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YellowBrix Top Science

• McGraw-Hill Experts Discuss Future of Science Education at National Science Teachers Association Con
  NEW YORK, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- What does the science classroom of the future look like? This is one of ma...
• Adaptive Curriculum Announces New Online Science Curriculum for High Schools
  Adaptive Curriculum will announce tomorrow at the National Science Teachers' Association conference in Phila...
• Research matters... Pythium on Geraniums
  Dr Ken Cockshull, Emeritus Fellow at Warwick HRI Most sectors of the horticultural industry are trying to intr...
• BRIEF: Newsmaker: Nadine Suhan
  Occupation: Science teacher at City Charter High School Noteworthy: Named a Bayer-NSTA (National Science Teac...
• National Science Teachers Association and Intel Corporation Convene National Town Hall Meeting At NS
  Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell to Join Town Hall to Discuss STEM Education in Pennsylvania and How Te...
• BRIEF: Science Station may be revamped: Plans call for easy flood protection, cleanup
  Mar. 16--CEDAR RAPIDS -- A $16 million science education center will replace the flood-damaged Science Station...
• Pitt student finds fossil of ancient amphibian
  Mar. 16--During a geology field trip in 2004, the professor told his students that a road-cut featuring rock f...
• One day, they could cure cancer: N.C. Science Olympiad competition and other events aim to attract f
  Mar. 15--On any given Saturday, from October to March, you can find Olivia Weikmann working to increase the ti...
• Nanotech consortium here fosters collaboration
  Mar. 15--A swarm of microscopic particles races through the body to attack cancer cells. In fact, one newly f...
• A real whodunit: Students get a crash course in catching criminals
  Mar. 15--THOMASVILLE -- They may not be ready for "Crime Scene Investigation" yet, but seventh-grade students ...

YellowBrix Top US News

• Plane's victim likely unaware of approaching danger, witnesses say
  HILTON HEAD, S.C. _ A 38-year-old Georgia man struck from behind and killed when a small plane made an emergen...
• BRIEF: Blagojevich loses bid to delay trial
  Mar. 17--A federal judge today denied a request by lawyers for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich to postpone his cor...
• Beach jogger killed by plane likely never heard it
  Mar. 17--HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- The kit-built single-engine plane was gliding quietly as it came down for...
• Cornell on alert after suspected suicides
  Cornell University has increased its mental health outreach after the apparent suicides of three students in l...
• Overall state prison population drops
  The overall population in U.S. state prisons has dropped for the first time since 1972, a Pew Center survey sa...
• Woman with Brownsville address is driver in bus crash
  Mar. 17--A woman with a Brownsville address was the driver of a Matamoros-bound bus that crashed south of San ...
• Lancaster father joins search for missing son
  Mar. 17--A Lancaster father headed to Olympia, Wash., on Tuesday to help in the search for his 8-year-old son ...
• Chicago man to plead guilty this week in connection with Mumbai attacks: Attorney confirms negotiati
  Mar. 17--Five months after he was arrested on his way to Pakistan, allegedly to meet with leaders of a terrori...
• Mild but breezy conditions forecast for most parades
  EVENTS: WOOLLY HATS, scarves, gloves and other outdoor insulation may be dispensed with in most parts of the c...

YellowBrix Top Headlines

• Protesters hurl blood at home of Thai PM ; Demonstrators hope shock tactics will lead to fall of lea
  RED-SHIRTED protesters hurled plastic bags filled with gallons of their own blood into the residential compoun...
• Producer prices fell in February
  The U.S. Producer Price Index for finished goods declined 0.6 percent in February from January, the Bureau of ...
• $18B jobs bill bound for Obama's desk
  An $18 billion jobs bill is on its way to U.S. President Barack Obama's desk after the Senate passed the measu...
• Nationals release Dukes
  Kissimmee, FL (Sports Network) - The Washington Nationals have released outfielder Elijah Dukes. Dukes...
• Protesters hurl blood at Abhisit's home
  Red-shirted protesters splattered blood at the gates of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's home as they k...
• Pelosi in Sleight of Hand - She's Conjuring No-Vote Tactic on Health Care
  WASHINGTON - Just when things couldn't get any worse in Congress, Democratic leaders yesterday were pushing a ...
• S.C. beachgoer killed by plane was traveling businessman
  Mar. 17--HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- The weather Monday was clear and cool on the tiny island at South Caroli...
• EDITORIAL: Health care morality: Congressmen who elevate human life should vote for health care refo
  Mar. 17--The U.S. House faces a historic choice this week between a partial fix of the nation's sick health ca...
• LeBron James' triple-double sinks Pistons
  Mar. 17--That was downright cruel. The Cavs, with designs on an NBA crown, came to town Tuesday night and pla...
• St. Patrick: The man, the legend
  Mar. 17--St. Patrick was a real person, but why there is so much St. Patrick's Day celebration in this country...

