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March 14, 2011

“There will be a NFL season.”

There will be an NFL season in 2011. That’s what Commissioner Roger Goodell keeps saying. So do many of the owners and lots of players, even though labor talks collapsed, the union dissolved itself, and star players including MVP Tom Brady asked for…

March 14, 2011

Stingy Celtics stifle Bucks in Boston

Ray Allen and the Boston Celtics take a lot of pride in their defense, so this one was a gem. For Milwaukee Bucks coach Scott Skiles, it was embarrassing. Allen scored 17 points in just three quarters and the Celtics set a franchise record for…

March 14, 2011

Bryant struggles and still leads Lakers over Mavs

Kobe Bryant went through an array of emotions, grimacing in pain and initially thinking his left ankle might be hurt bad enough to end his season. Then he realized things would be all right and even got back in the game. Bryant now has a sore ankle…

March 14, 2011

Dwyane Wade wins custody fight for sons

When the Miami Heat ended practice Sunday, Dwyane Wade(notes) went home to his sons. That will be a regular event going forward. Ending a long and often-vengeful fight, a Chicago court has awarded Wade sole “care, custody and control” of his two…

March 14, 2011

Another million-dollar heist

Gunmen in Jamaica on Saturday morning held up an Atlas vehicle and…

March 14, 2011

St Lucia braces for gay attack

As St Lucia braces for the possible fallout from an attack on three gay men from the United States as they showered together in a cottage in the west coast town of Soufriere, tourism officials are this week arranging meetings with the visitors to…

March 14, 2011

Cuba Releases Prominent Dissident

Cuba has released from prison one of its most prominent dissidents. Oscar Elias Biscet was freed Friday and returned to his home in Havana. The 49-year-old physician was serving a 25-year sentence.   Biscet was part of a group of 52 dissidents…

March 14, 2011

US Targets Mexican Drug Gang

U.S. law enforcement officials announced Wednesday that 10 Mexican nationals associated with a notorious criminal gang have been charged in last year's murder of a U.S. consulate employee and two other people in Juarez, Mexico.   The announcement…

March 14, 2011

Japan quake: Explosion at Fukushima nuclear plant

A second explosion has hit the nuclear plant in Japan which was damaged in…

March 14, 2011

Japan’s Nikkei falls 4.5% in first session after quake

Japanese shares have tumbled on the first trading day after the massive earthquake and…