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YellowBrix Top Science

• Career Center launching agriculture science program
  Jan. 26--CRESAPTOWN -- High school students from across Allegany County will have an opportunity to pursue st...
• IRCM researchers fuel an important debate in the field of molecular biology
  The discovery made by Dr. Francois Robert's team confirms the universality of an essential cellular process MO...
• CWF Certifies Nova Scotia Community "Wildlife Friendly"
  OTTAWA, Jan. 26, 2012 /CNW/ - The Canadian Wildlife Federation is pleased to announce a "first" for its Backya...
• Research and Markets: Nano Meets Macro: Social Perspectives on Nanoscale Sciences and Technologies I
  Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f7c1f0/nano_meets_macro) has announced the ad...
• Students' science projects on display
  Jan. 26--PANAMA CITY -- Entries were up this year for the 51st Three Rivers Regional Science and Engineering F...
• DNR board called to testify about agency chief's departure
  Jan. 26--Members of the state Department of Natural Resources board will be called to testify under oath about...
• Scientists engineer bioterror fears
  It was a public health nightmare: A deadly flu bug spread like wildfire around the world, killing tens of mill...
• Purchase of 125 acres by DNR approved
  Jan. 26--The state Natural Resources Board on Wednesday unanimously approved spending $1 million to purchase 1...
• Dublin set for science celebration
  The aim of this initiative is to bring about greater engagement of the public with science and science-related...
• Troy Dothan teacher training program receives funds
  Jan. 25--The Alabama Commission on Higher Education is using federal No Child Left Behind Act money to help co...

YellowBrix Top US News

• Judge Sentences Komisarjevsky To Death
  Jan. 28--NEW HAVEN -- On the day he was sentenced to execution for the slayings of a mother and her two daught...
• Police: Doughertys plotted Colo. escape
  One of three siblings who led police on a multi-state chase planned to escape, with his sister, from a Colorad...
• 2nd death sentence in Conn. home invasion
  A Connecticut ex-con denied rape and murder Friday as he was sentenced to death for a deadly home invasion he ...
• DA's Office doubts Kelly rape claim Probers suspicious of gal's delay in reporting commish's son
  The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has serious doubts about a woman's claims that she was raped by Greg ...
• Cincinnati building accident injures 13
  A second-floor deck under construction at a downtown Cincinnati casino site collapsed Friday morning, injuring...
• Army to cut number of combat brigades ; The move is part of congressionally mandated budget cuts.
  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army plans to slash the number of combat brigades from 45 to as low as 32 in a broad r...

YellowBrix Top Headlines

• Syrian forces 'behind massacre'
  ARMED forces loyal to President Bashar Assad have been accused of massacring at least 30 people in renewed vio...
• Sick Demi had 'smoked something'
  DEMI Moore had "smoked something" before being rushed to hospital on Monday night, according to a recording of...
• Wade returns as Heat down Knicks
  Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Dwyane Wade sparkled in his return to the lineup, scoring 28 points, and the Heat...
• Papa Gronk spills beans
  Jan. 28--FOXBORO -- Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is still slated to play during Super Bowl XLVI against t...
• Activists: 30 more die in Syrian violence
  The Syrian army attacked the central city of Hama Friday, leaving at least 30 people dead, activists said. The...
• 4th-Quarter Growth Rate Disappoints, but Sentiment Picks Up
  WASHINGTON -- The lower-than-expected annualized growth rate of 2.8 percent reported Friday for the final thre...
• Barefoot Bandit gets 6½-year federal sentence
  SEATTLE -- The exploits of Colton Harris-Moore, the gangly "Barefoot Bandit" who as a wily thief and self-taug...
• Facebook IPO could come next week
  Jan. 27--Facebook's initial filing for a public offering of stock could happen as soon as Wednesday, and the ...
• California passes landmark rules to curb auto emissions
  Jan. 27--Reshaping the next decade of America's auto industry, the California Air Resources Board on Friday ap...
• Let's steer aid to colleges that keep tuition affordable down, Obama tells U-M crowd
  Jan. 27--If the nation's universities want to see federal dollars continue to flow to them, they need to a bet...

YellowBrix Top Entertainment

• Parker to replace Moore in 'Lovelace'
  Sarah Jessica Parker will replace Demi Moore as U.S. feminist author and activist Gloria Steinem in the film "...
• Turkey marks Holocaust Day
  Text of report in English by Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman website on 27 January Turkey marked International...
• Cynthia Nixon Brilliant in 'Wit' Revival
  With Cynthia Nixon, Suzanne Bertish, Michael Countryman, Greg Keller and Carra Patterson. Schedule: 7 p.m. Tue...
• Rihanna in TV fashion search
  RIHANNA (right) is turning TV executive with a new show to find a top fashion designer. The What's My Name si...
• 'Kotter' co-star Robert Hegyes dead at 60
  Actor Robert Hegyes died Thursday after suffering an apparent heart attack in his Metuchen, N.J., home, his fa...
• Merle Haggard leaves Macon, now recovering in California
  Jan. 26--Country music legend Merle Haggard flew home overnight Wednesday after being treated for more than a ...
• Sajak admits being drunk at the 'Wheel'
  "Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak admits he and co-star Vanna White drank alcoholic beverages before taping ep...
• Chesney leads with 9 ACM nods
  Kenny Chesney led the field with nine nods when nominations for America's Academy of Country Music Awards were...

