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Three men were arrested on various charges in an alleged attempt to burglarize a residence around 2:30 a.m. Monday near the intersection of 11th Avenue and Jackson Street. Juan Carlos Arevalo Ramirez, 18, faces two counts of aggravated assault on a public servant, one count of engaging in organized crime, attempted aggravated kidnapping with a deadly weapon and
evading arrest. Total bond on all charges was set at $305,000. Oscar Flores Hernandez, 30, faces one charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a charge of false report to a peace officer, failure to identity and engaging in organized crime. Total bond for all charges was set at $160,000. Rafael Izquierdo Vazquez, 25, faces a charge of engaging in organized
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Officials hope more events bring in more money By JULIE DAFFERN THE ZAPATA TIMES
Zapata leaders are expecting an increase of tourism in the upcoming fiscal year, not only because of the national notoriety Falcon Lake has received, but also in anticipation of more family friendly events. High hopes are displayed in the proposed county budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year, which shows an increased projected revenue for the hotel/motel tax fund. The total projection for next year is $305,000 — $40,000 more than the current fiscal year’s allocation of $264,500.
“I am very optimistic about receiving more funds from the hotel/motel tax (based) on the (proposed) budgets submitted by both the Chamber of Commerce and the (Zapata GUERRA Convention and Visitors Bureau),” County Judge Rosalva Guerra stated in an email. “They have outlined more events that will be taking place in the year to come,” she said. “(The) decision for the proposed budget is based on past performance and it is only an estimate.”
The hotel/motel tax fund can only be used on organizations that promote tourism. Paco Mendoza, executive director of the Chamber of Commerce, said the organization is looking forward to four major fishing tournaments in 2010. There will be three SLW events as well as a bass champs tournament and a seven-day event with the Sun Country Bass Association. This past year, Zapata hosted two SLW tournaments and a bassmaster fishing event, but they were also expensive, Mendoza said.
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EXPOMEX, FOOD AND FUN
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Employees at a large food booth at this year’s Expomex in Nuevo Laredo shuck corn as they get ready for the first night’s customers Friday. Excitement was in the air as organizers expect renewed interest in the annual fair.
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Store hopes 10K hooks crooks Bow hunter By CÉSAR G. RODRIGUEZ THE ZAPATA TIMES
It’s an eye-catching advertisement. “$10,000 reward” it reads in bold, black 2inch-high letters. The reward is for information leading to the conviction of those involved in the “organized theft of merchandise and cigarettes” from the Super S Foods store in Zapata within the last 12 months. “It’s a big case. They’ve lost a lot of mon-
ey,” said Capt. Victor Sermino of the Zapata County Sheriff ’s Office. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers; all callers remain anonymous. Each caller is given a number to claim the reward if his or her information leads to an arrest and conviction. The grocery store, at U.S. 83 and 10th Street, has been hit numerous times. Details about specific cases were not immediately available, but officials say the losses are substantial.
Store Operations Vice President John Ware could not be reached for comment. Sermino said the department didn’t know about the reward offer until they saw it in the paper, but can understand that the store wants to work with Crime Stoppers. Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez Jr. said offering such a reward has potential benefits as well as potential disadvantages.
The 2008 Farm Bill may provide assistance for Zapata County cattle ranchers who have been affected by the fever tick quarantine. Meanwhile, the livestock forage disaster and emergency assistance for livestock, honey bees and farm-raised fish programs both have deadlines set for Wednesday. When the farm bill passed in 2008, one of
its main purposes was to create a permanent disaster fund for farmers and ranchers instead of an adhoc fund to address disasters after they occur, according to U.S. Rep. Henry D-Laredo. CUELLAR Cuellar, But whether the fever tick qualifies as a disaster is still questionable. “I am submitting a letter to the statewide director (of the Farm Service
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Agency) to ask him to look at this in a positive way,” Cuellar said. He said that the county has received millions for tick riders and dips, but the economic disadvantage that the tick has caused farmers has not been addressed. “If you have an area in the quarantine, you can’t sell your cattle to certain places, so you’re stuck with those animals,” Cuellar said.
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Bill may help farmers, ranchers By ZACH LINDSEY
By CÉSAR G. RODRIGUEZ The Bow Hunter Shootout, set for Saturday, Sept. 12, was the result of Ricky Martinez’s desire to have an activity at the end of summer. The wildlife manager of Santo Tomas Ranch, Martinez thought about creating a new sports event for all ages. The result is the shootout, which features 3D-archery target shooting at the Oswaldo and Juanita Ramirez Exhibit Hall. Gil Gamez, board member of the Zapata Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber wanted to show visitors what Zapata could offer as well as offer entertainment for local residents. Martinez said he has been getting phone calls from Mexico and South Texas asking about the event. Thanks to the Hunting and Fishing Expo in the Laredo Entertainment Center about a month ago, Martinez and Gamez were able to network with hunters in the area. The competition includes divisions for men, women and youth. There is a winner-takes-all category with a cash prize of $500.
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SATURDAY,SEPT.5 There will be a book sale today from 8:30 a.m.to 1 p.m.in the Widener Room of First United Methodist Church,1220 McClelland Ave.in Laredo The public invited, and there is no admission fee. Call 722-1674 if you have books or magazines to donate. The Veterans of Foreign Wars will be celebrating Labor Day with a steak plate sale today starting at noon. The plate will include Carne de Guisada, along with rice and beans for $5. The VFW will have the plate sale on the corner of 16th Street and Highway 16.
TUESDAY,SEPT.8 The Zapata County Retired Teachers Association meets today at 11 a.m. at the Holiday Restaurant. The Retired Union Auto Workers and Auto Makers will meet today in Harlingen at 10:30 a.m.This meeting is open to retirees.There will be a social hour before the meeting. For more information, call 765-8546. The Zapata South Elementary School will have a PTO meeting today in their cafeteria starting at 6 p.m.
THURSDAY,SEPT.10 Texas A&M International University presents drawings and sculptures by Brian Row.An opening reception will be held todayfrom 5- 7:30 p.m. at the Art gallery located inside the Center for the Fine and Performing Arts. The exhibit will be on display through Oct.8.For more information call (956) 326-2654. SCORE will have a workshop from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today to introduce prospective business owners to industry practices. SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. Call SCORE’s director, Rolando Ramos, at 324-7644, to set up an appointment before today’s workshop. AWine Tasting Gala to benefit KLRN – Public Television, featuring excellent wines and delectable dishes, begins at 7 p.m. at La Posada Hotel and Suites in Laredo. Tickets are $100. For more information, call (800) 627-8193 or visit klrn.org/wine
FRIDAY,SEPT.11 The Laredo Home and Garden Show will be at the Laredo Entertainment Center, 6415 Sinatra Drive,today through Sunday,10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The show features more than 150 booths.Admission is $7 for adults and free for children 15 and under. For more info,visit www.smcevents.com. The Antonio Guiterrez Marine Corp Memorial Detachment will have a meeting today at the headquarters building located behind Rose Garden Funeral Home. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. and the agenda includes discussion of fundraising opportunities. The organization is seeking new members.
SATURDAY,SEPT.12 The first South Texas Bow Hunter Shootout is today at the Oswaldo H. and Juanita Ramirez Exhibit Hall, 2312 Glenn St. in Zapata.The all-day archery competition offers numerous divisions. Spaces are available for vendors. Call the Zapata County Chamber of Commerce for more information at 765-4871. The Laredo Home and Garden Show will be at the Laredo Entertainment Center,6415 Sinatra Drive,today and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The show features more than 150 booths. Admission is $7 for adults and free for children 15 and younger. For more info,visit www.smc-events.com.
SUNDAY,SEPT.13 The Laredo Home and Garden Show’s run at the Laredo Entertainment Center, 6415 Sinatra Drive, ends today. The show runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and features more than 150 booths.Admission is $7 for adults and free for children 15 and under.Tickets are good for the whole weekend. For more info, visit www.smc-events.com
MONDAY,SEPT.14 There will be a public hearing on the proposed county budget for 2009-2010 at 9 a.m. at the County Commissioners Courtroom at the County Courthouse, 200 East 7th Avenue.
SATURDAY,SEPT.19 Team Roping Productions presents the first Falcon Lake Team Roping Classic today beginning at 4 p.m. There will be fun and activities for the entire family including water slides and kids dummy roping. The roping tournament begins promptly at 5:30 p.m.For more information on how to register, call Tony Reyes at (361) 319-1139.
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Senate Criminal Justice Committee chairman Sen.John Whitmire, D-Houston, right, and House Corrections Committee chairman Rep. Jerry Madden, R-Richardson, are shown in this Jan. 30, 2007, photo. Prison officials are investigating whether a Texas death row inmate accused of threatening Whitmire using a smuggled cell phone is behind an Internet posting that threatens the lawmaker and his family.
Lawmaker: Death row inmate made Web threats By KELLEY SHANNON and JAMIE STENGLE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUSTIN — Prison officials are investigating whether a Texas death row inmate accused of threatening a state lawmaker using a smuggled cell phone is behind an Internet posting that threatens the lawmaker and his family. State Sen. John Whitmire said he’s convinced Richard Lee Tabler is behind a rambling May 29 posting on a site dedicated to death row inmates and their cases. The posting was first reported Friday by the Austin American-Statesman. Tabler, who faces execution for the 2004 slaying of two men in Bell County, was bust-
Ex-Bush official to run Bush Institute DALLAS — A former State Department official under George W. Bush will lead the ex-president’s think tank at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. James K. Glassman, an undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs in 2008, was named the executive director of the George W. Bush Institute on Thursday.
Police: Granny made bomb threat to school SAN ANTONIO — Officials accuse a 51-year-old San Antonio grandmother of phoning a bomb threat to an elementary school that wouldn’t let her visit her grandchildren. Velma Gladys Brewster is free on bond Friday after being charged with making a terrorist threat to Windcrest Elementary School in northeastern San Antonio.
Bus hits,kills teen who fell from truck WILLIS — A school bus struck
ed last year for having a smuggled phone in his cell. He was charged with retaliation, and his mother and sister were charged with possessing contraband in a state prison. Those cases are pending. The Web posting, under Tabler’s name, states: “So many thoughts are running through my head about these indictments against my family members. Some times I wish that I could really show my hand and ask Senator Whitmire how ‘Rebecca’s health’ is. ... John please understand that just because I’m on death row does not mean that you cannot be gotten to ... or your family.” Whitmire said his ex-wife is named Rebecca.
and killed a Willis High School student immediately after he fell from a pickup truck after school. Officials said after the truck left school about 2:50 p.m. Friday the passenger opened his door and fell onto the highway. The Willis school district bus ran over him.
31 behind an elementary school in nearby Santa Rosa, N.M. Police said she’d been last seen alive six days before.
Kids found in hotel bathroom improving
AUSTIN — Texas Tech regent Mark Griffin said he was pressured to resign his seat that Gov. Rick Perry appointed him to after he endorsed Perry’s campaign rival, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, in the governor’s race. Griffin said Perry’s former chief of staff called him shortly after a recent public appearance Griffin made with Hutchison.
DALLAS — Court officials agreed that the maternal grandmother of the children found starving inside a hotel bathroom in Dallas is the best person to take custody. At a hearing Friday in juvenile district court, Judge Cheryl Lee Shannon ordered Child Protective Services to conduct a home study on Ruth Leon, the children’s grandmother.
Warrant issued in teacher’s death EL PASO — A 29-year-old El Paso man has turned himself in to police after he was charged with murder in the death of his mother. The body of 54-year-old Gloria Huerta Marmolejo was found July
Man: Perry ally told him to resign
Rain expected on Saturday Rain was forecast throughout Texas for Saturday with the best chance coming along the Gulf Coast, according to the National Weather Service. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms was forecast for the Houston area. Highs in the lower 90s were possible with overnight lows near 70. — Compiled from AP reports
AROUND THE NATION Big chunk of junk misses space station CAPE CANAVERAL — A big piece of space junk safely sped by the international space station and shuttle Discovery, missing by less than a mile. The astronauts were still asleep Friday when the old rocket part, measuring 15 feet around, passed by. NASA had been monitoring the situation and decided that it was unlikely to be a problem, so controllers did not move the station-shuttle complex.
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Man who called 911 charged with deaths BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Police have arrested a family member who called 911 on eight counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of people found in a Georgia mobile home. Guy Heinze Jr. was arrested Friday on charges that he killed the people whose bodies were found last weekend near the coastal community of Brunswick. Among those killed were seven of Heinze’s relatives.
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Today is Saturday, Sept. 5, the 248th day of 2009. There are 117 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 5, 1972, Black September terrorists attacked the Israeli delegation at the Munich Olympic games; 11 Israelis, five guerrillas and a police officer were killed in the siege. On this date: In 1774, the first Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia. In 1793, the Reign of Terror began during the French Revolution as the National Convention instituted harsh measures to repress counter-revolutionary activities. In 1836, Sam Houston was elected president of the Republic of Texas. In 1914, the First Battle of the Marne, resulting in a FrenchBritish victory over Germany, began during World War I. In 1939, four days after war had broken out in Europe, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a proclamation declaring U.S. neutrality in the conflict. In 1945, Japanese-American Iva Toguri D’Aquino, suspected of being wartime broadcaster “Tokyo Rose,” was arrested in Yokohama. (D’Aquino was later convicted of treason and served six years in prison; she was pardoned in 1977 by President Gerald R. Ford.) In 1958, the novel “Doctor Zhivago” by Russian author Boris Pasternak was published in the United States for the first time. In 1975, President Gerald R. Ford escaped an attempt on his life by Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, a disciple of Charles Manson, in Sacramento, Calif. Ten years ago: Hundreds of Islamic insurgents launched a new offensive in southern Russia, hours after a bomb smashed a building housing Russian military families; the blast was the first of four apartment building explosions blamed by Russian officials on Chechen rebels that killed a total of about 300 people. The Houston Comets won their third straight WNBA championship, beating the New York Liberty, 59-47. “Candid Camera” creator Allen Funt died in Pebble Beach, Calif., at age 84. Five years ago: Hurricane Frances struck Florida’s centraleastern coast with heavy rain. One year ago: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice became the highest-ranking American official in half a century to visit Libya, where she met Moammar Gadhafi. Europe’s Rosetta space probe flew by the Steins asteroid 250 million miles from Earth. Publishing giant Robert Giroux, who’d guided and supported dozens of great writers from T.S. Eliot and Jack Kerouac to Bernard Malamud and Susan Sontag, died in Tinton Falls, N.J., at age 94. Today’s Birthdays: Former Federal Reserve Board chairman Paul A. Volcker is 82. Comedian-actor Bob Newhart is 80. Actress-singer Carol Lawrence is 77. Actor William Devane is 70. Actor George Lazenby is 70. Actress Raquel Welch is 69. Movie director Werner Herzog is 67. Singer Al Stewart is 64. Actor-director Dennis Dugan is 63. College Football Hall of Famer Jerry LeVias is 63. Singer Loudon Wainwright III is 63. “Cathy” cartoonist Cathy Guisewite is 59. Actor Michael Keaton is 58. Country musician Jamie Oldaker (The Tractors) is 58. Actress Debbie Turner-Larson (Film: Marta in “The Sound of Music”) is 53. Actress Kristian Alfonso is 46. Rhythm-andblues singer Terry Ellis is 46. Rock musician Brad Wilk is 41. Actress Rose McGowan is 36. Thought for Today: “History may be divided into three movements: what moves rapidly, what moves slowly and what appears not to move at all.” — Fernand Braudel, French historian (1902-1985).
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This June 18 photo provided by Cornell University shows a nine-spotted ladybug in a lab at Cornell in Ithaca, N.Y. A year after they launched a nationwide search for dwindling native ladybugs,NewYork researchers are breeding colonies of them from insects found by citizen scientists in Oregon and Colorado. towers near Seattle that have generated intense local opposition were toppled early Friday in an act of sabotage that bore the initials of the radical Earth Liberation Front. The towers for KRKO-AM — one of which was 349 feet tall —
were torn down because of health and environmental concerns. The ELF is a loose collection of radical environmentalists that has claimed responsibility for dozens of attacks since the 1990s. — Compiled from AP reports
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Laredo Morning Times will consolidate its manufacturing process with San Antonio Express-News, a sister Hearst newspaper, starting with the Monday, Oct. 5, edition. Printing and packaging of Laredo Morning Times will occur at the $70 million, technologically advanced facility in San Antonio. Subscribers to LMT’s print edition will continue to receive it at home by 6:30 a.m. each day. The Zapata Times will continue to be delivered to 4,000 homes in Zapata County by 8:30 a.m. every Saturday. The resulting efficiencies will allow for more investment in local coverage and in sales of local print and online products. The consolidation will also allow LMT to
expand its delivery to Cotulla and other area cities in the near future. San Antonio has been adding various products to its press lines since 2007. After extensive analysis, it was determined the time is right for adding Laredo Morning Times and other Laredo products to San Antonio’s production schedule. Other Hearst newspapers also are consolidating manufacturing. Houston Chronicle and The Beaumont Enterprise consolidated in Houston last year. The Enterprise prints in Houston and is then delivered to readers from a distribution center in Beaumont, which also distributes the Chronicle, Wall Street Journal and USA Today. LMT will have a similar distribution center. The consolidation means the departure of 20 people in
LMT’s pressroom and mailroom. The employees will receive severance packages and job search assistance, including interviews for qualified employees for openings at the San Antonio facility. “Laredo’s press operators and mailers have worked loyally and effectively for many years and deserve our best efforts to help them find other employment,” said LMT Publisher Bill Green. “We very much value their service and are grateful for the contributions they have made over the years.” Laredo Morning Times has been the leader in providing news and advertising to the Laredo community since 1881, when it was founded by James Saunders Penn. Today, it’s owned by Hearst Corporation, which purchased LMT in 1984.
Sara Rocha enjoys working for commissioners, judge BY DORA MARTINEZ
Sara Gracia Rocha, a 1989 graduate of Zapata High School, attended Laredo Junior College, where she studied business administration. Previously, Sara worked at several banks in Laredo and commuted daily. But then she decided she’d rather work in her hometown, where she is employed as a coordinator for both Commissioners Court and the courthouse, under the Honorable County Judge Rosalva Guerra. Sara is married to Jorge Rocha who is a derrick man for Patterson UTI Oil Co. The couple has three children: Albert, 13, an eighthgrader at Zapata Middle
Pencil helps in gas theft By CÉSAR G. RODRIGUEZ THE ZAPATA TIMES
The Zapata County Sheriff ’s Department is investigating a gas theft. An employee of Goofy’s Drive Inn grocery store on 23rd Avenue and U.S. 83 reported unknown people vandalized a fuel pump around 1 p.m. Tuesday. Zapata County Sheriff ’s Captain Aaron Sanchez said the subjects used a pencil to jam the dollar indicator on the non-digital fuel pump, allowing subjects to pay less for gas. “A person would fill the tank and pay $3,” Sanchez said. Between the damaged fuel pump and the gas stolen, Sanchez said the damage amounts to $500.
