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Blackhawks centre Toews becomes third-youngest captain in NHL history (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks announced Friday that centre Jonathan Toews will serve as the team's captain for the 2008-09 season, making him the third-youngest captain in NHL history.

Liberty, Fever set to take an outside shot at history (USA Today)

The WNBA is bringing its game to the house that tennis legends Arthur Ashe and Billie Jean King built and making its own history.

MormonTimes.com: Major medical findings aided by church family history records (Deseret Morning News)

Researchers at the University of Utah are linking a genetic disposition to cancer by using family history records.

Papal apologies have been few in church's history; some examples from recent years (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

Papal apologies have been few in the long history of the Vatican, though Benedict XVI and his predecessor John Paul II in recent years have admitted errors by the church.

Today in History (Williamson Daily News)

Today is the 201st day of 2008 and the 29th day of summer. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1848, a seminal women’s rights convention opened in Seneca Falls, N.Y. In 1941, Winston Churchill launched his “V for Victory” campaign.