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• Cowboys player’s attorney: $500K bond excessive

  December 9, 2012 in Nation/World IRVING, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent remained in custody Sunday on $500,000 bond, one day after being charged with intoxication manslaughter after what police said was …

• How sweep it is: Giants finish off Tigers

  October 29, 2012 in Nation/World DETROIT (AP) — Kung Fu Panda, The Freak, The Beard and all their seed-throwing buddies are on top of baseball — again. They may be under the radar, unappreciated and …

• Giants beat Tigers 4-3 in 10 innings for sweep

  October 29, 2012 in Nation/World DETROIT (AP) — Smart pitching. Clutch hitting. Sharp fielding. Plus an MVP Panda. All the right elements for a sweet World Series sweep for the San Francisco Giants.

• Giants beat Tigers 4-3 in 10 innings for sweep

  October 28, 2012 in Nation/World DETROIT (AP) — Smart pitching. Clutch hitting. Sharp fielding. Plus an MVP Panda. All the right elements for a sweet World Series sweep for the San Francisco Giants.

• Injured Tulane player still stable after surgery

  September 10, 2012 TULSA, Okla. (AP) — It’s still too early to know the long-term effects of the Tulane safety’s spinal injury, the school’s athletic director said Monday. Devon Walker was in stable …

• Tulane player stable after surgery on spine

  September 10, 2012 TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Loved ones and teammates of a Tulane University football player who fractured his spine while making a tackle will face an agonizing wait to learn how …

• Doctor: Surgery stabilizes Tulane player’s spine

  September 9, 2012 TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulane football player Devon Walker’s fractured spine was stabilized in a three-hour surgery Sunday, though it’s too soon to tell whether he will be paralyzed from …

• Tulane safety remains stable after spine fracture

  September 9, 2012 TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulane safety Devon Walker remained in stable condition Sunday and will soon need surgery to repair the spine fracture he suffered while making a tackle during …

• Tulane safety fractures spine in game in Tulsa

  September 9, 2012 TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Doctors say they will need to operate soon on Tulane safety Devon Walker, who is in stable condition after fracturing his spine in an apparent head-to-head …

• Tulane safety fractures spine in game at Tulsa

  September 8, 2012 TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulane safety Devon Walker fractured his spine in a head-to-head collision with a teammate during a game in Tulsa, the team doctor said Saturday. Dr. Buddy …

• Study: Brain disease deaths high in NFL veterans

  September 5, 2012 in Health NEW YORK (AP) — A study of former NFL players finds they were unusually prone to dying from degenerative brain disease, the latest indication that repeated blows to the head …

• Mass. inmate sex-change ruling praised, condemned

  September 4, 2012 BOSTON (AP) — A ruling ordering Massachusetts prison officials to provide sex-reassignment surgery to an inmate is being praised by advocates as important recognition that the surgery is a legitimate …