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Duke coach Kara Lawson said the teams played with a men's basketball for the first half of a loss to Florida State on Sunday. The 16th-ranked Blue Devils lost to the Seminoles 70-57 in Tallahassee, Florida -- the team's second Atlantic Coast Conference loss of the season. After her team beat Pittsburgh 53-44 on Thursday, Lawson ended her news conference by speaking animatedly about Sunday's game. "This would never happen in a men's game. This would never happen," she said. "It's embarrassing for our sport."

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A number of Tampa Bay Rays players decided not to wear rainbow-colored logos on their uniforms as part of the team's annual "Pride Night" on Saturday that recognized the LGBTQ community. Rays manager Kevin Cash addressed it after Sunday's game, saying he doesn't think it'll negatively impact the clubhouse because discussions among the players over the past few weeks were constructive and emphasized the value of differing perspectives. "First and foremost, I think the organization has done a really good thing to have Pride Nights supporting our gay community to come out and have a nice...

Did you hear Kathryn Limbaugh on the radio with Mark Steyn? That must have been grueling to do, but she was absolute grace and warmth. Please keep her, the entire Limbaugh family, and the EIB family in your prayers. They need them now - more than ever!

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio danced with his wife in Times Square before midnight on New Year’s Eve while keeping the rest of New York out of the famed plaza for the first time history as he enforced coronavirus restrictions.

Rush's sign off was chilling. He could barely get out his sentiments. That final "Thank you" was hard to listen to. All I can say is, "You're welcome, Rush."

A father chased after a car thief who stole a vehicle with his children inside and then beat him to death with help from bystanders Thursday night in Philadelphia, police said. The ordeal began around 9 p.m. when a 25-year-old woman parked her Hyundai outside a pizza shop on 29th and Dauphin streets. The woman went inside the shop to visit her 25-year-old boyfriend who worked there but left her three young children inside the running vehicle, police said.

A group of teenagers allegedly looted a Walgreens in downtown Philadelphia Thursday evening, according to video footage of the incident. The video showed dozens of teens running through the streets on Philadelphia’s South Street Thursday, but things began to get violent when a group of 60 teens descended on Walgreens.

PARKESBURG, Pa. (WPVI) -- A mother from Chester County is under arrest for allegedly shoving her 5-year-old daughter down basement steps, killing her. 25-year-old Ciara Robinson is charged with murder in the death of Amatulah "Amy" McLaughlin.

Watching Ohio State vs. Oregon State. Oregon kick returner signals for a fair catch on the one yard line. Announcer says a new rule makes this a touch back and the receiving team gets the ball on the 20 yard line. Seriously? So now a kicker who does his job and pins the opposition one their one yard line gets screwed. No more high and deep kicks. Now it will be squib kicks to make the return team run the ball out.

I'm considering the purchase of either the Ruger LCR .357 snub nose (1 7/8" barrel) or the S&W 340 M&P .357 with the same barrel length. Anyone own/carry either gun? Pros and cons? Preferences?

With IQ 106.9 switching to another format, Rush and Hannity are going back to AM radio.

Another piece of my childhood sold to the highest bidder. Sigh...

My daughter asked me what interest rate we are paying on the national debt. I am having the devil's own time finding the actual percentage. Anyone know what it is or where to find the info?

Weather Channel gets hit by rogue streaker during their live Hurricane Irene report! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j46yHVHi0Bs&feature=player_embedded

*DEADLY TERMS USED BY WOMEN: 1.FINE-This is the word women use to end an argument when they KNOW they are right and you need to shut up. 2.NOTHING-This means SOMETHING and you should be wary. 3.GO AHEAD-This is a dare, NOT permission. DON'T DO IT! 4.WHATEVER-is a woman's way of saying F*YOU! 5.THAT'S OK-She's thinking long and hard before deciding HOW and WHEN you WILL pay for your mistake! DEADLY TERMS USED BY MEN: 1.FINE - means OK you idiot, I tried to warn you. 2.GO AHEAD - see FINE. 3.NOTHING - means nothing. If pushed it can lead to...

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ALBANY, N.Y. – They've been called Oreos, traitors and Uncle Toms, and are used to having to defend their values. Now black conservatives are really taking heat for their involvement in the mostly white tea party movement — and for having the audacity to oppose the policies of the nation's first black president. "I've been told I hate myself. I've been called an Uncle Tom. I've been told I'm a spook at the door," said Timothy F. Johnson, chairman of the Frederick Douglass Foundation, a group of black conservatives who support free market principles and limited government. "Black Republicans find...

Just heard I-81 closed from Maryland state line to I-80, and I-78 closed entire length (form I-81 to New Jersey state line) due to the 16"-24" of snow and blizzard conditions.

Split a side of beef with my sister. Got a lot of ground beef, some patties, and steaks. Also got 2 london broils. Looking for the beef Freepers who have experience with meat for different cooking ideas. Have no idea what to do with the broils. Even got the ox tail. Little help?

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says he has not succeeded in bringing the country together, acknowledging an atmosphere of divisiveness that has washed away the lofty national feeling surrounding his inauguration a year ago. "That's what's been lost this year ... that whole sense of changing how Washington works," Obama said in an interview with People magazine. The president said his second-year agenda will be refocused on uniting the country around common values, "whether we're Democrats or Republicans." "We all want work that's satisfying, pays the bills and gives children a better future and security," Obama said in the interview,...