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The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
Class 4A | |||
Record | Pts | Prv | |
1. Iowa City, West (19) | 13-0 | 190 | 1 |
2. Pleasant Valley | 13-0 | 151 | 2 |
3. Ankeny Centennial | 12-1 | 142 | 4 |
4. Des Moines, Hoover | 13-0 | 140 | 3 |
5. Waukee | 11-3 | 128 | 5 |
6. Dubuque, Hempstead | 11-1 | 76 | 7 |
7. North Scott, Eldridge | 10-3 | 69 | 8 |
8. Linn-Mar, Marion | 10-3 | 67 | 9 |
9. Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines | 10-2 | 53 | 6 |
10. Epworth, Western Dubuque | 13-2 | 14 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 4. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 4. Valley, West Des Moines 3. Urbandale 3. Sioux City, North 1.
Class 3A | |||
Record | Pts | Prv | |
1. Spirit Lake (13) | 12-1 | 177 | 2 |
2. Le Mars | 11-2 | 137 | 5 |
3. Williamsburg (1) | 12-1 | 129 | 3 |
(tie) Pella (2) | 11-2 | 129 | 7 |
5. Waverly-Shell Rock (1) | 13-2 | 111 | 1 |
6. MOC-Floyd Valley | 12-2 | 95 | 8 |
7. Wahlert, Dubuque (2) | 7-6 | 94 | 4 |
8. Fort Madison | 11-2 | 74 | 10 |
9. Xavier, Cedar Rapids | 8-5 | 32 | NR |
10. Dallas Center-Grimes | 11-3 | 20 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: Algona 14. Gilbert 11. Carroll 8. Harlan 6. Assumption, Davenport 3. Perry 2. Marion 1. Denison-Schleswig 1. Keokuk 1.
Class 2A | ||||
Record | Pts | Prv | ||
1. Aplington-Parkersburg (9) | 15-0 | 171 | 3 | |
2. Cascade,Western Dubuque (6) | 16-1 | 155 | 4 | |
3. New Hampton (2) | 15-1 | 151 | 5 | |
4. Western Christian, Hull | (2) | 12-2 | 135 | 2 |
5. Regina, Iowa City | 13-1 | 100 | 6 | |
6. IKM-Manning | 13-1 | 94 | 1 | |
(tie) Monticello | 16-2 | 94 | 7 | |
8. Treynor | 11-2 | 48 | 8 | |
9. Forest City | 14-2 | 38 | 10 | |
10. Anamosa | 11-4 | 24 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: West Fork, Sheffield 10. Northeast, Goose Lake 8. Pella Christian 6. PCM, Monroe 3. Notre Dame, Burlington 2. Dike-New Hartford 2. Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 2. Sheldon 2.
Class 1A | |||
Record | Pts | Prv | |
1. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (9) | 14-0 | 173 | 1 |
2. Danville (5) | 13-0 | 158 | 2 |
3. Central Lyon (3) | 12-2 | 150 | 4 |
4. Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars (2) | 14-0 | 146 | 3 |
5. Colo-Nesco | 15-0 | 110 | 5 |
6. Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto | 16-1 | 89 | 8 |
7. Earlham | 13-1 | 58 | 7 |
8. Boyden-Hull | 11-3 | 49 | 10 |
9. Ar-We-Va, Westside | 15-0 | 35 | 9 |
10. Meskwaki Settlement School | 13-0 | 29 | NR |
Others receiving votes: West Hancock, Britt 22. Janesville 8. Belle Plaine 7. Van Buren, Keosauqua 3. Lynnville-Sully 3. West Central, Maynard 2. Montezuma 1. St. Albert, Council Bluffs 1. Jesup 1.
Jameel McKay had 14 points for the Cyclones (15-4, 5-2 Big 12), who bounced back from a loss at last-place Texas Tech by running up a huge lead that nearly slipped away.
Iowa State broke open a tight game with a 27-12 run and went ahead by 21 with 11:36 left. The Longhorns answered with a furious rally that pulled them to 87-84 on Jonathan Holmes' 3-pointer with 22 seconds left.
Javan Felix scored 20 points and Isaiah Taylor had 17 for Texas (14-6, 3-4), which has dropped consecutive games for the second time this month.
Bethany Doolittle had six of her 12 points during the extra period while Iowa outscored Nebraska 17-11. Samantha Logic finished with 22 points and eight assists and Disterhoft had 13 rebounds.
Iowa (16-3, 7-1 Big Ten) rallied with a 17-6 run to lead 60-57 on Disterhoft's layup with 2:33 left in regulation.
Rachel Theriot's jumper gave the Cornhuskers (15-4, 5-3) a 61-60 lead with 4.5 seconds. Iowa inbounded long and handed off to Whitney Jennings who drew a foul with 1.3 seconds left. She made one free throw to force overtime.
Tear'a Laudermill and Emily Cady led Nebraska with 19 points each. Cady grabbed 18 boards and Theriot added 15 points.
Alburnett 66, Cedar Valley Christian School 22
Aplington-Parkersburg 66, West Fork, Sheffield 64, OT
Bedford 72, Fremont Mills, Tabor 43
Central Lyon, Rock Rapids 75, Hills-Beaver Creek, Minn. 37
Chariton 62, Central Decatur, Leon 59, OT
Clarion-Goldfield 70, Iowa Falls-Alden 48
Danville 94, Maharishi, Fairfield 10
Denver 65, Rockford 57
Dunkerton 42, Tripoli 40
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 55, North Mahaska, New Sharon 38
Fairfield 60, Davis County, Bloomfield 47
Gladbrook-Reinbeck 74, North Butler, Greene 46
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 68, Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 27
Highland, Riverside 82, Columbus Community, Columbus Junction 57
Newman Catholic, Mason City 57, North Iowa, Buffalo Center 35
North Nodaway, Mo. 70, South Page, College Springs 37
Paton-Churdan 71, Adair-Casey 55
Pleasantville 67, Clarke, Osceola 59
Red Oak 60, Southwest Valley 43
Ridge View 68, Manson Northwest Webster 53
Southeast Polk 68, Des Moines, East 50
St. Mary's, Remsen 65, Kingsley-Pierson 31
Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction 57, Riceville 41
Westwood, Sloan 70, River Valley, Correctionville 64
Wilton 71, Wapello 36
Adair-Casey 69, Paton-Churdan 54
Alburnett 51, Cedar Valley Christian School 20
Central Clinton, DeWitt 55, Williamsburg 31
Central Decatur, Leon 70, Chariton 41
Central Lee, Donnellson 65, Washington 55
Central Lyon, Rock Rapids 54, Hills-Beaver Creek, Minn. 29
Clarion-Goldfield 51, Iowa Falls-Alden 45
Columbus Community, Columbus Junction 42, Highland, Riverside 37
Fairfield 73, Davis County, Bloomfield 48
Gladbrook-Reinbeck 40, North Butler, Greene 39
Interstate 35,Truro 46, Creston 40
Kingsley-Pierson 72, St. Mary's, Remsen 53
Mediapolis 54, Keokuk 43
Mount Pleasant 52, Solon 42
North Iowa, Buffalo Center 47, Newman Catholic, Mason City 39
OA-BCIG 50, Siouxland Community Christian 38
Southeast Polk 47, Des Moines, East 35
Treynor 65, Atlantic 59
Tripoli 45, Dunkerton 42
Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction 55, Riceville 31
Waukon 68, Spring Grove, Minn. 52
West Fork, Sheffield 47, Aplington-Parkersburg 40
Westwood, Sloan 68, River Valley, Correctionville 32
Winterset 61, Bondurant Farrar 37
Iowa State has dismissed safety T.J. Mutcherson for violating team rules.
Mutcherson started 10 games as a sophomore last season before being suspended for the final two games. Mutcherson made 76 tackles and had a pair of interceptions for the Cyclones in 2014.
Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads also said Friday that wide receiver Damein Lawry, tight end Alex Leslie and offensive lineman Duaron Williams will transfer.
Former Iowa State receiver P.J. Harris has been arrested and charged with strangling his girlfriend.
Harris was booked on an aggravated domestic assault/strangulation charge. He was being held in a Story County jail without bond.
Ames Police spokesman Jason Tuttle says Harris' girlfriend told officers Harris pushed her against a wall, threw her on a bed and began to strangle her Thursday. Tuttle says officers observed scratches on the woman.
Online court records don't indicate whether Harris has hired an attorney.
Harris caught nine passes for 55 yards last season. Iowa State spokesman Mike Green says Harris was kicked off the team on Jan. 13 for violating team rules.
Retired NASCAR driver Mark Martin and former motocross star Ricky Carmichael are among the 2015 inductees into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
The seven-member class also includes off-road racer Walker Evans, six-time NHRA champion Warren Johnson and four-time Trans-Am Series champion Tommy Kendall. It also includes two deceased drivers, Duke Nalon and Lloyd Ruby.
Hall of Fame President Ron Watson says this year's class reflects the wide range of American motorsports.
The 27th class will be inducted June 18 at Detroit's Fillmore Theater. The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, which is currently in Novi, Michigan, is moving to Daytona International Speedway in January 2016.
The Grizzlies have signed forward Tyrus Thomas to a 10-day contract, calling him up from Memphis' NBA Development League affiliate in Iowa.
