Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from November 2001

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from November 2001

Advances help heart patients live longer _ and better.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... Even if you did not like Ike, you should probably thank him. Until Dwight Eisenhower had a heart attack in 1955 during his first term as president, cardiovascular disease was viewed as an automatic sentence to a sedentary life _ and...

S.C. residents finding it difficult to get homeowners insurance.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. _ Ronald Heilmann of Myrtle Beach lives about 800 feet from the ocean and knows how to get insurance companies to return his phone calls. He just doesn't know how to get a new homeowners policy. Heilmann is considered...

Remember Jack's beanstalk saga? Turns out it was just a tall tale.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... Remember the fairy tale about Jack and the beanstalk? Well, I've got news for you. First of all , it wasn't a fairy tale and, second, we got the story all wrong. At last, after nearly 400 years, the truth comes out in "Jim...

A few quotes from George and John.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... George Harrison might have displayed a quiet demeanor in public, but he had a lot to say over the years. Here are some selected quotes by Harrison and John Lennon from the early days, taken from the recent coffeetable biography "The...

Senate hopefuls from North Carolina cross party lines over civil rights.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... CHARLOTTE, N.C._As military tribunals and other anti-terrorist proposals by the Bush administration come under fire in Congress, they win mixed support from North Carolina's U.S. Senate candidates. And the differences don't necessarily...

School funding cuts may delay some reforms, mandated tests.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... COLUMBIA, S.C._Some of the plans for school reform may have to be delayed because of the state budget crisis, education Superintendent Inez Tenenbaum warned this week. Tenenbaum said a lack of money has made it impossible to get enough...

Restraint dealing with Mideast men called for FBI questions urged.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... COLUMBIA, S.C._The U.S. attorney's request for some Middle Eastern men to submit to voluntary questioning as part of the investigation into the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks doesn't qualify as racial profiling, a USC law professor said. But...

Cash-free McDonald's program means quicker trip to cheeseburger in paradise.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... Make it a Big Mac and fries _ today and every day for the next year. McDonald's is rolling out a new service that lets customers pay for food with the same transponder units they use for "cashless" transactions at toll booths and gas...

Officials find anthrax on letter sent to Connecticut victim's neighbor.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... WASHINGTON _ Traces of anthrax discovered on a letter sent to a home near a 94-year-old Connecticut woman led health officials Friday to speculate that contaminated mail may have caused her Nov. 21 death. Health investigators and the...

Florida woman sues Cuba over husband's death in Bay of Pigs invasion.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... MIAMI _ Three years ago, Bonnie Anderson trekked to the shabby graveyard in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba, where her father lay buried. His grave was gone. That was just the latest in a series of outrages the Castro government committed against...

Bulldogs prepare for season finale against BYU.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... Mississippi State's football team can put a positive spin on a dismal season in Saturday night's season finale against the 10th-ranked BYU Cougars in Starkville, Miss. "It's a great opportunity for us," MSU free safety Josh Morgan said....

Bower livid after Southern Miss bypassed for GMAC bowl.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... MOBILE, Ala. _ Southern Miss suffered its second defeat in less than 12 hours Friday, when the GMAC Bowl selected East Carolina for the Dec. 19 game at Ladd-Peebles Stadium against Marshall. Following Thursday's 28-15 loss at Alabama,...

A must-win game for Ole Miss.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... The Ole Miss Rebels enter today's regular-season finale against Vanderbilt with a mandate. Sort of. Win, or miss out on the bowl season for the first time since 1996, when the Rebels were on NCAA probation. The fact is, the Rebels...

Boy, 12, charged with shooting, burning grandparents then fleeing in truck.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... CHESTER, S.C. _ What could posses a 12-year-old boy to shoot his grandparents with a shotgun as they slept, burn the house down, then flee in their truck? The question haunted Chester County residents and investigators Friday as they...

Clint Eastwood named to California parks commission.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Thinking about skipping out on your camping fees? From now on ask yourself: Do you feel lucky, punk? Dirty Harry is a parks commissioner. California Gov. Gray Davis on Friday named actor Clint Eastwood to the...

Stackhouse burns Hornets.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Jerry Stackhouse hit a three-pointer with the 24-second shot clock running down and 16 seconds remaining, helping the Detroit Pistons to a 110-105 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night at the Charlotte...

Miami's hopes hinge on Virginia Tech game.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... BLACKSBURG, Va. _ Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer was expounding on his team's 31-17 victory at Virginia two Saturdays ago when someone told him during his news conference that top-ranked University of Miami had just defeated...

