In The Pits: Mayfield’s last chance for resolution (AP)

FILE -- This is a Feb. 17, 2008 file photo showing NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield adjusting his cap on pit road prior to the start of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. This may be Jeremy Mayfield's last shot at racing again this season. He wants to be reinstated and race this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. But with his finances in flux and sponsors unwilling to work with him, it's not clear what Mayfield will return to. (AP Photo/Paul Kizzle, File)AP – Jeremy Mayfield will go head-to-head with NASCAR this week in what very well may be his last shot at racing again this season.


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Mariano Rivera earns 500th save in Yankees win (AP)

New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera delivers in the ninth inning of the Yankees' 4-2 victory over the New York Mets in an interleague baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, June 28, 2009.  It was Rivera's 500th career save.  (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)AP – Mariano Rivera earned his 500th save, becoming the second reliever to reach the milestone, and the New York Yankees beat the punchless Mets 4-2 on Sunday night for a Subway Series sweep.


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Aussie arrested over Hong Kong taxi death

AN AUSTRALIAN man has been arrested in Hong Kong after the driver of a taxi he was travelling in died following a crash, police said today. more…

Snowy River revival ‘a complete failure’

Campaigners say laws that promised to restore the flow of the once mighty Snowy River are a sham. more…

NFL asks Supreme Court to grant it wider latitude (AP)

File - Tanya Driver, a souvenier salesperson in Minneapolis, shows off Superbowl XXVI keepsakes as crowds began arriving on in this  Jan. 26, 1992 file photo taken in Minneapolis. The Supreme Court could decide as early as Monday June 29, 2009 whether it will hear the case, which involves American Needle Inc.'s challenge to the league's exclusive contract for selling headwear such as caps and hats with team logos on them. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)AP – In the legal equivalent of running up the score, the National Football League is going to the Supreme Court in search of a bigger victory in an antitrust tussle over team merchandise than it already won from a lower court.


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‘Unusual’ fog blankets Darwin (ABC)

Darwin drivers are warned that this morning's foggy conditions could hamper road visibility again tomorrow. more…

Nigerian rebels say they attacked Shell pipeline (Reuters)

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria's main militant group said on Thursday its fighters had attacked a Royal Dutch Shell oil pipeline in Rivers state in the Niger Delta. more…

Bligh blames congestion on growth

June 24, 2009: Following yesterday’s damning report on our gridlock, Anna Bligh has promised to do more for Brisbane drivers, but blames congestion on the city’s high-speed growth. more…

Bligh blames congestion on growth

June 24, 2009: Following yesterday’s damning report on our gridlock, Anna Bligh has promised to do more for Brisbane drivers, but blames congestion on the city’s high-speed growth. more…

Which way to Bay? Baby sea lion rescued on freeway (AP)

In this photo provided by the Marine Mammal Center, a baby sea lion is shown resting Monday, June 22, 2009 at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, Calif., after it was rescued by authorities. The pup was rescued after wandering onto a busy San Francisco Bay area freeway. Drivers on Interstate 880 started calling authorities at about 5:45 a.m. today after spotting the creature waddling along the center divider near the Oakland Coliseum. (AP Photo/The Marine Mammal Center)AP – A baby sea lion wandered onto a busy San Francisco Bay area freeway Monday morning but, after a ride in the back seat of a police car, was safe and resting at a marine center later in the day.


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