Australia v England – as it happened | Alan Gardner & Simon Burnton A game England never really looked like winning duly ends with England not winning Preamble: Hello world. Does anyone know what the Lord Mayor’s show is, and why the aftermath is so anticlimactic? Whatever, this kind of feels like it. As with 2009, England have won the Ashes only to take on the challenge of a seven-match ODI series with all the relish of a drinker approaching the bar after a … Read more on Guardian Unlimited

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St. Joe’s turning the page One St. Joseph’s General Hospital-related announcement last week turns a page. Another is a step toward another chapter, if not a new book. Read more on Comox Valley Record

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Curry Flurry: Why Dealing Curry Would Be the Worst Decision the Dubs Could Make Earlier tonight, I was watching The Social Network on my PlayStation 2 downstairs and was towards the end of the movie (to be specific, the part where the chick tells him to just let it go) when my brother rushed down with big news. Naturally curious, I paused the movie, set my gigantic bowl of popcorn aside, and listened in. His friend, who works for FOX Sports, had just sent him a text. In the … Read more on Bleacher Report

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Frugal Fashion: Liv Tyler at the Sundance Film Festival It’s that time of year again, when Hollywood and heavy snow descend on Park City, Utah, for the Sundance Film Festival. Prepare to see plenty of stars in puffy jackets, enormous sunglasses and, God forbid, furry Ugg boots (It should… Read more on Los Angeles Times

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Behind the Box Score, where the young bigs went at it Los Angeles Clippers 126, Minnesota 111 Awful defense and 1-16 three-point shooting put the Timberwolves away. Kevin Love overcame a slow start to get to the line and drop 26 points along with 11 rebounds (and before you accuse him of stad-padding, he left the game earlier than Blake Griffin did), while Griff (guarded by Darko Milicic most of the time; would like to have seen Love and Blake go … Read more on Ball Don’t Lie

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Legion leader: Tell vets thank you Auxiliary national president makes appearance to urge help for wounded warriors [...] as countless soldiers fight a war in Afghanistan and are stationed in countries around the world, Carlene Ashworth had a message for the public. The American Legion Auxiliary serves as the right hand to the American Legion, helping veterans get the services they need, providing scholarships for their children … Read more on Albany Times Union

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The power of Sundance Patrick Dempsey stars in the movie “Flypaper,” premereing at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. ( Sundance Film Festival / January 21 , 2011 ) Most actors would kill for Patrick Dempsey ’s credits. Read more on SouthFlorida.com

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C’mon, man: Big 12’s most bizarre plays We saw plenty of great moments and great games across the Big 12 in 2010. We also saw a lot of weird moments. So with a nod to the guys at Monday Night Football, here are the five biggest plays of 2010 that made everybody give a hearty, “C’mon, man!” 1. Needed: Onside kick practice. Texas Tech’s players were standing and staring, which is rarely a good idea on the football field, but usually … Read more on ESPN Blogs

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FOREX: Dollar’s Biggest Rally in Two Weeks Does Little to Confirm a Bullish Reversal It’s difficult to get a read on the market’s Thursday. On one extreme, we see commodities plunge and drag commodity currencies with it. On the opposite side of this spectrum, the fundamentally-troubled euro surged and Japanese yen tumbled. Read more on Daily FX via Yahoo! Finance

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Miikka Kiprusoff makes 23 saves as Calgary Flames down Nashville Predators 3-1 CALGARY – Just a month ago, the playoffs seemed to be a longshot for the Calgary Flames. Not any longer. Miikka Kiprusoff made 23 saves and Jarome Iginla scored the winner Monday as the surging Calgary Flames upended the streaking Nashville Predators 3-1. Read more on Brandon Sun

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