The Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) articles from February 2006

The Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) archives from February 2006

Did he kill 4 of his own?
February 1, 2006... Byline: Theresa Conroy Feb. 1--A prosecutor yesterday called Robert Morris a serial killer. If that's true - a question a jury is trying to answer - then he's the type of serial killer who creates his own victims. Morris is on trial...

Vegan wine and beer?
February 2, 2006... Feb. 2--Most wines and beers are "fined," or filtered to improve clarity and color. The most common filtering agent is isinglass, derived from the swim bladders of fish. Sometimes gelatin or egg albumen is used. Though these substances...

CREAM OF THE CROP: They're out to open Philly's best veggie restaurant.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Vance Lehmkuhl Feb. 2--RICH LANDAU and Kate Jacoby are not trying to overturn stereotypes, shake up the Philly restaurant scene, or convert local diners to vegetarianism. But while their goal is simply to open Philadelphia's...

'Cats purring over new guns.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Mike Kern Feb. 2--Under Andy Talley, Villanova football has mostly been about quarterbacks. Yet, no matter how productive they've been, it helps to have a few weapons around them. Guys who can make something happen. Last year, the...

Attitude stats count for 'Cats.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Dana Pennett O'neil Feb. 2--IN THE MIDDLE of a wild sequence at Texas, Villanova junior Will Sheridan tried to tap an offensive rebound back to one of his guards. The tapback fell to the floor, forcing a scramble. Sheridan fell on...

From Flab to Fab Fitness Challenge.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Byline W Feb. 2--In next week's Yo! section, meet the five Daily News readers who will take part in a 12-week diet, exercise and lifestyle program coordinated by Daily News fitness columnist Kimberly Garrison. Follow their...

Court: Cos must answer queries about article.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Michael Hinkelman Feb. 2--A federal judge has ruled that entertainer Bill Cosby must answer questions about whether the National Enquirer paid him for an interview and, if so, how much, and whether he thought its article after the...

A WAVE OF POLITICAL EXCITEMENT.
February 2, 2006... Feb. 2--More pre-Super Bowl coverage, SPORTS, Pages 95-90 Copyright (c) 2006, Philadelphia Daily News Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. For information on republishing this content, contact us at (800) 661-2511...

Philadelphia Daily News Sam Donnellon column: WOE MUST GO!
February 2, 2006... Byline: Sam Donnellon Feb. 2--I'M STARTING to think this Charlie Brown act will never go away. I'm starting to think that Donovan McNabb is always going to feel racially slighted whenever someone suggests he should run more, is always...

Vallas orders principals to trim costs.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Dave Davies Feb. 2--Struggling to balance his books, schools CEO Paul Vallas has asked principals to trim their discretionary spending on extracurricular activities, overtime, and other programs by 30 percent for the rest of the...

Boy's paralysis: from shooting pains grandpa.
February 2, 2006... Byline: David Gambacorta Feb. 2--BENJAMIN WRIGHT'S heart breaks a bit more each day when he visits his grandson at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He locks eyes with 6-year-old Jabar Wright and watches as the youngster slowly...

Philadelphia Daily News Ronnie Polaneczky column: Can Tommy's wish save his school? Only God knows.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Ronnie Polaneczky Feb. 2--SO TELL ME, GOD: What are we supposed to make of Tommy Geromichalos? You know his family well. You give his parents, Dan and Connie, faith every day to handle the cystic fibrosis that plagues both...

Philadelphia Daily News Stu Bykofsky column: For 'mother of martyrs,' you win some, lose son.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Stu Bykofsky Feb. 2--THE PALESTINIANS last week gave the terrorist group Hamas control of their parliament. One winning candidate was Miriam Farhat, aka the "Mother of Martyrs." Your Favorite Columnist imagined her answers in...

Philadelphia Daily News Jill Porter column: No pity for ex-prof.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Jill Porter Feb. 2--POOR, POOR Tracy McIntosh. His sojourn to Italy turned out to be short-lived. The Milan hospital where the former University of Pennsylvania professor was supposed to work for six months canceled his...

