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Yankees lose 6-5 to White Sox on Dunn's HR in 9th 05/24/2014 01:32am • ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- David Robertson just wanted to keep the ball away. Instead, he watched Adam Dunn send it soaring into the stands.Just like that, one big swing ripped a win right out of the Yankees' grasp.Dunn's two-run homer off Robertson in the ninth inning lifted t

Dunn homers in 9th, White Sox beat Yankees 6-5 05/24/2014 01:22am • ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- Adam Dunn connected with one final big swing, just in time for the White Sox.Dunn hit a two-run homer off David Robertson in the ninth inning, and Chicago beat the New York Yankees 6-5 on Friday night."That's the best feeling in all of sports, especia

Seaside Country Store: The most unusual store on the shore 05/23/2014 02:43pm • OCEAN CITY, Md. - Visitors heading to the Eastern Shore looking for souvenirs and beach house decor might try stopping at a place that's just outside Ocean City. "People that visit Ocean City don't even realize they're so close to Delaware. In fact, when they're here shopping and checking out, th

Hope for strongman fuels Egypt's el-Sissi campaign 05/22/2014 04:35pm • SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- Posters of former army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi hang everywhere on the streets of Egypt. In Cairo, his face lines highways and bridges and towers over city squares. In Alexandria, loudspeakers blast down the Mediterranean seaside road with songs praisi

Fears linger for students who faced deadly tornado 05/21/2014 07:34am • SEAN MURPHY Associated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Ten-year-old Kai Heuangpraseuth will return to a new Plaza Towers Elementary in the fall, built on the same spot where seven of the boy's schoolmates died last year after a top-scale tornado reduced it to a pile of rubble.Christopher Legg will not be

Column: Time to start protecting our young hurlers 05/17/2014 03:38am • PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer Stop the pitching carnage.Now.We know just where to start.Youth baseball.No more children playing all through the year, with hardly a break between seasons. No more youngsters throwing sliders and splitters and all sorts of pitches that put too much stress on their s

For hospice nurse, wife's death was one too many 05/14/2014 02:40am • MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Everywhere Jay Westbrook turns, behind the wheel of his black pickup, a memory flashes.In Van Nuys, it is the lifeless little girl he held at Valley Presbyterian Hospital after she was found in the bottom of a hot tub. Near Beverly Hills, it is the

Israel's Olmert gets 6-year sentence in bribe case 05/13/2014 02:46pm • JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- An Israeli court sentenced former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to six years in prison for his role in a bribery scandal, capping the stunning downfall of a politician who just a few years ago hobnobbed at the White House and claimed to be close

For hospice nurse, wife's death was one too many 05/11/2014 12:02am • MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jay Westbrook's cowboy boot is planted firmly on the gas pedal of his shiny black pickup. Everywhere he turns, a memory flashes.In Van Nuys, it is the lifeless little girl he held at Valley Presbyterian Hospital after she was found in the bottom of

Rebounding Rangers back home, look to force Game 7 05/10/2014 05:04pm • IRA PODELL AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- When the New York Rangers last left Madison Square Garden they were embarrassed, disappointed, and unsure if they would get another chance this season to erase the haunting memories of a playoff meltdown.Hard work, desperation, and team bonding -- all in

Resell jeans? Resale value goes beyond used cars 05/10/2014 07:34am • ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Jenna Broems shops for clothes the same way she hunts for a new car: She considers resale value.Broems, who lives in Stamford, Connecticut, only buys brands like Abercrombie & Fitch and 7 For All Mankind because she believes they will fetch the

Airlines ask Congress to roll back airfare rule 05/09/2014 04:36am • JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Airlines tried and failed to block a federal rule making them tell passengers up front the full cost of airfare, including government taxes and fees. So they're trying another route, asking Congress to do what the Obama administration and the courts refu

49ers select defensive back Ward with 30th pick 05/09/2014 01:12am • JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- Jimmie Ward ran his speedy 40-yard dash on a bad foot just to show he could. He did so in 4.47 seconds, then followed it up with surgery March 11.The San Francisco 49ers loved that competitive fire in their new safety, along with his versat

NFL Draft Player Thumbnails 05/09/2014 01:00am • The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- The players selected in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night.No. 1 Houston Texans: JADEVEON CLOWNEY, DE, South Carolina. (6-foot-6, 266 pounds). He is first defender to go No. 1 overall since Mario Williams in 2006. Production fell off after spect