A Virginia Commonwealth University official says the school has picked Florida assistant coach Shaka Smart to be its new men's basketball coach. ...more

March 31, 2009

New glimmers of hope emerged in economic figures released Wednesday: •The Commerce Department said orders for durable goods, manufactured products expected to last at least three years, increased 3.4 percent in February, much better than the 2 percent economists had expected. It was the strongest one-month gain in 14 months. ...more

March 26, 2009

President Barack Obama didn't have time to join a roast of prominent officials by the journalists who cover them, cracks Vice President Joe Biden, because Obama is getting ready for Easter. ...more

March 23, 2009

Travis Kvapil had a decent day at Bristol Motor Speedway, but it might have been his final event for Yates Racing. ...more

March 22, 2009

Michigan bumped Blake Griffin around, knocked him to the floor, even bloodied his nose. There were no wrestling takedowns, but the Wolverines still gave it to him pretty good. ...more

March 22, 2009

Astronauts took another spacewalk at the International Space Station on Saturday, this time to lighten the workload for future crews. ...more

March 22, 2009

A week away from the racetrack gave Mark Martin the break he needed from his disastrous start to the season. It certainly didn't slow him down. ...more

March 21, 2009

President Barack Obama is hoping to use comedian Jay Leno's late-night show to add a light touch to his work getting the economy on track. But news photographers who cover the White House aren't laughing. ...more

March 19, 2009

The auditor of Crocs Inc. says it has "substantial doubt" about the ability of the shoemaker to stay in business amid falling revenue. ...more

March 19, 2009

Lawmakers vowed Tuesday to all but strip AIG executives of their $165 million in bonuses as expressions of outrage swelled in Congress over eye-catching extra income for employees of a firm that has received billions in taxpayer bailout money. ...more

March 18, 2009