The win was Loyola's first over a Big Ten team since November 1994.Creighton 70, Nebraska 44 -- Johnny Mathies scored 29 points and the Bluejays (4-2) routed the Cornhuskers (6-2) at Omaha in the annual meeting of the state's Division I basketball programs.Georgetown 76, Fairfield 51 -- Brandon Bowman scored 16 points and the Hoyas (4-2) made 12 three-pointers in a win over the Stags (1-6) at Washington.. for two prospects and the fourth-place San Francisco Giants acquired outfielder Randy Winn for backup catcher Yorvit Torrealba and pitcher Jesse Foppert."Are those earthshaking moves?" Tracy said, shaking his head.Certainly none came close to the trade DePodesta made at the deadline last season when he sent popular catcher Paul Lo Duca, reliever Guillermo Mota and outfielder Juan Encarnacion to Florida for pitcher Brad Penny, first baseman Hee-Seop Choi and a minor leaguer. Chinese characters, or hanzi in Mandarin and kanji in Japanese, are imprimaturs for hipness these days. "We thought he would stay in that shell forever."Then Randall Mackey found Bastrop, another small town on the north end of the state, the new home of a teammate who had followed his preacher there.It was safe It was dry His mother could rent a home The teammate could give him a friend. Some of these nests were as much as 40 feet above the ground, thus showing the bird's adaptability."How strangely Nature has provided them with the means of securing their eggs and young from their arch-enemy Man," wrote Audubon No one had paid much attention to the bird before him.

The rest of the 11-part program he played on a console on the orchestra floor. He also is an eternal optimist, inviting the media to watch him sign his papers at the Ethics Commission in mid-October. Mexican chorizo is not a substitute.1/2 pound small potatoes, cut in bite-size pieces2 tablespoons olive oil1/4 pound Spanish chorizo, chopped1 onion, minced1 red bell pepper, minced4 cloves garlic, minced3 plum tomatoes, blanched, peeled, seeded and chopped1 cup dry white winePinch of saffronSalt1 1/2 pounds monkfish, cut in 1-inch chunks1 pound small clams1/4 cup chopped parsley1. Michael is behind him, and one row back is Joshua Miles, who wants to go to Loyola Marymount.The odds against getting on this bus are staggering -- this bus that is now gliding past neighborhoods filled with blind traps, dead-end streets and schools with shameful dropout rates.For Michael, there was Angela telling him what he ought to do with his life, and a brother in prison who ably demonstrated what not to do. envoys would continue to work on a peace agreement among Sudan's government and the rebel factions in Darfur, the key to stability in the troubled region."The people in Darfur have suffered too much and too long," Ban said. He signed with Cal State Fullerton but was drafted in the sixth round by the Oakland Athletics.IF Mike Torres, Mater Dei Sr.Named Times' player of the year, the second baseman hit .459 with 23 RBIs and 19 stolen bases to help the Monarchs to the Division I title.OF Trevor Bell, Crescenta Valley Sr.Batted .367 with eight home runs for the Falcons and was 8-3 with an 0.97 ERA.

SACRAMENTO Californians who use medical marijuana remained defiant Monday in the face of a Supreme Court decision that allows the federal government to prosecute patients who use the drug with a doctor's recommendation.The decision caused ripples across the state, the first in the nation to approve medical marijuana with passage of Proposition 215 in 1996.Few expected to see federal drug authorities renew an aggressive war on medical marijuana in the Golden State. As in any game, you can go back and find calls you didn't like .. but that's a part of doing business The referees had nothing to do with us losing that game. "I became an activist because I was terribly selfish," he once said. She's virtually an exemplar of an all-too-common variety of Washington reporter: ambitious, self-interested, unscrupulous and intoxicated by proximity to power.Unfortunately, she has also become the poster child in the push for a national reporter's shield law, and this week she went before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify for the Free Flow of Information Act. Site -- Staples Center.Radio -- 1150.Records -- Avengers 5-4, Dragons 6-3.Record vs. It's one of the few times the pretense melts away and the tenors just have fun making music.

The mug shots included here are taken from "Booked: The Last 150 Years Told Through Mug Shots," by Giacomo Papi, just released by Seven Stories Press.Inside the jail, I was strip-searched, then fingerprinted. I did tough workouts, during which I cursed myself for not attempting to top Nixon's bowling score instead.My first serious run against the clock (Bush by proxy) took place at a high school track in Burbank. And sending more Americans would suggest that we intend to stay forever, when we are, in fact, working for the day when Iraq can defend itself and we can leave....The other critical element of our strategy is to help ensure that the hopes Iraqis expressed at the polls in January are translated into a secure democracy....As Iraqis grow confident that the democratic progress they are making is real and permanent, more will join the political process. To accommodate this short form, language is acquiring acronyms -- "H8" (hate), "iluvu" (I love you) and "ruok" (are you OK) -- that allow text messages and other instant messages to relay information about life's mundane details as well as its emotional brambles.About 7.3 billion text messages are sent within the United States every month, up from 2.9 billion a month a year ago, according to CTIA, the wireless industry's trade group.