Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt Aug 30, 2003 Game Story NASHVILLE, Tennessee ( Ticker) - - Joe Nichols kicked a 54- yard field goal with 3: 53 left as Mississippi escaped with a 24- 21 victory over Vanderbilt in a Southeastern Conference game. Nichols, who also connected from 51 and 20 yards in the second quarter, capped a seven- play, 55- yard drive that gave the Rebels their first lead of the game and sent the Commodores to their 18th straight SEC defeat. Eli Manning of Mississippi ( 1- 0, 1- 0 SEC West) kicked off his senior season by completing 22- of- 33 passes for 275 yards.

His lone touchdown pass was a 23- yarder to Mike Espy with 9: 24 left that tied the game at 21- 21. Vanderbilt led 7- 6 at halftime and increased the lead to 14- 6 on a 50- yard TD pass from Benji Walker to Eric Davis with 9: 59 left in the third quarter. But the Rebels rallied to tie on a one- yard touchdown run by Vashon Pearson and a successful two- point conversion.

The Commodores ( 0- 1, 0- 1 East) took a 21- 14 lead early in the fourth quarter on a two- yard TD pass from Jay Cutler to Brandon Smith. Cutler completed 20- of- 32 passes for 248 yards and two scores. Ole Miss defeated Vanderbilt for the fourth straight time and handed the Commodores yet another close loss. Vanderbilt was 2- 10 last season and in six of those games had possession late in the fourth quarter with a chance to tie or take the lead with a touchdown.

The biggest and brightest full moon of the year will arrive Saturday night as our celestial neighbor passes closer to Earth than usual. http: / / bcdownload. gannett. edgesuite. net/ contentone/ 44692046001/ 44692046001_ 1622123436001_ ari- origin 07- arc- 154- 1336162235530. jpg? pub. Id= 29906170001 Mark Ruffalo talks about joining the super hero ranks, portraying the Incredible Hulk in one of the year' s most anticipated movie & # 34; The Avengers. & # 34; Ruffalo answers five questions with Bryan Alexander. Video produced by Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY http: / / videos. usatoday. net/ 29906170001/ 29906170001_ 1618171279001_ vs- 1618164851001. jpg? pub.

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Id= 29906170001 Government regulators were warned more than 10 years ago about the locations of 464 forgotten lead smelting firms that operated in the 1930s to 1960s and may have deposited dangerous levels of lead contamination in nearby soil. http: / / videos. usatoday. net/ 29906170001/ 29906170001_ 1566049300001_ vs- 1566016003001. jpg? pub. Id= 29906170001 In hundreds of neighborhoods across the United States, children are living and playing near sites where factories once spewed lead and other toxic metal particles into the air. http: / / videos. usatoday. net/ 29906170001/ 29906170001_ 1560696304001_ vs- 1560520652001. jpg? pub. Id= 29906170001 Tests by USA TODAY in neighborhoods near former lead factories showed dirt so contaminated that children shouldn' t be playing in it. The soil tests revealed potentially dangerous lead levels in areas of all 21 neighborhoods examined in 13 states. http: / / videos. usatoday. net/ 29906170001/ 29906170001_ 1561050488001_ vs- 1561037882001. jpg? pub.

Id= 29906170001 Regulators investigating the forgotten smelter, Tyroler Metals, tested soil in 2003 and found high levels of lead indicating a possible fallout zone on a neighborhood. Yet they never told people living nearby or ordered any cleanup, USA TODAY found. http: / / videos. usatoday. net/ 29906170001/ 29906170001_ 1560898620001_ vs- 1560877936001. jpg? pub. Id= 29906170001 Historical fire insurance maps, called Sanborn Maps, help researchers discover what companies or factories operated many decades ago in regions across the country. http: / / videos. usatoday. net/ 29906170001/ 29906170001_ 1560791236001_ vs- 1560778544001. jpg? pub. Id= 29906170001 USA TODAY tested more than 1, 000 samples of soil in 21 neighborhoods near former smelting sites across the country by XRF ( X- ray fluorescence) and laboratory methods to see whether potentially harmful levels of lead are present. http: / / videos. usatoday. net/ 29906170001/ 29906170001_ 1560952018001_ vs- 1560947568001. jpg? pub. Id= 29906170001 Portland, Ore. : Multmonah Metal Co.

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Id= 29906170001 Chicago: Loewenthal Metals Corp. Chicago: Loewenthal Metals Corp. Loewenthal Metals Corp. operated a lead smelter during the 1940s along West Cullerton Street in Chicago' s Pilsen neighborhood, records show.

