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Thursday, May 11, 2006

Hodges overcomes horrifying pitch
ATLANTA - Wes Hodges remembers the taste of blood.

Taking their final turn at Turner Field
The 70-yard jog from the cozy dugout to Turner Field's spacious outfield has never grown mundane for Kyle Keen. The little details of playing at the home of the Atlanta Braves still give Georgia's senior left fielder chills.

Baseball: Georgia vs. Georgia Tech

Call on graffiti leads to arrests
Athens-Clarke police arrested an adult and two teens Monday after police said they became hostile toward an officer who was investigating reported graffiti on Sage Lane.

Police arrest man after standoff
Statham police arrested a Statham man after he barricaded himself inside his house with a gun for almost two hours on Monday night.

Tires, rims stolen from parked truck
Someone stole tires and rims valued at $8,000 from a 2004 GMC Yukon while it was parked at its owner's Vincent Drive residence between 4 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, Athens-Clarke police said.

Fire occurs in duct at Athens tire plant
Carbon in the ductwork of an Athens factory briefly flashed into a flame Tuesday evening, according to the Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency Services Department.

Woman reports she was raped
A 22-year-old woman told Athens-Clarke police she was raped in her car outside her home in southwestern Athens-Clarke County at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Middle school boy caught with knife
A 13-year-old boy was arrested at Clarke Middle School Monday after a school resource officer found him with a knife, Athens-Clarke police said.

Man acts out when accused of cheating
A 49-year-old man allegedly went on a drunken rampage with an ax and garden shears at his Danielsville Road home Tuesday night after he said his girlfriend accused him of having an affair, Athens-Clarke police said.

Rice, Gagliardi lead hall's divisional class
MORRISTOWN, N.J. - NFL great Jerry Rice and college football's all-time winningest coach, John Gagliardi, were among seven new members to join the divisional class of the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday.

S.C. linebacker commits to Bulldogs
Charles White goes to school about 15 miles from the South Carolina campus, and his high school coach is the son of a Clemson assistant.

Georgia earns top seed for golf regional
The top-ranked and defending national champion Georgia men's golf team is the No. 1 seed for the NCAA East Regional at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club in Orlando, Fla.

Lady Bulldog golfers head to regional
The Georgia women's golf team will start play at the NCAA West regional today at Washington National Golf Club in Auburn, Wash.

Myra Jemison: Newspaper should apologize for photo
As a classmate of Army Capt. Dan Gade, who lost a leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq, I was not surprised to see he had won a citation from the new local chapter of Disabled American Veterans.

Danny Mathews: Channell's party switch is disappointing news
To state Rep. Mickey Channell of Greensboro: I am a proud Democrat, one of the many who helped put you in office and get you re-elected each term thereafter. I would like to voice my disappointment with you for switching political parties and turning your back on your supporters, who trusted you for the past 14 years. I don't believe it is possible to have the beliefs and values of one political party, then suddenly your beliefs and values change a full 180 degrees.

Crystal Aguilar: California student needs help on school project
My name is Crystal Aguilar. In my fifth-grade class, we are doing state reports, and I will be doing my project on Georgia. The project is due at the end of May, and it will cover such topics as famous people, special state traditions and state history.

Robert W. Harman: UGA's reputation not hurt by fall break for football
I'm sure the Athens Banner-Herald's editorial board is well-meaning in its comments on the University of Georgia's scheduling of fall break for the two days before the UGA-University of Florida football game in Jacksonville, Fla. (Editorial, "UGA fall break just perpetuates the party image," May 8).

Jan Hughes: Edwards Building staff, students deserve better
I can understand why graduates of the old Burney-Harris High School, which is now the Clarke County School District's H.T. Edwards Building, would like to see the Dearing Extension structure saved. They all have memories of their friendships there, and of the teachers that led them to higher education.

Jeremy Field: Darlington Raceway is great place for NASCAR
I hate to split hairs, but the Morris News Service article on Darlington Raceway (Sports, "NASCAR's Darling," May 10) claims that it is the oldest track on the NASCAR schedule. It's easy to get confused, but Darlington stakes its claim as NASCAR's oldest "superspeedway." The short track in Martinsville, Va., used by NASCAR was built in 1947 and is three years older than the Darlington, S.C., track.

