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

• Clarke Pivotal to Ryder Cup Dreams: McDowell
  Graeme McDowell believes the experience Darren Clarke would bring to the European Ryder Cup team makes it para...
• 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup Captain to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell
  ADVISORY, Aug. 28, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on AMC-...
• Stricker Gives Away Lead
  Steve Stricker lost a ball and a big lead Saturday at sun-baked Ridgewood Country Club, leaving Kevin Streelma...
• Patriot Golf Day Expanding
  The second annual Patriot Golf Day is expanding for 2008. The fundraiser developed by Oklahoma Air National ...
• Area Golf Pros Earn Top-10 Finishes
  Aug. 28--Two area golf professionals finished in the money Tuesday after the second and final round of the 64t...
• The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., David Whitley Column: Words Speak Louder Than LPGA Actions
  Starting next year it will require players to speak English. I've thought certain businesses should require e...
• Annual AMFM Charity Golf Classic Sept. 15
  The United Way of Central West Virginia will soon be $60,000 closer to its 2009 goal, as the third annual AMFM...
• Newsday, Melville, N.Y., Mark Herrmann Column: Tallgrass Closing? Not According to the Owners
  Rumors of Tallgrass' demise have been greatly exaggerated (apologies to Mark Twain). No kidding from the peop...
• Benefit Golf Tournament:
  BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT: The second annual Mark Prisby Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Sept. 20 at 11 a....
• Ames, Mickelson, Choi & Mediate Make Up 2008 LG SKINS GAME Foursome
  INDIAN WELLS, Calif., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Two-time defending LG SKINS GAME champion Stephen Ames, three-t...

YellowBrix Top US News

• Poll: Ban on Gay Marriage Struggling
  A proposed ban on gay marriage in California is struggling to find support, poll results indicate. The Los Ang...
• Idaho Boy's Murderer Given Death Sentence
  BOISE -- A longtime sex offender was sentenced to death Wednesday for the 2005 kidnapping, torture and murder ...
• New Orleans Tense As Gustav Nears
  NEW ORLEANS -- On the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary, a nervous New Orleans watched Wednesday as...
• 4 Inmates Are Charged in Brazen N.M. Jailbreak
  CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) -- Four jail inmates who authorities say helped eight others make a brazen escape were charg...
• It's Been Three Years Since Katrina Devastated New Orleans. Could This Happen Again?
  By Michael Kunzelman and Tamara Lush On the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary, a nervous New Orlean...
• Same-Sex Marriage Ban is Losing, State Pollsters Say
  Aug. 28--Likely voters in California would soundly reject a ballot measure to ban marriage between same-sex co...
• Killer Sentenced to Death in Idaho
  Convicted child killer Joseph Duncan III smiled Wednesday as a jury's verdict sentencing him to death was pass...
• Clinton Rallies Democrats Behind Obama, Biden
  DENVER _ Democrats sought two things Wednesday night, and got them both. Bill Clinton offered an unequivocal ...
• Official: Escapees Could Have Had Help
  CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) - Five inmates who broke out of a New Mexico jail - including a killer and a man accused of ...
• FAA: Problem in Georgia Delays Flights
  Glitch affects Chicago CHICAGO (AP) -- The Federal Aviation Administration says a communication failure at a ...

Football

• Stanford Ready for Some Football: Cardinal Opens Season Tonight Against Oregon State
  Aug. 27--The most accomplished receiver on Stanford's roster -- a player capable of leading the Cardinal to vi...
• Lelie Isn't Guaranteed a 49ers Roster Spot
  Aug. 27--Mike Martz is not a fan of the word "fair." Someone used it Wednesday in asking about Alex Smith and...
• 49ers Rookie Receiver Impresses Rice
  Aug. 27--Like most young receivers, Josh Morgan grew up a Jerry Rice fan. Rice said Wednesday that he has bee...
• Mike Holmgren Exhales: Lofa Tatupu to Return
  Aug. 28--RENTON -- Was Mike Holmgren relieved to hear that linebacker Lofa Tatupu's knee was just bruised, not...
• The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa., Guy Cipriano Column: Things to Tackle Entering the High
  Here are multiple things to consider during the next 10 weeks and beyond: Untrained eyes often forget to foll...
• Secondary Seeking More Turnovers
  Aug. 28--Spread offenses, the 40-second clock rule and 230-pound linebackers with 4.4 speed haven't changed on...
• In Doerfler, Baker Has Some Extra Kick
  Some teams call it the "red zone" and some call it the "gold zone." At Baker, the scoring area is known as the...
• Sports in Brief
  Local & state: Page's strikes give USA gold in bowling finals Team USA won its second consecutive five-player ...
• Offensive Line Holding Up Without Allen
  It's still full of stuff, too, just in case Allen decides at the last second he wants to play for the 49ers ag...

