News Predator - Science News Archive 10/7/2008

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Future of flagship Mars mission up in the air (AP)

AP - Will NASA's flagship mission to Mars fly next year? The space agency could decide as early as Friday whether to cancel, delay or proceed with plans to launch a nuclear-powered, SUV-size rover to the red planet.

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Tropical Storm Marco Weakening (weather.com)

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Thousands march against Garcia, corruption in Peru (Reuters)

Reuters - Thousands of protesters denounced Peruvian President Alan Garcia on Tuesday, a day after his energy minister quit in a widening scandal over steering oil concessions to favored bidders.

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Deadlines set for designating polar bear habitat (AP)

AP - The federal government will designate "critical habitat" for polar bears off Alaska's coast, a decision that could add restrictions to future offshore petroleum exploration or drilling.

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Astronomers predict shooting star over Sudan from space boulder (AFP)

AFP - Astronomers said a small space rock was expected to have collided with Earth early Tuesday, which would have created a spectacular fireball over Sudan but was unlikely to have caused any damage on the ground.

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Tropical storm Marco hits Mexico (AFP)

AFP - Tropical storm Marco made landfall in Mexico Tuesday, crashing ashore as the latest in a series of powerful storms to strike the region this hurricane season, US forecasters said.

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Tropical Storm Marco Makes Landfall (weather.com)

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The Value of Endorsements, from Hollywood to the Pulpit (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - I recently heard that Chuck Norris can divide by zero, and that his house has no doors-only walls he walks through. If the hype is to be believed, Chuck Norris can do anything.

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Tropical Storm Marco (weather.com)

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Common Dietary Supplements Don't Help Arthritis (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - The natural supplement combo of glucosamine and chondroitin, taken to relieve arthritis pain, has struck out again, proving to be no more effective than a placebo.

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Italy's bluefin tuna fishing 'out of control': WWF (AFP)

AFP - Italy's fishing of bluefin tuna is "totally out of control," the Worldwide Fund for Nature charged Tuesday, calling for a three-year moratorium on fishing for the species in the Mediterranean.

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Asteroid to burn up before hitting Earth (Reuters)

Reuters - A tiny asteroid discovered earlier Monday by an Arizona observatory will hit Earth's atmosphere over Sudan in a few hours but will burn up before it can hit the ground or endanger aircraft, astronomers said.

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Small asteroid headed for light show over Africa (AP)

AP - A small asteroid was headed for a fiery but harmless dive into Earth's atmosphere early Tuesday morning over Africa, astronomers said in a first of its kind advance warning.

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Genes Give Clues to Age-Linked Eye Trouble (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Variants in the gene that helps produce vital proteins in the eye have been linked to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major source of blindness, a new report says.

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NASA spacecraft soars past Mercury (AFP)

AFP - A US space probe successfully flew by Mercury on Monday to photograph the solar system's smallest planet, in the second of three planned passes, the US space agency NASA said.

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Spacecraft Reveals Stunning New Views of Mercury (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A NASA probe has begun beaming back stunning new images from its successful second flyby of Mercury, the planet closest to the sun.

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Animal rights group opposed to fur targets Armani (AP)

AP - The PETA animal rights organization is targeting Armani in its latest anti-fur campaign.

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Small asteroid about to burn up in sky over Africa (AP)

AP - Astronomers say a small asteroid is about to make a fiery but harmless dive into Earth's atmosphere early Tuesday morning over Africa.

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Penguins ride air force jet to South Atlantic (AP)

AP - More than 370 penguins that mysteriously washed up on Brazil's equatorial beaches were flown south on a huge air force cargo plane and released closer to the frigid waters they call home, animal advocates said Monday.

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Options for Chocolate-Lovers Tripled (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - For chocolate lovers out there, your options just tripled.

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Energy Department warns of higher heating costs (AP)

AP - Heating U.S. homes with oil this winter will cost a painful $450 more than a year ago, another slap to families already reeling from high gasoline and food costs and fearful of losing their heat because of unpaid bills.

