| UCI bids to host regional
Though the UC Irvine baseball team missed its chance to assume command of the Big West Conference race by losing two of three to visiting Cal Poly San Luis Obispo over the weekend, the athletic administration obviously believes this still could be a special season for the Anteaters.The school decided recently to attempt to host an NCAA regional this season, which would require a $25,000 commitment, according to Paul Hope, the Anteaters' Associate Athletic Director in charge of facilities and events.Hope said prospective bidders for one of 16 four-team regionals, scheduled June 1-4, will need to file the required paperwork with the NCAA, which will announce regional hosts the week before the 64-team field is announced on May 28. Schools agree to pay the NCAA the $25,000 fee, then hope to recoup the investment with ticket sales from the event.Anteater Ballpark has 901 permanent seats and, with a grass berm behind the first-base dugout that extends into right field, Hope said the facility can accommodate 3,500 spectators.Hope said the decision to pursue a regional is a natural extension of the commitment the university made when it resurrected the baseball program for the 2002 season, after a nine-season hiatus.
Families gear up for annual Croquet Classic
WHERE: croquet competition at LSUS, One University Place, Shreveport. Luncheon and silent auction at Fox Creek Farms, 11958 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport.
COST: $250 registration fee for two-person team for the croquet competition; $20 for the luncheon and silent auction.
CONTACT: Shelley Ryan at shelleyryan@sbcr.us or by phone at (318) 425-3222. .
Cable networks shun eBay online exchange
AUCTIONS on eBay may be adored by millions of consumers around the world, but the large cable television networks have decided they want nothing to do with them. Cable networks like Turner Networks, Discovery, Lifetime and ESPN have decided to boycott an online exchange designed by eBay to sell advertising time, the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau, a trade group in New York, said. Without the participation of cable networks, the eBay exchange will have no air time to sell to advertisers. .
Fannie Mae to sell $4.0 bln bills on Wednesday
NEW YORK, April 23 (Reuters) - Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote, Profile, Research), the largest U.S. home funding company, on Monday said it plans to sell $2.5 billion of three-month benchmark bills due July 25, 2007, and $1.5 billion of six-month bills due Oct. 24, 2007, on Wednesday in a Dutch auction. In such uniform price auctions, successful bidders pay only the price of the lowest accepted bid rather than the actual price as in a conventional multiple-price auction. Bids will be accepted from authorized dealers from 9:00 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT), until 9:45 a.m. EDT (1345 GMT). Settlement is April 25-26. .
Special number plates to be sold at charity auction
Abu Dhabi: A first-of-a-kind charity auction to sell car plates with special numbers will take place at Emirates Palace next month, according to Abu Dhabi Police. The auction, titled 'A Special Number for A Special Cause' is organised by the Abu Dhabi Traffic Department at the General Headquarters of Abu Dhabi Police in cooperation with The Emirates Auctions Company. The auction will be held on May 12 at 10am. The money collected from the auction will go to the newly-founded fund for road accident victims, in addition to supporting people with special needs, according to a police official. .
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