McElroy leads Jets to TD in 28-10 to Eagles

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McElroy leads Jets to TD in 28-10 to Eagles



New York Jets running back Terrance Ganaway (42) and tackle Austin Howard (77) celebrate after a touchdown by Ganaway in the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)If Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow don't get it done in the red zone, the New York Jets can turn to Greg McElroy.












Angolans vote amid calls for better wealth share-out



A woman casts her vote during parliamentary elections in the capital LuandaLUANDA (Reuters) - Angolans voted on Friday in a one-sided election expected to keep President Jose Eduardo dos Santos at the helm of Africa's No. 2 oil producer, but the long-serving leader faces swelling popular pressure to share the nation's riches more evenly. In the seaside capital Luanda, where gleaming new office and apartment blocks contrast with sprawling, grimy slums, and in cities and towns across the southern African state, polling stations opened in schools and other public buildings. ...












Investors cast doubts on Sharp's future, ability to pay debts



TOKYO (Reuters) - Sharp Corp shares fell almost 13 percent and ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgraded the company's debt to junk, underscoring growing concerns about the ability of the loss-making firm to pay its debts and revive its business. Its shares suffered their sharpest decline in almost a month on Friday, after the abrupt departure of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd's chairman from Japan fuelled uncertainty over a tie-up expected to help secure the long-term viability of the Japanese LCD TV panel maker. ...






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