CAMERON - Fine art conservation master Robert Alden Marshall - who trained at the Smithsonian Institute, cultured his skills on famous figurines at Versailles, and refaced thousands of exalted historical images - is responsible for the brown patina sheen being worn by the 80-year-old bronze statue of Texas Revolutionary War hero Benjamin Rush Milam in downtown Cameron. Marshall, who divides his time between Fort Worth and a Cameron-area ranch, said he literally annoyed Milam County officials into allowing him to work on the corroded statue that stands on the courthouse square.

Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court justices were spending part of their time last week on fantasy baseball, but not because summer is near and they were bored with the legal work. Rather, the justices were deciding whether to take up a billion-dollar dispute over whether for-profit, fantasy games on the Internet have a free-speech right to use the names and performance statistics of famous athletes.

HOLLAND - Visiting the Dallas Cemetery in Holland is a little like time travel, tracing the roots of some of the pioneers who settled in Bell County, carving out a homestead in this part of Central Texas. Just getting to the cemetery is a reminder there are still places in Texas that haven´t changed much in the past 100 years. You drive past open fields and farmland, then turn down a gravel road, and head along a bumpy, grass path, where the road ends at a gate that opens to the historic site.

University Interscholastic League State Tournament Wednesday, June 4

HOUSTON (AP) - Jared Gayhart and Jimmy Comerota each drove in two runs to help lead Rice to a 7-4 victory over Texas in the championship game of the NCAA Regional Sunday night. The Owls (45-13) broke a 4-4 tie in the seventh with back-to-back RBI singles by Comerota and Diego Seastrunk. Comerota then scored from third on a groundout by John Hale.

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Kenny Perry´s sole purpose on the PGA Tour this year is to go home to Kentucky for the Ryder Cup. He took a big step Sunday by winning on a course that feels like home.

Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY - Megan Gibson (41-2) threw a five-hitter and Kelsey Spittler squeezed a line drive just inside the right field line to send Texas A&M to the Women´s College World Series finals for the first time since its championship season of 1987 with a 1-0 win over Florida in nine innings on Sunday.

DOVER, Del. (AP) - As is the case at most NASCAR tracks, Kyle Busch heard the boos at Dover International Speedway. The driver NASCAR fans love to hate no doubt had them even more exasperated when he arrived in Victory Lane.