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A schoolgirl from Lincoln whose disappearance sparked a police manhunt has now been located. Sara Jackson, 16, went missing on Thursday after leaving Yarborough School at 3.10pm. But now police say she has been located following a phone call made to her parents. In an earlier call home, she had not revealed her whereabouts.  

The father of a missing schoolgirl has made an emotional plea for her safe return. A police manhunt to trace Sara Jackson was last night intensifying, more than 24 hours after she disappeared. Officers say the 16-year-old from Goldsmith Walk, in Lincoln, had been upset following the death of a teacher to whom she was very close.  

Warren Central's starters weren't quite ready to play on Tuesday night. Good thing depth isn't an issue for the Dragons. Warren Central's bench scored 40 points as the Dragons pulled away from visiting Franklin-Simpson 74-59 at WCHS.

That was the big difference for us, wasn’t it?   -Tim Riley

 

Predicted to win the Pac-10 this season, the Cal men's basketball team has not exactly played like a conference champion so far. Since completing a preseason slate where they succumbed to all four of their ranked opponents, the Bears (11-6, 3-2) have sputtered in a league that has dealt each team at least two losses. Now, with the Pac-10 Tournament less than two months away, Cal is slowly running out of chances to impress the NCAA selection committee.  

Closing a game-long Sanford Indian lead to 6 points with 10 seconds left to go was not quite enough for the Antonio Trojans, who lost 55-47 Saturday night to their rival after one of the physically biggest players in the game hit two free throws with only 2.6 seconds left. Indian senior Brett Forster led all scorers with 16 points, and his steals and rebounds kept Sanford in command from the start, when he made one of two free throws in the first fifteen seconds of the contest to be the first ...  

The Chicago Cubs Caravan rolled in to Naval Station Great Lakes Jan. 14 to shake hands with Sailors and recruits. The Cubs sponsored the Great Lakes USO's "No Dough Dinner." These dinners normally fall on the last business day before pay day and are designed to help Sailors who might struggle financially before pay day.  

The Chicago Cubs today announced the club has invited 19 non-roster players to Major League Spring Training, which begins Wednesday, February 17 when pitchers and catchers are invited to report in Mesa, Ariz. Their first workout will take place on Thursday, February 18. Position players report to camp Monday, February 22 with the team's first full workout Tuesday, February 23. Overall, 12 of the 19 invitees are homegrown players either drafted or originally signed by the Cubs.  

For kids who can't make it to Wrigley Field, the Chicago Cubs sometimes can come to them. Nine representatives of Chicago's north-side Major League Baseball club were in Elgin Wednesday, talking to and playing with students at the Boy & Girls Club of Elgin on Dundee Avenue. The visit was part of the Cubs Caravan in which players, coaches and head office staff go to schools, hospitals and organizations to give back to the community.  

Lou Piniella made sure he got away from baseball once the disappointing 2009 season ended for the Chicago Cubs. Piniella traveled to Europe to be a tourist and hit the Florida Keys for some fishing. Now, with spring training about a month away, he's ready to start the fourth and final year of his contract. And he's optimistic that a National League Central title is within reach.

If we can win 83 games with all those problems and all those injuries and stay relatively healthy, I’m sure we can add another eight or 10 wins to this thing and give ourselves a chance to get to the postseason and win in the postseason   -Lou Piniella

 

The Cubs have invited 19 non-roster players to Spring Training, including top prospect Starlin Castro and the last three first-round picks -- Josh Vitters, Andrew Cashner and Brett Jackson. Pitchers and catchers report Feb. 17 to Mesa, Ariz., and the position players report on Feb. 22. The first full-squad workout will be Feb. 23.

It's an exciting bunch of kids and a nice core group   -Oneri Fleita