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"When we say 'War is over if you want it,' we mean that if everyone demanded peace instead of another Television set, we'd have peace."

- John Lennon (1940-1980) English Singer, Song Writer, Musician -

Midday 7-16-10 Evening

** until 7-22-10

019 028 037 046 127 136 145 235 289 379 469 478 568 014 018 023 027 036 045 059 068 126 135 149 158 167 189 234 239 248 257 279 347 356 369 378 459 468 567 689 005 009 113 117 122 225 338 144 446 455 558 266 077 477 779 288 788 099 599

Midday 7-16-10 Evening

** until 7-19-10 **

015 019 024 028 037 046 069 078 123 127 136 145 159 168 235 249 258 267 289 348 357 379 456 469 478 568 789 001 006 114 118 226 033 334 339 244 447 055 559 366 667 177 577 388 199 699 222 555 888

TIW 7-15-10 VA Midday

Winning Numbers: 040 & 2693 

 

708, 690, 567, 503, 589, 836, 412, 973
6207, 9625, 0149, 5712, 5839, 7963, 7503
8160, 8465, 8497, 8902, 1643, 2403, 3128

 

708, 819, 920, 031, 142, 253, 364, 475, 586, 697

0207, 1207, 2207, 3207, 4207, 5207, 6207, 7207, 8207, 9207

6200, 6201, 6202, 6203, 6204, 6205, 6206, 6207, 6208, 6209

 

25 and/or 70 pairs

Midday 7-16-10 Evening

** until 7-19-10 **

0139 0148 0149 0157 0158 0167 0189 0238 0239 0247 0248 0256 0257 0279 0346 0347 0356 0369 0378 0459 0468 0567 0589 0679 0689 1237 1238 1246 1247 1256 1269 1278 1345 1346 1359 1368 1458 1467 1489 1579 1589 1678 1679 2345 2349 2358 2367 2389 2457 2479 2489 2569 2578 2579 2678 3456 3469 3478 3479 3568 3569 3578 4567 4568 0049 0058 0059 0067 0068 1129 1138 1139 1147 1148 1156 1157 1179 2209 2218 2219 2236 2237 2245 2246 2259 2268 3307 3308 3316 3317 3325 3326 3348 3357 3379 3389 4405 4406 4415 4419 4423 4428 4437 4459 4468 4469 4478 5503 5504 5508 5512 5513 5517 5526 5539 5548 5549 5567 6601 6602 6615 6619 6624 6628 6629 6637 6638 6647 7704 7708 7709 7713 7718 7726 7735 7736 7745 8802 8806 8807 8815 8816 8824 8825 8834 9904 9905 9913 9914 9923 2227 2228 3334 3335 3339 4441 4442 4446 5553 5557 5558 6660 6664 6665 7771 7772 0077 0099 1166 1188 2255 2277 2299 3344 3366 3388 4455 4477 5566

Midday 7-16-10 Evening

** until 7-19-10 **

0128 0129 0137 0138 0146 0147 0156 0169 0178 0179 0236 0237 0245 0246 0259 0268 0269 0278 0345 0349 0358 0359 0367 0368 0389 0457 0458 0467 0479 0489 0569 0578 0579 0678 1235 1236 1245 1249 1258 1259 1267 1268 1289 1348 1349 1357 1358 1367 1379 1389 1456 1457 1469 1478 1479 1568 1569 1578 2347 2348 2356 2357 2369 2378 2379 2456 2459 2468 2469 2478 2567 2568 3458 3459 3467 3468 3567 0029 0038 0039 0047 0048 0056 0057 0079 0089 1109 1127 1128 1136 1137 1145 1146 1159 1168 1169 1178 2207 2208 2216 2217 2234 2235 2239 2248 2249 2257 2258 2267 2279 2289 3305 3306 3314 3315 3319 3324 3328 3329 3346 3347 3356 3359 3368 3369 3378 4403 4408 4409 4412 4413 4417 4418 4426 4427 4435 4436 4439 4457 4458 4467 5501 5502 5506 5507 5516 5519 5524 5528 5529 5534 5537 5538 5546 5547 6604 6605 6608 6609 6613 6614 6617 6618 6623 6627 6635 6645 7702 7703 7706 7712 7715 7716 7724 7725 7734 8801 8804 8805 8813 8814 8823 9902 9903 9912 1118 1119 2225 2226 3332 3337 3338 4440 4445 4448 4449 5551 5552 5556 6662 6663 7770 0066 0088 1155 1177 1199 2244 2266 2288 3355 3377 4466 3333 4444 5555

