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Maya Moore leaving mark on Chinese basketball
Maya Moore has excelled everywhere she's played, winning championships from college to the WNBA and Europe. Now she's leaving her mark on the Chinese ...
Tyler Summitt takes the family legacy to Marquette
When Marquette coach Terri Mitchell picked up the phone to talk with Tyler Summitt about the opening on her staff, it figured to be little more than ...
Griner leads No. 3 Baylor women over No. 5 Irish
Rapper Lil Wayne showed up at Notre Dame to see Skylar Diggins play and watched as Brittney Griner and defending national champion Baylor put on a ...
Holdsclaw's lawyer investigating alleged assault
A lawyer for former WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw says he's investigating the circumstances that led to assault and weapons charges against the Olympic ...
Cal's Rogers carries on despite heart condition
For two years, Tierra Rogers cried herself to sleep each night as California's basketball team moved forward without her. Still grieving 20 months ...
With Terps gone, UConn could be candidate for ACC
The latest round of conference musical chairs has left Connecticut once again looking for a seat. The Big Ten's recruitment of Rutgers from the Big ...
Connecticut Sun fire coach Mike Thibault
Mike Thibault, who led the Connecticut Sun to eight playoff appearances but no WNBA championships in his 10 seasons, was fired by the team on Tuesday.
Stanford new No. 1 in women's basketball poll
Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer has had many really good teams over the past few seasons, reaching the Final Four the last five years. Yet none of ...
Saint Joseph's women upset No. 5 Maryland 50-49
Saint Joseph's had lost 10 straight against ranked teams and hadn't defeated a top-five opponent in nearly 36 years. The Hawks changed all that ...
No. 4 Stanford women upset No. 1 Baylor 71-69
Brittney Griner and No. 1 Baylor were planning a sunny Hawaiian visit — some snorkeling, surf and three games to extend the country's longest active ...
Bond set for ex-WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw
A judge in Atlanta on Friday set bond at $100,000 for ex-WNBA star and Olympic gold medalist Chamique Holdsclaw, who was in jail on assault and ...
No. 1 Baylor women runs past No. 6 Kentucky 85-51
Even Baylor coach Kim Mulkey seemed surprised at how things went in what was supposed to be the defending national champion's first real challenge.
Chattanooga stuns No. 20 Lady Vols 80-71
Tennessee's first game of the post-Pat Summitt era revealed in stunning fashion just how much has changed for one of the signature programs in women's ...
MoneyGram agrees to settle scam charges
MoneyGram said Friday that it has agreed to set up a $100 million compensation fund as part of a settlement of government allegations of fraud through ...
Russian police: Politkovskaya killed for reporting
Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was killed for her criticism of Russian officials, an investigator who led the murder probe says.
Argentine anti-government protesters flood streets
Angry over inflation, crime and corruption, hundreds of thousands of Argentines of all ages flooded the capital's streets for nearly four hours to ...
US futures off before Obama addresses fiscal cliff
U.S. stock futures fell sharply Friday in some of the heaviest trading this week before President Barack Obama speaks about avoiding the so-called ...
Oil drops back to near $84 amid ample US supplies
The price of oil slid back to near $84 a barrel Friday as traders weighed evidence of ample U.S. supplies against signs of recovery in China's economy
Miley Cyrus talks music, movie and marriage
Miley Cyrus is working hard to finish her new album so she can take some time off to enjoy being engaged. The 19-year-old entertainer plans to marry ...
Palestinian farmers turn to organic farming
The Palestinian olive harvest, an ancient autumn ritual in the West Bank, is going upscale. In an emerging back-to-the-land movement, Palestinian ...
Bulgarians bid farewell to Patriarch Maxim
Thousands of people have joined funeral proceedings in Sofia for Patriarch Maxim, who was at the helm of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church for more than ...
Pope: organized crime is a grave threat to society
Pope Benedict XVI denounced organized crime as a "gravely destabilizing threat" to society during an audience Friday with members of Interpol, and ...
AP Photos: Syria's war shatters a village economy
The civil war raging through Syria has battered much of the country's economy, making life harder for impoverished Syrians who struggled even before ...
Giffords faces Ariz. shooter for 1st time in court
The pain was palpable, measured in silent stares in the courtroom between an emotionless murderer and wounded former congresswoman who looked her ...