YellowBrix Top Technology

• Galaxy outshines iPhone
  Jan. 27--The stunning popularity of Samsung's Galaxy S2 smartphone helped it outstrip consumer electronics gi...
• Not so friendly NYSE, Nasdaq battle for Facebook list
  Talk about a face-off. Bitter rivals Duncan Niederauer's New York Stock Exchange and Robert Greifeld's Nasdaq...
• Nintendo's WiiU will drive NFC uptake
  In a recent statement to investors, Nintendo announced that its upcoming WiiU games console will include NFC c...
• Big fourth quarter made Apple world's largest smartphone seller, analyst says
  Jan. 27--Apple's (AAPL) record 37 million iPhones sold in the last quarter of 2011 made it the world's leading...
• Thousands protest Polish PM's pledge to sign anti-counterfeiting deal - paper
  Text of report by Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza on 25 January Those rebelling against the Anti-Counterfeiti...
• State, Facebook team up to sue over alleged 'click-jacking' scheme
  Jan. 27--State Attorney General Rob McKenna stood alongside Facebook lawyers Thursday to announce a "one-two" ...
• Attorney general's lawsuit targets Facebook scammers
  Jan. 26--Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna has announced a filing of a federal civil suit against Intern...
• Netflix earnings beat low expectations, stock jumps more than 10 percent
  Jan. 26--At first blush, Netflix's (NFLX) latest quarterly report didn't look good, but investors were still ...
• Nintendo is hurt by growth of free games on phones
  Jan. 26--The soaring popularity of free and cheap games on tablets and smartphones appears to be hitting trad...

YellowBrix Top Health

• 2 held in breast implant case -- Former executives subjects of inquiry
  PARIS - Police in predawn sweeps Thursday arrested two top former executives of the now-defunct French company...
• Breast-implant maker charged, posts bail
  The founder of a French company being investigated for substandard breast implants was released on bail Friday...
• Oral HPV spreads mostly through sex
  Oral infections with HPV, a family of cancer-causing viruses, are proving surprisingly common and more so amon...
• Breast implant firm boss arrested
  The former head of a French company at the centre of a breast implant scandal affecting tens of thousands of w...
• CDC: No cause for Morgellons
  ATLANTA - Imagine having the feeling that tiny bugs are crawling on your body, that you have oozing sores and ...
• Gates gives $750M to Global Fund
  U.S. philanthropist Bill Gates will give $750 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malar...
• Breast implant maker arrested in France
  Jean-Claude Mas, founder of French breast implant-maker Poly Implant Prothese, was arrested Thursday in the so...
• School lunches get an update
  Jan. 26--Students in area elementary, middle and high schools will soon see more fruits, vegetables, whole gra...
• CDC can't pinpoint cause of crawling-skin malady
  A half-million-dollar study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found no obvious medical e...
• 2 Drugs Used to Treat Breast Cancer Are Linked to Tumors in Mice
  Jan. 25--Two drugs used to treat metastatic breast cancer were shown to boost the number of cancer stem cells ...

Golf

• Maybin in a tie for second spot
  WHILE some around him were losing their heads, Gareth Maybin did an extraordinarily good job of keeping his, p...
• UPI NewsTrack Sports
  Pierce leads Boston to fourth straight win BOSTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Paul Pierce turned in his second clutch pe...
• Idea to build playing fields at Palo Alto golf course receives rough reception
  Jan. 27--Some diehard golfers are teed off at the prospect that playing fields may be added to the Palo Alto M...
• Stanley holds 36-hole lead on PGA Tour
  Kyle Stanley came within a shot of the 36-hole tournament record Friday while taking the lead midway through t...
• Stanley alone in front at Farmers Insurance Open
  La Jolla, CA (Sports Network) - Kyle Stanley posted a four-under 68 Friday to take sole possession of the lead...
• Digest
  Prize Fight and Global Boxing will hold their latest installment of "Fights at the Fitz" on Saturday night fro...
• Hwan, Sardar rule Zahid Tractor Open at Dirab
  Jan. 28--RIYADH -- Korean Jo Tae Hwan, taking time out from his duties at the Kingdom Dirab Golf Academy, won ...
• Mild winter makes Valpo golf a hot item
  Jan. 27--VALPARAISO -- It's been a good winter for the city's golf courses. Golf Course Manager Rich Frey tol...
• Woods, McIlroy in contention in Abu Dhabi
  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Maybe those swing changes are paying off for Tiger Woods. Woods moved into c...
• Woods shoots 69, in contention in Abu Dhabi
  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tiger Woods moved into contention in the second round of the Abu Dhabi Golf ...

