PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - The global economic turmoil may be forcing shops to slash prices, but European football clubs won't expect be expecting similar winter bargains when the January transfer window opens Thursday. Even West Ham, with its owner facing

PR-inside.com) Here is a list of selected events in Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia, New York and Richmond, Virginia, planned for the bicentennial of Edgar Allan Poe's birthday. BALTIMORE Jan. 17, 7 p.m. _ Birthday celebration with a Poe tribute performed by

PR-inside.com) AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - The sweet smell of barley mash fills the brewing hall. Water and foam spritz down on visitors' heads as they watch a film about fermentation, as seen from the perspective of beer. Next up: the

PR-inside.com) STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - When you exit Arlanda Airport on the highway toward Stockholm, you'll see a Boeing 747 on your left that looks curiously out of place. The plane sits idle and lonely on a grass-covered mound just

PR-inside.com) NORTH CREEK, New York (AP) - The green gondola cars streamed back up the Adirondack mountain while occasional skiers made loose parallel turns down the intermediate slope called Wild Air, stopped, removed their skis, then immediately stepped aboard the

PR-inside.com) FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - Last winter, my 10-year-old son and I headed to a destination that had friends and family wondering if we'd lost our minds. We went to Fairbanks. In February. We hoped to see the Northern Lights,

PR-inside.com) OTTAWA (AP) - Ottawa Senators draft pick Andre Petersson led Sweden a semifinals spot in the world junior hockey championship, scoring two first-period goals in a 5-0 victory over Russia on Thursday Simon Hjalmarsson, Mikael Backlund and Marcus Johansson

PR-inside.com) ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) - Brent Burns scored at 1:38 of overtime to give the Minnesota Wild a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Wednesday. Burns took a cross-ice pass from Mikko Koivu and beat Evgeni

PR-inside.com) EL PASO, Texas (AP) - In the lowest-scoring major bowl game in a half-century, No. 24 Oregon State beat No. 18 Pittsburgh 3-0 in the Sun Bowl on Justin Kahut's 44-yard field goal late in the first half Wednesday.

PR-inside.com) BALTIMORE (AP) - Pick a major East Coast city at random, and you're likely to find a 200th birthday celebration for Edgar Allan Poe. The peripatetic Poe _ author of The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart and other poems and

PR-inside.com) AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (AP) - Allen Iverson scored 19 points, and Tayshaun Prince added 16 to help the undermanned Detroit Pistons win their fifth straight game, 83-75 over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday. Both teams lost key players

PR-inside.com) OTTAWA (AP) - Results and standings from the IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championship: Group A GP W L OTW OTL GF GA Pts y-Canada 4 4 0 0 0 35 6 12 x-United States 4 3 1 0

PR-inside.com) OTTAWA (AP) - John Tavares scored three goals and Canada overcame an early three-goal deficit to beat the United States 7-4 on Wednesday and earn a bye into the semifinals of the world junior hockey championship. Jordan Eberle, Zach

The January transfer window opens on New Year's Day, giving clubs their first opportunity to buy or sell players since the end of August.

Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington was named the Associated Press comeback player of the year after helping guide the team's dramatic turnaround just a few months after being out of work.

The Cleveland Indians acquired infielder Mark DeRosa on Wednesday in a trade with the Chicago Cubs.

Willie O'Ree has New Brunswick's highest honour, he has been selected to receive Canada's highest honour and now the man who broke hockey's colour barrier 50 years ago has his eye on the sport's highest honour.

The Los Angeles Angels announced on Wednesday the signing of free agent closer Brian Fuentes to a two-year deal.

From Las Vegas to Wrigley Field, the game of hockey's outdoor experience has produced some frosty memories.

Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron was placed on injured reserve Wednesday and will be sidelined for at least another week.