Dolphins expect to see Terrell Davis.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... MIAMI _ The Dolphins aren't quite sure what to expect from Denver running back Terrell Davis, who will be starting only his fourth game this season Sunday at Pro Player Stadium. But they are prepared for the best. "When I looked at tape...

Erik Compton trying for PGA card.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... MIAMI _ When Miami's Erik Compton quietly walked off the 18th hole at Bear Lakes Country Club on Friday, he appeared more concerned about his game than his health. Compton, who at age 12 received a heart transplant, is trying to earn his...

Pat Riley says he will not quit during season.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... MIAMI _ Heat coach Pat Riley said Friday he will not quit during the season, but he left open the possibility of leaving after that. During the summer, Riley told The Herald he could not guarantee he would return next season. Two weeks...

Is this Heat team as bad as it looks? No, it's worse.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... MIAMI _ We haven't seen professional basketball this ugly and awful in Miami since Pat Cummings, John Shasky and Scott Hastings were wearing too-tight shorts for the expansion Heat team that started 0-17. Pat Riley is presiding over an...

Hornets fall to Pistons.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
November 30, 2001... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ There were plenty of things to leave a sour taste in their mouths. They lost in the closing seconds. They lost at home for a fifth consecutive time. Their record slipped, again, to a game below .500. Yet the Hornets...

More Cubans trying alternate route to United States.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... MEXICO CITY _ A little more than a year ago, Sandor Castillo and a group of friends snatched a boat on Cuba's south coast and set out to sea. They hoped to get to the United States but they decided to try an unusual route they hoped would be...

Anthrax fears won't stop Santa from opening mail.(Chicago Tribune staff reporter)
November 30, 2001... CHICAGO _ The letters are often bizarrely sealed, missing a return address or filled with unusual, sticky food substances. But postal officials across the nation promise these suspicious envelopes will reach their destination this year _ Mr....

NYC reels from the fallout.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... NEW YORK _ After a decade that saw many New Yorkers reach monumental heights of prosperity and satisfaction, the city is confronting an economic crisis to rival any in its history. The economic outlook 11 weeks after the Sept. 11...

Axiom offers a lot for the money.(The Orlando Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... ORLANDO, Fla. _ Isuzu is one of Japan's oldest car companies, and it always has marched to a slightly different drummer with its offerings in the United States. Isuzu first came to our attention as the manufacturer of the little Chevrolet LUV...

The sounds of the holidays _ from Braxton to Bennett.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... With the holidays comes a new batch of holiday albums, this year from Toni Braxton to B.B. King to Nancy Wilson. Are there any that will become instant classics? Here is what our critics found: ___ ROCK, ETC. Do we really need...

War novels come from individual experiences.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... Somewhere in Afghanistan, a story is stirring. We don't yet know what the story will be and we don't know when it will be ready for the telling. But we know the story is there, because all wars have stories. All wars end up in...

Third time around is a charmer for Cadillac.(The Orlando Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... ORLANDO, Fla. _ Cadillac is about to unveil a new entry-level model? Wake me when it's over. Because we've been here before. The first time was 1982, when Cadillac began selling the Cimarron, advertised as "A new kind of Cadillac, for a...

Squeezing Saddam.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
November 30, 2001... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Thursday, 11-29: X X X Since Sept. 11, President Bush has been careful not to make threats on which he can't deliver. Example: He promised early on not to root out all...

No time to be shy over AIDS among blacks, sex researcher says.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... UCLA psychiatrist and sex researcher Gail E. Wyatt isn't the least bit afraid to discuss any taboo issue of sexuality. That's apparent from her comments in a December Vibe magazine article about why HIV-AIDS is the No. 1 killer among...

Welcome to Washington's first Uzi Christmas.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... WASHINGTON _ Welcome to the national capital's first Uzi Christmas. President Bush, don't you know, has been urging Americans to stand up to the terrorists by resuming our normal lives. He's asked us to get out and shop, to go to the...

Jim's driveway: Capsules of Jim Mateja's auto reviews.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... 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...

Size, features make for an attractive VUE.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... GREENVILLE, S.C._He who hesitates is lost, and the company that procrastinates is Saturn. A dozen years after it began selling compact cars, Saturn offers a compact sport-utility vehicle called VUE. In the time spent waiting for...

Hyundai ready for next step: U.S. plant.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... CHICAGO _ The rumor mill is working overtime. Ward's Automotive Reports, a trade publication, says Hyundai has narrowed its choices for a U.S. assembly plant to two or three of seven possible sites. "Hyundai a year ago said it...