2 military vets vying for Weldon's seat: One's a retired admiral; 2nd served in Iraq.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Bob Warner Feb. 2--Two military veterans - one a recently retired Navy vice admiral and the other an Iraq combat veteran - are enlisting in a fight to unseat veteran Delaware County Republican Congressman Curt Weldon, a ranking...

Evans: Let public fund city races: A likely mayoral hopeful, he issues proposal after raising 767G.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Catherine Lucey Feb. 2--Fresh off a year of raising $767,635 without adhering to any campaign limits, state Rep. Dwight Evens yesterday called for public financing of Philadelphia elections - a reform that apparently would not...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
February 2, 2006... Feb. 2---- Some of the information for the 2006 Black History Showcase, being presented at the Independence Visitor Center on weekends during February, was incorrect in yesterday's paper. This Saturday and Sunday, the Showcase will spotlight...

Saudis, Qatar pledge aid to Palestinians.
February 2, 2006... Feb. 2--RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian Authority, and Palestinian officials said yesterday that Saudi Arabia and Qatar have promised $33 million in quick aid to ease a severe budget crisis. Saudi Arabia promised $20 million and Qatar...

Philadelphia Daily News Rich Hofmann column: RETURN TO DETROIT.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Rich Hofmann Feb. 2--DETROIT - After careful trial and error, it has been discovered that you can utter one statement this week that will convince people you are somewhere between ancient and petrified: that you attended the first...

Chiefs 'somewhat interested' in making a run at T.O.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Paul Domowitch Feb. 2--DETROIT - The Kansas City Chiefs, who are $20 million over the NFL's projected 2006 salary cap, have become the latest team to make goo-goo eyes at Terrell Owens. Chiefs president Carl Peterson told the...

FOR STEELERS, HE'S BEN MARVELOUS.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Paul Domowitch Feb. 2--DETROIT - If Alan Faneca knew then what he knows now, the Steelers' five-time Pro Bowl guard no doubt would have come up with a better response two Septembers ago when asked by a reporter if he was excited...

A sobering tale of Seahawk and dad.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Les Bowen Feb. 2--DETROIT - Late in the evening, hours after the Seattle Seahawks had defeated the Carolina Panthers to advance to the first Super Bowl in franchise history, Isaiah Kacyvenski stood in the kitchen of his suburban...

Philadelphia Daily News John Smallwood column: Now, they are ... Penn State.
February 2, 2006... Byline: John Smallwood Feb. 2--BALTIMORE - The way Aaron Maybin figured, as long as he and his fellow Penn State recruits were going to be spending the next 4 years pursuing the same goals, they might as well start getting to know each...

Gators' class rated highest; Irish recruits among best.
February 2, 2006... Feb. 2--Charlie Weis brought the mystique back to Notre Dame and the blue-chippers followed. The first group of Florida recruits Urban Meyer can truly call his own left no doubt that the coach with the Midwestern roots could clean up in...

Calm JoePa hopes recruits pan out.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Bernard Fernandez Feb. 2--They don't really know. All those recruiting gurus who make their living predicting the college football futures of 17- and 18-year-old high school seniors are merely making educated guesses. Not all kids...

AL'S REBUILDING BEGINS.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Mike Kern Feb. 2--You can't coach them, until you get them in the program. For way too long, Temple has never had enough good players to make a difference. It's Al Golden's job to make sure that changes. Golden could be the...

Arians: Temple will be competitive.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Paul Domowitch Feb. 2--DETROIT - Steelers wide receivers coach Bruce Arians has no regrets about his November decision to withdraw his name from consideration for the Temple head-coaching job that ultimately went to Al Golden. ...

La Salle gets a little pregame help en route to win over Dukes.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Colin Dunlap Feb. 2--PITTSBURGH - Perhaps the biggest turning point for La Salle team happened here yesterday afternoon, in the shadows of downtown Pittsburgh inside a Duquesne dormitory. That's when 6-8 Duquesne senior center...

