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MOSCOW – Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is visiting Russia-occupied Crimea in a sign of symbolic support of his close friend, Russian President Vladimir Putin. Berlusconi has previously hosted Putin’s family at his villa on the Italian island of Sardinia. The two spent a weekend together at a vacation …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Brandon Allen earned the starting quarterback position at Arkansas with a stellar spring practice under first-year coach Bret Bielema. Allen has largely struggled since then, including a 4-of-12 passing effort for 30 yards in the Razorbacks’ 52-7 loss to South Carolina last week. Despite Allen’s struggles — …

LOS ANGELES – When Shelly Sterling was approached by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer about buying the Los Angeles Clippers, the wife of disgraced NBA team owner Donald Sterling did not know who he was. But in before long she wound up convincing him that the team was worth an …