Bolt sets

another record

Usain Bolt startled the world again.

The Jamaican sprinting great captured the 200-meter gold medal in 19.19 seconds Thursday, yet another world record.

His time in the 200 slashed 0.11 seconds off the mark he set last year at the Beijing Olympics and came four days after he broke his 100 record by the same margin.

"I am on my way to being a legend," said Bolt, who gritted his teeth and pointed to the clock as soon as his time flashed.

No one among the near capacity crowd at the 70,000- seat Olympic Stadium disagreed.

Memphis must

vacate wins

Memphis has lost every one of the 38 victories it piled up in a basketball season that ended with John Calipari's Tigers just missing out on a national title.

The NCAA stripped Memphis of all its wins from 2007-08 Thursday, saying the Tigers used an ineligible player who is believed to be NBA star Derrick Rose.

The university isn't accepting the punishment, not yet.

Memphis president Shirley Raines said shortly after the NCAA's announcement that the school is appealing what she

called an unfair penalty.

Girls fastpitch team to hold tryouts

The Carolina Thunder Cats Girls Fastpitch Softball Organization will be holding tryouts for the 2010 season on Aug. 29, 2009.

The Carolina Thunder Cats fields teams with players from South Carolina and North Carolina and is based out of Moore.

Please call for information and tryout times. Dan Hughes: 864 706-0810 or Eddie Edwards: 864 680-8942.

Flag football league

registration begins

Gaffney 7-on-7 flag football registration time is here.

Games will be played on Sunday afternoons starting Sept. 13 at 3 p.m.

The entry fee is $250 per team. Deadline is Sept. 11. Winners of the league will take home $1,000. For information, contact "DAWK" at 864-425- 1852.

Club memberships

at Copies Now

Membership packages for the Gaffney Indian Booster Club are now available for pickup at Copies Now, 100 S. Logan St., Gaffney.

Hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday. Closed 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. for lunch.

Clemson Club

to meet Aug. 24

The Cherokee County Clemson Club will hold its fall meeting on Monday, August 24 at 7 p.m. at the Clemson Extension Office in Gaffney.

Guest speakers are Clemson men's basketball assistant coach Josh Postorino and Larry Williams, lead writer for the website "TigerIllustrated.com" and a former Clemson beat writer for the Charleston Post and Courier. Jason Wilson from the IPTAY office will provide an update on IPTAY.

A hamburger/hotdog supper will be served for $8 per person. Please call David Parker at 864- 489-3141, ext 113 (office) or 864- 489-6338 (home) or email at dprkr@clemson.edu to make reservations.

Please make reservations by Friday, August 21.