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Oregon approves tax deal for Nike expansion
A deal proposed by Nike Inc. to create hundreds of jobs in Oregon in exchange for a guarantee that the state won't change a favorable corporate tax ...
La. Tech tapping Skip Holtz as new coach
Skip Holtz wasn't without a head coaching job for long. He was introduced as Louisiana Tech's new coach Friday, less than two weeks after he was fired ...
Kevin Youkilis, Yankees finalize $12 million deal
After spending 8½ years in Boston and delivering a pair of World Series titles to the Fenway Park faithful, Kevin Youkilis was surprised when the New ...
NHL files suit, labor charge against union
Anticipating a possible antitrust suit, the NHL has brought its labor fight against hockey players to federal court. The league filed a class action ...
AP source: Tigers and Sanchez agree to 5-year deal
The Detroit Tigers have made another major move to help their quest to win a World Series for the first time since 1984. Right-handed pitcher Anibal ...
AP NewsBreak: Yankees hit with $18.9M luxury tax
The New York Yankees were hit with an $18.9 million luxury tax by Major League Baseball, the 10th consecutive year they will pay a penalty for their ...
Big East's non-FBS schools to talk strategy
Officials from the seven schools planning to break off from the Big East will hold a conference call Saturday to discuss leaving the league.
US Open adds extra day in 2013; men's final Monday
The U.S. Open tennis tournament is moving the women's final to Sunday and men's final to Monday in 2013, building in a day of rest ahead of each title ...
Discovery to buy Nordic TV networks for $1.7B
The parent company of the Discovery Channel said Friday that it is buying 12 TV networks in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland in a deal worth about ...
Texas Tech's Kingsbury gets rousing reception
Kliff Kingsbury is finally back where it feels like home. Kingsbury was formally introduced Friday as the new head coach at Texas Tech, where he ...
No. 1 Indiana gets stronger with 2 freshmen back
No. 1 Indiana, which has been playing short-handed all season, is getting reinforcements. On Saturday, 6-foot-8 forward Hanner Mosquera-Perea and ...
AP source: Temple offers coaching job to Rhule
Temple has made an offer to New York Giants assistant Matt Rhule to become the Owls' new head coach, a person familiar with the decision told The ...
Column: How to stitch your tongue at sea
One sailor used sandpaper to gingerly file down his broken molar before capping the aching stump with epoxy resin. But no one — at least not yet — has ...
Famed French mountaineer Maurice Herzog dies at 93
France loved him for his indefatigable, pioneering spirit — the first man to climb an 8,000-meter Himalayan peak despite losing all his fingers and ...
Svindal continues dominance with super-G win
Not too many skiers can afford to make a big mistake and still be more than a second faster than anyone else. Lindsey Vonn has done it a few times on ...
Lara Gut wins WCup downhill; Vonn crashes out
Lara Gut and Lindsey Vonn had mixed fortunes on one of their favorite courses on Friday. Gut won her first World Cup downhill and Vonn had a rare ...
A guide to college football's 35 bowls
The BCS has been criticized plenty for not getting it right over the years, from all those teams that believed they should have been playing for a ...
Vilma urges rejection of Goodell motion to dismiss
Jon Vilma urged a federal judge Friday to reject NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's motion to dismiss the defamation lawsuit filed against him by the ...
Tom Watson returns as US Ryder Cup captain
Tom Watson feels right at home in Scotland. The PGA of America is counting on that comfort level to break its road losing streak in the Ryder Cup.
Bengals beat Eagles 34-13
So long, Eagles. Up ahead for the Cincinnati Bengals, the only Pennsylvania team that truly matters. Andy Dalton threw a touchdown pass and ran for ...
NHL labor talks wrap up with still no progress
Negotiators from the NHL and the players' association made it into the same room to talk this time. They just didn't carry any meaningful progress out ...
Anthony scores 30 as Knicks beat slumping Lakers
The pregame boos had barely finished, and Mike D'Antoni suddenly had much bigger problems. Carmelo Anthony had three 3-pointers in less than three ...
Transgender college hoops player keeps head high
The women's basketball team at Mission College expected the bleachers to be full and the hecklers ready when its newest player made her home court ...
Anthony scores 30, Knicks beat slumping Lakers
Sensing a fellow shooter had become gun shy, Kobe Bryant had a message for Carmelo Anthony last summer. Ignore the critics, he said. Stop worrying ...