AP Online back issues from Sunday, April 27:
Dixon and Wheldon up front, Danica to start 3rd at Kansas
Apr 27, 2008; ... Less than a week past her historic first IndyCar victory, Danica Patrick put away her smile and went back to work on the racetrack Saturday, qualifying third for the IRL race at Kansas Speedway. While Target Chip Ganassi teammates Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon swept the front row in ...
Israeli commander of legendary refugee ship Exodus dies
Apr 27, 2008 ... Yossi Harel, the ship commander whose attempt to bring Holocaust survivors to Palestine aboard the Exodus 1947 built support for Israel's founding, died on Saturday. He was 90. Harel's daughter Sharon said he died of cardiac arrest at his home in Tel Aviv. Harel commanded ...
Gunbattles rage on streets of Mexico border town; 13 dead
Apr 27, 2008; ... Massive gunbattles broke out between suspected drug traffickers who fired at each other while speeding down heavily populated streets of this violent border city early Saturday, killing 13 people and wounding nine. All of the dead were believed to be drug traffickers, possibly rival ...
AP Top News at 8:53 p.m. EDT
Apr 27, 2008 ... DENVER (AP) _ Once again, the Denver Nuggets couldn't keep their emotions or Kobe Bryant in check. Bryant scored 22 points and the Los Angeles Lakers took a 3-0 lead in their first-round series, routing the flustered ...
Padres 8, Diamondbacks 7, 13 innings
Apr 27, 2008 ... 6Padres 8, Diamondbacks 7, 13 innings ARIZONA@ SAN DIEGO @ ab r h bi @ab r h bi Young cf 6 1 2 2 Giles rf 4 2 1 1...
Reno urged to prepare for worse as earthquakes continue
Apr 27, 2008; ... Scientists urged residents of northern Nevada's largest city to prepare for a bigger event as the area continued rumbling Saturday after the largest earthquake in a two-month-long series of temblors. More than 100 aftershocks were recorded on the western edge of the city after a ...
AP Top News at 8:35 p.m. EDT
Apr 27, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Things were going so normally, so predictably at Saturday's NFL draft. All six players the league invited to the festivities hit the stage in the first half-dozen selections. Yawn. Then came the wake-up call: trade ...
Cowboys owner Jones on Pacman: Risk-reward needs to be done
Apr 27, 2008; ... Jerry Jones isn't certain Adam "Pacman" Jones ever will play for the Dallas Cowboys. Yet the chance he might, and that he might play really well, was good enough for Jerry Jones to absorb the public-relations hit that comes with acquiring the cornerback known more for arrests than ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EDT
Apr 27, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Forget the intrigue at the top of the draft. The NFL invited a half-dozen players to the draft Saturday, and they went in the first six picks. Then things went a bit crazy. From Michigan tackle Jake Long, who already had signed with the Miami Dolphins, to ...
AP Top News at 8:17 p.m. EDT
Apr 27, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Things were going so normally, so predictably at Saturday's NFL draft. All six players the league invited to the festivities hit the stage in the first half-dozen selections. Yawn. Then came the wake-up call: trade ...
Iguchi homers in 13th inning to lift Padres over D'backs 8-7
Apr 27, 2008 ... Tadahito Iguchi hit a home run off Yusmeiro Petit with one out in the 13th inning to lift the San Diego Padres to an 8-7 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday and snap a five-game skid. San Diego went extra innings for the third time in five home games, including a 22-inning ...
Jake Long, Chris Long, Matt Ryan top draft
Apr 27, 2008; ... Things were going so normally, so predictably at Saturday's NFL draft. All six players the league invited to the festivities hit the stage in the first half-dozen selections. Yawn. Then came the wake-up call: trade after trade after trade, affecting 14 of the 31 first-round ...
Jake Long, Chris Long, Matt Ryan top draft
Apr 27, 2008; ... Things were going so normally, so predictably at Saturday's NFL draft. All six players the league invited to the festivities hit the stage in the first half-dozen selections. Yawn. Then came the wake-up call: trade after trade after trade, affecting 14 of the 31 first-round ...
