Leon's MLB debut cut short by injury - Washington Nationals

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals suffered a blow on Monday night during their 8-5 victory over the Padres. Catcher Sandy Leon, making his Major League debut, had to leave the game in the fourth inning with a high right ankle sprain. The Nats are ...

Leon Panetta seeks another $70M for Israel's 'Iron Dome' rocket shield - msnbc.com

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon will seek to provide Israel with an additional $70 million in the coming months for its short-range rocket shield, known as the "Iron Dome," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said after a meeting with his Israeli ...

Sandy Leon gets call-up, major league opportunity after Wilson Ramos injury - Washington Times

CINCINNATI -- The tone inside the Washington Nationals' clubhouse was a solemn one Friday night and Saturday morning as they absorbed the news that catcher Wilson Ramos would miss most, if not all, of the 2012 season to a torn ACL in his right knee.

Leon Hendrix: Jimi 'Was Always Told to Shut Up When He Was a Kid' - Rolling Stone

In the song "Castles Made of Sand," Jimi Hendrix sang about a "little Indian brave" who dreamed of growing up to be a fearless warrior. "I was surprised to find myself the main character in the second verse," recalls Leon Hendrix, the late ...

Leon Cooperman's Bank Buys: Billionaire Picked Up BofA, Citi, Added To JPMorgan - Forbes

Omega Advisors founder Leon Cooperman made a big bet on U.S. financial stocks during the first quarter, based on the latest SEC filing from the hedge fund manager Bank stocks rallied in the first quarter, with BofA in particular racing out of ...

Nationals C Sandy Leon sprains ankle in debut - YAHOO!

WASHINGTON (AP) Nationals catcher Sandy Leon has left the game in the fourth inning after spraining his right ankle in a collision at home plate during his major league debut. The throw got past Leon just before Headley bowled into him, causing the catcher ...

De Leon, Munday savor staging UIL state trip - Abilene Reporter-News

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Reporter-News learned early Thursday morning that Munday High School received an honorable mention for all-star cast in the UIL one-act play competition. Neither Munday nor De Leon placed. AUSTIN — Before 2005, De Leon High ...

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta On Defensive Over Global Climate Warm-Mongering - Forbes

Speaking at a May 2nd uber-left Environmental Defense Fund event, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta expressed an urgent sense of national insecurity regarding dramatic impacts of climate change, stating: “Rising sea levels, severe draughts ...

Leon Panetta to NATO allies: Invest in defense - Chicago Sun-Times (blog)

In advance of the Chicago NATO Summit, the U.S. has been prodding financially stressed nations in Europe to chip in more for defense and help pay about a third of the estimated tab for maintaining Afghan National Security Forces after NATO combat troops ...

Leon T. Mingo, Navy vet, big-hearted family man - Philadelphia Daily News

Leon T. Mingo was not exactly a poker shark. He and some old pals would get together every other weekend. They weren’t poker sharks, either. “He would come home, saying, ‘I won!’ and pull out his $1.25 take,” said his wife, Della Mingo.