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminations at the O’Reilly Midsouth Nationals at Memphis Motorsports Park. Krawiec retained his second-place position in the...
Global Features (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
... the immediate release of Goodman, Kouddous and Salazar. These calls can be directed to: Chris Rider from Mayor Coleman's office at 651-266-8535 and the Ramsey County Jail at 651-266-9350 (press extension 0). Tom Walsh, 651-266-5735 Their info line: (651) 677 5115 Chief John M. Harrington 367 Grove Street Saint Paul, MN 55101 (651) 266-5588 Assistant Chief Nancy DiPerna Major Crimes...
NYDailyNews (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
They are the toughest bus routes in the city, the ones where riders beat the fare - and sometimes the driver. Drivers working 11 routes, most in Brooklyn and the Bronx, have been assaulted 103 times between January 2007 and July.
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
They are the toughest bus routes in the city, the ones where riders beat the fare - and sometimes the driver. Drivers working 11 routes, most in Brooklyn and the Bronx, have been assaulted 103 times between January 2007 and July.
Domestic Fuel (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
Riders of the new biodiesel bus at the University of Montana in Missoula won’t get just a clean ride on an eco-friendly piece of mass transit… they’ll get all that for free. This story from the Missoulian says drivers could end up fighting over who gets to get behind the wheel of the 50-passenger bis: The new [...]
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
Ron Smith, the off-duty Seattle police detective who shot and seriously wounded a Hells Angel in a bar fight at a South Dakota motorcycle rally earlier this month, has clashed with a member of the outlaw motorcycle club before.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
AINTREE has announced the addition of a new two-and-a-half mile novices’ chase at the 2009 John Smith’s Grand National meeting.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
... was hurt by a lack of information. When the equestrian team event ended in a tie, CBC announcers Nancy Wetmore and Beth Underhill told viewers the gold medal would be decided by a jump-off. But they never explained exactly what that was, how it would work or how Canada faced a major disadvantage with only three riders. Both also referred to the Canadian team as "we" and "us" several...
