BILLIE JEAN KING CELEBRATES 40TH AHEAD OF 70TH
By MELISSA MURPHY FILE – In this Feb. 1, 2012 file photo, tennis great Billie Jean King attends the premiere of a Netflix original series “Lilyhammer” at the Crosby Street…
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HEARING BEGINS FOR NAVAL ACADEMY FOOTBALL PLAYERS
By BRIAN WITTE In this July, 24, 2013 photo released by the U.S. Navy Football team, Midshipmen Josh Tate is shown. A hearing has begun to determine whether Tate and…
IOWA HIGH COURT BACKS TERMINATION OF U. IOWA DEAN
By RYAN J. FOLEY File – In this combination of undated file photos provided by The University of Iowa is Iowa President Sally Mason, left, and Phillip Jones, former dean…
MUTKO: ANTI-GAY LAW WON’T INFRINGE ON OLYMPICS
MUTKO: ANTI-GAY LAW WON’T INFRINGE ON OLYMPICS FILE – In this Aug. 8, 2013, file photo, Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko speaks during a news conference at a hotel in…
FBI: MASS. BOMBS MAY HAVE BEEN IN PRESSURE COOKERS
By JAY LINDSAY and EILEEN SULLIVAN FBI agents gather near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston Tuesday, April 16, 2013. The bombs that ripped through the crowd…
1ST BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP’S FAMILY WANTS PARDON
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI Boxer Jack Johnson is shown signing contracts in this undated photo. Relatives and hometown supporters of boxing’s first black heavyweight champion are turning to YouTube to convince…
PA. COLLEGE LACROSSE TEAM’S BUS CRASHES, KILLING 1
Emergency and rescue crews respond to the scene of a tour bus crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Saturday, March 16, 2013 near Carlisle, Pa. Authorities say the tour bus…