Firefighters Dump Water on a Few Hot Spots at Landfill Fire Scene Again Today

A brush truck was called out to the location of a pesky rubble pile fire at the landfill east of Pierre again this morning.  Pierre Fire Chief Bill Alexander says he summoned one truck from the Pierre Rural Fire Department to the landfill about mid-morning after noting two to three small hot spots in the pile.  Firefighters were first called to the burning pile of discarded housing materials on Wednesday afternoon and spent five hours at the scene.  They also returned yesterday morning for a few hours after the fire re-ignited.  Landfill workers, fire department personnel and police have been checking the fire scene every few hours or so to make sure it doesn’t flare up again.  Alexander says there were no flames this morning and the brush truck only put about fifty gallons of water on the trouble spots. 

Labor Day Weekend Safety Reminders

With the Labor Day weekend here, the members of Parents Matter Central South Dakota are reminding people to make the holiday period a safe one.  Larry Weiss, who is the Chairman of the group, says those who plan get-togethers or bar-b-ques should remember it's unsafe to serve alcohol to those under 21.  He says adults that include alcohol in their weekend should avoid driving after consuming the beverages and make sure to follow other common sense rules when drinking. 

Governor Mike Rounds is also asking those with travel plans for the holiday to use extra caution on the roadways this weekend.  Four people were killed and 92 others were injured on South Dakota roads during the last two Labor Day weekends.  Statistics show that half of the fatalities were alcohol related.  For the past several years, highway fatality numbers in South Dakota have declined; however the State Office of Accident Records says the number of people killed in highway crashes so far this year is ahead of last year.  Through the end of August, 95 people had died in crashes on South Dakota roads, which compares with 93 fatalities for the same period last year.  Rounds says highways would be much safer for holiday travel if motorists designate a sober driver, use seatbelts and pay attention to speed limits and road conditions.

Kadoka Nursing Home to Benefit from CDBG Grant

A financial assistance grant has been provided that will help improve fire safety at the Kadoka Nursing Home.  Governor Mike Rounds yesterday announced the approval of a $145,000 Community Development Block Grant for the City of Kadoka which will be used to help install a sprinkler system at the nursing home.  Federal rules require long term care facilities to upgrade their sprinkler systems and if the Kadoka Nursing Home doesn’t improve its system, it would be required to close in 2013.  Governor Rounds says the grant will help Kadoka safeguard nursing home residents and staff and will also assure that the Kadoka Nursing Home can continue to operate in the future.  The CDBG Program is funded through the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development and is administered by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development.   

A T & T Says Alltel Customers Will See Cell Phone Switch Sooner Than Anticipated

A T & T says it’s time frame for bringing its service to much of the state is coming more quickly than it had planned and it’s likely that A T & T wireless will be available to consumers by the end of 2010 or by early next year.   Verizon Wireless purchased Alltel and sold the South Dakota portion of Alltel to A T & T.  The sale was approved in June of this year.  It means that Alltel customers in the state will now become A T & T customers, but Verizon customers will remain unaffected by the transaction.  In a press release from A T & T yesterday, the company said Alltel customers throughout the majority of South Dakota will be able to join A T & T and will be able to choose new A T & T mobile devices.  The company says it will be sending customers a letter covering the steps they need to take to acquire the new devices-which will be mailed to customers a few weeks before service is switched over to A T & T.  Those wanting more information on the changeover can visit the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission website at www.puc.sd.gov and click on the link on the homepage that says Alltel and A T & T FAQ.   

SDRA Holds Three Small Business Survival Seminars This Month

Pierre is one of three locations that will host a Small Business Survival Seminar-sponsored by the South Dakota Retailers Association.  The seminars will also be held in Sioux Falls and Rapid City.  SDRA Executive director Shawn Lyons says that businesses will come away from the seminars with helpful information on hiring and firing, disciplining employees, wage and hour issues, Unemployment Insurance and health insurance reform.  Lyons says owners and operators of South Dakota businesses are faced with a variety of issues and must focus on maintaining a quality workforce while complying with various laws and regulations.  He says the SDRA wants to help answer questions on topics that are important to businesses-so they in turn can serve their customers and operate efficiently.  The Pierre seminar will be held September 23 at View 34.  Businesses and participants must register before September 17 if they plan to attend.  Visit the SDRA website for further information at www.sdra.org.  

Central SD Organizations at Fair Today for Travel South Dakota Day

Some central South Dakota based organizations will be greeting visitors to the South Dakota State Fair in Huron today as part of Travel South Dakota Day.  The designation for today’s second day of the fair gives people a chance to find out more about South Dakota’s travel opportunities.   Tourism industry officials and representatives from across the state will be on hand to answer questions and provide information.  Some of the organizations that will be at the fair from the state’s mid-section include the Casey Tibbs South Dakota Rodeo Center in Fort Pierre, Chamberlain and Oacoma Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Pierre CVB, the South Dakota National Guard Museum in Pierre and the South Dakota Office of Tourism.  The offices and organizations will be stationed in a tent across from the Freedom Stage at the fairgrounds through six o’clock this evening.

Labor Day Flag Display to Go Up Monday on Bridge

The Missouri River Bridge between Pierre and Fort Pierre will once again be lined by South Dakota and United States flags-as the Pierre/Fort Pierre Exchange Club will post the flags on Monday in honor of the Labor Day holiday.  The flags are put up on the south side of the bridge on major holidays and this year’s Labor Day display is sponsored by American State Bank of Pierre.  The Pierre/Fort Pierre Exchange Club offers the Flags Across the Missouri River Bridge display as a Pride in America and fundraising program.  Those wanting to sponsor future displays can contact Scott Rounds at 280-9611.

KOLY Holds Hometown Tour in Its Hometown of Mobridge Tuesday!

