Thursday, March 15, 2012

Stafford leads Dallas Baptist past TCU 3-2

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Landon Anderson's single to center scored Joel Hutter with the go-ahead run in the sixth inning of Dallas Baptist's 3-2 victory over TCU on Saturday in the Fort Worth Regional.

Jared Stafford allowed two runs and three hits in 8 1-3 innings for Dallas Baptist (41-17). Chris Haney earned the save by retiring two batters in the ninth with the tying run on third.

TCU (43-18) will play Oral Roberts Sunday in an …

Torgler to new post in Kansas Division of Banking

Kenneth F. Torgler has been appointed director of examinations for the Kansas Division of Banking at the Office of the State Bank Commissioner. Torgler joined the OSBC in 1989 and most …

Zidane believes Ronaldo will recover from knee injury

Zinedine Zidane is confident his friend Ronaldo is not done playing soccer just yet.

Zidane, in Brazil to inaugurate a sports complex in a Sao Paulo slum, said his former Real Madrid teammate is capable of overcoming the knee injury that many say has jeopardized the Brazilian striker's career.

The 31-year-old Ronaldo, a three-time FIFA player of the year, ruptured a tendon in his left knee while playing for AC Milan last month and doctors say he may be sidelined for about eight months.

"Ronaldo already proved in 2002 that he can overcome very difficult situations," the retired French playmaker said. "He sustained an injury in the …

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Moussaoui uses legal intermediary Prof helps suspect who won't talk to his lawyers directly

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--Zacarias Moussaoui, who has derided his court-appointed lawyers as "bloodsuckers," is working through anintermediary to get legal help from the attorneys he despises as heprepares for his Jan. 6 trial as an accused Sept. 11 conspirator.

Moussaoui, representing himself, changed his tactics--but not hisrhetoric--on July 25, after a judge refused to accept a guilty pleaon his terms and made a trial likely.

After withdrawing the guilty plea, Moussaoui was faced with therealization that he had to prepare a defense for a case that couldend with his execution. Moussaoui said in court July 25 he wouldbegin indirect contact with the lawyers but added: "It is …

Pirates end Phillies' win streak at 13

The Pittsburgh Pirates stopped Philadelphia's 13-game winningstreak, the longest in the National League this season, and extendedtheir own 13-game winning streak over the visiting Phillies with a4-3 victory on Tuesday night.

Halting the Phillies one victory shy of what would have beentheir longest winning streak since the 1890s, the Pirates beatPhiladelphia for the 15th time in 16 meetings. The Pirates are 7-0against Philadelphia this season and haven't lost to the Philliessince last Aug. 5.

The Phillies haven't won more than 13 straight in baseball'smodern era and haven't won 14 in a row since 1892. The Phillies'13-game streak was the third-longest in the majors …

Vatican says pope may visit Cuba and Mexico next spring

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican says pope …

Yellowstone bison conservation program in limbo

An effort to divert some Yellowstone National Park bison from government-sponsored slaughter is in limbo after the program's permit expired and criticism emerged over moving some of the animals onto media mogul Ted Turner's private ranch.

Since 2005, about 200 bison that would otherwise have been captured and slaughtered were diverted into a pilot conservation and research program run by the state and federal governments. The intent was to test the animals for disease and then ship them out to start new herds on public or tribal lands.

But after finding a home for the animals proved problematic, officials said Tuesday that no more bison would be diverted …