KINSTON, N.C. (AP) - Police in North Carolina say there is no sign of foul play in the death of former NBA player Charles Shackleford.
The 50-year-old Shackleford was found dead Friday morning at his house in Kinston.
The North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the ...
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - The couple building a house modeled after the University of Iowa's Kinnick Stadium have voluntarily halted construction.
The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports (http://icp-c.com/2jyeXae ) that the work will wait until a court rules on a lawsuit filed by neighborhood residents against the Iowa City Board ...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Roberta Vinci started the defense of her St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy title with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 win over Timea Babos on Tuesday.
The sixth-seeded Italian was broken five times but still advanced to face either German veteran Andrea Petkovic or Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania ...
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - LSU officials are considering a plan to demolish the crumbling and architecturally mismatched Middleton Library in order to return the campus' iconic Quadrangle to its original state by creating a courtyard park.
News outlets report that members of the LSU Board of Supervisors voiced their ...
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TOKYO (AP) - Japanese organizers for next month's Asian Winter Games said Tuesday that contentious history books will be removed from guestrooms at a hotel that will be used to house athletes.
The organizers also said that Chinese athletes will stay at another hotel in accordance with a request from ...
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - The University of Michigan Museum of Art is offering free membership as part of an effort to connect with more visitors.
The museum in Ann Arbor says membership previously was available through a minimum $50 donation or a donation of $15 for University of Michigan ...
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BERLIN (AP) - Bayer Leverkusen has signed Jamaican forward Leon Bailey from Belgian club Genk.
The Bundesliga side says in a statement the highly rated 19-year-old Bailey signed to 2022.
Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Voeller says, "This lad was also high on many other European clubs' wish list. That's why ...
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OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) - The International Bluegrass Music Museum has announced the musicians who will play during their spring benefit concert series.
The series begins Feb. 17 with the Lexington,-based group, The Wooks and the Punch Brothers Noam Pikelny will close the series with a show on April 28.
In ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Judy Garland's remains were moved cross-country to a mausoleum intended as the resting place for daughters Liza Minnelli and Lorna Luft and other family members.
The transfer from a crypt in New York's Ferncliff Cemetery to Hollywood Forever Cemetery was completed last Friday, Noelle Berman, a ...
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Former Baylor coach Art Briles conceded months ago that the sexual assault scandal that led to his firing likely ended his career.
That's not the case for some of his former assistants, including his son.
At least three former assistants and staff members from last season ...
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Lawmakers and staff members will have a chance to see a made-for-television film to celebrate Kansas' official song, "Home on the Range."
The film will be shown three times at the Capitol's auditorium Monday. The film shows how "Home on the Range" became a well-known Western ...
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LONDON (AP) - Crystal Palace has signed Patrick van Aanholt from Sunderland as manager Sam Allardyce turned to his former club to strengthen his defensive options in the fight against Premier League relegation.
The 26-year-old Netherlands international, a former Chelsea youth-team graduate, has signed a deal through June 2021.
Allardyce ...
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ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) - People around the world are listening to a new podcast about a 26-year-old Quad-Cities murder case.
Public radio station WVIK and journalist Scott Reeder are producing the podcast "Suspect Convictions," about the ongoing prosecution of Stanley Liggins. In its first week, the podcast ranked in ...
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Former University of Alabama football standout and current Crimson Tide assistant strength and conditioning coach Josh Chapman has been accused of driving under the influnce.
Tuscaloosa police spokeswoman Lt. Teena Richardson tells news outlets that the 27-year-old coach was arrested Sunday morning after he was found ...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee State University's Pro Football Hall of Famers will be recognized at Super Bowl 51 next weekend.
NFL official Troy Vincent Sr. told university President Glenda Glover in a letter that the NFL will host Hall of Famers from Historically Black Colleges and Universities in recognition ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The presidential election helped rewrite the final line of Lisa Loomer's new play about Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion nationwide.
An early draft had ended: "Roe still stands."
But President Donald Trump's opposition to abortion and his pledge to appoint "pro-life" ...
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Roger Federer needed his exhausted legs for one last big effort Sunday night - going out dancing to celebrate his remarkable 18th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.
And after seeing the sun rise over Melbourne, then celebrating some more with his children as they woke up in his ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actors obviously love the camera, but some of the most delightful and insightful moments at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards didn't make the show. Here's a look at some of the fun from behind the scenes:
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The SAG Awards statuette is the heaviest ...
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There have been 50 of these already, making this Super Bowl LI in the roman numerals the NFL uses to make sure no one forgets just how important the game really is.
And important it is, at least as a national holiday of sorts to the 100 million Americans who ...
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Several groups in northwestern Ohio are taking steps to designate the Maumee (maw-MEE') River a state water trail to promote kayaking and canoeing.
Backers of the idea say the designation would make them eligible for state money that would pay for signs directing paddlers to public ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - "A Dog's Purpose" has underperformed slightly at the box office as it opened in theaters amid controversy over animal treatment on set and calls for a boycott.
Based on early projections, the family film was expected to open in the mid $20-million range, but studio estimates ...
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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn University plans to build a new $28 million facility at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Al.com (http://bit.ly/2jWvAhQ) reports that the Auburn University's board of trustees meeting agenda states the project for the 44,000-square foot facility will begin May and end in July 2018 if approved at a Feb. ...
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - During one basketball game at Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy, a referee had to pause the game to pick up insulation that had fallen from the sagging ceiling of the school's gymnasium, 18-year-old Carlisha McKenzie remembered.
The floors were dingy and slick, and the wooden bleachers and ...
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Hull striker Abel Hernandez had two penalties saved in the space of a minute, a final embarrassment for the Premier League team in its humiliating 4-1 loss to second-tier Fulham in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday.
Hull was already heading out of the competition ...
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) - South Korea's Jeunghun Wang rolled in a 3-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to win the Qatar Masters after a three-way playoff on Sunday, clinching his third title on the European Tour.
