TaShawn Thomas powered his way to 18 points inside and versatile Buddy Hield added 15 to lead third-seeded Oklahoma past Albany on Friday night, carrying the Sooners into the Round of 32.

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No. 3 Seed Oklahoma Powers Past Albany 69-60

Dance your cares away, because a new “Fraggle Rock” film is on its way thanks to Joseph Gordon-Levitt , who Variety reports will produce and star in the live-action movie. A big screen adaptation of the show that follows the musical puppets called Fraggles and their cave-dwelling adventures has been in the works for nearly a decade, but Gordon’s attachment to the franchise brings the dream of a Fraggle movie a little closer to reality. RELATED:

LeBron James missed the Cleveland Cavaliers shootaround with illness and is questionable for the team’s home game against the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.

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LeBron sick, questionable for Friday’s game

Remakes of well-known movies like “Scarface” and “Ghostbusters” seem to show that studios are running out of original ideas. Variety deputy editor Jenelle Riley tells CBSN’s Elaine Quijano about Hollywood’s creative drought.

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Is Hollywood out of ideas?

Thirty years after an improbable run to a stunning national championship, Villanova is going to try it this time around as a prohibitive favorite to reach the Final Four.

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No. 1 Seed Villanova Slams Lafayette 93-52

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THE Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) yesterday urged the National Solid Waste Management Agency (NSWMA) to put better security measures in place to prevent a recurrence of the fire which has been raging at the Riverton dump for more than a week now.

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Defense asks to bring in 50 pounds of potatoes in an effort to prove murder defendant Pedro Hernandez couldn’t lift child’s body

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Defense wants potatoes to be evidence in Etan Patz trial

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York’s bravest on Monday hosted the first annual New York City Firefighter Stair Climb , raising money for two groups in need. Firefighters put on all their gear, and then made their way up the 72 floors of 4 World Trade Center, at 150 Greenwich St. steps from the site of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. About 100 firefighters from around the world participated, in what was billed as “an opportunity to unite as one while competing with each other as we remember and do what is a long-standing tradition of the fire service… Helping others! “ The event raised money for two groups – Friends of Firefighters, which helps raise money for retired firefighters and their families, and Hope for the Warriors, which raises funds for post-9/11 service members.

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Firefighters From Around World Gather For Stair Climb At 4 World Trade

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York’s bravest on Monday hosted the first annual New York City Firefighter Stair Climb , raising money for two groups in need. Firefighters put on all their gear, and then made their way up the 72 floors of 4 World Trade Center, at 150 Greenwich St. steps from the site of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. About 100 firefighters from around the world participated, in what was billed as “an opportunity to unite as one while competing with each other as we remember and do what is a long-standing tradition of the fire service… Helping others! “ The event raised money for two groups – Friends of Firefighters, which helps raise money for retired firefighters and their families, and Hope for the Warriors, which raises funds for post-9/11 service members.

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Firefighters From Around World Gather For Stair Climb At 4 World Trade

By Steve Lichtenstein