Today: October 08, 2024
Today: October 08, 2024

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Big Ten to require football teams to report which players are available to play on gamedays

The Big Ten announced Friday that it will require its football teams to provide an availability report of its players to the conference office no more than two hours before kickoff as part its efforts to safeguard the integrity of games amid the growth of legalized gambling. The conference also announced a partnership with U.S. Integrity, a company that monitors sporting events for illegal or improper gambling activities, to provide enhanced monitoring and additional educational resources to help prevent student-athletes, coaches and staff from engaging in prohibited sports wagering. No other Power Five conference has a

Big Ten to require football teams to report which players are available to play on gamedays
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Fire at Louisiana oil refinery sends tower of black smoke into the air, but no injuries reported

A massive fire at a south Louisiana oil refinery sent a tower of black smoke billowing into the air above the Mississippi River on Friday, forcing nearby residents to evacuate for several hours as emergency crews battled the blaze. No injuries were reported and the fire was under control and contained to two damaged storage tanks by late afternoon, according Marathon Petroleum, which operates the facility in Garyville, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of New Orleans. Air quality monitoring was also taking place, officials said. Photos from above showed orange flames leaping into the air

Fire at Louisiana oil refinery sends tower of black smoke into the air, but no injuries reported
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Angels' Shohei Ohtani batting as designated hitter vs Mets after tearing elbow ligament

Shohei Ohtani’s right elbow was fine until he tore his ulnar collateral ligament with a 94 mph fastball to Cincinnati’s Christian Encarnacion-Strand on Wednesday, according to Los Angeles Angels manager Phil Nevin. Baseball’s two-way superstar was back in the Angels’ lineup as a designated hitter Friday night against the New York Mets, two days after the injury ended his season as a pitcher and clouded his future months before potentially becoming a free agent. He received huge cheers from the crowd on Japanese Heritage Night when he walked to the plate in the first inning and

Angels' Shohei Ohtani batting as designated hitter vs Mets after tearing elbow ligament
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Chase Briscoe qualifies on the pole for NASCAR's regular-season finale at Daytona

Chase Briscoe won the pole Friday for the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway. Briscoe had a lap at 181.822 mph in the No. 14 Ford in the final round of qualifying, edging Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Aric Almirola for the No. 1 starting spot. Harrison Burton qualified third in another Ford, followed by 23IX Racing teammates Bubba Wallace and Ty Gibbs in Toyotas. The top five qualifiers are among 17 drivers vying for the series’ final postseason berth at Daytona. “We literally have absolutely nothing to lose with our points situation,” Briscoe

Chase Briscoe qualifies on the pole for NASCAR's regular-season finale at Daytona
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Morikawa breaks Tiger's 36-hole mark at East Lake and shares Tour Championship lead with Hovland

One bad shot during practice led to Collin Morikawa spending two hours looking for a fix. And now he has a scoring record at East Lake that previously belonged to Tiger Woods. Morikawa followed his 61 with another clean card for a 6-under 64 on Friday in the Tour Championship, giving him the lowest 36-hole score at East Lake and a share of the lead with Viktor Hovland going into the weekend of the FedEx Cup finale. “Sometimes just being out there when you don’t realize that you’re out there for that long of a period, but

Morikawa breaks Tiger's 36-hole mark at East Lake and shares Tour Championship lead with Hovland
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49ers trade quarterback Trey Lance to Cowboys, AP source says

The San Francisco 49ers have traded quarterback Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys less than three years after trading three first-round picks to draft him. A person familiar with the situation said the Cowboys will send a midround pick to San Francisco for a player drafted third overall in 2021. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been announced. ESPN first reported the trade. Lance had lost the competition to San Darnold to be the backup to Brock Purdy in San Francisco earlier in the week, setting the stage for his

49ers trade quarterback Trey Lance to Cowboys, AP source says
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Padres reliever Robert Suárez suspended for 10 games, 6th pitcher penalized for sticky stuff