Women drivers gaining on men as road danger.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... CHICAGO _ Wmin dig grom zit por. Oops. Sorry, but it's difficult to strike the keys on the word processor with one hand and at the same time strap on the body armor. The reason for protective hardware? Because today we...

Terry Bannon's NFL picks and capsules.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... bune All times are CST Panthers (1-10) at Saints (5-5) Time: Noon. Line: Saints by 10. Last meeting: Saints won, 27-25, at Carolina on Oct. 14, 2001. Key stat: Panthers have lost 10 straight, the last two by three...

Florida developers want to recreate the Eiffel Tower _ twice.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... POMPANO BEACH, Fla. _ It's a lofty ambition, but two developers wants to rival Paris by building two replicas of the Eiffel Tower in this city. The developers have presented plans for two 105-story towers, shaped just like the French...

Disney optimistically decides to hire 700 workers.(The Orlando Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... inel ORLANDO, Fla. _ Walt Disney World, buoyed by crowds over Thanksgiving week, is hiring more than 700 workers as it heads into the Christmas season. The hirings represent an about-face from the sharp cutbacks in schedules of most...

Business lobby crafts its plan to preserve tax exemptions.(The Orlando Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ Fearful of losing tax breaks worth billions of dollars, Florida's business lobby is quietly crafting its strategy for killing an overhaul of the state's tax system. Senate President John McKay, R-Bradenton, Fla., does...

`Carol Burnett Show' special could be a sign of things to come.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... The live variety show isn't making a television comeback _ yet. But CBS' astounding success Monday night with a clips show featuring the best of "The Carol Burnett Show" does have network executives scratching their heads and considering...

Crossing into realm of the absurd.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... ON THE AFGHAN-PAKISTANI BORDER _ The border between Afghanistan and Pakistan at the Khyber Pass is marked by a green metal gate supported by two faux medieval-style castle towers. They look official, yet absurd. That was how the situation...

Former Beatle guitarist George Harrison dies at age 58.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... George Harrison, the former Beatles guitarist who helped revolutionize popular music and culture while playing in the most revered rock band of all time and then went on to a successful solo career in music and movie production, died Thursday...

Movie classic of the week: `The Naked Jungle'.(The Orlando Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... ___ THE NAKED JUNGLE 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 AMC ___ Long before he was starring as a hero in such epics as "The Ten Commandments" (1956), "Ben-Hur" (1959) and "El Cid" (1961) Charlton Heston was a terrific screen...

Feature film of the year: `Quills'.(The Orlando Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... ___ QUILLS 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11 Cinemax ___ Every so often, the movie industry comes to the reluctant realization that it needs to have a few genuine actors on hand. Sure, the pretty faces and the action...

Commission to promote Aviation World's Fair.(Newport News (Va.) Daily Press)
November 30, 2001... NEWPORT NEWS, Va._The U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission lists the Aviation World's Fair 2003 in Newport News, Va., as one of the country's official events commemorating the 100th anniversary of flight. The commission, formed in 1998...

NASA Langley to get look at Flight 587 jet tail.(Newport News (Va.) Daily Press)
November 30, 2001... NEWPORT NEWS, Va._Scientists at NASA Langley Research Center will try to determine why a passenger jet crashed in a New York City neighborhood earlier this month. The 27-foot-tall tail section of American Airlines Flight 587 is scheduled...

Gilmore to resign as RNC chairman.(Newport News (Va.) Daily Press)
November 30, 2001... RICHMOND, Va. _ Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore has announced he will resign as chairman of the Republican National Committee. In a statement released Friday morning, Gilmore said the demands on his time are too great and he needs to spend more...

Jury is still out on deflation.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... WASHINGTON _ As the economy sinks deeper and prices of many items decline, the threat of deflation looms larger every day in a nation that has not experienced it since the Great Depression. Most economists say America likely will avoid...

The `doctor' is in again with Miami; Shannon has helped players settle in, execute.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... CORAL GABLES, Fla. _ Randy Shannon's old nickname from his University of Miami playing days still applies now that he is the Hurricanes' defensive coordinator. "We used to call him the `doctor of defense' because he'd dissect all the...

Pair of guys lost: Pat Riley and Michael Jordan.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... FORT LAUDERDALE _ "This is an absolute mess," Pat Riley said last week of his Heat. "I just think we stink," Michael Jordan said Tuesday night of his Washington Wizards. "I think we'll win another game," Riley said Tuesday after...