TIW 7-15-10 PA Evening

Winning Numbers: 698 & 8385 

 

285, 378, 432, 481, 457, 513, 096, 721
1725, 0173, 2690, 3567, 3480, 5018, 5328
4612, 4913, 4905, 4027, 6198, 7928, 8674

 

360, 471, 582, 693, 704, 815, 926, 037, 148, 259

0173, 1173, 2173, 3173, 4173, 5173, 6173, 7173, 8173, 9173

0170, 0171, 0172, 0173, 0174, 0175, 0176, 0177, 0178, 0179

 

82 and/or 37 pairs

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Carlos Santana Proposes to Drummer Girlfriend Onstage

TIW 7-15-10 FL Evening

Winning Numbers: 586 & 1475 

 

169, 276, 321, 360, 397, 902, 458, 710
0692, 8061, 9348, 1236, 1758, 2805, 2195
7309, 7401, 7482, 7896, 3045, 6495, 5367

 

360, 471, 582, 693, 704, 815, 926, 037, 148, 259

0236, 1236, 2236, 3236, 4236, 5236, 6236, 7236, 8236, 9236

1230, 1231, 1232, 1233, 1234, 1235, 1236, 1237, 1238, 1239

 

81 and/or 36 pairs

Updated: July 15, 2010, 3:09 PM ET

How many more majors for Rafa?

By Greg Garber
ESPN.com

AP Photo/Anja NiedringhausBattered, but not beaten: Can Rafael Nadal continue winning Slams despite his physical style?

 

 

 

 

 

As he held the golden Wimbledon trophy aloft, it was difficult not to notice the frayed, bruised bands of athletic tape wrapped around four fingers on his left hand. That stark juxtaposition of risk and gleaming reward neatly frames the career of Rafael Nadal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For without the white tape, the unprecedented torque of his magnificent forehand would tear his hand -- not his opponents -- apart. As it is, Nadal's physically demanding game places enormous stress on various joints, especially his knees. At 24, he became the second-youngest man to collect his eighth Grand Slam singles title, but the occasion begs the question: How much longer will Rafa be a viable threat, especially with this violent style of play?

 

 

 

 

At least a few more months, if his admirers are to be believed. Fewer than 30 minutes after Nadal locked down the rare French Open-Wimbledon double, U.S. Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe predicted a triple crown -- meaning, a first-ever win for Rafa at the U.S. Open.

 

 

A day later, Patrick's brother John -- a seven-time Grand Slam singles champion -- seconded the notion.

 

 

Nadal's matches played

 

Year	Matches
2005	89
2006	71
2007	85
2008	93
2009	80
2010	80*
*Projected total

 

"Nadal wants to win the U.S. Open so badly," said McEnroe, a fixture on the ATP Champions Tour. "It'd be hard not to pick him at this time, even though he's never won it. The conditions in New York don't suit Nadal so well and he needs to make his body hold up. So I think after Wimbledon he is going to take some time off and get his knees recovered and then maybe not play too many matches before the Open."

 

 

The bandwagon effect will be in play this summer as the North American hard-court season concludes at the National Tennis Center. Rafa-mania will reign as Nadal looks to complete his career Grand Slam, but beware of the continuing phenomenon that is Rafatigue.

 

 

At Wimbledon, Nadal revealed that he tweaked his left knee in Miami playing against Andy Roddick in the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open and skipped Barcelona so he could rehab it. At Wimbledon, his right knee created some issues and Nadal admitted, "I am a little bit scared about the knee."

 

 

 

The U.S. Open, oddly, is the only major Nadal has played every year going back to 2003; he has missed each of the others twice. And although his trajectory in New York closely mirrors his consistent ascent in the Australian Open -- where he broke through in 2009 as champion -- the U.S. Open, with its swift courts, remains his most elusive Slam.