COLUMN School; Ricky, 9, a fourthgrader at Zapata South Elementary; and Adriana, 4, a pre-K4 student at Zapata North Early Childhood Center. Sara fondly recalls her late grandmother, Maria Ramirez, who was the mother of Jose Maria Ramirez Jr. He married Eva Uribe, and they own Zapata National Bank. Their son, Jose Maria Ramirez III, is chairman of the bank’s board. Her grandmother would tell her and her sisters, Alma and Christina, interesting stories about old Ramireño and how beautiful it was to
live in such a clean and decent place, Sara remembers. Sara loves to visit Alma in McAllen and makes the trip often. She also likes cooking, but enjoys baking the most. She’s also fond of listening to music, especially the oldies from the 70s. Sara says that working at the courthouse make her feel important and that is what she sure is — Zapata is lucky to have someone with her personality and skills in that position. Good luck, Sara! (Dora Martinez is a native of Zapata who was publisher of Hispanic News in San Antonio for 21 years. She can be reached at thezapatatimes@att.net)
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Teens busted for dip in pool By CÉSAR G. RODRIGUEZ THE ZAPATA TIMES
Before the recent rains, the South Texas sun was scorching and more than a few Zapatans were looking for a cool respite. But that doesn’t mean one can jump into the pool of a stranger’s house when the owners are away. Five juveniles, ages 14 and 15, found that out the hard way. The five kids were detained for trespassing inside an empty house Aug. 29 in the 500 block of Cerrito Drive. According to Zapata
County Capt. Aaron Sanchez, the five juveniles jumped the fence and went straight to the swimming pool. “They were not doing much,” Sanchez said, but “they didn’t have permission.” Deputies received a call in the evening and headed to the residence, he said. Deputies at the scene saw a Grand Am parked outside the house. The juveniles attempted to escape but were rounded up by deputies, Sanchez said. This is not the first time the house attracts impromptu swimmers.
“It’s happened before,” Sanchez said. He said the house is empty for long periods of time. The owners live out of town and sporadically visit the residence. Maintenance workers keep the residence in good condition, Sanchez said. “It’s a well-maintained pool,” Sanchez said. The juveniles were processed at the Zapata County Juvenile Probation Department. Later, they were released to their legal guardians. (César G. Rodriguez may be reached at 728-2568 or cesar@lmtonline.com)
THE BLOTTER ASSAULT Jose Manuel Treviño III, 28, was arrested for assault family violence (verbal dispute) at 12:48 a.m. Aug. 29. Treviño was transported to the Zapata Regional Jail. Jorge Isidro Campos, 26, was arrested for assault familyviolence at 10:51 p.m.Aug.29.Campos was transported to the Zapata Regional Jail.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULTWITH A DEADLYWEAPON A 22-year-old man reported two subjects assaulted him and cut him with a knife at 2:10 a.m.Aug 29 in an area near 16th and 19th Streets and Guerrero Avenue. According to the report, the suspects are unknown.
VEHICLE ON FIRE A 2001 gray Ford F-150 county vehicle caught on fire at the 300 block of Third Street in the Flores Addition subdivision around 4:12 p.m. Aug. 29. The cause of the fire is unknown.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT Jorge Arambula, 25, was arrested for disorderly conduct after he was found urinating on a public road around 11:11 p.m. Aug. 29 in the intersection of Singer Lane and First Avenue.
INCIDENT (DOG BITE)
A 19-year-old woman reported Tuesday evening a dog in the 1300 block of Hidalgo Boulevard bit her.
ed a known subject stole her jewelry from her residence around 4:41 a.m. Wednesday.
BURGLARY
Antonio Uvalle Guzman, 32, was involved in a vehicle accident and was found to be intoxicated at 11:57 p.m.Tuesday on FM Road 496. Uvalle was arrested and transported to Zapata Regional Jail in lieu of a $15,000 bond.
A 51-year-old man reported an unknown subject burglarized his vehicle and stole a toolbox and a battery charger at 1:35 p.m.Tuesday in San Ygnacio. A 34-year-old woman report-
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Taxpayers not getting good returns SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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he wildly unpopular bank bailout has netted American taxpayers about $4 billion in profits so far, an annual return of about 15 percent. Sounds great. But it’s not enough. It’s not that the government could have made a bigger profit, though it certainly could have if it hadn’t been so panicked by the specter of financial collapse. (By comparison, the Swiss government’s $5.6 billion bailout for UBS earned it $1 billion in profits - a 32 percent annual return.) Regrettably this might
be all the profit that we do get. The two biggest and most toxic institutions, Bank of America and Citigroup, still haven’t repaid their bailout money and are still struggling. Then there are all the other bailouts: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG, GM. None of those losers will approach solvency within the next few years. Then there’s the hidden cost that can’t be measured in numbers: taxpayer confidence. Public anger at the bailouts hasn’t abated, and the political price for it may be high come 2010. Suddenly, $4 billion looks like a pittance indeed.
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U.S. must bolster jobs By TOM PAUKEN SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
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overnment Jobs Have Grown Since Recession’s Start” was the headline of a recent story in The New York Times. The article cited a report from the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government which stated that “state and local governments have expanded their payrolls and added 110,000 jobs” since the beginning of the recession in December 2007. The growth in government jobs comes during a period in which approximately 6.9 million private sector jobs have been lost nationally. Even here in Texas (which has the best economy of any large state in the nation), private sector jobs have declined by 266,300 jobs over the past year while government jobs have expanded by 47,100.
Major deficits Those year-to-year increases in government jobs may be coming to an end as cities and states across the country find themselves faced with declining tax revenues in what has become the worst national recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s. For example, the City of Dallas has a $190 million deficit while Houston has a $105 million shortfall in revenues. Don’t expect either of those two major Texas cities to go on a hiring spree anytime soon. Bloomberg News reports that 88 percent of city finance officers say that “they are less able to cover the cost of running their governments than a year earlier.” The article in Bloomberg by William Selway notes that cities continued to increase their spending even after it was clear that we were in a deep recession.
Revenue down Now, local taxing entities can’t count on rising property taxes, higher sales tax revenues and other revenue sources to keep paying for bigger government at the state and local levels. The only solution under these circumstances is to
raise taxes. And, this is the worst possible time to do that when individuals and businesses are struggling to make ends meet. That’s why the growth in government jobs at the state and local levels is not likely to continue. The money simply isn’t there. Nor can cities or states run up massive deficits like our federal government does during hard times.
I have long maintained that government doesn’t create jobs. Only the private sector does. Government is dependent upon a vibrant private sector if it is going to be able to have sufficient tax revenues to provide for necessary public services. The problem with the American economy is that we are not creating enough good-paying jobs in the private sector here in the United States to pay for a government that continues to cost more. This is not a new phenomenon that just started happening when we went into this national economic recession. Floyd Norris of The New York Times has done us all a real service by pointing out that the American economy has added virtually no jobs in the private sector over the last ten years, with the only growth in U.S. employment coming from the public sector.
Wake up If that doesn’t wake up the Washington policy makers to the fact that we need to change our economic policy in order to encourage job creation in the private sector, then I don’t know what will. Unless we start encouraging savings and capital investment for job creation here in the United States, all these “governmental stimulus” programs amount to only temporary fixes to a serious structural problem facing the American economy. If we don’t change our ways, those government jobs will go away just like those in the private sector already have. (Tom Pauken is chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission.)
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itt Romney isn’t openly running for president yet, but he’s clearly focused like a laser on 2012. And seldom has a noncandidate done so well by doing so little. That’s mostly because an astonishing number of his putative 2012 rivals have obliged Romney by systematically stumbling. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s stock sank like a stone after his amateurish, underwhelming response to President Obama’s February address to Congress. Sarah Palin’s decision to resign as governor of Alaska has only exacerbated doubts about her abilities. South Carolina Governor
Mark Sanford and Nevada Senator John Ensign have been badly embarrassed by soap opera affairs, which have made a mockery of their pious public pronouncements. By contrast, the polished Romney, who is the very picture of a devoted husband, has gotten taller just by keeping his head relatively low. But something equally important seems to be happening inside his camp. According to Sasha Issenberg’s story in the Boston Globe Magazine, Romney’s team has come to think that the former venture capitalist and governor’s best route to the White House will come by stressing economic and fiscal issues and managerial competence
rather than by pushing conservative social and cultural hot buttons. That makes good sense. And yet, close political observers can be forgiven for thinking that this epiphany has come rather late. After all, Romney spent much of the 2008 campaign cycle pandering to the right wing on issues like gay marriage, immigration, and guns, let alone fear of, gulp, Massachusetts. And who can forget his effort to portray himself as the voice of the “Republican wing of the Republican Party” — and to cast rival John McCain as outside the conservative mainstream? Meanwhile, it’s hard to recall a sillier speech in the entire last cycle than the one
Romney gave to the Conservative Political Action Conference. There, Romney told conservative activists that he was ending his campaign because a protracted primary race might hurt the GOP’s fall prospects and thus make him complicit in “aiding a surrender to terror.” Still, if there’s to be yet another new Romney, we hope the 2012 campaign model will be closer to the man we briefly knew as governor than to the candidate who played such an aggressive game of panderama last time out. Which is to say, Romney should adopt the counsel Polonius would undoubtedly have given had he been a political consultant rather than a royal counselor: To thine own strengths be true.
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LONGVIEW — I recharge my creative cells in late July by spending two-and-a-half days at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, sponsored by the University of North Texas at a resort near DFW airport. One day is spent in a workshop, where 10 of us critique each other’s essays, led by a professional who keeps the discussion civil and participants on task. That’s the hard work, eight hours cooped up in a room with strangers — each of us in the hot seat at some point, having one’s work taken apart by others. After that exercise, limited to the 50 finalists, the roughly 400 conference participants enjoy back-to-back presentations from some of America’s finest writers. In the three years I’ve attended Mayborn, literary luminaries such as Joyce Carol Oates, Paul Theroux, M. Scott Momaday and many others come and talk about the craft. I always leave charged up by what those who actually make a living as writers have to say and by interacting with folks like me, who write
because they want to, not because they are trying to pay the mortgage. It’s been a long time since I made a living by writing, and even then I was doing other things at a newspaper — taking photos, laying out pages, even selling ads. Plus, I wasn’t making much of a living. So I fill this space each week, as well as work on other pieces most nights after work, because I feel incomplete if I don’t write regularly. It is a joy to be among people who feel the same way, from all walks of life, for a few days each July. I’ve made friends and met some fascinating folks each year. For the past three conferences, I’ve taken notes in a small spiral notebook as the literary elite spoke — book authors, writers for major magazines, reporters and hosts of National Public Radio, and a few grizzled newspaper veterans tossed in for good measure. The other night, I flipped through my notes, looking for my favorite quotes from these writers, some of whose names you will recognize, some not. Bill Nack, longtime writer for Sports Illustrated, specializing in horse racing: “After covering politics for four years, I decided I would
like to cover the whole horse.” Kevin Fedarko, outdoor adventure writer: “Things only become interesting when failure enters the mix.” Joyce Carol Oates, renowned novelist and essayist: “One thing that is not said often enough is you need a spouse that is sane to be a writer.” Erik Colonius, former Wall Street Journal reporter and non-fiction author: “I don’t want to write the same story in the trampled snow.” Allison Hedge Coke, memoirist: “There is nothing to hide and nothing to be ashamed of, because you’re working for the greater good.” Bob Shacohis, novelist and National Book Award winner, just before he began to speak: “I’m gonna be sober before this is over.” Tim Madigan, crime writer: “Book signings are God’s way of keeping authors humble.” John Burnett, extremely tall reporter for NPR, and harmonica player extraordinaire: “We deliver stories three days late and call it analysis.” M. Scott Momady, a Pulitzer Prize winner in 1969: “In the oral tradition,
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everything is just one generation away from extinction.” Roger Thurow, Wall Street Journal writer who has taken up the cause of eliminating hunger in the world by writing about it: “In a famine, the starving speak with their eyes.” Julia Reed, Newsweek writer and one of the funniest women on the planet: “Most stupid stuff happens to people named Donnie or Dwayne. I have a Dwayne file.” Roy Blount Jr., humorist: “I’ve always found you can be incorrect, adroitly.” Alma Guillermoprieto, New Yorker writer: “Every time you look at a memory, you transform it by your present perspective.” Paul Theroux, travel writer and novelist: “A lot of writers’ conferences are like mental illness theater.” Theroux hastened to add that this conference was the exception. I don’t know about that. I do know that I always leave inspired and humbled, in equal parts. (To reach Gary Borders, publisher of the Longview News-Journal, send an email at gborders@longviewnews.com)
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The KLRN Wine Tasting, scheduled for Thursday, will offer attendees about 60 wines from around the world.
Wine tasting is Thursday By KIRSTEN CROW LAREDO MORNING TIMES
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ollowing a brief hiatus, the KLRN Wine Tasting is back in Laredo this year to raise funding for its educational programming as wine enthusiasts from the Gateway City raise their glasses — both to a good cause, as well as to good wine and food. To be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at La Posada Hotel and Suites, the annual event will again boast a massive wine selection, a delectable array of gourmet food, a silent auction and the sweet sounds of the Texas A&M International University Classical Guitar Ensemble.
Avirtual vineyard This year, the event will boast a wine list with about 60 varieties from around the world, said Evelyn Sames Cain, who co-chairs the event with her husband, Ryan Cain. “For people who are really into wine, this is a great chance to taste it,” she said. Although a complete wine list was not available by publication Thursday, Cain said that prime picks include those from Napa Valley and France, as well as selections from the Robert Mondavi and Franciscan collections. And for those who may want to understand its unique blendings a little better — what’s the difference between a dry and sweet wine? A sommelier? Cabernets and sauvignons? — Woody de Luna, a certified wine educator and distributor, will be on hand to answer ques-
tions and guide curious tasteseekers. De Luna, who has previously attended the KLRN Laredo Wine Tasting, “knows how to teach people about all the oaks and barreling and specific grapes,” added Katrina Kehoe, KLRN spokeswoman. “He answers questions for people who like to know more about the wine than just taking a sip,” she said.
A sumptuous spread To complement the lush flavors of the wine will be an equally flavorful spread, designed by Chef Beto Gutierrez of La Posada Hotel. Included in the menu for the evening are prosciutto-wrapped cantaloupe with white balsamic reduction, spinach and goat cheese quesadillas with avocado-tomatillo salsa and smoked duck breast with passion fruit sauce. There will also be a dessert sampler following the main dishes that will include — of course — strawberries dripping in chocolate (see inside for complete menu.)
In the name of learning Although it’s easy to become enraptured — intoxicated, even — with the sheer richness of the foods and drinks on the menu, in the end, it really serves an educational matter. Kehoe, who represents KLRN, pointed out that the safe-environment, educational programming, including classics like “Sesame Street” and cooking shows for adults, are not free.
“The money helps us provide that type of programming,” she said. “We want to make sure our families are covered.” In addition to television programming, funds also go toward providing online resources for educators and parents, Kehoe explained. For Cain, who is organizing the event for the first time, it is the cause that is at its crux. “This is a great event for the community to support local education and to remember that we have the availability of public television,” she said. “Really, our goal is to raise money for KLRN and keep South Texas involved with public access television.”
In the details In addition to the tastings of the wines and foods and taking in the rich sounds of the guitar ensemble, there will also be a silent auction with items to include a fur coat, jewelry, gift certificates, a custom poker table, and weekend vacations to Washington, D.C., and San Antonio. Tickets are $100 per person, or $1,250 for a reserved table of 10. They are available by contacting KLRN at (800) 627-8193 or visiting www.klrn.org/wine. They are also available by contacting Cain at 7942323 or by e-mail at evelyn@sames.net. All proceeds benefit KLRN public television servicing the South Central Texas area. (Kirsten Crow may be reached at 728-2543 or by e-mail at kirsten@lmtonline.com)
DEAR MISS MANNERS — The invitations for the wedding of a pair of friends included a list of local charities to which invitees could send contributions. I don’t recall the exact wording, but they were clear that such contributions are mere suggestions, a productive way to redirect any blender-buying compulsions. I took them up on it and made a contribution. Now I’m wondering about the follow-through. Sending the happy couple a letter saying, “Hey guys, I didn’t have to, but I chose to give money to your favorite charity. Aren’t I a nice guy?” seems the pinnacle of tacky. The fact that this gift was so clearly optional, and in the form of a specific dollar amount (of which I should inform them?) makes such a notice feel more about me than about a couple starting a new life. Some have suggested that it is the responsibility of the charity to notify the couple, but I flubbed this by not providing their address; anyway, I gather that although the charity’s tiny staff does good work in the community, paperwork is not really their forte. What is the protocol for such gifts? GENTLE READER— What gifts? Your friends made a solicitation to you on behalf of their favorite charities, and you gave a donation. Well and good. But Miss Manners fails to see what this has to do with their getting married and your giving them a wedding present. Yes, yes, she is aware that a vast number of people presume that their weddings (and graduations and birthdays and holidays) are license to order what they want from their relatives and friends. She also acknowledges that those who
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direct others to charitable donations instead are not exhibiting personal greed. Yet even by making it “optional” (all such giving is optional, as there is no way to force collection), they are still presuming others’ resources are theirs to direct. Miss Manners is weary of trying to make people understand that this is not a thoughtful or noble approach to take. So instead, she will just tell you how to make the point about being a “nice guy.” Write a warm note, throwing in thanks for having called the charity to your attention, and mentioning that you were glad to support it. Stating the sum is not only crass but pointless, as it is the charity, not they, who owe you gratitude. DEAR MISS MANNERS — Is it impolite to greet someone pleasantly when I run into him around town, but then ignore his phone calls, e-mails, and all other attempts to get in touch? The person in question happens to be my exboyfriend. GENTLE READER — Oddly enough, there is a big difference. Snubbing someone to his face is a major insult, justifiable only to someone who has behaved abominably. A mere romantic attachment of whom one is tired deserves a pleasant — if fleeting — greeting. However, this one is continuing to be tiresome but refusing to accept the break-up, Miss Manners gathers. Becoming too busy to be available for pleadings or recriminations, or a lachrymose combination, is therefore permissible.
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Mexican singer Vicente Fernandez performs at a free concert during Valentine's Day in Mexico City's Zocalo, Saturday, Feb. 14. Thousands gathered in Mexico City's central plaza to pucker up for peace and break the world record for the largest number of people kissing at one time.
