Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from May 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from May 2003

Troubling questions over justification for war in Iraq.
May 31, 2003... Byline: John Walcott WASHINGTON _ Some of President Bush's top advisers, who had hoped the war in Iraq would be the turning point in the battle against terrorism and the centerpiece of the president's re-election campaign, fear it is...

Vying for 300 victories, Clemens a rarity in Detroit.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: John Lowe DETROIT _ Think back to 1984, when the Tigers made that fabulous start. Think how long ago that seems. Can you picture the distance between then and now? If so, you have a sense of the height of the mountain Roger...

Best of the week, and by the numbers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Kevin Baxter HITTER OF THE WEEK RONNIE BELLIARD, COLORADO ROCKIES The second baseman sparked a five-game Colorado winning streak, going 12 for 23 with 10 runs and six doubles to raise his batting average 31 points....

With RoboUmp, logic isn't included.
May 31, 2003... Byline: Greg Cote MIAMI _ The Yankees beat the Red Sox the other day on a ninth-inning, bases-loaded walk, although it would be as correct to say the Yankees won because of a favorable umpire's call on a debatably close pitch. Hey,...

QuesTec exposes umpires' ego.
May 31, 2003... Byline: Jeff Miller MIAMI _ Baseball's umpires need help. Understand that, for starters. The problem is they don't understand that because they don't think they are wrong. Ever. Make that ever times 10. No, times 100. Inexplicably,...

QuesTec innovation strikes out.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Gary Peterson WALNUT CREEK, Calif. _ Two outs, bases loaded, 3-2 count, one-run game, bottom of the ninth inning. Hang onto your hats, here's the pitch. It's a big-breaking curve, taken for... For... Ladies and...

QuesTec a source of contentious debate in major league baseball.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Larry Eichel and Todd Zolecki PHILADELPHIA _ Last weekend at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, pitcher Curt Schilling of the Arizona Diamondbacks smashed a television camera with a bat. Although a punishment may be forthcoming,...

Beckham shifts stance: contrary to early denials, he seems set to leave.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Kevin Baxter MIAMI _ Turns out Bend It Like Beckham isn't just the name of a movie. Apparently, it's what the Manchester United star occasionally does with the truth as well. Weeks ago, David Beckham, 28, forcefully knocked...

Sensible change needed in NHL scoring _ now.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: David J. Neal MIAMI _ Generally, I'm a traditionalist about my games. My father-in-law, who has done numerous fan studies for Major League Baseball, the NBA and NFL, calls me a fuddy-duddy for instantly rejecting the idea of...

FCC vote may prove to be a windfall for media giants.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Dick Polman In a historic decision that could dramatically affect what Americans see, hear, and read, a federal agency controlled by free-market Republicans is poised Monday to loosen or scrap longstanding rules that prohibit...

Bush visits Nazi death camps, urges world unity against terror.
May 31, 2003... Byline: Diego Ibarguen KRAKOW, POLAND _ President Bush on Saturday made a solemn visit to two Nazi death camps, saying they served as a reminder "of the power of evil and the need for people to resist it." Grim-faced and visibly...

Lions left to wonder who will catch on.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Mike Bruton Several NFL teams just finished or are holding their passing camps right about now, but it's unlikely that this exercise is more important to any of them than it is to the Detroit Lions. Last season, with a rookie...

Brown is Mr. Fix-it, but not a finisher.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Israel Gutierrez Larry Brown has proven he can work wonders with a floundering franchise. But given his history, could he lead a team to a triumphant finale? Brown is the Bob the Builder of the NBA coaching fraternity,...

HBO goes deep with Larry David interview.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Jim Salisbury In the current edition of HBO's "On the Record,'' broadcaster and baseball aficionado Bob Costas interviews Larry David, the co-creator of the hit sitcom "Seinfeld.'' During the interview, the two talk about...

