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Mother-son NJ Guard sergeants heading to Iraq together
- A 46-year-old combat medic and a 29-year-old man will be serving together in the same National Guard unit in Iraq. Nothing unusual - except they're mother and son.Sgt. Carmen Villegas, a 46-year-old combat medic, was transferred two weeks ago to the same Teaneck-based unit as her son, Sgt. Felipe Diaz. Muskingum to play in Division III softball championships
- Kari Hoying homered twice and knocked in three runs to lead Muskingum to a 3-2 win over Denison in the deciding game of the NCAA Division III softball championship's first-round Glassboro Regional on Sunday.Hoying also scored twice for the top-seeded Muskies, while Jamie Echelberger and Mallory Hay each had two hits. It was the third win of the day for Muskingum, which first beat Mount Union 5-3 to emerge from the loser bracket and play Denison for the regional title. Army program helping punter pursue NFL dream
- Coming out of college, Owen Tolson faces two very different career choices.He's either going to be punting for the New York Giants or another NFL team, or he is going to be shooting down planes and helicopters with the Army. Manningham, Woodson hurt in Giants rookie minicamp
- Receiver Mario Manningham and quarterback Andre' Woodson were sidelined by injuries Saturday during the New York Giants' minicamp for rookies and free agents.A third-round draft pick from Michigan, Manningham suffered a hip flexor on his left side running a pull-up pattern early in the morning workout. Pakistani Christians find refuge in Pennsylvania
- Fed up with harassment and religious persecution in his hometown of Sialkot, Pakistan, Haroon Haroon gathered his family on the afternoon of Sept. 10, 2000, and informed everyone they'd be leaving for America in two days."I remember laughing," says daughter Ruby Haroon, 22, now a junior at Cedar Crest College in Allentown. "I thought it was a joke." Friday's Fights
- Mike Arnaoutis, Atlantic City, N.J., outpointed Lanardo Tyner, Detroit, 12, to retain the USBA light welterweight title.ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Mike Alvarado, Thornton, Colo. stopped Michel Rosales, Mexico, 7, light welterweights; Ray Sanchez III, Albuquerque, N.M. outpointed Patrick Thompson, Licoln, Neb., 10, Super welterweights. 
Promises kept, problems remain after 30 years of casinos
- The ads were titled "Help Yourself, Help Atlantic City, Help New Jersey," and they made a series of promises, if only voters would pull the "yes" lever to legalize casino gambling.Having casinos in Atlantic City would "balance taxes, create jobs, boost the economy, and cut down on street crime," the advertisements assured. Passaic mayor pleads guilty in corruption case, resigns
- The mayor of Passaic City resigned Friday after he pleaded guilty to attempted extortion and admitted he accepted $5,000 in cash to influence government contracts.Samuel Rivera, a former police officer, is the latest of about 130 public officials to be found guilty of corruption in New Jersey since 2002 in a federal probe. Mich. native Tyler Buter goes for first Big M stakes win
- Harness racing appears to have another brilliant young driver in 22-year-old Tyler Buter.After winning 444 races and having his horses earn more than $2 million last year, Buter will try for another first Saturday when he goes for his first stakes win at the Meadowlands in the $215,000 Berry's Creek final. Ex-Wolverine Mario Manningham flashes top-level skills
- Mario Manningham has given people a lot to talk about with all his off the field problems.On the field with the New York Giants for the first time Friday, the troubled third-round draft pick from Michigan showed flashes of why he might have been one of the biggest steals in the NFL draft. |
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