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Fisher: Sam was no distraction in training camp 08/30/2014 08:56pm • R.B. FALLSTROM AP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) -- St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher says he was in Michael Sam's corner from the start and that having the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team was no distraction at all in training camp.Fisher says that releasing Sam was purely a football dec GOP Sen. McConnell's campaign manager resigns 08/30/2014 07:44pm • BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign manager resigned Friday amid fallout from a scandal in Iowa involving a presidential campaign he worked for in 2012. Jesse Benton said he didn't want to become a distraction as McConnell tries New Zealand justice minister resigns amid scandal 08/30/2014 12:30am • NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealand's Justice Minister Judith Collins resigned Saturday from her portfolios amid a scandal about her ties to a controversial blogger.The resignation comes just three weeks before New Zealand's general election and could impact the c After wild week, Sark eager for USC to host Fresno 08/29/2014 07:10pm • GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- If Steve Sarkisian was a newcomer to Southern California, he might have been astounded this week when his head coaching debut with the Trojans was overshadowed by one player's bizarre lies about injuries and another player's accusations of racism.Ins Penn State, UCF set for Ireland season opener 08/29/2014 05:33pm • KYLE HIGHTOWER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The idea started with a phone call.With the aftermath Penn State's sex abuse scandal erasing his team postseason prospects until at least 2016, then-Nittany Lions' head coach Bill O'Brien picked up the phone and called an old friend to pitch a ga No. 6 Auburn unlikely to overlook Arkansas 08/29/2014 10:28am • JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- The Auburn Tigers are unlikely to dismiss a team coming off a lousy season when it couldn't even win a Southeastern Conference game.The sixth-ranked Tigers open defense of their SEC championship Saturday against an Arkansas team that's in pretty much USC coach accepts some blame in Shaw situation 08/29/2014 07:29am • GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Southern California coach Steve Sarkisian believes he shares blame with the athletic department for publicizing cornerback Josh Shaw's fictitious story about injuring his ankles while saving his nephew from drowning.Sarkisian also said Thursday that Final Analysis: What really happened to Tony Soprano? 08/29/2014 07:28am • WASHINGTON - It's been seven years since a "cut to black" triggered a collective panic attack, sending couch potatoes to Dr. Melfi's therapist couch to cope with the final seconds of HBO's "The Sopranos" (1999-2007). While "Dallas" revealed who shot J.R. and "The Simpsons" explained who shot Mr A Closer Look: Reading tablets decent, but needed? 08/28/2014 10:10am • ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- E-book readers are great for reading books, but they can't be used get directions or watch videos of people dumping ice over their heads.Tablets can.In partnership with Samsung, Barnes & Noble released a reading-centric tablet last week, the Galax USC's Shaw admits to lying about injuries, rescue 08/28/2014 04:10am • GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Southern California cornerback Josh Shaw confessed that he lied to school officials about how he sprained his ankles last weekend, retracting his story about jumping off a balcony to save his drowning nephew.The school swiftly suspended him Wednesday 10-step checklist for Labor Day car shopping 08/28/2014 12:00am • Labor Day is a federally-recognized holiday which celebrates hardworking Americans with a day off from work. Unofficially, this day also marks the end of summer and is considered one of the best times to buy a new car. TrueCar.com estimated that Labor Day weekend last year would boast 1.13 milli Transfer QB Murphy gives BC hope in Addazio Year 2 08/27/2014 06:07pm • JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) -- Heisman Trophy finalist Andre Williams is gone.So is top receiver Alex Amidon, and the top two tacklers from Boston College's defense last year, Steele Divitto and Kevin Pierre-Louis. Even quarterback Chase Rettig, a four-year starter, will be missed.So wh CiCi Bellis, 15, youngest US Open winner since '96 08/27/2014 04:38am • HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- While 15-year-old American CiCi Bellis was in the process of stunning a Grand Slam finalist to become the youngest player to win a U.S. Open match since 1996, her father did his best to conceal his emotions courtside.Like many a teen, CiCi has strict AAA projects increase in Labor Day travel in Va. 08/27/2014 04:10am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- More Virginians are expected to travel this Labor Day weekend, reaching a new post-recession high for the state.AAA Mid-Atlantic says that the number of people taking a trip at least 50 miles away from home is anticipated to increase slightly this year.That's more than 964,3 Union talk fades as Northwestern begins season 08/27/2014 03:42am • JIM LITKE AP Sports Writer Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald flies around the practice field some days like he was still playing. Other days, he gets his kicks by running training camp more like a summer camp.Sing-alongs before practice, a watermelon-eating contest afterwards. Wall-to-wall music bla