Texas/Southwest

CNN war zone photojournalist Moth dies from cancer
CNN photojournalist Margaret Moth, who survived a near-fatal gunshot wound to the face while filming in Bosnia-Herzegovina during the wars there in the early 1990s, died Sunday. She was 59.

First woman to lead UT regents has a deep resume
Colleen McHugh shakes hands with a firm grip. She's careful about the proper use of "which" and "that." She completed a 13-mile hike with a friend at Big Bend National Park some years back and then said only half-jokingly that they should have gone farther.

Central Texas woman can't help but to help
As the area's only licensed wildlife rehabilitator, Jane Thomas cares each year for 600 to 800 battered, bloodied and needy animals that otherwise wouldn't have a prayer.

Report: Houston's Penders to resign
According to local media reports, Houston basketball coach Tom Penders plans to resign.

Williams scores 26, Hawks beat Spurs 119-114 in OT
Marvin Williams scored 26 points to lead three scorers with 20 or more points and the Atlanta Hawks beat San Antonio 119-114 in overtime on Sunday night to clinch a playoff berth.

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No. 11 seed San Diego State stuns No. 6 Texas
San Diego State knew it had the speed and athleticism at guard to torment Texas all night.

Coyotes-Stars Sums

No. 11 seed San Diego State stuns No. 6 Texas
Jene Morris scored 32 points and No. 11 seed San Diego State stunned sixth-seeded Texas 74-63 on the Longhorns' home court Sunday night in the first round of the Memphis Regional.

Harden rocked for six runs in fourth inning
Jerry Hairston Jr. hit a three-run homer to cap a six-run rally against Rich Harden and the San Diego Padres beat the Texas Rangers 14-5 Sunday.

Padres 14, Rangers 5
Georgetown has experience facing the most intimidating team in women's college basketball, playing in the same conference as No. 1 Connecticut.

Brewers, ChiSox play to 4-all tie after 10 frames
The Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers played to a 4-all after 10 innings on Sunday.

Tyler man charged with impersonating police
A Texas man apparently chose the wrong time to allegedly impersonate an officer: while a real one was watching.

Astros top Red Sox in shortened split-squad game
Jon Lester struck out seven over 5 1-3 innings, but the Houston Astros scored seven runs off Boston's bullpen in a 10-7 victory over the Red Sox in a split-squad game Sunday that was called after eight innings because of rain.

Weather-related crash shuts down Texas interstate
Icy roads from a first-day-of-spring snow caused an accident that killed one person and closed an interstate for about eight hours in the suburban Dallas-Fort Worth area, officials said Sunday.

Split-squad game between Mets, Astros rained out
The only thing that can phase Houston Astros ace Roy Oswalt this spring is the rain.

Search at lake continues for would-be Texas judge
The search continued Sunday for a missing judicial candidate believed to have drowned while fishing.

Texas man makes 911 confession, then kills himself
Police say an elderly San Antonio man shot killed his wife and adult son at the breakfast table, then called 911 before killing himself.

Astros 10, Red Sox 7, 8 innings
Police say an elderly San Antonio man shot killed his wife and adult son at the breakfast table, then called 911 before killing himself.

No injuries in emergency landing at O'Hare
Chicago officials say there were no injuries after an emergency landing at O'Hare International Airport.

Rockets top Knicks in 1st game since McGrady deal
Aaron Brooks scored seven straight points down the stretch and the Houston Rockets got strong efforts from the players they got for Tracy McGrady to beat the New York Knicks 116-112 Sunday.

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Baylor beats Fresno St 69-55 in first-round game
Brittney Griner intimidating presence inside more than made up for any early game jitters she had in her NCAA tournament debut.

Pierce, Rondo lead Celtics past Mavericks, 102-93
The Boston Celtics got the split they wanted with the Dallas Mavericks.

Pick 3 results _ nighttime drawing
The winning Pick 3 numbers drawn Saturday night by the Texas Lottery, in order:

Daily 4 results _ evening drawing
The winning Daily 4 numbers drawn Saturday night by the Texas Lottery, in order:

Winning Cash 5 Texas numbers
The winning Cash Five numbers drawn Saturday by the Texas Lottery:

Winning Lotto Texas numbers
The winning numbers drawn in the Lotto Texas drawing Saturday night:

Celtics-Mavericks, Box

Dungey races to AMA victory at Cowboys Stadium
Ryan Dungey raced to his fourth AMA supercross victory of the season in front of 49,082 fans at Cowboys Stadium on Saturday night.

Babb, Edwards among departures at Penn State
Penn State is losing one of its best shooters and three reserves.

Mexico's drug war takes growing toll on Americans
More Americans in Mexico are falling victim to a wave of drug violence sweeping the country, a change driven home by the recent killing of a U.S. Consulate employee and her husband who were gunned down after leaving a children's birthday party.

