UN agency blames La Nina for Europe's shivers (AFP via Yahoo! News) Icy conditions that have claimed dozens of lives across Europe since November are partly due to La Nina, an upsurge of cooler water to the Pacific Ocean surface, the UN's weather agency said Friday.

Monterrey fires former Mexico coach La Volpe (Sports Illustrated) Monterrey officials revealed Thursday that Argentine manager Ricardo Antonio La Volpe was dismissed and will not be on the team's bench during the upcoming Torneo Clausura 2009.