Used to be, Dad would stuff a half-dozen maps in the glove box before setting out with the family on a road trip to see the waterfalls at Yosemite or the granite faces of Mount Rushmore. Colorful maps bearing the logos of the oil companies that printed them – names like Texaco, Gulf, Esso – once brimmed from displays at filling stations, free for the taking.
Joey Chestnut won his sixth straight Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest at Coney Island, downing 68 dogs and buns on Wednesday to tie his personal best in a sweaty, gag-inducing spectacle.
PHOENIX – Steve Nash’s agent, Bill Duffy, said Wednesday the two-time Most Valuable Player is going to the Los Angeles Lakers in a sign-and-trade deal with the Phoenix Suns.
WIMBLEDON, England – After curling in a 102 mph ace to grab a two-set lead a mere 56 minutes into his Wimbledon quarterfinal Wednesday, Roger Federer casually pulled an extra tennis ball from his pocket and strolled to sit in his changeover chair for a sip to drink.
It was a baby step, but it was a step forward when the county and three cities finally made it possible for 13,000 valley contractors to go to one spot to get a business license.