Nuevo Laredo’s ‘La Feria’ returns By MIGUEL TIMOSHENKOV LAREDO MORNING TIMES NUEVO LAREDO — The 42nd annual Expomex kicked off Friday with a spectacular lineup of stars and attractions that seeks to restore the glitter of yesteryear. Rooster fights, controversial in the United States but long a traditional part of rural Mexican life, return to the Palenque at the fairgrounds this year after an absence of four years. And the mariachis and other musical stars performing at the Palenque during the fair’s 17-day run ensure that Expomex is making a serious comeback. Mariachi icon Vicente Fernandez and the ever-popular Tigres del Norte are among those who will perform at the Palenque this year. International sensation Gloria Trevi is scheduled to close out the Palenque the night of Sept. 19.
The grand opening Tamaulipas Gov. Eugenio Hernández Flores and Mayor Ramón Garza Barrios are scheduled to be at the ribbon-cutting ceremony open-
‘Extract’ tastes too bland By CHRISTY LEMIRE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Ten years ago, Mike Judge satirized the absurdities of the workplace experience from the perspective of put-upon employees with “Office Space.” It didn’t do much when it came out but, as we all know by now, it became a cult favorite on cable and home video, to the point where it changed the way you looked at the common stapler. Now, Judge is back to the daily grind with “Extract,” but this time the writer-director tells his wacky working tales from the boss’ point of view: that of Jason Bateman’s Joel Reynold, owner of a flavor extract factory. It’s doubtful that this comedy will grab its audience in the same way, though. Judge’s characters are so one-note and their misadventures so ridiculous that it’s hard to get attached to them or care about how they turn out. Pretty much everyone in “Extract” is stupid, unlikable, self-destructive or all of the above — and so there are no real surprises. They include: Step (Clifton Collins Jr.), a doofus who prides himself on being the company’s fastest sorter but dreams of being promoted to floor manager; Cindy (Mila Kunis), a sexy but sociopathic con artist who weasels her way into Joel’s factory with a scheme to make money off a serious accident; “Extract,” a Miramax Films release, is rated R for language, sexual references and some drug use. It is playing at Cinemark Mall Del Norte.
ing the fair tonight, said Carlos Fernando Garza González, president of the fair organization. A host of local and state luminaries is expected for the event, which draws hundreds of enthusiastic fairgoers who want to be the first in the gates. “We will walk to the Teatro del Pueblo, where Her Royal Highness Alejandra I will receive her scepter and crown,” Garza González said. “She will be ascending the throne ceded by Cindy Anahí I, queen of Expomex 2008.”
Old favorites The enticing aroma of all kinds of traditional Mexican delicacies will fill the air as local vendors offer the best pozole, gorditas, enchiladas and taquitos for miles around. Exciting carnival rides for the kids as well as adults will be available, and there will be a dizzying array of merchandise for sale and technological marvels on display at the many booths on the grounds, which cover some 70,000 square feet. Pedigreed livestock will be exhibited in the barns at
the fair as regional breeders vie for prizes. There will be cattle, horses, sheep, goats and various small animals, such as rabbits and chickens, on display. This year, more than 250 exhibitors from across the nation have signed up for booth space, showing off the best arts, food specialties and national products. Admission to the fairgrounds is still 30 pesos, about $3, per person. Children younger than 10, seniors with INSEN cards and disabled people will be granted free admission. What’s in store Tonight’s opening act is Lupita D’Alessio, an actress and singer known for her strong woman, devil-maycare attitude. She’s replacing Juan Gabriel, who previously had been announced but was unable to attend. Saturday, it’s Los Tigres del Norte, the incomparable Grammy-winning norteño band. Vicente Fernández is scheduled to perform two shows, Sept. 11 and 12. Alejandra Guzmán, the “Queen of Rock” in Latin America, appears on Sept. 17 and Jenny Rivera, Lupillo Rivera’s sister, plays Sept. 18.
Gallery 201, located at 513 San Bernardo Ave. in historic downtown Laredo, is exhibiting its summer students’ artwork, “We Are All Artists.” Featured in this exhibit will be the wonderful, whimsical art from the students of ArtExpressions, as well as children and adult art students from Gallery 201 who are under the tutelage of Juan Barajas. ArtExpressions of Laredo was founded by Yuyu Molano and her daughter, Daniela Dominguez. Molano has a degree in design from the Instituto Superior de Cultura y Arte de Monterrey, where she also studied sculpture and watercolor under several well-known artists. Dominguez received her degree in graphic design from La Universidad de CEDIM. They offer after-school art classes to elementary and middle school children. Juan A. Barajas, originally from Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico, studied architecture, advertising drawing, photography, art and technique from various institutes in Mexico and Spain. He brings a passion for his Mexican culture and customs to his work, as well as his teaching. He will offer adult evening classes at Gallery 201 beginning in September. For more information, call Gayle Aker Rodriguez at 237-0627 or Gallery 201 at 725-4278.
At the library Gloria So, who showcased her work this summer at the Laredo Center for the Arts, is now ex-
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El Cenizo reduce su presupuesto 2009-10 POR MIGUEL TIMOSHENKOV TIEMPO DE LAREDO
EL CENIZO –Tres metas presupuestarias regirán la vida financiera del nuevo año fiscal 2009-2010, dijo el martes el Alcalde Raúl L. Reyes. Ejercerán un presupuesto de 341.000 dólares, considerando ingresos más bajos y conservadores, basados en las perspectivas económicas actuales. En el año fiscal 2007-2008 proyectaron un presupuesto de 400.000 dólares, considerando ingresos de la Corte Municipal, así como permisos de construcción, que en el presente período registró una contracción. Reyes dijo que conjunto de fases sucesivas serían mejorar la infraestructura urbana, asignar fondos para reformar el estilo de vida, así como establecer criterios de eficiencia y desempeño de gobierno y contribuyentes. “Sin la participación de nuestros contribuyentes nuestros objetivos no se aterrizarían”, dijo el Alcalde Reyes. “La respuesta de la comunidad se podría calificar de excelente”. La tasa de impuestos de El Cenizo es de 50 centavos por cada 100 dólares del valor en la propiedad. “Debo explicar que los 50 centavos es el máximo que podemos cobrar. No podemos aumentarlo”, dijo Reyes. “Para hacerlo tendríamos que llamar a una elección general, donde los contribuyentes nos autorizaran aumentarlo”. Expresó que no siente la necesidad de cobrar más impuestos. El motivo es que en los seis años de su administración los contribuyentes han respondido positivamente al pago de impuestos. Cuando asumió el poder municipal hace seis años, los ingresos de impuestos en propiedad se encontraban en el 60 por ciento, en el presente año alcanzaron el nivel del 98 por ciento de ingresos. Solamente un 2 por ciento queda delincuente, es una respuesta excelente. Pero donde hay mayor número de cuentas morosas es el servicio de recolección de basura. “Es el reto de este año fiscal, que los contribuyentes deben estar enlistados en la recolección de basura”, dijo Reyes. “Se que es un reto, pero también un problema”. Basado en los contratos del servicio de agua, El Cenizo debería estar a la par con 1,120 contratos que maneja el condado, pero el servicio de basura, operan con 560 contratos. Numerosos contribuyentes se marcharon, otros se dieron de baja, algunos mas dejaron de pagar. “Estos 560 contribuyentes de basura, son los puntales, quienes asumen que el gobierno funciona con los impuestos, por ello pagan en tiempo”, dijo Reyes. “Actualmente la cuota mensual es de 18 dólares por cada vivienda. Hay un descuento de 5 dólares para deshabilitados y de la tercera edad”. Acerca del servicio de ambulancia dijo que han firmado un contrato con la Ciudad de Río Bravo, con una empresa que apenas inicia sus operaciones. Reyes comentó haberse reunido con otras empresas privadas para negociar un servicio eficiente y activo a la comunidad. En el presente mes, llevará a la mesa del cabildo la propuesta de cobrar 4 dólares para el servicio de ambulancia. “Por mucho tiempo, El Cenizo no pagaba el servicio de ambulancia a la empresa que operaba en Río Bravo. Ya no es el caso”, dijo Reyes. “Hoy en día, no tenemos ese privilegio. Todos queremos servicios, pero estamos satisfechos que no represente un costo a nuestra economía personal”. En el futuro, si los residentes de esta comunidad quieren el servicio de ambulancia deberán contribuir. “Nuestros ingresos y el presupuesto no pueden responder para seguir subvencionando este servicio”, dijo Reyes.
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Alcaldesa:No bajaran la guardia ante HINI POR MIGUEL TIMOSHENKOV TIEMPO DE ZAPATA
NUEVA CIUDAD GUERRERO- La alcaldesa de esta ciudad Olga Juliana Elizondo Guerra dijo que no bajarán la guardia y motivará a mantener las medidas preventivas como el lavado frecuente de manos y el estornudo de etiqueta en este municipio. Han seguido comunicación con la jurisdicción sanitaria V a fin de seguir instrucciones para proteger la salud de la comunidad. “En las escuelas básicas y los mas de 700 estudiantes se orienta a lavado de manos y limpieza”, dijo Elizondo Guerra. “Hay cooperación, somos un municipio limpio para exentarnos del virus del HINI”. Dijo que en las escuelas están preparados con gel para limpieza de sus manos, así como el área de sus actividades. “Nos han llegado los trípti-
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cos, se dispuso colocación en los diferentes espacios”, dijo Elizondo Guerra. “Nos estamos enfocando básicamente en la parte preventiva”. La alcaldesa dijo que han escuchado las recomendaciones del estado, como de la jurisdicción sanitaria, de Nuevo Laredo, a donde pertenecen desde el punto de vis a de salud. Pero también se han dado recomendaciones que si alguna persona pudiera pacer de la enfermedad, al atenderse a tiempo habitualmente es curable, por lo que se exhorta a la población, sobre todo la que
padece alguna enfermedad crónica, a acudir de inmediato a la unidad de salud más cercana cuando presente algún síntoma de enfermedad respiratoria. La influenza es una enfermedad que si se atiende a tiempo habitualmente es curable. En la Jurisdicción Sanitaria V. el Dr. Jaime Emilio Gutiérrez, dijo que el virus de la influenza se transmite a través de las gotitas de saliva que expulsan las personas enfermas al hablar, toser, estornudar, compartir utensilios o alimentos, así como al saludar de beso. También es
importante señalar que el virus sobrevive en superficies lisas y porosas como manos, manijas, barandales, pañuelos desechables y telas ya que se mantiene entre 48 y 72 horas, de ahí la necesidad de lavarse las manos con frecuencia o desinfectarlas con gel. Algunos síntomas comunes de las personas que enferman a causa del virus de la influenza son temperatura mayor a 38 grados, ardor y dolor de garganta, tos, dolor de cabeza con inicio brusco y de gran intensidad, dolor intenso articular y muscular, escurrimiento nasal y en algunos casos diarrea. En un comunicado de La Secretaría de Salud en México informa que al se confirmaron 21 mil 857 casos de influenza A (H1/N1) en el país, de los cuales 193 fallecieron. Debido a que el virus de la influenza A (H1/N1) sigue presente entre la población, es importante no bajar la guardia y mantener en este sentido, se
informa que de las 193 personas fallecidas por esta causa, 86.5% presentó tos, 85% fiebre, 74.6% dificultad para respirar, 51.8% expectoración y 49.2% ataque al estado general. El 49.7% eran mujeres y 50.3% hombres, y 72% tenía entre 20 y 54 años de edad. Las 32 entidades federativas registran casos confirmados, la mayor parte se concentra en Chiapas, seguida de Yucatán, Distrito Federal, Jalisco, Veracruz, Tamaulipas y Tabasco. En el mundo se registran más de 209 mil 438 casos y más de dos mil 185 defunciones; sin embargo, debido a que la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ya no requiere que los países reporten los casos confirmados individuales de A (H1/N1), el número puede ser inferior a la cifra real. (Miguel Timoshenkov podrá contactarlo al 956 728 2583 o al correo electrónico timo1@lmtonline.com)
Ventas y turismo golpeados por la crisis: J. Fermín POR MIGUEL TIMOSHENKOV TIEMPO DE ZAPATA
CIUDAD MIGUEL ALEMÁN – Las ventas y el sector turístico se han visto afectados por la crisis, lo cual indica que consumidores y visitantes son más precavidos en sus presupuestos, dijo Jesús Fermín, Presidente de la Cámara de Comercio de Miguel Alemán. Fermín Juárez, gerente del Hotel “El Tío Luz”, dijo a Tiempo de Zapata que esperan una alza en los servicios turísticos en semanas próximas.
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los gobernadores Eugenio Hernández Flores, de Tamaulipas, el gobernador de Nuevo León, Natividad González Paras, (izquierda) y el gobernador de Coahuila, profesor Humberto Moreira, develando la placa en la conferencia de Gobernadores Fronterizos.
Contra la delincuencia Buscan los gobernadores fondos directos del Plan Mérida ESPECIAL PARA TIEMPO DE ZAPATA
SAN PEDRO, Nuevo León.- El gobernador de Tamaulipas, Eugenio Hernández Flores, dijo en la XXVII Conferencia de Gobernadores Fronterizos, se pronuncio por mas desarrollo. Dijo que en la región fronteriza México-Estados Unidos reclama la prosperidad de sus comunidades, debe ir de la mano de la seguridad y de un desarrollo sustentable, para lo cual es necesario impulsar una mayor competitividad e intercambio de tecnología. En la reunión y ante el Secretario de Gobernación Fernando Gómez Mont, la Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores, Patricia Espinosa Castellanos, y los gobernadores y representantes de las entidades participantes, Hernández Flores remarcó que los estados fronterizos desean y deben integrarse de una manera más directa al Plan Mérida para tener mayores recursos en su lucha contra la delincuencia. También ante el Embajador de México en Estados Unidos, Arturo Surukhán y el Embajador de
ese país en México, Carlos Pascual, expresó que Tamaulipas mantiene una estrecha colaboración con las autoridades norteamericanas de seguridad, en especial el FBI, que ha capacitado a la policía antisecuestros. Además, expresó que se debe extender la actividad del Banco de América del Norte a otras áreas, aparte de la ecológica como hasta ahora, para incursionar en Infraestructura para hacer más competitiva la región. En esta reunión que impulsa el Plan Indicativo para el Desarrollo Competitivo y Sustentable de la Región Transfronteriza MéxicoEstados Unidos Visión 2030, Hernández Flores se pronunció por un mayor intercambio tecnológico. Durante este encuentro binacional, la Canciller Patricia Espinosa Castellano, Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores expresó que un claro ejemplo de la excelente cooperación para avanzar en la transformación, modernización y competitividad de la región fronteriza son los tres nuevos cruces internacionales, de los cuales dos se construyen en
Tamaulipas Reynosa-Mission “Anzaldúas” y Río Bravo-Donna“lo que nunca había ocurrido en la historia de nuestra frontera” Además resaltó el avance significativo en la construcción del primer nuevo cruce ferroviario en el siglo en Matamoros, que agilizará el desarrollo regional. Asistieron a esta XXVII Conferencia de Gobernadores Fronterizos Monterrey 2009 los gobernadores de Tamaulipas, Eugenio Hernández Flores; Nuevo León, Natividad González Parás; Coahuila, Humberto Moreira Valdés y de Baja California, José Osuna Millán; así como los representantes de José Reyes Baeza gobernador de Chihuahua, Guadalupe Checo Monares; y de Eduardo Bours de Sonora, José Raymundo López Vurovich. Por parte de Estados Unidos asistieron en representación del gobernador Rick Perry de Texas, Carlos Rubinstem; de Arnold Schwarzenegger de California, Roed Martínez; de Jan Brewer de Arizona, Joe Kanefield y de Bill Richardson de Nuevo México, Bill Hume
“Estamos operando entre el 50 al 60 por ciento de servicio”, dijo Juárez . “Se trata de negociantes empresariales mexicanos que viajan a la frontera a sus negocios”. Una funcionaria del Hotel California, ubicó la ocupacion aproximadamente un 50 por ciento. “Tenemos la esperanza de que la actividad tenga un repunte para darle continuidad al negocio y mantener la planta de ocupacion”, dijo. “La verdad es que la recuperacion económica ha sido muy lenta”. Fermin, de la Cámara de Comercio, dijo que al finalizar agosto se empezó a reflejar movimiento aunque no es como lo desean.
Despidos El presidente de Cámara de Comercio dijo que en los diferentes sectores de la industria, los negocio han reflejado pérdidas de empleos ya que no pueden sostenerse. “Ellos deben realizar ajustes de personal y gastos de operación para mantenerse esperando mejores tiempos”, dijo Fermin. Una esperanza del negociante mexicano es conocer en qué sentido se orientarían las reformas fiscales del gobierno federal, porque dependería de estos cambios para motivar la inversión y economía. En la Cámara de Comercio de Miguel Alemán se encuentran afiliados alrededor de 300 negocios, los que esperan cambios fiscales que puedan favorecerlos. Los atractivos que ofrece esta comunidad son los comercios , así como deportes cinegéticos para turismo, y las tres presas, como son la “Marte R. Gómez”, “La Falcón” y “Las Blancas”. Estas presas se localizan en el area de influencia de Ciudad Miguel Alemán. (Miguel Timoshenkov podrá contactarlo al 956 728 2583 o al correo electrónico timo1@lmtonline.com)
Seguro médico escolar para educación básica en Tamaulipas ESPECIAL PARA TIEMPO DE ZAPATA
CD. VICTORIA, Tamaulipas.- La próxima semana concluirá la distribución de nuevas credenciales del programa “Seguro Escolar”, con las que se garantiza la protección y atención médica-hospitalaria de todos los alumnos de las escuelas de educación pública en la entidad, lo anterior fue dado a conocer por el Secretario de Educación, José Manuel Assad Montelongo.
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Alumnas de las escuelas básicas en la capital Ciudad Victoria, son parte de los 655 mil 731 estudiantes beneficiados por el gobierno de Tamaulipas para cuidar su salud. Muestran la credencial de aseguradas.
El funcionario educativo destacó que esta acción forma parte de los proyectos estratégicos del Gobierno del ingeniero Eugenio Hernández Flores, a través del convenio que se trabaja en coordinación con la Secretaría de Salud y tiene como finalidad proteger a los educandos en caso de un accidente ocurrido en el trayecto de su casa a la escuela, dentro de la misma y de regreso a sus hogares.
Añadió que abarca los 200 días laborales establecidos en el calendario escolar, asimismo en actividades extraescolares como culturales, deportivas y académicas que realicen con aprobación de la autoridad educativa correspondiente.
