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Auto Racing NASCAR star Earnhardt cleared to race again CONCORD, N.C. – NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr., who missed the final 18 races of last season because of a concussion, is me...

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College Basketball Oregon hires Taggart coach as new head coach Oregon hired Willie Taggart, who spent the last four seasons as head coach at South Florida, to take over the Ducks...

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College Football Baylor names Matt Rhule as new football coach WACO, Texas – Matt Rhule is the new coach at Baylor, where he takes over a beleaguered Big 12 Conference program aft...

Navajo Nation files $160 million claim over Gold King spill

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – A cleanup team led by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency triggered the August 2015 spill while working at the Gold King Mine near Silverton. The 3 mil...

Regents to meet on report critical of N.M. university leader

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico Board of Regents is holding a meeting Wednesday to discuss possibly suspending or firing university President Bob Frank in response to a rep...

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College Football Heisman finalists: Jackson, Watson, Peppers, 2 Sooners NEW YORK — Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson is a Heisman Trophy finalist for the second consecutive seaso...

Switzerland’s Lara Gut wins Lake Louise super-G

Swiss world champion’s 3rd super-G win in Alberta

Law enforcement gathers for Colorado state trooper funeral

Trooper killed by truck while investigating a crash

Broncos try to keep pace in AFC vs winless-at-home Jaguars

Sunday, 11 a.m. CBS OPENING LINE: Broncos by 4½ RECORD VS. SPREAD: Denver 7-4, Jacksonville 4-6-1 SERIES RECORD: Jaguars lead 6-5 ...

More than cookie sellers, Girl Scouts enter music industry

NEW YORK – The Girl Scouts of the USA are used to making you smile with sweet cookies, but now they’re hoping to soothe your ears with sweet music. The organization announced Thur...

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College Basketball No. 1 Kentucky stunned by No. 11 UCLA Bruins LEXINGTON, Ky. – Isaac Hamilton scored 19 points, T.J. Leaf had 17 with 13 rebounds and No. 11 UCLA shot 53 percent...

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San Bernardino remembers shooting SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – At the moment when shooters unleashed terror on San Bernardino a year ago, county employees remembered their fallen colleagues with...