The 21-year-old Wang, who took a three-stroke lead into the final round, ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Who would have bet that the country would have elected a black president before any of Washington's biggest theater troupes had an artistic or executive director of color?
"It's not necessarily from any ill will, but more from ignorance," says Jennifer L. Nelson, who led the now-defunct ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal in 5-set Australian Open final to capture 18th Grand Slam title.
FALUN, Sweden (AP) - Emil Iversen won a 30-kilometer classic race in the cross-country skiing World Cup beating his fellow Norwegian Martin Johnsrud Sundby.
Iversen delivered an explosive final push to the line to win in a time of 1 hour 15 minutes 46.7 seconds, leaving World Cup standings leader ...
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HONOLULU (AP) - Noah Allen scored a career-high 34 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help Hawaii roll past UC Santa Barbara 78-56 on Saturday night.
Allen, a UCLA graduate transfer, made 11 of 14 from the field, 3 of 5 from 3-point range and all nine of his free ...
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BURLINGTON, Wash. (AP) - Comedian Keith Wann owned the stage in the Burlington-Edison High School auditorium - jumping, dancing and emoting his way to laughs from the audience.
But most of the time, Wann was silent.
Though Wann can hear and speak, his first language - and the language in ...
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MADRID (AP) - Villarreal snapped its three-game winless streak with a comfortable 2-0 victory over last-placed Granada in the Spanish league on Saturday.
Bruno Soriano scored in the first half, and Alvaro Gonzalez in the second, to secure the home victory. Villarreal remained sixth and in position to fight for ...
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - World Cafe Live is leaving the Wilmington's Queen Theater and new management is headed in, keeping it as a live music venue and "community clubhouse."
The music venue - World Cafe Live at the Queen - will close its doors on May 25 after a six-year ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - More than seven years after her last Grand Slam title match, Venus Williams would be forgiven for being a little nervous when she stepped inside Rod Laver Arena to face her sister, Serena, for the Australian Open championship.
She embraced the occasion instead.
It was Venus ...
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PARIS (AP) - Emmanuelle Riva, a French star of screen and stage nominated for an Academy Award for best actress in 2013, has died. She was 89.
Riva died Friday afternoon in a clinic in Paris after a long illness, her agent, Anne Alvares Correa, told The Associated Press.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Serena Williams wins record 23rd Grand Slam title with victory over Venus in Australian Open final.
SHELBYVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Michelangelo, the Renaissance genius who gave us the David statue, said his technique was basically to cut away all the stone that wasn't David, and then he was done.
Fast-forward 500 years to rural Shelbyville, and we find wood-turning craftsman Jeremy Williams adopting a similar approach. ...
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Once upon a time, the thought of gambling on a pro football game brought gasps of indignation from the NFL offices. And swift action if it was a player who actually placed a bet.
Paul Hornung and Alex Karras each were suspended for the 1963 season for gambling on NFL ...
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MIAMI (AP) - You could call it the most intimidating performance of Emily Estefan's life.
That day, she had to sing for her mother. But not just any proud, nurturing mother. Rather, a proud, nurturing mother who also happens to be pop and Latin music superstar Gloria Estefan.
"I was ...
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - If you thought the first season of "Outsiders" brought lots of clashes and confrontations, wait until you see season two, says Tina Alexis Allen.
"I'd say there's double the conflict -- it's coming at us from all sides," said Allen, who plays the fiery Shurn on WGN ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - After getting off to a strong start, the New York Rangers have cooled off a bit. Yet they haven't lost any confidence heading into this weekend's All-Star break.
"I still like what our team does night in, night out and we should have a lot of ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Lady Gaga is reportedly entertaining an unusual twist on her Super Bowl halftime show, which - though it's not confirmed - she could perform from the roof of the stadium. If that comes to pass, she won't be the only one making a big play for ...
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STOCKHOLM (AP) - The Swedish Olympic Committee says it is "possible and desirable" that Stockholm hosts the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Chairman Hans Vestberg says a report presented on Friday by the Swedish capital about hosting the event was "an important step" toward a formal bid, expected in March 2018.
Committee ...
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BRUSSELS (AP) - A struggling child with a blade to his neck awaiting slaughter. A gutted body hanging upside down as blood seeps out. In Brussels these days, it's called street art - and names far less flattering.
"Hellish and awful," Nicole Brisard grumbled as she walked her dog, Max, ...
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Tired of all the rockets' red glare and bombs bursting in air around the Fourth of July? You're not alone.
Eleven of Michigan's state parks and recreation areas are offering fireworks-free camping from July 1-4. Participating campgrounds are located a good distance away from traditional community ...
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MARENGO, Ill. (AP) - Where others might see an alley, a back entrance to another downtown Marengo shop, Paul Turnbaugh sees art.
It's what he sees most mornings with his dog, June, as the sun rises over Marengo Ridge and the pair take their morning hike. The wooded trail before ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - In China, the women have enjoyed all the success in tennis, winning Grand Slam titles, Olympic gold medals and reaching the top 10 in both singles and doubles.
Male players, on the other hand, have lagged behind. Despite increased investment and improved resources at home, a ...
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A look at things to watch this week in the Atlantic Coast Conference:
GAME OF THE WEEKEND: North Carolina State at No. 13 Louisville. Star freshman point guard Dennis Smith Jr. led the Wolfpack (14-7, 3-5) to the program's first win at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium since 1995 on Monday ...
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America's most popular sport is in the midst of its greatest migration since the mid-1990s. In a little over a year, three NFL franchises have moved , announced a resettlement or filed paperwork seeking to relocate .
California is once again at the heart of this shift. That was the ...
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A year after the Rams returned to Los Angeles, the Chargers announced they'll be joining them in L.A. and the Raiders sought permission to move to Las Vegas.
If Mark Davis gets approval, this trio of franchise relocations would represent the largest migration in North America's sports landscape since the ...