Desjardins enjoys making contact.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Ed Barkowitz Feb. 2--Even though it was only practice, Eric Desjardins was grateful to be back on the ice and even more delighted when he got off. "It felt good. I had chances to battle a couple times," said Desjardins, who has...

Islanders' Colley to have surgery on broken neck.
February 2, 2006... Feb. 2--New York Islanders center Kevin Colley broke his neck after a headfirst crash into the boards during a game Tuesday and will have surgery today. The Islanders would not say yesterday whether the injury will end his season or...

Redick, Williams lift Duke over BC.
February 2, 2006... Feb. 2--J.J. Redick scored 28 points, including two late free throws in the final seconds to seal the win, as No. 2 Duke edged host Boston College last night, 83-81. Shelden Williams added 20 points for the Blue Devils (20-1, 8-0 Atlantic...

Dougherty earns 500th win as coach at Episcopal Academy.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Ted Silary Feb. 2--Dan Dougherty's 500th win at Episcopal Academy was followed by almost as many flashes. As he walked from the court to the locker room yesterday at Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J., after the Churchmen (20-4)...

'Boobie' a prize in Robeson's big win.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Ted Silary Feb. 2--Just because a guy plays basketball, no law prevents him from using a phrase most associated with golf. "This was a gimme." Thaddeus "Boobie" Fauntleroy, a 5-9, 160-pound junior point guard for Paul...

AGENDA.
February 2, 2006... Feb. 2--What: Super Bowl XL Who: Pittsburgh vs. Seattle When: Sunday, 6:25 p.m. Where: Ford Field, Detroit TV: ABC Copyright (c) 2006, Philadelphia Daily News Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. ...

Philadelphia Daily News Howard Gensler column: Where did all the classy rich go?
February 2, 2006... Byline: Howard Gensler Feb. 2--WHATEVER happened to classy rich people? Yes, our history has been dotted with obnoxious tycoons, robber barons and rich industrialists who built their fortunes on the backs of slaves and sweatshop...

Philadelphia Daily News Dan Gross column: Seacrest, out!
February 2, 2006... Byline: Dan Gross Feb. 2--RYAN SEACREST stormed out of an interview with "The Jersey Guys" yesterday afternoon on 101.5 FM, after host Craig Cartonrepeatedly asked the "American Idol" host if he were gay. Co-host Ray Rossi objected to...

Philadelphia Daily News Ellen Gray column: Latest options help make time for real life.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Ellen Gray Feb. 2--I MEANT TO stay up Monday night - or at least to set the DVR - for "Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson's tribute to his father, who died over the weekend in Scotland. Knowing Ferguson's penchant for speaking...

Bartenders will vie in Book and The Cook cocktail contest.
February 2, 2006... Feb. 2--KitchenAid The Book and The Cook is hosting its third annual The Book and The Cook Cocktail Classic with VOX vodka, which pits the city's hot bartenders against one another to see who can create the best VOX cocktail. This year,...

MARSHMALLOWS.
February 2, 2006... Feb. 2--2 -ounce envelopes gelatin (a scant 2 tablespoons) 1 A1/2 cups water, divided 2 cups sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup confectioners' sugar, for dusting About 5 cups coconut or...

EDITORIAL: Remembering Coretta Scott King: SHE CARRIED THE TORCH OF JUSTICE LONG AND FAR.(Editorial)
February 2, 2006... Feb. 2--PEOPLE who believe our country is deeply divided and turbulent must have scant memory of the 1960s. In that decade, three of the nation's greatest leaders, President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King...

EDITORIAL: The Legacy Of Coretta King.(Editorial)
February 2, 2006... Feb. 2--AGREAT LADY has passed from the scene with the death of Coretta Scott King. Since the assassination of her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King worked tirelessly to carry on his legacy, the nonviolent fight for social...

EDITORIAL: A Mother's Guide To Fighting Violence.(Editorial)
February 2, 2006... Feb. 2--A6-YEAR-OLD innocent life is caught in the middle of this madness running rampant in the city of Philadelphia. Sources say the bullet was intended for his grandfather. Are you kidding? There is no way a 6-year-old should be...

