Roger Clemens reaches settlement in ex-trainer's defamation suit: newspaper
- Former Major League Baseball pitching great Roger Clemens on Wednesday reached a settlement to a defamation lawsuit filed years ago by a former trainer who said he injected Clemens with performance-enhancing drugs, Newsday reported.
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Obama joins millions in U.S. college basketball madness
WASHINGTON - March Madness gripped the White House and lots of other workplaces on Wednesday as President Barack Obama joined an estimated 60 million Americans scrambling to make their predictions for the annual tournament to crown a collegiate basketball champion.
Maryland lacrosse coach fired after players' online threats
WASHINGTON - The coach of a women's college lacrosse team in Maryland has been fired after five players were suspended for allegedly threatening teammates online, school officials said on Wednesday.
Former Penn State president sues over scathing report into Sandusky scandal
- The former president of Pennsylvania State University filed suit on Wednesday against the author of a scathing report on the school's child sex abuse scandal, saying the investigation disregarded evidence and reached false and damaging conclusions.
Alonso back at work and preparing for Malaysia
LONDON - McLaren's Fernando Alonso put in a day's work in the team's Formula One simulator on Wednesday ahead of his expected return to the racetrack in Malaysia next week after his crash in pre-season testing.
Jury clears ex-NFL player Gault of purposely defrauding investors
WASHINGTON - A California jury on Wednesday cleared former Chicago Bears wide receiver Willie Gault of intentionally defrauding investors in a scheme to inflate the price of stock in the heart-monitoring device company Heart Tronics [HRTT.PK].