Wofford gets Jimmered, falls 74-66 to BYU

DENVER (AP) — Slowing down The Jimmer? It's possible.

Stopping him altogether? Well, as the sign in the stands put it, "Fredette about it."

Wofford used about every combination of defense imaginable Thursday night, but still got "Jimmered" by the nation's leading scorer. Jimmer Fredette dropped in 32 points to lead third-seeded Brigham Young to a 74-66 victory over the Terriers in the NCAA tournament.

Fredette went 10 for 25, made 12 trips to the free-throw line and added seven assists to help the Cougars win their school-record 31st game. Next, they'll play the winner of St. John's and Gonzaga in the Southeast region.

"He's a great player, great scorer," said …

Santander to miss profit target after Q3 drop

MADRID (AP) — Spanish financial group Banco Santander said Thursday its third-quarter profits plunged 26 percent and warned it won't meet its earnings target for the year due to new government-ordered provisioning norms.

The eurozone's largest bank by market capitalization said it made a profit of €1.64 billion ($2.26 billion) in the July-September period compared with €2.22 billion in same quarter of 2009. Revenue fell 5 percent to €10 billion.

The bank said that under new central bank norms it had to set aside €472 million in the third quarter to cover loan losses.

"As a result of this one-time provision, 2010 profit is expected to be below the estimate announced at …

Should you go or stay?

Changing jobs should not be done on a whim. So doing your due diligence will, in the end, put the odds in your favour

There are a number of reasons you might become disillusioned with your job. When this happens, it is logical to consider the factors leading to dissatisfaction and then see if anything can be done about them. Taking action in a positive manner and with an open mind will result in one of two outcomes: things will be better and you will again find your work rewarding or you will feel the need to move with the sense that you put in a reasonable effort before jumping ship.

If your complaint with your current job is boredom, ask for more challenging assignments, …

Breakaway Abkhazia region claims to shoot down unmanned Georgian spy plane

Abkhazian defense forces shot down an unmanned Georgian spy plane Tuesday, officials in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia said. Georgia's Defense Ministry denied any such incident.

Tensions have grown between the breakaway region, in the Black Sea area, and the central Georgian government since Abkhazia last month formally appealed for the world community to recognize it as independent. The Abkhazian Parliament cited Kosovo's declaration of independence as a precedent.

Garry Kupalba, a deputy defense minister in Abkhazia's separatist government, said the pilotless plane was shot down after flying over a Abkhaz military testing range. Abkhazian …

Wolfsburg and Bayern both win in the Bundesliga

Wolfsburg won its 10th straight game by beating Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 on goals from Grafite to remain three points clear of defending Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich, which won 1-0 at Arminia Bielefeld.

Grafite converted a penalty and then notched the winning goal in the 85th for a league-high 22 goals. Luca Toni scored in the second half for Bayern.

"Our target at the start of the season was to finish in the top 5 and that hasn't changed even with this win," Grafite said. "We have to think from game to game and there are still six games left."

Wolfsburg now has 57 points and Bayern 54, with six games remaining for both …

PLUS SPORTS

FEGGINS GUNSHOT VICTIM: Bryant Feggins' future in college basketballremained in doubt today as the junior forward from North CarolinaState nursed a gunshot wound to his right shoulder. Feggins was shotearly Saturday after arguing with another man at North Carolina A&TState University. Feggins, 21, is right-handed. He was in faircondition today at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro.North Carolina State Coach Les Robinson said it was unknown whetherFeggins would play again. "The doctors haven't been able to evaluatethat," Robinson said. "My primary concern is that he recovers andbasketball is really secondary to that."I'm more concerned about hiswell-being. Basketball …

Jeff Freeman wins Champions Tour Q-School

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jeff Freeman won the Champions Tour National Qualifying Tournament on Friday, shooting his fourth straight 5-under 66 for a four-stroke victory on TPC Scottsdale's Champions Course

Gary Hallberg and Canadian Jim Rutledge tied for second at 16 under. Hallberg closed with a 68, and Rutledge finished with a …