LeBron James’s manager says he believes race played a factor in how the two-time reigning NBA MVP’s decision to join the Miami Heat was covered this summer. Maverick Carter did not cite specifics when talking to CNN for a story that aired Wednesday night. Carter tells the cable network that race “definitely played a role [...]

The San Francisco Giants have put themselves in the ideal position with four games left: They don’t have to count on anybody’s help to win their division. It’s in their hands. Pat Burrell hit a three-run homer to back Tim Lincecum, and the first-place Giants remained two games ahead of San Diego in the NL [...]

AP – A Pakistani intelligence official says eight Germans and two British brothers are behind a recent terror plot against European cities, and one of the Britons died in a recent CIA missile strike. Read more

AP – Pakistan blocked a vital supply route for U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan on Thursday in apparent retaliation for an alleged cross-border helicopter strike by the coalition that killed three Pakistani frontier troops. Read more

AP – North Korea introduced its heir apparent to the world Thursday, a chubby-faced young man with a serious expression, combed back hair cut high and tight on the sides and wearing a communist-style black suit. Read more