Small-market teams winning not an aberration.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Mike Phillips MIAMI _ An aberration. That's what Bud Selig says every time the conversation turns to small-market teams doing well. It's just an aberration, a fluke, a myth. It won't last long. The commissioner of...

Inquiry finds flaws in government's analysis of gulf war illness.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: David Goldstein WASHINGTON _ The number of U.S. troops exposed to nerve gas after the first Gulf War was underestimated because of flaws in how troops were studied, government investigators have concluded. According to a...

People in the news.
May 31, 2003... WILLS: I ALMOST DROPPED OUT Britain's Prince William, halfway through his college studies, says he has been able to live a normal student life in Scotland but had thought briefly about dropping out. In a rare interview published...

Iraqis outraged at release of tribal leader linked to thousands of deaths.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Natalie Pompilio MAHAWIL, Iraq _ Iraqi Shiites swarmed the U.S. military internment camp holding Mohammed Jawad An Neifus back in April, keen to seize and kill him. They hold the tribal leader responsible for the deaths of...

Start spreading the news, Yankees in trouble.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Kevin Baxter MIAMI _ The New York Yankees are coming apart, and it might only be a matter of time before the team collapses completely. But don't blame Jason Giambi and his .225 batting average, Hideki Matsui and his three home...

World tour to World Series? 22-game trip could shape Expos' season.
May 31, 2003... Byline: Kevin Baxter MIAMI _ The heading atop the itinerary posted in the visitors clubhouse at Pro Player Stadium last week read ``Montreal Expos 2003 World Tour.'' That isn't so far off the mark. South Florida was just the first...

Cavaliers reportedly offer coaching job to Van Gundy.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Brian Windhorst AKRON, Ohio _ The Cavaliers have offered Jeff Van Gundy their vacant head coaching job, according to several NBA sources. Team owner Gordon Gund has agreed to give the former New York Knicks coach a five-year...

Olympic Bombing suspect Eric Rudolph captured.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Gary L. Wright, Anna Griffin, Ken Garfield and Karen Garloch Eric Rudolph, the fugitive who eluded a massive manhunt and survived for years in the rugged North Carolina mountains, was arrested Saturday just the way the FBI...

Weekly baseball rankings.(The Dallas Morning News)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Ken Daley RANKINGS Rank; Team; Previous; Comment 1.Atlanta 1 Shane Reynolds' turn skipped 2.Seattle 4 Moyer is 113-51 since 1996 3.Montreal 5 Persevering despite grueling schedule 4.Yankees 2 Trade for LH...

A little chin music, please.(The Dallas Morning News)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Ken Daley DALLAS _ Superagent Scott Boras lost a pretty big payday when he was fired by Atlanta slugger Gary Sheffield. The Braves outfielder is in the final year of a six-year, $61 million contract, and Boras stood to take his...

Ninth American dies after bombings in Saudi Arabia.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Dave Montgomery RIYADH, Saudi Arabia _ A ninth American has died of injuries sustained in the May 12 suicide bombings in Riyadh, officials said Saturday, bringing the death toll to 35. The victim, an employee of Vinnell...

Shorthops on baseball scene.(The Dallas Morning News)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Ken Daley THE WEEK AHEAD DALLAS _ New York Yankees right-hander Roger Clemens takes his second stab at his 300th career victory when he starts Sunday in Detroit's Comerica Park against the Tigers The Rangers continue...

Baseball rankings.(The Seattle Times)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Larry Stone Larry Stone's power rankings (Last week's ranking in parentheses) 1Atlanta (1) Smoltz could follow the Eckersley path to Hall of Fame 2Seattle (2) Week in NL is great opportunity for Edgar to burn his...

Moussaoui heads to appeals court.(The Dallas Morning News)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Michelle Mittelstadt WASHINGTON _ After months of delays and legal jousting taking place out of the public eye, the prosecution of avowed al-Qaida operative Zacarias Moussaoui has reached a major crossroads. A federal appeals...

