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NHL: Columbus 2, Anaheim 0.
January 1, 2009... ANAHEIM, Calif., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Rookie Steve Mason made 27 saves in a 2-0 win over Anaheim Wednesday to become the first Columbus goaltender ever to record three straight shutouts. Mason has not allowed a goal in a franchise-record 182...

NBA: Philadelphia 100, LA Clippers 92.
January 1, 2009... LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Andre Iguodala scored 12 of his 28 points in the fourth period Wednesday, helping Philadelphia hold off the Los Angeles Clippers 100-92. The 76ers halted a four-game losing streak, which had come after they had...

NATO welcomes additional U.S. troops.
January 1, 2009... KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- NATO forces in Afghanistan are awaiting details of the new U.S. strategy expected when Barack Obama takes office as president, an alliance spokesman said. The multilateral military group, whose forces are...

COL BKB: North Carolina 84, Nevada 61.
January 1, 2009... RENO, Nev., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Tyler Hansbrough scored 22 points Wednesday and No. 1 North Carolina broke the game open late in the first half on its way to an 84-61 win over Nevada. The Tar Heels had 13 players score at least one point in...

U.S. Navy sub commander fired.
January 1, 2009... KINGS BAY, Ga., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. Navy ballistic-missile submarine skipper has been relieved of his duties over a loss of confidence in his ability to command, a Navy spokeswoman said. Cmdr. Charles "Tony" Hill, 45, was fired as...

NHL: Calgary 6, Edmonton 4.
January 1, 2009... CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Jarome Iginla broke out of a scoring slump with two goals Wednesday, his second putting Calgary ahead in the third period in the Flames' 6-4 win over Edmonton. Iginla had not scored in five games and had...

'Young' blood may help cancer patients.
January 1, 2009... TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Researches at Israel's Tel Aviv University have determined that transfusions of fresh blood can help a patient fight cancer. Study leader Shamgar Ben-Eliyahu discovered that a transfusion of "young" blood...

Pakistani forces say 40 held in operation.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The Pakistani military says its forces destroyed suspected militant homes in the Khyber area, the overland supply route to U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. The military said its forces arrested 40...

Aso says Japan to be 1st out of recession.
January 1, 2009... TOKYO, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Taro Aso, in a New Year's message, said he will do all he can so Japan becomes the first country to emerge out of the global recession. Aso indicated he will not quit although his popularity ratings...

200 cemetery vases stolen in Georgia.
January 1, 2009... DECATUR, Ga., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Authorities in Georgia's DeKalb County say they are looking for about 200 bronzed vases stolen from a cemetery during the Christmas holiday. The vases were discovered missing from Melwood Cemetery at Stone...

Downtown Aspen evacuated over threats.
January 1, 2009... ASPEN, Colo., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Downtown Aspen, Colo., was evacuated and New Year's Eve fireworks canceled after suspicious packages and threatening notes were left at two banks. The Denver Post also reported police were looking for Jim...

Jockstrip: The world as we know it.
January 1, 2009... Couple has twins of a different color LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A mixed-race couple in Britain for the second time find themselves parents of twin girls -- one born with light skin and one with dark skin. Miya was born with dark skin...

Watercooler Stories.
January 1, 2009... Good Samaritan's bike stolen FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A former city commissioner in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., said someone stole his bike after he left it to check on two drivers involved in a traffic collision. Former City...

Bangkok nightclub fire toll rises to 59.
January 1, 2009... BANGKOK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- New Year celebrations ended in tragedy at a popular Bangkok nightclub, where a fire killed at least 59 people and inured dozens more, police said. The blaze at the two-story Santika Club in the Thong Lo district of...

Missile strike kills four in Pakistan.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Four people were killed and many wounded in a suspected drone missile strike in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal area Thursday, officials said. CNN, quoting Pakistani intelligence officials, said two...

Israel to open up aid, still bombs Gaza.
January 1, 2009... GAZA, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Israeli air raids into Gaza struck government buildings Thursday as Israeli officials tried to deflect growing global dismay over civilian casualties. While rejecting calls for a humanitarian cease-fire, Israel said it...

U.S.turns over Green Zone to Iraqis.
January 1, 2009... BAGHDAD, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, a vivid symbol of the U.S. role in Iraq, was turned over to Iraqis as the new year bowed in at midnight, officials said. The 6-square-mile enclave on the Tigris River included...

