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Stormy round at Players for Tiger and Sergio

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 8:38pm

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods was surrounded by four rows of fans who stood shoulder-to-shoulder, curious to see how he was going to escape from the trees on the second hole at The Players Championship. Cheers erupted when he pulled out a 5-wood, a risky shot off the pine straw through a 15-foot gap of pines.


One by one, homes in Calif. subdivision sinking

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 8:31pm

LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) — Scott and Robin Spivey had a sinking feeling that something was wrong with their home when cracks began snaking across their walls in March.


Bloomberg bars reporters from client activity

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 8:05pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Financial data and news company Bloomberg LP says it has corrected a "mistake" in its newsgathering policies and cut off its journalists' special access to client log-in activity on the company's ubiquitous trading information terminals after Goldman Sachs complained about the matter last month.

AP Source: Hansen adds backup offer to Kings sale

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 7:59pm
SEATTLE (AP) — If the NBA Board of Governors denies the pending sale and relocation of the Sacramento Kings, the Seattle group seeking to purchase the franchise has a backup deal with the Maloof family.

Strasburg drops to 1-5 as Cubs beat Nationals 8-2

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 7:59pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg was at his dominant best in the early going Saturday, retiring 13 of the first 14 Chicago Cubs he faced, seven via strikeout.


Woman rescued from Bangladesh rubble recovering

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 7:58pm

SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — A seamstress who survived 17 days before being rescued from a collapsed garment factory building outside of Bangladesh's capital was panicked, dehydrated and suffering from insomnia as she recovered in a hospital Saturday, but was in generally good condition, according to her doctors.


Knicks JR Smith plays through illness vs. Pacers

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 7:52pm
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Knicks guard J.R. Smith played against the Pacers in Game 3 on Saturday night after being iffy to go because of an illness.

Lingmerth in the lead as storms disrupt Sawgrass

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 7:47pm

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A rift between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia attracted all the attention on a stormy day at Sawgrass. Swedish rookie David Lingmerth quietly went about his business and wound up atop the leaderboard Saturday in The Players Championship.


Former Pakistani prime minister declares victory

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 7:38pm

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared victory following a historic election marred by violence Saturday, a remarkable comeback for a leader once toppled in a military coup and sent into exile.


Va. woman has no regrets over role in burial

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 7:31pm

DOSWELL, Va. (AP) — The Virginia woman whose actions led to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev being buried about 30 miles north of her Richmond home said the angry backlash from local officials, some cemetery neighbors and online critics has been unpleasant, but she has no regrets.


Experts: CO2 record illustrates 'scary' trend

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 7:25pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — The old saying that "what goes up must come down" doesn't apply to carbon dioxide pollution in the air, which just hit an unnerving milestone.


For Cleveland women, ordeal of recovery begins now

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 6:46pm

Year after year, the clock ticked by and the calendar marched forward, carrying the three women further from the real world and pulling them deeper into an isolated nightmare.


Knicks will make decision after JR Smith warms up

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 6:36pm
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — J.R. Smith will be a game-time decision Saturday night at Indiana.

Pakistan's Sharif declares election victory

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 6:32pm

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared victory following a historic election marred by violence Saturday, a remarkable comeback for a leader once toppled in a military coup and sent into exile.


Indian companies at center of global cyber heist

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 6:05pm
By Dinesh Nair and Jim Finkle DUBAI/BOSTON (Reuters) - Two companies with major operations in India were the weak links that opened the door to a $45 million global cyber heist brought to light by U.S. authorities this week. EnStage Inc, which operates from Bangalore, and ElectraCard Services, which is based in Pune, processed card payments for the two Middle Eastern banks that were hit in the theft, according to several people familiar with the situation. U.S. ...

Barcelona wins Spanish league with Real Madrid tie

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 6:03pm

MADRID (AP) — Barcelona collected its 22nd Spanish league trophy on Saturday when Real Madrid played to a 1-1 draw at Espanyol.


Cardinals beat Rockies 3-0 on Wainwright gem

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 5:57pm

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Shelby Miller retired the last 27 batters Friday night, finishing with a one-hitter. A day later, the St. Louis Cardinals rookie sat in the dugout and watched Adam Wainwright nearly top that feat.


2 inmates charged in Mo. with attempted kidnapping

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 5:52pm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two inmates who fled a Kansas prison face several charges in Missouri where they're accused of trying to ambush the officers pursuing them and of attempting to kidnap the mayor of the small town where they were eventually captured after less than a day on the run.


Prince Harry, Missy Franklin launch Warrior Games

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 5:52pm

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Escorted by Britain's Prince Harry and swimming superstar Missy Franklin, a U.S. Navy officer blinded by an improvised bomb in Afghanistan lit an Olympic-style cauldron Saturday to launch the Warrior Games for wounded service members.


Egypt's Mubarak says too early to judge Mursi: newspaper

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 5:51pm

CAIRO (Reuters) - Former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak said it was too early to judge President Mohamed Mursi, saying the Islamist politician faced a difficult job, in comments billed as his first interview since his removal from power in 2011. El-Watan newspaper said its journalist broke through security lines to speak to Mubarak on Saturday before his retrial on charges of complicity in the death of protesters killed in the popular uprising that swept him from office. ...