No. 8 Oregon beats UCLA 49-31 for Pac-12 title

BC-FBC--T25-Pac-12 Championship, 3rd Ld-Writethru,951No. 8 Oregon beats UCLA 49-31 for Pac-12 titleAP Photo ORGW101, ORGW103, ORDR108, ORDR107, ORDR103, ORDR102, ORDR101, ORDR104, ORDR106, ORDR109Eds: No. 8 Oregon 49, UCLA 31. New approach. With AP Photos.By ANNE. PETERSONAP Sports Writer

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) ? As LaMichael James danced to celebrate Oregon's third straight conference championship, fans surrounding him shouted "One More Year!"

The junior running back ran for 219 yards and three touchdowns in the eighth-ranked Ducks' 49-31 victory over UCLA in the inaugural Pac-12 championship game Friday night. With the win, the Ducks earn a trip to the Rose Bowl.

There has been speculation that James, who set a league record with three straight 1,500-yard seasons, will bolt to the NFL next season.

But for right now, James was savoring the moment.

"Just being with my teammates, I cherish that," he said. "I don't think about 'one more year.' I just think about today."

While James partied, UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel paused before Bruins fans at Autzen Stadium and tipped his hat. The former UCLA quarterback was fired this week after four seasons at his alma mater.

The Bruins (6-7) played with passion for their outgoing coach and kept it closer than many thought they would, but it was not enough to overcome the Ducks (11-2), who head to a BCS bowl for the third straight season.

"They can take my job," Neuheisel said, gesturing to the locker room as he left the field, "but they can't take those boys away from me."

Neuheisel was fired following last weekend's 50-0 loss to No. 9 Southern California, It was one in a wave of coaching moves in the conference. Around the time he was fired, Arizona State let go of Dennis Erickson. Washington State parted ways with Paul Wulff, then quickly hired former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach a day later.

The Bruins were granted permission this week from the NCAA to accept a bowl invitation despite their losing record.

"We made it a game, at least for a time. I was thrilled that we got that kind of effort, given the events of the last week," Neuheisel said. "I just am excited for these guys. They get one more game. They'll find out where here soon."

Oregon will play the winner of the first Big Ten championship game Saturday between No. 11 Michigan State and No. 15 Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 2. The bowl pairings will be formally announced on Sunday.

The Ducks clenched roses in their teeth Friday night as fireworks exploded above and confetti rained down. James danced with fellow running back Kenjon Barner.

With his three TDs, James moved into a tie with USC's LenDale White (2003-05) for second on the league's career rushing TD list with 52.

James ran 30 yards for a touchdown on Oregon's first drive of the game. He went into the game as the nation's top running back with an average of 142.7 yards per game.

UCLA tied it when linebacker Patrick Larimore intercepted Thomas and ran 35 yards for a touchdown. Neuheisel pumped his fist in celebration.

Thomas scored on a 10-yard keeper and then found true freshman tight end Colt Lyerla alone in the end zone with a 7-yard scoring pass to make it 21-7.

UCLA narrowed it with quarterback Kevin Prince's flea-flicker to Nelson Rosario for a 37-yard touchdown.

Oregon was stung early in the game when dynamic true freshman De'Anthony Thomas fumbled after a hit by Tevin McDonald. Shaken up on the play, the versatile running back who earlier this week was named the Pac-12's co-freshman of the year on offense did not return.

James added a 3-yard touchdown run to make it 28-14 before Darron Thomas connected with Daryle Hawkins for a 25-yard TD reception.

UCLA's Tyler Gonzalez kicked a 44-yard field goal to make it 37-17 at halftime.

Prince scored on a 1-yard run early in the third quarter to pull UCLA closer to the Ducks, but James answered with a 5-yard TD dash to make it 42-24.

A Heisman Trophy finalist last season as a sophomore, James fell out of the running for the most part this season because he missed two games with a dislocated right elbow.

Offensive lineman Carson York said he certainly hoped this wasn't James' final season with the Ducks.

"It's been an absolute honor to block for that guy for the last three years," York said. "I am firmly against this being his last game at Autzen Stadium."

