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Brandon Marshall out to make a name for himself 08/14/2014 06:30pm • ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Brandon Marshall is embracing the opportunity to make a name for himself with the Denver Broncos.If he can do that, maybe fans will stop mistaking him for the Chicago Bears' 30-year-old star wide receiver with the same name, the one who Woods pulls out of US Ryder Cup consideration 08/14/2014 04:56pm • DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods removed himself from consideration for the Ryder Cup team Wednesday evening with a clear message that he is not healthy enough to play.One day after U.S. captain Tom Watson said he trusted Woods to give him the "straight skinny" on the condition of his back i Businesses lose $14B in productivy to fantasy football 08/14/2014 08:30am • WASHINGTON -- Workers who check how their fantasy football teams are doing while on the job will contribute to an estimated $14 billion in lost productivity, the global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. says. About 31 million working-age Americans participate in fantasy Pirates blow 3-run lead, fall to Tigers 8-4 08/14/2014 12:05am • NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer DETROIT (AP) -- Vance Worley's impressive stretch since the All-Star break came to an abrupt end.Worley allowed a pair of home runs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the Detroit Tigers 8-4 on Wednesday night, wasting a 4-1 lead in the process. The Pirates remain 1 1 Tigers rally past Pirates 8-4 08/13/2014 11:36pm • NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer DETROIT (AP) -- Victor Martinez drove in three runs to help Detroit to a much-needed win, then offered a bit of a plea to Tigers fans who have been losing patience with the AL Central favorites."It's not fair when people out there are thinking that we've got to win th Locke calls hoax about him 'scary' 08/13/2014 08:10pm • DETROIT (AP) -- Pittsburgh left-hander Jeff Locke says it's "scary" to think that someone could have been spreading false rumors about him fixing games.According to a report by Sports Illustrated and The Center for Investigative Reporting, a sports handicapper -- who knew Locke growing up -- was off Willie Colon says Jets closer now than last season 08/13/2014 06:39pm • DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Sports Writer CORTLAND, N.Y. (AP) -- Willie Colon sees a big difference in the New York Jets from this time last year.There's an unmistakable sense of camaraderie -- the type three weeks of bonding during training camp can bring."We got a lot closer this camp," the veteran right Survey reveals late-summer road trip trends 08/13/2014 05:56pm • WASHINGTON -- There's still time for a summer road trip before the kids have to go back to school. In a recent Edmunds.com survey, 40 percent of drivers say they plan to take a road trip by Labor Day. "The summer driving season may soon be coming to an end, but the reality is many people are p Heisman repeat won't be easy for FSU's Winston 08/13/2014 04:26pm • KAREEM COPELAND Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston has the opportunity to accomplish what only one other player has achieved -- win the Heisman Trophy twice.Twenty-three underclassmen have won the award, but Ohio State running back Archie Griffin was Hundley: UCLA can rise to title contention 08/12/2014 07:01pm • GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Brett Hundley believes his whole football career has been building to this season at UCLA, and he wasn't about to leave before he found out what comes next."You look too far ahead, and you don't realize what a moment you have in front of you," Hundle Honduran teens, mom navigate life after US reunion 08/11/2014 04:10pm • LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ Associated Press MIAMI (AP) -- The mother arrived early at Miami International Airport, pacing the baggage claim hall until, at last, she spotted her.Denia Zelaya had last seen her eldest daughter nearly 10 years earlier. On an early morning in 2004, she kissed Anita's head as the Health care at college: Can your teen manage? 08/11/2014 01:00pm • LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Lauren Davies had a desperate thought while stuck in traffic as she frantically drove upstate to reach her 19-year-old."If I drive on the shoulder and a cop stops me, will he believe me when I tell him I think my daughter's dying in a hospital?"The sop Illinois governor, opponent clash over investments 08/11/2014 10:27am • SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) -- As one of the nation's most competitive governor's races picks up, voters in Illinois are hearing a whole lot about a British territory thousands of miles away in the Caribbean.Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn hammered his wealthy Republican rival for days afte Hull hopes Europa League isn't a distraction 08/11/2014 06:06am • HULL, England (AP) -- Swansea and Newcastle have shown over the last two years that qualifying for the Europa League can be more of a hindrance than a help in the Premier League.Hull must hope it can buck the trend.A first foray into European football as the FA Cup runner-up should nevertheless make Gaza's wounded: Living reminder of ravages of war 08/11/2014 04:34am • HAMZA HENDAWI Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- When an Israeli airstrike hit the Gaza home for the handicapped where she was staying, Sally Saqr was left shattered. Her pelvis, both legs and an arm were broken, her skull fractured, much of her body burned. In the hospital, doctors coul