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Life of Reilly: The softball coach with no heart – ESPN.

I generally don’t agree with a lot of sport columnists, but I have to say I agree 100% on this one. Something like happened to a high school in Michigan lately, where they were forced to give up their basketball crown because one player had exhausted his high school eligibility.

Last year, when a girl blew out her knee and the opposing team carried her around the bases so she could complete her home run, you saw the best of sports. Jean Musgjerd is showing the worst, and the worst part of it is she’s teaching kids these things.

Gasping for air, Nortel to sell off wireless tech | Wireless – CNET News.

Nokia Siemens Networks will buy Nortel Networks’ wireless technology business for $650 million.

Struggling Nortel, a one-time giant in telecommunications equipment, had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January in hopes of reorganizing. But that is unlikely now.

Nokia Siemens said Friday that it will use Nortel’s CDMA and LTE technology to expand its presence in North America. CDMA, or code division multiple access, is one of the two major networks operating in the U.S. and is used by Verizon Wireless and Sprint. LTE, or Long Term Evolution, is 4G wireless technology that will potentially replace today’s mobile networks.

“This agreement provides an important strategic opportunity for Nokia Siemens Networks to strengthen its position in two key areas, North America and LTE, at a price that makes good economic sense,” Nokia Siemens CEO Simon Beresford-Wylie said in the statement.

As part of the deal, about 2,500 Nortel employees in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and China can keep their jobs. Nortel said this represents a “significant portion” of the workers associated with that part of its business.

“Maximizing the value of our businesses in the face of a consolidating global market has been our most critical priority. We have determined the best way to do this is to find buyers for our businesses who can carry Nortel innovation forward, while preserving employment to the greatest extent possible,” Nortel CEO Mike Zafirovski said in a statement.

Toronto-based Nortel also said that it is working toward selling off the other parts of its business and that it is applying to be delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange.

The deal with Nokia Siemens, which is expected to close in the third quarter, must be approved by both U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

Nortel was founded in 1895 as Northern Electric and Manufacturing and supplied telecommunications gear for Canada’s young telephone system. At the height of its glory days about 10 years ago, Nortel was worth $250 billion and had more than 90,000 employees.

Guess she should have seen this coming, eh?

ShortNews – the News-Community.

Vermont: Federal prosecutors in Bennington have reached a plea deal with East Arlington resident Denise M. Hall, 51, for a false tax return and wire fraud against self-proclaimed psychic Rosemary Altea, her employer. She stole $120,000-$200,000.

David F. Silver, Hall’s attorney, said that she “cooperated completely with the government” and is a “decent, lovely, wonderful person.” A judge has yet to determine her sentence. The IRS Criminal Investigation Division participated on the case.

Altea is nationally known from appearances on shows such as Larry King Live and Oprah. Hall faces up to 3 years for tax fraud and 20 for wire fraud.

Ohioans ticketed for parking in own driveways – Yahoo! News.

TOLEDO, Ohio – Residents of Toledo, Ohio, are complaining that they received $25 tickets for parking their vehicles in their own driveways.

Mayor Carty Finkbeiner (FINK’-by-ner) says he stands by the citations handed out last week by the Division of Streets, Bridges and Harbor. He says the tickets were issued under a city law against parking on unpaved surfaces, including gravel driveways.

During a news conference Monday, Finkbeiner ignored a reporter’s question of whether the crackdown and fines were related to the city’s budget crisis.

The three-term mayor faces a recall vote in November. Critics have claimed he’s wasted city money.

City Councilman D. Michael Collins calls the ticketing “Mickey Mouse nonsense.” He has told residents he’ll try to have the citations rescinded.

Man reports robbery, police find working meth lab – Yahoo! News.

Mon Jun 15, 9:01 pm ET

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – A 33-year-old man ended up in jail after he called in a robbery and police allegedly found a working meth lab in his house. Police arrested the man for manufacturing of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

The man reported he had been robbed by his roommates, but Capt. Jimmy Rodgers said officers were unable to verify that. Rodgers said when officers located the lab, they discovered it was still active.

Cullman Narcotics Enforcement Team agents were called to the scene to take samples and positively identify the seized chemicals and drugs.

The man was incarcerated on a $1 million bond.

I didn’t think this was real, but this douchebag has been at it for years…

Rick Reilly: Alfred G. Rava takes A’s to court – ESPN.

ShortNews – the News-Community.

Los Angeles, CA: Lakers fans became enraged with joy tonight after the Lakers won there 15th championship beating Magic 99-86. Fans gathered outside the Staples Center at about 9:00pm PST and began behaving like animals.

Eyewitness reports claim police at the scene were being pelted with rocks and bottles. A city-wide tactical alert has also been issued with this being called the largest riot in LA since 1965 when the watts building erupting in flames.

About 25 people have been arrested after officers declared the scene an unlawfull assembly. Some rioters lit fires and vandelized news vans while others broke into local stores and raided them.