NEW YORK — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was suspended for six games without pay Wednesday for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy and ordered to undergo behavioral evaluation.
Las Vegas city officials should cut deeper into next year’s budget, which may require more layoffs, Mayor Oscar Goodman said Wednesday after the Las Vegas City Employees Association rejected wage concessions.
BERLIN — Airlines lost at least $1.7 billion in revenue during the volcanic ash crisis, an industry group said Wednesday as the debate heated up over whether European governments were justified in shutting down their airspace for so long. Planes are flying into all of Europe’s top airports. Still experts predicted it could take more than a week to clear a backlog of stranded passengers after about 102,000 flights were canceled around the world.
LONDON — People playing computer games to train their brains might as well be playing Super Mario, new research suggests. In a six-week study, experts found people who played online games designed to improve their cognitive skills didn’t get any smarter.
LOS ANGELES — Crystal Bowersox was brought to tears Tuesday on “American Idol.” The soulful, 24-year-old musician from Toledo, Ohio, was overcome with emotion at the conclusion of her moody rendition of The Impressions’ “People Get Ready” on the Fox singing competition. The show’s judges weren’t put off by the tears from Bowersox, the final contestant to take the stage.
MANILA, Philippines — Manny Pacquiao is still open to fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr., but is waiting for the challenge to come from the other side and for promoters to iron out a spat over drug testing.
Tiger Woods had a close call last October in Las Vegas that nearly “ruined my whole life,” according to text messages released by one of his mistresses.
Upsets are always a colorful theme early in the NCAA Tournament. The little guys become the biggest and best stories, and superstars such as Ohio State’s Evan Turner get overshadowed.
