Friday Storm Leave Damage in Vivian

Storms that blew through Central South Dakota Friday night left their share of damage in Vivian.  Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued in several counties late Friday afternoon and into the early evening hours and a large part of the state was also the focus of a Tornado Watch that was issued Friday afternoon.  The National Weather Service reports that hail was reported near Hayes and near Murdo around 5:30 p.m. and at 5:45 p.m., wind gusts near Draper were clocked at upwards of 85 miles per hour.  Spotters indicated seeing tornadoes near Vivian; along with hail-ranging from golfball to softball size.  Lonis Wendt of Vivian says the weather caught the town of about 110 people off guard-with hail falling about 6:10 p.m.

Wendt says there was a quick change upwards in the temperature with the storm and the winds took down some big, old trees.

He says the large hail that fell-went right through wood and metal roofs and he describes it as unbelievable.

Wendt says the hail left nine holes in the roof of his house and four in the roof of his RV.  He reports a neighbor’s home has 20 roof holes and a church sustained 28 holes in its roof.  Wendt says he heard that several vehicles at a truck stop at the intersection of Interstate 90 and Highway 83 lost windows from the storm.  He also says many long-time area residents have to look back several years to remember weather like this that left such an impact on the community.

Vivian residents spent the weekend beginning the clean-up from the storm.  The National Weather Service in Aberdeen says a storm survey by meteorologists determined that some of the damage in Vivian was caused by straight line winds and they plan to visit the town today to measure the hail stones to find out if hail that fell Friday will set a new record.  The largest stone measured was in 2003 in Aurora, Nebraska.  It was seven inches in diameter and had an 18.75 inch circumference. 

Stanley County Authorities Looking for Vehicle Involved in Friday Crash

Stanley County authorities continue to investigate a Friday evening accident in which a vehicle is reported to have left the scene of the rural mishap.  Stanley County Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Brian LaCompte says the accident was reported about 6:00 p.m. on Friday evening and occurred about 15 miles west of Fort Pierre on Highways 14/34.   He says a line of cars had pulled over to the side of the road while heavy rain fell during a Friday storm-and a vehicle ran into the back of one of the stationary vehicles-a 2007 Honda Accord.  LaCompte says the occupants of the Honda say that the vehicle-reported to be a white station wagon-pulled over after the crash, but then left the scene.  The two occupants of the Honda, a 76-year-old Utah man and his wife, sustained minor injuries and refused treatment from EMT’s that responded to the scene.  Their vehicle received an estimated $3,500 damage.  LaCompte says authorities are still searching for the other vehicle involved in the accident.  No license plate number for the vehicle was obtained, but witnesses report the other vehicle also carried a plate from Utah and LaCompte says it likely has front end damage from the wreck.   Contact the Stanley County Sheriff’s Department if you can help identify the vehicle at 223-7792.

Johnson Announces Passage of CJS Appropriations Bill

Four million dollars in funding for South Dakota projects has been approved through the Fiscal Year 2011 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill.  U.S. Senator Tim Johnson, who is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the passage of the bill late last week.  South Dakota related funding in the bill includes $150,000 for the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe’s Three Districts Boys and Girls Club; one million dollars for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s Justice System and a million dollars for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe’s Justice System-both for use in supporting law and order activities.  The bill also contains funds for emergency response upgrades for the Cheyenne River and Rosebud Sioux Tribes.  Johnson says the bill makes an investment in proven programs like Boys and Girls Clubs and tribal justice initiatives that have a major impact across communities in the state.  He says he hopes it will be passed in the coming weeks.

Second Branding Event Planned at Rodeo Center in September

A second branding event is planned for late September at the Casey Tibbs South Dakota Rodeo Center in Fort Pierre.  Rodeo Center Director Janice Bartels says that brand owners will be able to brand their cattle or horse brands into the timbers of the center walkway during the event on September 26.  In June, over 100 brands were added onto the timbers at the last branding.  Bartels says now that an east side overhang is complete, there is room for at least another 500 brands and center officials hope to offer a place for anyone owning a brand to leave their permanent mark.  Other activities planned for the September 26 branding day include a barbeque lunch, entertainment and the induction of South Dakota Bullfighter Jerry Norton into the rodeo center’s “Hall of Champions”.  Norton will join 18 other South Dakota world champions who are part of the Hall of Champions exhibit.  Those wanting more information on how they can have their brand added to the center timbers or who want to make a reservation can contact the rodeo center at 494-1094.

Hughes/Stanley Counties to be Focus of Monthly Siren Test Tuesday

The Hughes/Stanley County Emergency Management Office reminds area residents that the monthly siren test will take place tomorrow.  Sirens will sound around the counties-as part of a check to make sure they are working properly.  The test begins around 11:15 a.m.

KGFX Hometown Tour Coming to Onida!

Tune into the KGFX Hometown Tour-as Dorene Foster and Jeri Thomas broadcast from Onida Wednesday between 9:05 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.  We’ll originate the program from the Fireside Restaurant-a touch of excellence in Onida!  During the broadcast, we’ll talk to Sully County Extension Agent-Terry Hall.  We’ll get a harvest report from Midwest Cooperatives; we’ll talk about the 88^th annual Sully County Fair August 12 through the 15^th with Jean McComsey and the Beaba Bike Ride which is part of the fair-with Paula Barber.  Other guests to the program will include Sully County Sheriff Bill Stahl and the current President of the Women of the Nation Agricultural Aviation Association-Jean Barber.  The KGFX Hometown Tour in Onida is brought to you in part by: BankWest-Onida, Barber Farm Service, Don’s Food Center, Onida Electric, The Corner, Midwest Cooperatives, Brett’s Spray Service, Lamb’s Discount, the Onida Watchman and our host-The Fireside!

Join Us July 31 for the Great American Coin Toss!!

