Saipan retains their crown after clobbering the Tinian All-Stars 10-0 and crushing Rota All-Stars 12-2 in last weekend's Third Annual CNMI District Little League Baseball Tournament.

Calling Sen. Frank Murkowski's (R-Alaska) federal takeover proposal "more flexible," Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio yesterday said he would ask for changes in the pending legislation during an oversight hearing next month by the U.S. Senate Energy and Resources Committee.

The Governor's Celebrity Golf Invitational Tournament will be hosted by the Kingfisher Golf Links on Friday, July 16, as part of the Northern Marianas Sports Challenge activities, according to Bill Sakovich, chairman of the NMSC Board.

The Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing a proposal to establish Saipan as the Aircraft Rescue Training Hub in the Western Pacific region, according to Carlos H. Salas, executive director of the Commonwealth Ports Authority.