Bobcats fire Vincent after 1 season; Brown may be candidate
Apr 27, 2008; ... Sam Vincent was fired by the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday after one turmoil-filled season as coach. Part-owner Michael Jordan, who has the final say on all basketball decisions, dismissed Vincent less than a year after he gambled by giving him his first NBA head coaching job. ...
Paddleboarders venture out after fatal SoCal shark attack
Apr 27, 2008; ... A few paddleboarders ignored posted signs warning that a great white shark still could be lurking below the surface Saturday, just a day after a swimmer was killed in a rare attack near San Diego. "It's like going to see 'Jaws' _ getting in the water the next day, all you could ...
Paddleboarders venture out after fatal SoCal shark attack
Apr 27, 2008; ... A few paddleboarders ignored posted signs warning that a great white shark still could be lurking below the surface Saturday, just a day after a swimmer was killed in a rare attack near San Diego. "It's like going to see 'Jaws' _ getting in the water the next day, all you could ...
Teammates Dixon and Wheldon up front in Kansas
Apr 27, 2008; ... Less than a week past her historic first IndyCar victory, Danica Patrick put away her smile and went back to work on the racetrack Saturday, qualifying third for the IRL race at Kansas Speedway. While Target Chip Ganassi teammates Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon swept the front row in ...
Bobcats fire Vincent as coach after 1 season
Apr 27, 2008; ... Sam Vincent was fired by the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday after one turmoil-filled season as coach. Part-owner Michael Jordan, who has the final say on all basketball decisions, dismissed Vincent less than a year after he gambled by giving him his first NBA head coaching job. ...
Gunbattles rage on streets of Mexico border town; 13 dead
Apr 27, 2008; ... Massive gunbattles broke out between suspected drug traffickers who fired at each other while speeding down heavily populated streets of this violent border city early Saturday, killing 13 people and wounding nine. All of the dead were believed to be drug traffickers, possibly rival ...
AP Top News at 8:51 p.m. EDT
Apr 27, 2008 ... DENVER (AP) _ Once again, the Denver Nuggets couldn't keep their emotions or Kobe Bryant in check. Bryant scored 22 points and the Los Angeles Lakers took a 3-0 lead in their first-round series, routing the flustered ...
More legal wrangling probably ahead in police shooting case
Apr 27, 2008; ... The family of an unarmed man killed in a hail of police gunfire on his wedding day pledged Saturday to continue its fight to have someone held accountable for his death, a day after a judge acquitted three officers in the slaying. "I'm still praying for justice, because it's not ...
Jake Long, Chris Long, Matt Ryan selected 1-2-3 in NFL draft
Apr 27, 2008; ... Things were going so normally, so predictably at Saturday's NFL draft. All six players the league invited to the festivities hit the stage in the first half-dozen selections. Yawn. Then came the wake-up call: trade after trade after trade, affecting 14 of the 31 first-round picks. At ...
911 responders find 4 bodies at suburban home in S. Carolina
Apr 27, 2008 ... Emergency workers responding to a 911 call Saturday discovered the bodies of four people in and around a suburban home. They had been shot to death. Authorities were looking for a "person of interest," an 18-year-old man, said Anderson County sheriff's spokeswoman Susann ...
Bobcats fire Vincent as coach after 1 season
Apr 27, 2008; ... Sam Vincent was fired by the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday after one turmoil-filled season as coach. Part-owner Michael Jordan, who has the final say on all basketball decisions, dismissed Vincent less than a year after he gambled by giving him his first NBA head coaching job. ...
Jake Long, Chris Long, Matt Ryan selected 1-2-3 in NFL draft
Apr 27, 2008; ... Things were going so normally, so predictably at Saturday's NFL draft. All six players the league invited to the festivities hit the stage in the first half-dozen selections. Yawn. Then came the wake-up call: trade after trade after trade, affecting 14 of the 31 first-round picks. At ...
French police come to Calif. to look into mysterious death
Apr 27, 2008; ... The last time anyone saw Hugues de la Plaza alive, he was out celebrating a promotion with a few friends at a nightclub. Later that night, the gregarious audio engineer with U.S. and French ...
