Sports Etc. News

Nine cardplayers have returned to the World Series of Poker with their sights set on winning a gold bracelet and $8.55 million in the world's most prestigious gambling event.

A Seattle team has collected a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space - an idea spurred by science fiction novels.

Less than a minute after Naomi Winick's balance beam scores were flashed, Michelle Tharp took her position.

Looks can be deceiving. That's certainly what Fairmont Senior was saying Friday night after a 30-6 victory over rival East Fairmont, the team's final tuneup before the opening round of the state playoffs next week.

San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum has an agreement with a prosecutor in his home state of Washington that could settle his misdemeanor marijuana charge, The Columbian reported Friday.

Two or more buses carrying members of the renowned Grambling State University marching band were involved in a traffic crash Friday, injuring at least six people.

Thu Nov 5, 7:27 pm ET PASADENA, Calif. Hero pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger has been named the grand marshal of the 121st Tournament of Roses parade .

The Air Force Academy will hold a moment of silence in honor of the shooting victims at Fort Hood before Saturday's Army-Air Force football game.

AIKEN, S.C. a ' Casey McMasters only missed one shot en route to a game-high 25 points in USC Aikena TMs dominating 92-58 exhibition victory before a crowd of 1,326 on Thursday evening at the Convocation Center.

The volleyball match of the year in Illinois came down to a single point. On the verge of being swept in defense of its Class 3A championship, Joliet Catholic saw Alyssa Warren make a desperate, diving dig to fend off a match point in Game 2. The top-ranked Angels rallied for a 19-25, 26-24, 25-22 victory over No.

ACC adds Sun, Indy bowls for 2010-13 Eds: APNewsNow. GREENSBORO, N.C. The Atlantic Coast Conference will send teams to the Sun and Independence bowls starting next year.

Grain Valley and Raytown South were among the teams that scored opening round victories as playoff football kicked off in Missouri Wednesday.

By The Associated Press Published: November 05, 2009 5:00 AM Meals. Bedtime. Discipline.

New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a championship ticker-tape parade for the Yankees, to be held Friday morning.

University of New Mexico president David Schmidly said Wednesday that an attorney representing an assistant football coach sent a letter offering "continued media silence" in exchange for a $500,000 settlement in a dispute with head football coach Mike Locksley.

A fight over the shoes Michael Jordan 's son will wear at the University of Central Florida has cost the school any future sponsorship with adidas.

An engineering firm hired by Texas A&M University to study its athletic complex says the tentlike facility wasn't built to withstand the 90 mph winds as prescribed by the building code.

Virtually every time the Pulaski Academy Bruins face fourth down, the prep school team from Little Rock, Ark., goes for it.

Both shows were replaced last week by Halloween cartoons. Both are first-season shows that are flawed, but interesting; this might be a good time to catch one.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 3:47 a.m. EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Rocketing into space? Some think an elevator might be the way to go.