Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from August 2002, page 2

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Firms, countries clamor for action on climate changes.(Chicago Tribune)
August 31, 2002... JOHANNESBURG _ The World Summit has produced some odd moments, but none stranger than the joint news conference by a top Greenpeace director and a senior adviser for British Petroleum representing the World Business Council for Sustainable...

Drought parches U.S. from sea to shining sea.(Chicago Tribune)
August 31, 2002... ATLANTA_For as long as anyone can remember, the narrow river that runs through the mountains around Orange, Va., has provided ample water for the people who live in the foothills. But this summer, the Rapidan River dried up. For weeks,...

Marchers protest development summit.(Chicago Tribune)
August 31, 2002... BC-WORLDSUMMIT-PROTEST:TB_ foreign (300 words) JOHANNESBURG _ Nearly 6,000 protesters marched from Johannesburg's Alexandra slum to the World Summit on Sustainable Development on Saturday, demanding everything from land for landless...

Air Force rips Northwestern, 52-3.(Chicago Tribune)
August 31, 2002... COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. _ Air Force received the opening kickoff from Northwestern, and on its first play from scrimmage, Leotis Palmer ripped over right tackle for 8 yards. Then halfback Dan Shaffer gained 13 through the same hole, and...

Twins will benefit greatly from labor deal.(Chicago Tribune)
August 31, 2002... CHICAGO _ Contraction, as had been reported by the Chicago Tribune, proved to be a crucial bargaining card in baseball's labor talks. "There are a lot of clubs that are relieved that's not hanging over their head," said Sandy Alderson,...

Celery-cap night: Extra cash will not cure woes.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
August 31, 2002... If struggling Major League Baseball teams were looking for a Christmas bonanza in this new collective bargaining agreement, they will be sadly disappointed when they examine the final details. This is not a lump of coal in their...

Breaking down the AFC East.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
August 31, 2002... Six weeks ago, as players reported for training camp, the pecking order in the AFC East was New England, the Dolphins, New York Jets, Buffalo. Sunday, a week before the start of the season (four days if you've got one eye on the...

Capt. McEnroe faces tough test.(Sun-Sentinel, South Florida)
August 31, 2002... NEW YORK _ During the next eight days, Patrick McEnroe's skill as a Davis Cup captain is going to get its highest test. With the semifinal tie against France set for Sept. 20-22, McEnroe has a number of extremely important phone calls and...

Petty: Historical perspective lacking in modern NASCAR.(The Orlando Sentinel)
August 31, 2002... DARLINGTON, S.C. _ The King is 65 now, and the Lady in Black is 52. They haven't danced in the decade since he retired. Richard Petty and Darlington Raceway, faded as their names may be amid modern NASCAR hoopla, remain at dusty...

Michigan beats Washington on field goal to end game.(Chicago Tribune)
August 31, 2002... ANN ARBOR, Mich._Moments earlier, Philip Brabbs had kicked a 44-yard field goal as time expired Saturday to lift 13th-ranked Michigan to a 31-29 victory over No. 11 Washington. Now Brabbs, a humble walk-on, found himself engulfed at...

Central Florida scores late for respectable margin in loss to Penn State.(The Orlando Sentinel)
August 31, 2002... STATE COLLEGE, Pa. _ For one quarter, the football never left Penn State's side of the field. Truth be told, UCF was fortunate that when the fourth period started Saturday, it still had a chance to catch the 24th-ranked Nittany Lions. ...

Virginia can't take the punishment from Florida State.(Daily Press (Newport News, Va.))
August 31, 2002... TALLAHASSEE, Fla. One play summarized 3 { hours of dreadfully predictable football Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium. It began as a routine play. Florida State tailback Greg Jones took a handoff from Chris Rix, slanted toward his...

Hewitt shows more gracious side in win over Blake.(Chicago Tribune)
August 31, 2002... NEW YORK _ James Blake is still honing his killer instinct but he has mastered at least one aspect _ killing his opponent with postmatch kindness. Blake, 22, pushed world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt of Australia to a fifth set for the second...

Women's group to aim protest at PGA, CBS.(Chicago Tribune)
August 31, 2002... Martha Burk was surprised by Augusta National's decision to hold the 2003 Masters without sponsors, but the head of the National Council of Women's Organizations said her group would continue to press the all-male club to admit women. ...

Capsules for Sunday's college games.(The Orlando Sentinel)
August 31, 2002... No. 14 LSU at No. 16 Virginia Tech _TIME: 2:30 p.m. _TV: ABC. _STORY LINE: A nice early-season matchup of teams who have designs on reaching the top 10. _ABOUT LSU: The Tigers are the defending SEC champs, and any hope they...

FSU routes Virginia.(Daily Press)
August 31, 2002... TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ Earlier in the week, Virginia coach Al Groh predicted the weather for Saturday afternoon's game at Florida State would be the hottest of his team's season. Turns out he was wrong. The Cavaliers' home opener nine days...

Jazz legend Lionel Hampton dies at 94.(Chicago Tribune)
August 31, 2002... Before Lionel Hampton transformed the world of jazz in the 1930s, America's black and white musicians rarely shared a stage and the vibraphone routinely was dismissed as a tinny-sounding joke. But Hampton's sensational success in the...

Special winning debut for Zook at Florida.(The Orlando Sentinel)
August 31, 2002... GAINESVILLE, Fla. _ Ron Zook's debut as Florida Coach was a smashing success. It was a success that even Steve Spurrier may have been proud of. It was a success that surely made his father, Pete Zook, proud. Pete made it to Florida...

Florida wins with the Zook-and-Cook in coach's debut.(The Orlando Sentinel)
August 31, 2002... GAINESVILLE, Fla. _ Spurrier-Schmurrier. Who needs him? Who needs the Fun `N' Gun when you've got the Zook-and-Cook? Who needs visors flying when you've got Earnest Graham running? Who needs the old head ballcoach when...

Florida State finds running room in rout.(The Orlando Sentinel)
August 31, 2002... TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ Montrae Holland rarely smiles following Florida State football games. But the senior offensive lineman grinned from ear to ear following the fifth-ranked Seminoles' 40-19 win over Virginia on Saturday. With Virginia...

White Sox continue resurgence.(Chicago Tribune)
August 31, 2002... DETROIT_If all it took for the White Sox to start winning was a tongue-lashing from the owner, Jerry Reinsdorf would have called them loafers on Opening Day. The Sox enter the final month of the season with a four-game win streak after...

New-look Notre Dame gets the job done in Willingham's debut.(Chicago Tribune)
August 31, 2002... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J._Like a 1920s housewife trading in her kitchen smock for a flapper's mini-dress, Notre Dame's Fighting Irish on Saturday came out from under their traditionally conservative covers. After a winter and a spring and a...

Triple loss batters Cubs: team drops doubleheader; Prior hurts leg.(Chicago Tribune)
August 31, 2002... CHICAGO _ Mark Prior was unlike the rest of his teammates Saturday. He wanted his day to go longer. While the Cubs trudged through a marathon day-night doubleheader, the first of its kind at Wrigley Field, Prior's first-game start was...

Field goals, defense lift Notre Dame to shutout.(Chicago Tribune)
August 31, 2002... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. _ Like a 1920s housewife trading in her kitchen smock for a flapper's mini-dress, Notre Dame's Fighting Irish came out from under their traditionally conservative covers Saturday. After a winter and a spring and a...

People in the news.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 31, 2002... WHAT'S IN STORE FOR `24' While you're recording the first season of Fox's Emmy-nominated spy-thriller series "24" _ which is reprised in its entirety marathon-style starting at midnight ET Sunday on FX _ you can dream of next season. And...

Is Colts' Edgerrin James ready for full contact?(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 31, 2002... MIAMI _ Talk from Indianapolis has been quiet, but there are whispers running back Edgerrin James is not ready for full contact and won't be able to handle a heavy workload in the early part of the season. That's good news for the...

Nine turnovers doom Tar Heels.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 31, 2002... CHAPEL HILL, N.C. _ North Carolina backup quarterback C.J. Stephens dropped to his knees and lowered his head, unable to look at the spot where the dream died. Moments later as he walked off the Kenan Stadium field, a small pocket of UNC...

Cyclones romp past Jayhawks.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 31, 2002... AMES, Iowa _ Odd how the football world turns. Two weeks after Terry Allen was fired as Kansas' coach late last season, Iowa State went into Lawrence and won by 42 points for the Cyclones' biggest victory margin over the Jayhawks. ...

Jeff Burton wins rain-shortened Gatorade 200.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 31, 2002... DARLINGTON, S.C. _ Jeff Burton did it again, but he had to wait. Burton's No. 9 Ford was less than 300 feet from completing the 74th of 147 scheduled laps in Saturday's Gatorade 200 when rained halted the event. NASCAR tried to wait...

Panthers' starters will need to be better finishers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 31, 2002... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Everybody that insisted the Carolina Panthers, who had not won in 355 days, had to win Friday got what they wanted. The Panthers beat the Cleveland Browns 20-19. They raised their preseason record to 1-3. Hooray. You...

South Carolina struggles past New Mexico State.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 31, 2002... COLUMBIA, S. C. _ They won Saturday, but players on the South Carolina football team were anything but giddy over their performance. The Gamecocks' season-opening, 34-24 win against New Mexico State was far from riveting for the crowd of...

Fant's absence not only problem for Mississippi State.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 31, 2002... EUGENE, Ore. _ Mississippi State's football team needed junior quarterback Kevin Fant on Saturday, but it needed an offensive line even more. And a defense. Not to mention a dose of much-needed discipline. That's how it went for...

Duke wins to end nation's longest losing streak at 23.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 31, 2002... DURHAM, N.C. _ The goalposts hit the turf Saturday night, smashing college football's longest losing streak into the mud of Wallace Wade Stadium. For the first time in almost three years _ a stretch covering 23 games _ Duke had won. The...

Marlins edge the Pirates.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 31, 2002... MIAMI _ Sometimes a bunt attempt gets the job done even when you don't hit the ball. That's what happened Saturday night, when Andy Fox squared to bunt in the eighth inning. Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jason Kendall, who later claimed his...

There's no defending Stewart's behavior.(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
August 31, 2002... MILWAUKEE _ Tony Stewart wants help with his anger management problems, and perhaps the counselors he finds will help him figure out what's wrong. But the root of some of Stewart's trouble is apparent. Too many people are willing to...

`One Hour Photo'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 29, 2002... His customers know him as "Sy the photo guy," the friendly, eager clerk who mans the photo processing counter at the neighborhood department store. Sy takes great pride in his work, developing each photo as if it were his own, going the extra...

Beleaguered head of Florida child agency campaigns for own reputation.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 29, 2002... TALLAHASSEE _ The man hired by Gov. Jeb Bush to salvage Florida's beleaguered child welfare agency is engaged in a more immediate campaign before he even starts his new job: salvaging his own reputation. Jerry Regier, whose evangelical...

Mental health advocates frown on Taylor's ridicule of opponent.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 29, 2002... BILOXI, Miss. _ An overwhelming favorite for re-election, U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor has frequently indulged the temptation not to take his Republican opponent, Karl Mertz, too seriously. In refusing to debate Mertz, Taylor has called the Long...

Miami Dolphins notebook.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 29, 2002... MIAMI _ Coach Dave Wannstedt said the toughest decisions for roster spots might come down to who the Dolphins keep as backup safeties. DOLPHINS NOTEBOOK After starters Arturo Freeman and Brock Marion, backup Shawn Wooden has seen the...

Doctors' insurance firm defends its surplus.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 29, 2002... BILOXI, Miss. _ Officials with the Medical Assurance Co. of Mississippi, an insurance company created by doctors to provide medical insurance, defended their business practices and $67.5 million surplus, issues that have been attacked by a...

Homeowners can get help inventorying their possessions.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 29, 2002... PASCAGOULA, Miss. _ It is a two-fold disaster when the contents of a home are destroyed and the owner doesn't have an inventory to hand to the insurance agent, says Pascagoula businesswoman Trish Carter. It can be emotionally devastating...

Judge says he won't enforce CCAir pact with pilots.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 29, 2002... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ A federal judge declined Thursday to enforce a contract approved by pilots at Charlotte-based CCAir but rejected by their national union. The airline had asked U.S. District Judge Graham Mullen to enforce the contract...

Black-owned race team to debut.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 29, 2002... CONCORD, N.C. _ BH Motorsports plans to field a Winston Cup team owned by two black businessmen when it debuts in three races this season with driver Ron Hornaday. The race team will be owned by Sam Belnavis, former director of sports...

Dolphins just try to avoid injury against Bears.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 29, 2002... MIAMI _ The risk-reward ratios of a final exhibition game wouldn't tempt the most daring investor, and so the Dolphins put as little as possible in their 24-22 victory against the Chicago Bears on Thursday night at Pro Player Stadium. ...

Troops say base PX is worth the wait.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 29, 2002... KANDAHAR, Afghanistan _ The most popular spot at the Kandahar military base is probably inside the PX. Soldiers arrive more than an hour before the air-conditioned store opens each day. Inside, troops can buy everything from soda and...

Blind S.C. man serves court as `the man who picks the juries'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 29, 2002... MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. _ If it's a high-profile crime that happened within the last 32 years in Horry County, Alton Cannon knows about it. And because of his precise memory, Cannon recalls nearly all the details surrounding the events. ...

Some highlights at the North Carolina Arboretum.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 29, 2002... Some highlights: _The Heritage Garden displays plants important to Western North Carolina's crafts industry. These include clearly labeled plants used for making baskets, natural dyes, paper and brooms. _The Quilt Garden salutes the...

North Carolina Arboretum is a gem of a garden.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 29, 2002... ASHEVILLE, N.C. _ There's a certain right turn off the Blue Ridge Parkway that could take you back to town, to the hurly-burly of shopping and fast-food places and traffic. Don't do that. Make one more turn, and there you go, along...

Q&A on gardening.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 29, 2002... Q. My river birch tree is very stressed from the drought; I would say about 70.percent of the leaves have turned brown or have fallen off. We have put a hose on it several times a week for about an hour or so in order to water it thoroughly....

Grandfathered high-rises stand tall.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 29, 2002... MIAMI BEACH, Fla. _ When construction starts on the 50-story Akoya building, it will signal the beginning of the end for a popular and reviled standard of modern Miami Beach architecture: the high-rise condo tower. Once as dependable as...

Jackson State-USM opener a huge draw . . . with a payoff.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 29, 2002... HATTIESBURG, Miss. _ Jackson State vs. Southern Miss means big bucks for the city of Hattiesburg and the Golden Eagles' athletic budget. When the two tee it up Saturday, a capacity crowd of 35,000 is expected at M.M. Roberts Stadium as...

Doral close to sponsorship deal.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 29, 2002... MIAMI _ The search for a sponsor for Doral's annual PGA Tour stop appears close to shifting into high gear. Tour executives have told the South Florida Golf Foundation that a suitor has expressed serious interest in putting its name on...

Case of nerves? Florida A&M facing a monumental task in Miami.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 29, 2002... MIAMI _ When Division I-AA Florida A&M faces defending Division I-A national champion University of Miami on Saturday at the Orange Bowl, quarterback Casey Printers' job is to keep the Rattlers' offense from dissolving against the nation's...

Review of `The Biographer: The Secret Life of Princess Di'.(The Orlando Sentinel)
August 29, 2002... Mysteries and the monarchy have been Britain's major contributions to U.S. television in recent years. Viewers have savored the peerless "Prime Suspect" and mourned the passing of "Inspector Morse." They have wallowed in the oft-recounted...

Vandals damage graves, steal items from Mathews churchyards.(Newport News (Va.) Daily Press)
August 29, 2002... MATHEWS, Va. _ Mathews County authorities are investigating a series of churchyard thefts and acts of vandalism over the past two weeks. In the most recent incident, about half a dozen ceramic angels were stolen from the graves of two...

At William and Mary, it's law in the family.(Newport News (Va.) Daily Press)
August 29, 2002... WILLIAMSBURG, Va. _ When Troy Hammon was filling out his application last year to attend the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary, one question grabbed his interest. "Do you know anybody who has attended here?"...

2 new TV shows to focus on collectibles.(Daily Press)
August 29, 2002... TV FOR COLLECTORS If you like to collect or fix stuff, you may want to watch two new television series appearing on HGTV this fall: _"Ultimate Collectors" introduces you to people with vast collections, including a Tennessee man who...

eBay auction features Disney collectibles.(Daily Press)
August 29, 2002... WILLIAMSBURG, Va. _ Adam Gilbert surveys several large cardboard boxes brimming with Walt Disney memorabilia he's collected the past 40 years. Somewhere among the Mickey Mouse stuffed toys, puzzles and books is his first Disney toy _ a...

Michelob sheds teardrop bottle, gets `younger'.(Chicago Tribune)
August 29, 2002... One of the beer industry's most identifiable bottle designs is disappearing as Anheuser-Busch gets set to reposition Michelob to go up against the high-flying import beers. In an attempt to attract a younger audience, the brand's famous...

U.S. criticized for poor showing at world summit on poverty, environment.(Chicago Tribune)
August 29, 2002... JOHANNESBURG _ Stung by widespread criticism that the United States is backing away from the international fight against poverty and environmental destruction, the U.S. delegation to the World Summit in Johannesburg went on the offensive...

Capsule for Friday night game.(The Orlando Sentinel)
August 29, 2002... Friday night's game No. 1 Oklahoma at Tulsa TIME: 8 p.m. EDT TV: ESPN. WEATHER: Muggy, 88 degrees. STORY LINE: The Sooners visit Tulsa for the first time since 1987. While the stadium will be sold out, the home team...

Capsules for Saturday games.(The Orlando Sentinel)
August 29, 2002... WASHINGTON at MICHIGAN STORY LINE: One of the best intersectional match-ups of the season and the most important of the first full weekend. Michigan has concerns about its offense, Washington about its defense. Washington rallied late to...

United asks workers for $1.5 billion in cuts.(Chicago Tribune)
August 29, 2002... UAL Corp. put its cards on the table Wednesday, laying out the wage and benefit concessions it is seeking from employees to avoid a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. The proposed labor-related cost savings total about $1.5 billion annually,...

Reports show HIV patients can receive organ transplants.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
August 29, 2002... HOLLYWOOD, Fla. _ People infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, should not be denied an organ transplant just because they have the virus, researchers at an international transplant meeting said on Thursday, reporting that patients...

Cubs turn back the Brewers.(Chicago Tribune)
August 29, 2002... MILWAUKEE _ Long before Thursday's first pitch, one irate fan at Miller Park screamed to the players: "You should honor your contract to the end of the season." When the final out was recorded in the Cubs' 13-10 victory over the Brewers,...

France recovering from bypass and hip surgeries.(The Orlando Sentinel)
August 29, 2002... ORLANDO _ NASCAR Chairman Bill France Jr. reportedly was alert and recovering Thursday from two surgeries, one for coronary bypass and the other to repair a broken hip. France, 69, is CEO of NASCAR and International Speedway Corp., which...

Pop star Lance Bass ready for space flight.(The Orlando Sentinel)
August 29, 2002... SPACE CENTER, Houston _ Pop star and would-be astronaut Lance Bass says he jams with NASA managers in Russia, isn't afraid of riding a missile and is "training my butt off" to prepare for a planned Oct. 27 launch to the international space...

Disappointing Cubs, White Sox still drawing viewers.(Chicago Tribune)
August 29, 2002... CHICAGO _ It is dangerous to make assumptions. Take the White Sox and Cubs, for instance. You would assume with both teams having their most disappointing seasons in recent memory on top of the daily, nauseating talks of a strike, that...

Student convicted of spreading AIDS virus gets jail time, community service.(Chicago Tribune)
August 29, 2002... HURON, S.D. _ A South Dakota judge on Thursday ordered a young man from Chicago to spend 120 nights in jail for knowingly exposing his girlfriend to HIV while a student at Si Tanka-Huron University in the spring. Nikko Briteramos, now...

Muslim group's leader reaches out to Christians.(Chicago Tribune)
August 29, 2002... CHICAGO _ As a young man, Imam W. Deen Mohammed had no interest in churches, Christians or their Bible, he said Thursday, the eve of his Muslim American Society's annual convention. Not until he began preaching did he pick up the Bible,...

Airlines passengers will no longer be asked questions about baggage security.(Chicago Tribune)
August 29, 2002... CHICAGO _ For years, airline ticket agents rattled off two questions by rote, although it's unclear whether anyone ever paid attention. But starting this weekend, U.S. airplane travelers will no longer be subjected to the familiar...

Tropical Storm Dolly far from U.S.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
August 29, 2002... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Well, hello Dolly. Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the eastern Atlantic near Africa on Thursday afternoon, normally the perfect position for such systems to grow into hurricanes. But forecasters at the National...

Recalling spirit of '96; Reinsdorf voiced similar criticism 6 years ago.(Chicago Tribune)
August 29, 2002... CHICAGO _ What goes around comes around, a concept White Sox fans understand all too well. And for those Sox fans who remember the charge that the team was too "laid back" during the Terry Bevington era, Wednesday's state of the Sox...

Even Notre Dame is playing catchup to Maryland.(Chicago Tribune)
August 29, 2002... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J._Like the reflection from a fun-house mirror, the image is distorted. The natural order of things is distorted. Terrapins red has assumed, at least temporarily, the aura of the golden helmet. Now it is football...

Kafelnikov's commitment in question.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
August 29, 2002... NEW YORK _ Yevgeny Kafelnikov sounded so sincere you were tempted to believe him. "I always have been dedicated. I've always given 100 percent," said the tall, moody Russian. There was a slight pause before he added: "Even though it...

Not the world's game; baseball lacks European allies in IOC circles.(Chicago Tribune)
August 29, 2002... CHICAGO _ European power in the International Olympic Committee could play a significant part in whether baseball and softball are dropped from the Olympic program after the 2004 Athens Games. On Thursday in Lausanne, Switzerland, the IOC...

Bolaumi's record in doubt; Moroccan tests positive for banned substance.(Chicago Tribune)
August 29, 2002... CHICAGO _ One of the newest drug tests in international sports has caught another big name in track and field. If the positive test is confirmed and leads to a ban of Morocco's Brahim Boulami, the world record-holder in the 3,000-meter...

Northwestern starts with an unknown at quarterback.(Chicago Tribune)
August 29, 2002... COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. _ He holds down the glamour position, so let the spotlight initially fall on redshirt sophomore Tony Stauss. He is Northwestern's new quarterback and makes the first start of his college career Saturday in the...

Both sides set to work all night to reach deal.(Chicago Tribune)
August 29, 2002... NEW YORK_Like an extra-inning game delayed by rain, the fate of the baseball season hung in the balance as midnight approached Thursday night. With the players union's strike deadline at hand, it was unknown if Major League Baseball...

Hewitt advances to face Blake.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
August 29, 2002... NEW YORK _ James Blake blasted home at 7:11 p.m., dusting the outgunned Russian Nikolay Davydenko in four sets. Five minutes later, about the time Blake was scribbling autographs for his increasing horde of adoring fans, Lleyton Hewitt...

Florida International hits the ground running.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
August 29, 2002... MIAMI _ On a night of history-making firsts, Florida International University played a near-perfect first half on its way to a 27-3 victory over Saint Peter's College on Thursday night in front of an overstuffed FIU Community Stadium. ...

FAU offensive line overmatched.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
August 29, 2002... TAMPA _ Florida Atlantic did not meet its goal of being competitive in Thursday's 51-10 loss to South Florida. Not even close. The Owls did not quit despite being batted around by the bigger, stronger Bulls most of the humid, stormy...

Younger Bears state their case; Colombo, running backs shine in preseason finale.(Chicago Tribune)
August 29, 2002... MIAMI _ The Bears saw some things they wanted to see and a few they didn't in their final exhibition game, a 24-22 loss to the Miami Dolphins before an announced crowd of 57,113 in Pro Player Stadium on Thursday night. The Dolphins scored on...

Professional analysis can improve home's energy efficiency.(The Orlando Sentinel)
August 29, 2002... Are your power bills too high? If you think they are, how do you know how much they should be? How much should you be paying each month to heat, cool, light and power a home like yours? Most people don't know the answer. Even people who...