Deseret News (Salt Lake City) back issues from October 2008:
History
Oct 01, 2008 ... Oct. 1 1903 -- The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Pilgrims 7-3 inthe first World Series game. Jimmy Sebring hits the first Serieshomer, Deacon Phillippe is the winning pitcher and Cy Young theloser. 1961 -- Roger Maris hits his 61st home run of the season, ...
Groundskeepers will be busy
Oct 01, 2008; ... Mowing patterns in major league baseball run the gamut, from SanFrancisco's AT&T Park, where the grass is mowed in one direction sono pattern appears, to Boston's Fenway Park, where the groundskeeperDavid Mellor is renowned for his grass-cutting creativity. What fanscan expect to see ...
Transactions
Oct 01, 2008 ... BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND ...
MormonTimes.com: Today in the Bloggernacle
Oct 01, 2008; ... Learn how to obtain a record of your priesthood line ofauthority. Or brush up on your LDS history in Pakistan. And find outhow many parking lots the LDS Church shares with UTA commuters. Allin the Bloggernacle today! Authority Line: I love when the Bloggernacle surprises me with ...
Sandy revises vicious dog ordinance
Oct 01, 2008; ... SANDY-- The City Council is poised to approve a vicious dogordinance that holds owners more responsible for their pets. The ordinance is a redraft of a proposal made in early July thatwould have banned specific dog breeds such as pit bulls andRottweilers. The new law could be ...
Police arrest 3 men in carjacking, assault
Oct 01, 2008 ... Police arrested three men who allegedly assaulted a man and stolehis car in the parking lot of Wal-Mart on Monday afternoon. Police said three men approached the victim at the Wal-Mart at350 W. Hope Ave. One of the men struck him in the back of the head,another pulled a gun and ...
6 trapped Filipino miners rescued after one week
Oct 01, 2008; ... MANILA, Philippines -- The miners prayed, first in the light fromtheir lanterns, then in the dark when the batteries failed. Theironly sustenance was rainwater. But after a week trapped underground by flash flooding -- theirattempts to swim to safety stymied by high, fast-moving ...
Caption only: End of Ramadan
Oct 01, 2008 ... Thousands of Muslims circle the cube-shaped Kaaba, a holy Muslimstructure inside the Grand Mosque, during Eid al-Fitr morningprayers in ...
'Alcopops' disappear from Utah
Oct 01, 2008; ... Starting today, retail sales of flavored malt beverages will cometo a halt in Utah -- at least for now. A new provision in state law that takes effect today mandatesthat grocery and convenience stores stop selling so-called"alcopops" -- like Mike's Hard Lemonade -- that are brewed ...
A capsule look at the White Sox-Rays series
Oct 01, 2008 ... A look at the best-of-five American League division seriesbetween the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays: Schedule : Game 1, Thursday, at Tampa Bay (12:37 p.m.); Game 2,Friday, at Tampa Bay (4:07 p.m.); Game 3, Sunday, at Chicago (TBA);x-Game 4, Monday, Oct. 6, at Chicago (TBA); ...
LDS Church News: Transcripts to Elder Holland's talk now available
Oct 01, 2008 ... The LDS Church News Web site has the full transcript of ElderJeffrey R. Holland's recent Church ...
MormonTimes.com: 'Scout Camp' movie to appeal to varied audience
Oct 01, 2008; ... A coming-of-age film produced by a Utah-based company will appealto anyone who is familiar with the Boy Scouts of America, says itswriter, director and producer, Garrett Batty. Titled "Scout Camp," the film stars "High School Musical" actorShawn Carter and LDS-film actor Kirby ...
MLS power rankings
Oct 01, 2008 ... 1. Columbus Record: 15-6-5. Was: 1. Note: Victory over New England all butguarantees the Crew the best regular season record. Next: vs. L.A.Galaxy, Saturday. 2. Houston Record: 10-5-10. Was: 2. Note: Should ultimately win the Westwith a four-point cushion and a game ...
