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  • Ed Carpenter earns Indy 500 pole

    INDIANAPOLIS - Ed Carpenter knew he was capable of another fast run, and it earned him the pole for the Indianapolis 500. The Indianapolis native bested IndyCar racing's big-name teams by claiming his first 500 pole Saturday during the "Fast Nine" qualifying session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Carpenter's four-lap average of 228.762 mph in the No. 20 Chevrolet held off ...

  • Steelers youth football events focus on safety

    Safety has become one of the top priorities in youth football and it was the topic that garnered the most attention at several youth football events the Steelers hosted this weekend. On Friday night the team held their first ever Youth Football Clinic for Moms and Kids at the UPMC Sports Performance Complex. While the kids took part in a football skills clinic at the team's indoor practice ...

  • Joyce Rays rally past Orioles in 9th for 10-6 win

    Matt Joyce hit a go-ahead two-run double in a six-run ninth-inning rally, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays to a 10-6 victory over the Orioles on Saturday, ending Baltimore's franchise-record streak of 109 straight wins when leading after seven ...

  • Votto Arroyo lead Reds over Phillies

    Philadelphia Phillies' Jimmy Rollins, left, dives back to first base and beats the tag from Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto (19) in the third inning of a baseball game on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael ...

  • Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in US

    In response to a federal court order, Gov. Jerry Brown pushed a novel approach through the Legislature two years ago to dramatically reduce California's prison ...

Movie Review

Across the Universe

Across the Universe

Across the Universe, Julie Taymor's kaleidoscopic musical portrait of the 1960s, is an ambitious mess of a movie that stretches a thin premise across a bold canvas, resulting in moments of near ecstasy mixed with a nagging lack of emotional involvement. Its music num ... ...

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  • Oxbow upsets Orb in Preakness

    BALTIMORE - Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown.Oxbow led from start to finish. It was the sixth Preakness victory for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and 15th Triple Crown victory, most in horse racing history."I get paid to spoil dreams," Lukas said in an interview with NBC moments after the victory.Orb finished fourth. The Kentucky ...

  • Mariners waste ninth inning rally in 5-4 loss

    CLEVELAND — Two ninth-inning losses in two days have left the Seattle Mariners reeling and frustrated. Mark Reynolds' bases-loaded fielder's choice in the ninth inning Saturday scored Jason Kipnis and gave the Cleveland Indians a 5-4 victory over Seattle. The Mariners had tied the score in the top of the ninth on two-out home runs by Raul Ibanez and Justin Smoak off Indians ...

  • Canadian Press NewsAlert Oxbow wins the Preakness Stakes

    Lisa Scotti, of Baltimore, reads hhere program before the sixth race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. The 138th Preakness Stakes horse race takes place Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike ...

  • Ex-Philadelphia officer once hailed as hero faces charges

    FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, stand with Philadelphia Police Officer Richard DeCoatsworth during President Barack Obama's address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington. The former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to ...

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