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Aaron Hernandez lawyers ask judge to throw out conviction (Yahoo Sports)

Lawyers for former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez have asked a judge to throw out his murder conviction, saying it was based on ”improper speculation, conjecture and guesswork.” The lawyers say in papers filed this week with the trial judge that ”no reasonable jury” could have found Hernandez guilty of killing Odin Lloyd in June 2013, and cite insufficient evidence for a conviction. Hernandez was convicted in April of

Federer and Djokovic reach Italian Open semifinals (Yahoo Sports)

Roger Federer kept up his pursuit of the elusive Italian Open title with a 6-3, 6-3 win over sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych on Friday to reach the semifinals of the clay-court tournament. Along with Monte Carlo, Rome is one of only two Masters series titles that the 17-time Grand Slam champion has never won. Federer will next face either seven-time Rome champion Rafael Nadal or eigth-seeded Stan Wawrinka, who were playing

Blues legend B.B. King, 89, mourned by music world

Blues legend B.B. King, whose crisp but powerful guitar licks made him among the instrument’s greatest masters and a towering influence over generations of musicians, has died at 89. King had maintained a touring schedule that put to shame much younger artists until late last year when his health declined. “The blues has lost its king, and America has lost a legend,” said President Barack Obama, who recalled once being