City of Oakland offers 3 possible ballpark sites

HeraldtribuneOAKLAND, Calif. – The City of Oakland unveiled three waterfront sites Thursday as potential spots to build a new ballpark for the Oakland Athletics and ultimately keep the team from leaving town.As the small-budget A’s have seen before, there are still plenty of hurdles ahead. In the past they haven’t been able to find a suitable spot to build and were set to leave Oakland and move… Read more

Portland State routs Division III opponent 85-52

HeraldtribunePORTLAND, Ore. – Jamie Jones had 10 points and 11 rebounds Wednesday to lead Portland State to an 85-52 win over Linfield College.Melvin Jones, Dominic Waters and Phil Nelson led the Vikings (4-4) with 11 points each while Chris Harriel added 10 points off the bench. Jamie Jones also had four blocked shots.Joel Paul led Linfield (1-4) with 12 points and Cody Tesoro added 10.Portland… Read more

Israel: 10000 West Bank Settlers Protest

New York TimesAbout 10,000 West Bank settlers and their backers demonstrated in downtown Jerusalem on Wednesday, pledging to defy a temporary building ban imposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. The relatively large turnout reflected support for increasingly fierce settler resistance to the government ban. Settlers held signs and banners that read ‘We will continue to build’ and… Read more

Basescu headed for victory in Romania runoff

BostonBUCHAREST, Romania-Incumbent President Traian Basescu was headed for victory in a tight presidential runoff in Romania, election authorities said Monday, in an election Romanians hope will pull the country out of its worst political and economic crisis in 20 years.With 99.13 percent of the vote counted, election authorities said centrist Basescu polled 50.37 percent of the vote, while… Read more