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Household winter heat costs to rise 15 percent (Reuters)

Reuters - Average household heating fuel costs this winter will be 15 percent higher than last year, with heating oil and natural gas users taking the biggest hit due to more expensive crude oil and colder weather than last winter, the government's top energy forecasting agency said Tuesday.

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Tropical Storm Marco, Hurricane Norbert (weather.com)

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Heating costs to jump 15 percent this winter: government (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. household heating fuel costs will rise 15 percent this winter from last year, the government's top energy forecasting agency said on Tuesday, citing more expensive fuel and the likelihood of much colder weather than last winter.

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Narcissists Tend to Become Leaders (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Narcissists like to be in charge, so it stands to reason that a new study shows individuals who are overconfident about their abilities are most likely to step in as leaders, be they politicians or power brokers.

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Forecasters: Tropical Storm Marco forms off Mexico (AP)

AP - The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Marco has formed off Mexico's Gulf Coast with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph.

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US cancer specialist at centre of 6.5-bln-dlr takeover battle (AFP)

AFP - US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly said Monday it had agreed a takeover worth 6.5 billion dollars with biotech firm ImClone, which is also a target for rival Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS).

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NASA spacecraft zooms above surface of Mercury (Reuters)

Reuters - A car-sized NASA spacecraft zoomed above the surface of Mercury on Monday, viewing rocky terrain never before seen up close on our solar system's sun-baked innermost planet, scientists said.

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Most Alaskan Glaciers Retreat and Thin (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Most of Alaska's glaciers are retreating or thinning or both, a new book by the U.S. Geological Survey reports.

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US scientists find oldest fossil tracks of legged animal (AFP)

AFP - US scientists have found the oldest fossilized tracks of a tiny legged animal, from 570 million years ago, that push back the advent of more complex creatures on Earth by some 30 million years, a report said Sunday.

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Recordings aim to capture calls of the wild West (AP)

AP - Rattlesnakes aren't to be trifled with, but if you're trying to collect the sound of every creature in the West that slithers, hops, flies or flops, distance isn't a luxury you can afford.

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Spacecraft Zooms by Mercury for Second Time (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A NASA probe made its second Mercury flyby early Monday as closes in on the closest planet to the sun.

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Shh! Let's Not Talk About Race (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - The tendency of some white people to go silent or act "colorblind" on the topic of race could do more harm than good, new research shows.

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Scientists: 1 in 4 mammals faces extinction (AP)

AP - Conservationists have taken the first detailed look at the world's mammals in more than a decade, and the news isn't good.

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People Love Angry-Faced Cars (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - If a Toyota Prius just looks too friendly for your tastes, you're not alone. People readily see faces and traits in cars, and a new study suggests that they prefer cars to appear dominant, masculine and angry.

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Natgas winter costs seen up 10 to 30 percent (Reuters)

Reuters - While U.S. natural gas supplies will be plentiful this winter, gas heating costs for households will still increase 10 to 30 percent compared with last winter, the American Gas Association said on Monday.

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Greenpeace activists board coal ship off Spanish coast (AFP)

AFP - Greenpeace activists boarded a cargo ship carrying Colombian coal at a port in northern Spain on Monday in protest at Spain's reliance on the highly polluting energy source.

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Eli Lilly bids $6.5 billion for ImClone (Reuters)

Reuters - Eli Lilly and Co has agreed to acquire ImClone Systems Inc for $6.5 billion, outbidding Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and potentially bringing to a close one of the most colorful corporate sagas in biotech history.

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The True Costs of Renewable Energy (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - As utility costs mount ever higher, Americans now have real options to take home energy matters into their own hands with "green" systems that can pay for themselves in as little as a few years.

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Tropical Depression 13 Forms in Gulf (weather.com)

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Genes may explain racial disparities in asthma (Reuters)

Reuters - Asthma patients who are black tend to have more severe disease than asthma patients who are white, leading to more asthma control problems, higher rates of emergency department visits, and overall worse quality of life. These findings point to genetic differences that lead to poor responses to drug therapy as the source of these racial disparities.

