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By Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Percy Harvin returned the opening kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown and Marcus Sherels added a third-quarter score on a punt return as
By Jeff Shain, Orlando Sentinel – MEDINAH, Ill. — With a comeback that would have made Seve Ballesteros proud, Europe has retained the Ryder Cup. Captain Jose Maria Olazabal’s lads wiped out
By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Every time Fernando Rodney finishes off a win for Tampa Bay, he pretends to shoot a bow and arrow into the sky, a
By John Lantigua, Palm Beach Post – PALM BEACH, Fla. — Investigations into whether a firm hired by the Republican Party of Florida to register voters handed in forged registration forms spread
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Saturday said that, instead of drawing a “red line” for Iran, Israel should draw one for itself and its nuclear arsenal, the ISNA news agency reported. The
By Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau – FORT MYERS, Fla.—Vice President Joe Biden accused Republicans Saturday of hypocrisy over the budget, mocking “how they bleed over the national debt” despite a
Iowa – 31 Minnesota – 13 COACH FERENTZ: Needless to say, we’re thrilled to get the victory today. Minnesota is a good football team. They’re very well coached. They played hard today,
VINTON, Iowa – Two-hundred thirty young adults from across the nation were sworn in as members of FEMA Corps at an induction ceremony in Iowa on Friday, providing a boost to the
James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – JOHNSTON — As unlikely as it might seem, Bob Vander Plaats, who is leading the campaign to oust an Iowa Supreme Court justice, and Iowa State
Scott Dochterman, CR Gazette – IOWA CITY — It’s time Iowa fans stepped away from the ledge, take a seat and order a barley pop. Iowa’s 31-13 domination over Minnesota on Saturday
Marcus R. Fuller, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Gophers knew what it was like to have an Iowa running back run wild on them. It happened
Marcus R. Fuller, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – IOWA CITY, Iowa — Minnesota coach Jerry Kill’s team was the surprise of the Big Ten entering conference play. And the Gophers continued
CHARITON, IOWA – A Knoxville, Iowa man driving a pickup truck in central Iowa near Chariton, Iowa, on Friday night crossed a center line and struck another vehicle, killed all three occupants
AREDALE – There was hot midget wrestling action at Duck’s Bar & Grille in Aredale Saturday night, broadcasted by Pat Palmer, aka The Computer Guy. Jeremy Minnier, the mayor of Aredale, wrestled
Marc Morehouse, CR Gazette – IOWA CITY — They had a plan and they executed it to perfection. There was the game and all that. The Hawkeyes rode running back Mark Weisman
By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times – Omar Ahmed Khadr, the youngest and last remaining Western prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center for terrorism suspects, was sent home Saturday to
By David S. Cloud, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan is being transferred and another Marine general will take over the war effort early next
By Michael J. Mishak and Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times – SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Friday outlawing the open carrying of rifles and shotguns in cities across
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – All-Americans Betsy Saina and Meaghan Nelson ran to a 1-2 finish as their fifth-ranked Iowa State women’s cross country team placed its top five runners among the top
By Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times – SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.—A San Bernardino County jury on Friday ordered a death sentence for the violent methamphetamine addict convicted of setting the catastrophic 2003 Old
By Mark Craig, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Written on a piece of paper in front of Antoine Winfield was a comparison of the height and weight of the No. 1
Portable heaters were involved in 45 percent of all fatal heating fires in residential buildings, reports say. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) announced the release of a
By Wailin Wong, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Investors have turned skeptical on Groupon, growth has slowed, and hundreds of would-be competitors have disappeared from the crowded daily-deal landscape, but that doesn’t
By Noah Matthews, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – “Tired of spending hours updating your PC?” Good question. The answer promised to be a free download of SlimDrivers (http:///www.slimwareutilities.com), which promises to scan your
By Gregory Karp, Chicago Tribune – Do you hate more money? If you have access to a flexible spending account at work and don’t use it, perhaps you’re a more-money hater. FSAs
By Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — In order to fix the sluggish job market, it’s important to first understand the nature of the problem. The high unemployment rate dogging
By Maryann Batlle, Cronkite News Service – WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court Friday rejected an Arizona death row inmate’s request that a judge recuse herself from his carjacking-murder case because her
By Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times – Crystal nibbles on some yogurt and nuts as her eyes dart around the room. A wardrobe person comes by with an outfit to wear in
By Alan Zarembo, Ari Bloomekatz and Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES—The plot is identical to last summer’s Carmageddon: Can Los Angeles avoid a traffic apocalypse as officials shut down
By Carol Rosenberg, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — The Pentagon is buying a mobile cardiac care unit and separate MRI trailer for the 167 detainees at Guantanamo, a $2.6 million investment
AMES, Iowa – No. 19 Iowa State (8-5, 2-1 Big 12) swept the TCU Horned Frogs (13-3, 2-1 Big 12) in three sets (25-19, 25-19, 25-17) on Saturday in Hilton Coliseum. The
By Rene Rodriguez, The Miami Herald – BUTTER (R) When her husband retires, a woman (Jennifer Garner) decides to keep his 15-year streak as Iowa’s champion butter carver going by entering the
By Marc Caputo and Amy Sherman, The Miami Herald – MIAMI—“Barack Obama … Oy vey!” The Republican signs greeted Vice President Joe Biden on Friday as he began campaigning in the heart of
by Tom Silverstein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — Those who say the Green Bay Packers played a big role in getting NFL officials back on the job are probably
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota woman charged with assaulting, resisting, and impeding a federal officer was sentenced on September 26, 2012, by United States
By Kathleen Nelson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Height is not an issue for quarterback Russell Wilson or the Seattle Seahawks. The rest of the league might be another story. Listed at 5