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• CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Mark Sanford says he believes in "a God of second chances," and now the former South Carolina governor has taken the first step toward reviving a political career that was derailed by an extramarital affair.
• Elizabeth Colbert Busch, the sister of political satirist Stephen Colbert, always dreamed of a career in politics -- and now she has a chance to realize that dream.
• As Sanford advanced Tuesday night to an April 2 GOP runoff for an open congressional seat in a southern coastal district, Colbert Busch easily won the Democratic primary to earn a spot on the May 7 general election ballot.
• The race has drawn national attention because of Sanford's well-known fall from grace and Colbert Busch's relationship to Steven Colbert, who parodies a conservative political commentator as host of TV's "The Colbert Report."
• Colbert Busch swamped perennial candidate Ben Frasier on Tuesday to win the Democratic nomination for the seat vacated by Tim Scott, who was appointed to the U.S. Senate to replace fellow Republican Jim DeMint, now head of The Heritage Foundation.
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• Gail Goodrich knew Miami would beat Boston the other night.
• He knew even a 17-point deficit, the largest they had faced in six weeks, wouldn't stop LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
• "Once they got back in the game, there was no doubt in my mind they were going to win," Goodrich said of the Heat's 105-103 victory Monday. "They just are better than everybody else."
• So were the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers.
• Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain and Goodrich were a Big Three to rival what Miami has, the core of a team that racked up routs on the way to an NBA-record 33 straight victories. They rarely felt threatened, either by their opponent or the stress of the streak, making one of sports' most remarkable achievements seem rather routine.
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