Evan Turner's double-double leads No. 15 Ohio State over No. 13 Cal 76-70 in 2K Sports Classic. Evan Turner had 26 points and 14 rebounds, his fourth double-double in as many games, and No. 15 Ohio State beat No. 13 California 76-70 on Friday night in the third-place game of the 2K Sports Classic.

Syracuse opens the second half with 22-1 run for 87-71 victory over No. 6 North Carolina. Jim Boeheim has always made a point of telling the media not to get too caught up in runs because basketball, especially on the college level, is a game of runs.

Connecticut keeps up run as unanimous No. 1 in women's poll. With a 70-point laugher in its opener, Connecticut looked every bit like the No. 1 team in women's basketball.

AP basketball poll: Kansas leads again; Maryland only newcomer in 1st regular-season Top 25. An opening week in which only one ranked team lost meant few changes in the first poll of the regular season.

Joe Johnson's 35 points lifts Hawks past Trail Blazers 99-95 in OT for fifth straight win. Joe Johnson scored eight of his 35 points in overtime and the Atlanta Hawks solved Portland's defense in time to beat the Trail Blazers 99-95 on Monday night.

US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks about Constitution at Ohio law school. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (AN'-toh-nihn skuh-LEE'-uh) has said in a speech at Ohio State University the Constitution is best treated as an original document within the context of its historical creation, not as a text subject to modern reinterpretation.

Lavender scores 30 points to help No. 3 Ohio State cruise past UAB. Jantel Lavender scored 21 of her 30 points in the first half and No. 3 Ohio State beat Alabama-Birmingham 88-55 on Tuesday night.

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Toddlers and obese children suffer far greater blood-vessel damage and other harm from secondhand smoke than other children, which could put them on the path to heart disease later in life, according to a new study.

Federal health experts on Thursday brushed off lingering safety questions about a popular inhaler drug and suggested it carry bolder benefit claims.

FDA panel backs stronger benefit claims and safety profile for inhaler drug Spiriva. Federal health experts on Thursday brushed off lingering safety questions about a popular inhaler drug and suggested it carry bolder benefit claims.

Samantha Prahalis has 14 points, 12 assists to lead No. 3 Ohio State past West Virginia 92-69. Samantha Prahalis had 14 points and 12 assists, and No. 3 Ohio State scored the first 17 points to roll past West Virginia 92-69 Thursday night in the semifinals of the Preseason WNIT.

Johnson has double-double, Jardine scores 22 as Syracuse beats No. 13 Cal 95-73. Scoop Jardine scored a career-high 22 points, Wes Johnson had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Syracuse raced past No. 13 California 95-73 on Thursday night in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic.

Deon Thompson's double-double helps No. 6 North Carolina hold off No. 15 Ohio State 77-73. There was so much to talk about after No. 6 North Carolina held on for 77-73 victory over No. 15 Ohio State in the 2K Sports Classic semifinals Thursday night.

Group of 25 major research libraries offers full-text search to 4.6 million digitized volumes. A group of major national research libraries says users now can search the full text of 1.6 billion pages from 4.6 million digitized volumes.

Jantel Lavender leads No. 3 Ohio State over Bowling Green, 91-72. Jantel Lavender had 23 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 3 Ohio State to a 91-72 victory over Bowling Green on Sunday in the quarterfinals of the Preseason WNIT.

Thompson, 6th-ranked North Carolina beat Valparaiso 88-77 to improve to 3-0. Deon Thompson scored 16 of his 20 points after halftime to help No. 6 North Carolina hold off Valparaiso 88-77 on Sunday.

Hollywood-syle haunted houses mix big-budget scenes and settings, making for ghoulish getaways. The towering stone walls of the Gothic prison are scary enough in the daytime.

Hollywood-syle haunted houses mix big-budget scenes and settings, making for ghoulish getaways. The towering stone walls of the Gothic prison are scary enough in the daytime.

Ohio AG takes lead role in securities lawsuit alleging concealment by Bank of America. Bank of America Corp. executives improperly concealed billions of dollars in losses and billions in bonuses paid by Merrill Lynch before a shareholder vote on their proposed merger, Ohio's attorney general argued in a class-action securities lawsuit he described as among the largest in history.

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