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Id= 29906170001 Philadelphia: John T. Lewis / National Lead Philadelphia: John T. Lewis / National Lead Federal officials have known about lead contamination in the neighborhood for decades, evaluating it as far back as the 1980s, records show.

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BALTIMORE ( AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers had already accomplished their primary goals in the regular season, so the AFC North champions entered the finale against the Baltimore Ravens with a different objective: Stay healthy. The Steelers sustained a few injuries in their 27- 21 loss Sunday, but more important was the fact that several key players - including quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and wide receiver Hines Ward - were held out to allow their wounds to heal.

Minutes after the game ended, and perhaps well before then, the Steelers turned their attention toward the Jacksonville Jaguars, their opponent Saturday night in the opening round of the postseason. ' ' Ready or not, here we come, ' ' first- year coach Mike Tomlin said. ' ' That' s the reality of it. We' re a 10- 6 team, we won our division, we' ve got a home game versus the five seed and we look forward to preparing for that. ' ' Pittsburgh could have captured the No. 3 seed by defeating Baltimore, coupled with a loss by San Diego, but the Steelers downplayed that scenario earlier in the week. It wasn' t just idle talk. If this game meant anything to the Steelers, they probably would have played Roethlisberger, Ward, safety Troy Polamalu and cornerback/ kick returner Allen Rossum.

All were on the inactive list, nursing minor injuries. Playing for the first time since replacing Roethlisberger in a 38- 7 rout of Baltimore on Nov. 5, Charlie Batch went 16- for- 31 for 218 yards and two interceptions. Fifty- nine of those yards came on a touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes with 7: 13 remaining. That made it 27- 14, and after a successful onside kick, Batch threw a fourth- down TD pass to Cedrick Wilson with 3: 36 left.

But the comeback bid ended with an interception by David Pittman in the closing seconds. Musa Smith ran for 83 yards and a touchdown in his first NFL start, helping the Ravens ( 5- 11) earn their first victory since Oct. 14 and end a nine- game losing streak. ' ' I took a deep breath once we got that interception, ' ' Ravens receiver Derrick Mason said. ' ' All that frustration just came out. No matter how the season went, we were able to win our last game, and that' s good. ' ' Pittsburgh hopes to be playing well into January. The Steelers didn' t show much emotion in the rain while losing in Baltimore for a fifth consecutive season, but they should be far more inspired - and healthy - against the Jaguars. ' ' We played flat.

We really didn' t get anything going, ' ' Wilson said. ' ' We made a few big plays, but at the same time we really didn' t execute like we should have. ' ' Najeh Davenport, elevated to the starter' s role last week after Willie Parker went down with a season- ending broken leg, ran for 27 yards on 12 carries before leaving in the third quarter.

The Ravens, meanwhile, will enter the offseason without the burden of a franchise- record losing streak that included five defeats by at least 14 points. ' ' It was great, ' ' coach Brian Billick said of the victory. ' ' Hopefully, that' s a sign of things to come. ' ' Plagued by turnovers all season, Baltimore took advantage of one to go up 7- 0. Starting in place of Rossum, Willie Reid fumbled the opening kickoff and Devard Darling recovered at the Pittsburgh 35. Eight plays later, Smith scored from 2. One week earlier, Smith was third on the depth chart. But Willis Mc.

Gahee fractured two ribs last week in a loss to Seattle, and backup Mike Anderson was out with a hamstring injury. Pittsburgh' s first possession ended when Batch threw an incomplete pass on a fourth- down play from the Baltimore 32, and the Ravens moved 57 yards before Matt Stover kicked a field goal to make it 10- 0.

On the ensuing kickoff, Reid lost the ball after slipping on the wet turf. It was ruled a fumble, but a replay reversed the call. A 32- yard touchdown run by fourth- string running back Cory Ross made it 17- 0.

Davenport scored from the 1 with 10 minutes left in the second quarter, but Stover kicked a field goal just before halftime to make it 20- 7.

A 15- yard pass from rookie Troy Smith to Darling upped the margin to 20 points in the third quarter. ' ' We didn' t start fast. Hopefully this will be a good lesson for us heading into next week, ' ' Pittsburgh tight end Heath Miller said. ' ' We' ve got to start from the opening kickoff and be on top of our game. ' ' Smith, making his second NFL start, went 16- for- 27 for 171 yards.

Notes: Pittsburgh allowed six rushing TDs this year, three by Baltimore. . . . Steelers injuries included T Max Starks ( left knee sprain) , LB James Harrison ( shoulder bruise) , CB Bryant Mc. Fadden ( ankle) , Reid ( shoulder) . . . . Mason finished with a team- record 103 catches.