As part of this week’s Crazy Days-put on by the Pierre Downtown Association, 100.1-FM-The Eagle is giving you a chance to win $500 in cash and prizes.  The Great American Coin Toss takes place on Saturday, July 31.  Between now and then, pick up your official Eagle Coin at one of our participating merchants-including the Card and Candy, the Muse Experience, Pier 347, Muddy River Hobbies, the Longbranch, Prairie Pages Bookseller, Shel’s Gas Stop, Sonja’s Couture, Don’s Sinclair, Hidden Treasures, Main Street Market, Bubba Ray’s Grub n’ Pub and Cowboy Country Stores.  Then, bring your coin to the coin toss at 1:00 p.m. on Pierre Street-downtown.  At the toss-coins will be flipped until a lone coin holder matches the toss of our official coin tosser.   Coins are limited-so get yours at one of our sponsors-or if you have a coin from last year’s Eagle promotion, you can use that as well.  Visit our website for the complete listing of rules at www.dakotaradiogroup.com and join us for the Great American Coin Toss, July 31!

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YANKTON, S.D. (AP) - The Gavins Point Dam near Yankton is getting a facelift. Work is planned to create a gentler slope on the bank of the dam's downstream side, near the spillway gates. Dave Becker, project manager at Gavins Point, says the bank is too steep to easily mow and maintain. A gentler grade will make maintenance less difficult. Money for the $300,000 project comes from stimulus funds. Additional stimulus funds will be used for other projects at the dam, including rehabilitating the dam's three major cranes. Gavins Point Dam is more than 50 years old.

BRANDON, S.D. (AP) - A new plant in Brandon has delayed the start of operations because of too few contracts for wind towers. John Segvich, a spokesman for Tower Tech System's parent company, Broadwind Energy, says once enough contracts are secured, the 115,000-square-foot plant will become operational. He says the equipment is in place, but workers have not yet been hired. The plant is expected to employ about 150 people. The Brandon plant will create large towers that support wind turbine blades. It will have the capacity to manufacture 150 of the three-section towers each year. Tower Tech also has plants in Manitowoc, Wis., and Abilene, Texas.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota wildlife officials estimate that more than a ton of dead fish have been cleaned up at Wall Lake west of Sioux Falls. The state Department of Game, Fish and Parks says low oxygen in the water is believed to be the cause of the fish die-off. The agency set up dump sites both at the lake and at the Sioux Falls landfill, and lake residents were busy all weekend cleaning up their docks. Kristi Golden says that it's "the cycle of life," but it's not pretty. Game, Fish and Parks says it might take a year or two to fully restock the lake with fish.

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) - The city of Mitchell has scheduled a tree cleanup on Tuesday, after a storm that packed 70 mph winds. The late Friday storm downed numerous trees, with at least two falling on homes. No injures were reported. Residents and city crews cleaned branches and debris throughout the weekend. On Tuesday, residents can place damaged trees on the boulevard for pickup.

TEA, S.D. (AP) - The crash of a single-engine plane east of the Lincoln County airport, which killed the pilot, has been attributed to engine failure. Lincoln County emergency management director Harold Timmerman says Tate Baloun of Sioux Falls had been working on the plane's engine before he took it up Friday night. Once in the air, Timmerman says, the engine failed and Baloun couldn't make it back to the airport. Terry Anderson of the Lincoln County sheriff's office says the plane took off from the airport in Tea about 8 p.m. Friday and crashed a short time later in a cornfield about a half-mile away.

SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) - A woman has been killed in a small plane crash on the runway at the Spearfish airport. Spearfish police say the pilot used his cell phone to call authorities from the wreckage of the plane, which crashed about 8 a.m. Saturday. He was able to get out before help arrived. Police say a female passenger died at the scene. The pilot refused medical attention. Their names have not been released. Details of the crash weren't immediately available.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A man from Wounded Knee has pleaded not guilty to three counts of involuntary manslaughter in federal court. An indictment accuses 46-year-old Russ Hollow Horn of driving while under the influence of alcohol in a January traffic accident that killed three people near Wounded Knee. He was released on bond pending trial.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A state prison inmate on work release was apprehended a few hours after prison authorities reported him missing. The South Dakota Department of Corrections says 23-year-old William Many Wounds was picked up late Saturday in Rapid City. The Corrections Department reported him missing earlier Saturday after he checked out of the Pennington County Corrections Center but failed to show up for work.Many Wounds has been serving a five-year sentence for burglary.

BURKE, S.D. (AP) - A 57-year-old Gregory man has been killed in a rollover crash east of Burke. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says Loren Klinetobe lost control of his pickup on U.S. Highway 18 about 4 p.m. Saturday. The truck went off the road and rolled several times. The patrol says Klinetobe was thrown from the vehicle. He died at a Sioux Falls hospital.

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (AP) - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration continues to investigate the death of two Iowa men attempting to unclog a North Sioux City sewer. Two employees of Sioux City, Iowa-based Speedy Rooter were overcome by fumes while working on the sewer on July 10. Fifty-four-year-old Robert Thompson died the next day, and 35-year-old Chad Elgert died last Sunday. Both men are from Sioux City. The men's families say Thompson passed out from the fumes and Elgert had tried to rescue him. Tom Deutscher in OSHA's Bismarck, N.D, office says the agency is looking at whether the deaths stemmed from a safety violation. The investigation could take months. A message left Saturday for Speedy Rooter wasn't immediately returned. The office was closed for the weekend.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A bridge project on one of the busiest streets in South Dakota has wrapped up about a month ahead of schedule. The $8.4 million project in Sioux Falls replaced and raised the 50-year-old 41st Street bridge several feet as part of a flood-control project along the Big Sioux River. About 40,000 cars travel across the bridge each day. It reopened Monday to seven lanes of traffic. Crews worked on the project seven days per week beginning March 29. Some work still needs to be done in coming weeks, including cleanup, paving of a bike trail and planting of grass.

DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) - Human remains uncovered in Deadwood during excavation for a retaining wall will be reburied this coming week in a city cemetery. The remains were found in April 2007 at a site where Deadwood's first cemetery was until 1878. All known burials were believed to have been relocated to Mount Moriah Cemetery at that time, but human remains have been discovered near the boundaries of the first cemetery, which are approximations based on historic photographs. Researchers believe the body is from the 1800s and is either a Chinese and American Indian man. The remains will be buried in Mount Moriah.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Bond has been set at $500,000 for two Sioux Falls men charged in the kidnapping and assault of another man found dead in Iowa. The suspects - 29-year-old Benjamin Carter and 23-year-old Payton Strum - appeared Friday at separate court hearings. They're charged with first-degree kidnapping and first-degree robbery. Strum is also charged with first-degree arson. Sioux Falls police chief Doug Barthel says Carter and Strum robbed 27-year-old Joseph Cynkar at his Sioux Falls home, then drove him in his pickup to Iowa. Cynkar's body was found Tuesday outside his abandoned truck. Carter and Strum being held Saturday in the Minnehaha County jail. No numbers were listed for either of them. It was not immediately known whether they had attorneys.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Communication Service for the Deaf is receiving a $15 million federal grant for training and broadband support. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin says the Department of Commerce grant will help enhance educational and employment opportunities for the deaf and hard of hearing in South Dakota and across the country. The project looks to expand broadband adoption among people who are deaf and hard of hearing and provide them with online tools. It will include discounted broadband service, specialized computers, training and public access to videophones at anchor institutions from coast to coast. Communication Service for the Deaf is based in Sioux Falls.

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) - Food scientists want to enlist a corn ethanol byproduct commonly used as cattle feed in the fight against world hunger. South Dakota State University researchers have been cooking up high-protein, high-fiber versions of Asian flatbreads by substituting dried distillers grains for up to 20 percent of the flour. Professor Padu Krishnan says the naan and chapati breads that he and graduate student Sowmya Arra have been making could help people in developing countries boost their fiber and protein intake. He'd like to put a little bit of distillers grains into the foods people already eat, which could eventually lead to more healthful sandwich breads, tortillas, noodles and cookies.

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) - The South Dakota Art Museum store in Brookings is selling items brought back by South Dakota State University students who went to West Africa in May. Thirty students took part in the annual trip. Items include wooden elephants and giraffes, key chains, beads, purses and hand-woven fabric called mud cloth that is dyed with mineral-rich mud.

DE SMET, S.D. (AP) - Artists will gather near De Smet next month to create their own masterpieces outdoors and sell their work. The second annual Harvey Dunn Memorial Society Plein Air event is planned for Friday, Aug. 13 through Sunday, Aug. 15 at the Ingalls Homestead. Artists can set up and begin painting on Friday or anytime Saturday. The event concludes with an evening wine-and-cheese reception at the homestead on Saturday. Participants can exhibit and sell paintings throughout the event, and a "Wet Sale" on Sunday will let artists sell their newly created work. The event is sponsored by the Harvey Dunn Memorial Society, Ingalls Homestead, Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society and the South Dakota Art Museum.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 20-30-38-46-59 Powerball: 27 Power Play: 2  Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $52 Million jackpot. The prize goes to an estimated $67 Million for Wednesday. Tickets that match the first five numbers, but miss the Powerball, win $200,000 each, and there were two of those. They were sold in: Colorado, New York. There was one Power Play Match 5 winner in Maine. Online: Multi-State Lottery Association: http://www.powerball.com

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's interim pension investment director says an audit of the office seems to be going smoothly. The audit comes in the wake of the suicide last April of former administrator Steve Cochrane.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The chairman of North Dakota's education improvement commission says a new data project will help track how well students do in school and the workplace. Lt. Gov. Jack Dalrymple says one of the project's hurdles has been finding a way to follow students' progress when they leave high school and go to college, but that problem is being resolved.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A Binford man has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison on a weapons charge. Convicted felon Matthew Bakke pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms, after authorities found guns at a residence in Binford.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The case against a New Town man accused of assaulting his wife has been dismissed from federal court, after a new trial was ordered. The complaint against Charles Jardee was dismissed at the request of prosecutors because Jardee's wife failed to appear for the original trial and Jardee is serving a sentence on a separate charge in Montana.

ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) - Authorities say a man who died in a helicopter crash near Rochester was crop dusting. Sixty-eight-year-old Allen Joseph Broussard was a contract pilot from California. He spent the last seven summers dusting fields in Minnesota. He was alone in the helicopter Saturday when it crashed in a field. The FAA is investigating.

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - The first of nine tall ships are expected to sail into Duluth on Wednesday, a day ahead of a festival that will feature vessels from around North America and Europe. The Tall Ships Duluth event will include three days of ship tours and entertainment.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Margaret Anderson Kelliher says she has raised nearly $1 million in 2010 for her Minnesota gubernatorial race. The Democrat and Minnesota House speaker is the first to report her fundraising for the year. The deadline for all candidates is today.

BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) - A fund has been set up to help a Burnsville family with expenses from a crash that killed an eleven-year-old family member. Joel Balistreri died in the July 18th crash in Burnsville. Authorities say a woman crossed the median and hit the family's vehicle. Joel's parents and sister were also injured.

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UNDATED (AP) - Days of brutal heat in the northeast have been interrupted by some powerful storms and torrential rains that left fallen trees and power outages from Washington to New York. Hundreds of thousands of customers lost electricity yesterday and a woman in Maryland died when a tree fell on her vehicle. One person is missing from a boat off Long Island.

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. and Pakistani officials are calling the leaking of 91,000 classified documents on the Afghanistan war potentially harmful, but irrelevant. The documents posted by Wikileaks.org mention the accidental killing of Afghans and the targeting of militants by U.S. special forces without trial.