Cobertura De acuerdo con las estadísticas de la dependencia, agregó que “Seguro Escolar” protege a 655 mil 731 alumnos de educación inicial, especial, preescolar, primaria y secundaria, así como a educandos de los CAIC y de CONAFE. “Con el arranque de este nuevo ciclo escolar 2009-2010 se procedió a la entrega de las nuevas credenciales, para que los estudiantes cuenten con su nuevo documento que los amparará durante el ciclo lectivo y en el cual están escritos los datos básicos del alumno y la institución educativa”, precisó el Secretario de Educación
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Campus eyes school of fisheries docs By TOM PARSONS ASSOCIATED PRESS
PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Studying fish once seemed so simple: find out where they were biting and keep it under your hat. Now the study of fish has evolved into Ph.D.level programs that can make fish bigger, tastier and a larger part of the nation’s economy. The University of Arkansas’ board of trustees on Friday approved a doctoral program for the Aquaculture-Fisheries Center of Excellence at its Pine Bluff campus. It’s the first Ph.D. program for the 3,000-student campus at the edge of the Arkansas Delta. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a stronger and more positive review” of a program proposal, UA system vice president for university relations Dan Ferritor told the UA system board at a meeting Friday in Little Rock. The doctoral program could give a boost to Pine Bluff, hurt in recent decades by relocation of railroad jobs to other sites and closure of several industries, as well as by the current recession. Smaller communities in the depressed Delta region should also benefit, as aquaculture farming operations take advantage of the scientific and practical expertise that UAPB has built up over
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A catfish feeds near the surface of a pond at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s Aquaculture-Fisheries Center in Pine Bluff,Ark, in this photo taken Aug. 24.A proposed Ph.D. in aquaculture would be the first doctorate offered by UAPB. more than 20 years. The nation’s largest fishfeed plant, ARKAT Nutrition, operates in Dumas, population 5,200, working closely with the UAPB program. While a typical image of fishing involves dropping a line from a bamboo pole, formalized fish farming has
been a part of the Arkansas economy for decades. UAPB opened its Aquaculture-Fisheries Center in 1988 to work with fish farmers of all varieties: catfish farmers raising meat for dining tables, baitfish farmers raising minnows for anglers’ hooks, and others raising ornamen-
tal goldfish or goldfish that will end up as food for larger ornamentals in aquariums. All the feeder goldfish raised in the country come from Arkansas, said Carole Engle, the center’s director. In addition to conducting research and training people seeking careers in natural fisheries or fish-farming, the center is a major resource for Arkansas’ $130 million fish-farming industry. It also trains people in natural fisheries disciplines who go on to work for agencies like the state Game and Fish Commission and the federal Fish and Wildlife Service. “We’ve become famous for finding ways to diagnose” problems at fish farms, said Andy Goodwin, the center’s associate director and lab chief. Such problems, he said, can involve sick or dying fish, or fish that simply don’t grow at the usual rate. “UAPB has been more proactive in working toward solutions to our recent problems than any other university, with new feed, economics, marketing and management studies,” said Joe Lowery, president of the Catfish Farmers of America. Those problems include fish diseases, nutritional problems, parasites and mechanical difficulties that might affect production, according to UAPB faculty. Arkansas, Alabama and
Mississippi are the leading catfish-farming states, with 166 catfish farms in Arkansas, 268 in Alabama and 451 in Mississippi in 2007 — the latest year for which figures are available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Arkansas alone sold about 10 million pounds of catfish that year, the USDA said. Engle said other schools with fisheries degrees encouraged UAPB to consider a doctoral program, given commercial fishing’s importance in the Arkansas and Mississippi deltas. If approved by the state Higher Education Coordinating Board — a step expected by next spring — the first candidates will be accepted in fall 2010. Graduates will likely end up researching in the private sector or teaching. Since its founding, the Aquaculture-Fisheries Center has graduated 85 people with bachelor’s degrees and 55 with master’s degrees. Nearly half of the graduate degree recipients went on to pursue doctorates elsewhere. The bulk of those with B.A.s pursued an advanced degree or went to work for government agencies. Nekea Walker, a recruiter for the fisheries-aquaculture program, said the availability of a terminal-degree track can be a big incentive to students considering the school’s undergraduate or master’s programs.
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DOLLARS | Continued from Page 1A “We’re getting a better deal now with these major fishing companies where we can get more for our buck,� Mendoza said, adding that Zapata’s Falcon Lake has been getting a lot of nationwide attention. He added that each event brings in $1 million to the community through the money spent on hotels, food and fuel. Often, fishermen will come a week before the tournament to scout out their “hot spots,� according to Mendoza.
Proposed budget “It’s pretty much a winwin for everybody,� he said. In the proposed budget, the county has increased the Chamber of Commerce’s allocation of hotel/motel funding, which is derived from a tax travelers pay when they stay in local hotels and motels. In the proposed budget, $140,000 has been set aside for the chamber. The chamber received $123,000 during the current fiscal year. However, Mendoza said, the chamber would be asking the county for more funding for the increased number of events, adding that the Commissioners Court has been very supportive in the past.
Karran Westerman, treasurer for the Zapata Convention and Visitors Bureau, said the bureau, in its second year, is introducing more events for families. In fact, a team roping event is scheduled for Sept. 19. Another event Westerman said they’d be bring back for a second year is the bully dog show.
‘Different things’ “We try to venture out into different things,� Westerman said. “The type of things that we’re trying to do include not only people from out of town, but also people in Zapata.� Hotel/motel funding for the bureau has increased in the proposed budget to $70,000, up from $30,000 in last year’s budget. Other organizations set to receive hotel/motel funding are the Historical Commission, the Zapata County Fair Association, the fair’s Queen’s Contest and the fair’s float, which are all receiving the same amount of funding as last year. Also, the Sheriff ’s Department will receive $20,000 for security overtime — $5,000 more than in the current budget. (Julie Daffern may be reached at 728-2565 or jdaffern@lmtonline.com)
ARRESTED | Continued from Page 1A criminal activity. Bond was set at $75,000 bond. Zapata County Sheriff ’s Captain Aaron Sanchez said a black pick-up was parked outside the home. Becoming suspicious, someone called the sheriff ’s department and deputies were sent to the house. When they arrived, the deputies approached two men inside the black truck.
Probable cause When deputies asked the driver for identification, Sanchez said, the driver became nervous. Sanchez said deputies noted empty alcohol containers and a baseball bat within reach of the two men in the vehicle and that
gave the officers probable cause to investigate further. The passenger then took off, Sanchez said. He displayed a Colt pistol while he was running but it didn’t fire — later, officers discovered the gun had the safety on. The passenger and the driver were identified by the sheriff ’s department as Flores and Arevalo, respectively. They were arrested at the scene. Sanchez said Izquierdo is the one who provided Arevalo with a gun “to take care of business.â€? Izquierdo was picked up later by deputies. Sanchez said the investigation is continuing. (CĂŠsar G. Rodriguez may be reached at 728-2568 or cesar@lmtonline.com)
JP may receive car allowance By ZACH LINDSEY
the auto allowance. In 2009, that figure was raised to $4,800, where it will remain in the 2010 budget. All four justices of the peace have a travel allowance of $3,000, but that does not cover inter-county travel. “The travel allowance is for training,� said County Auditor Doroteo Garza. “They’re required to get training, (to) have so many hours a year.� The auto allowance is a
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Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace Anna Guerra is scheduled to receive an additional $4,800 for an automobile allowance in the proposed fiscal year 2010 budget, which will be presented at a public hearing Sept. 14. Previously, the only justice of the peace to receive an auto allowance was Juana Maria Gutierrez. In 2008, Gutierrez received $4,300 for
separate amount, although it is tabulated under the same category in the annual budget. The auto allowance is strictly for gasoline, and it is designed for inter-county travel. The other two justices of the peace do not receive an auto allowance because their offices are located in the county’s courthouse. The Precinct 1 justice of the peace operates near Lopeùo, and the Precinct 2 justice of the peace has her
office in San Ygnacio. When asked why Guerra did not previously receive an auto allowance, County Judge Rosalva Guerra said that it “was not requested.� A public hearing on the county’s proposed budget is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 14, at the Commissioners Courtroom in the County Courthouse, 200 East 7th Ave. (Zach Lindsey may be reached at 728-2538 or zach@lmtonline.com)
BILL | Continued from Page 1A and in the rest of the nation. Money is divided into a variety of categories for a variety of needs. Anyone who suffered losses because of drought or fire beginning Jan. 1, 2008 may qualify. The emergency assistance program also may benefit farmers in the area. According to a news release from Cuellar’s office, the program “provides assistance for the accrued losses associated with disease, extreme heat, extreme cold and
The money can definitely be used for other disasters, such as droughts, officials said. “We’re in the process of trying to move the process as soon as possible, and I think this would be very useful to our agricultural community,� Cuellar said. The farm bill currently should provide about $3 billion total to the country. The amount that will end up in Zapata County depends on the amount of applications here
other adverse weather conditions.â€? There is not yet an electronic system for processing the applications, so applications must be submitted manually to the Farm Service Agency. The local service center is located at 4400 East U.S. 83 in Rio Grande City. “If you think you’ve been hurt by ‌ disaster, then turn in the application,â€? Cuellar said. The FSA also has a second
deadline: Nov. 2, for a tree assistance program and a supplemental revenue assistance program. The tree assistance program targets orchards and nurseries that may have suffered losses to trees due to natural disaster, and the revenue assistance program is aimed at producers who have lost crops or whose quality of crop has suffered. (Zach Lindsey may be reached at 728-2538 or zach@ lmtonline.com)
CROOKS | Continued from Page 1A provide information, he said. But the down side is that the perpetrators could become more wary, which could hamper the investiga-
“It could go both ways,� Gonzalez said. On the positive side, people could be encouraged to become active and call in to
tion. Sermino said the Sheriff ’s Department is investigating several leads and officers are actively working on
the case. “We’re right in the middle,� Sermino said. To provide information, call Crime Stoppers at (956)
BOW HUNTER | Continued from Page 1A with different animals. The last target will be moving. Replicas of animals are activated targets, Gamez said. “If you see a target out in the field, you might think it’s a real deer,� Gamez said. Each station will have five targets and five arrows to shoot. An additional station for be-
Martinez said three stations will be available. Station 1 will have regular bull’s-eye targets. Station 2 is 3D, where targets are replicas of animals, such as cougars, javelinas, turkeys, among other animals from the South Texas wildlife. Station 3 requires more skill. Six targets will pop out
ginners will be for people to take five shots for $1, Gamez said. He said bow hunting is a fairly new sport that is attracting families. “People got really pumped up,� Gamez said. Martinez and a couple of companions have already signed in. “I’m looking forward to it.
I got my wife and my little boy in it,� Martinez said. Admission to the event is free. For more information on the Bow Hunter Shootout, call 765-4871 or visit www.zapatausa.com. (CÊsar G. Rodriguez may be reached at 728-2568 or cesar@lmtonline.com)
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Sports&Outdoors Hawks meet Wolves tonight
A RECORD-SETTING PACE
By JOY LINDSAY THE ZAPATA TIMES
The Zapata Hawks football team will get its second chance for a win tonight as it travels to Laredo to take on the LBJ Wolves in a rematch of the Hawks’ 34-14 victory last season. Zapata (0-1) had a full week to re-
ZAPATA HAWKS: Football team to face LBJ tonight at Laredo’s Student Activity Complex at 7:30 p.m.
cover from its 19-7 loss to the La Joya Palmview Lobos in Week 0, a defeat that Hawks head coach Mario Arce thought served as a great learning experience. “We saw a lot of improvement,” Arce said. “The defense played really well. Obviously, we lost, but the game was a lot closer than the score makes it seem. We had the lead up until about two minutes left, but then they scored and scored again right at the end. But we stopped some really good attempts; we even had three goal-line stands.”
Defense Senior defensive back Balde Sanchez led the team with six tackles and four assists in the game. Junior defensive back Frank Trejo, junior defensive lineman Justin Sosa, senior defensive tackle Sammy Cobos, senior linebacker Horacio Saenz and junior linebacker Juan Martinez each had four or more tackles. Zapata also saw some improvement on offense, but that side of the ball was less kind to the Hawks in their loss. “We moved the ball well,” Arce said. “But we had some bobbled snaps in crucial situations, and we had a touchdown called back. But we improved consistently, especially compared to our scrimmages.” One clear standout was junior quarterback Luis Gonzalez, who provided Zapata’s run-heavy offense with 96 passing yards and a 39-yard passing touchdown.
‘An all-around athlete’ Gonzalez also ran the ball 14 times, including one 25-yard dash. “He’s an all-around athlete,” Arce said. “He can run well, he can throw well, he can even catch well. If we ever go with another quarterback, he’ll still be out there, on offense and defense. But we’re happy to see him do well, and we were really happy with his performance.” The Hawks compiled 123 rushing yards total, including a teamhigh 47 from Trejo, also a running back, on five carries. Arce hopes to see all the positives from last week’s game carry over to tonight as his team continues to grow. “We played well,” he said. “We played with a lot of aggressiveness… we hope that continues (tonight). But we always need to improve week by week in all phases of the game.”
The main concern One of Zapata’s main concerns in practice this week was mastering the center-to-quarterback exchange, which Arce hopes will come in handy tonight against an improved LBJ (0-1) squad. “We saw them play last Saturday, and Okie (Wolves head coach Oscar Villaseñor) is doing a heck of a job with that team,” Arce said. “We saw a lot of improvement. The kids seem to be buying into what he’s doing, and they overall look better as a team. “We’ll need to control the clock against them and be able to throw the ball because they’re pretty quick on defense.” LBJ is coming off a 36-0 non-district loss to Prepa Tech from Monterrey, Mexico, in Week 0. Tonight’s game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.
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Zapata cross-country runners Melissa Martinez and Gloria Jauregui compete at the Edinburg North Invitational at Monte Cristo Golf Course last Saturday.
Cross-country runners set personal bests at meet By CLARA SANDOVAL SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
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loudy skies, cool temperatures, and tough competition were all the ingredients needed last Saturday for the Zapata girls cross-country teams. The team heated up the course with early season personal records at the annual Edinburg North Invitational at Monte Cristo Golf Course. The Lady Hawks were depleted, not taking their full team with only four varsity runners suiting up for Zapata, but that did not deter coach Mike Villarreal’s expectations. “We were shorthanded and only had five runners so we only ran four on the varsity, not completing a team,” he said. “However, those four athletes ran extremely well, and some of them
even had personal record.” Junior Marlena Garcia went head to head with the top individual runners in the Rio Grande Valley and was in second place with 150 meters to the finish, but ended up in sixth place with an impressive 12:09 in the two-mile course.
‘Fastest time’ “This was the fastest time ever run by a Lady Hawk this early in the season,” Villarreal said. Teammate Maritza Garcia also set a strong pace individual and missed her personal record by two seconds with a time of 12:46 coming in 17th. Gloria Jauregui set a personal record of 12:55 and placed 21st, just out of medal contention.
Melissa Martinez, who missed the majority of last season with an injury, bounced back with a 13:13. In the freshman division Erica Hernandez continued to impress as she posted one of the fastest times by a freshman in the early season. Hernandez posted a third place finish in 14:07 to lead her teammates; the fastest time ever ran by a freshman early in the season. Wendy Medina and Leslie Juarez dueled for the last 100 meters, and it was Medina who inched ahead with a 17th place finish. Juarez followed in 18th place to pick up a medal. Kassy Garza also had a good run and was just out of medal contention.
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Boys back in the race at Edinburg after taking a week off By CLARA SANDOVAL SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
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he Hawks are competing at the Edinburg High Invitational cross-country meet this morning after being idle last week. Coach Luis Escamilla schedules off weeks for the Hawks to rejuvenate and keep the team’s legs fresh during the season. “The reason why we had an open week early in the season was to focus primarily on our specific training,” Escamilla said. “I strongly believe, if you race every weekend, a lot of training is lost because you tend to take a lot of easy days and recovery issues need to be considered quite more often than usual.”xx Escamilla schedules the varsity team to compete twice a month in some of the most competitive races in South Texas, so the team will peak at the right time.
Instead of going off to compete in a race, Escamilla had the Hawks meet for a workout. “Even though we don’t race every weekend, we do meet in the afternoon on Saturdays,” he said. “This past Saturday we met and had a great workout.” Earning runner of the week honors is sophomore Rafer Benavides.
‘The Simulator’ “He is learning to compete with the big boys and really surprised me with a workout I call ‘The Simulator,’” Escamilla said. Escamilla hopes the Hawks see some great competition at the Edinburg meet. “We did not attend this meet last year, but I archived last year’s results and it includes some top-notch 5A schools across the Rio Grande Valley. The varsity will run in the 5A division,” Es-
camilla said. “Last year we ran at TAMIU and placed fourth despite not running a two-time individual state qualifier.” Escamilla stated his expectations for the team at every meet. “My expectations are simple. Win. Every loss shortens our lifespan,” he said. “The RGV is tough. We might place third, fourth or last, but this level of competition will make our postseason easier.” The Hawks will not run with number two, but number six man Juan Rangel is ready for the challenge. “I just want them to compete and get a juicy greasy burger on the way back. I always tell them, beat who you know you can beat and if you run smart you will beat half of the runners who were ahead of you,” Escamilla said.
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Netters looking to extend win streak By CLARA SANDOVAL SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
LAREDO — The Zapata volleyball team is on a two-game wining streak with hopes of lengthening Tuesday night when Nixon comes to town. The Lady Hawks defeated Laredo Martin and Laredo St. Augustine on Tuesday at the Martin gym. First on the hit list for the Lady Hawks was Martin. Zapata (9-8), behind the offensive firepower of Brandi King, beat Martin in three straight sets 25-16, 25-19 and 25-12 for the first victory of the night. “Our passing has gotten a lot better, and we were getting the ball to the setters,” Zapata coach Rosie Villarreal said. “The girls were working as a team, and it showed on the court.” King had another monster game as she
recorded 13 kills, to go along with four aces, four blocks, eight digs and two assists. Adriana Peña and Ashley Martinez contributed by combining for 13 kills. The Lady Hawks had little time to celebrate as they faced St. Augustine in the second game. King’s performance in the first game was just a preview of what she was about to unleash on the Lady Knights. Again, King displayed another dominating performance with her 19-kill effort, thanks to setter Lexi Garcia. The Lady Hawks beat St. Augustine 25-10, 2514, 14-25 and 25-13. Villarreal was satisfied with the team’s performance. “The girls came through with their serves, and overall it was a total team effort,” she said. Villarreal also noted the team looked tired in the second match of the night. The Lady Hawks will also have to deal with
the injury to Martinez, who sprained an ankle. “The team did a remarkable job of adjusting to the line up after Ashley went down with an ankle injury,” Villarreal said. Next on the agenda is Nixon on Tuesday at 7 p.m. before opening district play with Progresso on Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. at the Zapata High gym. ZAPATA STATS vs. MARTIN: King (13 kills, four aces, four blocks, eight digs, and two aces), Adriana Peña (eight kills, five digs), Ashley Martinez (six kills, two aces, two digs), Kat Garcia (five kills, two digs, one ace), Loralee Rivera (four kills), Lexi Garza (three aces, two digs, 19 assists). ZAPATA STATS vs. ST. AUGUSTINE: King (19 kills, four aces, four blocks, four digs, one assist), Martinez (three kills, four aces), Peña (five kills, four digs), Garcia (four kills. six aces), Garcia (one kill, 24 assists), Rivera (four assists).