General manager Chris Wallace announced the deal Thursday.
The 6-foot-10, 225-pound Thomas has played two games with the Iowa Energy. He's averaging 14.5 points and 7 rebounds shooting 58.8 percent overall.
Now 28, Thomas was the fourth overall pick in 2006 by Portland out of LSU. He is averaging 7.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.31 blocks in 400 career games with 129 starts in seven seasons with Chicago and Charlotte.
Iowa coach Fran McCaffery wants ESPN color commentator Dan Dakich to apologize to Hawkeyes center Adam Woodbury for calling him "gutless" and "cowardly" during the broadcast an 82-50 loss to Wisconsin.
Dakich called out Woodbury after the center appeared to poke the eyes of Wisconsin's Nigel Hayes and Frank Kaminsky in separate incidents Tuesday.
McCaffery defended his player while blasting Dakich during the taping of his weekly radio show on Wednesday. ESPN did not immediately return a message seeking comment from Dakich.
A jury is expected to be seated next week in the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez.
Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh has cleared 53 potential jurors as of Friday after individually questioning them to weed out people who are biased, have a hardship or have a valid reason to be excused.
Lawyers from both sides will have the chance to eliminate 18 people each from the final pool Monday for any reason using what's called peremptory challenges. Eighteen jurors will be seated.
If 18 jurors cannot be seated from that group, the judge is expected to resume individual questioning.
Opening statements could be as soon as Tuesday.
Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to killing semiprofessional football player Odin Lloyd in 2013.
A photographer is accusing Nike of violating the copyright of his 1984 image of Michael Jordan soaring toward a basketball hoop by continuing to use the image to market shoes and clothes.
Jacobus Rentmeester, of New York City, filed suit against Nike Inc. on Thursday in federal court in Portland, Oregon. He's seeking unspecified monetary damages.
Rentmeester shot the photo for Life magazine, and Nike later paid him $150 for temporary use of two transparencies.
According to the complaint, Nike produced a nearly identical photograph of Jordan and reproduced it on billboards, and when Rentmeester complained, the Oregon company paid him $15,000 to use the image for two years.
The complaint says Nike has continued to reproduce the photo and used it to create the "Jumpman" logo.
Nike did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Bruce Larson, head coach at Somerset High School in Wisconsin, has been honored as the Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year.
As the national Shula Award winner, Grant will receive $25,000 from the NFL Foundation, $15,000 of which will go to his high school's football program.
He will also be a guest of the NFL during Super Bowl on Feb. 1 in Glendale, Arizona.
Nominated by the Green Bay Packers, Larson, of Somerset, Wisconsin, was one of three high school football coaches from across the country honored as a finalist. The award was created to honor high school football coaches who demonstrate a commitment to player health and safety, and to the integrity, achievement, and leadership exemplified by Don Shula, the winningest coach in NFL history.
Larson is a 28-year coaching veteran who has been with Somerset for his whole career with a 163-37 record as a head coach.
The selection panel is comprised of Shula; former Dallas Cowboys personnel director Gil Brandt; former coach and current NBC analyst Tony Dungy; veteran sportswriter Jack Fleischer; executive director of USA Football Scott Hallenbeck; Former Raiders coach and Hall of Famer John Madden; General Raymond Odierno; and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
The Minnesota Twins and outfielder Jordan Schafer have agreed on a $1.55 million, a one-year contract that avoided arbitration.
The deal was reached Friday, giving the Twins contracts with five of their six arbitration-eligible players. Left-handed reliever Brian Duensing remains unsigned.
Schafer was claimed off waivers from the Atlanta Braves last August and batted .285 with one home run, five doubles and 15 stolen bases in 41 games with the Twins. He asked for $1.7 million, up from $1.09 million last season, and the Twins countered at $1.4 million in the exchange of figures last week. Schafer, whose natural position is center, likely will be the team's fourth outfielder this year.
Duensing asked for a raise from $2 million to $3.1 million, and The Twins offered $2.4 million.
The NFL players union has filed a grievance against the league over changes to its personal conduct policy.
League officials said Friday they want players and others in the NFL to be held to stricter standards. The NFL said in a statement: "Clearly, the union does not share that belief."
Officials for the NFL Players Association did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The union and the league have been at odds over the personal conduct policy since both groups began navigating the Ray Rice domestic violence case.
Union officials have said they want to open up the personal conduct policy to collective bargaining to negotiate changes, while NFL executives have said the current contract gives them the leeway to make necessary changes.
The NFL said in its statement Friday that it consulted with the union, plus current and former players and other experts before making changes.
The NFL says it is still investigating how the New England Patriots used underinflated balls in its last game but has no conclusions yet and no timetable for resolving the cheating accusations with the Super Bowl nine days away.
The league said Friday that evidence shows the Patriots used underinflated footballs during the first half of the AFC championship game Sunday night against the Indianapolis Colts.
It issued a statement that the Patriots have pledged full cooperation and have given the league information it requested and made personnel available upon request. Quarterback Tom Brady said Thursday afternoon he had not been contacted at that point.
The NFL says it expects full cooperation from other clubs and has hired an investigatory company to help in reviewing electronic and video information.
The league also said when it is able to come to conclusions, they will be shared publicly.
The Cubs and recently acquired outfielder Dexter Fowler have agreed to a $9.5 million, one-year contract, avoiding arbitration.
Fowler, acquired in a trade with Houston this week, made $7.35 million last season, completing an $11.6 million, two-year deal. He asked for $10.8 million in arbitration last week and was offered $8.5 million by the Astros. He is eligible for free agency after the season.
Fowler, 28, hit .276 with eight homers and 35 RBIs last year in his only season with the Astros. He has a .271 career average.
Chicago acquired Fowler for infielder Luis Valbuena and right-hander Dan Straily.
Right-hander Pedro Strop in the Cubs' last player in arbitration. He has asked for a raise from $1,325,000 to $3 million and has been offered $2 million.
GoPro has signed a deal with the NHL to bring its wearable cameras closer to the action on the ice and let viewers see games from the perspective of players and referees.
It's the company's first such deal with a major professional sports league. While GoPro would not comment on whether other partnerships are in the works, they would make sense.
As part of the NHL deal, footage from GoPro cameras on players, referees and placed around the rink will be shown as part of the live broadcast of this weekend's All-Star events.
Later, prerecorded footage from the players will be incorporated into TV broadcasts of hockey games.
Russia's top athletics coach has resigned amid a series of doping scandals in the country.
Valentin Maslakov, 70, had overseen the training of all Russian national team athletes since 2007 as part of a coaching career spanning more than 40 years.
The head of the Russian athletics federation, Valentin Balakhnichev, tells the R-Sport agency on Friday that Maslakov took a "dignified decision" to step down after consulting federation management.
Balakhnichev did not explicitly link Maslakov's resignation to the doping scandals but said his decision showed that "in a public organization, everyone shares responsibility."
Maslakov's departure comes as the Russian federation faces a World Anti-Doping Agency investigation into claims of systematic drug use and three days after five Russian race-walkers, including three Olympic champions, received doping bans.
Roger Federer is out of the Australian Open in the third round, beaten by Italian Andreas Seppi 6-4, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (5) on Friday.
Federer was trying to come from two sets down for the 10th time in his career, most recently at last year's U.S. Open against Gael Monfils.
The 17-time Grand Slam champion hasn't been beaten this early at the Australian Open since 2000, the second year he played here. It was also the unseeded Seppi's first win against Federer in 11 matches.
Federer was up 4-1 in the second-set tiebreaker before he allowed the Italian to win six of the next seven points and the set. He led the fourth-set tiebreaker 3-1 before a double-fault helped allow the Italian to again overcome the deficit.
Ashley Wagner won the short program at the U.S. Championships a year after a miserable experience at the event.
Wagner scored 72.04 points Thursday to lead defending champ Gracie Gold by 5.02.
Wagner was the one with the pressure in 2014 after winning the previous two national titles. But she finished a distance fourth, making the Olympic team only because of her prior successes.
This time, Wagner tried a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination in competition for the first time and two-footed the second landing.
Polina Edmunds, who joined Wagner and Gold at the Sochi Games, was in third, .98 points behind Gold. Gold doubled the second jump in her triple lutz-triple toe loop combination.
Mirai Nagasu, who was bumped off the Olympic team by Wagner last year, was another .76 back.
Miami guard Dwyane Wade has been fined $15,000 by the NBA for making an obscene gesture during the Heat's 78-76 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night.
Rod Thorn, the NBA's president of basketball operations, announced the fine Thursday night.
Wade stuck out his middle finger at some fans at the end of the third quarter in the game at Charlotte's Time Warner Cable Arena.
The Chicago Bears have hired Frank Smith as tight ends coach and Jason George as strength and conditioning coach.
Smith spent the past five seasons on Sean Payton's staff in New Orleans, assisting with the offensive line and helping with all aspects of game preparation. He has a connection to new Bears general manager Ryan Pace, who was hired out of the Saints' front office.
George is following new head coach John Fox from Denver. George spent the past three seasons as the Broncos' assistant strength and conditioning coach.
Running back Tommy Mason, the first draft pick in Minnesota Vikings history, has died. He was 75.
Mason's sister-in-law, Suzanne MacNeil, says Mason died Thursday at his home in Newport Beach, California. No cause of death was given.
