West Offers Words, Only, As Syria Killing Rages (reuters)
Reuters – Syrian government artillery barrages killed dozens of civilians in Homs on Thursday, activists said, as President Bashar al-Assad, bolstered by Russian support, ignored appeals from world leaders to halt the carnage. Read more
Maldives Ex-president Defiantly Awaits Arrest (reuters)
Reuters – Maldives ex-president Mohamed Nasheed awaited arrest in his house on Thursday, vowing to stay and fight against the government he says ousted him in a coup with the connivance of the police and the military. Read more
No. 7 Kansas Rolls At No. 6 Baylor 68-54 (ap)
Whatever Tyshawn Taylor and the rest of his Kansas teammates did to motivate 7-foot Jeff Withey certainly worked. “In practice every day, punching him in his chest, jumping on him, trying to get him fired up,” Taylor said. “He came out and played amazing.” Withey, coming of a scoreless game, rebounded with a career-high 25 [...]
No. 2 Syracuse Beats No. 12 Hoyas In Ot (ap)
Who says Syracuse doesn’t have a go-to guy? Kris Joseph scored a career-high 29 points, including the decisive 3-pointer in overtime, and Syracuse beat No. 12 Georgetown 64-61 on Wednesday night to give coach Jim Boeheim his 880th career win. Joseph finished with a career-high six 3-pointers on 11 attempts after going 0 for 8 [...]
Howard’s 25 And 24 Lift Magic Past Heat (ap)
It’s been an open secret for several seasons how much the 3-point shot has become an indispensable part of the Orlando Magic’s offense. They reminded the Miami Heat just how punishing they can be when they get it going from long range. Dwight Howard had 25 points and 24 rebounds, Ryan Anderson scored 27 and [...]