Byrnes' three-run homer helps A's rally for 7-6 victory over Royals.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Bob Dutton KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ It happened again Saturday. Here were the Royals, just one out away from a victory over the Oakland A's, and they let it slip away. Again, the A's mustered a two-out homer. This time, it was...

Record number of players quit with injury, illness.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Michelle Kaufman PARIS _ Players are disappearing faster than bottles of Beaujolais at the French Open. The latest men's player to retire was No. 12 Sjeng Schalken, who withdrew during Saturday's third-round match against...

Bush says the world must unite against terrorism.(The Dallas Morning News)
May 31, 2003... Byline: David Jackson KRAKOW, Poland _ Preparing to come face-to-face with European leaders who said the Iraq war divided the world, President Bush challenged those critics Saturday to invest more in the global war against terrorism. ...

Bush honors victims of Nazi death camps.(The Dallas Morning News)
May 31, 2003... Byline: David Jackson OSWIECIM, Poland _ The president who declared war on terror paid homage Saturday to the victims of horrors past, visiting this rural town known best by the name the Nazis gave it: Auschwitz. The gas chambers...

Costa wins grueling five-set marathon.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Michelle Kaufman PARIS _ Maybe now French Open organizers will put Albert Costa on center court. The defending champion has been the forgotten man in this tournament, shoved to an outside court for all three of his matches _...

Umpires, players unhappy with new strike-zone monitor.(The Seattle Times)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Larry Stone SEATTLE _ Who would have ever predicted that the biggest controversy of the 2003 season would be provided by an inanimate object? And, no, that's not another Bud Selig joke. The current object of scorn _ and the...

Carlisle's career as Pistons coach comes to surprising end.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Perry A. Farrell DETROIT _ It was surreal. There sat Joe Dumars, president of basketball operations for the Pistons and the current NBA executive of the year for producing an organization that has won 100 games over the...

Carlisle, Pistons' management clashed to the point of breakup.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Drew Sharp DETROIT _ The only thing more surreal than Saturday's impromptu press conference announcing the apparently amicable divorce between Rick Carlisle and the Pistons was the 48 hours leading up to it. ``Surreal isn't...

Nemechek takes MBNA Armed Forces 200.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Jim Utter DOVER, Del. _ Nobody looked able to beat Matt Kenseth on Saturday, and in the end, nobody did. Instead, it was Kenseth himself who lost the opportunity to capitalize on a dominant car. First, he missed a shift...

Winston Cup drivers in Busch series no longer have advantage.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Jim Utter DOVER, Del. _ NASCAR officials altered their weekend inspection schedule in the NASCAR Busch series to reduce the advantage Winston Cup drivers have because of additional track time. Beginning this weekend, NASCAR...

Funny Cide must avoid any funny business.(The Dallas Morning News)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Gary West DALLAS _ Having won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, Funny Cide on Saturday will become the 28th horse to enter the Belmont Stakes with a chance to sweep the famed Triple Crown. Sixteen of those horses failed,...

A kinder, gentler Capriati; Hewitt goes out sooner than expected.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Michelle Kaufman PARIS _ Even more surprising than the unseasonable heat blanketing the French Open is the warmth emanating from Jennifer Capriati's face. Last year at this time, despite an impressive run to the semifinals,...

NASCAR's fans continually loyal, almost to a fault.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Tom Sorensen CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ If fans en route to Dover International Speedway today unexpectedly find a 10-foot moat in front of the track, will they cross it? The fans who can swim will. I'm talking about the fans who...

Larry Brown reportedly gets five-year deal with Pistons.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Stephen A. Smith PHILADELPHIA _ Larry Brown, the Hall of Fame coach who resigned from the 76ers six days ago, will be the next coach of the Detroit Pistons, sources with the league and the Sixers said on Saturday. Sources...

Search for bombing suspect ends after 5-year manhunt.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Erica Beshears, Karen Garloch and Anna Griffin MURPHY, N.C. _ The $24 million, five-year manhunt for accused serial bomber Eric Rudolph ended Saturday when a rookie officer stopped a man he thought was breaking into the Save-A-Lot...