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MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 86 48 .642 — Boston 78 55 .586 7½ Tampa Bay 72 61 .541 13½ Toronto 59 74 .444 26½ Baltimore 54 80 .403 32 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 72 61 .541 — Minnesota 67 66 .504 5 Chicago 66 69 .489 7 Cleveland 58 75 .436 14 Kansas City 51 82 .383 21 West Division W L Pct GB — Los Angeles 78 54 .591 Texas 75 58 .564 3½ Seattle 71 64 .526 8½ Oakland 59 75 .440 20 Thursday’s Games Detroit 4, Cleveland 3, 10 innings Chicago White Sox 5, Chicago Cubs 0 N.Y. Yankees 10, Toronto 5 Boston 6, Tampa Bay 3 Seattle 7, Oakland 4 Friday’s Games Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Texas at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7:38 p.m. L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Boston at Chicago White Sox, 8:11 p.m. Seattle at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Saturday’s Games N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 12-6) at Toronto (Cecil 6-3), 1:07 p.m. Boston (Wakefield 11-3) at Chicago White Sox (G.Floyd 10-9), 4:10 p.m. Minnesota (S.Baker 12-7) at Cleveland (Masterson 4-6), 4:10 p.m. Texas (Millwood 10-8) at Baltimore (Matusz 3-2), 4:10 p.m. Detroit (Galarraga 6-10) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 9-10), 7:08 p.m. L.A. Angels (Lackey 9-7) at Kansas City (Greinke 13-8), 7:10 p.m. Seattle (French 4-4) at Oakland (Bre.Anderson 7-10), 9:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Minnesota at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Texas at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m. Detroit at Tampa Bay, 1:38 p.m. Boston at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m. Seattle at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Monday’s Games Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m., 1st game Minnesota at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Boston at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m. Texas at Cleveland, 6:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m., 2nd game NATIONAL LEAGUE All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB — Philadelphia 77 54 .588 Atlanta 70 64 .522 8½ Florida 70 64 .522 8½ New York 60 74 .448 18½ Washington 46 88 .343 32½ Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 79 56 .585 — Chicago 67 65 .508 10½ Milwaukee 65 68 .489 13 Houston 63 70 .474 15 Cincinnati 60 73 .451 18 Pittsburgh 53 79 .402 24½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 80 55 .593 — Colorado 74 60 .552 5½ San Francisco 73 61 .545 6½ Arizona 61 74 .452 19 San Diego 59 76 .437 21 Thursday’s Games Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 3 Chicago White Sox 5, Chicago Cubs 0 N.Y. Mets 8, Colorado 3 Philadelphia 2, San Francisco 1 Florida 8, Atlanta 3 L.A. Dodgers 4, Arizona 2 Friday’s Games Florida at Washington, 7:05 p.m. St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Philadelphia at Houston, 8:05 p.m. San Francisco at Milwaukee, 8:05 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 9:10 p.m. San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Harden 8-8) at N.Y. Mets (Figueroa 2-3), 1:10 p.m. San Francisco (Cain 12-4) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 12-10), 4:10 p.m. Florida (Jo.Johnson 13-4) at Washington (Li.Hernandez 7-9), 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Blanton 9-6) at Houston (Oswalt 8-5), 7:05 p.m. St. Louis (M.Boggs 2-2) at Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 11-9), 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati (K.Wells 0-3) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 10-9), 7:10 p.m. Arizona (D.Davis 7-11) at Colorado (Contreras 0-0), 8:10 p.m. San Diego (Latos 4-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 9-6), 10:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m. Florida at Washington, 1:35 p.m. St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. Philadelphia at Houston, 2:05 p.m. San Francisco at Milwaukee, 2:05 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m. Monday’s Games Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m. Philadelphia at Houston, 2:05 p.m. St. Louis at Milwaukee, 2:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 3:40 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Team-by-Team Disabled List (Provided by Major League Baseball) (x-60-day all others are 15-day) Through Sept. 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore RHP Brad Bergesen, July 31 LHP Rich Hill-x, July 29 OF Luis Montanez, May 23 RHP Alfredo Simon-x, April 15 RHP Koji Uehara, June 24 Boston RHP Miguel Gonzalez-x, March 27 SS Jed Lowrie, Aug. 7 RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka-x, June 20 Chicago RHP Bartolo Colon, July 25 RHP Jake Peavy, June 9 Cleveland OF Trevor Crowe, Aug. 17 RHP Anthony Reyes-x, May 23 RHP Jake Westbrook-x, March 26 Detroit RHP Alfredo Figaro, June 28 INF Michael Hollimon, Sept. 1 C Matt Treanor-x, April 24 LHP Dontrelle Willis, June 15 RHP Joel Zumaya-x, July 18 Kansas City SS Mike Aviles-x, May 24 OF Coco Crisp-x, June 13 RHP Juan Cruz, Aug. 8 RHP Doug Waechter, Aug. 12 Los Angeles RHP Kelvim Escobar-x, June 7 RHP Dustin Moseley-x, April 18 C Scott Shields-x, May 27 Minnesota RHP Boof Bonser-x, March 27 3B Joe Crede, Aug. 22 LHP Francisco Liriano, Aug. 18 RHP Pat Neshek-x, Feb. 21 RHP Kevin Slowey-x, July 4 New York OF Brett Gardner, July 26 OF Xavier Nady-x, April 15 RHP Chien-Ming Wang-x, July 5 Oakland LHP Dallas Braden, Aug. 1 3B Eric Chavez-x, April 25 RHP Joey Devine-x, April 4 RHP Justin Duchscherer-x, March 27 RHP Dan Giese-x, May 16 LHP Josh Outman-x, June 20 Seattle LHP Erik Bedard-x, July 26 1B Russell Branyan, Aug. 29 OF Endy Chavez-x, June 20 LHP Ryan Feierabend-x, March 15 LHP Cesar Jimenez-x, March 29 RHP Carlos Silva-x, May 7 Tampa Bay RHP Jason Isringhausen-x, June 14 RHP Troy Percival-x, May 22 Texas RHP Joaquin Benoit-x, April 5 OF Brandon Boggs-x, Sept. 1 LHP Matt Harrison-x, June 24 RHP Eric Hurley-x, April 5 OF Andruw Jones, Aug. 24 Toronto C Michael Barrett, April 18 3B Edwin Encarnacion, Aug. 21 RHP Jesse Litsch, April 14 RHP Shaun Marcum, March 27 RHP Dustin McGowan, March 27 RHP Robert Ray, May 22 NATIONAL LEAGUE Arizona OF Eric Byrnes, June 26 1B Conor Jackson-x, May 12 RHP Chad Qualls-x, Aug. 31 LHP Scott Schoeneweis, Aug 11 C Chris Snyder, Aug. 27 RHP Brandon Webb-x, April 7 Atlanta RHP Jorge Campillo-x, May 29 OF Nate McLouth, Aug. 17
Chicago RHP Chad Fox, May 10 OF Reed Johnson, July 30 Cincinnati OF Jay Bruce, July 12 C Wilkin Castillo-x, June 21 OF Chris Dickerson, Aug. 24 C Ryan Hanigan, Aug. 24 RHP Aaron Harang, Aug. 21 C Ramon Hernandez, July 17 RHP Mike Lincoln-x, June 13 OF Laynce Nix, Aug. 31 INF Danny Richar-x, July 2 CF Willy Tavares, Aug. 19 RHP Edinson Volquez-x, June 2 Colorado RHP Taylor Buchholz-x, March 27 RHP Aaron Cook, Aug. 22 RHP Manuel Corpas-x, July 21 LHP Alan Embree-x, July 11 OF Dexter Fowler, Aug. 25 LHP Jeffrey Francis-x, March 27 RHP Greg Reynolds, Sept. 1 LHP Greg Smith, Sept. 1 Florida SS Alfredo Amezaga-x, May 17 LHP David Davidson-x, May 23 RHP Brendan Donnelly, Aug. 23 RHP Scott Proctor-x March 27 Houston RHP Alberto Arias, Aug. 28 LHP Mike Hampton, Aug. 14 Los Angeles RHP Hiroki Kuroda, Aug. 16 LHP Eric Milton-x, June 28 RHP Guillermo Mota, Aug. 31 LHP Will Ohman-x, May 28 OF Xavier Paul-x, May 21 RHP Travis Schlichting, Aug. 31 RHP Jason Schmidt-x, Aug. 6 Milwaukee RHP Jesus Colome, Aug. 18 OF Corey Hart, Aug. 2 RHP Seth McClung, July 25 RHP David Riske-x, April 10 2B Rickie Weeks-x, May 18 New York OF Carlos Beltran, June 22 INF Alex Cora-x, Aug. 13 1B Carlos Delgado-x, May 11 RHP John Maine, June 7 OF Fernando Martinez, July 9 INF Ramon Martinez-x, June 3 LHP Jonathon Niese-x, Aug. 6 RHP Fernando Nieve, July 20 LHP Oliver Perez, Aug. 24 RHP J.J. Putz-x, June 5 SS Jose Reyes, May 21 LHP Johan Santana, Aug. 25 Philadelphia RHP Clay Condrey, July 23 3B Greg Dobbs, Aug. 22 RHP John Ennis, Aug. 31 RHP Brett Myers-x, May 28 LHP J.C. Romero, July 20 Pittsburgh RHP Jose Ascanio, Aug. 12 RHP Craig Hansen-x, April 20 RHP Jeff Karstens, Aug. 25 RHP Evan Meek-x, Aug. 12 LHP Don Veal II, Aug. 4 RHP Tyler Yates-x, May 16 St. Louis RHP Todd Wellemeyer, Aug. 5 San Diego RHP Mike Adams, Aug. 22 RHP Cha Seung Baek-x, March 30 OF Kyle Blanks, Aug. 29 OF Cliff Floyd-x, June 19 OF Brian Giles-x, June 19 RHP Shawn Hill-x, April 26 RHP Mark Worrell-x, April 1 RHP Chris Young-x, June 15 San Francisco LHP Randy Johnson-x, July 6 LHP Noah Lowry-x, March 26 RHP Kelvin Pichardo-x, June 28 2B Freddy Sanchez, Aug. 18 RHP Henry Sosa-x, Aug. 5 Washington CF Roger Bernadina-x, April 19 C Jesus Flores, May 10 OF Austin Kearns, Aug. 4 CF Nyjer Morgan, Aug. 28 LHP Scott Olsen, July 11 1B Dmitri Young-x, April 1 RHP Terrell Young-x, March 27 RHP Jordan Zimmermann-x, July 19
NFL Preseason Glance All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Miami 4 0 0 1.000 59 39 New England 3 1 0 .750 98 83 N.Y. Jets 2 2 0 .500 108 99 Buffalo 1 4 0 .200 72 106 South W L T Pct PF PA Tennessee 3 2 0 .600 102 104 Houston 1 2 0 .500 40 65 Indianapolis 1 3 0 .250 49 84 Jacksonville 1 3 0 .250 89 85 North W L T Pct PF PA 4 0 0 1.000 84 39 Baltimore Pittsburgh 3 1 0 .750 71 37 Cincinnati 2 2 0 .500 73 54 Cleveland 2 2 0 .500 73 70 West W L T Pct PF PA San Diego 1 2 0 .333 55 53 Denver 1 3 0 .250 65 71 Oakland 1 3 0 .250 79 107 Kansas City 0 4 0 .000 42 64 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 1 2 0 .333 53 61 N.Y. Giants 1 3 0 .250 79 99 Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 100 120 Washington 1 3 0 .250 58 87 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 3 1 0 .750 107 38 Atlanta 2 2 0 .500 76 84 Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 50 60 Carolina 0 4 0 .000 57 89 North W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota 3 0 0 1.000 47 26 Chicago 3 1 0 .750 90 70 Detroit 3 1 0 .750 72 76 Green Bay 3 1 0 .750 105 85 West W L T Pct PF PA 4 0 0 1.000 92 58 Seattle San Francisco3 0 0 1.000 58 49 St. Louis 3 1 0 .750 77 70 Arizona 0 4 0 .000 53 100 Thursday’s Games Detroit 17, Buffalo 6 N.Y. Jets 38, Philadelphia 27 Baltimore 20, Atlanta 3 Cincinnati 38, Indianapolis 7 New England 38, N.Y. Giants 27 Jacksonville 24, Washington 17 Chicago 26, Cleveland 23 Tennessee 27, Green Bay 13 St. Louis 17, Kansas City 9 Miami 10, New Orleans 7 Pittsburgh 21, Carolina 10 Denver 19, Arizona 0 Seattle 31, Oakland 21 Friday’s Games Houston at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 10 p.m. 2009 Team Schedules All Times Eastern (x-Sunday night games subject to change) Arizona Cardinals Sept. 13 San Francisco, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 20 at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Sept. 27 Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m. Oct. 4 BYE Oct. 11 Houston, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 18 at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 25 at N.Y. Giants, 8:20 p.m. Nov. 1 Carolina, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 8 at Chicago, 1 p.m. Nov. 15 Seattle, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 22 at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 29 at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Dec. 6 Minnesota, 4:15 p.m. Dec. 14 at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 20 at Detroit, 1 p.m. Dec. 27 St. Louis, 4:05 p.m. Jan. 3 Green Bay, 4:15 p.m. Atlanta Falcons Sept. 13 Miami, 1 p.m. Sept. 20 Carolina, 1 p.m. Sept. 27 at New England, 1 p.m. Oct. 4 BYE Oct. 11 at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 18 Chicago, 8:20 p.m. Oct. 25 at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 2 at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 8 Washington, 1 p.m. Nov. 15 at Carolina, 1 p.m. Nov. 22 at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Nov. 29 Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Dec. 6 Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Dec. 13 New Orleans, 1 p.m. Dec. 20 at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Dec. 27 Buffalo, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Baltimore Ravens Sept. 13 Kansas City, 1 p.m. Sept. 20 at San Diego, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 27 Cleveland, 1 p.m. Oct. 4 at New England, 1 p.m. Oct. 11 Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Oct. 18 at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Oct. 25 BYE Nov. 1 Denver, 1 p.m. Nov. 8 at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 22 Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Nov. 29 Pittsburgh-x, 8:20 p.m. Dec. 7 at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 13 Detroit, 1 p.m. Dec. 20 Chicago, 1 p.m. Dec. 27 at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 at Oakland, 4:15 p.m. Buffalo Bills Sept. 14 at New England, 7 p.m. Sept. 20 Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m. Sept. 27 New Orleans, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 4 at Miami, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 11 Cleveland, 1 p.m. Oct. 18 at N.Y. Jets, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 25 at Carolina, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 1 Houston, 1 p.m. Nov. 8 BYE Nov. 15 at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Nov. 22 at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Nov. 29 Miami, 1 p.m. Dec. 3 N.Y. Jets at Toronto, 8:20 p.m. Dec. 13 at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Dec. 20 New England, 1 p.m. Dec. 27 at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Jan. 3 Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Carolina Panthers Sept. 13 Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Sept. 20 at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Sept. 28 at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 4 BYE Oct. 11 Washington, 1 p.m. Oct. 18 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Oct. 25 Buffalo, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 1 at Arizona, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 8 at New Orleans, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 15 Atlanta, 1 p.m. Nov. 19 Miami, 8:20 p.m. Nov. 29 at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Dec. 6 Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Dec. 13 at New England, 1 p.m. Dec. 20 Minnesota-x, 8:20 p.m. Dec. 27 at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 New Orleans, 1 p.m. Chicago Bears Sept. 13 at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m. Sept. 20 Pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 27 at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 4 Detroit, 1 p.m. Oct. 11 BYE Oct. 18 at Atlanta, 8:20 p.m. Oct. 25 at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Nov. 1 Cleveland, 1 p.m. Nov. 8 Arizona, 1 p.m. Nov. 12 at San Francisco, 8:20 p.m. Nov. 22 Philadelphia-x, 8:20 p.m. Nov. 29 at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Dec. 6 St. Louis, 1 p.m. Dec. 13 Green Bay, 1 p.m. Dec. 20 at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Dec. 28 Minnesota, 8:30 p.m. Jan. 3 at Detroit, 1 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals Sept. 13 Denver, 1 p.m. Sept. 20 at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Sept. 27 Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Oct. 4 at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Oct. 11 at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Oct. 18 Houston, 1 p.m. Oct. 25 Chicago, 1 p.m. Nov. 1 BYE Nov. 8 Baltimore, 1 p.m. Nov. 15 at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Nov. 22 at Oakland, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 29 Cleveland, 1 p.m. Dec. 6 Detroit, 1 p.m. Dec. 13 at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Dec. 20 at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 27 Kansas City, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Cleveland Browns Sept. 13 Minnesota, 1 p.m. Sept. 20 at Denver, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 27 at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Oct. 4 Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Oct. 11 at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Oct. 18 at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Oct. 25 Green Bay, 1 p.m. Nov. 1 at Chicago, 1 p.m. Nov. 8 BYE Nov. 16 Baltimore, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 22 at Detroit, 1 p.m. Nov. 29 at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Dec. 6 San Diego, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 10 Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m. Dec. 20 at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Dec. 27 Oakland, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Dallas Cowboys Sept. 13 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Sept. 20 N.Y. Giants, 8:20 p.m. Sept. 28 Carolina, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at Denver, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 11 at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Oct. 18 BYE Oct. 25 Atlanta, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 1 Seattle, 1 p.m. Nov. 8 at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m. Nov. 15 at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 22 Washington, 1 p.m. Nov. 26 Oakland, 4:15 p.m. Dec. 6 at N.Y. Giants, 4:15 p.m. Dec. 13 San Diego, 4:15 p.m. Dec. 19 at New Orleans, 8:20 p.m. Dec. 27 at Washington-x, 8:20 p.m. Jan. 3 Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Denver Broncos Sept. 13 at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Sept. 20 Cleveland, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 27 at Oakland, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 4 Dallas, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 11 New England, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 19 at San Diego, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 25 BYE Nov. 1 at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Nov. 9 Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Washington, 1 p.m. Nov. 22 San Diego, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 26 N.Y. Giants, 8:20 p.m. Dec. 6 at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Dec. 13 at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Dec. 20 Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 27 at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 Kansas City, 4:15 p.m. Detroit Lions Sept. 13 at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Sept. 20 Minnesota, 1 p.m. Sept. 27 Washington, 1 p.m. Oct. 4 at Chicago, 1 p.m. Oct. 11 Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Oct. 18 at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Oct. 25 BYE Nov. 1 St. Louis, 1 p.m. Nov. 8 at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 15 at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Nov. 22 Cleveland, 1 p.m. Nov. 26 Green Bay, 12:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Dec. 13 at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Dec. 20 Arizona, 1 p.m. Dec. 27 at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Jan. 3 Chicago, 1 p.m. Green Bay Packers Sept. 13 Chicago, 8:20 p.m. Sept. 20 Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Sept. 27 at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Oct. 5 at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 11 BYE Oct. 18 Detroit, 1 p.m. Oct. 25 at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Nov. 1 Minnesota, 1 p.m. Nov. 8 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Nov. 15 Dallas, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 22 San Francisco, 1 p.m. Nov. 26 at Detroit, 12:30 p.m. Dec. 7 Baltimore, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at Chicago, 1 p.m. Dec. 20 at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Dec. 27 Seattle, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 at Arizona, 4:15 p.m. Houston Texans Sept. 13 N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Sept. 20 at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Sept. 27 Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Oct. 4 Oakland, 1 p.m. Oct. 11 at Arizona, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 18 at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Oct. 25 San Francisco, 1 p.m. Nov. 1 at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Nov. 8 at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Nov. 15 BYE Nov. 23 Tennessee, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 29 Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Dec. 6 at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Dec. 13 Seattle, 1 p.m. Dec. 20 at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Dec. 27 at Miami, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 New England, 1 p.m. Indianapolis Colts Sept. 13 Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Sept. 21 at Miami, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at Arizona, 8:20 p.m. Oct. 4 Seattle, 1 p.m. Oct. 11 at Tennessee, 8:20 p.m. Oct. 18 BYE Oct. 25 at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Nov. 1 San Francisco, 1 p.m. Nov. 8 Houston, 1 p.m. Nov. 15 New England, 8:20 p.m. Nov. 22 at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Nov. 29 at Houston, 1 p.m. Dec. 6 Tennessee, 1 p.m. Dec. 13 Denver, 1 p.m. Dec. 17 at Jacksonville, 8:20 p.m. Dec. 27 N.Y. Jets, 4:15 p.m. Jan. 3 at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars Sept. 13 at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Sept. 20 Arizona, 1 p.m. Sept. 27 at Houston, 1 p.m. Oct. 4 Tennessee, 1 p.m. Oct. 11 at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 18 St. Louis, 1 p.m. Oct. 25 BYE Nov. 1 at Tennessee, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 8 Kansas City, 1 p.m. Nov. 15 at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Nov. 22 Buffalo, 1 p.m. Nov. 29 at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 6 Houston, 1 p.m. Dec. 13 Miami, 1 p.m. Dec. 17 Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m. Dec. 27 at New England, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs Sept. 13 at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Sept. 20 Oakland, 1 p.m. Sept. 27 at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Oct. 4 N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Oct. 11 Dallas, 1 p.m. Oct. 18 at Washington, 1 p.m. Oct. 25 San Diego, 1 p.m. Nov. 1 BYE Nov. 8 at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Nov. 15 at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 22 Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Nov. 29 at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 6 Denver, 1 p.m. Dec. 13 Buffalo, 1 p.m. Dec. 20 Cleveland, 1 p.m. Dec. 27 at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 at Denver, 4:15 p.m. Miami Dolphins Sept. 13 at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Sept. 21 Indianapolis, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at San Diego, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 4 Buffalo, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 12 N.Y. Jets, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 18 BYE Oct. 25 New Orleans, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 1 at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Nov. 8 at New England, 1 p.m. Nov. 15 Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Nov. 19 at Carolina, 8:20 p.m. Nov. 29 at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Dec. 6 New England-x, 8:20 p.m. Dec. 13 at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Dec. 20 at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Dec. 27 Houston, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Minnesota Vikings Sept. 13 at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Sept. 20 at Detroit, 1 p.m. Sept. 27 San Francisco, 1 p.m. Oct. 5 Green Bay, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Oct. 18 Baltimore, 1 p.m. Oct. 25 at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Nov. 1 at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Nov. 8 BYE Nov. 15 Detroit, 1 p.m. Nov. 22 Seattle, 1 p.m. Nov. 29 Chicago, 1 p.m.