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Oldest 'Footprints' on Earth Found (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - The oldest-known tracks of a creature apparently using legs have been discovered in rock dated to 570 million years ago in what was once a shallow sea in Nevada.

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Gut Reaction: Digestion Revealed in 3-D (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation.

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AP Investigation: Ike environmental toll apparent (AP)

AP - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.

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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat (AP)

AP - Laura Gadd pauses at the edge of a pristine savanna, delicately lifting her feet to avoid trampling any venus flytraps hidden underfoot.

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10/4/2008 9:12 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

International Space Station changes orbit awaiting tourist: report (AFP)

AFP - The orbital path of the International Space Station (ISS) was successfully adjusted Saturday to accommodate the landing of the world's sixth space tourist in eight days time, Interfax reported citing Russian space programme officials.

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Fossett plane recovery might not resume this year (AP)

AP - California officials say recovery efforts around the site of adventurer Steve Fossett's downed plane might not resume until summer.

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10/3/2008 9:16 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Bacteria Think Ahead (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Bacteria may be humble single-celled creatures, but they're sophisticated enough to anticipate regular events, such as the arrival of day, thanks to their internal circadian clocks. A new study shows that they can also anticipate and prepare for sporadic events, as long as the events are reliably preceded by a signal.

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Grief: The Price of Love (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Years ago while observing a troop of Barbary macaques for behavioral research, I was surprised to see a new mother holding on to her obviously stillborn baby. She clutched the corpse to her chest and made soft cooing sounds, obviously in distress. More remarkable, she held on to that dead baby for more than a week as it began to decompose. Eventually, the mother showed up alone, but then it got even sadder. She began to haunt other mothers, those with live babies. She would sit close to them and try to grab those babies and hug them, as if to make up for her loss...

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Beaches once thick with birds quiet thanks to Ike (AP)

AP - One of North America's renowned bird migration and bird watching areas is strangely silent.

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Despite Waiver, NASA To Stop Using Russian Cargo Vehicle (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - WASHINGTON ? NASA has no intention of paying Russia to help deliver supplies to the international space station (ISS) beyond 2011 despite winning congressional and presidential approval to do so.

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Arctic Grows Stormier (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - The Arctic has become more stormy in the past 50 years due to the warming climate, which in turn has quickened the pace of drifting sea ice, a new NASA study finds.

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Millions of Names Sent to Space (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - There was a time when the only interaction the general public had with space exploration was passively via the media. Consequently, many people felt indifferent to space missions as they just didn't connect with them on a personal level.

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2008 ozone hole larger than last year

The 2008 ozone hole – a thinning in the ozone layer over Antarctica – is larger both in size and ozone loss than 2007 but is not as large as 2006.

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Elite Club Lets Space Tourist Cut to Front of Line (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - American billionaire Charles Simonyi snagged his history-making second space tourist trip to the International Space Station next year thanks to an elite club that gives its members first dibs on private spaceflight seats.

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NASA Astronaut Talks With Student Chess Opponents Thursday

NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff will meet his opponents in the ongoing Earth vs. space chess match Thursday, Oct. 9.

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10/7/2008 2:36 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Digital lifestyle changes NZ inflation barometer (Reuters)

Reuters - The digital age has caught up with New Zealand's inflation barometer, with music downloads and car satellite units replacing old technology television sets and writing paper.

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Collecting 50 Years of NASA Space History (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - At a celebration of NASA's 50th anniversary held outside Washington, DC late last month, a champagne toast was offered in recognition of the five decades of exploration that the agency had accomplished. NASA had put men on the moon, sent probes to the planets, and improved our understanding of life here at home.

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NASA Spacecraft Ready to Explore Outer Solar System

The first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space is ready for launch Oct. 19.

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Huge Planet Defies Explanation (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Astronomers have sighted a very dense planet-sized object that orbits its parent star in just four days and six hours.

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Galaxy Diversity Reveals Clues to Cosmic Evolution (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Astronomers peering out into our cosmic backyard have long understood that the Milky Way's galactic neighbors only seem similar on the surface. Now a detailed survey from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the diversity of those galaxies as they evolve over time.

