Monday, July 14, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; July 14, 2008

Announcements

Silver Hawks Tickets: All ticket requests must go through the development department. In addition, the Silver Hawks are unable to accommodate requests on short notice. If a guest is interested in attending a game please contact Jacqueline Kronk.
Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill’s box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.

ABE
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▪Positive Life Skills Class: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m. PLS is a walk-in self-empowerment program for Starting Over graduates and new guests. It is open to anyone (even staff). Receive a new key chain when you have attended all eight sessions. July 16—“Mind/Body Connection” with Katherine Dick.
▪Beginning Computer Classes: start July 11. Fridays, 10-30-noon for four sessions. Sign up in ABE.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.
▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested
▪The Write Stuff: (Note: The Write Stuff will not be meeting during the month of July but will be taking sign-ups.)
Are you the only person who can read your handwriting? Come join us on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. to learn writing that will look great on job applications, love letters, and everything else.
▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
▪Creative Writing: Starts June 12. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.
▪Save Your Files: If you have any files on the hard drives in the ABE computers, you need to save them to a disk or flash drive. The hard drives are going to be cleaned out by August 1.

Herald Sports

River Bandits 8, Silver Hawks 2; Silver Hawks 10, River Bandits 2; River Bandits 4, Silver Hawks 2; Silver Hawks 8, Cougars 6; Cougars 10, Silver Hawks 4: The Silver Hawks (14-8) are in second place, one game behind the Lansing Lugnuts, in the second Midwest League half-season.
The Hawks and Kane County Cougars meet again this afternoon at the Cove; game time is 1:30 p.m.
MLB NL: Giants 4, Cubs 2; Astros 5, Nationals 0; Phillies 6, Diamondbacks 3; Cardinals 11, Pirates 6; Brewers 3, Reds 2; Braves 12, Padres 3; Dodgers 9, Marlins 1; Mets 7, Rockies 0.
MLB AL: Rangers 12, White Sox 11; Red Sox 2, Orioles 1; INdians 5, Rays 2; Tigers 4, Twins 2; Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1; Mariners 4, Royals 3; Angels 4, Athletics 3.
MLS Scores: Saturday--Fire 2, Toronto FC 1; Colorado 1, San Jose 1; Real Salt Lake 2, Columbus 0.
WNBA Scores: Saturday--Fever 66, Sky 57; Lynx 85, Comets 71; Monarchs 105, Mercury 97; Liberty 74, Shock 64; Storm 70, Sparks 52; Sunday--Sky 79, Dream 66; Mystics 69, Sun 64.
Sprint Cup LIfelock.com 400, Chicagoland Speedway: 1. Kyle Busch (18 Toyota); 2. Jimmie Johnson (48 Chevy); 3. Kevin Harvick (29 Chevy); 4. Greg Biffle (16 Ford); 5. Tony Stewart (20 Toyota); 6. Brian Vickers (83 Toyota); 7. Matt Kenseth (17 Ford); 8. David Ragan (6 Ford); 9. Martin Truex, Jr. (1 Chevy); 10. Ryan Newman (12 Dodge).
Sprint Cup Standings: 1. Kyle Busch 2881; 2. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2619; 3. Jeff Burton 2590; 4. Carl Edwards 2509; 5. Jimmie Johnson 2494; 6. Jeff Gordon 2384; 7. Greg Biffle; 8. Matt Kenseth 2317; 9. Kevin Harvick 2308; 10. Tony Stewart 2305; 11. Kasey Kahne 2295; 12. Denny Hamlin 2283; 16. Ryan Newman 2094.
IRL Firestone 200 at Nashville (171 Laps Due to Rain): 1. Scott Dixon (9); 2. Dan Wheldon (10); 3. Helio Castroneves (3); 4. Tony Kanaan (11); 5. Danica Patrick (7); 6. Vitor Meira (4); 7. Buddy Rice (15); 8. Ed Carpenter (20); 9. Darren Manning (14); 10. Mario Moraes (R, 19).
Golf: PGA John Deere Classic--Kenny Perry, Brad Adamonis, Jay Williamson 268 (Perry won in playoff); LPGA Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic--1. Paula Creamer 268, 2. Nicole Castrale 270; Champions--nothing scheduled.