Stolen dollar bills had customers' markings
Oct 01, 2008 ... INYOKERN, Calif. (AP) -- Thousands of dollar bills stolen from arestaurant in California's high desert could not have been moreclearly marked: The Homestead had a tradition of customers writingmessages on the currency and hanging it on the walls. Authorities allege that didn't stop ...
Woman given parental rights to ex's children
Oct 01, 2008; ... MISSOULA, Mont. -- A judge ruled in favor of a woman who soughtparental rights to a boy and girl adopted by her former same-sexpartner, a decision described as a first for Montana. Michelle Kulstad sought joint custody of two children -- an 8-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl -- ...
Young performers shine at Salute to Youth concert
Oct 01, 2008; ... The Utah Symphony's Salute to Youth concert, sponsored by theDeseret News, gives local young musicians the opportunity to playwith a professional orchestra. Tuesday evening, six youthful artists appeared with the orchestraand music director Keith Lockhart at the 49th annual Salute ...
U. project gets high marks from council
Oct 01, 2008 ... The University of Utah's Universe Project received high marksfrom the Salt Lake City Council, as did university officials fortheir willingness to involve the city and the public in the planningprocess. During a work session Tuesday, the City Council got its firstofficial chance ...
EPA sets Yucca radiation standards
Oct 01, 2008; ... The Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday it hasestablished final radiation standards for the proposed nuclear wasterepository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. The standards are intendedto protect human health and the environment for 1 million years. Senate Majority Leader ...
MormonTimes.com: Third Nephi's broken heart
Oct 01, 2008; ... PROVO --- The end of ritual animal sacrifice came in utterdarkness. To the shattered Nephite nation the voice of Christ askedinstead for the sacrifice of "a broken heart and ...
Bloomberg wants to overturn term-limits law
Oct 01, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants tooverturn the city's term-limits law and run for another four yearsin office next year. A person who has been briefed by the two-term mayor tells TheAssociated Press that Bloomberg will announce his intentionsThursday. The ...
Senate OKs bill to double low-income energy aid
Oct 01, 2008 ... A bill approved in the U.S. Senate on Friday may help Utah helpmore low-income households pay their energy bills this winter. The Senate in effect doubled the Low-Income Home EnergyAssistance Program (LIHEAP) by appropriating $5.1 billion in themeasure that has passed the House and ...
Simpson jury info to be released post-trial
Oct 01, 2008 ... LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The judge in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery-kidnapping case says she will release redacted versions of completedjuror questionnaires once the trial ends. Clark County District Court Judge Jackie Glass had previouslyrefused to release the questionnaires, saying she ...
White Sox vs. Rays (best-of-five series)
Oct 01, 2008 ... SCHEDULE (best-of-five series) Thursday: Chicago at Tampa Bay, 12:30 p.m. Friday: Chicago at Tampa Bay, 4:07 p.m. Sunday: Tampa Bay at Chicago, TBA Monday: Tampa Bay at Chicago, if necessary Wednesday: Chicago at Tampa Bay, TBA, if ...
New S.L. County undersheriff named
Oct 01, 2008 ... The former embattled head of the Utah Department of Correctionswas named today as the new undersheriff for Salt Lake County. The sheriff's office announced late this afternoon that ScottCarver would be the No. 2 man in the department. In a preparedstatement, Sheriff Jim Winder said ...
Davis earns payback, region championship
Oct 01, 2008; ... BOUNTIFUL -- If a perfect moment ever existed to clinch a regiontitle, Davis felt like such a moment arrived with its rematchagainst Viewmont. The Vikings handed the Darts their only loss of the season nearlyfour weeks ago. A few Davis players thought Viewmont rubbed theirnoses ...
WNBA Finals matches Shock vs. Silver Stars
Oct 01, 2008 ... SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Detroit's step toward matching the WNBAdominance of the Houston Comets could come at the expense of anotherteam from Texas. Detroit's pursuit of a third title begins today in Game 1 of theWNBA Finals against the San Antonio Silver Stars. The Shock alreadyshare ...
UW's Locker looking for new position
Oct 01, 2008 ... SEATTLE (AP) -- Ultimately, Jake Locker doesn't want to be aspectator. Washington's star quarterback said Tuesday he'd be willing toplay a different position in the coming weeks while his broken rightthumb heals, as long as it's determined such a move would help theteam and not ...
