Driven to Distraction: High-Tech Devices Help Drivers Put Down Phone. Which is safer: technology that disables a cellphone in a moving car, or that makes the conversation completely hands-free?

Global Soccer: Something Is Very Rotten in the State of Soccer. For many years, European soccer hoped the day would never dawn when its own sports were contaminated by match fixing on anything like the levels of Asia. Events in Germany killed that hope.

Rugby Union: Scotland Edges Past Australia. Scotland beat Australia for the first time in 28 years after Wallabies flyhalf Matt Giteau missed an injury-time conversion in Edinburgh.

Green Inc. Column: New Voices on Climate Change. Most television weather presenters have studiously avoided using their slots to discuss global warming. But that may be changing.

Green Inc. Column: New Voices on Climate Change. Most television weather presenters have studiously avoided using their slots to discuss global warming. But that may be changing.

Green Inc. Column: New Voices on Climate Change. Most television weather presenters have studiously avoided using their slots to discuss global warming. But that may be changing.

Green Inc. Column: New Voices on Climate Change. Most television weather presenters have studiously avoided using their slots to discuss global warming. But that may be changing.

Green Inc. Column: New Voices on Climate Change. Most television weather presenters have studiously avoided using their slots to discuss global warming. But that may be changing.

Allenby Shoots 7-Under 65 for 1-Shot Lead in Dubai. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Robert Allenby of Australia shot a 7-under 65 Thursday for a one-shot lead after the first round of the Dubai World Championship, while Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy vied for the European Tour money title.

Kennedy Says R.I. Bishop Banned Him From Communion. Rep. Patrick Kennedy said that Bishop Thomas Tobin banned him from receiving Communion in Rhode Island because of the congressman’s support for abortion rights.

Green Inc. Column: New Voices on Climate Change. Most television weather presenters have studiously avoided using their slots to discuss global warming. But that may be changing.

Israeli Aircraft Strike Gaza Targets. Israeli aircraft attacked two suspected weapon factories and a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip in what the military said was retaliation for rocket fire.

Design: Eloquent Ode to the Simple. Konstantin Grcic wants you to think about the “products of our times” — like the grubby metal boxes you see when you look out an airplane window.

Israeli Aircraft Strike Gaza Targets. Israeli aircraft attacked two suspected weapon factories and a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip in what the military said was retaliation for rocket fire.

Design: Eloquent Ode to the Simple. Konstantin Grcic wants you to think about the “products of our times” — like the grubby metal boxes you see when you look out an airplane window.

Global Soccer: Something Is Very Rotten in the State of Soccer. For many years, European soccer hoped the day would never dawn when its own sports were contaminated by match fixing on anything like the levels of Asia. Events in Germany killed that hope.

Lee Westwood of England Wins Dubai, Money Titles. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Lee Westwood of England has won the European Tour's first Race to Dubai after capturing the Dubai World Championship by six strokes with an 8-under 64 in the final round.

Driven to Distraction: High-Tech Baby Sitters Get Drivers Off Phone. Which is safer: technology that disables a cellphone in a moving car, or that makes the conversation completely hands-free?

Returning a Car? G.M. Would Like a Word With You. As of Thursday, 193 people have taken General Motors up on its 60-day money-back guarantee. G.M. plans on interviewing them to find out why.

1,000 Miles Through Argentina in an Austin-Healey. The 1000 Millas Sport is a three-day vintage-car rally from Argentina to Chile and back.

Study Says Air Cars Are Inefficient. A paper from the University of California, Berkeley, concludes that compressed-air energy storage is a relatively inefficient technology when it comes to personal transportation.

The Magic Pen: Mozart Operas Up Close. With the publication of “The Magic Flute,” a series of bibliophile facsimiles of the seven most important Mozart operas is complete.

Arts: In Chant, Listening and Singing Become One. More people have sought out chant at Zen meditation centers, Buddhist retreats, plainsong-infused candlelit church services, and yoga studios, and it is also growing as an artistic pursuit.

Elisabeth Soderstrom, Swedish Soprano, Dies at 82. Ms. Soderstrom was an opera star, who was acclaimed for the plangent richness of her singing and for a repertory that included leading roles in the Janacek operas.

The Magic Pen: Mozart Operas Up Close. With the publication of “The Magic Flute,” a series of bibliophile facsimiles of the seven most important Mozart operas is complete.

Top Iranian Reformer Jailed for Six Years. Mohammad Ali Abtahi, a former vice president accused of fomenting widespread street unrest after Iran’s June election has been sentenced to six years in jail, Iranian media said on Sunday.

Top Iranian Reformer Jailed for Six Years. Mohammad Ali Abtahi, a former vice president accused of fomenting widespread street unrest after Iran’s June election has been sentenced to six years in jail, Iranian media said on Sunday.

NHL Standings. All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division.

NFL Standings. All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East.

NBA Standings. All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division.

James Shines For Stingy Cavs In Victory Over 76ers. CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The Cleveland Cavaliers held the Philadelphia 76ers to just 10 fourth quarter points to rally for a 97-91 win on Saturday, LeBron James leading the home team's assault with a 32-point effort.

‘Fela!’ Broadway? Dance!. “Fela!” follows a tricky path between musical reproduction and reinvention to explore the life of a musical legend.

Glitter and Be Essential. On “Glee,” show tunes are confections. Barbara Cook makes them art.

California 34, Stanford 28: California’s Late Stand Spoils Stanford’s Pac-10 Title Hopes. Shane Vereen ran for 193 yards and 3 touchdowns, and the Bears intercepted a pass by Andrew Luck with less than two minutes left to seal the victory.