The KOLY Hometown Tour was in Mobridge on Tuesday at the Dacotah Bank.  The bank is celebrating their 100^th anniversary.  KOLY’s Aaron Kurth interviewed Darrell Schlepp from Dacotah Bank; Superintendent of Mobridge-Pollock Schools Tim Frederick-who offered an update on what’s going on at the schools; Katie Gregg of Mobridge Regional Hospitals and Clinics talked about their grant they received and all the new medical equipment they now have. Also during the program, Diane Kindt of the Klein Museum spoke on a couple of events coming up; Laura Schultz spoke on behalf of the A.H. Brown Library and gave some info on the construction of the new expansion onto the current library; and John Badgley talked about the next big event in Mobridge, Beef N’ Fun, which starts on Saturday Sept. 11^th.

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says the sheriff's deputies who fatally shot a Sioux Falls man last month were justified. Minnehaha County deputies Craig Butler and Joe Bosman were trying to arrest 55-year-old Thomas Webster when the shooting happened on Aug. 13. Jackley said Thursday that Webster tried to flee after the deputies identified themselves, and then pointed a handgun at Butler. He was shot six times. Jackley says Butler and Bosman were protecting their own safety when they fired at Webster. Both deputies were involved in a previous standoff with Webster in January when he threatened to kill himself.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Trial has been set Jan. 18 for a man charged in the fatal shooting of a South Dakota deputy sheriff. Attorney General Marty Jackley announced the date Friday in the case of Ethan Johns, who faces a murder charge. Johns had been scheduled to go to trial Aug. 23 in last year's shooting death of Turner County Deputy Sheriff Chad Mechels. The trial is delayed while his attorneys try to find someone to replace a ballistics expert they had planned to use but who will be unavailable to testify. The 32-year-old Mechels was shot and killed when sent to Johns' rented farmhouse in March 2009 to check on his well-being. Johns' lawyers have said he acted in self-defense. Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty for a first-degree murder conviction.

YANKTON, S.D. (AP) - The Yankton County Sheriff's Office says it has arrested two people in connection with an alleged baseball bat assault last weekend. Sheriff Dave Hunhoff told the Yankton Press and Dakotan that a man and a woman reported being assaulted by a man when they entered the woman's mobile home east of Yankton. He says the woman knew the alleged attacker. The sheriff says neither the man nor woman required hospitalization, but based on the bruises and injuries he considers it a serious assault. The second man arrested faces a drug charge that resulted from the assault investigation.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - State officials say it's uncertain whether the Rosehill Dam in Hand County will be replaced or rebuilt after it gave way in a summer downpour. Cliff Stone in the state Department of Game, Fish and Parks says money is the first issue. Replacement costs are put at more than $1 million.
Stone says one option is to get federal disaster funds that would cover 75 percent of the costs. The earthen dam at Rosehill Lake west of Huron gave way on July 29.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Bishop Blase Cupich will be installed as the sixth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane, leading an office that has been financially battered by the priest sex abuse scandal. The 61-year-old Cupich has for 12 years been leader of the Diocese of Rapid City in South Dakota. He was appointed in June to replace retiring Bishop William Skylstad, former head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Cupich's installation at Gonzaga University on Friday morning will focus on creating a better future for the diocese. More than30 bishops from throughout the U.S. will attend the ceremony.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Part of a Sioux Falls hospital's new advertising campaign has gone up in smoke. Avera McKennan erected a billboard in the city that had a machine that produced smoke. The sign showed a woman seated in front of an accident scene, and the smoke appeared to billow from the car behind her. The sign caught the attention of Sioux Falls Fire Rescue officials. Fire Marshal Perry Volden said it was a safety concern and shut it down. Avera officials say the hospital wasn't aware the sign violated city ordinance. They say the campaign will go on, but smoke-free.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Repairs to the Sioux Falls sewer line that collapsed in early August are expected to be done about two weeks ahead of schedule. Assistant City Engineer Shannon VerHey says the installation of about 850 feet of pipe will be completed Tuesday. The entire project should be done by month's end. The wettest summer on record in Sioux Falls caused flooded lift stations and sewage backups and forced officials to dump sewage into the Big Sioux River. Minnehaha County is seeking federal help for the estimated $1.2 million in damage to the sewer system. Two city employees were burned Monday when hot water sprayed from a malfunctioning pump near the sewer repair site. City Risk Manager Reagan Smith says one was treated at a local hospital and released and the other was flown to a Minneapolis-area hospital.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Four people who provide services to military veterans in South Dakota have received awards for their work. The awards were announced at a program organized by the South Dakota Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Kevin Graber of Plankinton, who works in Aurora and Brule counties, was named veterans' service officer of the year. Richard Beringer of Tyndall, who works in Bon Homme County, was cited for excellence in outreach. Patricia Kroupa of Sioux Falls, who works in Minnehaha County, was recognized for her excellence in education. Steve Oliva of Pierre, a field officer for the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, was cited for his commitment andmentoring of veterans' service officers.

BALTIC, S.D. (AP) - Bracelets aimed at raising awareness about breast cancer are raising eyebrows in some South Dakota cities. Baltic High School this week became one of the latest districts across the nation to ban the popular rubber bracelets with a message some say is in poor taste: "I love boobies." School officials say there are better ways to raise awareness. Officials at O'Gorman High School in Sioux Falls also are telling students not to wear the bracelets in school because of the language. Some students and parents say there's nothing wrong with the bracelets. Ann Aberson in Baltic says cancer has affected several of her relatives, and she doesn't have a problem with her two teenage daughters wearing the bracelets. The bracelets that sell for about $4 in stores were created by the nonprofit Keep A Breast Foundation.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Three rural electric associations in South Dakota will get more than $12.5 million in federal loan guarantees to build, repair or improve transmission lines and other system components. The money comes from a rural development program in the U.S. Agriculture Department. The USDA said the loans are $3.9 million to Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative at Milbank, $7.3 million to FEM Electric Association at Ipswich, and $1.2 million to Douglas Electric Cooperative at Armour. Together the three expect to add 364 new customers.

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LARIMORE, N.D. (AP) - The school board and teachers in Larimore have declared an impasse in contract negotiations that have lasted all summer. That means a state commission of three people will come in, fact-find and make a nonbinding recommendation to both sides.

