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• Loose O-line for No. 6 Penn St. provides laughs
  Penn State's offensive line is a close-knit and nimble unit that has experience to step into other roles if the need arises — both on and off the field.
• NYC mayor clears hurdle to changing term-limit law
  Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday secured a fellow billionaire's once-wavering support to change the city's term-limits law, even as other obstacles formed to the politician's attempt to extend his tenure.
• Recording company sues Lil' Kim in NYC
  A recording company has sued Lil' Kim for $2.5 million, saying the Grammy-winning rapper hasn't delivered all the recordings their contract requires.
• 49ers' Spikes ready to show Eagles they missed out
  Although Takeo Spikes was talking about Eagles running back Brian Westbrook, the San Francisco linebacker was really saying a little something about his own persistence and passion for their game.
• Hugh Hefner opens up about Holly Madison breakup
  Hugh Hefner is down a girlfriend.
• Colts lose starting CB for Ravens game
  The Indianapolis Colts' injury problems aren't going away.
• Your movie ad here: Oscars to accept studio spots
  Hollywood's biggest annual advertisement for itself — the Academy Awards broadcast — now can carry commercials for movies themselves.
• Now, Orton's play attracts attention
  Suddenly, Kyle Orton's play is as difficult to ignore as his beard.
• Haywood needs wrist surgery; Jamison's knee OK
  Wizards center Brendan Haywood needs surgery for a torn ligament in his right wrist.
• Five minutes with Tiger, and time really is money
  For Tiger Woods, time really is money.
• Bryant, Robinson give No. 17 Cowboys dynamic duo
  After leading Missouri to the No. 1 ranking and a Big 12 North championship last season, Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin have received all kinds of accolades and national attention for their role in one of college football's top offenses.
• Your movie ad here: Oscars to accept studio spots
  Hollywood's biggest annual advertisement for itself — the Academy Awards broadcast — now can carry commercials for movies themselves.
• N'western looking for more support on campus
  People around the country are starting to notice Northwestern is 5-0. Too bad some of its own students haven't.
• NYC trial date for claims against Shell
  A February date has been set for a trial of claims that Royal Dutch Shell PLC was complicit in decisions by Nigeria's military government to hang oil industry opponents.
• Ovechkin doesn't just talk a good game for Caps
  Alex Ovechkin is hardly the first professional athlete to emphasize winning percentage above personal statistics, to maintain he's all about team, to insist he won't rest until he's earned a championship.
• Bryant, Robinson give No. 17 Cowboys dynamic duo
  After leading Missouri to the No. 1 ranking and a Big 12 North championship last season, Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin have received all kinds of accolades and national attention for their role in one of college football's top offenses.
• Trinidad pummels DomRep 9-0 in friendly
  Hat tricks from Jason Scotland and Cornell Glen led Trinidad and Tobago to thump an inexperienced Dominican Republic 9-0 in a friendly on Wednesday.
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  US appeals court bars temporary release of Uighurs from Guantanamo Bay prison into U.S.
• Appeals court: Search violated NY woman's rights
  A federal appeals court said Wednesday that police violated the rights of a woman who claims her strip search was broadcast in a police station in glitzy Southampton.
• Fiji court ruling disrupted by security alert
  Fiji's High Court was disrupted by a security scare Thursday as the chief justice was ruling on the legality of the 2006 military coup that ousted the democratically elected government.
• Return of Bergeron, Fernandez lifts Bruins outlook
  In just one season as coach of the Boston Bruins, Claude Julien has brought stability to a struggling franchise. They made the playoffs but now their goals are greater.
• Fatal crash highlights lure of casinos for seniors
  The casinos run by American Indian tribes in Northern California work to attract lonely seniors on fixed incomes by offering cheap transportation on charter buses like the one that crashed over the weekend, killing eight people and injuring dozens.
• NTSB member questions Mexican bus safety checks
  Foreign-made buses that do not meet U.S. federal safety standards can drive across the southern border to operate in this country because of gaps in safety laws that are supposed to ensure imported buses are safe, a National Transportation Safety Board member said Wednesday.
• ECU suspends WR Bryant for violating team rules
  East Carolina suspended receiver Jamar Bryant indefinitely Wednesday for an undisclosed violation of team policy.
• Former teammates, best friends to meet on field
  Denver's Brandon Marshall and Jacksonville's Mike Walker talk at least every other day. They text even more often. They travel together during the offseason, spend bye weeks together if possible and are always welcome at each other's home.
• FBI: Body of missing NYC mobster found in NY field
  William "Wild Bill" Cutolo was a feared mobster who vanished nearly a decade ago during a bloody struggle for control of the Colombo crime family. It had been widely believed that after rival gangsters killed him, his body was dumped off the side of a boat in the Atlantic Ocean.
• Confident Rays prepare to take on Red Sox in ALCS
  Young, eager and brimming with confidence.
• Atlantic City moves closer to delaying smoking ban
  Atlantic City's City Council moved to postpone for a year a law that was to take effect next week banning smoking from the gambling floor of city casinos.
• Drug that got Lund banned from Turin will be legal
  The drug that got American skeleton racer Zach Lund barred from the Turin Olympics hours before the opening ceremony is being removed from the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned list.
• Five minutes with Tiger, and time really is money
  For Tiger Woods, time really is money.
• FBI: Body of missing NYC mobster found in NY field
  William "Wild Bill" Cutolo was a feared mob