Former Republic of Congo soccer federation president Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas has been convicted of embezzling $1.1 million in FIFA funds and sentenced to life in prison though he remains on the loose.

Syla Swords scored 17 points and Olivia Olson had 16 as No. 8 Michigan beat Oregon 80-58 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.

The work of a shy, studious bachelor in his early 50s, the book ran to almost 1,100 pages. It was “An Inquiry into the Nature ...