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Spring to the Sky wins Troy at Saratoga 08/13/2014 08:00pm • SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) -- Spring to the Sky held off Dads Caps by three-quarters of a length Wednesday in the $100,000 Troy at Saratoga Race Course.Under meet-leading rider Javier Castellano, the 5-year-old son of Langfuhr ran 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:04.01 and paid $7.40, $3 and $2.20. Overnight ra LeGrand, Taliaferro honorary captains for RU-PSU 08/13/2014 02:51am • PISCATWAY, N.J. (AP) -- Former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand and former Penn State player Adam Taliaferro will be the honorary captains when the Scarlet Knights play their first Big Ten game against the Nittany Lions on Sept. 13.LeGrand suffered a spinal cord injury making a tackle during a g How will college football panel pick top teams? 08/10/2014 01:04am • RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Might as well call it Mission: Impossible.Starting in mid-October, a panel of 13 football experts will begin meeting once a week to determine the four teams who will compete for the national championship in the very first College Football Playoff. Their goal Insurer pays off lawsuit with thousands in coins 08/09/2014 02:12pm • ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An insurance company settled a lawsuit with a Los Angeles man by dropping off buckets full of thousands of quarters, nickels, dimes and pennies, his attorney said Wednesday.Andres Carrasco, 76, filed a lawsuit in 2012 against Adriana's Insurance Ser 30 19th century test coins sold at auction 08/08/2014 12:00am • DALLAS (AP) -- Thirty coins stamped by the U.S. Mint in the 19th century to test designs and metals have sold at auction for more than a half-million dollars.Dallas-based Heritage Auctions had expected the coins to sell Thursday night for more than $300,000. Heritage spokesman Noah Fleisher says the Packers adding Brett Favre to Hall of Fame in 2015 08/05/2014 03:00am • GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Brett Favre is returning to Titletown.The quarterback, estranged from the franchise he helped resurrect during his 16-year career, will be inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and have his number retired next July 18. Favre's No. 4 will be unveiled on the Lambeau US officials return ancient coins to Greeks 08/04/2014 07:50pm • JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Five ancient coins were returned to the Greek government Monday after a prominent collector from Rhode Island was prosecuted in a New York case that roiled the numismatic world.Dating as far back as 515 B.C., the silver coins will be displayed for pub Procter & Gamble to slim down product lineup 08/02/2014 03:50am • MICHELLE CHAPMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Procter & Gamble is about to shrink.The world's largest consumer products maker said it will jettison more than half its brands around the globe over the next year or two, leaving it with about 70 to 80 of its top performers when the nips and tucks Downtown demolition to make way for high-end condos 07/31/2014 11:35am • To make way for multi-million dollar condos, crews first must tear down an old brick garden apartment in downtown Bethesda. The demolition of the Hampden Apartments, which were rented out anywhere from $1,105 to $2,405 monthly, will make way for The Lauren, a 40-unit new condo project Seattle police: 1 officer issued most pot tickets 07/30/2014 10:50pm • SEATTLE (AP) -- A Seattle police officer has been reassigned after a review found he wrote about 80 percent of marijuana tickets issued in the city during the first half of 2014.Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole said Wednesday on the department website that the unidentified officer issued 66 of Dolphins' credo on T-shirts after bullying scandal 07/30/2014 08:50pm • ANDY KENT Associated Press DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -- The Miami Dolphins, rocked by a bullying scandal last season, are now wearing T-shirts bearing a credo of togetherness that was coined by the players.One by one some of the members of the offense and defense removed their shoulder pads Wednesday and cha Dolphins' credo on T-shirts after bullying scandal 07/30/2014 08:50pm • ANDY KENT Associated Press DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -- The Miami Dolphins, rocked by a bullying scandal last season, are now wearing T-shirts bearing a credo of togetherness that was coined by the players.One by one some of the members of the offense and defense removed their shoulder pads Wednesday and cha Bribery case kicks off vs. Utah attorneys general 07/30/2014 01:03pm • MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Two former Utah attorneys general made their first appearance as criminal defendants Wednesday, vowing to beat a slew of bribery charges and other counts.Between the two, Mark Shurtleff and John Swallow spent nearly 13 years running Utah's to Tom Lohr's adventure: A hot dog at every MLB park 07/27/2014 11:23pm • WASHINGTON -- It's a lifelong dream for many baseball fans. Imagine taking the summer traveling the country, going state to state on the open road, hitting all 30 Major League ballparks in the same season. One man just completed that journey, eating a hot dog at each stop and ranking both the ven 5 Seconds of Summer get hands-on with ticket sales 07/27/2014 06:32pm • NICOLE EVATT Associated Press INGLEWOOD, California (AP) -- The rising pop-rock band 5 Seconds of Summer gave its feverish female fans the surprise of a lifetime by personally selling tickets Saturday morning for an upcoming concert in Inglewood, California.Many fans, including 13-year-old Trina Uma