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Sarkisian regrets calling USC AD Haden to field 09/07/2014 11:38pm • GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Southern California coach Steve Sarkisian regrets asking athletic director Pat Haden to come down to the field at Stanford Stadium on Saturday for what turned into a confrontation with game officials.Haden also issued a statement of apology Sunday ni At 14, Nishikori began path to the US Open final 09/07/2014 06:32pm • HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Kei Nishikori's journey to the U.S. Open final began a decade ago, when he was spotted as a teen at a tryout in Japan and invited to move to Florida to attend a tennis academy.Nishikori was among the first beneficiaries of a project to improve Japane How to prevent your child from getting car sick 09/07/2014 01:37pm • WASHINGTON -- Any parent who's taken a family road trip knows it is no fun having a car sick child. However, most don't know what causes the upset stomach and vomiting that some kids experience and aren't sure how to prevent it. Experts at the Mayo Clinic say car sickness occurs when the bra Column: NFL still not ready for openly gay player 09/06/2014 02:42pm • PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer If history is any guide, Michael Sam should be getting ready for his first NFL game.Instead, he's stuck on the practice squad with the Dallas Cowboys.The league, it would seem, isn't quite ready for its first openly gay player.We're not talking about his teammates, e Manning calm, cool for Colts-Broncos rematch 09/06/2014 12:02am • ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) -- The last time he faced his former team, Peyton Manning's emotions and the Indianapolis Colts both got the best of him.Manning shouldn't be nearly as drained or distracted when the Colts visit Denver this weekend.Jim Irsay isn't getting under his Alaska governor wraps up hard week in politics 09/05/2014 09:40pm • RACHEL D'ORO Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell has had far better weeks than this one, full of political distractions that no candidate wants two months before voters head to the polls.Parnell, a Republican who has been in office since Sarah Palin quit in 2009, appe Udall swipes at opponent's birth-control plan 09/05/2014 08:54pm • KRISTEN WYATT Associated Press WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (AP) -- Democratic Sen. Mark Udall went after his opponent's proposal for over-the-counter birth control Friday, bringing big names to a suburban Denver battleground to argue that Rep. Cory Gardner's plan doesn't make him the "new kind of Republican" Bills' Spiller has new agent and added role as KR 09/05/2014 07:50pm • JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- Buffalo Bills running back C.J. Spiller has finally settled on hiring an agent to handle his off-field needs entering the final year of his contract.That should free up Spiller to concentrate on taking care of his on-field business, which will No. 1 Florida State, Winston set for home-opener 09/05/2014 03:40pm • KAREEM COPELAND Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- The Florida State Seminoles may have thought they were past the off-field issues involving Jameis Winston and the sexual assault case involving the Heisman-winning quarterback.As the top-ranked Seminoles prepare to host The Citadel in their Your Beermonger: California Love (Part Two) 09/05/2014 02:30pm • Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Nick Anderson, beermonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway). Last week I recapped the first weekend of my recent Southern California vacation, which included a trip to San Diego County for Stone’s 18th Anniversary Party and Harsh ad gives Begich re-election bid a hiccup 09/05/2014 12:39pm • BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Sen. Mark Begich's re-election bid was going better than his fellow Democrats had hoped. That was, until his campaign ran an inflammatory ad that he was forced to pull off the air.With one 30-second commercial about a hideous crime, the freshman s Study: Action-packed TV might make you snack more 09/04/2014 08:10pm • LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- Could action-packed TV fare make you fat? That's the implication of a new study that found people snacked more watching fast-paced television than viewing a more leisurely paced talk show.THE SKINNY: Cornell University researchers randomly assigned al 49ers eager to focus on football amid distractions 09/04/2014 04:10pm • JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- In a week that should be filled with talk about another Super Bowl run and the pomp and circumstance of finally playing the much-hyped season opener, the San Francisco 49ers once again find themselves dealing with potential embarrassment an Marijuana's hazy contribution to highway deaths 09/04/2014 01:10pm • JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- New York teenager Joseph Beer smoked marijuana, climbed into a Subaru Impreza with four friends and drove more than 100 mph before losing control. The car crashed into trees with such force that the vehicle split in half, killing his friends.Beer, who wa CVS changes name, stops tobacco sales early 09/04/2014 01:06am • TOM MURPHY AP Business Writer As CVS sharpens its focus on customer health, the nation's second-largest drugstore chain will tweak its corporate name and stop the sale of tobacco nearly a month sooner than planned.CVS Caremark said it will now be known as CVS Health, effective immediately. The signs