Author: Associated Press

100-carat classic emerald-cut diamond coming to auction

Japan’s Miyahara leads after Four Continents short program

Update on the latest in sports:

Here is the latest South Carolina sports news from The Associated Press

Bulls are winners heading into break…Kings get Karl…Manning meets with Elway about future

Rapper Drake releases surprise album on iTunes

The key players in the Bobbi Kristina Brown saga

British New Romantic icon Steve Strange dies at 55

Dog lovers all over world log in to watch Westminster show

New York Times media columnist David Carr dies at age 58

Snowden appears with Poitras by video link ahead of Oscars

Rodriguez hits key 3 as FIU beats Southern Miss, 73-71 in OT

Police say Allenby not in a strip club during Hawaii ordeal

Mays gets 8th double-double; Bakersfield beats UTPA 66-54

Rice beats Middle Tennessee 71-68 in double overtime

Thursday’s Scores

‘American Sniper’ suspect told cop he took ‘couple of souls’

Boatright scores 23 as UConn upsets Tulsa 70-45

Aztecs to retire Gwynn’s No. 19 before season opener

Police: Actor Emile Hirsch put woman in chokehold at Sundance, charged with assault

Police: Actor Emile Hirsch put woman in chokehold in Utah

Saratoga Snacks wins Big A feature

McGehee and Giants agree to $4.8 million, 1-year contract

Big Ten drops bowl-revenue sanction against Penn State

3 Broadway musicals to get to show off at NBA All-Star Game

Sablikova dethrones Wust in worlds speedskating 3,000m

Packers coach McCarthy gives up play calling job on offense

Franco to star in Hulu adaptation of King novel ’11/22/63′

Missouri basketball coach’s plane makes emergency landing

Bill Cosby postpones comedy performance in California

Pacific island of Tonga celebrates its 1st Catholic cardinal

Fourcade, Makarainen win World Cup biathlons in Norway

Minnesota Orchestra will be 1st from US to perform in Cuba

Donnell says goodbye to ‘The View’

Yelena Isinbayeva: Only another gold medal left to achieve

NCAA picks Schaus, White for next year’s selection committee

Police: CBS’ Bob Simon wasn’t wearing seatbelt when killed

Update on the latest in sports:

Winner of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Contest: Fantastic Negrito

Colleagues mourn Bob Simon, ’60 Minutes’ correspondent

Bob Hewitt testifies at his rape trial, denies charges

Bulls and Cavs take NBA into the break…’Zags try to go 25-1

AP PHOTOS: Madrid Fashion Week celebrates 30th anniversary

Hazard signs new 5½-year contract with Chelsea

Update on the latest in sports:

Paris takes step toward bidding for 2024 Olympics

Denis Ten takes lead at Four Continents skating championship

Hoey shoots course record 64, leads Thailand Classic

Tarkanian dies at 84…Kings land Karl…Woods under wraps…Jets add depth

Gibraltar to fight for FIFA membership in May

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