Ethier triples and has two RBIs for Dodgers
Colby Lewis may have secured a spot in the Texas Rangers' rotation. You wouldn't know it by the way he is approaching his spring starts.

Texas church bans child's photograph of Passion
Some find Jackson Potts II's photograph of a nightstick-wielding policeman beating a fallen, bleeding child violent and offensive, conjuring images of police brutality and child abuse.

Dodgers 5, Rangers 4
Liz Carpenter, an author and former press secretary to first lady Lady Bird Johnson, died Saturday at an Austin hospital after contracting pneumonia earlier in the week, said her daughter, Christy Carpenter. Carpenter was 89.

Chance of snow in Dallas, sunshine in South Texas
Snow was possible in the Dallas area on Sunday, with sunshine on tap for South Texas.

Texas Tech rallies to beat Jacksonville 69-64
Brad Reese had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Texas Tech past Jacksonville 69-64 Saturday in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament.

Richards, Benn send Stars past Senators 5-4
If the Dallas Stars are to make a late run at the playoffs, their offense will need to keep clicking at the current rate.

Wilson scores as Dayton rallies, beats TCU 67-66
The Dayton Flyers aren't ready for their first NCAA tournament appearance to end just yet.

Donation to keep Lost Dutchman open
A winter visitor from Texas handed over a check for $8,000 for Arizona's Lost Dutchman State Park — keeping it open a while longer.

Former Sooner Plumley revives career at Lamar
Long before Jenna Plumley hit rock bottom, she had one of her best moments on a basketball court.

Pence, Lee carry Astros to 8-6 win over Yankees
Hunter Pence continues to pick up the slack for an injured Lance Berkman this spring in the Houston Astros' lineup.

Senators-Stars Sums
Long before Jenna Plumley hit rock bottom, she had one of her best moments on the basketball court.

Pick 3 results _ afternoon drawing
The winning Pick 3 numbers drawn Saturday afternoon by the Texas Lottery, in order:

Daily 4 results _ afternoon drawing
The winning Daily 4 numbers drawn Saturday afternoon by the Texas Lottery, in order:

Astros 8, Yankees 6

Carpenter, author and press secretary, dead
Liz Carpenter, an author and former press secretary to first lady Lady Bird Johnson, has died. She was 89.

Oswalt to open for Astros for 8th straight season
Roy Oswalt will be the Astros' opening day starter for the eighth consecutive year, extending his club record when Houston opens its season against the San Francisco Giants on April 5 at Minute Maid Park.

Condemned killer of 3 seeks DNA exoneration
Hank Skinner says Twila Jean Busby was the love of his life.

Worst US school disaster passes 73rd anniversary
That infamous March 18 was a Thursday, and launched a swift drive to change the way natural gas is processed and dispensed in the United States.

Spurs set Popovich-era record against Warriors
The Golden State Warriors have lost 24 consecutive times in San Antonio, but they've never seen anything here like this.

Pierce, Allen lead Celtics past Rockets
No matter where Aaron Brooks ran Friday night, Rajon Rondo seemed to follow him. And when Houston's speedy point guard found space, another Boston Celtic seemed to step in front of him.

Oklahoma edges Baylor 7-6 in Big 12 play
Stormy weather has forced the postponement of the second game of a Big 12 doubleheader between Oklahoma and Baylor.

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Celtics-Rockets, Box

Murder might not have happened if records in order
A man sent to death row for the stabbing death of an Austin woman could have been in prison when the crime occurred if officials had revoked his parole after a separate assault conviction.

Warriors' Nelson ejected in San Antonio
Golden State Warriors coach Don Nelson was ejected in the first quarter against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night.

Texas gov. gives copy of pardon to man's family
The family of a Texas man who died while imprisoned for a rape he didn't commit cried and hugged at his graveside Friday with a framed copy of the state's first posthumous pardon — a document that finally proves his innocence.

Baylor counts on Griner for NCAA tournament
Brittney Griner used to be known as the YouTube Girl for the way her impressive dunks as a high schooler went viral across the Internet.

Texas gov. gives pardon papers to man's family
The family of a Texas man who died while imprisoned for a rape he didn't commit cried and hugged at his graveside Friday with a framed copy of the state's first posthumous pardon — a document that finally proves his innocence.

Laffey, Marte help Indians split-squad top Rangers
A day in the field was just what Texas Rangers slugger Vladimir Guerrero needed to end his struggles at the plate.

Court: Anna Nicole Smith gets none of oil fortune
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Anna Nicole Smith's estate will get none of the more than $300 million the late Playboy model claimed a Texas billionaire to whom she was briefly married meant to leave her after he died.

EEOC: Ex-Wis. company settles discrimination suit
A federal agency says a machine-parts maker formerly in Milwaukee has agreed to settle a sex-discrimination lawsuit for $35,000.

