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Gates' 3 TD catches carry Bolts to 30-21 upset 09/15/2014 03:22am • BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Philip Rivers has been throwing passes to Antonio Gates for nine seasons now, so games like Sunday's are bound to happen.It wasn't quite like sandlot ball, but with these two guys, it might as well have been.Gates had three touchdown catches, includin Nats' Zimmerman nearly ready for rehab games 09/13/2014 09:36pm • MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Washington Nationals slugger Ryan Zimmerman, attempting to return from a hamstring injury before the regular season ends, plans to leave Sunday for the instructional league so he can begin playing in games.Zimmerman has been sidelined since strainin Vikings' Adrian Peterson accused of child abuse 09/13/2014 03:34am • DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Authorities in Texas issued an arrest warrant Friday for star Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson after he was indicted on a charge of child abuse for using a branch to spank his son. He was swiftly benched by his team for this wee Gerrit Cole leads surging Pirates over Cubs 7-3 09/13/2014 12:30am • JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Chicago Cubs aren't exactly embracing the role of spoilers.Gerrit Cole won consecutive starts for the first time since early June, National League batting leader Josh Harrison had three hits and the surging Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cubs 7-3 Fr Julius Thomas won't surprise anyone 09/13/2014 12:03am • The Associated Press Julius Thomas has lost the element of surprise.The Denver Broncos' big tight end had a big opener a year ago, when he caught five passes for 110 yards and two TDs in a walloping of Baltimore. That sent fantasy football players scrambling to their laptops to pick him up.He caugh Chiefs starting RT Allen headed to injured reserve 09/12/2014 05:59pm • DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Chiefs right tackle Jeff Allen had surgery Friday on his right elbow and will miss the rest of the season, the latest blow to a team already ravaged by injuries and suspensions.Allen hurt his elbow after starting last Sunday's season-opening los Michigan band helps mark 'banner' bicentennial 09/12/2014 10:09am • JEFF KAROUB Associated Press DETROIT (AP) -- A tune that reverberates through ballparks, auditoriums and community gatherings is getting an amped-up workout during its 200th anniversary.One of the biggest and flashiest salutes to "The Star-Spangled Banner" comes Saturday at the University of Michiga Improved diet, sleep habits help Arkansas' Collins 09/12/2014 04:49am • KURT VOIGT AP Sports Writer FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Alex Collins never paid quite as much attention in high school to his diet and sleeping habits as he did his performance on the football field.Thanks to the constant needling of coach Bret Bielema, the Razorbacks' running back appears to have fi Holiday, Anderson gear up as Pelicans camp nears 09/12/2014 04:42am • BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday has been feeling the best kind of pain this week -- that general muscle soreness that comes from finally playing the sport he loves again.Sharp-shooting forward Ryan Anderson will have that same feeling in a week How to Stay Engaged in Retirement 09/12/2014 12:00am • Many baby boomers are contemplating what exactly they will do with their free time for the next 20 years. Some boomers envision an extended period of relaxation in which they pursue activities at a pace they are comfortable with. No big plans or lofty goals will crowd their calendar as they settle i So You're Getting a Pacemaker 09/12/2014 12:00am • If you have a heart rhythm disorder, you may have considered getting a pacemaker -- but you're wary of having a small electronic device implanted inside your chest. Is it worth it? Ongoing heart rhythm problems make some patients faint and blackout. They can sap people's strength and sideline them LaRoche, Rendon homer as Nationals beat Mets 6-2 09/11/2014 11:38pm • RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- If only the Washington Nationals could play all their road games at Citi Field.Adam LaRoche and Anthony Rendon had two-run homers off Bartolo Colon, who was ejected after hitting the following batter both times, and the Nationals beat New York 6-2 Thursd No. 10 LSU DB Thomas hoping to fulfill promise 09/11/2014 08:20pm • BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- LSU defensive back Dwayne Thomas doesn't hesitate to run his mouth on the field.If his early season play is a sign of things to come, opposing receivers may tire of the sound of his voice.Thomas has emerged as the 10th-ranked Tigers' second-lead Luck tries to make amends for 'stupid' decision 09/11/2014 07:17pm • MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Andrew Luck studies the sport of football incessantly.When something works, he wants to know why. When something fails, he scours game tape to find a solution. And when Luck makes a mistake, well, he quickly takes the blame.Five days after rushing Panthers defensive end Hardy returns to practice 09/11/2014 06:38pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy returned to practice Thursday, one day after being excused from work to meet with his attorney.Hardy practiced in full pads, joking with teammates during warmups as Eminem's "Lose Yourself" blared in the background from a portable speaker on