HILLSBORO, N.D. (AP) - The former president of a Hillsboro bank is scheduled to plead guilty Nov. 17 in an alleged illegal banking case. Curtis Kaufman is accused of transferring $5,000 from a Goose River Bank customer's account without approval and using the money to cover the sale of three repossessed vehicles belonging to another man.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra has selected violinist Everaldo Martinez of Lubbock, Texas, as its new concertmaster, after a three-month search. Martinez originally is from Honduras and has performed with orchestras throughout the United States and Central America.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) - A pilot program in Bismarck-Mandan designed to assist the families of deployed soldiers in any branch of the military is expanding to Minot. The Mid-Dakota Chapter of the American Red Cross says it will launch the program known as Services to Armed Forces: Operation Encourage Families as soon as enough families and volunteers can be found and matched.

BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) - Three Minnesota families whose loved ones died after eating contaminated peanut butter will share in a $12 million settlement approved by a judge in Virginia. A peanut-borne salmonella outbreak in 2008 and 2009 left nine people dead and more than 700 others sickened in 46 states. Three elderly people at Good Samaritan Homes in Brainerd were among those who died.

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) - The three candidates for governor will take part in a rite of the fall campaign today. Democrat Mark Dayton, Republican Tom Emmer and the Independence Party's Tom Horner will debate at the Minnesota State Fair. The debate is sponsored by Minnesota Public Radio.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal prosecutors accuse auto mogul Deny Hecker of committing new crimes while free on bail. They're asking a judge to send Hecker back to jail. He's awaiting trial on 24 counts of bankruptcy fraud and wire fraud. New allegations accuse Hecker of concealing more than $150,000 in insurance checks and using the money to pay country club dues.

LAKE CRYSTAL, Minn. (AP) - Authorities in Blue Earth County say a preliminary autopsy shows the death of a Lake Crystal man is a homicide. Twenty-six-year-old James Mervin Nibbe died of a single gunshot wound. Authorities are still saying little about what happened at Nibbe's home Tuesday morning. It was initially reported as a burglary.

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BUXTON, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Earl is moving on up the East Coast after sideswiping North Carolina's Outer Banks. It flooded roads on the narrow vacation islands and caused some power outages, but there are no reports so far of any injuries or major damage. At first light, 1 to 2 feet of water covered roads in the community of Buxton on Cape Hatteras.

WASHINGTON (AP) - They say they'll keep talking. Israeli and Palestinian leaders holding talks in Washington have agreed to keep meeting at regular intervals. The eventual aim is the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state beside a secure Israel.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Engineers have removed the temporary cap from BP's ruptured well. Collection vessels have been standing by just in case. The cap was removed so that a failed blowout preventer can be replaced before a relief well intersects the blown-out well. Once that happens, the well will be cemented at the bottom.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A company official says there was a fire, not an explosion aboard a Mariner Energy oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The Coast Guard says there was no leak, and no one was killed. Houston-based Mariner Energy says the cause is still undetermined.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A government official says a 70-year-old scientist is in custody in Miami after an incident that forced the evacuation of four concourses out of six at the airport. Officials say screeners found a metal canister in his luggage that looked like a pipe bomb. No explosives have been found.

HONOLULU (AP) - Six people, four in the U.S. and two in Thailand, have been indicted in connection with what the FBI is calling the largest human-trafficking case ever in the U.S. The recruiters are accused of tricking 400 laborers from Thailand to the U.S. and then forcing them to work.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Two former workers at Wright County Egg facilities say they reported problems such as leaking manure and dead chickens to USDA employees on site but were ignored and told to return to work. An agency spokesman says the USDA employee in charge of the site never received any complaints. A salmonella outbreak has led to a recall of about 550 million eggs.

SEATTLE (AP) - Searchers in the rugged North Cascades of Washington state have found a climbing backpack and a daypack belonging to the son of Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum. John Arum, a 49-year-old environmental lawyer in Seattle, was reported missing Monday.

ATLANTA (AP) - New research suggests that at least one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of health inspection commonly administered to restaurants. The small study from California's Los Angeles County found that only 61 percent of home kitchens would get an A or B if put through the rigors of a restaurant inspection.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A mother bear and cubs that entered a Colorado home have been euthanized. It's the second such incident in a week. Wildlife officers say bears that break into homes have to be killed because they'll likely enter other homes for food.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - An appeals court has scheduled a hearing for lawyers for the father of Michael Jackson. Joe Jackson will argue that he deserves a role in decisions involving his son's multimillion dollar estate. The music star's will designated a family friend and an attorney to administer his affairs.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The unemployment rate is inching up for the first time in four months. Weak hiring by private employers last month wasn't enough to keep pace with a large increase in the number of people looking for work. The Labor Department says companies added a net total 67,000 new jobs last month, down from July's upwardly revised total of 107,000. The jobless rate went from 9.5 percent to 9.6.

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - The Campbell Soup Co. says it made a profit of $113, or 33 cents per share during the fourth quarter, when the temperature rises and its soup sales traditionally drop. Sales did fall by 1 percent, but improved margins helped Campbell top Wall Street's profit expectations. Net income rose 63 percent compared with the same period last year. Excluding one-time items from 2009, including a charge for nontangible assets, profit rose 7 percent.

DETROIT (AP) - There's word that General Motors plans to start trading shares again on Nov. 18. That timing would allow the company another quarter of earnings to build its case to investors. The report is coming from a firm that researches initial public offerings. Scott Sweet, the managing partner of IPO Boutique, said GM plans to price the shares on Nov. 17 and begin selling them the next day. He said the automaker wants to start a two-week a road show to drum up investor interest on Nov. 3, the day after the midterm congressional elections. Two people with knowledge of the process say the automaker's board hasn't approved a date for the IPO but is expected to meet next week to discuss the issue. GM is in a "quiet period" before an IPO, so no one is authorized to discuss the process publicly. The company filed paperwork for an initial public offering with federal regulators last month.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Sunoco has tapped former General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson to lead the energy spin-off it is forming early next year. The 52-year-old Henderson is joining Pittsburgh-based Sunoco as a senior vice president and will help prepare for SunCoke Energy to split from the oil refining and gasoline station giant in the first half of 2011. He will then become chairman and CEO of SunCoke, which is Sunoco's metallurgical coke manufacturing operations. Coke is a key ingredient used to make steel. The company provides coke for steel manufacturers in the U.S. and Brazil. SunCoke Energy has operations in Virginia, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Members of the original funk band War say they can't be friends with PepsiCo. They're suing the soft drink maker for more than $10 million, saying it did not negotiate with them to use their song "Why Can't We Be Friends" in a new commercial. Even if PepsiCo and its advertising agency TBWA/Chiat/Day got rights from the music's publishers or anyone else who owns the rights, attorney Max Sprecher says the company should have negotiated with the artists too. A lawsuit that the group's original members and their relatives filed Wednesday in Los Angeles says they learned the 1975 hit was in the ad for Pepsi MAX only when the commercials launched in July. PepsiCo didn't return messages left Thursday seeking comment.