Boozer set to rock, pick and roll
Oct 01, 2008; ... BOISE -- His scoring average was down more than five points fromthe regular season. His focus was a blur, like trying to look long-distance throughthe reading portion of new bifocals. His 2008 NBA postseason was a bust, and he readily admits asmuch. On the opening day ...
Utes expect real test from Beavers' freshman RB
Oct 01, 2008; ... Utah's rushing defense has already passed several tough teststhis season. Now comes a difficult Quizz. Oregon State freshman Jacquizz Rodgers, who ran for 186 yards andtwo touchdowns in last week's 27-21 win over then top-ranked USC, isexpected to provide the 15th-ranked Utes ...
Focus on financial abuse pleases Byrne
Oct 01, 2008; ... Overstock CEO Patrick M. Byrne is pleased presidential candidatesare talking about halting abusive practices associated with bettingagainst a company's stock, a practice implicated as contributing, asByrne predicted, to the nation's financial crisis. But the outspokencritic on naked ...
Y. hopes to keep TOs in its favor
Oct 01, 2008; ... PROVO -- Through its first two games of the season, BYU's defensemanaged to cause only two turnovers. In their last two contests,however, the Cougars have come up with 10 turnovers. The high number of takeaways helps explain why BYU has crushedits last two opponents by a combined ...
Guy hopes familiarity with Hall helps
Oct 01, 2008; ... LOGAN -- With 13 days to prepare for Brigham Young University'shigh-powered offense, you'd expect Utah State coach Brent Guy to gethis team as familiar as possible with what Max Hall is going tobring to Romney Stadium on Friday night. The reality of it, though, is that Guy has been ...
White Sox finally win AL Central, join October party
Oct 01, 2008; ... CHICAGO -- Thanks to Jim Thome's bat and Ken Griffey Jr.'s arm,the AL Central has a winner at last: the Chicago White Sox. John Danks pitched eight innings of two-hit ball on short rest,Thome homered and Griffey threw out a runner at the plate with atough tag by A.J. Pierzynski, ...
Man shot by officer in stabbing out of hospital
Oct 01, 2008 ... PROVO -- A man who police say stabbed a stranger with scissorsoutside an Orem restaurant has been released from the hospital andbooked into jail. Sergio Walter Weffer, 33, was booked into the Utah County Jailfor investigation of aggravated assault Tuesday afternoon ...
Ogden police ordered to provide medical records
Oct 01, 2008 ... OGDEN -- Police must hand over mental-health records for twoofficers involved in the shooting of a man wandering a street with ashotgun. Federal Magistrate Judge Paul Warner ordered the Ogden PoliceDepartment to hand over partial medical records for two of threeofficers involved ...
Ex-postal worker is accused of storing mail
Oct 01, 2008 ... DETROIT (AP) -- In a case that echoes a "Seinfeld" episode, aformer postal worker has been charged with stealing thousands ofpieces of mail that authorities say she had kept in a storage unitnorthwest of Detroit. Federal investigators say they've recovered more than 9,000pieces ...
Bulgarian strip clubs unsafe, embassy warns
Oct 01, 2008 ... WASHINGTON (AP) -- The State Department is warning that more thanyour money and marriage are at stake if you visit strip clubs in theBulgarian capital. The U.S. Embassy in Sofia issued a security alert Tuesday sayingthe city's "gentlemen's clubs" should be avoided after two ...
Arsenal on the rise in Champions League
Oct 01, 2008 ... Robin van Persie and Emmanuel Adebayor each scored twice asArsenal beat Porto 4-0 in soccer's Champions League, whileManchester United's Dimitar Berbatov got two goals in a 3-0 winagainst Aalborg. Arsenal, which has never won Europe's elite club competition,moves ahead of ...
Iraq out of qualifying
Oct 01, 2008; ... Iraq lost its bid Monday for reinstatement in 2010 World Cupqualifying after the sport's highest court refused to punish Qatarfor using an ineligible player. The Court of Arbitration for Sport agreed with governing bodyFIFA that Iraq had no right to make an appeal because it was ...
