Brian "Baby" Williams

Former Stanford baseball standout Michael Taylor has been acquired by the Oakland A's, who sent third baseman Brett Wallace to the Toronto Blue Jays to get the 6-foot-6, 250-pound Taylor, an outfielder. Read More

The follow-up was expected to reunite the cast from the original, including John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy. Variety said the film was slated to start shooting this summer, but the studio canceled it in the wake of the disappointing box-office take of its recent Travolta vehicle "Old Dogs." "Hogs" is the third planned project Disney has canceled since Rich Ross took over for Dick Cook as Disney Studios chairman. Read More

The verdict is in and the jury says it wasn't murder; it was all just a tragic accident. Read More

Shooting deaths have prompted three state legislators to call for a ban on sale of military-style semi-automatic assault weapons. Read More

By Scott Garbarini, Associate NFL Editor -- (Sports Network) - While the Denver Broncos have been able to find success in the first year of a new era, the Oakland Raiders appear on the verge of ending one that's been a colossal failure thus far. Read More

The Starved Rock murderer will spend at least one more year behind bars. Read More

One of the scandals of the early colonial period involved a number of the original settlers of Providence, Cranston and Warwick. Read More