HARTFORD, Conn. -- The echoes of the final horn had barely stopped reverberating through the court-level concourse when the aging XL Center registered its opinion of last Saturday's proceedings. A pipe broke above the walkway and sent water cascading down onto the ground below, diverting traffic on the way back to the locker rooms and providing significant symbolism for both the game's winner and loser.
For about a week, the nation's Catholic bishops enjoyed some measure of their bygone political clout.
On Friday the Obama administration offered an "accommodation" in reaction to the furor over a health care mandate that would have compelled Catholic hospitals and universities to cover contraception in their employee health insurance plans -- a policy that had drawn criticism from bishops on theological grounds. President Obama's move may have, for a moment, calmed the political shouting that had pushed the issue into the headlines. But for whom has this problem been addressed? Where are the voices of the employees of these Catholic institutions, many of whom are non-Catholic women of childbearing age?
President Obama announced a compromise over whether to require contraception insurance coverage.
U.S. Brig. Gen. Terence Hildner died in Kabul of apparent natural causes, officials said, making him the highest ranking officer to die in Afghanistan.
Facebook is a great company. It proved that in its IPO filing. A billion dollar annual profit and $3.9 billion in cash for something that didn't even exist 10 years ago? That's impressive.
I remember sitting down in front of my rich dad to show him the financials for my nylon and Velcro wallet business. I was 32 years old and the business had taken off quicker than I'd ever imagined. I had more than 380 independent sales reps. Sales were soaring, and our product was in demand.
Studies find that being nice in the workplace could lead to a smaller paycheck. CNN's Richard Quest reports.
"I can't watch TV without my pajamas!"
Thomas Rongen knows that he will be criticized, knows that some clever wordsmith will call him "Wrong-en." He also concedes that one of the players he does not pick to the squad he will use in qualifying for the U-20 World Cup could end up being better than those that he does.
In another universe, the local grocery store might have a Mariel Zagunis cereal box on the front shelf, next door to a Mariel line of athletic wear or a Zagunis video game with its own parry-riposte throttle. But Zagunis may have to be content with merely being the best in the world today at what she does and the most successful U.S. athlete in the history of her sport, one that predates most other sports in this country. When she defended her world fencing championship in Paris this month, Zagunis floated into a new stratosphere.
The University of Notre Dame in Indiana will hold a special Mass Thursday in memory of a 20-year-old student who died when a camera tower on which he was standing toppled in strong winds.
School officials say a hydraulic lift collapsed and fell while the student was filming football practice.
The U.S. Marines recruit college students to become one of the few, one of the proud.
As a child growing up in Bloomington, Ind., one of the first lessons I learned was that a prerequisite to any base level of social acceptance was a fluency in the lingua franca, Indiana basketball. I took this to heart at an early age. Like most everyone, and for as long as I can remember, I've followed the Hoosiers with a passion that approaches religion.
The most poignant scenes of conference tournament season typically involve plucky clubs from small conferences that have played their way into a shot at NCAA tournament glory. Those moments can be magical, especially for the supporters of those schools, but they're not where the bulk of the NCAA tournament bracket is forged.
Stories about the rebuilding of a basketball program typically come in two forms. There is the hopeful narrative, written when a new coach takes over, his ambitions and philosophies detailed in full. Then there is the retrospective, composed after the program has found glory or when that coach is fired, his methods either praised or vilified.
Brian Kelly At a news conference Friday in South Bend, Indiana, the University of Notre Dame is expected to announce that Kelly has signed a five-year contract to become the Irish's fifth coach this decade -- the worst in Notre Dame's history, with a 70-52 record. Kelly won two Big East titles as head coach at the University of Cincinnati. The son of an alderman in Chelsea, Massachusetts, Kelly worked on Gary Hart's 1984 presidential campaign in the Boston area and had considered a career in politics.
