Thursday, 16 March 2017

Warriors look to gain momentum again, chase West's top seed

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Sure, it's a little strange for Steve Kerr to be talking about how his Golden State Warriors must regain momentum in March.

They are the NBA's top team, after all. Yet having lost three straight and on the brink of another defeat Tuesday night before rallying ...
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How to watch Thursday's NCAA tournament games on TV, online or even if you've cut the cord

There are tons of options available.
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Wednesday, 15 March 2017

UMass says no evidence to support allegations in lawsuit

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) - The University of Massachusetts is responding to a lawsuit filed by a woman who alleges she was held against her will by members of the men's basketball staff.

UMass athletic director Ryan Bamford said in a statement Tuesday that when the university became aware of the ...
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A man, his pipe and some music amid Aleppo?s destruction

Mohammed Mohiedin Anis speaks five languages. He studied medicine. He has a dwindling collection of vintage American cars. Bombs have shattered his once fine life, and a photographer captured his will to live.
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Lancaster man pleads guilty to child sex charges

LANCASTER, S.C. (AP) - A Lancaster man is facing 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to a sexual assault on a child.

South Carolina Attorney General's Office spokeswoman Hayley Thrift Bledsoe tells The Herald of Rock Hill (http://bit.ly/2nmNTBn) 26-year-old Albert Lee Witherspoon pleaded guilty to criminal sexual conduct with ...
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Time for Europe's elite to start taking Leicester seriously

LEICESTER, England (AP) - The obvious answer was Barcelona or Real Madrid. Bayern Munich would have been understandable, too.

But when Gianluigi Buffon was asked which team he would like to avoid in the draw for the Champions League quarterfinals, the Juventus goalkeeper went for competition's big outsider.

"Leicester," the ...
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Professor's talk on South Korea a hit in home-office comedy

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - You can see the exact moment professor Robert Kelly knows his live interview has imploded.

As Kelly speaks from his home office via Skype with BBC about the just-ousted South Korean president, his eyes dart left as he watches on his computer screen as his ...
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