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Could Gonzaga Be Eying an Exit From the WCC?

Could Gonzaga really leave the WCC? Surely, stranger things have happened, but, ESPN's Andy Katz wrote Wednesday "the Zags would love to part with the West Coast Conference". Katz attributed his information only to "sources", which could have been anyone from Mark Few to Oliver Pierce to his

Mexico: Rivera's plane hit with 'terrible' impact

By By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and PORFIRIO IBARRA RAMIREZAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - The plane carrying Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera plunged almost vertically from more than 28,000 feet and hit the ground in a nose-dive at a speed that may have exceeded 600 miles per hour

Holiday gifts for pets following high-tech trend

By By SUE MANNINGAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A holiday present for Fido or Fluffy used to be an extra table scrap or a new squeeze toy. But as with gifts for their human counterparts, pet presents are becoming increasingly high-tech. Like presents for young children who lack the

Tijuana architect was an unlikely drug courier

By By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - Eugenio Velazquez doesn't fit the mold of the down-on-his luck, uneducated, underemployed courier who ferries drugs to the U.S. for Mexican drug cartels. The dual citizen of the U.S. and Mexico belongs to Tijuana's elite, equally at