UFC champ Frankie Edgar: "Heavy lies the crown" ahead of UFC 136Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:36PMIn a sport in which rematches are commonplace, the trilogy is a rare and heralded compilation. Over the years, we've been treated to thrice helpings of Chuck Liddell vs. Randy Couture, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva, and Georges St-Pierre vs. Matt Hughes (to name a few) with each born out of necessity and demand. We will soon add the names of Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard to the ...
Timbers Weekly UpdateTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:57PMPORTLAND, Ore. - After securing their first road win in MLS team history, the Portland Timbers return to JELD-WEN Field for an international exhibition against English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion, presented by Verizon Wireless, Wednesday at 8 p.m. (PT) before hitting the road again to face the Columbus Crew Saturday at 5 p.m. (PT).
Christina Patterson: On one thing, Murdoch is rightTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:34PMEven Shakespeare might have paused. Even Shakespeare, looking at the long, long list of characters he'd set down on the page, and thinking about how he could raise some up, and knock them down, and about the circles that linked them, which meant there could be more twists to the tale, and then more, and then more, might have thought that this was enough. He might have thought that it was one ...
Canberra looked at tightening GST rules for importsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:27PMGovernment departments have examined the feasibility of halving the $1000 tax-free threshold for imported goods, amid complaints from retailers about the threat of foreign online stores.
Cole's injury and Seahawks' defensive lineTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:13PMA few thoughts on Colin Cole 's recent revelation to Seattle radio host Dave Mahler regarding ankle surgery that will keep the Seattle Seahawks ' nose tackle off the field for an undetermined period: Re-signing defensive tackle Brandon Mebane and/or otherwise addressing the position appears increasingly important. Seattle did not focus on defensive tackle in the draft. The line in general ...
Elevating music festivals to civilised new heightsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:08PMOur new-music columnist braves the elements to discover why Scottish artists and Norway's hilltop shindig Slottsfjell have embraced each other so warmly
Abhisit passes ICJ torchTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:19PMOutgoing Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said the decision on bilateral negotiations between Thailand and Cambodia to comply with the International Court of Justice's ruling will rest with the next government.
Comic’s child killer joke divides audience 0Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:40PMQuebec comedian Martin Matte raised eyebrows at the Just for Laughs Festival when he made a crack about the most notorious Quebec murder case of the year.
Donors line up to help 'skinhead' tattoo manTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:20PMRadio DJ Simon Barnett has come to the aid of a former skinhead wanting to start a new crime free life.Barnett will pay $2000 out of his own pocket to help fund the removal of Carl Drewett's distinctive tattoo from his forehead.The...