(AP) Kershaw, Dodgers beat Phillies 5-0 for 10th in rowBy MIKE WISNIEWSKIAssociated PressPHILADELPHIAClayton Kershaw pitched eight dominant innings and the seemingly unstoppable Los Angeles Dodgers won their 10th straight Saturday night, beating Philadelphia 5-0 to keep the Phillies scoreless in
(AP) Sputtering Arizona beats mistake-prone Dallas 12-7By BOB BAUMAP Sports WriterGLENDALE, Ariz.The Dallas Cowboys had a gift for Bruce Arians in his first home game as Arizona coach. Six of them, actually. The Cowboys committed six turnovers, five in the
(AP) Nats’ Bryce Harper scratched with bruised tricepsBy CHARLES ODUMAP Sports WriterATLANTABryce Harper is out of the Nationals’ lineup against the Braves due to a bruised triceps. Manager Davey Johnson said Harper was bruised when hit by two pitches in
Worldwide internet traffic plunged by about 40 per cent as Google services suffered an ‘unprecedented’ black-out, web experts have revealed. The tech company said all of its services from Google Search to Gmail to YouTube to Google Drive went down
(AP) Royals’ Tejada suspended 105 games for PED useBy DAVE SKRETTAAP Sports WriterKANSAS CITY, Mo.Former MVP Miguel Tejada was suspended for 105 games on Saturday for testing positive for an amphetamine, one of the longest suspensions given by Major League
(AP) Roll Tide! Alabama No. 1 in AP preseason pollBy RALPH D. RUSSOAP College Football WriterNEW YORKAlabama will begin this season the way it ended the last two _ No. 1. Nick Saban’s two-time defending national champions are top-ranked in
(AP) Egypt challenges Obama’s Arab Spring philosophyBy JULIE PACEAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONAs Arab Spring democracy uprisings spread across the Middle East, President Barack Obama’s response to the political unrest has been to voice support for people seeking representative governments but
(AP) Egypt considers outlawing Muslim BrotherhoodBy MAGGIE MICHAEL and TONY G. GABRIELAssociated PressCAIROEgyptian authorities are considering disbanding the Muslim Brotherhood group, a government spokesman said Saturday, once again outlawing a group that held the pinnacle of government power just more
Iran’s new President Hassan Rowhani called Saturday for a foreign policy free of damaging sloganeering as Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif took office. Rowhani said the clear message from voters, who gave him a surprise election victory over five conservatives
A gondola and a vaporetto waterbus collided Saturday on Venice’s Grand Canal, killing a German tourist and badly injuring a young girl, Italy’s Ansa news agency reported. The accident happened around noon near the canal city’s famous Rialto Bridge as
A 44-year-old woman who suffered severe burns in an explosion at a fireworks festival in western Japan two days ago became the first person to die from the accident on Saturday, police said. Hiromi Takeuchi was one of 60 people
(AP) 2016 campaign checklist: Who’s doing whatBy CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated PressWASHINGTONThis is the season of cultivation for people who might run for president in 2016. It’s a time to get to know donors, to get the public to know you on
By KATHY MATHESONAssociated PressPHILADELPHIAThe nearly broke Philadelphia schools will open on schedule next month thanks to $50 million in emergency aid. But will they be worth going to? That’s the question parents are asking as the district begins to rehire
By CAROLYN THOMPSONAssociated PressBUFFALO, N.Y.From the moment parking meter mechanic James Bagarozzo began his scheme to steal from the machines, his life became overrun with quarters. He stashed them in his pockets, in a sack in his truck, in closets
(AP) Brady nearly perfect in Pats’ 25-21 win over BucsBy HOWARD ULMANAP Sports WriterFOXBOROUGH, Mass.Tom Brady completed pass after pass, 11 in a row to start the game. So much for his injured left knee. Two days after spraining it,
(AP) Nadal tops Federer, Djokovic upset at CincyBy JOE KAYAP Sports WriterMASON, OhioThe vintage rematch ended with Rafael Nadal pumping his arms after a final forehand. He was a little bit better than old nemesis Roger Federer once again. Nadal
By LINDA DEUTSCHAP Special CorrespondentLOS ANGELESA judge reinstated Chris Brown’s revoked probation Friday and gave the singer a new sentence to perform 1,000 hours of community labor such as cleaning beaches or highways, removing graffiti or performing other chores assigned
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Palestinian sports supremo Jibril Rajoub has threatened to call for Israel’s expulsion from FIFA after it initially denied officials entry to the West Bank for a youth tournament on security grounds. An Israeli
(AP) NBC bets big on English Premier League soccerBy RACHEL COHENAP Sports WriterSTAMFORD, Conn.British sports announcer Arlo White remembers visiting relatives in Chicago more than two decades ago and flipping through a seemingly endless array of television channels. Starting Saturday,
Talker Katie Couric thought she was doing some solid networking by sending a baby gift to new mom and reality starlet Kim Kardashian. Not quite. Kardashian took a picture of the baby gift and the card Couric included and sent
(AP) Little League to enshrine NJ gov and Harlan CobenSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will be sharing a hall of fame with one of his idols, Bruce Springsteen. Not, however, for any hidden musical talent. The governor is
Fox TV planned to produce the upcoming NBC miniseries based on the political life of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. That was before the Republican National Committee vowed not to let NBC handle any 2016 presidential primary debates until
by AFP Jamaican track star Usain Bolt said an AFP photograph of the sprinter clinching world 100m gold as a lightning bolt illuminated the stormy skies above was “amazing”. AFP photographer Olivier Morin snapped the photo on Sunday night as
(AP) Obama is eager member of golfing presidents’ clubBy DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressVINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. American presidents love golf – 15 of the last 18 have played – and Barack Obama is an eager member of that club. He’s played golf
Long before liberals shrieked racism over a rodeo clown wearing a President Barack Obama mask a punk group launched an entire album critiquing then-President George W. Bush. The main image from the album? An illustration of Bush dressed up like
