Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from September 2006:
Starting times for all games still not set.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Plan on attending a high school football game or two this season? Make sure you know what time the game starts. The season opener for most teams is tonight, but game times for the rest of the season are still being finalized at many schools. The Section II football committee ...
5 questions for the season.(Sports)(Interview)
Sep 01, 2006 ... How big will the falloff be for Amsterdam after winning the state championship? The Rugged Rams crushed everyone en route to winning the state championship last season, but lost Class A Player of the Year T.J. Czeski and almost every other starter to graduation. Amsterdam ...
Busch thinking title; Young Hendrick driver strategizing like veteran.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: ANGELIQUE S. CHENGELIS Detroit News Kyle Busch is barely legal, having turned 21 this year, but his youth has never prevented him from doing what he needs to do as a professional driver. Busch, the younger brother of former NASCAR Nextel Cup champion Kurt ...
Whatever the car, Langevin rolls.(Sports)(Correction notice)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: Robin Yasinsac-Gillespie Rob Langevin is the talk of the pro stock division at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, with eight wins this season. What's more, those wins came behind the wheel of three different cars. His resume might be even more impressive were it not ...
Laimbeer wants more attitude from Shock; Detroit coach seeks to even WNBA Finals series with Sacramento.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DETROIT - The Sacramento Monarchs accomplished their goal of grabbing home-court advantage from the Detroit Shock with a dominating performance in the opening game of the WNBA Finals. But the coaches and players for the ...
Return of the native; Spa favorite Funny Cide in Woodward on Saturday.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: TIM WILKIN Staff Writer SARATOGA SPRINGS - A visit to trainer Barclay Tagg's barn three years ago was like knocking on the door of a big, bad bear. And you were praying he wasn't home. Tagg was gruff whenever anyone came over to ask about the Spa's favorite ...
VALLEYCATS BRING LUSTER TO DIAMOND.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: Brian Ettkin TROY - They had me when Frankenstein tumbled into the ValleyCats general manager's office and crashed to the floor. Boo? Are you kidding me? This is how you give a minor-league stadium life. Whereas Theo Epstein slips into a ...
Jacobs carries Giants to win; Halfback scores two TDs; team ends preseason 4-0.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press {FACTBOX} Season openers GIANTS vs. COLTS Where: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. When: Sept. 10, 8:15 p.m. TV: NBC-13 PATRIOTS VS. BILLS Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. When: Sept. 10, 1 p.m. Giants 31 Patriots 23 ...
Die another day; Agassi defies odds again with another late-night victory.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press NEW YORK - How about that? Andre Agassi, 36 years old and burdened by a bad back, held up better than the kid across the net in a thriller that will be talked about for years. Buoyed by a cortisone injection, along with a ...
Talking points.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Should Roger Clemens come back next season? Check out these numbers, courtesy of the Houston Chronicle, then answer that question: His 2.00 ERA since the beginning of 2005 is baseball's best (Roy Halladay is next at 2.82 ERA). He has allowed three or fewer runs in 13 of 14 starts this ...
ON THIS DATE.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... 1912 Smoky Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox, on his way to a 34-win season, beats Walter Johnson of the Senators 1-0 in a specially arranged pitching duel at Boston. The victory is Wood's ...
Quotable.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... " I've grown numb to it. The SEC alone does that to you " HOUSTON NUTT, Arkansas football coach, whose team plays three of ...
Hoosic Valley tackles a new sport; Indians add varsity football for first time in school's history.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: DAVID FILKINS Staff Writer SCHAGHTICOKE - Luke Ackerman and Todd Gordon will bleed today. Bleed and smile. They will gasp for air and they will sweat. They will learn the definition of pain - varsity football pain - and maybe learn something new ...
The worth of Girth; Roberts finds a place on varsity despite lack of stature, with a little help from his friends.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: David Filkins Staff writer FORT EDWARD Adam Roberts gets most of his T-shirts from The Children's Place, a clothing store in Saratoga Springs that caters to the middle school set. He wears size 14-16, a few notches below an adult small. His football cleats ...
