Challenges In The News 09/07/08

You want a challenge? Search through DeAndre Jordan's freshman season for even the slightest hint he is ready to play in the NBA. Compared to that, learning to speak Mandarin or cooking up a nice crawfish etouffee should be a breeze.

Two London youths stabbed to death weeks apart had prepared speeches on knife crime for a public speaking challenge.

Daniel Jones insists he has come of age and found his true position – and he’s ready to challenge George Elokobi as Wolves’ chief left-back.

Barack Obama’s decision to move to a larger venue to deliver his speech accepting his party’s nomination on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, has TV news organizations back at the drawing board to figure out how to deal with the unexpected logistical challenge.

A Scottish sailor wins a global yacht challenge. Images from a Scottish skipper's triumph in a round-the-world yachting challenge.

It will go down in Grand Prix history as a classic race, a nail-biting challenge from start to the finish, with gusty winds and rain conspiring to have their part and ensure both a victory and a majestic drive by the home favorite, Lewis Hamilton.

The Watcher: Tricia Helfer talks about the "odd" feeling while filming the mid-season finale of "Battlestar," the reaction she had when she was reading the script for the finale and taking on the new challenge of playing another mysterious woman on "Burn Notice."

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) Jamie Carragher acknowledged how far Liverpool has fallen since its dominance of the 1970s and 80s, saying he'd be happy to only challenge for the Premier League title next season. "People always talk about us pushing for the league but, to be honest, it isn't very often that we've even challenged," Carragher said Saturday on Liverpool's Web site. "If we were challenging ...

Jamie Carragher wants to see Liverpool Football Club at least challenge for the title next season.

JAMIE CARRAGHER has urged Reds fans to forget talk of winning the title this season – and focus instead on simply making a meaningful challenge.

Lawyers representing Osama bin Laden's former driver asked a federal judge yesterday to halt his fast-approaching military trial so they may have time to continue challenging the legality of the military commission system.