Orukusaki Finds New Ammo
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:55:58 -0700
After many wins and one brush with retirement, the East Bay rapper stays ready for battle. by David MacFadden-Elliott Some people remember their first schoolyard fight. Orukusaki remembers his first rap battle. It's been a long day — his car broke down five minutes from work, and is in a shop in El Sobrante — but Orukusaki summons every detail: "[A friend] showed me a flyer to a show," recalls ...
'He is the bravest man I ever saw'
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:48:07 -0700
The Rev. Joseph Timothy O'Callahan was the first of the trio to leave Worcester for the war.
Digest: armed men rob home of Bobcats’ Jackson
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:23:10 -0700
Armed men broke into the Charlotte, N.C., home of Charlotte Bobcats guard Stephen Jackson, locking his wife in a bathroom as they made off with a gun and some luxury items, police said.
Stablemaster land deal tied to mob
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:04:40 -0700
NAGOYA (Kyodo) Sumo stablemaster Sakaigawa purchased land in Aichi Prefecture in 2008 from a construction company whose board director had past connections with gangsters, sources said Friday. While the director, a relative of the company's president, is not a yakuza member, police have confirmed that he was once associated with them, investigative sources with Aichi Prefectural Police said.
Crime › Takanohana has no ties with gangsters: JSA panel
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:43:06 -0700
The Japan Sumo Association's special investigative panel concluded Friday that Takanohana, one of the biggest stars in sumo history, did not contact any gangsters. The…
Rugby: How they're shaping up for NPC
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:17:26 -0700
As New Zealand's domestic rugby competition gets ready for action next week, the Herald's rugby writers check out the prospects for every team and take a look at the rising talent. * Auckland Coach: Mark Anscombe...
Mob-linked building rented by sumo figure
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:19:51 -0700
Sumo stablemaster Matsugane rented a building in the city of Osaka from a business executive with alleged close ties to the Yamaguchi-gumi underworld syndicate and used it for training and lodging wrestlers in March, sources said Wednesday. The revelation is another blow to the ancient sport as it grapples with the scandal over illegal gambling involving wrestlers, stablemasters and the yakuza.
Sports › JSA panel to meet Friday for Takanohana case
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:45:59 -0700
The Japan Sumo Association's investigative panel on illegal gambling said Tuesday it will hold a meeting on Friday at Ryogoku Kokugikan to draw a conclusion…
The Greatest Of All Trios
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:40:00 -0700
The Heat have some talent. Superman 2 arch-villains talent?
Crime › 2 junior high school girls arrested in fatal arson case
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:28:06 -0700
Police arrested two junior high school girls suspected of deliberately setting fire to one of their homes in Hyogo Prefecture on Friday, they said. The…
