Andy Roddick beats Chardy at Wimbledon

Andy Roddick has advanced to the second round at Wimbledon by beating Jeremy Chardy of France 6-3, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3.

Roddick, seeded sixth, had only nine unforced errors Tuesday and hit 46 winners, including 20 aces. The American lost …

THE TICKER

AIRLINE TRAFFIC: The Big Three of Airlines - American, United andDelta - reported traffic figures for March Tuesday with Unitedshowing the strongest domestic growth and passenger loads. United'straffic systemwide was up 17.4 percent, due to a 16.4 percent jumpdomestically and a 20 percent increase in trans-Atlantic demand. Thepercentage of occupied seats was 66 percent, compared with 64.7percent a year ago. American saw domestic traffic increase 8 percentand systemwide demand rise 8.7 percent. Its percentage of occupiedseats fell 1 1/2 points to 60.4 percent. Delta had a 4 percentincrease in traffic domestically and 11.5 percent internationallywhile its load factor was nearly 63 …

WTA-Generali Ladies Results

LINZ, Austria (AP) — Results Tuesday from the Generali Ladies, a $220,000 (€162,000) WTA Tour event on indoor hard courts at Tips Arena (seedings in parentheses):

Singles
First Round

Anna Keothavong, Britain, def. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 6-4, 6-1.

Dominika Cibulkova (7), Slovakia, def. Elena Baltacha, Britain, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 1-0, retired.

Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, def. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, …

Calif. teacher pleads no contest to student sex

A former middle-school teacher who stunned police with her unsolicited confession that she'd had an affair with a 14-year-old former student pleaded no contest Thursday to charges of unlawful sex with a minor.

Amy Victoria Beck was ordered to return to court May 7 for sentencing. Her attorney, Michael Williamson, said she is expected to receive two years in state prison.

Beck, 33, pleaded no contest to one count each of unlawful sex with a minor and performing lewd acts on a minor.

Originally charged with five counts of engaging in sex acts with a person under 16, Beck could have been sentenced to as much as seven years in prison if …

Leno Will Go To War With Top Guests

One week before "Late Show With David Letterman" premieres onCBS, Jay Leno is back from a break and building momentum withfirst-run "Tonight Show" programs and big-name guests on NBC.

Joining Leno from 10:35 to 11:35 tonight on Channel 5 will beMel Gibson and Randy Travis.

From 10:35 to 11:35 next Monday on Channel 2, Letterman willhave Bill Murray and Billy Joel as his first guests. Murray also wasbooked on Feb. 1, 1982, when Dave made his "Late Night" debut on thepeacock network.

Scheduled to give Jay a boost next Monday are Garth Brooks andteen idol Luke Perry from "Beverly Hills, 90210."

Conan O'Brien won't be ready to fill the "Late Night" …

Lancaster company makes linens for GOP convention

While the delegates might have gotten more attention, table linens also represented Lancaster County at the Republican National Convention.

The bars, press tables, dessert tables and water tables at the convention's welcoming reception Sunday night wore red-and-white-striped, geranium swirled and pewter-colored linens by MAX Inc., dba Special Occasions, 863 N. Queen St., Lancaster.

The company was hired for $4,000 by Sodexho Marriott, which catered the event at the New Jersey State Aquarium in Camden, N.J.

Special Occasions has been using table linens to turn events into magical occasions for 15 years.

"The tablecloth is the dress of the room. It's all about …

Fire kills 8 people in Syria

Syria's official news agency says eight people have been killed and 10 others injured in a huge fire that broke out in a commercial building in northern Syria.

SANA says Friday's fire broke out in a …