Monthly Archives: September 2009

F1 driver Massa back behind wheel, practices for charity kart event – CBS Sports

F1 driver Massa back behind wheel, practices for charity kart event – CBS SportsSAO PAULO — Formula One driver Felipe Massa got behind the wheels of a kart, practicing for the first time in public since sustaining multiple skull fractures … Continue reading →

Mariah Carey avoids smackdown with Whitney Houston at Grammys – Los Angeles Times Blogs

Mariah Carey avoids smackdown with Whitney Houston at Grammys – Los Angeles Times BlogsMariah Carey was named best new artist at the Grammy Awards in 1990 for her self-titled debut album. And she won best pop vocal, female, that year. … Continue reading →

F1: Schumacher backs Button – Straits Times

F1: Schumacher backs Button – Straits TimesMICHAEL Schumacher is backing Britain’s Jenson Button to win the Formula One world title this year, saying it is his to throw away. Button goes into Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix with a 14-point cushion … Continue reading →

Japanese GP: Red Bull/Toro Rosso preview – Motorsport.com

Japanese GP: Red Bull/Toro Rosso preview – Motorsport.comFROM SINGAPORE TO SUZUKA. AS DIFFERENT AS NIGHT AND DAY Our drivers on Suzuka and Japan Toro Rosso: Jaime Alguersuari “I have been to Suzuka before, back in 2005 for a karting race, … Continue reading →

Renault F1 Team Receives Suspended Sentence – New York Times

Renault F1 Team Receives Suspended Sentence – New York TimesLONDON Motor racing s governing body gave the equivalent of a slap on the wrist to the Renault Formula One team on Monday for its involvement in a staged crash at … Continue reading →

Beyonce’s Diva Demands at F1 Rocks Concert? – Actressarchives.com

Beyonce’s Diva Demands at F1 Rocks Concert? – Actressarchives.comBeyonce Knowles reportedly had Lindsay Lohan thrown out of her own dressing room because the singer wanted it for herself. The former Destiny’s Child star was performing at the F1 Rocks concert … Continue reading →

Being H1N1 prepared – Odessa American Online

Being H1N1 prepared – Odessa American OnlineThe first shipment of H1N1 vaccines is expected to be available to the Ector County Health De-partment by Oct. 15, giving the agency a little more than three weeks to recruit volunteers, hire medical … Continue reading →

Formula 1 – formula1.com/news/

Formula 1 – formula1.com/news/Check out the latest news from Formula One’s teams and drivers, and take a look at the results from recent races. Includes links and games. S P O R T S – TribuneInspired by their morale- boosting … Continue reading →

Renault F1 Team Receives Suspended Sentence – New York Times

Renault F1 Team Receives Suspended Sentence – New York TimesLONDON Motor racing s governing body gave the equivalent of a slap on the wrist to the Renault Formula One team on Monday for its involvement in a staged crash at … Continue reading →

Upsets shake up AP poll – Kansas City Star

Upsets shake up AP poll – Kansas City StarAfter a weekend in which four top-10 teams lost, The Associated Press college football poll received a major makeover Sunday. No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Texas and No. 3 Alabama held their … Continue reading →

Santander takes pole as rivals languish in pits – Financial Times

Santander takes pole as rivals languish in pits – Financial TimesLast year as the UK banking system teetered on the brink of collapse, the UK s financial regulators were desperately casting round to find a white knight to rescue Bradford … Continue reading →

Alex Yoong to join 1Malaysia F1 team (Update 2) – star.com.my

Alex Yoong to join 1Malaysia F1 team (Update 2) – star.com.mySINGAPORE: Former F1 driver Alex Yoong will be joining the 1Malaysia F1 team, most likely as team principal Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes number two. You could say Alex could hopefully … Continue reading →

Click here for more F1 news – Sporting Life

Click here for more F1 news – Sporting LifeLewis Hamilton secured pole for Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix but there was disappointment for championship leader Jenson Button as his world title hopes were dealt a blow. Hamilton, whose engineers worked through … Continue reading →

