Big 3 combines for 83 points as Miami Heat takes 3-1 lead over Celtics

Dwyane Wade drives against Glen Davis during the second quarter of Game 4 of the Miami Heat's series against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden in Boston on Monday, May 9, 2011. CHARLES TRAINOR JR / Staff Photo BY JOSEPH GOODMANJGOODMAN@MIAMIHERALD.COMBOSTON -- A split second after making the most important field goal of his career, Chris Bosh turned up court and screamed.That was the sound of Boston’s pain.Bosh rose above Celtics All-Star Ray Allen with 24.2 second left in overtime and tipped...

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Turgeon the safe, but not the right, hire for Maryland

If Maryland’s inability to land Sean Miller as its basketball coach can be analogized to an open layup that was blown over the rim, how best to describe the Terps’ decision to hire Mark Turgeon? One might say it’s like shooting at the other team’s goal.Pursuing Miller was the right idea but horribly executed.Hiring Turgeon away from Texas A&M was well executed by Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson, but he missed the target by a lot.It’s hard to find anyone to say a bad word about Turgeon,...

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Hitting the Bottle

SUDDENLY, there’s a baby boom going on around me. I’m making weekly shopping trips to stock friends’ nurseries, and I’m struck by how many signs on the shelves advertise BPA-free bottles, BPA-free sippy cups. It breaks my heart. Manufacturers might be removing BPA, a chemical used to harden certain plastics, from their products, but they are substituting chemicals that may be just as dangerous, if not more so.Enlarge This ImageMonika AicheleRelatedTimes Topic: Bisphenol-A (BPA) “BPA-free” seems...

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Colorectal Cancer Urine Test Introduced in Canada

Colorectal cancer may be detected in its early stages with a new urine test.   Made in Canada, the test relies on a process known as "metabolomics," which is the analysis of the chemical fingerprints left behind by cellular processes in the body--in this case, the changes of normal cells into cancerous ones.   The test identifies cancer cell waste products that are excreted into the urine by small polyps and tumors. The test was over 80 percent effective in clinical trials.   The...

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Google says Android 'club' makes phone makers 'do what we want'

Last summer, in a private email message, the open source and compatibility program manager for Google's Android mobile operating system told a colleague that Google uses Android compatibility as a "club" to make phone makers "do what we want".As reported by The New York Times, the email was turned up as part of the lawsuit brought against Google by Skyhook Wireless, the Boston-based outfit that pioneered the art of pinpointing a mobile device's location based on Wi-Fi and cell-tower signals. Filed this past September, Skyhook's suit accuses Google of using Android to strong-arm handset...

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Euro Falls Before Greece Sells Bills Amid Restructuring Concern

By Yoshiaki Nohara and Ron HaruiMay 10 (Bloomberg) -- The euro fell to a six-week low against the yen before Greece sells Treasury bills today amid speculation the nation will need to restructure its debt.The 17-nation currency dropped against 11 of its 16 major counterparts after Standard & Poor’s cut Greece’s credit rating, renewing concern the region’s debt crisis is escalating. Australia’s dollar slid against 9 of its 16 major peers before Treasurer Wayne Swan releases his budget today amid assurances of “substantial” spending cuts. New Zealand’s dollar dropped after the International...

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Pakistan's prime minister rejects backlash on Bin Laden

Pakistanis in Karachi watch a televised address by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to parliament in which Gilani rejected allegations that the sanctuary  of Osama bin Laden in the country showed Pakistani incompetence or complicity. (ATHAR HUSSAIN, REUTERS / May 10, 2011) Reporting from Washington and Islamabad, Pakistan— In signs of worsening relations with Washington, Pakistan'sprime minister angrily rejected claims that collusion or incompetence allowed Osama...

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