Mitchell tipped for Booker as first-timers fail to make grade
479032
Three literary heavyweights dominated the shortlist for the Â£50,000 Man Booker Prize yesterday, with all except one of the women and one of the first-time novelists on the long list failing to make the grade.
116932
Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury wouldn&#39;t use the absence of Lawrence Roberts as an excuse for the 12th-ranked Bulldogs&#39; close call against Fairfield on Thursday night in the opening round of the Coaches vs.
449552
On Friday night in Birmingham, Ala., the 12th-ranked Bulldogs struggled offensively in their second game without preseason All-America Lawrence Roberts, a 55-48 victory over Birmingham-Southern in the quarterfinals of the Coaches vs.
686692
By The Associated Press. With Vince Carter playing the worst basketball of his career, Lamond Murray picked up the slack. Murray scored all 13 of his points in the fourth quarter yesterday
669269
ARSENALâS first team may not have won for five matches, the slump threatening their progress in the Premiership and Champions League, but their second-stringers, the young and inexperienced
30625
Steven Jackson scored on the St. Louis Rams&#39; opening drive and Freddie Mitchell answered for the Philadelphia Eagles in a game that was tied 7-7 after the first quarter on Monday night.
591449
&quot;I think anytime the competition stiffens up, you always see who&#39;s going to be a player that shines,&quot; Sooners linebacker Lance Mitchell said.
550756
Sarah Waters has emerged as the bookies' favourite to win this year's Man Booker Prize for her novel &quot;The Night Watch&quot; after previous front-runner David Mitchell failed to make the shortlist for the award.
294627
The Phoenix Suns lost a road game to an Eastern Conference opponent for the first time this season, dropping a 99-94 decision to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.
87079
PHILADELPHIA -- Temple, clawing toward the .500 mark in the Atlantic 10 Conference, had dispatched three straight bottom-feeding opponents by an average of 28 points entering yesterday's game against the University of Massachusetts. Rather than being intimidated by the league leaders, however, the Owls had the vision to be standings-blind.
502126
For three days, Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash tutored 32 of the nationâs top high school and college point guards on matters like breaking a trap and rolling off a pick.
348848
Sport: Zat Knight scores on debut to inflict first league defeat on Chelsea in seven months.
451152
ATHENS, Georgia (Ticker) -- Erik Ainge and David Greene looked nothing like they did a week ago and neither did No. 17 Tennessee or third-ranked Georgia.
386217
Phil Jackson and Pat Riley, two coaching legends with Knicks ties, have praised the teamâs direction and newfound competitiveness. But the Knicks remain maddeningly inconsistent.
370096
That Tubby Smith would win his 200th game as Kentucky&#39;s basketball coach on Wednesday night was a given. That a freshman would lead the way was not.
603558
Last season, nobody saw Archbishop Williams coming. The Bishops entered the MIAA tournament with a less than stellar 15-7 record, enough to earn a No. 10 seed. Things hadn't gone well early as the team struggled to an 8-5 start, but from there it was all Archies.
686199
Phoenix Suns starting point guard Steve Nash was expected to be back in the lineup for Wednesday's home game against Memphis after missing two contests with a deep thigh bruise.