Cowboys coach, scouting assistant sue companies that built failed practice facilityDALLAS — Two Dallas Cowboys employees seriously injured in the collapse of the team’s indoor practice facility filed lawsuits Tuesday against the company that designed the structure and others linked to its construction and repair. Cowboys practicing at Valley Ranch for 1st time since roof collapse nearly 4 months agoIRVING, Texas — A screened chain-link field separates the cleared-out spot where the Dallas Cowboys’ indoor facility used to be from two resodded and reconfigured outdoor practice fields. Leagues to ask federal appeals court for injunction to halt Del. sports bettingPHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court in Philadelphia will decide whether sports betting in Delaware should be put on hold until a legal challenge by professional sports leagues and the NCAA is decided. Dario Franchitti leads flag to flag and finally wins at Sonoma Grand PrixSONOMA, Calif. — Dario Franchitti hoisted a celebratory glass of red wine to his lips in a long-awaited moment for the IndyCar driver at Infineon Raceway. Ferrari’s Massa to travel to US to undergo more tests with specialist in racing injuriesSAO PAULO — Formula One driver Felipe Massa will travel to the United States on Friday to undergo tests with a doctor renowned for treating injured race car drivers. Power breaks vertebrae, has concussion in practice crash that leaves Philippe with concussionSONOMA, Calif. — Team Penske isn’t ready to rule out injured driver Will Power making a return this season. O’Neal says ex-teammate Nash’s idea for a TV show was different from ‘Shaq VS’BALTIMORE — Don’t go calling him the Big Rip-off. Special school makes NY harbor its classroom while awaiting a waterfront homeNEW YORK — In 1790, the state of New York set aside Governors Island, off the tip of Manhattan, for the benefit of education. For more than two centuries, however, it was in military hands, guarding the country’s most important harbor. Olympic star Michael Phelps wearing walking boot on right ankleBALTIMORE — Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps is wearing a walking boot on the right ankle he injured in a car accident a little more than a week ago. Pilot, passenger killed when small biplane crashes near Ohio high school’s football fieldCINCINNATI — Officials say two people have been killed when a biplane crashed near a football scrimmage at an Ohio high school. Connecticut police say teen hired 3 people to beat up man she said stole her marijuanaMONROE, Conn. — An 18-year-old Connecticut woman was accused of retaliating against a man she said robbed her of marijuana by hiring three people to beat him up. Police said they charged the woman with first-degree assault after the man who allegedly robbed her was beaten with baseball bats Wednesday. The victim, a 21-year-old man, was being treated at Bridgeport Hospital. Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger hurts right foot or ankle near end of practiceLATROBE, Pa. — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger injured his right ankle or foot during the last half-hour of the team’s final training camp practice. It was not immediately certain how badly he was hurt or how long he would be out. Swimming in warm waters of … Maine? Summer seas grow steamy as oceans smash heat recordsWASHINGTON — Steve Kramer spent an hour and a half swimming in the ocean Sunday — in Maine. Obama honors 3-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, other drivers at White HouseWASHINGTON — Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson had the gas to get to the White House on Wednesday, where President Barack Obama honored the 2008 winner as well as auto racing. German government puts the pedal to the metal in race for a viable electric carBERLIN — Forget that they’re cramped, have a limited driving range and outstrip the average consumer’s pocketbook. The race is on to create a viable electric car. Owens’ humanitarian legacy may be fading in Germany, but should receive new boost this weekendBERLIN — The tide of World War II was turning against Nazi Germany in 1943, and Luz Long had the sense that death was closing in on him on at the Sicilian front. New Mexico coach files defamation lawsuit against Albuquerque lawyerALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico coach Mike Locksley has filed a defamation lawsuit against an Albuquerque lawyer, the latest round in a legal tug-of-war that is overshadowing preseason workouts. Interview: Sole survivor of boat tragedy that killed 2 NFL players still wonders why he livedTAMPA, Fla. — The sole survivor of a February boating accident that killed two NFL players and a former college player said he’s still haunted daily by “survivor’s guilt” and wonders why he was the one who lived. Police: Driver fatally hits Texas cyclist head-on, left him lodged in rear window driving homeGRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — A driver accused of slamming head-on into a bicyclist, who was left in the car’s back seat after he toppled over the roof and crashed through the rear window, was jailed Monday on an intoxication manslaughter charge. AP ENTERPRISE: Hundreds of schools already planning swine flu shots, to help keep doors openWASHINGTON — Hundreds of schools are heeding the government’s call to set up flu-shot clinics this fall, preparing for what could be the most widespread school vaccinations since the days of polio. Phelps intends to get back in pool Monday, despite sore ankle from car accidentBALTIMORE — Swimmer Michael Phelps is still nursing a sore ankle from the car accident he was in Thursday, but the Olympic gold medalist intends to resume training Monday. ‘Kiss-ins’ smack back at Mormon church as faith’s image suffers from Calif. gay marriage fightSALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church’s vigorous, well-heeled support for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California last year, has turned the Utah-based faith into a lightning rod for gay rights activism, including a nationwide “kiss-in” Saturday. Special Olympics founder Shriver laid to rest; ailing Sen. Kennedy misses sister’s serviceHYANNIS, Mass. — Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver has been laid to rest at a Cape Cod cemetery after a private burial service. Thousands in Fla. pay respect to long-lost Navy pilot finally laid to rest after 18 yearsJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Navy pilot Scott Speicher, the long-missing first casualty of the first Gulf War, was finally laid to rest Friday in his adopted hometown as thousands of people lined the streets to watch a funeral procession pass his school, church and former military base. Police: Michael Phelps unhurt after 2 vehicles collide in Baltimore; other driver “shaken up”BALTIMORE — Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps was not injured when the SUV he was driving collided with another car in Baltimore, but the other driver was taken to a hospital. Police: Michael Phelps unhurt in 2-vehicle crash in Baltimore; other driver taken to hospitalBALTIMORE — Michael Phelps was driving an SUV that collided with another car in Baltimore Thursday night, but the Olympic gold medal swimmer was not injured, police said. Montreal mayor says tentative deal reached for Formula One to return to city in 2010MONTREAL — Montreal’s mayor says a tentative deal has been reached to return Formula One racing to the city in 2010. French Muslim woman barred from pool for donning head-to-toe ‘burquini’ swim suitPARIS — A Muslim woman garbed in a head-to-toe swimsuit — dubbed a “burquini” — may have opened a new chapter in France’s tussle between religious practices and its stern secular code. Austrian woman reports otter attack in Wis., says she doesn’t hold grudge against the animalsDRUMMOND, Wis. — An Austrian woman on vacation in Wisconsin is getting rabies shots after she said she was bitten by otters while swimming in a lake. Woman says she was bitten several times by at least two otters while swimming in Wisconsin lakeDRUMMOND, Wis. — An Austrian woman on vacation in Wisconsin is getting rabies shots after she said she was bitten by otters while swimming in a lake. Brigitte France, 51, told the Duluth News Tribune that she was swimming on Lake Owen near Drummond last Wednesday when three otters suddenly appeared. Feeling concerned, she swam to shore. |
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