Rock Island resident and Painesville, Ohio native Robert Clyde Bouldin, 47, died May 1 at his home after an extended illness. A supervisor with Dell Computers and a member of Christ United Methodist Church, he was the son of Amasa and Estell McGuire Bouldin and sister, Cassandra Bouldin. He is survived by sons, Joshua Adam…

Mary Elizabeth Tanner passed away May 1 in the same home on Old Shelbyville Road in which she was born on Dec. 12, 1936. A member of First Baptist Church and a charter member of Eastside Baptist, she was an accountant and worked at Turners Auto Salvage. The daughter of the late Jessie Mae and…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native James Gilbert Wanamaker, 72, died unexpectedly April 30 at River Park Hospital. A shop supervisor with Dezurik, he was the son of the late Sidney Jacob and Zada Bell Coppinger Wanamaker. He is survived by his wife, Patsy Dick Wanamaker; son and daughter-in-law, Terrell and Tammy Wanamaker of McMinnville;…

Altamont resident J.W. (Squirrel) Clendenon, 76, died April 29. An employee of Burroughs-Ross-Colville in McMinnville, he was the son of the late Ova and Lassie Coppinger Clendenon Sr.; and was preceded in death by brother, Ova Clendenon Jr. He is survived by his wife, Victoria Dickerson Clendenon; sons, David and Jerry Clendenon; brother and sister-in-law,…

Smithville resident Eston Knowles, 78, died April 26 at DeKalb Community Hospital. Owner of Eston Knowles Realty and a member of Indian Mound the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Wilse and Charlie Summers Knowles and was preceded in death by an infant sister. He is survived by his wife, Audrey Redmon…

NEW YORK (AP) ‘ Rangers forward Sean Avery remained in an intensive care unit Thursday, two days after his spleen was lacerated during a playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. ‘He won’t be removed from there until it stops bleeding, and it hasn’t,’ team spokesman John Rosasco said Thursday after the Rangers held their morning…

2008 results, upcoming races and point standings By The Associated Press Feb. 9 ‘ x-Budweiser Shootout, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) Feb. 17 ‘ Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Ryan Newman) Feb. 24 ‘ Auto Club 500, Fontana, Calif. (Carl Edwards) March 2 ‘ UAW-Dodge 400, Las Vegas…

BY CHRIS JENKINS Auto racing is the ultimate in gas-guzzling entertainment. But the prospect of paying $4 a gallon to get to the track has some fans reluctant to start their engines. Ticket sales have slipped just as May, the biggest month in motorsports, approaches. So track promoters are shifting into high gear to keep…

NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ A man charged with shooting three people outside a Las Vegas strip club denies he was involved and accused suspended cornerback Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones of ordering the shooting and framing him to avoid identifying the real shooter. Arvin Kenti Edwards of Renton, Wash., is being held in a Washington state jail on…

Aikman NEW YORK (AP) ‘ Troy Aikman, Billy Cannon and Lou Holtz are among the 15 former players and coaches elected Thursday to the College Football Hall of Fame. Aikman started his college career at Oklahoma, then transferred to UCLA. After two stellar seasons (1987-88) with the Bruins, he was drafted first overall by the…