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A8 Tuesday, June 16, 2009 The Vicksburg Post Iran bars foreign media from reporting on streets CAIRO — Iranian authorities are restricting all journalists working for foreign media from firsthand reporting on the streets. The rules cover all journalists, including Iranians working for foreign media. It blocks images and eyewitness descriptions of the protests and violence that has followed last week’s disputed elections. Judge: Museum suspect can’t appear in court WASHINGTON — A white supremacist accused of fatally shooting a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is in no condition to appear in court, a federal judge ruled Monday. James von Brunn James von Brunn, 88, was shot in the face by guards who returned his fire last week and is still hospitalized. FBI officials have said he is likely to survive. Grassley wants details on fired AmeriCorps IG WASHINGTON — A Senate Republican is asking for information on any role first lady Michelle Obama’s nation & world BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS office may have played in her husband’s decision to fire the watchdog for the federal AmeriCorps program over his investigation of Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa requested that Alan Solomont, chairman of the government-run Corporation for National and Community Service, which runs the AmeriCorps program, provide “any and all records, e-mail, memoranda, documents, communications or other information” related to contacts with officials in the first lady’s office. Italy agrees to take 3 from Guantanamo WASHINGTON — Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, seeking to restore some shine to his tattered international image, agreed to take three detainees from Guantanamo Bay and praised President Barack Obama after a long meeting at the White House. The two leaders talked Monday for more than two hours on topics ranging from Guantanamo to the agenda for the July summit of the Group of Eight leading industrial nations in L’Aquila, Italy, the Apennine mountain town that was devastated by an earthquake this spring. Speaking at the end of the Oval Office meeting, Obama praised Berlusconi and said he was “extremely grateful for his friendship.” In turn, the 72-year-old Berlusconi lauded the young U.S. president “for his deep knowledge and precision and accuracy with which he discusses all of the issues.” The meeting was an opportunity for Berlusconi to rehabilitate his reputation after a scandal over his link to an 18-year-old model. Presidential campaign opens in Afghanistan June 16, 1968 - Jan. 22, 2009 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Richie Anderson Even though you passed going on one long year - still waking up late at night crying tears. From Your Brother Kalvin Richardson, BS Bachelors of Science. 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THE VICKSBURG POST SPORTS tuesDAY, june 16, 2009 • SECTION B PUZZLES B5 | CLASSIFIEDS B6 Steve Wilson, sports editor | E-mail: sports@vicksburgpost.com | Tel: 601.636.4545 ext 142 golf tournament put off to august The Clear Creek club championship has been postponed to Aug. 8-9. It was originally scheduled for Saturday. SCHEDULE ALL-STAR GAMES MAC softball Saturday, 10 a.m. at Newton <strong>County</strong> H.S. ON TV 6 p.m. ESPN - Arizona State battles Texas in the College World Series. WHO’S HOT PARKER RUTHERFORD Warren Central golfer finished first in his age bracket at the Black Bear Junior Championship on this weekend. Story, B2. SIDELINES Brees honored for community service TULSA, Okla. — When Drew Brees signed with the New Orleans Saints as a free agent, he knew he had to provide the promise of hope to the hurricaneravaged city. But more importantly, he wanted to actually deliver it. Just telling children in New Orleans that he wanted to help raise money to overhaul schools, parks and athletic fields wouldn’t do. He wanted to make sure “Operation Kids: Rebuilding Dreams” became a reality. “To put yourself on the line and say you’re going to raise $1.8 million, that’s kind of a gutsy deal especially when, I think, there had been a lot of broken promises down there,” Brees said Monday night before the Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete Awards. “We wanted to make sure that people knew that we were accountable to what we said we were going to do, we would follow through with it and we were able to do that.” Brees was the male honoree at the annual ceremony that recognizes athletes for being good citizens and helping others. Former Olympic