Weather

Today High 83 Low 61 Clear
Tue High 88 Low 65 Clear
Wed High 88 Low 67 Partly Cloudy
Thu High 88 Low 67 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 85 Low 65 Partly Cloudy

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., American Gladiators; 10 p.m., Nashville Star; 22—8 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; 8:30 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men; 9:30 p.m., The Big Bang Theory 25—8 p.m., Gossip Girl; 9 p.m., One Tree Hill; 28—8 p.m., Bones 9 p.m., House; 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Bible Prophecy Unveiled; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8 p.m., The Bachelor: Where Are They Now:; 9 p.m., The Mole: Take a Closer Look; 69---8 p.m., Under One Roof; 8:30 p.m., Celebrity Expose; 9 p.m., Decision House.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; July 9, 2008

Local

Sentenced Reduced for Redding: The Indiana Court of Appeals reduced Mijell Redding’s 45-year sentence to 30 years yesterday. Redding had been convicted for being the getaway driver in the fatal shooting of South Bend Police Cp. Scott Severns in April, 2006.

Announcements

Silver Hawks Tickets: All ticket requests must go through the development department. In addition, the Silver Hawks are unable to ac-commodate requests on short notice. If a guest is interested in attending a game please contact Jacqueline Kronk.

Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill’s box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.

ABE

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▪Positive Life Skills Class: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m. PLS is a walk-in self-empowerment program for Starting Over graduates and new guests. It is open to anyone (even staff). Receive a new key chain when you have attended all eight sessions.

July 9—“Beyond MEPS with Katherine Dick.

July 16—“Mind/Body Connection” with Katherine Dick.

▪Beginning Computer Classes: start July 11. Fridays, 10-30-noon for four sessions. Sign up in ABE.

▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.

▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.

▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.

▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested

▪The Write Stuff: Are you the only person who can read your handwriting? Come join us on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. to learn writing that will look great on job applications, love letters, and everything else. Class starts May 6. Sign up in ABE.

▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.

▪Creative Writing: Starts June 12. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.

▪Save Your Files: If you have any files on the hard drives in the ABE computers, you need to save them to a disk or flash drive. The hard drives are going to be cleaned out by August 1.

Herald Sports

Silver Hawks Lose Another Midwest League All-Star: Another Midwest League All-Star has been promoted to Visalia of the California League. First baseman/outfielder Mike Mee was hitting .299 for the Hawks.

Last week center fielder Evan Frey, the Hawks leading hitter, made the jump to Visalia. His roster spot was taken by outfielder Joseph “JoJo” Batten.

Outfielder Collin Cowgill, drafted by the Diamondbacks in the fifth round this year from the University of Kentucky, is joining the Hawks.

The Hawks were idle last night. The Quad City River Bandits visit the Cove the rest of the week; game time tonight is 7 p.m. with an afternoon game tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.

Uncle Ron’s MLB Roundup: The Cubs countered the Brewers’ acquisition of CC Sabathia by obtaining RHP Rich Harden from the A’s in a 6-player deal.

The Cubs get Harden—who is 5-1 in 13 games this season with a 2.34 ERA—and RHP Chad Gaudin—who pitched for Lou Piniella at Tampa Bay.

The A’s get pitcher Sean Gallagher, Matt Murton, Eric Patterson, and Josh Donaldson.

Sabathia gave up five hits and two earned runs in six innings in his National League debut but he still got the win as the Brewers remained four games behind the Cubs.

Rick Dempster improved his record to 10-0 at home as the Cubs remained 3.5 games ahead of the second place Cardinals. Mike Fontenot and Geovany Soto (16) homered for the Cubs. Dempster and Harden are both from British Columbia.

The Cubs can now match the Brewers’ rotation of Ben Sheets and Sabathia with Carlos Zambrano, Dempster, and Harden. The Cubs also still have some promising young mound prospects even with the trade of Gallagher.

The White Sox increased their lead in the AL Central to 2.5 games with the help of a Red Sox win over the Twins. The Red Sox closed the gap in the East to 3 games as the Rays lost their second in a row after a seven-game streak.

The Angels lost, but still maintain a five game lead in the AL West and a 54-36 record—which matches the Cubs.

The Phillies lead the Marlins in the NL East by 1.5 games and the Diamondbacks are the only NL West team at or above .500 with a 45-45 record. The D’Backs lead the Dodgers by one game.

MLB NL: Cubs 7, Reds 3; Pirates 4, Asros 3; Cardinals 2, Phillies 0; Mets 7, Giants 0; Diamondbacks 2, Nationals 0; Brewers 7, Rockies 3; Padres 10, Marlins 1; Braves 9, Dodgers 3.

MLB AL: White Sox 11, Royals 9; Red Sox 6, Twins 5; Yankees 5, Rays 0; Tigers 9, Indians 2; Blue Jays 7, Orioles 6; Rangers 3, Angels 2; Athletics 2, Mariners 0.

MLS Scores: No games scheduled. .

WNBA Scores: Mystics 50, Fever 48; Mercury 99, Comets 94; Shock 88, Sun 82; Storm 79, Monarchs 64; Silver Stars 83, Liberty 79.