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NORTH EAST, Pa. (AP) - It's shocking! Police in Pennsylvania say a woman somehow managed to zap herself and her brother with a stun gun. State police went to an Erie-area store after reports of a disturbance. Troopers say Darlene Newara was drunk and had been arguing with her brother. Authorities say Newara stunned her brother, then accidentally shocked herself with the stun gun. She's due in court next month on a number of charges, including driving under the influence and disorderly conduct.

HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. (AP) - Someone's missing a boat -- and a lot of pot. Authorities say an abandoned boat has drifted ashore on a Treasure Coast island in Florida. A witness first thought the boat might have been having engine trouble. But the Stuart News reports the woman told the Coast Guard she saw a man jump off and run away. St. Lucie County deputies and federal officials say they found more than a-half ton of marijuana on the 33-foot boat. Authorities say the marijuana is in neatly wrapped packages and is worth more than a million bucks.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A Montana lawman thought someone was playing a joke on him. Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton got a text message from a teenager wanting to buy pot. But the teen hit a wrong number when sending the text. Dutton turned the text over to a detective, who arranged a meet. Dutton tells the Helena Independent Record two teenaged boys turned pale when the detective showed his badge. One of the teens even fainted. Dutton says deputies decided not press charges when the parents of the teenagers got involved. He says facing their parents was probably worse than facing the law.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) - It's no way to win votes. A Democratic candidate for the New York state Senate has been busted on charges of stalking a former girlfriend. Police say David Mejias followed the woman in her car. Authorities charge he then yelled and screamed at her after forcing her to pull over. Court documents show the candidate's girlfriend was driving with her new boyfriend. In a statement released by his political campaign, Mejias says he'll be "completely exonerated of the charges."

TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) - Sir Harley Rhodes was barking up a storm. At first, Tina Brewer didn't know why her Great Dane was making such a racket. Then, Brewer saw something big and dark moving on her driveway in the middle of the night. It was a six-foot-long alligator. Brewer called the cops in Texarkana, Arkansas, who contacted a game warden. The creature was captured and released near the Red River.

MAROA, Ill. (AP) - There's big snake missing in the central Illinois community of Maroa. Police Chief Brad Wilkey says a 9-foot boa constrictor either escaped or was stolen from its owner. He tells a local paper (Herald & Review) it's probably hiding under a porch or in a wooded area. Wilkey is urging people call police if they spot the wayward reptile. Experts note the boa is native to Central and South America and won't survive an Illinois winter.

SYDNEY (AP) - "Crocodile Dundee" is being allowed to leave Australia. A lawyer for Paul Hogan says the actor will be returning to the U-S. He had been ordered to stay in Australia because of a disputed tax bill. Hogan arrived in Sydney last month to attend his mother's funeral. He was served with an Australian Taxation Office order barring him from leaving until he settles a multimillion dollar bill for back taxes.

CYBERSPACE (AP) - Sure, you shake your head when you hear about some local eatery failing a health inspection. But could YOUR kitchen cut the mustard when it comes to the same kind of test? A new study indicates that one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of health inspection restaurants usually get. Wanna find out if your home is cleaner than the your typical "greasy spoon?" Take the test, which is posted on the website of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Online:
Food safety quiz: http://bit.ly/aMyIdw
CDC publication: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr

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Today is Friday, Sept. 3, the 246th day of 2010. There are 119 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On Sept. 3, 1939, Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declared war on Germany, two days after the Nazi invasion of Poland. A German U-boat torpedoed and sank the British liner SS Athenia some 250 miles off the Irish coast, killing more than 100 out of the 1,400 or so people on board.

On this date:
In 1189, England's King Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
In 1609, English explorer Henry Hudson and his crew aboard the Half Moon entered present-day New York Harbor and began sailing up the river that now bears his name. (They reached present-day Albany before turning back.)
In 1658, Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector of England, died in London.
In 1783, representatives of the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the Revolutionary War.
In 1940, Artie Shaw and his Gramercy Five recorded "Summit Ridge Drive" and "Special Delivery Stomp" for RCA Victor.
In 1943, the British Eighth Army invaded Italy during World War II, the same day Italy signed a secret armistice with the Allies.
In 1967, Nguyen Van Thieu was elected president of South Vietnam under a new constitution. Motorists in Sweden began driving on the right-hand side of the road instead of the left.
In 1970, legendary football coach Vince Lombardi, 57, died in Washington, D.C.
In 1976, America's Viking 2 lander touched down on Mars to take the first close-up, color photographs of the planet's surface.
In 1978, Pope John Paul I was formally installed as leader of the Roman Catholic Church. (However, he died less than a month later.)

Ten years ago: The presidential candidates squabbled over debate schedules as Republican George W. Bush announced he had accepted three prime-time sessions. Democrat Al Gore rejected the plan, saying the formats proposed by Bush could limit the audience and amount of face-to-face debate time.
Five years ago: President George W. Bush ordered more than 7,000 active duty forces to the Gulf Coast as his administration intensified efforts to rescue Katrina survivors and send aid to the hurricane-ravaged region in the face of criticism it did not act quickly enough. Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist died in Arlington, Va. at age 80, after more than three decades on the Supreme Court.
One year ago: Vice President Joe Biden told a Brookings Institution gathering that the Obama administration was fiercely determined to get a health care overhaul, although he conceded it likely wouldn't happen without "an awful lot of screaming and hollering." A private funeral service was held in Glendale, Calif. for pop superstar Michael Jackson, whose body was entombed in a mausoleum.

