TVA signs letter of intent for mini reactors

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Pushing ahead with ambitious nuclear plans, the Tennessee Valley Authority signed a letter of intent to become the nation's first electricity provider to build small modular reactors.

Spokesmen for the nation's largest public utility and Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Energy subsidiary Generation mPower in Charlotte, N.C., said Friday that the letter signed in late May outlines plans for building up to six of the mini reactors at TVA's vacant Clinch River site west of Knoxville in East Tennessee.

TVA spokesman Terry Johnson said the utility is pursuing possible development of a single small reactor to start operating by 2020. He said they would be built …

South Africa vs.England Scoreboard

Scoreboard at stumps Friday on the second day of the fourth test between South Africa and England at the Wanderers Stadium:

England 1st Innings 180

South Africa 1st Innings

(Overnight 29-0)

Graeme Smith c Strauss b Sidebottom 105

Ashwell Prince c Swann b Broad 19

Hashim Amla not out 73

Jacques Kallis not out 7

Extras: (1b, 4lb, 5w, 1nb) 11

TOTAL: (for 2 wickets) 215

Overs: 63.2.

Fall …

A family tradition at Illinois

CHAMPAIGN It's only spring practice, but a guy who's a dead ringerfor Dick Butkus is watching Illinois' workout intently.

"I can't wait till the fall," he said. "Listen to me. I usedto say, `I can't wait till summer.' Now I can't wait till fall. Iknow we're going to be better. I know we're going to do something."

This isn't Dick Butkus, though. It's his older brother Ron,whose son Luke is carrying on a Butkus football tradition that spansfive decades at Illinois.Before linebacker Dick helped Illinois reach the 1964 Rose Bowl,Ron wore an Illinois uniform briefly during the mid-1950s.Mark, a nephew of Dick's and Ron's, was an All-Big Ten defensivetackle who continued …

Valuable Hepworth sculpture stolen from UK park

LONDON (AP) — Thieves have stolen a large bronze sculpture by one of Britain's most important modern sculptors from a London park.

The sculpture by Barbara Hepworth, called "Two Forms (Divided Circle)," was discovered missing Tuesday morning after it was ripped from its plinth in south London's Dulwich Park.

Local government officials said they will ask police and their metal theft unit to investigate the matter …

Saturday's Olympic Gymnastics Results

1. Yang Wei, China, 93.875 (Q).

2. Fabian Hambuechen, Germany, 92.425 (Q).

3. Kim Daeeun, South Korea, 92.400 (Q).

4. Kohei Uchimura, Japan, 92.050 (Q).

5. Koki Sakamoto, Japan, 91.950 (Q).

6. Hiroyuki Tomita, Japan, 91.900.

7. Sergey Khorokhordin, Russia, 91.800 (Q).

8. Jonathan Horton, USA, 91.650 (Q).

9. Chen Yibing, China, 91.600 (Q).

10. Benoit Caranobe, France, 90.925 (Q).

11. Rafael Martinez, Spain, 90.800 (Q).

12. Dmitry Savitski, Belarus, 90.650 (Q).

13. Luis Rivera Rivera, Puerto Rico, 90.600 (Q).

14. Maxim Devyatovskiy, Russia, …

Penn State wins NIT title

NEW YORK - Penn State coach Ed DeChellis met with his team acouple of hours before playing Baylor in the NIT title game and hadonly one request.

"Give me everything you have," he said. "If it's good enough,it's good enough; if it's not, it's not. Just leave it all on thefloor."

The Nittany Lions certainly did. And it was plenty.

Jamelle Cornley scored 18 points and the scrappy Nittany Lions,chasing every loose ball and hustling for every rebound, outlastedthe Bears 69-63 on Thursday night to win only the second postseasontournament title in school history.

Talor Battle added 12 points, all in the second half, for theNittany Lions (27-11), who were …

HEAD-TO-HEAD; Olympic hopeful Lisa Kosglow shines in parallel giant slalom

Lisa Kosglow learned to ski at Bogus Basin when she was in the sixth grade. She swapped the skis for a snowboard around the time she turned 15 years old, and went on to compete in two Olympic Games. In the giant slalom she placed eighth in Salt Lake City, Utah (2002), and 27th in Nagano, Japan (1998).

She'll find out next month whether she's been selected for the 2006 U.S. Olympic team. Kosglow, 32, has her sights set on the parallel giant slalom in Torino, Italy.

Despite her impressive credentials, Kosglow is among the majority of U.S. athletes who must hold down a day job to support their Olympic dreams. Sponsorships and prize money can provide a revenue stream, but …