TORINO, Italy (AP) - Sasha Cohen saved the best for last. And boy was it good.
With U.S. flags waving and chants of "USA! USA!" rocking the arena, the U.S. champion dazzled the judges with a sassy, sensational short program Tuesday night and slipped past world champion Irina Slutskaya of Russia by a slim .03 points.
Cohen's spectacular spirals and crisp footwork had the crowd clapping to the beat of "Dark Eyes," a
Russian folk tune. She even flashed some attitude as she concluded a solid evening of skating.
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Odds that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) will win the White House in 2008 have improved
greatly -- at least in the underworld of online betting, ROLL CALL reports.
At the Web-based sports book, SportsInteraction.com, Clinton's odds of >occupying the White House
in 2008 have improved to 5-1. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani follows with 7-1 odds of winning
the presidency in 2008, ahead of former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.), who fetched 9-1 odds.
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is fourth with 13-1 odds, followed by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)
with 15-1 odds. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) is last on the SportsInteraction.com Web site, with 41-1
odds of winning the White House in 2008.
Kristen Owen, a third Panther cheerleader is also caught up in the scandal. Police said
Renee Thomas was carrying Kristen's ID. The Panthers have dismissed the two
cheerleaders in the fight, and that the third cheerleader is suspended.
Two cheerleaders have been arrested in the US - for provoking a nightclub brawl by having sex in a toilet stall.
Carolina Panthers cheerleaders Renee Thomas, 20, and Angela Keathley, 26, allegedly had sex together in
a cubicle in a Florida nightclub.
They were then involved in a fight with angry women who had been waiting to use the toilet
at Banana Joe's in Channelside.
Tampa police spokeswoman Laura McElroy said: "Alcohol, sex and cheerleaders are apparently the ingredients for a hot story, because I am getting flooded with calls."
She said it was "clearly visible" to some of the women in line that Thomas and Keathley were "engaged in a sexual act" in a cubicle.
"They started to make a commotion," McElroy said. "They were saying, 'Hey, that's not appropriate here. We need to use the bathroom. Come on out.'"
Thomas and Keathley finally emerged several minutes later and started arguing with the other women, McElroy said.
That's when Thomas punched Melissa Holden, 26, of Lutz in the left eye, according to police.
Police arrested the cheerleaders. McElroy said they were "so intoxicated they could barely stand up." MORE
"I definitely feel Russian inside, even when I'm in America I feel Russian..."
MOSCOW (Xinhuanet) - World number one Maria Sharapova said she would love to play
for Russia in the Fed Cup and the Olympics in the future.
"I want to play for Russia, I definitely want to play for Russia in Fed Cup competition,"the 18-year-old Sharapova told reporters before the opening of the Kremlin Cup.
"I also want to play in the Olympics and would love to represent Russia there as well."
The 18-year-old left her country of birth 11 years ago with her father to pursue her tennis career in the United States and is currently based in Florida.
The unmarried Sharapova has declined invitations to play for Russia in the past so that she could concentrate on
improving her singles ranking.
In his new book, My Prison Without Bars, the all-time baseball hits leader admits he had a gambling addiction that included
placing bets on baseball games. He's hoping his admission can pave way
for Hall of Fame enshrinement. Right! He didn't bet against his own team but he didn't
bet on his own team either... on days he thought they were going to lose. Maybe. [MORE]
The game features voluptuous women on a tropical island
The makers of a video game which features cyber babes playing volleyball have been angered by attempts to remove the women's digital bikinis.
The makers of a video game which features cyber babes playing volleyball have been angered by attempts to remove the women's digital bikinis.
Japanese games developer Tecmo has warned of legal action against anyone who published information rendering the women in Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball completely nude during gameplay.
Patches to remove the clothes of the most famous virtual heroine of all, Lara Croft from the
Tomb Raider games, are widely available on the internet.
Anna Kournikova is getting paid to promote tourism in Thailand. She signed a deal with the Thai Tourism
Authority to film a promotional video extolling the beauty of Pattaya, a beach town just outside
Bangkok that was a favorite stop for Russian tourists until the SARS outbreak. The Thai government
is hoping to lure visitors back to Pattaya and clean up the city's reputation. Right now, it's famous
for its thriving sex trade.
Canadian speed skater Krisy Meyers, wearing an almost transparent suit, waits for the start of her race at the World Sprint Speedskating Championships in Hamar, January 20, 2002. The suits have caused a controversy among the female members of the Canadian speedskating team because of the suit's transparency.
I think war is the favorite national pastime in the middle east.
How would Americans react if Sharon and Arafat sent delegates here to
referee the Super Bowl and the World Series? Foreigners do not
appreciate the fine points of the game.
Each year far fewer people are injured and killed in Middle Eastern
wars than are injured and killed in American sporting events.
However, to increase profitability and merchandising opportunities,
Israel and Palestine need better designers for their uniforms!
If Colin Powell does negotiate a temporary peace agreement, he could
skip running for President and go straight to running for the job of
Baseball Commissioner.
As baseball commissioner he would be the world's second most powerful
person. And if those Baseball guys could improve the selection process
with the white smoke / black smoke thing -- the Commish might become
the world's most powerful person.
US sports promoters send our athletes to other countries for exhibition
games. Have we ever thought about the fact that Osama just sent his
team to New York and DC for exhibition games to introduce Americans to
their national pastime?
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