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NASA Primes Spacecraft to Probe Solar System's Fringe (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - NASA is gearing up to launch a new spacecraft to probe the fringe of the solar system this month where material from the sun hits the cold expanse of space.

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NASA And The Adler Planetarium Host NASA Future Forum In Chicago

NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will deliver a keynote address on Friday, Oct. 10, at the Adler Planetarium, Chicago

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Small Asteroid to Streak into Earth's Atmosphere Tonight (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A very small asteroid will streak into the skies over Sudan tonight, astronomers announced. It is expected to burn up in the atmosphere, creating a show.

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COROT discovery stirs exoplanet classification rethink

COROT has discovered a massive planet-sized object orbiting its parent star closely, unlike anything ever spotted before. It is so exotic, that scientists are unsure as to whether this oddity is actually a planet or a failed star.

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NASA Awards Future Vehicle Aircraft Research Contracts

NASA has awarded research contracts worth a total of $12.4 million to six industry teams to study advanced concepts for subsonic and supersonic commercial transport aircraft that could enter service in 25 to 30 years.

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Comet Capture Capsule Goes On Display (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A NASA capsule that collected the first samples from a comet has become part of a collection itself.

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Astronaut's diary goes on display in Jerusalem (AP)

AP - Pages from an Israeli astronaut's diary that survived the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia and a 37-mile fall to earth are going on display this weekend for the first time in Jerusalem.

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Space tech helps to reach long-jump world record

German athlete Wojtek Czyz, running with a space-tech enhanced prosthetic leg, set a new world record at the Paralympics 2008 in Beijing, reaching an amazing 6.50 m and beating the previous world record by 27 cm.

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ATV: the next step

Europe's ATV - the Jules Verne - ended its first mission with a controlled break-up over the Pacific. Its developers are already thinking about the future of Automated Transport Vehicles, and hope to develop a craft that can not only return to earth intact, but can also carry a crew of astronauts.

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10/3/2008 7:45 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

NASA Moves Up November Shuttle Launch (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - The space shuttle Endeavour is set to blast off two days early next month while engineers on Earth continue to study a Hubble Space Telescope glitch that added months of delay to a separate orbiter flight, NASA officials announced Friday.

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Two Companions Found Near Dog-bone Asteroid (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A team of astronomers led by F. Marchis, PI, at the SETI Institute and at UC-Berkeley, and P. Descamps from Paris Observatory announced recently the discovery of two moons around an intriguing asteroid. The main-belt asteroid 216 Kleopatra has two companions.

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GOCE team gearing up for new launch date

ESA and European industries have updated the planning of the preparatory activities for a new tentative launch date of 27 October 2008 for the GOCE satellite.

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NASA Selects Science Teams For Astrobiology Institute

NASA has awarded five-year grants to study the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe.

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NASA at 50: The Shuttle, Space Station and Beyond (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - One vehicle's operative life is coming to a close, while the other's is still in its formative stages. Their legacies will be inexorably linked: Without the space shuttle, delivery and assembly of the International Space Station's (ISS) key components would have been difficult at best, and probably could not have happened.

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NASA to Discuss Mission to Explore the Edge of the Solar System

NASA will hold a media teleconference on Monday, Oct. 6, at 1 p.m. EDT, to discuss the upcoming launch of the first spacecraft that will image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space.

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NASA Extends International Space Station Contract

NASA has awarded a two-year, $650 million contract extension to The Boeing Co. to continue engineering support of the International Space Station to Sept. 30, 2010.

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NASA TV Coverage Set For Space Station Crew Exchange

NASA Television will broadcast the launch of the next International Space Station crew Oct. 12.

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Listening In: Lander to Record Mars Sounds (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - NASA scientists hope to hear what it sounds like on the surface of Mars for the first time when they attempt to switch on the Phoenix Mars Lander's microphone in the next week or two, mission leaders announced on Monday.