Dec. 6 at Arizona, 4:15 p.m. Dec. 13 Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Dec. 20 at Carolina-x, 8:20 p.m. Dec. 28 at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Jan. 3 N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. New England Patriots Sept. 14 Buffalo, 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Sept. 27 Atlanta, 1 p.m. Oct. 4 Baltimore, 1 p.m. Oct. 11 at Denver, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 18 Tennessee, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 25 at Tampa Bay in London, 1 p.m. Nov. 1 BYE Nov. 8 Miami, 1 p.m. Nov. 15 at Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m. Nov. 22 N.Y. Jets, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 30 at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at Miami-x, 8:20 p.m. Dec. 13 Carolina, 1 p.m. Dec. 20 at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Dec. 27 Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 at Houston, 1 p.m. New Orleans Saints Sept. 13 Detroit, 1 p.m. Sept. 20 at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Sept. 27 at Buffalo, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 4 N.Y. Jets, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 11 BYE Oct. 18 N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Oct. 25 at Miami, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 2 Atlanta, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 8 Carolina, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 15 at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Nov. 22 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Nov. 30 New England, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at Washington, 1 p.m. Dec. 13 at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Dec. 19 Dallas, 8:20 p.m. Dec. 27 Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 at Carolina, 1 p.m. New York Giants Sept. 13 Washington, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 20 at Dallas, 8:20 p.m. Sept. 27 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Oct. 4 at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Oct. 11 Oakland, 1 p.m. Oct. 18 at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Oct. 25 Arizona, 8:20 p.m. Nov. 1 at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 8 San Diego, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 15 BYE Nov. 22 Atlanta, 1 p.m. Nov. 26 at Denver, 8:20 p.m. Dec. 6 Dallas, 4:15 p.m. Dec. 13 Philadelphia-x, 8:20 p.m. Dec. 21 at Washington, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 27 Carolina, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 at Minnesota, 1 p.m. New York Jets Sept. 13 at Houston, 1 p.m. Sept. 20 New England, 1 p.m. Sept. 27 Tennessee, 1 p.m. Oct. 4 at New Orleans, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 12 at Miami, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 18 Buffalo, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 25 at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 1 Miami, 1 p.m. Nov. 8 BYE Nov. 15 Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Nov. 22 at New England, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 29 Carolina, 1 p.m. Dec. 3 Buffalo at Toronto, 8:20 p.m. Dec. 13 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Dec. 20 Atlanta, 1 p.m. Dec. 27 at Indianapolis, 4:15 p.m. Jan. 3 Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Oakland Raiders Sept. 14 San Diego, 10:15 p.m. Sept. 20 at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Sept. 27 Denver, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 4 at Houston, 1 p.m. Oct. 11 at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Oct. 18 Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 25 N.Y. Jets, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 1 at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 8 BYE Nov. 15 Kansas City, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 22 Cincinnati, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 26 at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. Dec. 6 at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Dec. 13 Washington, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 20 at Denver, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 27 at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 Baltimore, 4:15 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles Sept. 13 at Carolina, 1 p.m. Sept. 20 New Orleans, 1 p.m. Sept. 27 Kansas City, 1 p.m. Oct. 4 BYE Oct. 11 Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Oct. 18 at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 26 at Washington, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 1 N.Y. Giants, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 8 Dallas, 8:20 p.m. Nov. 15 at San Diego, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 22 at Chicago-x, 8:20 p.m. Nov. 29 Washington, 1 p.m. Dec. 6 at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Dec. 13 at N.Y. Giants-x, 8:20 p.m. Dec. 20 San Francisco, 1 p.m. Dec. 27 Denver, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 at Dallas, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers Sept. 10 Tennessee, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at Chicago, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 27 at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Oct. 4 San Diego, 8:20 p.m. Oct. 11 at Detroit, 1 p.m. Oct. 18 Cleveland, 1 p.m. Oct. 25 Minnesota, 1 p.m. Nov. 1 BYE Nov. 9 at Denver, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 15 Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Nov. 22 at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Nov. 29 at Baltimore-x, 8:20 p.m. Dec. 6 Oakland, 1 p.m. Dec. 10 at Cleveland, 8:20 p.m. Dec. 20 Green Bay, 1 p.m. Dec. 27 Baltimore, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 at Miami, 1 p.m. St. Louis Rams Sept. 13 at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 20 at Washington, 1 p.m. Sept. 27 Green Bay, 1 p.m. Oct. 4 at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 11 Minnesota, 1 p.m. Oct. 18 at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Oct. 25 Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Nov. 1 at Detroit, 1 p.m. Nov. 8 BYE Nov. 15 New Orleans, 1 p.m. Nov. 22 Arizona, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 29 Seattle, 1 p.m. Dec. 6 at Chicago, 1 p.m. Dec. 13 at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Dec. 20 Houston, 1 p.m. Dec. 27 at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. Jan. 3 San Francisco, 1 p.m. San Diego Chargers Sept. 14 at Oakland, 10:15 p.m. Sept. 20 Baltimore, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 27 Miami, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 4 at Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m. Oct. 11 BYE Oct. 19 Denver, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Nov. 1 Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 8 at N.Y. Giants, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 15 Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 22 at Denver, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 29 Kansas City, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 6 at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 13 at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. Dec. 20 Cincinnati, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 25 at Tennessee, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 3 Washington, 4:15 p.m. San Francisco 49ers Sept. 13 at Arizona, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 20 Seattle, 4:05 p.m. Sept. 27 at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Oct. 4 St. Louis, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 11 Atlanta, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 18 BYE Oct. 25 at Houston, 1 p.m. Nov. 1 at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Nov. 8 Tennessee, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 12 Chicago, 8:20 p.m. Nov. 22 at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Nov. 29 Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 6 at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. Dec. 14 Arizona, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 20 at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Dec. 27 Detroit, 4:05 p.m. Jan. 3 at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Seattle Seahawks Sept. 13 St. Louis, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 20 at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Sept. 27 Chicago, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 4 at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Oct. 11 Jacksonville, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 18 Arizona, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 25 BYE Nov. 1 at Dallas, 1 p.m. Nov. 8 Detroit, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 15 at Arizona, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 22 at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Nov. 29 at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Dec. 6 San Francisco, 4:15 p.m. Dec. 13 at Houston, 1 p.m. Dec. 20 Tampa Bay, 4:15 p.m. Dec. 27 at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 Tennessee, 4:15 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sept. 13 Dallas, 1 p.m. Sept. 20 at Buffalo, 4:05 p.m. Sept. 27 N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Oct. 4 at Washington, 1 p.m. Oct. 11 at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Oct. 18 Carolina, 1 p.m. Oct. 25 New England at London, 1 p.m. Nov. 1 BYE Nov. 8 Green Bay, 1 p.m. Nov. 15 at Miami, 1 p.m. Nov. 22 New Orleans, 1 p.m. Nov. 29 at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Dec. 6 at Carolina, 1 p.m. Dec. 13 N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Dec. 20 at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. Dec. 27 at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 Atlanta, 1 p.m. Tennessee Titans Sept. 10 at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 20 Houston, 1 p.m. Sept. 27 at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Oct. 4 at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Oct. 11 Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m. Oct. 18 at New England, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 25 BYE Nov. 1 Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m. Nov. 8 at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m. Nov. 15 Buffalo, 1 p.m. Nov. 23 at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 29 Arizona, 1 p.m. Dec. 6 at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Dec. 13 St. Louis, 1 p.m. Dec. 20 Miami, 1 p.m. Dec. 25 San Diego, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 3 at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. Washington Redskins Sept. 13 at N.Y. Giants, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 20 St. Louis, 1 p.m. Sept. 27 at Detroit, 1 p.m. Oct. 4 Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Oct. 11 at Carolina, 1 p.m. Oct. 18 Kansas City, 1 p.m. Oct. 26 Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.
SATURDAY,SEPTEMBER 5,2009 Nov. 1 BYE Nov. 8 at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Nov. 15 Denver, 1 p.m. Nov. 22 at Dallas, 1 p.m. Nov. 29 at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Dec. 6 New Orleans, 1 p.m. Dec. 13 at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 21 N.Y. Giants, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 27 Dallas-x, 8:20 p.m. Jan. 3 at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.
WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Indiana 20 9 .690 — Atlanta 16 14 .533 4½ Washington 15 15 .500 5½ Detroit 14 15 .483 6 Chicago 14 16 .467 6½ Connecticut 14 17 .452 7 New York 12 18 .400 8½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Phoenix 21 10 .677 — Seattle 19 12 .613 2 Los Angeles 15 15 .500 5½ San Antonio 13 17 .433 7½ Minnesota 12 18 .400 8½ Sacramento 11 20 .355 10 Wednesday’s Games Phoenix 106, Indiana 90 Thursday’s Games Washington 78, Seattle 67 Friday’s Games New York at Connecticut, 7 p.m. Indiana at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Atlanta at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Seattle at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Atlanta at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Washington at Indiana, 4 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 6 p.m.
MLS All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Columbus 10 4 9 39 34 25 Chicago 10 6 8 38 33 28 New England 9 6 6 33 26 26 D.C. United 7 511 32 35 34 Toronto FC 8 8 7 31 30 33 Kansas City 510 6 21 20 29 New York 416 4 16 20 41 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Houston 11 7 7 40 31 22 Los Angeles 9 411 38 28 23 Seattle FC 8 610 34 29 23 Colorado 9 7 6 33 35 27 Real Salt Lake 9 9 6 33 35 27 Chivas USA 10 9 3 33 23 24 FC Dallas 611 5 23 31 35 San Jose 512 5 20 27 40 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Saturday’s Games Kansas City at New England, 7:30 p.m. D.C. United at FC Dallas, 8 p.m. Toronto FC at Colorado, 10 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9 Kansas City at D.C. United, 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 Colorado at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m. Seattle FC at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m. Kansas City at New York, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m. FC Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13 New England at Chivas USA, 3 p.m. Houston at Columbus, 5 p.m.
