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FDA Warning: The FDA warns consumers to avoid using cookies, cakes, ice cream, and other foods containing peanut butter until authorities can learn more about a deadly outbreak of salmonella contamination.
Beacon Sports
ND Scores: Basketball, Men--for first time in ND history, Joyce Center will host ESPN Gameday prior to Irish-(3) U Conn game; show hosted by Rece Davis and includes commentary from Digger Phelps, Jay Bilas, Hubert Davis, and Bobby Knight; Swimming--ND to host Shamrock Invitational tonight and tomorrow at Rolfs Aquatic Center; other teams include Denver, Michigan St., and West Virginia.
High School Basketball Scores: Girls’ Bi-County Tournament--LaVille 38, Bremen 37; Oregon-Davis 46, John Glenn 28; Argos 58, New Prairie 36; Culver 61, Culver Academy 48.
NFL Notes: Giants--WR Taye Biddle treated and released for gunshot wounds to hands and leg; was shot while visiting relatives in Decatur, AL; police say no evidence Biddle did anything to provoke shooting; Buccaneers--Bucs hire Jim Bates as new defensive coordinator; Panthers--defensive coordinator Mike Trgovac becomes second Panther assistant to quit this week.
NBA Scores: Celtics 90, Magic 80; Lakers 117, Wizards 97.
NHL Scores: No games scheduled; All-Star weekend.
College Basketball Scores: Men--Oakland 75, IUPUI 57; (18) Purdue 70, (21) Minnesota 62; IPFW 80, Western Illinois 71; (16) Butler 68, Wis. Green Bay 59; Valparaiso 63, Wis.-Milwaukee 51; (13) UCLA 61, Washington St. 59; (23) Gonzaga 83, Pepperdine 69; West Virginia 75, (12) Georgetown 58; Women--Purdue 56, Minnesota 43; (12); IU 60, Michigan 50; Illinois St. 75, Evansville 62; (11) Stanford 85, Oregon 57; (8) California 77, Oregon St. 722; (6) Auburn 84, Alabama 66; (10) Tennessee 76, Arkansas 67; Georgia Tech 66, (2) UNC 62; (19) Ohio St. 68, Illinois 51; Georgia 66, (17) Vanderbilt 55.
Tennis: Australian Open--former No. 1 seed Ana Ivanovic upset by 29th seed.
MLB: Cubs--family of billionaire Tom Ricketts has reportedly won bidding to be new owner of Cubs; Ricketts family has Chicago connections but built its fortune in Omaha; Tribune Company says hurdles still remain before sale is finalized.
Local
Local Headlines: Charges--Missed Bus--South Bend man, 83, misses bus at President’s Inauguration after dancing with young woman.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama issues executive order to close prison at “Gitmo“ and CIA prisons overseas; says interrogations will be in accordance with U.S. Army field manual; Obama keeps Blackberry enhanced with security measures to protect his privacy, becomes first president to use email; redesignated “Blackberry One;“ State Department--Hillary Clinton takes over at State; President Obama and Vice-President Biden visit State Department to emphasize importance of foreign affairs to new administration; Senate--N.Y. Gov. David Paterson selects U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Senate; Treasury-Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner approved by Senate Finance Committee; confirmation vote could be today; Economy--Forbes says stores like Lane Bryant and Sears (which also owns Kmart) could go under in 2009; Harley-Davidson cuts 1,100 jobs after 4Q profit falls; Bill Gates lost more of his own money last year than anyone in history but remains upbeat; will still increase giving from $3.3-billion to $3.8 billion; Gaza--Israeli PM says Israel will defend itself against Gaza war crimes charges; President Obama issues appeal to Israel, Hamas; India--Indian PM Manmohan Singh, 76, will undergo second heart bypass surgery; Vatican--Pope Benedict XVI gets own YouTube channel (no word on what his You Tube “handle“ is going to be, might be open to suggestions).
Entertainment: Ledger--Heath Ledger gets posthumous Oscar nomination for “Dark Knight.”
Deaths: Bill Werber, 100, oldest living ex-major leaguer and teammate of Babe Ruth.
Weather
Today High 31 Low 11 Mostly Cloudy
Sat High 16 Low 0 Chance Snow
Sun High 13 Low 2 Chance Snow
Mon High 18 Low 7 Chance Snow
Tue High 22 Low 11 Partly Cloudy
Announcements: Send announcements to llbeacon193@gmail.com
FDA Warning: The FDA warns consumers to avoid using cookies, cakes, ice cream, and other foods containing peanut butter until authorities can learn more about a deadly outbreak of salmonella contamination.
