A tropical storm, a college basketball program and some angry Chinese farmers are dominating the attention of contributors to NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -– especially photos and video -– into its news report.
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-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/EyePress)
"No, this is not RoboCop."
That's how Michael Feldman, the AP's international photo editor, introduced this photo of a law enforcement officer in Zhengzhou, China. The officer was showing off body armor and a gun that shoots a net to catch dogs.
Meanwhile, a few hundred miles up the road, baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr. has some fun during a clinic he's conducting for kids in Beijing.
(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
See below for more of Feldman's top photo picks.
-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Looks like former Yankees star and bench coach Don Mattingly won't be in pinstripes next year. The popular, early favorite to replace longtime manager Joe Torre has been passed over in favor of Joe Girardi, who spent the past season as a Yankees TV announcer after being fired last year by the Florida Marlins.
"Don was extremely disappointed to learn today that he wasn't the organization's choice to fill the managerial vacancy," Mattingly's agent, Ray Schulte, said today in an e-mail to The Associated Press. "Instead, he was informed the organization offered the position to Joe Girardi."
Girardi, 43, beat out Mattingly and first-base coach Tony Pena for the job. Mattingly told the Yankees he isn't interested in a coaching position next year and he also extended congratulations to Girardi and offered his best wishes, Schulte said.
Girardi, shown above before Saturday's World Series game, was the first person to interview to replace Torre, who managed the team to the playoffs in each of his 12 seasons.
For more on the Yankees, who also lost star player Alex Rodriguez to free agency, read this report by AP baseball writer Ronald Blum.
--Paul Chavez
Baseball, cardboard tubes and the anniversary of a journalist's death are dominating the attention of contributors to NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -– especially photos and video -– into its news report.
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-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Is there a reason to feel happy for these guys anymore?
When the Boston Red Sox won the World Series back in 2004, there was cause to celebrate outside of New England, too. Who doesn't want to see decades of misery washed away by a scruffy group of self-proclaimed "idiots," including one in blood-soaked hose?
But is the bloom off that rose, now that the high-priced Red Sox are looking less like an underdog and more like, well ... the Yankees? (And let's not forget that just about every team in Boston -- heck, even the Bruins have a winning record -- is enjoying a preposterous level of success right now.)
For some outside perspective, check out AP Sports Columnist Tim Dahlberg's take (below).
--Josh L. Dickey
(AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
(AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Two of the images highlighted by AP International Photo Editor Michael Feldman at the AP global news meeting came from East Timor, where pilgrims traveled to a Christ statue on Matebian Mountain -- formerly the site of a rebel base.
Some claim that, in 1978, thousands of Timorese were killed at the base in fighting with Indonesia forces.
See below for more of the AP photos Feldman chose to highlight at the meeting. (Though Rockies fans might want to cover their eyes.)
-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
The San Diego Chargers helped bring some normalcy to a region that's been ravaged by deadly wildfires by whipping the Houston Texans today by a score of 35-10. Philip Rivers tossed three touchdown passes for the Chargers and cornerback Antonio Cromartie had a great game with a fumble recovery for a touchdown and two interceptions, one of which he returned 70 yards for another TD. Cromartie is shown above with the ball celebrating with teammate Barton Siler after recovering a bad snap in the end zone.
The game was played at Qualcomm Stadium just two days after the last fire evacuee left and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and firefighters were on hand for the game.
For more details on the Chargers, read this report by AP sports writer Bernie Wilson.
UNDEFEATED MATCHUP SET: In other developments, the New England Patriots won again, this time thoroughly dismantling the Washington Redskins, 52-7. The Indianapolis Colts also won today with Peyton Manning leading the way to a 31-7 win over the Carolina Panthers. The Colts and Patriots play each other next weekend in a battle of unbeaten teams.