NCAA Basketball

YellowBrix Top Headlines

• Democratic National Convention Historic Run Complete
  By Dan Balz and Anne E. Kornblut DENVER -- Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois completed an improbable and historic ...
• Revised GDP Shows New Strength
  A revised second quarter increase of 3.3 percent in the gross domestic product was reported Thursday by the U....
• Jamaica Feeling Near-Hurricane Gustav
  Jamaica was feeling the approach of near-hurricane strength Tropical Storm Gustav midday Thursday, U.S. foreca...
• Earthquake Strikes Off B.C. Coast; Latest in Series of Tremors
  VANCOUVER - An earthquake has occurred on the sea floor off B.C., the latest in a series of tremors on the coa...
• Sources: Rove Opposed Lieberman As VP Pick
  Republican strategist Karl Rove opposed the choice of U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, Ind-Conn., as the Republican vi...
• Obama Receives Nomination: Clinton Cedes Delegates, Inspires Acclamation
  Aug. 28--DENVER -- Barack Obama officially became the Democrats' presidential nominee Wednesday evening with a...
• Mets Split Philly After Win With Half-Game Lead
  Aug. 28--PHILADELPHIA -- After Tuesday's demoralizing 13-inning loss to the Phillies, Jerry Manuel confidently...
• Obama is First African-American Presidential Nominee
  Aug. 28--DENVER -- In a watershed moment that drew tears of amazement and joy on the convention floor, Illinoi...
• Bill Clinton Gives Obama Candidacy His Blessing
  Aug. 28--DENVER -- Bill Clinton bestowed a potent blessing on his would-be successor last night -- telling a f...
• Baseball Roundup
  Mets 6, Phillies 3 Daniel Murphy hit a tiebreaking double after Carlos Delgado's second solo home run had tied...

YellowBrix Top Technology

• Blogger Arrested for Posting GNR Songs
  A Culver City, Calif., blogger reportedly was arrested for violating federal copyright laws by allegedly posti...
• Nikon Opens the Era of the Video SLR The D90 Shoots High-Definition Video With the Lens Flexibility
  If you just saw it sitting there, you'd never guess that the new Nikon D90 is a mind-blowing, game-changing ca...
• Snafu Delays Dozens of Flights: ; Communication Failure the Cause of Malfunction in Eastern U.S., Ag
  ATLANTA - Mass flight delays caused by an electronic communication failure at a Federal Aviation Administratio...
• Consumers Picked to Test Hyrdogen Cars
  WASHINGTON -- Tom Albert drove his loaner Chevrolet Equinox like any other car. When his infant son was fussy...
• Microsoft's Newest Browser May Block Advertising
  SEATTLE -- The next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Web browser makes it easier for people to surf the Internet w...
• Microsoft Releases Beta Version of Internet Explorer 8
  Aug. 27--Microsoft has released a broadly available test version of its latest Web browser, Internet Explorer ...
• Grounded Transportation at Logan Airport
  Aug. 27--A computer glitch messed up flights across the country yesterday, hitting Logan International Airpor...
• Paper, Hotel Chain Differ Over Size of Cyber-Heist
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Did a computer intrusion at a Best Western hotel in Germany open the door for a hacker to ste...
• U.S. Widens Headset Rule for Drivers
  With California and Washington joining Connecticut, New Jersey and New York banning drivers from holding cellp...

Basketball

• Task Doesn't Get Any Easier for Higgins, Emporia StateSecond-Year Coach Returns 12 Starters, but Kno
  The 2007 season was a learning experience for Emporia State. The Hornets started strong, winning their first t...
• Asomugha Sought Advice for Those He Respected Before Deciding to Report to Raiders Camp
  NAPA -- Nnamdi Asomugha said he sought out the advice of people he respected before deciding to come to traini...
• Cougars Stay Focused
  After graduating seven seniors, it was no illusion that the Stuarts Draft girl's volleyball team made a powerf...
• UConn Kicks Off Season Hoping to Feast on Hofstra
  A Football Championship Subdivision team (formerly Division I-AA) comes into town and upsets a heavily favored...
• Pride Players Try to Show They Have Staying Power
  Dave Cohen has had a month to run his Pride team through a tough training camp, but it's still hard for him to...
• Jets Starters OK Sitting Last Preseason Game
  Aug. 28--Calvin Pace will put on his pads and helmet, just like everyone else on the Jets roster. And then, l...
• UHS Girls Whip Knights: Preston Boys Win Thriller Over the Hawks, 3-2
  Aug. 28--KINGWOOD -- University and Preston's boys' and girls' soccer teams met on Wednesday, with very differ...
• Glass Grad Ferguson Goes From Geneva to Sweden
  Aug. 28--Former E.C. Glass basketball player Jermaine Ferguson, who graduated last winter from Geneva College ...
• University of Mary Women's Soccer Coach Levi Evans... [Derived Headline]
  University of Mary women's soccer coach Levi Evans says one of the main reasons Megan Wilson emerged as such a...
• Making It Exciting: Vipers Going to No-Huddle Offense to Improve Tempo
  Aug. 28--When the Memorial Vipers play this season you can expect two things. Memorial, coming off a 2-8 camp...