Paul Sellew: Consumerism at root of immigration issue
The immigration issue has a lot of people taking the stump all of a sudden, but "solutions" to the problem do not address the fundamental issue facing Americans. We are being confronted with the inevitable after-effects of capitalism. Do we really think the rest of the world will happily continue to feed our insatiable consumerism? One has only to view the situation from the immigrant perspective to see they want the wealth and resources available in America - wealth and resources we take for granted.

Brian Smith: UGA won't boost rep with current fall break
I agree with the Athens Banner-Herald's editorial stance against scheduling the University of Georgia's fall break for the two days before the UGA-University of Florida football game in Jacksonville, Fla. ("UGA fall break just perpetuates the party image," May 8).

Wanda Burns: Translate national anthem into a host of languages
I'm truly amazed that no one has thought of this before. An even better idea than a Spanish-language U.S. national anthem would be to have the anthem translated into Chinese, German, Italian, Polish, Russian and all the other languages of the citizens of this country. Let us not forget Ellis Island, N.Y.

Dorinda G. Dallmeyer: Madison County land use is of paramount concern
Everyone who cares about the future of Madison County should attend two upcoming meetings: the May 16 planning and zoning commission meeting and the May 22 county commission meeting, where both groups will consider changing the county's comprehensive land-use map. What was billed as an update is instead a wholesale redrawing of our community, expanding medium- and high-density areas from 11 percent to more than 20 percent, targeting our agricultural heart for new residential growth. By committing this area to a two-acre minimum lot size, property taxes will rise and many farmers not only will be run out of the business, but also from the land they love.

Ed Elder: Mexican government creates many problems
The writer who was in Mexico for eight months has commendably opened her heart to the Mexican people. (Letters, "Immigrants should be seen as human beings," May 4).

Jared V. Harper: Make politicians work on country's real problems
Leading up to every election, politicians love to whip voters into a frenzy about some hot-button issue they feel will get them elected. That tactic also diverts voters' attention from the real issues, issues that might require those same politicians to exhibit courage and moral fiber to address.

Henry Shirah: Non-hyphenated people should demand rights
I'm in distress. I don't know what I am and don't know what to do about it. I am not a Puerto Rican-American, African-American, Irish-American, German-American, Mexican-American, Canadian-American, Asian-American, Italian-American, Native American or any other hyphenated type.

Fonda and Hayek fighting for Mexican womens rights
Mexico City - Jane Fonda and Salma Hayek are pressuring the Mexican government to end violence against women in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, where more than 300 women have been murdered over the past 12 years. The actresses spoke ahead of a performance of "The Vagina Monologues." They were joined at a news conference by the play's author, Eve Ensler.

Today in history
Today is Thursday, May 11, the 131st day of 2006. There are 234 days left in the year.

Howard Stern staying with satellite and says 'no' to terrestrial radio return
Forget the various rumors and rumblings. Howard Stern made it clear Wednesday morning: He's staying put on satellite radio.

After Curious and Fantasy, Britney is In Control
NEW YORK - Britney Spears went from Curious to Fantasy, and now she's In Control.

Musical sway
Chris Blanton sways to whatever music happens to be serenading his everyday life.

Angela Lansbury of 'Murder, She Wrote' in a food fight? Heavens!
Could it be? Angela Lansbury in a food fight, getting hit with a pie and having wedding cake plastered on her face? The same Angela Lansbury who solved all those murders as the very proper Jessica Fletcher?

Kingdom Hearts II makes fantasy characters come alive
"Kingdom Hearts II" is a superbly crafted role-playing game with an intricate plot that weaves three characters - Sora, Donald and Goofy - through different worlds. With Disney and Final Fantasy characters at their side, they battle their enemies: the Heartless, Nobodies and Organization XIII.

TV to become a parent's bedtime friend
It's bedtime and your toddler is having a meltdown, insisting on just one more episode of "Bob the Builder."

Today's best bets

Alford Pomeroy: Time away isn't really time away
"I want to take you on a trip," my husband said with a dreamy sound in his voice.

Sullivan Jimenez: Trying to love Broadway
As much as I like to think of myself as a cultured, worldly, refined individual, I have a confession to make. When it comes to musical theater, I just don't get it.

Pamper Mom in high style
Day in and day out, she is there to encourage, love and protect, so when the time comes for a little pampering, no one deserves the royal treatment more than Mom. And while there are many perfumes, gift certificates and spas vying for her attention on Mother's Day, nothing starts the day off more luxuriously than breakfast in bed.

Titans, Warriors tee up
The boosters clubs for the Oconee County High Warriors and the North Oconee High Titans are hosting a joint fundraising effort for the schools by holding a golf tournament on Monday at The Georgia Club in Statham.

