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Slim, broadcasters take fight to soccer field

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:42:34 -0400

MEXICO CITY - Mexicans often feel that billionaire Carlos Slim owns everything in their country, from telephone and Internet companies to banks and chain stores, but his latest acquisitive foray is meeting resistance after touching a national passion: soccer.

Old rules don't mean much to broadcasters

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:52:45 -0400

NEW YORK - The most striking thing about the broadcast TV networks announcing their new fall schedules this past week was how little that actually meant.

Cano homers twice in Yankees' win over Blue Jays

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:55:30 -0400

NEW YORK - Yankees manager Joe Girardi has proved to be quite adept at lineup juggling and position shuffling during an injury plagued first two months. Still, there's one player he thinks he would be unable to do without: Robinson Cano.

Santa Barbara newsroom employees cut Teamster ties

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:28:04 -0400

SANTA BARBARA, California - Newsroom employees at the Santa Barbara News-Press have voted to cut ties with the Teamsters, the union that has represented them through years of legal struggles with management over control of the newspaper.

Report: Yahoo nearing $1.1B acquisition of Tumblr

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:34:29 -0400

NEW YORK - Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more traffic and advertisers to the Internet company's website and mobile applications.

UEFA lifts 2nd year of Malaga ban

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:03:56 -0400

MALAGA, Spain - European football's governing body has revoked the second year of the ban it had imposed on Malaga for not meeting its financial fair-play regulations.

Juneau Empire names new publisher

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:03:33 -0400

JUNEAU, Alaska - The Juneau Empire has a new publisher.

NewsRight dismantles, transfers brand to Moreover

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:47:09 -0400

NEW YORK - NewsRight, an organization created to turn unauthorized publishers of newspaper content on the Internet into licensed customers, said it is disbanding and transferring its operations to Moreover Technologies, which monitors how Moreover's clients are portrayed in the media.

A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:35:41 -0400

NEW YORK - It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering.

New NFL initiative aimed toward involving women

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:15:17 -0400

PHILADELPHIA - From pink baseball bats, cleats and wristbands on Mother's Day to pink caps, gloves and even penalty flags throughout October, professional sports organizations have recognized women for years by changing their colors to support breast cancer awareness.

Nolan Ryan's oldest son named Astros president

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:40:43 -0400

HOUSTON - Reid Ryan choked back tears as he was introduced as president of his beloved Astros, the team he grew up watching in the days when his Hall of Fame father, Nolan Ryan, starred as a pitcher for Houston.

Shrewd Ga. businesswoman fought stereotypes

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:22:50 -0400

ATLANTA - As a shrewd businesswoman with keen insight and endless aspirations, Ophelia DeVore worked for much of the 20th century to smash stereotypes and empower black women by teaching them poise, confidence and the courage to get ahead in a world deeply etched by racial discrimination.

Mayor: Deal to sell Kings has been signed

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:18:07 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson announced to screaming throngs of Kings fans Friday that the deal to sell the NBA franchise to a group led by software tycoon Vivek Ranadive has been signed.

Williamson new publisher of The Chronicle

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:52:10 -0400

LAUREL, Mississippi - Kevin Williamson has been named publisher of The Chronicle newspaper in Laurel, Mississippi

5 California Things to Know for Friday

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:47:57 -0400

Your daily look at late-breaking California news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday:

Poetry finally joining e-book revolution

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:37:32 -0400

NEW YORK - Over the past two years, publishers have been steadily filling one of the largest gaps in the e-book catalogue - poetry.

AP Source: Maloofs reach agreement to sell Kings

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:14:20 -0400

The Sacramento Kings' unsteady future finally seems to be settled.

Saints coach Payton settles tax credit lawsuit

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:26:15 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton has settled his lawsuit against a former Saints player who sold him nonexistent state movie tax credits from a defunct film studio.

Grizzlies rest, prepare for 1st conference finals

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:29:20 -0400

MEMPHIS, Tennessee - The Grizzlies are enjoying a day off after wrapping up the franchise's first berth in the Western Conference finals. Good thing, too, because they can use a little rest after all that hard work.

Bills promote Whaley to take over as GM

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:00:38 -0400

ORCHARD PARK, New York - Doug Whaley was promoted to take over as Buffalo Bills general manager, making the team's near top-to-bottom offseason overhaul complete.

Former NBA union head files suit against Fisher

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:13:10 -0400

Ousted NBA players' association executive director Billy Hunter alleges in a lawsuit that president Derek Fisher had a secret deal with owners during the 2011 lockout that benefited himself, his publicist and certain players.

US Open tennis leaving CBS for ESPN in 2015

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:05:25 -0400

The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN.

Haslam says he didn't know about rebate issues

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:59:22 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam says he was "absolutely not" aware of and did not participate in the practices that led to the federal investigation into his Pilot Flying J company.

In Bloomberg uproar, ethics flags for new media

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:45:49 -0400

NEW YORK - Launching his namesake company's news division in the 1990s, Michael Bloomberg largely rejected long-held rules of the journalism trade that insist on keeping thick firewalls between reporters and the profit-making workings of their companies.

Vietnam provider drops foreign news TV channels

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:58:16 -0400

HANOI, Vietnam - A Vietnamese satellite TV company stopped airing international channels including BBC and CNN on Thursday, citing a law that foreign governments have warned would result in international news and entertainment channels ending their broadcasts in a country increasingly cracking down on freedom of expression.