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  • Zenits Shirokov sorry for obscene gesture at fans

    Zenit St. Petersburg midfielder Roman Shirokov has apologised for making an obscene gesture at his team's fans during a game. Shirokov was booed by large sections of the crowd during Sunday's 3-1 home win over FC Volga, apparently for congratulating arch-rivals CSKA Moscow on winning the Russian Premier League title on Twitter. After scoring the third goal in injury time, the midfielder ...

  • $2.5M in incentives while cutting 129 jobs

    Pierce Manufacturing recently announced it is ending its ambulance line. Despite qualifying for about $2.5 million in incentives from Enterprise Florida since 2007, the Pierce Manufacturing plant in Bradenton has cut jobs leading critics to question the use of the state money. Pierce Manufacturing announced that it is ending its ambulance line resulting in 129 layoffs but intends to keep ...

  • 1 killed homes leveled in Okla. storms

    SHAWNEE, Okla. - Authorities say a tornado that severely damaged a mobile home park southeast of Oklahoma City killed a 79-year-old man whose body was found in an open area of the ...

  • Bae wins Byron Nelson tournament

    IRVING, Texas o Sang-Moon Bae watched anxiously after hitting his tee shot at the par-3 17th hole Sunday in the Byron Nelson Championship.When the ball landed on the front edge of the green fronted by water, he bent his knees and leaned backward, obviously relieved. He was only a few shots away from his first PGA Tour victory and a congratulatory hug from Byron Nelson's widow.After ...

  • Teen arrested expelled for relationship

    A Treasure Coast teen is deciding whether to take a deal from the state on charges of an alleged same-sex relationship with an underaged student. Her mother is speaking out against what she calls the unfair ...


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Oz the Great and Powerful

Oz the Great and Powerful

The last time Disney ventured into the Land of Oz, it was 1985 and the company was in dire straights, its fortunes so muddled and dimmed from its glory years that the decision makers were actually considering the idea of shuttering the companys animation division. ... ...

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  • Odorizzi makes first start for Rays facing Blue Jays

    When the Rays and Blue Jays meet Monday at Rogers Centre, it will be a matchup of experience vs. youth. Thanks to their game being postponed Sunday against the Yankees, the Blue Jays will send their 38-year-old ace, R.A. Dickey, to the mound against 23-year-old Jake Odorizzi. The knuckleballer will be facing Tampa Bay for the second time in 12 days. "I faced Tampa two starts ago, so ...

  • Tampa Bay Gets 1st Look at New Players as OTAs Begin

    TAMPA | When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers start offseason training activities (OTAs) this week, there will be a lot of new faces on defense. That is expected when a team goes 7-9 and has the worst passing defense in the ...

  • Officials Multiple stabbed in Pinellas

    SOUTH PASADENA, Fla. - Emergency officials in Pinellas County are working a multiple stabbing incident at a pub in Indian Rocks Beach. According to Pinellas County Sheriff's officials, "multiple" people have been stabbed during an altercation at the Lana's Red Lion Pub at 1407 Gulf Boulevard. Officials said at least one person would be airlifted to a local hospital. When ...

  • Tornadoes level homes in Oklahoma 21 injured

    One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents scurrying for shelter. At least 21 people were injured across the state.The tornadoes that touched down in Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa were part of a massive, northeastward-moving storm system that stretched from Texas to Minnesota.At least four ...

  • Zenit keep Russian title hopes alive with home win

    Defending Russian Premier League champions FC Zenit St. Petersburg have kept their 2013 title hopes alive with a 3-1 home win over Volga Nizhny Novgorod this afternoon.After falling behind in the 18th minute, Zenit went to the break at 1-1 following a 35th-minute Luis Neto equalizer. Zenit fans were then forced to wait nervously until the final 10 minutes when goals from Viktor Fayzulin and ...

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