Wes Johnson and Kris Joseph combined to make six straight free throws in the final 33 seconds, and No. 2 Syracuse held off Connecticut 72-67 on Wednesday night.

Simon Cowell called Ellen DeGeneres a sadist Tuesday night, but the real sadist in the “Idol” family is whoever came up with the concept of the group sing.

No, they didn’t hire a Googler this time: Ali Rowghani, who has been at Pixar for a decade, will be joining Twitter next month as chief financial officer.

A good day for Cypress Mountain, with plenty of snow. Whistler was another matter — fog ruled.

Darren Collison scored 13 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, helping the New Orleans Hornets hold on for a 93-85 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

Washington rallies to force OT, but second goal of the game by Montreal’s Tomas Plekanec ends bid by NHL’s top team to go after league mark of 17.

In the country that ranks second in the harvest of coca, the plant whose leaves are used in the production of cocaine, the idea to get Peruvian farmers to plant alternative crops is not new.

LeBron James hopes Thursday’s matchup with the Orlando Magic is as successful as his Super Bowl commercial with Dwight Howard.

A massive storm canceled or delayed flights in several cities, kept federal workers home for a third straight day in Washington and taxed local government budgets.

Even as the health care debate turns to blood sport in Washington, some analysts say the debate is ignoring one of the leading causes of rising costs: the way health care providers are paid.