Homecoming lacks punch for Griese.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... FORT LAUDERDALE _ Brian Griese returns to South Florida with a struggling Broncos offense. This probably isn't the way Brian Griese expected to come home. Before the season, before the Broncos ever put on pads, you know Griese had Sunday...

Virginia trying to put a stop to Penn State's bowl drive.(Daily Press)
November 30, 2001... He had done just about everything in 35 years of coaching, but not this. Joe Paterno had won more than 300 games and two national championships. His teams had finished undefeated and untied five times. This, however, was a new challenge. ...

Business events of the week ahead.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... As Americans shop for the holidays, their spirits are being held back by the economy's one dark spot: the job market. The once euphoric bazaar that determines the demand for workers and pay has been cruelly dampened by hiring freezes and...

Florida woman sues Cuba over husband's death in Bay of Pigs invasion.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... MIAMI _ A family that has been waiting decades to collect on a wrongful death claim against the Cuban government has taken their fight to federal court. On Friday, Dorothy Anderson McCarthy of Pompano Beach, Fla., filed a lawsuit in U.S....

Virginia Tech trying to knock Miami off course.(Daily Press)
November 30, 2001... BLACKSBURG Life looks a little different from the top of the college football world. Sometimes it's not important to know the names of the ones below you. Just knowing they're shooting for you is enough. Take Saturday's game between...

Dixon ponders ninth career surgery; Dolphins guard weighs playing vs. family life.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... DAVIE, Fla. _ For the past five days, the clock has been ticking on Dolphins guard Mark Dixon at the speed of light. The dilemma: Can his desire to play football peacefully coexist with his desire to be a good husband to Courtenay and a...

Pakistan, Iran work to put differences behind them.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... ISLAMABAD, Pakistan _ For most of the last decade, Afghanistan has been a wedge between Pakistan and Iran in more than just geography. Pakistan early on threw its support behind the law-and-order promises of the Taliban, most of whose...

U.S. wants suspected terrorists extradited; Spain wants to finish its probe.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... MADRID, Spain _ The investigation into eight men alleged to members of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network could last more than a year as authorities have only begun examining hundreds of documents, videos and other materials seized during...

Mourning supports friend fighting illness.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... MIAMI Besides their business relationship and enduring friendship since his days at Georgetown, Heat center Alonzo Mourning and travel agent Vivian Pommier share a dubious bond of having come down with serious kidney disorders in the past 15...

Economy at or close to upturn, many analysts predict.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... WASHINGTON _ The economy declined more than originally thought in the third quarter, official statistics showed Friday. But as a grim 2001 draws to a close, analysts said a recovery may be close at hand. The recession that began in March...

Heart recipient dizzy, collapses in Round 2.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Miami's Erik Compton refused to quit, after sending a scare through Bear Lakes Country Club. The heart-transplant recipient collapsed into his caddie's arms and briefly passed out while walking the seventh fairway...

Much has changed since Florida-Tennessee was originally scheduled.(The Orlando Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... GAINESVILLE, Fla. _ Had this game taken place on Sept. 15, Tennessee quarterback Casey Clausen feels his team "would have been a little overmatched." In what amounts to the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division championship game at...

Texas vs. Colorado the surprise match.(The Orlando Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... IRVING, Texas_Former Oklahoma and Dallas Cowboys coach Barry Switzer roared into Texas Stadium with his customary flair Friday afternoon. "Is this where the Oklahoma-Nebraska game is?" blared Switzer, an OU decal on his front windshield....

Caves may not be as impenetrable as historians presumed.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... WASHINGTON _ The myriad caves and hardened tunnels hidden in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan are mythic in their complexity and impenetrability. As the presumed hideouts of Osama bin Laden and his cadres, they would seem to be the ideal...

Anthrax found in 84 locations in American Media building.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla._Anthrax spores were found in 84 locations in the American Media Inc. building in Boca Raton, according to a summary report by the federal Environmental Protection Agency. The report, released Friday, lends credence...

Lightning knocks out DMV power during busy end-of-month.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla._Lightning knocked out access to Department of Motor Vehicle records statewide Friday morning, causing angst for November-born procrastinators trying to renew their registrations and potentially hampering police officers...

Scottie Pippen in middle of the pack with a middle of the pack team.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... CHICAGO _ His back bothers him just about all the time now, really. "After I had those two disks pop out on me in 1998, it changed the whole mentality of my game," Scottie Pippen was saying recently as his Portland Trail Blazers were...

