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A fundraiser organized by two backcountry skiers has helped the Colorado Avalanche Information Center cover a $25,000 shortfall as the agency heads into its busy season.

After keying Duke's win over Michigan Friday, would-be transfer Nolan Smith sure is loving his situation now, Jeff Goodman says.

Formula One driver Mark Webber is seriously injured after colliding with a car while riding his bike at a charity event in Tasmania.

Ty Lawson led six players in double figures with 19 points, including Tyler Hansbrough who had 13 in his season debut, and No. 1 North Carolina defeated UC Santa Barbara 84-67 Friday night.

Hansbrough missed the first two games for Carolina (3-0) because of a stress reaction in his right shin. Last season's national player of the year had been held out of practice and exhibition games since the...

Michael Vick put family pets in rings with pit bulls and thought it was funny watching the trained killers injure or kill the helpless dogs, a witness told federal investigators during the dogfighting investigation that brought Vick down.

In a 17-page report filed Aug. 28, 2008, by case agent James Knorr of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and released Friday under the Freedom of Information Act, a person identified as confidential witness No.

The trade-happy Knicks now have the means to pursue multiple stars in the 2010 free-agent derby, including a pair of Olympic heroes, writes SI.com's Chris Mannix.

Kyle Singler showed up from the start this time, scoring 15 points and leading No. 10 Duke to a 71-56 victory over surprising Michigan on Friday night in the championship game of the 2K Sports Classic.

Nolan Smith added 16 points and Gerald Henderson had 12 for the Blue Devils, who won their four games in the 2K Sports Classic by an average of 28.5 points.

Two environmental groups sued Lake Tahoe regulators Friday over rules allowing new pier construction and other shoreline development.

Kemba Walker scored 23 points and Jeff Adrien added 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead No. 2 Connecticut to a hard-fought 89-81 victory over La Salle on Friday in the Paradise Jam.

The Huskies trailed in the early minutes, but were up 46-40 at halftime under the leadership of guard A.J.

Price. They never trailed in the second half, leading by as many as 10 points.