Scotland manager Alex McLeish has attempted to quashspeculation he might walk away from his job in the wake ofSaturday's defeat to Italy.
McLeish said: "We've got to move forward. We've just got to geton with it.
"We've got to lick our wounds and breed the next …
rt teachers believe art is an important content area for the schools. Some colleagues, administrators, and members of the public agree. However, based on national surveys, most of the public, teachers, and administrators believe that art is not a major content area.' There is a continuing contrast between the two belief systems which negates the teaching of art. For example, art was not considered a basic content area by the American Association of School Administrators in a major publication (Uchida, Cetron, & McKenzie, 1996). "Knowledge of Arts and Humanities" was a one-page topic separated from the more important aspects of education. A state Commission on Educational Excellence …
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have begun a military exercise with a warning that Israel and the U.S. naval force in the Persian Gulf would be prime targets if Iran is attacked.
The guards' official Web site does not say when or where the exercise is taking place but adds that "missile squads" are involved.
The site …
DOVER, Del. - Ask defending MBNA Platinum 400 champion DaleJarrett about his best rides over The Monster Mile, and he mentionshis victory last year only in passing.
It was anything but memorable because there were no patentedJarrett runs through the pack to the front. In fact, he won bydefault.
"We've run better in races than the one we won," said Jarrett,whoon Sunday hopes to retain his lead in the NASCAR Winston Cupstandings. "We won that one on fuel mileage."Perhaps it would be more accurate to say Jeff Gordon lost it forthe same reason. The Kid wound up leading 375 of 400 laps, but hadto stop under green for a splash of gas with eight laps remaining -losing a …
After a week of protracted negotiations, left-hander David Wellsand the New York Yankees agreed Tuesday to a three-year, $13.5million contract with a team option for 2000.
Wells, who takes the spot in the starting rotation vacated whenJimmy Key signed with Baltimore, was 11-14 with a 5.14 ERA for theOrioles last season. His career high for victories came in 1991,when he was 15-10 for the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Yankees turned to Wells on Friday after Roger Clemensspurned them and agreed to a three-year, $24.75 million contract withthe Blue Jays. The Yankees were interested in Wells partly becauseof his success in New York: His career record at Yankee Stadium …
MUMBAI, India (AP) — Car sales in India surged to a record for a second straight month in August on strong demand before the holiday season, despite rising prices and supply constraints.
Figures released Thursday by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers showed that car sales hit 160,794 vehicles in August, up 33.2 percent from the year before.
Commercial vehicle sales totaled 52,030, up 28.1 percent from a year earlier. Total vehicle sales, which includes utility and other passenger vehicles, rose 33 percent to 256,257.
"Demand for vehicles continues to surpass supply. This is despite the fact that most auto majors have hiked prices, passing on the cost impact …
New Zealand captain Ryan Nelsen is predicting England will reach the final of next month's World Cup in South Africa.
The Blackburn Rovers central defender said England had a team capable of reaching the final for the first time since 1966.
"I just think it's England's time," Nelsen said.
"My final is England-Spain or England-Brazil. Everyone laughs at me when I say it."
Nelsen said his prediction might seem laughable, given England's poor World Cup record, but he believes it's based on sound logic.
"It's going to be played in winter, it could be …
