Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from May 2002

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from May 2002

Ballpark Renovation: Fenway facelift is no fantasy.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... ivan BOSTON _ When Boston third baseman Shea Hillenbrand wrapped a home run around the Pesky Pole on Monday night, a mere 303 feet from home plate, it was another of those made-for-Fenway moments that can't be replicated elsewhere. ...

Binge drinking a happy hobby for Illinois students.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... CHAMPAIGN, Ill. _ Eve Tucker has downed 11 beers. Her left little toe is bleeding from a cut from a broken beer bottle. It's 1 a.m., and the bar has closed. But Tucker is not ready for home. She and college roommate Kristen Hoglund stand...

Hunley scientists slowly unravel mystery of why Confederate sub sank.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... CHARLESTON, S.C. _ It was just an X-ray on a computer screen, but it told a story. There was a small button, a pocket watch and chain, a folding rule, a pocket knife and a small pair of binoculars. And in the background, the fainter...

Actor exemplifies Indian culture coming of age in America.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... NEW YORK_The culture of India is coming into its own in America, and not simply in terms of the art on view in the Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery, retrospective screenings of the classic films of Sajit Ray or the cuisine of restaurants named...

Many children live with painful limitations of arthritis.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
May 31, 2002... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ The baby-book pictures tell her story better than words. Here's little Kristen Dorries at 6, wearing braces at night to support her tiny wrists. And here she soaks in a whirlpool trying to soothe her aching joints. ...

Elderhostel program gives `wannabe gardeners' chance to dig into Colonial Williamsburg.(Newport News (Va.) Daily Press)
May 31, 2002... WILLIAMSBURG, Va. _ With her hands a little dirty from potting flowers all day, Charlene Firestone couldn't be happier with her vacation choice. "I love to play with flowers," Firestone said as she spent last week at a Colonial...

LPGA's game plan: appeal to masses.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... CHICAGO _ The Ladies Professional Golf Association is trying an image makeover. Tired of its low profile in the crowded sports market, the LPGA has developed "five points of celebrity" for players to emphasize, including approachability...

Death of the original girl sleuth.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune Thursday, May 30: XXX Mildred Wirt Benson may never have solved a mystery on her own, but she created 23 of the indelible tales starring a young, blue-eyed sleuth named Nancy...

Colombia votes to get tough.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune Thursday, May 30: XXX The message Colombian voters sent in Sunday's presidential elections doesn't require much parsing. Four years ago Andres Pastrana was elected on a promise...

Ford's Gilmour shows he's not retiring kind.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... Brilliant move. Kudos to Ford Chairman Bill Ford for enticing the retired Allan Gilmour, 67, away from coupon clipping and back into the auto business. Gilmour's return to Ford as vice chairman and chief financial officer, the posts...

Yugo importer goes back to same strategy.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... CHICAGO _ If at first you don't succeed, try, try again _ especially if your name is Malcolm Bricklin. Bricklin made a name for himself in 1968 by bringing Subaru from Japan to the United States to take advantage of an emerging market for...

Jim's driveway: Capsules of Jim Mateja's auto reviews.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... Jim's Driveway is capsules of Jim Mateja's auto reviews that appear in the Chicago Tribune. The vehicles will be grouped by model year and listed alphabetically. The digested version of the most recent reviews will replace older ones each...

Marauder more clipper than land yacht.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... CHICAGO _ This boat don't float. Three years after Ford management gave it a thumbs-up for production, the 2003 Mercury Marauder arrives in showrooms this month. Some will call Marauder the performance version of the full-size,...

Virginia couple wins big in TV shows.(Daily Press)
May 31, 2002... POQUOSON, Va. _ The Comptons are on a roll. Or maybe it's a spin. Truthfully, it's the spin of one wheel and the roll of another. Either way, they're doing well. Four months ago, Pat Compton of Poquoson, Va., won $1,650 as a...

Star moments, magical films align at Cannes Film Festival.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... There are a few images I'll long remember from this year's 55th Cannes Film Festival: the last, long standing ovation as Roman Polanski accepted the Palme d'Or for his harrowing Holocaust memoir, "The Pianist"; the gala premiere of Grand...

Tryouts offer a chance to tweak _ sometimes too much.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... The phrase "out-of-town tryout" evokes images of a train chugging into Philly, Boston or Baltimore, loaded with showfolk, most of them smoking. Over here, the writers rewrite like maniacs; over there, in the bar car, the composer engages in...

Mercedes G500 is tougher, heavier than it needs to be.(The Orlando Sentinel)
May 31, 2002... Living in Detroit for all those years had its disadvantages _ boy, did it! _ but one thing we did not have to deal with was the twice-a-year mating season for Plecia neartica. Visitors from states north of Florida, such as Georgia, are...