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The coaching carousel is a rite of late spring in college basketball, a chance for the next hot young coach to cash in on an unexpected March run or for more established faces to get a second (or third, or fourth) shot at turning around a floundering program.
The spring ...
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ISTANBUL (AP) - Nobel laureates and other writers have issued a message of solidarity to Turkish colleagues who have been jailed as part of what they call a "heavy-handed" crackdown against free expression.
Close to 150 writers and journalists are in prison in Turkey, several jailed as the government embarked ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The charity behind Red Nose Day says the campaign to end child poverty is returning to the United States this year.
Comic Relief Inc. announced Thursday that 2017 fundraising efforts will culminate with a Red Nose Day TV special on May 25.
Founded in Britain by ...
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MADRID (AP) - Colombia striker Adrian Ramos has been loaned by Borussia Dortmund to struggling Spanish club Granada to June.
Financial details were not revealed on Thursday, although Dortmund has also reached a transfer agreement for Ramos with Chinese club Chongqing Dangdai Lifan that will be formalized at season's end, ...
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) - A U.S. appeals court has upheld a ruling against a Nigerian senator who faces drug charges related to the hit TV show "Orange is the New Black."
Chicago prosecutors accuse Buruji Kashamu of heading a heroin trafficking ring in the 1990s. Kashamu, elected in 2015 ...
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Belarusian weightlifter Stanislav Chadovich has been banned for four years for trying use substitute urine in a pre-Olympic doping test.
Chadovich had been entered into the 62-kilogram category at last year's Rio de Janeiro Games and was considered a medal contender before he was withdrawn from ...
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The track and field record book in Europe is being reviewed to see if it can still be believed to be clean of doping.
European Athletics said Thursday it has created "a task force to examine the credibility of European records."
Current records include several set ...
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The operator of a Portland sewage plant says it plans to decide next month whether to ban graffiti on one of the facility's walls.
The Portland Press Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2kw6uVU ) the board of trustees at the Portland Water District expects to determine the fate of ...
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Jazz artist Wycliffe Gordon is headlining the University of Louisville School of Music's annual Jazz Fest in February.
The festival has been ongoing since 1992, bringing celebrated jazz artists to Louisville for concerts, workshops and instruction.
The festival starts Feb. 22 in Bird Recital Hall with ...
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MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - A Floyd Knobs native's documentary work on methamphetamine issues in Delaware County is getting statewide attention.
John Osterhoudt, a videography, photography and theater production student at Ball State University, directed the film "Unmasked: The Stigma of Meth," part of a collaborative, multi-platform project to bring more ...
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - The Mobile BayBears are holding a job fair at Hank Aaron Stadium next month.
WKRG-TV (http://bit.ly/2k1EbBW ) reports the BayBears are looking to hire seasonal game-day team members to help reach out to fans to ensure they have an enjoyable experience. The team's 70 home games ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A former Army surgeon convicted of killing his pregnant wife and their two daughters nearly five decades ago is getting another chance to argue that he's innocent.
A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit of Appeals will hear arguments Thursday in the case of Jeffrey ...
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In less than a week, we'll be looking live for the last time as Brent Musburger leaves television for a new life among the betting crowd in Las Vegas he always managed to wink at from the broadcast booth.
An interesting decision, since Musburger said just two months ago he ...
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MOSCOW (AP) - The Russian track and field federation says it's investigating after several athletes apparently withdrew from a competition to avoid drug testers.
The All-Russia Athletics Federation says it has "established the fact of a mass withdrawal of athletes due to possible doping controls at one of the ARAF ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Fresh off her second Oscar nomination, Octavia Spencer has signed up to talk with Gloria Steinem about the progress of women of color in Hollywood and the recent Women's March at an upcoming conference.
Spencer is slated to join Steinem for the keynote discussion at the ...
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HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) - It appears fewer than half of North Carolina's school districts are allowing 6th grade students to play middle school sports.
The Asheville Citizen-Times reported (http://avlne.ws/2k0o5ZK) a survey by former North Carolina Athletic Directors Association board member Greg Grantham found that at least 46 school districts are ...
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BRUSSELS (AP) - Belgian police have detained seven people in a series of anti-terror raids in the Brussels area relating to an investigation into the possible return of fighters from Syria.
The federal prosecutor's office said in a statement that the detentions came during eight dawn raids, but stressed that ...
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A look at things to watch this week in the Pac-12 Conference:
GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 10 Oregon at Utah, Thursday. The Utes (14-5, 5-2 Pac-12) are on the NCAA Tournament bubble and a win over the Ducks could be a big boost. Oregon (18-2, 7-0) is on the ...
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LEECHBURG, Pa. (AP) - Officials say a 53-year-old music teacher has died after he suffered a medical emergency and collapsed while practicing with students at a high school in western Pennsylvania.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office says David Ritzel collapsed in a classroom at Leechburg High School around 1:20 ...
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OSLO, Norway (AP) - Norwegian cross-country skier Therese Johaug has appeared at a two-day hearing of her doping case.
The court-like hearing, which ends Thursday, allows Johaug to explain herself after testing positive the banned steroid clostebol last year. Anti-Doping Norway has called for a 14-month ban.
Johaug says she ...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The deputy director of the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville is being offered the job of executive director of the new Tennessee state museum.
The museum commission on Tuesday voted in favor of hiring Ashley Howell, a Tennessee native. Commission Chairman Tom Smith ...
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At the end, John Wall and Bradley Beal had their arms up, trying to push the crowd up one more level.
The Wizards had heaped extra pressure on themselves by wearing all-black clothing to the game against the Boston Celtics. Washington was also on the second night of a back-to-back, ...
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ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) - As a young girl, Katie Noomen was always submerged in a hockey life. From day one, she has been set firmly into a family in which hockey is the center of attention.
For years, Noomen played the role of the supportive younger sister, constantly traveling ...
