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The headline above can be a good thing or a bad thing, but regardless, it seems to be the general consensus among pretty much everybody covering this story.The club has hired Ed Stefanski, formerly the president and general manager of both the New Jersey Nets and Philadelphia 76ers, as executive vice-president of basketball operations. Cheap [...]

The name of the game for the San Francisco Giants this offseason thus far has been clear- keeping their All-Star rotation intact. The Giants already are trying to tie up Tim Lincecum to a multi-year deal, and now they are trying to do the same for Matt Cain.To use a terrible comic book analogy, Matt [...]

During a conference call on Tuesday, Geron chief executive Dr. John A. Scarlett said that “deciding to move out of the stem cell business was a very difficult decision to make,” but that funding was scarce, and that by dropping the stem cell program the company could continue its work on cancer drugs without seeking [...]

The morning after authorities cleared protesters out of the New York City park that was home to Occupy Wall Street, all was quiet on the lawn of Los Angeles City Hall, where demonstrators have been camping for weeks.A few had gathered on steps, sharing a cigarette and sipping energy drinks. One man, who said he [...]

Locked-out players began their legal assault on the N.B.A. on Tuesday, filing an antitrust lawsuit that demands an end to what they contend is an illegal boycott of the work force. They are seeking monetary damages for lost wages, which would be tripled under antitrust law.Resolution of the lawsuit could take months or years, but [...]

The euro slipped to a fresh one-month low against the dollar and the yen on Wednesday as the euro zone debt crisis threatened to engulf top-rated members such as France, as government bonds of core countries came under pressure.The common currency fell as far as $1.3460, its lowest level in more than a month, after [...]

In 2002, Mike McQueary, then a graduate assistant in the football program, told Paterno that he had seen Sandusky with a boy in the football building’s showers. How explicit McQueary was in describing what he saw is in dispute. But according to state prosecutors, Paterno testified under oath that McQueary had told him that he [...]

Denver Broncos running back Knowshon Moreno has been lost for the year, announced head coach John Fox on Monday afternoon (via the Denver Post). Moreno tore his ACL in Sunday’s victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, rushing only four times for 52 yards. He began the day with a 24-yard rush. An MRI revealed the [...]

As a long time Jet fan who understands the culture only too well, it wasn’t difficult to see this humiliation coming. The Patriots never lose three in a row. Belichik knows how to confuse Sanchez (not difficult). And the Jets, though game defensively, cannot pressure Tom Brady(notes) enough to stop him for 60 minutes. Simply [...]

The Boston Bruins are playing like Stanley Cup champions again.Brad Marchand scored twice and Tyler Seguin had a goal and an assist as the Bruins increased their season-high winning streak to four with a 6-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.Boston (7-7) has scored 24 goals during the streak and is back at [...]