Toews Has 2 Goals, Assist in Blackhawks' 5-2 Win. EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- Jonathan Toews scored two goals and added an assist as the Chicago Blackhawks won their sixth game in a row, knocking off the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday night.

Thornton's Goal Gives 3-2 Sharks Win Over Ducks. ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Dany Heatley scored his NHL-leading 18th goal and set up Joe Thornton's go-ahead tally pin the third period, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.

A New Musical Marriage in Los Angeles. Gustavo Dudamel, Hollywood star: duly noted. But now the real work begins.

‘Fela!’ Broadway? Dance!. “Fela!” follows a tricky path between musical reproduction and reinvention to explore the life of a musical legend.

Playlist: Worlds Rural, Urban, Midlife, Teenage. Reviews of releases by Juelz Santana & YelaWolf, Justin Bieber, Flyleaf, Bomshel, Justin Moore and Dude ’N Nem.

Sunday Styles Preview: Hip-Hop’s New Steps. Jerking is a Los Angeles dance phenomenon that comes with its own dress code.

Glitter and Be Essential. On “Glee,” show tunes are confections. Barbara Cook makes them art.

Spotlight Garden City: Rock Songs and Rubber Ducks. Bari Koral and her band will perform tunes for tykes at the Long Island Children’s Museum on Nov. 27 and 28.

Cultured Traveler: The Indie Music Pillars of Athens, Greece. A collection of new bars and galleries are catering to the city’s growing post-alternative scene.

Liberty, Equality, Gastronomy: Paris via a 19th-Century Guide. A food-obsessed traveler uses the Zagat guide of the Napoleonic era to explore the culinary wonders of this city in the 21st century.

Next Stop: A Newly Stylish Amman Asserts Itself. The capital city of Jordan is often overlooked, but the evolving culinary and night-life scenes have much to offer.

Cultured Traveler: The Indie Music Pillars of Athens, Greece. A collection of new bars and galleries are catering to the city’s growing post-alternative scene.

Surfacing: An Upstart Art Scene, on Atlanta’s West Side. The West Side is giving rise to an ad hoc group of contemporary art galleries that have styled themselves as a more intellectual alternative to the city’s designated downtown art district.

Heads Up: Hotels Blossoming in Berlin. Following a long drought, a flood of new hotels is opening, energized by the city’s reputation as a world capital of the emerging creative class.

Bites: Restaurant Review: Estado Puro in Madrid. This hotel tapas bar offers an innovative spin on classics like patatas bravas and chorizo.

Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: Copley Square Hotel in Boston. Eighteen million dollars in renovation costs later, the 143-room hotel has young locals prancing through the lobby to the hotel bar.

Globespotters: Anthropologie Comes to Regent Street. Anthropologie, the American fashion and houseware chain, has opened its first overseas branch, on bustling Regent Street in London.

In Transit: Free Wi-Fi in the Sky. A couple of airlines are giving the gift of free Wi-Fi access at 10,000 feet.

In Transit: Disney Parks Releases Wait Time App. Disney released a Verizon Wireless mobile app, Mobile Magic, which delivers real-time updates of wait times, where to find characters and GPS-enabled maps.

In Transit: Night and Day, in Tunisia. A new 280-room Radisson hotel opens in the former French colonial port city of Monastir, Tunisia.

Letters: Letter: Library Treasures. To the Editor: I enjoyed the article “Rare Books Don’t Always Live in Glass Cases” (Nov. 1) on lesser-known libraries with extraordinary collections. I was reminded of the detour-worthy art collection housed in the library of my hometown, Charles City, Iowa, population about 7,500. The public library was bequeathed an important collection of works on paper in 1941.

Letters: Letter: The Ridgeway Trail. To the Editor: The Ridgeway Trail (“Hiking Into History,” Nov. 1) in England has the mixture of nature, history, geology and village life that makes for extraordinary hiking and that seems to be missing in the trails in the United States. The United States seems to excel in wilderness trails that don’t have a hint of the domesticity described by Henry Shukman. However, it’s the contrast between the exertion needed to hike and the luxury of a village inn that brings the greatest pleasure.

Reliance Industries Makes Bid for U.S. Chemical Company. India’s largest private company said that it has made an offer to acquire a controlling interest in the world’s third-largest chemical company.

Webster, Trail Blazers Rout Timberwolves. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Martell Webster had 21 points and 13 rebounds, Brandon Roy added 18 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat Minnesota 106-78 on Saturday night, handing the Timberwolves their 12th straight loss.

Raymond Carver’s Life and Stories. Carol Sklenicka’s biography and a long-overdue “Collected Stories” spotlight Carver’s growth as a writer and illuminate his poisonous relationship with the editor Gordon Lish.

Andre Agassi’s Hate of the Game. Bracingly devoid of triumphalist homily, Andre Agassi’s is one of the most passionately anti-sports books ever written by a superstar athlete.

My True Story. A history of memoir, from St. Augustine to James Frey.

Haleh Esfandiari: Prisoner of Tehran. A love of Iran underlies a scholar’s memoir of surreal interrogation and solitary confinement in Tehran.

Double Agency. In this novel, British and American spies clash in the buildup to the Beijing Olympics.

Disturbing the Comfortable. Stories rooted in horror, fable and fairy tale, by the Russian writer Ludmilla Petrushevskaya.

Taking No Prisoners. A historical novel about the ferocious Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest and the slaves who followed him.

Return to Progress. Collected columns denouncing the Bush wars and tax cuts and recounting the fits of nerves that President Obama coolly overcomes.

Into the West. A thorough, well-wrought political history of James K. Polk’s presidency and the triumph of Manifest Destiny.

A Soldier’s Story. A writer revisits the 1918 battle that left its mark on his grandfather.

