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BYU News Net - Provo UT, 3 minutes ago / The BYU men's basketball team has been an eight seed in the NCAA Tournament for the past three years, but the Cougars stepped up a spot when they drew a No. 7 seed on Sunday.
Pisgah Mountain News - Fletcher NC, 4 minutes ago / It's time to stand up and be counted.
ABC - KTMF 23 - Missoula MT, 5 minutes ago / Graves died of an apparent heart attack outside his Los Angeles home, publicist Sandy Brokaw said.
Austin American-Statesman - Austin TX, 25 minutes ago / Kansas, the overall No. 1 seed, will play close to home all the way to the Final Four.
Iowa City Press-Citizen - Iowa City IA, 4 minutes ago / Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, the key target of the massive demonstration, said he could not give in to the protesters' ultimatum but left room for compromise.
The Telegraph - Alton IL, 4 minutes ago / Cyclone Tomas battered island groups off Fiji's northern coast Monday, causing flooding, pounding seas and one death, but officials said the storm likely would only sideswipe the main islands of the South Pacific nation.
CBS - KUTV 2 - Salt Lake City UT, 25 minutes ago / With starters Mehmet Okur and Andrei Kirilenko out with injuries, the Utah Jazz have lost back-to-back games for the first time in more than two months.
The Seattle Times - Seattle WA, 23 minutes ago / Syracuse endured both and will have to rack up some major airplane time to make a run to the Final Four. Kansas, Kentucky and Duke won their conference tournaments and the top seeding that went with them when the selection committee rolled out its 65-team NCAA tournament bracket Sunday.
Golf Observer, 26 minutes ago / Selection Sunday at Doral Resort and Spa came down to only two choices, with Ernie Els taking low South African honors and Charl Schwartzel claiming the B Flight at the U.N. Open.
The Seattle Times - Seattle WA, 23 minutes ago / Gunmen believed linked to drug traffickers shot and killed an American consulate worker and her husband in the violence-racked border town of Ciudad Juárez over the weekend, leaving their baby wailing in the back seat of their car, authorities said Sunday.
Marin Independent Journal - Novato CA, 4 minutes ago / LONDON—David Beckham's loan moves from the Los Angeles Galaxy to AC Milan were solely to ensure he played for England at his fourth World Cup. An Achilles' tendon injury Sunday while playing for the Italian club means it is almost certain his international career is over, there will be no sign of Beckham bending free kicks in South Africa and those in charge of the millions he makes from commercial activities will have to rethink their plans.
The Badger Herald - Univ of Wisconsin - Madison WI, 39 minutes ago / Blues skies and warm weather drew big crowds to the 13th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade Sunday afternoon.
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA, 5 minutes ago / Kyle Singler scored 20 points and Jon Scheyer hit a critical 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to help No. 4 Duke beat Georgia Tech 65-61 in yesterday's Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship game.
Colorado River Weekender - Laughlin NV, 6 minutes ago / Look who's lurking deep in the Midwest bracket where Kansas proudly sits as overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati OH, 25 minutes ago / John Wall, Patrick Patterson and DeMarcus Cousins can match up with the top three players of any other team in the country.
Pegasus News - Dallas TX, 5 minutes ago / "Your city put on a good show," said one fan who was visiting from Jacksonville.
The Modesto Bee - Modesto CA, 8 minutes ago / U.S. officials have not disclosed what steps they want Israel to take.
St. Paul Pioneer Press - St. Paul MN, 26 minutes ago / Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday lectured the United States, criticizing its call for China to let its currency rise against the dollar to boost U.S. exports, advising it to work harder to improve its financial system and directing it to change its foreign policy to improve relations with China.
Herald Tribune - Sarasota FL, 26 minutes ago / The aggression was evident in the opening moments of Pittsburgh's 2-1 victory Sunday when two of the NHL's top three goal scorers were shaken up.
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA, 6 minutes ago / The New York Jets yesterday signed running back LaDainian Tomlinson to a two-year contract, adding an aging star to an offense that ranked No. 1 in rushing last season.
The Seattle Times - Seattle WA, 1 hour 29 minutes ago/ North Carolina and UConn are lending some serious star power to the NIT.
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco CA, Mar 11, 2010/ The U.S. Census Bureau sent that letter to about 120 million households this week at a cost of $85 million but expects to reap $500 million in savings from it, according to Briana Kaya, spokeswoman for the Census Bureau.
St. Paul Pioneer Press - St. Paul MN, 26 minutes ago/ Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in the long-running television series "Mission: Impossible," died Sunday.
Austin American-Statesman - Austin TX, 25 minutes ago/ Kansas, the overall No. 1 seed, will play close to home all the way to the Final Four.
The New York Times - New York NY, 23 minutes ago/ Tens of thousands of protesters poured into Bangkok on Sunday demanding that the government step down in what was one of the largest demonstrations in Thailand's recent tumultuous history.