Los Lobos Book a June 18 Show at Rialto

Tickets are on sale for Los Lobos, the Tex-Mex favorites who wonnew respect last year with their moody, world beat-flavored album"Kiko." The band will perform at 8 p.m. June 18 at the RialtoTheatre, 120 N. Chicago, Joliet. Reserved tickets are $14.50.

Also at the Rialto: Charlie Daniels Band, 8 p.m. May 1. Tickets: $19.50-$24.50. The April 18 performance of Joe Williams with Ron Modell's NorthernIllinois Jazz Ensemble has been canceled. Tickets can be returned toplace of purchase for refund or exchange.

Call the box office, (815) 726-6600, or Ticketmaster, (312)559-1212.

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SAfrican MP won't wear rugby jersey made in China

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African legislator says he won't wear the national Springboks jersey during the Rugby World Cup because the garments were made in China at the expense of the African nation's suffering textile and clothing industry.

The South African Rugby Union issued a statement saying "a significant percentage" of supporter jerseys are made in South Africa and that it was "firmly committed to increasing the local manufacturing component" of such products. It gave no precise figures.

The news reignited anger about outsourcing of such symbols at a time the country is promoting "Proudly South African" products and dozens of factories are threatened with …

Stony Brook defeats Boston University 71-55

Muhammad El-Amin scored 19 points and Stony Brook defeated Boston University 71-55 on Saturday night.

Chris Martin added 16 points, Marcus Rouse scored 14 and Danny Carter 10 for the Seawolves (15-7, 7-2), who beat the Terriers for the third time in a row.

The Seawolves, who have won four straight and eight of their last 10, outrebounded the Terriers 46-24. Tommy Brenton grabbed 14 rebounds and Dallis Joyner had 11 …

UAL, pilots pushing for settlement

Contract negotiations between United Airlines and its pilots areintensifying as the two sides push for an agreement within the nextfew days that both hope will end months of turmoil at the world'slargest airline.

A pilots' spokesman said Friday that the two sides would meet"late into the night" for a fourth straight day as they try to settlethe dispute by Labor Day or sooner.

But spokesman Herb Hunter said it didn't appear they would be ableto bridge their final differences by day's end Friday, as federalofficials had urged them earlier this month.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater, who spoke to bothsides earlier in the week, said Thursday that talks …

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Police: Bomb kills 20 in northwest Pakistan market

A suspected car bomb exploded just outside a crowded market in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 20 people and wounding 55, police said.

The bombing in Charsadda city was the third attack in as many days in or close to Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province. Militants have stepped up attacks in recent weeks in retaliation for an army offensive in a key area along the Afghan border.

The bomb exploded in an intersection just outside the market in Charsadda, located some 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Peshawar, destroying shops on both sides of the road and knocking down electrical wires.

The blast wounded 55 people, 10 of them critically, said police official Riaz Khan. Local television showed ambulances ferrying the dead to the hospital along roads littered with debris.

"I had just passed through this place hardly two minutes before the blast. I felt it myself," said Khan. "We got back and saw destruction everywhere."

Onyewu out 3-4 months with torn knee tendon

U.S. defender Oguchi Onyewu has a torn tendon in his left knee, an injury that usually requires a recovery time of three-to-four months.

The AC Milan defender fell down on the slick turf of RFK Stadium during the 83rd minute of Wednesday night's 2-2 draw against Costa Rica in a World Cup qualifier and left the field on a stretcher.

Onyewu's injury came a day after teammate Charlie Davies was seriously injured in a car crash. Davies is unlikely to play in next year's World Cup.

"We've had two days of tough news," U.S. coach Bob Bradley said. "Gooch has been a such an important part of our team."

Onyewu was diagnosed with a torn patellar tendon. However, Bradley expressed confidence he would recover in time for the World Cup.

"He's young, he's healthy, our doctors are good," Bradley said. "He's someone that we're sure is going to get back and be ready to go."

AC Milan said it had been informed of the injury by the American federation, and that if further tests in the United States confirm the initial prognosis, Onyewu will be operated on.

Milan said club physician Massimo Manara was "in constant contact" with Onyewu and coach Leonardo and several teammates called to offer encouragement.

Milan CEO Adriano Galliani was upset by the news.

"I'm very angry because once again the national teams take players and we lose out due to injuries," Galliani told Gazzetta dello Sport. "This is a problem that needs to be resolved. We at Milan are expecting compensation from the American federation. We can't pay a player who can't play for six months."

A 6-foot-4 defender from Olney, Md., Onyewu left Belgium's Standard Liege after last season and signed a three-year contract in July with AC Milan.

The 27-year-old has appeared in just one of the club's 10 competitive matches this season, making his official debut as a 60th-minute substitute in the 1-0 Champions League loss to Zurich on Sept. 30.

Because the U.S. had used its three substitutes, Onyewu could not be replaced after the injury. Still, the United States gained the draw when Jonathan Bornstein headed in a corner kick in the fifth minute of stopped time.

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AP Sports Writer Andrew Dampf in Rome and AP freelance writer Daimon Eklund in Washington contributed to this report.