Monday, January 19, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; January 19, 2009

Announcements
Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc.:
▪Breakfast With the Mayor--January 31; Charles Martin Youth Center, 9-11 a.m. (next to the old Lincolnway Foods on Lincolnway West).
▪Neighborhood Yoga--gentle yoga practice for beginners and continuing students Monday afternoons from 4-5:15 p.m. at the NNN Neighborhood Center. Wear comfortable clothing and bring your own yoga mat.
Questions? Call Ann at 289-8366 or email at aclark@saintmarys.edu.
S.B. Free Press Sports
NFL Conference Championships: NFC--Cardinals 32, Eagles 25; AFC--Steelers 23, Ravens 14.
NFL Notes: Jets--Jets set to hire Ravens’ defensive coordinator Rex Ryan as head coach.
NBA Scores: Suns 117, Raptors 113; Heat 104, Thunder 94.
NHL Scores: Penguins 3, Rangers 0; Blue Jackets 6, Canucks 5 (SO); Avalanche 6, Flames 2; Oilers 6, Coyotes 3.
College Basketball Scores: Men--(19) Purdue 75, Iowa 53; Northwestern 74, (18) Minnesota 65; (4) U Conn 76, Seton Hall 61; (23) Villanova 76, St. John’s 57; (f15) Xavier 73, LaSalle 53; Women--Florida St. 59, (24) Georgia Tecfh 49; (11) California 57, (9) Stanford 54; (3) Oklahoma 71, (8) Texas A&M 59; (12) Maryland 96, Virginia Tech 79; (6) Auburn 70, Arkansas 61; (13) Tennessee 68, South Carolina 56; (18) Vanderbilt 75, LSU 67; (19) Florida 61, Georgia 45; (21) Marist 65, Siena 55; (22) Rutgers 76, Marquette 53.
Golf: PGA Sony Open (Honolulu)--1. Zach Johnson -15; T2. Adam Scott and David Toms -13.
MLB: Cubs--OF Felix Pie traded to Orioles for LHP Garrett Olson and minor league P Henry Williamson.
Local
Local Headlines: Greenhouse Loses Plants--banana trees and other tropical plants lost after Potawatomi Greenhouse boiler breaks; Congress at Your Corner--U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) meets with constituents at Martin’s on Western.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: FDA Warning--FDA warns consumers to avoid using cookies, cakes, ice cream, and other foods containing peanut butter until authorities can learn more about a deadly outbreak of salmonella contamination; Transition--after following Lincoln route for whistle-stop train tour, President-elect Obama visits Lincoln Memorial; Obamas also visiting shelters to look for Labradoodle or Portuguese Water Hound; President-elect says puppy search is tougher than finding commerce secretary; Economy--world’s second-richest man, billionaire investor Warren Buffett, says U.S. is in “economic Pearl Harbor;” but adds “it’s never paid to bet against America; Buffett, one of Obama’s economic advisors says “couldn’t have anybody better in charge;“ says president-elect listens to what advisors say but ultimately comes up with better ideas; Gaza--Hamas continues fighting despite Israeli ceasefire; Israeli troops start withdrawl from Gaza; strong words of condemnation for Israel at Arab summit in Kuwait; Zimbabwe--Morgan Tsvangirai returns to Zimbabwe after two months to resume talks with Robert Mugabe on government power sharing.
Deaths: British children’s TV host Tony Hart, 83; “Lost in Space” robot Bob May, 69; veteran TV actor and stuntman who said he got the job because he fit in the robot suit.
Weather
Today High 22 Low 7 Snow Showers
Tue High 20 Low 11 Snow Showers
Wed High 27 Low 22 Partly Cloudy
Thu High 31 Low 20 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 27 Low 16 Chance Snow

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