YellowBrix Top Entertainment

• Douglas' Gal Clean & Free
  Cameron Douglas' cleaned-up girlfriend walked out of court yesterday after getting sentenced to seven months' ...
• Tiger: Master of Own Domain - Return Will Be Must-See TV
  SO WHATTYA doing the second weekend in April? As televised sports events go, how do you counter-program Tiger ...
• Ramon Ayala breaks silence on concert incident
  Mar. 17--MCALLEN -- Mexican authorities dropped all charges against Ramon Ayala in connection with the Tejano ...
• Defamation suit against Oprah Winfrey to proceed
  Mar. 17--Get ready: Oprah's coming to town. The media mogul -- who successfully fended off a $12 million suit...
• Katie Stevens Rides 'Wild Horses' to 'American Idol' Accolades: The Rest of the 'Idol' Top 12 Roll t
  Mar. 17--Bucking the insistence of judges to "sing younger," Connecticut's Katie Stevens, as part of the Top 1...
• Tiger Woods will return to pro golf ranks at the Masters on April 8
  PALM HARBOR, Fla. - For Tiger Woods, this figures to be a Masters like no other. Woods said Tuesday he will en...
• Oprah to defend defamation charges in Phila.
  Mar. 16--A federal judge has dismissed Oprah Winfrey's request to throw out a defamation suit filed against he...
• Sony, Jackson estate ink huge deal
  Michael Jackson's estate and Sony Music say they have inked a new recording deal that will continue Sony's 30-...
• Sheen Pleads Not Guilty
  CHARLIE Sheen has pled not guilty to the domestic violence charges that got him arrested in Aspen on Christmas...
• Jacko Kins' $250m Deal
  Even in death, he's still the King of Pop. Michael Jackson's estate has reportedly signed a record-breaking re...

YellowBrix Top Technology

• FCC: OPEN UP NET SPIGOT: Plan aims to reduce costs, speed up online connections
  Mar. 17--ONCE UPON a time, the infrastructure of the United States was canals, bridges and highways. On Tuesd...
• FCC to unveil sweeping national broadband plan
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- More corners of the country would have high- speed Internet access and connections would be...
• Speedy Internet plan hits sore spots
  The Federal Communications Commission kicked off a series of potentially bitter debates about how to make high...
• Criminals on Facebook, beware: Feds are on, too: Agents watching social network sites
  Mar. 17--WASHINGTON -- Maxi Sopo was having so much fun "living in paradise" in Mexico that he posted about it...
• Theater-going growing, movie executive says
  Mar. 16--The "communal experience" of going to the theater has not been lost in the age of on-demand movies an...
• FCC broadband plan would hit 100M homes -- Proposal aspires to make access cheaper
  WASHINGTON - Culminating a year of extensive outreach and study, federal regulators today will propose an ambi...
• Google weighing options in China
  Google fears closing its search engine in China could jeopardize employees and its other businesses there, a s...
• Getting wired for the future
  Mar. 16--Many rural New Yorkers live in neighborhoods bypassed by the information superhighway. The regulato...
• Google likely to shut down China engine
  Mar. 16--Can Google survive without China? The world may be about to find out, as the clash between the world...
• FCC wants more fast lanes to Internet
  Federal regulators have unveiled an ambitious plan to bring high-speed Internet service to millions of America...

