By TERESA M. WALKER / AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE (AP) — The Southeastern Conference opens its 25th tournament Thursday, and not much has changed since the first tournament in 1980. The competition remains stiff, and Tennessee once again is the favorite. The top-ranked Lady Vols won the regular season title for the 11th time in…

By ELIZABETH A. DAVIS / AP Sports Writer Vanderbilt forward Matt Freije (35) lets out a yell after scoring a basket during the first half against Tennessee on Wednesday, March 3, 2004, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) NASHVILLE (AP) — Matt Freije scored 13 straight points and gave Vanderbilt a chance to win. His…

By LISA CORNWELL / Associated Press Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — A division of Cinergy Corp. plans to offer high-speed Internet service over its power lines, letting customers connect by simply plugging a computer modem into existing electrical outlets. The idea of broadband service over power lines, or BPL, isn’t new, but this appears to be…

By BRUCE MEYERSON / AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The battle lines in the cutthroat industry known as telecommunications are about to blur even further as the nation’s biggest telephone companies launch a long-promised counterattack against the cable TV industry, whose new phone services have been stealing away customers. Starting Wednesday, SBC Communications…

By DAVE CARPENTER / AP Business Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Say goodbye to those super-sized fries — McDonald’s is slimming down its menu. The hamburger giant has started phasing out its trademark Supersize fries and drinks in its U.S. restaurants as part of an effort to simplify its menu and give customers choices that support…

Jaycees have set an April 3 deadline for submitting applications for the 2004 Little Miss and Mister Warren County Pageant. The event is slated April 17 beginning at 6 p.m. at Hickory Creek Elementary School gymnasium.Each child must be between the ages of 4 and 6 the day of the pageant, but not enrolled in…

She stands, endlessly posed, one foot in front of the other, her hands crossed at the back and the head uplifted with an indescribable expression of simultaneous indifference and audacity.On March 12 at 7 p.m., the Nashville Ballet Company will bring Degas’ famous sculpture to life at South Jackson Civic Center. Tickets for the one-hour…

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By JENNIFER BUNDY / Associated Press Writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Political candidates in West Virginia have a new, free forum to reach voters with a written profile, photo and three-minute video — a state Web site called “Candid Candidate.” The feature, the first of its kind in the nation, is intended to get teens…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is taking its first steps toward what promises to be a divisive election-year battle over a constitutional amendment banning gay marriages. Using the Massachusetts high court ruling permitting same-sex marriages as an impetus, the Senate Judiciary Constitution subcommittee is focusing on whether judges…