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Indiana gives Crean 200th career win

Verdell Jones III scored 22 points and Christian Watford had 16 to lead Indiana to a 74-64 victory over Pittsburgh on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Gard ...

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Fierce winter storm hits Midwest with snow, wind

A fierce winter storm hammered more than a dozen states Tuesday with dangerous ice, heavy snow and vicious winds that threatened to create 15-foot drifts in parts of the Upper M ...

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Farmer sees divine sign in cow born at Conn. dairy

A holy cow in Connecticut, perhaps? Or maybe a divine bovine?

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ALL BUSINESS: Economics 101, by way of toy hamster

In a world full of economic indicators, the best one during the holiday season may prove to be a furry toy hamster.

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GAO: FDA yet to make safety changes post-Vioxx

The Food and Drug Administration still hasn't restructured its staff to better monitor drug safety, more than three years after experts recommended key changes in the wake of th ...

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Broadcom co-founder takes stand in fraud trial

Broadcom Corp. co-founder Henry Samueli said Tuesday that his semiconductor company awarded thousands of stock option grants to employees in the years after the company's initia ...

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Geminid meteor shower to peak this weekend

The year's best meteor shower is coming to North America.

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Episcopal lesbian bishop calls election liberating

The lesbian priest who was elected assistant bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles said Tuesday that she was upset by claims that her role in the church is divisive.

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Long Beach offers $28M to lure carmaker Tesla

The Long Beach City Council has approved a proposal to offer $28.6 million in financial incentives to Tesla Motor as the electric carmaker decides where to build its assembly pl ...

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Big challenge for Obama: retain Hispanic support

Barack Obama has erased George W. Bush's inroads among Hispanics, with these influential voters consistently giving the president exceptionally strong marks and the White House ...

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Pawlenty, other aspirants travel for foreign cred

Gov. Tim Pawlenty can't see Russia from his house.

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Depp promotes latest movie, but hasn't seen it

Actor Johnny Depp highly recommends his latest movie _ though he said he hadn't personally gone out to see it yet.

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CBS cancels another daytime drama

Procter & Gamble, the company responsible for the phrase "soap operas," is out of the daytime drama business after 76 years now that CBS is making "As the Wor ...

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Autopsy finds overdose killed Springsteen's cousin

A medical examiner has found that the cousin of rock veteran Bruce Springsteen died from an accidental drug overdose.

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Burglary reported at Nicky Hilton's LA home

Police say they are investigating a burglary at the Los Angeles home of Nicky Hilton.

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Patrick unveils No. 7 JR Motorsports stock car

Danica Patrick received all kinds of advice during her lengthy flirtation with NASCAR. Some encouraged her to give it a try, while others openly wondered why IndyCar's biggest s ...

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Granderson headed to Yanks as part of 3-team deal

Instead of spending at these winter meetings, the New York Yankees are in a dealing mode.

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Kings G Evans briefly leaves game against Hornets

Sacramento Kings guard and second-leading scorer Tyreke Evans went to the locker room after crashing to the floor while hitting a layup against the New Orleans Hornets on Tuesda ...

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Iowa coach home after surgery to repair artery

Iowa coach Todd Lickliter has been released from an Iowa City hospital after undergoing a procedure to repair a tear in his carotid artery.

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NFL fines Ochocinco $30K for poncho, sombrero

Chad Ochocinco is donating dinero to the NFL yet again.

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Woods' mother-in-law released from Fla. hospital

Tiger Woods' mother-in-law collapsed at his home and was rushed to a hospital early Tuesday, touching off the second media frenzy in two weeks surrounding the pro golfer's caref ...

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Slumping Flyers lose injured G Emery for 6 weeks

Flyers goalie Ray Emery will undergo surgery Wednesday to repair a torn muscle in his lower abdomen, and is expected to miss about six weeks.

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Jean-Baptiste Grange to miss Vancouver Olympics

World Cup slalom champion Jean-Baptiste Grange will miss next year's Vancouver Olympics because of a knee injury that will force him to undergo an operation.

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