Archive for March 8th, 2010

Siena off to Big Dance for third straight year

Edwin Ubiles scored 27 points and Alex Franklin added 22 points and 12 rebounds as Siena rallied from a double-digit halftime deficit and beat Fairfield 72-65 in overtime Monday night to win the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament for the third straight season.

Driver: Prius took me for a ride

The driver of a Toyota Prius says he was taken on a wild ride Monday after the car’s accelerator became stuck, reaching speeds in excess of 90 mph.

UConn’s 71st straight win sets women’s record

Top-ranked Connecticut has broken its own NCAA record for consecutive victories, winning its 71st straight game, 59-44 over No. 6 Notre Dame in the Big East tournament semifinals.

Women Hospitalized After Fake Silicone Injections (source: cbs2chicago.com)

J-Lo and Kim Kardashian have curves women would kill for. This may have been the shapely image six New Jersey women were trying to achieve when they got injections from bogus medical providers to enhance their behinds, but instead ended up in hospitals wit… (source: cbs2chicago.com) – News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Serial killer won on ‘Dating Game’

Before he was a serial killer, Rodney Alcala was a winning bachelor on “The Dating Game” in 1978. He was found guilty in February of killing four women and a child.

Northrop: No bid on tanker contract

Northrop Grumman Corp. said it will not bid on a multi-billion-dollar contract to build a new air refueling tanker for the U.S. Air Force because it believes the rules for the contract favor its competitor, Boeing.

Tornado destroys homes in Oklahoma

At least five homes were destroyed after a tornado touched down in western Oklahoma Monday evening, authorities said. No injuries were immediately reported.

Infection Defense May Spur Alzheimer’s (source: New York Times)

Beta amyloid, which was once thought to be a chief villain in Alzheimer’s, may be part of the brain’s normal defenses, researchers at Harvard suggested. (source: New York Times) – RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

School won’t re-enroll lesbians’ child

Gay and lesbian groups are attacking a decision by the archdiocese of Denver, Colorado, not to re-enroll a child in a Catholic school in Boulder, Colorado, next year because the child’s parents are lesbians.

After Cancer, Women Remove Healthy Breast (source: New York Times)

A procedure gains popularity but doesn’t improve survival odds. (source: New York Times) – RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com