| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:50:00 GMT AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Jeff Lebo was fired Friday as Auburn's basketball coach after his fifth losing season in six years with the Tigers. Tapped to rebuild the program in 2004, Lebo failed to do so and was dismissed by athletic director Jay Jacobs ... |
| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:50:00 GMT CHICAGO (AP) -- Anheuser-Busch InBev has sued the Illinois Liquor Control Commission and its members after the panel rejected the brewer's attempt to buy a controlling stake in a major distributor in Chicago. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, argues the ... |
| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:43:00 GMT Indianapolis - Evan Turner showed one more time Friday why he is the best player in the Big Ten Conference and arguably the nation. With his team trailing by two points to Michigan in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament Friday at ... |
| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:57:00 GMT GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Durand Scott scored 11 of his 17 points in the final 6 minutes and last-place Miami continued a stunning run in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament with a 70-65 victory over Virginia Tech on Friday. DeQuan Jones added 14 ... |
| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:50:00 GMT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - San Francisco Federal Reserve President Janet Yellen is a leading contender to be nominated as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Friday. Gibbs told a news briefing that Sarah ... |
| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:04:00 GMT The Chicago Cubs have ditched plans for an 8 percent tax on all Cactus League tickets to help pay for a new $80 million spring training ballpark in Mesa. The Cubs have threatened to move their spring training from Mesa to Naples, unless they get a ... |
| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:57:00 GMT In this Feb. 22, 2010 photo, people walk by a Bath and Body Works at a shopping mall in Dallas. Retail sales post surprising 0.3 pct February increase raising hopes economy gaining momentum. (AP Photo/LM Otero) WASHINGTON ? Retail sales posted a ... |
| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:57:00 GMT PHOENIX -- One way to look at the latest stage in the career of Garret Anderson is that he has switched agents to Scott Boras from Thomas Wolfe. The author, Wolfe, never negotiated a contract, but is best known for negotiating the phrase, "You can't ... |
| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:28:00 GMT Utah Republican Party Chairman Dave Hansen said he was stunned to read about Garn's confession Friday morning on news Web sites. "I've always known Kevin to be a very bright and very good person. It's just one of those things I wouldn't have expected ... |
| Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:57:00 GMT WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. John Kerry says he is pushing environmental reforms to create jobs and spark energy independence, with climate benefits along "for the ride." The Massachusetts Democrat says in an interview with The Associated Press that ... |