.Uncle Ron’s WNBA Roundup: Diana Taurasi reached 3,000 career points in fewer games than any WNBA player with a 30-point effort last night for the Mercury ((9-9).

Tina Thompson led the Comets (9-10) with 23 points.

The Mystics (7-11) outscored the Fever (9-9) 20-8 in the fourth quarter to pull out their win.

The Shock took a ½ game lead over the Sun in the Eastern Conference with their 4-point win.

The Storm (12-7) are the only team in Seattle now that the former Sonics have left for Oklahoma City. The Sonics do still exist on paper as Seattle kept the rights to the Sonics’ name and logo.

Sue Bird led the Storm in their win over the Monarchs (8-11) with 16 points, five rebounds, and nine assists.

Good news and bad news for former Notre Dame All-American Ruth Riley. Her Silver Star team (13-6) has the best record in the Western Conference but she has had to accept a backup role to Ann Wauters at center. Wauters scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Stars win over the Liberty (9-9) last night. Riley had no points and one board in 15 minutes.

Weather

Today High 79 Low 58 Partly Cloudy

Thu High 85 Low 63 Clear

Fri High 86 Low 65 Partly Cloudy

Sat High 88 Low 65 Storms

Sun High 83 Low 63 Partly Cloudy

TV Schedule: 16—8-10 p.m., Baby Borrowers (two episodes); 22—8 p.m., Price is Right Million Dollar Spectacular; 9 p.m., Criminal Minds; 25—8 p.m., America’s Next Top Model; 9 p.m., Pussycat Dolls Present Girlicious; 28—8-10 p.m., So You Think Can Dance (2-hour episode); 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8 p.m., Wife Swap; 9 p.m., Supernanny; 69---8 p.m., Under One Roof; 8:30 p.m., Whacked Out Videos; 9-10 p.m., Twilight Zone (two episodes).

Nation/World

U.S. Turkish Consulate Attacked: Three Turkish policemen and three gunmen are dead after a 15-minute gun battle outside the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul.

American officials said no U.S. personnel were killed in the attack.

Bachelorette Chooses Snowboarder: Bachelorette Deanna Pappas chose snowboarder Jesse Csincsak in the show’s season finale in the Bahamas.

The wedding date is May, 2009.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; July 8, 2008

Local

Police Investigators Fired At: South Bend Police Cpl. Michael Norby and members of the St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit were shot at while inspecting the scene of a fatal shooting on South Bend’s west side.

The detectives were checking out the area behind Wade’s Unique Car Wash in the 1800 block of Lincolnway West where Harold Parks, 28, was fatally shot Saturday night.

The shots went over the officers’ heads. Norby and another officer gave chase, but couldn’t find a suspect.

It has been little more than a year since Norby was shot in the arm and Cpl. Nick Polizzotto was fatally shot at the Wooden Indiana Motel.

It was a violent holiday weekend in South Bend. Five people were shot and one person stabbed.

Announcements

Silver Hawks Tickets: All ticket requests must go through the development department. In addition, the Silver Hawks are unable to ac-commodate requests on short notice. If a guest is interested in attending a game please contact Jacqueline Kronk.

Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill’s box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.

ABE

.

▪Positive Life Skills Class: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m. PLS is a walk-in self-empowerment program for Starting Over graduates and new guests. It is open to anyone (even staff). Receive a new key chain when you have attended all eight sessions.

July 9—“Beyond MEPS with Katherine Dick.

July 16—“Mind/Body Connection” with Katherine Dick.

▪Beginning Computer Classes: start July 11. Fridays, 10-30-noon for four sessions. Sign up in ABE.

▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.

▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.

▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.

▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested

▪The Write Stuff: Are you the only person who can read your handwriting? Come join us on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. to learn writing that will look great on job applications, love letters, and everything else. Class starts May 6. Sign up in ABE.

▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.

▪Creative Writing: Starts June 12. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.

Herald Sports

Silver Hawks 6, Wizards 0: South Bend’s second batter Taylor Harbin drove in newcomer Joseph Batten with a home run to give the host Silver Hawks an early lead they never relinquished.

Batten was trying to fill the void left by the promotion of South Bend’s leading hitter, Evan Frey. Playing in Frey’s old center field position, Batten had three hits and three runs, including the lead-off single.

Harbin had one other hit. Matthew Oxendine had two hits and one run.

Hawk starter Tom Layne (3-2, 2.89) allowed four hits, walked one, and struck out two to get the win. Bryan Henry pitched two perfect innings in relief of Layne with two strikeouts.

South Bend maintained a one-game lead over Lansing and a three-game margin over third place West Michigan.