The Vikings took Mason out of Tulane with the first overall selection in 1961. The native of Lake Charles, Louisiana, played six of his 11 NFL seasons with the Vikings and became their first All-Pro player in 1963. He also was picked for three Pro Bowls.
Mason is eighth on the team's all-time rushing list with 3,252 yards and ninth with 39 touchdowns. He also was a kickoff and punt returner.
Mason went on to play four years with the Los Angeles Rams and his final season with the Washington Redskins. He finished his NFL career with 4,203 yards rushing and 2,324 yards receiving with 45 total touchdowns.
Kate Is a Ten pulled a 15-1 upset Thursday in the $57,000 allowance feature for New York bred fillies and mares at Aqueduct.
The 5-year-old rallied from fifth to beat Flirtatious Spring by two lengths, paying $33.40, $14 and $5.80. Navin Mangalee was aboard for trainer Joseph Parker as Kate Is a Ten got her third win in 27 starts.
The time was 1:41.08 for the mile on a fast track.
Flirtatious Spring returned $8.30 and $4.30, while On a Snowy Evening paid $3.10 to show.
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says he didn't touch or think about the footballs used to get his team into the Super Bowl after he picked out the ones he wanted to throw.
Brady said Thursday that he didn't know how New England ended up using underinflated balls in its win Sunday against the Colts in the AFC Championship game.
Brady says he doesn't know the protocol for handling game balls after he chooses them a few hours before game time.
Like his coach Bill Belichick said a few hours earlier, Brady said he learned about the issue the morning after the game.
Brady says he has not been contacted by the NFL as the league investigates whether the team cheated.
Brady says the issue is one thing the team has to deal with as it prepares to play the Seahawks for the NFL title on Feb. 1.
Former NL Rookie of the Year Geovany Soto and two-time All-Star pitcher Brad Penny have agreed to minor league contracts with the Chicago White Sox.
Soto, the NL Rookie of the Year with the Cubs in 2008, appeared in just 24 games with Texas and Oakland last season. He was limited by knee and foot injuries and was also arrested on a marijuana possession charge.
Penny, an All-Star with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2006 and 2007, was 2-1 with a 6.58 ERA in four starts and eight appearances with Miami last season.
Chicago also agreed Thursday to minor league deals with right-handed pitchers Jairo Asencio, Scott Carroll, Jesse Crain, Logan Kensing, Arcenio Leon and J.D. Martin; left-handers Zach Phillips and Joe Savery; catcher George Kottaras; infielders Juan Diaz and Andy LaRoche; and outfielders Tony Campana and Michael Taylor.
Kobe Bryant has a torn right rotator cuff, the Los Angeles Lakers say.
The Lakers made the announcement Thursday.
Bryant injured his right shoulder in the second half of the Lakers' loss at New Orleans on Wednesday night. An MRI exam in San Antonio revealed the tear, the club says.
Bryant briefly returned to the game and played essentially with one arm after the injury. He is a right-handed shooter.
Bryant is the third-leading scorer in NBA history, but he played in just six games over the previous 18 months before this season began after recovering from two major leg injuries.
Bryant has sat out several games to rest this season, with coach Byron Scott attempting to preserve his 36-year-old superstar.
The NFL has fined Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch $20,000 for making an obscene gesture during last Sunday's NFC championship game, a person with knowledge of the fine said on Thursday.
The league did not specify what the gesture was in the win over Green Bay. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the fine has not been publicly announced.
Lynch has a history of drawing fines from the NFL, mostly for not talking to the media as required under his contract. He also was told before last Sunday's game he could not wear gold shoes because they were a violation of the NFL's on-field dress code, and that he could be ejected from the game if he wore them.
Most recently, Lynch was fined $11,000 for an inappopriate gesture in Seattle's win over Arizona on Dec. 21.
Ariana Grande will headline the NBA All-Star halftime show next month.
The NBA announced Thursday that the pop singer will perform at the Feb. 15 event at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The big-voiced singer had a breakthrough last year with her sophomore album, "My Everything," which includes the hits "Problem," ''Break Free," ''Bang Bang" and "Love Me Harder." She's nominated for two Grammy Awards, including best pop vocal album.
The All-Star game will air live on TNT.
Birmingham, Alabama, has been chosen to host the 2021 World Games.
The quadrennial, multi-sport event features more than 25 sports, many of which are not included in the Olympics, such as tug of war, sumo wrestling, water skiing and lacrosse.
The decision was announced Thursday by the International World Games Association.
Birmingham beat out rival bids from Lima, Peru, and Ufa, Russia.
Birmingham will be the first U.S. host since the inaugural World Games edition was held in Santa Clara, California, in 1981.
IWGA President Jose Peruena says "we are happy to showcase our sports in Birmingham in July 2021, and we are sure that we will be offered optimal conditions for our sportsmen and women there."
The 10th edition will be take place in Wroclaw, Poland, in 2017. The 2013 games were held in Cali, Colombia.
A person with knowledge of the deal says former San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio has taken the same job with the Chicago Bears under new coach John Fox.
Fangio has signed his new contract, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity Tuesday because there had been no formal announcement.
The 56-year-old Fangio had been a candidate for the defensive coordinator job with the Washington Redskins, who hired Joe Barry on Tuesday.
Fangio was bypassed for the 49ers' coaching job, given to defensive line coach Jim Tomsula last week.
Fangio just finished his fourth season as 49ers defensive coordinator after coming from Stanford with former coach Jim Harbaugh before the 2011 season. San Francisco, which missed the playoffs at 8-8 last season following three straight NFC championship game appearances, had one of the NFL's top defenses during his tenure.
USAC Midget champion Rico Abreu will make his NASCAR K&N Pro Series East debut in 2015 and race all 14 series events.
Abreu, an open wheel standout, signed with HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks. Abreu will continue to race open wheel events.
The 22-year-old Californian driver is just 4-foot-4 and weighs less than 100 pounds. He uses foot blocks in the accelerator area of his race cars.
He won the Chili Bowl on Saturday night in Oklahoma.
Abreu will participate in his first stock car and pavement test session Tuesday at Motor Mile in Virginia before competing in his first stock car and pavement race on Saturday at New Smyrna in Florida. Speedway. Abreu's first K&N event also will be Feb. 15 at New Smyrna Speedway.
Dominic Raiola's agent says the Detroit Lions have told the veteran center he is not part of their plans next season.
Raiola has played all 14 of his NFL seasons with Detroit, starting 203 games. Agent Kenny Zuckerman says Raiola would like to keep playing, but he'll have to do so elsewhere. He signed a one-year deal last offseason that kept him with the Lions for 2014.
Detroit made the playoffs this season for only the second time in Raiola's tenure, qualifying as a wild card. But quarterback Matthew Stafford was sacked 45 times, and the offensive line will now have a different look next season. The Lions picked center Travis Swanson in the third round of last year's draft.
A Little Rock woman says middleweight boxing champion Jermain Taylor pointed a gun at her 5-, 3-, and 1-year-old children, threatened to kill them and her husband, and fired into the air.
Taylor — who already faces charges in an August shooting in Maumelle, Arkansas — was arrested shortly after the incident Monday and is jailed on charges of aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a minor and drug possession.
Toya Smith of Little Rock said that Taylor became enraged when her 5-year-old son dropped the boxer's championship belt that he had taken to the Martin Luther King Day parade.
A Little Rock police report says Taylor was arrested without incident and a gun was recovered.
Taylor's attorneys did not immediately return phone calls for comment Tuesday.
Robert Allenby has withdrawn from the Humana Challenge while he recovers from a beating and robbery last week in Honolulu.
Allenby said Tuesday he is skipping the tournament on the advice of his doctor. He wants to make sure he is fully recovered before returning to competition.
Allenby says he was beaten and robbed Friday night. He doesn't recall many details except being thrown out of a car in a downtown park in Honolulu. He posted photos of his face with a bloodied scrape on the forehead and nose, and a left eye that was swollen and badly bruised.
Police are investigating.
A western Pennsylvania university student and basketball player likely inhaled chewing gum into her lungs while asleep before being found dead in her dormitory over the weekend.
The Washington County coroner's office said 21-year-old Shanice Clark of Toronto was found unresponsive at about 3 a.m. Sunday at California University of Pennsylvania.
University officials said they were "deeply saddened" by the death of the 6-foot senior forward, who was redshirting after playing two dozen games for the Vulcans last season.
California borough police say a preliminary report from medical personnel indicated that the death appeared to be accidental.
An autopsy was conducted Monday.
Although the coroner didn't immediately release the results, police say medical personnel indicated Clark aspirated the chewing gum while sleeping.
The attorney for Philip Nelson says the former Minnesota Gophers quarterback has agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge stemming from a fight that injured former Minnesota State, Mankato, linebacker Isaac Kolstad.
Nelson had been charged with two felonies resulting from the fight in Mankato May 11. Defense attorney James Fleming said Tuesday that Nelson will enter the guilty plea to fifth-degree assault, which carries a maximum jail sentence of 90 days.
Fleming said three doctors had confirmed a "lack of medical certainty" on whether Nelson's kick caused Kolstad's critical brain injury. Fleming had filed a motion for dismissal of charges. Instead an agreement was reached with prosecutors.