Carpenter looks to build upon Mancini's success; Longtime Fonda assistant takes over as head coach.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: DAVID FILKINS Staff Writer FONDA - Preseason football practices this August were more or less the same as they have been the past 20 summers at Fonda-Fultonville High: productive, intense two-a-days up on the hill behind the baseball field. About the only thing that has ...
Cambridge, 'Burgh are up for challenge; Schools are among four changing classifications because of enrollment.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: DAVID FILKINS Staff Writer Doug Luke thought last season would be a rebuilding year for the Cambridge High football team. That is, until the Indians rumbled through the regular season and into the state championship game. "I was pleased and a little surprised ...
Mixed Up rallies in Turf Writers Cup.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: MARK SINGELAIS Staff Writer SARATOGA SPRINGS - Mixed Up trailed leader Mark the Shark by 15 lengths entering the final turn of Thursday's $150,000, Grade I New York Turf Writers Cup. Even then, Mixed Up jockey Danielle Hodsdon was more worried about a horse ...
Coach K gets OK from pros; Krzyzewski has been connecting with NBA stars.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: ANDREW BAGNATO Associated Press SAITAMA, Japan - As practice wound down, Mike Krzyzewski approached LeBron James, who was shooting baskets alone on a side court. James listened intently as the coach spoke and motioned to a spot in the lane. The two talked for ...
'07 Ripken event in area.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: Staff reports The Clifton Park Baseball League will play host to the 2007 12-year-old Cal Ripken Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament. The tournament, which will run from late July to early August next summer, will be the first to feature expanded field ...
Albany native gets major call from Reds.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: Staff and wire reports The Cincinnati Reds on Thursday recalled infielder Brendan Harris from Louisville and optioned right-handed pitcher Matt Belisle to Class A Sarasota. Harris, who turned 26 on Aug. 26, is an Albany native who played at Queensbury High ...
Spa ready for twilight time; For the first time, track will start racing at 3 p.m.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: TIM WILKIN Staff Writer SARATOGA SPRINGS - The experiment comes today when Saratoga Race Course showcases twilight racing for the first time. The nine-race card will begin at 3 p.m. - two hours later than the normal post time. The final race is scheduled to be run at ...
TRANSACTIONS.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... BASEBALL: Major League Baseball MLB: Suspended RHP Luis Jimenez (Milwaukee Brewers) 50 games, effective for the 2007 season, for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. American League OAKLAND ATHLETICS: Recalled 1B Dan ...
Ortiz hopes for a Saturday return.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press BOSTON - David Ortiz said he is in good health after experiencing heart palpitations and expects to return to the lineup Saturday, welcome news for a Boston Red Sox team reeling from injuries. "My health is fine," Ortiz said Thursday on radio ...
JETS MAKE CHANGES.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: Combined wire services HEMPSTEAD - Brooks Bollinger, the mobile quarterback who gamely stepped in as a rash of injuries crippled the New York Jets' 2005 season, was traded Thursday night to the Minnesota Vikings. The Jets received defensive tackle C.J. Mosley ...
Bills beat Lions.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press Bills 20 Lions 13 DETROIT - J.P. Losman and Willis McGahee made their one series together look pretty good. Losman completed all five of his pass attempts and McGahee scored on a 1-yard run, helping the ...
Northwestern tugs at hearts; Emotional win tribute to coach who died only two months ago.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press OXFORD, Ohio - With his number on their helmets and his nickname on their hearts, Randy Walker's players gave him one more tribute. Erryn Cobb blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown Thursday night, helping Northwestern finally get ...
Twins end skid.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS - Johan Santana dominated at the Metrodome as usual, striking out 11 in seven innings to help the Minnesota Twins end a three-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Rondell White homered for the Twins, ...
