The last time Tennessee faced Ohio State in the NCAA tournament, the Buckeyes had a roster that made NBA general managers drool, with monstrous Greg Oden dominating inside and Mike Conley Jr. making sure everything flowed smoothly. Must be a relief to the Volunteers that they won’t have to see those guys again in Friday’s [...]

Only hours after FIU running back Kendall Berry was stabbed to death on the school’s Miami campus, the university president said in a video message that officials “will not rest” until his attacker is found. “Our hearts are heavy,” a somber FIU president Mark B. Rosenberg said Friday morning. Read more

Adam “Pacman” Jones is trying hard for a 2010 comeback. At least three teams, — the Lions, 49ers and Bengals — have expressed “great interest” in the troubled cornerback, though no signing was imminent, agent Ray Savage said Friday. Savage said he hoped to set up in-person visits with those teams in the near future. [...]

A person close to the situation says Boston College coach Al Skinner will interview with St. John’s. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because there was no official announcement. St. John’s athletic director Chris Monasch was unavailable for comment. Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt rejected an offer from St. [...]

AP – A secular challenger’s bloc edged out the prime minister’s in parliamentary elections, according to full vote returns Friday — a significant setback for Nouri al-Maliki, who has been the U.S. partner in Iraq for the past four years. Read more