San Diego Padres reliever Robert Suárez was suspended for 10 games by Major League Baseball on Friday, the sixth pitcher penalized for using banned sticky stuff. The penalty was announced by MLB senior vice president for on-field operations Michael Hill. Suárez appealed the discipline to John McHale Jr., a special assistant to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred. Any suspension will be delayed while the appeal is pending. Suárez was ejected Wednesday for having sticky stuff on his left wrist and arm before he threw a pitch in the eighth inning against Miami. Suárez denied using any banned

Padres reliever Robert Suárez suspended for 10 games, 6th pitcher penalized for sticky stuff
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A father describes rushing his 7-month-old to safety during a California biker bar shooting

Ryan Guidus was enjoying a spontaneous night out Wednesday with his 7-month-old daughter and mother-in-law at Cook’s Corner, a favorite family spot in Southern California that he’s frequented since his own childhood, when gunshots rang out. First, he thought it was fireworks. But when screaming began and more shots followed, the bar’s popular weekly spaghetti night turned into every parent’s worst nightmare as a retired police sergeant opened fire. “I just reached into the stroller and ejected my daughter out of that thing, ripped her out of there as fast as I could,” Guidus told The

A father describes rushing his 7-month-old to safety during a California biker bar shooting
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US Open 2023: Novak Djokovic is back for the first time in 2 years and seeking a 24th major

Novak Djokovic is back in the United States, back in New York — and back at the U.S. Open for the first time in two years. Unable to compete at Flushing Meadows in 2022 because he was not allowed to fly to the country as a foreign citizen who is not vaccinated against COVID-19, the 23-time Grand Slam champion will be back in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday as play begins in the season’s final major tournament. He was asked Friday whether he harbored some resentment over the way things happened; Djokovic sat out tournaments in

US Open 2023: Novak Djokovic is back for the first time in 2 years and seeking a 24th major
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Yankees' charter to Florida flown by father of New York pitcher Clarke Schmidt

The New York Yankees’ charter flight to Florida on Thursday had a familiar name in the cockpit. Captain Schmidt, as in Delta pilot Dwight Schmidt, the father of Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt. “It was a lot of fun,” Clarke Schmidt said before Friday night’s game at the Tampa Bay Rays. “I mentioned it to a few guys and then we got there, it kind of like spread like wildfire. It was kind of like interactive a little bit. A lot of guys got to see things they never got to see as far as like

Yankees' charter to Florida flown by father of New York pitcher Clarke Schmidt
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Judge asks if poverty qualifies for Biden policy letting migrants from 4 countries into US

A federal judge on Friday questioned whether living in poverty would be enough to qualify someone for a key immigration policy from President Joe Biden that allows a limited number of people from four countries in the Americas to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds. The program allows up to 30,000 people into the U.S. each month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela combined. The program is being challenged in a lawsuit filed by Texas and 20 other Republican-leaning states. They’re accusing it of being a “shadow immigration system” that’s letting in nearly everyone who applies. U.S.

Judge asks if poverty qualifies for Biden policy letting migrants from 4 countries into US
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Descendants of a British owner of slaves in Guyana apologize as Caribbean nation seeks reparations

The descendants of a 19th-century Scottish sugar and coffee planter who owned thousands of slaves in Guyana apologized Friday for the sins of their ancestor, calling slavery a crime against humanity with lasting negative impacts. Charles Gladstone, a descendant of former plantation owner John Gladstone, traveled to Guyana from Britain with five relatives to offer the formal apology. “It is with deep shame and regret that we acknowledge our ancestors’ involvement in this crime and with heartfelt sincerity, we apologize to the descendants of the enslaved in Guyana,” he told an audience at the University of

Descendants of a British owner of slaves in Guyana apologize as Caribbean nation seeks reparations
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Lyles makes it 2 for 2, and Jamaica's Jackson runs second-fastest time ever in 200

