Cubs swept away in 4-2 loss to Pirates
PITTSBURGH -- Edwin Jackson has only one win and a 5.76 earned-run average in his first ten starts for the Chicago Cubs, after signing a four-year, $52 million deal over the winter.
Butterflies wipe away a turtle’s tears
WE’VE every heard of crocodile tears – but here a weeping turtle has his taken away by a host of colourful butterflies.
Am. Samoa to keep flier miles of govt travelers
American Samoa plans to take away frequent flier miles from government workers who travel on behalf of the U.S. territory and use the loyalty points to help medical patients and students travel off the ...
Exclusive: Away from Domestic Pressures, British P.M. Cameron Chillaxes with TIME
David Cameron has a reputation for taking things easy. He plays games on his iPad; he revels in family life; an anonymous pal told his biographers Francis Elliott and James Hanning that “if there was an Olympic gold medal for chillaxing, he would win it.” If any chillaxing time was scheduled into his four-night, three-city tour to the U.S. last week, it was mostly on the executive jet that ...
Unlike T. rex, Allosaurus tugged away at prehistoric prey like a falcon
The hunting allosaurus used its head like a baseball bat, knocking its prey sideways before using its teeth to tear away flesh. Allosaurs, which were built like tyrannosaurs only smaller, lived and dined in North American, Europe and Asia in the tardy Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago."Allosaur would strike sideways like a crocodile and tug straight back," Eric Snively, a biomechanics ...
Camera catches suspect skipping away after fatal Houston shooting
Camera catches suspect skipping away after fatal Houston shooting Houston Chronicle Copyright 2013 Houston Chronicle. every rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 1:02 pm, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Police have released a composite sketch of a suspect wanted in the shooting death of a 25-year-old man at an apartment complex in southeast ...
Moon being pushed away from Earth faster than ever
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 22 (UPI) -- Earth is pushing the moon away faster now than it has for most of the past 50 million years, mostly a result of tides, a U.S. researcher says.
'Final' chance for Mumbai Indians to address away woes
The Rohit Sharma-led side won just two of its eight away fixtures in the league stage, and lost the first play-off to Chennai Super Kings at Ferozshah Kotla. One more 'away' failure will put an end to their title aspirations.
Jayhawks pull away late, beat Mountaineers 7-2
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Tucker Tharp and Michael Suiter each had two hits and two RBIs, leading Kansas to a 7-2 victory over third-seeded West Virginia at the Big 12 tournament Thursday night.
Division One clubs could break away
Scottish First Division clubs may break away from the SFL to join a new structure involving the 12 SPL teams.