The 70-year-old Dalai Lama slipped off his red tennis shoes and got comfortable in the lotus position in front of thousands who came to hear him discuss the virtues of compassion.

An estimated 8,300 people flocked to the Tucson Convention Center yesterday to hear the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, give his afternoon speech.

With a playful smile, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate slapped his knees, saying most people have a different perspective on comfort and that many would find the lotus position uncomfortable. He sat in the position for the next 90 minutes. [Read article]

Bye week gives squad practice time before trip

The Arizona football team saw its upset of No. 11 Purdue on Saturday literally slip through its fingertips - on more than one occasion.

Facing a Boilermakers squad that won by more than 50 points in the teams' last meeting in 2003, Arizona fought back to get within a touchdown, giving themselves the chance to tie the game in the waning moments.

An untimely fumble, missed tackles and frequent offensive penalties, however, led to yet another heartbreaking loss, 31-24. [Read article]

Time out. Did President Bush actually apologize to the nation last week for the government's ham-fisted response to Hurricane Katrina? Am I living in some alternate reality - namely, Russia - where the media reports on apologies to the American people that were never made and unintended bouts of contrition? Have I lost my marbles?

No - no, I haven't. And while Bush didn't go quite as far as to say, "I'm sorry," the Web sites of major U.S. newspapers have confirmed my suspicions: This is a presidency in shambles. This is a presidency so broken and bruised it has finally lowered itself into the bowels of shameful penitence. [Read article]