A forensic pathologist hired by the defense said an initial punch allegedly thrown by another defendant most likely caused Kolstad's injuries.
The Seattle Seahawks have apologized for a tweet that linked their improbable NFC championship game victory to Martin Luther King Jr.
On Monday, the national holiday celebrating the slain civil rights leader, the team sent out a Twitter message that said, "We shall overcome." The tweet featured a picture of an emotional Russell Wilson, the team's quarterback, next to a quote from King and the hashtag MLKDay.
Later, the team deleted the tweet and sent out an apology for "poor judgment," adding it was not the intent to equate football to "the civil rights legacy of Dr. King."
On Sunday, the Seahawks came from behind to defeat the Green Bay Packers 28-22. They will face the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl on Feb. 1.
Police say a champion boxer already charged in a shooting at his Arkansas home will face charges in a separate incident after a man said Jermain Taylor fired a gun at him.
The Little Rock Police Department said Monday that the man told officers responding to a report of shots fired that Taylor also pointed a gun at his wife and children.
Authorities say officers took the 36-year-old Taylor into custody and found he had a gun and a small amount of marijuana.
Police say Taylor will face charges of aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a minor and possession of marijuana.
An attorney for Taylor could not immediately be reached. A clerk at the Pulaski County jail says Taylor was booked Monday night.
Taylor won the International Boxing Federation middleweight title in October.
Maui police say former two-time UFC champion B.J. Penn was arrested after fighting with a man outside a bar.
Police say the Hilo native, whose real name is Jay D. Penn, was in a physical altercation with a 37-year-old man Saturday night outside a bar in Kihei.
The man was taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center, where he was treated and released.
Penn was taken into custody but was not charged, police said. The 36-year-old was released pending further investigation.
Penn couldn't immediately be reached for comment Monday.
Sam's Sister rallied to win the $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes by 1 ¼ lengths Monday at Santa Anita.
Ridden by Elvis Trujillo, Sam's Sister ran seven furlongs in 1:22.42 and paid $4.40, $2.60 and $2.20 as the 6-5 favorite.
Sweet Marni returned $3.40 and $2.80, while Harlington's Rose was another 2 ¾ lengths back in third and paid $4.60 to show.
The victory, worth $120,000, increased Sam's Sister's career earnings to $427,450, with five wins in six starts. She is trained and co-owned by Hall of Famer Jerry Hollendorfer, who earned his meet-leading sixth stakes victory.
Patriots defensive lineman Vince Wilfork helped Massachusetts State Police tackle a problem a few hours after New England won the AFC Championship — getting an accident victim out of her car.
State troopers say they responded to an SUV rollover in Foxborough not far from Gillette Stadium shortly before 1 a.m. Monday and were surprised to see Wilfork checking on the driver, nearly three hours after the Patriots beat Indianapolis to advance to the Super Bowl.
Police say Wilfork reached into the vehicle and helped troopers remove 38-year-old Mary Ellen Brooks of Hanson. Authorities say he made sure police didn't need any more help before heading home.
Brooks was charged with drunken driving. A phone listing for her couldn't be found, and it wasn't clear whether she has a lawyer.
John Fox wasn't backing down from the challenge he faces as the Chicago Bears' new coach.
Fox says he's "looking forward" to tackling the job and help spark a franchise coming off a disappointing season.
The Bears went 5-11, missed the playoffs for the seventh time in eight years and fired general manager Phil Emery and coach Marc Trestman. They hired Ryan Pace as GM and then turned to Fox last week, just days after he coached the Denver Broncos in the playoffs, to replace Trestman.
On Monday, the Bears introduced their new coach.
Fox did not provide any answers about the futures of quarterback Jay Cutler or receiver Brandon Marshall. He is more focused on filling out his staff.
North Carolina is hoping former Auburn head coach Gene Chizik can turn around its struggling defense.
The Tar Heels have hired Chizik as defensive coordinator after allowing the most points and yards in their history last year.
Chizik accepted an offer about 2½ weeks ago, though the school didn't officially announce the hiring until Monday once it was finalized. Team spokesman Kevin Best said the three-year deal will pay a base salary of $250,000 plus undisclosed outside compensation.
UNC allowed 39 points and 497.8 yards per game last year.
Chizik replaces Vic Koenning, who worked as associate head coach for defense for three years. Head coach Larry Fedora said last month that he and Koenning had reached a "mutual decision" that Koenning would pursue other college jobs.
The Chicago Bears have hired Jeff Rodgers as special teams coordinator.
Rodgers spent the past four years in the same role with the Denver Broncos under coach John Fox , the Bears' new coach, and spent two seasons on Fox's staff in Carolina.
The Broncos ranked 10th in the NFL in gross punting average and 11th in net punting average under Rodgers. Kicker Matt Prater made the Pro Bowl after setting franchise records for field goal percentage (96.2) and points scored (150) during the 2013 season. He also set an NFL record that year with a 64-yard field goal.
This season, Connor Barth's field goal percentage (93.8) was second-highest in franchise history.
Rodgers was Carolina's special teams assistant in 2009 and coordinator in 2010.
The Bears announced the hiring Monday.
Gary Kubiak has signed a four-year contract to coach the Denver Broncos.
He replaces John Fox, who was ousted a week ago following Denver's 24-13 playoff loss to Indianapolis.
Kubiak's relationship with general manager John Elway goes back 32 years, when they entered the NFL together in 1983. Kubiak spent nine seasons as Elway's backup quarterback and 11 more as Denver's offensive coordinator, including the final four years of Elway's Hall of Fame career.
Elway said in a statement: "Having coached on three Super Bowl teams and 11 playoff teams, Gary knows what it will take to deliver another world championship" to Denver.
Kubiak went 63-66 as coach of the Texans from 2006-13.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy says the NFL is investigating whether the Patriots deflated footballs used in their AFC championship game victory over the Colts.
McCarthy said Monday morning he cannot provide any other information now.
The NFL rule book says "it is the responsibility of the home team to furnish playable balls at all times."
The game operations manual notes that people who alter footballs or allow an unapproved football to be used in a game can be disciplined with fines or other punishments.
The Patriots beat the Colts 45-7 to reach the Super Bowl. New England will play Seattle for the NFL title on Feb. 1.
Lindsey Vonn provisionally won a super-G on Monday to break Annemarie Moser-Proell's 35-year-old record of 62 World Cup victories.
For win No. 63, the American clocked 1 minute 27.03 seconds down the Olympia delle Tofane course to finish 0.85 ahead of Anna Fenninger of Austria.
Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein was third, 0.92 back.
Some lower-ranked skiers were still to race.
Vonn got record-tying win No. 62 in a downhill Sunday.
Moser-Proell, an Austrian great, established her record between 1970 and 1980.
Swedish standout Ingemar Stenmark holds the men's record of 86 wins.
It was Vonn's first win in super-G this season and her fourth overall this campaign, showing a return to top form after two knee injuries kept her out of last year's Sochi Olympics.
For Russell Wilson's Seattle Seahawks to become the first team in a decade to win consecutive Super Bowls, they'll have to beat the most recent group to do it, Tom Brady's New England Patriots.
In an enticing matchup pitting the defending champions against the dominant NFL franchise of the 2000s, the NFC's Seahawks (14-4) will face the AFC's Patriots (14-4) in the title game at Glendale, Arizona, in two weeks.
New England reached its eighth Super Bowl, equaling Dallas and Pittsburgh for most in league history. It's the sixth time Brady and coach Bill Belichick made it in the past 14 years; they won trophies after the 2001, 2003 and 2004 seasons.
Some Las Vegas sports books had the Seahawks as 1-point favorites; others made the game a pick 'em.
Tony Verna, a television director and producer who invented instant replay for live sports games 51 years ago, has died.
Verna's daughter, Tracy Soiseth, said her father died Sunday at his Palm Desert, California, home after battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He was 81.
Verna introduced the concept of instant replay during the Army-Navy football game on Dec. 7, 1963, after developing a method to cue the tape to pinpoint the play he wants to immediately air again.
Instant replay quickly became a staple of sports games, but the concept was so new that the game's announcer had to warn viewers that the play was not live and that Army had not scored again.
Verna also worked on other high-profile TV broadcasts, including the Olympics and 1985's Live Aid fundraiser.
At least Jimmy Walker is leaving Hawaii with one trophy.
One week after losing in a playoff on Maui, Walker blew away the field on Oahu with a 7-under 63 on Sunday to win the Sony Open for the second straight year.
His fourth career victory was the most impressive of all. Walker shot 62-63 on the weekend and set a tournament record with a nine-shot victory. He finished at 23-under 257.
Walker became the first repeat winner at the Sony Open since Ernie Els in 2004.
Scott Piercy closed with a 66 to finish alone in second. Matt Kuchar closed with a 71, ending a streak of 255 rounds on the PGA Tour making at least one birdie.
Walker made all seven of his birdies over the final 11 holes.
Michigan has lost Caris LeVert for the rest of the season after the standout guard hurt his left foot during Saturday night's victory over Northwestern.
The Wolverines were already facing an uphill climb to make the NCAA tournament, and losing LeVert could be devastating. The school says he is scheduled to have surgery this week. There will be a 12-week recovery and rehabilitation period.
It's the same foot on which LeVert had surgery in May.
