PHILADELPHIA — A suburban Philadelphia school district accused of secretly switching on laptop computer webcams inside students’ homes says it never used webcam images to monitor or discipline students and believes one of its administrators has been “unfairly portrayed and unjustly attacked.”
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Dalai Lama commented on Tiger Woods’ sex scandals Saturday, saying self-discipline is among Buddhism’s highest values, one day after Woods said he had strayed from his Buddhist faith. He said that he had not heard of Woods, but that when it comes to adultery, “all religions have the same idea.”
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Apolo Anton Ohno won the bronze medal in the short-track 1,000-meter final, becoming the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian. Lee Jung-su of South Korea won the gold medal Saturday night and teammate Lee Ho-suk earned the silver. Ohno’s seventh career medal broke a tie with long-track speedskater Bonnie Blair.
Anthony Marshall and Chace Stenback scored 12 points apiece to lead UNLV to a 70-39 win over Colorado State today at the Thomas & Mack Center.
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Reaction to a prepared statement that Tiger Woods read at a press conference on Friday was all over the map. Some sensed contrition while others called him insincere. About the only constant: everyone’s got a strong opinion.
LONDON — It was heralded as a medical miracle. After spending more than two decades in a vegetative state, Rom Houben, a Belgian man in his mid-40s, was suddenly able to communicate, news reports trumpeted last November. Now Houben’s doctors say that while Houben is conscious, he is not communicating.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Apolo Anton Ohno knows what awaits him as he attempts to careen into U.S. Olympic history. “Tomorrow is going to b caaraazzzy! Can u dig it?” the short-track speedskater tweeted before practice Friday at Pacific Coliseum. Ohno resumes his quest for a seventh career Olympic medal in Saturday’s 1,000 meters. A victory would break his six-medal tie with long-track speedskater Bonnie Blair as the most decorated American Winter Olympian.
The Black History Month concert “The History of the Negro Spiritual” will be presented at 3 p.m. Sunday at Mountain View Presbyterian Church, 8601 Del Webb Blvd. The concert will feature choral spirituals performed by the College of Southern Nevada’s chamber chorale, pianist Voltaire Verzosa and a dramatic reading by James Weldon Johnson. A goodwill offering will be taken (341-7800).
Needles sophomore Michael Hills was feeling ill before the Class 2A Southern Region tournament Friday at Desert Oasis.
