Former president George W. Bush to speak at 4th of July celebration in remote Oklahoma townWOODWARD, Okla. — Former President George W. Bush, who has turned up in a handful of out-of-the-way places since leaving office, was set to spend part of Independence Day speaking at a remodeled rodeo arena in rural northwestern Oklahoma. Layered shorts, gauzy fabrics, lame gladiators and Napoleon take over Paris’ menswear showsPARIS — Designers flaunted their edgy side at Paris’ 2010 spring-summer menswear shows Friday offering layered looks that played with proportion and sporty pieces in caustic pinks and citrus shades drawing liberally from historic emperors and modern-day street gangs. AP Sources: Often motivated by politics not money, Cuban spies are hard to findWASHINGTON — Hunting spies is difficult, but Cuban spies are notoriously hard to detect, former senior intelligence officials said a day after an American husband and wife were indicted on charges of spying for Cuba. Talk about anticlimactic: Crosby, Penguins chase Varlamov early, beat Capitals 6-2 in Game 7WASHINGTON — For a guy who supposedly shies from the limelight, Sidney Crosby was as good as could be in the first Game 7 of his career. Kane has hat trick as Blackhawks beat Canucks 7-5 to advance to Western Conference semisCHICAGO — The hats came flying out of the seats and littered the ice at the United Center. The roar of the crowd was so loud that Chicago coach Joel Quenneville had trouble calling out line changes. Rising star: Malkin scores as Penguins beat Capitals 3-2 in OT to cut series deficit to 2-1PITTSBURGH — For two memorable games, the Capitals-Penguins playoff matchup of the stars was controlled by one team and two players. Ovechkin, Crosby both get hat tricks as Capitals beat Penguins 4-3 to take 2-0 series leadWASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin got his first playoff hat trick. Sidney Crosby matched him, but his was too little, too late. Kinsler clubs 2 of Rangers’ 4 homers against Hendrickson in 6-5 victory over OriolesBALTIMORE — Ian Kinsler homered twice and the Texas Rangers led off the first three innings with home runs against Mark Hendrickson in a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night. Ovechkin finally scores, but Caps lose again to fall into 3-1 series hole against RangersNEW YORK — Alex Ovechkin insists he and the Washington Capitals aren’t frustrated even though Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers have the Southeast Division champions on the brink of elimination. |