Badgers' Carimi reiterates: He's draft's best OT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin offensive lineman Gabe Carimi didn't back down from his recent boast that he's the best tackle prospect in the NFL draft.

Carimi raised a few eyebrows last month when he said at the NFL scouting combine that he considers himself the best tackle available in the upcoming draft.

Asked about his comments at Wednesday's pro day workouts in Madison, Carimi explained that he wouldn't have said it if he didn't believe it — and said he told the same thing to the handful of teams who asked him about it.

"They asked me why I thought that," Carimi said. "They asked me why, and I repeated myself. And most of them said they agreed."

Carimi doesn't …

Union says talks with are Goodyear progressing

The Steelworkers union reported progress in contract talks with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. as both sides negotiated into the evening with a midnight Saturday deadline looming.

Wayne Ranick, a spokesman for the United Steelworkers of America, said Saturday the talks are progressing in Cincinnati, where negotiations have been under way since June.

The contract was to expire at midnight for about 10,300 employees at seven plants in Ohio, New York, Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Kansas and Tennessee. The expiration deadline has been extended twice.

Goodyear, the biggest U.S.-based tiremaker and third largest globally, operates more than 60 …

Carson's, Younkers In Retail Stand-off

It is not exactly a battle of titans.

But the hostile takeover fight between Carson Pirie Scott & Co.and Younkers Inc. is shaping into one of the longest sieges in recentcorporate history. And neither side seems willing to retreat.

On the one side is Carson's, the Milwaukee-based retailerformerly known as P.A. Bergner & Co., which acquired Carson's, wentinto bankruptcy and has emerged as a stronger player with 51 stores.

On the other is a 53-store Des Moines-based institution thatalso took on an acquisition it couldn't handle, saw its profits slumpand recently has been reinvigorated.

In theory, the combination would be solid because the two …

Players asked to sign anti-corruption declaration

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Cricket Council has requested all players sign an anti-corruption declaration as part of its attempt to ensure integrity in the game.

Chief executive Haroon Lorgat said Saturday the ICC has sent an advisory to all members "about the need to root out corruption," which requests players sign a one-off declaration before their next international match.

"Such a declaration is intended to serve as an important reminder of the spirit in which the game is meant to be played, the importance of its integrity and their roles and responsibilities in this regard," Lorgat said.

The ICC's Pakistan Task Team has also reminded the Pakistan Cricket …

Nowitzki scores 21, Mavs beat Wolves for first win

Dirk Nowitzki had 21 points, Jason Terry added 19, and the Dallas Mavericks picked up their first victory of the season, 95-85 over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.

Josh Howard had 14 points for the Mavericks, who have won nine straight over the Timberwolves.

As in their season-opening loss to Houston, Nowitzki, Howard and Terry provided the bulk of the Mavericks' offense for the first three quarters. The three were again mostly silent in the fourth, but reserves Brandon Bass and Gerald Green provided key baskets down the stretch to help Dallas pull away.

Green scored seven of his nine points in the final quarter and Bass added six.

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Doh! Buck really female deer with huge rack

DES MOINES, Iowa -- A hunter thought he might have bagged a trophybuck when he shot a 14-point deer in northeast Iowa earlier thismonth.

Eric Weymiller, 25, of rural Harpers Ferry, started to field dressthe animal when to his surprise he noticed it wasn't a buck at all. …

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