Nutting up your pasta
For many of us, a fondness for nut butters goes back to our earliest days and that all-American staple, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Rebecca Romijn's not blue about 'Pepper Dennis'
Rebecca Romijn is used to the blue jokes.

Today's best bets

David Blaine leaves hospital
Magician David Blaine left the hospital Tuesday where he had been admitted for observation after being submerged in an 8-foot fish bowl with an oxygen mask for a week followed by a 7-minute breath-holding stunt.

Today in history
Today is Wednesday, May 10, the 130th day of 2006. There are 235 days left in the year.

President Logan of Fox's '24': Unimpeachably, he's a bad guy
Hail to this chief!

On the record player
A baritone, music instructor, writer and church drummer, Chris Blanton relates his varied album favorites that currently range from instrumental spiritual music to the Southern-rock blends produced by Athens-based Kudzu. Blanton will perform as a soloist during the Athens Symphony Pops concerts May 12 and 13. See ThursdayLiving for the complete story.

Marvelous Mirman at the fabulous 40 Watt
Eugene Mirman, ACTION 5 favorite (see Page 3) and the newest addition to the Comedians of Comedy tour (also featuring Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn and Maria Bamford), will perform at the 40 Watt Club on Tuesday, May 16. He'll be joined by Michael Showalter and Leo Allen. Doors open at 9 p.m., tickets are $10-12.

Events calendar

Going for the juggler
Although patrons often are justified in being wary of comedic artists when they unleash the "audience participation" portion of their act, there should be no such caution exercised when Tony Duncan is on stage.

The Week That Was
1958: Ritchie Valens recorded "Come On, Let's Go," at his first recording session, in Los Angeles.

An invitation to moms
Steve Dancz says he's not aware of many "mother" songs he can play at his "Mother's Day Jazz" concert at the Melting Point.

Now playing

Combustible love
Brad Blythe plays Elyot Chase and Anna Whiteside is Sibyl Chase in Town & Gown's production of "Private Lives."

Calvin goes 'Full Monty'

Wal-art
Art school seems like an ideal new hangout for director Terry Zwigoff. After all, he made himself at home in the cult-comic world of "Crumb," the surreal pop-culture land of "Ghost World" and the holiday nether-zone of "Bad Santa."

Free show with Hookers
Oh now, now, not that kind - Athens' country-fried rockers The Bearfoot Hookers will join Five Eight and Lona for a free Athfest CD release party Saturday at the Georgia Theatre. The AthFest 10 CD is a double-disc set released in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of AthFest, Athens' annual summer music and arts festival, this year set for June 21-25. Disc one includes new and previously unreleased material, including R.E.M.'s "Wanderlust (Clayton St. Studio Version)." Disc two compiles selections from previous AthFest CDs. For a complete listing, go to the show - or visit www.athfest.com/cd.

Winding up
In the five years that Betsy Franck has lived in Athens, she's recruited a variety of local musicians to back her in the Bare Knuckle Band, and she thinks she's now found the right combination of players to complement her bold, bluesy vocal style.

Lewis: The action 5!
Neil Young is a personal hero right up there with Alfred Hitchcock, Ray Bradbury, Walt Disney, Stan Lee and Ray Harryhausen as far as influence on my life goes. That said, he does tend to blow it on occasion ("This Note's For You," I'm looking at you). But I suppose there is no growth without experimentation and the experimentation is usually half his charm. Thankfully, "Living With War" - which could have been a musical Hindenberg - benefits from Young's secret weapon, a combination of urgent distress and lightning-fast turnaround time. Recorded in just six days a little more than a month ago, "War" repeats the formula that led to classics like the 1970 track "Ohio" (an almost immediate response to the Kent State massacre) and the album "Tonight's The Night" (an equally timely tribute to the overdose of a Crazy Horse band member).

Phillips: Motherly love
Mother's Day is Sunday, and as more and more friends take the leap into the unrelenting but ever-rewarding field of motherhood, I become increasingly inspired by all things woman. Seriously. Ask a mom to recount her day - any one of the seven days of the week - from the 5 a.m. wake-up call, when she has to be in full gear, to evening tuck-in, a good couple hours before she's finished dishes, laundry, house straightening and her own face-washing and tooth-brushing. I say to my mom-friends, "I can't even stay on top of my own measly basket o' dirty clothes, house cleaning and meal fixing! Pray thee, how do you juggle it all?!"

Schrenko pleads guilty
ATLANTA - Linda Schrenko pleaded guilty today to federal charges of conspiracy and money laundering while Georgia superintendent of schools.

Peeking into county's past
JEFFERSON - Charlotte Mealor is continually amazed by what she finds in the historic Jackson County Courthouse.

Past manager: Campaign was 'smoke and mirrors'
ATLANTA - In summer 2002, the facade of Linda Schrenko as front-runner for the Georgia governor's race was falling apart.

Ex-band manager gets 4 years in fire
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A former rock-band manager whose pyrotechnics caused a nightclub fire that killed 100 people was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison - well short of the maximum - after two days of anguished testimony from victims' relatives about grandchildren they will never hold and graduations they will never see.

GOP forges deal on investor tax cuts
WASHINGTON - Republicans in Congress reached agreement Tuesday on a $70 billion measure to extend tax breaks for investors and prevent more middle-income families from being hit by a tax aimed at the wealthy.

Scores on grad tests improve
ATLANTA - More of Georgia's high school students are passing their graduation tests on the first try, an indication that curriculum changes and teacher training programs are having an impact in the classroom, state education officials said.

Cooper closing facility
News that the Oliver Rubber tire manufacturing plant on Oneta Street will close, eliminating 140 jobs, shocked local officials who two years earlier had convinced the company to stay and expand.

Schools look to tax to keep up with growth
JEFFERSON - From new buses to a new school administration complex in Commerce, school system officials are banking on a five-year extension of a special-purpose, local-option sales tax to bring in $100 million for schools in fast-growing Jackson County.

Schrenko testifies she was talked into her misdeeds
ATLANTA - With her campaign in a financial shambles, Linda Schrenko reluctantly agreed to fight on with money obtained from federal education grants, she told a federal jury this morning.

Police probes may wrap up
JEFFERSON - As early as today, the Jefferson police department could conclude two separate internal investigations into possible misconduct involving a pair of city police officers.

Teacher: School did nothing to stop harassment by parent
WATKINSVILLE - The Oconee County Board of Education could learn this month the results of an investigation into a racial harassment complaint filed against three school system officials by a black first-grade teacher at Oconee County Primary School.

More file suit over tissue implants
Two area women have joined a small army of plaintiffs filing lawsuits over illegally harvested body tissues that were surgically implanted in their bodies, and a third area resident may soon join them.

Letter gives insight into Iran's mysterious president
UNITED NATIONS - With his 18-page letter, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered President Bush a history lesson, philosophy lecture and religious sermon laced with references to Jesus Christ.

Authority soon could accept bids
The authority dedicated to redeveloping the U.S. Naval Supply Corps School could begin accepting proposals as early as this month.

AP Interview with Condoleeza Rice
Audio excerpts from an Associated Press interview with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

Special-ed aide charged with battery of student
A special-education worker at Cedar Shoals High School was charged with simple battery Tuesday after the mother of an autistic student accused the teacher's aide of hitting her son in the head with a telephone book to make him stop talking.

Daniel withdraws from House race
Former state Rep. Danny Daniel has withdrawn from the race for District 115 of the state House of Representatives, leaving Athens lawyer Doug McKillip unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Women building hope

Former reporter to head up program in Jackson
A former Barrow County News reporter has been selected as the new executive director of Keep Jackson County Beautiful.

Two charged with fraud appear in court
Two of 23 alleged co-conspirators in what officials said could be the state's largest mortgage fraud scheme made their first appearances in a Clarke County courtroom Tuesday.

Leaders call for countries to tackle tough TB
ATLANTA - Health experts on Wednesday called on developing countries to expand testing and treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.

AOL to lay off 1,300
NEW YORK - AOL said Tuesday it has done such a good job of helping its customers help themselves that it is cutting about 1,300 customer-service jobs and closing its Jacksonville, Fla., call center.

Board to vote on revised wellness policy
Faced with misbehavior, Clarke County teachers still would be able to keep students in from recess under the latest revision of a controversial health policy - a version that gives school staff more flexibility in the classroom, proponents say.

Federal agencies pass up Navy School
The Navy announced Tuesday that federal agencies officially have passed on the Navy Supply Corps School site.

Schrenko: Guilty
ATLANTA - The long fall of former state schools superintendent Linda Schrenko came to a crashing end Wednesday as she pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of conspiracy in connection to a scheme to funnel federal education grants into her 2002 gubernatorial campaign.

