South Bend, Indiana; August 13, 2008

Local

Dayton Victim Identified: The man found murdered and buried in the backyard of his 219 E. Dayton residence has been identified as Randy Guyberson, 58.

Guyberson, a former chef living on disability, moved to South Bend from Plymouth 10 years ago.

Guyberson was reportedly letting the man charged with murder in the case, 19-year-old Nathaniel Richerson,, stay at the house.

Free Press Sports

Silver Hawks 6, Whitecaps 2: Matt Oxendine and Elijah Rumler has three hits each for the visiting Hawks.

Oxendine doubled and scored in the seventh and had a 2-run single in the fourth. Rumler scored two runs. Hawk outfielders Winston Linton and Collin Cowgill had two hits each.

The Hawks (32-19) maintain a 3-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 at Braves PPD, rain; Brewers 5, Padres 2; Reds 5, Pirates 1; Marlins 4, Cardinals 3; Mets 4, Nationals 3; Astros 12, Giants 4; Diamondbacks 4, Rockies 2; Dodgers 4, Phillies 3.

MLB AL: White Sox 9, Royals 0; Yankees 9, Twins 6; Red Sox 19, Rangers 17; Blue Jays 6, Tigers 4; Indians 7, Orioles 5; Angels 7, Mariners 3; Athletics 2, Rays 1.

MLS Scores: No games scheduled.

WNBA Scores: No games scheduled during Olympics.

Olympics, Day 4

Phelps Adds 10 and 11 to Record Gold Total: USA swimmer Michael Phelps broke the record for the most Olympic gold medals with wins in the 200-meter butterfly and 4x200 freestyle relay Wednesday.

Phelps swam the opening leg of the relay race.

He is 5-for-5 in gold medal attempts at this Olympiad; he led off the winning 400 free relay squad and captured the 400 individual medley to tie USA swimmer Mark Spitz, USA sprinter Carl Lewis, Soviet gymnast Larysa Latynina, and Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi.

Olympic Results: Men’s Basketball—USA 97, Angola 76; Women’s Softball—USA 11, Venezuela 0; Men’s Team Gymnastics—China Gold, USA Bronze; Women’s Team Gymnastics—China Gold, USA Silver.

Medal Count (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Total): USA 10, 8, 11, 29; China 17, 5, 5, 27; South Korea 6, 6, 1, 13; Italy 3, 4, 2, 9; Australia 4, 2, 6, 12; Russia 2, 7, 3, 12; France 1, 7, 3, 11; Italy 4, 4, 2 10; Japan 4, 1, 3, 8; Great Britain 2, 2, 3, 7.

Weather

Today High 79 Low 58 Chance Storms

Thu High 79 Low 54 Chance Storms

Fri High 79 Low 58 Partly Cloudy

Sat High 79 Low 61 Chance Storms

Sun High 79 Low 63 Chance Storms

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., 2008 Summer Olympics; 22—8 p.m., Greatest American Dog; 9 p.m., Criminal Minds; 25—8 p.m., America’s Next Top Model; 9 p.m., Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious; 28—8p.m., Bones; 9 p.m., Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles; 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---8-9 p.m., Twilight Zone w/Forest Whitaker (two episodes); 9-10 p.m., Whacked-Out Videos (two episodes).

Nation/World

Russian Troops Still Moving Into Georgian Republic: Russian tanks and troops continue to roll into the former Soviet Republic of Georgia despite Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s reported call for a cease-fire.

Uncle Ron’s Ramblings

“Ol’ Perv’” Headed For Retirement?: It’s ironic that while helping to install democratic governments in Iraq and Afghanistan that one of our chief allies is a man who instigated the overthrow of his country’s government.

Pervez Musharraf was Pakistan’s top general when he ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and took over the position.

Sharif had been under investigation for corruption but that is a matter for the Pakistani legal system and president to deal with. (The role of Pakistan’s president is largely ceremonial but he—or she--can fire the prime minister).

I should say the role of Pakistan’s president was largely ceremonial. Two years after taking over the prime minister’s job, Ol’ Perv’ respectfully suggested to the president that the honorable gentleman might want to consider early retirement. After giving it some thought, the president agreed that might be a good idea.

Ol’ Perv’ did not give up his jobs as general-in-chief or prime minister upon assuming the presidency. He held on to them, in the same way Adolf Hitler combined the jobs of chancellor and president upon the death of German President Hindenburg. One difference between the Fuehrer and Ol’ Perv’ is that Hindenburg had appointed Hitler chancellor when the Nazi Party won the most seats in the Reichstag.

When the Pakistani Supreme Court finally stood up to Ol’ Perv’ he fired the justices. Now a democratically-elected prime minister and Parliament are trying to impeach him.

To add insult to injury, Ol’ Perv’s former interior minister has joined those calling for his ouster.

(More tomorrow)