--Paul Chavez
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
California firefighters work to hold gains
Astronauts conduct second spacewalk
Report: 15 Kurds dead in clashes with Turkey
Rookies lead Red Sox to brink of sweep
Caption: Boston Red Sox player Jacoby Ellsbury watches his RBI double against the Colorado Rockies in the eighth inning in Game 3 of the baseball World Series Saturday at Coors Field in Denver. Boston's Julio Lugo scored on the hit.
--Paul Chavez
(AP Photo/Don Ryan)
Oregon is still a contender for the national title after the fifth-ranked Ducks beat No. 9 USC 24-17 today in front of a raucous crowd at Autzen Stadium.
Southern California, ranked No. 1 in many polls before the season, suffered their second Pac-10 defeat with the loss and winning the conference will be a long shot at this point. Jonathan Stewart, shown above, ran for 103 yards and scored two touchdowns. Oregon's Dennis Dixon also passed for 157 yards and ran for another 76 yards and a touchdown. The Ducks (7-1) came into the game ranked second nationally in offense.
For more on the game, read this report by AP sports writer Anne M. Peterson.
--Paul Chavez
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
SoCal wildfire pollution poses health threat
Auto workers OK 4-year pact with Chrysler
Democrats lash out at GOP over children's health program
Turkish prime minister vows fight with Kurds 'when needed'
Red Sox a mile high in Denver with 2-0 lead
Caption:The Colorado Rockies take batting practice at Coors Field in Denver on Friday The Rockies will face the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 today of baseball's World Series. Boston leads the best-of-seven games series 2-0.
--Paul Chavez
The latest reports on the California wildfires -- including an AP story on the impact of red tape on response times -- are dominating the attention of contributors to NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -– especially photos and video -– into its news report.
NowPublic contributors are also debating the new route for the next Tour de France, and some are salivating over a new Honda motorcycle.
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-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Straight from the AP wires:
Fire evacuees seek return to normal
Astronauts begin first spacewalk
Fight over child health care persists
Mideast leaders work on joint statement
Fenway happy as Red Sox lead series 2-0
-- Jaime Holguin
(AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
"The Red Sox did a lot of this last night."
That's how Madge Stager, the AP's chief picture editor in New York, introduced this photo of Boston's Kevin Youkilis sliding into home plate at the World Series opener -- one of several images she highlighted at this morning's AP global news meeting.
"And the Rockies," she said, moving on to a photo of Colorado pitcher Franklin Morales, "did a lot of that."
See below for other AP photos Stager showcased at the meeting.
-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Straight from the AP wires:
Calif. fires may be at a turning point
Military may get control of contractors
Iraqi delegation to visit Turkey
Looking for an excuse? Company has many
Red Sox cool off Rockies 13-1 in Game 1
-- Jaime Holguin
(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Straight from the AP wires:
Calif. firefighters hope winds slacken
Rice says Iran an obstacle to U.S. goals
Bush touting Cuban life after Castro
Turkey shells Kurd rebels in Iraq
World Series opens tonight in Boston
-- Jaime Holguin
(AP Photo/Steve Nesius)
The World Series will feature almost all the associated Beantown wackiness when it gets under way Wednesday night in Boston: Manny being Manny, truly terrible facial hair, fans' overuse of the word "wicked" as a modifier. But one zany thing this Fall Classic will be missing: knuckleballs.
Tim Wakefield was left off the World Series roster, which could be good news for Rockies hitters, who don't see the oddball pitch in the regular season. The knuckleball, which is softly thrown without spin, darts and tumbles unpredictably -- and is known to mess with hitters' timing long after they face one. But there is no full-time knuckleballer in the National League, which may have made Wakefield all the more effective against Colorado.
The 41-year-old has a sore shoulder and missed the Red Sox' first postseason series.
--Josh L. Dickey
(AP Photo)
Pity Cleveland today.
If you're reading this from the fair Ohio city through which the Cuyahoga River (pictured above, afire from industrial waste in 1969) wends and winds, Far and Wide feels for you today. Your Indians were lazily rolling to the World Series, it seemed, with a 3-1 ALCS lead; then it all went up in flames last night at the hands of a light-hitting Boston Red Sox infielder.
