Images of the Day

Shoals-related newsmakers on the 2003 arts-and-entertainment scene included (clockwise, from top left) Muscle Shoals singer Clarence Carter, Cloverdale-born pianist Christine Gentry (shown with her nephew, Jimmy Lovelace), University of North Alabama-educated country-music entertainer Darryl Worley,Muscle Shoals singer-songwriter Ava Aldridge and Florence-born Sun Records founder Sam Phillips.

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Auburn's Jeremy Wells (left) holds the Music City Bowl trophy with Tommy Tuberville on Wednesday.

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Southern California's LenDale White (21) dives into the end zone as Michigan's Ernest Shazor (25) dives in vain. USC quarterback Matt Leinart (11) celebrates the touchdown, which helped the No. 1 Trojans top the Wolverines in the Rose Bowl.

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Sanford

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The animated tale "Finding Nemo" was the year's biggest hit at the box office, bringing in $340 million.

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Brantley and Tiffney Tucker hold their new son, Gabriel Xavier Tucker, who was born at 2:55 a.m. Thursday at Russellville Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces.

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Harden

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