Word Made Flesh. Questions for, quibbles with and tributes to the sometimes inscrutable protagonist of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

The Pain That Binds. In this novel, a girl’s disappearance sets off ripples of grief in a small South Dakota town.

A Jaundiced View. The lives — as well as the livers — of the characters in Will Self’s beguiling linked stories are in very bad shape indeed.

Fiction Chronicle. Books by Janet Skeslien Charles, Robert Hicks, Anita Diamant, N. M. Kelby and Rebecca Stott.

Letters: Distress With Benefits. To the Editor:.

Letters: Singing Praises. To the Editor:.

Letters: Styron and the Bomb. To the Editor:.

Letters: The Other He Who Must Not Be Named. To the Editor:.

Letters: ‘Wasp’ Marches On. To the Editor:.

Hardcover Fiction. Top 5 at a Glance
1. UNDER THE DOME, by Stephen King
2. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown
3. FORD COUNTY, by John Grisham
4. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett
5. THE LACUNA, by Barbara Kingsolver

Hardcover Nonfiction. Top 5 at a Glance
1. OPEN, by Andre Agassi
2. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom
3. A SIMPLE CHRISTMAS, by Mike Huckabee
4. SUPERFREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
5. WHAT THE DOG SAW, by Malcolm Gladwell

Paperback Trade Fiction. Top 5 at a Glance
1. PUSH, by Sapphire
2. BED OF ROSES, by Nora Roberts
3. SAY YOU'RE ONE OF THEM, by Uwem Akpan
4. THE SHACK, by William P. Young
5. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction. Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE ASSOCIATE, by John Grisham
2. CROSS COUNTRY, by James Patterson
3. BORN OF FIRE, by Sherrilyn Kenyon
4. YOUR HEART BELONGS TO ME, by Dean Koontz
5. TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION, by David Michaels

Paperback Nonfiction. Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE BLIND SIDE, by Michael Lewis
2. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
3. OUR CHOICE, by Al Gore
4. FREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
5. THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls

Hardcover Advice. Top 5 at a Glance
1. DIVINE SOUL MIND BODY HEALING AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, by Zhi Gang Sha
2. IT'S YOUR TIME, by Joel Osteen
3. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2010, edited by Craig Glenday
4. THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS, by Ree Drummond
5. KNOCKOUT, by Suzanne Somers

Paperback Advice. Top 5 at a Glance
1. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
2. NEW MOON, by Mark Cotta Vaz
3. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman
4. RACHAEL RAY'S BOOK OF 10, by Rachael Ray
5. MORE DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES, by Guy Fieri with Ann Volkwein

Children's Books. Top 5 at a Glance
1. SPLENDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS, by Jane O’Connor
2. NUBS, by Brian Dennis, Mary Nethery and Kirby Larson
3. LEGO STAR WARS, by Simon Beecroft
4. THE CHRISTMAS SWEATER, adapted by Chris Schoebinger from the story by Glenn Beck
5. THE LION AND THE MOUSE, by Jerry Pinkney

Graphic Books. Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE BOOK OF GENESIS: ILLUSTRATED, by R. Crumb
2. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, by Nancy Butler and Hugo Petrus
3. THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ, by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young
4. MARVEL ZOMBIES 4, by Fred Van Lente and Kev Walker
5. BATMAN: CACOPHONY, by Kevin Smith and Walter Flanagan

Crossroads: How Can We Help the World’s Poor?. Humanitarians are fiercely divided about what helps poor people. It’s clear that doing good is harder than it looks.

TBR: Inside the List. I’m a sucker for tales of extreme weather, so my curiosity was piqued by Linda Howard’s “Ice,” new at No. 8 on the hardcover fiction list.

Up Front: Stephen King. Raymond Carver’s fiction wasn’t a major influence on Stephen King when he first read it, he said, “but rereading it for the Book Review piece made a huge impression.”

Editors’ Choice. Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

Paperback Row. Paperback books of particular interest.

Helen Bailey and Farhad Manjoo. Dr. Helen Louise Bailey and Farhad Manjoo were married in San Francisco Saturday by Imam Junaid M. Kharsany at 1 Fort Mason, an event space.

Pamela Aronstam and Samuel Buxton. The couple were married in New York Saturday evening at Essex House.

Christyn Moran and Michael Muscarella. Christyn Joelle Moran and Michael John Muscarella were married Saturday in Philadelphia.

Jenna Lee and Brian Kim. Jenna Jihyun Lee and Brian Andrew Kim were married Saturday in Flushing, Queens. The Rev. Thomas F. Brosnan performed the ceremony at St. Paul Chong Hasang Roman Catholic Church.

Bess Rattray, Paul Gartside. Bess Rattray and Paul Gartside were married Saturday on the island of Nevis in the West Indies by Magistrate Yasmine Clarke.

Sari Scheer, Samuel Kopel. Sari Scheer and Dr. Samuel Kopel were married Saturday evening at the Edmond J. Safra Synagogue in Manhattan. The rabbi, Dr. Elie Abadie, performed the ceremony.

Jessica Meller, Patrick Cranston. Jessica Suzanne Meller and Patrick Scott Cranston were married Saturday. Kim Kirkley, a Universal Brotherhood minister, led a nondenominational ceremony at Bridgewaters, a restaurant in New York.

Mara Sitomer, Daniel Seigerman. Mara Rebecca Sitomer, the daughter of Terry Sitomer and Jeffrey Sitomer of Upper Saddle River, N.J., was married Saturday evening to Dr. Daniel Allan Seigerman, a son of Robin Seigerman and Dr. David E. Seigerman of Roslyn, N.Y. Rabbi Lee Friedlander officiated at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan, with Rabbi Joel Mosbacher taking part in the ceremony.

