No, this is not a page dedicated to leaving you lengthy reports about our recent races.  This is all the stuff you should know.  Just in case you decide to walk your next marathon leg of an Ironman.  You might want something to chat about besides blisters and chaffing. 

Golf

• Teen could make racket at Regions
  American teenager Ryan Harrison, who earned a wild card to play in last month's Australian Open, accepted a wi...
• Arnie's grandson eyes own legacy
  Feb. 9--As a young golfer trying to establish himself on the PGA Tour, Sam Saunders could think of only one di...
• In prelims, there's no place like home
  For many people, the regional basketball tournaments don't really start until the action begins at the Portlan...
• The Wisconsin State Journal column: Baggot: Stricker No. 1 in one way
  Feb. 9--First impressions, second thoughts and the third degree: If Tiger Woods is looking for advice on how ...
• Stricker wins, moves to No. 2
  LOS ANGELES -- Even with a big lead, Steve Stricker expected a tough day. Stricker watched a six-shot lead sl...
• San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Tim Kawakami column: Golf comes to Pebble in need of spark
  Feb. 9--Any day now, we will stop talking about cheating in golf -- either by groove or by groom. Any week no...
• Gritty Bellefonte, State College to wrestle in district team semis
  Feb. 9--The Centre County teams remaining in the District 6 Class AAA team duals faced daunting obstacles on t...
• Hillcrest losses average $68,300 since '04
  Feb. 9--As it moves toward taking over deficit-ridden Ben Hawes State Park and its two golf courses, the Owens...
• Full field for Donald Steel golf tourney
  Sri Lanka, Feb. 7 -- GOLF: Over 80 both foreign and local golfers have entered the 12th Annual Donald Steel Go...
• The Wichita Eagle, Kan., Bob Lutz column: Lutz on the loose: Shockers perched on NCAA bubble
  Feb. 9--I want Joe Lunardi's job. Lunardi is the ESPN.com "Bracketology" guy who gets paid (quite handsomely,...

YellowBrix Top US News

• Philadelphia Daily News Tattle column
  Feb. 9--Tattle has a few rules when it comes to medical care: If we have a problem with our eyes, we go to an...
• Capital rife with rumors of Paterson's political demise
  Feb. 9--ALBANY -- Gov. David A. Paterson did not resign from office Monday under a cloud of scandal. Yet, th...
• Murtha Dies After 'Botched' Operation
  Longtime Congressman John Murtha died yesterday - reportedly of complications from a botched gallbladder opera...
• U.S. Rep. John Murtha dies at 77
  Feb. 9--U.S. Rep. John Patrick Murtha, the longest-serving congressman in Pennsylvania history, died Monday in...
• Jackson's mom calls Murray 'a monster'
  Katherine Jackson Monday called the doctor charged in connection with her U.S. pop icon son Michael's death a ...
• Rep. John Murtha -- Brady's mentor -- dies
  Feb. 9--U.S. Rep. Bob Brady had just been sworn in to office in the U.S. House 12 years ago when he learned t...
• More evacuations may be on tap for foothill areas
  Feb. 9--Foothill communities battered by the storm that drove a wall of mud into dozens of homes last weekend ...

Football

• NFL BEAT ; Saints' march not done; Staying on top newest challenge
  MIAMI - New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton took the Vince Lombardi Trophy to bed with him Sunday night. New...
• No passing over Brees
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - He already had stared down every challenge. Fewer than 12 hours before, Drew Brees ha...
• Harsh dose of reality ; Opportunity window closing on Manning
  MIAMI - The window is closing on Peyton Manning and Sunday night, for perhaps the first time in his career, he...
• Super Bowl's the champ ; Game gets viewer record even as stations multiply
  Whether it was the allure of Indianapolis Colts star quarterback Peyton Manning, the underdog New Orleans Sain...
• Jimmy Johnson Will Step Into Role as Honorary Crew Chief for ExtenZe Racing at Daytona ; As New Spok
  STATESVILLE, N.C., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Jimmy Johnson is joining ExtenZe Racing, the team that goes to great...
• Big 33, PCN reach 3-year agreement
  Feb. 9--The Big 33 football game will air on PCN for at least three more years, allowing three million homes a...
• Saints soak up Super moment -- Coach, Brees wrap heads around victory: 'It doesn't get any better'
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Clearly exhausted from a late night of post-Super Bowl celebrations, Sean Payton leane...
• Bryant sidelined for Lakers
  LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant was expected to miss a second consecutive game because of a sore left ankle. Coach P...
• JUCO club football takes step up: SECOND SEASON: Another team joins league, and champion will get to
  Feb. 9--A fledgling junior college club football league in Washington will expand by one team next season, whe...
• The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa., William Bowman column: Bill Bowman's column on college sports: Ratings
  Feb. 9--When word came out Monday that Sunday's Super Bowl XLIV (that's 10 plus 50 plus 1 plus 5 somehow equal...