Today's Birthdays: "Beetle Bailey" cartoonist Mort Walker is 87. Actress Anne Jackson is 84. Actress Eileen Brennan is 78. Country singer Tompall Glaser is 77. Actress Pauline Collins is 70. Rock singer-musician Al Jardine is 68. Actress Valerie Perrine is 67. Rock musician Donald Brewer (Grand Funk Railroad) is 62. Rock guitarist Steve Jones (The Sex Pistols) is 55. Actor Steve Schirripa is 53. Rock singer-musician Todd Lewis is 45. Actor Charlie Sheen is 45. Singer Jennifer Paige is 37. Actress Ashley Jones is 34. Actress Nichole Hiltz is 32. Actor Nick Wechsler is 32. Olympic gold medal snowboarder Shaun White is 24.

Thought for Today: "It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business." - Gertrude Stein, American author (1874-1946).

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

N.Y. Yankees 5, Oakland 0

Boston 6, Baltimore 4

Detroit 10, Minnesota 9, 13 innings

Cleveland 6, Seattle 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE

N.Y. Mets 4, Atlanta 2

Philadelphia 12, Colorado 11

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS

First Round Best of Five

No Games Scheduled

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRE SEASON

Detroit        28  Buffalo       23

Cincinnati     30  Indianapolis  28

N-Y Giants     20  New England   17

Jacksonville   13  Atlanta        9

Pittsburgh     19  Carolina       3

N-Y Jets       21  Philadelphia  17

St. Louis      27  Baltimore     21

Cleveland      13  Chicago       10

Minnesota      31  Denver        24

Kansas City    17  Green Bay     13

Dallas         27  Miami         25

Tennessee      27  New Orleans   24

Tampa Bay      24  Houston       17

San Francisco  17  San Diego     14

Oakland        27  Seattle       24

Arizona        20  Washington    10

TOP 25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL

( 2) Ohio State           45       Marshall          7

(13) Miami (FL)           45       Florida A-and-M   0

(14) Southern California  49       Hawaii           36

Utah                 27  (15) Pittsburgh       24    OT

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS

Conference Finals Best of Five

West Division

Seattle   82  Phoenix   74, Storm lead series 1-0

SOUTH DAKOTA SCOREBOARD

College Football

Southwest Minnesota St. 28, Northern St. 24

High School Volleyball

Aberdeen Roncalli def. Clark/Willow Lake, 21-25, 25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 16-14

Alcester-Hudson def. Gayville-Volin, 25-19, 25-8, 25-7

Andes Central def. Avon, 25-23, 25-7, 25-16

Belle Fourche def. Hill City, 25-17, 25-19, 25-20

Canton def. Beresford, 25-18, 25-22, 18-25, 25-14

Castlewood def. Dell Rapids St. Mary, 25-19, 17-25, 25-19, 25-19

Centerville def. Canistota, 25-23, 21-25, 25-22, 25-22

Colman-Egan def. Elkton-Lake Benton, 25-16, 25-17, 25-14

Colome def. Dakota Christian, 25-15, 25-22, 25-14

Corsica/Stickney def. Mt. Vernon, 20-25, 16-25, 25-20, 25-18, 15-8

DeSmet def. Lake Preston, 25-14, 25-20, 19-25, 24-26, 15-6

Elk Point-Jefferson def. Dakota Valley, 25-19, 25-14, 25-21

Ethan def. Bridgewater-Emery, 25-21, 18-25, 22-25, 25-17, 15-4

Garretson def. Baltic, 27-25, 22-25, 32-30, 25-17

Gettysburg def. Strasburg-Zeeland, N.D., 20-25, 25-10, 25-21, 25-5

Grant-Deuel def. Great Plains Lutheran, 25-21, 18-25, 25-21, 22-25, 15-7

Gregory def. Stanley County, 21-25, 25-14, 25-19, 25-18

Groton Area def. Britton-Hecla, 25-23, 16-25, 25-21, 25-14

Harding County def. Lemmon, 26-24, 25-23, 25-21

Highmore-Harrold def. Faulkton, 25-18, 25-18, 25-20

Hot Springs def. Bennett County, 25-11, 25-16, 22-25, 25-19

Huron def. Watertown, 22-25, 26-24, 25-21, 23-25, 15-13

Inwood West Lyon, Iowa def. West Central, 25-23, 15-25, 25-16, 24-26, 15-11

Ipswich def. Aberdeen Christian, 25-16, 25-13, 25-21

Irene-Wakonda def. Marion, 26-24, 25-23, 25-18

James Valley Christian def. Hitchcock-Tulare, 25-19, 25-16, 25-14

Kimball def. Sunshine Bible Academy, 25-20, 25-15, 25-17

Lennox def. Tri-Valley, 25-19, 21-25, 11-25, 25-23, 15-12

Madison def. Flandreau, 25-23, 27-25, 25-23

McCook Central/Montrose def. Parker, 16-25, 25-18, 25-17, 23-25, 16-14      

Milbank def. Webster, 25-15, 25-13, 25-13

Miller def. Sully Buttes, 25-19, 25-15, 25-15

Northwestern Area def. Langford-Roslyn, 25-7, 25-10, 25-10

Oelrichs def. Little Wound, 20-25, 17-25, 25-22, 25-21, 19-17

Parkston def. Hanson, 25-16, 25-23, 25-22

Philip def. Kadoka Area, 25-22, 25-16, 20-25, 25-14

Pine Ridge def. St. Francis Indian, 25-23, 25-22, 25-18

Platte-Geddes def. Wessington Springs, 25-7, 25-14, 25-9

Rapid City Stevens def. Rapid City Central, 25-12, 20-25, 25-21, 25-19

Rosholt def. Tiospa Zina Tribal, 25-18, 25-18, 25-9

Sioux Falls Christian def. Brandon Valley, 25-13, 25-16, 25-20

Sioux Falls Lincoln def. Sioux Falls O'Gorman, 25-16, 25-16, 25-13

Sioux Falls Roosevelt def. Sioux Falls Washington, 25-12, 25-27, 25-16, 24-26, 15-10