David Paulson caught a 22-yard touchdown pass midway through the third, which put Darron Thomas in front of Danny O'Neil (1991-94) for most passing TDs at Oregon.

Rosario pulled down a one-handed, 19-yard touchdown pass from Prince with less than two minutes to play. Rosario finished with six catches for 98 yards.

Prince completed 13 of 26 passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns.

The addition of Colorado and Utah to the Pac-12 paved the way for a league championship game this season. In previous years, the team with the best conference record claimed the title.

While No. 9 USC (10-2, 7-2) finished atop the Pac-12 South, the Trojans are ineligible to play in the postseason because of NCAA sanctions, which put UCLA in the title game.

Because of Neuheisel's dismissal, offensive coordinator Mike Johnson will take over if UCLA is selected to play in a bowl game.

The Bruins have reached just one bowl in the past three seasons. Athletic director Dan Guerrero said he wants to reward the Bruins' 18 seniors by going to a bowl even while the program is in upheaval.

Oregon went to the 2010 Rose Bowl in its first season under Kelly, losing to Ohio State. Last season the Ducks went to the BCS championship, where they fell to Auburn.

Oregon had appeared to be in the running for another shot at the national championship game before losing 38-35 to USC at Autzen Stadium on Nov. 19.

Associated Press

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Norris Terrell Charged With Murder For Occupy Oakland Slaying

OAKLAND, Calif. -- A fugitive has been charged with murder after a protester was killed last month near the former Occupy Oakland encampment outside City Hall, authorities said Friday.

Norris Terrell, 20, is awaiting extradition to California after being arrested Sunday in Lexington, Ky., for the Nov. 10 slaying of Kayode Ola Foster, 25, who had been staying at the anti-Wall Street site in Oakland for at least two weeks, police said.

Terrell left Oakland on a bus the day after the shooting and fled to Kentucky, where authorities found him at a friend's house, interim police Chief Howard Jordan said.

Police said Foster was shot in a fight, possible over alcohol, on the City Hall plaza. At least six gunshots were fired, creating chaos among occupiers and eyewitnesses and sparking community outrage that led police to shut down the camp four days later.

Police arrested three other men in connection with the attack.

Joseph Anthony Gholston, 32, Excell McKinley, 20, and Carleon Roberson, 18, all of Oakland, were charged Thursday with assault with a deadly weapon for beating Foster before the shooting, police said.

Jordan said cooperation from the public and surveillance video led to the arrests.

"We've been following a bunch of leads since that day, and we received a lot of calls from citizens who provided us with key information," Jordan said.

Terrell also was charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling when a bullet meant for Foster went through a window and grazed a worker inside, police said.

It was unclear whether Terrell has a lawyer. Attorneys for Gholston, McKinley and Roberson could not be reached for comment. The three men charged with assault are due in court on Dec. 7.

An investigation was ongoing.

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AUTOMOTIVE - GREEN: Subaru's Advanced Hybrid Concept

GREEN: Subaru?s Advanced Hybrid Concept

Automaker's own hybrid technology set for 2013 production shown in exotic gullwing wagon at Tokyo Motor Show.

The 2011 Subaru Advanced Tourer Concept unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show follows up to the original 2009 Hybrid Tourer Concept, and it once again demonstrates the Japanese automaker?s hybrid technology set for production in 2013.

The Advanced Tourer Concept sports gullwing front doors and rear-hinged back doors. (Photo: Motor Authority) Subaru describes its Advanced Tourer as a mid-size wagon designed to combine sporty driving, utility and environmentally friendliness.

Power comes from a turbocharged and direct-injected horizontally opposed four-cylinder engine displacing 1.6-liters and matched with Subaru?s own Hybrid Electric Vehicle technology. Drive is channeled through a constant variable transmission and symmetrical all-wheel drive.

A single motor system is used for its simple structure and light weight, Subaru says. The system has an Electric Vehicle mode, which allows all-wheel drive motion using only the motor at start-up and on low-speed drives. When decelerating, the regenerating mechanism uses the motor as a power generator.

