Thursday, January 8, 2009

LaPaz & Lakeville, Indiana; January 8, 2009


Announcements

Need Announcements: If you have activities or meetings in the Lakeville/LaPaz area, send them to llbeacon193@gmail.com

Beacon Sports
LaVille Sports: Boys Basketball-- LaVille 58, NorthWood 54--Glenn Halasz and Justin Baker scored 16 points each.,
ND Notes: Basketball, Saint Mary‘s--SMC 74, Adrian 69 (SMC 5-0 MIAA); Men--Luke Harangody and Kyle McAlarney placed on Naismith Award watch list; Lacrosse, Men--Irish ranked ninth in Inside Lacrosse preseason poll.
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 reportedly ready to hire ex-Jets’ coach Eric Mangini; Cowboys--Cowboys release Pacman.
NCAA Football Bowls: Fedex BCS National Championship--Oklahoma vs. Florida (8 p.m., Fox)
NCAA Football Notes: BC--BC fires head coach Jeff Jagodzinski for meeting with N.Y. Jets.
NBA Scores: Pacers 113, Suns 110; Cavaliers 111, Bobcats 81; Magic 106, Hawks 102; Raptors 99, Wizards 93; Rockets 89, Celtics 85; Nets 100, Grizzlies 89; 76ers 110, Bucks 105; Timberwolves 29, Thunder 87; Nuggets 108, Heat 97; Jazz 116, Hornets 90, Trailblazers 84, Pistons 83; Lakers 114, Warriors 106.
NHL Scores: Canadiens 6, Rangers 3, Canucks 4, Oilers 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men--Brescia (KY) 79, IUSB 71; Michigan 72, IU 66 (OT); Drake 69, Indiana St. 50; Evansville 66, Missouri St. 61 (OT); (23) Louisville 71, South Florida 57; (3) UNC 108, Charleston 70; Harvard 82, (17) BC 70; (11) Syracuse 85, DePaul 68; Gonzaga 89, (15) Tennessee 79 (OT); (18) Marquette 81, Rutgers 76; (2) Duke 79, Davidson 67; Women--Huntington 57, Bethel 53; Ball St. 62, Eastern Michigan 55; Iowa St. 84, IPFW 57; Providence 77, (19) Pittsburgh 69.
MLB: Brewers--career saves leader Trevor Hoffman (554) near deal with Brewers.

Local

Local Headlines: Arraignment--Cyrus Brown, 28, will be arraigned today for breaking in to home on Portage Rd. in rural St. Joseph County Sunday; homeowner, a 70-year-old grandmother, held Brown at gunpoint until County Police arrived; Chief Investigator--St. Joseph County Prosecutor‘s Office hires new chief investigator; George “Don“ Haywood is 22-year veteran of South Bend Police Department.

Nation/World


Nation/World Headlines: Transition--President-elect Obama to warn of long recession if aid package is delayed; Senate--Illinois Supreme Court will rule today whether Ill. Secretary of State Jesse White can refuse to certify Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s pick for U.S. Senate; Blagojevich’s pick, former Ill. Attorney General Roland Burris, waits in Washington after long meeting yesterday with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Ill. Sen. Dick Durbin; Reid and Durbin have words of praise for Burris; Burris confident he will take seat in Senate “very soon;” Israel/Palestine--Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ four-year term has expires Friday leaving leadership challenge which Israel’s Gaza invasion has postponed; rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel.
Entertainment: Peoples’ Choice--”Dark Knight” sweeps Peoples’ Choice Awards.

Weather
Today High 25 Low 13 Snow Showers
Fri High 27 Low 23 Snow
Sat High 25 Low 13 Chance Snow
Sun High 25 Low 18 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 25 Low 13 Chance Snow














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