Archive for March, 2006

(Sports Network) – Donyell Marshall is shooting the rock better and LeBron James is doing what he always does for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Marshall is back to his old-school UConn form, and maybe March madness is having an effect on the veteran sharp shooter.

(Sports Network) – Indiana Pacers rookie Danny Granger is doing just fine in his first season in the NBA. Jermaine O’Neal and Jamaal Tinsley are back for the Pacers, but Granger has been solid with the chances head coach Rick Carlisle has given him.

(Sports Network) – The Green Bay Packers agreed to terms on a one-year contract with linebacker Ben Taylor on Saturday. Taylor started 16 games with the Cleveland Browns last season, recording a career-high 139 tackles.

(Sports Network) – The Seattle Seahawks reportedly signed Minnesota wide receiver Nate Burleson to an offer sheet Friday for a seven- year contract worth up to $49 million, including $5.25 million guaranteed.

(Sports Network) – Houston Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell will begin the season on the disabled list because of his ailing right shoulder. Bagwell and the Astros made the announcement during a Saturday press conference at Osceola County Stadium.

(Sports Network) – Veteran American Jill Craybas stunned defending champion Kim Clijsters in Saturday’s second-round action at the $3.45 million NASDAQ-100 Open.

Would people be willing to buy a special family-friendly cable package that would keep MTV or other objectionable channels off their TV sets? Insight is offering one this summer.

KEYSER, W.Va. – Unrolling a scroll of paper from one side of the courtroom to the other, county resident Craig Radcliffe told the Mineral County commissioners Thursday the petition contained 759 signatures of “people who think we don’t need an ATV law” in the county.

Is it courting disaster to invite an achingly funny – and then again just painful – dramedy about marital dysfunction into your living room? That might be the question you ponder with the DVD release of writer-director Noah Baumbach’s “The Squid and the Whale” (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, $26.96).

(Sports Network) – The Detroit Lions signed unrestricted free agent guard Barry Stokes to a three-year contract on Thursday. The 32-year-old Stokes was originally signed by the Lions as an undrafted rookie free agent April 26, 1996, but he never played for Detroit.

(Sports Network) – The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday that they have waived veteran center Antonio Davis, who has been battling back problems since late February.

(Sports Network) – Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning is expected to be sidelined for the next 2-to-4 weeks with a partially torn right calf muscle.

(Sports Network) – The New Jersey Nets have been collecting wins at a rapid pace lately and only a few more will guarantee them the Atlantic Division title.

(Sports Network) – The Denver Nuggets signed veteran guard Howard Eisley for the remainder of the season on Thursday. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound guard averaged 2.0 points and 1.8 assists in six games with the Nuggets.

North Charleston, SC – Students at North Charleston high school got an early start to a long weekend when someone called the North Charleston police department, and said there was a bomb at the school.

What legal issues arise when a cyclist swerves to avoid a car door opening and is hit from behind by a car? It has not happened(to me) yet, but oh so many close calls!

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) – A car bomb explosion at a major crimes unit in downtown Baghdad killed at least 15 people and wounded more than 30 Thursday, police said.

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SUTTON, W.Va. (AP) – A former sixth-grade teacher described herself as a “monster” as she was sentenced Wednesday to up to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting students.

Charleston, SC – Senator Joe Biden of Delaware said Wednesday Charleston has one of the most sophisticated, integrated port security systems in the nation.