South Bend, Indiana; January 9, 2009

Announcements

Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc.:
▪Safety Committee Meeting--January 17, 6-7 p.m., at the NNN Meeting Room.
▪Breakfast With the Mayor--January 31; Charles Martin Youth Center, 9-11 a.m. (next to the old Lincolnway Foods on Lincolnway West).
The public is invited to both events.
▪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.
Ann is registered with the Yoga Alliance (RYT 200) and is teaching without charge as a gift to the neighborhood. No previous experience with yoga is required.


S.B. Free Press Sports

High School Basketball: Varsity Girls--Penn 62, Clay 49;
ND Notes: Fencing--Irish fencers conclude play at Junior World Cup event in Budapest; Ewa Nelip took bronze in women’s epee and Barron Nydam took silver in men’s sabre; Tennis, Women--ND doubles team of Kelcy Tefft-Kristy Frilling will begin Spring play ranked number one in the nation; Basketball, Men--Luke Harangody named to Big East Weekly Honor Roll.
NFL Wildcard Weekend: Saturday--Ravens at Titans (4:30 p.m., CBS); Cardinals at Panthers (8:15 p.m., Fox); Sunday--Eagles at Giants (1 p.m., Fox ); Chargers at Steelers (4:45 p.m., CBS).
NFL Notes: Browns--Browns introduce Eric Mangini as head coach.
NCAA Football Bowls: Fedex BCS National Championship--Florida 24, Oklahoma 14 (Florida‘s Tim Tebow offensive MVP; second national title in three years for Gator head coach Urban Meyer); Utah (13-0) second in final BCS poll.
NBA Scores: Spurs 106, Clippers 84; Mavericks 99, Knicks 94.
NHL Scores: Avalanche 2, Blackhawks 1; Flyers 3, Wild 1; Thrashers 4, Devils 0; Bruins 6, Senators 4; Red Wings 6, Stars 1; Panthers 4, Hurricanes 2; Canadiens 6, Maple Leafs 2; Predators 5, Penguins 3; Flames 5, Islanders 2; Coyotes 3, Lightning 2; Kings 4, Ducks 3.
College Basketball Scores: Men--Oral Roberts 73, IPFW 46; (21) Butler 64, Wright St. 48; North Dakota St. 55, IUPUI 52; Valparaiso 64, Detroit 41; (20) Arizona St. 69, Oregon St. 38; (16) Xavier 70, St. Louis 44; (22) Minnesota 52, Iolwa 49; Women--Wright St. 54, Valparaiso 44; Butler 71, Detroit 48; Purdue 60, Iowa 49; Minnesota 70, IU 62; (13) California 68, Washington St. 45; (11) Stanford 112, Washington 35; (16) Ohio St. 55, Wisconsin 42; (7) Tenneessee 69, Kentucky 64; (24) Vanderbilt 85, Alabama 76; BC 65, (22) Georgia Tech 64 (OT); (14) Maryland 85, Wake Forest 65; (2) UNC 83, Clemson 74; (9) Auburn 80, South Carolina 76; (18) Florida 80, Mississippi St. 66.
MLB: Red Sox--John Smoltz, Red Sox agree to deal.
NASCAR: Petty--Gillett Evernham Motorsports reaches merger agreement with Richard Petty Enterprises to form new team.

Local

Local Headlines: Civic Theatre--South Bend Civic Theatre names Tami Ramaker as new executive director; replaces James Coppens who had served in that capacity since 1995; Pollard--convicted spy Jonathan Pollard of South Bend pleads with President Bush for freedom after 23 years in prison; Surgical Breakthrough--doctors in South Bend perform reverse shoulder surgeries for rotator cuff injuries.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: Transition--many Democrats skeptical of Obama tax cut plan; lawmakers question Secretary of Health and Human Services-designate Tom Daschle as Obama cabinet confirmation process begins; Israel/Palestine--Israel continues to bomb Gaza; Illinois--Illinois House to vote today whether to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich; India/Pakistan--Pakistani PM asks for world’s help in calming tensions between India and Pakistan in wake of Mumbai massacre.
Entertainment: Ledger--Heath Ledger wins posthumous Best Supporting Actor award at Critics’ Choice Awards for role of Joker in “The Dark Knight.”
Deaths: Lt. Ray Boehm (USN, Ret.), 84; helped form the first SEAL team; actor Don Galloway; 71; starred in “The Secret Storm,” “General Hospital,” and “Ironsides;” Negro Leagues baseball star Joe “Prince” Henry, 78; former Alabama First Lady Cornelia Wallace, 69; was with George Wallace when he was shot in 1972.


Weather
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