South Bend, Indiana; August 12, 2008

Local

Knute Rockne Son Dies: Jack Rockne, 82, son of legendary Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne, died this weekend at Sanctuary at Holy Cross in South Bend, of complications from cancer.
Rockne was five in 1931 when his father died in a plane crash.
Dayton Victim Beaten, Stabbed: The victim found buried in the backyard of 219 E. Dayton in South Bend this weekend was beaten with a blunt object, stabbed several times and had his throat cut according to an autopsy.
Two Michigan residents, Nathaniel Richerson and Matt Weidler, have been arrested in conjunction with the crime.


Free Press Sports

Silver Hawks 5, Whitecaps 2 (11): The visiting Silver Hawks (31-19) scored three runs in the 11th inning on only one hit.
Taylor Harbin led off the inning with a single. He scored on a bases-loaded walk, Sean Coughlin scored on a wild pitch, and Derrick Walker came home on an error.
Winston Linton had a triple, two singles, and an RBI. Matt Oxendine had two hits and scored a run.
The Hawks third pitcher Clay Zavada (3-1) picked up the win with two scoreless innings to improve his ERA to .75. William Spottiswood retired the Whitecaps in order in the 11th for his 10th save.
The Hawks maintain a 2-game lead over the second-place Lansing Lugnuts.
The Silver Hawks and Whitecaps meet again at West Michigan tonight; game time is 7 p.m.
MLB NL: Cubs idle; Brewers 7, Nationals 1; Pirates 7, Mets 5; Cardinals 4, Marlins 2; Astros 3, Giants 1; Dodgers 8, Phillies 6.
MLB AL: Red Sox 5, White Sox 1; Indians 13, Orioles 8; Twins 4, Yankees 0; Blue Jays 7, Tigers 2.
MLS Scores: No games scheduled.
WNBA Scores: No games scheduled during Olympics.
Sprint Cup Standings: 1. Kyle Busch 3254; 2. Carl Edwards 3012; 3. Jimmie Johnson 3010; 4. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2985; 5. Jeff Burton 2945; 6. Jeff Gordon 2754; 7. Tony Stewart 2744; 8. Kasey Kahne 2713; 9. Denny Hamlin 2689; 10. Greg Biffle 2689; 11. Kevin Harvick 2670; 12. Matt Kenseth 2628; 15. Ryan Newman 2424.
Reds Trade Dunn: The NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks picked up outfielder Adam Dunn, the National Leagues’ leading home run hitter, for a South Bend Silver Hawks’ pitcher and two players to be named.
Dunn is the second Reds’ outfielder to be traded this summer; Ken Griffey, Jr., went to the Chicago White Sox two weeks ago.
The Reds got right-handed pitcher Dallas Buck (1-4, 3.94 ERA) from the Hawks, one of Arizona’s Class A affiliates.
Olympics, Day 3
Phelps Ties Record: USA swimmer Michael Phelps tied the record for the most Olympic gold medals with a win in the 200-meter freestyle Tuesday.
He is 3-for-3 in gold medal attempts at this Olympiad; he led off the winning 400 free relay squad and captured the 400 individual medley.
Phelps’ nine medals tie him with USA swimmer Mark Spitz, USA sprinter Carl Lewis, Soviet gymnast Larysa Latynina, and Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi.
Olympic Mom Upgraded: The condition of Barbara Bachman has been upgraded from serious to stable.
Mrs. Bachman, mother of 2004 Olympic volleyball Elisabeth Bachman McCutcheon, was stabbed along with her husband Todd at the Drum Tower, a popular Beijing tourist spot. The assailant leaped to his death from the 130-foot tower. Mr. Bachman also died.
Elisabeth McCutcheon is married to USA men’s volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon.
Olympic Results: Women’s Basketball—USA 108, China 63; Men’s Volleyball—USA 3, Italy 1.
Medal Count (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Total): USA 7, 6, 8, 21; China 13, 3, 4, 20; South Korea 5, 6, 1, 12; Italy 3, 4, 2, 9; Australia 3, 1, 5, 9; Russia 2, 4, 3, 9; France 0, 7, 2, 9; North Korea 1, 2, 4, 7; Japan 3, 1, 2, 6; Great Britain 2, 1, 1,4.

Weather
Today High 79 Low 58 Partly Cloudy
Wed High 79 Low 58 Storms
Thu High 79 Low 59 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 81 Low 61 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 79 Low 61 Chance Storms

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., 2008 Summer Olympics; 22—8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., Big Brother; 25—8 p.m., Beauty and the Geek; 9 p.m., Reaper; 28—8p.m., House; 9 p.m., Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles; 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., Wanna Bet; 69---8-9 p.m., Street Patrol (two episodes); 9-10 p.m., Jail (two episodes).

Nation/World

Bolivian President Survives Recall: Evo Morales, Bolivia’s first indigenous president, survived a weekend recall election with 62% of the vote.
Three of Bolivia’s nine governors were recalled—including two Morales’ opponents.
Russian President Calls Off Troops: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a halt to the invasion of Georgia today after five days of fighting and just before French President Nicolas Sarkozy was to hold peace talks.
Former Musharraf Minister Calls for Ouster: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf’s former interior minister, Aftab Sherpao, has joined those calling for his impeachment