YellowBrix Top Health

• Gene test cuts warfarin risk
  ATLANTA -- Doctors who used a genetic test to personalize treatment with warfarin, the world's most widely pre...
• Feds start talks with industry, provinces on next pandemic flu vaccine contract
  TORONTO - The federal government has told the vaccine industry it wants to explore options for Canada's next p...
• Belief in autism-vaccine link persists
  Mar. 15--As a baby, Benjamin Ransom was ever-smiling and giggling. His speech reverted from clear words into...
• Briefly
  Arteries improve as smokers quit A year after kicking the habit, smokers' arteries showed signs of reversing a...
• Study promotes heart-valve clip
  ATLANTA -- Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surg...
• Studies not great news for diabetics
  ATLANTA -- Key results from a landmark federal study are in, and they are disappointing for diabetics: Adding ...
• Women on the pill live longer: study
  Nepal, March 14 -- One of the world's largest studies of the contraceptive pill has found that women who have ...
• Smokers who quit see improved artery health within year, UW study shows
  Mar. 16--Despite gaining an average of nine pounds, a large group of smokers from Wisconsin who quit had a sig...
• Minimally invasive MitraClip promising
  The minimally invasive MitraClip may be a less invasive treatment for leaky heart valves than heart surgery, A...
• Experts say U.S. doctors overtest -- Studies find patients not always benefiting from more treatment
  CHICAGO - Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent repo...

Golf

• Fore! A Utah first in 2012: Soldier Hollow to host U.S. Amateur Public Links event.
  Mar. 17--For a state that prides itself on providing 114 mostly public courses used by 250,000 golfers who pla...
• A Major Augustareturn appeals to Tiger
  TIGER Woods will end his self-imposed exile from professional golf at Augusta National next month, ensuring th...
• BRIEF: It's official: Doral golf tournament looking for new sponsor
  Mar. 17--As expected, CA has decided not to renew its title sponsorship of the World Golf Championships-CA Cha...
• Hiatus boosts odds on Tiger: Golf superstar 4-1 to win Masters
  Mar. 17--Analysts and TV talking heads see Tiger Woods' return to golf at the Masters as a chance for the spor...
• The Fayetteville Observer, N.C., Eddie Southards column: Out of the Rough: Pinehurst's Hoadley wins
  Mar. 17--When Robert Hoadley missed a 3-foot par putt on his final hole, he figured he had lost the Pinehurst ...
• The York Dispatch, Pa., Steve Heiser column: New public course hopes to buck trends
  Mar. 17--It's been a dozen years since York County last saw the opening of a completely new public golf course...
• Olmsted Parks asks Council to increase fees for city golf courses
  Mar. 17--Teeing off at city-owned golf courses would cost more money under a plan the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Co...
• Hanford golfer Kim looks to reverse fortunes
  Mar. 17--RICHLAND -- Scott Kim saw last summer as his opportunity to make his mark in the junior golf world. ...
• Golfer achieves double eagle
  Mar. 17--John Loiselle carded a double eagle on hole No. 8 on March 7 while playing at Oak Grove Island Golf ...
• Getting back on course
  Mar. 17--As the Golden Isles begin to thaw after an unusually cold winter, golfers are beginning to return to ...

Baseball

• La Crosse Tribune, Wis., Todd Sommerfeldt column: 3/5 Todd Sommerfeldt: Red Raiders to face talented
  Mar. 17--Coach Todd Fergot thinks his Central High School boys basketball team is ready for the challenge that...
• Sox relievers sorting themselves out: Nunez and Dolsi optioned to Triple A after being early leaders
  Mar. 17--GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Maybe the White Sox's final decision on their last bullpen spot won't be so tough....
• Piniella confident Cubs will score more: Manager thinks all he needs is for players to return to nor
  Mar. 17--MESA, Ariz. -- The Cubs will be more aggressive at the plate and running the bases this season, at le...
• Peavy dismisses doubters: Sox starter confident he will be as successful in AL as he was in NL
  Mar. 17--GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Jake Peavy shares his fondness for the National League and its cities, particularl...
• Time running out for 'Cubs Idol': Winner will be crowned Saturday from group of seven rookies, with
  Mar. 17--MESA, Ariz. -- The "Cubs Idol" contest is down to the semifinals, with seven contestants remaining. ...
• March Madness: 32 questions
  Mar. 15--There will be 32 first-round NCAA winners. If this year's all-American team walked in the room, how ...
• Wildcats to tackle Bearcats
  Mar. 15--OGDEN -- They wanted the toughest opponent they could get, and as the brackets were released for the...
• OF Elijah Dukes released by Washington Nationals
  KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Outfielder Elijah Dukes was released by the Washington Nationals on Wednesday, a sudden move...
• NFL won't adjust video board at Cowboys Stadium
  Mar. 17--The NFL had said during the preseason it would review the height of the video board at Cowboys Stadiu...
• Kreis, Street off to fast starts
  Mar. 17--Two of the hottest pitchers in the Dakota Athletic Conference wear orange and black. Alex Kreis and ...