Mulder back on DL.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press ST. LOUIS - Mark Mulder was put back on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday, a day after the St. Louis Cardinals left-hander expressed doubt he will pitch again this season. Mulder allowed five runs in 1 2/3 innings Tuesday night against ...
Errors costly to ValleyCats; Two more miscues for N.Y.-Penn's top defense ^ft,b.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: ANDREW SANTILLO Special to the Times Union Cyclones 4 ValleyCats 3 TROY - Defense has been the backbone of the Tri-City ValleyCats all season, but lately it has been their Achilles' heel. The 'Cats made two more errors Thursday night, ...
Red Sox get gift from Blue Jays; Rios knocks Cora's fly ball over fence for winning homer.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: HOWARD ULMAN Associated Press Red Sox 6 Blue Jays 4 BOSTON - A game finally went Boston's way when Toronto right fielder Alex Rios slapped the ball the wrong way. Rios accidentally swatted Alex Cora's fly ball into the stands from about ...
Yanks get needed boost; A-Rod, Johnson regain their old magic.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: TARA SULLIVAN Bergan (N.J.) Record Yankees 6 Tigers 4 NEW YORK - Randy Johnson and Alex Rodriguez have spent the bulk of the New York Yankees' season in the same pursuit of normalcy. They just want to get back to where they were before. ...
Peterson's father will have to wait.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. - The father of Oklahoma running back Adrian Petersonwill have to wait a little longer before getting to see his son play in person. Nelson Peterson , who spent nearly seven years in prison in Texarkana, Texas, for money ...
Owens makes debut.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press IRVING, Texas - Terrell Owens received a standing ovation the first time he stepped on the field for the Dallas Cowboys and drew more cheers for catching his first pass, for 6 yards. But the most memorable part Thursday night was the final ...
Phillies let leads slip away.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press WASHINGTON - Two blown late-inning leads culminating in a game-ending wild pitch overshadowed Ryan Howard's franchise record 49th homer and kept the Philadelphia Phillies from gaining a share of the NL wild-card lead. Marlon Anderson scored ...
Red Sox trade Wells west.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press SAN DIEGO - "Boomer" is back with his hometown San Diego Padres, and this time it's to try to get them back to the playoffs. David Wells was traded Thursday from the Boston Red Sox to the Padres, who believe the lefty will provide the lift ...
Let sleeping underdogs lie; Unseeded Serena Williams overcomes early deficit.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: JOHN JEANSONNE Newsday NEW YORK - Serena Williams' world ranking of 91 should come with a warning label: Believe it at your own risk. Unseeded and in need of a wild-card entry just to play in this year's U.S. Open, Williams - based on sheer numbers - carried ...
Sorenstam falters at State Farm Classic.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Annika Sorenstam smiled and pumped her fist. She had reason to feel good after watching the ball drop into the cup for an eagle. The positive vibe didn't last. By the end of the day, Sorenstam was frustrated ....
New York drops series finale to Colorado.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: ARNIE STAPLETON Associated Press Rockies 8 Mets 4 DENVER - The Colorado Rockies avoided a series sweep at the hands of the New York Mets by getting some unexpected pop from the top and bottom of their lineup. Jeff Francis struggled on ...
Allen joins TU team.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... The Capital Region has produced plenty of outstanding high school sports teams over the years, but all of them had one thing in common--when the players left, the programs started over. The Times Union plans to keep its team intact for a while. Today we're pleased to ...
SARATOGA ALMANAC.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... TODAY Number of races: 9 Post time: 3 p.m. Today's feature: The $70,000-added With Anticipation, 2-year-olds, 1 1/16 miles (Mellon Turf). Morning-line favorite: Pickapocket, 5-2 Forecast: Partly cloudy, high 72, 20 percent chance of ...