Megan Brady, Michael Monforte. Megan Elizabeth Brady and Michael Angelo Monforte were married Saturday in a self-uniting civil ceremony under Pennsylvania’s marriage statute at the Blue Bell Country Club in Blue Bell, Pa.

Stephanie James, Marc Esquenazi. Stephanie Leigh James, the daughter of Ellen B. James and John P. James of Short Hills, N.J., was married Saturday evening to Marc Israel Esquenazi, the son of Fortuna I. Esquenazi and Dr. Rafael C. Esquenazi of Bellaire, Tex. Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz officiated at the Pierre in New York.

Susan Mendik, Moe Tarkinow. Susan Mendik and Moe Tarkinow were married Saturday in New York. Dr. David M. Posner performed the ceremony at Temple Emanu-El, where he is senior rabbi.

Erika Savage, Philip Alberstat. Erika Lynne Savage and Philip Alberstat were married Saturday evening in Palm Springs, Calif. Rabbi Neal Weinberg officiated at the Parker Palm Springs, a resort.

Carly Weiss, Jonathan Natko. Carly Brooke Weiss, a daughter of Susan P. Weiss and Paul H. Weiss of Blue Bell, Pa., was married Saturday evening to Jonathan David Natko, a son of Andrea Natko and Les Natko of Roslyn, N.Y. Rabbi Baht Yameem Weiss officiated at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Fla.

Nicole Pearl, David Kaplan. Nicole Beth Pearl, a daughter of Susan P. Pearl and Kenneth B. Pearl of Highland Park, Ill., and David Michael Kaplan, the son of Kathy Kaplan and Richard Kaplan of Chicago, were married Saturday evening in Hallandale Beach, Fla. William A. Rudnick, a friend of the couple who is also a Universal Life minister, led a ceremony at the Diplomat Golf Resort and Spa that was rooted in Jewish tradition.

Emily Theriault, Luca Laino. Emily Theriault and Luca Laino were married Saturday at The Racquet and Tennis Club in New York. The Rev. David T. Lewicki, a Presbyterian minister, officiated.

Margaret Bruton, John McCardell III. Margaret McKissick Bruton, the daughter of Jean D. Bruton and John C. Bruton Jr. of Columbia, S.C., and John Malcolm McCardell III, a son of Bonita G. McCardell and Mr. McCardell Jr. of Middlebury, Vt., were married Saturday at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Columbia. The Very Rev. Dr. Philip C. Linder, dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia, performed the ceremony.

Norah Lawlor, Jeffrey Bradford. Norah Elizabeth Lawlor and Jeffrey Peter Bradford were married in New York Saturday by the Rev. George W. Rutler at the Roman Catholic Church of Our Saviour, where he is the pastor.

Rainbow Corcoran, Andrew Partridge. Tanya Rainbow Corcoran and Andrew William Partridge were married Monday in Chicago. Judge Raymond W. Mitchell of the Circuit Court of Cook County, officiated at City Hall there.

Field Notes: To the Happy Couple, and My YouTube Clip. The best man goes from bachelor-party host to singer and songwriter.

Behind the Wheel | 2010 BMW X6 M: Challenging the Laws of Physics. The X6 M crossover makes no pretensions of carrying soccer teams or fording rivers. Fun is its raison d’être.

A Rear Axle Pitches in to Steer. Could it now be time for the lowly differential — a vital drivetrain part seen by few drivers and understood by even fewer — to shine?

Design: Flashback! The Fastback Is Back. The demands of aerodynamics and interior space are reshaping the silhouettes of new cars in a way that recalls the fastback designs of decades past.

Wheelspin: Museum’s Gems Go for a Spin. At the Simeone Foundation Museum, the sports cars in the collection are displayed — in motion — on the fourth Saturday of each month.

After Sale, Saab Promises to Refill Inventory. After the Koenigsegg Group buys Saab, it expects to start shipping new 9-3 models to the United States.

Fatal Blast Rocks Northeast India. Three bombs exploded in India’s restive northeast Sunday, killing at least five people and wounding more than 25, police said.

Indonesian Passenger Ferry Sinks With Hundreds On Board. Indonesian television says a passenger ferry with more than 200 people onboard sank in rough waters near Sumatra island.

Fairy Tales, but Strictly Adults-Only. In his recent works, the ribald, pop-culture-obsessed provocateur known as Paul McCarthy has suddenly revealed himself to be an old master.

Art Review | Connecticut: The Nature of Time, Ever Passing. “Continuous Present,” at the Yale University Art Gallery, examines how 11 artists work with ideas of time, presenting contemporary artwork in an engaging yet scholarly way.

Arts Long Island: Studio in Stony Brook, Heart in the Desert. The Staller Center honors Mel Pekarsky, a retired professor who has specialized in the dry beauty of the American Southwest.

New Mexico Tops Louisiana Tech 81-52. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Junior-college transfer Darington Hobson scored a career-high 30 points Saturday to lead New Mexico to an 81-52 victory over Louisiana Tech in the Basketball Travelers World Vision Classic.

Fatal Blast Rocks Northeast India. Three bombs exploded in India’s restive northeast Sunday, killing at least five people and wounding more than 25, police said.

Indonesian Passenger Ferry Sinks With Hundreds On Board. Indonesian television says a passenger ferry with more than 200 people onboard sank in rough waters near Sumatra island.

Film: Two Films, Two Routes From Poverty. “The Blind Side” and “Precious” share a premise but sidestep similar issues.

Film: Citizen Welles as Myth in the Making. “Me and Orson Welles,” directed by Richard Linklater, attempts nothing so lofty as an explanation of a life.

