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Stanford Passes on Victory Over Cal

STANFORD, Calif. -- Jim Harbaugh talked a little bit about hubris early this week, the danger of thinking you are more than you are. Did Stanford think that putting up 106 points in consecutive upset victories over Oregon and USC would guarantee ...

From MICHELLE SMITH, AOL Sports,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: University of California,  Jim Harbaugh,  Tyrone Willingham,  National Collegiate Athletic Association,  Mercury

WNBA Folds in Sacramento, Seeks Bay Area Owner for 2010

The WNBA announced Friday afternoon that the Sacramento Monarchs, one of the league's original eight franchises, are folding and that the league is actively pursuing an ownership group for the team in the San Francisco Bay area in time for the 2010 ...

From MICHELLE SMITH, AOL Sports,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Sacramento Kings,  National Basketball Association,  Nicole Powell,  Donna Orender,  Oracle

Study abroad? College students drop, rethink plans

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Economic reality and money problems may be cooling the enthusiasm of U.S. ...

From MICHELLE R. SMITH, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: University of Texas,  Institute of International Education,  Brown University,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Geno Auriemma: Tennessee Won't Be Back on UConn's Schedule

SAN ANTONIO -- I should have known better. Never leave a Geno Auriemma press conference. At least, not without leaving behind the tape recorder. While this intrepid reporter was dashing down the hall at the AT&T Center to the Texas locker room to get a ...

From MICHELLE SMITH, AOL Sports,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Geno Auriemma,  ESPN,  AT&T Inc.,  Texas Longhorns,  Pat Summitt

Family: RI skipper was prepared to defend ship

BARRINGTON, R.I.—A sea captain from Rhode Island assured his family that he knew how to handle a pirate attack before his vessel was targeted off the African coast. Capt. Paul Rochford's vessel, the Maersk Alabama, was attacked by pirates Wednesday for ...

From MICHELLE R. SMITH, Boston Globe,  18 Nov 2009

TARP interest could help jobless pay mortgages

The lack of aid to jobless homeowners has been identified as a big weakness in the Obama administration's plan to tackle the mortgage crisis. A report by a congressional oversight panel said last month that the $50 billion program "was not designed to ...

From MICHELLE R. SMITH, San Francisco Chronicle,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  House Financial Services Committee,  Shaun Donovan,  Jack Reed

Frank floats loan plan for unemployed homeowners

FALL RIVER, Mass.—Rep. Barney Frank said Monday he is pushing a proposal to use some of the interest the government collects from the financial industry bailout to give loans to unemployed homeowners struggling to pay the mortgage. The lack of aid to ...

From MICHELLE R. SMITH, Boston Globe,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Barney Frank,  House Financial Services Committee,  Shaun Donovan,  U.S. Congress

Lawmaker proposes help for unemployed homeowners to pay mortgages

FALL RIVER, Mass. — Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank is floating a proposal to use the interest the government collects from the federal financial bailout fund to give loans to unemployed homeowners struggling to pay the mortgage. The House Financial ...

From MICHELLE R. SMITH ASSOCIATED PRESS, The San Jose Mercury News,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barney Frank,  House Financial Services Committee,  Barack Obama

HUD director in Mass. to tout strength of FHA

FALL RIVER, Mass.—The U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is easing concerns about the Federal Housing Administration after announcing last week that the FHA's reserves had fallen dangerously low due to foreclosures and defaults. In an ...

From MICHELLE R. SMITH, Boston Globe,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Federal Housing Administration,  Barney Frank,  Shaun Donovan

Swine flu means higher profile for health director

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Rhode Island's leading public health official has been a constant public presence this fall, issuing reminders over the airwaves that hand-washing can stop the spread of swine flu, Twittering about vaccinations and his own bout with ...

From MICHELLE R. SMITH, Boston Globe,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Department of Health,  University of California, Los Angeles,  Brown University,  Don Carcieri

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