Posts Tagged ‘Gives’
U.S. gives Italian drought the boot
It was only a friendly, just another tough tuneup for the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying semifinal round that begins in June. But the U.S. national soccer team has been futilely chasing the Italians since 1934 on 11 different fields in six different nations, and on Wednesday the Americans finally caught them, if only for 90 minutes.
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Adele gives finger at Brit Awards
Rising music star Adele picked up more accolades on Tuesday, but her big night at the Brit Awards was capped by controversy. Adele flipped the bird in frustration after she was cut off during her acceptance speech for the Best Album award.
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Whitney Houston’s death gives Grammys ratings boost
Even in death, Whitney Houston is a chartbuster. Her sudden death turned Sunday’s telecast of the 54th Annual Grammy Awards into an impromptu memorial and averaged a whopping 39.9 million viewers.
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Harvard gives New York City award for poverty-fighting initiatives
The city has been awarded Harvard University’s Innovations in American Government Award for its anti-poverty work, Mayor Bloomberg announced during his Sunday radio address.
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Thaddeus’ magic gives Orange Brooklyn title
Jefferson had the unfortunate distinction of reaching the Brooklyn borough tournament finals in each of the previous six years without winning it. But now, the Orange Wave can say it is finally Brooklyn’s best.
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NBA gives fans snooze games on Super Sunday
It’s funny how the NBA schedule works. There are so many games being played every night in this frantically-paced 66-game season, it seems like all 30 teams are taking the court eight days out of the week.
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Judge gives flaking cop Jason Arbeeny big break
He cried — and the judge cut him loose. A disgraced NYPD detective convicted of planting drugs on an innocent couple was looking at jail time when he walked into court on Thursday.
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