World Cup 2010 Qualifying Glance All Times EDT NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN FINALS Top three qualify Fourth-place team advances to playoff vs. South America fifth-place team GP W D L GF GA Pts Costa Rica 6 4 0 2 9 9 12 Honduras 6 3 1 2 11 7 10 United States 6 3 1 2 11 8 10 Mexico 6 3 0 3 8 9 9 El Salvador 6 1 2 3 7 9 5 Trinidad 6 1 2 3 7 11 5 Saturday’s Games At Sandy, Utah United States vs. El Salvador, 8:11 p.m. At San Pedro Sula, Honduras Honduras vs. Trinidad and Tobago, 9 p.m. At San Jose, Costa Rica Costa Rica vs. Mexico, 10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games At Port-of-Spain, Trinidad Trinidad and Tobago vs. United States, 7:11 p.m. At San Salvador, El Salvador El Salvador vs. Costa Rica, 9 p.m. At Mexico City Mexico vs. Honduras, 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 Costa Rica vs. Trinidad and Tobago Honduras vs. United States Mexico vs. El Salvador Wednesday, Oct. 14 El Salvador vs. Honduras Trinidad and Tobago vs. Mexico United States vs. Costa Rica EUROPE Winners qualify Top eight second-place teams advance to European playoffs GROUP ONE GP W D L GF GA Pts Denmark 6 5 1 0 13 2 16 Hungary 6 4 1 1 8 2 13 Portugal 6 2 3 1 8 4 9 Sweden 6 2 3 1 6 2 9 Albania 8 1 3 4 4 8 6 Malta 8 0 1 7 0 21 1 Saturday’s Games At Copenhagen Denmark vs. Portugal, 2 p.m. At Budapest, Hungary Hungary vs. Sweden, 2 p.m. Wednesday’s Games At Ta’Qali, Malta Malta vs. Sweden, 1:30 p.m. At Tirana, Albania Albania vs. Denmark, 2:30 p.m. At Budapest, Hungary Hungary vs. Portugal, 2:45 p.m. GROUP TWO GP W D L GF GA Pts Greece 6 4 1 1 12 4 13 Switzerland 6 4 1 1 11 6 13 Latvia 6 3 1 2 10 6 10 Israel 6 2 3 1 10 8 9 Luxembourg 6 1 1 4 3 13 4 Moldova 6 0 1 5 2 11 1 Saturday’s Games At Chisinau, Moldova Moldova vs. Luxembourg, 1 p.m. At Ramat Gan, Israel Israel vs. Latvia, 2 p.m. At Basel, Switzerland Switzerland vs. Greece, 2:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games At Ramat Gan, Israel Israel vs. Luxembourg, 2 p.m. At Riga, Latvia Latvia vs. Switzerland, 2:30 p.m. At Chisinau, Moldova Moldova vs. Greece, 3:30 p.m. GROUP THREE GP W D L GF GA Pts Slovakia 6 5 0 1 17 6 15 N Ireland 7 4 1 2 12 6 13 Slovenia 7 3 2 2 10 4 11 Poland 6 3 1 2 18 7 10 Czech Republic 6 2 2 2 6 4 8 San Marino 8 0 0 8 1 37 0 Saturday’s Games At Chorzow, Poland Poland vs. Northern Ireland, 2:30 p.m. At Bratislava, Slovakia Slovakia vs. Czech Republic, 2:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games At Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic Czech Republic vs. San Marino, 11:20 a.m. At Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland vs. Slovakia, 2:45 p.m. At Maribor, Slovenia Slovenia vs. Poland, 2:45 p.m. GROUP FOUR GP W D L GF GA Pts Germany 7 6 1 0 20 4 19 Russia 6 5 0 1 12 3 15 Finland 6 3 1 2 8 10 10 Wales 7 3 0 4 5 7 9 Azerbaijan 6 0 1 5 0 7 1 Liechtenstein 6 0 1 5 1 15 1 Saturday’s Games At Lankaran City, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan vs. Finland, 11 a.m. At St. Petersburg, Russia Russia vs. Liechtenstein, noon Wednesday’s Games At Vaduz, Liechtenstein Liechtenstein vs. Finland, 1:30 p.m. At Hanover, Germany Germany vs. Azerbaijan, 2:45 p.m. At Cardiff, Wales Wales vs. Russia, 2:45 p.m. GROUP FIVE GP W D L GF GA Pts Spain 6 6 0 0 13 2 18 Bosnia-Herz. 6 4 0 2 18 7 12 Turkey 6 2 2 2 6 5 8 Belgium 6 2 1 3 10 11 7 Estonia 6 1 2 3 5 15 5 Armenia 6 0 1 5 3 15 1 Saturday’s Games At Yerevan, Armenia Armenia vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina, noon At Kayseri, Turkey Turkey vs. Estonia, 2 p.m. At La Coruna, Spain Spain vs. Belgium, 4 p.m. Wednesday’s Games At Yerevan, Armenia Armenia vs. Belgium, 1 p.m. At Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Turkey, 2 p.m. At Merida, Spain Spain vs. Estonia, 4 p.m. GROUP SIX
GP W D L GF GA Pts England 7 7 0 0 27 5 21 Croatia 7 4 2 1 15 7 14 Ukraine 6 3 2 1 9 6 11 Belarus 6 3 0 3 15 10 9 Kazakhstan 7 1 0 6 7 22 3 Andorra 7 0 0 7 2 25 0 Saturday’s Games At Kiev, Ukraine Ukraine vs. Andorra, 10 a.m. At Zagreb, Croatia Croatia vs. Belarus, 2:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games At Minsk, Belarus Belarus vs. Ukraine, 1 p.m. At Andorra La Vella, Andorra Andorra vs. Kazakhstan, 2 p.m. At Wembley, England England vs. Croatia, 3 p.m. GROUP SEVEN GP W D L GF GA Pts Serbia 7 6 0 1 15 5 18 France 6 4 1 1 8 6 13 Lithuania 7 3 0 4 6 6 9 Austria 6 2 1 3 7 8 7 Romania 6 2 1 3 7 10 7 Faeroe Islands6 0 1 5 1 8 1 Saturday’s Games At Graz, Austria Austria vs. Faeroe Islands, 2:30 p.m. At Saint-Denis, France France vs. Romania, 3 p.m. Wednesday’s Games At Toftir, Faeroe Islands Faeroe Islands vs. Lithuania, 12:15 p.m. At Bucharest, Romania Romania vs. Austria, 2:45 p.m. At Belgrade, Serbia Serbia vs. France, 3 p.m. GROUP EIGHT GP W D L GF GA Pts Italy 6 4 2 0 9 3 14 Ireland 7 3 4 0 8 5 13 Bulgaria 6 1 5 0 6 4 8 Cyprus 6 1 2 3 6 9 5 Montenegro 6 0 4 2 5 8 4 Georgia 7 0 3 4 4 9 3 Saturday’s Games At Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria vs. Montenegro, 1:30 p.m. At Tblisi, Georgia Georgia vs. Italy, 2 p.m. At Nicosia, Cyprus Cyprus vs. Ireland, 2:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games At Podgorica, Montenegro Montenegro vs. Cyprus, 2:15 p.m. At Turin, Italy Italy vs. Bulgaria. 2:50 p.m. GROUP NINE GP W D L GF GA Pts q-Netherlands7 7 0 0 16 2 21 Macedonia 6 2 1 3 4 7 7 Scotland 6 2 1 3 4 10 7 Norway 6 1 3 2 6 5 6 Iceland 7 1 1 5 6 12 4 q-qualified Saturday’s Games At Glasgow, Scotland Scotland vs. Macedonia, 10 a.m. At Reykjavik, Iceland Iceland vs. Norway, 2:45 p.m. Wednesday’s Games At Oslo Norway vs. Macedonia, 1 p.m. At Glasgow, Scotland Scotland vs. Netherlands, 3 p.m. SOUTH AMERICA Top four teams qualify Fifth-place team advances to playoff against CONCACAF fourth place GP W D L GF GA Pts 14 7 6 1 25 6 27 Brazil Chile 14 8 2 4 23 14 26 Paraguay 14 7 3 4 20 13 24 Argentina 14 6 4 4 19 15 22 Ecuador 14 5 5 4 18 20 20 Uruguay 14 4 6 4 23 16 18 Colombia 14 4 5 5 7 11 17 Venezuela 14 5 2 7 17 24 17 Bolivia 14 3 3 8 19 30 12 Peru 14 1 4 9 7 29 7 Saturday’s Games At Lima, Peru Peru vs. Uruguay, 4 p.m. At Medellin, Colombia Colombia vs. Ecuador, 4:30 p.m. At Asuncion, Paraguay Paraguay vs. Bolivia, 6:30 p.m. At Rosario, Argentina Argentina vs. Brazil, 8:30 p.m. At Santiago, Chile Chile vs. Venezuela, 9:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games At La Paz, Bolivia Bolivia vs. Ecuador, 3 p.m. At Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay vs. Colombia, 5 p.m. At Asuncion, Paraguay Paraguay vs. Argentina, 6:30 p.m. At Salvador de Bahia, Brazil Brazil vs. Chile, 8 p.m. At Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela Venezuela vs. Peru, 9 p.m. ASIA PLAYOFF Winner advances to playoff vs. Ocea nia champion Bahrain vs. Saudi Arabia Saturday’s Game At Manama, Bahrain Bahrain vs. Saudi Arabia, 3 p.m. Wednesday’s Game At Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia vs. Bahrain, 3:15 p.m. AFRICA FINAL ROUND Winners qualify GROUP A GP W D L GF GA Pts Gabon 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 Togo 3 1 1 1 1 3 4 Morocco 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 Cameroon 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 Saturday’s Game At Libreville, Gabon Gabon vs. Cameroon, 10:30 a.m. Sunday’s Game At Lome, Togo Togo vs. Morocco, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday’s Game At Yaounde, Cameroon Cameroon vs. Gabon, 10:30 a.m. GROUP B GP W D L GF GA Pts Tunisia 3 2 1 0 4 1 7 Nigeria 3 1 2 0 3 0 5 Kenya 3 1 0 2 3 6 3 Mozambique 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 Sunday’s Games At Maputu, Mozambique Mozambique vs. Kenya, 9 a.m. At Abuja, Nigeria Nigeria vs. Tunisia, noon GROUP C GP W D L GF GA Pts Algeria 3 2 1 0 5 1 7 Egypt 3 1 1 1 5 4 4 Zambia 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 Rwanda 3 0 1 2 0 4 1 Saturday’s Game At Kigali, Rwanda Rwanda vs. Egypt, 9:30 a.m. Sunday’s Game At Blida, Algeria Algeria vs. Zambia, 5 p.m. GROUP D GP W D L GF GA Pts Ghana 3 3 0 0 5 0 9 Mali 3 1 0 2 4 4 4 Benin 3 1 0 2 2 4 3 Sudan 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 Sunday’s Games At Contonou, Benin Benin vs. Mali, 11 a.m. At Accra, Ghana Ghana vs. Sudan, 1 p.m. GROUP E GP W D L GF GA Pts Ivory Coast 3 3 0 0 10 3 9 Burkina Faso 3 2 0 1 7 5 6 Guinea 3 1 0 2 5 7 3 Malawi 3 0 0 3 1 8 0 Saturday’s Games At Blantyre, Malawi Malawi vs. Guinea, 8:30 a.m. At Abidjan, Ivory Coast Ivory Coast vs. Burkina Faso, 1 p.m.
Tennis U.S. Open Results Friday At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York Purse: $21.6 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Second Round Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (7), France, def. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4. Julien Benneteau, France, def. Viktor Troicki (30), Serbia, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-0. Marin Cilic (16), Croatia, def. Jesse Levine, U.S., 4-6, 2-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-0. Juan Carlos Ferrero (24), Spain, def. Philipp Petzschner, Germany, 1-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. Juan Martin del Potro (6), Argentina, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-3. Tomas Berdych (17), Czech Republic, def. Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, 63, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 6-2. Gilles Simon (9), France, def. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Daniel Koellerer, Austria, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4. Andy Murray (2), Britain, def. Paul Capdeville, Chile, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, def. Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador, 2-6, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4). Nicolas Almagro (32), Spain, def. Robby Ginepri, U.S., 6-7 (7), 6-2, 6-3, 46, 6-4. Gael Monfils (13), France, def. Andreas Beck, Germany, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3. Fernando Gonzalez (11), Chile, def. Josselin Ouanna, France, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 63, 6-4. Women Third Round Flavia Pennetta (10), Italy, def. Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, 6-1, 6-1. Daniela Hantuchova (22), Slovakia, def. Vania King, U.S., 6-2, 6-2. Serena Williams (2), U.S., def. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, 63, 7-5. Francesca Schiavone (26), Italy, def. Victoria Azarenka (8), Belarus, 46, 6-2, 6-2. Vera Zvonareva (7), Russia, def.
Elena Vesnina (31), Russia, 6-2, 6-4. Li Na (18), China, def. Maria Kirilenko, Russia, 6-4, 6-2. Kim Clijsters, Belgium, def. Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, 6-0, 6-2. Doubles Men First Round Carsten Ball/Chris Guccione, Australia, def. Thomaz Bellucci/Marcos Daniel, Brazil, 6-3, 6-4. Second Round Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan/Dudi Sela, Israel, def. Marcel Granollers/Tommy Robredo, Spain, walkover. Max Mirnyi, Belarus/Andy Ram (5), Israel, def. Dusan Vemic, Serbia/Mischa Zverev, Germany, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1. Robert Kendrick, U.S./Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, def. Rik de Voest, South Africa/Rajeev Ram, U.S., 6-2, 46, 7-5. Martin Damm, Czech Republic/Robert Lindstedt (11), Sweden, def. Maximo Gonzalez/Juan Monaco, Argentina, 6-2, 6-4. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain/Olivier Rochus, Belgium, def. Oscar Hernandez/Albert Montanes, Spain, 6-3, 6-3. Wesley Moodie, South Africa/Dick Norman (7), Belgium, def. Marc Gicquel/Fabrice Santoro, France, 7-6 (5), 76 (4). Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia/Michael Llodra, France, def. John Isner/Sam Querrey, U.S., 3-6, 7-6 (12), 6-2. Women Second Round Alexa Glatch/Carly Gullickson, U.S., def. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan/Peng Shuai (7), China, 7-5, 6-3. Olga Govortsova, Belarus/Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, def. Vera Dushevina, Russia/Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. Anabel Medina Garrigues/Virginia Ruano Pascual (2), Spain, def. Patricia Mayr, Austria/Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 6-2, 6-3. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, U.S./Nadia Petrova (8), Russia, def. Virginie Razzano, France/Agnes Szavay, Hungary, 6-1, 6-4. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany/Patty Schnyder (9), Switzerland, def. Klaudia Jans/Alicja Rosolska, Poland, 6-2, 6-2. Alisa Kleybanova/Ekaterina Makarova (13), Russia, def. Julie Coin, France/Marie-Eve Pelletier, Canada, 6-3, 6-4. Nuria Llagostera Vives/Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (6), Spain, def. Camille Pin, France/Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, 6-4, 6-1. Cara Black, Zimbabwe/Liezel Huber (1), U.S., def. Iveta Benesova/Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-4. Mixed First Round Carly Gullickson/Travis Parrott, U.S., def. Nadia Petrova, Russia/Max Mirnyi (6), Belarus, 6-2, 2-6, 11-9 tiebreak. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan/Kevin Ullyett (5), Zimbabwe, def. Melanie Oudin/Rajeev Ram, U.S., 7-6 (6), 7-5. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany/Mark Knowles (4), Bahamas, def. Angela Haynes/Travis Rettenmaier, U.S., 6-2, 4-6, 10-5 tiebreak. Iveta Benesova/Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic, def. Janette Husarova, Slovakia/Oliver Marach, Austria, 7-6 (3), 7-5.
Golf PGATour Deutsche Bank Championship Par Scores Friday At TPC Boston Norton, Mass. Purse: $7.5 million Yardage: 7,202- Par: 71 (36-35) First Round Steve Stricker 32-31-63 -8 Jim Furyk 31-32-63 -8 Scott Verplank 31-34-65 -6 Angel Cabrera 34-31-65 -6 Justin Leonard 33-32-65 -6 Matt Kuchar 34-31-65 -6 Retief Goosen 33-32-65 -6 Jerry Kelly 32-34-66 -5 Troy Matteson 32-34-66 -5 Sean O’Hair 33-33-66 -5 Geoff Ogilvy 34-32-66 -5 Jason Dufner 35-31-66 -5 Stephen Ames 36-31-67 -4 Greg Chalmers 33-34-67 -4 Scott Piercy 33-34-67 -4 David Toms 34-33-67 -4 Padraig Harrington 35-32-67 -4 Bryce Molder 34-33-67 -4 Woody Austin 34-33-67 -4 Daniel Chopra 36-31-67 -4 Brian Davis 33-34-67 -4 Jonathan Byrd 33-34-67 -4 Vijay Singh 33-34-67 -4 Richard S. Johnson 34-34-68 -3 Bubba Watson 33-35-68 -3 Jason Day 33-35-68 -3 Mike Weir 33-35-68 -3 Kevin Sutherland 34-34-68 -3 Michael Letzig 34-34-68 -3 Boo Weekley 33-35-68 -3 Charles Howell III 34-34-68 -3 Zach Johnson 34-34-68 -3 Dustin Johnson 36-32-68 -3 Nathan Green 34-34-68 -3 Bill Haas 34-35-69 -2 John Senden 36-33-69 -2 Charley Hoffman 36-33-69 -2 Lucas Glover 34-35-69 -2 Kevin Na 34-35-69 -2 Heath Slocum 35-34-69 -2 Jeff Overton 34-35-69 -2 D.A. Points 34-35-69 -2 Greg Owen 33-36-69 -2 Davis Love III 35-34-69 -2 Luke Donald 36-33-69 -2 Kenny Perry 35-34-69 -2 Justin Rose 35-34-69 -2 John Merrick 38-32-70 -1 Sergio Garcia 36-34-70 -1 Mark Wilson 36-34-70 -1 Fredrik Jacobson 35-35-70 -1 Brian Gay 37-33-70 -1 Steve Marino 34-36-70 -1 Tim Clark 35-35-70 -1 Tiger Woods 36-34-70 -1 Brett Quigley 37-33-70 -1 Camilo Villegas 36-34-70 -1 Marc Leishman 36-34-70 -1 Kevin Streelman 35-35-70 -1 Scott McCarron 36-34-70 -1 Bob Estes 35-35-70 -1 Pat Perez 35-35-70 -1 Brandt Snedeker 34-36-70 -1 John Rollins 35-35-70 -1 D.J. Trahan 36-35-71 E Lee Janzen 37-34-71 E Anthony Kim 35-36-71 E Nick Watney 38-33-71 E Charlie Wi 36-35-71 E Webb Simpson 35-36-71 E Paul Goydos 35-36-71 E Phil Mickelson 37-34-71 E Y.E. Yang 37-34-71 E Stewart Cink 37-34-71 E Mathew Goggin 38-33-71 E Rod Pampling 36-36-72 +1 Ryan Moore 37-35-72 +1 J.J. Henry 36-36-72 +1 Ian Poulter 36-36-72 +1 Chad Campbell 35-37-72 +1 J.B. Holmes 37-35-72 +1 Cameron Beckman 37-35-72 +1 Briny Baird 38-35-73 +2 Hunter Mahan 34-39-73 +2 Ben Crane 38-35-73 +2 Kevin Stadler 37-36-73 +2 Jason Bohn 39-34-73 +2 Nick O’Hern 37-36-73 +2 John Mallinger 36-38-74 +3 Ryuji Imada 39-35-74 +3 Fred Couples 37-37-74 +3 Bo Van Pelt 38-36-74 +3 Rory Sabbatini 39-35-74 +3 James Nitties 35-40-75 +4 Ted Purdy 39-36-75 +4 Ernie Els 38-37-75 +4 Tim Petrovic 36-39-75 +4 Jeff Klauk 35-40-75 +4 Robert Allenby 39-37-76 +5
Fight Schedule National TV in parentheses Sept. 5 At Panama City, Panama, Luis Concepcion, Panama, vs. Omar Salado, Mexico, 12, for the interim WBA flyweight title. At Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (PPV), Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Mexico, vs. Jason LeHoullier, Portland, Maine, 10, super welterweights; Manuel Vargas, Mexico, vs. Donnie Nietes, Philippines, 12, for Vargas’ WBO mini flyweight title. Sept. 12 At Kempton Park, South Africa, Lovemore N’dou, Australia, vs. Matthew Hatton, Britain, 12, for N’dou’s IBO welterweight title; Zolani Marali, South Africa, vs. Ji Hoon Kim, South Korea, 12, for Marali’s IBO super featherweight title. At MCH Messecenter, Herning, Denmark (SHO), Mikkel Kessler, Denmark, vs. Gusmyl Perdomo, Venezuela, 12, for Kessler’s WBA super middleweight title. At San Juan, Puerto Rico (PPV), Ivan Calderon, Puerto Rico, vs. Rodel Mayol, Philippines, for Calderon’s WBO and Ring Magazine titles; Roman Martinez, Puerto Rico, vs. Michael Lozada, Mexico, 12, for Martinez’s WBO junior lightweight title. At Nueva Vallarta, Mexico, Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., Mexico, vs. Jason Lehoullier, Portland, Maine, 10, super welterweights; Fernando Montiel, Mexico, vs. Jerome Arnould, France, 12, for Montiel’s WBO bantamweight title; Donnie Nietes, Philippines, vs. Manuel Vargas, Mexico, 12, for Vargas’ WBO mini flyweight title. At Monterrey, Mexico, Mehomar Cermeno, Panama, vs. Cristian Mijares, Mexico, 12, for the interim WBA bantamweight title. At Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula, Calif. (SHO), Andre Ward, Oakland, Calif., vs. Shelby Pudwill,
Mandan, N.D., 10, super middleweights. Sept. 15 At Tamaulipas, Mexico, Jorge Arce, Mexico, vs. Simphiwe Nongqayi, South Africa, 12, for the vacant IBF super flyweight title; Humberto Soto, Mexico, vs. Josenilson Dos Santos, Brazil, 12, for Soto’s WBC super featherweight title. Sept. 19 At MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather, Las Vegas, vs. Juan Manuel Marquez, Anaheim, Calif., 12, welterweights; Chris John, Indonesia, vs. Rocky Juarez, Houston, 12, for John’s WBA featherweight title; Vicente Escobedo, Woodland, Calif. vs. Michael Katsidis, Thailand, 12, for vacant interim WBO lightweight title; Zab Judah, Las Vegas, vs. Antonio Diaz, Coachella, Calif., 10, welterweights. At Neubrandenburg, Germany, Giovanni Lorenzo, New York, vs. Sebastian Sylvester, Germany, 12, for vacant IBF middleweight title. Sept. 25 At The Bell Centre, Montreal, Jean Pascal, Canada, vs. Silvio Branco, Italy, 12, for Pascal’s WBC light heavyweight title. Sept. 26 At The 02, Dublin, Ireland, Bernard Dunne, Ireland, vs. Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym, Thailand, for Dunne’s WBA super bantamweight title. At Staples Center, Los Angeles, Vitali Klitschko, Los Angeles, vs. Chris Arreola, Riverside, Calif., 12, for Klitschko’s WBC heavyweight title. At UIC Pavilion, Chicago, David Diaz, Chicago, vs. Jesus Chavez, Austin, Texas, 10, lightweights. Oct. 3 At Tokyo, Nobuo Nashiro, Japan, vs. Hugo Cazares, Mexico, 12, for Nashiro’s WBA junior bantamweight title. Oct. 6 At Osaka, Japan, Denkaosan Kaovichit, Thailand, vs. Daiki Kameda, Japan, 12, Kaovichit’s WBA flyweight title. Oct. 10 At WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden, New York (PPV), Juan Manuel Lopez, Puerto Rico, vs. Rogers Mtagwa, Philadelphia, 12, for the WBO junior featherweight title; Yuriorkis Gamboa, Miami, vs. Whyber Garcia, Panama, 12, for Gamboa’s WBA featherweight title; Odlanier Solis, Cuba, vs. Kevin Johnson, Asbury Park, N.J., 10, heavyweights; Vanes Martirosyan, Glendale, Calif., vs. Carlos Nascimento, Brazil, 10, super welterweights. At Tokyo, Toshiaki Nishioka, Japan, vs. Ivan Hernandez, Mexico, 12, for Nishioka’s WBC junior featherweight tile; Jorge Linares, Tokyo, vs. Juan Carlos Salgado, Mexico, 12, for Linares’ WBA junior lightweight title. Oct. 16 At the Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Derek Ennis, Philadelphia, vs. James Moore, New York, 12, for the vacant USBA junior middleweight title. Oct. 17 At TBA, Germany (SHO), Arthur Abraham, Germany, vs. Jermain Taylor, Little Rock, Ark., 12, super middleweights. At Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, England (SHO), Carl Froch, Britain, vs. Andre Dirrell, Flint, Mich., 12, for Froch’s WBC super middleweight title. At Chiapas, Mexico, Cristobal Cruz, Mexico, vs. Ricardo Castillo, Mexico, 12, for Cruz’s IBF featherweight title. Oct. 31 At TBA (SHO), Joseph Agbeko, Bronx, N.Y., vs. Yonnhy Perez, Santa Fe Springs, calif., 12, for Agbeko’s IBF bantamweight title. Nov. 7 At XL Center, Hartford, Conn. (HBO), Chad Dawson, New Haven, Conn., vs. Glen Johnson, Miami, 12, for vacant interim WBC light heavyweight title; Harry Joe Yorgey, Bridgeport, Pa., vs. Alfredo Angulo, Mexico, 10, junior middleweights. At TBA, Germany, Nikolai Valuev, Russia, vs. David Haye, Britain, 12, for Valuev’s WBA heavyweight title. Nov. 14 At MGM Grand, Las Vegas (PPV), Manny Pacquiao, Philippines, vs. Miguel Cotto, Puerto Rico, 12, for the WBO welterweight title; Daniel Santos, Puerto Rico, vs. Yuri Foreman, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12, for Santos’ WBA light middleweight title.
