Saturday, April 18, 2009

LaPaz & Lakeville, Indiana; April 18, 2009

Announcements

Announcements: Send announcements to llbeacon193@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.

Beacon Sports

ND Scores: Baseball--West Virginia 19, ND 3; Tennis, Men's Big East Championships Quarterfinals--ND 4, Georgetown 0; Women's Big East Championships Quarterfinals--(4) ND 4, Pittsburgh 0.
Bethel Scores: Softball, Bethel College Invitational--(8) Bethel 4, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 1; Bethel 5, Judson 1; Golf, Women, Blackthorn Big-Time Challenge--(3) Pilots lead field by 35 strokes with 304 team score; Jessica Layman and Shanna Page shoot 70 and 73 respectively.
NBA Playoffs: Playoffs begin today.
NHL Playoffs: Penguins 3, Flyers 2 (OT) (Penguins lead 2-0); Flames 2, Devils 1 (OT) (Series tied 1-1); Canucks 3, Blues 0 (Canucks lead 2-0).
MLB National League: Cubs 8, Cardinals 7; Pirates 3, Braves 0; Marlins 3, Nationals 2 (10); Padres 8, Phillies 7; Mets 5, Brewers 4 (Gary Sheffield hits 500th HR); Reds 2, Astros 1; Dodgers 4, Rockies 3; Giants 2, Diamondbacks 0.
MLB American League: Rays 6, White Sox 5; Yankees 6, Indians 5; Athletics 8, Blue Jays 5; Red Sox 10, Orioles 8; Royals 12, Rangers 3; Twins 11, Angels 9; Mariners 6, Tigers 3.
Indy Racing: Castroneves--two-time Indy 500 champ Helio Castroneves acquited of most of his tax evasion charges; will resume racing with Team Penske at Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
NFL Notes: Bills--Colts RB Dominic Rhodes signs 2-year deal with Bills.
Death: Ed Blake, 83, played 15 seasons in MLB with Reds and (Kansas City) Athletics.

Local

Local Headlines: American Idol--"American Idol" Summer Tour coming to Rosemont, IL. and Indy; also coming to Auburn Hills, MI, and Grand Rapids, MI; features top 10 finalists from this season's "Idol;" Shooting--police are investigating a shooting which occurred early this morning on North Adams Street in South Bend; initial reports were that multiple shots were fired from a car with five people in it; the man was taken to Memorial and treated for what the supervisor there called a "non-life-threatening leg injury.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama gets friendly with Venezuelan President Chavez at summit of American leaders in Trinidad; president tells radio audience that government, like families, has to make hard choices about finances; Iran--U.S. journalist Roxana Saberi convicted of espionage by closed-door Iranian court and sentenced to eight years in prison; Somalia--pirates seize Belgian ship; NATO frees 20 hostages from a Yemeni dhow;
Entertainment: Wed--TV host and "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker and U.S. tennis star Andy Roddick get married.
Deaths: Former actor Jody McCrea, 74; starred as "Bonehead" in "Muscle Beath Party," "Bikini Beach," "Pajama Party," "Beath Blanket Bingo," and "How To Stuff a Wild Bikini;" was son of actor Joel McCrea who died in 1990; appeared in westerns like father before switching to "Beach" pictures.

Weather
Today High 73 Low 48 Partly Cloudy
Sun High 63 Low 42 Rain/Thunder
Mon High 47 Low 36 Showers
Tue
High 52 Low 36 Showers
Wed
High 59 Low 37 Mostly Sunny


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