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UFC 178 card is stacked with compelling fights 09/26/2014 07:40pm • GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer For any of those mixed martial arts fans who complain the UFC has been watering down its recent pay-per-view cards, UFC 178 is an awfully potent response.The MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas will host several compelling fights Saturday night in a show stacked with prominen Lee Ann Womack chasing happiness over hits 09/26/2014 04:04pm • CHRIS TALBOTT AP Music Writer After 15 years of channeling commercial country music, Lee Ann Womack is channeling something new: The music she's always wanted to makeWith the release this week of country covers record "The Way I'm Livin'," the singer with the soul-moving voice is aiming for somethin Without LeBron, Heat start process of a new season 09/26/2014 03:48pm • TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) -- Erik Spoelstra has ready plenty about the notion of reinvention, which seems appropriate given the task that he and the Miami Heat are embarking upon.The post-LeBron James chapter of Heat basketball is beginning.Spoelstra, the coach entering his sevent Roadside to acquire, redevelop fire-ravaged Frager's Hardware on Capitol Hill 09/26/2014 12:05pm • Roadside Development has agreed to acquire and rebuild the fire-gutted Frager’s Hardware campus on Pennsylvania Avenue SE, finally returning the iconic store to its longtime home. Frager’s, based at 1101-1117 Pennsylvania Ave. on Capitol Hill since 1920, was ravaged by fire in June 2013 Pacers' George making rehab progress on broken leg 09/26/2014 07:32am • MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Paul George is getting back on his feet.Less than two months after sustaining a gruesome compound fracture of his right leg, team doctors have cleared the Pacers' two-time All-Star to put weight on his injured leg and begin upper body work in the w Rescued turtle heading to new home in San Diego 09/26/2014 04:16am • MARATHON, Fla. (AP) -- A loggerhead sea turtle named Sapphire is getting ready for a cross-country trip on Thursday to a permanent home in Southern California after convalescing for more than a year at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital.Final preparations were being made Wednesday for the 2,500- 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring a Caregiver for Your Parent 09/26/2014 12:00am • You can't do it all, and when you realize that, you either hire someone else for the task or spread the work around. Or you just let it go. But if part of doing it all is taking care of an aging parent, you can't let it go, and spreading the work among family and friends may be impractical or impos WR Julio Jones off to flying start for Falcons 09/25/2014 08:00pm • PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) -- These days, the game looks so much slower to Julio Jones.When the Falcons receiver goes out for a pass, he understands why the route calls for him to go 15 yards this way, 8 yards that way. When he sees a defensive back across the line, he r Jordan Staal to miss 3-4 months with broken leg 09/25/2014 07:36pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal is expected to miss 3-4 months after breaking a bone in his right leg during an exhibition game.General manager Ron Francis said Thursday that Staal will have surgery Friday on his fractured fibula.Staal was hurt on what appeared to be an South Carolina to offer some 4-year scholarships 09/25/2014 07:10pm • PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina will guarantee four-year scholarships to its qualifying NCAA sports.The school sent out letters to its 383 athletes Thursday, 121 of whom will receive the full four-year guarantee when renewing their scholarships. Those athletes a No. 5 Auburn's defense grabbing some of spotlight 09/25/2014 06:28pm • JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Auburn's defenders are trying to grab some attention for themselves.The fifth-ranked Tigers appear to have made significant improvements on defense after winning a Southeastern Conference title last season with a group that came up with big stops at t Allen steps into leadership role with Taylor out 09/25/2014 05:40pm • WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The mantle was already in the process of being passed.It started last fall, when the Pittsburgh Steelers opted to divide the field in two and give one side to defensive back Ike Taylor and the other to Cortez Allen.For years it had been the athletic an Worst drop for stocks since July as Apple sinks 09/25/2014 04:37pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- A swoon in technology stocks left the market with its worst drop since July.Apple sank nearly 4 percent after the company pulled a software update for the iPhone after users complained that they weren't able to make calls.The Dow Jones industrial average slumped 264 points, or 1.5 p NOVA Legal Beat: How do I Know What an ‘Essential Function’ is? 09/25/2014 02:30pm • Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Mathew B. Tully of Tully Rinckey PLLC, an Arlington firm that specializes in federal employment and labor law, security clearance proceedings, and military law. Q. I have a disability, and my employer is trying to remove me because Vols aiming for revenge against No. 12 Georgia 09/25/2014 01:46pm • STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee defensive end Corey Vereen believes the Volunteers have some unfinished business to take care of Saturday at No. 12 Georgia.The Vols lost a 34-31 thriller to Georgia last year after allowing a tying touchdown with five seconds left i