Former Redskins defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth entered a no contest plea to one count of simple assult Monday, one day before he was scheduled to go on trial on charges of sex assault. As part of his plea agreement, Haynesworth agreed to an alcohol abuse assessment and a psychological-social assessment — as well as to stay away from the victim, a cocktail waitress at the downtown W Hotel he admitted to groping, and perform community service — within 18 months. If he does so, his record will be cleared. Read full article > >

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No contest plea for Albert Haynesworth in assault, staving off trial

Bill Conway arrived with curiosity at the downtown Washington Marriott for a breakfast interview one morning 24 years ago. Young and ambitious, he had run his string out as chief financial officer at MCI, the fiery telecom upstart. He was ready for something new. The three 30ish hosts — two high-powered attorneys and a fast-climbing Marriott executive — needed someone with investment chops to help launch their firm. Conway wasn’t their first choice, but he would do. “It was a chance,” says Conway, 61, now a billionaire looking back on a day that transformed his life. “There was nothing sure about it.” Read full article > >

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Boston Celtics tried their best Monday afternoon to get away from it all. Players were bused to a practice court on the lush and tropical University of Miami campus, rather than the downtown American Airlines Arena, where they had absorbed a host of derisive chants during Sunday’s 99-90 defeat to the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal.

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NBA playoffs 2011: Celtics try to pull themselves together for Game 2 against the Heat

Women are the fastest-growing group of people facing homelessness. Organizations, such as one in Los Angeles’ skid row, try a multipronged approach to helping homeless women, starting with housing. Los Angeles -