 

 

Nadal lost in the semifinals the past two years (to Andy Murray in 2008 and Juan Martin del Potro in '09) and he has always looked a little weary -- understandably -- when he reaches the second week in New York. In 2008 -- the first time he accomplished the Euro Slam double -- he also played six matches at the Beijing Olympics, winning gold.

 

 

 

This year, he's scheduled to play only the two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events, in Toronto and Cincinnati. Based on his numbers from recent years (an average of 28 post-Wimbledon matches from 2005-09), Nadal will finish with about 80 matches. That's the same number as last year, when he missed more than two months with injured knees -- and far fewer than the ATP-high of 93 he posted in 2008.

 

 

Even with defending champion Del Potro expected to miss the U.S. Open and Roger Federer coming off two exits in majors quarterfinals, Nadal will be pressed in attempting the unusual triple. The last man to win three straight majors in the same year? Rod Laver, in 1969, when he won all four.

 

 

It says here Laver's triple play will go unmatched.

Updated: July 15, 2010, 4:42 PM ET

Henry retiring from French team

Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Thierry Henry is retiring from the French national team.

The 32-year-old forward announced his decision Thursday at the offices of The Associated Press before a news conference to discuss his signing with Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls.

A member of France's 1998 world championship and 2000 European champion teams, Henry said he will not try to emulate England's David Beckham and commute between the U.S. and Europe.

 

“ I always want to be here 100 percent and fully committed to this cause and the organization. ”

 -- Thierry Henry, on living in the U.S.

 

Henry had a French record 51 goals in 123 international appearances. He made his debut Oct. 11, 1997, scoring in injury time of a 2-1 win over South Africa. His finale was June 22 against the Bafana Bafana, when he entered in the 55th minute as the French were eliminated from the World Cup with a 2-1, first-round loss.

"That was my last game against South Africa," he said. "Ironically, it was also my first game in the national team against South Africa."

Henry made up his mind before the tournament.

"I couldn't announce it before because that's not the type of thing you announce before a World Cup," he said.

French players went on strike and refused to train before their final match when striker Nicolas Anelka was sent home for verbally using coach Raymond Domenech, who was replaced after the tournament by Laurent Blanc.

"We still have a good team," Henry said. "I think the guys that are going to stay, they still are great players. If you see the guys playing individually in their team, they're always doing great. But as you know, in a team sport, it's always a matter of having a great team. it's not only about individuals, and I think Laurent Blanc can do this."

Still, Henry doesn't think this World Cup was the lowest point in his career. The 2002 World Cup in South Korea has that distinction.

"We didn't even score one goal and we were the reigning world champion," he said. "And we bounced back, and we went to the final of the World Cup in 2006. Obviously we didn't win it. It still hurts."

Domenech didn't start Henry at the tournament, using him twice as a substitute.

"I will always respect and accept that. It wasn't easy at the time, but I don't regret anything," Henry said. "I think for the French team and French football it's time to move on and make sure that they can be again successful."

By coming to New York, Henry realizes he could anger a large Irish community. On a blown call last November, Henry handled the ball twice with his left hand, poking it to William Gallas for a go-ahead extra-time goal against Ireland in a playoff that put France into the World Cup.

"After the game, I did apologize and I was saying this to the guys on the pitch, to the Irish guys," Henry said. "But, hey, the rules of the game are the ref doesn't blow the whistle, you've got to play."

He compared it with another clear hand ball call that was missed.

"It was kind of funny to see [Brazil's] Luis Fabiano score this goal against Ivory Coast in the World Cup, and nobody ever said anything," he said. "It was kind of weird, but that's the way the game is."

With the Red Bulls, Henry will go back to playing in the middle of the field rather than on the left, where he had played with Barcelona. He said he played with a knee injury for much of the first half of last season, making it only fair that he lost playing time to Pedro Rodriguez and Bojan Krkic.

He thinks he has a lot to contribute to MLS.

"Maybe I'm not like the 20-year-old who used to run past anybody, but it's all about awareness," he said.

