Sports in brief St. Petersburg Times Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:24 PM PST Times wires Thursday, December 29, 2011 Soccer Former vp: i got tv rights for $1 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad â" A former vice president of the sport's governing body said Thursday that he was awarded World Cup TV rights for as little as $1 in return for helping Sepp Blatter win elections for the presidency. Jack Warner , who resigned from the body, FIFA, in June amid bribery allegations, said in a ... | Man killed by train can be sued over bystander's injuries FOX40 Sacramento Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:10 PM PST An appeals court rules that Hiroyuki Joho, who was killed at a Chicago Metra station, can be held responsible after a portion of his body struck a woman on the platform. Calling it a "tragically bizarre" case, an Illinois appeals court has ruled that a man killed by a train while crossing the tracks at a Chicago Metra station can be held responsible after part of his body struck and injured a ... | Eugene Restaurant Hosting Fundraiser for Baby with Heart Defect KEZI 9 Eugene Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:08 PM PST EUGENE, Ore. -- A local Eugene family is struggling to come up with the funds to support their baby who will be born in April with a heart defect. The condition is called hypoplastic left heart. Basically, when the baby is born he won't be able to pump the oxygenated blood through his body. Doctors say the child will need a series of three open heart surgeries and most likely a heart transplant ... | SPCA: Neglect or abuse not cause of horse death WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:08 PM PST NEW ORLEANS (AP) â" The Louisiana SPCA says veterinarians have not found any sign of mistreatment in the body of a draft horse that collapsed and died in the French Quarter. Spokeswoman Katherine LeBlanc said Thursday that more tests will be done because a necropsy at Louisiana State University's veterinary hospital did not determine precisely why the 10-year-old horse died on Dec. 18. Those ... | Protein Shakes, Should You Drink Them? WDTV Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:59 PM PST In order to whip your body into shape a little faster, you may be taking protein shakes along with your workout. Are they actually beneficial and safe for you to consume? For the most part, yes to both. Work out enthusiasts say protein is generally good for everyone, especially if you're trying to gain muscle mass. Back in the 80s when protein was just becoming popular, it didn't taste very good ... | | |
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