Ah, well, Cleveland. You're used to this by now. For more on Cleveland's heartbreak, check out the AP story by sports writer Tom Withers, below.
--Josh L. Dickey
(AP Photo/Phil Coale)
Congratulations, Boston College. Now, watch your back.
Boston College is ranked second in the Top 25 this week. Sounds good, but the second-ranked team in The Associated Press' college football poll has lost three straight weeks in a row. South Florida was the latest No. 2 to lose.
Ohio State retained the top spot, receiving 37 first place votes. LSU is ranked third and Oklahoma fourth. Oregon moved up two spots to No. 5, sixth-ranked West Virginia moved up three places.
Rounding out the top 10: Arizona State moved past five teams into the seven hole. Virginia Tech is eighth, and Florida and Southern Cal are tied for ninth.
-- Howie Rumberg
(AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Straight from the AP wires:
Indian immigrants' son new La. governor
U.S.: Raid of Baghdad's Sadr City kills 49
Soyuz craft lands short of destination
Giuliani tries to reassure conservatives
Drew powers Red Sox into decisive Game 7
The once-mighty USC Trojans -- who lost to lowly Stanford two weeks ago in a Pac-10 game -- had a close call while flying into South Bend, Ind., for their annual skirmish tomorrow with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
The plane carrying the Trojans plummeted during a severe thunderstorm, leaving some of the Trojans screaming, scared and hurt.
The pilot of the charter flight was forced to abort his first landing attempt, but later made a successful landing.
Defensive end Lawrence Jackson told the Los Angeles Times that he planned on seeing the team trainer because a popsicle pierced the inside of his mouth during the big dip.
Quarterback John David Booty, shown at left in a photo by Reed Saxon, said he's experienced worse.
"It wasn't the worst flight I've ever been on," Booty said. "But it was definitely the biggest drop."
Check this story for more details on the hairy plane ride.
--Paul Chavez
(AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
Well, at least he's going in loose.
Manny Ramirez doesn't really care whether the Boston Red Sox stave off elimination tonight in the American League championship series against the Cleveland Indians. In classic Manny mode, he told Boston reporters:
"It's not like it's the end of the world."
Manny clearly didn't grow up in New England, where a Red Sox loss to the Royals in July is cause for crisis. But he's right, and it's a pity the rest of us don't approach life with the same perspective.
-- Otis Hart
(AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)
Expectations are generally low for trading in the NFL, and this season they were certainly met as the deadline passed today at 4 p.m.
In a league where paranoia and gamesmanship have become model traits, count on general managers and coaches to do precious little by way of player exchange. This year, the San Diego Chargers acquired wide receiver Chris Chambers from the Miami Dolphins for a second-round draft pick in 2008, and that's about as good as it gets.
In other "news," the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, whose running backs have been dropping like Spinal Tap drummers this year, picked up Michael Bennett from the Kansas City Chiefs; expect the former University of Wisconsin track star to fall down a flight of stairs at any moment.
--Josh L. Dickey
(AP
Photo/Mohammed Ballas)
Madge Stager, the AP's New York-based chief picture editor, showed some of today's top feature photos at this morning's AP global news meeting. They included ...
A photo (above) of a Palestinian woman picking olives during a harvest in a village near the West Bank town of Jenin.
We also have a photo from last night's game, capturing fans as they celebrate the Colorado Rockies win of the National League Championship baseball series.
See the picture after the jump.
(AP Photo)
The Colorado Rockies are going to the World Series ... eventually.
Denver's new darlings swept the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night with a 6-4 victory in the NLCS. They're headed to either Boston or Cleveland when the World Series starts next Wednesday.
The AP's Arnie Stapleton reports no team has ever had to wait this long after a championship series. Of course, no team has ever won 21 of their last 22 games in September or October, either.
-- Otis Hart
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
There seems to be quite a paper trail in the investigation into steroids in baseball.