His new contract runs for 4½ seasons. After that, he'd like to remain in the game.

"I think at 37 maybe it will be time to say goodbye," he said. "I can see being a manager sometime. It is not that easy. So we'll see."

He is to make his Red Bulls debut against Tottenham on July 22. Having scored a club-record 226 goals for Arsenal from 1999-07, it's more than an exhibition game.

"I won't even mention the name of the team that we are going to play on the 22nd," he said. "That's how big a rivalry is it for me."

Thor's Day 7-15-10 Thor's Day

506, 656, 219, 216, 061, 438, 456, 019, 370, 322

459, 367, 124, 812, 782, 243, 998, 333, 555, 777

2501, 5066, 6551, 3667, 2193, 2769, 3927, 1602

"The most manifest sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness."

- Michel de Montaigne -

Updated: July 14, 2010, 7:26 PM ET

Hunter: NBA lockout is possible

By Chris Sheridan
ESPN.com
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NEW YORK -- In response to NBA commissioner David Stern's assertion that the league lost $370 million last season, the head of the players' union claimed Wednesday that Stern's numbers are as much as $370 million off base.

 

Union director Billy Hunter made that statement in a telephone interview with ESPN.com, saying the commissioner's assertion of the severity of the owners' financial woes "just doesn't hold water."

 

His comments illustrated the fundamental differences the sides are facing as they work to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement to replace the one due to expire next June 30.

 

In a nutshell, the union feels the current system is working well for everyone, while the owners feel the labor agreement needs to be drastically overhauled to enable teams to operate profitably.

 

The sides have started negotiations toward a new one but remain far apart, creating fears of the first work stoppage since 1998-99.

 

"I'm preparing for a lockout right now and I haven't seen anything to change that notion. Hopefully I'll see something over the next several months," Hunter said. "As of this moment, it's full speed ahead for me in preparing the players for a worst-case scenario."

 

Hunter, who also spoke Wednesday to several other news organizations, said the players do not believe the owners' claim that they lost a combined $370 million last season -- a statement Stern reiterated in public comments Monday following an owners' meeting in Las Vegas.

 

"There might not be any losses at all. It depends on what accounting procedure is used," Hunter said. "If you decide you don't count interest and depreciation, you already lop off 250 of the 370 million dollars, and everything else was predicated upon what they were projecting, which was a decline in attendance that didn't happen. Attendance was the second-highest ever."

 

In defending his position that the current system is working, Hunter said player salaries decreased 1 percent in 2009-10 after five consecutive years of growth at a time when overall league revenues reached an all-time high.

 

"The projected losses of $400 million were based on revenue projections made last summer, and in fact revenues did not go down, they actually increased. So for them to say there has been no shift in the environment, it just doesn't hold water," Hunter said.

 

"We have little confidence in their projections, because obviously the league's performance demonstrated their projections were off. We had the best Finals in years, Game 7 had highest TV rating in 12 years, the '09-10 BRI [basketball-related income] was the highest in NBA history, player salaries went down, and right now we're experiencing an all-time high in season-ticket sales coupled with the fact that the interest being demonstrated by the public is unprecedented.

 

"So I can't imagine at a time like this when the league is sort of riding the crest of the wave that there would be a desire on anyone's part to want to disrupt that," Hunter said. "What we should be doing is trying to come to some arrangement that both of us find to be mutually beneficial and acceptable."

 

Hunter was already wary of the league's projections after it warned its teams last July that next season's salary cap could fall as low as $50.4 million. It was set last week at $58.0 million, even higher than this season's.

 

"Clearly it causes us some concern, causes us to question their numbers," Hunter said.

 

Hunter said the players will offer their interpretations of the league's finances at the next bargaining meeting. He said he hasn't heard anything from the league since the union submitted its proposal for a CBA earlier this month.

 

Stern said that proposal basically embraced the current system, but the league believes changes are necessary and the teams that spent freely during free agency did so because it was the only way they could win. Hunter disagrees, saying owners want a system where they can spend and "receive guaranteed profits unlike any other industry in America."

 

Stern also said the higher-than-expected cap didn't mean things were better than they were a year ago, but Hunter points to huge increases in season ticket sales in New York, New Jersey, Chicago and Charlotte as proof otherwise.

