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Police chief pleads no contest in tea party flap 07/25/2014 07:50pm • LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) -- A police chief in Wisconsin pleaded no contest Friday to a charge that he signed a local tea party leader up on gay dating, pornography and federal health care websites.Prosecutors charged Town of Campbell Police Chief Tim Kelemen earlier this month with one misdemeanor count Pierre-Paul brings energy to Giants 07/25/2014 05:19pm • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Up on a podium, Jason Pierre-Paul can't stand still during an interview session. It's the same kind of energy he brings to team meetings, the locker room and, most importantly, on to the field.Pierre-Paul has rapid-fire answers for just about anything he is asked, from Will mobile devices replace binoculars at the opera? 07/25/2014 04:43pm • WASHINGTON -- As the lights dimmed Friday night at Wolf Trap theater in Vienna, Virginia, the mobile devices lit up. An entire section of the lawn was aglow in smartphones and tablets, their owners anxiously waiting for the action to start. But that evening's big performance wasn't on the sta Candidate causes stir due to secessionist group 07/25/2014 04:30pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- The executive director of the Maryland Republican Party says he has asked an Anne Arundel County Council candidate to consider severing ties to a group with secessionist positions.Joe Cluster said he met with Michael Peroutka on Friday to ask him to consider disassociating him House panel clears way for vote on Obama lawsuit 07/25/2014 09:50am • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Over Democratic objections, Republicans cleared the way Thursday for a House vote on legislation authorizing an election-year lawsuit accusing President Barack Obama of failing to implement the 4-year-old health care law as it was written.The vote in the Rules Committee was 7-4, w Mercury rout Sparks for 14th straight victory 07/25/2014 03:00am • CURTIS ZUPKE Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Phoenix Mercury's winning streak has evolved so that they don't need Diana Taurasi, Candice Dupree or Brittney Griner to lead the way.DeWanna Bonner took her turn with a season-high 22 points to lead the Mercury to their 14th straight victory, 93 Payton: New training camp site 'pretty amazing' 07/24/2014 09:07pm • WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) -- As New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton and general manager Mickey Loomis spoke about the opening of training camp, steep, tree-covered mountains were in full view behind them.The newly completed training site the Saints are using at the luxurious Greenbrier Reso Punished Priefer: 'I went way below the bar' 07/24/2014 08:09pm • MANKATO, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings could hardly hold training camp without some kind of controversy or sideshow.This version came with quite the twist: special teams coordinator Mike Priefer in the spotlight.As players unpacked their vehicles carrying necessities and diversions for the thr Demaryius Thomas excused from Broncos camp 07/24/2014 07:22pm • ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Both Demaryius Thomas and Chris Harris Jr. plan to practice next week with the first day of the Denver Broncos' training camp.Thomas was excused to attend the funeral of the grandmother who helped raise him in Georgia. Harris was held out while he awaits a trip to see his su Panthers say QB Newton, DE Hardy ready to practice 07/24/2014 02:18pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Pro Bowlers Cam Newton and Greg Hardy will be ready to practice when the Carolina Panthers take the field for the start of training camp Friday night.The same can't be said of often-injured running back Jonathan Stewart.Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman said Newton has 2 police cars collide when officer runs red light 07/24/2014 10:20am • SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Authorities say a Syracuse city police officer was looking at the computer inside his patrol car when he ran a red light and collided with an unmarked police vehicle.Police tell The Post-Standard (http://bit.ly/1sQl5wR ) that 35-year-old Officer Robert Harrington was driving a Charles scores 31 to lift Liberty over Sparks 07/24/2014 02:59am • LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Tina Charles and the New York Liberty knew the Los Angeles Sparks would come out with extra energy for their new coach, Penny Toler. But the Liberty prevailed with their own motivation.Charles had 31 points and 15 rebounds to lead New York to a 66-64 win against the Sparks on Wed This time, Obama fundraising is a bit of 'Scandal' 07/24/2014 02:48am • LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Fact met fiction Wednesday in one of those Hollywood ways: The real-life president of the United States complains about "phony scandals" in the presence of the producer and the star of a hit TV drama about indignity and dishonor among Washington's political elite.Fundraising in B Johnny Be Good: Browns expect Manziel to behave 07/23/2014 10:10pm • BEREA, Ohio (AP) -- Johnny will be good.That's what the Browns expect from Johnny Manziel now that training camp is about to start.Cleveland coach Mike Pettine said he's not worried about the popular rookie's wild off-field behavior carrying into the season, and he's determined not to let any outsid New constitution gives Thai junta sweeping powers 07/23/2014 10:00am • THANYARAT DOKSONE Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's new temporary constitution that gives the military government sweeping powers in the run-up to a planned October 2015 election also allows the leader of the current ruling junta to become interim prime minister, a senior army official sai