Heiberg Re-Elected to I.O.C. Board; U.S. Member Finishes Last
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The United States remains without a voice on the Olympicsâ most influential body, and that may not change before 2010.
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Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Three Manchester United board members lost their seats on the Old Trafford Board Friday due to Malcolm Glazer&#39;s vote.
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The firm elects Bill Gates's wife to its board, adding her to a 10-member board that already includes the world's second-richest person, Warren E. Buffett. -Leslie Walker
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Scott Verplank had to wait six years, but he finally gets to play in the World Cup. At No. 21 in the world, Verplank is the highest-ranked American who accepted a chance to represent the United States in the two-man team competition involving 24 countries. Nine other players, from Tiger Woods to Todd Hamilton, declined to play.
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Sepp Blatter was re-elected unopposed Thursday to a third term as president of soccer's world governing body.
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Jay Haas became the second-oldest player to be on the Ryder Cup team, joining Stewart Cink as the two captain's picks Monday for a U.S. team that will try to regain the cup from Europe next month.
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Japan has won a two-year term on the UN Security Council, joining Argentina, Denmark, Greece and Tanzania. On Friday, the world body&#39;s General Assembly elected unopposed the
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BERLIN, Dec 31  Germany left the UN Security Council today after an eventful two-year term but hopes it will soon win a permanent seat having secured support from at least four of its five members.
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Wade Boggs received 474 of 516 votes, the 19th-highest percentage among inductees, in his first year of eligibility. Ryne Sandberg made it in his third year of eligibility.
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Mark Latham was re-elected leader of the Australian Labor Party, one of Australia&#39;s biggest political parties, here Friday. Jenny Macklin was returned to the deputy&#39;s position.
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Columbus Crew&#39;s Frankie Hejduk (2) beats New England Revolution&#39;s Shalrie Joseph (21) to the ball during the first half of their Eastern Conference playoff semifinal game in Columbus, Ohio Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004.
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The final voting of the presidential election in Ukraine, which took place on December 26th, ended up with another scandal. Viktor Yushchenko, the leader of the orange revolution, took the 8-percent advantage
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World champion Petter Solberg has strengthened his lead after winning the final stage in leg one of the Rally of Italy on Friday. Championship leader Sebastien Loeb is improving steadily in third.
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BLAINE, Minn. - Vote for my opponent. Please. Paul Herold entered the primary for a City Council seat in this Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb, but then he landed a new job that he says wouldn't leave him enough time to do a decent job for his constituents.
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WASHINGTON The Bush administration has reopened its search for a homeland security chief after the surprise withdrawal of its first choice, Bernard Kerik, a former New York City police commissioner.
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Brett Wetterich, a near washout as a professional golfer just a few years ago, is the leader of the Deutsche Bank Championship after Sundayâs play.
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An international commission intent on stopping the splintering of the worldwide association of Anglican churches rebuked the US Episcopal Church Monday for electing a gay bishop