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NASA: New pump resolves big space station leak
An impromptu spacewalk over the weekend seems to have fixed a big ammonia leak at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday. The "gusher" ...
Astronaut exits space station with music video
In a high-flying, perfectly pitched first, an astronaut on the International Space Station is bowing out of orbit with a musical video: his own custom ...
Singh's suit draws little public reaction at TPC
One spectator wore fake deer antlers. Another yelled about eating venison. And a group of men shouted, "Stay off the spray, Vijay." But for the most ...
Parity abounds so far in NBA conference semifinals
Parity has struck the NBA playoffs, where the conference semifinals are all tied. The four series are all drawn at one game apiece — the first time ...
With wild cards, Kuznetsov, Rogers head to Paris
A year ago, Brian Baker was the former French Open junior finalist who made it into the main tournament at Roland Garros nearly a decade later thanks ...
Casey Anthony judge: There was enough to convict
The judge who presided over the trial of Casey Anthony said Monday he believed there was enough evidence to convict the Florida mother who was ...
Russia charging NASA $70M per astronaut seat
The U.S. space agency is paying $424 million more to Russia to get U.S. astronauts into space and home again, and the agency's leader is blaming ...
Artist replaces paintbrush with jet engine thrust
The hurricane-force thrust from a jet engine pushes Tarinan von Anhalt into the air as she splatters an array of colors into the wind and onto a blank ...
Tebow era over in New York after Jets waive QB
Tim Tebow was waived by the Jets on Monday, the end of an unsuccessful one-season experiment in New York that had been expected for months.
James scores 27 as Heat top Bucks in Game 1
LeBron James scored 27 points, finishing two assists shy of a triple-double, as the defending champion Heat picked up where they left off in the NBA ...
Bruins end slide with 3-0 win over Panthers
The Boston Bruins saluted rather than celebrated. Ending a four-game winless streak and reaching a tie for first place in the Northeast Division with ...
Florida becomes 4th state to sue BP over oil spill
The state of Florida filed a lawsuit Saturday against British oil company BP and cement contractor Halliburton over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, ...
Rangers stay in 8th place with 6-1 victory
The New York Rangers used a fast start and a furious finish to put away the lowly Florida Panthers and lock up a victory they had to have in the push ...
Cuba turning over Florida couple and children
Cuba on Tuesday said it will hand over to the United States a Florida couple who allegedly kidnapped their two young sons from the mother's parents ...
AP Source: Miami asks for NCAA case to end
Citing massive impropriety by the NCAA and how it handled the investigation of Miami's athletic department, the Hurricanes want the case against them ...
Video of fatal skydive shows last-minute effort
Authorities say video from a fatal skydive that killed two Icelandic jumpers shows the instructor trying to help his student moments before they hit ...
Heat win 27th straight, run away from Magic 108-94
Late in the third quarter, the game was tied and the Miami Heat winning streak seemed to be in jeopardy. Then LeBron James got mad. And then the ...
Helmet video examined in deadly US skydiver crash
Authorities on Monday were looking at footage from a helmet camera worn by an Icelandic skydiving instructor who died with a student in a jump at a U.
Miami moves to Sweet 16 with 63-59 win over Illini
There was no question about Shane Larkin's go-ahead 3-pointer for Miami. The ball that appeared to ricochet off the hands of Miami's Kenny Kadji ...
Maria Sharapova reaches 4th round at Key Biscayne
Mired in a marathon game midway through the opening set, Maria Sharapova wore down her opponent with characteristic resolve and relentlessness, ...
Tampa Bay Lightning fire coach Guy Boucher
The Tampa Bay Lightning fired coach Guy Boucher on Sunday, with the team in next to last place in the Eastern Conference and on its way to missing the ...
Skydive site owner: Men didn't deploy parachutes
Two skydivers from Iceland who died during weekend jumps at a popular southwest Florida camp did not deploy their main parachutes, the co-owner of the ...
Notre Dame to join ACC next season
Goodbye Madison Square Garden, Georgetown and Villanova. Hello Greensboro Coliseum, North Carolina and Duke. A year from now, Notre Dame men's ...
No. 6 Miami beats Clemson for outright ACC title
Miami coach Jim Larranaga mounted the ladder last and went to the basket hard, scissors in hand. The net came off with one final snip, and he twirled ...
Chavez widely mourned, but some hope change on way
Some cried, some cheered. Many Latin Americans mourned the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, leaders in Europe and Asia sent condolences, and ...