NEW YORK (AP) - BP says there's been "no final decision" on possible management changes, but British media are reporting that BP CEO Tony Hayward may be on the outs soon. Hayward angered Gulf Coast residents with public relations gaffes he's made since the massive oil spill.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Crews trying to plug the leaky Gulf oil well are back on track after a storm and they expect to have a drill rig reconnected to the relief tunnel soon. The tunnel will be used to pump in mud and cement to seal the blown out well for good. BP says drilling could resume in a few days. Completion of the relief well looks possible by mid-August.

PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE, Texas (AP) - Federal biologists in Texas are set to release dozens of endangered baby sea turtles into the Gulf of Mexico today. It's a controversial decision because of the oil fouling the waters 400 miles away. Scientists are betting that the spill will be substantially less potent by the time the Kemp's ridley hatchlings get there.

CHICAGO (AP) - The prosecution and defense make their last pitches to the jury today in the trial of ousted Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Blagojevich is accused of trying to sell Barack Obama's former Senate seat for money or a new job. Blagojevich's attorney says "the government has proved nothing,"

SWISSVALE, Pa. (AP) - Authorities say a Pittsburgh-area man robbed a bank wearing a woman's blond wig, fake breasts under a sweater and clown pants. Swissvale police say 48-year-old Dennis Hawkins of North Braddock was sitting in a parked car covered in red dye from an exploding packet in a bag of money when he was arrested Saturday. Police Chief Greg Geppert says Hawkins robbed the bank at gunpoint, using a toy BB gun he had shoplifted from a store.

PHOENIX (AP) - The families of a woman who died in an Arizona traffic crash and another who suffered severe injuries have learned they've been mourning the wrong woman because of a mix-up by authorities. Dental records were used to correctly identify the women.

ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) - Officials at Zion National Park in Utah say three men who were swept away by a flash flood in a canyon were washed over a 40-foot drop, but survived. Two of them the went over another 60-foot plunge. A Zion spokesman says the men were hiking when about an inch of rain fell in less than 30 minutes. Two of the men were flown to a hospital. There's no word on their condition.

NEW YORK (AP) - A new report says thousands of mentally disabled immigrants are entangled in deportation proceedings each year in the U.S. Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union say the immigrants are receiving little or no legal help, leaving them distraught, defenseless and detained. The two groups are calling on the federal government to do better.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America are preparing to celebrate their 100th anniversary with a national jamboree in Virginia. More than 46,000 Boy Scouts, leaders, staff and volunteers from around the world are expected at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree, which starts Monday. Scouts will spend 10 days doing everything from archery and fishing to robotics and testing their own DNA.

CHICAGO (AP) - Government research says contact lenses are the top cause of medical device complications in kids, 70,000 of whom get emergency room treatment each year for some sort of medical device problems. Many problems are things like infections and eye abrasions in contact lens wearers. These can result from wearing contact lenses too long without cleaning them.

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CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - The latest Lundberg Survey says the average price of regular gasoline nationwide is $2.73. That's more than two weeks ago, but by less than a penny. Residents of San Francisco are paying the most among cities surveyed, at $3.10. The lowest average price is in Charleston, S.C., at $2.47 for a gallon of regular.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Portable baby recliners that are supposed to help fussy babies sleep better are being recalled after the death of an infant. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall Monday of 30,000 Nap Nanny recliners made by Baby Matters of Berwyn, Pa. The commission says it's investigating a report that a 4-month-old girl from Royal Oak, Mich., died in a Nap Nanny that was being used in a crib. The agency says it is aware of 22 reports of infants, mostly under 5 months, falling over the side of the Nap Nanny despite most of the babies being strapped into the harness on the recliner.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says allowing tax cuts for the wealthy to expire is the responsible thing to do. Geithner said in an interview broadcast Sunday on ABC's "This Week" that President Obama supports extending the tax cuts that he says apply to 95 percent of working Americans, as well as tax breaks for small businesses. But allowing tax cuts to expire for 3 percent of Americans will help show the world that the U.S. is willing to begin reducing its long-term budget deficits. Speaking on NBC News' "Meet the Press," Geithner says he supports allowing the capital gains tax rate to rise to 20 percent. It's at 15 percent now.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will visit U.S. auto plants in Michigan and Illinois this week and next, to highlight his administration's decision to rescue General Motors and Chrysler last year and revitalize the U.S. auto industry. Obama plans to use trips to General Motors and Chrysler plants in Detroit on Friday and a Ford assembly plant in his hometown of Chicago on Aug. 5 to discuss the progress in the U.S. auto industry following the government-led bankruptcies of GM and Chrysler. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says Obama will acknowledge the decisions to save GM and Chrysler were unpopular with many Americans but necessary to save hundreds of thousands of jobs and help rebuild the auto industry for the future.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Leonardo DiCaprio's "Inception" has won a battle of superstar action thrillers over Angelina Jolie's "Salt" at the weekend box office. "Inception" remained the No. 1 movie for the second-straight weekend with $43.5 million. The thriller that unfolds in people's dreams raised its 10-day total to $143.7 million. The spy caper "Salt" debuted a solid No. 2 with $36.5 million. Coming in at No. 3 with $24.1 million was Steve Carell's family hit "Despicable Me." The animated comedy raised its domestic total to $161.7 million. In a rare convergence of fresh ideas, the top three movies all were original stories, not sequels or adaptations of comic books, best-sellers, video games or other pre-existing material.

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ST. PETER, Minn. (AP) - The students are taking a shine to professor Scott Bur, and his office. The science professor returned from vacation to find his office at Gustavus Adolphus College covered in shiny aluminum foil. Everything from the floor to the ceiling was foiled. The computer monitor. The chairs. The coffee maker. The phone. Even each book and pen was individually wrapped. The vacation pranks are a tradition of sorts in Bur's research group. Last time, the students draped his office at the Minnesota campus in pink. One student says it took 10, 200-foot rolls of foilto do the shiny deed.

CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (AP) - The big, bronze surfer has been swallowed by a shark. But don't get too scared. The surfer in this instance is a 16-foot statue near San Diego and the shark is papier mache. Pranksters made it look like a great white shark swallowed the surfer whole. Over the years, the statue has been decked out with everything from bras to witch hats. San Diego County sheriff's Lt. Tony Ray says no criminal report was filed in the latest prank, because there was no damage to the statue.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - It was an order to go at a Colorado Starbucks. But it wasn't a latte or a Frappuccino. It was a baby. Police in Colorado Springs say a 42-year-old woman walked into the restroom at the coffee shop and gave birth. The woman walked out with the newborn without telling anyone. Someone noticed blood in the bathroom and called for help. Paramedics found the woman and newborn outside the Starbucks. Both mother and baby are reported to be in good condition.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Sarah Bickerstaff has a dream -- a dog park dream. The Omaha, Nebraska, woman is one of 10 finalists in Beneful's WagWorld Dream Dog Park contest. She sent a video of her dog, Sadie, to the dog food company. Sadie and Bickerstaff have already won a year's supply of food. If Bickerstaff is the grand prize winner, she could get a-half million bucks to overhaul the Omaha Dog Park. Bickerstaff's ideas include a walking path, more shade trees and some water so Sadie and her doggie pals can splash around a bit. The winning dog video will be decided by online voting, through August 11. The winner will be announced in September.

NEW YORK (AP) - Frank Russo is the king of sand castles. The Long Island man takes first prize in the annual sand sculpting contest on Coney Island in New York City. But Russo might have an advantage in sand building. His day job is a construction worker. Russo's winning sand castle was six feet high and takes his third-straight castle crown. He says he'll use the $400 prize totake his wife out for their anniversary.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A 15-year-old New Zealand boy has survived a 16-story plunge from the balcony of his family's apartment onto a concrete floor. New Zealand media reported Monday that the boy was playing on a balcony before he fell, dropping through the roof of a parking garage onto the concrete. He was in stable condition at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital with a broken wrist, a broken rib, gashed leg and internal injuries, the New Zealand Herald reported. The newspaper said the garage roof - made of sheet iron and filled with insulation - may have broken his fall. "God must have been with him. He's got an angel looking after him, that's for sure," housekeeper Kaa Wehi, who was working inthe building at the time, told the newspaper.

YPISLANTI, Mich. (AP) - A cop -- he's not. Police in Ypislanti, Michigan, say a young man scared off a couple of would-be robbers by pretending to be an undercover cop. The 26-year-old went to a park to complete the sale of a video game system. Police tell AnnArbor.com one of the bandits pulled out a gun and demanded the electronics. The victim told investigators he pretended to be an undercover cop to scare the men away, and it worked. But police haven't been able to find the suspects.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Elvis autopsy tools have been taken off the auction block because it's not certain they actually are the Elvis autopsy tools. In fact, the funeral home wants them back. Memphis Funeral Home president E.C. Daves tells the Memphis Commercial Appeal the embalmer who worked on Elvis claims to have taken the items, but Daves says another employee told him those instruments were sterilized and used again. Daves says there's no way to tell if the items are authentic. Daves says he will not take legal action if the embalmer returns the items.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - When the new season of "The Price is Right" starts in September, Drew Carey will add improv comedy to his hosting duties. After six seasons, the current "Price is Right" announcer, Rich Fields, is being replaced with three rotating guest announcers. Two of them are comedians. It's expected that Carey and these new announcers will do a little spur of the moment comedy in response to whatever is happening on the show. Two of the three were on "Whose Line is It Anyway?" with Carey and have appeared on "The Drew Carey Show." They are Brad Sherwood and Jeff Davis. The third new announcer is J.D. Roberto. He's the behind-the-scenes correspondent for "American Idol Extra" on the Fox Reality Channel. Plus, he occasionally hosts "The Price is Right Live" at Bally's Hotel in Las Vegas. As for Rich Fields, he happens to be a meteorologist and he's started doing the weather at the Los Angeles CBS TV station.

PARIS (AP) - Decca Records says a group of Benedictine nuns in southern France will record an album for the British label. Decca is part of Universal Music, which produces albums for stars like The Rolling Stones, Eminem, Amy Winehouse, U2 and Lady Gaga. The nuns of the Abbaye de Notre Dame de l'Annonciation near the southern French city of Avignon were chosen after worldwide search for female Gregorian chant performers. Their debut album, "Voices - Chant from Avignon," will feature an ancient style of the Gregorian Chant which the nuns at convent sing at least 8 times a starting before dawn. This style of music first gained a popular audience through Enigma's run of chart successes in the 1990s.The album release is planned for November.

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Today is Monday, July 26, the 207th day of 2010. There are 158 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

On this date:
In 1775, Benjamin Franklin became America's first Postmaster-General.
In 1788, New York became the 11th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1908, U.S. Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte ordered creation of a force of special agents that was a forerunner of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
In 1945, Winston Churchill resigned as Britain's prime minister after his Conservatives were soundly defeated by the Labor Party. (Clement Attlee became the new prime minister.)
In 1947, President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act, which established the National Military Establishment (later renamed the Department of Defense).
In 1952, Argentina's first lady, Eva Peron, died in Buenos Aires at age 33.
In 1956, the Italian liner Andrea Doria sank off New England, some 11 hours after colliding with the Swedish liner Stockholm; at least 51 people died. Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal.
In 1971, Apollo 15 was launched from Cape Kennedy on America's fourth manned mission to the moon.
In 1986, kidnappers in Lebanon released the Rev. Lawrence Martin Jenco, an American hostage held for nearly 19 months.
In 1989, Mark Wellman, a 29-year-old paraplegic, reached the summit of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park after hauling himself up the granite cliff six inches at a time over nine days.