EDITORIAL: Judging Sam Alito On Abortion.(Editorial)
February 2, 2006... Feb. 2--CONTRARY to what Dawn Johnsen writes (op-ed, "How Roe will really go," Jan. 30), Sam Alito does not have "a clear paper trail of opposition to Roe." In 1995, in Elizabeth Blackwell Health Center v. Knoll, Judge Alito voted to make it...

EDITORIAL: And Ben On Immortality.(Editorial)
February 2, 2006... Feb. 2--WHAT THE scholars didn't tell last month is that Ben Franklin was confident in a life after death. In a playful epitaph he wrote for himself, he compared his decomposing body to an old book, but said it would come out in an improved...

Chelios is named U.S. hockey captain.
February 2, 2006... Feb. 2--Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios will captain the U.S. hockey team at the Turin Olympics, the third straight Winter Games he has been accorded the honor. Chelios, 44, will be the oldest American hockey player to compete in an...

Recipes from Horizons.
February 2, 2006... Feb. 2--At Horizons Cafe, don't expect plain old tofu or edamame. Dishes are tasty, gourmet - and creative. Here are some recipes from "The Horizon Cookbook: Gourmet Meatless Cuisine," (Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby, $19.95.) ROASTED RED...

D.A.: Ardmore killer had a grudge.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Mary Flannery Feb. 2--The killer who stabbed and bludgeoned a 24-year-old catering manager last week probably was not looking to rob the Ardmore business, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce L. Castor. But...

Ky. Derby takes on first sponsor.
February 2, 2006... Feb. 2--Yum Brands Inc. - the parent company of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut - became the first named sponsor of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs yesterday, striking a 5-year deal with the Triple Crown race. The deal begins with this...

Sixers trade Hunter to Hornets.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Phil Jasner Feb. 2--Steven Hunter, a 5-year contract worth a little more than $16.5 million notwithstanding, was never as advertised. He could run and jump, but he couldn't rebound the way the 76ers had hoped. He could block shots,...

Ankle injury to keep Iverson sidelined at least 1 more game.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Phil Jasner Feb. 2--Allen Iverson suffered more than a sprained left ankle in the Jan. 26 overtime loss to the Orlando Magic. An MRI examination showed the 76ers star guard also suffered a bone bruise. He has already missed three...

Hawks' defense rests in 2nd half.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Scott Elliott Feb. 2--DAYTON, Ohio - Saint Joseph's couldn't sustain its stifling, first-half defense on Dayton's leading scorer, as Brian Roberts' 17 second-half points helped the Flyers break the Hawks' three-game win streak,...

Warriors' employee fired for racist e-mail.
February 2, 2006... Feb. 2--The public relations manager for the Golden State Warriors was fired yesterday for inadvertently sending out a racially insensitive e-mail titled "Ghetto Prom" to the team's entire media distribution list. Eric Govan, the No. 3...

Man faces charges in shootout near Liberty Bell.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Sarah Watson Feb. 2--A Yeadon man faces weapons charges after a shootout near the Liberty Bell early yesterday, police said. Jarred Monk was driving a Lincoln Town Car down Market Street around 2 a.m. when - for reasons unknown...

TONIGHT'S GAME.
February 2, 2006... Feb. 2--Who: Flyers (31-13-8) at Sabres (32-15-3) When: 7 o'clock Where: HSBC Arena TV: Comcast SportsNet Radio: WIP (610-AM) Copyright (c) 2006, Philadelphia Daily News Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune...

Belated gift for Chaney: Owls' win makes up for loss on coach's birthday.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Mike Kern Feb. 2--Temple spoiled John Chaney's 74th birthday on Jan. 21 by going to Massachusetts and scoring 34 points, the lowest total of the Chaney era. The Owls lost by 26, which wasn't even their worst road loss of the...