Sioux Valley def. Deuel, 25-17, 25-19, 25-19

Sisseton def. Redfield/Doland, 25-18, 25-16, 25-11

South Sioux City, Neb. def. Vermillion, 25-22, 25-20, 25-17

St. Thomas More def. Lead-Deadwood, 25-23, 25-14, 25-19

Summit def. Waverly-South Shore, 25-17, 25-12, 25-18

Timber Lake def. Bison, 25-19, 25-13, 25-19

Wagner def. Chamberlain, 25-9, 25-8, 25-13

White Lake def. Tripp-Delmont/Armour, 25-11, 25-17, 25-15

White River def. New Underwood, 25-21, 25-14, 27-25

Wilmot def. Waubay, 25-17, 25-11, 25-18

Yankton def. Brookings, 25-15, 27-25, 26-24

                      Red Cloud Triangular                      

Hay Springs, Neb. def. Red Cloud, 25-19, 25-23, 25-14

Red Cloud def. Crawford, Neb., 16-25, 25-20, 25-23, 11-25, 15-9

                      Winner, SD Triangular                     

Winner def. Valentine, Neb., 25-21, 25-16, 28-26

Winner def. Ainsworth, Neb., 25-12, 25-18, 25-9

College Volleyball

St. Mary’s def. Mount Marty 3-2 (25-15, 22-25, 25-18, 14-25, 16-14)

High School Girls Tennis

Sioux Falls O’Gorman 9, Aberdeen Central 0

Watertown 6, Aberdeen Central 3

High School Cross Country

Boys

Black Hills Invitational at Spearfish

1. Pierre 37, 2. Rapid City Central 61, 3. (tie) Dickinson, N.D. 67, Douglas 67

Redfield Invitational

1. Redfield-Doland 7 2. Deuel 29 3. Mobridge-Pollock 40

Girls

Black Hills Invitational at Spearfish

1.Dickinson, N.D. 29, 2. Spearfish 59, 3. Pierre 64

Redfield Invitational

1. Redfield-Doland 18 2. Deuel 21 3. Estelline 26

High School Soccer

Boys

Aberdeen 3, Watertown 0

Girls

Aberdeen 3, Watertown 0

Rod Fisher, Brian Oakland, Darren Boyle, Andy Shoe, & Pat Morrison give you their opinion on local, state, and national sports.

          DAKOTA RADIO GROUP SPORTS PLAY BY PLAY THIS WEEK   

Friday:           Winner at Stanley County High School Football 7:00 pm 6:40 pm Pre-Game

Saturday:      Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins 3:10 pm 2:40 pm Pre-Game

Sunday:        Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins 1:10 pm 12:06 pm Pre-Game

Monday:        Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins 1:10 pm 12:40 pm Pre-Game

Tuesday:       Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins 7:10 pm 6:40 pm Pre-Game

Wednesday:  Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins 7:10 pm 6:40 pm Pre-Game

Friday:          Watertown at Pierre High School Football 7:30 pm Pre-Game 7:00 pm Pre-Game

Saturday:      Pierre at Mitchell High School Volleyball 7:00 pm 6:40 pm Pre-Game

Friday:       Sully Buttes at Highmore-Harrold High School Football 7:00 pm 6:40 pm Pre-Game

Thursday: Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints NFL Football 7:30 pm 6:30 pm Pre-Game

Friday:      Herreid Selby Area at Timber Lake High School Football 7:00 pm 6:40 pm Pre-Game

Thursday: Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints NFL Football 7:30 pm 6:30 pm Pre-Game

Friday:      Mobridge-Pollock at Hill City High School Football 5 pm 4:50 pm Pre-Game

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IN SPORTS TODAY:  

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Detroit Tigers have avoided a three-game sweep at Minnesota with a 10-9 victory behind Gerald Laird's solo home run in the 13th inning. Laird, who entered the game in the 11th inning, hit a 1-1 pitch from Nick Blackburn (8-9) into the bullpen in left-center field. Blackburn was scheduled to start the series opener against Texas on Friday night. Danny Valencia had three hits and two RBIs for the Twins, who are three-and-a-half games ahead of the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire was ejected from the game against Detroit after arguing a close play at second base. He came out to argue after crew chief Joe West ruled that Alexi Casilla dropped the ball and called Austin Jackson safe at second.

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Sioux Falls Fighting Pheasants can wrap up the North Division title of the American Association Playoffs tonight in Lincoln, Nebraska.  The Fighting Pheasants hold a 2-0 lead in the series over the Lincoln Saltdogs in the best of 5 first round playoff match-up with game 3 tonight.

MARSHALL, MN - Southwest Minnesota State opened the Cory Sauter era in style on Thursday night defeating Northern State 28-24 in the season opener for both teams. The game between Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference rivals was a non-conference game.  SMSU (1-0) jumped out to a 21-0 third quarter lead only to see NSU rally to trim the score to 21-14 early in the fourth quarter, but the Mustangs put together a 12-play, 76-yard drive to extend the lead to 28-17 with two minutes and 36 seconds and seal the victory.  Ryan Ratekin completed 21 of 30 passes for 333 yards and three touchdowns.  Montrel Richardson paced the NSU attack with 100 yards rushing and one touchdown, including a 52-yard touchdown run in the first game for head coach Tom Dosch. 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings have wrapped up the preseason by beating Denver 31-24 at home. Broncos rookie Tim Tebow outplayed Minnesota's Tarvaris Jackson in the backup quarterback comparison, but the Vikings forced four first-half turnovers and got the victory.  Minnesota led 17-7 at halftime despite a meager 54 yards of offense and a weak, out-of-order performance by Jackson and the second-stringers.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - The Minnesota Gophers have opened the season with a 24-17 win at Middle Tennessee. Duane Bennett rushed for a career-high 187 yards, and fullback Jon Hoese scored three touchdowns and recovered a fumble.