Beacon Sports
ND Scores: Basketball, Men--for first time in ND history, Joyce Center will host ESPN Gameday prior to Irish-(3) U Conn game; show hosted by Rece Davis and includes commentary from Digger Phelps, Jay Bilas, Hubert Davis, and Bobby Knight; Swimming--ND to host Shamrock Invitational tonight and tomorrow at Rolfs Aquatic Center; other teams include Denver, Michigan St., and West Virginia.
High School Basketball Scores: Girls’ Bi-County Tournament--LaVille 38, Bremen 37; Oregon-Davis 46, John Glenn 28; Argos 58, New Prairie 36; Culver 61, Culver Academy 48.
NFL Notes: Giants--WR Taye Biddle treated and released for gunshot wounds to hands and leg; was shot while visiting relatives in Decatur, AL; police say no evidence Biddle did anything to provoke shooting; Buccaneers--Bucs hire Jim Bates as new defensive coordinator; Panthers--defensive coordinator Mike Trgovac becomes second Panther assistant to quit this week.
NBA Scores: Celtics 90, Magic 80; Lakers 117, Wizards 97.
NHL Scores: No games scheduled; All-Star weekend.
College Basketball Scores: Men--Oakland 75, IUPUI 57; (18) Purdue 70, (21) Minnesota 62; IPFW 80, Western Illinois 71; (16) Butler 68, Wis. Green Bay 59; Valparaiso 63, Wis.-Milwaukee 51; (13) UCLA 61, Washington St. 59; (23) Gonzaga 83, Pepperdine 69; West Virginia 75, (12) Georgetown 58; Women--Purdue 56, Minnesota 43; (12); IU 60, Michigan 50; Illinois St. 75, Evansville 62; (11) Stanford 85, Oregon 57; (8) California 77, Oregon St. 722; (6) Auburn 84, Alabama 66; (10) Tennessee 76, Arkansas 67; Georgia Tech 66, (2) UNC 62; (19) Ohio St. 68, Illinois 51; Georgia 66, (17) Vanderbilt 55.
Tennis: Australian Open--former No. 1 seed Ana Ivanovic upset by 29th seed.
MLB: Cubs--family of billionaire Tom Ricketts has reportedly won bidding to be new owner of Cubs; Ricketts family has Chicago connections but built its fortune in Omaha; Tribune Company says hurdles still remain before sale is finalized.
Local
Local Headlines: Charges--Missed Bus--South Bend man, 83, misses bus at President’s Inauguration after dancing with young woman.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama issues executive order to close prison at “Gitmo“ and CIA prisons overseas; says interrogations will be in accordance with U.S. Army field manual; Obama keeps Blackberry enhanced with security measures to protect his privacy, becomes first president to use email; redesignated “Blackberry One;“ State Department--Hillary Clinton takes over at State; President Obama and Vice-President Biden visit State Department to emphasize importance of foreign affairs to new administration; Senate--N.Y. Gov. David Paterson selects U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Senate; Treasury-Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner approved by Senate Finance Committee; confirmation vote could be today; Economy--Forbes says stores like Lane Bryant and Sears (which also owns Kmart) could go under in 2009; Harley-Davidson cuts 1,100 jobs after 4Q profit falls; Bill Gates lost more of his own money last year than anyone in history but remains upbeat; will still increase giving from $3.3-billion to $3.8 billion; Gaza--Israeli PM says Israel will defend itself against Gaza war crimes charges; President Obama issues appeal to Israel, Hamas; India--Indian PM Manmohan Singh, 76, will undergo second heart bypass surgery; Vatican--Pope Benedict XVI gets own YouTube channel (no word on what his You Tube “handle“ is going to be, might be open to suggestions).
Entertainment: Ledger--Heath Ledger gets posthumous Oscar nomination for “Dark Knight.”
Deaths: Bill Werber, 100, oldest living ex-major leaguer and teammate of Babe Ruth.
Weather
Today High 31 Low 11 Mostly Cloudy
Sat High 16 Low 0 Chance Snow
Sun High 13 Low 2 Chance Snow
Mon High 18 Low 7 Chance Snow
Tue High 22 Low 11 Partly Cloudy
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