Movie classic of the week: `Paisan'.(The Orlando Sentinel)
May 31, 2002... ___ PAISAN (PAISA) 9:45 p.m. Friday, June 14 TCM ___ None of Roberto Rossellini's films during the late 1930s and early 1940s would provide any genuine anticipation of the extraordinary neo-realistic breakthrough he...

Feature film of the week: `Payback'.(The Orlando Sentinel)
May 31, 2002... ___ PAYBACK 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. Monday, June 10 TNT ___ Have you ever risked two motor vehicles, a serious lawsuit, an arrest and several lives just to get a parking space? You really wanted that space, didn't you?...

Study: Lack of nurses leads to deaths.(The Orlando Sentinel)
May 31, 2002... ORLANDO, Fla. _ The nationwide shortage of nurses may be responsible for hundreds, if not thousands, of deaths in U.S. hospitals each year, a new study has concluded. Patients in hospitals with relatively few registered nurses are more...

Teach kids to turn to talk, not guns.(Newport News (Va.) Daily Press)
May 31, 2002... You can say this about gun lovers: They exercise their First Amendment rights with as much zeal as their Second Amendment rights. I left town May 18, a day after writing about the shooting death of 18-year-old Dwight Phillip. A...

Giuliani to join Gov. Bush for Central Florida appearances.(The Orlando Sentinel)
May 31, 2002... ORLANDO, Fla. _ Rudy Giuliani, the popular former mayor of New York, will appear Monday with Gov. Jeb Bush in a campaign swing through the Central Florida heartland that is central to the governor's re-election strategy. Giuliani stumped...

Disney World plays host to its first gay wedding.(The Orlando Sentinel)
May 31, 2002... ORLANDO, Fla. _ Jeffrey Carlson had last-minute jitters, but Steven Hoff was nervous all day leading up to the ceremony. It's not everyday that a couple exchanges vows before hundreds of strangers. But Carlson, 37, and Hoff, 39, were...

Player gets suspension, banned 6 months for firing puck at opponents' bench.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... ts' bench CHICAGO _ A teenage hockey player who shot a puck at his opponents' bench during a recent game in the northwest suburbs of Chicago has been given a six-month suspension by the Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois. In...

Hurricane season begins Saturday.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
May 31, 2002... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ No one was quite sure where Hurricane Andrew was headed until it was about 24 hours out, racing west and churning toward devastating strength. That's when forecasters knew South Florida was in serious trouble _...

Hurricane prognosticator predicts fewer named storms.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
May 31, 2002... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ With a new hurricane season under way today, expert prognosticator William Gray has softened his forecast, now calling for 11 named storms, including six hurricanes and two major hurricanes. In April, Gray, a...

Illini recruit in rape arrest; Halsey, 5 others charged in assault of 14-year-old girl.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... -old girl CHICAGO _ Incoming Illinois freshman Ibrahim Halsey and five others, all from Elizabeth, N.J., were charged with aggravated sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl last Saturday at the Royal Hawaiian Motel in North Wildwood,...

Business outlook for the week ahead.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... m Sluis It's a commonly held view among the nation's economists that the Federal Reserve can't raise interest rates, which are at a 40-year low, until there is significant improvement in the labor market. So far, the jobs situation...

Bush administration taking slightly softer stance toward Cuba.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
May 31, 2002... WASHINGTON _ Despite the hard-line bluster of President Bush's policy pronouncements on Cuba, the administration has adopted a subtle but possibly significant new strategy, offering to ease sanctions while Fidel Castro is still in power if...

Witness portrays lead auditor as reluctant shredder.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... HOUSTON _ The former assistant to the government's star witness against the Andersen accounting firm painted him in testimony Friday as a reluctant shredder of records who was simply trying to comply with guidelines to get rid of old and...

Criticism of Arafat growing among Palestinians.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... RAMALLAH, West Bank _ The sharp criticism Yasser Arafat faces and the rising pressure to clean up his Palestinian Authority do not come merely from Israel, the United States and Europe. More than ever, Arafat's own people are taking him to...

Experts question effectiveness of new surveillance powers.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... WASHINGTON _ Although federal agents have gained an array of powerful legal tools to investigate terrorism since Sept. 11, culminating in this week's expansion of surveillance targets, some law enforcement experts question how effective these...

Steven Spielberg receives college diploma 33 years after dropping out.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... LONG BEACH, Calif. _ The bespectacled man with the beard and salt-and-pepper hair sticking out under his mortar board cap was ushered into line with the 150 other graduating seniors just minutes before commencement exercises. He chatted with...