Transactions BASEBALL American League MINNESOTA TWINS—Recalled INF Matt Tolbert from Rochester (IL). NEW YORK YANKEES—Recalled RHP Jonathan Albaladejo from Scranton-Wilkes Barre (IL). OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Recalled RHP Clayton Mortensen from Sacramento (PCL). TEXAS RANGERS—Recalled RHP Willie Eyre from Oklahoma City (PCL). National League ATLANTA BRAVES—Activated OF Nate McLouth from the 15-day DL. CHICAGO CUBS—Claimed RHP Thomas Diamond off waivers from Texas (AL) and assigned him to Iowa (PCL). Recalled INF Bobby Scales from Iowa. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Activated RHP Brett Myers from the 15day DL. Sent RHP Joe Bisenius and RHP Steven Register outright to Lehigh Valley (IL) and C Joel Naughton outright to Clearwater (FSL). WASHINGTON NATIONALS— Added LHP Victor Garate to the roster. Activated C Jesus Flores from the 15day DL. American Association ST. PAUL SAINTS—Released RHP Mark Moriarty, RHP Kerry Ligtenberg, RHP Mitch Wylie, RHP Charlie Ruud, LHP Dave Wagner, INF Tony Altavilla and C Jeff Eure. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES— Signed G Ramon Sessions to an offer sheet. Women’s National Basketball Association SACRAMENTO MONARCHS— Signed G Lisa Willis to seven-day contract. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL—Fined Minnesota QB Brett Favre $10,000 for his crack-back block on Houston DB Eugene Wilson during an Aug. 31 game. ARIZONA CARDINALS—Released TE Leonard Pope, S Aaron Francisco, OT Oliver Ross, CB Wilrey Fontenot, QB Tyler Palko, WR Steve Sanders, WR Ed Gant, RB Chris Vincent, CB Jameel Dowling, FB Reagan Maui’a, FB Tim Castille, C Melvin Fowler, LB Victor Hobson, G Trevor Canfield, G Carlton Medder, DE Alex Field, DT Keilen Dykes, WR Onrea Jones, DT Rodney Leisle, LB Chase Bullock and LB David Holloway. ATLANTA FALCONS—Released S Eric Brock, CB Glenn Sharpe, OT Adam Speer, G Ryan Stanchek, CB Tony Tiller, C Ben Wilkerson and WR Chandler Williams. BUFFALO BILLS—Fired offensive coordinator Turk Schonert. DENVER BRONCOS—Released DL Matthias Askew, G Kory Lichtensteiger, QB Ingle Martin, CB Rashod Moulton, T Clint Oldenburg, DL Carlton Powell, LB Lee Robinson, WR Nate Swift and RB Marcus Thomas. Placed G Matt McChesney on the reserve/injured list. DETROIT LIONS—Acquired S Ko Simpson from Buffalo for an undisclosed 2010 draft choice. Released DE Orion Martin. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Released FB Jed Collins, CB Travis Daniels, CB Londen Fryar, C Eric Ghiaciuc, OT Damion McIntosh, LB Corey Smith, OT Herb Taylor and G Tavares Washington. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Released LB Vinny Ciurciu, WR Robert Ortiz, S Roderick Rogers, QB Andrew Walter, DL Stephen Williams and G Billy Yates. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Released TE Eugene Bright, LB Curtis Gatewood and DT Willie Williams. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed D Steve Eminger to a two-year contract. BOSTON BRUINS—Agreed terms with coach Claude Julien on a multiyear contract extension. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS— Signed C Derick Brassard to a fouryear contract extension through 201314. OTTAWA SENATORS—Acquired RW Jason Bailey from Anaheim for LW Shawn Weller. American Hockey League SYRACUSE CRUNCH—Signed C Derick Brassard to a four-year contract extension through 2013-14. COLLEGE GREENSBORO—Named Matt Aker baseball coach. NEW YORK U.—Named Nicole Lubell women’s assistant volleyball coach. OREGON—Suspended RB LeGarrette Blount for the remainder of the season for throwing a punch at Boise State DE Byron Hout following a Sept. 3 game. WEBER STATE—Announced the resignation of athletic director Jerry Graybeal. Announced assistant vice president for administrative support Jerry Bovee will serve as interim athletic director.
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ADVICE | HELOISE Dear Heloise: I was at Animal Care Services with my daughter yesterday. Her Girl Scout troop did its Bronze Award service project on behalf of ACS last year, so we went back to visit and deliver rope chew toys to the pups. The volunteer coordinator said that ACS always needs NEWSPAPERS. Your readers can recycle their newspapers by donating them to ACS or other animal-rescue organizations. — Denise Richter, San Antonio Denise, wow, Girl Scouts and helping animals — what a perfect match! — Heloise BIRDSEED STORAGE Dear Heloise: A recent column mentioned a reader’s problem with weevils and moths hatching from birdseed stored in her pantry. I had a similar problem when I would store a year’s supply in the basement. My solution was to buy only one 50-pound bag at a time and empty its contents into a 30-gallon galvanized trash can located outside near the feeder. This kept larvae and moths out of the house and also facilitated filling the feeder. You might need a heavy weight on the lid to keep squirrels from prying it open. I found that using an elastic cord doesn’t work, as the squirrels will chew right through it. — Perry Crabill, Winchester, Va. PET PAL Dear Readers: Mary Lu Saunier of Smith River, Calif., sent a photo of her two orange-and-white cats, Polli and Qwill, who look like statues guarding her deck. To see the cats, visit www.Heloise.com. — Heloise SAFE STROLL Dear Heloise: I have two rescue
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dogs that love a morning stroll. Recently, my neighbor and her beautiful rescue dog were both injured when a dog got out of the yard and attacked them during their walk. Since then, she takes a golf putter to use in case she needs to defend her dog again. I began carrying a golf club for protection. It’s awkward trying to manage two leashes and a golf club, so I threaded the hand loop of each leash through the club and hold each end of the club crosswise in front of me as we walk. When I approach the problem area, I slip the leashes off the club and have it ready to use if I need it. Morning walks are less stressful knowing I have something to help me protect my two wonderful pets. — M.M., via e-mail DOG WALKING Dear Heloise: A hint when walking a dog: Walk your dogs only early in the morning or late in the evening, as the heat on sidewalks and pavement during the middle of the day is very uncomfortable for them. You have shoes on and don’t feel the heat. — Andria Odean, Prescott, Ariz. KEEPING COOL Dear Heloise: I have ice packs in the freezer in case my dogs get overheated running around during the hot summer. A large frozen towel also can be useful, at home or in a plastic bag for the car. — Delyse, via e-mail
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Stricker in early lead
THIRD-PLACE WINNERS
By DOUG FERGUSON ASSOCIATED PRESS
They were two shots clear of a group that included Masters champion Angel Cabrera, Justin Leonard, Retief Goosen and Scott Verplank, who had dinner with Stricker on Thursday night and had a minor bout of food poisoning. Stricker felt fine, and looked even better. “To get off to a birdiebirdie start just kind of got the day started in the right direction,” Stricker said. In a reversal, it was Woods who had the best seat for a great round. The world’s No. 1 player hit ordinary shots to the green, hit one tee shot into the bushes for a penalty shot and failed to convert five birdie chances he had inside 12 feet. He wound up with a 70. “I didn’t really do much of anything positive today,” Woods said. “I didn’t feel good over any shot today. Didn’t drive it very good, hit my irons worse and didn’t make any putts.
A coach-pitch team from Zapata traveled to play at a two-day tournament in Benavides from Aug. 15-16.The team went 5-1 and came back with a thirdplace trophy. The team included, kneeling: Rene Garcia, Michael Hinojosa, Carlos Flores, Felix Hinojosa and Ryan King. Standing is Aaron Pena, Xavi Rodriguez, C.J. Garcia, Carlos Barrera, Javi Guevara and Mario Garcia. The coaches are Joe King, Ramiro Garcia, Chale Flores and Mario Garcia.
NORTON, Mass. — Steve Stricker birdied his first two holes, and Tiger Woods could see what was coming. Walking to the next tee Friday at the TPC Boston, Woods said to his caddie, “He’s going to shoot 62.” Woods’ instincts were off by one. Stricker shot 63. With superb command of his driver and his typical dose of great putting, Stricker ran off five straight birdies and only once came close to a bogey to share the first-round lead with Jim Furyk in the Deutsche Bank Championship. Furyk, without a victory in more than two years, shot his 8-under 63 in the afternoon. He had five birdies in his opening six holes, settled in for a diet of pars, then closed with consecutive birdies for his lowest round of the year.
McGee again top back for No. 2 Longhorns
Favre will watch backups against Cowboys
Courtesy photo
By JIM VERTUNO ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUSTIN — Vondrell McGee was the starting tailback for Texas when the 2008 season began. Four months later, he watched the entire Fiesta Bowl from the bench. Undaunted, the junior has come back this season a better runner, a better blocker and — with the help of a training camp injury to Fozzy Whittaker — has reclaimed his starting job for the No. 2 Longhorns’ season opener against LouisianaMonroe on Saturday night. “(The Fiesta Bowl) hurt a lot,” McGee said. “But it gave me motivation to step my game up. I think I’ve picked it up.” That said, even McGee seems unsure just how long this starting role will last. “I’m just the person who’s going to start the (first) game. That’s about it. We’ve got a lot of backs,” McGee said. A lot of backs but until now no clear No. 1. McGee could change that. “If Vondrell makes yards, he’ll get a bunch of (carries),” coach Mack Brown said. Texas has planned to spread the carries among McGee, Whittaker and Cody Johnson. McGee popped into
the starting role with a strong training camp and a minor injury to Whittaker that limited him in practice. But Whittaker is expected to be available to play Saturday night. “All those guys that came into this camp saying, ‘I want this job,”’ quarterback Colt McCoy said. “He has stayed healthy, he’s worked hard every day. He’s getting a lot of yards.” Running back at Texas isn’t the glamour role it was when Earl Campbell and Ricky Williams were rolling over defenses on their way to Heisman trophies. McCoy is the Heisman contender now and the Longhorns’ running game is more of a release valve to take defensive pressure off the passing game. Texas spread the carries around four tailbacks last season and McCoy ended up the team’s leading rusher with 571 yards. “You don’t want your quarterback to be your leading rusher,” McGee said. “We need to help him run the ball.” McGee’s 2008 started well enough. His season-high of 63 yards came in the season opener against Florida Atlantic. But there would be just two more starts the rest
By JON KRAWCZYNSKI ASSOCIATED PRESS
Photo by Harry Cabluck | AP
Texas junior running back Vondrell McGee carries around left end during the NCAA college football practice in Austin, on Wednesday, Aug. 12. McGee is listed as the No. 1 tailback for No. 2 Texas as the Longhorns break training camp. of the way as Texas rose to its first No. 1 regular season ranking since 1984. McGee’s 376 yards would be the second-highest on the team, but by midseason he was no longer getting most of the carries. He had just one against Oklahoma (which went for negative yards) and by the tiem of the Fiesta Bowl the coaching staff didn’t think he was a good
enough pass blocker to protect McCoy against the blitzing Ohio State Buckeyes. So he watched as McCoy rallied Texas to a 24-21 win and didn’t hit the field until the post-game party. McGee’s playing time diminished last season partly because the former high school All-American was too rigid as a runner, said offensive coordinator Greg Davis.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — When Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress decided to rest Brett Favre and many starters for the preseason finale against Dallas on Friday night, it did anything but render the game meaningless. Favre’s arrival just more than two weeks ago stabilized the Vikings’ quarterback situation in one respect, but threw it into upheaval in another. Before Favre, quarterbacks Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels were competing for the starting job while second-year player John David Booty was entrenched as the thirdstringer and possibly the long-term solution for the position. Now the future of all three is up in the air. In all likelihood, Jackson, Rosenfels and Booty are competing for two roster spots. Favre played into the third quarter in the preseason game against Houston on Monday night, so all three will be looking to make an impression on Childress in their last chance against the Cowboys.
“Definitely,” Jackson said. “You never know with this business period. I just take it as it is. Whatever happens, happens. I can’t control it. I just try and get better, that’s it.” Jackson is in his fourth year in this system and played very well against Kansas City two weeks ago. He threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns and had a perfect quarterback rating. But because Favre played in the only series of the third quarter for the Vikings against Houston, Jackson played only one series in the fourth quarter. His strong performance against the Chiefs, coupled with being just 26, makes him perhaps the most likely of the three to be traded. “I can’t worry about it,” Jackson said. “I’m not worried about it because I can’t control it. Whatever is going to happen is going to happen, whether I worry or not.” Rosenfels was acquired in a trade from Houston before the Vikings signed Favre. In an instant, he went from having the opportunity to compete for the starting job for the first time in his nine-year NFL career to fighting for a roster spot.
BESTS | Continued from Page 1B The team will be back in action next week when they run in the Falfurrias Invitational but without the services of all the seniors, who are scheduled to take college entrance exams.
Villarreal is hoping to get back Michelle Garcia, who has been out for a few weeks nursing an injury, for the September 19 meet at the University of Texas-San Antonio campus.
He also noted the schedule is put together it is to ensure they are pushed to the limit by the 5A and the 4A schools, but it is the 5A and 4A schools who are turning the tide and want to compete with Zapata.
“We run against 5A and 4A schools to raise our level of performance,” he said. “Its interesting that you asked that question simply because there were several coaches who altered
their schedules this season to compete against Zapata more often — 5A and 4A schools wanting to run against 3A Zapata to make them better — that is the ultimate compliment.”
BOYS | Continued from Page 1B “Let the other schools make the mistakes. Have fun, break a sweat, and communicate with your teammates on the course. And if you feel 80 percent that given day, make sure you give your 80 percent to your team because it might be enough to beat 80 percent of the competition.” Escamilla has kicked in phase two of the overall plan into high gear for last week’s work out. “This week is getting very specific by the mile. Previously, we were just getting in certain duration runs and most of the time not paying too much attention to our mile splits,” he said. “We have one more week of phase two and then we start training intense with specificity.” On Monday the varsity ran 10 kilometers, followed by two by 1600 meters with two minutes rest. “I told them most schools would have trained for 45 minutes and called it a day. That was your warm-up and this is when the workout begins,” said Escamilla.
Tuesday the Hawks ran a 50-minute aerobic run with some fast strides, followed by Wednesday’s hour staple workouts. “I ran this workout during my collegiate days. It’s tough, and it will put hair on your chest,” Escamilla said. “Thursday we have another 50-minute aerobic run. Friday we will run an easy five miler to clear out some lactic acid and increase our glycogen levels. Saturday we will race and Sunday will be a rest day.” An integral part of the cross-country team is the junior varsity team that
boasts many runners that are chasing a varsity spot. “The JV is adapting very well, and this weekend they will have their shot to become a varsity runner,” Escamilla said. “The JV will run the same course (5K) as the varsity, and I will get to compare their performances.” “It will be interesting to see the JV chase down a varsity performance. This group is essential to Zapata crosscountry because they are responsible to continue the tradition. I’ve always believed that graduation reloads tradition.” One junior varsity runner
that has been making a strong surge towards a varsity spot is Jose “Horse” Garcia, who was on the varsity but had to nurse a IT Band
during July. “If he continues training, Horse will be a varsity runner in the near future. Garcia is my dark horse this year.
No one really knows about him but the state will start noticing a different rotation in the line-up on September 19,” Escamilla said.