Wednesday, August 13, 2008: 1:30pm

Storm chances return to the area...

Though today will be dry, a lot of models have a chance of storms from Thursday-Tuesday. I really don't buy it because of our lack of moisture. So, here are my thoughts on the chances of storms...

• 10% chance of storms Thursday and Friday
• 20% chance of storms Saturday
• 30% chnace of storms Sunday
• 40% chance of storms Monday
• 20% chance of storms Tuesday

Throughout this period, humidities will remain fairly low for this time of year, and temperatures in the lower to mid 80s.

Wednesday, we will be back into the mid 80's with clear skies and low humidities...

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Now some other stories from news and sports...

On Sunday in the PGA Championship, Padraig Harrington won by 2 strokes, becoming one of the few to win 2 golf major championships in a row...

The Olympics are in full swing...among the headlines...

• Michael Phelps has now won more gold medals than any individual in history. He has won 5 this Olympics and is going for the 7 gold medal record. He has also broken the world record in all the events in which he won gold medals.
• The USA men's gymnastics team captured a bronze in team competition while the women's team took a silver.
• The country of Togo, who has one competitor in the Olympics, captured a bronze medal in canoe-kayak.
• The USA women's basketball team is 3-0 and the men's team is 2-0.
• The USA men's and women's soccer teams have advanced to the quarterfinals...
• The USA men's water polo team is 2-0 while the women's team is 1-0 with 1 tie.
• The USA baseball team lost their first game 8-7 to South Korea.

As to what's to come in the Olympics...

• Men's Gymnastics Individual All Around final is tonight at 10:30pm on NBC
• Swimming finals including Aaron Piersol, Ryan Lockte, and Michael Phelps, tonight at 10pm ET on NBC.

A team from Jeffersonville, Indiana has made it to the Little League World Series. I happen to know one of the young men on the team (Chandler Dale), so this team will have my full alliegance heading into this year's World Series. Here is their schedule for pool play... (Jeffersonville is indicated as "Indiana")

1. Indiana vs. Maryland: Friday at 8pm on ESPN
2. Indiana vs. Louisiana: Sunday at 3:30pm on ABC (HD)
3. Indiana vs. Washington: Tuesday at 2pm on ESPN

They need to win 2 of these 3 games to advance...

Alex C.