(AP) McCutchen wins NL MVP, Cabrera takes AL awardBy BEN WALKERAP Baseball WriterNEW YORKPittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen and Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera have won baseball’s Most Valuable Player awards. McCutchen won the National League honor by a
(Reuters) – Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers was named the American League’s Most Valuable Player on Thursday for the second successive year. Cabrera, who batted .348 with 44 home runs and 137 runs batted in, received 23 of the
(AP) LOS ANGELES–Jake Gyllenhaal needed stitches after shooting an intense scene for his new film, “Nightcrawler.” A spokeswoman for Gyllenhaal says the 32-year-old actor returned to work Thursday for a final day of filming after a few hours in the
By DAVID ESPO and JULIE PACEAssociated PressWASHINGTONBowing to pressure, President Barack Obama on Thursday announced changes under his health care law to give insurance companies the option to keep offering consumers plans that would otherwise be canceled.The administrative changes are
Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti has been forced to quit motor racing on medical advice after having suffered multiple injuries in a horrifying crash. The 40-year-old Scottish driver broke two vertebrae in his spine, suffered a concussion, two broken
Can a reality show superstar sway an election? Duck Dynasty mainstay Willie Robertson is backing Louisiana Republican Vance McAllister in Saturday’s special congressional election, a seat the TV personality briefly mulled for himself weeks ago. Robertson is coming out in
(AP) LONDON–Paul McCartney is urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to release 30 people arrested during a Greenpeace protest at an Arctic oil rig almost two months ago. In letter addressed “Dear Vladimir,” the former Beatle tells Putin that he wrote
Since April, President Obama has set a torrid fundraising pace, accumulating $40 million for fellow Democrats. Breaking all previous fundraising records by a president in the first year of a second term, Obama attended 30 fundraising events for wealthy donors in ten
(AP) Baseball to move ahead with instant replayBy RONALD BLUMAP Sports WriterORLANDO, Fla.Major League Baseball owners have voted to move ahead with a vast expansion on instant replay next season. Owners approved funding the replay expansion when they met Thursday
A Japanese condominium complex has decided to ditch noisy lawnmowers and their paid pushers for a more natural option: goats. The suburban Tokyo complex has obtained four grass-munching animals to help beautify the walled property and chomp on weeds in
(AP) Guide dog dispute cancels flight from Philly to NYPHILADELPHIAA dispute involving a blind man, his guide dog and an airline crew led to the cancellation of a flight from Philadelphia to New York. WPVI-TV reports the argument happened Wednesday
(AP) US mobility for young adults falls to 50-year lowBy HOPE YENAssociated PressWASHINGTONU.S. mobility for young adults has fallen to the lowest level in more than 50 years as cash-strapped 20-somethings shun home-buying and refrain from major moves in a
(AP) Actress convicted of stalking Alec BaldwinBy JENNIFER PELTZAssociated PRessNEW YORKA Canadian actress was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail by a judge who found her guilty of stalking Alec Baldwin in New York. Genevieve Sabourin, 41, who had
(AP) Whitey Bulger gets life for racketeering, killingsBy DENISE LAVOIEAP Legal Affairs WriterBOSTONFormer Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for his murderous reign of terror in the 1970s and `80s, bringing to a
US President Barack Obama is to make a statement on the troubled implementation of his landmark healthcare reform at 11:35 am (1635 GMT) from the White House on Thursday, his office said. The previously unscheduled appearance was announced as Obama’s
(AP) Ohio delays inmate’s execution over organ donationBy JULIE CARR SMYTHAssociated PressCOLUMBUS, OhioOhio’s governor delayed the execution of a condemned child killer to consider the inmate’s unprecedented organ donation request, acknowledging that it’s “uncharted territory” but expressing hope that the
(AP) Kershaw, Scherzer easily win Cy Young AwardsBy BEN WALKERAP Baseball WriterNEW YORKClayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Max Scherzer of the Detroit Tigers breezed Wednesday to baseball’s Cy Young Awards. Kershaw won the prize as the National
(Reuters) – Mexico thumped New Zealand 5-1 in the first leg of their qualifying playoff on Wednesday to take a massive step towards a place in next year’s World Cup finals.
(AP) AP source: Baylor’s Briles gets new 10-year dealBy STEPHEN HAWKINSAP Sports WriterBaylor coach Art Briles has agreed to a new 10-year contract with the fourth-ranked Bears, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The
(AP) Wroten’s triple-double leads 76ers over RocketsBy ROB MAADDIAP Sports WriterPHILADELPHIATony Wroten had his first career triple-double, James Anderson scored a career-high 36 points and Spencer Hawes made the go-ahead basket with 34 seconds left in overtime to help the
A North Carolina man is being charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to a designated terrorist organization, the al-Nusrah Front, also known as al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI). Basit Javed Sheikh (also known as Abdul Basit), a 29-year-old man originally from Pakistan
(AP) Pacquiao dedicates next fight to typhoon victimsBy JOHN PYEAP Sports WriterManny Pacquiao believes the best way to bring inspiration and hope to the victims of the devastating Typhoon Haiyan in his native Philippines is to win his comeback fight
(AP) Kubiak to coach Texans vs RaidersBy KRISTIE RIEKENAP Sports WriterHOUSTONTexans coach Gary Kubiak is back after recovering from a mini-stroke, and he can’t wait to coach his team on Sunday against Oakland. “It just feels great to be back,”
(AP) Former Raiders TE Todd Christensen dies at 57By PAUL FOYAssociated PressSALT LAKE CITYWith his penchant for poetry, Todd Christensen never fit the Raiders’ renegade mold. But that didn’t keep him from becoming one of the team’s best all-time tight
(AP) AP Source: Louisville to pay $11mil AAC exit feeBy RALPH D. RUSSOAP College Football WriterNEW YORKLouisville has agreed to pay the American Athletic Conference an $11 million exit fee so the Cardinals can join the Atlantic Coast Conference next