Wind-whipped debris blamed for 1 death.
January 1, 2009... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- High winds buffeted the Washington area, fueling fires, zapping power to thousands of customers and blamed for at least one death, officials said. Wind gusts near 60 mph in some areas hurled trees and branches...

Russia cuts Ukraine's natural gas supply.
January 1, 2009... MOSCOW, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Russian energy giant Gazprom cut off Ukraine's natural gas supply Thursday when talks about a 2009 energy contract failed, the company said. Gas deliveries were reduced by 90 million cubic meters per day, the...

Federal judges bypassed on regular raises.
January 1, 2009... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. district judges, caught in the nation's economic pinch, are the only federal employees with no cost-of-living pay hike this year, officials said. Federal law prevents the judges from getting an automatic...

Taliban gunmen ambush, kill 20 policemen.
January 1, 2009... KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Twenty police officers died when Taliban fighters ambushed the home of a government official in Afghanistan, a provincial governor's spokesman said Thursday. The Wednesday night attack occurred at the...

2009 holds promise, hope, Bush says.
January 1, 2009... CRAWFORD, Texas, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The new year holds promise and excitement for the United States as it prepares for a new president, President George Bush said in his New Year's Day message. "New Year's Day is an opportunity to remember the...

Surgeon shortage said acute in rural U.S.
January 1, 2009... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- General surgeons in rural America are becoming an endangered species for about one-quarter of the nation's population, medical officials say. They are described by their fellow doctors as an essential ingredient...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.
January 1, 2009... Bangkok nightclub fire toll rises to 59 BANGKOK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- New Year celebrations ended in tragedy at a popular Bangkok nightclub, where a fire killed at least 59 people and inured dozens more, police said. The blaze at the...

In a market year, $7 trillion vanished.
January 1, 2009... NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Six years of accumulated wealth in U.S. stock markets vanished in 2008 as a sustained bull market turned bearish and violent, records show. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 4,488.43 points or 33.8 percent...

Burris takes Senate certification to court.
January 1, 2009... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate nominee Roland Burris has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to confirm his appointment to fill Barack Obama's seat in Congress. The move by Burris, named to fill the seat by embattled Illinois Gov....

Viacom, Time Warner reach agreement.
January 1, 2009... NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Viacom Inc. and Time Warner Cable Inc. narrowly escaped a standoff that would have left millions of U.S. subscribers with blacked out programming. Viacom threatened to pull 19 cable channels, including Comedy...

Gaza conflict show Arab League fissures.
January 1, 2009... CAIRO, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The escalating Israeli-Hamas conflict has exposed divisions among Arab League members meeting in Cairo to devise a response to the fighting, observers said. Moderate states, generally allied with the United States,...

Apple observers expect low-profile expo.
January 1, 2009... SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Expectations for San Francisco's Macworld Conference & Expo are muted -- cross-cut with concern for the health of Apple Inc. leader Steve Jobs, observers said. Company news at the the 25th annual conference,...

Experts expect retail obits in 2009.
January 1, 2009... NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Experts say the 2008 shopping season that fizzled was the fuse that will lead to thousands of U.S. store closings in 2009. "There's going to be a massive sea change in the retail landscape," said Nina Kampler,...

Five die in Washington house fire.
January 1, 2009... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Two children and three adults died Thursday when fire consumed a home in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington, a fire department spokesman said. The five victims were among nine people who were inside the...

Cuba celebrates 50 years of revolution.
January 1, 2009... HAVANA, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Cubans Thursday commemorated the 50th anniversary of the revolution that brought former leader Fidel Castro to power. Festivities marking half a century of Communist rule in Cuba will include a series of free...

Car crash kills five in Dayton, Ohio.
January 1, 2009... DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Five people died Thursday when a car hit some railroad tracks, went airborne, landed then skidded into a fence in Dayton, Ohio, police said. Police said two adult males and two adult females and a child were...

S, Korea expects N. Korea coast incident.
January 1, 2009... SEOUL, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- South Korea Defense Minister Lee Sang-hee warned his troops Thursday to be ready for possible conflict with North Korea over a coastal dispute. The central dispute appeared to be near the Northern Limit Line, or...

