COL BKB: Penn State 57, Illinois 55

Penn State upsets No. 16 Illinois 57-55
Illinois' Mike Davis (24) and D.J. Richardson struggle for possession of a loose ball with Penn State's Jeff Brooks during the first half of an NCAA college Basketball game in State College, Pa., on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Andrew Jones converted an offensive rebound with 1 second left and Talor Battle scored 26 points to lead Penn State past No. 16 Illinois 57-55 on Tuesday night for its second straight upset of a ranked team. After a layup by Bill Cole of Illinois tied the game with 20 seconds...

QB Bolden remains at Penn State
Penn State's spring semester has started and Quarterbacks Rob Bolden and Kevin Newsome are enrolled in the school following questions about their futures. A team spokesman said Tuesday night both players were still with the team, and there was no change in their status. Bolden's father has said coach Joe Paterno denied his son's request last week for a transfer. Bolden was the first true freshman to start in JoePa's 45-year tenure as head coach, and was the starting quarterback until being repla...

Ohio State beats Michigan 68-64 in front of Hoke
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — William Buford scored 19 points and No. 2 Ohio State went on a 12-0 run in the second half before holding on to beat Michigan 68-64 on Wednesday night. The Wolverines (11-6, 1-3 Big Ten) rallied from a 53-41 Deficit, pulling within 64-62 after Zack Novak made two free throws with 22.3 seconds left. Michigan then fouled Buford, who made a pair of free throws with 18.6 seconds to play. Darius Morris scored on a drive with 12.4 seconds to go, but Aaron Craft made two m...

China news agency says 16 die in highway accident
A Chinese state news agency has reported that 16 people were killed and another 23 hurt in highway accident. The official Xinhua News Agency said the accident happened early Wednesday in the central province of Henan. It did not immediately give any other details. Serious traffic accidents are common in China due to overloaded vehicles, poor safety practices and bad driving habits. Penn State upsets No. 16 Illinois 57-55 Penn State upsets No. 16 Illinois 57-55 Fredette scores 47 to lead No. 11...

DePaul remains unbeaten in Big East
Felicia Chester scored 19 points and Keisha Hampton added 18 to help No. 14 DePaul beat South Florida 77-61 on Tuesday night for the Blue Demons' 13th win in 14 games. Taylor Pikes had 17 points and 10 rebounds while Anna Martin had 14 points for DePaul (16-2, 4-0 Big East). Andrea Smith scored 16 points for South Florida (9-9, 0-4), which has lost five straight. The Blue Demons led by just two points with 14:30 to play but pulled away to open a double-digit lead. Penn State upsets No. 16 Illino...

Foundation Financial Group Promotes New CEO
Instrumental in furthering Foundation Financial Group's success, Boyer joined the company six years ago and created the Mortgage lender's current business production model. As executive vice president, Boyer oversaw a range of business transactions and helped keep Foundation Financial Group's portfolio performance in the top five percentile for all private investors. A delegated affiliate of the Federal Housing Administration, Boyer often acted as spokesman for all Mortgage centers run by Founda...

USF, ex-football coach Leavitt reach settlement
Former South Florida coach Jim Leavitt will receive $2.75 million in the settlement of a Lawsuit he filed against the school after he was fired last January. The school and Leavitt's attorney, Wil Florin, announced Tuesday night that Leavitt will receive $2 million for Salary and benefits. The ex-coach will get an additional $750,000 as acknowledgment for contributions he made in building the Bulls from scratch into a "nationally respected" program. Leavitt was dismissed a year ago after a schoo...

Arizona WR Juron Criner returning for senior year
Arizona receiver Juron Criner is returning for his senior season. Wildcats coach Mike Stoops announced Tuesday that Criner is coming back because "he wants to be the best Wide Receiver in the country. ... I think another year will serve him well." The 6-foot-4 Criner had 82 catches for 1,233 yards and 11 touchdowns last season. He had eight games with at least 95 yards receiving and five games in triple digits. The Arizona Daily Star says Criner applied to get his draft status from an NFL adviso...

