ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — First, the Trail Blazers held LeBron James to just 11 points. Two nights later they held Dirk Nowitzki to 17. And just like that, Portland is pointing to an improved defense for two key wins. The latest was on Thursday night when Portland overwhelmed the…
The Associated Press Your Top Plays for Today: AP’s Sports Guide ___ –BROWNS ROUGH UP DALTON IN 24-3 WIN OVER BENGALS The Cleveland Browns took full advantage of Andy Dalton’s miserable night, dominating the Bengals 24-3 in an AFC North showdown that was one-sided from the outset. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/f4bfe423aef54b85a84cdcf814cd1b13/browns-lead-bengals-7-3-after-1st-quarter ___ –ROCKETS STOP SPURS 98-81 AS HOWARD…
JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Miller withstood an early barrage and last-second flurry to carry Vancouver to a big win in San Jose. Miller made 34 saves and was on the right side of a replay review that determined a potential tying goal for the Sharks came an instant…
DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — The march toward gay marriage across the U.S. hit a roadblock Thursday when a federal appeals court upheld laws against the practice in four states, creating a split in the legal system that increases the chances the Supreme Court will step in to decide the issue once and…
MATTHEW CRAFT AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nothing is going gold’s way. Inflation remains tame, the dollar looks strong and Americans are increasingly confident. Even fears that the Federal Reserve would set off another financial crisis have faded as the central bank ends its effort to pump money into the economy. In short,…
MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare outreach to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Barack Obama has written a letter about the fight against Islamic State militants, a common enemy in Syria and Iraq, according to diplomatic sources. The U.S. and Iran are each engaged in military efforts to degrade…
DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Catholic school teacher was told to take a leave of absence for 21 days when she returned from a mission trip to Kenya, even though the country is thousands of miles from the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak. The school, St. Margaret Mary in Louisville, told…
TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — While the rest of the South slowly whittled away at abortion access, Tennessee’s clinics operated under less stringent restrictions. That is about to change. Voters on Tuesday approved altering the state constitution to make clear that it does not protect the right to an abortion — despite…
MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press A Pennsylvania couple went car shopping, bought pizza and engaged in sexual activity as the woman’s unresponsive 3-year-old son lay dying after weeks of escalating abuse that ended in three days of systematic torture, authorities said Thursday. Jillian Tait, 31, and Gary Lee Fellenbaum, 23, were charged Thursday with murder in…
GREG BEACHAM AP Hockey Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The New York Islanders stumbled into Southern California with a three-game skid and a sputtering offense. After back-to-back victories over two NHL powers, it’s clear the Isles got much more than a tan from their time in the sun. Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen scored in…
