South Bend, Indiana; May 23, 2009

Announcements

City of South Bend:

▪Common Council--May 25, 7 p.m., fourth-floor Council Chambers.
▪Board of Public Works Meeting--May 25, 9:30 a.m., Room 1308, County-City Building.
▪Redevelopment Commission Meeting--June 5, 10 a.m., 13th floor, County-City Building.
▪Parks and Recreation Board--June 15, 4 p.m., O'Brien Administration and Recreation Center, 321 E. Walter Street.

Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc.:

▪Spring Home Maintenance Seminar--May 30, 10-11 a.m., NNN meeting room, 1005 Portage.
▪2009 Housing Fair--Saturday, June 13, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 333 Main St.; array of exhibitors, admission free.
▪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

▪Alice Cooper with Blue Oyster Cult Tickets Go On Sale: May 30; performance August 9, 7:30 p.m.

Announcements: Send announcements to southbendfreepress@gmail.com.
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.
Sunburst Marathon: Family walk starts 6 p.m., June 5 at College Football Hall of Fame; marathon begins June 6, 6 a.m., at Hall of Fame and ends at Notre Dame.
For more information go to www.sunburstraces.org or contact Molly Sullivan at (574) 647-3394.

S.B. Free Press Sports

Midwest League: Silver Hawks 4, Bees 2.
South Bend Motor Speedway: 2009 Dick Beebe Memorial Race; May 24 (rain date May 25); gates open noon; qualifying 1 p.m.; general admission is $7, but if you have a ticket stub from any other track, take $2 off to make it $5; seniors are $3, kids 14 and under are free.
ND Scores: Baseball, Big East Tournament--ND 11, St. John's 10; Irish play top-seeded Louisville this morning at 9 a.m.; Tennis, NCAA Women's Doubles Championship--Kelcy Tefft-Kristy Frilling lose to Tennessee's Natalie Pluskota-Caitlin Whorisky 7-6, 6-3; Tefft and Frilling finish with 37-4 overall record and All-America honors; first Irish duo to be ranked number one in national polls.
Bethel Scores: Track & Field, NAIA Outdoor Nationals at St. Louis--J.W. Maierle (third, men's long jump) and Nichole Arnold (fifth, women's discuss) earn All-America honors; Jordan Heim advances to today's men's 400-meter finals (school record 47.60).
NBA Playoffs: Cavaliers 96, Magic 95 (Series tied 1-1), (LeBron 35 points).
WNBA Preseason: Sky 71, Shock 67; Sun 74, Liberty 62.
NHL Playoffs: Blackhawks 4, Red Wings 3 (OT), (Red Wings lead 2-1).
MLB National League: Padres 4, Cubs 0.
MLB Interleague: White Sox 2, Pirates 0; Phillies 7, Yankees 3; Tigers 4, Rockies 3; Orioles 4, Nationals 2 (12); Mets 5, Red Sox 3; Reds 3, Indians 1; Rays 15, Marlins 2; Braves 1, Blue Jays 0; Rangers 6, Astros 5 (10); Twins 11, Brewers 3; Cardinals 5, Royals 0; Diamondbacks 2, Athletics 1; Mariners 2, Giants 1 (12); Angels 3, Dodgers 1.
Soccer: U.S. Open Cup--D.C. United 5, Red Bulls 3.
NASCAR: Coca Cola 600 Qualifying--Ryan Newman wins pole for Coca Cola 600.

Local

Local Headlines: Goshen--SWAT raids wrong house in Goshen; Gurley-Leep--Gurley-Leep won't appeal decision by Chrysler to close their dealership; hope to sell remaining Chrysler stock by June 9; Gurley-Leep was one of 789 Chrysler dealerships terminated in company's bankruptcy reorganization; Charges--St. Joseph County prosecutor charging SBPD Sgt. Eric Downey with domestic battery and operating a vehicle while intoxicated; St. Joseph County Police officer Gary L. Newcomb, his ex-wife RaLynne Newcomb, and James M. Miller have been charged with insurance fraud; allegedly falsified accident report six years ago.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: NASA--NASA postpones shuttle landing second day in row; Georgia--William Cunningham sentenced to 100 years for poisoning children's (ages 18 months and three) soup to extort money from Campbell's Soup Co.; children face lifelong respiratory problems after eating the soup laced with prescription drugs and lighter fluid; Washington--cancer sufferer Linda Fleming, 66, is first person to die under Washington state's new assisted suicide law.
Entertainment: Axed--"My Name is Earl," "Samantha Who?", and "Prison Break" among shows axed.
Deaths: South Korean ex-President Roh Muh-hyun, 62; leaped to death while hiking; administration had been tarnished by corruption scandal; actress Carol Cole, 64; daughter of Nat King Cole and sister of Natalie Cole; appeared on "The Nat King Cole Show," "Sanford and Son," and 1974 movie "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.

Weather
Today High 77 Low 56 Partly Cloudy
Sun High 77 Low 54 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 76 Low 57 Few Showers
Tue High 78 Low 61 Showers
Wed High 73 Low 53 Scattered T-Storms

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Law and Order: Criminal Intent; 9 p.m., Southland; 10 p.m., Law and Order; 22--8 p.m., Ghost Whisperer; 9 p.m., Harper's Island; 10 p.m., 48 Hours Mystery; 25--8-10:30 p.m., 8 MM; 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Get Shorty; 28--8-9 p.m., Cops (two episodes); 9 p.m., America's Most Wanted; 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 10:30 p.m., Family Guy; 34--8 p.m., Antiques Roadshow; 9 p.m., Keeping Up Appearances; 9:30 p.m., As Time Goes By; 10 p.m., Last of the Summer Wine; 10:30 p.m., One Foot in the Grave; 46--8-9 p.m., Paid; 9 p.m., Best of Harvest; 10 p.m., Paid; 10:30 p.m., Jesse Duplantis Ministries; 57--8 p.m., NBA Countdown; 8:30 p.m., NBA Playoffs: Lakers at Nuggets in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals; 69--8-10 p.m., A Life Less Ordinary; 10 p.m.-12 a.m., Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy.