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NCAA extends Georgia Tech's probation to 2017 09/05/2014 01:09pm • CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia Tech athletic director Mike Bobinski said Friday he hopes the school's extended NCAA probation announced this week is "the last time we go down this road."Georgia Tech had its NCAA probation extended two years, to June 13, 2017, after coaches wer AP corrects ethics reform reference in trial story 09/05/2014 12:20pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- In a story Sept. 4 about the public corruption convictions of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, The Associated Press reported erroneously that ethics reform was passed this summer by a Republican-controlled General Assembly. The bills were passed in the Former Va. governor's attorney vows to appeal 09/05/2014 11:12am • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Kathleen L. Carmody said she voted for Bob McDonnell and thought he was "terrific for Virginia" as governor -- but as a juror in McDonnell's corruption trial, she was compelled to convict him."The facts spoke for themselves," she told The Associate The 14 counts against ex-Virginia governor, wife 09/04/2014 04:40pm • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Allegations and verdicts in the case against former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen:Count One: Both McDonnells guilty of conspiracy, specifically of conspiring to defraud the voters of Virginia of the honest services they were due Djokovic tops Murray for 8th US Open semi in a row 09/04/2014 04:40pm • HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Through a pair of back-and-forth sets, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray put on a display befitting a matchup of past U.S. Open champions.They tracked down would-be winners and somehow got them back, prolonging points that involved 10 or 20 strokes or m Jury returns to work in former Va. governor trial 09/04/2014 11:30am • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The third day of deliberations in former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's public corruption trial is underway.Jurors reconvened Thursday morning at the federal courthouse in Richmond after deliberating for about 13 hours over two days without reaching Recline rancor: Passenger recalls seat dispute 09/04/2014 07:06am • SCOTT MAYEROWITZ AP Airlines Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The businessman whose dispute with a fellow airline passenger over a reclined seat sparked a national debate about air-travel etiquette says he's embarrassed by the way the confrontation unfolded and regrets his behavior.But don't expect James Bea Chiefs turn undrafted rookies into key players 09/04/2014 04:10am • DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- They play quarterback and wide receiver, tight end and offensive line. They can be found on both sides of the ball, first on the depth chart and last.There are 16 of them on the Kansas City Chiefs this season, and what they all have in common in Soler drives in two more runs as Cubs beat Brewers 09/04/2014 12:50am • CHICAGO (AP) -- The young-and-coming Chicago Cubs are having so much fun these days, they wish the season was just starting, not ending.With five rookies in the lineup, the Cubs beat Milwaukee 6-2 on Wednesday night to complete their first three-game sweep of the Brewers since Aug. 23-25, 2004.Rooki Jury ends day 2 of talks in ex-Va. governor trial 09/03/2014 05:38pm • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Jurors put in a full day of deliberations Wednesday without reaching a verdict in the public corruption trial of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen.They began reviewing five weeks of testimony and scores of exhibits Tuesday af Recline rancor: Passenger recalls seat dispute 09/03/2014 05:05pm • SCOTT MAYEROWITZ AP Airlines Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The businessman whose dispute with a fellow airline passenger over a reclined seat sparked a national debate about air-travel etiquette says he's embarrassed by the way the confrontation unfolded and regrets his behavior.But don't expect James Bea Looking for a verdict: What the jury has to consider in the McDonnell trial 09/03/2014 04:15pm • RICHMOND, Va. - The jury working to reach a verdict in the corruption case of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen is entering its third day of deliberations. And jurors have a lot to wade through. The jury must weigh weeks of testimony that included personal histories, sord Michael Cera: 'You get used to having an audience' 09/03/2014 12:40pm • MARK KENNEDY AP Drama Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Brooklyn currently has a love affair with facial hair, is awash with hipsters, tons of kale -- and now 100 percent more Michael Cera.The 26-year-old star of "Juno" and "Superbad" has relocated to the cool New York borough after several years in which he 'Seven Wonders' is tight action-adventure story 09/03/2014 11:52am • JEFF AYERS Associated Press "Seven Wonders" (Running Press), by Ben MezrichBen Mezrich, known for his non-fiction best-sellers "The Accidental Billionaires" and "Bringing Down the House," returns to fiction with "Seven Wonders," an adventure that reads like a contemporary Indiana Jones tale.Jack Gra Panthers WR Bersin follows NFL owner's footsteps 09/03/2014 03:22am • STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Carolina Panthers wide receiver Brenton Bersin has something in common with the man writing his paycheck.Bersin was placed on Carolina's 53-man roster over the weekend, becoming only the second player from Wofford College to make an NFL team. The o