Noah Lyles won the 200-meter world title Friday in 19.52 seconds, becoming the first man to complete the 100-200 sprint double at worlds since Usain Bolt did it for the third and final time back in 2015. It was Lyles’ third straight world championship at 200 meters and cemented him as the man to beat at both distances less than a year from now at the Paris Olympics. In the women’s race, Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson ran the second fastest time in history, a 21.41, to take her second straight world title at 200 meters. She beat

Lyles makes it 2 for 2, and Jamaica's Jackson runs second-fastest time ever in 200
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Thief steals former governor's SUV as he hosts a radio show

Former North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer learned a lesson about his car keys after his vehicle was stolen as he hosted a Fargo radio show. Schafer was guest hosting KFGO’s “News and Views” program Friday morning when police called the station to ask if he owned a 2020 GMC Yukon, the station reported. It turns out that the SUV had been stolen out of the station’s parking lot. The thief apparently drove it to a probation office and surrendered to authorities, Schafer said. The vehicle has a push-button start feature and requires a key fob to

Thief steals former governor's SUV as he hosts a radio show
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The U.S. men's gymnastics program is running in place. The answer is easy. Getting there is not

The sound stunned Fred Richard. The energy too. Walking into the arena for the men’s gymnastics competition at the World University Games in Chengu, China, earlier this month, the 19-year-old Richard wasn’t prepared for what he saw. “It’s filled with people filled to the brink,” said Richard, a sophomore at Michigan and the reigning men’s NCAA all-around champion. “So it’s like 10,000 people plus and they’re all cheering.” The scene when Richard and the rest of the top American men took the floor for the opening night of the U.S. Championships at the SAP Center

The U.S. men's gymnastics program is running in place. The answer is easy. Getting there is not
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Grassland birds decline, deadly Michigan tornado, Maui lawsuit: What to know in extreme weather now

The grassland birds that bring sweet song to North America’s prairie are in decline, with habitat loss, land degradation and climate change threatening what’s left of a once-vast ecosystem. Over half the grassland bird population has been lost since 1970, and one-quarter of the species are in extreme peril. It’s a situation that biologists, conservation groups, farmers and ranchers would like to reverse — so they’re teaming up to do so. That means ramping up efforts to tag birds, track them, and foster best practices for land use that can aid their survival. Here’s what else is happening related to

Grassland birds decline, deadly Michigan tornado, Maui lawsuit: What to know in extreme weather now
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Niger’s junta invites Mali and Burkina Faso to aid its defense, asks the French ambassador to leave

Niger’s junta authorized troops from neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso to come to its defense and asked the French ambassador to leave the country Friday, raising the stakes in a standoff with other West African nations who are threatening force to reinstate Niger’s democratically elected president. The junta leader, Brig. Gen. Abdrahmane Tchiani, signed two executive orders authorizing the “security forces of Burkina Faso and Mali to intervene on Niger territory in the event of aggression,” senior junta official Oumarou Ibrahim Sidi said late Thursday, after hosting a delegation from the two countries in the Nigerien

Niger’s junta invites Mali and Burkina Faso to aid its defense, asks the French ambassador to leave
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Hawaiian Electric shares plunge after utility is sued over devastating Maui fires

Shares of Hawaiian Electric Co.’s parent fell more than 19% Friday, one day after the utility was sued by Maui County over the fires that devastated Lahaina earlier this month. Maui County accused Hawaiian Electric of negligently failing to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry conditions — saying that the destruction from the deadly Aug. 8 fires could have been avoided if the company had taken essential actions. Outrage towards Hawaiian Electric grew as witness accounts and video indicated that sparks from power lines ignited fires as utility poles snapped in the winds,

Hawaiian Electric shares plunge after utility is sued over devastating Maui fires
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Early Apple computer that helped launch $3T company sells at auction for $223,000