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NASA'S Messenger Spacecraft Returns To Mercury

A NASA spacecraft will conduct the second of three flybys of Mercury on Oct. 6.

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Planck update in pictures

The Planck spacecraft has almost completed its final testing phase and is on its way to being launch-ready. The testing phase began in late March this year, and has taken the spacecraft all over Europe, making it go hot, cold and shaky to test its robustness.

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Hubble enters safe mode

At approximately 02:00 CEST on Sunday, 28 September, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope automatically entered safe mode when errors were detected in the Control Unit/Science Data Formatter-Side A.

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U.S. spacecraft poised to fly past Mercury next week (Reuters)

Reuters - A NASA spacecraft will whiz over Mercury's crater-scarred surface next Monday, getting a look at the third of the planet closest to the sun that has never been seen close-up before.

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Jules Verne re-entry video

Video showing the destructive re-entry of Jules Verne ATV at the end of a successful mission to the International Space Station. The re-entry took place over an uninhabited area of the Pacific Ocean after two deorbit burns. (Credits: ESA/NASA)

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NASA Assigns Crew For Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-129 Mission

NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle Discovery's STS-129 mission

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Cabana to Succeed Parsons as Kennedy Space Center Director

NASA announced Tuesday that William Parsons, director of the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is leaving the agency in mid-October to pursue opportunities in the private sector.

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NASA extends Phoenix mission as snow falls on Mars (Reuters)

Reuters - NASA extended the mission of the busy Phoenix lander Monday, saying it will operate the lander until it dies in the cold and dark of the Martian winter.

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'Smog Blog' For Central America And Caribbean Debuts

NASA and its partners today unveiled a new way to connect satellite air quality data with communities in Central America and the Caribbean.

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U.S. Billionaire to Make Second Private Spaceflight (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - WASHINGTON ? American billionaire Charles Simonyi, a computer software executive who paid more than $20 million to fly to the International Space Station aboard a Russian-built Soyuz capsule in spring 2007, will train for a second Soyuz trip to the space station in spring 2009.

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Software billionaire plans 2nd space station trip (AP)

AP - A Virginia space company says a software billionaire plans to become the first private traveler to make a second trip to space

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ESA at space forum in Glasgow

The 59th International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2008, is taking place between 29 September and 3 October in Glasgow, Scotland. HRH Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, visited IAC 2008 and opened the exhibition at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC).

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Is the Broken Hubble Telescope Worth Saving? (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - In light of the most recent glitch on the Hubble Space Telescope, a serious equipment failure that means the observatory is unable to send data back to Earth, some are beginning to wonder, is Hubble still worth saving?

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NASA Challenges Students To Design Tools For Moon Rovers

A new NASA contest challenges college-level students to design tools for moon rovers.

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NASA to Discuss Hubble Anomaly and Servicing Mission Launch Delay

NASA will host a media teleconference at 6 p.m. EDT today to discuss a significant Hubble Space Telescope anomaly that occurred this weekend affecting the storage and transmittal of science data to Earth.

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NASA Updates Aviation Safety Data Web Site

NASA will update its National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service, or NAOMS, Web site Tuesday to add more information from pilot survey responses.

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NASA to Preview Second Mercury Flyby

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 1, to preview the Oct. 6 flyby of Mercury by the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging, or MESSENGER, spacecraft.

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Successful re-entry marks bright future for ATV

ESA PR 41-2008. Europe’s first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Jules Verne successfully completed its six-month ISS logistics mission today with its controlled destructive re-entry over a completely uninhabited area of the South Pacific.

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9/29/2008 6:30 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Hubble Space Telescope Suffers Serious Failure (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A serious equipment failure aboard the Hubble Space Telescope is preventing it from relaying data and images to scientists on Earth and will likely delay a shuttle mission to overhaul the observatory next month, NASA officials said Monday.

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9/29/2008 3:39 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

ATV re-entry: First pictures (updated)

Taken at approximately 15:36 CEST (13:36 UT) from the DC-8 aircraft. Click on 'Full story' for more images received overnight.