weightlifter Melanie Roach, an advocate for autism research, was the female honoree. Brees was chosen for his work with his “Brees Dream Foundation,” which started out as a way to raise funds for children’s cancer research. When Brees signed with the Saints months after Hurricane Katrina hit the city in 2005, he found a new cause that needed his aid — but still keeping with the mission of his foundation, which has “always been about kids.” “In seven years, we’ve been able to either raise or commit $4.5 million. It’s been tough,” Brees said. “It’s been tough at times, especially in this economy. To raise money, you continue to have to find creative ways to do it.” LOTTERY La. Pick 3: 9-4-2 La. Pick 4: 5-3-5-7 Weekly results: B2 Favre open to comeback with Vikings By The Associated Press NEW YORK — Brett Favre will know in several weeks whether his surgically repaired arm will allow him to come out of retirement again. The quarterback made his first public comments since retiring from the New York Jets in February in an interview Monday night on “Joe Buck Live.” He said the only team he has spoken to is the Minnesota Vikings — and that they would be a perfect fit because he’s familiar with their offense. The three-time NFL MVP said Dr. James By The Associated Press NfL Andrews performed the surgery 2 1/2 weeks ago on his throwing arm. Andrews told him it would take 4-5 weeks to know if he’ll be able to Brett Favre make all the throws he needs to. “If it ever gets to the point where it feels like it did before it started hurting, then the biggest question mark is out of the way,” OMAHA, Neb. — LSU is within a win of the College World Series finals, and Louis Coleman is pumped. “We get to go to the zoo,” the Tigers’ star pitcher said with a big smile after a 9-1 victory over Arkansas on Monday night. A visit to the renowned Omaha zoo, across the street from Rosenblatt Stadium, is only part of the reward the Tigers earned for winning. No. 3-seeded LSU (53-16) gets three days off while Virginia (49-14-1) and Arkansas (40-23) play an elimination game Wednesday to see which team meets the Favre said. Favre said Vikings coach Brad Childress wanted him to attend Minnesota’s recent organized team activities, but he declined. “I figured there would be a media frenzy if I was there,” he said. “And there would be a media frenzy if I couldn’t play, if we had to say three weeks later, ‘You know, his arm’s just not up to par. He can’t play.’ “So why not have just one media frenzy, and that be later on?” HBO said Favre agreed in April to appear on the show at the request of Buck, the Tigers in the Bracket 1 final. The Cavaliers and Razorbacks face the prospect of having to win three games to reach the best-of-three finals next week. LSU must win only one more time, on Friday or Saturday. Earlier Monday, Virginia defeated Cal State Fullerton 7-5, making the No. 2-seeded Titans the first team eliminated. Play resumes today in Bracket 2. North Carolina (47-17) plays Southern Miss(40-25) in an elimination game in the afternoon. No. 1 seed Texas (47-14-1) squares off with Arizona State (50-12) tonight, with the winner taking control of the bracket. Mikie Mahtook, Austin Nola and Blake Dean hit home runs for LSU against the Hogs. The Tigers have hit five home runs in two CWS games and have 99 for the season, one short of last year’s total. Coleman, the SEC pitcher of the year, scattered six hits over six innings, allowing one run and striking out seven. “It’s a coach’s dream right now, how these guys are conducting themselves as far as their vision of the game and their demeanor,” LSU coach Paul Mainieri said. “They’re a very confident group right now. Let’s take a few days off and get ready for Friday.” The Tigers turned on the longtime baseball and football announcer. That was before his release from the Jets, which prompted Minnesota’s pursuit of the NFL’s career leader in touchdown passes. Asked by Buck if he would play this season, Favre replied, “Um ... “ After a pause, he said, “Maybe.” “I know people are tired of it, really,” Favre said earlier of the drama that accompanies his annual waffling over retirement. “My intentions are not to — although it’s good for you — create controversy.” The Vikings were a presumed suitor last summer when Favre renounced his retirement from the Packers and was told Green Bay was going with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback. But the Packers weren’t going to let him go to their NFC North rivals, and after a messy divorce with Green Bay, Favre was shipped to the Jets. He threw 22 touchdown passes and 22 