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Danero Thomas hit a 15-footer as the buzzer sounded and 13th-seeded Murray State stunned No. 4 seed Vanderbilt 66-65 on Thursday in an NCAA tournament opener in the West Regional.

Ekpe Udoh had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and Baylor won an NCAA tournament game for the first time in 50 years by beating Sam Houston State 68-59 on Thursday.

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The NHL has suspended Anaheim Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski 8 games for his hit on Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook.

Syracuse will open its NCAA tournament run without Arinze Onuaku.

For the first time in team history, Michigan will host a night football game at Michigan Stadium when it welcomes rival Notre Dame on Sept. 10, 2011.

With just over a month before a draft in which they are scheduled to have two first-round picks, the San Francisco 49ers are giving general manager Scot McCloughan an extended leave of absence, multiple league sources said Thursday.

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Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey is expected to play Friday night, two weeks after collapsing on the bench during a game.

Victoria Arter was outraged when she heard the announcement over the Wal-Mart loudspeaker.

Scottie Reynolds responded to his benching with a clutch performance at the foul line in the final minutes of regulation, and No. 2 Villanova survived a scare from Robert Morris in a 73-70 overtime victory Thursday in the NCAA tournament.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley have agreed to undergo Olympic-style drug testing for their May 1 fight in Las Vegas, which they hope will set a new standard for boxing.

Democratic leaders unveiled a long-awaited $940 billion health care plan, setting up a final legislative showdown.

Jimmer Fredette scored 37 points, including two 3-pointers in double overtime, to seal BYU's thrilling 99-92 win over 10th-seeded Florida on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

The Chicago Cubs owe much of their identity to two factors -- their 101-year drought without a World Series title and Wrigley Field.

A Chicago man charged in two international terror plots, including the Mumbai attacks, pleaded guilty to a dozen counts against him, and now will not face a trial.

Almost every spring, cities along the Red River in North Dakota and Minnesota battle fast-rising waters as the winter snow melts into the north-flowing Red River. This year is no different, and in fact, it may be worse than most. ...

At least one company and the National Republican Senatorial Committee have been issued subpoenas requesting documents in a federal grand jury investigation related to Sen. John Ensign, R-Nevada.

A police investigation continued Thursday into a Catholic abuse scandal in Brazil, which erupted last week when a network aired a video that it said showed a priest having sex with a 19-year-old altar boy.

Using helicopters and search dogs, police scoured an island off Washington state Thursday for an unlikely fugitive: an 18-year-old suspected of stealing airplanes who is known as the "barefoot burglar."