by admin | Oct 30, 2000 | Sports Features
Blues rookie goaltender Brent Johnson stopped 31 of 32 shots, and the Blues continued the best start in franchise history, beating Carolina 4-1. Johnson made 15 saves in the first period, keeping the Blues in the game. Scott Young scored his league-leading 12th goal....
by admin | Oct 30, 2000 | Sports Features
The Royals concede they may have to trade outfielder Johnny Damon. The Royals have offered Damon a five-year contract worth 32-million dollars, but Damon and his agent, the difficult Scott Boras, have declined to respond. Damon prefers to test free agency at the end...
by admin | Oct 30, 2000 | Sports Features
The Big 12’s big game over the weekend has given college football a new number one team. Oklahoma has taken the top spot in the polls for the first time since 1987 after beating previous number one Nebraska 31-14. Nebraska fell to fifth in the AP poll. Virginia...
by admin | Oct 30, 2000 | Politics / Govt
It’s not unheard of for the widow of a political candidate to serve as a stand-in. A 1972 plane crash killed Louisiana lawmaker Hale Boggs. His wife, Lindy, replaced him, and served for several terms after. Hubert Humphries wife took his place in the senate when...
by admin | Oct 30, 2000 | Politics / Govt
In response to Jean Carnahan’s announcement she’ll accept appointment to the senate if her husband beats John Ashcroft, the incumbent senator says Mrs. Carnahan has always been kind to him and frequently spoken well of him. Ashcroft declines to directly...