Film: The House of Tolstoy, in His Winter. “The Last Station” depicts the author Leo Tolstoy’s decline with his wife and combative coterie.

DVDs: Advance Troops of Cinema, Marching Through Time. The concept of avant-garde, however vague, is rendered admirably concrete in three recently released DVDs.

Still King of the Cinematic Slopes. “Dynasty,” the latest in a decades-long series of Warren Miller ski films, comes to Symphony Space on Sunday.

Panthers 3, Rangers 2: Thin Attack Falls Short as Rangers Sink Deeper. Vinny Prospal and Marian Gaborik scored the Rangers’ goals but also had a hand in the Panthers’ scores in game that Florida won.

N.H.L. Roundup: Iginla Scores in Each Period to Lead the Flames to Victory. Jarome Iginla, the Calgary captain, had his first hat trick of the season in a victory at Los Angeles.

National Roundup: Ohio State, as Usual, Gets the Better of Michigan. Terrelle Pryor threw a touchdown pass in the third quarter and avoided the mistakes that doomed his Michigan counterpart to help the Buckeyes beat the Wolverines on Saturday.

East Roundup: Syracuse Surprises Rutgers to Take First Big East Win. The Orange had yet to win a conference game before Saturday, when they broke through against 25th-ranked Rutgers.

N.B.A. Roundup: With O’Neal Sidelined, Cavaliers Hold Off 76ers. Cleveland’s Shaquille O’Neal missed a fifth straight game, but LeBron James scored 32 points and the Cavaliers held the 76ers to 10 points in the fourth quarter.

In Defense of New York. Questioning whether New York City can handle the trial of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed is an insult. New Yorkers live with the threat of terrorism every day. By By CHARLES M. BLOW.

Barnes & Noble's Nook Sold Out for the Holidays. Customers buying Sony and Barnes & Noble's electronic reading device now will receive them next year.

Boozer, Kirilenko Help Jazz Beat Pistons. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Carlos Boozer scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half and overtime to lead the Utah Jazz to their fourth straight victory, 100-97 over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.

Anthony Scores 30 in Nuggets' Win Over Bulls. DENVER (AP) -- Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points and Chauncey Billups had 21, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 112-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.

Portland Rallies to Beat Oregon 88-81. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Nik Raivio scored 24 points to lead a big second-half turnaround as Portland registered an 88-81 victory over Oregon on Saturday.

Panthers 3, Rangers 2: Thin Attack Falls Short as Rangers Sink Deeper. Vinny Prospal and Marian Gaborik scored the Rangers’ goals but also had a hand in the Panthers’ scores in game that Florida won.

N.H.L. Roundup: Devils Seem to Have Lost Their Winning Touch on the Road. Jarome Iginla, the Calgary captain, had his first hat trick of the season in a victory at Los Angeles.

Santorelli and Legwand Lift Preds to SO Win. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Mike Santorelli and David Legwand scored shootout goals to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

Elisabeth Soderstrom, Revered Swedish Soprano, Dies at 82. Ms. Soderstrom was an opera star, who was acclaimed for the plangent richness of her singing and for a repertory that included leading roles in the Janacek operas.

Robert Cameron, High-Flying ‘Above’ Photographer, Dies at 98. Mr. Cameron was the creator and publisher of the popular “Above” series of photography books for the coffee table.

Paul Wendkos, Director of ‘Gidget’ Surfer Movies, Is Dead at 84. Mr. Wendkos was a movie and television director best known for the frothy surfer film “Gidget,” but whose other productions ranged from thrillers to historical dramas.

Southern Utah Tops Wayland Baptist 79-61. CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) -- Ryan Brimley had 21 points and Davis Baker had 18 to lead Utah in a 79-61 victory over Wayland Baptist Saturday night.

Belmont Defeats Alabama State 78-42. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Keaton Belcher scored a career-high 17 points and Belmont defeated Alabama State 78-42 on Saturday night.

Alabama A&M Beats Martin Methodist 76-55. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) -- Casey Cantey scored 22 points to lead Alabama A&M in a 76-55 win over Martin Methodist on Saturday night.

Detroit Beats Albany 66-54. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Xavier Keeling scored 21 points to lead three players in double figures and Detroit beat Albany (N.Y.) 66-54 on Saturday night.

Western Illinois Tops Central Arkansas 56-46. CONWAY, Ark. (AP) -- Ceola Clark had a game-high 16 points and seven rebounds to lead Western Illinois past Central Arkansas 56-46 Saturday night,.

N.B.A. Roundup: With O’Neal Sidelined, Cavaliers Hold Off 76ers. Cleveland’s Shaquille O’Neal missed a fifth straight game, but LeBron James scored 32 points and the Cavaliers held the 76ers to 10 points in the fourth quarter.

Scola, Ariza, Help Rockets Hold Off Kings. HOUSTON (AP) -- Luis Scola scored 22 points and grabbed key rebounds in the final minutes, and the Houston Rockets held off the Sacramento Kings 113-106 Saturday night.

Bucks Win 3rd Straight Behind Jennings' 26 Points. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Rookie Brandon Jennings scored 24 of his 26 points in the second half, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Memphis Grizzlies 103-98 on Saturday night for their third straight victory.

Parker Scores 17 in Spurs' Rout of Wizards. SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Tony Parker scored 17 points and the San Antonio Spurs stopped a three-game losing streak with a 106-84 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.

Sunday Routine | Seth Meyers: Mostly, It’s About Recovering From ‘S.N.L.’. The “Saturday Night Live” fixture starts slowly and builds toward the palate-cleansing act of doing some improvisational comedy.

