At left, Tessa King goes upcourt against Jessica Ford during the ladies’ all-star game. At right: Donta Weir shares a congratulatory handshake with runner-up Travis Wanamaker. Young Men United held its annual Basketball Classic last weekend at the Charlie Dalton Gym, raising $1,000 for its charity projects with a night of fun competition on the…

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ For Duke, there was no escaping this: Coach Bob Huggins has West Virginia playing tough man-to-man defense and hustling after every rebound. Joe Alexander had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 7-seeded West Virginia reached the NCAA tournament’s round of 16 in Huggins’ first season at his alma mater by beating…

BY Paige Northcutt We all grow up learning ‘Bad’ four letter words. I have got a new one for you that you probably did not think of as a ‘Bad’ or ‘Dirty’ word. The dirty word is DIET! And for many of us here in America, Diet is a horrible word. It means that we…

MIAMI (AP) ‘ Lawyers for the Beatles sued Friday to prevent the distribution of unreleased recordings purportedly made during Ringo Starr’s first performance with the group in 1962. The dispute between Apple Corps Ltd., the London company formed by the Beatles that helps guard their legacy, and Fuego Entertainment Inc. of Miami Lakes stems from…

NEW YORK (AP) ‘ Jamie Lee Curtis went shirtless to pose for AARP The Magazine. Curtis is shown sporting gray hair and wading in water up to her chest on the cover of the magazine’s May/June issue, which will be available Monday. The star of “True Lies,” ‘A Fish Called Wanda” and other films becomes…

By Gary Clothier SULLIVAN Q: My father never talked much about his experiences during World War II. He spent most of the war in Europe. He did talk about a German counterpart to Japan’s Tokyo Rose. ‘ C.T., El Paso, Texas A: He was probably referring to Mildred Gillars (1900-1988) ‘ better known as ‘Axis…

All My Children After he shot and killed Rafael, Robert claimed to be an FBI agent and that Rafael was Papel, the drug lord who was after Jesse. Although still wary of Robert, Jesse and Tad allowed themselves to return to a normal life, while Robert kept his true agenda to himself. Later, Joe revealed…

Letters to the Editor TO THE EDITOR: I was stunned to see my name in bold type in the paper attacking me personally because of a letter to the editor I wrote in disagreement with a Standard columnist opinion. I was informed long ago by editor Clark that this type of letter would not be…

By Gary Clothier Q: I think my folks’ favorite TV program was ‘Make Room for Daddy,’ starring Danny Thomas. As I recall, it aired on Tuesday nights, and that evening’s activities often revolved around the show. In the early years, Thomas had a wife. He was later a widower, and then, toward the end of…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Wilda Airbella Bess, 67, was born June 2, 1940 and died March 20 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of Christian Fellowship Church, she was the daughter of the late Franklin Benjamin and Martha Emma Killian Scott. In addition to her parents,…