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Stump Mitchell 's agent says the Washington Redskins running backs coach and former Morgan State head coach has had a preliminary telephone interview for Southern University's head coaching job. Mitchell's agent, Burton Rocks , said Monday that his client spoke to Southern and is "honored to be considered a candidate." The Redskins granted Southern AD Greg Lafleur permission to pursue Mitchell, Rocks said. Southern fired Pete Richardson last week after he coached the team for 17 years, going 134-62.

While an engaging work, Artistic Director Edward Stewart's "Snow White," wasn't always theatrically coherent. Several dramatic questions were left hanging in this new ballet, presented as the second act of Ballet Theatre of Annapolis' spring program, yet there were enough solid dancing and winsome performances by this personable company to offset any flawed logic or unique interpretation of the fairy tale.Mr. Stewart's enjoyable one-act ballet in six scenes with a lengthy prologue benefited from sophisticated staging, clever costuming (with more than a passing nod to Disney)

After waiting cautiously on the sidelines as many foreign markets revived this spring, U.S. investors are finally getting brave enough to get back in the game."

BOSTON -- The cranberry, a Thanksgiving holiday icon in the New World, is bouncing back from a market slump, thanks to the Old World. Four centuries after the bitter berry was embraced by hungry immigrants who left Europe seeking a better life, the cranberry is getting a boost from new markets in Germany, France and, yes, Great Britain, where those first expatriates set sail. "It's been phenomenal," said David Farrimond, general manager of the Cranberry Marketing Committee, a quasi-public agency in Wareham, Mass.

Aberdeen Eagles1998-99 record: 19-4Coach: Louis GaffneyTop players: Apriss Griggs, 5-9, Jr., F; Quintessa Johnson, 5-6, Sr., F; Monique Medina, 5-7, Jr., G-F; Kiyonna Williams, 5-6, Jr., G; Rashida Wilson, 5-10, So., G-F.Outlook: The Eagles relied on one player (Lashonna Cooper) for most of their points last season, but must do it collectively now. Gaffney said his team needs to be better defensively while the offense catches up.Bel Air Bobcats1998-99 record: 9-14Coach: Val CooperTop players: Kate Duffy, 5-6, Sr., G; Dayna Jost, 5-6, Sr., G; Jacque LaFleur, 5-10, Sr., G; Erica Likens, 5-7, Jr., G; Kathleen Nevins, 5-9, Jr., F.Outlook: The Bobcats had their first losing season in six years last season, but expect better results this time.

Once the engine of Maryland's lottery, Classic Lotto is sputtering as players choose to spend their money on other lottery games. Lottery officials say they are trying to find ways to revive interest in Lotto, a game in which players pick six numbers from among 49 for a chance to win at least $1 million. If no one wins, the jackpot rolls over and builds. Lotto reached the highest jackpot level in its 18-year history last week - $24 million - but even that failed to generate much excitement among players.

After some 200 years of women being prisoners to men's notions of beauty, do you know who freed them?Jane Fonda. And she did it with her workout videos.That's one of the suggestions of "A Century of Women" -- the three-night, six-hour special narrated by Fonda, which starts tonight at 8:05 on TBS, the cable channel owned by Fonda's husband, Ted Turner."A Century of Women" is an ambitious and often powerful production, with a virtual who's who lineup of talent talking about the struggles and accomplishments of women in the 20th century.

Public schoolsAberdeen Eagles1998 record: 21-5Coach: Denise SmickTop players: Kiara Jimenez, Sr., P; Quintessa Johnson, Jr., SS; Julie Presswood, Sr., 3B; Jenny Van Dyk, Jr., CF.Outlook: Despite the help of a recreation program, Smick's squad consists of several players with fewer than four years of playing experience. Jimenez, a four-year starter, figures to get better support from an upgraded defense.Bel Air Bobcats1998 record: 11-5Coach: Val CooperTop players: Lindsay Bugda, Sr., P; Nikki Hentz, Sr., CF; Christi Kimball, Sr., C; Jacque LaFleur, Jr., SS; Melissa Malcolm, Sr., 2B; Jill Wittnebel, Jr., 3B.Outlook: The Bobcats return last season's battery of Kimball and Bugda, who needs to limit her walks, as she averaged nearly two an inning in 1998.

It's been a struggle to reach 300 career wins, but North County's Sally Entsminger is only one away from that milestone after her Knights defeated Lansdowne, 49-30, Friday night.Entsminger, ranked third in wins on the Anne Arundel County career list for girls basketball coaches at 299-266, has a chance to notch No. 300 at home Tuesday (5: 15 p.m.) against the Bel Air Bobcats from Harford County.In her 10th season at North County and 28th overall, Entsminger's career record stood at 287-216 after her third winning season in 1995-96 (13-10)

Aberdeen Eagles1997 record: 2-12Coach: Debbie BowmanTop players: Kelly Ault, So.., A; Marya Erickson, Jr., M; Chrissy Gossman, Jr., D; Courtney Keithly, Sr., D; Jen Rosinski, Jr., M; Sarah Weeks, Jr., AOutlook: With only one senior back, the Eagles will get a lot of on-the-job training. The back line has little experience and a sophomore goalkeeper. Many of Bowman's players took last fall off.Bel Air Bobcats1997 record: 8-5-1Coach: Phyllis HemmesTop players: Kristi Hook, Sr., M; Jacque LaFleur, Jr., A; Meghan McAndrew, Sr., M; Tricia Scott, Sr., D; Anna Woods, Sr., DOutlook: Having Harford County's most prolific scorer in LaFleur, who had 23 goals and three assists as a sophomore last season, the Bobcats are positioned for a run at county and regional titles.