Grumbles on rumble strips pay off for residents
Hundreds of North Clarke County residents went to bed undisturbed Monday night for the first time in months.

Labor chief offers aid to those laid off
Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond confirmed Wednesday that the state Department of Labor will provide assistance to workers losing their jobs when the 140-employee Oliver Rubber tire-manufacturing plant in Athens closes.

Recommendation to hire new tax appraiser tabled
DANIELSVILLE - Madison County will have to wait a little longer for its next chief tax appraiser.

Iranians: U.S. hasty in brushoff
TEHRAN, Iran - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's abrupt dismissal of a letter from Iran's president might only strengthen hardline attitudes and mistrust of America, some Iranians warned Tuesday.

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Agribusiness expo

Group honored at convention

Students awarded Moore's Ford scholarships
Six public high school seniors were awarded $1,000 scholarships at the Moore's Ford Memorial Committee's Seventh Annual Scholarship Banquet held in Watkinsville on April 27.

Watkinsville city council

Red Hat ladies preparing a July Fourth party

Annual Sidewalk Sale set for Mother's Day weekend
The annual Downtown Watkin-sville Spring Sidewalk Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Into the woods
Believed to be extinct for decades but now rumored to have been rediscovered, the ivory-billed woodpecker has captured the ardor of "birders" throughout the country, enthusiasts who spend their spare time searching through swamps and forests, seeking any and all evidence that the "Lord God Bird" still exists.

Tuley to serve as Titan's interim football coach
The coaching shift at North Oconee is over - for at least a year.

Oconee Police Blotter
The Oconee County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents:

City council simmering with internal strife
BOGART - The mayor and Bogart's four-member city council agree that the key to transforming the city's old three-block Main Street is to install a sewer line so businesses there can have toilets. But an argument over the best way to pay for that sewer line has brought almost all of the city's Main Street revitalization efforts to a standstill.

Engineering firm fracas tops meeting
The long simmering feud between Bogart Mayor Jan Thurmond and city council members Woody Bruce and Terri Glenn came to a head at a May 1 meeting.

Hosta Weekend set for Piccadilly Farm
Piccadilly Farm on Whippoorwill Road will hold its annual Hosta Weekend on Friday and Saturday. Visitors are allowed to tour the three-acre display garden and see the hostas in bloom. There will be a lecture and ramble beginning at 11 a.m. each day hosted by hosta expert Carleen Jones. Admission is free. Call 706-769-6516 for more information.

State disaster plan might need additional work
If residents of U.S. coastal states learned anything from the two hurricanes that devastated the Gulf Coast last year, it was that the federal government - absent any massive change in its lumbering bureaucracy - isn't likely to be of much help in the event of a similar natural disaster, at least in the near future.

Drug testing doesn't deserve further hearing
A clear majority of the Clarke County Board of Education's policy committee probably saved the board from itself this week when they rejected a proposal for testing high school students for drugs.

Shipp: Perdue's 'commitment' to Georgia schools is mere pandering
So you've just moved to Georgia? If you have kids, you've come to the right state. Just look at our schools.

Emanuel: Campus speech codes are capricious, harmful to all students
The American university as a "marketplace of ideas" is an extremely appealing concept. However, case after case of faculty stifling free speech - from a Northern Kentucky professor smashing a pro-life display to a New Jersey community college teacher threatening a freshman who invited an Iraq war veteran to speak - has all but destroyed the image of college as a place where young people can experience, and be free to express, truly diverse ideas and viewpoints.

Quotables
"Through the end of this year, 2006, there will be honest attempts to talk to the other side. If it becomes clear by the end of the year that we really have no partner, and the international community is also convinced of this, then we will take our fate into our own hands and not leave our fate in the hands of our enemies."

Quotables
"How much longer will the blood of the innocent men, women and children be spilled on the streets, and people's houses destroyed over their heads? Are you pleased with the current condition of the world? Do you think present policies can continue?"

State qualifiers

Slow-conee no more
WATKINSVILLE - With a mere mention of the word, the conversation turned and the chuckles abruptly stopped.

Collins provides pop at the top
The excruciating feeling in Joel Collins' left knee roused him from his sleep one night last summer. Ultimately, it put him on the sidelines for much of his senior year at Prince Avenue Christian.

3-on-3 tourney comes to Oglethorpe County
The Oglethorpe County basketball teams will host a 3-on-3 tournament this Saturday at the high school.

