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Shea Stadium apple heading to new ballpark

NEW YORK, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- The Shea Stadium apple is headed to Citi Field, the new home of the New York Mets.

Everything else at Shea Stadium is being sold -- from napkin holders to lockers -- as the Mets leave for their new stadium, but the iconic fiberglass apple is not on the market, the New York Post reported. Although the Mets are hanging on to the kitschy icon, the new stadium will get a shiny new apple, as well, the newspaper said.

"The old apple will have a home at the new stadium," said Stu Oxenhorn, director of the sports memorabilia collector firm MeiGray Vintage.

"Let's face it -- the apple is Shea Stadium," said Mets third baseman David Wright. "If they hadn't (taken it over), I was going to be first in line to get a piece of it."

The 9-foot, 582-pound red fiberglass apple has been popping out of a 10-foot upside-down black plywood top hat every time a Met hits a homer since 1980.

Florida Mermaids get calendar

MIAMI, Sept, 15 (UPI) -- The National League Florida Marlins' dance squad, The Mermaids, have joined the ranks of sports team cheerleading squads to issue a cheesecake calendar.

The calendar was unveiled last week at a fashion and dance routine show at Nikki Coconut Grove, The Miami Herald reported Sunday.

The newspaper said 18 women posed for the 14-month calendar.

"It's stressful,'' one of the models said before the show. "I don't want to miss my cue."

Bathing suit designer Kristina Ashley said she wanted the swimsuits to be "skimpy yet classy."

"They all have great bodies," she said, "so why not show it off?"

Police: Woman posed as teenage cheerleader

GREEN BAY, Wis., Sept. 15 (UPI) -- A 33-year-old Wisconsin woman assumed her 15-year-old daughter's identity so she could be a high school cheerleader, police allege.

Police said Wendy Brown of Ashwaubenon allegedly told authorities she posed as her daughter at Ashwaubenon High School -- and even practiced with a cheerleading squad -- to rekindle high school memories, the Green Bay (Wis.) Post-Gazette reported.

Brown's true identity was discovered during a truancy investigation initiated after the woman did not attend school after the first day.

Since Brown allegedly used her teenage daughter's personal information, including Social Security card and birth certificate, to register for school, she faces a felony charge of identity theft.

Brown allegedly told police she had wanted to make up for missed childhood experiences but Green Bay police said the situation was not so simple.

"We find it not funny at all," Lt. Jody Crocker told the Post-Gazette.

The newspaper said Brown was previously convicted of obstructing a police officer, burglary and deceptive practices and was arrested Sept. 3 on an unspecified misdemeanor charge.

Dog dials 911 to get help for owner

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Police say a service dog trained to use the phone called 911 and got help when its Scottsdale, Ariz., owner suffered a serious seizure.

Buddy, an 18-month-old German shepherd, used his teeth to press programmed buttons until a 911 dispatcher came on the line, The Arizona Republic reported.

Buddy can be heard whimpering in a recording of the call placed Wednesday from the home of Joe Stalnaker, who suffers seizures from injuries received during military service, the Republic said.

Buddy was trained to retrieve the phone and call 911 with his teeth when Stalnaker blacks out, the Republic reported, noting Buddy previously had made three or four 911 calls for other emergencies.

"He's my world. He's my best friend, no question. He's always there," said Stalnaker, who was hospitalized for two days but has recovered.