Today: September 25, 2024
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Wembanyama returns, but injuries affect the marquee games Sunday in the NBA Summer League

Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson won’t get a second act in Las Vegas. There’s no Thompson twins show, either. Injuries have affected what shaped up to be the marquee games Sunday in the NBA Summer League, after two top players were hurt on opening night. Henderson, the No. 3 pick in the draft, and Amen Thompson, who went right after him to Houston, were hurt in the same game Friday. The Portland Trail Blazers announced that Henderson wouldn’t play Sunday against San Antonio because of a strained right shoulder. Nor will Amen Thompson go in the

July 09, 2023
Wembanyama returns, but injuries affect the marquee games Sunday in the NBA Summer League
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Mexican military to take over airports as president takes aim at corruption, mismanagement

Mexico’s armed forces are taking control of the capital’s main airport, and the government plans to give the military control of nearly a dozen more across the country as the president takes aim at corruption and mismanagement. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been setting the armed forces to a wide range of nontraditional tasks since he was elected in 2018, creating concerns about the separation of the military from civilian life. A new airport was built by the army outside Mexico City a year ago at a cost of $4.1 billion. It is run by

July 09, 2023
Mexican military to take over airports as president takes aim at corruption, mismanagement
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Canadian Michael Woods secures biggest career win at the top of legendary Tour mountain

Canadian Michael Woods delivered an impressive solo effort to claim the biggest success of his career at the top of a legendary Tour de France climb on Sunday as two-time champion Tadej Pogacar further reduced the gap with overall leader Jonas Vingegaard. Woods, who rides for the Israel-Premier Tech team, has no ambition in the general classification and was part of an early breakaway that the main contenders allowed to form early in the ninth stage. He managed to catch American Matteo Jorgenson just 500 meters from the summit after his 24-year-old rival jumped

July 09, 2023
Canadian Michael Woods secures biggest career win at the top of legendary Tour mountain
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Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

An Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dashing an effort to obtain some measure of legal justice by survivors of the deadly racist rampage. Judge Caroline Wall on Friday dismissed with prejudice the lawsuit trying to force the city and others to make recompense for the destruction of the once-thriving Black district known as Greenwood. The order comes in a case by three survivors of the attack, who are all now over 100 years old and sued in 2020 with the hope of seeing what their attorney called “justice in their

July 09, 2023
Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
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Russian teen Mirra Andreeva helps herself at Wimbledon in reaching fourth round

When 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva needed some advice after losing in the third round at her first major tennis tournament, she didn’t have go far. Sure, her parents and coaches have played huge roles in helping her become the latest teen sensation in tennis. But Andreeva knows herself better than anyone else does, so the conversation after this year’s French Open stayed internal. “Honestly, after Paris I just had quite a long talk with myself, just me and myself, and that’s it. I talked to myself. I just talked,” Andreeva said. “I don’t know, just in my

July 09, 2023
Russian teen Mirra Andreeva helps herself at Wimbledon in reaching fourth round
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Election tensions rise in Zimbabwe after police bar opposition party from holding a rally

Opposition party supporters in Zimbabwe chanted and sang freedom songs outside a courthouse Sunday following a decision to ban them from holding a rally six weeks before elections. The court in the town of Bindura upheld Friday’s police order that the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change party could not hold the rally to officially launch its election campaign because the venue was unsuitable. The CCC had appealed in court against the order. The decision increased tensions in the southern African nation, which has a history of violent and disputed elections. The CCC immediately criticized the move

July 09, 2023
Election tensions rise in Zimbabwe after police bar opposition party from holding a rally
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Florida prosecutors are laying out their case against a plastic surgeon facing the death penalty

Florida prosecutors seeking the death penalty for a plastic surgeon accused of killing a lawyer and dumping his body in the Everglades have laid out their case in new court filings. Authorities say Dr. Tomasz Kosowski killed attorney Steven Cozzi in the bathroom of Cozzi’s law office moments after both participated in a March 21 conference call about a lengthy, acrimonious legal battle over medical billing. Prosecutors said in court documents that Kosowski took the call from a Toyota pickup truck outside the office and that he had supplies to commit the killing, including trash

July 09, 2023
Florida prosecutors are laying out their case against a plastic surgeon facing the death penalty
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Stormy weather alters Seattle's travel plans for 1-hour flight to Washington

With thunderstorms blanketing the Northeast again, the Seattle Storm had to alter their travel plans to get from New York to Washington for their game against the Mystics on Tuesday. Seattle was originally planning to fly to Washington on Sunday, but when their operations staff got to the airport ahead of the rest of the team they heard their flight was canceled because of incoming storms in the area. The next direct flight out they could get that would be able to accommodate their 24-person travel party was Wednesday — a day after the game. There

July 09, 2023
Stormy weather alters Seattle's travel plans for 1-hour flight to Washington
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Smith holds on to win LIV Golf event for first title of the year

