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NORAD Attacked for Depicting Fighter Jets on Santa Tracker

NORAD Attacked for Depicting Fighter Jets on Santa Tracker

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) website, which “tracks” Santa’s movements every Christmas season, has drawn criticism this year for depicting his sleigh flanked by a fighter jet escort. According to Fox News, “NORAD Tracks Santa” has been providing

5 Former Chiefs Sue Team over Head Injuries

5 Former Chiefs Sue Team over Head Injuries

(AP) 5 former Chiefs sue team over head injuriesBy BILL DRAPERAssociated PressKANSAS CITY, Mo.Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the team hid and even lied about

Value Add Player/Team Rankings: American Athletic

Value Add Player/Team Rankings: American Athletic

Defending Big East and National champ Louisville will try to hold off defending CUSA champ Memphis, which stunned Oklahoma State this weekend, and Value Add 2nd Team All-American Shabazz Napier who pulled out another one Monday with a 4-point play

Biden: China Air Zone Raises Risk of Accidents

Biden: China Air Zone Raises Risk of Accidents

(AP) Biden: China air zone raises risk of accidentsBy JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressTOKYOU.S. Vice President Joe Biden voiced strong opposition Tuesday to China’s new air defense zone above a set of disputed islands, showing a united front with an anxious Japan

Value Add Player/Team Rankings: Pac-12

Value Add Player/Team Rankings: Pac-12

Value Add spotted TJ McConnell as a top-20 player back in 2012 before most had heard of him, and he gives Arizona the top transfer to join perhaps the top freshman in Aaron Gordon along with star Nick Johnson. However,

Value Add Player/Team Rankings: SEC

Value Add Player/Team Rankings: SEC

Defending champion Florida should battle Kentucky for the title, but Value Add Projections have seven SEC teams in the tournament with a potential eighth being defending tournament champion Mississippi. Florida’s Kasey Hill should be back in time to give Florida

Value Add Player/Team Rankings: Big East

Value Add Player/Team Rankings: Big East

Georgetown and Marquette, who tied with departed Louisville for the title last year, will have to battle Missouri Valley champion Creighton and a Villanova team that has already defeated No. 2 Kansas. Georgetown won at No. 10 VCU 84-80 for

Value Add Player/Team Rankings: Atlantic Coast

Value Add Player/Team Rankings: Atlantic Coast

Defending regular season and tournament champion Miami will have to rebuild from the bottom of the even tougher ACC. UNC’s season could rest on if PJ Hairston is able to play. NC State’s TJ Warren is the top Value Add

Value Add Player/Team Rankings: Big Ten

Value Add Player/Team Rankings: Big Ten

The Big Ten took the ACC-Big Ten challenge from the ACC for the first time in 2009, and has never given it back as they start their defense Tuesday. Ohio State’s destruction of No. 17 Marquette on the road and

Report: Gun Bans Result in Higher Murder Rates

Report: Gun Bans Result in Higher Murder Rates

A report issued by the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) shows that gun bans result in higher murder rates. The report looks at the January 1997 “handgun ban in England and Wales” to substantiate this. Between the time of that

Energy Drives Asian Military Confrontation

Energy Drives Asian Military Confrontation

China’s Ministry of Defense on November 30th began enforcing an expanded Air Defense Identification Zone, which now covers a huge off-shore expanse that includes the disputed oil rich Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.  Forced to rely on the Middle East

Value Add Player/Team Rankings: Atlantic Sun

Defending season champ Mercer is favored to hold off tournament champ and NCAA thrillers Florida Gulf Coast for the title. Florida Gulf Coast is not as deep as last year, but has the top two players in the conference in

Biden Visits Asia amid Japan-SKorea's Toxic Ties

Biden Visits Asia amid Japan-SKorea's Toxic Ties

(AP) Biden visits Asia amid Japan-SKorea’s toxic tiesBy FOSTER KLUG and KEN MORITSUGUAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaWhen South Korean fans at a soccer game against Japan unfurled two massive banners honoring men considered national heroes for battling Japanese invaders, organizers took

NFL Bans Super Bowl Gun Commercial

NFL Bans Super Bowl Gun Commercial

Guns And Ammo: Daniel Defense recently submitted a commercial to FOX to be played during the 2014 NFL Super Bowl XLVIII. Though the video doesn’t showcase one of the company’s popular DDM4 rifles, this paid advertisement spot was rejected by

Houston Player Suggests Patriots Spying Again

Houston Player Suggests Patriots Spying Again

Houston Texans defensive end Antonio Smith suggested that the New England Patriots may be spying again after New England rallied for a 34-31 victory over Houston on Sunday. In 2007, the Patriots had to give up a first-round draft pick

War Eagle: Cam Newton, Panthers Win 8th Straight

War Eagle: Cam Newton, Panthers Win 8th Straight

(AP) Panthers top Bucs 27-6 for 8th straight winBy STEVE REEDAP Sports WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C.Cam Newton threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score, and the Carolina Panthers defeated Tampa Bay 27-6 Sunday for a franchise-record eighth