Time for McNabb to cork that whine and self-pity act.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Sam Donnellon PHILADELPHIA _ I'm starting to think this Charlie Brown act will never go away. I'm starting to think that Donovan McNabb is always going to feel racially slighted whenever someone suggests he should run more, is...

Philadelphia Daily News Jenice Armstrong column.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Jenice Armstrong Feb. 2--I can relate to the kind of desperation that surely led the late Coretta Scott King and her children to seek medical care in a controversial health center outside the United States. A close relative of...

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In column.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Jonathan Takiff Feb. 2--THE GIZMOS: Sirius S50 Portable Radio; LG VX8100 mobile phone with V Cast Music Service; iPod Radio Remote. GETTING HOOKED UP: Today, it's not enough to offer a portable electronics device that does just...

Perhaps McNabb's mapping strategy with Super sympathy tour.
February 2, 2006... Byline: Rich Hofmann DETROIT _ "It was hurting my stomach," Joey Porter said. The Steelers' plain-spoken/outspoken linebacker was talking about all of the platitudes he had been uttering the first couple of days of Super Bowl week, until...

Iverson admits media `negativity' hurts.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Phil Jasner PHILADELPHIA _ From Allen Iverson's perspective, he has walked through a decade with the 76ers fully aware of his critics, fully aware of swirling negativity and trade speculation. He would have you believe he has...

Finding solace in the reliable swing of the pendulum.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Jill Porter Whenever I need solace, I seek out water: the kind that rolls onto a sandy shore, or the kind that's frozen in cubes in a glass of strong spirits. Earlier this week, though, I sought refuge in a place with neither...

Prime-time alternatives leave room for real life.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Ellen Gray I meant to stay up Monday night _ or at least to set the DVR _ for "Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson's tribute to his father, who died over the weekend in Scotland. Knowing Ferguson's penchant for speaking off the...

Philadelphia Daily News Jill Porter column: Big loser on Super Bowl Sunday? The environment.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Jill Porter Feb. 3--EVERY MONDAY morning about 7, Gus Tolson drops the trash at the curb in front of his Wynnefield home and goes to work. About 20 minutes later, his wife, Clarena, comes out of the house in her business suit...

Woman files suit v. Cosby lawyer, tab.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Michael Hinkelman Feb. 3--A supermarket tabloid and a lawyer who represents Bill Cosby were sued for defamation in federal court here Wednesday by the same woman who accused Cosby of sexual misconduct and defamation in a separate...

Man slain in fight over money.
February 3, 2006... Byline: David Gambacorta Feb. 3--An argument over money turned into a deadly stabbing in a North Philadelphia apartment Wednesday night, police said. Danh Nguyen, 24, was in an apartment on 8th Street near Chelten Avenue, where he and...

Cops name a suspect in Ardmore murder: D.A. asks public's help in Ardmore slaying.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Mary Flannery & Regina Medina Feb. 3--JUST BEFORE Jacuqin Byrd's alleged fateful encounter with murder victim Sarah Boone at an Ardmore catering office last week, he stopped at a nearby business where he was a familiar face. ...

Principal's order stirs a fuss.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Mensah M. Dean Feb. 3--Last week Richard Mantell, principal of Frankford High School, handed down a slew of security directives to his staff and police officers. His orders, listed in a memo obtained by the Daily News,...

4-part crime fight unveiled by Street.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Simone Weichselbaum Feb. 3--Safe Streets, step aside. Safer Streets is on the way. After weeks of hints and waiting, the city's plan to combat the growing homicide problem - including a new "rumor line" and a greater role for...

Tasco's bill breathes new life into city's smoke-ban proposal.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Mark Mcdonald Feb. 3--City Councilwoman Marian Tasco says she was getting dressed one morning recently when it came to her that the mayor and Council have to get beyond their impasse over a tough smoking ban in public places. ...

Philadelphia Daily News Gar Joseph column: A nod - and a blow - to Coretta from state House.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Gar Joseph Feb. 3--THIS WEEK'S political wagfest begins with our declaration that Clout is not the rich white guy in this newspaper. It would be Bykofsky, except for his alimony payments. So it's probably Harry Gross, who...

