d. A.D. 53 Christian evangelist who was one of Jesus' original disciples and who traveled extensively as a missionary. He was called "Doubting Thomas" because he insisted on personally verifying Jesus' identity after the...

Breaking his 16-year public silence on his bitter confirmation hearings, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says Anita Hill was a mediocre employee who was used by political opponents to make claims she had been sexually harassed.Thomas writes about Hill, his former employee in two government...

Atlanta Falcons assistant Emmitt Thomas was promoted Wednesday to interim head coach for the final three games of the regular season. He replaces Bobby Petrino, who resigned to become coach at Arkansas.A 64-year-old assistant with the Falcons since 2002, Thomas has no previous experience as...

The running feud between Etan Thomas and Brendan Haywood escalated with another exchange of blows, leading to a two-game suspension for Thomas and leaving the Washington Wizards thin along the frontcourt.Thomas was suspended for throwing a punch at Haywood during practice Friday. Thomas was retaliating...

Washington Wizards center Etan Thomas will have heart surgery Thursday. Thomas missed the start of training camp after a routine physical revealed an abnormality. After further evaluation, the team announced Wednesday that surgery would be required to repair a leak of the aortic valve.The Wizards...