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CHICAGO (AP) — Among academics who track the behavior of young adults and teens, there's a touchy debate: Should the word "entitled" be used when talk...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Astronomers think they have solved the mystery of an extraordinary flash spied in a faraway galaxy, saying it came from a massive b...

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Australian Open champion Kim Clijsters has withdrawn from Wimbledon because of a foot injury. The Belgian, who was seeded No...

ALBANY (AP) — The effort to legalize gay marriage in New York is getting an all-out lobbying effort from Democrats and celebrities, but there's still ...

MIAMI (AP) — The season began with LeBron James taking his talents to South Beach. It ended with Dirk Nowitzki taking the NBA championship trophy ther...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is reminding Alabamans of a reason to celebrate: Auburn University's championship football team. The Tigers v...

NEW YORK (AP) — NFL owners and players met Wednesday for a second straight day in New York, with Judge Arthur Boylan joining Commissioner Roger Goodel...

BOSTON (AP) — Nathan Horton will miss the rest of the Stanley Cup finals with a severe concussion, and Canucks defenseman Aaron Rome also is finished ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. is returning to the ring. The undefeated six-time world champion says on his Twitter feed Tuesday he will end a ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia coach-in-waiting Dana Holgorsen and head coach Bill Stewart are making unwanted headlines that has the Mountain...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kasey Kahne will be sponsored by Farmers Insurance when he joins Hendrick Motorsports next season. The team said Tuesday that F...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods won't be playing the U.S. Open this year. Injuries to his left knee and Achilles' are bad enough that Woods deci...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee athletics director Mike Hamilton announced Tuesday he decided to resign so the Volunteers would have a "clean slate"...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown's administration says his stalled plan to shift thousands of inmates from state prisons to local jails will...

ATLANTA (AP) — More Americans got food poisoning last year, with salmonella cases driving the increase, the government reported Tuesday. Illness rates...