MLS has solid following
Oct 01, 2008; ... According to an analysis of more than 100 million blogs, messageboards and postings on social Web sites performed with ZetaInteractive's RelevantNoise software technology, MLS was thirdworldwide in the total volume of soccer posts, at 16 percent. MLSfollowed the English Premier League ...
Utah
Oct 01, 2008 ... WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Despite not having a kill in the first set,senior middle blocker Emillie Toone led the Utes with 13 kills in anon-conference match, 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-19) Tuesday overWeber State. Utah (9-4, 1-2 MWC) hit .026 in the first set, but came back hitat ...
Southern Utah
Oct 01, 2008 ... FOOTBALL: Southern Utah's Akeem Anifowoshe has been named thisweek's Great West Conference defensive player of the week for hisperformance in the Thunderbirds' 34-20 win at Texas State onSaturday night. Anifowoshe, a sophomore strong safety, tallied eight tacklesagainst the ...
Utah Valley
Oct 01, 2008 ... WOMEN'S SOCCER: Despite out-shooting Northern Arizona, the UtahValley women's soccer team fell 3-1 on Sunday, dropping its fourthstraight game. The Wolverines (4-4-1) had 11 shots on goal to seven from theLumberjacks (6-5-1) and finished with 19-17 edge in overall. MEN'S ...
Utah State
Oct 01, 2008 ... VOLLEYBALL: Sophomore libero Christine Morrill recorded a career-high 27 digs and sophomore setter Chelsea Fowles added a career-high five kills to lead Utah State to a come-from-behind five setwin (25-11, 17-25, 24-26, 25-22, 18-16) against Nevada on Saturdaynight. SOCCER: ...
Weber State
Oct 01, 2008 ... WOMEN'S SOCCER: Northern Arizona's Cee Cee Odorfer was named theOffensive Players of the Week, and Weber State goalkeeper RebeccaRitchie was named the Big Sky's Defensive Player of the Week. Ritchie allowed only two goals over 186 minutes and 29 seconds ofplaying time over the ...
Miller Motorsports CEO stepping down
Oct 01, 2008 ... TOOELE -- Alan Wilson, the man who designed Miller MotorsportsPark and stayed on to become its first CEO and general manager, hasannounced that he is stepping down. Wilson, 62, who is widely regarded as one of the world's premierracetrack designers and very respected in national ...
Red Bull Rampage this weekend in Virgin
Oct 01, 2008 ... VIRGIN, Utah -- Red Bull Rampage, the premier freeride mountainbiking competition, held annually from 2001 to 2004, is blastingback onto the scene in 2008, bigger and badder than ever. From Oct.2-5, Red Bull Rampage: The Evolution will draw the greatest ridersin the world to a new venue ...
Westminster
Oct 01, 2008 ... WOMEN'S SOCCER: The Griffins finally scored on the road, but theycould only manage a 2-2 tie with Oregon Tech on Sunday afternoon.After falling behind 1-0 in the game's 12th minute, Westminstersnapped a streak of 395 minutes without a road goal when Corie Walchevened the game at one in ...
Sports on the air
Oct 01, 2008 ... TELEVISION COLLEGE FOOTBALL Louisiana Tech at Boise St., ESPN, 6 p.m. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS NL Division Series, Brewers at Phillies, TBS, 1 p.m. NL Division Series, Dodgers at Cubs, TBS, 4:30 p.m. AL Division Series, Red Sox at Angels, TBS, ...
Venus Williams advances at Porsche GP
Oct 01, 2008 ... STUTTGART, Germany (AP) -- Venus Williams made a successfulreturn to the Porsche Grand Prix after 10 years, advancing to thesecond round by beating Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-1, 6-2 Tuesday. "She hit some great shots but my experience helped me," said thesixth-seeded Williams, who made ...
Menard moves from DEI to Yates Racing
Oct 01, 2008 ... CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Paul Menard is heading to Yates Racing atthe end of the season in a switch certain to hurt Dale EarnhardtInc. DEI is losing both a driver and a sponsor at a time when ableak economic outlook has made funding ...