Search for Olympic bombing suspect ends after 5-year manhunt.
May 31, 2003... Byline: Erica Beshears, Karen Garloch and Anna Griffin MURPHY, N.C. _ The $24 million, five-year manhunt for accused serial bomber Eric Rudolph ended Saturday when a rookie officer stopped a man he thought was breaking into the Save-A-Lot...

ACC expansion might lead to restructured NCAA.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Gregg Doyel RALEIGH, N.C. _ A horde of dominoes would have to fall just right, but there is a growing concern nationally that ACC expansion would trigger a restructuring of the NCAA that ultimately could topple college...

Could Cavaliers hire Carlisle?(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Brian Windhorst AKRON, Ohio _ Two years ago, the Detroit Pistons were 32-50 and 20 games out of first place. Then a relative unknown named Rick Carlisle took the reins. Next thing you know, they're in the conference finals....

Yankees at Wrigley a sweet sound for major league baseball.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Tim Kawakami Six picks and assorted bric-a-brac and blurbs for the new sports week and beyond: 1. ANYTHING _ ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING _ THAT GETS ME TO LOOK UP BABE RUTH'S CAREER STATISTICS is an excellent thing, which brings us...

Perry leads Memorial, with Janzen lurking nearby.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Marla Ridenour DUBLIN, Ohio _ Kenny Perry has played plenty of rounds with Lee Janzen, so he felt comfortable chasing Janzen out of the interview room Saturday night at the Memorial Tournament. "All right, sand wedge, let's...

Pistons-Sixers Connection a bizarre turn of events.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Stephen A. Smith PHILADELPHIA _ Rick Carlisle managed to record two 50-win seasons, win coach-of-the-year honors, and earn a trip to the Eastern Conference finals in his two-year stint with the Detroit Pistons _ and he still got...

Ducks win Game 3 in OT.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: David J. Neal ANAHEIM, Calif. _ The only thing the Anaheim Mighty Ducks could be happy about after being shut out in the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals was their faceoff domination. Anaheim had much more to be...

Pleased with capture, survivors of Ga., Ala., blasts now await justice.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Ronnie Glassberg, Karen Garloch and Anna Griffin MURPHY, N.C. _ They got the news through early morning phone calls from friends and relatives _ alerts to turn on the TV, now. Few of the people who consider themselves Eric...

Reeling Red Sox' pitching staff suffers another breakdown.(The Providence Journal)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Steven Krasner TORONTO _ Boston's losing streak is now a season-worst four games after the Red Sox were battered once again by Toronto on Saturday, 10-7, at SkyDome. Don't blame the Boston bats for these losses. The Red Sox...

Ducks survive the Devils in overtime.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Mark Emmons ANAHEIM, Calif. _ Once upon a time, even a few short months ago, Mickey Mouse did not just refer to a tourist-attracting cartoon rodent in these parts. It also pretty much summed up the local hockey team's operation....

Jourdain wins inaugural night CART Champ race.(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Dave Kallmann WEST ALLIS, Wis. _ Michel Jourdain accomplished more than just his first champ-car victory Saturday night. He one-upped the boss in the process. On a chilly Saturday evening, in the historic first night-time...

Ducks not `Rusty' anymore.(The Orange County Register)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Steve Bisheff ANAHEIM, Calif. _ They call him "Rusty," which is sort of ironic, considering that's how they were describing his team after the long layoff that proceeded their first two lethargic appearances in these Stanley Cup...

Ducks lucky for Giguere's words of passion.(The Orange County Register)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Randy Youngman ANAHEIM, Calif. _ With apologies to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow . . . Listen, my children, and you'll be aware Of the passionate words of J.S. Giguere, On the 30th of May, in 2003, Who inspired the...