The Bankroll Beatdown.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Tim Wilkin Flounder's cellphone was ringing all morning (It has the theme from "The Twilight Zone." Go figure). He was setting up his free tours on the track with all his, ah, friends. Urkel goes down, sees his fraud friends and then takes them around the track. Shows them the ...
Players must balance the scales between healthy gain, future pain.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: DAVID FILKINS Staff Writer Many nights, Anthony Bazzoffi finds himself in a booth at Sovrana Grocery, Bakery and Deli, a thick slice of pepperoni pizza staring him in the face. On these nights, he feels like so much more than a kid in a candy store. He is a football ...
Faso slams Spitzer travel; Attorney general traveled to fundraisers on jet owned by gambling lobbyist.(Main)(Correction notice)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: JAMES M. ODATO Capitol bureau ALBANY - GOP gubernatorial candidate John Faso hammered Democrat Eliot Spitzer Thursday over a "jet-gate scandal" and demanded the front-runner return hundreds of thousands of dollars Spitzer collected at a fundraiser arranged by a gambling ...
CURLEY, JOHN S.(Capital Region)
Sep 01, 2006 ... QUEENSBURY, N.Y. -- John S. Curley, 54, died August 31, 2006. Born in Glens Falls, N.Y., he is the son of Ida Winchell Curley and the late John W. Curley. Services Tuesday, September 5, ...
Fresh Tracks.(Life - Scene)
Sep 01, 2006 ... ROCK "Come What(ever) May." Stone Sour. (Roadrunner): These Des Moines metalheads are the offshoot band for Slipknot's singer Corey Taylor and guitarist James Root. But they prove again on their second album that their music is in many ways more impressive than that ...
Term `Islamo-fascism' aids terrorists.(Main)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: TRUDY RUBIN Are we "at war with Islamic fascists"? That's what President Bush said right after British police broke up a plot to blow up aircraft crossing the Atlantic. The term "Islamo-fascism" is being used with increasing frequency in the blogosphere and ...
UAlbany a great place for learning and living.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2006 ... For a student at a public research university ranked 17th nationwide, one of the requirements is an information literacy course that teaches, among other things, how to evaluate the credibility of a source that one might quote. So let's look at the Princeton Review. Its Web site ...
Heroes of today's youth display loose morals.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2006 ... We wonder about our children coping in this chaotic world, yet we read daily of the loose morality of our youths' heroes. In your paper, you seem to report daily about the pregnancies of motion picture stars and their boyfriends, the high-profile musicians and their paramours, and on Aug ....
Princeton Review is way off base on UAlbany.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2006 ... As a graduate student at the University at Albany, and a recipient of a bachelor of science degree there in 2005, I have to say the Princeton Review is an unreliable source. It needs to start revealing the information of the students it interviews. During my undergraduate ...
Please write stories in proper English.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2006 ... In your article titled "Professors hard to find, the food tough to eat," the writer uses the word dissed as though it was part of our conventional lexicon. Well, I axed all the peeps in my crib to ...
`Mission Impossible III' becomes a favorite in plane view.(Life - Scene)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: STEPHEN HUNTER Washington Post If you're lucky enough to see movies for a living, a question you get all the time is, what is your favorite? I've taken various stabs at this, believing "favorite" did not necessarily mean "best," but most fun, most useful, most beloved, ...
Financial security up in air.(Main)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: Peter Brown One of the current political mysteries is why the economic statistics have looked so good for some time while polls show Americans are worried about their financial futures. My wife's cousin Bud came to visit last week and we got talking about how ...
Mother of all battles; Cameron's '86 `Aliens' had heart, cool gear.(Life - Scene)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: CHUCK VINCH Gannett News Service Twenty years ago, Sigourney Weaver sent her career into hyperdrive as steely Lt. Ellen Ripley, humanity's longest-suffering crusader against the bloodthirsty critters known simply as "Aliens." When the second chapter in this ...
