Reuters – North Korea criticized major land and sea military exercises to be staged by the South on Thursday, but stopped short of threatening a retaliatory strike as tension remained high on the divided peninsula. Read more

After a miserable start to the season in which he took shots at his players and himself, Larry Brown is out as coach of the Charlotte Bobcats in another messy exit in his well-traveled career. The team announced later Wednesday that former Charlotte Hornets coach Paul Silas will take over on an interim basis. Read [...]

Aaron Rodgers returned to practice for the Green Bay Packers on Wednesday. With the playoffs still a realistic possibility, he’s expected to start Sunday’s game against the New York Giants. And while Rodgers acknowledges he’ll be careful about sliding instead of taking a direct hit when he scrambles in the future, he says coming back [...]

A construction worker who was on probation for felony drunken driving when he ran a red light and killed rookie Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two other people was sentenced Wednesday to 51 years to life in prison. A judge sentenced Andrew Gallo, 24, amid sobbing from the victims’ family and friends who [...]

Reuters – North Korea on Thursday criticized huge land and sea military exercises planned by the South, but stopped short of threatening a retaliatory strike as tension remained high on the peninsula. Read more