Foppert fuels Giants' win over Rockies.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Joe Roderick SAN FRANCISCO _ The Giants have always been upbeat about the pitching of young Jesse Foppert. Now they have another reason to be happy with him. Foppert beat the Colorado Rockies as much with his bat as with...

Devils' Brodeur lost only his stick.(The Orange County Register)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Mark Whicker ANAHEIM, Calif. _ With all the talk about the goaltenders and their superior equipment, Martin Brodeur would like to lobby for one more accessory. A stick with a handle. What happened to Brodeur in Game 3 on...

Brown, Dodgers blank the Brewers.(The Orange County Register)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Todd Harmonson LOS ANGELES _ All the ailing Dodgers needed was an ace bandage. Just as he has all season, Kevin Brown stopped the bleeding and was so effective that he again looked a lot like the stopper the Dodgers once...

Finally, some good news for the Orioles, and other notes.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Phil Rogers CHICAGO _ Maybe Syd Thrift would have gotten Adam Loewen signed. Maybe he wouldn't have gotten him signed. All we really know is the Baltimore Orioles' new management team, the one Jim Beattie and Mike Flanagan...

14 Baathists arrested during meeting at Iraqi police academy.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2003... Byline: E.A. Torriero BAGHDAD, Iraq _ U.S. military police hunting for Baath Party followers plotting to kill them didn't need to travel far Saturday. They found the plotters meeting in the dean's office of the Iraqi police academy...

Bush urges global unity against terror.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2003... Byline: William Neikirk KRAKOW, Poland _ "Never forget," President Bush wrote in the guest book at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum on Saturday after touring two of the most notorious Nazi death camps. Presidents usually do not...

Costa grinds out marathon win; No. 1 Hewitt ousted.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Charles Bricker PARIS _ You cannot kill Albert Costa. He is: the... man... who... will... not... die. How much longer can Senor Lunchpail keep this up? He has played three matches, all five-setters, and after beating...

Perry takes two-shot lead at Memorial; Tiger 11 back.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Ed Sherman DUBLIN, Ohio _ There's something about courses named Muirfield and bad weather that get the best of Tiger Woods. Woods was blown away by terrible conditions during the third round of last year's British Open at...

Martinez, 31, peels back the years to advance.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Charles Bricker PARIS _ The old lady of women's tennis isn't ready to slip into some cozy Spanish retirement community yet. Conchita Martinez, 31 and looking more physically fit than any time in the past three years, leaned...

Patrick Roy's style far-reaching as a goalie.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Michael Russo FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Roberto Luongo didn't set out to emulate Patrick Roy. The Panthers' goaltender is one of the few French-Canadians who didn't. Luongo fell in love with Grant Fuhr's dazzling glove saves as...

Sluman battles the elements to move up.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Ed Sherman DUBLIN, Ohio _ His fellow golfers have been asking Jeff Sluman for a scouting report on Olympia Fields Country Club. They figure that because he's a Chicago-area resident, he has played the course many times. "I...

City and nation never apologized to Jewell.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Mike Downey CHICAGO _ I was in an Atlanta hotel coffee shop when the bomb went off. Six blocks away, I think, or maybe it was eight. It was a little after 1 in the morning July 27, 1996. Out on the street, Humvees carrying...

French officials need to get on the ball.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Charles Bricker PARIS _ The French Federation's reaction to the ball controversy here this fortnight seemed remarkably similar to the French government's response to the growing threat of Saddam Hussein's tyranny in Iraq. ...

Let me at `em: This year's draft no sure thing.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Mike Berardino FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Having the 16th overall pick in many other years might have guaranteed the Marlins an intriguing young player in Tuesday's amateur draft. This year, however, is different. Depth,...

After 5 strikeouts, Sosa delivers game-winning hit in 16th inning.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2003... Byline: John Mullin CHICAGO _ One of the primary things manager Dusty Baker wanted the Cubs to improve this season was their ability to win close games. They don't get any closer than Saturday's 1-0 victory over the Houston Astros in...

