The News Review:
- North Carolina AG takes over Duke lacrosse case – College Sports
- ARUND SPRTS: WNBA All-Stars to play in DC
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer: ther Sports
- Dedicated duo: Choosing to play the sports they love was easy for…
North Carolina AG takes over Duke lacrosse case – College Sports
ESPN – Jan 17, 2007
– The state attorney general’s office agreedSaturday to take over the sexual assault case against three DukeUniversity lacrosse players at the request of the embattleddistrict attorney. Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong hamstrung by aflip-flopping witness and dogged by allegations that he madeinflammatory statements to the media asked Attorney General RoyCooper’s office Friday to appoint a special prosecutor. “I wish I could tell you this case would be resolved quickly. Since we have not beeninvolved in the investigation and prosecution all of theinformation will be new to our office. Any case with such seriouscriminal charges will require careful review.
ARUND SPRTS: WNBA All-Stars to play in DC
Houston Chronicle – Jan 17, 2007
html BASKETBALLWNBA All-Stars to play in D. The WNBA All-Star game is returning to Washington for the first time since 2002 and this time the league hopes the event will provide a boost for a team that has lost fans since baseball returned to the nation’s capital. The league announced Tuesday that its midseason showcase will be played at the Verizon Center on July 15 and will be broadcast live on ABC. SCCERBrazilian Emilio signs with UnitedBrazilian forward Luciano Emilio has joined D. United the first of several international signings expected from a team hoping to return to championship form.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: ther Sports
Seattle Post Intelligencer – Jan 17, 2007
pen champion Maria Sharapova and her fellow former world No. 1s Kim Clijsters and Martina Hingis will be among the women seeing second-round action Thursday at the 2007 Australian pen. The top-seeded Sharapova a two-time Grand Slam champion will battle her fellow Russian Anastassia Rodionova. The 19-year-old Sharapova struggled in her opening match here on Tuesday when France’s Camille Pin pushed her to 9-7 in the third set amid stifling 100-plus-degree temperatures at Melbourne Park. Sharapova reached the semifinals here in each of the last two years.
Dedicated duo: Choosing to play the sports they love was easy for…
Free with registration – South Florida Sun-Sentinel – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jan 17, 2007
The logistics of overlapping seasons pose a challenge. 17–CCNUT CREEK — There are some nights Rochelle Moncrieffe struggles to stay awake. She turns on the radio switches it off and opts for the television.
