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Day: March 18, 2013

NBA: Memphis 92, Minnesota 77

MEMPHIS, March 18 (UPI) — Mike Conley provided 20 points for Memphis Monday and the Grizzlies remained on a roll with a 92-77 spanking of Minnesota. Conley also sparked the offense with

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NBA: Miami 105, Boston 103

BOSTON, March 18 (UPI) — LeBron James connected on a go-ahead basket with 10.5 seconds left Monday, rallying the Miami Heat to a 23rd straight win, 105-103 over Boston. The Heat’s winning

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Russia unfazed by U.S. missile defense

MOSCOW, March 18 (UPI) — The Russian government doesn’t consider U.S. plans to hold off on missile defense plans in Poland as some sort of concession, the deputy foreign minister said. Russian

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Obama taps Thomas Perez to be Labor chief

WASHINGTON, March 18 (UPI) — President Obama Monday nominated Thomas Perez, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, as U.S. labor secretary. “Tom’s knowledge and experience will make him an outstanding

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Police: Man shot off own finger

BRADFORD, Pa., March 18 (UPI) — Police in Pennsylvania said a man is facing weapons charges after shooting his own finger while attempting to “get rid of his wedding ring.” Bradford police

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Snowplow sideswipes parked cars

by Jody Spear – MASON CITY – Might be best to get your cars off the streets while city crews clear the latest snowfall. Around 7:45 AM Monday morning, a Mason City

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Gun control sabbath calls for assault ban

WASHINGTON, March 17 (UPI) — Religious leaders attending the U.S. Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath Weekend called for a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, organizers said. Religious leaders from across the

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NBA: Minnesota 97, New Orleans 95

MINNEAPOLIS, March 17 (UPI) — Derrick Williams put in 28 points and Nikola Pekovic made two go-ahead free throws Sunday in Minnesota’s 97-95 win over New Orleans. Ricky Rubio contributed 16 points

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Kentucky, Alabama among NIT top seeds

NEW YORK, March 17 (UPI) — Kentucky, Alabama, Southern Mississippi and Virginia each landed a No. 1 seed in National Invitation Tournament selections released Sunday. In first-round action starting Tuesday, Alabama will

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Li rejects hacker accusations

BEIJING, March 17 (UPI) — China’s new Premier Li Keqiang, rejecting allegations of Chinese hackers targeting U.S. networks, said they amount to presumption of guilt. Li, in his first news conference after

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2 arrested in cop shooting

FULLERTON, Calif., March 18 (UPI) — A Fullerton, Calif., police officer survived being shot multiple times in his protective vest Sunday and two suspects were arrested, police said. Marcos Bush, 29, of

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‘Oz’ again sweeps box office

LOS ANGELES, March 17 (UPI) — “Oz The Great and Powerful,” starring James Franco and Mila Kunis, swept the box office for the second weekend with $42.222 million in receipts. “The Call,”

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Crash at racetrack kills boy 14, man, 68

LINDA, Calif., March 17 (UPI) — A race car careened over a retaining wall at a California racetrack, fatally striking the driver’s 14-year-old cousin and another car’s owner, officials said. The Yuba

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NCAA Men’s Division I basketball bracket

By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL NCAA Men’s Division I basketball schedule and results (Regional seeding in parentheses) (All times EDT) First Round March 19 At Dayton, Ohio (16) North Carolina A&T vs. (16)

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WBC: Puerto Rico 3, Japan 1

SAN FRANCISCO, March 18 (UPI) — Alex Rios smashed a two-run homer Sunday and Puerto Rico advanced to the World Baseball Classic final with a 3-1 victory over Japan. With Puerto Rico

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COL BKB: Ohio State 50, Wisconsin 43

CHICAGO, March 17 (UPI) — Deshaun Thomas struck for 17 points Sunday and No. 9 Ohio State got past 23rd-ranked Wisconsin 50-43 to corral its fifth overall Big Ten Tournament victory. Thomas

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UI Baseball: Dermody Notches 4th Win

WICHITA, Kan. — Senior Matt Dermody pitched seven strong innings and junior Keith Brand had a timely two-run single to lift the University of Iowa baseball team to a 4-1 victory over

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