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NCAA COVERAGE: The Slipper Is On The Other Foot

NCAA COVERAGE: The Slipper Is On The Other Foot
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- The proverbial shoe is now on the other foot.  Gonzaga practically coined the phrase "Cinderella Team" in NCAA Tournaments past, but there's a new mid-major conference team looking to take that mantle.  Fittingly enough, Wichita State will look to continue its

NCAA COVERAGE: The Slipper Is On The Other Foot

NCAA COVERAGE: The Slipper Is On The Other Foot
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- The proverbial shoe is now on the other foot.  Gonzaga practically coined the phrase "Cinderella Team" in NCAA Tournaments past, but there's a new mid-major conference team looking to take that mantle.  Fittingly enough, Wichita State will look to continue its

Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes dies in Sweden at age 94

Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes dies in Sweden at age 94
By HAROLD HECKLEAssociated Press MADRID (AP) - Renowned Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes, a composer and bandleader who recorded with Nat "King" Cole, was musical director at Havana's legendary Tropicana Club and a key participant in the golden age of Cuban music, has died in Sweden at age 94. The

'Peace is possible,' Obama insists in Middle East

'Peace is possible,' Obama insists in Middle East
By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent JERUSALEM (AP) - Insisting "peace is possible," President Barack Obama on Thursday prodded both Israelis and Palestinians to return to long-stalled negotiations with few, if any, pre-conditions, softening his earlier demands that Israel stop building

Maine man gets 20 days in Zumba paid-sex case

Maine man gets 20 days in Zumba paid-sex case
By DAVID SHARPAssociated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - An insurance agent who helped run a prostitution operation out of his mistress's Zumba studio and watched secretly videotaped sex acts was ordered Thursday to spend 20 days in jail in a scandal that rocked a community better known for its

WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: 'Red lines' and entourages

WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: 'Red lines' and entourages
By JULIE PACE and JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Red lines. When it comes to the Middle East, President Barack Obama is encountering them everywhere. They are painted on the ground as directional markers for visiting dignitaries, and they are in Obama's and Israeli Prime

Idaho Receives No. 16 seed, Draws Connecticut in NCAA Tournament

Idaho Receives No. 16 seed, Draws Connecticut in NCAA Tournament
Idaho played itself into the NCAA tournament with a WAC tournament championship, but will get a tough matchup in the Big Dance, as it received a No. 16 seed. The Vandals will have to travel to Storrs, Conn., to face UConn, in what will be a home game for the Huskies. The game will tip at 10:30 PT

Idaho Receives No. 16 seed, Draws Connecticut in NCAA Tournament

Idaho Receives No. 16 seed, Draws Connecticut in NCAA Tournament
Idaho played itself into the NCAA tournament with a WAC tournament championship, but will get a tough matchup in the Big Dance, as it received a No. 16 seed. The Vandals will have to travel to Storrs, Conn., to face UConn, in what will be a home game for the Huskies. The game will tip at 10:30 PT

Idaho Punches Ticket to Big Dance

Idaho Punches Ticket to Big Dance
Courtesy Idaho athletics   LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The third-seeded Idaho women's basketball team knocked off a higher seeded team for the second day in a row and clinched its first Western Athletic Conference championship and first NCAA tournament berth since 1985 with a 67-64 win over top-

AP PHOTOS: St. Pat's day across the nation

AP PHOTOS: St. Pat's day across the nation
By The Associated Press A sea of emerald green is sweeping the nation this weekend as crowds gather in big cities and small towns to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. In New York, hundreds of thousands of revelers lined the St. Patrick's Day parade route, cheering the marching bands, dance