Sport in Brief (Daily Telegraph) ATHENS SUPER GP.-Men, 100m: 1 F Obikwelu (Portugal) 10.03; 6 M Devonish (GB) 10.21. 800m: 1 Y Borzakovskiy (Russia) 1-43.42. 400m hurdles: 1 B Jackson (US) 48.00. Discus: 1 A Virgilijus (Lithuania) 69.36....more...Reader Mailbag Snowden Is On the Mark (Soccer365) With a poor showing in Germany, the United States men?s soccer team heads home and Soccer365?s Richard Snowden makes his final submission amid frustrations at the state of the game here in the States....more... Kentucky deaths (The Kentucky Post) Truett Walton Searcy had a brilliant mind. "He was the smartest man I've ever known in my life," said Mr. Searcy's son, Lee. J. Searcy of Elsmere. "You could ask him about anything in the world, and he could give you a good bit of information about it." Mr. Searcy, 61, of Verona, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was an industrial engineer for a number of firms, the most ...more... Knoxville kid has fun with Peoria golf (Peoria Journal Star) Complete local and regional sports coverage from central Illinois, including the Peoria Rivermen, Peoria Chiefs, Bradley University, Illinois State, Western Illinois, University of Illinois, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Mid-State 6, Mid-Illini and 60 area high schools...more... The umbrella/excess liability market (Rough Notes) The commercial umbrella market represents a real opportunity for independent insurance agents. Only 41% of the companies in the small commercial market have umbrella coverage, according to data compiled by MarketStance, Middletown, Connecticut. (See the accompanying tables.)...more... LOCKER ROOM (Coshocton Tribune) Informing Central Ohio....more... Upcoming events (Green Bay Press-Gazette) Listings are subject to change, so always call ahead if traveling a long distance. All telephone numbers are area code 920 unless otherwise noted....more... Floods scramble sports calendar (Press & Sun-Bulletin) The sports calendar was widely affected by the flooding in Greater Binghamton. This weekend's B.C. Baseball Invitational American Legion Tournament was canceled and Wednesday's double-header between the Binghamton Mets and Reading Phillies was postponed a day....more... Woman's smart idea gives girls a chance (St. Petersburg Times) A homemaker gets others interested in paying a mere $20 to educate an African child for a year....more... |