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10/7/2008 9:57 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Oden scores 13 points in Blazers' debut (AP)

Greg Oden announced his delayed arrival to the NBA with a dunk two minutes into the preseason. Oden debuted to a standing ovation, as did the rest of the young Portland Trail Blazers, in a 110-81 exhibition victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. Oden finished with 13 points in just under 20 minutes.

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10/7/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Rugby union: Ellis searches for new beginning after winning battle of wounded knee

After a frustrating period out injured, Leicester scrum-half Harry Ellis is looking forward to his side's Heineken Cup campaign

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10/7/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Serie A: Italy searches for answers as Lou Gehrig's disease strikes down players

A magistrate has claimed that the deaths of over 50 Italian footballers from a rare disease may be due to pesticides

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10/7/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

World Cup: Revitalised Peter Crouch never doubted he would return to the England fold

Peter Crouch has been restored to the England squad, justifying his decision to leave Liverpool for Portsmouth

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10/7/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Uefa Cup: 'The changing rooms may be smaller but Paolo Maldini can say he's done it all now' says Peter Crouch

Being drawn in the same group as AC Milan is a 'dream come true', according to Portsmouth chief executive, Peter Storrie

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10/7/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Aaron Ramsey as good as Cesc Fábregas, says Wales coach

Brian Flynn predicted that Aaron Ramsey could develop into one of the leading players in Europe under Arsene Wenger

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10/7/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Owen deserves England spot on goal difference, says Kinnear

Fabio Capello has made a mistake in not calling up Michael Owen, according to Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear

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10/7/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Emine Saner: Yours for £28,950 - an exercise pool just like Tony and Cherie's

Emine Saner: I hate swimming - you have to swim in public pools with lots of half-naked strangers who may or may not be dirty

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10/7/2008 9:39 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Ailing Jackson misses Lakers' loss (AP)

Ronnie Brewer and Paul Millsap each scored 13 points, Deron Williams had 11 points and eight assists, and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 99-90 on Tuesday night in the preseason opener for both teams. Kobe Bryant played 24 minutes for the Lakers, finishing with eight points, five rebounds and five assists after sitting out the entire second and fourth quarters.

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10/7/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

World Cup: Still no solution for England's muddle in the middle

Gerrard and Lampard not only have a shared instinct to attack but they prevent one another from playing to their best

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10/7/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Golf: Severiano Ballesteros still in hospital as family play down fears

Severiano Ballesteros remains in a stable condition in hospital according to his nephew and spokesman, Ivan Ballesteros

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10/7/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Cycling: Brailsford looks to Legeay for GB Tour team

Roger Legeay has been approached by Dave Brailsford about a role in the planned British Tour de France team

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10/7/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Premier League: Anfield impasse takes toll as Rafael Benítez is kept waiting for deal

Nine months after Tom Hicks vowed to extend Rafael Benitez's contract, the Spaniard is yet to be offered a new deal

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10/7/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

England: Stanford steps in after court puts $20m game in doubt

Sir Allen Stanford insisted that his big money match would take place despite the WICB withdrawing its sanction

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10/7/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Football: Scotland's Darren Fletcher takes lucky armband against Norway

Darren Fletcher has been appointed captain for Scotland's World Cup qualifier against Norway at Hampden Park

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10/7/2008 11:27 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Football: The Knowledge - which was the worst ever penalty shoot-out?

Plus: the league's oldest transfer records; Tottenham's myriad Premier League old boys; and the most postponed game in football history

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10/7/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Cricket: West Indies poised to miss out on slice of Stanford pie

The West Indies Cricket Board could lose their $3.5m fee from the Stanford match after a court ruled in favour of their main sponsor, Digicel

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10/7/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Premier League: West Ham deny crisis after Icelandic bank folds

West Ham vice chairman Asgeir Fridgeirsson insisted that Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson will not sell the club

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10/6/2008 9:30 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Vikings edge Saints, overcome 2 Bush TDs (AP)

The Saints gave a national audience a taste of what New Orleans' long-suffering fans have bemoaned for years. Not that the Minnesota Vikings will complain about being the latest to play a supporting role in the Saints' stranger-than-fiction, four-decade history of bizarre and dramatic losses. Even Reggie Bush's record-tying two punt returns for touchdowns couldn't make up for New Orleans' numerous...

