ChiSox's Vazquez likely headed to Braves (AP)
The Atlanta Braves, in dire need for healthy veteran starting pitchers, have reached a tentative agreement to acquire right-hander Javier Vazquez from the Chicago White Sox in a six-player trade. The teams agreed to the trade Tuesday, two people familiar with the deal said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the trade had not been finalized.
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Notre Dame to bring back Weis in 2009 (AP)
Charlie Weis will return for a fifth year as Notre Dame's football coach despite posting his second straight disappointing season. "Though this past season fell short of the expectations that all of us have for our football program, I am confident that Charlie has a strong foundation in place for future success and that the best course of action is to move forward under his leadership," athletic...
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'Canes fire Laviolette, rehire Maurice (AP)
Peter Laviolette won more games than any American-born coach in NHL history. But he didn't win enough of them lately to keep his job with the Carolina Hurricanes, so they replaced him with their winningest coach -- the same one Laviolette himself replaced five years earlier. The Hurricanes fired Laviolette on Wednesday, brought back Paul Maurice to take over for him and moved Hall of Fame player...
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Texas Tech, Leach negotiating extension (AP)
Texas Tech athletic director Gerald Myers says the school is negotiating a contract extension with Mike Leach, amid reports that the Red Raiders coach has met with the University of Washington about the Huskies' top job. Myers wouldn't confirm or deny newspaper reports that Leach was in Seattle this week to talk to UW officials.
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Astros, Hampton finalize 1-year deal (AP)
Oft-injured Mike Hampton finalized a one-year, $2 million deal with the Houston Astros on Wednesday, hoping to resurrect his career in the place where he became a prominent big league pitcher. "Some of my fondest memories came in an Astros uniform," he said. "So it's a chance to return to some of those glory days." The contract includes $2 million in performance bonuses.
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Bettman calls suspended Avery to hearing (AP)
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has summoned Sean Avery to New York for a hearing Thursday on remarks that resulted in the indefinite suspension of the Dallas Stars' instigator. Bettman disciplined Avery on Tuesday for making "inappropriate public comments, not pertaining to the game." The punishment came down only hours after Avery used a crude term about his former girlfriends now dating other...
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Wie opens with 69 in qualifying tourney (AP)
With little fanfare and even less to say, Michelle Wie took an important first step Wednesday toward earning an LPGA Tour card by opening with a 3-under 69 in the 90-hole qualifying tournament. It was her first competitive round since Sept. 19, when she advanced out of the first stage of Q-school in California.
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Avalanche C Sakic out at least 6 weeks (AP)
Joe Sakic thought long and hard about returning for a 20th NHL season after missing 38 games following hernia surgery last year. In late August, he declared his mind and body were ready for him to lace up his skates again, but this season hasn't gone as planned for the Colorado Avalanche's 39-year-old captain.
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Giants end Burress' year, Pierce to play (AP)
The New York Giants expect Antonio Pierce to play in Sunday's game against Philadelphia while the team gathers information on the linebacker's involvement in a shooting that led to the season-ending suspension of star receiver Plaxico Burress. Coach Tom Coughlin said Pierce would practice Wednesday with the Super Bowl champions.
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Red Sox give Pedroia 6-year, $40.5M deal (AP)
Dustin Pedroia has a Rookie of the Year award, an MVP, a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger and, of course, a World Series ring. And now he's got the big-bucks contract befitting one of the most decorated young players in baseball. The Red Sox second baseman, who earned $457,000 last season while winning the AL Most Valuable Player award, agreed Wednesday to a $40.5 million, six-year contract that could...
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Event management company organising all types of boules and petanque events. UK-based.
http://www.boulez-vous.com/
International links and e-mail list (in English and Finnish).
http://www.petanque.fi/links.html
French and World Champion Marco Foyot shares his stories, tournaments and experience.
http://www.marcofoyot-officiel.com
Free Classified Ads Portal
www.graand.com
A collection of clipart and pictures related to petanque.
http://www.adam.com.au/beaumont/clips/index.htm
Petanque in USA with Jacques Biaggini
A historical review of petanque in the USA.
http://contactez.net/petanque/Englishindex.html
Offers free, downloadable software and users manual to help organise tournaments in a simple knock out system, with or without a consolation tournament. Users manual is also available online.
http://petanke.free.fr
Petanque Mt Albert Auckland New Zealand
Learn to play Petanque and have a boule. Open to new and experienced players alike. Visitors welcome.
http://www.petanque.net.nz
Co-ordinating and encouraging Petanque in South Africa. Boules, rules, photographs, results, events, and contacts.
http://www.petanque.co.za/
Social Petanque on a Bounded Court
Petanque adapted for play on a bounded court. Court construction, rules and friendly conventions.
http://gogood.com/petanque/index.html
Virtual petanque game. Requires Shockwave plug in.
http://trankila.free.fr/langue_uk.htm