COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Steve Spurrier quickly corrected himself after saying No. 21 South Carolina needs to play a little better when it faces East Carolina on Saturday night. The coach emphasized Tuesday that South Carolina needs to "play a LOT better" after his team's 52-28 loss to Texas A&M in last week's opener.
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker has been slapped with a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drug policy. ESPN reported the violation had to do with amphetamines, and NFL Media reported Welker was notified Tuesday he had lost his appeal, which was heard two weeks ago. Welker caught 73 passes for 778 yards and a career-high 10 TDs despite missing the last 3 1/2 games of last season.
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian senator says thousands of people are fleeing the northeastern city of Bama amid conflicting reports that it has been seized by Boko Haram Islamic extremists.
BALTIMORE (AP) — Mat Latos came out of the bullpen confident he was ready to take on the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles.
NEW YORK (AP) — Jimi Jamison, who sang lead on Survivor hits such as "Burning Heart" and "Is This Love," has died. He was 63.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw pitched eight strong innings for his major league leading 17th win and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 Tuesday night.
The Charlotte chapter of the NAACP will hold a news conference to discuss what they call the "questionable behavior" of a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer.
The Charlotte chapter of the NAACP will hold a news conference to discuss what they call the "questionable behavior" of a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer.
Jennifer Lawrence has become the face of this recent celebrity-hack. And for the first time, authorities seem to be taking it very, very seriously.
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