Exxon argues for Alaskan oil lease.
January 1, 2009... ANCHORAGE, Ala., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Exxon Mobile Corp. said it was ready to drill at Alaska's Point Thomson oil field contrary to the state's assertion the company would rather procrastinate. The state has accused Exxon of holding back on...

Microsoft: Leap year behind Zune problems.
January 1, 2009... REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Thousands of Zune MP3 players have stopped working across the United States due to the way the device handles leap years, Microsoft Corp. says. The technological giant confirmed on the product's Web site...

Alleged attempt to kidnap newborn thwarted.
January 1, 2009... NASHVILLE, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A newborn child and its mother were back together in a Nashville hospital Thursday after an alleged attempt to kidnap the baby, police said. Adriene Johnson, 24, of Nashville, was arrested at Nashville General...

UPI NewsTrack Business.
January 1, 2009... In a market year, $7 trillion vanished NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Six years of accumulated wealth in U.S. stock markets vanished in 2008 as a sustained bull market turned bearish and violent, records show. The Dow Jones industrial...

Crack sentencing guidelines in dispute.
January 1, 2009... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A new set of sentencing guidelines for crack possession or sales in the United States has prompted a deluge of courtroom battles, attorneys say. The Washington Post said Thursday that the new guidelines were...

Rose Parade hit hard by economic woes.
January 1, 2009... PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Organizers of this year's Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., say the economic crisis forced new cost-trimming and fund-raising efforts. Fiesta Parade Floats official Tim Estes, whose company created 12...

'No Cry' contributor Ford dead at 68.
January 1, 2009... KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Vincent Ford, who helped write the song "No Woman No Cry" with reggae star Bob Marley, has died in Jamaica at the age of 68, an official says. Bob Marley Foundation spokesman Paul Kelly confirmed Ford, who...

Gaza conflict shows Palestinian divisions.
January 1, 2009... RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Israel's airstrikes on Gaza have exposed the rift between Palestinians who want to make peace with Israel and those who support Hamas, observers said. In the West Bank, the power base for Palestinian...

Thieves return alleged swindler's statue.
January 1, 2009... PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Palm Beach, Fla., thieves have returned a $10,000 statue to accused multibillion-dollar swindler Bernard Madoff with an admonition to go straight, police said. The 4-foot-tall, 10-pound statue, left near...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.
January 1, 2009... Bangkok club fire toll lowered to 58 BANGKOK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The death toll from a New Year's Day fire in a Bangkok nightclub has been revised downward to 58 with 100 revelers injured, police said. About 1,000 partiers were welcoming...

Izzard offers Mumbai victim a private show.
January 1, 2009... LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- British comedian Eddie Izzard has performed a stand-up comedy routine at a London hospital for a victim of the Mumbai terror attacks, the victim's father says. Nigel Pike said he initially had written Izzard on...

Winehouse may appeal drug charges.
January 1, 2009... BERGEN, Norway, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- British singer Amy Winehouse may appear in a Norwegian court to appeal drug charges against her and her husband from 2007, a prosecutor says. Police prosecutor Rudolf Christoffersen said if the "Rehab" star...

Radcliffe eyeing musical performances.
January 1, 2009... NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- British actor Daniel Radcliffe, star of the "Harry Potter" films, says he would like to perform in musicals after a recent New York performance. The Daily Telegraph (Britain) said Thursday that after making his...

60K apply as Obama inauguration volunteers.
January 1, 2009... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- At least 60,000 people have applied to be volunteers during the days of activities surrounding the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama. With several days of events, including the Jan. 20 swearing-in...

Palin defends son-in-law's education level.
January 1, 2009... ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says her future son-in-law, Levi Johnston, is not a high school dropout despite recent reports to the contrary. The former Republican vice presidential candidate said in a...

Winter blues could be SAD.
January 1, 2009... BALTIMORE, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. psychiatrists say making an effort to get some sun may help lift spirits if feeling blah and blue this winter. A team of psychiatrists from Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and Northwest Hospital suggest when the...

Ailing student rescued from Everglades.
January 1, 2009... MIAMI, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A student trekking through the Florida Everglades with several other medical school students fell ill and has been airlifted to safety, officials say. Rescue officials in Miami-Dade County, Fla., said the group of at...

