Mariners left-hander Erik Bedard was scratched from his scheduled start against Kansas City on Wednesday because of a sore butt. Bedard was on the DL from April 15-26 because of soreness and inflammation in his left hip. He didn't start after July 4 and had shoulder surgery Sept. 26. "Right now we'r...

Over the weekend I read the following two news items: U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is practically alone on the job, working night and day to cope with the worst economic downturn in decades. Barack Obama’s offhand approach to Gordon Brown’s Washington visit last week came abo...

It was not so long ago I wrote about an article I read which was arguing for the sequestration of carbon dioxide in the oceans of the world. I said this one did not even pass the Homer Simpson test for feasibility, yet I was bombarded by mo than a few saying I could not possibly know about what I wa...

Rich Harden would prefer questions about his health to disappear. But because of arm problems the past few seasons, the issue won't go away for the Chicago Cubs right-hander. "I totally understand, that's just the way it is," said Harden after pitching two shutout innings in his first Cactus League ...

Serendipity. In our ongoing project to capture the decisive moment when Tiny sits up on her haunches and catches a "ball" — in this case a twig — in her two paws, pattycake style, we've stumbled upon some magical moments......

The response to our recent Chillin' with the Rip column, our guide to some of the best music to tune out the noise, was so overwhelming that we just had to get right back at it and bring you volume II. Now, the goal of this column is to give all you waveriders a glimpse into some of the mellower tun...

Wall Street Journal: The Dutch are embarking on a decades-long plan to improve their flood-control system because they're afraid that rising sea levels from global warming will threaten their low-lying country. The effort, which the government says could cost EUR1 billion ($1.27 billion) a year thro...

Wall Street Journal: The Dutch are embarking on a decades-long plan to improve their flood-control system because they're afraid that rising sea levels from global warming will threaten their low-lying country. The effort, which the government says could cost EUR1 billion ($1.27 billion) a year thro...

Newsday: On a recent winter evening, about 30 scientists, town planners and natural resource managers gathered at Stony Brook University to preview a high-tech mapping tool cum crystal ball. The vision? What Long Island's coastline might look like as temperatures warm and oceans rise. "This is ...

Newsday: On a recent winter evening, about 30 scientists, town planners and natural resource managers gathered at Stony Brook University to preview a high-tech mapping tool cum crystal ball. The vision? What Long Island's coastline might look like as temperatures warm and oceans rise. "This is ...