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Broncos, Patriots and Falcons win divisions
If NFL executives really adore parity, they must be wincing at the early division clinchings by the Broncos, Patriots and Falcons. Not to mention the ...
Ind. financier gets 50 years for $200m swindle
An Indiana financier and former chief executive of National Lampoon convicted of swindling investors out of about $200 million was sentenced Friday ...
Duke Energy CEO to leave in NC merger settlement
Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers will step down as head of the largest U.S. electric utility by the end of 2013 as part of a settlement with the North ...
Upton headed to Braves; Pettitte returns to Yanks
B.J. Upton is on his way to Atlanta, while Andy Pettitte is staying in pinstripes. With the winter meetings only days away, baseball's offseason began ...
Steelers hope to have Polamalu back for Ravens
Ben Roethlisberger took a break from changing his newborn son's diapers to throw a few passes with his sprained right shoulder on Monday.
Pot-enjoying Ohio defendant agrees to quit
An avid marijuana user has agreed to give up his pastime to avoid a jail sentence from a southwest Ohio judge perplexed by his reluctance.
AP Source: Reds and Broxton in 'substantial' talks
Reliever Jonathan Broxton is having "substantial talks" with the Cincinnati Reds about a multiyear deal, a person familiar with the negotiations said ...
Mike Holmgren leaving Browns uncertain of future
Mike Holmgren's run as a team president is over, ending prematurely and before he planned. For weeks, he has hung around Cleveland's offices doing ...
Judge rejects obese Ohio inmate's execution claim
A condemned killer trying to delay his execution because of his extreme weight hasn't raised enough new issues to warrant the legal challenge, a ...
Holmgren leaving Browns uncertain of future
Browns outgoing president Mike Holmgren says he still has not decided if he will coach in the NFL again. Holmgren is leaving the Browns this week ...
Ohio's 'cleaning fairy' gets 1 year of probation
An Ohio woman dubbed the "cleaning fairy" after she broke into a home, cleaned it and left a $75 bill has been put on probation for one year. A judge ...
Rice's big run, Tucker FGs give Ravens 16-13 win
It was such an unbelievable play that Ray Rice reached deep and used a nursery rhyme to describe it. "Check down, Hey Diddle Diddle, Ray Rice up the ...
Division races taking shape
As the NFL heads into December, nearly every division race has an outright favorite. Some — Denver, Atlanta, New England, Houston and Baltimore — are ...
Browns beat sloppy Steelers 20-14
They didn't look like themselves at all. Not with the turnovers, penalties and blown chances. These weren't the Pittsburgh Steelers of old. And it had ...
Undefeated: No. 4 Ohio State over No. 20 UM, 26-21
The only thing Urban Meyer lost during his first season at Ohio State was his cool — at the end of the last game. Carlos Hyde ran for 146 yards and ...
NHL cancels games through Dec. 14, All-Star game
More than a third of the NHL regular season and two of its marquee events have now been called off. The league announced its latest round of ...
Powerball jackpot builds to $325M for Saturday
Black Friday shoppers in many cities briefly detoured into lottery retailers, drawn off task by the prospects of winning a $325 million Powerball ...
No. 23 Kent State finishes off Ohio 28-6
They sat in a darkened room on the first day of training camp, surrounded by the sounds of quarterbacks barking signals, coaches blowing whistles and ...
Vikings looking to put the squeeze on Bears QBs
The lasting image from the Bears' trip to San Francisco was 49ers defensive end Aldon Smith running amok. And now Chicago's battered offensive line ...
Buckeyes close to perfection; Michigan in way
All that separates Ohio State from a season for the ages is a contest so big that everyone simply calls it "The Game." Just five teams in the ...
Judge: Jailed Amish cannot attend Ohio wedding
Defendants convicted in beard- and hair-cutting attacks on fellow Amish lost a bid Wednesday to leave jail to attend a family wedding after ...
Irish trying to turn USC rivalry their way
The Notre Dame-USC rivalry has been defined by dominance over the last four decades. Two of college football's most celebrated teams have alternated ...
Sentencing delayed as man rethinks Ohio bomb plea
A man who pleaded guilty in the failed plot to bomb a highway bridge won a delay in his sentencing Wednesday so he can press for a more lenient ...
Documentary: Inmate may be involved in OJ case
A documentary says a Florida death-row inmate might have been involved in the murder of O.J. Simpson's ex-wife and her friend, a claim being ...