Feeling a little sophomoric? You've come to the right place. That's right, Hoop Thinkers, it's time to unveil the results of my annual search for this season's breakout sophomores. I have been conducting this little exercise for several years now in ...

Hoffman Estates, Ill. - Wesley Matthews scored 17 points and No. 15 Marquette used a 20-0 first-half run Friday night to rout Northern Iowa 73-43 in the Chicago Invitational Challenge. Playing its first game outside of Milwaukee this season ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — This season was supposed to be different. No Brigham Young (last season), no Dayton (two seasons ago), no Iowa (four seasons ago). No November Nonsense to smudge the record of the University of Louisville basketball team that the ...

COLUMBUS — Job losses, plummeting housing values and shaky consumer confidence across the nation are translating into a budget nightmare for Ohio ,which is now looking at a $640 million shortfall for the current fiscal year and as much as a $7.3 ...

New London's Rollie Pier is called up to the stage for his induction into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame Friday night at the Mohegan Sun's Uncas Ballroom. Seated to his left is his wife, Yvette. R OLAND PIERFEDERICI would probably hate this kind ...

Sir Critic, alias Eric Robinette, reviews movies — both blockbusters and arty stuff — comments on theaters and opines about everything else cinematic. Disney’s latest animated movie turns out to be one of its best in years, with this cross ...

After police caught Jonathan Zarate and two teen-agers trying to dump a trunk containing a Randolph girl's beaten and dismembered body into the Passaic River in Rutherford, Zarate told an investigator he had found his next-door neighbor dead. "I ...

ENSENADA, Mexico — Relishing in the euphoria of yet another record-setting performance, the team of Robby Bell/Kendall Norman/Johnny Campbell along with the team of Roger Norman and Larry Roeseler enjoyed the well-earned fruits of their laborious ...

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The Chicago White Sox reportedly won't include slugger Ken Griffey Jr. in their offseason plans, although Griffey could be considered later in a lesser role, especially if he recovers from left knee surgery performed Oct. 14. But SI.com, citing ...