The Hawks finally have a night off tonight. The Quad City River Bandits come to the Cove tomorrow night; game time is 7 p.m. with an afternoon game Thursday at 1:30 p.m.

Uncle Ron’s MLB Roundup: The race in the National League Central Division has gotten tougher for the Cubs with the Brewers’ acquisition of pitcher CC Sabathia from the Indians.

The Brewers traded four prospects to the Indians for the reigning AL Cy Young winner. Sabathia and Ben Sheets give Milwaukee a powerful one-two punch to go with their offense led by Prince Fielder.

The Brewers are currently four games behind the Cubs and ½ game behind the Cardinals.

The Rays finally had their winning streak snapped at seven. During the skein, they went from trailing the Red Sox by two games to leading them by five games. Tampa Bay still holds a four-game lead over Boston in the AL East. The streak included series sweeps of the then AL Central leading Red Sox and the NL Central leading Cubs.

The White Sox are still doing what they need to bring about the first Windy City World Series in more than 100 years. They lead the Twins by 1.5 games. The Red Sox helped the Pale Hose by cooling off the Twins.

Fans in Florida are hoping for a Sunshine State World Series. Not only do the Rays have the best record in baseball, the Marlins trail the Phillies by only 1.5 games in the NL East. Even if that doesn’t happen, Florida has still hosted (and won) more Fall Classics than Chicago since the birth of the Rays (formerly Devil Rays) and Marlins. It would be the first Series for the Rays.

The Angels are threatening to run away with the AL West, leading the A’s by six games. The Dodgers could join them in the first City of the Angels World Series due to their weak division. No one in the NL West has a record above .500. MLB NL: Mets 10, Phillies 9; Pirates 10, Astros 7; Rockies 4, Brewers 3; Marlins 3, Padres 1; Dodgers 3, Braves 0.

MLB AL: Red Sox 1, Twins 0; Royals 7, Rays 4; Angels 9, Rangers 6; Athletics 4, Mariners 3.

MLS Scores: No games scheduled. .

WNBA Scores: No games scheduled.

Gay Says He’ll Be Ready for Beijing: American sprinter Tyson Gay says he should be 100 % for his two races at the Beijing Olympics.

Gay pulled up lame in the 200 meter finals at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, OR., Sunday. He ignored the advice of his coach and pulled the hamstring 25 meters into the race.

Gay is scheduled to compete in the 100 and the 400 relay at Beijing.

Weather

Tue High 85 Low 65 Showers, Storm

Wed High 77 Low 58 Partly Cloudy

Thu High 83 Low 61 Clear

Fri High 85 Low 65 Partly Cloudy

Sat High 86 Low 68 Partly Cloudy

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., Celebrity Family Feud; 9 p.m., America’s Got Talent; 22—8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., 48 Hours Mysteries; 25—8 p.m., Beauty and the Geek; 9 p.m., Reaper; 28—8 p.m., Moment of Truth; 9 p.m., Hell’s Kitchen; 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Paid Programming; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8 p.m., Wipeout; 9 p.m., I Survived a Japanese Game Show; 69---8 p.m., White Sox at Royals.

Nation/World

Bozos of the World Lose a Role Model: Larry Harmon, 83--who turned Bozo the Clown into a national franchise—died last Thursday in Los Angeles.

Harmon was not the first Bozo. The characters began in 1946 on a cartoon series with an actor named Vance Pinto Colvig doing the voice. Harmon took over in 1956, organized a group to buy the rights, and gave Bozo a makeover which included the sixe 83AAA shoes and flaming red wig.

Harmon trained Bozos and franchised the character to TV stations across the country, including WGN in Chicago which could be picked up locally.

He also took Vice-President George H.W. Bush to task during the laters’ 1988 presidential campaign for erroneously calling someone a bozo. The correct definition of a “bozo” is a clown or hobo, not an idiot.

Monday, July 7, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; July 7, 2008

Announcements

Silver Hawks Tickets: All ticket requests must go through the development department. In addition, the Silver Hawks are unable to ac-commodate requests on short notice. If a guest is interested in attending a game please contact Jacqueline Kronk.

Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill’s box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.

ABE

.

▪Positive Life Skills Class: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m. PLS is a walk-in self-empowerment program for Starting Over graduates and new guests. It is open to anyone (even staff). Receive a new key chain when you have attended all eight sessions.

July 9—“Beyond MEPS with Katherine Dick.

July 16—“Mind/Body Connection” with Katherine Dick.

▪Beginning Computer Classes: start July 11. Fridays, 10-30-noon for four sessions. Sign up in ABE.

▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.

▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.

▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.

▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested

▪The Write Stuff: Are you the only person who can read your handwriting? Come join us on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. to learn writing that will look great on job applications, love letters, and everything else. Class starts May 6. Sign up in ABE.

▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.

▪Creative Writing: Starts June 12. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.

Herald Sports

Silver Hawks 4, Lugnuts 0; Silver Hawks 2, Lugnuts 0; Wizards 6, Silver Hawks 1: The Silver Hawks won a series against the Lansing Lugnuts for the first time this season. South Bend leads second-place Lansing by one game in the second half-season.

Joshua Collmenter (9-4, 3.25) pitched seven innings of no-hit ball July 4 against the Lugnuts. He struck out seven and walked one. There are strict pitch count rules in the Midwest League, so Collmenter still had to come out with the no-hitter and the lead. He did get the win.

South Bend center fielder and Midwest League All-Star Evan Frey has been promoted to the Class A Advanced California League Visalia Oaks team. Frey was leading the Hawks with a .327 average and 101 hits.

The Hawks face the Wizards again tonight at the Cove; game time is 7 p.m.

MLB NL: Cubs 7, Cardinals 1; Reds 6, Nationals 5; Braves 7, Astros 6 (17); Mets 4, Phillies 2 (12); Brewers 11, Pirates 6; Marlins 10, Rockies 5; Dodgers 5, Giants 3; Diamondbacks 3, Padres 2.

MLB AL: White Sox 4, Athletics 3; Yankees 5, Red Sox 4 (10); Rangers 11, Orioles 10; Rays 9, Royals 2; Twins 4, Indians 3; Angels 7, Blue Jays 1; Tigers 2, Mariners 1 (15).

MLS Scores: July 3—Houston 0, Real Salt Lake 0; July 4—Colorado 4, New York 0; New England 2, Los Angeles 1; Kansas City 1, FC Dallas 1; July 5—Fire 2, Columbus 2; Chivas USA 1, San Jose 0.

WNBA Scores: July 3—Comets 72, Dream 65; Storm 84, Liberty 71; Silver Stars 68, Monarchs 67; Lynx 88, Sparks 70; July 5—Dream 91, Sky 84 (first win ever for Dream); Fever 81, Sun 74; Comets 73, Monarchs 65; Liberty 93, Mercury 83; Storm 96, Lynx 71; July 6—Silver Stars 83, Mystics 75; Sparks 91, Mercury 80.

Wimbledon Tennis: Women’s Singles—Venus Williams (7) def. Serena Williams (6) 7-5, 6-4; Men’s Singles—Rafael Nadal (2) def. Roger Federer (1) 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (8-10), 9-7; Women’s Doubles—Venus and Serena Williams def. Lisa Raymond-Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-2; Men’s Doubles—Daniel Nestor-Nenan Zimonjic def. Jonas Bjorkman-Kevin Ullyett 7-6 (6-7), 6-3, 6-3; Mixed Doubles—Bob Bryan-Samantha Stosur def. Mike Bryan-Katarina Strebotnik 7-5, 6-4.

Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca Cola (at Daytona): 1. Kyle Busch (18 Toyota); 2. Carl Edwards (99 Ford); 3. Matt Kenseth (17 Ford); 4. Kurt Busch (2 Dodge); 5. David Ragan (6 Ford); 6. Robby Gordon (7 Dodge); 7. Kasey Kahne (9 Dodge); 8. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (88 Chevy); 9. Clint Bowyer (07 Chevy); 10. Mark Martin (8 Chevy); 36. Ryan Newman (12 Dodge).

Sprint Cup Standings: 1. Kyle Busch 2686; 2. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2504; 3. Jeff Burton 2484; 4. Carl Edwards 2437; 5. Jimmie Johnson 2319; 6. Jeff Gordon 2249; 7. Denny Hamlin 2240; 8. Kasey Kahne 2177; 9. Matt Kenseth 2166; 10. Clint Bowyer 2159; 11. Greg Biffle 2153; 12. Tony Stewart 2145; 17. Ryan Newman 1960.

IRL Camping World Watkins Glenn Grand Prix: 1. Ryan Hunter-Reay (17), 2. Darren Manning (14), 3. Tony Kanaan (11), 4. Buddy Rice (15), 5. Marco Andretti (26), 6. Bruno Junqueria (18), 7. Mario Moraes (R 19), 8. Graham Rahal (R 6), 9. Hideki Mutoh (R 27), 10. E. J. Viso (R 33).

Golf: PGA AT&T National—1. Anthony Kim 12, 2. Fredrick Jacobson -10; LPGA P&G Beauty N.W. Arkansas Classic—1. Seon Hwa Lee -15, T2. Jane Pak and Meena Lee -14; Champions Dick’s Sporting Goods Open—1. Eduardo Romero -17, T2. Gary Koch and Fulton Allem -16.

