UK's Beard, point-shaving figure, dies (The News & Observer)
Ralph Beard, who won national championships in 1948 and 1949 at Kentucky and an Olympic gold medal but saw his NBA career cut short after two years after being implicated in a point-shaving scandal, has died....more...UPI NewsTrack Sports (UPI)
Police detain three in Sean Taylor death ? Two Vick co-defendants sentenced ? Two Texas football players indicted ? Basketball legend Ralph Beard dead at 79 ? Sports news from United Press International....more... Ky. point-shaving scandal figure dies (Philadelphia Daily News)
Ralph Beard, who was involved in a point-shaving scandal at the University of Kentucky, died at his home in Louisville at age 79 after a series of illnesses in recent years....more... SPORTS SHORTS (The Patriot-News)
Ralph Beard left the University of Kentucky's basketball program having won national championships in 1948 and '49 and with a reputation as one of the all-time greats on the hardwood....more... SPORTS SHORTS (New York Post)
NBA: Lakers extend Jackson Lakers coach Phil Jackson has agreed to terms of a two-year contract extension worth about $24 million, a source said, which will put him under contract through the 2009-10 season. * An MRI exam on LeBron James'......more... James Marsden revs up the charm (USA Today)
Every Friday night, when the sun goes down over Bob's Big Boy, the vintage cars start rolling in. There's the red El Camino. The blue Shelby Cobra. The Deuce Coupe. Mustangs. Corvettes. And among the mix, you can usually find actor James Marsden, who lives within walking distance, roaming the lot with his 6-year-old son, Jack....more... More Notable Cookbooks (New York Times)
The following list of 25 noteworthy cookbooks published in 2006 was compiled for the Web as an addendum to the main "Cooking" feature in the Holiday Books issue....more... SL v England: 1st Test, Day 1 as it happened (BBC News)
England reach 49-1 in reply to Sri Lanka's 188 before bad light brings an early end to the opening day of the first Test in Kandy....more... 20 classic cookbooks for your library (The Charlotte Observer)
20 classic cookbooks for your library The James Beard Book Awards Committee's 20 Essential Books to Build Your Culinary Library was released in honor of the foundation's 20th anniversary. All books are currently in print. 1. "American Cookery," James Beard (BBS Publishing, 1996). 2. "Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico," Rick Bayless (William Morrow, 2007). 3. ......more... |