Withdrawal of U.S. forces next year will take the Afghan government's air power with it.

The San Diego Chargers have taken quarterback Brad Sorensen of Southern Utah in the seventh round of the NFL draft.

Nick Markakis and Adam Jones hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning, Chris Tillman pitched six innings for his first win of the season and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 7-3 on Saturday.

After dealing with the commotion over his fake online girlfriend and his flop in the national championship game, Manti Te'o believes he's ready for the NFL.

Lawmaker also says mother may have information that could aid probe.

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A fire on Saturday night at a Detroit crude oil refinery that forced the partial evacuation of the town of Melvindale, Michigan, has been extinguished, said a spokesman for the plant's owner, Marathon Petroleum Corp. No injuries were reported at the refinery from the blaze in a tank containing wastewater from the refining process, said Marathon spokesman Shane Pochard. "We're working with Melvindale police to return residents to their homes," Pochard said. "That has not yet been completed. ...

Five Marines and a Navy Corpsman raised that flag in a stirring moment on Mount Suribachi.

Snoqualmie Pass I-90
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Restrictions Eastbound:
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Restrictions Westbound:
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Conditions:
Snoqualmie Pass: Rock blasting related closures is scheduled Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Crews will close I-90 in both directions from Hyak (milepost 54) to Price Creek (milepost 61). Due to the nature of blasting operations this season, closures may last longer than an hour. Wednesday, May 1, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. This blast has the potential to create a very long closure of 4 hours. Westbound traffic will be stopped at Easton and eastbound traffic will be stopped at Hyak.

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Travis Hafner hit a three-run homer, then lumbered around the bases for a go-ahead triple in the seventh inning that sent CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 Saturday.

Follow along here as the Seahawks make four picks in the seventh round: Vanderbilt guard Ryan Seymour The Seahawks drafted Vanderbilt guard Ryan Seymour in the seventh round of the NFL Draft. Seymour played, left guard, right tackle and left tackle at Vanderbilt while also serving as the team’

Facing an 0-3 deficit to the surging San Antonio Spurs, the Los Angeles Lakers probably will run out of games in their season before they run out of healthy players.

Right-hander Joe Blanton is on the mound tonight for the Angels and that means the Mariners have their more typical lineup out there. Endy Chavez leads off while Jason Bay gets the night off. Raul Ibanez also sits once again as far as fielding goes, but will be the night’s DH. Carlos Pegu

Birds and fun in the clubhouse turning into victories

A couple of baserunners stranded at the end. A pair of untimely walks. A fly ball that ticked off the center fielder's glove.

The most the Cincinnati Reds could take away from this loss to the Washington Nationals is that they got more than one hit.

The Cleveland Browns used their final pick in the NFL draft to select Chadron State offensive lineman Garrett Gilkey.

The Denver Broncos have selected quarterback Zac Dysert of Miami (Ohio) in the seventh round of the draft.

The most the Cincinnati Reds could take away from this loss to the Washington Nationals is that they got more than one hit.

The Cleveland Browns used their final pick in the NFL draft to select Chadron State offensive lineman Garrett Gilkey.