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

• Dillard: PGA Tour or Bust: Cullman Resident Battling Adversity While Following Path to Professional
  Jul. 23--Jason Dillard was sitting in his office at the car lot one day when it hit him: Selling cars was the ...
• Call It a Curse? Wait Continues for Another Homegrown Champ at Canadian Open
  OAKVILLE, Ont. - Somebody carrying a Canadian passport is bound to win the country's national golf championshi...
• Pols' Latest Crusade Totally Uncalled Fore
  I have nothing against either golf or alcohol, but is this the only issue the Legislature can find to tackle -...
• Casciano Claims Match Play Crown
  Jul. 23--ACME -- Tony Casciano didn't close out the spring golf season the way he would have liked. While his...
• Wie Decides to Play in PGA Tour Event
  Fresh off a disqualification on the LPGA Tour, Michelle Wie will tee it up against the men, again. Wie will pl...
• Golf: Harrison Has No Fear of Burgham
  JOHN Harrison starts his defence of the Automatic Retailing PGA North Region championship today insisting the ...
• Golf: The Golf is Great, but It's Just the Pain of Having to Go Around 18 Holes Really
  IAN WOOSNAM has revealed the pain he will go through as he looks to heap more Open hurt on Greg Norman at Roya...
• More Women Are Driving Onto the Greens
  Jul. 23--Hitting a bad shot. Those are just some of the intimidation factors that golfing professionals say k...
• BRJGT Completes Pre-Tour Championship Schedule
  Jul. 23--BLACKSBURG, Va. -- The Blue Ridge Junior Golf Tour took to the Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech...
• Fennessy Takes Command
  NEWTON CENTRE, Mass. - Keegan Fennessy of Minot fired a four- under-par 66 to grab a one-shot lead after the f...

YellowBrix Top US News

• Texas Authorities Begin Pursuit of Indicted Sect Members
  AUSTIN, Texas _ Authorities began their pursuit Wednesday of five members of a West Texas polygamist sect accu...
• Near Midair Collision at O'Hare, NTSB Says
  Jul. 23--The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a midair near-collision at O'Hare Internati...
• Polygamist Sect Leader Says Men Indicted on Sex Charges Will Turn Themselves In
  Jul. 23--AUSTIN -- The de facto leader of a West Texas polygamist sect said today the men from his community w...
• Michael Bloomberg and Gates Foundation Join in Historic Commitment to Combat Global Tobacco Epidemic
  Michael Bloomberg and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced a truly historic commitment of $500 ...
• N.Y. Gives Organ Donors Final Say
  New York officials say family members may no longer veto an individual's decision to be an organ donor. Starti...
• Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates Join to Combat Global Tobacco Epidemic
  Paula Johns, executive director of Brazil's Alliance for the Control of Tobacco Use, and broadcast journalist ...
• Bail Set at More Than $500,000 for Mother of Caylee Anthony
  Jul. 23--The 22-year-old mother of missing toddler Caylee Marie Anthony remains in the Orange County Jail this...
• Pa. Looks at GPS Tracking of Sex Offenders
  Pennsylvania would track movements of sex offenders using global positioning system technology under a new pro...

Football

• AP Source: Goodell monitoring Favre situation
  MILWAUKEE - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is monitoring the ongoing rift between the Green Bay Packers and Br...
• OU's Bradford Garners Praise From Coaches, Peers
  Jul. 23--Sam Bradford certainly made an impression in his first season as Oklahoma's starting quarterback. "A...
• Hester missing in action on 1st day of Bears camp
  BOURBONNAIS, Ill. - Devin Hester, who has electrified the NFL with 11 punt and kickoff returns for touchdowns ...
• Dungy Optimistic About Manning
  INDIANAPOLIS - Tony Dungy is certain Peyton Manning's left knee will be ready for the Colts' season-opener. He...
• Digest
  Candace Parker scored 21 points and DeLisha Milton-Jones added 19 before both were ejected after a scuffle in ...
• Training Camp ; Hot Spots
  No team is safe from the free agency and money constraints that reshape rosters and create question marks thro...
• Training Camp ; Who to Keep an Eye On
  Now or Never: CHAD JACKSON This is make-or-break time for the Pats' 2006 second-round draft choice. As we all...
• PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK ; 2nd-Round Pick Wheatley Signs
  The Patriots yesterday locked up second-round draft choice Terrence Wheatley, signing the cornerback out of Co...
• The Dallas Morning News Todd Archer Column: Dallas Cowboys' Rival Rushes to Address Problem
  Jul. 23--IRVING -- Jason Garrett woke up Monday morning feeling pretty good about a lot of things. He's viewe...
• Jeffersonville Youth Football Participation Down Slightly
  Jul. 23--The number of registered players is down, but officials are feeling up about the future of youth foot...

NCAA Basketball

• The Doobie Brothers, With Special Guest Three Dog Night, to Perform in Las Vegas on Monday, July 28
  The concert will be on Monday, July 28 at the Orleans Arena, with tickets currently available on http://www.or...
• Childress leaves Hawks to sign with Greek club
  Josh Childress is leaving the Atlanta Hawks for Greek club Olympiakos, reversing the course of the many intern...
• WNBA reviewing fight between Detroit, LA players
  The WNBA is watching replays of the skirmish involving the Detroit Shock, Los Angeles Sparks and former Piston...