Paul Wendkos, Director of ‘Gidget’ Surfer Movies, Is Dead at 84. Mr. Wendkos was a movie and television director best known for the frothy surfer film “Gidget,” but whose other productions ranged from thrillers to historical dramas.

Chicago News Co-operative: Chicago Bears’ New Identity Is Unrecognizable. Coach Lovie Smith’s stoicism once was firm, quiet leadership when the Bears were winning, but now it smacks of cluelessness.

Rookies Lead Hornets Past Hawks, 96-88. NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Rookie Darren Collison had 22 points and 11 assists for his first career double-double, and the New Orleans Hornets won their third straight while snapping the Atlanta Hawks' seven-game winning streak, 96-88 on Saturday night.

LeBron's 32 Lead Cavaliers Over 76ers. CLEVELAND (AP) -- LeBron James scored 32 points, Mo Williams added 18 and the Cleveland Cavaliers clamped down defensively in the fourth quarter, holding the Philadelphia 76ers to 10 points over the final 12 minutes for a 97-91 victory on Saturday night.

Elisabeth Soderstrom, Revered Swedish Soprano, Dies at 82. Ms. Soderstrom was an opera star, who was acclaimed for the plangent richness of her singing and for a repertory that included leading roles in the Janacek operas.

Robert Cameron, High-Flying ‘Above’ Photographer, Dies at 98. Mr. Cameron was the creator and publisher of the popular “Above” series of photography books for the coffee table.

Paul Wendkos, Director of ‘Gidget’ Surfer Movies, Is Dead at 84. Mr. Wendkos was a movie and television director best known for the frothy surfer film “Gidget,” but whose other productions ranged from thrillers to historical dramas.

Perron's 2 Goals Carry Blues Past Islanders 4-1. ST. LOUIS (AP) -- David Perron scored twice, and Patrik Berglund's first goal in 13 games proved to be the difference in the St. Louis Blues' 4-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday night.

Robidas Helps Stars Beat Devils. DALLAS (AP) -- Defenseman Stephane Robidas had two goals and two assists, rookie Tom Wandell scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and the Dallas Stars beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 on Saturday night.

Yandle Lifts Coyotes Past Flyers. GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Keith Yandle scored a power-play goal with 9:41 remaining to help the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 on Saturday night for their second victory in three games.

Senators Surge Past Sabres 5-3. OTTAWA (AP) -- Daniel Alfredsson had two goals and an assist and Filip Kuba had a goal and three assists to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

Red Wings Win Shootout Over Canadiens. MONTREAL (AP) -- Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored on Detroit's first two shootout attempts to give the Red Wings a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

Kessel, Hagman Lift Maple Leafs in Shootout. TORONTO (AP) -- Phil Kessel, Niklas Hagman and a couple of good bounces helped pull the Toronto Maple Leafs out of another extended winless slide.

Skoula Scores 2 Goals in Pens' Win Over Thrashers. ATLANTA (AP) -- Defenseman Martin Skoula scored two goals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the Atlanta Thrashers in a 3-2 victory on Saturday night.

Wall Street’s Spin Game. Big profits are back, and we’re about to learn what happens when the banks try to make nice with the public. It’ll be no bed of roses.

Republicans Eye the Tiger of Populism. Sarah Palin brings a big question into focus for Republican leaders: Should they hitch themselves to the powerful but volatile strain of populism she embodies?

Get a Mammogram. No Don’t. Repeat.. The current dispute over screening tests gives many people a sense of déjà vu. Here’s a timeline of the debate, from 1963 on.

Plotting Thrillers in the Fog of China. So much of what is known of China’s beating Communist heart is guesswork. But not for the spy novelist.

Thanksgiving Recipe: Just Chill. Face it, you’re not going to be the next Bobby Flay. Understand that and you will survive the day.

Thrust and Parry on the Senate Floor. A fight of galactic proportions over health care looms. Here’s a playbook for aficionados of legislative war-games.

65? Back of the Line for the Swine Flu Vaccine, Pal. Older patients are top priorities for flu vaccine. But not for swine flu. They face fewer risks because they’ve been exposed to H1N1.

Reading File. The paparazzi economy in recession; the case for keeping Al Qaeda alive; and the three kinds of fools.

Quotation of the Week. “My patients tell me they can live with a little anxiety and distress but they can’t live with a little cancer.”

Prime Number. 49 million: The number of Americans who lived in households that lacked consistent access to food in 2008.

Letter from India: India's Path Was Paved by Soviet Fall. For better or for worse - for better and for worse - India embarked on a path that has today made it one of the world's most unabashedly capitalist places.

Currents: Are Metrics Blinding Our Perception?. Welcome to the Age of Metrics - or to the End of Instinct.

Richardson Helps No. 23 Illinois Rout Presbyterian. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Freshman D.J. Richardson scored 15 points, hitting four 3-pointers, to help No. 23 Illinois overcome a sluggish start and beat Presbyterian College 94-48 in the Las Vegas Invitational on Saturday night.

No. 11 Butler Hangs On to Flush Aces 64-60. EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) -- Shelvin Mack scored 17 points and Gordon Hayward added 15, including a game-sealing free throw with 3.6 seconds left, to give No. 11 Butler a 64-60 win at Evansville on Saturday night.

Bucknell Beats St. Francis 70-58. LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Patrick Behan scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Bucknell in a 70-58 win over St. Francis (Pa.) on Saturday night.

High Point Routs Hampden-Sydney 100-74. HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) -- Nick Barbour scored 23 points and four other players scored in double figures as High Point beat Hampden-Sydney 100-74 on Saturday night.

Fairleigh Dickinson Defeats Central Michigan 62-53. TEANECK, N.J. (AP) -- Alvin Mofunanya scored 22 points to lead Fairleigh Dickinson to a 62-53 win over Central Michigan on Saturday night.

