Equity under the lights, R.S.V.P. logistics and the best female umpire (Sports Illustrated)

Since the U.S. Open (among other tennis events) is all about gender equity, do you think we will ever have the evening session "start" with a men's match and then be "followed" by the women's match. For a working person on the East Coast, it's hard to stay up and watch the men's matches, such as the Blake/Young match, especially when they start after 9 p.m. Just looking for equal rights. -- ...

Deadly stabbing after a joyous opening (Seattle Times)

The fatal stabbing of the father of a former Olympian at a Beijing landmark clouded the first full day of Olympic competition Saturday...

Drug dogs keep schools clean, officials say (East Valley Tribune)

Drug-sniffing dogs have found illegal substances three times in the three years police canines have been invited to Scottsdale high school campuses for searches.