YellowBrix Top Headlines

• McCain Talks About Energy Policy, Criticizes Obama on Iraq in Town Hall Meeting
  WILKES-BARRE, Pa. _ With Barack Obama in the Middle East, John McCain returned to the battleground state of Pe...
• South Texas Straps Down for Hurricane -- Residents Warned of Possible Levee Breaks
  McALLEN, Texas - Dolly spun into a hurricane on Tuesday, heading toward the U.S.-Mexico border and the heavily...
• Elderly Least Likely to Have Cell Phones
  Older U.S. adults are the least likely to have cell phones, but younger Americans benefit from a cell phone s...
• Dolly Hits Texas With 100 Mph Winds
  Hurricane Dolly blasted ashore in southern Texas near Brownsville Wednesday afternoon packing 100-mph winds af...
• BRIEF: Florida's Minimum Wage Remains Higher Than Federal Minimum
  Jul. 23--The federal hourly minimum wage rises to $6.55 today, but Florida's minimum is already at $6.79 and m...
• Mussina Dominates As Yanks Pull Out the Brooms Against Twins
  Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - Mike Mussina allowed six hits over eight scoreless innings as the New Y...
• Obama: 'I'D Still Talk With Ahmadinejad'
  U.S. Sen. Barack Obama warned in Israel Wednesday a nuclear Iran could lead to nuclear weapons in the hands of...
• Are Packers Trade Inquiries Serious?
  Jul. 23--The Packers have started calling around to various teams to gauge their interest in quarterback Brett...
• Obama Talks Tough on Iran During Visit to Israel
  SDEROT, Israel _ Tough talk on Iran dominated Barack Obama's meetings Wednesday in Israel and the West Bank, a...
• MLB: N.Y. Yankees 5, Minnesota 1
  Alex Rodriguez and Justin Christian hit two-run doubles Wednesday to key the New York Yankees' 5-1 win over th...

YellowBrix Top Technology

• Yahoo Reaches Agreement to Avert Battle With Icahn ; He'Ll Get 3 Board Seats; Microsoft Deal Still P
  The compromise spares Yahoo from more bickering with Icahn, an acerbic billionaire who had spent the past two ...
• Sigh of Relief for Yahoo Investors: EXPECTATIONS : FIRM HITS REVENUE TARGETS DESPITE SOFT ECONOMY, B
  Jul. 23--Yahoo on Tuesday reported an 18 percent drop in profit in the second quarter, quelling fears of much ...
• Yahoo's Tenuous Case for Independence
  's second-quarter financial results did little to bolster the case for why the company should remain independe...
• Apple Earnings to Fall Short of Anticipation
  Apple earnings to fall short of anticipation LOS ANGELES, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Apple expected earnings per sha...
• Yahoo's Second-Quarter Profit Drops 18 Percent
  Yahoo's second-quarter profit drops 18 percent LOS ANGELES, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Internet giant Yahoo on Tuesd...
• Leaders in Consumer Electronics and Wireless High-Definition Video Delivery to Discuss the Next Wave
  SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwire - July 23, 2008) - AMIMON, Hitachi Ltd., Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. L...
• Despite Sales Gain, Apple Sees Shares Fall
  Apple Computer, which has become the third-largest personal computer maker in the United States and a giant in...
• Yahoo Profit Misses Forecasts
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo on Tuesday said second-quarter profit tumbled 19%, as it grapples with a wheezing econ...
• Yahoo Second-Quarter Profit Falls 18 Percent
  Jul. 22--A day after Yahoo and activist investor Carl Icahn settled their differences, at least temporarily, t...

Basketball

• Big 12 Football: Listen to an Interview Today With OU's Stoops; Texas, ISU, Baylor Also Meet Media:
  Jul. 23--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The third and final day of the Big 12 football media days is under way, and OU co...
• WNBA reviewing fight between Detroit, LA players
  The WNBA always seems to crave more attention. The Detroit Shock - and assistant coach Rick Mahorn - were inv...
• Childress leaves Hawks to sign with Greek club
  Josh Childress is leaving the Atlanta Hawks for Greek club Olympiakos, reversing the course of the many intern...
• RED SOX NOTEBOOK ; Tito Takes It All in Stride
  SEATTLE - When manager Terry Francona heard Manny Ramirez got stopped for jaywalking after Monday night's game...
• James Leaves Practice With Sprained Ankle
  Forward LeBron James left practice with what was described as a mild right ankle sprain Tuesday. James landed ...
• Warriors Trade for Point Guard Williams
  Losing Baron Davis left the Golden State Warriors without a true point guard on the roster, a cause to fret co...
• Hawks Lose Childress to Greek Team
  Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Hawks lost the services of Josh Childress when the swingman ...
• In the News ; - Schleck Retains Lead in the Tour
  Frank Schleck of Luxembourg kept the yellow jersey in the Tour de France yesterday, with riders pushing themse...
• These Basketball Friars and Their Facilities Still a Work in Progress
  Not only is Keno Davis set for his first season on the job, but the Friars are looking forward to moving into ...