MLB American League All-Star Team: Starters—C Joe Mauer, Twins; 1B Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox; 2B Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox; SS Derek Jeter, Yankees; 3B Alex Rodriguez, Yankees; OF Josh Hamilton, Rangers; OF Manny Ramirez, Red Sox; OF Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners; DH David Ortiz, Red Sox; Pitchers—Justin Duchscherer , (R), Athletics; Roy Halladay (R), Blue Jays; Scott Kazmir (R), Rays; Cliff Lee (L), Indians; Joe Nathan (RH), Twins; Jonathan Papelbon (RH), Red Sox; Mariano Rivera (RH), Yankees; Mariano Rivera (RH), Yankees; Francisco Rodriguez (RH), Angels; Ervin Santana (RH), Angels; Joe Saunders (L), Angels; George Sherrill (L), Orioles; Joakim Soria (RH), Royals; Reserves—C Dioner Navarro, Rays; C Jason Varitek, Red Sox; 1B Justin Morneau, Twins; 2B Jan Kinsler, Rangers; SS Michael Young, Rangers; 3B Joe Crede, White Sox; 3B Carlos Guillen, Tigers; OF J.D. Drew, Red Sox; OF Carlos Quentin, White Sox; OF Grady Sizemore, Indians; DH Milton Bradley, Rangers.

National League All-Star Team: Starters—C Geovany Soto, Cubs; 1B Lance Berkman, Astros; 2B Chase Utley, Phillies; SS Hanley Ramirez, Marlins; 3B Chipper Jones, Braves; OF Ryan Braune, Brewers; OF Kosuke Fukodome, Cubs; OF Alfonso Soriano, Cubs; Pitchers—Aaron Cook (RH), Rockies; Ryan Dempster (RH), Cubs; Dan Haren (RH), Cubs; Brad Lidge (RH), Phillies; Tim Lincecum (RH) Giants; Ben Sheets (RH), Brewers; Edinson Volquez (RH), Reds; Billy Wagner (RH), Mets; Brandon Webb (RH), Diamondbacks; Brian Wilson (RH), Giants; Kerry Wood (RH), Cubs; Carlos Zambrano (RH), Cubs; Reserves—C Russell Martin, Dodgers; C Brian McCann, Braves; 1B Adrian Gonzalez, Padres; 1B Albert Pujols, Cardinals; 2B Dan Uggla, Marlins; 3B Aramis Ramirez, Cubs; SS Cristian Guzman, Nationals; SS Miguel Tejada, Astros; Of Matt Holiday, Rockies; OF Ryan Ludwick, Cardinals; OF Nate McClouth, Pirates.

Weather

Today High 85 Low 70 Storms

Tue High 86 Low 65 Showers, Storm

Wed High 81 Low 58 Partly Cloudy

Thr High 79 Low 61 Clear

Fri High 85 Low 65 Partly Cloudy

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., American Gladiators; 9 p.m., Nashville Star; 22—8 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; 8:30 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men; 9:30 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; 25—8 p.m., Gossip Girl; 9 p.m., One Tree Hill; 28—8 p.m., Bones; 9 p.m., House; 46—7-10 p.m., Harvest Show Special 57—8-10 p.m., 2-hour Bachelorette; 69---8 p.m., Celebrity Exposè; 9 p.m., Decision House.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; July 3, 2008

Announcements

Silver Hawks Tickets: All ticket requests must go through the development department. In addition, the Silver Hawks are unable to accommodate requests on short notice. If a guest is interested in attending a game please contact Jacqueline Kronk.
Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill's box. Express your talents and ideas by par ticipating. Start submitting as soon as possible.

ABE
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▪Positive Life Skills Class: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m. PLS is a walk-in welf-empowerment program for Starting Over graduates and new guests. It is open to anyone (even staff). Receive a new key chain when you have attended all eight sessions.
July 9--"Beyond MEPS" with Katherine Dick.
July 16--"Mind/Body Connection" with Katherine Dick.
▪Computer Classes: Beginning—starts July 11. Fridays, 10-30-noon for four sessions. Sign up in ABE.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.
▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested
▪The Write Stuff: Are you the only person who can read your handwriting? Come join us on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. to learn writing that will look great on job applications, love letters, and everything else. Class starts May 6. Sign up in ABE.
▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
▪Creative Writing: Starts June 12. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.

