Sunday, March 22, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 22, 2009

Announcements

City of South Bend:

▪Common Council--Monday, March 23, 7 p.m., fourth-floor Council Chambers.
▪Board of Public Works Meeting--Monday, March 23, 9:30 a.m., Room 1308, County-City Building.
Redevelopment Commission Meeting--April 3, 10 a.m., County-City Building 13th floor conference room.

Near Northwest Neighborhood
, Inc.:

▪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.e
Safety Committee Meeting--March 19, 6:30 p.m., NNN meeting room.
▪Annual Chili Supper--Tuesday, March 24, 5:30-7 p.m., Charles Martin Youth Center, 802 Lincolnway West.

The Morris Performing Arts Center

South Bend Symphony Orchestra: April 4, 8 p.m.; featuring Bethel College Concert Choir.
▪Annie--April 10, 8 p.m. and April 11, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Recycling Containers: St. Joseph County residents who still don't have their new recycling bins can call Borden Waste-Away Services at 1-800-683-6801.
Announcements: Send announcements to southbendfreepress@gmail.com.

S.B. Free Press Sports

ND Scores: Tennis, Men, Blue-Gray Classic (Montgomery, AL)--Wisconsin 4, ND 3; Saint Mary's--Indiana Wesleyan 9, SMC 0; Fencing, NCAA Championship (at College Station, PA)--Irish move into second after day three; Golf, Men's Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, GA)--Irish remain in 18th place; Women, Betsy Rawls Invitational (Austin, TX)--Irish move up to seventh; Soccer, Women--St. Louis Athletica (WPS) 3, ND 1 (ND alum Kerry Hanks scores first goal for SLA); Baseball, Seton Hall 9, ND 4; Lacrosse, Men--(3) ND 13, Vermont 7.
NBA Scores: Pacers 108, Bobcats 83; Lakers 117, Bulls 109; Cavaliers 102, Hawks 96; Magic 110, Knicks 103; Celtics 105, Grizzlies 87; Trailblazers 96, Bucks 84; Suns 128, Wizards 96.
World Baseball Classic: Korea 10, Venezuela 2.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Cubs 13, White Sox 2; Twins 2, Phillies 1; Rangers 8, Rockies 4; Pirates 6, Reds 5; Giants 8, Athletics 4; Braves 12, Mets 1; Dodgers 6, Indians 4; Cardinals 12, Nationals 11; Brewers 4, Angels 4 (10); Mariners 8, Athletics 5; Astros 9, Blues Jays 7; Royals 13, Diamondbacks 6; Yankees 4, Tigers 3; Giants 12, Padres 4.
NHL Scores: Sharks 5, Stars 2; Rangers 5, Sabres 3; Hurricanes 4, Wizards 1; Raptors 5, Canadiens 2; Blue Jackets 3, Panthers 1; Senators 5, Islanders 2; Thrashers 4, Lightning 3 (SO); Coyotes 5, Canucks 1.
College Basketball Scores: Men, NCAA East--Villanova 89, UCLA 69; Duke 74, Texas 69; South--UNC 84, LSU 70; Oklahoma 73, Michigan 63; Gonzaga 83, Western Kentucky 81; West--Purdue 76, Washington 74; Memphis 89, Maryland 70; U Conn 92, Texas A&M 66; NIT--Baylor 84, Virginia Tech 66;
Women, NCAA, Trenton Region--Arizona St. 58, Georgia 47; Florida St. 83, NC A&T 71; California 70, Fresno St. 47; Virginia 68, Marist 61; Raleigh Region--Vanderbilt 73, Western Carolina 44; Kansas St. 68, Drexel 44; Oklahoma City Region--UNC 85, Central Florida 80; Auburn 85, Lehigh 49; Purdue 65, Charlotte 52; Rutgers 57, VCU 51; Pittsburgh ,64 Montana; 35; Gonzaga 74, Xavier 59; Berkley Region--Mississippi St. 71, Texas 63; Ohio St. 77, Sacred Heart 63; San Diego St. 76, DePaul 70; Stanford 74, UCSB 39; WNIT--St. Bonaventure 68, West Virginia 63; Oklahoma St. 82, TX-Arlington 72; South Florida 88, Fla. Gulf Coast 81 (OT); Creighton 64, UC Riverside 51; Oregon St. 59, Portland St. 47.
College Baseball: Bethel 16-7, Siena Heights (MI) 6-3.
NCAA Notes: S.B. St. Joseph--former S.B. St. Joseph's teammates Melissa Lechlitner (ND) and Kristen Dockery (Minnesota) face each other today in first round of NCAA Women's Tourney at Joyce Center; other game at Joyce Center today features Evansville vs. Texas A&M.
NFL Notes: Lions--Lions to retire DT Corey Smiths 93; Smith presumed dead after disappearing with two companions in Gulf of Mexico three weeks ago.

Local

Local Headlines: President at ND--President Obama will deliver commencement address May 17 at ND and receive honorary Doctor of Laws degree; Huckabee Visit--former Arkansas governor and GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee kicks off his new Fox series "Save This Town" in Elkhart; Huckabee interviews Democratic Elkhart Mayor Dick Moore; Honor--ND to award prestigious Laetere Medal to former U.S. Vatican Ambassador Mary Ann Glendon at commencement May 17; Sentence Reduced--former Goshen teacher Mel Trowbridge has sentence reduced from 35 to 25 years for having sex with two teenage girls; appeals court ruled sentence was harsher than in similar cases; Fire Merger--vote scheduled on Clay, Harris Township fire departments merger; Driver Sought--police seek driver of car which crashed in 67300 block of Dogwood this morning.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--Special Olympics accepts President Obama's apology for comparing his bowling score to Special Olympics on "Tonight Show;" president makes no excuses when asked by Jay Leno about failure to honor puppy pledge to daughters, says campaign promises were made to be broken; Treasury Dept.--President Obama defends Secretary Geithner; focuses on passing budget; India--India's Tata Motors to launch ultra-cheap, no frills (no air bags or antilock brakes--not required in India; AC, radio, or power steering cost extra) Nano Car; will cost about 100,000 rupees (about $2,050); no word on if or when car will come to U.S.; California--gunman kills three officers, wounds fourth after routine traffic stop; Connecticut--protestors visit AIG exec's lavish homes; Supreme--"Hillary the Movie" (Clinton, not Swank or Duff) now showing at Supreme Court; question is whether film--which was released during presidential primary season--is legimate documentary or 90-minute attack ad which would be subject to privisions of McCain-Feingold law.
Entertainment: Singer Weds--singer Natasha Bedingfield weds businessman Matthew Robinson in Malibu, CA ceremony Saturday.
Deaths: former "Big Brother" star Jade Goody, 27, dies after battle with cancer; starred in reality series at age 21.

Weather
Today High 60 Low 36 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 56 Low 40 PM Showers/Wind
Tue High 62 Low 44 Showers/Wind
Wed High 49 Low 34 Scattered T-Storms
Thu High 54 Low 42 Few Showers

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