Hinkel ruled out for up to 9 months through injury

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Celtic says defender Andreas Hinkel will be out of action for up to nine months after injuring his right knee in training.

The Scottish club said Thursday the 28-year-old Germany international required …

WINE SIPPER

UPSCALE PINOT NOIR

Thanksgiving is on the horizon, which for most people means turkey on the table. At my house, and if you're reading this column, I expect at yours, that also means a few bottles of wine. The good news is that turkey is pretty much wire neutral. Any member of red or white wines pair nicely with the big bird. The bad news is that the accompanying side dishes, from cranberry sauce to oyster dressing to green bean casserole to candied sweet potatoes, make things a bit more difficult. What I look for are fruit-centered wines that have good acidity but are soft on the tannins, and foodfriendly Pinot Noir is always one of my first choices. We tried Pirtots from all …

European Union says economy faces strong headwinds from credit turmoil

The European Commission says the 15-nation eurozone faces "strong headwinds from the turmoil in financial markets and a weakening US economy.

EU monetary affairs chief Joaquin Almunia says it's not clear how long the turmoil will last and how much it …

Hendricks' confidence taking off

Chicago Christian sophomore Ryann Hendricks gets nervous beforebig track meets and admits she was intimidated before the state meetlast season.

But after working with the University of Chicago track club andcompeting in the 400-meter relay last summer at the Junior Olympicsin Omaha, Neb., Hendricks has more confidence in herself and in howshe will do in her events.

Hendricks competes in the triple and long jumps and will run herfavorite event, the 200-meter dash, for the Class A Knights duringthe outdoor season.

[The 200] is a challenge because it's not a long race, yet it'snot short, either,'' said Hendricks, who capped a strong indoorseason by finishing …

Parents to be more involved than ever with CPS report cards

Last Friday's announcement of a new form of report card by Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Arne Duncan was relatively muted -- as big changes in school policy go -- considering its widespread importance to students.

The revised form will be used for children enrolled in the system's 500 elementary schools. It will affect pre-kindergarten students and for bilingual students, and it will contain a key element enabling parents to more accurately gauge their children's progress and challenges.

It recommends a uniform grading scale for teachers that will relate percentage grades to letter grades from `A' downward, thereby making evaluations much more close to …

Howard leads Orlando to 112-72 win over Toronto

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dwight Howard had 31 points and 19 rebounds, helping the Orlando Magic rout the reeling Toronto Raptors 112-72 on Friday night.

Ryan Anderson added 21 points for Orlando, which avenged a four-point home loss to the Raptors in November. Howard earned his 31st double-double of the season, J.J. Redick scored 12 points and Brandon Bass finished with 10.

DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 16 points. Andrea Bargnani scored all 11 of his points in the first half as Toronto picked up its sixth consecutive loss.

The Raptors were within four in the third quarter, but the Magic dominated the rest of the game. They led 73-57 after three and outscored the Raptors …

French team makes new `miracle' rescue in Haiti

A French search team that wouldn't go home pulled off another "miracle" rescue in Port-au-Prince, lifting a 17-year-old girl alive from beneath this cityscape of rubble. Above ground, hundreds of thousands of other survivors hoped for a breakthrough of another kind _ the delivery of badly needed food aid.

Key players in the Haiti earthquake relief effort, in what may have been a pivotal meeting, decided to better coordinate by dividing up the city among themselves for handing out food.

Food distribution thus far has often been marked by poor coordination, vast gaps in coverage, and desperate, unruly lines of needy people in which young men at times …