Ten years ago: George W. Bush and his just-chosen running mate, Dick Cheney, set out on their first campaign excursion together as they visited Cheney's former hometown of Casper, Wyo. A federal judge in New York approved a $1.25 billion settlement between Swiss banks and more than a-half million plaintiffs who alleged the banks had hoarded money deposited by Holocaust victims.
Five years ago: America's manned space program roared back to life with the launch of Discovery, 2 1/2 years after the Columbia disaster. Six nations resumed nuclear disarmament talks that North Korea had boycotted for 13 months, but little progress was made. Cubs pitcher Greg Maddux recorded his 3,000th career strikeout against San Francisco in the third inning of a 3-2, 11-inning victory for the Giants.
One year ago: Sarah Palin stepped down as governor of Alaska to write a book and build a right-of-center coalition, but left her long-term political plans unclear. A 36-year-old woman, driving the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway in Westchester County, N.Y., crashed into an SUV, killing eight people, including herself; toxicology tests showed Diane Schuler was drunk and had used marijuana. Alberto Contador won the Tour de France for the second time in three years; Lance Armstrong placed third. Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame along with the late Joe Gordon. Choreographer and dancer Merce Cunningham died in New York at age 90.

Today's Birthdays: Actress Marjorie Lord is 92. Movie director Blake Edwards is 88. Actor James Best is 84. Rhythm-and-blues singer-songwriter Bobby Hebb is 72. Singer Dobie Gray is 70. Actress-singer Darlene Love is 69. Singer Brenton Wood is 69. Rock star Mick Jagger is 67. Movie director Peter Hyams is 67. Actress Helen Mirren is 65. Rock musician Roger Taylor (Queen) is 61. Actress Susan George is 60. Olympic gold medal figure skater Dorothy Hamill is 54. Actor Kevin Spacey is 51. Rock singer Gary Cherone is 49. Actress Sandra Bullock is 46. Rock singer Jim Lindberg (Pennywise) is 45. Actor Jeremy Piven is 45. Rapper-reggae singer Wayne Wonder is 44. Actor Jason Statham is 43. Actor Cress Williams is 40. TV host Chris Harrison ("The Bachelor") is 39. Actress Kate Beckinsale is 37. Rock musician Dan Konopka (OK Go) is 36. Gospel/Contemporary Christian singer Rebecca St. James is 33. Christian rock musician Jamie Sharpe (Rush of Fools) is 21.

Thought for Today: "A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing." - George Bernard Shaw (born this date in 1856, died 1950).

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

N.Y. Yankees 12, Kansas City 6

Tampa Bay 4, Cleveland 2

Toronto 5, Detroit 3, 1st game

Minnesota 10, Baltimore 4

Oakland 6, Chicago White Sox 4

Seattle 4, Boston 2

Detroit 6, Toronto 5, 2nd game

Texas 6, L.A. Angels 4 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Florida 5, Atlanta 4, 11 innings

Philadelphia 4, Colorado 3

San Diego 6, Pittsburgh 3

Houston 4, Cincinnati 0

Milwaukee 8, Washington 3

L.A. Dodgers 1, N.Y. Mets 0

San Francisco 3, Arizona 2, 10 innings

St. Louis 4, Chicago Cubs 3, 11 innings

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION BASEBALL

Wichita 8, St. Paul 0

Sioux Falls 5, Lincoln 1

Sioux City 2, Fort Worth 1, 11 innings

Grand Prairie 7, Shreveport-Bossier 1

Pensacola 5, El Paso 4

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Seattle 75, Tulsa 65

Atlanta 82, New York 75

SOUTH DAKOTA SCOREBOARD

American Association

Sioux Falls Fighting Pheasants 5, Lincoln Saltdogs 1

American Legion Baseball

State "B" Tournament at Lennox

Groton 4, Howard/Salem 2

Championship Game

Alexandria 5, Groton 4

Amateur Baseball

Pierre 2, Renner Monarchs 1

Pierre 5, Mitchell 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   

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

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

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

Friday:            Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins 7:10 pm 6:40 pm Pre-Game

Saturday:       Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins 6:10 pm 5:35 pm Pre-Game

Sunday:         Seattle mariners at Minnesota Twins 1:10 pm 12:06 pm Pre-Game

Wednesday:   Pierre vs. Watertown State Legion Baseball Tournament 10:00 am 9:45 am Pre-Game

Thursday:       Pierre vs. TBA State Legion Baseball Tournament 10 am or 5 pm

Friday:            Pierre vs. TBA State Legion Baseball Tournament TBA

Saturday:       Pierre vs. TBA State Legion Baseball Tournament TBA

Sunday:         Pierre vs. TBA State Legion Baseball Tournament TBA

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IN SPORTS TODAY:  

BALTIMORE (AP) - The Minnesota Twins have snapped a streak of four consecutive road series losses with a 10-4 win at Baltimore. Minnesota's Jason Kubel hit his seventh career grand slam yesterday, and Delmon Young and Jim Thome also homered.    Kubel's drive off rookie Jake Arrieta (3-3) in the third sparked a surge of 10 straight Minnesota runs. It was his second slam of the season; the other came off New York closer Mariano Rivera in May. Delmon Young and Jim Thome hit successive solo homers off Mark Hendrickson in the sixth inning for the Twins. Young's homer was his 13th, the second in two games, and Thome's 12th of the season upped his career total to 576.Kevin Slowey took a five-hitter into the seventh inning before the two teams sat through a rain delay that lasted over 1 hour.  

BALTIMORE (AP) - The Twins have put second baseman Orlando Hudson on the 15-day disabled list to give him plenty of time to recover from a strained muscle in his right ribcage. He was hurt on a swing in Friday's game against Baltimore. The Twins filled out the roster by recalling catcher Jose Morales from Triple-A Rochester.