The 6-foot-6 LeVert leads Michigan in scoring (14.9 points per game) and rebounding (4.9). The Wolverines have been trying to recover from December losses to the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Eastern Michigan, and this injury will make that task even harder.
The Chicago Bears have hired Josh Lucas as director of player personnel.
Lucas spent 10 seasons in the New Orleans Saints personnel department working with new Bears general manager Ryan Pace. He spent the past eight as a scout for them.
He joins a team that finished 5-11 and fired coach Marc Trestman. John Fox was hired as coach on Friday after splitting with the Denver Broncos.
Lucas also worked for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2002-04 and graduated Cum Laude from Harvard University, where he played safety from 1997-98.
The Bears announced the move on Sunday.
A western Pennsylvania university student and basketball player was found dead in her dormitory over the weekend.
The Washington County coroner's office said 21-year-old Shanice Clark of Toronto was found unresponsive at about 3 a.m. Sunday at California University of Pennsylvania.
University officials said they were "deeply saddened" by the death of the 6-foot senior forward, who was redshirting after playing two dozen games for the Vulcans last season.
Athletic director Karen Hjerpe called Clark "a bright student and talented player" and said "her smile and personality will be missed."
California borough police said a preliminary report from medical personnel indicated that the death appeared to be accidental.
The coroner's office said the cause of death was pending an autopsy and the manner of death remained under investigation.
The NFL and CBS have extended their Thursday night football package for the 2015 season.
The agreement carries an additional year at the NFL's option. It was announced Sunday by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell; Leslie Moonves, president and CEO of CBS; and Sean McManus, chairman of CBS Sports.
CBS will broadcast the first eight Thursday night games, which also will be simulcast on NFL Network. NFL Network also will exclusively show the final eight games. The games will include 14 on Thursday nights and two late-season games on Saturdays.
Goodell says the games in last season's package "made Thursday night a night for NFL football." Moonves lauds the benefits of the Thursday night package, saying the NFL "continues to be the best premium content in the business."
Gary Stal of France came from 10 shots behind to capitalize on an improbable meltdown by Martin Kaymer and win the Abu Dhabi Championship after a frantic final round on Sunday.
Kaymer looked like cruising to a fourth title in Abu Dhabi after making three birdies in his opening four holes to extend his six-stroke lead from overnight, only to drop six shots in seven holes around the turn.
The No. 357-ranked Stal pounced with six birdies from Nos. 4-11 and held himself together down the stretch, picking up another shot at the 16th to capture his first European Tour title. He shot a 7-under 65 for 19 under overall.
Kaymer shot 75 for 17 under and third place. Top-ranked Rory McIlroy had a 66 to finish second, a shot behind Stal.
Golf Channel is reporting that Robert Allenby of Australia was robbed, beaten and dumped in a park after missing the cut in the Sony Open.
The network showed a photo Allenby took of his face bloodied and swollen.
A Honolulu police spokesman did not immediately return a call seeking confirmation. A phone call to Allenby went straight to voice mail.
Fellow Australian player Stuart Appleby says he spoke to Allenby in his hotel room Saturday morning and that Allenby was trying to reconstruct what happened.
According to the Golf Channel report, Allenby's caddie said they were in a wine bar Friday night. He says Allenby was beaten, driven some six miles away and dumped in a park. He was found by a retired military man who helped him back to his hotel.
California Chrome took the top honor Saturday night at the Eclipse Awards, winning horse of the year.
The winner of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness last year captured the racing world with a rags-to-riches story, the product of an $8,000 mare being bred to a $2,500 stallion. His bid to become the sport's first Triple Crown winner since 1978 was foiled in the Belmont Stakes, when he tied for fourth.
Breeders' Cup Classic champion Bayern also was up for the award, as was Main Sequence — who went 4 for 4 in 2014, all on turf.
Todd Pletcher won the Eclipse training award for the seventh time, extending his record. Javier Castellano won the jockey Eclipse for the second straight year.
A person with knowledge of both deals said on Tuesday that Dallas coach Jason Garrett has agreed to a five-year contract and defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli also is returning on a three-year contract.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team had yet to announce the agreements.
Garrett led the Cowboys to the playoffs for the first time since 2009. He will make about $6 million annually after just completing a four-year, $20 million contract.
Questions about Garrett's job security festered through three straight 8-8 seasons before the Cowboys won the NFC East at 12-4 and beat Detroit in the playoffs before falling to Green Bay.
The Dallas defense improved significantly after Marinelli was promoted from defensive line coach.
The AL champion Royals and Ned Yost have agreed on a one-year contract extension that will keep the manager with the franchise through the 2016 season.
Yost said after leading the Royals to an improbable pennant last season that he hoped to manage a few more years. His contract had been set to expire after the 2015 season.
Yost became the Royals' manager in May 2010 and presided over a massive rebuilding effort that culminated with the end of a 29-year playoff drought. The Royals took the San Francisco Giants to the seventh game of the World Series before their season finally ended.
The longest-tenured manager in club history, Yost will soon become its winningest. He has 373 victories, trailing only Dick Howser (404) and Whitey Herzog (410).
Iowa State wide receiver Jauan Wesley has been suspended indefinitely after being charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Iowa State University police spokesman Aaron DeLashmutt says officers responded to a report of suspicious drug activity around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
DeLashmutt says officers found Wesley and a passenger sitting in a vehicle with the windows rolled down. Officers smelled marijuana, conducted a field sobriety test on Wesley and subsequently arrested him.
Wesley was taken to the Story County jail and released later in the morning. Online records don't state whether Wesley has hired an attorney.
Coach Paul Rhoads says he's "disappointed" in Wesley, adding that his suspension falls under a policy in Iowa State's student-athlete code of conduct.
Wesley caught 10 passes as a freshman last season.
Ohio State is No. 1 in the final Associated Press poll and TCU finished third, in front of two teams that made the playoff ahead of the Horned Frogs.
The Buckeyes finished on top of the AP Top 25 for the fifth time in program history, matching Miami and Southern California for fourth most behind Alabama (nine), Notre Dame (eight) and Oklahoma (seven).
Ohio State beat Oregon 42-20 on Monday night in the first College Football Playoff national championship game and got all 59 first-place votes in the media poll.
The Ducks finished second in the rankings, matching their best finish.
The Horned Frogs, who were left out of the playoff but beat Mississippi 42-3 in the Peach Bowl, were ranked ahead of No. 4 Alabama and No. 5 Florida State. The Tide and Seminoles lost playoff semifinals.
Michigan State tied Florida State for fifth.
Coach John Fox and the Denver Broncos are parting ways following the team's latest playoff meltdown.
Fox won the AFC West all four of his years in Denver, but each of those seasons ended in ugly fashion in the playoffs, including Sunday's stunning 24-13 loss to Indianapolis.
Fox was 49-22 in Denver after going 73-71 in nine years with the Carolina Panthers.
In three seasons with Peyton Manning, the Broncos went 38-10 in the regular season but were upset twice at home in the divisional round and got upended by the Seahawks 43-8 in last year's Super Bowl.
The Broncos went 8-8 in Fox's first year, when Tebowmania was in full pitch. The stakes were raised when Manning replaced Tim Tebow in 2012.
NASCAR driver Kurt Busch has resumed testifying in a hearing regarding his ex-girlfriend's request for a no-contact order.
As he did last month, Busch testified Monday in a Dover, Delaware, courtroom that he did not assault Patricia Driscoll inside his motorhome at Dover International Speedway in September.
Driscoll says Busch assaulted her after she drove from her Maryland home to Dover to check on him after he sent her several disturbing texts.
Busch's attorneys have portrayed Driscoll as a scorned woman out to destroy Busch's career after he ended their relationship shortly before the Dover race.
While Driscoll claims she is afraid of Busch, Busch on Monday read a text exchange from October in which Driscoll describes her disappointment that he had not tried to reach out to her.
The Mecklenburg County District Attorney's office has announced that Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy's jury trial has been set for Feb. 9 in Superior Court.
Hardy is appealing his conviction on two counts of domestic violence last July.
The case is being prosecuted by the DA's domestic violence team.
Hardy was a Pro Bowl player for the Panthers in 2013 after tying a team record with 15 sacks. He was signed as Carolina's franchise player and made $13.1 million despite playing in just one game in 2014.
He spent the majority of the season on the commissioner's exempt list.
The 26-year-old Hardy will become an unrestricted free agent in March, and some teammates have already said they want the Panthers to re-sign him.
Penn State officials say guard John Johnson has been suspended from Penn State's basketball team for conduct inconsistent with team standards.
The school announced the suspension Monday.
Johnson is averaging 7.4 points and just over 20 minutes per game for the Nittany Lions (12-4, 0-3 Big Ten). He is in his second season with Penn State after transferring from Pittsburgh.
He was the team's second-leading scorer against Michigan with 16 points in a 73-64 loss to the Wolverines Jan. 6.
Head coach Patrick Chambers says Johnson will not participate in team activities during the suspension. The length of the suspension wasn't disclosed.
Penn State travels to Indiana on Tuesday and faces Purdue at home on Saturday.
Cristiano Ronaldo has won the FIFA Player of the Year award for the second straight year and third time overall.
The Portuguese forward, who led Real Madrid to its record 10th European title, received 37.66 percent of votes of national team coaches and captains to add to the FIFA player of the year awards he won in 2008 and 2013.
