Bulls Notes

If coach Vinny Del Negro had his way, what happens in practice would stay in practice. But Del Negro wasn't shocked to read a newspaper account that he tossed forward Tyrus Thomas from practice earlier in the week for making a sarcastic comment when he was asked what to do on a certain play. ''I like to keep things

in-house,'' Del Negro said. ''But we get so much coverage, things get so blown out of proportion. We have a bunch of good guys. There are going to be bumps in the road. I have to do a better job of trying to find ways to help him, and he has to do the work.'' ... An ESPN report stated the obvious: The Bulls have shopped Thomas, guard Larry Hughes and Thabo Sefolosha, …

NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR LANDSCAPE SUSTAINABILITY AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SSI) - an interdisciplinary partnership working to foster a positive transformation in land development and management practices - has released the report, "Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks Draft 2008," for public comment. The report represents over 24 months and 4,000 volunteer hours dedicated to developing clear criteria for sustainable landscape practices in the areas of hydrology, soil, materials, human health and well being, and vegetation. The U.S. Green Building Council, a major stakeholder in the Initiative, anticipates incorporating the benchmarks into future versions of the LEED� (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green …

Milwaukee snaps losing streak with last-gasp win over Cardinals

A bases-loaded single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth gave Milwaukee a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday in the National League, snapping the Brewers' six-game losing streak in style.

After looking lethargic most of the game, the Brewers came alive after the Cardinals recorded two outs on the first two pitches of the ninth.

A single, a blooper to right field and a walk loaded the bases, and Rickie Weeks hit the two-run single to left field to win the game.

St. Louis has lost three straight for the first time this season.

Astros 7, Dodgers 1

In Los Angeles, Brian Moehler pitched five scoreless …

If Kerry is perceived as anti-coal, he could lose Ohio and West Virginia.

Last Oct. 20, Sen. John Kerry, in nonstop derision of PresidentBush, declared: "Where we see a beautiful mountaintop, George Bushsees a strip mine." That environmentalist rhetoric, backed by Kerry'sSenate voting record, injects him into confrontation with the coalindustry that could defeat him for president. That is his burden inWheeling, W.Va., Monday, on a campaign swing that includes visiting acoal mine.

Coal is a side issue in Congress, but it is critical to two stateswon by Bush in 2000 that could decide the 2004 presidential election.Coal production is important for Ohio and absolutely vital to WestVirginia. If Kerry is perceived as anti-coal, he could lose …

Korolev: How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive to Beat America to the Moon

Korolev: How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive to Beat America to the Moon

By James Harford. John Wiley & Sons; 1999; 432 pp., $17.95.

Reviewed by Harry Tollerton

So much has happened since NASA landed the first man on the lunar surface thirty years ago that the space race between the United States and the now-defunct Soviet Union seems a distant memory. No human being has set foot on the moon since 1972, and until recently, our knowledge of the great contest was largely limited to the winning American team of space scientists, engineers, and astronauts.

But now, at last, James Harford, executive director emeritus of the American Institute of …

NY judge: 'Disturbia' did not copy short story

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York has dismissed a copyright lawsuit that claimed the 2007 thriller "Disturbia" ripped off Alfred Hitchcock's classic "Rear Window."

Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain tossed out a lawsuit late Tuesday in which Steven Spielberg and others were sued by the estate of the literary agent who owned the rights to the short story on which "Rear Window" was based. The short story was …

Vikes player says he didn't know of banned drug

Minnesota Vikings lineman Pat Williams echoed teammate Kevin Williams in telling a judge he didn't know an over-the-counter weight-loss supplement contained a substance banned by the NFL.

Pat Williams, a 13-year veteran, testified Wednesday that he first took StarCaps when he was with the Buffalo Bills, where a trainer told him it was a legal supplement. Williams also said he checked out StarCaps online and "everything looked legal."

The NFL is trying to suspend the Williams for four games each for testing positive in 2008 for the banned substance bumetanide, a diuretic that can mask steroids. Neither player is accused of taking steroids.

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