Carl P. Paladino is connecting with voters’ anger and worrying Rick A. Lazio’s supporters.

The N.C.A.A. has denied Mississippi quarterback Jeremiah Masoli’s request for a waiver that would allow him to play immediately, meaning that Masoli, a former Oregon standout, will not be eligible until 2011.

Houston wide receiver Patrick Edwards, who broke his leg when he ran into a metal service cart in an October 2008 game at Marshall, accused the university in a lawsuit of maintaining an unsafe playing field.

Brigham Young is leaving the Mountain West Conference and will play as an independent in football while joining the West Coast Conference in all other sports starting in the 2011-12 school year.

The head coach of the Kansas City Wizards was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of drunken driving.

Going into Tuesday night’s game, the Yankees’ Marcus Thames was riding a wave of homers — six in his last five starts, dating to last Tuesday.

A man obsessed with trains and buses adds to his record of transit-related arrests.

Caroline Giuliani must serve a day of community service and avoid legal trouble for six months.

A half-dozen buildings on Second Avenue will house ventilation equipment, disperse smoke and allow for evacuation from subway tunnels in emergencies.

Teenagers in western New York sideswiped a worshiper with a vehicle and fired a gun, the authorities said.