| Ohio State, Towson in position to earn auto bids
Who took a hit this week, and who improved their stock? Our staff takes a look around the college lacrosse world at the teams that are rising and falling. Teams on the rise
Ohio State
Last season, the Buckeyes stumbled out of the gates, dropped two competitive conference games to Denver and Notre Dame later in the season and finished out of the running for the GWLL's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament. But it's a new year for the boys from Columbus. Ohio State avenged that loss to the Pioneers on Sunday with a crucial 10-9 overtime win, its fourth straight conference victory, setting up a huge showdown of GWLL unbeatens when the Buckeyes welcome the Irish on Saturday with an auto bid to the tournament on the line. -- Craig Johnson Towson
I don't know if rise is exactly the word for the Tigers.
Stanner's trophy will hit the auction room
A SOLID silver trophy awarded to Widnes boxing legend Jack Stan-ner in 1935 for winning five Wembley fights on the same day is being sold by his family. Auctioneers Rogers-Jones of Colwyn Bay will sell the trophy together with a small archive of photographs and press cuttings on Tuesday, April 24. The lot is estimated at £1,000-£1,500. The trophy relates to the 'great white hope' championships held annually with promoters inviting contenders to make a name for themselves on an unofficial but national stage. Six-footer Stanner later fought professionally but had been a 16-year-old amateur when he first qualified for the novices championship at heavyweight in 1934. Although he was giving away two to three stone to more experienced boxers, his two-fisted approach took him through to the third series, losing to Archie Norman.
Knotty Pine going to auction
After having their Knotty Pine Cafe property on the market for more than 16 months while keeping the long-running mom-and-pop restaurant open, owners Shelby "Gene" and Leslie Jackson have decided to offer it at auction. An auction by F.C. Tucker Auction Services is set for 5 p.m., May 7, at the cafe location at Virginia and Main streets, according to Dannetta Hiatt, the leasing agent. .
Brown accused of gold bungle
BRITISH finance minister Gordon Brown faces claims he ignored Bank of England advice and sold half the country's gold stocks at the bottom of the market. Senior central bank figures expressed misgivings about the decision to auction 400 tonnes of bullion between 1999 and 2002, according to the Sunday Times. Officials reportedly warned the Treasury in correspondence that there was a risk of losing money because the price of gold was at a low level. However, there was no formal consultation and Brown went ahead with the move. Since the auctions the value of gold has trebled, allegedly leaving the public purse STG2 billion ($A4.8 billion) worse off. The Treasury issued a robust denial of the claims, insisting the decision had been scrutinised carefully and the taxpayer received value for money.
Sideshow | Madonna ends 6-day Malawi visit
Madonna jetted out of Malawi yesterday after a six-day visit to the impoverished homeland of the toddler she wants to adopt, David Banda. Madonna and her husband, Guy Ritchie, took custody of Banda last October after finding him in an orphanage. Critics said the star used her celebrity status to circumvent Malawian adoption laws - allegations she denies. The 20-month-old toddler waved to the bodyguards and driver who had escorted him during the visit. Madonna, wearing a straw hat, did not look back as she disappeared into the jet with her daughter Lourdes, 9. The star and her entourage spent their time visiting orphanages, projects for street children, and agricultural development programs, as well as opening a day-care center financed by her charity, Raising Malawi.
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