AP - Fans in Manhattan had waited a long time for a game like this. They got quite a show, though maybe not the ending they had hoped for. Bryce Taylor scored 11 of his 18 points after halftime, and Maarty Leunen had 14 points and 14 rebounds to help No. 17 Oregon hold off No. 25 Kansas State 80-77 in overtime Thursday night.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - After more than a year of political campaigning and tens of millions of dollars raised and spent, some experts believe the contests to choose the Democratic and Republican nominees for U.S. president could be over in a mere five days.
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No Longer a Secret, Paterno’s Base Coaching Salary Is $512664
New York Times - By JOE LAPOINTE Joe Paterno’s salary as Penn State’s coach is $512664, which is relatively modest among his peers for a man of his accomplishments and tenure. Paterno's salary revealed for 1st time Paternos pay released |
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HBO Films is planning to turn a best-selling book about Barry Bonds?s alleged steroid use and the government?s probe into the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports, into a film.
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AP - An Atlasjet plane crashed on a rocky mountain shortly before it was due to land in southwest Turkey on Friday, killing all 57 people on board, including a 6-week-old baby going to see her grandparents for the first time.
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AFP - Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson admitted Friday that he could "understand the clamour" for Jose Mourinho to become England's next manager.
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Tory leader David Cameron says he “got on very well” with President George W Bush when they met in Washington.
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Lebanese opposition tent city, which began as a powerful outcry to topple the government a year ago, has dwindled to a symbolic presence, but the protest by Hezbollah and its Christian ally still paralyses central Beirut.
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Two missing discs containing personal data of 25 million people could be worth ?1.5bn to criminals, say the Lib Dems.
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Reuters - Facebook is good for keeping up with high-flying buddies, MySpace is for teenage offspring and the BlackBerry is a full-time addiction, according to top media executives who were quizzed on their personal media habits at this week's Reuters Media Summit.
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