Stony Brook Defeats Wagner 72-48. NEW YORK (AP) -- Bryan Dougher scored 12 points to lead five Stony Brook players in double figures in a 72-48 win over Wagner on Saturday night.

UConn 33, Notre Dame 30 (2 OT): Notre Dame’s Loss Leaves Charlie Weis Hanging by a Thread. With emotions high on both sides of the field, Connecticut secured its first victory since the death of Jasper Howard and the Irish lost a second consecutive senior day game.

Roundup: Desperate Liverpool Grabs a Precious Point. Daniel Agger and Ryan Babel added to Liverpool’s injury problems at Anfield on Saturday in a lively 2-2 draw with visiting Manchester City in the English Premier League.

Chicago News Co-operative: Chicago Bears’ New Identity Is Unrecognizable. Coach Lovie Smith’s stoicism once was firm, quiet leadership when the Bears were winning, but now it smacks of cluelessness.

Op-Ed Columnist: Visceral Has Its Value. Barack Obama, who once had his own electric book tour testing the waters for a campaign, could learn a thing or three from Sarah Palin.

Op-Ed Columnist: The Pit Bull in the China Shop. Sarah Palin is far and away the most important brand in American politics after Barack Obama. Her 15 minutes is far from up.

Op-Ed Columnist: Advice From Grandma. A great power that can only produce suboptimal responses to its biggest challenges will, in time, fade from being a great power.

Op-Ed Contributor: Animal, Vegetable, Miserable. The free-range turkey debate ignores whether it’s wrong to kill animals for human consumption at all.

Op-Ed Contributor: Who Created Major Hasan?. The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq may be inspiring homegrown terrorism.

Op-Ed Contributor: My Chocolate Meltdown. How a corporate takeover ruined the perfect 82 percent cacao extra-dark bar.

Op-Ed Contributor: Avoidance by the Numbers. Anxiety often undermines sound accounting. Facing that fear could be first step to balancing the books.

Editorial: Goldman’s Non-Apology. If Goldman Sachs really wants to help small businesses, its recent pledge would have to be in the billions, not millions, and aimed more directly at taxpayers.

Editorial: The Senate’s Duty on Climate. A climate change treaty in Copenhagen has been tabled, in part, because the United States Senate has failed to make the reduction of emissions a priority.

Editorial: A Ban on Genetic Discrimination. A new law rightly protects people who have inherited a predisposition to disease and opens a door to genetic testing.

Editorial: Roll Your Own Tax Rate. A recent law should be amended to bring roll-your-own cigarettes under proper federal controls and full taxation.

Letters To the Public Editor: Other Views: The Columnist’s Voice. Readers respond to the public editor on recent columns.

Letters: An Evolutionary Bent Toward Religion?. To the Editor:.

Letters: End-of-Life Planning and the House Health Bill. To the Editor:.

Letters: Name That Decade. To the Editor:.

‘Fela!’ Broadway? Dance!. “Fela!” follows a tricky path between musical reproduction and reinvention to explore the life of a musical legend.

Film: Two Films, Two Routes From Poverty. “The Blind Side” and “Precious” share a premise but sidestep similar issues.

Glitter and Be Essential. On “Glee,” show tunes are confections. Barbara Cook makes them art.

Familiar Faces Chasing Perps and Plots. Steven Seagal and Jesse Ventura each have a taste of reality, to varying degrees, on two new programs coming to cable.

Fairy Tales, but Strictly Adults-Only. In his recent works, the ribald, pop-culture-obsessed provocateur known as Paul McCarthy has suddenly revealed himself to be an old master.

A Dancer’s Fresh Move: Choreographer. An annual workshop at the School of American Ballet offers a rare opportunity for young dancers to test their choreographic ingenuity.

A New Musical Marriage in Los Angeles. Gustavo Dudamel, Hollywood star: duly noted. But now the real work begins.

Film: Citizen Welles as Myth in the Making. “Me and Orson Welles,” directed by Richard Linklater, attempts nothing so lofty as an explanation of a life.

Film: The House of Tolstoy, in His Winter. “The Last Station” depicts the author Leo Tolstoy’s decline with his wife and combative coterie.

Serving Up Rockers, Out of Their Shells. A new cooking show on the Independent Film Channel combines invites musicians into the kitchen.

DVDs: Advance Troops of Cinema, Marching Through Time. The concept of avant-garde, however vague, is rendered admirably concrete in three recently released DVDs.

Playlist: Worlds Rural, Urban, Midlife, Teenage. Reviews of releases by Juelz Santana & YelaWolf, Justin Bieber, Flyleaf, Bomshel, Justin Moore and Dude ’N Nem.

Harvard 14, Yale 10: Yale Takes 4th-Down Risk, Then Harvard Wins. With a 10-7 lead and less than three minutes to play, Yale decided to try a fake punt on fourth-and-22 but fell short.

College Men’s Basketball Roundup: Duke Matches Record in Romp Over Radford. The Blue Devils matched a university record for long-range shooting by hitting 18 3-pointers in an early-season blowout.

Senator, Clout Rising, Cements Role at Heart of Debate. In advance of her re-election bid next year, Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas sided with her fellow Democrats for one vote, but was cautious about the overall health bill.

Enthusiasm for Palin, and Echoes of 2008 Divide. On her book tour, Sarah Palin has skipped the big cities authors usually visit in favor of smaller places where she and Senator John McCain performed well on the presidential ticket.

Glenn Beck Stakes Out a More Activist Role in Politics. The conservative firebrand Glenn Beck is planning voter registration drives and rallies, but he is cautious about how he might directly support particular candidates.