Hockey

• The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio, Ray Stein column
  Mar. 14--Editor: Why is there a double standard for basketball and football as it relates to selecting the Bi...
• Talks may end with new beginning for Devils -- in Albany
  Mar. 17--LOWELL -- Even as lease negotiations with the Tsongas Center are ongoing, the Lowell Devils are repor...
• Tavares Sparks Isles
  VANCOUVER - Rookie John Tavares broke out of a scoring slump with two goals and three assists, Dwayne Roloson ...
• Bad Hab-Its Put Rangers in Peril
  Gary Bettman flipped a coin in his office yesterday. Well, no, not really, but such a maneuver might represen...
• UAA's Clark lands tryout agreement in AHL: HEADING HOME: Senior plans to go to Winnipeg to begin his
  Mar. 17--Hockey in his hometown sounds like happiness to Kevin Clark. Clark, UAA's erstwhile senior winger wh...
• The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio, Michael Arace column: Michael Arace commentary: Coach not problem with
  Mar. 17--Ohio State fired men's hockey coach John Markell yesterday. It is possible to achieve this goal -- b...
• St. Louis Blues' hopes take another big hit from Colorado
  Mar. 17--If the Blues don't ride another magic carpet into the playoffs this spring, they will need to look no...
• Flyers salvage a point
  Mar. 17--NASHVILLE -- After a listless effort in their previous game, the Flyers played a different tune in Mu...
• Blues playoff hopes buried by Avalanche: St. Louis rests 7 points out of spot
  Mar. 17--ST. LOUIS -- While it wasn't as lopsided as the previous three losses to Colorado, this one stung jus...
• Sabres seek sunshine, wins down South
  Mar. 17--Maybe some sun and some struggling opponents will be the cure for the Buffalo Sabres' road woes. The...

NCAA Football

• Like plague, Cary avoids March Madness
  Mar. 17--CARY -- The recent strain of March Madness is so severe that the town took preventative measures to c...
• MU and Clemson have unique knowledge of each other
  Mar. 17--COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Only an hour after the announcement of Mizzou's NCAA Tournament matchup on Friday in...
• Lakers focused on staying home for playoffs
  Mar. 17--SACRAMENTO -- The Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets have loomed large in the Lakers' rearview mirro...
• Orlando Magic news: Team clinches 4th straight playoff berth
  Mar. 17--The Orlando Magic clinched a playoff berth Tuesday night when the Indiana Pacers defeated the Charlot...
• UR's Scott will spend spring finding strengths, weaknesses
  Mar. 17--Three consecutive trips to the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs set up a tough act to follo...
• Fiddler, Lombardi lead Coyotes past Lightning
  TAMPA, Fla. - Vernon Fiddler and Matthew Lombardi scored in a 2-minute span midway through the first period, I...
• Spring football questions for Florida State to ponder
  Here are questions and issues Fisher must address as the Seminoles try to improve on a 2009 season in which th...
• Women's College Basketball: Delaware loses again to Old Dominion in CAA tourney
  Mar. 14--Delaware's nightmarish experiences this season against top-seeded Old Dominion continued yesterday i...

