Wire Nation/World

Reserves spark Mavericks to fifth straight win at Kings' expense

By DAVID JIMENEZ - Updated: 10:46 pm

Jason Terry scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, Dallas got 52 points from the bench and the Mavericks beat the Sacramento Kings 104-102 on Friday night for their fifth straight win.

Butler leads Clips to 106-99 win over Nuggets

The Associated Press - Updated: 10:42 pm

Reserve forward Rasual Butler scored 27 points, Al Thornton added 18 and the Los Angeles Clippers withstood an early scoring spree from Carmelo Anthony to beat the Denver Nuggets 106-99 on Friday night.

Pondexter leads No. 14 Huskies

By GREGG BELL - Updated: 10:37 pm

Quincy Pondexter set a career high for the second consecutive game with 30 points, including 13 in a row to begin the second half, and had a career-best 15 rebounds in No. 14 Washington's 80-70 victory over San Jose State on Friday night.

Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event

The Associated Press - Updated: 10:32 pm

The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.

Syracuse runs away from No. 6 North Carolina

By JIM O'CONNELL - Updated: 10:32 pm

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.

National News

Car strikes crowd outside Ala. school, 1 killed

The Associated Press - Published: 9:02 pm

Police say a woman has died after being struck along with nine children by a car outside an Alabama middle school.

No appeal of dismissed conviction in MySpace case - 8:42pm
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Arizona police arrest parents of rape victim - 6:57pm
Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken - 10:27pm

World News

Buddhists from 2 Koreas to hold joint ceremony

By KWANG-TAE KIM - Published: 10:27 pm

South Korean Buddhist monks headed to North Korea on Saturday for a joint ceremony with monks there, showing the countries continue civil exchange despite a bloody naval skirmish earlier this month.