LONDON — Ice age Britons drank from human skulls and may even have eaten flesh and bone marrow, but they were far from barbarians. That’s the conclusion of experts studying the oldest known examples of “skull cups,” found in a cave in southwest England. The bowls look almost like works of art, ritual items laced with meaning. Look more closely, however, and it becomes clear they are made from human skulls.
LOS ANGELES — Len Lesser, the veteran character actor best known for his scene-stealing role as Uncle Leo on “Seinfeld,” died Wednesday. He was 88. Lesser’s family said in a statement that he died in Burbank, Calif., from cancer-related pneumonia.
SAN FRANCISCO — Fresh off its shellacking of two human champions of the “Jeopardy!” television show, a computer program developed by IBM Corp. will soon get a workout in two hospitals that have signed up to test the technology. Watson, as IBM has dubbed the program, represents a breakthrough in the ability of computers to understand human language and scour massive databases to supply the most likely answer to questions.
Home-court advantage always is important in basketball, but it means something extra to Foothill’s Cheryl Harless.
To say Briana Marruffo and Patrice Marshall have chemistry on the basketball court might be an understatement.
HARTFORD, Conn. — Kemba Walker had the ball near the free-throw line and, after a switch, was being covered by a player 9 inches taller than him.
SAN DIEGO — Kawhi Leonard had 22 points and nine rebounds, and Malcolm Thomas had 22 points and four blocked shots as No. 6 San Diego State beat New Mexico 68-62 on Wednesday night to tie the school record with the Aztecs’ 26th victory.
