While most country legends are either dead or recording with Rick Rubin, Bobby Bare has returned with a collection of songs that's easily better than anything else out of Nashville this year.Bare first grabbed the spotlight with tunes like the Grammy-winning "Detroit City," and in 1973, with a collection of tunes penned by Playboy cartoonist-turned-children's author, Shel Silverstein, called "Bobby Bare Sings Lullabies, Legends, and Lies." A maverick in the early '60s Nashville scene, Bare sang quirky songs with snappy countrypolitan arrangements, making him something of a bohemian Eddy Arn

Imagine waking up day after day, looking in the mirror and seeing a person who is not like everyone else for the simple reason that he or she does not have any hair.In a world so consumed with outward appearance and model and movie star-quality beauty, a child suffering from medical hair loss is like a small fish trying to survive in shark-infested waters.

But there is hope and a way of helping. Locks of Love is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children 18 years old or younger suffering from long-term medical hair loss.

With a starting staff that racked up 38 strikeouts against Florida Atlantic this weekend, TCU head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle is justifiably confident in his top three pitchers. Now he's just looking for one more.

"The challenge now is we got to find that fourth guy," Schlossnagle said. "I'll match our starting pitching up with anybody in the country."

He'll send senior right-hander Shawn Ferguson to the mound tonight with an eye on solidifying that final spot in the rotation against the Oklahoma Sooners.

A hard-hit ball off a pitcher's chest isn't usually cause for a team to celebrate, but it was for Florida Atlantic on Sunday at Lupton Stadium. With one out and in the ninth inning, a shot up the middle off the bat of TCU catcher Andrew Walker looked like it would send the Frogs home with a three-game series sweep, but instead turned into the double play that sealed a 4-3 victory for the Owls.

Friday night's clash between TCU and Florida Atlantic looked like it would be a battle between two strong sophomore right-handers, but it turned out to be a one-man show.TCU's Jake Arrieta turned in a masterful performance to lead the No. 21 Frogs over FAU and preseason All-American pitcher Mickey Storey 5-1 at Lupton Stadium.

Arrieta, who has four of TCU's seven wins this season, struck out a career-high 13 Owls in eight scoreless innings allowing two hits and walking two.

The first two weeks of March signal the beginning of NCAA postseason play, but they also mark the end of a career for six seniors on the TCU men's and women's basketball teams.Wednesday night was the last...

This story was corrected from the misprint in the 03/01/06 issue online only on 03/03/06.The punishment, unfortunately, does not always fit the crime.

Michael Morales, 46, a prisoner in San Quentin, California, was sentenced to death for torturing, raping and murdering a 17-year-old girl 25 years ago. The date of his execution was set for last Tuesday. But just one hour before he was to be executed, the punishment was called off due to questions of constitutionality.