Justin Timberlake stepped up his return to the forefront of pop music Friday with news that he'll team up with Jay-Z this summer for full-scale concerts in a dozen major North American cities.

Ian Bell smashed a century to lead England to a 114-run win over West Indies, but admitted that he had enjoyed a double dose of good fortune.

Ian Bell marked his return to England's one-day side with a stylish century as they beat the West Indies by 114 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method in their series opener here Saturday.

Ian Bell marked his recall to England's one-day side with an impressive hundred against the West Indies here on Saturday.

Australia spin-bowling great Shane Warne has had a stand named after him at the headquarters of Hampshire, the English county where he enjoyed several successful seasons as captain.

England faced an anxious wait to discover if Ian Bell would be able to take Kevin Pietersen's place as a one-day opener after the Warwickshire batsman suffered a freak injury here on Friday.

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The biggest party of the year is still days away, on February 21, but New Orleans is already immersed in the celebration of Mardi Gras, with massive parades rolling every night along several miles of oak-draped St. Charles Avenue.

MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The University of Wisconsin said on Thursday its police department is investigating a third misconduct allegation involving the former associate athletic director who resigned after he was accused of sexually harassing a student during the Badgers' trip to the Rose Bowl.

Oddsmakers: Two best teams should square off. If the purpose of the BCS National Championship Game is to pair the two best teams in the country, Las Vegas oddsmakers agree with the matchup between LSU and Alabama.

Tommy Rees threw an interception, lost a fumble, and took a bruising blow to the ribs for Notre Dame (8-4) before getting benched. Andrew Hendrix threw for 192 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score in a second-half rally for the Fighting Irish that came up short.

Coaching really is a lucrative business. I mean, how lucky is Rich Rodriguez? The man is fresh off a disastrous three-year run at Michigan, one of the nation's premier programs, where he compiled a 15-22 record, and what is his reward? He gets the top job at Arizona, signing a five-year, $9.55 million pact this week. Where else in America can you fail miserably and still land a multimillion-dollar gig? Rodriguez, who spent this season as a most uncomfortable studio analyst at CBS, is charged with turning around an Arizona program that is the only member of the original Pac-10 not to earn a Rose Bowl berth. ``This is my final coaching stop,'' said Rodriguez. Doubtful. But surely there is another big-money job right around the corner.

They talked about expanding from four to five BCS bowls (book it that Dallas will be the fifth BCS bowl, if there is still a BCS). They talked about changing the requirements for the automatic qualifying bids currently held by six conferences (Big East, Big 12, Pac-12, Big Ten, ACC, SEC).

BOSTON (Reuters) - Penn State's football team will end a winning season this weekend but the university's sex abuse scandal could make the Nittany Lions a pariah at the postseason college football bowl party.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Penn State's football team will end a winning season this weekend but the university's sex abuse scandal could yet make the Nittany Lions a pariah at the postseason college football bowl party.

Pennsylvania State trustees sacked gridiron coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid criticism over how school officials handled allegations of child sex abuse against a longtime assistant coach.

England batsman Ravi Bopara has set his sights on piling on the agony for India in a bid to cement his spot in Alastair Cook's one-day team.

England must beat India home and away in one-day internationals if they are to emulate their rise to the top of the global Test rankings, spinner Graeme Swann said Thursday.

Captain Alastair Cook led from the front as England took a 1-0 lead in the one-day series with a seven wicket win over India here at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday.

England batsman Eoin Morgan was on Tuesday ruled out of the remainder of the one-day series with India because of a recurring shoulder problem.

India batsman Sachin Tendulkar will have to wait a little longer for his 100th international century after being ruled out of the remainder of the one-day series with England, officials said on Monday.