Archives for Tuesday, July 1, 2003newsIn the first day of the redistricting special session, two area legislators filed a redistricting map guideline that would keep Bell County whole within a compact Central Texas district.
Reps. Dianne White Delisi, R-Temple, and Suzanna Gratia Hupp, R-Lampasas, submitted an amendment to keep Bell County intact, and linking to Mills, Lampasas, Llano, Burnet and Coryell counties, as well as parts of Williamson, Travis and McLennan counties.
sportsWACO (AP) — A police informant told authorities that missing Baylor University basketball player Patrick Dennehy was shot in the head with a 9 mm handgun by a former teammate after the two had an argument, according to court documents released Monday.
The former teammate and roommate, Carlton Dotson, told a cousin that he got in an argument with Dennehy while they were shooting guns in the Waco area and that Dennehy pointed a gun at Dotson as if to shoot him, the informant said.
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Crack!
That’s what Andre Agassi heard on the way out of Wimbledon, the sound Mark Philippoussis’ racket made as it smacked serve after unreachable serve Monday.
HOUSTON (AP) — Second base has been an injury zone for the Houston Astros this season.
As of Monday, though, it hadn’t gotten bad enough that manager Jimy Williams was ready to junk the team’s biggest offseason move and bring former all-star second baseman Craig Biggio in from center field.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Loyalty and money weren’t enough to keep Miami from bolting the Big East. The Hurri-canes believe their future is more secure in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Ending a seven-week courtship, Miami accepted the ACC’s invitation Monday, rejecting a better financial offer from the Big East to stay put.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan plans to sign a long-term deal with the 2003 NBA champions, his agent said Monday.
Duncan, the league’s MVP the last two seasons, decided not to exercise an option in his current contract, meaning he will become a free agent. But that doesn’t mean the 7-foot forward is thinking about going anywhere.
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