• Polygamist leader: Arrest is religious persecution 1/8/2009, 6:23 p.m. EST
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The leader of a polygamous community in western Canada said Thursday that authorities are engaging in religious persecution by charging him with practicing polygamy.

• Home Depot ends USOC sponsorship, jobs program 1/7/2009, 11:10 p.m. EST
DENVER (AP) — The days of walking into Home Depot and having an Olympic gold medalist help you pick out paint could be coming to an end.

• 2 leaders of polygamist group arrested in Canada 1/7/2009, 6:14 p.m. EST
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Two top leaders of a polygamous community in western Canada have been arrested and charged with practicing polygamy, British Columbia's attorney general said Wednesday.

• UCF beats Holy Cross 70-57 1/6/2009, 9:21 p.m. EST
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jermaine Taylor scored 21 of his 29 points in the second half as Central Florida pulled away late en route to a 70-57 victory over Holy Cross on Tuesday night.

• APNewsBreak: USOC's official resigns 1/6/2009, 6:59 p.m. EST
DENVER (AP) — Steve Roush resigned from the U.S. Olympic Committee on Tuesday, leaving a post in which he played a key role in organizing logistics for American athletes at the last three games.

• Siena defeats Holy Cross 83-71 12/30/2008, 9:57 p.m. EST
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Alex Franklin scored 22 points to lead Siena to an 83-71 victory over Holy Cross on Tuesday.

• WBA reviewing Valuev's win over Holyfield 12/30/2008, 5:02 p.m. EST
PANAMA CITY (AP) — The WBA is reviewing Nikolai Valuev's win over Evander Holyfield by majority decision in a Dec. 20 heavyweight title bout.

• Holy Cross beats San Francisco 97-88 12/27/2008, 10:58 p.m. EST
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Devin Brown scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half and Holy Cross rallied from a 13-point deficit with 9:09 left in the game to beat San Francisco on Saturday.

• Tourists, locals pray in Bethlehem on Christmas 12/25/2008, 7:34 a.m. EST
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked Christmas on Thursday with crowds of tourists joining local Palestinian Christians in Jesus' traditional birthplace, as the West Bank town basked in its once-a-year appearance in the world spotlight.