| Cats tougher, uglier, better
More Joe Frazier grit than Muhammad Ali grace. "To make ball games as ugly as possible," Crawford said with a that-should-be-plain-enough tone to his voice. "Try to make it as hard as possible for the other team. Get them out of their offense. Fight inside. Just make things as tough as possible." Kentucky (7-8) conceded little in what could have been a rout for Mississippi State. UK played without guards Jodie Meeks and Derrick Jasper. State arguably had the two best players in the game: shot blocker Jarvis Varnado and Cat-killer Jamont Gordon. A raucous crowd thirsted for a knockout. UK shook off all of that and the psychological pummeling associated with 15 blocked shots. Yet the outcome remained in doubt with 5.3 seconds left. Cruel irony had State, which helped Kentucky immensely by missing free throws, make three of four foul shots in the final seconds to clinch the victory.
Market news: Charles Saatchi's latest buy
Charles Saatchi's latest acquisition is a portrait of Heinrich Himmler, the SS commander who controlled the Nazi concentration camps. However, Saatchi, who is of Iraqi-Jewish descent, has not bought the painting for shock value. A spokesman said simply that he liked it. .
Reshaped Braves aim toward spring training
What good is a guy batting .305 but chokes when on the road, like Philadelphia, New York (2)and Los Angeles. That's what a Julio, Javy and Kotsay Chipper and Tex can do for us, look the pitcher and the crowd in the eyes and hit the ball. Some of the young guys imped out last year in the really stressing at bats. .
Terps go halfway; Duke finishes job
Trailing 84-75 with a little more than five minutes left, Maryland made things interesting. Three-pointers by Eric Hayes and Gist cut Duke's lead to 84-81 with less than two minutes left, but Maryland never got any closer.
The victory by the Blue Devils was only their third in the past eight games in this rivalry, and it appeared as if they were headed for another defeat late in the first half when Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski picked up a technical foul.
But the Blue Devils opened the second half with a 22-12 run to take a 64-63 on a three-pointer by freshman forward Kyle Singler.
Duke still seemed to be vulnerable after Singler and junior point guard Greg Paulus each picked up his fourth foul. It didn't seem to matter as Nelson and Henderson continued to make shots.
GOP, especially Richardson, at high risk in the House
For Republican legislators, it's a loser either way. Vote in favor and the hordes of interest groups and individuals lined up in opposition will find the challengers. Vote against and the opponent will come from those who think their property taxes are too high and that illegal immigrants and others are escaping the fair-share taxation they'd get with an expanded sales tax. Either way, incumbents lose. It's not surprising that the speaker lacks the votes to pass it. The effort to oust Evans is another move that has the potential to ricochet. Evans was among those who supported Gena Abraham as the Department of Transportation commissioner last October. He and Raybon Anderson of Statesboro, who represents the 12th Congressional District on the DOT board and who also supported Abraham, are up for re-election.
City paying respects to Julia Carson
She will lie in repose at the Statehouse Rotunda until 10:00 pm Friday. Governor Mitch Daniels calls the Statehouse the "people's house" - and found it a fitting scene for Carson's final day before burial because of her dedication to her constituents. As Julia Carson made her way to the Indiana Statehouse for the last time, it was time for last respects. Hoosiers lined Capital Avenue as a horse-drawn military caisson carrying her casket passed by. Governor Mitch Daniels, Lt Governor Becky Skillman and Rep Bill Crawford escorted her to the to rotunda where she became the ninth Hoosier to lie in repose at the Statehouse. "It is right we are in the people's house to say goodbye to the people's best friend," said Gov. Mitch Daniels (R).
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