 

The union is calling for expanded revenue sharing among teams, with Hunter noting that a group of small-market owners recommended it to Stern a couple of years ago. Stern has said it will come after the agreement with the players, but Hunter said it should come as part of the deal.

 

"Revenue sharing has to be part of the process, has to be part of the total package," Hunter said.

 

Hunter thinks owners who lived through the 1998 lockout won't want to risk shutting the league down again, but wonders if some newer ones might be willing to sit out for a year or two. Just in case, he's telling players to save their money and stay united.

 

Hunter hopes "cooler heads prevail" and it won't come to that point.

 

"This is a high time for the NBA, a time for celebration," Hunter said. "So we're going to do everything within our power -- I can't underscore that enough -- to try to reach an agreement."

Updated: July 14, 2010, 4:28 PM ET

Braves get Gonzalez; Escobar to Jays

Associated Press

ATLANTA -- The NL East-leading Atlanta Braves, looking to bolster their lineup for the second half of the season, acquired Alex Gonzalez in a swap of shortstops that sent Yunel Escobar to the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday.

The Braves also traded left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes to the Blue Jays in the five-player deal while also adding left-handed minor league pitcher Tim Collins and minor league shortstop Tyler Pastornicky.

The 33-year-old Gonzalez is hitting .259 with 17 home runs and 50 RBIs. He is tied for fifth in the American League with 43 extra-base hits.

"He's an outstanding defensive shortstop and he's having a very good offensive season," Braves general manager Frank Wren said. "We think he can improve our run production. He immediately leads our team in home runs."

Troy Glaus had 14 homers to lead the Braves at the All-Star break.

Escobar hit .299 with career-best totals of 14 homers and 76 RBIs last season. He has struggled this year, hitting only .238 with no homers and 19 RBIs.

"We feel that Yunel Escobar will absolutely turn it around," Toronto general manager Alex Anthopoulos said Tuesday.

"There's certainly an element of risk there, but we feel he has a very good opportunity to turn it around. I think if Yunel Escobar was doing what he did in the past, he's not available to us and this trade does not present itself," he said.

Wren said Escobar could enjoy his best years after leaving the Braves.

"He very well may," Wren said. "He's a talented guy. But for our ballclub we felt we needed to make some adjustments. It just wasn't happening here right now."

The Braves also took on more salary. Escobar is making $435,000 this season. Gonzalez's salary is $2.75 million; his contract includes a 2011 club option for $2.5 million.

"Getting a guy we can control for a year and a half was important to us," Wren said.

Each shortstop is regarded as a strong defensive player.

"Alex may not be quite as flashy as Escobar, but he's an extremely solid shortstop," Wren said.

Wren said Gonzalez is expected to be with the team for Thursday night's game against Milwaukee.

"He's excited to be here and to be coming to a first-place team," Wren said.

The Braves have a four-game lead over the New York Mets and a 4½-game lead over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Atlanta outfielders Jason Heyward (thumb) and Nate McLouth (concussion) are on the disabled list. Heyward, who was voted an All-Star starter as a rookie, could return on Thursday.

"With the guys coming off the DL in the next week or so we think we have the ability to improve our ballclub and also sit back and see what our needs may be at the trade deadline," Wren said.

The Blue Jays, one game under .500, are 12½ games behind the New York Yankees in the AL East.

Anthopoulos said the Blue Jays "are not actively shopping" other players.

Reyes, 1-5 with a 5.70 ERA at Triple-A Gwinnett, has a 5-15 career record with Atlanta. Kris Medlen's emergence as Atlanta's No. 5 starter pushed Kenshin Kawakami to the bullpen and further blocked Reyes' return to Atlanta.

The Blue Jays optioned Reyes to Double-A New Hampshire.

Collins was 1-0 with a 2.51 ERA and nine saves in 35 games for Double-A New Hampshire.

Pastornicky was batting .258 with 16 doubles, 35 RBIs and 24 stolen bases in 77 games for Class A Dunedin.

Wren said Collins and Pastornicky will report to Double-A Mississippi.