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10/6/2008 11:27 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Cricket: Duncan Fletcher prepares to reunite with Kevin Pietersen in Hampshire role

Former England coach Duncan Fletcher revealed that he will take up a consultancy role at Hampshire next season

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10/7/2008 7:46 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Tuesday's football transfer rumours: Tottenham Hotspur's Juande Ramos to stay?

Thierry Henry to Manchester City | Manchester United keen on Wilson Palacios | Dave Kitson sick of Stoke

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10/7/2008 9:26 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Yankees' Rivera has shoulder surgery (AP)

New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera had surgery Tuesday on his right shoulder and is expected to resume throwing in three months, a month ahead of spring training. New York Mets medical director Dr. David Altchek operated at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Altchek also operated on catcher Jorge Posada's shoulder last summer.

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10/7/2008 10:03 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Woman charged with stalking Luke Walton (AP)

A woman has been charged with stalking Los Angeles Lakers forward Luke Walton. Stacy Elizabeth Beshear of El Segundo was arrested Sept. 18 after she pulled up to his car and pretended to fire gunshots at him with her hand, police Sgt. Steve Tobias said. The 34-year-old Beshear has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor count of stalking.

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10/7/2008 11:54 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Cricket: The Indian batsman Sourav Ganguly to retire after Australia series

The former India captain Sourav Ganguly says that the upcoming Test series against Australia will be his last

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10/7/2008 1:09 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Judgment day inches closer for Jürgen Klinsmann's Bayern Munich revolution

Jürgen Klinsmann has been inept so far in Munich, but he must succeed to keep the forces of conservatism at bay

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10/7/2008 2:10 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Formula one: FIA axes Canadian grand prix

There will be no formula one racing in North America after Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve was removed from the calender

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10/7/2008 3:39 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Darren Fletcher will captain Scotland against Norway in Saturday's World Cup qualifier

The Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher will captain Scotland in their World Cup qualifying match against Norway

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10/7/2008 7:09 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Ailing Jackson misses Lakers' game (AP)

Los Angeles coach Phil Jackson missed the Lakers' preseason opener against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night because of soreness and swelling in his lower legs. Assistant coach Kurt Rambis ran the team in place of the 63-year-old Jackson, who remained home and watched the game with his legs elevated. Jackson has been experiencing discomfort for the past few days and was examined on Monday by a team...

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10/6/2008 11:26 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

'It will happen: England v Mexico and my friend Sven'

David Davies, the former FA executive director, recalls fun days with Sven-Goran Eriksson and the episode that scarred him

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10/6/2008 11:26 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Premier League: Ramos feels safe in his job after meeting Spurs chairman

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy assured Juande Ramos that his job is safe but stressed that their results must improve

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10/6/2008 11:26 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Football: Spurs long for strike force of old as Ramos is left with mishmash of forward options

Sporting director Damien Comolli has been criticised after his transfers left Spurs devoid of striking options, writes Dominic Fifield

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10/6/2008 11:26 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Athletics escapes major cut in Olympic funding

British athletics will escape a major cut in funding for the 2012 Olympics despite falling short of its medal target in Beijing

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10/6/2008 11:27 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Cycling: Golden Chris Hoy would welcome a knighthood

Chris Hoy hinted that he would not refuse a knighthood but insisted that it was 'all media speculation'

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10/6/2008 11:27 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Digger: Club takeovers under scrutiny

Gerry Sutcliffe and Sepp Blatter have both demanded a revised framework to govern ownership of football clubs

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10/7/2008 11:01 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Football: England v Kazakhstan: Terry, Ashley Cole, Downing and Brown miss training

World Cup qualifiers: John Terry, Ashley Cole, Wes Brown and Stewart Downing all missed training ahead of England's match against Kazakhstan