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) - Nate Enderle threw for 311 yards and two touchdowns to lead Idaho to a 45-0 victory over North Dakota Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. Enderle, who left the game late in the third quarter with Idaho in control, was 24 for 37 with one interception. The Vandals posted their first shutout since 1997.  Idaho finished the night with 547 yards of total offense while North Dakota finished with 270. Jake Landry threw for 122 yards for North Dakota, but was intercepted twice.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska linebacker Will Compton will likely miss Saturday's opener against Western Kentucky with a foot injury.   Coach Bo Pelini says Compton was injured during practice but did not give details of the injury. Last month, Nebraska lost linebacker Sean Fisher for the year with a broken leg. Fisher and Compton were expected to compete for playing time this year.   Nebraska also said sophomore offensive lineman Brandon Thompson will miss Saturday's game because of injury, but the team did not say what Thompson's injury is.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s Jared Crick put up big numbers last season because opposing offenses were so preoccupied with trying to contain Ndamukong Suh.  The popular argument is that Crick can validate his 9 1/2-sack season only by doing it again this year without Suh at his side.  Coach Bo Pelini disagrees, saying game films show that opponents schemed against Crick as much as they did against Suh.  Suh, a high-profile rookie with the Detroit Lions, and Crick teamed up to make the Huskers hard to handle in the middle last season. With Crick as the anchor and more seasoned players available, Pelini predicts the defense can be even better than the 2009 group that allowed a nation-best 10.4 points a game and ranked among the top 10 in stopping the run and total defense. An All-Big 12 first-team pick a year ago, Crick comes into his junior season as a preseason All-American and conference co-defensive player of the year.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State president Graham Spanier likes the revised Big Ten football schedules that include a regular high-profile game with Nebraska.   The conference announced Wednesday new divisional alignments and schedules for football made necessary by the addition of the Cornhuskers as the 12th member starting next season. Penn State and Nebraska will be in separate divisions, though they will have a guaranteed crossover game. Spanier said a lot of fans were pulling for that scenario. The teams last played in 2003, when Nebraska won in Lincoln. Penn State leads the series 7-6. The schools have also been competitive in wrestling and women's volleyball. Spanier was chancellor at Nebraska before becoming Penn State president in 1995.

PIERRE, S.D. – High School Football takes center stage tonight around central South Dakota.  The Pierre Governors open the ESD portion of their scheduled entertaining Watertown tonight.  Pierre dropped their season opener last Saturday to Sioux Falls Lincoln while Watertown rolled to a convincing win over an out manned Spearfish squad.  Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 pm tonight.  Stanley County has not scored against Winner in 3 years.  The Buffalos will try to end that unenviable streak tonight when they host the defending State 11B champions at Ole Williamson Field.  Sully Buttes travels to Highmore-Harrold in the Pirates home and season opener.  Sully Buttes is coming into the game off a rout of McLaughlin last week.  Gettysburg opens their season on the road when they travel to Faulkton.  Lyman is on the road when they travel to White River tonight and Jones County faces Philip in Murdo in the season opener for both squads.  Miller faces Sioux Valley and Chamberlain takes on Valentine, Nebraska in season openers tonight while Cheyenne Eagle Butte has an afternoon contest in Stephan against Crow Creek and Mobridge-Pollock travels to Hill City.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Sioux Falls Storm announced Thursday that veteran defensive lineman Cory Johnsen has signed to play for the Indoor Football League team in 2011. Johnsen will be entering his sixth season with the Storm, where he ranks second in career sacks, third in all-time tackles for loss and first in career tackles for loss in the postseason. Johnsen was named to the 2009 all-IFL second team.

PIERRE, S.D. - The Great Plains Rugby Football Union (GPRFU) has selected Pierre as the site for this year’s annual All-Star Challenge rugby match. The match will be held this Saturday at the Hilgers Gulch Soccer Fields, at 4^th  Street & Governor’s Drive. The 3pm kick-off will feature the 2009 national rugby champions Northern State Outlawz taking on the Great Plains RFU All-Stars. This will be the first ever rugby football match played in Pierre. Admission is free.  GPRFU President Steve Grunberg says that Pierre was selected as the location of the match as a way to introduce the sport to the city and hopefully will be the start of establishing a new club in the city.  Prior to the All-Star Challenge kick-off, the match referee will brief the spectators on the basic rules of rugby football, and demonstrate key elements of the game, such as: scrums, mauls, rucks and lineouts. After the match, an informational meeting will be held to explain how Pierre residents can join the new Pierre Rugby Club. No rugby experience is necessary to join. The new club will be teaching the basic of the game to its new members.

SPEARFISH, S.D. – The Pierre Governor Cross Country team won the team title of the Northern Hills Invitational Cross Country meet run yesterday in Spearfish.  The Lady Govs had a 3^rd place finish.  Steve Gordon finished 2^nd for the Governors who scored 37 points in their winning effort.  Gordon crossed the finish line in a time of 17:30.39, some 58 seconds behind individual winner Tony Smoragiewicz of Rapid City Central.  Tyler Propst and Aaron Propst finished 7^th and 8^th, 6 seconds apart from each other.  Weston Christensen was 15^th and Matt Monfore 18^th.  The Lady Govs finished with 64 points behind team champion Dickinson, North Dakota’s 29.  Spearfish was 2^nd.  Courtney Ziebart had an 11^th place finish for the Lady Govs in a time of 16:26.61.  Alison Meintsma was 20^th, Libby Gortmaker 22^nd, Ashley Zimmerman 26^th and Jamie Chalcraft 28^th.  Madeline Takahasi of Sturgis won the individual title in a time of 15:17.73.

PIERRE, S.D. – The Pierre Lady Governor Tennis team has 3 matches over the course of the next two days beginning today.  The Lady Govs will face ESD competition for the first time this year when they travel to Mitchell for duals against the Kernals at noon and then Yankton at around 2 pm.  Coach Jeff Bloomberg says both Mitchell and Yankton are pretty salty teams and the Lady Govs will have to play well to improve their dual record that currently stands at 3-0.  Then tomorrow, the Lady Govs will host their home opening dual against top ranked Sioux Falls O’Gorman at 11 am at the Griffin Park Tennis courts.

