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New Zealand prime minister wins 3rd term in office 09/20/2014 09:34am • NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Prime Minister John Key won an emphatic victory Saturday in New Zealand's general election to return for a third term, a result that will be seen as an endorsement of the way his National Party has handled the economy."This is a great night White throws for TD, USF holds off UConn 17-14 09/20/2014 12:28am • FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Willie Taggart is confident his plan to turn around South Florida's struggling football program is working.Shrugging off a week of criticism in the wake of a lopsided loss to North Carolina State, the Bulls opened American Athletic Conference play wi Vikings try to overcome disruption at Saints 09/20/2014 12:02am • BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- After enduring the fallout from child abuse allegations against star running back Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings first-year coach Mike Zimmer might benefit from visiting an old friend in the football business.He'll do so this Sunday when he sees Cardinals send backup quarterback against 49ers 09/20/2014 12:02am • BOB BAUM AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- The Arizona Cardinals have a hard time beating San Francisco. Now they will try to do it with a backup quarterback and a potential distraction.Coach Bruce Arians said Friday that Drew Stanton will get his second start in a row in place of Carson Palm Review: Neeson in action again in 'Tombstones' 09/19/2014 09:12am • FRANK SCHECK The Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It's not for nothing that the names of Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe are reverentially referenced in writer-director Scott Frank's adaptation of the 10th novel in Lawrence Block's long-running, best-selling series featuring unlicensed private ey No. 6 Texas A&M takes on SMU without June Jones 09/19/2014 03:52am • STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) -- Coach Kevin Sumlin likes the timing for sixth-ranked Texas A&M's consecutive games in the Dallas area.The Aggies (3-0) start their North Texas stretch Saturday at former Southwest Conference rival SMU (0-2), whose home opener is its first game since co Alibaba symbol of China's new tech giants 09/19/2014 01:50am • JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) -- Alibaba Group's U.S. stock offering is a wakeup call about an emerging wave of technology giants in China's state-dominated economy.Until now, Chinese companies that made a splash in global stock markets were state-owned banks and oil companies. But th Cardinals coach, players stunned by Dwyer's arrest 09/18/2014 07:28pm • BOB BAUM AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians says domestic violence is a worldwide problem and should be addressed everywhere, not just in the NFL."If this bad scar on the NFL, as you want to say right now, makes the rest of the world aware of what's going on," Bowling Green-Wisconsin Preview Capsule 09/18/2014 03:50pm • The Associated Press Bowling Green (2-1) vs. No. 19 Wisconsin (1-1), Noon ET (ESPN2)Line: Wisconsin by 27.Series Record: Wisconsin leads 3-0.WHAT'S AT STAKEBowling Green beat Indiana for the Falcons' first win over a Big Ten team since defeating Minnesota in 2007. Upsetting Wisconsin on the road wo WVU looks to eliminate mistakes against Sooners 09/18/2014 02:06pm • RYAN PETROVICH Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Turnovers and special teams mistakes are starting to pile up for West Virginia, and the Mountaineers are looking for a quick fix with a showdown looming with No. 4 Oklahoma.West Virginia lost three fumbles and had several issues on its punt a Newcastle coaches sorry for clashes with fans 09/18/2014 10:58am • NEWCASTLE, England (AP) -- Two Newcastle coaches apologized Thursday for clashes with fans before and after last weekend's 4-0 loss to Southampton in the Premier League, adding another chapter to the last-place club's miserable start to the season.Assistant manager John Carver said he "responded ina Alibaba post-IPO structure gives insiders control 09/18/2014 10:52am • JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) -- Control over Alibaba Group will stay in the hands of founder Jack Ma and other company veterans after the Chinese e-commerce giant goes public on the New York Stock Exchange in a record busting share sale.A group of 27 managers dubbed the "Alibaba Part Ravens' Flacco misses practice, should play Sunday 09/17/2014 05:40pm • DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) -- Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco missed practice Wednesday with an unspecified illness but is expected to play Sunday against the Cleveland Browns.Flacco hasn't missed a start since launching his career during the first week of his rookie season Different feel this time for Redskins' Cousins 09/17/2014 05:38pm • JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- Whenever Kirk Cousins has subbed for Robert Griffin III, there's never been any pretense of a budding Washington Redskins quarterback controversy. Cousins has always been quick to say "This is Robert's team," implying that any future as a starter in Jackets ready to move on if Johansen doesn't sign 09/17/2014 04:40pm • RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Talks between the Columbus Blue Jackets and leading scorer Ryan Johansen are clearly at a contentious impasse.Johansen's agent, Kurt Overhardt, said the young star left Columbus on Wednesday afternoon -- a day before the start of training camp."(O