Investigator George Mitchell has received documentation of performance-enhancing drugs that were sent to players by former New York Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski, according to a source in a story by AP Baseball Writer Ron Blum on Monday.
The documents include invoices detailing substances sent to players, the person said on condition of anonymity because Mitchell hasn't authorized details to be made public.
Lawyer Thomas Carlucci said on a conference call with club officials on Friday that Mitchell will issue his report on steroids in baseball by the end of the year, and that they should assume the report will name names.
An affidavit from December 2005 was unsealed in April, but the names of players Radomski dealt with were blacked out.
Radomski pleaded guilty in April to distributing steroids to major league players from 1995-2005 and laundering money, and he was required as part of a plea agreement to cooperate with Mitchell, a former Senate Majority Leader who is a director of the Boston Red Sox.
-- John Marshall
(AP Photo/David Kohl)
The Cincinnati Reds -- baseball's first professional team -- introduced their first black manager today with hopes running high that Dusty Baker can get the cogs rolling once again in the Big Red Machine.
Baker, 58, wore a bright red Cincy cap and a red-and-white jersey during his introduction and noted that the color didn't fit.
"This is my first red uniform in my whole life," Baker said.
As a player, Baker won a World Series ring in 1981 while patrolling the outfield in Dodger blue. As a manager, he won 1,162 games in San Francisco's orange and black and Cubs blue.
For more on Baker, read this report filed today by longtime Reds beat reporter Joe Kay.
(AP Photo/David Longstreath)
Madge Stager, the AP's New York-based chief picture editor, showed some of today's top feature photos at this morning's AP global news meeting.
In the photo above, a man reacts to fireworks exploding around him at the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, Thailand.
We've also got this, from the opening of the 17th Communist Party Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People. The congress is held once every five years.
(AP Photo/Greg Baker)
Read further for another photo, of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Blind triathlete Aaron Scheidies will attempt to make history this weekend as the first disabled athlete to finish in under two hours at the U.S. Open Triathlon. Scheidies, 25, already is the best visually impaired triathlete in the world. For more on his upcoming challenge, watch the above AP video report.
(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Joe Torre is still manager of the New York Yankees -- for now.
New York's front office isn't planning to meet on Torre's future until at least Friday, possibly into next week. Heck, they don't even have a site for the sessions.
All that means is that Torre will just have to stew a little longer.
Yankees owner George Steinbrenner said he didn't think the man who led New York to the postseason 12 consecutive years would return for next season if the team didn't get past Cleveland in the first round. The Indians closed out a four-game series against the Yankees on Monday.
Former Yankees Joe Girardi and Don Mattingly are considered frontrunners for the job if Torre is let go.
Read more about Torre's future here.
-- John Marshall
Some of today's top AP photos, as selected by asap's photo editor:
(AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
(AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
From top to bottom:
-- Bernadette Tuazon
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
The Colorado Rockies surprised just about everyone by winning 14 of their final 15 games to get into the playoffs for the first time in a dozen years.
They kept it going in the first round of the playoffs, but it doesn't get any easier in the NL Championship Series, where they'll face a familiar foe: NL West rival Arizona Diamondbacks, who got in with a resounding sweep of the Chicago Cubs.
The AL Championship Series features another team that hasn't gotten this far in a while. The Cleveland Indians, once regular visitors to the postseason, are back in the ALCS for the first time since 1998.
But, like Colorado, Cleveland has its work cut out it against the Boston Red Sox, who ended 86 years of frustration by winning the World Series two years ago.
The NLCS starts Thursday in Arizona, while the ALCS kicks off Friday in Boston. To learn more about the individual matchups, read after the jump.
-- John Marshall
How do you top a humiliating defeat in the Mexican presidential elections? By cheating during the Berlin marathon.
At first it seemed as if Roberto Madrazo was returning to the spotlight by winning the men's age-55 category in the Berlin marathon in a surprising time of 2:41:12. But race officials disqualified him for apparently taking a short cut. AP Writer Jessica Bernstein-Wax reports an electronic tracking chip indicated he skipped two checkpoints. The time he registered for those checks -- 21 minutes for nine miles -- was faster than any human could run.(The world record is 41 minutes, 29 seconds.)