Local watch
Oct 01, 2008 ... A look at how NFL players with Utah ties fared in Week 4: -- San Diego DL Ryon Bingham (Alta HS) assisted on two tackles,had a half sack and a quarterback hurry in win over Raiders. -- Philadelphia LB Stewart Bradley (Highland HS) had fourtackles, including one for loss, and ...
Hapless Raiders sack Kiffen
Oct 01, 2008; ... ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Oakland Raiders fired Lane Kiffin onTuesday just four games into his second season, ending a public feudwith owner Al Davis that had been simmering since the start of theyear. "I reached a point where I felt that the whole staff werefractionalized, that the ...
Rock on . . .
Oct 01, 2008; ... It's shocking, embarrassing and maybe even disgusting. No, we'renot talking about the Wall Street bailout. We're talking about sports radio stations that spend way too muchtime on sex banter and too little time on sports. But one station inSt. Louis is vowing to improve the ...
Layton libero gives Lancers lift past Northridge
Oct 01, 2008; ... LAYTON -- In order for a player to prove she's one of the topliberos in the state, she needs to face phenomenal hitters. Mckell Wahlen had that opportunity Tuesday night against second-ranked, undefeated Northridge, and she made the most of it. TheLayton junior picked up 16 digs ...
Weber's Smith waiting for breakout game
Oct 01, 2008; ... OGDEN -- Weber State running back Trevyn Smith has rushed formore than 100 yards in two games this season, trails SacramentoState's Evander Wilkins by just 8 yards in the Big Sky rushing race,and still expects to win his third conference rushing title. Smith, however, is still ...
BYU
Oct 01, 2008 ... MEN'S GOLF The Cougars made a huge improvement from Day 1 at theHusky Invitational in Bremerton, Wash., going from tied at the No. 8spot to a fourth-place finish and shooting a field-best five-under-par on the day. Each Cougar golfer made huge strides by moving uptheir individual ...
Sports on the air
Oct 01, 2008 ... TELEVISION COLLEGE FOOTBALL Louisiana Tech at Boise St., ESPN, 6 p.m. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS NL Division Series, Milwaukee at Philadelphia, TBS, 1 p.m. NL Division Series, Los Angeles at Chicago, TBS, 4:30 p.m. AL Division Series, ...
Drug testers warned teams
Oct 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK -- Minor league baseball teams received advance noticeof drug tests this season, eight people who work in the minorleagues told The New York Times. In a story posted on the newspaper's Web site on Tuesday night,four minor league managers, two team trainers, one general ...
S.F.'s universal health plan upheld
Oct 01, 2008 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- San Francisco's landmark universal healthcare program can continue to operate, after an appeals court ruledTuesday that it does not violate federal law. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower ...
White powdery substance causes scare in West Jordan
Oct 01, 2008 ... WEST JORDAN -- A silicon-gel based powder used to keep moistureout of shipped packages caused a small scare at a sporting goodsdistribution center today. An unknown substance was found in large semi-trailer parked infront of the Sportsman's Warehouse distribution center, near ...
Bennett ignored problems
Oct 01, 2008 ... Merrill Cook's "My View" (Sept. 28) was very informative. It'sinteresting that Bob Bennett couldn't support a proposal seven ormore years ago, which might have averted the current Wall Streetdisaster, when problems at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were firstcoming to ...
Shakespearean Festival offers 3 plays for fall
Oct 01, 2008; ... CEDAR CITY -- The fall season is now under way at the UtahShakespearean Festival, and what a lovely time to visit Cedar City. With fall colors glowing against the red rocks, the festival hassettled in for cooler weather by offering three new plays --frankly, all worth checking ...
Bailout socialistic Band-Aid
Oct 01, 2008 ... The federal government bailout of financial companies is atrillion-dollar socialistic Band-Aid. Americans need to rant, ...
Prepare teens for life
Oct 01, 2008 ... I believe that two subjects should be required in high school:family living and personal finance. I think we are letting ourstudents down by not preparing them for the actual day-to-day factsof living. Everyone -- married or not -- belongs to a family, and ourphysical and ...