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Cardinals' Brown making impact after long journey 08/12/2014 06:54pm • BOB BAUM AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- John Brown's long, difficult journey to the NFL makes his the most intriguing story of the Arizona Cardinals' training camp. The fact that he is very, very good makes it even better.No one has made a bigger splash in the Glendale workouts than the sm Improved defense key to Hoosiers' breakthrough 08/12/2014 04:21pm • MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Kevin Wilson spent four years transforming Indiana into his kind of team.He hit the recruiting trail in hopes of upgrading the size and speed on his roster. The Hoosiers coach critiqued his team's ability to handle success and even took the bl A timeline of Atlantic City's Revel Casino Hotel 08/12/2014 11:22am • The Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- A look at key moments in the history of Atlantic City's Revel Casino Hotel:Sept. 2007: Revel Entertainment and partner Morgan Stanley file plans for a new casino and 3,800 hotel rooms. It would be the first new casino in Atlantic City since the Borga Chiquita gets buyout offer from Safra, Cutrale 08/12/2014 05:50am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Chiquita Brands has received a buyout offer worth about $611 million from investment firm Safra Group and the Brazilian agribusiness and juice company Cutrale Group.Safra and Cutrale are offering $13 per share, a 29 percent premium to Chiquita Brands International Inc.'s closing pri Gaza cease-fire takes hold as negotiators gather 08/12/2014 03:18am • MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- As a new temporary truce took hold, negotiators from Israel and the Hamas militant group resumed indirect talks Monday to reach a long-term cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.The two sides huddled in an Egyptian government building for nine consecutive hou Ga. plant manager says mold, mildew at processor 08/11/2014 04:49pm • RAY HENRY Associated Press ALBANY, Ga. (AP) -- A Georgia food processor linked to a deadly salmonella outbreak shipped thousands of pounds of peanut products after learning its products were contaminated and cheated on testing, a former plant manager testified Monday.Samuel Lightsey is a key governm Lapid: Gaza aid should be tied to restored PA rule 08/11/2014 03:58pm • JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid is calling on the international community to pull together a massive aid package for Gaza conditioned on the Palestinian Authority returning to power in place of the Islamic militant group Hamas.Lapid says that Western-leaning Palestinian Preside Hunted Auburn striving to be '13 seconds better' 08/11/2014 02:15pm • JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- The theme around Auburn's football building since January has been about being "13 seconds better."Just being better than '13 is a lofty enough goal.The Tigers won't be able to sneak up on anyone again after winning the Southeastern Conference and mak What's in your budget for a concert ticket? 08/11/2014 01:54pm • Sophie Ho, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON -- Just how much would you be willing to pay to see your favorite band in concert? The prices for some of the summer's most popular tours seem to go through the roof. One Direction grossed $131.5 million for 31 shows -- selling tickets at an average p Expectations still high for Stanford this season 08/11/2014 01:40pm • ANTONIO GONZALEZ AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- It's possible no one was happier when the Pac-12's preseason media poll picked Oregon to win the North Division than Stanford coach David Shaw and his players.After all, the Cardinal have been at their best when they're counted out.While man Nepal gay community parades for same-sex marriage 08/11/2014 09:54am • BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Tooting horns and ringing chimes, hundreds of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transvestites paraded through Nepal's capital Monday for a colorful celebration of Gaijatra, a Hindu festival to remember the dead that is gleefully overtaken each Nepal gay community parades for same-sex marriage 08/11/2014 09:54am • BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Tooting horns and ringing chimes, hundreds of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transvestites paraded through Nepal's capital Monday for a colorful celebration of Gaijatra, a Hindu festival to remember the dead that is gleefully overtaken each Arena Stage giving away wedding for 'Fiddler' show 08/11/2014 04:28am • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Arena Stage is searching for the perfect match this month in a contest to give away a free wedding at the Washington theater.The contest is inspired by the upcoming production of "Fiddler on the Roof" where Trevye's daughters try to convince him they should be able to choose th Dig this: Ancient bones found in Wyoming cave 08/10/2014 11:30am • MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- North American lions, cheetahs and short-faced bears: Those are just a few fearsome critters from 25,000 years ago paleontologists already might have found in their first excavation of a bizarre northern Wyoming cave in 30 years.Good fossils also c Ever-elusive Vick an option as Jets' wildcat QB 08/10/2014 01:18am • DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Sports Writer CORTLAND, N.Y. (AP) -- Michael Vick and the wildcat package could be the perfect pairing for the New York Jets.Sure, the mere mention of the formation might cause some Jets fans to break out into sweats after how it was so unsuccessfully executed with Tim Tebow two