(AP) – O.J. Simpson says an ambitious Nevada prosecutor is pressing a kidnapping and armed robbery case against him that he says even the alleged victims don’t want to pursue. “If I was anybody else, I wouldn’t be going to court,” Simpson told a reporter for Fargo, N.D., radio station KFGO who interviewed him late…

England (AP) – Former champion Maria Sharapova was knocked out of Wimbledon in a stunning upset Thursday by a 154th-ranked Russian, marking her earliest exit from a Grand Slam tournament since her first full season on tour in 2003. Her game littered by double faults and ugly unforced errors, the third-seeded Sharapova slumped to a…

By Art Larson Sr. NASCAR has hit the big time. It has been gaining in stature year after year but now it has become a defendant in a $225 million lawsuit.Mauricia Grant is a 32 year-old Afro-American female and she has filed the suit claiming sexual harassment and racial discrimination. In today’s politically correct world…

By Dale Stubblefield Recent action in the boys 9- and 10-year-old baseball league saw Galligan and Newman slip past Sanders Construction 5-4. The Orioles picked up eight hits on the night, while the Cardinals had four. The Cardinals scored two runs in the top of the first and one in the second. The Orioles sent…

By James Clark Trayton Rackley tries to dribble the ball around the defense of Noah Fann during basketball camp. Warren County High School boys basketball coach Ryan Smith believes in teaching the basics at an early age.That’s why his annual summer basketball camp, which ended Wednesday, was geared toward elementary school students.‘Kids this age just…

William H. ‘Bill’ and Georgia D. Church Brown celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 8. A celebration was held for the couple at the Morrison Ruritan hosted by their daughters, Barbara Taylor, Billie Barlow, Betsy Cantrell and Mattie Medley. Mrs. Brown chose a classic suit for the celebration, accented with a white rosebud corsage…

By Duane Sherrill A 48-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court. Included in court action:‘ Ramona R. Martin was ordered to serve 60 days of a six-month sentence and pay $50 plus costs for criminal impersonation, public intoxication and violation of probation.‘ Bobby Farless and Leslie Farless were both…

By Lisa Hobbs Will city officials find $250,000 in the 2008-09 budget to fund the second phase of the Downtown Economic Revitalization project? At risk is the $1.2 million TDOT grant awarded in 2005.After being questioned by a citizen, Alderman Jimmy Haley presented the inquiry to his fellow officials during Tuesday night’s board meeting.‘What is…

(AP) ‘ Angry politicians vowed to keep writing laws that condemn child rapists to death, despite a Supreme Court decision saying such punishment is unconstitutional.“Anybody in the country who cares about children should be outraged that we have a Supreme Court that would issue a decision like this,” said Alabama Attorney General Troy King, a…

BY Seth Wright Has the county gone bananas with its Bicentennial Monument? No, not really. The Standard’s graphic design department has decided to have a little fun with the yet-to-be-unveiled monument in honor of today’s Banana Day. Stop by the newspaper office for free banana splits and discount subscriptions today from 2 to 4 p.m.