Nets end 14-game skid vs Rockets, clinch playoffs (Yahoo Sports)
The Brooklyn Nets are so good at home now that even the Houston Rockets can't beat them. The Nets clinched a playoff berth by beating the Rockets at home for the first time in 11 years, getting 32...
View ArticleJeter's last season begins with 6-2 loss to Astros (Yahoo Sports)
Derek Jeter began the first game of his final season by getting plunked with a pitch. The Astros then beat up on CC Sabathia even worse, ensuring the captain's farewell tour would start with a Yankees'...
View ArticleCurry leads Warriors past Mavericks 122-120 (Yahoo Sports)
Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined for a couple of clutch jumpers, and Jermaine O'Neal stepped up on both sides of the floor. It was that kind of night for the Golden State Warriors. Curry made a...
View ArticleMarquette hires Duke's 'Wojo' as next hoop coach (Yahoo Sports)
Marquette found its replacement for Buzz Williams in Mike Krzyzewski's coaching tree. The Golden Eagles introduced Duke assistant Steve Wojciechowski as their next men's basketball coach Tuesday, with...
View ArticleMattingly: Kershaw's recovery to take some time (Yahoo Sports)
Reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw won't be ready to come off the disabled list when he's eligible to be activated on April 14, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said Tuesday....
View ArticleWoods has back surgery, will miss the Masters (Yahoo Sports)
Tiger Woods chose surgery to heal his ailing back over a quest for another green jacket, announcing Tuesday that he will miss the Masters for the first time in his career. Woods said on his website...
View ArticleEx-Eagles WR Jackson to sign with Redskins (Yahoo Sports)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Three-time Pro Bowl receiver DeSean Jackson is joining the Washington Redskins.
View ArticleSilicon Valley Is Super Obsessed With HBO's 'Silicon Valley'
Let's face it, there's nothing quite so fascinating as looking into a mirror — especially if that mirror is an HBO show. Silicon Valley's hundreds of thousands of workers are about to get a long,...
View ArticleGay Couples May Soon Be Legally Recognized in Ohio
A federal judge in Cincinnati said Friday he would strike down Ohio's gay marriage recognition ban. U.S. judge Timothy Black said he would rule the state's ban unconstitutional in a written decision...
View ArticleSamsung Reveals Major Graphene Breakthrough
Graphene may as well be called the most interesting material in the world. It's stronger than a diamond and pretty much anything else known to man. It's an atom thick. It's incredibly conductive and...
View ArticleHow to Cope With Information Overload
Information overload has become an everyday experience for anyone who works with computers, owns a smartphone or waits at a bus stop with minute-by-minute updates about arrival times. And this...
View ArticleHillary Clinton Meets 'Strong and Brave Young Women' of Pussy Riot
We don't know who we're more jealous of: Hillary Clinton for getting to meet Pussy Riot, or Pussy Riot for getting to meet Hillary Clinton. The former first lady, secretary of state and potential 2016...
View ArticleUnited Nations Simulates Violent Land Mines via Apple iBeacons
I made it only two steps before I detonated a land mine. The explosion ripped through my ears as my heart pounded. Were this a real land mine, a recording informed me, my hands would be torn apart....
View ArticleGoogle Tries to Trademark 'Glass'
King tried to trademark "Candy," Apple tried to trademark "app store" and now Google is trying to trademark "Glass." The tech giant wants the trademark, of course, for its Google Glass eyewear. It...
View ArticleLowe's Alters NCAA Ad After Twitter Users Come Up With a Better Idea
Lowe's, the hardware chain for do-it-yourselfers, is relying on others to come up with its latest ad. Monitoring conversations on Twitter during the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament in late March,...
View ArticleThe American Painter George W. Bush Unveils His Masterpieces
George W. Bush has been working really hard on his artistic expression since leaving the White House. The former president unveiled his art exhibit, "The Art of Leadership: A President's Personal...
View ArticleOrtiz: Obama Samsung Selfie Was No Marketing Stunt
Red Sox slugger David Ortiz and his marketing manager say the selfie he took at the White House with President Obama was not a marketing stunt orchestrated by Samsung. Ortiz told The Boston Globe on...
View ArticleBinding Books in Human Skin Used To Be 'Somewhat Common'
You think Twitter is weird? Look at early print culture and the practice of what book historians call anthropodermic bibliopegy. That would be binding books in human skin. And while many of you now...
View ArticleJames Franco Responds to Rumored Instagram Flirtation With Teen
James Franco publicly responded to rumors that he recently tried to pick up a 17-year-old girl using social media The rumors, which began circulating Thursday, claim that the actor pursued Lucy Clode,...
View ArticleTech Stocks Are Getting Hammered, But Don't Freak Out
Technology stocks dropped sharply on Friday, with some of the sector's largest companies bearing the brunt of the sell off Amazon, Google, Facebook and Yahoo were each down more than 4%, while...
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