Charles W. Johnson photo Arenda Rigsby of local Girl Scout Troop 2910 presents a Christmas fruit basket to Riverview Terrace resident Vergie Gilley. The troop also performed a number of Christmas carols for the residents.

NEW YORK Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Johnny Damon left Boston for the rival New York Yankees, and the Chicago Cubs added Jacque Jones to their outfield on a busy night in baseball as more players switched teams Tuesday. The Yankees,…

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Ivory Latta made her latest trip home one of her best. Latta had 22 points ? her best as a college player in her native state ? to keep No. 5 North Carolina…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Tennessee satisfied its toughest critic ? coach Pat Summitt. Shanna Zolman scored 23 points and Tye’sha Fluker had 15 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 1 Tennessee to a 107-39 victory over Princeton.…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Memphis senior forward Rodney Carney scored a career-high 37 points, and Tigers coach John Calipari wanted to rave about his defense. Carney also had 10 rebounds Tuesday night to lead No. 4 Memphis to…

By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist It’s that time of the year again. The holidays are upon us and with Christmas only three days away, I thought it might be a good idea to help some of you last minute shoppers.Yes, believe it or not there are those who still haven’t finished shopping and have procrastinated…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Shan Foster scored 20 of his career-high 27 points in the second half Tuesday night to lead Vanderbilt past New Orleans 78-72. Mario Moore and Julian Terrell added 14 and 13, respectively, for the…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Rick Pitino inserted guard Brad Gianiny into Louisville’s starting lineup to give Taquan Dean some freedom and ended up liberating Brandon Jenkins. Jenkins scored a career-high 20 points, including a key 3-pointer with 3:13…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Last week the Boyd boys high school basketball team hit the road for two games, coming home with a 1-1 record.The Broncos defeated David Brainerd Christian on Tuesday 86-55, but then on Friday dropped a close one against Whitwell High School, 87-75.On Friday night against…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? When the Nashville Predators hit the ice for warm-ups coach Barry Trotz knew his team wasn’t at the concentration level he wanted. The first seven minutes proved he was right. But a power play…