Lionel Messi, the Argentine star forward on Barcelona, was second in voting announced Monday with 15.76 percent, just ahead of goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (15.72), who helped Germany to the World Cup title. Messi won the award four straight times from 2009-12.
German midfielder Nadine Kessler won the Women's Player of the Year for the first time, getting 17.52 percent to beat out Brazilian forward Marta (14.16) and American forward Abby Wambach (13.33). Marta was a five-time winner from 2006-10 and Wambach won in 2012.
Eli Tomac raced to his first AMA Supercross 450SX victory Saturday night at Chase Field, taking the lead from Ken Roczen on the eighth lap in the 20-lap final.
Tomac, the Honda rider from Cortez, Colorado, rebounded from a 20th-place finish last week in the season-opening race in Anaheim, California.
Roczen, the Suzuki rider from Germany, was second after winning in Anaheim.
KTM's Ryan Dungey was third, followed by Yamaha's Weston Peick and Kawasaki's David Millsaps.
Roczen leads the standings with 47 points, nine more than second-place Dungey. Tomac is seventh, 21 points behind Roczen.
Yamaha's Cooper Webb raced to his first Western Regional 250SK victory, holding off Honda's Malcolm Stewart. The 19-year-old Webb is from Newport, North Carolina.
KTM's Jessy Nelson was third after winning in Anaheim. He leads the standings with 45 points, six more than second-place Webb.
Katy Perry will team with Lenny Kravitz at the Super Bowl.
Perry said Saturday on NBC's Baltimore-New England telecast that Kravitz will join for the halftime show at the Sunday, Feb. 1 game in Glendale, Arizona.
Perry has dominated the Billboard charts since releasing her debut in 2008, including 10 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She's currently on her Prismatic World Tour.
Kravitz has sold more than 38 million albums worldwide and has several Grammys to his credit.
Tom Brady's third touchdown pass against the Baltimore Ravens gives him an NFL postseason record 46 in his career.
Joe Montana threw for 45 TDs in his career. Brady tied him with a 5-yard score to Rob Gronkowski in the third quarter. Then the New England Patriots QB broke the mark with a 23-yard, go-ahead score to Brandon LaFell in the fourth.
Brady also connected with Danny Amendola for a 15-yard score in the first half.
Brady's 46 TD passes have come in 27 postseason games. Montana hit the mark in 23 games for San Francisco and Kansas City.
Calculator won the $100,000 Sham Stakes for 3-year-olds by 4 1/4 lengths Saturday at Santa Anita, giving the colt his first career victory.
Ridden by Elvis Trujillo, Calculator ran a mile in 1:34.88 and paid $3.20, $2.40 and $2.20.
Rock Shandy returned $10.60 and $5.40, while Pioneerof the West was another 4 1/4 lengths back in third and paid $6 to win.
Trained by Peter Miller, Calculator was running against horses that had won races before. The colt earned 14 points and moved into a tie for second on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard that determines the 20-horse field for the May 2 race.
St. Joe Bay was fourth, followed by Papacoolpapacool, Hero Ten All, Unblunted and Rockinatten.
Iowa has named C.J. Beathard its starting quarterback, replacing two-year starter Jake Rudock.
Beathard was ranked first on a new depth chart released Thursday. Beathard, who will be a junior next season, was 52 of 92 passing last season with 5 TDs in relief of Rudock.
Rudock, who will be a senior, threw for 2,436 yards and 16 TDs last season. But Iowa's offense was inconsistent, and it bottomed out in a 45-28 loss to Tennessee in the TaxSlayer Bowl that was much more lopsided than the final score.
Coach Kirk Ferentz also says he'll meet with the media on Wednesday to discuss the program.
Karate is making a push to be part of the program for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
New reforms by the IOC have given karate officials renewed hope that the martial art could be added to the Tokyo games and the head of the World Karate Federation is meeting with 2020 organizers to make his case for the sport's inclusion.
Under the new reforms, known as "Olympic Agenda 2020," the IOC will limit the Games program by numbers of events rather than numbers of sports, allowing new competitions to come in. Host cities will also be allowed to propose the inclusion of one or more additional events for their games.
The World Karate Federation says there are 100 million practitioners around the world.
The Chiefs have signed Terrelle Pryor to a one-year deal to provide competition at the backup quarterback spot, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday night because the Chiefs had not announced the deal. Pryor worked out for the team earlier in the day, and later tweeted a picture of himself carrying a notebook with the Chiefs' logo on it.
The signing could mean the end of backup Chase Daniel's run in Kansas City. The Chiefs are tight against the salary cap, and parting with Daniel could save nearly $4 million.
The Chiefs also have developmental quarterbacks Tyler Bray and Aaron Murray on the roster.
Longtime Royals executive Dean Taylor is retiring from the front office, part of a shakeup of the American League champions' baseball operations department.
Taylor began his career in Kansas City in the early 1980s and spent time with the Atlanta Braves before becoming GM of the Milwaukee Brewers. He also worked for the Dodgers and Reds before returning to the Royals organization in 2006.
Royals GM Dayton Moore said Taylor will serve as a consultant.
Among other moves Monday, J.J. Picollo was promoted to vice president and assistant GM in charge of player personnel; Rene Francisco was appointed assistant GM of major league and international operations; Scott Sharp was made assistant GM of baseball operations; and Jin Wong became the assistant GM of baseball administration.
A person familiar with the situation says the Chicago White Sox have agreed to a $4 million, one-year contract with veteran utility player Emilio Bonifacio that includes a club option for 2016.
The person spoke Monday on the condition of anonymity because the deal is pending a physical.
Bonifacio will earn $3 million next season, and the deal includes a $4 million option for 2016 with a $1 million buyout.
The 29-year-old is a .262 hitter with 164 stolen bases in eight big league seasons with Arizona, Washington, Miami, Toronto, Kansas City, the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta. He hit .259 in 110 games last season with the Cubs and Braves.
Two prospects from the U.S. ski team have been killed in an avalanche while skiing near their European training base in the Austrian Alps.
The U.S. ski team says Ronnie Berlack, 20, and Bryce Astle, 19, died Monday in the incident near Rettenbach glacier, the venue for the annual season-opening World Cup races.
Berlack and Astle were part of a group of six skiers who were descending from the 3,056-meter Gaislachkogel when they left the prepared slope and apparently set off the avalanche. The other four escaped unhurt.
Officials in the Tyrolean region say avalanche alert had been declared for the area after days of heavy snowfall and mild temperatures.
U.S. Alpine director Patrick Riml says the team "is in shock."
No one was hurt when a fire broke out in the Charlotte home of Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera.
The fire was reported around 4 a.m. Monday.
Rivera told reporters at the scene he heard smoke detectors going off and that everyone was able to get out of the home safely.
Television video showed blackened windows in the attic of the 7,000-square foot home.
It wasn't' clear what started the fire. Fire officials reported seeing heavy smoke and fire coming from the house when they arrived.
It took fire crews about an hour to extinguish the fire.
A Charlotte Fire Department spokesman did not immediately return messages Monday morning.
About a month after getting a kidney transplant, 83-year-old Jim Ely is ready to get back to work, which in his case will mean operating the play clock for college football's first national championship game next week.
For more than 20 years, Ely has worked as the NFL's play clock operator for Dallas Cowboys home games. He has dedicated nearly a half-century to working as a referee and then as a timekeeper. Even as fatigue from kidney disease took its toll, Ely said he didn't let it interfere.
He says though that the Dec. 5 transplant has left him feeling "1,000 percent" better.
He missed working his 33rd Cotton Bowl game because he was still recuperating, but plans to be back at the clock Jan. 12 for the College Football Playoff championship game between Oregon and Ohio State.
Olympic champion Felix Loch won his third luge World Cup of the season and Germany made it a weekend's clean sweep by also winning the team relay on Sunday.
Loch, a four-time world champion, was fastest in both runs for a combined time of 1 minute, 39.716 seconds, beating compatriot Andi Langenhan by 0.755 seconds and American Chris Mazdzer by 0.809.
"Everything worked out. The first run couldn't have been better. I haven't managed that here in a while. To win like this in front of all the fans is simply awesome," Loch said.
After a winless December, Loch's 21st World Cup win extends his lead in the overall standings to 463 points at the halfway stage. Italy's Dominik Fischnaller is second on 366, followed by Langenhan on 323.
Later Sunday, Natalie Geisenberger, Loch, and then doubles team Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt were all fastest in their individual runs as Germany claimed the team relay in 2 minutes, 44.493 seconds.
The United States team of Emily Sweeney, Mazdzer and Matthew Mortensen/Jayson Terdiman was second, 1.402 seconds back, while Canada's Alex Gough, Samuel Edney and Tristan Walker/Justin Snith finished 1.901 behind in third.
Geisenberger won the women's competition on Saturday, when Wendl and Arlt claimed the doubles win for Germany.
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin extended a commanding first-run lead to win a World Cup slalom by a huge margin on Sunday.
The Olympic champion posted the fastest time in both runs to finish in an aggregate 1 minute, 56.66 seconds and lead second-place Kathrin Zettel of Austria by 1.68 seconds.
Nina Loeseth of Norway was 2.79 back in third for her first career podium finish, while the rest of the field trailed Shiffrin by more than three seconds.