LINCOLN, Neb. - True to form for the team Steve Shirley has assembled in 2010, the Sioux Falls Pheasants were powered by two home runs and dominant starting pitching to beat the Lincoln Saltdogs 5-1 on Sunday night.  The victory was Shirley’s 201st as the Sioux Falls skipper, surpassing Doc Edwards (2000-2004) for the most in franchise history. Shirley previously managed the Sioux City Explorers (2005) and has a career record of 233 – 187.   Since Shirley took over as manager in 2007, the Sioux Falls club has been the most successful franchise in the American Association with a 201-155 record. They have averaged at least 50 wins in each season under Shirley.  Last night, Beau Torbert belted a solo home run – his 16th – in the second inning to give the Pheasants the lead for good. Reggie Abercrombie blasted a three-run round-tripper in the fourth. It was Abercrombie’s 18th of the year. Abercrombie was 2-for-5 with three RBI.  Pheasants starter Ben Moore (9-5), who fanned 10 batters for the fourth time this season.

UNDATED – The Pierre Rattlers amateur baseball team split 4 games over the weekend to wrap up the regular campaign.  On Saturday, the Rattlers were beaten twice by the Sioux Falls Saints and both games were in walk off fashion in the bottom of the 7^th innings.  In the opener, the Saints beat the Rattlers 2-1 as starting and losing pitcher Sam Kenoecke walked in the game winning run in the last of the 7^th.  In the nightcap, the Rattlers could not hold a lead and dropped a 12-11 verdict to the Saints as John Richter was the losing pitcher.  Yesterday, pitching was dominant in the Rattlers 2-1 7 inning win over the Renner Monarchs.  Allen Goodman went the distance to claim the win despite Pierre getting only 2 hits in the game.  Then the Rattlers stopped over in Mitchell to play the Mad Dogs and Harry Decker fired a complete game 5 hit shutout in a 5-0 win.  The Rattlers end their regular season with a 22-7 record and head to regional tournament action next Saturday and Sunday in Brookings.  Mitchell, Brookings and Castlewood are the other teams in the double elimination tournament.

PIERRE, S.D. – 4 Corners was eliminated from the Pony Hills District amateur baseball tournament yesterday.  Wessington Springs defeated 4 Corners 8-2 in a game played in Pierre at Hyde Stadium.  4 Corners was beaten Saturday 9-3 by Chamberlain.  Miller-Wessington won the tournament title with a 12-5 win over Chamberlain yesterday.  Cody Colton was the winning pitcher for Miller-Wessington who punched their ticket to the Class B State Amateur baseball tournament in Sioux Falls.  Ryan Randall took the loss for Chamberlain.  Chamberlain awaits the winner of tonight’s Plankinton-Wessington Springs game and will play for the Pony Hills second spot in the State Amateur tournament on Wednesday night.

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team will face Watertown in their first game of the South Dakota American Legion Championship baseball tournament that begins Wednesday in Mitchell.  Pierre and Watertown open up tournament play at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.  Watertown swept the season series from Pierre.  Pierre is the Region 3A Runner Up while Watertown enters the tournament as the Region 1A Champion.  It will be the first time that Pierre has played in the State Tournament since 2007.  You will be able to hear all the action of Pierre Post 8 from the State Championship tournament on RIVER 92.7-FM.

LENNOX, S.D. – Tyson Gau struck out 12 in relief to lead Alexandria to a 5-4 win over Groton to win the State Class B Championship baseball tournament yesterday in Lennox.  Gau also had 2 hits along with Austin Letcher to lead Alexandria to the State American Legion championship tournament opposite the host team Mitchell on Wednesday night in Mitchell. 

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – Pro Bowl running back Adrian Peterson said Sunday he will be in Mankato, Minn., when training camp opens Friday and made it clear his absence from the Vikings’ mandatory minicamp in June was in no way related to unhappiness with his contract. Peterson has two years remaining on his contract – a sixth year will void – and is set to make about $6.5 million this season and possibly as much as $13 million with escalators in 2011.

IRVING, Texas (AP) - A few days after the Big 12 was preserved, commissioner Dan Beebe brought together the athletic directors of the 10 remaining schools. There were lots of things to figure out. There also was some healing to do. Egos had been bruised, relationships strained in the whirlwind of a week since Colorado went to the Pac-10, Nebraska to the Big Ten and this conference's fate swung on Texas' decision to stay put. Each AD had been under enormous pressure while deciding what was best for his school. Now each was sitting with nine other guys who'd been under the same stress, a reminder that they were in this together.

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City golfer Jeff Salter fired a final round 67 to claim the title of the South Dakota Golf Association Mid Amateur state tournament that wrapped up yesterday at the Arrowhead Country Club in Rapid City.  Salter beat runner up Paul Schock of Sioux Falls by 6 shots.  Mike Brummer of Rapid City was third.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Tony Larsen of Fridley, Minnesota won the men’s open division and Mary Clayton of Plantation, Florida took the women’s open division title at the Asfora South Dakota Open Tennis tournament that wrapped up yesterday in Sioux Falls.  Larson and Clayton also took the doubles titles in the tournament. 

FARGO, N.D. – Three South Dakota high school wrestlers earned All American status on Saturday at the USA Freestyle Nationals in Fargo, N.D.  Webster’s Logan Storely finished first over the weekend at 171 lbs.  Rapid City Stevens Kris Klapprodt finished 8^th in that weight division.  And Wagner’s Robert Kokesh finished 2^nd for a second straight year at 160 lbs.  A 4^th South Dakota All American, Jayd Docken of Winner finished third earlier in the Greco-Roman divison. 

