ENC Agent » sports http://encagent.com Local Business, News, and Forum. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:37:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Randy Johnson retires after 22 seasons (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestrated/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bbo_randy_johnson_retires http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestrated/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bbo_randy_johnson_retires#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:42:01 +0000 Yahoo! News: Most Recommended ap/20100106/bbo_randy_johnson_retires FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2004, file photo, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson acknowledges a standing ovation from the crowd after striking out Colorado Rockies batter Vinny Castilla to pass Steve Carlton for third place on the all-time strikeout list during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Phoenix. It was Johnson's 4,137 strike out of his career. Johnson is retiring after 22 major league seasons. The Big Unit, an overpowering lefty who last June became the 24th pitcher in big league history to win 300 games, made the expected announcement on a conference call on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Connors, File)AP - Randy Johnson looked so awkward on the mound early in his career, that shaggy hair dangling down his neck as he fired a blazing fastball in every direction but the strike zone.


]]> FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2004, file photo, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson acknowledges a standing ovation from the crowd after striking out Colorado Rockies batter Vinny Castilla to pass Steve Carlton for third place on the all-time strikeout list during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Phoenix. It was Johnson's 4,137 strike out of his career. Johnson is retiring after 22 major league seasons. The Big Unit, an overpowering lefty who last June became the 24th pitcher in big league history to win 300 games, made the expected announcement on a conference call on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Connors, File)AP – Randy Johnson looked so awkward on the mound early in his career, that shaggy hair dangling down his neck as he fired a blazing fastball in every direction but the strike zone.


]]> http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestrated/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bbo_randy_johnson_retires/feed/ 0 Iowa beats Ga Tech in Orange Bowl, 24-14 (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestrated/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbc_t25_orange_bowl http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestrated/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbc_t25_orange_bowl#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:44:09 +0000 Yahoo! News: Most Recommended ap/20100106/fbc_t25_orange_bowl Georgia Tech quarterback Josh Nesbitt (9) is tacked by Iowa players during the first quarter at the Orange Bowl NCAA college football game Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, in Miami. (AP Photo/J.Pat Carter)AP - In the coldest Orange Bowl ever, the Iowa Hawkeyes' swarming defense kept the heat on Georgia Tech.


]]> Georgia Tech quarterback Josh Nesbitt (9) is tacked by Iowa players during the first quarter at the Orange Bowl NCAA college football game Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, in Miami. (AP Photo/J.Pat Carter)AP – In the coldest Orange Bowl ever, the Iowa Hawkeyes’ swarming defense kept the heat on Georgia Tech.


]]> http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestrated/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbc_t25_orange_bowl/feed/ 0 Snowboarder suffers `traumatic brain injury’ (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestrated/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/oly_sbd_snowboarder_injured http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestrated/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/oly_sbd_snowboarder_injured#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:01:24 +0000 Yahoo! News: Most Recommended ap/20100103/oly_sbd_snowboarder_injured In this photo taken on Sept. 11, 2009, halfpipe snowboarding competitor Kevin Pearce poses for a portrait during the USOC Media Summit in Chicago. A publicist for Pearce says the American snowboarder remains in critical condition at a Utah hospital after sustaining a head injury while training in Park City on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Top-ranked American snowboarder Kevin Pearce was in critical condition Saturday at a Utah hospital after suffering a "severe, traumatic brain injury" in a training accident, one of his doctors said.


]]> In this photo taken on Sept. 11, 2009, halfpipe snowboarding competitor Kevin Pearce poses for a portrait during the USOC Media Summit in Chicago. A publicist for Pearce says the American snowboarder remains in critical condition at a Utah hospital after sustaining a head injury while training in Park City on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP – Top-ranked American snowboarder Kevin Pearce was in critical condition Saturday at a Utah hospital after suffering a “severe, traumatic brain injury” in a training accident, one of his doctors said.


]]> http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestrated/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/oly_sbd_snowboarder_injured/feed/ 0 McCluster-led Ole Miss beats OSU in Cotton Bowl (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestrated/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbc_t25_cotton_bowl http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestrated/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbc_t25_cotton_bowl#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:54:48 +0000 Yahoo! News: Most Recommended ap/20100102/fbc_t25_cotton_bowl Mississippi head coach Houston Nutt, right, holds on to quarterback Jevan Snead (4) during a time out in the first half of the Cotton Bowl NCAA football game against Oklahoma State at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - Dexter McCluster gave Mississippi fans a finale to remember, rushing for 182 yards and two touchdowns, including the go-ahead 2-yard run on a direct snap with 4:03 left as the Rebels beat No. 21 Oklahoma State 21-7 in the Cotton Bowl on Saturday.


]]> Mississippi head coach Houston Nutt, right, holds on to quarterback Jevan Snead (4) during a time out in the first half of the Cotton Bowl NCAA football game against Oklahoma State at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP – Dexter McCluster gave Mississippi fans a finale to remember, rushing for 182 yards and two touchdowns, including the go-ahead 2-yard run on a direct snap with 4:03 left as the Rebels beat No. 21 Oklahoma State 21-7 in the Cotton Bowl on Saturday.


]]> http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestrated/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbc_t25_cotton_bowl/feed/ 0 Reading force Liverpool into FA Cup replay (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestrated/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/fblengfacup http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestrated/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/fblengfacup#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:01:31 +0000 Yahoo! News: Most Recommended afp/20100102/fblengfacup Liverpool's striker Fernando Torres (L) clashes with Reading's midfielder Jem Karacan (R) during their FA Cup third round football match at The Madejski Stadium in Reading. Liverpool's faltering season suffered another stutter as they were held to a 1-1 draw away to Championship strugglers Reading in the third round of the FA Cup.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Liverpool's season suffered another stutter as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Championship strugglers Reading in the third round of the FA Cup on Saturday.


]]> Liverpool's striker Fernando Torres (L) clashes with Reading's midfielder Jem Karacan (R) during their FA Cup third round football match at The Madejski Stadium in Reading. Liverpool's faltering season suffered another stutter as they were held to a 1-1 draw away to Championship strugglers Reading in the third round of the FA Cup.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP – Liverpool’s season suffered another stutter as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Championship strugglers Reading in the third round of the FA Cup on Saturday.


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