Well, I just tried to open a savings account and was told they would run a credit check on me, which would lower my credit score. Hhmmmmm, looks like the banks blame the Patriot Act but it turns out that credit checks are not required, only an option...

UW wants new face, direction for team By Robert Gagliardi CHEYENNE - The Steve McClain era has come to an end. The University of Wyoming fired him as its men's basketball coach on Monday. His staff will remain under contract through April 30...

(AP) -- After years of delays and billions in development and marketing efforts, it would seem that Microsoft Corp. would want anyone who possibly can to buy its new Windows Vista operating system...

TEMPE, Ariz. -- A goal-oriented individual, Ervin Santana clearly doesn't believe in setting the bar too low. Asked how he plans to improve on his 16-win season of 2006, the man from the Dominican Republic didn't hesitate...

"I feel as if some of my female dignity has been stolen." Can't a guy get some one-on-one time? Plus, 25 brand-new inventions that made Unreal say, "Meh." Meet the "cow cops." The importance of the great Number 42. Joe thinks so...

"It's not too late to change songs." Shalin Patel quips over a rapid-fire dhol beat pulsing out of two small I-Pod speakers. He watches on as teammates hesitate in executing a difficult dance maneuver...

*Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown, 31, has released a statement announcing that her new baby daughter is named, Angel Iris Murphy Brown...