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Miami knocks off Florida Atlantic 85-69
Posted by Examiner Florida Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Dwayne Collins scored 24 points as Miami closed its non-conference schedule with an 85-69 victory over Florida Atlantic on Monday night. Collins scored 18 points in the second half, including 12 straight during a stretch that ended with a short jumper...
Brown leads Kansas St. 99-68 over Chicago St.
Posted by Examiner Kansas Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Fred Brown scored a game-high 26 points off the bench to lead Kansas State over Chicago State 99-68 on Monday night. Darren Kent had 13 points and 12 rebounds and Jacob Pullen added 12 points for the Wildcats (11-3). Kansas State had six players...
Report: Corrections can do more to fight gangs
Posted by Examiner Washington Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Efforts to combat gang activity have ramped up with gang crime across the state in recent years. State lawmakers took notice of the problem last year, approving $750,000 to help law enforcement agencies target gangs and combat graffiti. The problem:...
Ohio State player carted off field after injury
Posted by Examiner Arizona Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
A backup cornerback from Ohio State was carted off the field on a stretcher after delivering a vicious hit against a Texas kickoff returner in the Fiesta Bowl on Monday night. Shaun Lane waved his left hand and pumped his left fist to the crowd as...
Ore. police searching for stolen robot
Posted by Examiner Oregon Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Police are looking for a robot that was stolen from a Portland State University professor. The Washington County Sheriff's Office says physics professor Erik Sanchez reported the theft Monday. The 90-pound robot had been in a car parked overnight...
Radford defeats Coastal Carolina 68-52
Posted by Examiner South Carolina Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Joey Lynch-Flohr scored 17 points to lead Radford to a 68-52 victory over Coastal Carolina on Monday night. Artsiom Parakhouski added 15 points and had 12 rebounds for the Highlanders (6-9, 3-1 Big South Conference), who ended the Chanticleers' four-game...
Timber company drops road deal with Forest Service
Posted by Examiner Montana Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
The nation's largest owner of timberland disclosed Monday that it will no longer pursue changes in agreements governing its use of U.S. Forest Service roads - changes that critics complained could transform forests into housing subdivisions. Critics...
Burris says he’s senator _ but Dems won’t seat him
Posted by Examiner District Of Columbia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Senate Democrats struggled to avert a showdown steeped in race and corruption Monday as a defiant Roland Burris declared, "I'm a United States senator" and flew to the capital to claim President-elect Barack Obama's old seat in Congress. Even as...
Breaking News From California Calif. officers search for brother in ax attack
Shasta County sheriff's deputies are searching for a 32-year-old man they say cut his brother's leg with an ax during a fight. Sgt. Marc St. Clair says Michael Mitchell hit his 31-year-old brother, Christopher Mitchell, twice with the ax. St. Clair says the injuries required stitches but were not life-threatening....
Breaking News From Chicago Franken on top in Minn. recount; Coleman to sue
A Minnesota board on Monday certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, whose lawyer promised a legal challenge that probably will keep the race in limbo for months. The Canvassing Board's declaration started a seven-day clock for...
Breaking News From New York US appeals court: Detainee IDs can be secret
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the government can keep secret the identities of detainees who claim they've been abused at the prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan reversed a lower court judge's ruling regarding eight files containing records...
Breaking News From North Carolina Winston-Salem beats Columbia Union 85-61
Brian Fisher scored 19 points to lead Winston-Salem to an 85-61 win against Columbia Union College on Monday night. Jamal Durham added 15 points and Paul Davis chipped in with 10 for the Rams (4-8), who led by 25 points at halftime.
Breaking News From Florida Miami knocks off Florida Atlantic 85-69
Dwayne Collins scored 24 points as Miami closed its non-conference schedule with an 85-69 victory over Florida Atlantic on Monday night. Collins scored 18 points in the second half, including 12 straight during a stretch that ended with a short jumper to give Miami (11-3) a 75-60 lead with 4:37 left....
Breaking News From Minnesota Franken on top in Minn. recount; Coleman to sue
A Minnesota board on Monday certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, whose lawyer promised a legal challenge that probably will keep the race in limbo for months. The Canvassing Board's declaration started a seven-day clock for...