NCAA Basketball

• BRIEF: Columbus State's Telesford is conference basketball player of the week
  Feb. 9--Columbus State men's basketball player Chris Telesford was named the Peach Belt Conference Men's Baske...
• Harrell dominates Canes: Lady Warriors hold of Lady Hurricanes 54-48
  Feb. 9--The North Edgecombe Warriors didn't play exactly like their coach wanted them to against their confere...
• North Boys Fall To Knightstown By 10 Monday
  Feb. 9--The North Decatur boys basketball team played its first game in more than a week after winter weather ...
• Eagles Spoil Cougars' Halftime Lead Monday
  Feb. 9--The South Decatur boys basketball team inched closer to that ever-elusive first win of the season Mond...
• JMA sweeps Central Fellowship on Senior Night: Trojans, Lady Trojans go out as winners in final game
  But the Trojans pulled out another thriller at home against the Central Fellowship Christian Academy Lancer Fr...
• UNI enjoys highest ranking
  Feb. 9--CEDAR FALLS -- Northern Iowa is no longer a Top 25 college basketball team. Following hard-earned ho...
• Girls' hoops: Kennard-Dale regains lead
  Feb. 9--In the nip-and-tuck race for the York-Adams League Division II girls' basketball title, the Kennard-D...

YellowBrix Top Headlines

• Work with me to create jobs, Obama asks GOP
  WASHINGTON _ President Barack Obama urged Republicans Tuesday to work with him and Democratic lawmakers on way...
• As Afghan assault looms, many civilians haven't fled
  KABUL _ As U.S.-led coalition troops prepare for a long-awaited offensive against the Taliban in southern Afgh...
• BRIEF: Death of Nancy Kerrigan's dad ruled homicide
  Feb. 9--The death of the father of Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was ruled a homicide by state medical ...
• Suit alleges man was beaten by deputies for burping: The complainant was a Virginia Tech student at
  The story has been updated to reflect the defendants in the case. A Virginia Tech student jailed on a drunken...
• Two more churches burn in Texas
  Fires that broke out within 35 minutes of each other destroyed two Texas churches located just three miles apa...
• Lil Wayne's sentencing postponed
  A New York judge postponed Lil Wayne's sentencing in his weapons possession case so the rapper could undergo d...
• Gates: Stronger action needed for Iran
  The international community should prepare to take stronger action to inhibit Iran's nuclear weapons hopes, U....
• Kerrigan's father's death ruled homicide; autopsy finds fight with son a factor
  BOSTON - The death of the father of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan was ruled a homicide Tuesday when an autopsy...
• 2010 Prius brake issues prompt new Toyota recall
  Feb. 9--WASHINGTON -- Toyota said today it was launching two new recalls to fix braking problems in 154,800 s...
• Obama: GOP and Dems together can spur job growth
  Feb. 9--WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama acknowledged the deep partisan divi-sions gripping Congress, but ...

YellowBrix Top Technology

• Electronic Arts: Video game maker posts another loss
  Feb. 9--Holiday results at video game giant Electronic Arts met its recently lowered forecast, but the compan...
• Social Insecurity - Google Searches for Friend Requests Vs. Facebook
  The rivalry between Facebook and Google is turning into a full- blown battle for Web domination. Google is pla...
• Toyota recalls 430,000 hybrid models
  Japan's Toyota Motors, in another setback to its image, said Tuesday it will recall about 430,000 of its lates...
• Technology / Car computers create repair challenge -- Increased complexity adds chance of failure
  NEW YORK - Your most expensive piece of electronics probably is not your flat-panel TV or your computer. The r...
• Macmillan back on Amazon -- Publisher reaches deal with online store
  NEW YORK - After a weeklong absence, new copies of Andrew Young's "The Politician," Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall...
• Facebook's Challenge
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is gearing up to take on Google's popular e-mail service at the same time the soc...
• Ex-local SAP official to be firm's co-CEO
  Feb. 8--SAP AG's chief executive, Leo Apotheker, abruptly resigned over the weekend, leaving shares of the wor...
• Toyota to recall 270,000 Prius models
  TOYOTA is preparing to recall 270,000 Prius models in the latest of a series of embarrassing gaffes that threa...
• BRIEF: A peek at First Hill's splendid past
  Feb. 8--'Historic Houses' They're almost all gone now, but you can get some telling glimpses into First Hill'...
• China says hacker training site closed
  Chinese authorities shut down the country's largest hacker training Web site in central Hubei province, China ...

Basketball

• Alter this outside shot ; Trading Allen only hope for Ainge, C's
  They looked older than Abe Vigoda and sloppier than Patches Kennedy. It was a national TV game against a toug...
• SCHOOLS ; Andover unrivaled success
  Usually when North Andover takes the floor, a win follows. Unless of course, the Scarlet Knights are playing ...
• Tar Heels trying to regain control of the season
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Ed Davis walks to class wearing headphones like a shield against the negative vibe hanging...
• Giant killers again? Spiders need strong finish
  RICHMOND, Va. - The results suggest that with a few weeks left in the regular season, Richmond has done what i...
• Hang time: Prophets build big lead, hold on for regional win
  Feb. 9--ERIE -- The Prophetstown Prophets built a 16-point lead Monday, then held off a furious comeback bid b...
• Hawks clipped at home: Late lead not enough to advance
  Feb. 9--OREGON -- The lid that seemed to be on top of both baskets Monday night suddenly disappeared. Just as...
• Tanner boys win 11th straight area title with 67-42 win over Clements
  In more than 15 years of coaching basketball, Tanner High coach Chris Whitt has won 10 straight area tournamen...
• Lakeridge-Lake Oswego: Recounting a strange finish
  Feb. 9--A bizarre finish to regulation overshadowed a career performance by Lakeridge sophomore point guard Ky...
• Haier to Display New LED HDTV Line at NBA All-Star 2010 in Dallas
  Haier America will join the NBA All-Star 2010 festivities in Dallas, Texas with the company's largest presence...