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Canadian forecasters are warning warmer-than-average ocean waters and the lack of an El Nino warming of the central Pacific Ocean will contribute to an "active" hurricane season this year. More...

AP - Four new types of American shoppers have emerged this holiday season. More...

AP - Fighting to win over unhappy American voters, President Barack Obama and his Republican challengers are seizing on one of the most potent issues this election season: the struggling middle class and the widening gap between rich and poor. More...

AP - More Americans hunted for bargains over the weekend than ever before as retailers lured them online and into stores with big discounts and an earlier-than-usual start to the holiday shopping season. More...

AP - Forget style, quality and customer service. This holiday season, all that matters is price. More...

The return of HBO's "True Blood" proved its worth in the ratings. Sunday's Season 4 premiere matched the supernatural series' series high in the ratings, drawing 5.4 million viewers at 9 p.m. Compared to last year's season launch, which lured 5.1 million, "True Blood" improved 6 percent. The...

MINNEAPOLIS – Ricky Rubio is coming to Minnesota after all. The Spanish point guard has agreed to join the Timberwolves next season, ending a two-year negotiation with the team that had a few stops and starts. A person with knowledge of the agreement confirmed to The Associated Press on...

MINNEAPOLIS – After four long and intense mediation sessions between the NFL and its locked-out players, the judge decided to give both parties an extended break. By the time they reconvene in mid-May, the landscape of their discussions could be completely different. Executive vice president...

SURPRISE, Ariz. - With three days off early next month, the Kansas City Royals plan to start the season with a four-man rotation and keep an extra position player for the first 13 games.

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The Detroit Symphony Orchestra suspended the remainder of its season after striking musicians rejected management's final contract offer on Saturday. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra said it "reluctantly" released artists and conductors from their contracts after the vote. It suspended remaining...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Daytona 500 is on the move. NASCAR and track officials announced Sunday that the Great American Race will be a week later in 2012, allowing the sport to shorten its season and avoid any potential conflicts with the NFL's Super Bowl. NASCAR's 2012 season opener will be...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – A person familiar with the negotiations says the Toronto Blue Jays and major league home run leader Jose Bautista have reached an agreement on a five-year, $65 million contract. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the...

JUPITER, Fla. – The St. Louis Cardinals made Albert Pujols what they said was their best offer. It wasn't enough. So get ready, baseball: Pujols seems headed for the open market next fall. The deadline Pujols set for the Cardinals to reach a new contract agreement passed Wednesday with no...

Elmore Leonard has never been shy about letting people know what Hollywood has done to his books. But in the case of "Justified," the FX series based on his work, he has said writer/executive producer Graham Yost and his staff have not only nailed the characters, tone and nuances but also gone...

The Boston Red Sox added one more piece to their bullpen by signing former New York Yankees reliever Alfredo Aceves to a one-year contract on Tuesday, according to a report on Major League Baseball's website. Aceves, whose 2010 season with New York was cut short due to a back injury, signed for...

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored the winning goal in the shootout and Niklas Backstrom made 27 saves in regulation to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night. Bouchard beat Jonathan Bernier with a nifty little backhand through the...

WASHINGTON – Most players prefer the security of a long-term contract. Alexander Semin takes things one year at a time. Semin signed a one-year, $6.7 million contract extension with the Washington Capitals on Thursday, the second straight year he and team have settled on a 12-month deal for one...

LOS ANGELES – Cord and Jet McCoy are saddling up for another season of "The Amazing Race." The bull-riding brothers are among the 11 veteran teams competing on the 18th edition of CBS' around-the-world competition (premiering Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. EST), the network announced Wednesday. Other...