British Open champion Cameron Smith held on to win his first golf tournament of the year on Sunday, closing with a 3-under 68 to win LIV Golf-London by one shot over Patrick Reed and Marc Leishman. The victory came less than two weeks before Smith defends his British Open title at Royal Liverpool. It was his first win since the LIV Golf-Chicago event last September. Smith led Reed by six shots at the turn when the American made six birdies on the back nine at Centurion Club and closed with a 65. Reed failed to

July 09, 2023
Smith holds on to win LIV Golf event for first title of the year
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Porfirio Muñoz Ledo, Mexico's veteran political chameleon, has died

Porfirio Muñoz Ledo, Mexico’s veteran political chameleon who played a key role in the country’s democratic reforms, has died at age 89, his family announced Sunday. His relatives did not give a cause of death, but he had been in ill health for some time. Since entering politics in the 1970s, Muñoz Ledo was never far from the center of power, even if that meant changing parties. Tributes poured in from most of Mexico’s political parties; he had belonged to most of them at some point. And many of the tributes began with phrases like “despite

July 09, 2023
Porfirio Muñoz Ledo, Mexico's veteran political chameleon, has died
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Yarbrough wins first start since being hit in face, leads Royals past Guardians 4-1 to snap skid

Ryan Yarbrough won his first game back with Kansas City after being hit in the face by a line drive two months ago and the Royals finally beat Shane Bieber, snapping a six-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. Yarbrough (2-4) suffered several facial fractures when he was hit on May 7 against Oakland by a line drive clocked at 106.2 mph. But the left-hander worked his way back from the scary incident and limited the Guardians to one run and six hits over six innings. Carlos Hernández pitched two scoreless

July 09, 2023
Yarbrough wins first start since being hit in face, leads Royals past Guardians 4-1 to snap skid
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Miley pitches six strong innings, combines with three relievers to shut out Reds 1-0

Wade Miley pitched six strong innings and the Milwaukee Brewers made a first-inning run stand up in a 1-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. The victory pulled the Brewers to within a game of the NL Central-leading Reds heading into the All-Star break. Milwaukee took two of three in the series. A trio of Brewers relievers – Elvis Peguero, Joel Payamps and Devin Williams – combined to complete the shutout. Williams retired the side in order in the ninth to earn his 20th save in 22 tries. Christian Yelich led off the Brewers half of

July 09, 2023
Miley pitches six strong innings, combines with three relievers to shut out Reds 1-0
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Northwestern will gather more information on football hazing allegations amid Fitzgerald suspension

More than six months after Northwestern began investigating allegations of hazing within its football team, and two days after announcing that coach Pat Fitzgerald had been suspended for two weeks without pay, the program remains shrouded in uncertainty even with the start of fall practices just weeks away. The school said Friday that Fitzgerald, a onetime star player and now the Wildcats’ winningest coach, was suspended after an investigation led by attorney Maggie Hickey of law firm ArentFox Schiff did not find “sufficient” evidence that the coaching staff knew about ongoing hazing — though there were “significant opportunities” to find

July 09, 2023
Northwestern will gather more information on football hazing allegations amid Fitzgerald suspension
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Champagne problems as Wimbledon asks fans to cork it when players serve

Where and when to pop your Champagne is such a Wimbledon problem. Someone got the timing wrong Sunday at the oldest Grand Slam tournament, where the bubbly helps wash down the strawberries and cream. “Ladies and gentlemen, please, if you are opening a bottle of Champagne don’t do it as the player is about to serve. Thank you,” Australian umpire John Blom announced just after the start of a match on No. 3 Court. Anastasia Potapova smiled and nodded in approval. The 22nd-seeded player was serving to start her third-round match against teenager Mirra Andreeva. When

July 09, 2023
Champagne problems as Wimbledon asks fans to cork it when players serve
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Novak Djokovic's Wimbledon match against Hubert Hurkacz was suspended and will continue Monday

Novak Djokovic will need to put in some work to get to the Wimbledon quarterfinals as he seeks a fifth consecutive title and eighth overall at the All England Club. Djokovic took the first two sets 7-6 (6), 7-6 (6) — after trailing in each tiebreaker — against 17th-seeded Hubert Hurkacz on Sunday night at Centre Court before their fourth-round match was suspended because it was getting too late to continue to play. They did not start until about 8:50 p.m. because the preceding match lasted about three hours. After Djokovic claimed the second set when

July 09, 2023
Novak Djokovic's Wimbledon match against Hubert Hurkacz was suspended and will continue Monday
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Trinity Rodman scores two second-half goals, US beats Wales 2-0 heading into Women's World Cup

