Archive for May, 2009

Sabathia returns to Cleveland, powers Yanks

CC Sabathia won in his return to Cleveland, and the New York Yankees got home runs from Jorge Posada and Nick Swisher in a 10-5 victory over the Indians on Saturday night.

French Open: Novak Djokovic ousted; Roger Federer forced to rally after dropping set

Novak Djokovic became the first big-name player to be eliminated from the men’s tournament at the French Open, losing to No. 29 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.

Joe Torre won’t commit to managing Los Angeles Dodgers past next year

Joe Torre is enjoying life with the Los Angeles Dodgers. That doesn’t mean he plans to manage much longer.

Urban Meyer should be SEC’s top-paid coach, says Florida Gators school president

Bernie Machen, president of the University of Florida, believes football coach Urban Meyer deserves a raise that reflects his achievements.

Tim Clark takes lead into final round at Colonial

Tim Clark birdied the 18th hole for a 6-under 66 on Saturday that gave him a two-stroke lead going into the final round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational.

Rios’ RBI helps Blue Jays knock off Red Sox

Alex Rios had four hits and drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, leading Brian Tallet and the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.

Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady undergoes shoulder surgery

Rockets guard Tracy McGrady has had his second surgery of the year, undergoing shoulder arthroscopy three months after having a microfracture procedure on his knee.

NCAA regional baseball: Kansas State upsets No. 1 seed Rice

Freshman Sean Gilmartin pitched a complete game and Jason Stidham had five RBIs in Florida State’s 8-2 victory over Georgia on Saturday that advanced the Seminoles to the championship round of the Tallahassee Regional.

New HDMI 1.4 Spec Set To Confuse

thefickler writes “HDMI Licensing LLC, the company that determines the specifications of the HDMI standard, is set to release the HDMI 1.4 spec on 30 June. Unfortunately it could very well be the most confusing thing to ever happen to setting up a home theater. When the new cables are released, you’re going to need [...]

What To Do With 78 USB Drives Next Christmas?

ArfBrookwood writes “Every year, I write a Christmas Letter and send it to about 50 people, and every year, it’s different. One year it was just the word blah blah blah over and over with keywords, one year I made papercraft wallets with full color cards and money in them, another year I created a [...]