Lindsay Lohan to host F1 concerts in Singapore – Yahoo News

Lindsay Lohan to host F1 concerts in Singapore – Yahoo News“It’s a bunch of amazing performers whom I’m a really big fan of,” Lohan said in an interview. Lohan said she’s also a Formula One fan. “I like to drive. … Continue reading →

Artificial Life Launches BMW F1 Team Racing Game – Earthtimes

Artificial Life Launches BMW F1 Team Racing Game – EarthtimesArtificial Life’s first racing title features the current BMW Sauber F1 Team for the 2009 season. The game allows players to compete around the world as either Nick Heidfeld or Robert … Continue reading →

FIA bans Flavio Briatore, Renault F1 escapes with a suspended – Autoweek.com

FIA bans Flavio Briatore, Renault F1 escapes with a suspended – Autoweek.comA picture of Nelson Piquet Jr. arrives at the World Motor Sport Council hearing in Paris on Monday. Nelson Piquet Jr. arrives at the World Motor Sport Council hearing … Continue reading →

Choosing hope: Life Choices celebrates 30 years – News-Star

Choosing hope: Life Choices celebrates 30 years – News-StarFor 30 years, Life Choices Pregnancy Resources in Monroe has served women and children during the crucial times during and after pregnancy. The organization has had several names through the years, but … Continue reading →

Food stamp recipients skyrocket – Cincinnati.com

Food stamp recipients skyrocket – Cincinnati.comA record 110,518 people in the region’s most urban county received federal food assistance in August, up from 80,475 in August 2007 – four months before the recession started – when the rate was one … Continue reading →

Renault F1 awaits fate on Monday, team’s future unclear – Autoweek.com

Renault F1 awaits fate on Monday, team’s future unclear – Autoweek.comA picture of Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault will learn its fate on Monday after the FIA World Motor Sport Council conducts its hearing into former driver Nelson Piquet Jr.’s accident … Continue reading →

F1 boss Ecclestone backing Todt for FIA president – Miami Herald

F1 boss Ecclestone backing Todt for FIA president – Miami HeraldRenault split with team principal Flavio Briatore on Wednesday and said it would not contest a charge that Nelson Piquet Jr. was ordered to crash during a Formula One race. … Continue reading →

High school football: Week 5 previews – Gainesville Times

High school football: Week 5 previews – Gainesville TimesKey players: Banks County, WB/LB Jeremy Greenway (5-9, 170, Jr.), TE/LB Matthew Patton (6-1, 220, Jr.), QB/WR/DB Kane Duncan (6-3, 170, Sr.). North Oconee, RB/DB Brandon Whitlock (5-9, 170, Sr.), DE/TE Jesse … Continue reading →

Piquet Jr bides time on F1 return – CNN

Piquet Jr bides time on F1 return – CNN(CNN) — Nelson Piquet Jr admitted he will have to wait until the dust has settled on the “crashgate” scandal before he can attempt a return to Formula One. Nelson Piquet Jr … Continue reading →

Renault loses deals in wake of scandal – ESPN.com

Renault loses deals in wake of scandal – ESPN.comMADRID — Renault has lost sponsorship deals with insurance companies Mutua Madrilena and ING in the wake of the Formula One team’s race-fixing scandal. Spanish company Mutua Madrilena said in a statement … Continue reading →

Calif. bans high-emission paint thinners, solvents – KTUU

Calif. bans high-emission paint thinners, solvents – KTUUSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California air regulators approved strict regulations Thursday for aerosol air fresheners, paint thinners and solvents as a way to lessen smog-forming emissions and reduce a health threat. The state … Continue reading →

Renault appoints temporary F1 head in wake of scandal – CBS Sports

Renault appoints temporary F1 head in wake of scandal – CBS SportsLONDON — Renault has appointed Bob Bell as temporary new head of its Formula One in the aftermath of one of the sport’s biggest scandals. Bell is a former … Continue reading →