Herald Sports

Lugnuts 4, Silver Hawks 0 (3): Last night's battle at the Cove for first place between the Lansing Lugnuts and South Bend Silver Hawks was suspended in the third inning due to rain.
Game time tonight is 7:30 p.m. at the Cove.
MLB NL: Cubs 6, Giants 5; Marlins 4, Nationals 2; Pirates 9, Reds 5; Phillies 7, Braves 3; Dodgers 4, Astros 1; Cardinals 8, Mets 7; Rockies 8, Padres 1; Brewers 4, Diamondbacks 3.
MLB AL: White Sox 6, Indians 5 (10); Rays 7, Red Sox 6; Twins 7, Tigers 0; Angels 7, Athletics 4; Orioles 5, Royals 2; Yankees 18, Rangers 7; Mariners 4, Blue Jays 2.
MLS Scores: No games scheduled.
WNBA Scores: Fever 74, Sky 67, .
Wimbledon Tennis: Roger Federer (1) def. Mario Ancic 6-1, 7-5, 6-4; Rafael Nadal (2) def. Andy Murray (12) 6-3, 6-2, 6-2; Marat Safin def. Feliciano Lopez (31) 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-1), 6-3..

Weather

Today High 74 Low 54 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 74 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 79 Low 61 Partly Cloudy
Sun High 85 Low 65 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 85 Low 65 Chance Storms

TV Schedule: 16—8-10 p.m., Last Comic Standing (2-hour episode); 10 p.m., Fear Itself; 22—8 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 8:30 p.m., Rules of Engagement; 9 p.m., CSI; 10 p.m., Swingtown; 25—8 p.m., Smallville; 9 p.m., Supernatural; 10-11 p.m., Seinfeld (two episodes); 28—8 p.m., Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?; 9 p.m., So You Think You Can Dance; -10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 46—8p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Live From Studio B; 9 p.m., Harvest; 10 p.m., Boling Vision Center; 10:30 p.m., Joyce Meyer; 57—8 p.m., Ugly Betty; 9 p.m., Grey's Anatomy; 10 p.m., Hopkins; 69---8 p.m., Athletics at White Sox.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; July 2, 2008

Announcements

Silver Hawks Tickets: All ticket requests must go through the development department. In addition, the Silver Hawks are unable to ac-commodate requests on short notice. If a guest is interested in attending a game please contact Jacqueline Kronk.
Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill's box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.

ABE
.
▪Positive Life Skills Class: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m. PLS is a walk-in welf-empowerment program for Starting Over graduates and new guests. It is open to anyone (even staff). Receive a new key chain when you have attended all eight sessions.
July 9--"Beyond MEPS" with Katherine Dick.
July 16--"Mind/Body Connection" with Katherine Dick.
▪Computer Classes: Beginning—starts July 11. Fridays, 10-30-noon for four sessions. Sign up in ABE.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.
▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested
▪The Write Stuff: Are you the only person who can read your handwriting? Come join us on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. to learn writing that will look great on job applications, love letters, and everything else. Class starts May 6. Sign up in ABE.
▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
▪Creative Writing: Starts June 12. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.
Herald Sports

Lugnuts 9, Silver Hawks 6: The visiting Lugnuts won their 12th game in 13 meetings this season as the two teams moved into a first-place tie at 9-4 in the second half-season. Lansing has the league's best record overall this season.
Mike Mee led the Hawk attack with two hits (one triple), two runs, and two RBIs. Derrick Walker had two hits--including a 2-run homer in the third inning, his sixth of the year. .
Game time tonight is 7:30 p.m. at the Cove.
MLB NL: Giants 2, Cubs 1; Phillies 8, Braves 3; Pirates 6, Reds 5 (11); Nationals 9, Marlins 6; Dodgers 7, Astros 6 (11); Mets 7, Cardinals 4; Rockies 4, Padres 0; Brewers 8, Diamondbacks 6..
MLB AL: White Sox 3, Indians 2; Rays 3, Red Sox 1; Orioles 7, Royals 5; Rangers 3, Yankees 2; Twins 6, Tigers 4; Angels 5, Athletics 3; Mariners 7, Blue Jays 6..
MLS Scores: No games scheduled.
WNBA Scores: Sky 73, Lynx 71; Liberty 89, Sparks 78; Mercury 97, Dream 79; Silver Stars 79, Shock 72 (OT); Sun 78, Comets 68; Monarchs 87, Mystics 81.
Wimbledon Tennis: Defending champion Venus and two-time winner Serena Williams each reached the semifinals with straight set victories.
On the men's side, top seeded defending Roger Federer faces Mario Ancic today. Ancic is the last man to beat Federer on grass.
Ganassi Shuts Down Franchitti's Team: Chip Ganassi shut down Dario Franchitti's number 40 Sprint Cup team.
Franchitti, last year's Indianapolis 500 winner, left the Indy Racing League to take over the number 40 car from South Bend's David Stremme.