Obama, Pelosi to discuss stimulus package.
January 1, 2009... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The scope of a recovery plan for the punk U.S. economy will be discussed by President-elect Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, party officials said. Obama and the California Democrat are scheduled to...

Goldwater family remembers senator.
January 1, 2009... PHOENIX, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Barry Goldwater, the late senator from Arizona who shaped the conservative movement, was remembered Thursday on the 100th anniversary of his birth. The Goldwater family planned to lay a wreath at a statue of the...

Michigan sees drop in technical jobs.
January 1, 2009... LANSING, Mich., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Job losses in Michigan in 2008 included 6,100 technical and scientific positions, the state's Department of Labor and Growth said. About 5,200 of the jobs were lost in the second half of the year, The...

R.I. rat dump site mystifying police.
January 1, 2009... PROVIDENCE, R.I., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Police say they are at a loss to explain who left 280 rats either dead or dying by the side of a road in Foster, R.I. Foster Police Chief Robert E. Coyne Jr. said after responding to calls about seemingly...

Detroit has fewest homicides in 41 years.
January 1, 2009... DETROIT, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Detroit police say citizen cooperation last year may have played a role in the city marking its lowest number of homicides since 1967. Detroit Police spokesman James Tate said as of the last day of 2008, the city's...

Historic black college fights for life.
January 1, 2009... ATLANTA, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A historic black college in Atlanta is fighting for its life following the shutoff of water because of unpaid bills. Morris Brown College has asked a Fulton County judge to order the Atlanta Department of Watershed...

Wells Fargo completes Wachovia Corp. deal.
January 1, 2009... SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- San Francisco bank Wells Fargo & Co. said it had closed on its purchase of Wachovia Corp., making it the fourth-largest U.S. bank measured by assets. The $12.7 billion purchase creates a bank with 11,000...

'Cha Cha Slide' writer suing record label.
January 1, 2009... CHICAGO, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A record label failed to pay Willie "DJ Casper" Perry Jr. royalties for his hit "The Cha Cha Slide," the Chicago disc jockey alleges in a lawsuit. Perry alleges in his lawsuit against M.O.B. Music Publishing, Inc....

Britain to help close Guantanamo prison.
January 1, 2009... LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Britain plans to accept foreign terror suspects from Guantanamo Bay so Barack Obama can close it when he becomes U.S. president, The Times of London says. Government sources say that Britain now supports moves to...

Helen Suzman, who fought apartheid, dies.
January 1, 2009... JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Helen Suzman, who fought apartheid as a member of the South African parliament, died Thursday at the age of 91. Jeffrey Jowell, Suzman's son-in-law, told The New York Times that she died at home...

Felony charge against cyber-bully dropped.
January 1, 2009... LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A Missouri woman convicted of cyber-bullying a teenage girl will not face a felony conspiracy charge, court records show. A U.S. attorney in Los Angeles has dropped the felony charge against Lori Drew, more...

Special delivery made in midflight.
January 1, 2009... BOSTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A trans-Atlantic passenger manifest was one person off when it landed in Boston after a woman delivered a baby in midflight. What began as a typical seven-hour international flight Wednesday from Amsterdam with...

Woman using Web site to snag a husband.
January 1, 2009... TRENTON, N.J., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A New Jersey woman says she created the Web site 52weeks2findhim.com in order to give herself a countdown on finding Mr. Right. Neenah Pickett of Somerset, N.J., said she is giving herself 365 days to find...

Iraq opens new oil fields to bids.
January 1, 2009... TEHRAN, Iraq, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Iraq said it would open a new round of licensing bids for companies to develop untapped oil fields that could produce up to 2.5 million barrels per day. Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani said Iraq's eventual...

Customers repay store owner's trust.
January 1, 2009... SETTLE, England, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- An English shopkeeper who wanted the day after Christmas off kept his store open with a sign telling customers to take what they needed and leave the money. Tom Algie, who owns Practically Everything, a...

Group tying shoes together for charity.
January 1, 2009... NASHVILLE, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The international charitable group, Soles4Souls, says it wanted to bring attention to its efforts by tying thousands of shoes together in Nashville. Group members said in an attempt to support the Soles4Souls goal...

