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Harris, Sims help Michigan beat Houston

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:53:15 GMT

Manny Harris scored 25 points, and DeShawn Sims added 22 to help No. 15 Michigan beat Houston Baptist 77-55 on Friday night.

Fisher leads Villanova past Dayton

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:47:27 GMT

Corey Fisher scored 18 points to lead No. 5 Villanova past No. 18 Dayton 71-65 on Friday in the second round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

Michigan State rolls past Toledo

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:38:21 GMT

DaJuane Collins ran for two touchdowns and Morgan Williams rushed for another to lead Toledo to a 47-21 win over Eastern Michigan on Friday night.

Syracuse runs away from No. 6 NC

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:33:29 GMT

Jim Boeheim has always made a point of telling the media not to get too caught up in runs because basketball, especially on the college level, is a game of runs.

Booker leads No. 22 Clemson past UNCG

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:52:57 GMT

Trevor Booker scored a season-high 17 points, and No. 22 Clemson routed North Carolina-Greensboro 89-67 on Friday night.

Maryland breezes past New Hampshire

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:52:05 GMT

Landon Milbourne scored a career-high 24 points, and No. 25 Maryland cruised past New Hampshire 82-55 Friday night in the Terrapins' final tuneup for the Maui Invitational.

Atty: Hospital hearing set for Hasan

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:57:00 GMT

An attorney for the Army psychiatrist charged in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says his client will have his first court hearing in his hospital room on Saturday.

Cops: Demonstrators arrested on campus

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:29:27 GMT

University of California Berkeley students protesting a 32 percent increase in student fees barricaded themselves Friday inside part of a campus building.

Web sites cater to for-sale-by-owner

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:48:44 GMT

Selling a home without a real estate agent can save thousands of dollars in commission fees, but it can also be a painstaking, confusing task.

Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 cluster reported

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:19:43 GMT

Health officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that's resistant to the drug Tamiflu.

Rain may put pumpkin pie in peril

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:25:36 GMT

Nestlé — which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the U.S. — says poor weather hurt its harvest, creating a potential shortage of its Libby's pumpkin pie products through the holidays.

Committee: No punishment for Burris

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:50:07 GMT

The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack Obama.

SC lawmakers to take up impeachment

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:26:42 GMT

South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday.

Winfrey: Show will end after 25 seasons

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:10:21 GMT

Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying "prayer and careful thought" led her to her decision.

Murder suspect sent to psych hospital

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:06:56 GMT

A teenager accused of killing a 9-year-old neighbor was sent to a mental hospital after her attorney said she showed signs of severe depression and anxiety.

More stores offer 'extreme' shopping

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:10:22 GMT

Bargain hunters looking to nab deals right after (or before) devouring their turkey are being bombarded with even more shopping options this year.

Sour outlook for holiday gift cards

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:04:57 GMT

Gift card sales, which took a hit last year, are not expected to revive this holiday season as shoppers stretch their budgets by buying at deep discounts.

Jayson Williams plea hearing delayed

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:48:36 GMT

Retired NBA star Jayson Williams will not be in a New Jersey courtroom Friday to enter a plea in the 2002 shooting death of a hired driver.

Oprah expected to launch new talk show

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:52:00 GMT

Oprah Winfrey was set to announce Friday that her powerhouse daytime television show will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air. Winfrey, 55, is widely expected to start up a new talk show on OWN.

Report: 2 years between Paps in 20s

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:42:19 GMT

First mammograms. Now — in an apparent coincidence — Pap smears.

Movie premiere raises money for school

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:34:44 GMT

Since Hurricane Katrina, Sandra Bullock has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Warren Easton High School which took on 10 feet of water when the levee protection system broke during the 2005 storm.

Saturday night set for health care vote

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:21:41 GMT

With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democrats pushed toward a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill Friday, and wavering moderates appeared to be falling in line on President Barack Obama's signature issue.

Man charged with killing Shaniya Davis

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:12:38 GMT

A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday.

Students protest fee hikes in Calif.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:05:06 GMT

As protests resounded outside, the University of California Board of Regents approved a fee 32 percent fee increase for students attending the state's premier public schools.

A look back at Winfrey's highlights

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:49:50 GMT

Oprah Winfrey has racked up memorable moments during her long television reign. Some were moving, some embarrassing — to her or others — and a handful became pop-culture landmarks.

Extra moving time at space station

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:43:12 GMT

The astronauts aboard the shuttle-station complex are getting some extra moving time.

Elizabeth Lambert talks about yank-down

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:36:40 GMT

Elizabeth Lambert, the soccer player who gained notoriety after a video of her taking down another player in a soccer match led to calls of unsportsmanlike play, said she could not fully explain her actions.

Google adding auto captions to YouTube

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:23:05 GMT

Think of it as closed captioning for the new media world. The new service is intended to make online videos accessible to the deaf and hearing-impaired.

Bacteria found in Vicks nasal spray

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:18:42 GMT

The Procter & Gamble Co. is recalling some 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray after the company found bacteria in some samples during routine testing.

FAA: Computers couldn't communicate

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:11:26 GMT

Federal officials say flights were delayed across the country when a piece of communications equipment in Salt Lake City failed.