May 24, 2013

Pakistan’s Sharif gets resounding election victory

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looked poised to return to office with a resounding election victory — a mandate that could make it easier to tackle the country’s daunting problems, including growing power outages, weak economic growth and shaky government finances. Top Headlines

Cowboys Stadium gets 1st playoff championship game

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The first championship game in the College Football Playoff will be held at Cowboys Stadium. Sports Headlines

Kyle Busch gets NASCAR weekend sweep at Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Busch took advantage of a late caution to regain the lead and held on for the final 16 laps after the last restart Saturday night to win the Sprint Cup race at Texas, completing a NASCAR weekend sweep. Sports Headlines

Tiger Woods gets a reprieve in the Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Augusta National kept Tiger Woods in the Masters on Saturday, saying it would be “grossly unfair” to disqualify him for a rules violation that club officials didn’t immediately recognize. Sports Headlines

Tiger Woods gets a reprieve in the Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods got a reprieve Saturday in the Masters when he was given a two-shot penalty for a bad drop after signing his card and still was allowed to stay in the tournament. Sports Headlines

Tiger Woods gets a reprieve in the Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods got a reprieve Saturday in the Masters when he was given a two-shot penalty for a bad drop after signing his card and still was allowed to stay in the tournament. Top Headlines

Tiger Woods gets a reprieve in the Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods got a reprieve Saturday in the Masters when he was given a two-shot penalty for a bad drop but was allowed to stay in the tournament. Sports Headlines

Tiger Woods gets a reprieve in the Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods got a reprieve Saturday in the Masters when he was given a two-shot penalty for a bad drop but allowed to stay in the tournament. Top Headlines

FIFA gets Costa Rica protest over WCup loss to US

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA is studying a protest from the Costa Rica soccer federation, which wants a World Cup qualifier against the United States replayed after losing 1-0 in a snowstorm. Sports Headlines

Ted Ligety gets 6th World Cup giant slalom win

LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (AP) — Ted Ligety capped his dominant season in giant slalom with a sixth World Cup win Saturday, fueling comparisons with the best GS skier in history. Sports Headlines