Iguchi homers in 13th inning to give Padres win over D'backs
Apr 27, 2008 ... Tadahito Iguchi hit a home run off Yusmeiro Petit with one out in the 13th inning to lift the San Diego Padres to an 8-7 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday and snap a five-game skid. San Diego went extra innings for the third time in five home games, including a 22-inning ...
Chiefs go big, take LSU defensive tackle Dorsey at No. 5
Apr 27, 2008; ... The Kansas City Chiefs started their big draft with big men. First, they used the fifth overall selection to grab Glenn Dorsey, a 297-pound All-American defensive lineman who helped lead LSU to the national championship. Then they swapped their 17th pick of the first round to Detroit ...
AP Top News at 9:00 p.m. EDT
Apr 27, 2008 ... DENVER (AP) _ Once again, the Denver Nuggets couldn't keep their emotions or Kobe Bryant in check. Bryant scored 22 points and the Los Angeles Lakers took a 3-0 lead in their first-round series, routing the flustered ...
AP Top News at 8:09 p.m. EDT
Apr 27, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Things were going so normally, so predictably at Saturday's NFL draft. All six players the league invited to the festivities hit the stage in the first half-dozen selections. Yawn. Then came the wake-up call: trade ...
Prince to headline Coachella music fest
Apr 27, 2008; ... Purple rain was to fall in the desert Saturday night when Prince was scheduled to play his much-anticipated headlining performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Prince's concert, the centerpiece of the festival, was announced only two weeks ago, adding a high dosage ...
Lakers-Nuggets, Box
Apr 27, 2008 ... L.A. LAKERS (102) Radmanovic 2-9 0-0 5, Odom 3-9 6-9 12, Gasol 5-9 4-7 14, Fisher 5-8 0-1 14, Bryant 9-19 3-5 22, Farmar 4-11 1-2 9, Walton 6-7 3-5 15, Vujacic 2-5 3-4 9, Mbenga 1-1 0-0 2, Turiaf 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 37-80 20-33 ...
Saturday's Sports Scoreboard
Apr 27, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Baltimore 5, Chicago White Sox 1 (1st game) F Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore 3 (2nd game) -6...
Clinton challenges Obama to Lincoln-Douglas style debate
Apr 27, 2008; ... Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton turned up the rhetoric Saturday in their increasingly heated primary battle as she issued a new debate challenge and he complained of a race that's largely been reduced to trivia while working families feel economic pain. ...
Falcons take QB Matt Ryan with 3rd overall pick in NFL draft
Apr 27, 2008; ... The Atlanta Falcons have a new quarterback and _ they hope _ a new face of the franchise. So long, Michael Vick. Hello, Matt Ryan. The Falcons chose the Boston College star with the third overall pick in Saturday's NFL draft. Ryan could compete for the starting job as a rookie. He'll ...
Jake Long, Chris Long, Matt Ryan selected 1-2-3 in NFL draft
Apr 27, 2008; ... Things were going so normally, so predictably at Saturday's NFL draft. All six players the league invited to the festivities hit the stage in the first half-dozen selections. Yawn. Then came the wake-up call: trade after trade after trade, affecting 14 of the 31 first-round picks. At ...
Electoral map favors a Democrat, has McCain playing defense
Apr 27, 2008; ... The electoral road to the White House favors Democrats this fall _ either Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton _ and has Republican John McCain playing defense to thwart a presidential power shift. A downtrodden economy, the war in Iraq and a public call for change have created an ...
Sharpton vows to 'close this city' after officer acquittals
Apr 27, 2008; ... Hundreds of angry people marched through Harlem on Saturday after the Rev. Al Sharpton promised to "close this city down" to protest the acquittals of three police detectives in the 50-shot barrage that killed a groom on his wedding day and wounded two friends. "We ...
