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3 arrested Ark. football players not part of team

<a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7965858/three-arrested-arkansas-football-players-not-part-team&amp;service=bit.ly&amp;source=espn"><img style="padding-left:10px;" align="right" border="0" style="border:none;" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7965858/three-arrested-arkansas-football-players-not-part-team" height="49" width="41" /></a>Arkansas coach John L. Smith said three players who were suspended indefinitely after being arrested earlier this month for burglary are currently not part of the team or enrolled in summer school.

BYU's Naufahu Tahi has new mission in Jacksonville: Make the Jaguars' roster

Tech giant HP to slash 27,000 jobs by 2014

Hewlett-Packard Co., the world&rsquo;s largest PC maker, will cut 27,000 jobs, or about 8 percent of its staff, by 2014 to bring down costs and make the company more competitive in a changing marketplace. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/fvFBCWmExe_Ry_Lfx1zJ4KS9ups/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/fvFBCWmExe_Ry_Lfx1zJ4KS9ups/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/fvFBCWmExe_Ry_Lfx1zJ4KS9ups/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/fvFBCWmExe_Ry_Lfx1zJ4KS9ups/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/sports/hockey/nhl/ducks/~4/XQXgvKc5Mms" height="1" width="1"/>

Nevada fire: Manmade cause seen in blaze near California border

A 6,600-acre Nevada wildfire burning near the California border was caused by people, fire officials announced Wednesday. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/BHcdDvLvYQj9u8-XgvdCLiqzPpE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/BHcdDvLvYQj9u8-XgvdCLiqzPpE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/BHcdDvLvYQj9u8-XgvdCLiqzPpE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/BHcdDvLvYQj9u8-XgvdCLiqzPpE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/sports/hockey/nhl/ducks/~4/ln69dEDklAE" height="1" width="1"/>

Secret Service director says Colombia prostitution scandal was isolated incident

Mark Sullivan assures a Senate panel that there's no evidence of a wider culture of reckless partying and that President Obama's safety was not compromised.WASHINGTON &mdash; The prostitution scandal that has embroiled the Secret Service is not evidence of a wider culture of boozing and paying for sex among those who are trained to take a bullet for the president, the director of the agency told skeptical senators. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/D_ZFW6D0c3R-g2m5P_iT-Vme7D8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/D_ZFW6D0c3R-g2m5P_iT-Vme7D8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/D_ZFW6D0c3R-g2m5P_iT-Vme7D8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/D_ZFW6D0c3R-g2m5P_iT-Vme7D8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/sports/hockey/nhl/ducks/~4/YaMOwtY1d4s" height="1" width="1"/>

Roberts plays 3 innings in return to baseball (The Associated Press)

BOWIE, Md. (AP) Baltimore second baseman Brian Roberts played his first game since sustaining a concussion more than a year ago, going three inning for Double-A Bowie on Wednesday night.

Orioles' Roberts could finally be close to return (The SportsXchange)

The Baltimore Orioles lost the finale of their three-game series with the Red Sox Wednesday afternoon, but many with the Baltimore franchise were thinking about a certain player and not the 6-5 defeat.

A-Rod homers twice in Yankees' win (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) Alex Rodriguez gave Will Smith a rude welcome to the major leagues Wednesday night, hitting two homers off the rookie to back another strong start for Andy Pettitte and lead the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals 8-3.

Nava, Podsednik are unlikely Red Sox heroes (The SportsXchange)

Raise your hand if, before the season started, you guessed Daniel Nava and Scott Podsednik would lead the Boston Red Sox to a victory.

Mark Purdy: Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Knapp needs to make up for defense's deficiencies

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