Evra urges Hazard to pick Manchester United over City - YAHOO!
27 May 2012, 8:19 pm
Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has urged in-demand Eden Hazard to reject an offer from rivals Manchester City in favor of a move to Old Trafford. Lille’s Belgian attacker is one of the hottest properties in European football, and is said to be ...

Del Bosque’s tricky pick - El País
25 May 2012, 2:45 pm
While the selection decision hogging the media spotlight is whether Fernando Torres ought to go to the Euros, the biggest puzzle for coach Vicente del Bosque is which of Spain’s talented generation of midfielders to fit into his 23-man squad ...

Saints’ top pick Hicks thriving early on, confident his unusual path to the pros helped him - Washington Post
25 May 2012, 12:22 pm
METAIRIE, La. — Akiem Hicks looks the part of an NFL defensive tackle, even if his resume does not stack up to those of most players selected in the first half of the NFL draft. The closest the 6-foot-5, 324-pound Hicks ever came to playing ...

UK PM: Right To pick Culture Secretary To Oversee BSkyB Bid - NASDAQ
25 May 2012, 6:24 am
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday he was right to appoint Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to oversee the regulatory process of News Corp.'s (NWS, NWS.AU, NWSA) bid for control of British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC ...

Professionals pick Obama; Execs and Business Owners, Romney - Gallup
24 May 2012, 1:35 pm
PRINCETON, NJ -- Barack Obama has a significant lead over Mitt Romney among the 24% of American working voters who are classified as professionals, and among the 13% who are service workers. The two are tied among clerical and office workers. Romney leads ...

BMW Latest to pick Up Apple 'Genius Bar' Idea In Showrooms - Forbes
23 May 2012, 6:58 pm
If Apple retail-store employees get tired of working under the sign of the fruit, a whole bunch of them could have good careers in the auto industry. BMW has just joined Lexus in moving to establish “genius bars” — roughly modeled after Ap ...

Potential VP pick Paul Ryan calls Obama 'a failed president' - MSNBC Firstread
23 May 2012, 7:53 am
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI), a potential vice presidential pick for Mitt Romney, had harsh words for President Barack Obama Tuesday evening, but told the crowd the nation could get back on the right track with the 2012 ...

Egypt to pick Islamist or military man as president - YAHOO!
22 May 2012, 6:52 pm
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood said on Friday its candidate in Egypt's first free presidential vote had won through to a run-off next month against ex-air force chief Ahmed Shafiq, who was deposed leader Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister.

Watch: Kyrie Irving in old-man disguise schools players in pick-up game - CBS News
22 May 2012, 11:07 am
(CBS News) Cleveland Cavaliers star Kyrie Irving may be the newly crowned NBA Rookie of the Year but the 20-year-old is also pretty good at playing a basketball curmudgeon. Check out this latest bit of slick viral advertising, in which Pepsi Max introduces ...

Bills sign top pick CB Gilmore to 4-year deal - YAHOO!
17 May 2012, 10:16 am
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Bills cornerback Stephon Gilmore is ready to compete for a starting job, after the first-round draft pick signed a four-year contract worth about $12 million on Thursday. The deal was announced by the team, and included Buffalo CEO Russ ...