Local standout on tourney winning team
Taylor Jordan, a sophomore on Cedar Shoals' boys soccer team, won the SuperClubs Regional Tournament last weekend with the Stars Elite '08 in Memphis Tenn.

Nominations requested for All-NEGA teams
The Athens Banner-Herald is requesting nominations for its All-Northeast Georgia teams for baseball, boys and girls golf, soccer, tennis and track.

McAllister, Middleton named to first team
The SEC announced its all-conference softball team Wednesday, and the Eastern Division champion Georgia Bulldogs tied a school-record with six players on the first, second and all-freshman teams.

Team capsules

Players to watch

Two to follow
When it comes to her team, Georgia coach Lu Harris-Champer usually plays things close to the vest. But she recently admitted that at the conclusion of last season, she was worried about which players would ascend to take leadership roles on this year's club.

Fish hand Braves worst loss of year
MIAMI - Apparently, in addition to lush beaches and random thunderstorms, South Florida is a place for streaks to end.

Detroit survives LeBron rally
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - LeBron James almost made the Detroit Pistons regret getting bored.

Casserly resigns as Texans GM
HOUSTON - Houston Texans general manager Charley Casserly resigned Wednesday, saying he was leaving on his own terms to pursue a job in the NFL's front office.

Braves walk all over the Marlins
MIAMI - Jeff Francoeur walked Tuesday on four pitches.

Owner takes it out on A-Rod
NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez insisted he wasn't bothered by George Steinbrenner's public criticism.

Athens native hired at VMI
Although he's just 32 years old, Athens native Brent Davis is making tracks as a college football coach. After nine years as an assistant at Georgia Southern, Davis recently was hired as the offensive coordinator at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington.

Francoeur's first walk leaves Cox laughing
MIAMI - When it came to the jokes concerning Jeff Francoeur's first walk of the year, Braves manager Bobby Cox was leading the way.

Malone interested in buying the Braves
LITTLETON, Colo. - John Malone, the chairman of Liberty Media Corp., indicated Tuesday that he was actively pursuing talks with Time Warner Inc. about acquiring the Atlanta Braves.

Jarrett's crew chief Labbe suspended
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Crew chief Richard "Slugger" Labbe was suspended for four races and fined $25,000 on Tuesday for using an illegal part on Dale Jarrett's car at Richmond International Raceway.

Nascar's Darling
DARLINGTON, S.C.

Ricky may face drug test in CFL
TORONTO - Ricky Williams may have to take a drug test if the running back wants to play for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.

Kendall lashes out at MLB
TORONTO - Oakland Athletics catcher Jason Kendall ripped Major League Baseball after dropping his appeal of his four-game suspension on Tuesday.

Boudreaux new officials coordinator for SEC
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The SEC named longtime referee Gerald Boudreaux coordinator of men's basketball officials on Tuesday.

Glavine's arm, bat snap streak
PHILADELPHIA - Tom Glavine used his bat and his arm to end Philadelphia's longest winning streak in 15 years.

Adelman canned after eight years
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Rick Adelman was dismissed by the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday despite leading the club to eight consecutive playoff appearances as the most successful coach in franchise history.

Philadelphia extends win streak to nine
PHILADELPHIA - Pinch-hitter David Dellucci hit a two-out triple in the ninth and then scored on pitcher Aaron Heilman's wild throw down the first-base line to give the Philadelphia Phillies their ninth straight victory, 5-4 over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.

Paronto makes big impression
MIAMI - He stepped through the clubhouse door at Miami's multi-purpose stadium Tuesday, and Braves manager Bobby Cox figured a football player had wandered into the wrong locker room.

Nemecheck wipes away pain
In the months following the death of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver John Nemechek in March 1997, his mother was inconsolable.

Paul runs away with rookie honors
OKLAHOMA CITY - At least one person out there thinks there was an NBA rookie who had a better season than Chris Paul. And that only gives the New Orleans point guard a little extra incentive.

Wade's start paces Miami
MIAMI - The opening minutes again told almost the entire story. And this time, Dwyane Wade made sure the Miami Heat enjoyed the ride.

With more student enrollment, Athens summers now less lazy
Extra bins of flip-flops at Masada Leather & Outdoor on East Clayton Street in downtown Athens await the summer's customers, more of whom are students than in years past.

JUCO All-American to join Lady Dogs
Amber Holt, a two-time junior college All-American at Southeastern Illinois College, has signed a letter of intent to continue her basketball career with Georgia, Lady Bulldogs coach Andy Landers announced Wednesday.

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