INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Munoz hopes to follow in the footsteps of his idol, fellow Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya, by winning from the front row as a rookie in Sunday's Indianapolis 500.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Roger Penske has won more Indianapolis 500 poles and races than any owner in history.

It was an uphill battle, to be sure — one that Matt Fuson will always remember. In the spring of 2005, his Lodi High School baseball team needed a pair of wins to return to the postseason.

DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera raised his right arm as he rounded first base, a surprised grin on his face.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jason Grilli gets it. Really, he does.

LAS VEGAS — He was just a kid from the neighborhood who never had much. Mature for his age, the eldest of 11 children, Marcos Arenas always knew his blue-collar father was just scraping by.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California teen turned heads at his prom when he showed up with a Sports Illustrated model as his date.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — They have dinner together. They chat it up on Twitter. They offer congratulations on jobs well done, solace when things don't go so well.

MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Teachers and students at Plaza Towers Elementary School hunkered down against the storm just as they had been taught in countless tornado drills, their principal said Friday, recounting how she walked the halls until the twister was on the doorstep, then announced on the intercom, "It's here."

SEATTLE — Dan Sligh was on his way to a camping trip with his wife and Navy colleagues when he noticed the oversized truck in front of him on Interstate 5 seemed about four feet too wide on the right side for the bridge they were approaching near Mount Vernon, Wash.

(NewsUSA) - It doesn't matter how you celebrate Father's Day, what matters is reminding Dads that they're appreciated, even admired.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ed Carpenter will lead the field to the green flag in Sunday's Indianapolis 500, the local boy on the pole for the biggest race of the season.

“Fall back. Way back. Go Back. More back.” Instructor Ciara Paguyo stands on the podium in the center of Bikram Yoga Lodi studio, where she is watching over a classroom of yogis in a back bend position. With her voice and chant-like instruction, she leads practitioners deeper and deeper until their sweat-beaded necks are almost parallel with the ceiling.

With third-year varsity player Jessica Raybe coming off a knee injury in the preseason, Lodi Flames girls soccer coach Tim Stutz wasn’t sure where his team was going in league play.

(BPT) - Al fresco dining is one of the great pleasures of warm weather. Whether you’re hosting a neighborhood barbecue or an intimate dinner party on your deck, outdoor dining is a great way to savor good food, company and the great outdoors. To ensure your meals are safe and enjoyable, it’s important to know how to prepare, transport and store food for outdoor eating.

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(NAPSI)—If you were offered a 50 percent pay increase but had to give up time with your family in order to get it—would you make that trade? Even though seven out of 10 Americans (71 percent) say they would be happier if they had more money, few are willing to make trade-offs between their families and their finances.

The wife of a retired NFL player isn’t happy with how concussions are treated in student athletes. In a new book, Sandra Merriweather tackles the problem head on.

Here are the top graduating students for 2013 from Lodi High School:

Many valedictorians are heading to well-known schools like Stanford University, the University of California or an Ivy League institution, but Connor Phillips has a different preference: Bowdoin College. It’s an outstanding institution, he says, but it’s not familiar to many on the West Coast.

The prospective owners of the Sacramento Kings are buying not only the team but also Downtown Plaza, where they and the city plan to build a new arena.

Robert Sieler is a third-generation employee of the Lodi Unified School District. A 15-year district employee and now head custodian at Houston School in Acampo, Sieler was named the district’s Classified Employee of the Year. He was honored at Tuesday’s Lodi Unified school board meeting.

Looking for some outdoor fun during these wonderful summer days? Make trip to these terrific spots, all either around Lodi or a short drive away. From water sports and boating, to fishing and hiking, there will never be a dry day.

If you listen closely, you might be able to hear it. The thumping. The ringing. The crooning.