Arrieta leads Team USA to victory (McKinney Messenger)

Lead Division I in wins? Check. Get named to the all-American team? Check. Earn a spot on the USA Baseball National Team? Check. Lead that squad to a World Championship in Cuba? Check, well almost.

USA Playing as a True Team (NBA.com)

David DuPree of USA TODAY writes, "Now is the time to find out if the basketball world will return to what has long been considered its normal state or if the landscape has been forever changed. After two years of waiting, a month of training and a five-game exhibition tour, the USA Basketball men`s senior team will begin play Saturday in the 24-nation FIBA World Championship in Sapporo, Japan,

Fall forecast: USA`s warmth to persist (USA Today)

The Climate Prediction Center has issued its fall forecast for the USA (left). According to the CPC, the unusual warmth we`ve endured this summer is expected to continue across much of the nation through September, October and November, especially in...

DR Congo 1-2 USA (BBC News)

DR Congo lost 2-1 to the USA in Friday`s opening group D match at the Under-20 Women`s World Championship.

You know Team USA, here`s the world (Fox Sports)

They are the world, they are the teams and players who stand between the U.S. and a return to basketball glory. Dime sat down recently with a former NBA player who`d played professionally in Europe to break down Team USA`s competition at the world championships.

Sheridan: Ten reasons Team USA won`t win the gold (ESPN)

On the eve of the World Championship, Chris Sheridan explains why Team USA isn`t quite ready to win it all -- and tells which team will.

City Notes (Jacksonville Daily Record)

• What happens in Vegas won’t stay in Vegas this time. Landing owner Toney Sleiman has been in Las Vegas this week attending a merchandise trade show. He’s looking for new promotional items like hats, shirts and jackets and more prizes to give away at special events.

Nordstrom reports higher 2Q profit (Asbury Park Press)

Nordstrom Inc., the upscale department-store chain, said Thursday that second-quarter profit rose 20 percent on July sales of fall merchandise including leather jackets and women`s shoes.

Retailer`s flight plan: Soar into more stores (Akron Beacon Journal)

U.S. Wings Inc. plans to expand into retail stores as soon as possible. The Stow company, which makes flight jackets, officially registered its trademark July 18.

Council`s walking adverts plan (BBC News)

Scotland`s largest council wants to introduce advertising on everything from workers jackets to plant pots and bins

Nix set to call offensive shots for Jackets (SportingNews.com)

ATLANTA -- When Patrick Nix got his first head coaching job at age 26, he had a grand ol` time calli...

Rot-preventing Joist Jackets and Ledger Jackets Now Available Throughout the US (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Rot-preventing Joist Jackets® and their companion product Ledger Jackets are now available to deck builders nationally.

Safeco Launches Instant Auto Endorsement Processing (Insurance Journal)

Seattle-based Safeco has introduced online technology that allows independent agents to make instant changes to clients` commercial auto policies. The real-time capability cuts a one-week process int

Police hunt duo in auto theft (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

HIGHLAND | Police in Highland on Thursday night issued an area-wide alert asking officers to be on the lookout for a couple suspected in an armed robbery and auto theft.

Firefighters Battle Brush Fire At Auto Yard (The WBAL Channel)

BALTIMORE -- Firefighters battled a brush fire at an auto yard in southeast Baltimore Thursday afternoon. The fire was reported around 2:45 p.m. in the 5900 block of Erdman Avenue.

VIN etching offered at S. Side auto event (Arizona Daily Star)

An average of 500 vehicles are stolen citywide each month. On Saturday, you can learn how to make your vehicle less attractive to thieves by attending a free auto-theft-prevention event on the South Side.

Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results (The Auto Channel)

JINZHOU CITY, China--Aug. 17, 2006--Wonder Auto Technology, Inc., formerly MGCC Investment Strategies Inc. (OTCBB:MGIS) ("Wonder Auto" or "the Company"), whose subsidiary Jinzhou Halla Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd.

Report: China to set up auto export bases (WOOD TV 8)

SHANGHAI, China China plans to establish eight auto export manufacturing bases to help automakers achieve their ambition to expand globally. The official Xinhua News...

Reality show joins charity, auto racing (The Arizona Republic)

Phoenix residents will have a chance to appear on a new reality TV show: NASCAR Angels. Charity meets the auto shop in the nationally syndicated show as a film crew travels to race markets across the country, and cameras document how mechanics fix up cars for deserving people in the community.

Report: China Plans Auto Export Bases (KiplingerForecasts.com)

China plans to establish eight auto export manufacturing bases to help automakers achieve their ambition to expand globally, a report said Friday. The government has chosen 160 auto and auto parts makers for the project, the official Xinhua News Agency reported, citing Vice Premier Wu Yi.

Insurers OK auto rates based on your record (San Francisco Chronicle)

Several of California`s largest auto insurers said Thursday they will set premiums based on driving records rather than ZIP codes and also reduce rates for most motorists. The companies announced the moves after a state appeals court rejected the...

Report: China Plans Auto Export Bases (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

China plans to establish eight auto export manufacturing bases to help automakers achieve their ambition to expand globally, a report said Friday.