Prosecutors file charges in roundup of gang - Buffalo News
26 May 2012, 6:52 am
Federal prosecutors on Friday filed racketeering charges against 17 people allegedly tied to a notoriously violent street gang as police agencies continued their crackdown against gangster crimes on Buffalo's West Side. The charges -- including ...

13 arrested in Shenandoah drug roundup - Standard Speaker
26 May 2012, 2:56 am
Police took 13 people into custody Friday in Shenandoah during a roundup to execute more than a dozen arrest warrants. One of the men picked up had been a fugitive since leading police on a car chase in January. He needed to be subdued Friday ...

Track roundup: Kalama's Tre Fess seizes state javelin title - Longview Daily News
26 May 2012, 1:23 am
Kalama senior Tre Fess claimed a state championship in the Class 1A boys javelin Friday in Cheney. Fess had a mark of 196 feet, 0 inches, topping his previous personal record by more than six feet. He also took 10th in the discus (129-05). The Chinook boys ...

PREP roundup: Eubank pitches Newbury Park into semifinals - Los Angeles Daily News
26 May 2012, 1:23 am
Newbury Park High is enjoying its best baseball season since 1968, and the Panthers are still going strong after eliminating Saugus 7-3 in a Southern Section Div. I quarterfinal Friday before an overflow crowd at Saugus. "It's a big step ...

GOLF roundup: Dufner closes in on another victory - San Gabriel Valley Tribune
26 May 2012, 1:15 am
FORT WORTH, Texas - Jason Dufner moved into position for his second straight victory and third in five weeks, shooting a bogey-free 6-under 64 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead in the Colonial. The Byron Nelson Championship winner last week ...

roundup: Cruz has 8 RBI, powers Rangers past Blue Jays - USA Today
25 May 2012, 11:07 pm
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Nelson Cruz hit a grand slam and tied his career high with eight RBI, Josh Hamilton hit his 19th home run of the season and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 14-3 Friday night. Cruz's grand slam came in the ...

Editorial roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials - NECN
25 May 2012, 9:26 pm
The Australian, Sydney on NATO support for Afghanistan: In agreeing to provide substantial, ongoing help to Afghanistan after the last NATO-led forces, including our own, leave at the end of 2014, Julia Gillard is on the right track. Her pledge of $300 ...

roundup: More honors for Shepherd's Minnich - Charleston Gazette
25 May 2012, 8:29 pm
Nathan Minnich of Shepherd was named the Ron Lenz Player of the Year and also earned a spot on the Daktronics NCAA Division II All-America baseball first team Friday. Minnich, who is a finalist for the Tino Martinez Award, given to the Division II Player ...

International News roundup: Pattinson And Kayne Rock Cannes; Twitter's Olympic Boycott - Hollywood Reporter
25 May 2012, 3:57 pm
At this year's Cannes International Film Festival, Robert Pattinson, Kayne West, Kim Kardashian and Brad Pitt rocked the Croisette; Alex Baldwin trashed-talked Harvey Weinstein and the wet weather didn't put a damper on business. Here's The Hollywood ...

roundup: Pujols hits 450th homer in Haren's shutout - USA Today
24 May 2012, 10:03 pm
SEATTLE (AP) – The gem Dan Haren tossed Thursday night looked awfully familiar to Albert Pujols. Except this time instead of Pujols getting fooled by what Haren was tossing, he was helping the Los Angeles Angels' right-hander put together one ...