Madrazo already had a bad reputation. In 1996, Mexico's attorney general confirmed Madrazo spent tens of millions of dollars more than the legal campaign spending limit in his winning 1994 bid for the Tabasco state governorship. He also made unfounded charges that he was kidnapped and beaten for seven hours. Police never found an assailant.
During the 2006 presidential campaign, opponents plastered walls with posters reading, "Do you believe Madrazo? I don't either!"
-- Howie Rumberg
(AP Photo/Asmaa Waguih)
Rice and wool played a role in the images AP photo supervisor Susan Plageman highlighted at this morning's AP global news meeting.
Above, a rice farmer in Egypt burns hay to clear a field before planting new crops. And below, a worker sifts through wool at a factory in Argentina.
(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
For more of Plageman's top-photo picks, see below.
-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Is the New York Yankee dynasty finally over? We'll believe it when there's a salary cap in baseball. But Joe Torre's time may actually be up.
The AP's Mike Fitzpatrick reports that the Yankees' first-round playoff exit likely means the end for the Yankee skipper.
And, oh yeah, the Cleveland Indians won the game, 6-4.
-- Otis Hart
(AP Photo/Jim Mone)
A Minneapolis playwright is pulling no punches with his portrait of Kirby Puckett, played by Actor Ansa Akyea (above, left).
Syl Jones calls his new work, which starts Oct. 13 in Minneapolis, a tribute to the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame centerfielder, who died from a stroke in March of 2006. That doesn't mean he's leaving out Puckett's demons -- of which there were many.
Read the full story of Jones' creation after the jump, by AP writer Jeff Baenen.
Josh L. Dickey
(AP Photo/Adil al-Khazali)
It's a common sight in Baghdad -- men mourning over a coffin at a funeral, this time after a joint U.S.-Iraqi raid in the city's Sadr City section.
This is one of several images highlighted by Madge Stager, the AP's New York-based chief picture editor, at this morning's AP global news meeting.
Another one, below, is from Hangzhou, China, which was hit by flooding when Typhoon Krosa came through.
(AP Photo)
For some of Stager's top-photo picks from the world of sports, see below.
-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
The top stories of the moment, straight from the AP wires:
Bush, Texas at Odds Over Death Case
China Evacuates 1 Million As Storm Hits
Sex Offender Arrested in Virginia
Embattled Idaho Senator Honored in State
Report: Lindsay Lohan Leaves Rehab
Lights Out! Rockies Roar Into NLCS
In the photo: Fans cheer as the Rockies sweep the series.
Marion Jones' startling admission to doping before the 2000 Olympics in Sydney have people wondering how Beijing plans to handle cheaters at the 2008 games. The AP's Olympic guru, Stephen Wilson, talked to us from his bureau in London about the sprinter's announcement and what to expect next year in China.
Click here
to listen to Wilson's take.
-- Otis Hart
(AP Photo/Don Ryan,file)
She's a doper.
Marion Jones is going plead guilty to charges in connection with steroid use, AP Sports Writer Bob Baum learned from sources. The Washinton Post reported Jones sent her family a letter admitting to using steroids before the 2000 Olympics, where she won five medals. Jones could face jail time and a long ban from competition. She can also be stripped of her medals.
Jones admitted to using "the clear," a performance-enhancing drug that was created at BALCO. The Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative is at the center of a large steroids scandal that has ensnared the baseball stars Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi and Gary Sheffield. More than two dozen athletes testified before a federal grand jury in 2003.
Until now, Jones had denied doping, even suing BALCO founder Victor Conte in 2004 for $25 million. Conte repeatedly accused Jones of using performance-enhancing drugs and said he watched her inject herself.
-- Howie Rumberg
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
A stunning sunset, a great concert, food -- some things are just better in person than on TV.