Joe Taylor may be in line for Naval Academy coaching position.(Daily Press)
November 30, 2001... Hampton University football coach Joe Taylor said he'll be watching Saturday's Army-Navy football game with "a little more interest." Why? Taylor may become the next football coach at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. ...

Allstate launches "Right hands" campaign.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... In its first venture into Olympic sponsorship, Allstate Corp. wants you to know that you're not only in good hands, but golden hands. In a new campaign from Chicago-based agency Leo Burnett, Allstate is still relying on "You're in good...

Buccaneers seeking a late-season run.(The Orlando Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... TAMPA _ Cincinnati Bengals Coach Dick LeBeau watched the Tampa Bay Buccaneers closely Monday night, as his team's upcoming opponent confounded and frustrated the explosive St. Louis Rams for a 24-17 victory. LeBeau, like anybody else who...

It's ladies' day at Hawthorne.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... CHICAGO _ They might not be bluebloods, but eight Illinois distaffers have the right blood to run for a rich payday Saturday in the $100,000-added, 11/16-mile Little Sucker Stakes at Hawthorne. The race is part of the Illinois Sires...

Iverson tests Bulls' `streak'.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... CHICAGO _ At practice Friday the scout team_the team that mimics the Bulls' upcoming opponent_featured A.J. Guyton in the role of 76ers guard Allen Iverson. Guyton is a pleasant sort, a hard-working, sweet-shooting, second-year guard....

Maynard gets his kicks from job well done; despite shunning attention, punter drawing notice.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... CHICAGO _ Like most punters in the NFL, Brad Maynard does not particularly enjoy drawing attention to himself. No kicking and screaming here. "People have been telling me that what I've been doing this year has gone unnoticed. To me,...

Tryon falls from qualifying pack at PGA's Q-School with 54 holes left to play.(The Orlando Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. _ The esteemed Jack Nicklaus clan, perhaps the most venerable family in golf, felt a notch or three older on the unstoppable yardstick of time Friday. Or, maybe, that's the unflappable flagstick of time. As Jack and...

Harvard study finds U.S. at low risk for mad cow disease.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... WASHINGTON _ The United States is at an extremely low risk of a mad cow disease epidemic, according to a report released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. "Based on three years of thorough study, we are firmly confident that...

Wait a minute, and another thing ...(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... CHICAGO _ Bud Selig claims baseball is having a near-death economic experience. Selig wants to fold two teams. One team is a 100-year-old franchise that turned a profit last season. The other team has an owner who wants to buy...

Lid is off spending in Washington.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... WASHINGTON _ In Congress, it used to be a little bit tricky to spend billions of dollars for new programs. Proposals for new spending required corresponding cuts in other programs as lawmakers sought to reduce the annual deficit, protect...

Michael and the Wizards meet the Magic.(The Orlando Sentinel)
November 30, 2001... ORLANDO _ He has filled arenas, helped television ratings, dominated the spotlight and played well, but he still hasn't turned the Washington Wizards into winners. Maybe he isn't a basketball god after all. Maybe he can't walk on water....

Upbeat Bob Davie finished with talking; coach cancels usual Sunday news conference.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... CHICAGO _ Why talk if there is nothing more to say? That's the question Notre Dame coach Bob Davie asked himself Friday. His answer: Don't speak. Davie will coach the Irish (4-6) in their last game of the season Saturday when they...

Anxiety high in Michigan city with large population of Arabs.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... DEARBORN, Mich. _ The 33-year-old Jordanian engineer opened the letter from the Justice Department expecting to find the green card he had applied for, but was stunned to find that government investigators wanted to talk with him about...

Tough opening paying off; 3-0 Stanford benefits from grueling road trip to start season.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... Stanford coach Mike Montgomery looked at his team's schedule and wondered. A year ago his Cardinal had been highly ranked and had advanced to the NCAA West Regional final, where it lost to Maryland. But this season it would be trotting...

llinois' flaws become clear; play of Williams, Bradford among coach's concerns.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... concerns CHICAGO _ Count on Illinois to slaughter sacrificial lamb Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Saturday night at the Assembly Hall and improve to 6-1. If not, there are bigger problems with this season's team than people realize....

There isn't a sure thing; BCS picture may undergo change.(Chicago Tribune)
November 30, 2001... CHICAGO _ Colorado coach Gary Barnett has this advice for proponents of a major-college football playoff: Take a look at Saturday's games. No. 1 Miami vs. No. 14 Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 2 Florida in...