Kansas raises curtain on 2009-10 hoping to put offseason problems behindLAWRENCE, Kan. — There was a game of Simon Says, with a professional leading the way, no less. Cheesy skits, a dance troupe and a drum solo by a Bison mascot were part of the show, too. There was even some old-school short shorts. Redesigned Saturday Evening Post hopes to make its hallmark art, fiction new againINDIANAPOLIS — The Saturday Evening Post, a centuries-old publication that helped make illustrator Norman Rockwell a household name and showcased some of America’s greatest writers, is returning to its roots to show readers the value of a quiet read in an increasingly frenetic digital age. Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison join NBC’s Sunday night NFL studio showNEW YORK — An understated coach and an outspoken safety are adding their voices to NBC’s Sunday night NFL studio show. Obituaries in the newsStuart Kaminsky ST. LOUIS (AP) — Prolific mystery writer Stuart Kaminsky, whose 70 books included one the Mystery Writers of America deemed the best mystery novel of 1989, has died at a hospital in St. Louis. He was 75. |