Indians 12, Rangers 2
U.S. Border Patrol agents say they seized 45 bundles of marijuana found inside a tractor-trailer at the Arizona-California border.

San Angelo national sheep auction report
San Angelo national sheep auction report for week ending Friday, Mar. 19, 2010:

Polygamist member sentenced 75 years in prison
A fourth convicted member of a polygamist group whose West Texas ranch was raided in 2008 has been sentenced to 75 years in prison.

Texas Rangers send 3 to minor-league camp
The Texas Rangers have sent three more players to their minor-league camp.

Health care overhaul fight exposes Catholic rift
An unusual public split between U.S. Roman Catholic bishops, nuns and hospitals over abortion in the health care overhaul could undermine the church hierarchy's influence on the debate and give anti-abortion Democrats the political cover they need to vote for the bill.

White releases income tax returns
Democrat Bill White made almost $660,000 in adjusted gross income last year.

Astros throw another shutout, Sullivan homers
Randy Ruiz had grown to expect that a phone call from his team's front office meant only one thing: pack your bags and get ready to move on to a new franchise.

Michigan family of soldier wants Iraq war to end
Relatives of a 29-year-old Fort Bliss, Texas, soldier with ties to Michigan who died after a vehicle rollover while serving in Iraq say they hope the U.S. can soon end the war.

ConocoPhillips names new head of Alaska operations
ConocoPhillips has named a new president of its Alaska operations.

Tennessee comfortable again being team to beat
One thing has changed for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers as they prepare for their 20th NCAA tournament as a No. 1 seed.

Grain quotes, High Plains & Gulf
Texas High Plains cash grain markets closed 3 cents lower on grain sorghum, 3 cents lower on wheat, 2 cents higher on soybeans and 1 cent lower on corn.

Fort Worth cash grain prices Friday
Fort Worth grain report for Friday:

American midfielder Holden off crutches
American midfielder Stuart Holden is walking without crutches as he recovers from a broken leg.

Cotton quotes, Texas and southern region

Astros 2, Blue Jays 0

Court: Anna Nicole Smith gets none of oil fortune
A federal appeals court says Anna Nicole Smith's estate will receive none of the more than $300 million that she claimed her late billionaire husband had promised her.

Correction: Plane Overturns story
In a March 18 story about a float plane that overturned while attempting to land on Lewisville Lake, The Associated Press erroneously reported the genders of the two people aboard. The female passenger died, not the male pilot, who was injured.

PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama in immigration dance
EDITOR'S NOTE — An occasional look at promises by government officials and how well they are kept.

Longhorns limp home from NCAA tourney
The Texas Longhorns' long, frustrating flameout is over.

Dozens of bullet holes in church near New Boston
Changing a lightbulb at a church in the New Boston area led to the discovery of nearly three dozen bullet holes along some eaves.

2 hurt in tank explosions in rural Wise County
An explosion during welding on some tanks at an oil and gas site in rural Wise County has left two workers burned.

Fulham to play Wolfsburg in Europa quarterfinals
Fulham has been drawn to play Germany's Wolfsburg in the Europa League quarterfinals after American midfielder's Clint Dempsey's late goal on a chip over the goalkeeper gave the Cottagers an upset victory over Juventus.

Tax preparer in Dallas admits to IRS fraud
A tax preparer in Dallas has pleaded guilty in a nearly $5 million IRS fraud in which returns were changed without the approval of filers.

Rangers RHP Hunter likely to miss opening day
Texas Rangers right-hander Tommy Hunter likely will miss opening day with a strained left ribcage muscle.

Texting A&M student ordered to pay $22 million
A jury that decided a Texas A&M student was texting while driving and caused a deadly wreck ordered him to pay $22 million in damages.

Brownsville: 6 arrested after videotaped vandalism
Six suspects have been caught after part of a vehicle vandalism spree in Brownsville was captured on security videotape.

Families question 2 jail-related deaths in Dallas
The family of an Iraq war veteran wants to know why he ended up dead after being subdued with pepper spray by guards in a Dallas County jail complex.

Fess Parker, TV's `Davy Crockett,' dies at 85
Fess Parker, a television icon to a generation of youngsters as Davy Crockett and later Daniel Boone, has died at the age of 85 of natural causes.

Texas schools prep for expected loan changes
Some Texas schools are preparing for expected loan program changes that could have students turning to the government instead of banks to help pay tuition.

Massive dike proposal not new for Galveston
Recovery efforts from Hurricane Ike in 2008 led to the discovery of a dike proposal drawn up in 1902, two years after the nation's worst natural disaster.

Armstrong pulls out of Milan-San Remo race
Lance Armstrong pulled out of Saturday's Milan-San Remo race, citing acute gastroenteritis.

Ex-Army secretary Geren returning to Fort Worth
Former congressman and ex-Army Secretary Pete Geren will return to his native Fort Worth to lead the Sid W. Richardson Foundation.