Hall’s evaluation of Cutler: ‘Jay is definitely a clown’

Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall was on the ball when he intercepted Jay Cutler four times in Week 7 last season at Soldier Field.

Not sure what Hall was on when he went on 106.7 The Fan last week in ­Washington and said:

''Jay is definitely a clown. I played against the kid one other time, and it was when I first went to Oakland, first game of the season, we played on a Monday night. [Broncos coach Mike] ­ Shanahan was ­actually coaching. He's played against Al Davis so long, he knows what …

King memorial a fitting tribute

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The formal dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Sunday was a fitting tribute to a man recognized as one of history's greatest leaders.

The dedication of the first memorial to an African American leader on the National Mall was done in a ceremony featuring an address by the nation's first African American president on the site where King delivered his I Have a Dream speech nearly a half-century ago.

The dedication comes after some early skirmishes and after organizers postponed the Aug. 28 dedication when Hurricane Irene threatened the Washington area.

There were some initial challenges to get over, such as who would sculpt …

Strong earthquake hits India's Andaman Islands, no damage reported

The Indian Meteorological Department says an earthquake of 6.7 magnitude has stuck the Andaman Islands of India's east coast

The office says the undersea quake struck at 1140 GMT on Friday.

S. M. Tiwari, a …

Focus on dyslexia

Colerne: A specialist school for dyslexic pupils has hosted aconference for teachers to promote communication skills.

Researchers from University College London joined staff fromCalder House School in Colerne, including speech therapist RosLeather, to run workshops on the difficulties that dyslexic pupilsencounter in spoken and written …

Oddsmaker Jimmy `The Greek' Dead at 76

LAS VEGAS Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, who parlayed oddsmakingskills and a gift for gab into national prominence before histelevision career crashed over ill-advised remarks about blackathletes, died Sunday.

Snyder, 76, died of heart failure at a Las Vegas hospital aftera long illness, longtime friend Tommy Manakides said.

Snyder, who at his peak was a colorful and often-quoted CBSSports commentator, lived his late years in virtual obscurity afterbeing fired by the network in 1988 for saying that black athleteswere superior to whites."He really just went downhill after that," longtime Las Vegasgambler Lem Banker said. "It was a shame. He was real bitter. Hegot a …

Dougherty, former TCU head coach, dead at 50

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Neil Dougherty, who coached the TCU basketball team for six seasons, has died. He was 50.

His death was announced Friday by the University of Kansas, where he once worked as an assistant. The school said he died Tuesday in Indianapolis.

Dougherty was most recently director of athlete and coach programs …

Afghan civilian deaths are rising, government says

Civilian casualties are rising in Afghanistan as U.S. and NATO reinforcements stream into the country as part of a military buildup to combat the resurgent Taliban, the Interior Ministry said Sunday.

There have been 173 civilian deaths in violence in Afghanistan from March 21 to April 21, marking a 33 percent increase over the same time period last year, the ministry said. A recent quarterly report by the U.S. office overseeing Afghanistan's rebuilding confirmed an increase in civilian deaths.

The ministry did not provide a breakdown of who was responsible for the fatalities.

Civilian deaths at the hands of U.S. and other international forces are …