Sports: USC's Carroll speaks highly of top ranking

In a 30-minute news conference Wednesday, Southern California coach Pete Carroll said "beautiful" six times, "awesome" five times and "outta sight" once. Even if Carroll weren't talking about his Trojans in the aftermath of their 55-19 defeat of Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, those adjectives probably would be part of the conversation anyway. ...

Games: Need for Speed - "Most wanted"

The english esport magazine Spong.com has recently published exclusive information about the 9th part of Need for Speed which will be available in late 2005.  The Game will be available for Xbox 2 and Xbox PlayStation 2 and GameCube, PSP, Game Boy Advance or Nintendo DS and of course, PC. For more Game details click....

Sports: WNBA hopes Taurasi, Beard can inject Magic-Bird magic

The WNBA opens its eighth season Thursday with three games, but hold the champagne-popping celebration until Saturday. That's when Diana Taurasi of Phoenix makes her national TV debut in a familiar haunt and Alana Beard of the Washington Mystics makes her debut in the league's hottest market landmark events the WNBA hopes will springboard it into the mainstream of men's basketball. It's a Herculean task, but not without precedent: In 1980, the NBA rode the coattails of charismatic newcomers Magic Johnson and Larry Bird into the public consciousness of sports....

News: Hundreds Flee Kenya Land Clashes; 13 Dead

MAI MAHIU, Kenya (Reuters) - Hundreds of Kenyans fled their homes Sunday after 13 people were speared or stabbed to death northwest of Nairobi in tribal clashes over access to water, residents and officials said....

Science: Experts to gather Thursday in Kane Hall to explore tsunami aftermath

The tsunami's political fallout and health consequences and the challenges facing reconstruction efforts will be discussed by a panel of experts in an event sponsored by the Jackson School's South Asia and Southeast Asia centers....