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10/7/2008 11:16 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Football: Cesc Fábregas wants to play for Barcelona again

Five years after leaving Barça for Arsenal, Cesc Fábregas says it would be a 'dream' to play for the Catalan club again

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10/7/2008 11:18 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Premier League: Andy Burnham backs Sepp Blatter's call for ownership reform

The culture secretary has called on the FA to tighten up the the rules for the Premier League

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10/7/2008 12:00 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Rugby union: Western Samoa stun Wales with historic World Cup victory

Wales' 1991 World Cup campaign got off to a nightmare start when they were humiliated by Western Samoa. Read the reports of Robert Armstrong and Frank Keating and share your memories ...

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10/7/2008 12:35 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Colorado gives coach Hawkins extension (AP)

Colorado coach Dan Hawkins and the university agreed to a contract extension that could keep him with the Buffaloes through 2012. Hawkins is 11-19 in his third year at Colorado, and the Buffaloes are 3-2 this season. The new contract was announced Tuesday and takes effect July 1. "Everybody else seems to worry about that more than I do," Hawkins said of his new deal.

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10/7/2008 1:50 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Football: English football facing debts of £3bn, says Triesman

FA chairman Lord Triesman says the game is facing 'toxic debt' and has warned it must take action

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10/7/2008 5:11 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Baylor out as Clippers' executive (AP)

Elgin Baylor is out as vice president of basketball operations with the Los Angeles Clippers, and coach Mike Dunleavy will assume his responsibilities as general manager. Dunleavy said Baylor had decided to resign after spending 22 years as an executive with the team. "We greatly appreciate Elgin's efforts during his time with the Clippers, and we wish him the very best," Clippers owner and...

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10/7/2008 8:29 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Artest scores 15 in Rockets' debut (AP)

Ron Artest gave Houston fans an early glimpse of what he brings to the team. Artest scored 12 of his 15 points in the first quarter of his Rockets debut, and Houston beat the Memphis Grizzlies 96-93 on Tuesday night in its preseason opener. The Rockets picked up Artest in an offseason trade with Sacramento with the hope that the talented, temperamental forward transforms them into a title...

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10/6/2008 11:26 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Premier League: West Ham may soon not be the only club where bubbles burst

The current indebtedness of England's leading football clubs ought to be filling everyone involved with profound unease

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10/6/2008 11:26 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Is this the worst kit ever?

Stade Français' new Andy Warhol-inspired attire has raised questions of just what is the worst kit ever

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10/6/2008 11:27 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Boxing: Ricky Hatton likely to retire if he loses Paul Malignaggi contest

Ricky Hatton admitted he would most probably retire if he loses his next fight against the American Paul Malignaggi

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10/7/2008 11:05 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Athletics: UK Athletics lures Bob Weir back to Britain

Leading US coach and Commonwealth gold medallist Bob Weir has been appointed Britain's new heavy throws coach

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10/7/2008 11:54 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Bengals LB Blackstock suspended 4 games (AP)

The NFL suspended Cincinnati Bengals reserve linebacker Darryl Blackstock for the next four games on Tuesday because he used a performance-enhancing substance. The Bengals signed Blackstock as a free agent from Arizona in the offseason. He has played in all five games, including one start, and has four tackles.

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10/7/2008 3:44 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Cricket: Shane Warne talks down England's Ashes chances

Shane Warne has laughed off suggestions that England will win next summer's Ashes series and says it could be 5-0 again

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10/7/2008 5:12 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Poll: Should the football authorities introduce a salary cap?

The FA chairman, Lord Triesman, yesterday raised the issue of wage restraint in English football. With the credit crunch putting debt-ridden clubs under pressure, is it finally time introduce some form of salary cap?

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10/7/2008 6:15 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Wizards F Jamison sprains right knee (AP)

Washington Wizards forward Antawn Jamison left his team's preseason opener against the Dallas Mavericks with a sprained right knee. Jamison's leg buckled while playing defense midway through the first quarter Tuesday night, and he had to be helped to the locker room by teammates. A team spokesman said Jamison was out for the rest of the game.