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PALERMO, Sicily (AP) - Eugenio Corini has resigned as Palermo coach after guiding the Sicilian club to only one win in seven matches.
The move comes two days after Palermo was beaten 1-0 at home by Inter Milan.
The ANSA news agency quotes Corini as saying "this is a decision ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A patriotic cake cut by President Donald Trump at one of his inaugural balls Friday night was a replica of one served at an inaugural ball in 2013 for former President Barack Obama.
Baltimore pastry chef Duff Goldman made the Obama cake and highlighted its similarities with ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A cab driver in Washington got a surprise after mentioning to a group of passengers that John Elway was his all7/8-time favorite quarterback and then learning that Elway was riding in the backseat.
The encounter happened Friday while Elway was in the capital for the inauguration. A ...
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PARIS (AP) - France Davis Cup captain Yannick Noah has left Gael Monfils out of his squad to play against Japan in the first round of the Davis Cup.
Noah is reproaching the country's top player for a perceived lack of investment, hinting that Monfils is giving priority to his ...
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CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge is scheduled to sentence an Illinois man accused of hacking into electronic accounts of 30 celebrities and stealing private information, including nude videos and photos.
Edward Majerczyk (MAH'-jehr-chek) is set to appear in Chicago federal court Tuesday. He's charged in a phishing scheme that ...
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FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - The city of Frederick is advising residents and visitors that a film production this week will include fake guns.
City spokeswoman Patti Mullins said in statement Monday that the production activity on Wednesday and Thursday nights also will include actors in law enforcement SWAT gear.
She ...
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TOKYO (AP) - All-Star pitcher Shohei Otani will headline Japan's bid for a third title at the World Baseball Classic.
The 22-year-old Otani was among 27 players named to Japan's squad on Tuesday by Samurai Japan manager Hiroki Kokubo.
While Otani excelled both as a batter and pitcher for the ...
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A person with knowledge of the decision says the Indianapolis Colts will not hold training camp at Anderson University this summer and are looking for a new venue.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because an official announcement has not been ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from the family on TV's "Sister Wives" challenging Utah's law banning polygamy.
The justices on Monday left in place a lower court ruling that said Kody Brown and his four wives can't sue over the law because they weren't charged ...
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PORT-GENTIL, Gabon (AP) - Togo coach Claude le Roy says he's not sure if veteran goalkeeper Kossi Agassa will play in a crucial game at the African Cup of Nations after his house in Lome was vandalized by supporters who blamed him for a loss.
Le Roy says Agassi has ...
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GDANSK, Poland (AP) - The Museum of the Second World War, an ambitious new museum under creation for nine years in Poland, has opened its doors for a day to historians, museums and reporters.
But as hundreds filed through the museum Monday in Gdansk, it was unclear if the museum ...
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LONDON (AP) - The momentum that carried Leicester to the Premier League title last season has been replaced by genuine worries of relegation.
Leicester has only 21 points from 22 games this season, the worst record for a defending champion since Ipswich had the same in the 1962-63 season.
"Our ...
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TOKYO (AP) - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka says he won't take part in the World Baseball Classic.
Speaking at his former stadium in northeastern Japan on Monday, Tanaka said "taking various things into consideration, it would be difficult so I will not participate."
Tanaka went 14-4 last season ...
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - A publisher is bringing back a 1950s memoir written by a journalist who spent 45 days in a Traverse City psychiatric hospital.
The Traverse City Record-Eagle (http://bit.ly/2jmCqw5 ) says Mission Point Press is donating $1 from each book sale to a local historical society to ...
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - It was the summer of 2015 and Tommy Fleetwood had climbed inside the world's top 50 for the first time in his career when he tried to change is swing.
"I thought it would make me a world-class golfer," Fleetwood recalled of his ...
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RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) - Kandus Mayse played basketball from sixth grade until she was a freshman at Richmond High School.
She started coaching in the Richmond Youth League in 2013 and calls it one of the most rewarding things she's experienced.
It doesn't hurt that she's watching first hand as ...
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Bill Belichick has done something neither Chuck Noll, Tom Landry nor Bill Walsh ever managed. Same for Tom Brady, besting the likes of Terry Bradshaw, Roger Staubach and Joe Montana.
Together, Belichick and Brady have put themselves into a record seven Super Bowls. And they made the New England Patriots ...
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Dwyane Wade hasn't had to often rely on Eastern Conference coaches. Carmelo Anthony never has.
Now the coaches could be the only way the two veterans participate in the All-Star Game.
Neither was voted a starter and both face tough odds to get picked as reserves this week for next ...
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HAMMONTON, N.J. (AP) - Some 300 ducks are nesting in the third-floor storage room of Hammonton's Town Hall.
The ducks - decoys from the collection of Fred Noyes - are among about 3,000 items from the Noyes Museum collection that were recently unpacked by volunteers as the museum continues its ...
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SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) - Southampton condemned Leicester to the 11th loss of its Premier League title defense with a 3-0 victory on Sunday, leaving the champions five points above the relegation zone.
James Ward-Prowse, Jay Rodriguez and Dusan Tadic scored as Southampton eased to victory, leaving Claudio Ranieri's Leicester looking ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Defending champion and top-ranked Kerber is out of the Australian Open, beaten by American Vandeweghe in 4th round.
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Novak Djokovic will lead his native Serbia against Russia in the first round of the Davis Cup next month.
Serbia state TV on Sunday quoted Djokovic as saying that he is "always happy" to play in the competition. He says "it is a special feeling when ...
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SENTOSA, Singapore (AP) - Prayad Marksaeng of Thailand shot a 4-under 67 in the final round to win the Singapore Open by one shot on Sunday, clinching a place in the British Open in the process.
Phachara Khongwatmai of Thailand, Young-han Song of South Korea and Jbe Kruger of South ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Serena Williams and Barbora Strycova meet for the third time on Monday, and once again it's on one of the grandest stages in tennis.