Thrust and Parry on the Senate Floor. A fight of galactic proportions over health care looms. Here’s a playbook for aficionados of legislative war-games.

Republicans Eye the Tiger of Populism. Sarah Palin brings a big question into focus for Republican leaders: Should they hitch themselves to the powerful but volatile strain of populism she embodies?

Vokoun Makes 32 Saves, Panthers Beat Rangers 3-2. NEW YORK (AP) -- Nathan Horton, Jordan Leopold and Steven Reinprecht scored goals and Tomas Vokoun made 32 saves as the streaking Florida Panthers beat the slumping New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday night.

Hurricanes Beat Lightning 3-1. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Tuomo Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen scored second-period goals, and Manny Legace made 20 saves to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 on Saturday night.

3 Suspected Militants Blow Themselves Up in Pakistani Kashmir. The suspects were being pursued by the police after weapons were reported dumped along a road.

Marv Albert Denies Altercation With Rapper 50 Cent. NEW YORK (AP) -- Marv Albert said Saturday he was never involved in an altercation with 50 Cent, denying Internet reports of a fight on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live.''.

College Men’s Basketball Roundup: Duke Matches Record in Romp Over Radford. The Blue Devils matched a university record for long-range shooting by hitting 18 3-pointers in an early-season blowout.

Gardner-Webb Defeats Methodist 83-58. BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) -- Josh Henley scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Gardner-Webb to a 83-58 win over Methodist University on Saturday night.

Quinnipiac Beats Yale 71-64. NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Justin Rutty had a double-double and Quinnipiac held off Yale 71-64 on Saturday night.

Xavier Beats Sacred Heart 105-65. CINCINNATI (AP) -- Jordan Crawford scored a career-high 26 points in Xavier's up-tempo offense, and Jason Love had his second straight double-double Saturday, leading the Musketeers to a 105-65 victory over Sacred Heart.

Cleveland State Beats Sam Houston State 80-65. CLEVELAND (AP) -- Norris Cole scored 24 points and had six assists to lead Cleveland State to an 80-65 victory on Saturday night.

Mississippi State Beats Bethune-Cookman 67-51. STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) -- Jarvis Varnado scored 10 points, pulled down 10 rebounds and became the all-time leading shot-blocker in the Southeastern Conference as Mississippi State beat Bethune-Cookman 67-51 on Saturday night.

Florida State Beats Mercer 89-50. MACON, Ga. (AP) -- Deividas Dulkys scored 14 points to lead Florida State to an 89-50 win over Mercer on Saturday.

Queens Man Accused of Killing His Wife and Son. Otto Herrarte, 48, was charged with second-degree murder after the bodies of his wife and 14-year-old son were found with their throats cut in their apartment in Corona.

Eastern Michigan Tops Maryland-Eastern Shore 76-51. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Justin Dobbins scored 19 points to lead Eastern Michigan to a 76-51 victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore Saturday night in the second round of the Hispanic College Fund Challenge at Missouri State University.

Lafayette Defeats New Jersey Tech 69-52. NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Jared Mintz scored 19 points and Lafayette held New Jersey Tech to just eight points over the last 9:54 for a 69-52 win on Saturday.

Campbell Defeats UNC-Asheville 85-66. ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Jonathan Rodriguez scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead five Campbell players in double figures as the Camels defeated North Carolina-Asheville 85-66 on Saturday.

Robert Morris Crushes Alcorn State 107-76. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Karon Abraham scored 18 points to lead Robert Morris to a 107-76 win over Alcorn State in the 2K Sports Classic on Saturday.

Gaza Militants Agree to Halt Rocket Fire. Hamas announced Saturday evening that it had reached an agreement with other militant groups in Gaza to stop firing rockets at southern Israeli towns to prevent retaliatory attacks.

Iran Plans Military Drills to Guard Nuclear Sites. The air defense war games reflected a concern in Tehran that Israel could carry out its threats to strike militarily.

No Parade for Hans. German soldiers set off for Afghanistan without the support of the populace, knowing that when they return, they will not be made into heroes. The soldiers fight alone.

How Old Is Old Enough?. With no consensus on the age to drink, fight or rent a DVD, the Supreme Court considers if a convict can be too young for life in prison.

Baseball Roundup: Mets Will Nod to Their Past With Images Outside Park. Entrances will be named after Gil Hodges, Tom Seaver and Casey Stengel, and banners of players will hang in front of the rotunda.

No. 4 T.C.U. 45, Wyoming 10: T.C.U. Blazes Its Way to 11-0, With the B.C.S. Still in Sight. No. 4 Texas Christian survived four turnovers by pulling away from Wyoming the second half for a 45-10 rout.

Baseball Roundup: Mets Will Nod to Their Past With Images Outside Park. Entrances will be named after Gil Hodges, Tom Seaver and Casey Stengel, and banners of players will hang in front of the rotunda.

Herbert J. Miller Jr., 85, Justice Dept. Leader, Dies. Mr. Miller Jr. was a Justice Department lawyer in the 1960s who relentlessly pursued James R. Hoffa. Later he helped negotiate the unconditional pardon of former President Richard M. Nixon for his role in the Watergate scandal.

Albert Crewe, First to Show a Single Atom, Is Dead at 82. Dr. Crewe, a University of Chicago physicist, developed the high-resolution electron microscope that captured the first image of an individual atom.

Thomas J. Graff, an Expert on West Coast Water Use, Is Dead at 65. Mr. Graff, a leading environmentalist, championed the idea of offering financial incentives for environmentally friendly behavior.

Music Review | Big Star: A Band Meandering Down Memory Lane. Big Star motored through its catalog in polite and dutiful fashion, about 20 songs in a little more than an hour at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple.