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Michael Jordan returned
.•...X to the NBA, where he
N- I will play for the Wash­
The U.S. Open women's final saw the first
e r ington Wizards through
pairing of sisters (Venus and Serena Wil­
2003. He pledged $1
liams) since 1983, and the first all African-
W million of his first year's
American final. Venus defended her title
salary to victims of the Sept.
by beating Serena, 6-2, 6-4.
▼ 11 terrorist attacks.
AP Photo/Amy Sancetta________________________________________________________ ^ AP Photo/Mary Chastain

Midnight Snack
An A lb u q u e rq u e p o lic em a n an d his p ilo t
faced d isc ip lin a ry m easures a fte r using a
p o lice h e lic o p te r to lan d next to a K rispy
K rem e d o u g h n u t store, w h e re th ey ran in,
g ra b b e d a d o ze n , and to o k o ff again.

Lobster Spared
A head c h e f in London's e lite M a y fa ir d is­
AP Photo/John Bazemore Brian Bahr/Getty Images
tric t spared th e life o f B arney, a g ian t
L ▲ Thanks to an RBI ▲ Football fans watched a close Super
lo b ster th o u g h t to be one o f th e largest
I single by Luis Gonzalez at Bowl XXXVI game when the "underdog"
lobsters caug ht in Europe. T h e c h e f said he
■ the bottom of the ninth New England Patriots beat the St. Louis
co u ld n o t b rin g h im s e lf to sacrifice such a
I during game seven of the Rams, 20-17, with a last second, 48-yard
b e au tifu l lo b ster, and B arney w as escorted
World Series, the Arizona field goal. The win was the Patriots' first back in to th e ocean by a d iv e r fro m a local
Diamondbacks won their after three trips to the NFL title game.
a q u a riu m .
first championship, beating
the New York Yankees, Duck, Duck...Cop
3-2.
W h e n a fa m ily o f ducklings fe ll th ro u g h a
V a n c o u ve r sew er g rate, th e ir m o th e r w a d ­
d le d o v er an d p ersisten tly g ra b b e d th e leg
off the wire! o f a n earb y p o lic em a n u n til he fo llo w e d
h er to th e sew er. T h e babies w e re disco v­
e re d and lifte d to safety in a veg etab le
strain er.
After 16 seasons and Despite their defeat at "Iron Man" Cal Ripken
583 home runs, super­ the hands of Colorado, announced his retire­ Saved by the Phone
slugger Mark McGwire of the Nebraska Cornhuskers ment at the end of the B ritain 's R oyal A ir Force saved th e life o f
the St. Louis Cardinals were the controversial 2001 baseball season. a m issin g c lim b e r tra p p e d on a re m o te
announced his retirement choice to play the Miami The 20-year Baltimore W e ls h h ills id e by sen d in g h im a text m es
from baseball. Hurricanes for the national Orioles veteran is one
championship in college of seven baseball play­ sage on his m o b ile p h o n e . T h e in ju re d
football's 2002 Rose Bowl. ers with more than 400 c lim b e r p icked u p th e m essage, an d
Miami beat Nebraska, homers and 3,000 hits. d ire c te d a rescue h e lic o p te r to w a rd h im .
37-14.