This is the year when anything can happen.(Orlando Sentinel)
May 31, 2002... ORLANDO _ There must be a full moon out over this sports year. How else to explain what's going on? Have you noticed that more of the have-nots are sitting at the head table? By the end of the month, three major sports leagues...

Argentines on a record-setting run; Fernandez, Canas dismiss favorites to stun even themselves.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
May 31, 2002... PARIS _ They're here, they're there. They knocked Kim Clijsters, last year's French Open runner-up, on her Belgian derriere and blew Carlos Moya, one of this year's dark horses, out of the tournament, leaving him to ponder whether he had just...

Venus Williams coasting, but challenges soon to come.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
May 31, 2002... PARIS _ Another day, another knockout for Venus Williams, who looked so efficient for most of her third-round match against Rita Grande that she seemed to be sailing through a practice session. Grande, ranked 34th, played so...

Bad pitch spoils day for Cubs and Bere.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... CHICAGO _ Before Friday's game, a defiant Don Baylor declined to second-guess his decision to remove Jason Bere from Sunday's game in which he had pitched six shutout innings. The Cubs eventually lost when their bullpen coughed up seven...

Replay may give refs a second look; NBA likely to install change for clock plays.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... Deputy Commissioner Russ Granik held court in Boston before Friday's Game 6 Eastern Conference finals pitting the New Jersey Nets against the Celtics and reiterated the league is likely to institute instant replay next season to help...

Bishops create procedures to handle accusations of sexual abuse.(The Orlando Sentinel)
May 31, 2002... ORLANDO, Fla. _ As U.S. bishops prepare for their historic gathering in Dallas amid ongoing sex-abuse scandals, they are wrestling with an issue the Roman Catholic Church hasn't had to deal with in a significant way for centuries: how to...

Red Wings drop a goal avalanche on the Avalanche.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... DETROIT_This was like finding out Jay Gatsby made his fortune selling widgets. Or Ilsa Lund returned to Casablanca and married Capt. Renault. Hockey fans expecting a climatic ending to one of the most exciting and well-played playoff...

Sorenstam flirts with 59, winds up leading after a 63.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... AURORA, Ill. _ Already the first woman to shoot a 59 in competition, Annika Sorenstam appeared as if she would become the first pro golfer, male or female, to do it again. Sorenstam blazed through the opening nine holes at 7-under 29 on...

Manuel takes blame; manager says recent failures begin with him.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... CLEVELAND_Manager Jerry Manuel has been taking plenty of heat since the back-to-back blown losses to the Yankees in Comiskey Park. During his 45-minute team meeting after Friday night's defeat, Manuel said the buck stops in his office when it...

Nets are not Kidd-ing; New Jersey tops Boston to reach first NBA Finals.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... BOSTON_Down is up. Cliff from "Cheers" just left this city's most famous pub with the girl. And Charlie Brown has kicked a 40-yard field goal_with room to spare. New Jersey, long the laughingstock of the league, is headed to the NBA...

Lakers force series to the limit; Game 7 drama set for Sunday in Sacramento.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... LOS ANGELES_The Los Angeles Lakers faced their destiny Friday. Lose and the nascent dynasty would be dead, the glittering reputations of Phil Jackson, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant sullied. There would be changes, demands, questions...

White Sox's offense totally missing; fifth straight loss prompts meeting.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2002... CLEVELAND_The White Sox lost another game Friday night, but they may have taken over the league lead in team meetings. Manager Jerry Manuel held a 45-minute meeting with his players after a 7-0 defeat at the hands of the Cleveland...

More tests needed on highly touted alpha lipoic acid.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... _The product: Nature's Bounty's Alpha Lipoic Acid. _The claim: That it helps neutralize cell-damaging free radicals and can protect against a host of maladies, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cataracts and neurological...

Herbal pills promise, may not deliver.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... Q. There is a sea of advertisements on herbal weight loss products. Are these products as safe as they proclaim? It is tempting to try them when they promise the impossible. A. Getting people to believe "the impossible" with a slick...

Everglades in summer glorious despite occasional vampire.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... FLAMINGO, Fla. _ I have a sticker to prove what I did. It reads: "I Gave at the Everglades." What I gave was blood, to the local bug population. But I only gave a little and what I got back in return was well worth it. I saw a glorious...

You stand, walk and run on them, but are you good to your feet?(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... COLUMBIA, S.C. _ When you're young and idealistic, you want someone to sweep you off your feet. At some point, you might settle for someone who would rub them. Sore feet are an increasingly common problem as people get older,...

