No. 2 Kentucky shuts down No. 5 Duke for 74-63 victory

CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Ulis scampered up and down the court. Jamal Murray muscled his way to the basket. Marcus Lee and Alex Poythress finished with authority. Another year, another impressive bunch of Kentucky Wildcats. Ulis had 18 points and six assists, and No. 2 Kentucky used its speed and athleticism to pull away from […]

Clemson, Alabama, Ohio St, Notre Dame top playoff rankings

Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State and Notre Dame remained at the top of the College Football Playoff selection committee rankings. Iowa stayed at No. 5 and Oklahoma State moved up to No. 6, one spot ahead of Big 12 rival Oklahoma. Clemson, Alabama and Ohio State seem to have control of their playoff hopes. If those […]

US plays to scoreless draw with Trinidad and Tobago

Gyasi Zardes’ open header hit the crossbar early in the second half and the United States finished with a 0-0 draw against Trinidad and Tobago in World Cup qualifying Tuesday in Port-of-Spain. Zardes’ effort off of Jozy Altidore’s cross just 75 seconds into the half was perhaps the best chance for the Americans, who turned […]

Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith suspended a year

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith was suspended Tuesday by the NFL for one calendar year because of violations of the league’s substance-abuse policy. The penalty is effective immediately and Smith will be eligible to apply for reinstatement no sooner than 60 days before the end of the suspension. Smith, 26, was […]

Teacher accused of inappropriate contact with students for “personal gain”

CAPE CORAL, Fla.- A Cape Coral High School teacher accused of having inappropriate contact with students has been fired. The Lee County School District says he used the students for “personal gain.” “When you cross that ethical line, you can never go back,” said former Lee County school board member Don Armstrong. The Lee County School […]

Maddon, Banister selected Managers of the Year

NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Maddon has won his third Manager of the Year award, earning his first in the NL after guiding the Chicago Cubs to their first postseason berth since 2008. Maddon got nine first-place votes for 124 points from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America in balloting announced Tuesday. Maddon becomes the […]

Where do we grow from here: Hospital crowding concerns

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Jenny Hazelton is a busy mother of three young boys. She lives in Cape Coral, so when she had severe pain in her side October 13, she went right to the Cape Coral Hospital emergency room. “They told me that I had kidney stones… blocking my ureter.” And then just sat […]

Surges in early voting, beyond 2014 totals. Photo via MGN.

Senate panel votes for bill to remove Confederate statue

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida legislators are moving ahead with a proposal to replace the statue of a Confederate general at the U.S. Capitol. A Florida Senate panel on Tuesday voted for a bill calling for removal of the statue of Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith from the Capitol, where every state is allowed to have […]

Clinton, Sanders spar over taxes, health care

DALLAS (AP) – Intensifying their rivalry, Hillary Rodham Clinton accused Bernie Sanders of charting a tax increase on middle class families and undercutting President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. Sanders’ campaign shot back Tuesday that her approach to health care was all about her financial donors. Clinton said at a Dallas rally that Democrats […]