Bryant leads Lakers to 3-0 series lead over Denver
Apr 27, 2008; ... Once again, the Denver Nuggets couldn't keep their emotions or Kobe Bryant in check. Bryant scored 22 points and the Los Angeles Lakers took a 3-0 lead in their first-round series by routing the flustered Nuggets 102-84 Saturday at the Pepsi Center. Game 4 is Monday night, ...
Antioch College in Ohio holds last commencement for a while
Apr 27, 2008 ... Cash-strapped Antioch College held a bittersweet commencement ceremony Saturday as officials moved ahead with plans to close the school this summer until it gets back on its feet. The pioneering, private liberal arts college announced last year that because of declining enrollment, ...
AP Top News at 9:12 p.m. EDT
Apr 27, 2008 ... DENVER (AP) _ Once again, the Denver Nuggets couldn't keep their emotions or Kobe Bryant in check. Bryant scored 22 points and the Los Angeles Lakers took a 3-0 lead in their first-round series, routing the flustered ...
Caretakers get hints on handling children seized in Texas
Apr 27, 2008; ... From Amarillo to Houston, children from the polygamist ranch in west Texas are settling into new surroundings, and caretakers are getting cultural pointers on how to deal with them _ such as no television, no movies, no radio and nothing red. "The color 'RED' is not acceptable ...
Bryant leads Lakers to 3-0 series lead over Denver
Apr 27, 2008 ... Kobe Bryant scored 22 points and the Los Angeles Lakers took a 3-0 lead in their ...
Kobe scores 22 as Lakers seize 3-0 series lead over Nuggets
Apr 27, 2008; ... Once again, the Denver Nuggets couldn't keep their emotions or Kobe Bryant in check. Bryant scored 22 points and the Los Angeles Lakers took a 3-0 lead in their first-round series, routing the flustered Nuggets 102-84 on Saturday. Game 4 is Monday night, and the Nuggets are going to ...
The whistleblower's unending story
Apr 27, 2008; ... The guest lecturer steps to the front of classroom 322 with a lesson plan, but it's not drawn from any ...
Fire in Connecticut apartment complex leaves 150 homeless
Apr 27, 2008; ... A fast-moving fire destroyed a large apartment complex early Saturday, and authorities were looking for one person unaccounted for. Authorities have confirmed the locations of all but one of the nearly 150 residents, said Fire Battalion Chief Tracy Montoya. The wreckage was ...
Iguchi homers in 13th inning to lift Padres over D'backs 8-7
Apr 27, 2008 ... Tadahito Iguchi hit a home run off Yusmeiro Petit with one out in the 13th inning to lift the San Diego Padres to an 8-7 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday and snap a five-game skid. San Diego went extra innings for the third time in five home games, including a 22-inning ...
Bobcats fire Vincent after 1 season; Brown may be candidate
Apr 27, 2008; ... Sam Vincent was fired by the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday after one turmoil-filled season as coach. Part-owner Michael Jordan, who has the final say on all basketball decisions, dismissed Vincent less than a year after he gambled by giving him his first NBA head coaching job. ...
Polanco, Ordonez lead Tigers to their 4th win in 5 games
Apr 27, 2008 ... Placido Polanco and Magglio Ordonez each drove in a pair of runs, and Detroit beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-4 on Saturday for the Tigers' fourth win in five games. Tigers rookie Armando Galarraga didn't get a decision after pitching 5 2-3 hitless innings to start the game. He wound up ...
Iguchi homers in 13th inning to give Padres win over D'backs
Apr 27, 2008 ... Tadahito Iguchi hit a home run off Yusmeiro Petit with one out in the 13th inning to lift the San Diego Padres to an 8-7 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday and snap a five-game ...
Bryant leads Lakers to 3-0 series lead over Denver
Apr 27, 2008; ... Once again, the Denver Nuggets couldn't keep their emotions or Kobe Bryant in check. Bryant scored 22 points and the Los Angeles Lakers took a 3-0 lead in their first-round series, routing the flustered Nuggets 102-84 on Saturday. Game 4 is Monday night, and the Nuggets are ...
