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Here come the big boys
Here come the big boys. The NFL's wild-card weekend is over, with nary an upset. Moving on are division winners Green Bay, Houston and Baltimore, ...
RG3 hurt, Seattle tops Redskins 24-14 in playoffs
Russell Wilson raced ahead to throw the final block on Marshawn Lynch's fourth-quarter, go-ahead touchdown run, doing just enough to get in the way ...
Seahawks' Wilson last rookie QB left in playoffs
Wild-card weekend is over in the NFL playoffs, and Seattle's Russell Wilson is the lone rookie quarterback remaining. And, Wilson's Seahawks made a ...
Column: Wilson stands tall as only rookie QB left
This was always going to be one of those once in a decade quarterback classes, even before Russell Wilson announced his arrival from what is arguably ...
AP PHOTOS: Seattle, Ravens, Packers, Texans win
It was a wild weekend of wild-card playoff games in the opening round of the NFL postseason. The Washington Redskins lost rookie quarterback Robert ...
Redskins lead Seattle 14-13 at halftime
Robert Griffin III threw two 4-yard touchdown passes in his first career playoff game to give the Washington Redskins a 14-13 lead over the Seattle ...
Redskins lead Seattle 14-0 after 1st quarter
Robert Griffin III threw two 4-yard touchdown passes in his first career playoff game to give the Washington Redskins a 14-0 lead over the Seattle ...
Texans beat Bengals, Packers rout Vikings
More rematches ahead. After Green Bay routed Minnesota 24-10 Saturday night, it set up a trip to San Francisco. The 49ers beat the Packers at Lambeau ...
Strong earthquake shakes parts of Alaska, Canada
A powerful earthquake sparked a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles of Alaskan and Canadian coastline, but the alert was canceled when no damaging ...
'McDreamy' says he beat Starbucks for coffee chain
"Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey may be the real "McSteamy." The actor, who was dubbed "McDreamy" as a star of the hospital drama while his ...
Florida skydiver missing after jump in Washington
A skydiver who was wearing a special flying suit when he jumped out of a helicopter at 6,500 feet was missing Friday in the Cascade foothills east of ...
In pass-happy NFL, still helps to be able to run
As a wideout, Santana Moss wants Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III to throw the ball as much as possible, of course, preferably in ...
Rodgers and Flacco the wild-card rarities
Aaron Rodgers has won a Super Bowl and an MVP award. Joe Flacco has been to the playoffs in all five of his pro seasons. They will be the rarities ...
Playoff picks: Packers a good bet this time
Six days after Adrian Peterson blistered them for nearly 200 yards and helped lift his team to a stunning playoff berth, the Green Bay Packers get ...
Many weddings as gay marriage becomes legal in Md.
Same-sex couples in Maryland were greeted with cheers and noisemakers held over from New Year's Eve parties, as gay marriage became legal in the first ...
Survivors of Ore. bus crash prepare to go home
Some of the survivors of a fatal bus crash on a rural Oregon highway retrieved their passports and other belongings Tuesday so they can finish their ...
Survivors of fatal Ore. bus crash say some ejected
Survivors of a bus crash that killed nine people on a partly icy section of interstate in rural Eastern Oregon said Monday some passengers were thrown ...
Column: Gun debate revives enduring American fight
On the eve of a new year, a libertarian strain pulses through America — a get-government-out-of-my-personal-life sensibility that cuts across ...
Minimum wage gap grows wider between states
With a bump in the Washington state minimum wage to $9.19 an hour, high school student Miranda Olson will edge closer to her goal of buying the black ...
Wash. dock resembles one from Japan found in Ore.
A scientist who examined the dock that recently washed ashore on Washington's Olympic Peninsula says it looks just like the one that came ashore on ...
Redskins beat Cowboys 28-18 to win NFC East
"R-G-3!" was all Redskins fans needed to chant when they wanted to express their love for Robert Griffin III. For the lesser-known rookie, they opted ...
Redskins win NFC East, Broncos get top seed in AFC
RG3 and the Washington Redskins are heading to the playoffs as NFC East champions. By winning their seventh straight game, the Redskins rolled to ...
Seattle's Richard Sherman wins suspension appeal
Even when others were suggesting he drop his case and accept his punishment, Richard Sherman never strayed from his steadfast belief that his ...
Private picture of Mark Zuckerberg's family leaked
Even Mark Zuckerberg's family can get tripped up by Facebook's privacy settings. A picture that Zuckerberg's sister posted on her personal Facebook ...