Articles filed under Associated Press
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Steroid issue won't go awayJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- George Mitchell's work on steroids in baseball is complete. Everyone else has plenty left to do, from Congress and the Attorney General to Bud Selig and D...
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'American Idol' returns as TV's most popular series, just not as popularJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Fox's "American Idol" returned as the nation's most popular TV series, but with 4 million fewer viewers than the 2007 season premiere. Tuesday's debut was se...
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Sparano to coach Dolphins 'family'Jan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - DAVIE, Fla. -- Discussing his new job as Miami Dolphins coach, Tony Sparano sounded like Tony Soprano. "I'm just happy to be part of the family," Sparano said. The famil...
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Nearly 600 smoking ban violations reported to Illinois regulatorsJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Public Health says it's received nearly 600 reports of people violating the state's new smoking ban. State officials say 578 violations were r...
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The bad: a 1-ton rodent The good: it's extinctJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Eeek! Imagine a rodent that weighed a ton and was as big as a bull. Uruguayan scientists say they have uncovered fossil evidence of the biggest species of rode...
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British PM's delayed after plane lands short of runway at HeathrowJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- A passenger jet landed short of the runway at Heathrow airport on Thursday, forcing Prime Minister Gordon Brown to delay his trip to China as his plane was on ...
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Cards 'comfortable' Glaus not on steroidsJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Before acquiring Troy Glaus in a trade with Toronto for Scott Rolen on Monday, the St. Louis Cardinals looked into allegations the third baseman used steroids. New Cardi...
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Packers' Grant gets shot to end ex-team's seasonJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Another player might spend the week building it up in his mind as the ultimate way to say "I told you so," a chance to stick it to the team that trade...
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Sabres drop 10th straightJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Petr Prucha and Brandon Dubinsky each had a goal and an assist to lift the host New York Rangers to a 2-1 victory Wednesday night that stretched the Buffalo Sabres' losi...
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Knight gets win No. 900Jan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - LUBBOCK, Texas -- Bob Knight reached another milestone. Texas Tech beat No. 10 Texas A&M 68-53 on Wednesday night, the Hall of Fame coach's 900th career victory. After t...