interceptions last season. The team finished out 1-4 and missed the playoffs, as Favre was bothered by a torn biceps tendon. The Vikings won their division without him, but have been unsettled at QB. USM has its back against the wall From staff reports Southern Miss has been counted out before. When it was struggling through a mediocre regular season. When it went on the road to Atlanta for its regional, and then to the Gainesville Super Regional. Each time, the Golden Eagles found a way to scrap and claw and advance. This time might be different. After Sunday’s lateinning meltdown by the bullpen, USM is facing a challenge no program would willingly take on. To stay alive at the College World Series, it needs to beat a deep and talented North Carolina in an elimination game this afternoon. After that, should the Golden Eagles survive, a string of three games against Texas (47-14-1) and Arizona State await. All three opponents are national seeds in the NCAA Tournament. “We’ve faced adversity before,” Southern Miss second baseman James Ewing said after Sunday’s 7-6 loss to Texas. “We’ve battled back from being down. What’s happened to us is that we’ve found a way to close out. This game was sloppy on both sides. It is just the way it goes; we didn’t play well enough to win.” The Golden Eagles may have battled back before, but not from anything like this. They rallied twice in the late innings on Sunday, taking the lead with three Birmingham blasts M-Braves again to complete sweep By Ernest Bowker ebowker@vicksburgpost.com PEARL — The Birmingham Barons are leaving town, and not a moment too soon for the Mississippi Braves. Dayan Viciedo and Stefan Gartrell each went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs as Birmingham finished off an impressive five-game sweep of the M-Braves on Monday at Trustmark Park, 10-0. It was the first time the M-Braves were swept this season, and their second straight lopsided loss to Birmingham. The Barons outscored the M-Braves 34-6 in 2009 college world series LSU outfielder Mikie Mahtook celebrates with teammates Grant Dozar (7) and Buzzy Haydel (2) after he hit Tigers roast Razorbacks LSU earns needed rest COLLEgE BaSEBaLL CWS at a glance Monday Virginia 7, CS Fullerton 5 LSU 9, Arkansas 1 Today 1 p.m. ESPN2 - N. Carolina vs. USM 6 p.m. ESPN - Arizona State vs. Texas Wednesday 6 p.m. ESPN2 - Virginia vs. Arkansas More coverage•B3 mINOR LEagUE BaSEBaLL the series and had 16 doubles. In all, Birmingham is 8-2 against Mississippi this season. The Barons return to Trustmark Park for a six-game series starting next Monday, but at least the Braves will have a fresh start. The first half of the Southern League season ends on Sunday. Birmingham clinched the firsthalf South Division title on Saturday night. “Every time we go play somebody, I ask who’s tough in the league. The response is always Birmingham,” Braves first baseman Greg Creek said. “Their pitching is very consistent. Every guy throws three pitches for strikes. They don’t make a lot of mis<strong>takes</strong> defensively, and every mistake you make they hit it hard.” After winning 9-0 on Sunday, Birmingham (43-20) picked up where it left off on Monday night. Viciedo singled in a run in the top of the first inning, then made it 3-0 with a two-run homer in the third. Javier Colina doubled in another run in the fourth, and a titanic threerun homer by Gartrell onto the berm in left-center field ThE ASSoCIATED PrESS a three-run home run against Arkansas in the first inning on Monday. See LSU, Page B3. See USM, Page B3. made it 9-0 in the fifth. The Barons added one final run on David Cook’s double in the ninth to finish the scoring. Viciedo, Gartrell, Cook and Tyler Flowers, the Nos. 3 through 6 hitters in the Barons’ lineup, were a combined 10-for-16 on Monday with five extra base hits, eight runs scored and nine RBIs. The M-Braves (30-35), meanwhile, continued to struggle at the plate. The team with the second-fewest hits and the fewest runs in the Southern League has now gone 22 innings without scoring. Birmingham starter Kyle McCullough threw seven scoreless innings, striking out three and walking none. Jhonny Nunez and Fernando Hernandez each threw one inning of scoreless relief to finish up. “They can hit and we’re not,” M-Braves manager Phillip Wellman said. “When they score a run every dang inning, that makes it tough with an offense like ours. We have to win games 3-2 with the offense we’ve got.” The M-Braves will now hit the road for five games at Chattanooga to finish up the first half.
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