ISTANBUL (AP) - Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves contributed four points as the U.S. rolled to a 92-57 win over Tunisia yesterday at the world basketball championship. Love played just 10 minutes as the U.S. won its fifth straight game in pool play. They'll play Angola in the next round on Monday.

PIERRE, S.D – The Pierre Governor golf team returns to the course today as the Governors compete in the Black Hills Invitational hosted by Sturgis and being played at the Boulder Canyon Country club, a 9 hole course that the players will play twice for their 18 holes.  Head coach John Knox says this is more of a fun tournament with only west river competition.  The tournament tee’s off at 9 a.m. mountain time this morning.

INDEPENDENCE, Minn. - Karla Murra of Sioux Falls, the 2010 SDGA women's amateur champion, shot a 68 on Wednesday at Windsong Farm Golf Club in Independence, Minn., to win a qualifier for the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship Murra won by seven strokes and was one of four players from the site to earn a spot in the Women's Mid-Amateur Championship, which will be held Sept. 25-30 at Wichita Country Club in Wichita, Kan.

PIERRE, S.D. – The Pierre Lady Governor volleyball team is off tonight as they return to the court tomorrow to face Mitchell at Mitchell.  The Lady Govs are 1-2 on the season after losing to Aberdeen Central on Tuesday.  The Stanley County Lady Buffalos, off to a 0-3 start to the season takes part in a tournament in Redfield tomorrow.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Pierre Governor and Lady Governor soccer team’s return to the field this weekend as they travel to Sioux Falls.  The Governors face Sioux Falls Roosevelt tonight at 8 pm and then take on Sioux Falls Lincoln at 1 pm tomorrow afternoon.  The Lady Govs also play at 8 pm tonight against Roosevelt and tomorrow at 1 pm against Lincoln.  The Lady Govs are still looking for their first win of the season as they were swept by Sioux Falls Washington and O’Gorman last weekend in Pierre.  The Governors are coming off a win and a tie last weekend.

FT. PIERRE, S.D. - The Stanley County AAU Youth Wrestling Club is hosting a walking taco feed at the football game in Fort Pierre tonight with 100% of the proceeds going to the family of Lee Heibel (Stanley County MS/HS Science teacher and HS football coach).  His wife, Judy, was diagnosed with cancer last spring and is currently undergoing treatment.  Serving will start at 5:30 and will go into the 2nd quarter or until all the food is gone.

HIGHMORE, S.D. – Tonight will be the home and season opener for the Highmore-Harrold Pirates football team when they entertain Sully Buttes in Highmore.  There will be a tailgate party with burgers, pop and cookie/bar for a free will donation with all proceeds benefiting the Highmore FCCLA Chapter.  The tailgate party will be held at the football field from 6 to 7 pm prior to the game.  The Dakota Radio Group’s Dakota Cruiser will be at the game and live remotes are scheduled on KPLO during the hour time frame.

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota State Horseshoe tournament will be held tomorrow and Sunday in Pierre at the Griffin Park Horseshoe Pits.  Doubles competition is scheduled for tomorrow with Singles competition to be held on Sunday.  Tomorrow’s Doubles begins at 1 p.m. with Sunday’s Singles play beginning at 8 a.m.  To find out more information on the State Horseshoe tournament, contact Carl Chambers in Blunt at 605-962-6270.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Terrelle Pryor tossed three TD passes, Brandon Saine rushed for 103 yards and two scores and second-ranked Ohio State rolled over Marshall 42-7 in a tuneup for a big date with Miami. Pryor completed 17 of 25 passes for 247 yards in the Buckeyes' season opener.

MIAMI (AP) - Jacory Harris looked more than ready for Miami's long-awaited trip to Ohio State a week from Saturday. Harris completed 12 of 15 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns before sitting out the second half in the 13th-ranked Hurricanes' 45-0 rout of overmatched Florida A&M.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - The NCAA has declared Alabama defensive end Marcell Dareus ineligible for two games for accepting improper benefits. The ruling ordered Dareus to repay $1,787 to a charity of his choice before regaining eligibility and he will miss the Crimson Tide's opener Saturday night against San Jose State and the game against No. 19 Penn State the following weekend.

NEW YORK (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger's suspension has been reduced from six games to four by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.  The Pittsburgh Steelers' star quarterback met with Goodell early Friday and was told he could return on Oct. 17 against Cleveland.

NEW YORK (AP) - Five-time champion Roger Federer has breezed into the third round at the U.S. Open, serving 15 aces in beating Andreas Beck 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. Federer has won 42 of his past 43 matches at Flushing Meadows, the only loss coming in last year's final.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich, who was expected to start during Ben Roethlisberger's suspension, sprained his left knee during a 19-3 exhibition win against Carolina. If Leftwich can't play in the Steelers' Sept. 12 opener against Atlanta, coach Mike Tomlin might have to go with third-stringer Dennis Dixon as his opening day QB.

DENVER (AP) - Chase Utley's grand slam climaxed a nine-run seventh inning as the Philadelphia Phillies routed Colorado 12-11 in a good old fashioned slugfest at Coors Field. Utley tied his career high with six RBIs.

NEW YORK (AP) - CC Sabathia shut down Oakland on one hit over eight innings in the Yankees 5-0 win. Sabathia became the major's first 19-game winner of the season as the Yankees completed a four-game sweep.

SEATTLE (AP) - Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson was selected the WNBA's most valuable player for the third time in her career. Jackson was honored before Game 1 of Seattle's 82-74 win in the best-of-3 Western Conference final against defending champion Phoenix. Also, the Storm's Brian Agler was named the league's coach of the year.

JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. (AP) - Fresh off his divorce, Tiger Woods has taken out a $54.5 million mortgage on his Florida waterfront estate. Mortgage documents show Woods will make payments to an entity called JRD Florida Ventures LLC, a company whose registered agent is an attorney with the firm that represented Woods' ex-wife, Elin Nordegren in their divorce.

UNDATED (AP) - Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek is taking off the rest of the competitive skating season. He says he'd like to be back on the ice in time for the national championships in January.

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