Three years into his job as head coach at Saint Louis University, it's clear that this gig might be the toughest of the five coaching jobs Rick Majerus has held since he broke into the game as a student assistant on Al McGuire's Marquette staff nearly 40 years ago.
NEW YORK -- The most undeniable evidence of the athleticism gap between UConn and Duke came seven minutes and 11 seconds into Friday's NIT Season Tip-Off final at Madison Square Garden. Huskies point guard Kemba Walker -- the quickest player on either roster, by far -- stripped the ball from the Blue Devils' plodding center, Brian Zoubek, in the post, turned and whipped it upcourt to Stanley Robinson. The UConn forward known as "Sticks" proceeded to finish a one-on-none fast break with no mere dunk, but rather a windmilled, exclamatory statement that put his team up 16-14.
This article appears in the October 19, 2009 issue of Sports Illustrated.
All year, the talk in South Carolina has been about the Brynes duo of Marcus Lattimore and Brandon Willis. Now, the Palmetto State is seeing another star rising in Irmo High's Mustafa Greene.
DUNCAN, S.C. -- They stood in a circle at midfield last Friday night chanting "864" at the top of their lungs. Byrnes High football players kept repeating their area code because, finally, they could begin thinking about a school from a different area code.
This article appears in the Sports Illustrated Presents 75th Anniversary of the Heisman Trophy issue.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The Carolina Hurricanes have locked up Tuomo Ruutu for three seasons.
DESTIN, Fla. -- For all intents and purposes, oversigning in big-time college football is over. On Friday, the SEC, home to seven schools that signed more than 25 players this past February, passed a rule limiting its member schools to a maximum of 28 signees a year.
DESTIN, Fla. -- Grasshopper, meet the master.
Many recent college graduates will find themselves without health insurance. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen has tips.
Lindsay Straub says it was her "dream job." Straub graduates from college Saturday, and just a few weeks ago, she was offered an entry-level position with an entertainment company.
In politics, particularly after you've arrived at the White House, the rule of thumb is this: retreat from controversy. When it happens, as it inevitably will, try to back off. Change the subject if you can. And remember, calm is good. Pot-stirring, not so good.
President Obama delved into the abortion debate in a controversial Notre Dame commencement address Sunday, calling for a search for common ground on one of the most divisive issues in American politics.
CNN's Susan Candiotti reports on student reaction to President Obama's commencement address at the University of Notre Dame.
CNN's Kiran Chetry speaks to a Notre Dame senior who is boycotting graduation over President Obama's speech.
University of Notre Dame senior Emily Toates, like many in the Catholic faith, is angry over her school's decision to give President Obama an honorary degree at this weekend's commencement.
President Obama addresses grads at Notre Dame this weekend. Why are there some who have a problem with that?
President Obama this weekend will become the ninth sitting U.S. president to deliver the commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame, but none of the others has touched off the firestorm of Obama's appearance.
The Catholic bishop of South Bend, Indiana, will not attend graduation ceremonies at the University of Notre Dame because he disagrees with the stem-cell research and abortion views of the commencement speaker -- President Obama.
Vanessa Cooreman Smith dreamed of running her own boutique since college, and she's not letting anything -- not even the dismal economy -- stop her.
Every year, the drumbeat among market pundits starts in late fall, reaching a crescendo around Martin Luther King Jr. Day: You can make a killing by buying small stocks low in December and selling ...
Every year, the drumbeat among market pundits starts in late fall, reaching a crescendo around Martin Luther King Jr. Day: You can make a killing by buying small stocks low in December and selling them high in January. History "proves" that the January effect will beat the market.
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Archie Chaney, 33, picked up an interest in investing when he was still in college at the University of Notre Dame. And that has helped him become a serious saver at an age when a lot of us are jus...
Archie Chaney, 33, picked up an interest in investing when he was still in college at the University of Notre Dame.
Dingy gas station bathrooms be gone! Messy restrooms known to cause mental unrest no more!
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