Author: Associated Press

Panthers’ DeAngelo Williams tells TV station Panthers are releasing him

Diamondbacks minor leaguer Matt Railey suspended 50 games

Burnett ready for one more run with Pirates

House cleaner says she saw 2 guns in Aaron Hernandez’s home

Two-time champ Azarenka wins and Venus Williams advances

Mexicans rejoice at Gonzalez Inarritu’s Oscar victories

Cavs’ Marion undergoing tests on injured hip

Justices reject New Orleans tour guides’ free speech appeal

UConn still No. 1 in women’s poll; Northwestern enters at 25

Alonso making ‘solid recovery’ after crash in F1 testing

Gulbis loses again, falls to Istomin at Dubai Championships

IOC inspectors tour Rio 2016 sites; games start in 18 months

Poland’s politicians, filmmakers hail Oscar for ‘Ida’

Update on the latest religion news

Logano conquers Daytona…Not in the Cards for Jones…Durant has surgery…Bochy back with Giants

Update on the latest in sports:

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Brazilian player bitten by police dog during match

Logano takes Daytona…Utes fall, Cavs win…Warriors lose without Curry…Cavs thump Knicks

‘Birdman’ takes flight at an Oscars punctuated by politics

Lakers stop 7-game losing streak with OT win over Celtics

Julianne Moore wins best actress Oscar for ‘Still Alice’

Julianne Moore wins Oscar for best actress

Wild score record 6 times in 3rd period to beat Stars 6-2

‘Big Hero 6 ‘ wins Oscar for animated feature film

‘Citizenfour’ wins Oscar for best documentary

Patricia Arquette wins Oscar for best supporting actress for ‘Boyhood’

Arquette wins Oscar for supporting actress

J.K. Simmons wins best supporting actor Oscar for ‘Whiplash’

J.K. Simmons wins Oscar for supporting actor

Noted documentary filmmaker Bruce Sinofsky dies at 58

Disney hikes ticket prices at US theme parks

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ stays on top of weekend box office

Froome beats Contador to win Andalucia Vuelta

Bucks request waivers on center Larry Sanders

Ray Bradbury home’s demise has LA re-examining its history

Feud grows between father, partner of Bobbi Kristina Brown

Michael Phelps takes plunge, gets engaged

‘American Sniper’ suspect’s ex-comrades mourn man they knew

Gibbs unsure how long Kyle Busch will be sidelined

Khloe, Kim Kardashian safe after Montana traffic accident

Alonso taken to hospital after crash at Barcelona

US teen Shiffrin holds big lead in WCup slalom after 1st run

Update on the latest in sports:

Pacific beats Portland 79-77 in OT

Portland State beats Northern Colorado 91-75

No. 16 Princeton women beat Harvard 78-57

No. 10 Notre Dame cruises to 87-70 win over Boston College

2 Cezanne sketches found on reverse sides of watercolors

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