Reuters Sports News Summary Chicago Tribune Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Spurs sweep Clippers, advance to West finals LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The San Antonio Spurs steamrolled into the NBA Western Conference finals after a 102-99 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on ... First Cup: FridayESPN (blog)
Chinese cinema firm to buy AMC in $2.6-billion deal Los Angeles Times This month, Chinese film distributor Bona Film Group announced it had agreed to sell News Corp. a roughly 20% stake. Walt Disney Co. of Burbank and DreamWorks Animation Studios in Glendale also have recently announced joint ventures in China.
Romney, US Sen. Brown play down past connections Boston.com "It's a new day in Massachusetts politics when the Democrats are calling for a recount," said Romney, who appeared at a Statehouse news conference with Brown after the election. When longtime Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy died of brain cancer in ...
Dropping out: Is college worth the cost? CBS News (CBS News) One of the wealthiest, best-educated American entrepreneurs, Peter Thiel, isn't convinced college is worth the cost. With only half of recent US college graduates in full-time jobs, and student loans now at $1 trillion, Thiel has come up ...
Oil Rises First Time in Seven Days; Goldman Sees Tighter Supply Bloomberg China will focus more on bolstering economic growth, the official Xinhua News Agency reported yesterday, citing Premier Wen Jiabao. Crude's relative strength index remained below 30, signaling it may be oversold. “Chinese growth continues to be ...