Clippers' Butler sidelined with broken hand

Yahoo! Sport

(AP) Chris Paul hit a pair of free throws with 23.7 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from 27 down to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 99-98 Sunday night in the opening game of the Western Conference series. The Clippers tied the NBA playoff By Chauncey Billups Clippers guard Chauncey Billups is sidelined with [...]

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JANA Write-Up on Barnes & Noble, Inc. (BKS)

ValueWalk

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (BKS: News ) is jumping 91 percent to $26.16. Microsoft (MSFT) will make a $300 million investment in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary at a post-money valuation of $1.7 billion in exchange for an approximately 17.6% equity stake. Also spiking higher were shares of book retailer Barnes & Noble (BKS) [...]

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Rajon Rondo suspended one game by NBA

USA TODAY

The Celtics barely showed up against Atlanta scoring just 74 points and now could be without point guard Rajon Rondo after he was ejected for bumping an official. The thought that San Antonio is the best team now in the playoffs was not disproved by Boston star Rajon Rondo objected to a foul call on [...]

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Show the Love: Mother's Day Spending Seen 8% Higher

CNBC.com

WARREN, NJ, Apr 30, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — On Sunday, May 13, moms across the country will be getting a lot of attention from their children, from gifts to out of town visits and phone calls. Mother's and Father's Day are wonderful times of the year For those of you who need to mark your [...]

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Occupy movement brings May Day protests to U.S.

CNNMoney

Occupy May Day 2012, Nationwide General Strike: Everywhere, USA. Tue, 05/01/2012 – 8:00am – 11:00pm. Grumble About Obama Day. Wed, 05/02/2012 – 9:00am – 11:59pm. Occupiers of the World Unite for Global Day of Occupy May Day 2012, Nationwide General Strike: Everywhere, USA. Tue, 05/01/2012 – 8:00am – 11:00pm. Grumble About Obama Day. Wed, 05/02/2012 [...]

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World Trade Center tower surpasses Empire State

CBS News

Depending on how you figure, the Willis Tower could be about to lose bragging rights as the nation's tallest building once the skyscraper at New York's Ground Zero is completed. One World Trade Center, the giant monolith being built to replace the twin towers destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks, will lay claim to the [...]

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Iowa's Airborne Hunting Act Violation Slapped On Low-Flying Pilots

Huffington P

Speech Act: A Poem. April 29, 2012, 8:00 pm. By Gina Barreca. My speech is careless. It would cast a ragged shadow if you only could see. You take my words for truth and mistake that which is not for that which is; I use my words the way The Democratic version of the DREAM [...]

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Occupy movement brings May Day protests to U.S.

CNNMoney

May Day” rallies will cause traffic delays throughout Los Angeles Tuesday. While fewer demonstrators are expected this year, more than 10000 immigrant rights activists are expected to march throughout the city. May Day has been a day of celebration and protest for workers in countries around the world, but never in the United States, where [...]

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Bryce Harper, Mike Trout arrive and the pressure is waiting

USA TODAY

By Adam Kilgore In his second career game, Bryce Harper will bat seventh and play center field, not left, against Dodgers left-hander Chris Capuano. This season at Class AAA, Harper went 4 for 21 with six strikeouts against left-handed pitching. That will most assuredly not happen if Bryce Harper struggles in the majors – if [...]

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Kentucky Derby Rankings: Who's the horse to beat?

New York Dai

Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom back home in : Maryland trainer Graham Motion talks about Animal Kingdom's Kentucky Derby win and looking ahead to the Preakness Stakes. (05/11/10) Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom back home in . horse racing Info about the Kentucky Derby contenders at Churchill Downs on Sunday morning plus others still not [...]

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