Basketball

Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland beat Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 7-6 (8) 6-3 Friday to reach the final of the Belgian Open.Read Full Story

John Slade has been appointed Chief Executive of BNP Paribas, joining the company from Accrue Capital where he is currently Chief Executive Officer. Slade is to lead 600 employees and will further develop the services already in place which include property development, property management, investment management, transaction, and valuation. John has a strong track record of advising on investment transactions both internationally and in London, in particular the purchase of Goldman Sachs HQ...Read Full Story

#1) Tennessee (18-14) vs. #8) Savannah State (21-11) Date: Tuesday, March 13th Time: 8:00 PM EDT TV: ESPNU The University of Tennessee Men’s basketball team was picked to finish 11th in the SEC in 2011-12. But a late season push that saw them pick up victories over nationally ranked Connecticut and Florida (twice) and a [...]NIT PREVIEW: VOLS VS. SAVANNAH STATE is a post by the Best Sports Blogs at BallHyped.com. View and VoteRead Full Story

PARIS (Reuters) - Ratings agency Moody's downgraded the debt of BNP Paribas <BNPP.PA>, Societe Generale <SOGN.PA>, and Credit Agricole <CAGR.PA> on Friday, citing deteriorating liquidity and funding conditions.Moody's cut its ratings on the long-term debt of BNP and Credit Agricole by one notch to Aa3, concluding reviews that began in June and were continued in September. Societe Generale's long-term debt was cut by one notch to A1.The downgrades were driven by the increasing difficulties the banks were having in...Read Full Story

PARIS (Reuters) - French bank Credit Agricole <CAGR.PA> will unveil a restructuring on Wednesday, a trade-union representative told Reuters, and the number of jobs cuts could reach around 2,000, the Figaro later reported."The exact number (of cuts) will be disclosed to us tomorrow," said Credit Agricole union representative Joel Gerin.The Figaro said in its Wednesday edition, made available late on Tuesday, that no more than a quarter of the cuts would be in France where there would be no forced...Read Full Story