There are none so blind ...(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... Once again a suicide bomber kills itself and a number of presumably Israeli civilians, and a glib representative of the Palestinian Authority gets on MSNBC and says he deplores the killing of innocent civilians, be they Israelis or...

Sense of urgency on terrorism puts new focus on port safety.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... MIAMI _ Growing concern over the safety of America's borders is giving a new sense of urgency to questions about whether the nation's seaports are a weak link in the system of domestic security _ an issue that Sen. Bob Graham of Florida has...

Buying drugs on the Internet can mean clicking around state laws.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... MIAMI _ Go to DiscreetDrugs.com and you find a Web site run by USA Prescription, a Broward County, Fla., firm that doesn't have a pharmacy license in that state. No matter. You can order diet pills, pain medication or Viagra after a...

Afros back by popular demand.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. _ Afros are back. Along with other retro-fashion statements such as bell-bottoms and mutton chops, the popular African American hairstyle of the 1960s is in vogue again. Entertainers such as Macy Gray and...

Mixing pop with classical, Scotland's Craig Armstrong gains fans.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... In some ways, it's a typical U2 ballad. There's the identifiably big, blustery vocal from Bono, a magnificent, swelling chorus and one of those U2-style titles _ "Stay" "(Faraway, So Close!)" _ that whispers of romantic mystery. But...

Romance reader: `Face the Fire' by Nora Roberts; Jove Books.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... Nora Roberts saved the best for last with her Three Sisters Island trilogy. "Face the Fire" is Mia's story. In the first two books ("Dance Upon the Air" and "Heaven and Earth"), Roberts mentioned Amy's doomed romance with former islander...

The 56th annual Tony Awards: Deja vu all over again.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... NEW YORK _ Once upon a time, Edward Albee, Arthur Miller, Stephen Sondheim, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were among the most dominant, recognizable names on Broadway. They still are. Yes, we're living in the 21st century....

US Airways using Charlotte as link to Caribbean.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Welcome to Charlotte, gateway to the Caribbean. In a little-noticed buildup that began three years ago and has gained steam recently, US Airways is turning Charlotte into the country's No. 3 Caribbean gateway hub, after...

Officials say Carolinas, recently spared, may not be ready for next hurricane.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Hurricanes missed the United States the past two summers, but the nation has never been so lucky three years straight. As the six-month hurricane season starts Saturday, emergency officials are worried. They fear the...

Fewer in class of 2002 light up than in 1995.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... COLUMBIA, S.C. _ The first state survey of student smokers in seven years produced good news about the class of 2002: Fewer seniors are smoking. Although 27.9 percent of South Carolina high school seniors said they smoked, that's down...

Four South Carolina teens guilty in murder of Chicago prosecutor.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... COLUMBIA, S.C. _ Four teen-agers have pleaded guilty in connection with last year's shooting death of a Chicago federal prosecutor in a quiet Columbia neighborhood. Willie Murphy Jr., 17, who authorities say fired the fatal shot, and...

Dune battles Hunting Island beach erosion.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... COLUMBIA, S.C. _ High tides and low pressure systems offshore have wiped out the already skimpy beach at Hunting Island State Park, forcing the state to bring in bulldozers to push up an artificial dune. The conditions, which have caused...

Plan would put optional $4 toward `green' electricity.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ North Carolina today will step toward becoming the first state allowing virtually all electric customers to buy energy made from the sun, wind or other renewable sources. Plans to be filed with the N.C. Utilities...

With Tyson, we just can't look away and run for cover.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Don't let the latest celebrity boxing matches fool you. That's pseudo-excitement at best. Real boxing fans were looking past that farce to Saturday, when Mike Tyson meets Lennox Lewis for the heavyweight title. ...

He talks a good game, but will Rick Fox eat his words?(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... LOS ANGELES _ You would guess Shaq and Kobe, but do you know who's the third Lakers captain? ''I bring to the team the ability to make boneheaded plays,'' Rick Fox explained, ``and still be a leader.'' Rick Fox? The inconsistent...

Green's Grand National team doesn't miss step, takes Dover pole.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... DOVER, Del. _ Jeff Green continues to sizzle in NASCAR's Grand National series. Now a full-time Winston Cup driver, Green has been running exceptionally well in Richard Childress' No.21 Chevrolet and won the pole for Saturday's MBNA...

Musgrave racks up second win of the season.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... DOVER, Del. _ Once Jason Leffler fell out of contention, Friday's MBNA America 200 belonged to Ted Musgrave. Leffler's Dodge was strong but he pitted outside his stall during an early caution and was penalized a lap. Musgrave moved into...