Count the NHL on that list. It's a sport that fans either have in their blood or have no use for, in part because it doesn't translate very well on television, the screen dulling the effects of the live action. Take, for instance, the speed:
See NHL players skating on TV and you don't get the whole picture, since the panning camera seems to shrink the distance they're covering. In person, you'll likely stand there with your mouth open, amazed at the speed they're able to generate, not to mention the agility they have on those thin blades.
But that's not the only reason the NHL is better live than on the tube. We run down a few more in an asap story here.
-- John Marshall
(AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Workers have just been rescued from a gold mine shaft in this photo from South Africa -- one of several AP International Photo Editor Michael Feldman highlighted at this morning's AP global news meeting.
He also showed the picture below, from Baghdad -- an image captured just moments after a car bomb exploded.
(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
See below for more of Feldman's photo picks of the moment.
-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
The theme for the opening day of the major league baseball playoffs: pitching.
-- Howie Rumberg
(AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
A look at the playoffs, from A-to-Z, courtesy of AP baseball writer Ben Walker.
A _ A-Rod. Sure, Alex Rodriguez led the majors with 54 home runs and 156 RBIs. That won't mean a darned thing to Yankees fans if he pops up with the bases loaded in Game 1. He's felt the pressure in the past _ 4-for-41 with no RBIs in his last 12 postseason games. Now, it's put up-or-go away time. Guessing here: Look for a monster showing.
B _ Bullpens. Arizona's Jose Valverde and Cleveland's Joe Borowski posted the top two save totals in baseball. Hard to tell how they did it, because both closers can seem awfully shaky.
C _ Cubs. Could this be the year a World Series flag flies over Wrigley Field? Be it a Billy Goat curse or bad pitching or Steve Bartman, the Cubs haven't worn the crown since Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance in 1908. Then again, the Red Sox and White Sox recently ended their decades-long droughts.The complete list can be found after the jump.
And for more playoff news, check out these AP stories:
Beckett, Lackey to square off in opener
Seth Smith makes Rockies' playoff roster
Wakefield left off BoSox playoff roster-- Jaime Holguin
(AP Photo/Bob Brodbeck)
Actress Ashley Judd, whose movie credits include "Double Jeopardy," "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" and "De-Lovely," is taking her big hats, dark sunglasses and soaking-wet sundresses to stock car racing.
Judd, a regular at Indy Racing League events for the past several years, will now be a fixture at NASCAR events, mugging for cameras, waving to admirers and generally seeing and being seen on America's more popular racing circuit.
Judd could begin running in her new circles as early as Friday, when her husband, reigning Indianapolis 500 champion Dario Franchitti, makes his move to stock car racing with an ARCA race at Talladega Superspeedway.
--Josh L. Dickey
(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
It's the end of an era in Atlanta.
The Braves and perennial Gold Glove center fielder Andruw Jones are cutting ties after 11 years because the team can't afford him anymore.
Jones made $13.5 million in the final year of a $75 million deal this season and was expecting a hefty raise despite hitting .222 in his worst year in the majors.
Jones hit two homers his first World Series game at Yankee Stadium as a 19-year-old in 1996 and became one of the greatest sluggers of his era. He wasn't bad in the field, either, winning nine straight Gold Gloves.
Jones will become a free agent after the World Series.
Read more about Jones' departure here.
-- John Marshall
Here are asap Photo Editor Bernadette Tuazon's picks for the top AP photos of the moment.
(AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
(AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
(AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
From top to bottom:
-- Bernadette Tuazon
(AP Photo / Louis Lanzano)
The jury's verdict in the civil trial against Isiah Thomas, in a nutshell:
_ He harassed former New York Knicks executive Anucha Browne Sanders.
_ He doesn't have to pay damages.
_ His employer, Madison Square Garden, does -- to the tune of $11.6 million.
The former Detroit Pistons All-Star and Knicks coach says he will appeal, as does MSG.
Full text of the story here.
--Josh L. Dickey