Anthony leads Nuggets to 132-98 rout of Suns
DENVER (AP) — Arron Afflalo scored a career-high 31 points and Carmelo Anthony followed up one of his worst shooting performances with a 28-point effort, helping the Denver Nuggets snap a three-game skid with a 132-98 rout of the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. Anthony, the subject of trade talks all season, was greeted early by the crowd with a smattering of boos but quickly reversed the mood with his hustle and hanging jumpers. He also grabbed 10 rebounds. That was a sharp contrast to Sun...

Wildlife: Amid the Ruins of Haiti, Conservationists Find Endangered Frogs
Even before the Earthquake a year ago that killed at least 220,000 people, Haiti was an ecological nightmare. Large-scale Deforestation has left less than 2% of the original forest cover standing—a fact that is starkly apparent when flying between Haiti and its neighboring country the Dominican Republic, which has conserved far more of its forests. The cloud forests of the southwest mountains, home to some of the country's last remaining untouched ecology, are under threat. Biologists have...

CIA Vet Kent Clizbe stalks hockey stick author Mike Mann
Recent Global Warming is unprecedented in magnitude and speed and cause (see “Human-caused Arctic warming overtakes 2,000 years of natural cooling, “seminal” study finds“). Since the anti-science crowd can’t stand that science-based conclusion, they go after the scientists behind it, or rather, just one of them - in spite of the multiple independent confirming studies (see “Two more independent studies back the Hockey Stick” ).  A year ago I wrote about

Les Miles has a new 7-year contract at LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU and Les Miles have agreed in principle to a new contract that will run through the 2017 season. LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva says Miles’ annual pay of a little more than $3.75 million will remain the same. Miles has won 62 games and five bowls including a 2007 national title in his first six years with the Tigers. Alleva says the university wants to maintain stability at the top of a winning program. Miles, who met with Michigan Athletic Director Dave ...

The Disturbed Shooter
Penn State upsets No. 16 Illinois 57-55 Fredette scores 47 to lead No. 11 BYU past Utah Fredette scores 47 to lead No. 11 BYU past Utah Dem Congressman who called for GOP Gov. to be put against a wall and shot now pleads for civility Journalists urged caution after Ft. Hood, now race to blame Palin after Arizona shootings Democratic Congressman on GOP Gov. Rick Scott: 'They ought to put him against a wall and shoot him.' Why hasn't Obama warned against 'jumping to concl...

Dental jihad: Neo-Nazi who became jihadist bites FBI agents who attempted to question him
Emerson Begolly, who calls himself Asadullah Alshishani, apparently decided to exchange one tradition of antisemitism for a much older and more established one. When it is not railing against Jews and other non-Muslims, the Qur'an commands Jihadists to strike at the necks of unbelievers in battle (47:4). But sometimes, in a pinch, a mujahid's gotta improvise. "Nazi Buff Turned Jihadi Allegedly Bites FBI Agents, " by Hanna Siegel for ABCNews, January 6: A Pennsylvania man who has posted jihadi ...

Softball stars not playing for US team
CLEVELAND (AP) — Two-time Olympic medalist Jessica Mendoza and several teammates will not play for the U.S. national softball team this year, opting to play professionally in hopes of growing the sport. Mendoza said Wednesday she and others informed USA Softball this month that they would not attend the U.S. team’s June camp so they can play in the National Pro Fastpitch league. Mendoza says it’s difficult to play professionally and for the U.S. team. The National Team lost fun...

LeBron sees karma in Cavs 55-point loss
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James has tweaked Dan Gilbert — and the Cavaliers owner’s miserable NBA team — with a tweet. As James’ former teammates were absorbing a 55-point loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, the player fired off a message on his Twitter account that seemed to be directed at Gilbert. James wrote: “Crazy. Karma is a b—-.. Gets you every time. Its not good to wish bad on anybody. God sees everything!” In July, after James a...

Twice rejected, Michigan gets its man _ sort of
The last time the top job at Michigan’s football program came open, it was widely considered one of the best in the business. Three years later, any coach with a pulse seemed to be on the Wolverines’ short list. Few things demonstrate the dizzying, desperate, downward spiral the college game is locked in better than that. A season that began with agents running amok and decades-long conference ties being severed in pursuit of a quick buck came to an unsatisfying end with fewer viewer...

