Monthly Archives: March, 2012
Fans burn couches, flip cars after Kentucky’s win
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Thousands of raucous fans swarmed streets near the University of Kentucky campus Saturday night, setting couches ablaze and overturning cars after the Wildcats beat cross-state rival Louisville in a Final Four matchup that had riveted the…
Majority ‘back early Scots vote’
The UK government says the majority of responses to its consultation on Scottish independence favour a referendum sooner rather than later.
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Rangers’ Hamilton would talk deal during year
Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton said Saturday that he’d be willing to discuss a contract extension during the season, if the Rangers were interested.
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Charge over mother and son murder
A 42-year-old man is charged with the murders of a 34-year-old woman and a two-year-old child, North Wales Police have said.
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Kansas to face Kentucky in NCAA title game
The Kansas Jayhawks edged past the Ohio State Buckeyes late Saturday night, setting up an an NCAA tournament championship showdown with top-seeded Kentucky.
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Kansas silences Sullinger, eliminates Ohio State
No. 6 Kansas 64, No. 7 Ohio St. 62
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Kansas silences Sullinger, eliminates Ohio State
No. 6 Kansas 64, No. 7 Ohio St. 62
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Romney looks to fall campaign, doubts linger
FITCHBURG, Wis. (AP) — Appearing ever-more confident in Wisconsin’s primary, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney focused entirely on Democratic President Barack Obama during a campaign trip through this upper Midwestern battleground and predicted a victory that could effectively seal the…
Britons hurt in world yacht race
Three Britons and one Australian are injured when a large wave crashes onto their vessel in the Pacific Ocean during a round-the-world yacht race.
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Lakers greet, get barbs from 105-year-old fan
Allene Wynn of Pacoima, Calif. turned 105 years old this week and celebrated her birthday at the Los Angeles Lakers game against the New Orleans Hornets as a guest of the team.
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‘Friends of Syria’ set for Turkey meeting
Delegates from dozens of countries to discuss ways of supporting Syrian opposition and applying more pressure on Assad.
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi poised to win parliamentary seat
WAH THIN KHA, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar held a landmark election Sunday that was expected to send democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi into parliament for her first public office since launching her decades-long struggle against the military-dominated government.
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Brotherhood names Egypt candidate
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood names its financier Khairat al-Shatir as its presidential candidate, despite earlier pledging not to take part.
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Davis leads Kentucky by Louisville to title game
Player of the year Anthony Davis has Kentucky right where it expected to be, in the national title game, scoring 18 points and 14 rebounds as the Wildcats held off pesky Louisville 69-61 on Saturday night.
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Chavez back to Cuba for cancer treatment
The Venezuelan president will have a second round of radiation as part of his back-and-forth treatment in Havana.
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Syria crisis talks set for Turkey
Foreign ministers from more than 70 Western and Arab countries are due to meet in Istanbul to step up pressure on the Syrian regime.
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Police say ex-NFL QB Leaf stole painkillers
Police in Montana say ex-NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf broke into an acquaintance’s home and stole a bottle of prescription painkillers.
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Mafia banker ‘held in Thailand’
An Italian banker wanted in Rome to serve a jail term for mafia links is arrested in Thailand after almost three decades on the run, authorities say.
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Four months after tragedy, Okla. St. wins WNIT
Toni Young scored 25 points, Tiffany Bias added 17 points and 11 assists and Oklahoma State ended a season marked by tragedy by beating James Madison 75-68 on Saturday to win the program’s first WNIT championship.
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3 winners, over 100 million Mega Millions losers
RED BUD, Ill. (AP) — The Mega Millions winners — at least three of them — stayed out of sight. The losers, who could number 100 million, had plenty to say Saturday about losing out on the world’s largest-ever lottery…