Weather

Today High 85 Low 63 Chance Storms
Thu High 72 Low 56 Chance Rain
Fri High 76 Low 58 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 81 Low 61 Partly Cloudy
Sun High 83 Low 65 Partly Cloudy

TV Schedule: 16—8-10 p.m., Baby Borrowers (two episodes); 22—8 p.m., Price is Right Million Dollar Spectacular; 9 p.m., Criminal Minds; 25—8 p.m., America's Next Top Model; 9 p.m., Pussycat Dolls Present Girlicious; 28—8-10 p.m., So You Think You Can Dance (2-hour episode); 46—8p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8 p.m., Wife Swap; 9 p.m., Supernanny; 69---8 p.m., Indians at White Sox.

Nation/World

Mugabe Sworn In: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was sworn in for his sixth term Monday.
Mugabe had finished second in the general election in March, but Morgan Tsvangirai did not get the required 50% of the vote to win outright.
Tsvangirai pulled out of Friday's general election after violence against members of the Movement for Democrat Change (MDC) left 80 people dead and thousands injured.
The MDC and Mugabe's ZANU-PF have both rejected the possibility of a unity government similar to the one set up after Kenya's disputed presidential election.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; July 1, 2008

Announcements

Silver Hawks Tickets:
All ticket requests must go through the development department. In addition, the Silver Hawks are unable to ac-commodate requests on short notice. If a guest is interested in attending a game please contact Jacqueline Kronk.

Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill's box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.

ABE

▪Computer Classes:
Beginning—starts July 11. Fridays, 10-30-noon for four sessions. Sign up in ABE.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.
▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested
▪The Write Stuff: Are you the only person who can read your handwriting? Come join us on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. to learn writing that will look great on job applications, love letters, and everything else. Class starts May 6. Sign up in ABE.
▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
▪Creative Writing: Starts June 12. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.
Herald Sports

Silver Hawks 8, Loons 3: Rightfielder Jimmy Principe, one of the newest Hawks, had four hits--including two doubles--, one run, and one RBI.
Pinch-hitter Sean Coughlin had a 2-run double as the Hawks came up with seven runs in the bottom of the ninth to break open a close game. Aaron Hanke contributed two hits for South Bend.
The Hawks (9-3) return to the Cove in first place in the second Midwest League half-season. They begin a four-game series tonight against the second-place Lansing Lugnuts--who won 11 out of 12 games between the two teams in the first half-season. Game times are 7:30 p.m.
MLB NL: Cubs 9, Giants 2; Cardinals 7, Mets 1; Marlins 6, Nationals 5 (10); Reds 4, Pirates 3; Astros 4, Dodgers 1; Padres 15, Rockies 8; Diamondbacks 6, Brewers 3.
MLB AL: White Sox 9, Indians 7; Rays 5, Red Sox 4; Rangers 2, Yankees 1; Royals 6, Orioles 5 (11); Tigers 5, Twins 4; Athletics 6, Angels 1; Blue Jays 2, Mariners 0.
MLS Scores: No games scheduled.
WNBA Scores: No games scheduled.
Wimbledon Tennis: Defending champion Venus and two-time winner Serena are still on course for annother all-Williams final at Wimbledon.
They are aided by the fact that the top four women's seeds have been upset.
On the men's side, top seeds Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal appear headed for another showdown. Federer has reached the quarterfinals without losing a set; his next match is tomorrow. Nadal, the French Open winner, also won his last match in straight sets.

Weather


Today High 81 Low 61 Clear
Wed High 85 Low 63 Chance Storms
Thu High 72 Low 58 Chance Storms
Fri High 76 Low 58 Partly Cloudy
Sat 79 Low Low 61 Partly Cloudy

TV Schedule: 16—8-9 p.m., Celebrity Family Feud; 9-11 p.m., America's Got Talent; 22—8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., 48 Hours Mystery; 25—8 p.m., Beauty and the Geek; 9 p.m., Reaper; 28—8 p.m., XXX: Moment of Truth; 9 p.m., Hell's Kitchen; 46—8p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Paid Programming; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8 p.m., Wipeout; 9 p.m., I Survived a Japanese Game Show;
69---8-9 p.m., Street Patrol; 9-10 p.m., Jail.

Nation/World

Mugabe Sworn In:
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was sworn in for his sixth term yesterday.
Mugabe had finished second in the general election in March, but Morgan Tsvangirai did not get the required 50% of the vote to win outright.
Tsvangirai pulled out of Friday's general election after violence against members of the Movement for Democrat Change (MDC) left 80 people dead and thousands injured.