Fredette scores 47 to lead No. 11 BYU past Utah
BYU guard Jimmer Fredette (32) goes to the hoop past Utah guard Chris Hines (0) during the first half of their NCAA college Basketball game in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Jimmer Fredettte scored 47 points and Jackson Emery added 20 points and set BYU's career steals record Tuesday night as the 11th-ranked Cougars beat Utah 104-79 to extend their Winning Streak to seven games. BYU (17-1, 3-0 Mountain West) has won four straight and eight of the last nine against Utah. The Utes (7-10,...

Jackson carries Boston College over NC State
Reggie Jackson had 29 points, five rebounds and six assists to lead Boston College to a 75-66 victory over North Carolina State on Tuesday night. Corey Raji added 14 points, including a key 3-pointer, to go with eight rebounds, and Biko Paris had 12 points for the Eagles (13-4, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Boston College has won 10 of its last 12 games. The Eagles outscored the Wolfpack 18-6 over the final 3:59. Tracy Smith led the Wolfpack (11-5, 1-1) with 18 points, while C. J. Leslie had 1...

Actor David Nelson of famous TV family dies at 74
David Nelson, who starred on his parents' popular television show "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," has died. He was 74. Family spokesman and longtime Hollywood publicist Dale Olson says Nelson died Monday at his home in the Century City area of Los Angeles after battling complications of colon Cancer. Nelson was the last surviving member of the Nelsons TV family and directed numerous episodes of the long-running series. His film credits include "Peyton Place," ''The Big Circus" and "Love a...

Jones, Dunn lead Baylor to 74-61 win over Oklahoma
Baylor's LaceDarius Dunn, center, drives between Oklahoma's Nick Thompson, left, and Carl Blair Jr. during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, in Waco, Texas. Baylor won 74-61. Perry Jones III scored a career-high 25 points and LaceDarius Dunn added 16 as Baylor beat Oklahoma 74-61 Tuesday night for its record 15th straight home victory. Dunn became only the second Baylor player to surpass 2,000 points for a career, while Quincy Acy added 15 points and a g...

Kitchen leads FSU to 66-61 upset of No. 1 Duke
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Derwin Kitchen scored 22 points, Chris Singleton added 18 and Florida State snapped No. 1 Duke’s 25-game Winning Streak with a 66-61 victory Wednesday night. Florida State (12-5, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) made five free throws in the final 33 seconds to hold off the defending national champions. It was the third time in the last nine seasons that the Seminoles have upset a top-ranked Duke team at home. The Seminoles led 28-24 at halftime and by as many a...

Flu cases are decreasing say GPs
The flu outbreak in Wales appears to be slowing down, according to health officials. Dr David Bailey, chair of the British Medical Association's GP committee for Wales, said doctors had reported a drop in diagnosed cases since Christmas. The Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board said GPs in north Wales had also registered a fall. Public Health Wales publishes its latest figures on flu consultations later. The number of deaths this winter from flu across the UK verified by the Health Prote...

Camara, Binghamton upend Stony Brook, 57-50
Binghamton forward Moussa Camara scored a career-high 28 points and was the only Bearcat to reach double figures in a 57-50 victory over Stony Brook on Monday night in front of 2,297 fans. Marcus Rouse led the Seawolves (6-9, 1-2 America East) with 14 points in Stony Brook's third consecutive loss. Camara, who went 9-of-10 from the free throw line, came into the game averaging just 7.6 points for the Bearcats (5-10, 2-0), who have now won consecutive games since ending a four-game Losing Streak....

Derrick Rose Alley-Oop: Bulls Star Throws Down Monstrous Dunk Against Pistons (VIDEO)
Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose showed why he should be in the slam Dunk Contest in Monday night's game against the Detroit Pistons. Early in the fourth quarter, Rose ran a fast break and dished the ball too Ronnie Brewer. Similar to Blake Griffin, Rose called for the alley-oop pass, flew through the air and slammed the ball in with one hand. Bulls forward Carlos Boozer and the rest of the bench jumped out of their seats as the crowd went wild. "Forget Blake Griffin. We got D. Rose," the anno...