It was Shiffrin's 12th career World Cup win and 11th in slalom, matching a World Cup record set in 1980 by France's Perrine Pelen for most slalom wins as a teenager.
A 20-year-old footballer for Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala has been shot dead near his home in Russia's volatile North Caucasus.
Gasan Magomedov was driving into his home village Saturday night when his car was sprayed with machine-gun fire and he died from his wounds while being transported to hospital, Anzhi said in a statement.
No arrests have been made and the motive is unclear, the club said. Magomedov was a regular in midfield for Anzhi's youth and reserve teams.
The Russian region of Dagestan, where the attack took place, has a long-running Islamist insurgency.
Anzhi challenged for the Russian title in recent years, but was relegated to the second tier last season. For several years, it had a policy of basing star players in Moscow to avoid Dagestan's security risks.
Jon Jones retained his light heavyweight title Saturday night in UFC 182, unanimously outpointing Daniel Cornier.
Jones improved to 21-1, receiving winning scores of 49-46 from all three judges. Cormier fell to 15-1.
Jones gained the edge with his kicks from all angles and his ability to take down Cormier.
Both fighters exchanged strikes throughout the first round, with Cormier pressing forward continuously. Cormier seized slight momentum in the second, continuing to stalk Jones while landing a number of punches.
Jones stood his ground in the third, mounting more of an attack to match Cornier as the two slugged it out. Jones continued the offensive in the fourth, taking down Cornier twice while limiting his ability to inflict much damage. Both men came out charged for the final round, but settled into a grappling match up against the cage for much of the round. Cormier excited the crowd with a slam with just under a minute to go, but neither fighter was able to finish the other.
In the co-main event, Donald Cerrone closed in on a lightweight title shot, unanimously outpointing Miles Jury. Cerrone improved to 26-6-1, and Jury dropped to 15-1.
Brad Tavares, Kyoji Horiguchi and Hector Lombard won the undercard.
Ken Roczen won the season-opening AMA Supercross race at Angels Stadium on Saturday night, holding off Jason Anderson.
Roczen, the Suzuki rider from Germany, raced to his third career 450SX victory.
Anderson rode a Husqvarna. Honda's Trey Canard was third, followed by KTM riders Ryan Dungey and Andrew Short.
Ryan Villopoto, the season champion the last four years, has left the series to race internationally in the FIM Motocross World Championship.
Two-time season champion James Stewart is out after being suspended 16 months for a positive test for an amphetamine at a race in Seattle in April 12. Stewart's team has said the positive test came from his prescribed Adderall and that the rider is appealing the decision.
KTM's Jessy Nelson won the Western Regional 250SK race. Husqvarna's Zach Osborne was second, followed by Kawasaki's Tyler Bowers and KTM's Justin Hill.
A person familiar with the complaint says that the NHL Players' Association is investigating whether the Philadelphia Flyers violated the collective bargaining agreement by traveling during a holiday break.
Online flight records showed the Flyers took a flight from Philadelphia to Nashville the night of Dec. 26.
Players are barred from traveling or practicing from Dec. 24-26 under the collective bargaining agreement.
The person who confirmed the union investigation spoke on the condition of anonymity because the NHLPA has not publicly commented on the report.
Bill Daly, the NHL's deputy commissioner, declined comment.
Flyers spokesman Zack Hill said the team had no comment.
Referee Ed Hochuli referred to replay official Tom Sifferman by his nickname "Jungle Boy," which was heard on the in-stadium microphone during the Arizona Cardinals-Carolina Panthers NFC wild-card game Saturday.
NFL spokesman Michael Signora said Hochuli intended to communicate that information to the officiating crew through the official-to-official communications system as he confirmed a penalty for 12-men on the field. But Hochuli inadvertently broadcast the remark on the stadium microphone.
NFL Vice President of Officiating Dean Blandino tweeted "that is Sifferman's nickname on his crew. Hochuli mistakenly opened up his stadium mic, instead of his wireless mic to the other officials."
Sifferman, a long-time field judge on Hochuli's crew before becoming a replay official, is nicknamed "Jungle Boy" by members of the crew for touring a jungle on a trip to Hawaii.
American Hannah Kearney won the women's World Cup moguls event Saturday and Canada's Mikael Kingsbury topped the men's field at Canada Olympic Park for the fifth straight time.
Canada's Chloe Dufour-Lapointe was second, followed by sister Justine Dufour-Lapointe.
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Nearly two years before the next presidential election, Iowa is already full of long-shot White House hopefuls trying to get noticed.
Liberal independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Republican Ben Carson — a neurosurgeon — are among those counting on the notion that far-fetched political dreams can come true in the state with the first presidential caucuses.
Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley have also been showing up in Iowa to make friends and road-test their campaign messages.
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The accident occurred about 1 a.m. Saturday. The Iowa State Patrol says Davon Kieler was driving alone when he fell out of the driver's side door and lost control of the truck. The patrol says the door crushed Kieler when his truck sideswiped a parked vehicle.
The patrol says alcohol was a factor in the accident. Kieler was not wearing a seat restraint.
Authorities have been searching for a 24-year-old man charged in an arrest warrant with fatally shooting another Ottumwa resident.
Police say the victim was found in an Ottumwa street by officers dispatched after a 911 call around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Police say he died later at an Ottumwa hospital. He was identified as 25-year-old Roger Wiseman Jr.
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Des Moines police say a man who apparently tried to rob a bank was tackled by a customer and taken to a hospital.
The man entered a U.S. Bank in east Des Moines about noon Friday. He was armed with what looked like a handgun, though it may have been a BB gun or fake weapon.
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The 48-year-old man was unconscious when medics arrived. They took him to a hospital.
Halifax says the man will be arrested but the charge could vary depending on if he was holding an actual weapon.
A Powerball ticket bought at a Johnston convenience store on new Year's Eve is worth $1 million.
Iowa Lottery officials say the ticket was bought at a Casey's General Store location and missed the $120 million jackpot by one number. The ticket matches the first five numbers but not the Powerball. It is one of five tickets across the country to hit the first five numbers and win $1 million prize.
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Even if you're not a Hunger Games fan yet, Catching Fire is worth seeing for the guy candy alone. Not only do we get to see mega-hotties Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth back in action, but there are also new victors to crush on, including our pick for the most eye-catching newcomer—Sam Claflin (aka Finnick).
Sam's got the blonde hair and green eyes combo going on that you can't help but swoon over. Good thing Katniss is super focused, because we totes wouldn't be able to resist that face! We don't want to ruin any deets from the movie for you, but all you need to know is Sam has shirtless scenes (yay!), he's shows his romantic/sweet side, and chances are you'll be seeing a lot more of him in the upcoming HG movies.
We're still trying to figure out where Sam has been hiding all our lives, but here's hoping he doesn't ever leave. Also, did we mention he happens to have a British accent, too? Yup, he just got ten times hotter (if that was even possible). Lets just keep that British invasion going, because there's always more room for hot guys that also happen to have like the hottest accent ever.
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Following in the footsteps of his grandfather and father, Mike McGrath has carried on the family auto business for 42 years. "My dad worked in the industry in the '40s in Caledonia, Minnesota," shares Mr. McGrath. "He was then called back to military service as a marine pilot in World War II and the Korean War. When he got out, he went to work for General Motors. We had a large family with eight children, and he was transferred a lot, so we moved around all over the Midwest. I hardly ever went to the same grade school two years in a row. We ultimately settled down in Chicago because my mother said it was wearing her – and the rest of us kids – out. And that put a damper on his main career with General Motors, because if you don't take a promotion you're passed by. So he got into a financial program with General Motors to support a dealer who didn't have any money, and bought a Buick store in Elgin when I was a junior in high school. That set the direction for our entire family."
The Northern Illinois University alum, who was given the Distinguished Alumni Award and sponsored many students' trips to the 2013 Orange Bowl game in Miami, Florida, branched out on his own after college. "I had six brothers and sisters coming up who all wanted jobs at Buick, so I opened up a Lincoln Mercury dealership in 1970. My dad co-signed and was partners with me initially, then I bought him out four years later. And my family is still involved in the auto business. Now one brother has Honda, Audi and Acura dealerships; the other has a Nissan dealership; my brother-in-law has a Ford one; My kids are also partners: Mike Jr. is at Lexus, Kevin runs Acura and Honda/Hyundai, and Ryan's also involved. My wife, Kristina, heads up customer relations and has people in every store that report to her and monitor our customer responses to surveys, phone calls, to make sure we don't slip."
Starting at Lexus of Westmont in 1991, Mr. McGrath added an Acura there in ('94), along with a roster of downtown Chicago dealerships: Lexus ('99), Honda/Hyundai ('06) and Acura last year.
One of the more unique aspects of Lexus at 1250 West Division Street is the hotel-like atmosphere. "Lexus started in 1989 with the premise to treat every customer like a guest in a home," recalls Mr. McGrath. "What we're trying to do, rather than have a typical car dealership, is develop dealerships more like a five-star hotel, with a nicer ambiance. In our case we have a café, putting green and Internet center where people can work while we work on their cars. We've tried to duplicate that at all our dealerships, which works well because we've raised the bar for customer experience and have a great reputation for being very customer-friendly."