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Comedian Adam Carolla unleased a rant against the Occupy protesters, referring to them as ?f?king self-entitled monsters? who ?think the world owes them a living?. [...]

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Asian markets soar on central bank action (AP)

BANGKOK ? Asian stocks soared Thursday after six major central banks acted to lower borrowing costs in hopes of preventing a global credit crisis, but European markets opened mostly lower as the euphoria wore off.

Benchmark oil rose above $100 per barrel and the dollar was steady against the euro and higher against the yen.

Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.2 percent to 5,513.64 in early trading. But Germany's DAX fell 0.6 percent to 6,053.26 and France's CAC-40 was 0.5 percent lower at 3,138.95.

Following a strong rally Wednesday, Wall Street also appeared headed lower. Dow Jones industrial futures fell 0.3 percent at 11,999 and S&P 500 futures were 0.4 percent lower at 1,240.50.

Earlier, Asian markets posted sharp gains. Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.9 percent to close at 8,597.38. South Korea's Kospi surged 3.7 percent to 1,916.18 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng vaulted 5.6 percent to 19,002.26.

Benchmarks in Australia, India, Singapore and Taiwan all rose more than 2 percent. In mainland China, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 2.3 percent to 2,386.86.

On Wednesday, the central banks of Europe, the U.S., Britain, Canada, Japan and Switzerland reduced the rates that banks must pay to borrow dollars in order to make loans cheaper so that financial institutions can continue to operate smoothly.

"The moves were cheered by markets as it shows central banks are willing to work together to ease Europe's sovereign debt crisis," Stan Shamu of IG Markets in Melbourne said in a report.

Separately, China's central bank also acted to release money for lending and help shore up slowing growth by lowering bank reserve levels for the first time in three years. The action late Wednesday signaled a key change in monetary policy, analysts said.

"I think the government has the faith now that inflation has peaked, and that now it's time to change the monetary policy from a tight one to a loose one," said Francis Lun, managing director of Lyncean Holdings in Hong Kong.

Chinese banks soared on the news. Hong Kong-listed Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, the world's largest bank by market value, surged 10.7 percent.

By easing reserve requirements, the central bank made available some 350 billion yuan ($55 billion) that otherwise would have been locked up in reserves. Given typical investment trends, much of that money could find its way back into the property sector.

Hong Kong-listed China Resources Land rose 10.2 percent and China Overseas Land & Investment climbed 13.2 percent.

Steel and industrial shares also jumped. Japanese steel producer JFE Holdings shot up 8.9 percent and South Korean steel giant POSCO gained 5.9 percent.

Worries about Europe's financial system ? and the reluctance of the European Central Bank to intervene ? have caused borrowing rates for European nations to skyrocket. Central banks will now make it cheaper for commercial banks in their countries to borrow dollars, the dominant currency of trade.

But it does little to solve the underlying problem of mountains of government debt. Analysts said that unless there is dramatic action at an upcoming summit of European leaders on the debt crisis, markets are in for further shaky times.

"Until we see some definitely agreed on and, when necessary, legislated initiatives from Europe, optimism can be premature," said Ric Spooner, chief market analyst at CMC Markets in Sydney. "Until we see that sort of thing, there will be a ceiling on the rally."

The central banks' move sent the Dow Jones industrial average soaring 490 points, its biggest gain since March 2009 and the seventh-largest of all time.

The Dow rose 4.2 percent to close at 12,045. The Standard & Poor's 500 closed up 4.3 percent at 1,247. The Nasdaq composite index closed up 4.2 percent at 2,620.

In energy trading, benchmark crude for January delivery was up 31 cents to $100.67 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 57 cents to settle to $100.36 on Wednesday.

In currencies, the euro was nearly unchanged at $1.3433 from $1.3435 late Wednesday in New York. The dollar rose to 77.64 yen from 77.56 yen.

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Muslim Brotherhood says leads Egypt's vote count (Reuters)

CAIRO (Reuters) ? The Muslim Brotherhood claimed to have a lead on Wednesday in the early vote count in Egypt's first free election since army officers ousted the king in 1952.

