Topic: Travis Smith

A crowd gathered outside a Kentucky Walmart early Monday morning after shoppers spotted a bear wandering in the parking lot.

A Montana man was sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl one year ago, officials said.

Brandon Davies netted 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Monday in third-seeded Brigham Young's 90-71 rout of Mercer in an NIT second-round game.

Travis Smith was perfect in eight free-throw attempts and scored 25 points Wednesday in sending Mercer to a 75-67 NIT upset of Tennessee.

Brett Comer led five players scoring in double figures Saturday and Florida Gulf Coast earned a berth in the NCAA tournament with an 88-75 win over Mercer.

Seven-foot center Alex Kirk dominated inside Wednesday and No. 23 New Mexico put on a late rush that delivered a 76-58 win over Mercer.

Jakob Gollon put Mercer in front by three with 4 seconds left Wednesday and the Bears downed Utah State 70-67 to win the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.

Police in Colorado said a man who fatally shot another motorist during a road rage incident said the shooting was an accident.

An African American Louisiana man said he hopes to gain closure by holding an interfaith service at his home to remove symbols of racism burned into his yard.

Brandon Webb threw a four-hit shutout and added a three-run double Saturday as the Arizona Diamondbacks routed Atlanta, 13-0.

Marcus Giles put Atlanta in front with a two-run single in the eighth Friday night as the Braves clinched the division title with an 8-7 win over Florida.

Andruw Jones' 25th home run of the season helped the Atlanta Braves beat Philadelphia 3-1 Monday.

Sam McConnell tossed 3 1/3 innings of relief Wednesday night to earn his first major league win and give Atlanta a 9-6 victory over Florida.

Eric Munson and Carlos Guillen homered Wednesday night as Detroit withstood a lengthy rain delay en route to a 4-2 victory over Atlanta.

Eric Milton bounced back from his first loss and Jim Thome hit a two-run homer Sunday to lead Philadelphia to a 4-1 victory over Atlanta.