PIERRE, S.D. - Registration is open for the Oahe YMCA tackle football program for this fall in Pierre.  Tackle football is offered to 3rd - 7th grade boys and girls   Deadline for tackle football regular registration is Friday, July 30th.  For more information check out the website, www.oaheymca.org or call 224-1683.

PIERRE, S.D. - Pierre Riggs High School is once again holding a General Sports and Fall Sports Meeting to be held at Riggs High School’s Main Gym @ 6:30 pm next Monday August 2^nd. The main purpose of the General Meeting which will start at 6:30 pm at the Riggs High Gymnasium is to get the paper work involved with the various sports filled out and completed in a timely fashion. We also will be available to answer any questions concerning the paper work as well.  After the General Meeting the Fall Sports will conduct their sport specific meetings as well.  Both the General Meeting and the sports specific Fall Sport Meeting need to be attended by both the athlete and a parent if at all possible!

GILLETTE, Wyo. – The National High School Finals Rodeo concluded last night in Gillette, Wyoming with a pair of South Dakota high school cowboys placing in their events.  Jace Melvin of Ft. Pierre turned in a 4.483 second performance to finish third in Steer Roping while Taz Olson of Prairie City finished 6^th with a 5.408 time.  On Saturday night, Trey Young of Dupree finished 4^th in Tie Down Roping with a time of 9.184 seconds.  Miller’s Cole Fulton finished 8^th.  Texas won the team title of the National Finals Rodeo with a 5,087.50 team score.  Team South Dakota finished 8^th overall with 2470 points.

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PHOENIX (AP) - Dan Haren is part of the Los Angeles Angels' starting rotation after being acquired from Arizona for left-hander Joe Saunders and right-hander Rafael Rodriguez, a minor league pitcher and player to be named. Haren is 7-8 with a 4.60 ERA in 21 starts and is tied for second among National Leaguers with 141 strikeouts. Saunders was 6-and-10 with a 4.62 ERA in 20 starts for the Angels.

NEW YORK (AP) - Alex Rodriguez continues to sit on 599 home runs after going 2-for-4 with three RBIs in the New York Yankees' 12-6 drubbing of Kansas City yesterday. A-Rod had to leave the game in the eighth after getting hit near his left wrist by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth. Rodriguez said after the game that he was fine, and he expects to be in the lineup when the Yanks face the Indians in Cleveland today.

CHICAGO (AP) -   St. Louis is back atop the NL Central, moving 1/2-game ahead of Cincinnati by beating the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Felipe Lopez's solo homer with two out in the bottom of the 11th. The Cubs led 3-2 in the sixth until Albert Pujols crushed his 23rd homer. The Reds were 4-0 losers to Houston as Wandy Rodriguez limited Cincinnati to one hit over seven innings.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Outfielder Andre Dawson, manager Whitey Herzog and umpire Doug Harvey gave their acceptance speeches during their induction ceremony at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Dawson mentioned steroid use in baseball during his speech,  calling it "a stain on the game, a stain gradually being removed." Broadcaster Jon Miller received the Ford C. Frick Award, and sports writer Bill Madden was honored with the Taylor G. Spink Award.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jamie McMurray held off Kevin Harvick to win the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday. McMurray is the third person to win both the Brickyard and Daytona 500 in the same year. Greg Biffle finished third, followed by Clint Bowyer and Tony Stewart. Pole-sitter Juan Pablo Montoya led for 53 of 160 laps but crashed on lap 145 after losing his lead to McMurray five laps earlier.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - New Zealand driver Scott Dixon won a bizarre Honda Edmonton Indy after rival Helio Castroneves crossed the finish line first, but was penalized for blocking his own teammate, Will Power. Castroneves was enraged after the race, yelling at IndyCar officials and grabbing an IndyCar security chief by the collar before others moved in to restrain him.

HOCKENHEIM, Germany (AP) - Fernando Alonso won the Formula One German Grand Prix after Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa appeared to let him to take the lead. Massa led Sunday's race for 49 of 67 laps before letting Alonso go past in response to team instructions, presumably because Alonso is higher in the overall standings and has a shot at winning the title.

UNDATED (AP) - Bernhard Langer closed with a 1-over-par 72 and held off a charging Corey Pavin to win the Senior British Open by one stroke. Carl Pettersson shot a 3-under 67 in the final round of the Canadian Open to claim his fourth PGA Tour victory, besting third-round leader Dean Wilson by one shot. And Jiyai Shin birdied the 18th hole to win the Evian Masters by a single shot over third-round leader Morgan Pressel.

TORONTO (AP) - One day after carding a tournament-record 10-under-par 60, Carl Pettersson shot a 3-under 67 in the final round of the Canadian Open to claim his fourth PGA Tour victory. The 32-year-old former North Carolina State player from Sweden finished at 14-under 266 at St. George's in Toronto.

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) - Jiyai Shin birdied the 18th hole to win the Evian Masters by a single shot over third-round leader Morgan Pressel, fellow South Korean Na Yeon Choi and American teenager Alexis Thompson. Shin carded a 5-under 67 to finish at 14 under.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - A spokesman for West Virginia's basketball team says coach Bob Huggins is going to be in the hospital longer than expected. Bryant Messerly says Huggins was still hospitalized Sunday and is expected to be released in the next "couple days."  Messerly says he doesn't know if Huggins has experienced complications after breaking four ribs in a fall at a Las Vegas hotel Friday.

ATLANTA (AP) - Mardy Fish won his second straight tournament and 10th straight match, beating fellow American John Isner 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 in the finals of the Atlanta Tennis Championships on Sunday. Fish won in Newport earlier this month.

PARIS (AP) - Alberto Contador has done it again by capturing his third Tour de France victory in four years. Contador took the leader's yellow jersey from Luxembourg's Andy Schleck in the Pyrenees mountains early last week and sealed his win by holding off a challenge from his main rival in Saturday's individual time trial. Schleck finished second for a second straight year, 39 seconds back.

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