Alex Clark asks who is standing up for Brian Clough

This week, Ebury Press announced the forthcoming publication of yet another book about Clough, this time centring on his career at Derby County FC, where, in the early 1970s, he transformed a team of mediocrities into the champions of England.Clough’s War will be written by Don Shaw, an award-winning television dramatist whose credits include classics […]

Posted on May 30th, 2008 by August  |  1 Comment »

Handmade, with attitude

Members of the Sacramento Craft Mafia are armed and dangerously intent on making one-of-a-kind merchandise you’ll find hard to refuse.Wielding the weapons of their crafts, from knitting needles to glue guns, members recently met under cover of darkness on the back patio of the Coffee Garden in Curtis Park to share techniques and cupcakes, […]

Posted on May 4th, 2008 by Dayton  |  7 Comments »

Television movies for the week of March 16

• Abducted ‘07. Sarah Wynter. The wife of a prison warden learns about the ulterior motives of her kidnapper. (NR) (2:00) LIFE: Sun. 4 P.M. (CC)‘97. Simon Bossell. A researcher investigating the extinction of small creatures meets a woman whose cabin is infested with odd creatures. (R) (2:00) SCI-FI: Sun. 3 A.M.‘06. Justin Long. After […]

Posted on April 5th, 2008 by Toni  |  10 Comments »

Earnhardt Jr. earns pole for Sunday's Texas Cup race

FORT WORTH, Texas — The thunderous cheering that erupted Friday at Texas Motor Speedway when Dale Earnhardt Jr. posted his pole-winning qualifying lap stood in sharp contrast to the stunned silence that followed rookie Michael McDowell’s frightening crash earlier in the session.Earnhardt will start from the top spot for Sunday’s Samsung 500 Sprint Cup race […]

Posted on April 5th, 2008 by Will  |  1 Comment »

Katsidis falls to Casamayor in knockout

Australia’s Michael Katsidis suffered a dramatic knockout loss to great Cuban lightweight Joel Casamayor in California.Katsidis was knocked out in the 10th round.It was a brutal contest, with both boxers hitting the canvas during the bout, but it was the veteran Casamayor who survived.It was Katsidis’ first loss in 24 fights.The 27-year-old from Toowoomba, Queensland, […]

Posted on March 22nd, 2008 by Abigayle  |  9 Comments »

SARASOTA — Tyler Yoder and Tyler Moon led Sarasota Christian to a …

SARASOTA — Tyler Yoder and Tyler Moon led Sarasota Christian to a 10-1 rout over visiting Manatee H.E.A.T.The Blazers (9-1) improved to 5-0 in district play as Moon led all batters, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI. Yoder was 2-for-3 with a triple, double, and two RBI.Moon, a freshman, also improved to 2-0 on […]

Posted on March 13th, 2008 by Daphne  |  14 Comments »

Guest blogger Michael Stanley makes his debut

The guest blogging experiment continues with Grand Blanc’s Michael Stanley, who goes by the blog name “clothbuyer.” He’s a salesman for King Par Golf in Flushing and he likes to “golf, ski, cook, read and hang out with my family. Oh, and Cedar Point. And Disney World.”Here’s his first entry:I am the proud parent of […]

Posted on March 13th, 2008 by Derren  |  14 Comments »