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| Detectives: McKinley spoke of suicide By ARNIE STAPLETON 2010-09-22T03:59:44ZENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Denver Broncos wide receiver Kenny McKinley, who is thought to have killed himself with a gunshot to the head, had made previous statements about committing suicide, according to a sheriff's investigative report released Tuesday.... hosted.ap.org |
Organisers say Korea GP will go ahead • Organisers say track will be ready for race on October 24• FIA inspectors to inspect the course in a fortnight's timeThe organisers of next month's Korean grand prix insisted today that the circuit will be completed in time for an inspection by Formula One officials in a fortnight's time. Repeated delays to construction work on the track have raised fears that the race on 24 October will be cancelled, plunging what is left of this season's championship into chaos."We will be finished before the inspectors arrive," Mike Choi, sports and events manager at the Korea Auto Valley Operation, said. "We are aware of the anxiety over the track, but our construction teams are working very hard to get everything finished."The prospect that the race will go ahead is good news for Lewis Hamilton, as it leaves him with four races in which to attempt to catch the drivers' championship leader Mark Webber. Hamilton, who retired for the second successive race in Singapore on Sunday, lies in third place, 20 points behind Webber, going into the Japanese grand prix on 10 October, with Jenson Button a further five points adrift.Choi's reassurances come days after the Formula One rights holder, Bernie Ecclestone, said South Korea's first-ever grand prix could be cancelled because of the state of the track.Speaking to BBC radio in Singapore, Ecclestone said final approval of the circuit had been left dangerously late. The inspection is scheduled to take place on 11 October, less than two weeks before drivers line up on the Yeongam circuit. "It's not good," he said. "It should have been inspected maybe six weeks ago."Choi said heavy typhoon rains earlier this month had delayed work on the 5.6km circuit. A planned inspection on 21 September by Charlie Whiting, the race director of the FIA, motorsport's governing body, was cancelled because the final layer of asphalt had yet to be laid. Drivers are scheduled to take to the track for a practice run on 22 October, with qualifying to be held the following day.Formula OneMotor sportJustin McCurryguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Phillies moving on to NLCS after sweep of Reds By JAY COHEN 2010-10-11T13:34:02ZCINCINNATI (AP) -- Phillies manager Charlie Manuel pointed to the 1995 Atlanta Braves, whose rotation included Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz. Reds skipper Dusty Baker went back to the '70s, when the Baltimore Orioles had Jim Palmer, Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar and Pat Dobson.... hosted.ap.org |
Coach: Ben Roethlisberger not back with 'chip on his shoulder' Imagine a turbo-charged Ben Roethlisberger returning to energize the league's worst-ranked passing offense when a mechanically sharper, two-time ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
AP source: Jeter has yet to make formal proposal NEW YORK (AP) -- Derek Jeter and the Yankees haven't held contract talks in more than a week and the shortstop's agent has yet to make a formal proposal, according to a baseball executive familiar with the negotiations.... hosted.ap.org |