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Recap: NY Giants vs. Arizona
Antrel Rolle intercepted an Eli Manning pass late in the fourth quarter, one of three Manning picks, and Kurt Warner threw for 231 yards and a touchdown as the Arizona Cardinals edged the New York Giants, 24-17, in Week 7 action at Giants Stadium.
Warner, who beat his former team for the first time since being released following the 2004 season, finished 20-of-36 and also threw an interception for the Cardinals (4-2), who won their third straight after a 1-2 start to the season. Chris "Beanie" Wells gained 67 yards and a score on 14 carries while Tim Hightower also found the end zone.
Larry Fitzgerald gained 83 yards on six catches in the win for the Cardinals, who moved to 3-0 on the road for the first time since the strike-shortened season of 1982. The game also marked the first time they've won away games in back-to-back weeks since 2001. Furthermore, the triumph also snaps an 11-game slide on the road to teams from the NFC East.
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Bug spray likely killed infant, injured 2 in SC
Bug spray that produces a fog to kill insects is likely to blame for the death of a 10-month-old South Carolina boy, and his 2-year-old brother was critically injured by the fumes, authorities said Monday.
Anderson County Deputy Coroner Don McCown said the boys' mother had been using foggers in their single-wide mobile home in Williamston, in the northwest part of the state, because of an insect problem. Elizabeth Whitfield, 25, called 911 on Sunday afternoon to report her youngest son was having trouble breathing.
Paramedics took all three to a hospital, and Jacob Whitfield was pronounced dead. His brother, Kenneth, was flown to another hospital about 20 minutes north to Greenville, where he remained Monday on a respirator, but was starting to stabilize, McCown said.
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Local briefs: Monsters remain perfect
The Fresno Monsters rallied in the third period to tie Valencia, then won a shootout for a 4-3 victory in a duel of Western States Hockey League unbeatens.
Ryan Parkhouse's goal with 1 minute, 4 seconds left sent the game into OT in Valencia.
After a scoreless 5-minute overtime, the Monsters won the shootout 2-1 on goals from Parkhouse and Don Coyle.
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Colts put CB Jackson, S Sanders on IR
The injury bug is still haunting the Indianapolis Colts.
Cornerback Marlin Jackson and strong safety Bob Sanders were lost for the season Friday as the team placed them on injured reserve.
Jackson, who missed the second half of the 2008 season after injuring his right knee during practice, suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury to his left knee during a non-contact drill Wednesday. He had been rehabbing the knee after he was hurt against Seattle on Oct. 4.
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Washington stops Dos Palos, takes NSL title
DOS PALOS -- In this, the year of the star quarterbacks around the Central Section -- particularly those in the greater Fresno area named Bray, Orender and Taubler -- don't forget about Adam McCurley.
The people in Dos Palos won't.
McCurley directed Washington up and down the field with precision and ease, passing for 306 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Panthers to a 42-14 victory over the Broncos and wrap up the North Sequoia League title.
Peter Jacob Mersino feels most comfortable in the air: both while at the controls of a glider plane and soaring over the bar in the pole vault.
"Flying makes you look at the world in a different way," he said.
Jacob, who goes by his middle name, carries a 4.08 grade-point average, including four semesters of college math. He has a private pilot's license for soaring and is ranked among the Valley's top pole vaulters.
His list of extracurricular activities includes playing clarinet and tuba in the school band, composing music for the choir and participating in Mock Trial and Academic Decathlon. He also finds time to tutor students in math and volunteer for community-service projects.
"Jacob has squeezed more out of the first 17 years of his life than any young person I've come into contact with," said Karl Peterson, Jacob's counselor at Clovis East. "He really is remarkable."
Of all his accomplishments, Jacob said he is most proud of the four houses he helped build for homeless families in Mexico during the past four spring breaks with his church group.
Jacob won an appointment to the Air Force Academy in the class that will enter in fall 2008. Next year, he will attend Northwestern Preparatory School, an institution in Southern California that readies students for service academies. He plans to pursue missionary aviation, transporting materials and medical supplies to Third World countries, after he retires from the military.
"America focuses too much on itself," Jacob said, "and not enough on what's going on around us."
-- Marek Warszawski
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