`Tick' is off to save the day via DVD.(TV & Radio)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: CURT FIELDS Washington Post Spoon! The Tick is finally available on DVD with "The Tick vs. Season One" ($34.99). If you're a fan of the muscle-bound, blue-suited superhero, then you know that "Spoon!" is one of his battle cries as he fights evil in the form ...
Carolyn Kepcher gets her own `You're fired'.(TV & Radio)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: FRAZIER MOORE Associated Press Carolyn Kepcher, who sat by while her boss Donald Trump dismissed one would-be apprentice after another, has now felt the full force of his iconic phrase: "You're fired." Kepcher, a co-star with Trump from the start of "The ...
The Charts.(Life - Scene)
Sep 01, 2006 ... 1. "Invincible" 2. "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" 3. "Little Miss Sunshine" 4. "Beerfest" 5. "World Trade Center" (From Exhibitor Relations Co.) TOP SINGLES 1. "London Bridge," Fergie ...
`Trust the Man' charms but then fades.(Life - Scene)(Movie review)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: AMY BIANCOLLI Houston Chronicle {FACTBOX} Movie review - "Trust the Man" - Starring: Julianne Moore, David Duchovny - Director: Bart Freundilich - Rated R for language and sexual content - Length: 103 minutes - ** 1/2 It's the old story. A man and a woman fall in ...
My Network? Whatever it is, it's not for me.(Life - Scene)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: Mark McGuire My Network TV debuts Tuesday. If you haven't heard, it's a brand-new network. Well, they say it's a network. Sort of. It isn't - it's a stopgap that's been slapped together at the 11th hour after The WB and UPN merged to become The CW. The ...
Around the Region.(Capital Region)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Today COMMUNITY First Friday Celebration Where: Downtown Ballston Spa When: 6-9 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: 885-2772 or htp://www.ballston.org Notes: Exhibit opening, musical performances and refreshments at the monthly event. ENTERTAINMENT ...
Noteworthy.(Capital Region)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Open house An open house will take place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 12 at Park Avenue Nursery School, 1068 Park Ave., Schenectady. The school is a nonsectarian, cooperative nursery school for children ages 3-5. Openings are still available for the fall program. For more ...
Strock among honored veterans; Troy native heading to Cincinnati to be part of a benefit for USO.(Capital Region)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: Staff reports CINCINNATI - Army Pfc. Marissa Strock, a Troy native who was badly wounded during service in Iraq, will be one of four wounded Iraq veterans honored on Sunday at the USO Riverfest Fireworks Gala and fundraiser. Benefiting the USO of Metropolitan ...
Strike two; A federal appeals courts upholds a ruling striking down New York judicial conventions.(Main)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Time is running out for state lawmakers to change the way Supreme Court judges are elected in New York. In January, U.S. District Court Judge John Gleeson ruled that the traditional system of selecting candidates at judicial conventions is unconstitutional because it gives party bosses, ...
Remembering a colleague; Schenectady teachers raising money to fight breast cancer for friend taken by disease.(Capital Region)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: Staff reports SCHENECTADY - After Lory Tansky, a popular art teacher at Schenectady High School, died from breast cancer last year, two of her colleagues set out to make a difference in her memory. Julia Holcomb and Teresa Hafele, both teachers at Schenectady ...
School starting up in Clifton Park; Private Catholic-based Mother Teresa Academy begins with kindergarten.(Capital Region)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Byline: DENNIS YUSKO Staff writer CLIFTON PARK - A private Catholic-based school is opening for this school year independent of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany. Mother Teresa Academy, founded by Joyce Maddalone of Schenectady and town resident Michael ...
Power to the pols; Sen. Bruno uses $1 million in member items to help opponents of a proposed power line.(Main)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2006 ... So Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno wants you to think it's legal bills and other costs of trying to keep an unwelcome electrical power line out of upstate New York that $1 million from a political slush fund he controls is paying for, does he? Please, Mr. Bruno, level with ...