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No sign truck driver tried to avoid crash with bus 09/29/2014 10:20am • CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press A tractor-trailer that collided with a bus and killed four members of a Texas community college women's softball team drove straight through an interstate median without any signs of braking or trying to avoid the collision, federal investigators said Sunday.The Ryan Tannehill leads the way in London 09/29/2014 03:38am • CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- Keeping Ryan Tannehill guessing may have been just what was needed.Miami Dolphins coach Joe Philbin again and again last week declined to say that Tannehill would be the starting quarterback against the Oakland Raiders in London, creating a distractin Tannehill leads Dolphins over Raiders 38-14 09/28/2014 05:46pm • CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- All those distractions didn't seem to fluster Ryan Tannehill.The Dolphins quarterback, who was in the middle of a storm all week because his coach declined to endorse him as the starter, led the way Sunday as Miami (2-2) beat the Oakland Raiders 38-14 FSU's Winston unfazed by latest off-field issue 09/28/2014 11:39am • AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Jameis Winston keeps proving he can tune out any distraction for No. 1 Florida State.A week after a one-game suspension, the Heisman Trophy winner looked unfazed by his team's slow start at North Carolina State. He shook off his own mistakes and ins Royals miss chance at 1st place, lose to White Sox 09/28/2014 01:02am • JACK CASSIDY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) -- A share of the AL Central was up for grabs. The Kansas City Royals couldn't quite reach it.The Royals squandered a chance to move into a tie for the division lead, losing to Jose Abreu and the Chicago White Sox, 5-4 on Saturday night."We definitely let White Sox honor retiring Konerko with statue 09/28/2014 12:36am • ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- Paul Konerko wasn't quite sure what to expect when the Chicago White Sox honored him.He got more than he bargained for on his way to retirement.The White Sox unveiled a bronze statue and announced his No. 14 will be retired next season on Saturday.The Russian FM issues blistering attack on US, NATO 09/28/2014 12:16am • STEVEN R. HURST Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The Russian foreign minister issued a blistering attack on the West and NATO on Saturday, accusing them of being unable to change their Cold War "genetic code" and saying the United States must abandon its claims to "eternal uniqueness."Sergey Bridgewater debuts for Vikings vs. Falcons 09/27/2014 12:02am • DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A little more than six years ago, Matt Ryan made his NFL debut.Now, he's in the top five in the league in most statistical categories for passing, in position to lead the Atlanta Falcons back from a rough 2013 that was the only losing season o Arizona Cardinals not carried away by 3-0 start 09/27/2014 12:02am • BOB BAUM AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- The Arizona Cardinals are looking down at Seattle and San Francisco in the NFC West standings.The Cardinals (3-0) enter their bye week as one of just three NFL teams without a loss. But don't expect to find any chest thumping in the Arizona locker room. Texas congressman battles Ryan for committee post 09/26/2014 08:39pm • STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rep. Paul Ryan's plan to take over one of the most powerful committees in Congress could hit a snag when lawmakers return after the midterm elections.Ryan, the Republican Party's candidate for vice president two years ago, has been telling colle Lawsuit accuses Indian PM of role in 2002 violence 09/26/2014 05:15pm • MATTHEW PENNINGTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- A U.S. human rights group on Friday offered a $10,000 reward for anyone who can serve on India's prime minister a summons issued by a federal court in New York to respond to a lawsuit accusing him of serious abuses more than a decade ago.Immunity Kvitova, Bouchard to meet in Wuhan Open final 09/26/2014 11:40am • JUSTIN BERGMAN Associated Press WUHAN, China (AP) -- Eugenie Bouchard will be hoping for a slightly different outcome when she plays Petra Kvitova for the inaugural Wuhan Open title on Saturday in a rematch of their Wimbledon final.Kvitova overwhelmed Bouchard 6-3, 6-0 in 55 minutes to win her secon South Carolina College Road Trip: Clemson University 09/26/2014 12:00am • Lest visitors lose their way to Clemson University, a trail of tiger paw prints painted on the highway leads to campus -- advance notice of the fervent school spirit at this institution in the foothills of the Blue Ridge. Once you're here, the tiger paw logo and the color orange are ubiquitous. As Dolphins' Philbin regrets creating distraction 09/25/2014 08:44pm • ANDY KENT Associated Press DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -- Dolphins coach Joe Philbin said he regrets the distraction he created by being non-committal on whether quarterback Ryan Tannehill will start Sunday in London against the Oakland Raiders.Philbin was contrite Thursday, though he still didn't announce his I-395 bridge to be named after trooper killed in 1988 09/25/2014 04:55pm • The bridge that takes I-395 over S. Glebe Road is slated to be renamed for Virginia State Trooper Jacqueline Vernon, who was killed in 1988 during a traffic stop on the interstate. The Arlington County Board passed a resolution asking the General Assembly to rename the bridge in Vernon&#8217
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