Football

• Packers sign Australian punter: 28-year-old has never played American football
  Mar. 17--GREEN BAY -- It's a terrible year to be looking for a punter, which is exactly where the Green Bay Pa...
• Lure of larger workload draws Tomlinson to Jets
  Mar. 15--The Vikings' search for a complementary running back behind Adrian Peterson continues after future H...
• Lions QB Shaun Hill confident in backup role
  Mar. 17--Talk to Shaun Hill for a few minutes, and it's easy to see why the Lions wanted him to be their new b...
• Bulger at Rams Park for workouts
  Mar. 16--Quarterback Marc Bulger's future in St. Louis may be tenuous at best, but he remains under contract ...
• College basketball: Yarde's progress: 'unbelievable'
  Mar. 17--Corielle Yarde cringes when she walks into each videotape session, knowing what lies ahead. Marist w...
• QB Grossman signs with Redskins
  Rex Grossman, who was the quarterback for the Chicago Bears in their 2006 Super Bowl season, signed with the W...
• NCAA-BOUND: Willis, UNLV eye first step warily: Guard to test injured ankle in NCAA opener
  Mar. 17--Never is there a good time for an injury or illness, but some times are worse than others. Junior gu...
• Aldridge, Cougars ready for a 'Battle' today
  Mar. 16--KANSAS CITY -- At some point this morning, Nick Aldridge will seek out Bacone's Ronnie Battle. While...
• The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind., Reggie Hayes column
  Mar. 16--Since taking over as president of the Cleveland Browns, Mike Holmgren has dumped quarterbacks Derek ...

NCAA Basketball

• Jordan's bid for Bobcats approved by board
  NEW YORK - The NBA Board of Governors has unanimously approved Michael Jordan's bid to buy a controlling inter...
• Guards help Mad Ants snap loss streak: Oliver Lafayette scored season-high 34 points vs. Maine.
  Mar. 17--Mad Ants guard DeWitt Scott knows what a great job playing pro basketball can be, even in the minor l...
• Sawyer-Davis is tourney MVP: Saint Francis junior scored 43 points in opening win.
  Mar. 17--POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. -- To the victors go the spoils, or in the case of the Saint Francis men's basketb...
• Sitting out not option for Purdue's Lewis Jackson: He wants to play despite sore foot.
  Mar. 17--WEST LAFAYETTE -- Not play this season? There was no way Lewis Jackson was redshirting, not with thi...
• Cougars capture first NAIA title: USF men edge No. 1 Walsh with rebounding, defense
  Mar. 17--POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. -- In the end, the final game for the Saint Francis men's basketball team was a mi...
• Jacksonville edges ASU 67-66 in NIT
  Mar. 17--The Arizona State men's basketball team can't blame anyone but itself for this one. A selection comm...
• Ref: Quit clobbering 'Big Cuz'
  Mar. 17--John Calipari is wrong. Coming from anyone other than Ellen Calipari, that's a surprising statement...
• York College swings hot bats in sweep
  Mar. 17--The York College baseball team erupted for 27 runs in two games en route to a doubleheader road sweep...
• McInerney propels York Suburban boys
  Mar. 17--UNION DEPOSIT -- The basketball coaches at Hamilton College have to be smiling. York Suburban star T...

Basketball

• Bulls lose 104-97 to Grizzlies: They drop 8th straight and give up 100 for 11th straight game
  Mar. 17--MEMPHIS -- In the 1986-87 season, Michael Jordan averaged 37.1 points per game for the Bulls. On Tue...
• Sale of Bobcats to Jordan approved by NBA
  Michael Jordan received unanimous approval Wednesday from the NBA Board of Governors to acquire a controlling ...
• The Wisconsin State Journal Mike Lucas column
  Mar. 17--A week before receiving the rejection slip from the NCAA tournament selection committee, University ...
• Jordan's bid for Bobcats approved by NBA board
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Michael Jordan became a basketball star at North Carolina. Now he'll try to turn around the...
• NBA board approves sale of Bobcats to Jordan
  New York, NY (Sports Network) - The NBA Board of Governors made it official on Wednesday by unanimously ...
• Dyson Rallies UConn By Northeastern: NEXT: NIT vs. Va. Tech-Quinnipiac Winner, TBA | ROSTER | SCHEDU
  Coming down the stretch of the latest letdown, one that would have been the final blow in a demoralizing seaso...
• IUP outlasts West Liberty in Atlantic Tourney
  Mar. 17--Indiana (Pa.) men's basketball coach Joe Lombardi looked at the clock, which read 2:25 remaining and ...
• AP source: Seton Hall fires hoops coach Gonzalez
  SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - A person close to the university tells The Associated Press that Seton Hall basketball co...
• BRIEF: Mules fall short in regional final
  Mar. 17--WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- The University of Central Missouri men's basketball team's bid for a third r...