Craig Ferguson to perform at correspondents' dinner
Apr 27, 2008; ... Just a few months after he was sworn in as a U.S. citizen, Craig Ferguson is going face-to-face with President Bush and the rest of the Washington establishment. Ferguson, the host of CBS' "Late Late Show," is the featured entertainer Saturday night at the White House ...
Garciaparra back on DL, Dodgers recall DeWitt
Apr 27, 2008 ... Dodgers third baseman Nomar Garciaparra was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday for the second time this season, and Los Angeles recalled Blake DeWitt from Triple-A Las Vegas. Garciaparra strained his left calf during Friday night's 13-inning, 8-7 victory over Colorado. He ...
AP Top News at 8:11 p.m. EDT
Apr 27, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Things were going so normally, so predictably at Saturday's NFL draft. All six players the league invited to the festivities hit the stage in the first half-dozen selections. Yawn. Then came the wake-up call: trade ...
Prince to headline Coachella music fest
Apr 27, 2008; ... Purple rain was to fall in the desert Saturday night when Prince was scheduled to play his much-anticipated headlining performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Prince's concert, the centerpiece of the festival, was announced only two weeks ago, adding a high dosage ...
Saturday's Sports Scoreboard
Apr 27, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Baltimore 5, Chicago White Sox 1 (1st game) F Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore 2 (2nd game) -4...
Obituaries in the news
Apr 27, 2008; ... Bill E. Burk MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) _ Bill E. Burk, author and former Memphis newsman who covered the last 20 years of Elvis Presley's life, has died. He was 75. He died Thursday in Memphis after a heart attack, said his wife, Connie. Burk was a columnist for the ...
Saturday's Sports Scoreboard
Apr 27, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Baltimore 5, Chicago White Sox 1 (1st game) F Chicago White Sox 3, Baltimore 2 (2nd game) -3...
Iguchi homers in 13th inning to give Padres win over D'backs
Apr 27, 2008 ... Tadahito Iguchi hit a home run off Yusmeiro Petit with one out in the 13th inning to lift the San Diego Padres to an 8-7 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday and snap a five-game skid. San Diego went extra innings for the third time in five home games, including a 22-inning ...
Paddleboarders venture out after fatal SoCal shark attack
Apr 27, 2008; ... A few paddleboarders ignored posted signs warning that a great white shark still could be lurking below the surface Saturday, just a day after a swimmer was killed in a rare attack near San Diego. "It's like going to see 'Jaws' _ getting in the water the next day, all you could ...
Bobcats fire Vincent as coach after 1 season
Apr 27, 2008; ... Michael Jordan took a chance on a young, inexperienced coach and it didn't work. Sam Vincent was fired Saturday after one turmoil-filled, non-playoff season running the Charlotte Bobcats. Vincent's dismissal was only minutes old when speculation turned to whether Jordan, the Bobcats' ...
Dixon and Wheldon up front, Danica to start 3rd at Kansas
Apr 27, 2008; ... Less than a week past her historic first IndyCar victory, Danica Patrick put away her smile and went back to work on the racetrack Saturday, qualifying third for the IRL race at Kansas Speedway. While Target Chip Ganassi teammates Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon swept the front row in ...
Kobe scores 22 as Lakers seize 3-0 series lead over Nuggets
Apr 27, 2008; ... Once again, the Denver Nuggets couldn't keep their emotions or Kobe Bryant in check. Bryant scored 22 points and the Los Angeles Lakers took a 3-0 lead in their first-round series by routing the flustered Nuggets 102-84 Saturday at the Pepsi Center. Game 4 is Monday night, and the ...
Craig Ferguson to perform at correspondents' dinner
Apr 27, 2008; ... Just a few months after he was sworn in as a U.S. citizen, Craig Ferguson is going face-to-face with President Bush and the rest of the Washington establishment. Ferguson, the host of CBS' "Late Late Show," is the featured entertainer Saturday night at the White House ...
New Mexico gov visits Hugo Chavez
Apr 27, 2008; ... New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Saturday sought the help of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in securing the release of three Americans held hostage by Colombian rebels for more than five years. Before meeting with the Democratic governor, Chavez said he hoped to assist, but wasn't ...