McGrath dealerships take customer relations/marketing seriously, and understand the importance of catering to women. "Women have become a bigger part of the auto industry — in sales, service, technology and as buyers," observes Mr. McGrath. "While I think they're smarter in terms of research, women may be intimated — most dealerships aren't female-friendly because men with chauvinistic attitudes usually run them."
So five years ago, Mr. McGrath retained Bridget Brennan, CEO, Female Factor, and author of Why She Buys, to evaluate the dealerships' performance. "She held seminars for employees, and I still use the videos to train new-hires today."
Mr. McGrath notes that Lexus actually has a higher percentage of female over male buyers. "I was instrumental in getting a woman on our advertising board to give a different perspective to the old-school male attitude toward marketing automobiles. I think old habits are hard to break, and there are still people who may not be great dealing with female customers, but they're working on it. We know women have a different perspective on cars and negotiating, and if they feel more comfortable speaking to a salesperson, they are more likely to do business with us."
McGrath dealerships really go the extra mile for female customers, even beyond marketing. "Women have special needs," observes Mr. McGrath. "Men are more into power and performance; women are more into safety, styling – car that easier to drive. For instance, our number one female car at Lexus is our RX 350 SUV. You sit up high, have a commanding view of traffic, a hatch back you can hit with a button to open to unload groceries, luggage or equipment. It's very female-friendly. There's even a spot for your bag in between the seats. It's the little things that are important to women that men don't really care about."
What's more, Mr. McGrath is also a passionate advocate for women attending Chicago's annual Auto Show. "I was on the Board of Directors from 1995-2004 and, ultimately, became Chairman of the Auto Show," he says. "I've been on the Executive Committee, Advisory Board for Lexus/Acura, and I'm currently on the Board of Directors for the advertising group that works with Lexus on their marketing direction, which is where Women's Day (Tuesday, February 12) comes into play. The day features discounted admission, guest speakers and activities so women can be more informed and not feel intimated about buying vehicles. Cars are emotional. They're not just a mode of transportation, but almost an extension of you. And it's important to cater to customers both in and out of the dealership."
Outside of the auto industry, Mr. and Mrs. McGrath are very philanthropic. "Our philosophy is to give back to the community that supports us," he says. "I started that way back in 1970 in Elgin. I was active in The United Way, Civic Center, YMCA and Women's Shelter for Battered Women. In downtown Chicago, Kristina is our point person. We've been involved with the Joffrey Ballet, where she's headed up the fall fundraiser Couture and Cocktails for three years in a row, as well as the USO Gala at Navy Pier. We're also involved in PAWS and the American Cancer Society Annual Discovery Ball. We sell about 12-15,000 new and used cars a year, so we try to give a little something to everyone. It's part of our business philosophy.


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Homedeveloped bw shots, again the Thyssen Krupp headquarter and surroundings on a grey and very cold day in this endless winter. After developing the roll in Ilford Ultrafin the negatives came out all washy and with low contrast. Every pic had little spots on it. It's either the wrong developer (Rodinal works much better with this film) or something went wrong while fixing it. Any idea?
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Now read in a nutshell how the new PayPal regulations can affect Indian PayPal users.
First of all, despite some problems Indian users had to go through earlier, there is no denying that PayPal was a monetary transaction tool for the small guy on the worldwide web to do some business and earn a few dollars.
In fact you need to be armed with several payment options to buy or sell anything on the internet, if you need to do business online successfully. These are the options to receive as well as pay using credit cards, debit cards, billing and payment collecting agencies/ sites, PayPal, etc.
Earlier, anyone with an email ID could open a PayPal account and receive as well as pay money from any country to any other country in the world. As far as I know, it was the most widely used service by small businesses including home based businesses, small merchandising sites and bloggers.
Things started becoming a little gloomy for Indian users of PayPal in the first months of 2010, as I explained in my previous article. Now it gets tougher. In fact it has become very difficult to use PayPal for Indians, no matter rich or poor.
The changes in PayPal user-agreement are operative with effect from 1 March 2011, pursuant to the requirements set out in the notification of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI Guidelines).
The changes, briefly, are as follows:
- The balance in your PayPal account and all moneys received must be transferred to your bank account in India within 7 days.
- You cannot use the money in your PayPal account to pay for purchasing anything, or even to make a donation, or to help a needy relative or friend.
- The guidelines say that you cannot receive "export-related payments for goods and services" into your account if it "exceeds US$500 per transaction". Don't be confused by the term "export-related", as you understand "exports". Whatever you do for earning anything from outside India, including selling ads, writing reviews, providing consultancy, etc. may be counted as export of services, because the definition of exports of services is very narrow and can be interpreted as per the requirements of the person who implements the law.
- A natural corollary of the stipulation that Indians cannot pay anyone from their PayPal account (including to other Indians) is that you can only receive money from persons outside India, and cannot even make a refund to them through PayPal. If you are to make a refund, you have to depend on others like your bank, or use your credit card. (Now the question is, if that is the case, why should anyone use PayPal at all, which is even otherwise very costly, as I will explain later).
- PayPal is discontinuing the Mass Payment feature for Indians because the payment is made from PayPal account balance, and not from your credit card, even if your PayPal account is credit card verified.
Now here are a few more points:
The most disturbing feature in the new PayPal/ RBI guidelines are (a) the 7-day limit, (b) you cannot accumulate your balance, and (c) you can receive from non-Indian PayPal users but you cannot pay them or make a refund.
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Does anyone have the full audio for Spaceship Earth?
I think I found it a while ago, but I didnt think much of it, and I cant even remember where...
Does anyone have the full audio for Spaceship Earth?
I think I found it a while ago, but I didnt think much of it, and I cant even remember where...
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You have the spaceship earth or the background music?
Do you (or anyone else) have the Star Tunnel and "3rd Tunnel" music from Space Mountain? Since the ride is being updated I'm sure the music is going to change, and I'm going to miss it.
If anyone is willing and able to share it, I'll tell everyone I know what a great person you are.
You can actually find the Star Tunnel track here:
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Then use a youtube to mp3 converter Download YouTube Videos in MP3 format - Youtube to MP3 to save the track to your computer. Enjoy!
I would love to have the Magic Kingdon Train Entrance song and Walking right down the middle of Main Street USA...I cannot find it anywhere. If you have it and would be kind enough to share it with me, I would greatly appreciate it.
Does anyone have the Magic Kingdom Kiss Goodnight spiel??
I would love it for my collection!!
Message me if you can help, its greatly appreciated!!
I also have alot of disney music from the movies and park and I would gladly help you with anything you need. I have full ride audios and area music as well as theme songs. Just message me and I will see if I have what you need!!
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Let me know how I can get some of it thats awesome very elusive to find online.
I actually use this method for other sites, as well as transferring my parents records into mp3's. (Can't find allan sherman anywhere!)
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Do yo happen to have any star tunnel? I got a new computer and my music was deleted. Can you get it for me?
Do you have anything from Spaceship Earth?
Would anyone happen to have the bgm loop (or any parts of the bgm) for the living seas or the seas with nemo and friends? Or any bits of Finding Nemo the Musical?
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Latin music star Jenni Rivera, who died in a plane crash Sunday, was the real "Jenny From the Block."
Fellow Latina icon Jennifer Lopez may have claimed the title herself, but Rivera actually lived up to the spirit of the song, a testament to staying the same despite fame and fortune, and never forgetting one's roots.
Unlike Lopez, Rivera remained true to her working-class background till the end. "I am the same as the public, as my fans," said Rivera, 43, known as "La Diva de la Banda," in an AP interview this March.
With her zaftig figure and no-nonsense attitude, she became a heroine to many who identified with her struggles, including teen pregnancy, domestic/sexual abuse, romantic heartbreak, and perhaps most of all, being a woman in a man's world. (Banda, the brass-based Mexican style, is a boys' club in particular.) "The number of times that I have fallen down," said Rivera in a press conference after her last concert Saturday, "is the number of times that I have gotten up."
Born in Long Beach, Calif., the daughter of Mexican immigrant parents, Rivera was part of an entertainment dynasty that included her brothers, Latin music stars Lupillo and Juan, and was launched by her father, Pedro Rivera, founder of the indie label Cintas Actuarias.
Remarking she wanted to become "the Mexican Oprah Winfrey," she was on her way to that goal, with her own perfume and jeans lines, and reality-TV franchises. Rivera, who had just signed on to star in an ABC sitcom and made her feature film debut in the indie "Filly Brown," also was on the verge of a mainstream breakthrough. "[Anglos] don't really know me," she recently told Latina magazine. "And that's going to change."
Unlike Latin pop stars such as Thalia or Paulina Rubio, who rely on sex appeal, Rivera — in an irony — saw herself as a survivor, not a siren. She covered the anthem "I Will Survive" — in a banda arrangement, no less — on "My Vida Loca" (2007).
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Sunda Kelapa Harbor
Sunda Kelapa, better known as Pasar Ikan (meaning fish market) is located at Ciliwung River.…
Kota Batavia (Jakarta)
Dubbed "The Jewel of Asia" and "Queen of the East" in the 16th century by European sailors, …
Sunda Kelapa Seaport Jakarta, Indonesia
Ship and Sea, I'll bet Popeye came here for some spinach [Assets:201480]
Kota Tua (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Kota Tua is an old town although there's much more going on here than just history. Although…