30 penguins born at SeaWorld.
January 1, 2009... SAN DIEGO, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A spokeswoman for SeaWorld in San Diego said 30 penguins have been born at the park since early November. Spokeswoman Kelly Terry said the busy breeding season saw the births of seven macaroni penguins, six gentoo...

Bon-Ton boys reversible vests recalled.
January 1, 2009... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Bon-Ton Department Stores reversible vests due to a choking hazard. The zipper tabs on the vest fail to meet the children's torque test...

Woman allegedly drove drunk with toddler.
January 1, 2009... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- An Ohio woman was arrested early Thursday after police discovered her driving the wrong way on an interstate highway with her 21-month-old son in the car. Lindsey Thompson's blood alcohol level tested at...

Attorneys say John Gotti to seek bail.
January 1, 2009... NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Attorneys for John Gotti, whose late father John ran the Gambino crime family, say he is planning on seeking bail in order to leave a Florida jail. The attorneys said Gotti will file documents with Manhattan...

Faulty how-to wiring books recalled.
January 1, 2009... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Taunton Press wiring instruction books due to content errors. The Taunton Press of Newtown, Conn., produced "Wiring a House, 3rd...

Heavy snowstorm hits parts of Canada.
January 1, 2009... CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Travel throughout Canada's Maritime provinces was nearly impossible Thursday as heavy snowfall and winds struck the region, authorities say. While authorities issued travel warnings for...

Twins mark 101st birthdays.
January 1, 2009... FEOCK, England, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Two sisters, believed to be Britain's oldest twins, said they celebrated their 101st birthdays Thursday with their families. Betty Richards and Jenny Pelmore of Feock, England, said their secrets to long...

Bernie Hamilton, black actor, dies.
January 1, 2009... LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Bernie Hamilton, an actor best known for his role as a police captain in the TV cop show "Starsky and Hutch," has died at the age of 80 in Los Angeles. His son Raoul told the Los Angeles Times that Hamilton...

Man in Thor costume scares off burglar.
January 1, 2009... EDINBURGH, Scotland, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A man who dressed as the Norse god Thor for a costume party in Scotland said he returned home and scared off a burglar who had entered his house. Torvald Alexander, 38, a construction firm manager who...

Yacht club at center of manatee dispute.
January 1, 2009... FORT MYERS, Fla., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A yacht club set to be built in Lee County, Fla., marks the newest hurdle in the fight to protect manatees from area boaters, animal advocates say. The 128-slip yacht club given the green light by federal...

North Korea claims it will denuclearize.
January 1, 2009... SEOUL, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- North Korea said Thursday it will denuclearize in the coming year and rebuild its ailing economy. The statement was seen as a possible bid for a fresh start with the United States. Pyongyang continued criticism...

Executions drop in 2008, group says.
January 1, 2009... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. executions in 2008 tumbled to a 14-year low and new death sentences fell to their lowest number since 1976, a research group reports. The non-profit Death Penalty Information Center, an anti-death-penalty...

Hulk Hogan's son seeking relocation.
January 1, 2009... CLEARWATER, Fla., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Nick Bollea, son of former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, says he wants to serve his probation sentence in California, not Florida. The 18-year-old was sentenced to five years of probation in relation...

Resolutions improve health, sex in men.
January 1, 2009... LINTHICUM, Md., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Some New Year's resolutions can improve not only overall health but U.S. men's sexual health, officials at the American Urological Association advise. About 75 percent of erectile dysfunction have an...

Calendar highlights city's derelict areas.
January 1, 2009... HAYLE, England, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A British man said a calendar he created from pictures of broken-down areas in his hometown has gained surprising popularity. Geoffrey Holman, 53, said the Hayle, England, calendar, which includes pictures...

Poll: Obama gets high leadership marks.
January 1, 2009... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- President-elect Barack Obama's leadership is rated as high as President George Bush's was after the 2001 terrorist attacks, poll results indicate. The CNN-Opinion Research Corp. poll indicates 76 percent of...

COL FB: Iowa 31, South Carolina 10.
January 1, 2009... TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Shonn Greene rushed for three touchdowns Thursday, fueling Iowa's 31-10 win over South Carolina at the Outback Bowl in Tampa. The junior tailback from Sicklerville, N.J., finished with 121 yards on 29 carries,...