Baseball

• Al Najma edge past East Riffa
  Jan. 28--FOR the second night in a row an injury-time goal settled one of the VIVA Football League's eighth ro...
• Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to honor Washington
  Jan. 28--Ron Washington stood out among all American League managers to one organization in 2011. The Negro L...
• The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa., Keith Groller column
  Jan. 28--The large crowd gathered inside Billera Hall at DeSales University on Thursday night for the Phillies...
• TCU opens baseball practice solid in polls but short of experience
  Jan. 28--Along with familiar faces such as Jason Coats, Josh Elander and Brance Rivera, the dugout at Lupton S...
• Giants' Theriot joins the mix in middle infield
  Even if shortstop Brandon Crawford's bat proves as capable as his glove and second baseman Freddy Sanchez stay...
• Jay hopes to share his good fortune with charity event
  Jan. 28--Despite always being a profoundly good left-handed hitter for average and very good defensively, Card...
• Rays add infield depth, sign Keppinger to 1-year deal
  Jan. 28--ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays signed veteran infielder Jeff Keppinger today to a one-year, $1.525 millio...
• Keppinger brings versatility
  Jan. 28--ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays added what they hope will be a key piece to another playoff-bound team Fri...
• Celtics try to keep Pace
  Jan. 28--This week's two-game sweep of Orlando was like an adventure-filled holiday, designed for the Celtics ...
• Sixers hand Bobcats 7th straight loss
  Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Bobcats coach Paul Silas wasn't on the court Friday night to see his team ...

Hockey

• Call is under way for youth hockey coaches for next season
  Jan. 28--BANGOR, Maine -- The process to recruit the best youth hockey coaches may be turning more intense as ...
• Anthoine, Abbott, Sullivan help Bears knock off BU
  Jan. 28--BOSTON -- The University of Maine men's hockey team had been 0-7-2 in nine regular season games at Bo...
• Caddell's only goal is to grab glory this time
  Declan Caddell always dreamed of scoring a wonder goal in a major cup final -- but ending up on the losing sid...
• Leadership is praised for Florida Panthers' turnaround
  Jan. 28--OTTAWA -- Picked to finish near the bottom of the Eastern Conference before the season started by mos...
• Panthers' Campbell hopes to create another special memory in All-Star game
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Panthers All-Star defenseman Brian Campbell, their lone representative at Sunday's ga...
• Blackhawks acquire veteran Morrison
  OTTAWA, Ontario -- General manager Stan Bowman made a move Friday night to strengthen the Blackhawks up the mi...
• Cox hopes more Cup heroics can lift him to Euro 2012
  SIMON COX is hoping that a repeat of his FA Cup heroics of three weeks ago against Norwich City this afternoon...
• Kirbys see both sides of the puck
  Jan. 27--Sometimes advice from your big brother is all you really need. But then he called his older brother ...
• Williams leads Nets past Cavaliers, 99-96
  CLEVELAND - Deron Williams scored 27 points and the New Jersey Nets won consecutive games for the first time t...
• Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard eager to embrace All-Star experience
  Jan. 27--Goaltenders tend to get lit up during NHL All-Star Games, the result of facing most of the game's mos...

NCAA Football

• NBA: Dallas 116, Utah 101
  Roddy Beaubois, thrown into the action due to an outbreak of injuries, scored a season-best 22 points Friday t...
• JPP not wide-eyed
  Jason Pierre-Paul may be in just his second season, but he's not overly impressed with Tom Brady -- or the Sup...
• A legend is laid to rest
  By Scott Haynes, Senior College Football Editor Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Few college coaches embody...
• Football coach getting started at College Station High
  Jan. 27--Add a couple of boxes to the items that Steve Huff needs to pack as he makes the move from Oklahoma t...
• BRIEF: Prep's Smith commits to Robert Morris
  Jan. 27--Cathedral Preparatory School senior Kimani Smith has accepted a full scholarship offer to attend and ...
• COLORADO 74, USC 50: Murphy's Law remains the theme for Trojans
  Jan. 27--It often seems like it cannot get any worse for USC, but Thursday night demonstrated the Trojans' sea...
• Fresno State women's basketball rolls past San Jose State
  Jan. 27--The new and improved San Jose Spartans came to the Save Mart Center on Thursday and left with the sam...
• Mankato West's Friesen chooses MSU
  Jan. 26--MANKATO -- Back in November, in the Class AAAA semifinals, Mankato West senior Hunter Friesen suffere...
• The Wisconsin State Journal Tom Oates column
  Jan. 27--It is a description most coaches avoid at all costs. Coaches hate that phrase because, should their ...