Camden shows 29 percent drop in homicides.
February 3, 2006... Byline: John F. Morrison Feb. 3--While Philadelphia was agonizing over a 15 percent increase in murders last year, Camden, which has been branded the "most dangerous city in America," was enjoying a 29 percent decrease. Murders in the...

Cowher's jaw is set.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Paul Domowitch Feb. 3--DETROIT - The numbers are Hall of Fame-impressive. A .631 regular-season winning percentage. Ten playoff appearances in 14 years. Eight division titles. Six conference championship-game appearances. Two trips...

Philadelphia Daily News Rich Hofmann column: McNabb calling a risky play in Detroit.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Rich Hofmann Feb. 3--DETROIT - "It was hurting my stomach," Joey Porter said. The Steelers' plain-spoken/outspoken linebacker was talking about all of the platitudes he had been uttering the first couple of days of Super...

hedline.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Vegas Vic Feb. 3--Seahawks (+4) over Steelers Jerome Bettis making his last stop in a Hall of Fame career in his hometown. Ben Roethlisberger dominating the quarterback conversation. Joey Porter hogging every microphone and...

Upshaw goes on the offensive.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Paul Domowitch Feb. 3--DETROIT - NFL Players Association chief Gene Upshaw, who often has been accused of having a too-cozy relationship with management, trotted out the hard-line union rhetoric yesterday as the owners and players...

Former Eagle Brooks in super situation with Steelers.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Paul Domowitch Feb. 3--DETROIT - Eleven years and seven teams after the Eagles selected him in the second round of the 1995 draft, Barrett Brooks finally is getting the opportunity to play in a Super Bowl. "It's unbelievable,"...

Prospecting for prep gold.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Ted Silary Feb. 3--For the 29th consecutive season, the Daily News is attempting to give college basketball coaches a helping hand with recruiting. Our five categories for seniors are point guards, wing guards, small forwards,...

VEGAS VIC FLYS WITH SEAHAWKS.
February 3, 2006... Feb. 3--Seahawks (+4) over Steelers Jerome Bettis making his last stop in a Hall of Fame career in his hometown. Ben Roethlisberger dominating the quarterback conversation. Joey Porter hogging every microphone and keyboard in the...

Philadelphia Daily News Bill Conlin column: Black-on-black crime? This isn't even close, pal.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Bill Conlin Feb. 3--WHEN I'M KING of the World... Donovan McNabb will apologize to every parent in every African-American neighborhood who has lost a child in a drive-by shooting after calling Terrell Owens' verbal abuse of him...

Find negativity with this, A.I.: You're All-Star!
February 3, 2006... Byline: Phil Jasner Feb. 3--From Allen Iverson's perspective, he has walked through a decade with the 76ers fully aware of his critics, fully aware of swirling negativity and trade speculation. He would have you believe he has insulated...

Esche granted 2nd start in a row.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Ed Moran Feb. 3--BUFFALO - When Robert Esche came back from his groin injury, the plan was that he only would play every other game to make sure he stayed healthy. So much for that plan. After playing well against the...

Colley neck surgery called 'successful'.
February 3, 2006... Feb. 3--New York Islanders center Kevin Colley underwent 4 hours of surgery on his broken neck yesterday and will be operated on again next week. The surgery, which decompressed Colley's spinal cord and stabilized his spine from the front,...

Second-half spurt by Rice helps George Washington rally past Xavier.
February 3, 2006... Feb. 3--Maureece Rice picked up his game in the second half, and No. 10 George Washington got a big win as a result. Rice, of Strawberry Mansion High, came off the bench and scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half to help the visiting...

TONIGHT'S GAME.
February 3, 2006... Feb. 3--Who: Detroit Pistons (38-6) at 76ers (23-22) Where: Wachovia Center When: 8 o'clock TV: Comcast SportsNet, ESPN Radio: WIP (610-AM) Ticket availability: The advance sale is more than 19,000, with scattered singles...