Michael Thompson

Second of Three Parts "Well, it's dinnertime at the amazing Miss Weird's Place," Pamela Griffin wrote her husband, Robert, one night in 1986, sitting alone at her kitchen table with leftovers. "Tonight we have the famous incredible squash concoction --...

Last of Three Parts In the predawn solitude of a prison cell on Terminal Island, a thin, graying state prisoner shaved, ate some bran flakes and a banana and started a letter to his wife, before a convoy of heavily armed U.S. marshals took him to court....

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NEW YORK (AP) _ In one classroom, a group of preschool teachers squatted on the floor, pretending to be cave-dwelling hunter-gatherers. Next door, another group ended a raucous musical game by placing their tambourines and drums atop their heads. Silly...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Craig Moore scored 17 points and Michael Thompson had 16, leading Northwestern to a 75-53 victory over Indiana -- the school's first-ever victory at Assembly Hall. The Wildcats (15-11, 6-9) had lost 33 straight on the Hoosiers'...

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Craig Moore scored 21 points, including two game-winning free throws, to lead Northwestern to a 77-75 win over Indiana. Kevin Coble added 19 points and Michael Thompson had 15 points and five assists for Northwestern (11-7, 3-5...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Kevin Coble scored 16 points and Northwestern defeated No. 19 Purdue 64-61 on Wednesday night to end the Boilermakers' seven-game home winning streak. Michael Thompson and Craig Moore both scored 12 points for the Wildcats...

Second place Andre Iguodala, Springfield Lanphier The 6-foot-6-inch senior forward was the best player outside the Chicago area, leading the Lions to second place in the Class AA tournament. The first-team All-Stater averaged 24 points and eight...

Voting is done by coaches and media, with each ballot selecting a top three. Players received five points for first, three for second and one for third. Only players who received more than one vote are listed. PLAYER SCHOOL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL Daniel...

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Four students were injured, two seriously, when gunmen opened fire in the parking lot of Randallstown High School yesterday afternoon as the youths were leaving a charity basketball game organized by a state lawmaker. One suspect was in custody, and at...

Michael Thompson, a claims representative for the Social Security Administration, was the center of his family's universe. When he perished in the Oklahoma City bombing, his family imploded into the vacuum left behind. It wasn't merely the loss of his...