(AP) Red Sox beat Rays 3-1 in Game 4 to reach ALCSBy FRED GOODALLAP Sports WriterST. PETERSBURG, Fla.Shane Victorino’s infield single snapped a seventh-inning tie and journeyman Craig Breslow gave Boston a huge boost out of the bullpen, sending the
(AP) Tigers rally past A’s 8-6 to force Game 5 in ALDSBy NOAH TRISTERAP Baseball WriterDETROITThe Detroit Tigers are heading back to California with the help of Max Scherzer and some fans in right field. Scherzer escaped a major jam
(AP) Sox broadcaster’s son pleads innocent in deathBy DENISE LAVOIEAP Legal Affairs WriterWOBURN, Mass.The son of Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy pleaded not guilty Tuesday in the stabbing death of his girlfriend as his lawyer fought an attempt by prosecutors
(AP) Coach Smith: Falcons could lose Jones for seasonBy GEORGE HENRYAssociated PressFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga.Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith sounded dismayed while discussing his team’s latest major injury. This time the bad news concerned Pro Bowl receiver Julio Jones, who could
(AP) Redskins name top topic at Goodell news conferenceBy HOWARD FENDRICHAP Pro Football WriterWASHINGTONAsked directly whether the Washington Redskins should change their name, Roger Goodell said the NFL needs to “make sure we’re doing what’s right.” Speaking at the conclusion
(AP) No consensus among Indians on `Redskins’ nameBy JESSE WASHINGTONAP National WriterThe name of a certain pro football team in Washington, D.C., has inspired protests, hearings, editorials, lawsuits, letters from Congress, even a presidential nudge. Yet behind the headlines, it’s
(AFP) Philip Chevron, guitarist with folk-punk band the Pogues, died of cancer on Tuesday aged 56, the group announced on their website. “After a long illness Philip passed away peacefully this morning,” said the message. “We all send our sincere
The Obama fundraising machine is the latest casualty of the government shutdown, but not for the reason one might expect. The First Lady won’t be coming to Tinsel Town Friday after all, making it the latest Obama fundraiser to suffer
(AP) NEWARK, N.J.–A federal judge in New Jersey is allowing Lauryn Hill to participate in a concert tour before completing her sentence in a tax case. Attorney Nathan Hochman says Hill has been permitted to work during the last six
(AP) Obama says talks OK _ after default threat avertedBy DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONAfter weeks of gridlock, House Republicans floated broad hints Tuesday they might be willing to pass short-term legislation re-opening the government and averting a default in exchange
According to the Associated Press, the government shutdown is responsible not merely for shuttering the White House switchboard, but for ruining President Obama’s and First Lady Michelle Obama’s 21st wedding anniversary: “And there was no fancy night at a restaurant
According to a study released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), American adults lag significantly behind other countries in their job skill sets. Young adults lag behind in literacy, math, and technology, as do middle-aged Americans. Secretary
According to local KOMO 4 News in Seattle, Washington, leaked emails from the University of Washington suggest that drug companies have been shelling out cash to gain access to special meetings of the Food and Drug Administration. UW Pain Expert
(AP) Indiana dog that crashed half-marathon gets medalEVANSVILLE, Ind.An Indiana dog that became an Internet sensation after crashing a half marathon has won a medal _ and an appointment with a veterinarian to nip his wandering ways in the bud.
The government shutdown may be keeping furloughed federal workers at home, but on Monday the U.S. Army contracted to buy a mechanical bull. The $47,174 contract was awarded on Oct. 7 to Mechanical Bull Sales Inc. of State College, Penn. According to
Are they willfully misleading? Or are Canadian Muslims who are fighting federal funding to investigate honor violence in the Muslim (and other) communities simply naïve victims of the same propaganda used routinely to explain away the religio-culturally-based murders of Muslim
Iskander Toss, who had lived all his life in the town of Delga in Upper Egypt, last week was kidnapped, severely beaten, and dragged on the dirt roads of the village until his spirit left him. His crime? As in
(AP) Did Obama swap ‘black’ detention sites for ships?By EILEEN SULLIVANAssociated PressWASHINGTONInstead of sending suspected terrorists to Guantanamo Bay or secret CIA “black” sites for interrogation, the Obama administration is questioning terrorists for as long as it takes aboard U.S.
Francois Englert of Belgium and Peter Higgs of Britain won the Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday for the discovery of the “God particle”, the Higgs Boson that explains why mass exists, the jury said. The pair were honoured for “the
Police in Japan have arrested a 70-year-old man over claims he arranged sexual encounters among senior citizens through newspaper adverts soliciting “tea-drinking companions”, police and press reports said Tuesday. Kiyohide Kuroda had allegedly been posting classified ads in a Tokyo
(AP) Pirates fall to Wacha, Cards; NLDS goes to Game 5By WILL GRAVESAP Sports WriterPITTSBURGHAndrew McCutchen swung as hard as he could, the Pittsburgh Pirates star aiming for the seats in right-center field and the two-run homer that would put
Quarterback Josh Freeman, who was the 17th overall pick in the 2009 entry draft, is to join the Minnesota Vikings, the National Football League team announced on Monday. Freeman ended his often-turbulent four-years with Tampa Bay on Thursday when he
(AP) NFL says it’ll meet with tribe about Redskins nameBy HOWARD FENDRICHAP Pro Football WriterWASHINGTONThe NFL is prepared to meet with an Indian tribe pushing for the Washington Redskins to drop the team’s nickname. Just not this week. As league
(AP) Dodgers beat Braves 4-3 to win NLDS on Uribe homerBy BETH HARRISAP Sports WriterLOS ANGELESJuan Uribe hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning after Clayton Kershaw started on short rest for the Dodgers in a 4-3 victory
Paris won the right to host the 2018 Gay Games on Monday erasing memories of their defeat to German city Cologne for the 2010 edition. Paris saw off rivals London and the Irish city of Limerick for the honour of