Williams, seeking her Open era-record 23rd major title, has beaten the Czech player both previous times. Both were in 2012 and in ...
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - Growing up a tomboy in Indiana, Tammy Wagner used to shag balls at the boys' Little League practices near her home. There was no baseball league at the time for girls.
Now a North Fort Myers resident, Wagner, 55, plays co-ed softball in Cape Coral. ...
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HONOLULU (AP) - Chima Moneke had a career-high 26 points and 13 rebounds Saturday night and UC Davis made 5 of 8 free throws in the final 49 seconds to beat Hawaii 76-70.
The Aggies (12-8, 4-1 Big West) took the lead for good on Lawrence White's 3-pointer to make ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Top-seeded Andy Murray is out of the Australian Open, losing to 50th-ranked Mischa Zverev in the 4th round.
GARLAND, Texas (AP) - Sculptor Barvo Walker admits he missed the mark when he first envisioned a new work for downtown Garland. Instead of focusing on the area's renaissance, Barvo - as he is commonly known - recalled its leaner days of times past.
"The last time I had been ...
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LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - Fernando Llorente scored twice as Swansea stunned title-chasing Liverpool 3-2 on Saturday, climbing off the bottom with a first Premier League win at Anfield.
Swansea inflicted Liverpool's first home defeat in a year the hard way. After Llorente sent the visitors into a surprise 2-0 lead ...
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Johnson & Wales University is permanently closing its culinary arts museum to the public.
The university announced Thursday that the closure will take effect Feb. 27. It is continuing to digitize the museum's holdings for research and viewing online .
The museum opened in 1989 and ...
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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) - Basketball or dance?
Brentwood Academy student Tyler McNair wrangled over the question before his senior year of high school.
He was a starting player for the school's state championship basketball team.
He was 6-foot-4, an athlete, the son of the late Titans quarterback Steve McNair, one ...
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CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - When Mindy Parsley was a kid growing up on a farm outside Clarksburg, West Virginia, she spent a lot of time at the local roller rink. There were a lot of Friday and Saturday nights when she could be found skating in circles or shooting the ...
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CHICAGO (AP) - Two men have been convicted of attempted murder and aggravated battery for a shooting that left a high school basketball coach featured in the documentary "Hoop Dreams" paralyzed.
Shawn Harrington was shot twice while shielding his daughter while he stopped his car at a traffic light in ...
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Occupancy rates were falling when Robert Herrera decided in late 2015 to open a large co-working space in the heart of downtown Wilmington.
And while some thought he was crazy, The Mill is about to begin its third and final stage of renovations at the Nemours ...
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PARIS (AP) - Nice striker Mario Balotelli says he was racially abused by Bastia fans who made monkey noises during Friday night's French league match.
The Italian forward wrote a message on his Instagram and Twitter pages on Saturday describing the abuse he heard during the 1-1 draw at the ...
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean prosecutors on Saturday arrested President Park Geun-hye's culture minister and her former top presidential adviser over allegations that they blacklisted artists critical of the government.
Culture Minister Cho Yoon-sun and ex-presidential chief of staff Kim Ki-choon allegedly drew up the list of thousands ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - As befitting his status as a 17-time Grand Slam champion and as an astute judge of the sport, Roger Federer's reply to a simple question about his next opponent was handled with the same aplomb as one of his stylish groundstrokes.
The player in question was ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - For both the veteran, Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, and the newcomer, Jennifer Brady, it's a completely unexpected position to be in: Playing for a spot in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
How they ended up here, however, couldn't be more dramatically different.
Lucic-Baroni has been on this ...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country music legend Crystal Gayle is being inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, nearly a half-century after she first walked onto its stage to perform as a teenager.
The Grand Ole Opry announced that Gayle's sister, country luminary Loretta Lynn, will induct her into ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A New Jersey inaugural ball has traded a Bruce Springsteen cover band for a famous Frank Sinatra impersonator.
Comedian Joe Piscopo performed a version of Sinatra's "New York, New York" rewritten with New Jersey references at the Garden State Inaugural Gala Thursday.
The B Street Band was ...
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ZURICH (AP) - FIFA has appointed the president of the corruption-ravaged South American governing body to chair its finance committee.
FIFA says Alejandro Dominguez of Paraguay leads the new eight-member panel, which includes two independent officials from outside soccer.
Dominguez won the CONMEBOL election last year after his predecessor, Juan ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Svetlana Kuznetsova has a different look than most tennis players. And it's not just all the tattoos.
In a tennis world dominated by the bright colors of Nike and Adidas, as well as new fashion entrants like Uniqlo, Kuznetsova has taken a risk with her clothing ...
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PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Almost every week from the second Sunday of September through Pentecost, which this year is June 4, the Westminster Presbyterian Church holds a 50-minute Jazz Vespers service.
The 4 p.m. service at the church on West Moss Avenue consists of a "small combo in jazz standards ...
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BEIJING (AP) - The Chinese soccer association is requiring domestic clubs to allocate at least 15 percent of yearly spending toward youth training in a bid to keep national development on track amid an influx of pricy foreign talent.
The soccer association suggested in a statement Thursday that there would ...
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CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) - Ralph Baldwin Jr., a 42-year veteran of the newspaper industry, has been named publisher of the Cleveland Daily Banner.
The Daily Banner (http://bit.ly/2k8smKX ) reports Baldwin succeeds Stephen Crass, who recently retired after leading the Banner for 16 years. Cleveland Newspapers Inc. owns the paper.
Baldwin, ...
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Here are some things to watch in Southeastern Conference basketball this week:
GAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 24 South Carolina at No. 5 Kentucky: The two remaining teams unbeaten in conference play face off Saturday to determine sole possession of first place. Kentucky (16-2, 6-0 SEC) has won six straight. ...
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MIAMI (AP) - Goran Dragic has already been mentioned in trade rumors, and it's quite reasonable to think that will continue over the next few weeks.
His opinion on all that is clear: He wants to stay in Miami for a long time.