One of the first personal computers built by Apple and signed by company co-founder Steve Wozniak has sold at auction for more than $223,000. The Apple-1 has been restored to a fully operational state and came with a custom case with a built-in keyboard, according to Boston-based RR Auction, which held the sale that closed Thursday. About 200 were manufactured in Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ garage in Los Altos, California, in 1976 and 1977 and helped launch the company that in June became the first publicly traded business to close a trading day with a $3 trillion

Early Apple computer that helped launch $3T company sells at auction for $223,000
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Dutch brewer Heineken sells its Russian operations for 1 euro, taking a 300-million-euro hit

Dutch brewer Heineken has completed its withdrawal from Russia, 18 months after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, selling its business in Russia for just 1 euro, the company announced Friday. Heineken said it would incur a total loss of 300 million euros ($325 million) for the sale to Russian manufacturing giant the Arnest Group. Heineken had faced criticism for the slow pace of its exit in the wake of the outbreak of war, but insisted it was seeking to look after its local employees in Russia. In March last year, Heineken had said

Dutch brewer Heineken sells its Russian operations for 1 euro, taking a 300-million-euro hit
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Canada knocks off France; Basketball World Cup attendance record set on Day 1

Canada has never medaled at the Basketball World Cup. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander evidently has his sights on changing that, and his team sent a serious message on the opening night of the tournament. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 points and Canada topped France 95-65 in a Group H game at Jakarta, Indonesia, on Friday night. It cap Day 1 of the World Cup that’s also being held in the Philippines and Japan. Canada outscored France 25-8 in the third quarter, turning what was a three-point game at the half into a runaway. “I’m not surprised,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “We played really good basketball today.

Canada knocks off France; Basketball World Cup attendance record set on Day 1
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Auto workers vote overwhelmingly to let union leaders to call strikes against Detroit companies

Auto workers are voting overwhelmingly to give union leaders the authority to call strikes against Detroit car companies if a contract agreement isn’t reached. The United Auto Workers union said Friday that results are still being tallied, but so far 97% have voted in favor of authorizing one or more strikes against Stellantis, General Motors and Ford. Such votes are almost always approved by large margins. Contracts between the union representing about 146,000 workers at Stellantis, General Motors and Ford expire at 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 14. Fain said earlier this week that negotiations with the

Auto workers vote overwhelmingly to let union leaders to call strikes against Detroit companies
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Director of British Museum steps down amid controversy over thefts of ancient items

The director of the British Museum said Friday that he would step down immediately amid investigations into the theft or disappearance of hundreds of items from its massive collection, including gold jewelry, semi-precious gems and antiquities dating to the15th century B.C. Hartwig Fischer had planned to leave the post next year but said his presence had become a distraction after questions were raised recently about whether the museum took warnings seriously. Two years ago, an art dealer contacted museum officials to report that he suspected items from the collection were being peddled online. “It is evident that

Director of British Museum steps down amid controversy over thefts of ancient items
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Maui has released the names of 388 people still missing after deadly wildfire

Maui County released the names of 388 people still missing Thursday more than two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, and officials asked anyone who knows a person on the list to be safe to contact authorities. The FBI compiled the list of names. The number of confirmed dead after fires on Maui that destroyed the historic seaside community of Lahaina stands at 115, a number the county said is expected to rise. “We also know that once those names come out, it can and will cause pain for folks whose

Maui has released the names of 388 people still missing after deadly wildfire
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US Open 2023: Iga Swiatek wants to win, of course. She wants to be heard on key issues, too

Iga Swiatek wants to win the U.S. Open again, of course. She just doesn’t want to think about trying to win the U.S. Open again. Make sense? Let’s let the No. 1-ranked Swiatek explain. “I already had many opportunities to play tournaments as a defending champion and for me it’s not about defending something. It’s about giving everything that I have and playing my best, trying to do my best. Step by step. Day by day. I don’t focus on my final result. I focus on my next match and every match is a different story,” Swiatek wrote to The

US Open 2023: Iga Swiatek wants to win, of course. She wants to be heard on key issues, too

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