| Burley appointed Scotland manager
George Burley has been confirmed as Scotland manager and admitted he did not think he would ever get the job. The former Hearts and Ipswich boss left Southampton to fill the vacancy left when Alex McLeish quit at the end of the Euro 2008 qualification campaign. Burley said: "As a manager it's a great honour. It's something you want to do, given the opportunity. I never thought it would ever happen. "When Scotland showed interest there were so many outstanding candidates with huge experience. It's something I'm really looking to. I feel I'm ready for it." Burley has signed a contract until the end of the 2012 European Championships but his first aim will be to lead the team to the World Cup in South Africa in 2010. His first game in charge will be friendly against Croatia on March 26.
MochiAds and Gaia Online Announce the 'Become a Rock Star' Flash Game Developer Contest: MochiAds and Gaia Online ...
Today MochiAds, the online games advertising network from Mochi Media, announced the launch of the 'Become a Rock Star' Flash Game Developer Contest with Gaia Online, the leading online hangout for teens, aimed at recognizing talent within the up-and-coming segment of Flash game developers. Winners of the contest will receive over $25,000 worth of cash and prizes as well as the opportunity to be awarded game development contracts from Gaia. .
Buck & New Dawg: Did the Cowboys choke it all away?
Can players now levy fines on the coaching staff? Can players now reduce fines involving teammates they like? Where does it stop? I say this one time is cute ... but leave the reprimands to the experts. Is the Baseball Writers Association of Americas voting requirement (75 percent) too strict for Hall of Fame entry into Cooperstown? NEW DAWG: No. It means the best get in. I like that. BUCK: Yes. The deserving ARENt getting in. I say lower the voting requirement to two-thirds (as nearly 550 writers cast a ballot and some apparently get Bert Blyleven and Bert from Sesame Street confused). If two-thirds would get a player in, this year wed have Goose Gossage and Jim Rice ... with Andre Dawson barely missing by four votes. Whats wrong with that? Jan.
Clinton denies running a scorched-earth campaign
They are appealing to that kind of implicit racial bias," said Shanto Iyengar, a political science professor at the University of California at Los Angeles. "I think they are getting pretty close to the tipping point if they keep showing that style of campaigning where they attack Obama repeatedly." Clinton, with her high negative ratings, must hold on to the Democratic base if she is to be successful. She received an early indication of those risks in the Michigan primary when only she and the leftwing candidate, Dennis Kucinich, were on the ballot. African-American voters, who make up a quarter of the state's Democratic electors, chose to vote for "uncommitted" rather than Clinton. Although Obama performs strongly among independents, pollsters admit that he has a smaller margin of success because of voters who simply may not vote for an African-American candidate - even if they will not say so in public.
Rams say VP Softli’s not out — at least not yet
GLENDALE, ARIZ. - Rumors of Tony Softli's demise with the Rams have swirled for weeks. But they intensified Sunday with Internet reports that he would be out as the Rams' vice president of player personnel after just two seasons on the job in St. Louis.
"He's not out," said Jay Zygmunt, Rams president of football operations-general manager, shortly after the team's 48-19 loss Sunday to Arizona. "I don't know what else to say. He's continuing to prepare for the draft, as usual."
But Zygmunt added that all aspects of the team and the organization would be evaluated in the coming week as the Rams contemplate what changes to make in the wake of a 3-13 season.
Softli normally attends all Rams games, but he was not seen Sunday and could not be reached for comment.
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