Nets, Spurs revive old ABA rivalry.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Sam Smith CHICAGO _ It was the sixth game of a playoff series between the Spurs and the Nets. There had been a nasty fight in Game 4 in San Antonio involving a Nets player who had once played for the Spurs, and emotions were...

Serial bombing suspect Eric Rudolph captured.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Dahleen Glanton MURPHY, N.C. _ Eric Rudolph, the suspected serial bomber who had eluded authorities for more than five years while apparently hiding in the rugged wilderness of the Great Smoky Mountains, was captured here early...

Eric Rudolph was familiar to many residents Murphy, N.C.(The Orlando Sentinel)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Sean Mussenden and Jim Leusner MURPHY, N.C._People here didn't fear the bombing suspect and alleged killer who lurked in the woods outside of town. That's because to many, Eric Robert Rudolph wasn't a stranger, and to those...

Carlisle out, Brown on deck in Detroit.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Sam Smith CHICAGO _ So what have you done for us lately, Rick Carlisle? His Detroit Pistons went from 32-50 to consecutive 50-win seasons, a division championship and a berth in the Eastern Conference finals. Carlisle was...

Sorenstam seethes, then sizzles as 5-birdie finish pads her lead.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Gary Reinmuth CHICAGO _ Making Annika Sorenstam mad is never a good idea. Especially when it's Sorenstam who is making herself mad. After three-putting the 12th and 13th holes for back-to-back bogeys that temporarily dropped...

Goalie's rebuke motivates Ducks to OT win in Game 3.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Michael Russo ANAHEIM, Calif. * Jean-Sebastien Giguere got the rallying cry started Friday when the Mighty Ducks' goaltender snapped, ``We're not a fluke!'' and demanded that his teammates play with more emotion. Mission...

Ducks come to life with quack attack.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Bob Foltman ANAHEIM, Calif. _ About the only thing the Anaheim Mighty Ducks did well in the first two games of the Stanley Cup finals against the New Jersey Devils was win faceoffs. Despite winning 71 of 121 faceoffs, the...

Ozolinsh scores on `a lucky break'.(Chicago Tribune)
May 31, 2003... Byline: Bob Foltman ANAHEIM, Calif. _ Sandis Ozolinsh is a defenseman in name only. The 11-year pro from Riga, Latvia, is far more comfortable deep in the offensive end in front of the opponent's goal than he is protecting his own....

After 20 years, Hooters makes no apologies for catering to men's basic desires.
May 30, 2003... Byline: Rich McKay ORLANDO, Fla. _ Kevin Crose likes Hooters. He likes Hooters a lot. In the 1.5 million miles or so this trucker has logged crisscrossing America, hauling everything from Florida orange juice to furniture, he has...

Services lacking, help hard to find for homeless women.
May 30, 2003... Byline: V. Dion Haynes For Friday 5-30 newsfeatures. Thanks, kd. LOS ANGELES _ Dressed smartly in a black top and brown pants, her blond hair neatly styled and her face lightly made up, Cheryl Willard acknowledged she is out of her...

Mean streets getting meaner; Cities launch crackdowns on homeless.
May 30, 2003... Byline: V. Dion Haynes LOS ANGELES _ Having been roused from sleep by security guards demanding that she vacate the sidewalk near a fish plant, Regina Whatley tossed her possessions into a shopping cart, broke down her tent and departed...

Sales-hungry carmakers peddle novelty.(Chicago Tribune)
May 30, 2003... Byline: Jim Mateja The `04 Malibu Maxx midsize sedan coming out early next year features rear seats that move fore or aft by 7 inches. So you're treated to limolike room in the back seat of the Chevrolet hatchback. Of course, that...

Sewers: 800,000 miles of tunnels vulnerable to terror attacks.
May 30, 2003... Byline: Paul Singer WASHINGTON _ Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, most of the nation's security efforts have focused on large edifices such as airports, skyscrapers and nuclear plants. But experts are beginning to worry...