Saturday, March 7, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 7, 2009

Announcements

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


The Morris Performing Arts Center

Gordon Lightfoot: 8 p.m., Thursday, March 12.
The 25th Putnam County Spelling Bee: Friday, March 13, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 14, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
▪South Bend Symphony Pops! Presents "Photography": Saturday, March 21, 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

High School Basketball Scores: Boys Sectionals--4A Mishawaka, Clay 51, Mishawaka 37; Washington 63, Adams 45; 3A Plymouth, Rochester 45, Culver Academy 40; Plymouth 45, John Glenn 44; 2A Jimtown, Jimtown 50, LaVille 28; Westview 54, Bremen 51.
ND Scores: Baseball, Rice Classic--ND 2, Oral Roberts 1; Basketball, Men--ND 74, St. John's 55; Tennis, Women--(3) ND 7, Iowa 0; Track, Alex Wilson Invitational at ND's Loftus Sports Center--final events today.
NBA Scores: Bulls 117, Bucks 102; Bobcats 98, Hawks 91; Magic 105, Nets 102; Heat 108, Raptors 102; Pistons 108, Warriors 91; Celtics 105, Cavaliers 94; Spurs 100, Wizards 78; Rockets 114, Suns 112; Jazz 97, Nuggets 91; Lakers 110, Timberwolves 90.
NBA Notes: Pistons--ex-coach Chuck Daly has cancer.
NHL Scores: Hurricanes 6, Flames 1; Thrashers 2, Canadiens 0; Blues 4, Lightning 3 (OT); Sabres 5, Coyotes 1; Stars 3, Ducks 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men--Northern Iowa 73, Indiana St. 69; Illinois St. 78, Evansville 68;
Women--Purdue 68, IU 64; (8) Duke 76, (24) Virginia 53; (19) Tennessee 71, (21) Florida 67; (12) Florida St. 83, BC 71; (12) Ohio St. 70, Illinois 53; (22) Vanderbilt 69, Georgia 61; (4) Maryland 72, Wake Forest 70; (6) Auburn 71, Mississippi 65; (11) UNC 74, Clemson 55;
College Baseball: William Penn (IA) 7-10, Bethel 6-2.
College Softball: Bethel 6, William Carey (MS) 0; Bethel 7, Faulkner (AL) 6 (8).
MLB Exhibition Scores: Dodgers 5, Cubs 4; Mets 5, Cardinals 4; Red Sox 5, Marlins 3; Angels 5, Giants 4; Orioles 6, Nationals 2; Brewers 17, Indians 7; Rays 8, Pirates 5; Royals 8, Rangers 7; Twins 3, Reds 0; Athletics 12, Mariners 1; Braves 13, Astros 0; Rockies 13, Padres 11; Blue Jays 4, Phillies 3; Yankees 7, Tigers 3.
World Baseball Classic: Korea 9, Chinese Tapei 0; China 4, Chinese Tapei 1.
NCAA: Florida St.--Florida St. may have to forfeit some of Bobby Bowden's 382 wins due to academic cheating scandal; school will lose scholarships and three NCAA track & field championships threatened; Bowden is currently only one win (383-382) behind Penn St.'s Joe Paterno as the all-time winningest Division I football coach.

Local

Local Headlines: Jobless--Indiana's jobless rate 9.2%; Elkhart County continues to lead with 18.3% unemployment; New Tech--New Tech High School plan moves forward as Redevelopment Commission approves $1.3 million for Merrycrest Building improvements renovations; Time Marches On--time change Sunday; Arraignment--Michael Lindsey, 48, appears before judge to be arraigned for one abduction and two attempted abductions in St. Joseph County; also allegedly tried to abduct woman in Jasper County; Closing--Trans Tech Electric announces it is closing; had gone from 300 to 80 employees in one year.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama outlines health care reform plan; president restores stem cell funding; president claims stimulus plan is already saving jobs; Palestine--Palestinian PM Fayyad submits resignation; Ohio--Cleveland husband suspected of killing wife, four children, kills self; Zimbabwe--PM Morgan Tsvangirai hospitalized, wife killed in automobile crash; prime minister's party calls for investigation.
Entertainment: Barbie--Barbie turns 50.

Weather
Today High 52 Low 38 Rain/Thunder
Sun High 47 Low 31 Rain/Thunder
Mon High 39 Low 35 Mostly Cloudy
Tue High 51 Low 30 Showers
Wed High 41 Low 19 Mostly Cloudy

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