Jonny Wilkinson has been dropped by England for the first time in his international rugby career.
Coach Brian Ashton omitted the World Cup-winning flyhalf from the lineup for Saturday's Six Nations match against Ireland following the team's surprise 15-9 loss at Scotland.
A poor performance …
CHASKA, Minn.--The question wasn't the least bit smarmy or mean-spirited. But no matter how it was posed in the interview tentSaturday, Tiger Woods was in the mood to pounce. "You've never comefrom behind to win a major championship," the reporter pointed out."Can you do it this time?"
What followed was a landmark sequence in the normally polite,politically correct domain of the ubergolfer. Incredulous thatsomeone would ask such a thing, Woods gazed at his interrogator,chuckled and, for full sarcastic effect, flashed every one of hispearly whites in a classic frozen moment.
"Yeahhhhh," he re-plied, stretching a one-syllable word into two.
But what about the …
Engrained in the fine mahogany that adorns the recently renovated interior of the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building is the tradition of Woodlore Builders Studio of Harrisburg.
Since 1978, the architectural millworks company, which employs 16 people, has crafted a reputation as a specialist in the custom production of wood trim, furniture and building decor.
"What sells our work is our work," said Michael Spangler, president and sole owner of the firm. The estimated $300,000 cost of the woodwork renovations to the Capitol Building is typical of the two or three large-scale jobs that Woodlore completes each year. Some jobs pay up to $500,000. Overall, the firm completes …
| Country W L T Pt GF GA |
| United States 1 0 0 2 12 11 |
| Italy 1 0 0 2 9 8 |
| China 0 1 0 0 11 12 |
| Russia 0 1 0 0 8 9 |
| Group B |
| Country W L T Pt GF GA |
| Hungary 1 0 0 2 11 9 |
| Australia 1 0 0 2 8 6 |
| Greece 0 1 0 0 6 8 |
| Netherlands 0 1 0 0 9 11 |
Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol of Spain has a mild to moderate strained left hamstring and is doubtful for Tuesday night's game against Houston.
The Lakers said Monday that Gasol was examined by the team doctor and an ultrasound test and MRI …
We're still trying to figure out how Blaine got by with solittle space, so little water, no food whatsoever and why he didn'tseem to grow much of a 5 o'clock shadow in seven days.
But we're left totally slack-jawed by some of the stuff Blainepulls off in the (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) "David Blaine: Magic Man" special(9 tonight, WLS-Channel 7), produced with the guidance of formerDavid Letterman and Rosie O'Donnell staffer Daniel Kellison.TV …
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Crews are working to move a floating restaurant back to shore after it partially tore loose from its moorings and stranded more than 80 people on board for hours.
The U.S. Coast Guard, Waterfront restaurant owner Jack Ruby and Covington city officials developed a plan Saturday to move the restaurant, which broke free on the Ohio River late Friday night. Everyone on board had to be rescued one at a time, coming off the boat using ladders and ropes used for a makeshift gangplank. Authorities said Cris Collinsworth, a former NFL star long associated with Ruby, was among those taken from the boat during the hourslong rescue.
Rob Carlisle of Villa Hills, whose …
