The U. S. Elephant Polo Team is gearing up for its first match. The team seems to be the first U. S. team to enter the six-day tournament. To put together the first team, organizers placed an ad on Craigslist. com. In about two weeks, they'll be traveling to Hua Hin, Thailand, for their first match. But for now, they're practicing. The only problem? The elphants are in Asia. So, for now, players are practicing with a ball and mallet while standing on part of a swing set and an electrical utility box to simulate an elephant's weight. They're also doing what they can to raise money to cover the $12,000 entry fee into the competition.

A young couple from Hammersmith, England won a total of $19,000 playing "The Big Match" quiz game in 500 pubs and bars covering some 2,000 miles. Adding to their winnings, David and Lesley Brewis, who have been married for 18 months and are both graduates of Oxford University, said they spent only $943 on travel expenses.

A woman charged a pet cremation service and a photo agency for the unauthorized use of a photo of her with her deceased pet dogs. The lawsuit is filing for $3 million in damages. Gina Cecala filed the case in Manhattan state Supreme Court upon Matthews International and Getty Images.

A Korean man's search for the football used in South Korea's historic win against Spain during the 2002 World Cup comes to an end. Lee Jae-Hyung had been searching for the famous football for four years. A referee of the quarter-final match, Egyptian Gamal Ghandour, kept the ball and considered it a prized possession.

An animal rights activist in a small English fishing village prevented a contest in which fishermen hurl giant dead eel at each other by sending a threatening e-mail. The activist said he would film the contest to attract negative media attention to the village's annual tradition of "conger cuddling. " Crowds have gathered in the village of Lyme Reggis every year for more than three decades to watch two teams of fisherman stand on wooden platforms and swing 25-pound dead eel at each other. The object of a conger cuddling match is to knock the opposing team off the platform.