Gabrielle Moves Toward North Carolina

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Subtropical Storm Gabrielle moved toward the East Coast, where a tropical storm warning was in effect for North Carolina's shoreline early Saturday.

"It's going to get a little gnarly," said 51-year-old Sharon Peele Kennedy, a lifetime resident of the Outer Banks who works at the Hatteras Harbor Marina in Hatteras, N.C.

"We're securing, but not too fast," she said. "There's no evacuation issue at all. This is just a little breeze."

The National Hurricane Center forecast called for Gabrielle to brush North Carolina's Outer Banks on Sunday afternoon, with maximum winds of between 60 and 65 mph, before curving back out into the Atlantic. …

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Six-Fight TV Deal Nets Bowe Millions

NEW YORK In the battle of the network checkbooks, HBO and itspay-per-view partner, TVKO, knocked out Fox Network to winheavyweight champion Riddick Bowe.

And it might cost them $100 million of Time Warner's cash.

Bowe agreed to a six-fight package with HBO and TVKO on Thursdaythat Seth Abraham, president of Time Warner Sports, said has"nine-figure potential."

The first fight is scheduled for Feb. 6 on HBO after Bowe andhis manager, Rock Newman, decided to pass on Fox's $3 million offerto fight as part of the network's alternative programming at halftimeof the Jan. 31 Super Bowl.

Newman is looking at Alex Garcia, Michael Dokes, Alex Stewartand …

Wrestler's father slams McMahon in Conn. race

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The father of Chris Benoit, the professional wrestler who killed himself, his wife and their 7-year-old son in 2007, accused former wrestling executive Linda McMahon on Monday of running for U.S. Senate in Connecticut to fight any attempts to regulate the industry.

Michael Benoit, who lives in Canada, appeared at a Hartford news conference that was organized by McMahon's Democratic opponent, state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. Benoit said he is "almost thankful" that McMahon is running for public office so he draw attention to what he argues is a need for government oversight of professional wrestling.

"The only reason that woman wants to go to …

Police: 8 militants killed in northwest Pakistan

Pakistani security forces fired on vehicles carrying militants in a volatile region near the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing eight, a police official said.

Violence is spreading across Pakistan at a moment of particular political uncertainty following the resignation of Pervez Musharraf as president and amid a gathering economic storm.

On Tuesday, gunmen fired at the car of a senior U.S. diplomat in the northwestern city of Peshawar and a bomb killed seven at a roadside restaurant near the capital, Islamabad.

Fazl Rabi, a commander of the tribal police force in Bajur, said government forces fired on vehicles in two areas of the border region …

Fall roundup

BOYS SOCCER

WOLF SPARKS ST. IGNATIUS VS. H-F

St. Ignatius' Brandon Wolf found out Saturday that a littleadjustment can make a big difference.

After the senior forward tried to attack the Homewood-Flossmoordefense from the right side early in the first half, Wolf decided togo left for once.

That gamble paid off for Wolf and St. Ignatius during theWolfpack's 2-0 victory in the second round of the Lemont Cup.

We kept trying to go up the right side, and I decided to try theleft side to see what would happen," said Wolf, who beat Homewood-Flossmoor goalie Jeff Weishaar with a one-timer to the left.

I made one move to the left and got some open …

EDUCATION/NONPROFIT Business of the Decade: Easter Seals

We have a service for every type of disability and every age group, and I don't think that any other organization can say that," says Larry Gammon, president of Easter Seals New Hampshire. Established 64 years ago, Easter Seals' mission of helping children and adults with disabilities, injuries and other special needs to live, learn and work independently in their communities remains unchanged. Its goal is to enhance life quality and create opportunities for each disabled individual "to lead a dignified and self-sustaining life." In the past year alone, Easter Seals provided services to 17,000 people.

Easter Seals NH has a "$25 million budget - $24 million of that comes from the …