And the way he's playing now, the ...
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Current North Carolina baseball coach Mike Fox, former North Carolina State women's basketball player Chasity Melvin and former Duke basketball player Steve Vacendak are part of this year's class of inductees to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
The eight-person group was announced Thursday and ...
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LONDON (AP) - A recreation of an ancient sculpture destroyed by the Islamic State group is among finalists for a place in London's Trafalgar Square.
Michael Rakowitz's replica of an Assyrian figure of a winged-bull deity, known as lamassu, from the Iraqi city of Mosul is among five contenders for ...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin says fans will face "a challenge" when traveling between games at the 2020 European Championship, which will be spread across the continent.
The 2020 tournament will be held in 13 cities across Europe to mark its 60th anniversary, ranging from the ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fifth Harmony has made its debut as a quartet at the People's Choice Awards in the group's first performance since Camila Cabello's departure last month.
The girl group performed their biggest hit, "Work From Home," on the Microsoft Theater stage in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - One big question ahead of the start of the third round Friday at the Australian Open is the state of Andy Murray's injured right ankle. And nearly as important, how Roger Federer will perform in his first major test - against Tomas Berdych - since returning ...
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The attorney for a leader of the armed occupation at an Oregon wildlife refuge is now facing three charges after an incident in which federal marshals tackled him for refusing to stop arguing with the judge in the case.
The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://goo.gl/CEbiL3 ) a federal ...
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Henrik Stenson chipped in from 30 yards and had seven more birdies Thursday to open the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with an 8-under 64 in his first competitive round of 2017.
Showing no rustiness from an offseason of little practice, the fourth-ranked Stenson ...
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Gov. Larry Hogan is announcing the expansion of a state program that has delivered more than 25,000 donated books and school supplies.
The Republican governor said in a statement Wednesday that the Governor's Office of Community Initiatives has worked with charitable groups and literacy advocates to ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Defending champion Novak Djokovicis out of the Australian Open, loses 2nd-round match in 5 sets to Denis Istomin.
Hall of Fame voters are still sharply divided on Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens.
The electorate is changing, however, and that could be good news for both.
Bonds and Clemens inched past the 50-percent mark for the first time Wednesday, each appearing on about 54 percent of ballots cast by ...
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - When teams make 15 or more 3-pointers while shooting over 65 percent from beyond the arc, it is usually a sure sign of a win.
Except in this case, it didn't happen for Notre Dame.
Per College Basketball Reference , the 15th-ranked Fighting Irish are the ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Every game in the San Jose Sharks' rivalry series with Los Angeles takes a bit extra out of both teams.
After 11 meetings with the Kings in the past 10 months, the Sharks were thrilled to get the final word in this argument for now.
Brent ...
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina's A'ja Wilson has been able run at practice, but coach Dawn Staley said the All-American forward remains day-to-day with a sprained ankle and will reevaluate her status before the Gamecocks face Mississippi on Thursday.
Wilson has missed the past two games for the fifth-ranked ...
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ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis police are investigating the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl.
Police say two masked gunmen with assault rifles fired at the girl as she sat in a car Tuesday night. The girl was on her way home from a high school basketball game. Her ...
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PARIS (AP) - Paris Saint-Germain has loaned 18-year-old midfielder Jonathan Ikone to Montpellier for the rest of the season.
PSG announced the deal Wednesday, saying it does not include an option to buy Ikone.
Since signing his first professional contract last June, he has played seven games for PSG and ...
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - TV personality Kelly Ripa, singer Wyclef Jean and soccer pro Carli Lloyd are among the 15 newest members of the New Jersey Hall of Fame.
The group announced Tuesday also includes singer Connie Francis, actor Ray Liotta and musician Tommy James for the performing arts. TV ...
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LONDON (AP) - Police say the number of clubs impacted by British soccer's sprawling child sex abuse scandal has climbed to 248, with 184 suspects and 526 potential victims.
The National Police Chiefs' Council says 97 percent of the victims are male, with an age range from 4 to 20.
...HARPSWELL, Maine (AP) - The Coast Guard says it's replacing obsolete foghorns by installing radio-activated sound signals at seven lighthouses along Maine's coastline.
Lt. David Bourbeau tells the Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/2iP7yWY ) the sound signals will be installed in May at Halfway Rock, Matinicus Rock and Mount Desert Rock. ...
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COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) - Classmates who traveled the halls of Columbus North High School in 1977 didn't know then that one of them would one day hold the second highest office in the United States.
But a few of them suspected Vice President-elect Mike Pence might be headed toward national ...
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Officials say the trial in Rhode Island's lawsuit over the failure of former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's failed video game company has been delayed again.
The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation says Schilling and others worked together to withhold information when putting together a deal ...
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BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (AP) - The manager of an upstate New York mobile home park has admitted to killing a tenant after the two got into a fight over loud music.
The Times Union of Albany reports (http://bit.ly/2jxpLcm ) Harold Wolcott pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single charge of criminally ...
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DETROIT (AP) - NHL standings used to be displayed in the Detroit Red Wings' dressing room, filling much of a wall between the players' lounge and showers.
Detroit doesn't display the ever-changing glance at the league's lineup of teams anymore.
And, perhaps that's a good thing.
Detroit is in danger ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Little did Angelique Kerber know when she turned 18 at home in Bremen, Germany, that the next decade of celebrating her birthday would be spent some 16,000 kilometers (10,000 miles) away at the Australian Open.
Or for that matter, that her first Grand Slam victory would ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Clint Frazier thought to the future and predicted: "It's going to be common for people to not like us."
Rather than bring veterans, the Yankees had Frazier and fellow Baby Bombers James Kaprielian, Gleyber Torres and Chance Adams respond to fans' question at a town hall ...
