Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. Pitching coach Dave Eiland is excited about the upcoming competition for the final spot in the New York Yankees rotation.

MADISON - The Madison Area YMCA will host its winter Open House Week starting this Sunday, Feb. 7, and continuing through Sunday, Feb. 14, at the YMCA Family Center at 111 Kings Road.

AUBURN Auburn assistant football coaches Curtis Luper and Trooper Taylor have been named by Rivals.com to its list of the top 25 recruiters for the signing class of 2010. They were also listed among the Southeastern Conference's top 10 recruiters.

LObservateur LAPLACE E.D. White was loud and proud, celebrating the most intense of wins.

Stopping Australian cricketers from playing in IPL is not the right way to protest violent attacks on Indians living Down Under, said the Federation of Indian Students Association (FISA), urging the Shiv Sena to withdraw its threat.

I've ridden in helicopters, flown hang gliders and done some skydiving. None of those produced the magic-carpet feeling you experience when the windward hull of a multihull sailboat lifts you off the water.

What's that big rock rolling down the hill? Teams look at the looming postseason the way most of us look at the arrival of the new year. Realistic or not, there are resolutions to be made. I'll get organized, lost 10 pounds, go to the gym ? and win a district tournament title. Festus Coach Shawn Erickson says those resolutions, even the heartfelt and sincere, don't change the bottom line. Some ...

Wedding disaster or great story to tell later? It's up to you. by Deanna Darr Face it, we all secretly love it when the bliss hits the fan. That's right, all those embarrassing, uncomfortable, unbelievable and hysterically funny wedding moments that everyone spends the next year retelling to the great amusement of friends. Whether it's drunk groomsmen, inappropriate toasts, backroom hanky panky ...

YORKS kerbside recycling network could be set for a shake-up in a bid to save the city 210,000 a year.

Pathways Christian Fellowship of South Wales is sponsoring a trip to help rebuild hurricane- and flood-damaged homes in southeast Louisiana.

Michael Teston, 49, of Maumelle said he knew the massive Toyota recall of automobiles was coming because his 2006 Toyota 4-Runner was one of those that crashed, he said.

SPRINGFIELD - With $500,000 in donations already received, Springfield Bishop Timothy A. McDonnell Tuesday announced the kick-off of the 2010 Annual Catholic Appeal.

Michael Gaffney is surrounded by a gaggle of women, each holding a bouquet of roses and beaming at him with giddy delight. Around them are flowers galore - orchids, tulips, lilies and even more roses - enough to make any bride flush with excitement. But this...

When the most important moment of Super Bowl XLIV arrived Sunday, Paul Lawrence was smack dab in the middle of the biggest celebration east of Bourbon Street.

MADISON The Thursday Morning Club will present Lunch with Bonnie Monte, artistic director of the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, at the clubs Madison Community House, 25 Cook Ave.

LObservateur Call it a severe case of dj vu. Whatever it was, it had Kerry Watkins wanting to charge out onto the field.

MADISON - The public is invited to view Transformations: A Visual Ode to Black History in America, the work of artist Tracy Mac, in the library on Fairleigh Dickinson Universitys College at Florham, 285 Madison Ave.

MADISON - The Harmonium Choral Societys A Taste of Harmonium fund-raising auction and concert at 7 p.m. this Saturday, Feb. 6, at Grace Episcopal Church, 4 Madison Ave., will celebrate its 30th anniversary season and support the groups educational, outreach, and commission activities.

PIERRE A plan aimed at increasing state funding to school districts once the economy recovers won approval Tuesday from a South Dakota Senate committee.

CHICAGO, Feb. 10 -- -- New 2011 Silverado HD delivers segment-best towing (20,000 lb. / 9,072 kg) and payload (6,335 lb. / 2,873 kg) capability -- All-new, stronger frames and strengthened suspensions -- Available powertrains include new, more powerful 6.6L Duramax diesel that delivers class-leading torque with at least 63-percent lower emissions and B20 biodiesel capability ...

LObservateur NEW ORLEANS Riverside kept Newman at arms length for a half, but the third-seeded Greenies caught fire after halftime Saturday to capture an 8-0 bi-district playoff win and advance to the regional round.

Brandon Jones, a starting cornerback on the Washington State football team last season, was kicked off the team Tuesday for an undisclosed violation of team rules.

He lifted weights until his muscles felt like jelly, ran sprints until his lungs burned like a California wildfire, attended numerous camps and studied his playbook for hours on end.

ST. LOUIS Fame is not all it's cracked up to be. Not when all your private peccadilloes and all the uncomfortable details of your personal life become fodder for the public's hearty voyeuristic appetites.

LObservateur Eleven local athletes made things official on Wednesdays National Signing Day, inking letters of intent to play at the next level.

Top 5 at a Glance 1. THE BOOK OF GENESIS: ILLUSTRATED, by R. Crumb 2. THE STAND: AMERICAN NIGHTMARES, by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Mike Perkins 3. BATMAN: BATTLE FOR THE COWL, by Tony Daniel 4. THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS, by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Mike Perkins 5. WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN, by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven

SAN FRANCISCO Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott said Tuesday that the window for expansion by the conference is open for the next year as the conference begins negotiations for a new television deal.

Student Councils representative body passed a bill yesterday night to give the University Board of Elections the authority to determine the criteria for submitting constitutional ...

The Nigerian Vice President's takeover as acting head of state has eased immediate concerns about who is in charge, but political uncertainty will persist until the next presidential elections are held.

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