BellSouth union protests plans to keep only bilingual workers in Miami.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... MIAMI _ The Communications Workers of America, the union that represents workers in BellSouth's call and customer service center, took its grievances to the street with a rally Friday, protesting the company's plan to keep only multilingual...

Summer is bursting with possibilities outside.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ All right, kid, it's summer vacation. It's summer vacation where I live, anyway. We have to get the crops in. School might not end where you live until next week. But you can feel summer, can't you? Summer isn't a...

People in the news.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... CHELSEA FINDS A SCANDAL Is Chelsea Clinton taking her newfound glamour too far? Two British tabloids carried photographs showing Chelsea being helped from a London nightclub by her boyfriend, Ian Klaus. The Sun and the Daily Mail...

Forecasters to start naming subtropical storms.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... MIAMI _ As the hurricane season begins today, prepare for a new phrase in the forecasters' lexicon: Subtropical Storm Arthur, or Cristobal or Gustav. For the first time, names once reserved for tropical storms or hurricanes will be given...

Attorney general extends probe of AT&T Broadband's billing practices statewide.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... MIAMI _ Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth has extended the investigation of AT&T Broadband's billing practices statewide. David Lewis, an assistant attorney general in the Tallahassee office, said AT&T's counsel was informed Friday...

Governor defends decision on canker search warrants.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... ORLANDO, Fla. _ Gov. Jeb Bush isn't happy that the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will soon flood South Florida courts with tens of thousands of requests for search warrants in the fight against citrus canker, but the...

State to allow non-U.S. citizens to apply for Florida's driver's license.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... Starting Saturday non-U.S. citizens will once again be able to apply for Florida driver's licenses at any of the state's bureaus. The state cracked down on issuing driver's licenses to foreign nationals in the wake of Sept. 11. Since...

Duke: No bogus trades were dealt.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ In a sworn affidavit, Duke Energy Corp. told federal regulators Friday that it did not engage in bogus electricity trading to boost revenues. Charlotte-based Duke said it reviewed more than 50,000 power trades during...

Elliott Sadler to be free agent at season's end.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... DOVER, Del. _ Eddie Wood confirmed Friday the Wood Brothers have granted driver Elliott Sadler a release at the end of this season. Sadler had a contract through 2005 but last month asked for an early release. Sadler, 27, has been...

Republicans can't unify behind single Senate nominee.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... NEW BERN N.C. _ Republicans planned their convention at this riverside colonial capital as a unifying rally behind their U.S. Senate nominee. Instead, they ended up Friday with no one to coronate. Republican delegates couldn't...

Judge rejects state's redraw legislative districts.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... SMITHFIELD, N.C. _ A Superior Court judge rejected North Carolina's redrawn legislative districts Friday and replaced them with his own _ a ruling that could give Republicans control of both chambers of the state legislature for the first...

Sting wants a stronger start and better finish.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ The Charlotte Sting pulled off one of the most profound turnarounds in sports history last summer. Charlotte started the WNBA season 1-10, then rallied to win two playoff series and reach the championship series. It...

Kenseth succeeds again at Dover; recent test session pays off in pole run with Elliott a close second.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... DOVER, Del. _ Matt Kenseth won a pole, and did it all by himself. Well, not really. Kenseth couldn't have run 154.939mph Friday in qualifying for the MBNA 400 at Dover International Speedway if his Roush Racing team hadn't put a strong...

Celebrating soccer in Miami, French style.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... MIAMI _ Cigarette smoke and the smell of freshly baked croissants fills the air. Waiters in Zinedine Zidane jerseys squeeze through the packed brasserie, delivering cafe a lait and moules frites (fried mussels) to bleary-eyed French soccer...

Chanda Rubin rebounds for round of 16.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... PARIS _ The left knee injury required two surgeries in as many years, but Chanda Rubin believes the problem is behind her. The scoreboard has driven home that point. A native of Lafayette, La., the unseeded Rubin is into the round of 16...

Oh, Drama: Senegal surprises France in opener.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... SEOUL, South Korea _ It didn't take long for the World Cup to bestow its peculiar magic on a cynical planet. The opener was scripted to be a warmup match for defending champion France, an opportunity to take a bow for its domination of...

Cup begins with diplomacy - and an upset.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... SEOUL, South Korea _ A divided country and a divided soccer authority sought to put aside distrust at the opening of the 17th World Cup, a soccer tournament in which skill _ not politics _ determines the balance of power. Reconciliation...

Venus' win guarantees her No. 1 ranking.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2002... PARIS _ Nearly everything about the match was unspectacular, from its abbreviated duration to predictable result. Second seed Venus Williams on Friday marched into the fourth round of the French Open in typical early-round fashion. She...