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - After 20 years managing a checkpoint along the 1,600-kilometer Yukon Quest, Peter Kamper is looking forward to getting a different view of the sled dog race.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports (http://bit.ly/2jjUesd ) that Kamper managed the 101 Mile Steese Highway checkpoint from 1996 to 2015 ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - More than 13 years after Andy Roddick won the 2003 U.S. Open, the last time an American man triumphed at a Grand Slam, the future of U.S. men's tennis appears bright.
The next generation of young players, all aged between 18 and 20, is starting to ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Citing "momentous changes" in her life, like her father being elected president, Ivanka Trump and her publisher are pushing back the release of her book "Women Who Work" from early March to early May.
Portfolio, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, told The Associated Press on ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - A hip-hop podcast host has been arrested in connection with a shooting at a popular New York City concert venue last year that left two people wounded and a rapper's bodyguard dead.
Thirty-one-year-old Daryl Campbell, also known as Taxstone, was charged Monday on a federal weapons ...
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - At least three Oregon football players have reportedly been hospitalized following a series of intense workouts.
The Oregonian reported (http://bit.ly/2iCfSGt ) late Monday that the players remain hospitalized after being taken there late last week.
The school didn't immediately identify the players who were hospitalized. It ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Ann Patchett, Michael Chabon and Zadie Smith were among the nominees announced Tuesday for the National Book Critics Circle Awards.
Books by Louise Erdrich and former U.S. poet laureate Robert Pinsky also were among 30 finalists in six competitive categories selected by the 42-year-old organization.
The ...
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HARRISON, N.J. (AP) - The New York Red Bulls have traded midfielder and team captain Dax McCarty to the Chicago Fire for $400,000 in general allocation money.
The Red Bulls announced that they will be paid $200,000 this year and the next for their franchise's all-time leader in regular season ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The 64 players contesting second-round matches at the Australian Open on Wednesday have won a total of 36 Grand Slam singles titles. One guy, however, has nearly half of them.
Of the 17 titles captured by Roger Federer, who plays American qualifier Noah Rubin at Rod ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - What'll she be wearing?
It's a question that fascinates fashion-watchers - and lots of others - every four years: Which designer will the new U.S. first lady choose to wear on Inauguration Day and, more importantly, on Inauguration Night?
This year, as never before, the question ...
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Florida State is finally wrapping up a demanding stretch of six straight games against ranked teams.
Both the 10th-ranked Seminoles and No. 24 South Carolina have two games against ranked foes to headline the week for teams in the AP Top 25 . The Seminoles host ...
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LONDON (AP) - For Pep Guardiola, the head-scratching just got a little more intense.
In the aftermath of Manchester City's 4-0 loss at Everton on Sunday, when its defensive frailties were once again exposed, the Spaniard wrote off his side's Premier League title chances.
While that is unlikely to rattle ...
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CANCUN, Mexico (AP) - A Mexican police officer says a gunman has killed at least four people and wounded nine others at a nightclub in the Playa del Carmen resort.
The officer who gave the information spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to give details about an ...
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MOSCOW (AP) - Russian league leader Spartak Moscow has signed midfielder Alexander Samedov from Lokomotiv Moscow.
The 32-year-old Samedov started his career with Spartak and played for them until 2005. He says he feels "huge nerves but at the same time happiness to return to my first club after 12 ...
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DETROIT (AP) - Bicyclists in Detroit are marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day by pedaling to sites connected to a historic visit the slain civil rights leader made to the city.
More than 200 bicyclists have registered for the free 10-mile ride, which will take in such sites as Cobo ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Shelby Rogers thoroughly dominated the No. 4 player in the world, Simona Halep. A teary-eyed CoCo Vandeweghe battled nausea to outlast another top-20 veteran, Roberta Vinci.
And the grande dame of the women's tour, 36-year-old Venus Williams, refused to cede the spotlight for at least another ...
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Never before has an exhibit on the scale of "Indiana Tattoo: History and Legacy" been attempted in Indiana.
In the exhibit that was to open Friday at the Grunwald Gallery of Art on the Indiana University-Bloomington campus, Indiana's tattoo history will be on full display in ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Slants aren't exactly a household name when it comes to music, but the Asian-American rock band has certainly made its mark in the legal world.
The Oregon-based group has spent years locked in a First Amendment battle with the government, which refuses to register a trademark ...
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PENN HILLS, Pa. (AP) - Officials say a high school football player died in a car crash near his western Pennsylvania home following a recruiting visit to a West Virginia college.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office says 17-year-old Donovan Baynes was in a car that crashed into a utility ...
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina State coach Mark Gottfried has had it with his team's defense.
The sixth-year coach angrily addressed his team's defensive play after Sunday night's 86-76 home loss to Georgia Tech, calling on a team that's off to a surprising 1-4 start in the Atlantic Coast ...
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - So much for Antonio Brown and the Pittsburgh Steelers keeping a low profile.
The star wide receiver filmed the postgame scene in the Steelers' locker room on Facebook Live after an 18-16 win at Kansas City on Sunday, a video that lasted more than 17 ...
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There are days the NBA holds dear, days the league sets even more emphasis on putting its best foot forward.
Opening night, Christmas Day, All-Star weekend. They are all important dates for the league to engage its fans, grab ratings and put on a show. Ranking right up near the ...
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Actor D.W. Moffett will lead a college's film and television department in Savannah.
The Savannah College of Art and Design said in a news release that Moffett became the program's new chair this month after joining its faculty in the fall.
Moffett played Joe McCoy on ...
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MADRID (AP) - Valencia has finally won again in the Spanish league, beating Espanyol 2-1 to end a three-month drought and move further from the relegation zone.
Martin Montoya scored from close range in the 17th minute and Santi Mina sealed the victory in the 73rd at Mestalla Stadium as ...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The American Friends Service Committee is celebrating 100 years of nonviolent activism with an exhibition, "Waging Peace," that showcases the group's accomplishments while also illustrating work that remains to be done.
General Secretary Shan Cretin hopes both aspects of the exhibit inspire visitors.