Football

• The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va., Bob Molinaro column
  Jan. 28--Showtime: Every time I hear this year's NFL championship game referred to as Super Bowl 46 -- that's ...
• Dolphins might want Broward out of Super Bowl bid
  Jan. 28--As the Miami Dolphins pursue another Super Bowl for South Florida, Broward County might get left off ...
• Miami Dolphins coach Joe Philbin wants aggressive, creative offense
  Jan. 28--The Dolphins are in no position to guarantee offensive fireworks, not when they don't know who their ...
• Schiano not in hurry to hire his assistants
  It's his call. "Certainly, it's Greg's staff," Bucs general manager Mark Dominik said. Tampa Bay's new head ...
• Tampa Tribune, Fla., Martin Fennelly column
  Jan. 28--TAMPA -- If jaws equal victories, the Bucs just won themselves another Super Bowl. You have to drop ...
• Few grabs, no regrets
  Jan. 28--FOXBORO -- In many ways, the journey has been everything Chad Ochocinco had hoped and expected when h...
• Browns hire Brad Childress as OC
  CLEVELAND - Pat Shurmur brought in a close friend to help him fix Cleveland's broken offense. Shurmur hired fo...
• Manning, Irsay insist they are on same page
  INDIANAPOLIS - Peyton Manning and Colts owner Jim Irsay insist they are just fine after a week filled with com...
• Dolphins hire Mike Sherman and Kevin Coyle as coordinators
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Miami Dolphins named Mike Sherman their offensive coordinator and Kevin Coyle the...

NCAA Basketball

• Knicks, like the Jets, are a major New York disappointment
  The New York Knicks might be a mess but there's still life in the old rivalry with the Miami Heat. And former ...
• Timberwolves surprise the Spurs
  MINNEAPOLIS -- There were 105 seconds left in Friday's game when Kevin Love went to the basket off a pick-and-...
• Aldridge leads Blazers past Suns 109-71
  PORTLAND, Ore. - LaMarcus Aldridge had 23 points and seven rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers blew out th...
• Reserves lead Mavericks over Jazz
  DALLAS -- No Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd or Delonte West? They received surprising contributions from Rodrigue B...
• NBA: Portland 109, Phoenix 71
  LaMarcus Aldridge's 23 points and Marcus Camby's 20 rebounds Friday lifted the Portland Trail Blazers to a 109...
• Pierce powers Celtics to 4th straight win
  Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Temporarily, the Celtics may not have Rajon Rondo or Ray Allen in the lineup, bu...
• Short-handed Mavericks down Jazz
  Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Rodrigue Beaubois scored a season-high 22 points to power the short-handed Maver...
• Hawks edge Pistons in OT
  Auburn Hills, MI (Sports Network) - Joe Johnson scored 30 points, including a game-tying three-pointer in the ...
• Fernandez leads Nuggets over Raptors
  Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Rudy Fernandez poured in 23 points to lead four teammates in double-figures as t...

Basketball

• Wade scores 28 in return as Heat hold off 3s-wild Knicks
  Jan. 28--MIAMI -- The Miami Heat finally are whole. But with Dwyane Wade back, and a semblance of reality eve...
• Heat center Eddy Curry unfazed by facing former team
  Jan. 28--MIAMI -- Heat center Eddy Curry preferred not to think about it. "I'm trying to look at it as just a...
• Bethlehem Catholic girls basketball team handles Emmaus
  Jan. 28--An extended Senior Night ceremony led to a late tip-off for Bethlehem Catholic. A couple of early 3-...
• Ayers' shot at the buzzer gives Allen upset win over Parkland
  Jan. 28--For just a couple of seconds, it looked like it had happened again. It looked like the Allen boys ba...
• Reserves spark Mavericks' victory over Jazz
  Jan. 28--DALLAS -- No Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd or Delonte West? They received surprising contributions from ...
• Bearden smothers Lenoir City, 72-46
  The 6-foot-6 Bearden High School center was a 58-percent foul shooter just a few weeks ago. Standifer went 12...
• Knicks' attack of threes posed trouble for Miami Heat
  Jan. 28--It seems the Knicks might have dragged some New York weather with them on their trip to Miami. Miami...
• Wade has resounding return in Miami Heat's win over Knicks
  Jan. 28--Dwyane Wade was back. No one wants to miss out on the action when the Knicks come to town. It was t...
• USCA men looking to hold onto division lead
  24 USC Aiken at Clayton State The Pacers (15-3, 9-1 Peach Belt Conference) now have a little more comfortable...
• Bulldogs overcome early deficit for win
  Jan. 28--For more pictures of Friday's games, visit the "On the Sports Front" Facebook page. PETTICOAT JUNCTI...