Top 25 area athletes of the decade: Part II

Cricket: India complete series victory
Centuries from Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli helped India defeat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the fourth one-day international in Kolkata to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.
Oakland A's nearing 1-year deal with Duchscherer
-- Right-hander Justin Duchscherer has reached a preliminary agreement on a one-year contract that would keep him with the Oakland Athletics, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Top 25 area athletes of the decade: Part II
The News-Times is unveiling its selections for the top 25 area high school athletes of the decade in four installments over the long holiday weekend.Yesterday, we saw numbers 25-19, which included All-American runner John Raneri of New Fairfield and Pomperaug's Abby Maguire, the 2003 Connecticut field hockey Player of the Year.