"We don't want to ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump proved you could ride reality TV fame to the White House. Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner proved that having a film crew around can just compound the embarrassment of a political freefall.
Now, a young Republican is following in their footsteps by allowing a ...
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BRUSSELS (AP) - Belgian authorities have released three people who were detained in a series of anti-terror raids in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek, where some of the Paris and Brussels attackers lived or traveled.
Ine Van Wymersch, spokeswoman for the Brussels prosecutor's office, said Sunday that the three were ...
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SARSAOTA, Fla. (AP) - After two years of depositions and hearings and just a month before a trial is set to begin, The Ringling and its parent organization, Florida State University, have filed a counterclaim against Helga Wall-Apelt, the donor whose largesse catalyzed the museum's Asian Art Center, but who ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Rafael Nadal isn't planning to give up tennis anytime soon. Johanna Konta won't take too seriously her dominating win in the Sydney International last Friday.
And Sam Stosur, who has never done well at her home Grand Slam tournament, isn't getting too down on herself after ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Chargers aren't getting the warmest welcome from potential patrons on their move up the California coast.
Los Angeles fans at a Clippers-Lakers game Saturday booed the Chargers' new logo when it was shown on the video board, then jeered tight end Jeff Cumberland when he ...
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HONOLULU (AP) - The way Justin Thomas is playing the Sony Open, someone might have to shoot 59 to catch him on Sunday.
The way Waialae Country Club is playing, someone could.
Jordan Spieth thought he might see a double dose of history in Honolulu. He was playing with Thomas ...
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ELLENTON, Fla. (AP) - After 146 years, the curtain is coming down on "The Greatest Show on Earth." The owner of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus told The Associated Press that the show will close forever in May.
The iconic American spectacle was felled by a variety ...
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MADRID (AP) - Real Madrid gave its "complete support" to team captain Sergio Ramos on Saturday after the defender was criticized for upsetting fans of former club Sevilla.
A day before the top two teams in the Spanish league meet in Seville, Madrid released a statement saying Ramos' "conduct is ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Call them rebels with a cause. Or two. Or three. Or 10.
When throngs of women from around the nation converge on Washington for a march on the day after Donald Trump's inauguration, they will arrive driven by a multitude of motivations.
Gay rights, gun control, immigrant ...
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LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) - Congo's sports minister has led a delegation of 100 officials to the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament in Gabon to resolve a player strike.
Sports minister Willy Bakonga was called into action after Congo's squad, which includes England-based players Youssouf Mulumbu and Dieumerci Mbokani, boycotted ...
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - This week in New York state government, lawmakers await the details of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's big proposals amid tense relations between the Legislature and the Democratic governor.
Cuomo is required to submit his formal budget proposal this week, days after he wrapped up six State of ...
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SYDNEY (AP) - For all the hype between often bitter A-League crosstown rivals Sydney FC and Western Sydney, it was a match that fizzled.
The scoreless draw Saturday between the two sides kept Sydney FC's unbeaten streak alive through 15 rounds. But it left the Sky Blues just five points ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - While Roger Federer spent his time at Melbourne Park on Saturday talking about his comeback at a news conference, dozens of lower-ranked players were still at work trying to earn a spot in the main draw of the Australian Open.
Austrian veteran Jurgen Melzer was among ...
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Gov. Nikki Haley is calling on all South Carolinians to congratulate the Clemson Tigers for their national title.
The Clemson graduate has designated Saturday as "Clemson Tigers National Football Champions Day."
Her proclamation encourages "all South Carolinians to join together in congratulating the Clemson Tigers football ...
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MARPLE, Pa. (AP) - If you asked Art Tatios, 90, why he started skating as a young man in the 1940s he has a quick one-word answer, "Women."
It must have worked, Tatios said he met his wife, Rose, while ice skating. She has since passed away but he continues ...
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KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) - Rod Pampling stood on the second tee at Kapalua, eyes forward and shoulders square.
So he passed the first test.
Posture was among the problems his clinical psychologist first noticed when he asked for her help. Now, as she stood some 50 feet away in the ...
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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Shoot Em Up, a well-known Texas longhorn from Ellicott, was ready for his Twitter performance during the National Western Stock Show parade. The weather, however, was not.
That didn't faze Melissa Brandao, the woman behind the Longmont startup HerdDogg. The company has developed a small, rugged ...
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LONDON (AP) - Victor Lownes, a former executive of Playboy who helped forge the brand's hedonistic ethos and put much of the swing into the "Swinging London" era, has died at 88.
Friend Barbara Haigh, a former "bunny girl" at London's Playboy Club, said Lownes died in his sleep Wednesday ...
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MOSCOW (AP) - Still mired in a doping scandal and with a track team banned from international competition, the president of the Russian Olympic Committee said his country may put forth a bid to host the 2028 Games.
Alexander Zhukov said Friday that Russia is considering three cities as candidates ...
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LONDON (AP) - A British Labour Party lawmaker has been appointed the new director of London's Victoria & Albert Museum, the museum announced Friday. The move triggers a special election for his seat.
Tristram Hunt is a historian and broadcaster who was elected to Parliament in 2010.
The V&A, one ...
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MADRID (AP) - Two-time defending champion Barcelona will play Real Sociedad in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, and Real Madrid will face Celta Vigo.
Friday's draw also pitted Atletico Madrid against Eibar, one of the newcomers to the tournament's last eight.
Alcorcon, the only second-division club still in ...
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LONDON (AP) - A British broadcaster has canceled a TV comedy starring Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson.
Sky Arts says it has decided not to broadcast the program "in light of the concerns expressed by Michael Jackson's immediate family." It says Fiennes supports the decision.
Sky had been criticized for ...
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi officials say cold weather last week resulted in the highest count of ducks in the state since at least 2005.
The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks released survey numbers Thursday, part of a nationwide count.
The aerial survey estimates there were 1.44 million total ...
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