| Man Loses Daughers In Poker Game
A teenage girl in southern Pakistan, whose late father lost her in a poker game when she was 2 years old, has asked authorities to save her from being handed over to a middle-aged relative. Rasheeda, 17, said she has filed applications with the police and a local councillor asking them to prevent Lal Haider, 45, from taking her to his home. Her mother, Nooran said her husband racked up a debt of 10,000 rupees ($151) to Haider playing cards. "My husband didn't have money to pay, and instead he told Lal Haider that he could take Rasheeda when she grows up," she said. Despite being paid his money last year, she said Haider still insisted the girl should be given to him because of tribal customs. While both families live in Hyderabad, a city 160 km (100 miles) north of the southern city of Karachi, they belong to the same tribe in Baluchistan province.
THE CRAVE GAMING CHANNEL
If Nintendo taught us anything in back in 1996, it's that people have an obsession with catching, training, and growing attached to creatures only to make them fight to the death for a greater good. It's a theory that's tested and true, and it seems like every developer has dipped into its addictive gameplay at least once. Now it's Buena Vista Games, now known as Disney Interactive Studios, turn to try their hand at it. .
Fair focuses on toys' grown-up side
Kids today - they're growing up so fast! Proof positive is all over the American International Toy Fair, held in New York last week, where scores of high-tech products underscore the age compression, growing sophistication and high aspirations of even the youngest toy consumers - and their parents. BORN TO ROCK: It's never too soon to start your kid on the road to showbiz fame with Fisher-Price's infant crib toy Little Superstar Sing-Along Stage ($35, available September). Shaking its microphone-shaped rattle activates songs and lights, vocal scats and even the cheers of the crowd. Musical instrument sounds also can be triggered by baby, and of course there's a big mirror to practice his/her stage moves. At the other extreme is KidDesign's slick, officially authorized American Idol Talent Challenge ($50, available this fall), combining a professional microphone, vocal processor/mixer and DVD-based software.
Rossville Advances to Frontier Sectional Title Game
CHALMERS - Aaron Martin and Brendan Miller combined for 21 second half points to lead Rossville to a 72-66 victory over Clinton Prairie in Friday night's sectional at Frontier.
Clinton Prairie coach Eric Ulrich, said coming into Friday night's sectional match-up with Rossville the Gophers had to pick their poison, saying his team would have to try and either stop the Hornets down low or contain their guards. In the two teams previous meeting Ulrich said the Gophers were unable to stop the Hornets in the post.
In a first half which had five lead changes and Clinton Prairie leading by as many as six in the first quarter it appeared that the Gophers had made the right adjustments from their 54-38 loss to Rossville on Dec. 1.
Clinton Prairie took its biggest lead of the night with 3:35 remaining in the first quarter, jumping out early on a 3-point basket by Dustin Rusk but the Hornets ended the first quarter on a 7-3 run to go up 21-20 after one.
Kentucky sports calendar
Bluegrass needs players - Bluegrass Baseball Club needs players for its 10-under team. Anyone who will not be 11 years old until after May 1 is eligible. Call Bob or Sandy at 341-7726 or 743-3339. Crush needs players - Kentucky Crush needs players for its 12-under select baseball team. Players cannot be 13 years old until after May 1, 2007, to be eligible. Contact Doug Norton, 356-8899 or 468-0148. District 29 Knothole tournament - District 29 Knothole is hosting a preseason round-robin tournament March 31 to April 15 for ages 8-under through 13-under at Mills Road complex. Cost is $100 with a minimum of three games. For information visit www.dixieknothole.com or call Ron at 331-3520. Dixie Knothole registration - Dixie Knothole is conducting registration for baseball teams until March 1.
McKendree pulls away to stop Columbia College
The McKendree Bearcats pulled away down the stretch for an 84-75 victory Friday at home against Columbia College in the semifinals of the American Midwest Conference Tournament. Sophomore guard Eric Palm scored 15 of his team-high 24 points in the second half as the Bearcats advanced to the AMC Tournament championship game for the third consecutive year and seventh time in the last eight years. McKendree, the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament, is now 22-10 overall and will head to top-seeded Illinois-Springfield for the AMC title game at 7 p.m. Monday. The Prairie Stars rallied past Missouri Baptist University to win Friday's other conference semifinal contest, 100-78. Monday's game is a rematch of the 2006 AMC Tournament championship contest, which was won by Illinois-Springfield, 83-76.
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