Temple, Big East near a deal - Philadelphia Daily News
22 February 2012, 6:56 pm
Discussions between Temple and the Big East Conference regarding the Owls joining the league for football are hitting final stages, according to multiple sources Wednesday. The talks include Temple becoming a Big East member for all sports ...

Richmond to join minor-league team - Chicago Sun-Times
22 February 2012, 6:28 pm
Former Waukegan High School basketball star Jereme Richmond will be joining a minor-league pro basketball team, according to several published reports. Richmond will play for the Sauk Valley (northwest corner of Illinois) Predators in the Premier Basketball League.

Report: Maryland man at Gitmo reaches plea deal - msnbc.com
22 February 2012, 6:20 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. has reportedly reached a plea deal with a former Maryland man held at Guantanamo accused of joining al-Qaida and participating in a series of post-Sept. 11 terror plots. The Washington Post says 31-year-old Majid Khan has reached ...

joining the Over-40 mpg Club: Overachievers That Can Beat EPA Fuel Economy Ratings - MSN Money
22 February 2012, 6:06 pm
We’ve recently showed that most fuel-efficient cars can beat their EPA highway fuel economy estimates in Consumer Reports measured fuel economy testing. But if you want to hit 40 mpg on the highway, our tests show that you have more options than you ...

Banks Lobbied to Widen Volcker Rule Before Inciting Foreigners Against Law - Bloomberg
22 February 2012, 5:59 pm
The two-pronged lobbying strategy resulted in foreign officials joining U.S. lenders to push back against the Volcker rule, named after former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker and incorporated in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. “The criticism ...

Maryland considers joining other states in banning shark fin possession and sale - Minneapolis Star Tribune
22 February 2012, 3:50 pm
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland lawmakers are considering joining states that have banned the possession and sale of shark fins. Shark fins are popular in Asia where they are a delicacy used in soup. However, environmentalists say overfishing is ...

Obama sings blues, joining Mick Jagger, B.B. King - Pioneer Press
22 February 2012, 8:12 am
WASHINGTON - The president just couldn't say no: Mick Jagger held out a mic almost by way of command, and soon Barack Obama was belting out the blues with the best of them. The East Room of the White House was transformed into an intimate blues ...

joining The Wildlife In Cades Cove (VIDEO) - Huffington Post
22 February 2012, 6:25 am
Cades Cove, in Great Smokey Mountains National Park, attracts some two million visitors each year. Take a tour of the eleven mile loop and you will quickly see why: Eleven historic sites featuring homesteads, mills and churches serve as backdrop to a wide ...

joining Forces With the White House, Northrop Grumman Submits Pledge to Hire, Train Veterans - msnbc.com
21 February 2012, 10:43 am
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Feb. 21, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reinforcing a long-standing commitment to hiring veterans, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) this week answered the call from President Barack Obama and registered its pledge with the ...

J.R. Smith confirms via Twitter he’s joining the NY Knicks; Shooting guard signs two-year, $4.3M deal  - New York Daily News
17 February 2012, 12:14 pm
J.R. Smith, who played five seasons with the Denver Nuggets, is coming to New York to join the Knicks. With every missed 3-pointer launched by the Knicks Friday night, you could have sworn the Madison Square Garden crowd was thinking, “When ...