No official results in the parliamentary vote were out and one rival party said they doubted the Brotherhood's claim, but others provided estimates that appeared to back it.

The results, if confirmed and repeated when the rest of the country votes in successive rounds of the staggered six-week election process, would give Egypt's oldest Islamist group a powerful bloc in the assembly.

It could end up positioned for a power struggle with the generals who took over when Hosni Mubarak was ousted in a popular revolt in February.

Progress towards democracy in the most populous Arab nation will help shape a region convulsed by popular uprisings against autocrats who, like Mubarak, often enjoyed Western support in part for their role in fighting Islamist militancy.

Islamist parties in Morocco and Tunisia have come out on top in parliamentary elections in the past two months, although in both those countries they campaigned as moderates.

Egypt's complex electoral system and staggered voting means it may be difficult to predict the precise breakdown of parliament until the end of staggered voting on January 11.

Two-thirds of 498 lower house seats will be allocated proportionally by party lists and one third to individuals. The Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) said early indications showed it was ahead in both races.

In the party list race it was followed by the ultra-conservative Islamist al-Nour Party and the liberal Egyptian Bloc, it said in a statement.

An FJP source, who declined to be named, said the FJP-led list had won about 40 percent of the party-list votes so far.

The army council that has ruled since the uprising toppled Mubarak on February 11 has said it will retain powers to choose or dismiss a cabinet. But the FJP's leader said on Tuesday the majority in parliament should form the government.

The cabinet resigned last week amid demonstrations against army rule in which 42 people were killed. On Friday the generals picked Kamal al-Ganzouri, a Mubarak-era premier, to form a new cabinet, which he has said will be ready this week.

Monday and Tuesday's voting, the first of three rounds which will each be followed by run-offs, passed off mostly peacefully, but violence broke out on Tuesday night in Cairo's protest hub of Tahrir Square, where nearly 80 people were wounded.

A member of the liberal Egyptian Bloc alliance said the Brotherhood's FJP had won 40 to 50 percent of votes in Cairo, with his bloc running second with 20 to 30 percent.

But a much smaller liberal party, the Justice Party, said the Brotherhood's estimates were "very skewed." Spokeswoman Nora Soliman said the Brotherhood was strong in areas but added: "All the numbers they came out with are presumptuous and are designed to create momentum for the second round."

First-round results are expected to trickle out on Wednesday after a good turnout and only minor abuses. Western governments praised the high participation and the vote's smooth conduct.

NEW GOVERNMENT

The once-banned Brotherhood did not start the anti-Mubarak revolt, but the political shift since then has propelled it closer to power, even though the army has yet to step aside.

In an implicit challenge to the military's authority, the head of the FJP said parliament should form the government.

"A government that is not based on a parliamentary majority cannot conduct its work in practice," FJP head Mohamed Mursi told reporters in Cairo's working-class district of Shubra, adding that a coalition government would be best.

The generals, already under pressure from Egyptians angered by their perceived desire to hold onto military perks and power, may face a new challenge from a parliament flush with the popular legitimacy gained from a big turnout at the polls.

One member of the military council has said turnout would exceed 70 percent. The FJP's Mursi put it at 40 percent.

General Ismail Atman, an army council member, was quoted as saying the poll showed the irrelevance of the Tahrir protests.

The latest violence there erupted on Tuesday when unidentified youths tried to enter the square, a protest organizer said. Petrol bombs were thrown at protesters and guns were fired. Of the 79 wounded, 27 were taken to hospital, the state news agency said.

Criticizing the authorities, reformist politician Mohamed ElBaradei wrote on Twitter: "Thugs are now attacking the protesters in Tahrir. A regime that cannot protect its citizens is a regime that has failed in performing its basic function."

(Additional reporting by Marwa Awad in Alexandria and Yasmine Saleh, Shaimaa Fayed, Tom Perry and Tom Pfeiffer in Cairo; Writing by Alistair Lyon; Editing by Peter Graff)

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