Wednesday, 12 February 2020

Bobby Bowden to speak at Marshall awards dinner

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Hall of Fame coach Bobby Bowden will speak at an awards dinner at Marshall University this spring.

Marshall announced Tuesday that Bowden will attend the dinner that recognizes donors and honors student-athletes. It will be held April 24 at the Mountain Health Arena in Huntington.

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German filmmaker Vilsmaier, known for 'Stalingrad,' dies

BERLIN (AP) - Joseph Vilsmaier , a German filmmaker whose striking portrayal of the Battle of Stalingrad brought home the horrors of war to a new generation, has died. He was 81.

His agent confirmed Wednesday that Vilsmaier "died peacefully at his home" in Bavaria on Tuesday.

Vilsmaier's 1993 film ...
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Esports league starts strong on ambitious global schedule

NEW YORK (AP) - They stood, they cheered, they booed and they boozed. Turns out, esports fans in New York aren't much different from their traditional sports counterparts.

Packing a nearly 2,000-seat venue across the street from Madison Square Garden, those supporters validated the theory behind the Overwatch League's ambitious ...
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Iceland's 'basketball family' chasing dreams at US colleges

Thorir Thorbjarnarson is one of the key pieces in Fred Hoiberg's building project at Nebraska.

Jon Axel Gudmundsson of Davidson was the Atlantic 10 player of the year last season and has filled up box scores in his career like few players in college basketball history.

Hakon Hjalmarsson is just ...
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Tuesday, 11 February 2020

APOEL fires coach Kare Ingebrigtsen after 45 days on job

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cypriot champion APOEL Nicosia fired coach Kare Ingebrigtsen on Tuesday after only 45 days on the job.

The 54-year-old Norwegian had four wins, two draws and four losses during his time at the club, which is struggling in its quest to retain the league title for ...
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Review: Twists careen throughout Kathleen Kent's `The Burn'

"The Burn," Mullholland, by Kathleen Kent

A labyrinth of a police procedural punctuated by non-stop action fuels Kathleen Kent's second gripping novel about Dallas narcotics Detective Betty Rhyzyk.

In addition to a detailed look at police work, "The Burn" is a solid exploration of how a cop who ...
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For decades, CIA read encrypted communications of allies and adversaries

The CIA in partnership with West German intelligence was the secret owner of a Swiss company that supplied more than 120 countries from Iran to the Vatican with encryption machines.
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