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September 21, 2016

Interim Viacom CEO to leave, dividend slashed

Viacom says interim CEO Tom Dooley will leave Nov. 15 and the company is cutting its dividend in half in the first major ...

Dan Marino, Jessica Goldman Srebnick, Tom Garfinkel

September 21, 2016

Art with that football? Dolphins' stadium vibrant with color

A huge bust of Hall of Fame Dolphins coach Don Shula that appears to be chipped from a stone and brick wall. Splashy swirls ...

September 20, 2016

'America's Got Talent' gives season-ending win to NBC

The 12-year-old singing sensation Grace VanderWaal's $1 million prize capped a successful season for summer's favorite ...

September 20, 2016

Stunt? Even with jerseys and books to sell, Tebow says no

Mets fans can buy a few jerseys featuring names of players in the team's instructional league. Cespedes jerseys, they're big ...

September 19, 2016

Chinese film festival pushes for end to gender inequality

In films, women and girls are much more likely to take off their clothes than male actors and to be scantily clad in the ...

September 19, 2016

Bills owner backs Rex Ryan's decision to fire Greg Roman

Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula dismissed any doubts Monday regarding Rex Ryan's authority over the team and the coach's ...

September 19, 2016

Redskins, rock band form unusual alliance in trademark fight

Simon Tam has openly criticized the Washington Redskins team name as a racist slur that demeans Native Americans. But Tam and ...

September 19, 2016

Samsung says it has found no battery problem in China

Samsung Electronics said Monday that its investigation into the first report of a Galaxy Note 7 fire in China found no ...

September 18, 2016

Goodell: A lot of work to be done before NFL approves Vegas

Commissioner Roger Goodell says there is "still a lot of work to be done" before the NFL considers Las Vegas as a possible ...

September 18, 2016

The Latest: Adrian Peterson ruled out with knee injury

The Latest on Week 2 of the NFL season (all times Eastern): ___ 10:59 p.m. Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian ...

September 17, 2016

Tony Hale, Derek Hough honored for advocacy ahead of Emmys

Emmy winners Tony Hale, Jill Soloway and Derek Hough have a prestigious addition to their trophy cases. The trio was among ...

September 16, 2016

AP, other media sue FBI for details on iPhone hacking tool

The Associated Press and two other news organizations sued the FBI on Friday to learn who the government paid and how much ...

September 15, 2016

How To: stream the Jets-Bills Thursday night game

The Buffalo Bills and New York Jets will make some history when they kick off on Thursday night. Not on the field, but on ...

September 15, 2016

MLB suspends Padres GM Preller 30 days over Pomeranz trade

Major League Baseball suspended Padres general manager A.J. Preller for 30 days without pay on Thursday, hitting the San ...

SNTIC committee meeting, propsed Raiders stadium

September 15, 2016

Stadium plan to lure Raiders to Las Vegas passes major vote

A plan to build an NFL stadium in Las Vegas and lure the Raiders from Oakland crossed a major hurdle Thursday when a Nevada ...

September 15, 2016

In Uganda, a filmmaker makes gripping $200 action flicks

Deep in a Kampala slum, young men kick each other while a stout man with a salt-and-pepper beard watches them, sometimes ...

September 14, 2016

Facebook chooses New Mexico for new data center over Utah

Facebook has chosen a village on the edge of New Mexico's largest metropolitan area as the location for its new data center, ...

September 14, 2016

NFL pledging $100 million more to address head injuries

The NFL says it will spend an additional $100 million to develop new technology and support more medical research into the ...

September 14, 2016

Forbes: Cowboys worth $4.2B, most valuable team in NFL

Not only are the Dallas Cowboys the most valuable team in the NFL, they are worth more than any franchise in sports.