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Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian mass murderer behind the country’s worst peacetime atrocity, will appear in court on Tuesday to argue he should be released from prison after spending over 13 years behind bars. The anti-Muslim neo-Nazi killed 77 people in July 2011. He killed eight with a car bomb in Oslo and then gunned down 69, … Read more

The old cliché is true: Offense does win games. Whether the Lions or Bills have enough defense to win a championship will be decided in the playoffs. But, for now, Detroit and Buffalo look like Super Bowl contenders because they boast the Nos. 1- and 3-ranked scoring offenses in the NFL. Shortly after the Lions … Read more

Keith McAfee, Texas A&M; running back, dashed toward the Brigham Young sideline Saturday night after the Holiday Bowl, laughing and waving his arms, imploring the Cougar players to stay around for the award ceremony. “Come on, ya’ll, where are you going?” he said. “Stay around for your trophy. Don’t be like that.” The BYU players … Read more

Don Hornback will be spending most of Friday afternoon on the highway. While the rest of the Woodland Hills West baseball team will be winging its way skyward to the American Legion state playoffs in Yountville, Calif., Hornback will be several thousand feet below on Interstate 101. “No flying for me,” the West assistant said. … Read more

If there was a spot on Dave Roberts’ uniform that wasn’t soaked in dirt or sweat Saturday afternoon, it was difficult to find. Roberts made a sliding catch on the warning track of Doug Glanville’s drive to left-center field in the first inning, he dived head-first into second on a stolen base in the fifth … Read more

Clippers guard James Harden shoots over Golden State Warriors forward Kyle Anderson during the first half of the Clippers’ 102-99 win at the Intuit Dome on Monday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The top two sharpshooters in NBA history squared off Monday night — Clippers three-point king James Harden and Golden State long-distance … Read more

Slowly, steadily, deliberately, the blueprint is rising off the page, shifting from Leon Rose’s imagination to the court at Madison Square Garden. Slowly, steadily, deliberately, the Knicks seem to be enjoying themselves very much, enjoying each other, enjoying the passing of the basketball, embracing the grind. “We’re starting to get comfortable with each other and … Read more

Markquese Bell suffered a scary injury during the first half of the Cowboys’ “Monday Night Football” matchup against the Texans.  The Cowboys’ safety was attempting to tackle Dameon Pierce as he was returning a kickoff when the left arm of Bell got bent back awkwardly leaving the defender in severe pain.  Bell could be seen … Read more

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — During a season in which lineup consistency has been hard to come by, no Rangers line has seen more than the fourth. Despite having three different right wings since the start of the season, Adam Edstrom and Sam Carrick have appeared in all 16 games and been constants on that unit. … Read more

Miles McBride missed a second straight game as the Knicks waited for his inflamed knee to “calm down,” according to Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau. McBride, the sixth man, hyperextended his left knee in the second game of the season last month and played the following nine with a black wrap around it. Thibodeau, often excessively … Read more