Megan Rapinoe and Trinity Rodman stood side by side at the top of a stairwell waiting to return to the field for some final cheers and fanfare before the Americans departed for the Women’s World Cup Down Under. The Old Guard and Young Guard of U.S. Soccer are mixing, meshing. These women are still learning from each other and about each other. And U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski is confident the kinks will be worked out over the coming couple of weeks in training for the Americans to shine. Rising star Rodman scored for U.S. in

July 09, 2023
Trinity Rodman scores two second-half goals, US beats Wales 2-0 heading into Women's World Cup
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South Korea's Yoon pushes for strong resolve against North's nuclear ambitions at NATO summit

South Korea’s president says it’s time to clearly demonstrate strong international resolve to deter North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, and he plans to discuss how to cope with the North’s expanding weapons arsenal with NATO leaders this week. Yoon Suk Yeol will attend the annual NATO summit being held this year in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Tuesday and Wednesday as part of a two-nation trip that includes a stop in Poland. “Now is the time to clearly demonstrate that the international community’s determination to deter North Korea’s nuclear weapons program is stronger than North Korea’s desire to

July 09, 2023
South Korea's Yoon pushes for strong resolve against North's nuclear ambitions at NATO summit
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Accused Philadelphia shooter may have begun his spree nearly two days earlier than police thought

Philadelphia authorities investigating a Fourth of July holiday shooting spree that left five people dead now say the gunman killed one of the victims almost two full days before the mass shooting. Kimbrady Carriker, 40, was arraigned Wednesday morning on five counts of murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons counts of possession without a license and carrying firearms in public, prosecutors said. While authorities initially believed Carriker killed Joseph Wamah Jr., 31, in a home as part of a quickly orchestrated series of shootings, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said Sunday that an error prevented police

July 09, 2023
Accused Philadelphia shooter may have begun his spree nearly two days earlier than police thought
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Pittsburgh selects hard-throwing LSU pitcher Paul Skenes with top pick of amateur draft

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected hard-throwing LSU right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes with the top pick in baseball’s amateur draft on Sunday night. Skenes went 12-3 as a pitcher with 209 strikeouts in 122 innings in helping lead the Tigers to the College World Series championship. The pick was announced by Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr., the top pick of the 1987 draft by the Seattle Mariners. Skenes was the first college pitcher selection No. 1 overall since Casey Mize by Detroit in 2018. For the second time in three years, the Pirates held the top overall selection

July 09, 2023
Pittsburgh selects hard-throwing LSU pitcher Paul Skenes with top pick of amateur draft
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Sepp Straka wins John Deere Classic with final-round 62 despite closing double bogey

Sepp Straka won the John Deere Classic on Sunday with a final-round 9-under 62 that could have been much better, making double bogey on the final hole but taking the title by two shots when Brendon Todd and Alex Smalley were unable to catch him. The 30-year-old Austrian who played in college at Georgia won for the second time on the PGA Tour, moved to No. 27 in the world and increased his chances of representing Europe in the Ryder Cup this fall in Rome. He shot 73 on Thursday but followed with rounds of 63,

July 09, 2023
Sepp Straka wins John Deere Classic with final-round 62 despite closing double bogey
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Gunman on scooter charged with murder, attempted murder, for series of New York City shootings

A Brooklyn man accused of killing an 86-year-old and injuring three other men in a series of shootings while riding a scooter in New York City is charged with murder and attempted murder, police said Sunday. In all, six apparently random shootings occurred in Brooklyn and Queens on Saturday, according to police. The motive of the alleged gunman, identified Sunday as 25-year-old Thomas Abreu, was unknown, police said. Police arrested Abreu without incident Saturday. The New York Police Department pulled an image of the gunman from video and sent it to officers, who spotted him a

July 09, 2023
Gunman on scooter charged with murder, attempted murder, for series of New York City shootings
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Stephenson resigns from PGA Tour board over 'serious concerns' about Saudi deal, according to report

Former AT&T Chairman Randall Stephenson resigned from the PGA Tour’s policy board over concerns about the tour’s proposed partnership with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund, The Washington Post reported Sunday. The PGA Tour confirmed the resignation in a memo to its members, referring to Stephenson’s “exemplary service” for more than 12 years. Stephenson retired as chairman and CEO of AT&T in June 2020. The Post said it obtained a copy of his letter that was dated Saturday and said the tour’s framework agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund “is not one that I can objectively evaluate or in good

July 10, 2023
Stephenson resigns from PGA Tour board over 'serious concerns' about Saudi deal, according to report
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Allisen Corpuz wins the US Women's Open at Pebble Beach for her first LPGA title

Allisen Corpuz became the first American in 20 years to make the U.S. Women’s Open her first LPGA title, closing with a 3-under 69 on Sunday and handling her historic moment at Pebble Beach as if she had been there before. Corpuz, a 25-year-old from Hawaii, pulled away with a big par putt and back-to-back birdies on the back nine to enjoy the most scenic walk in golf up the 18th fairway, the Pacific Ocean on her left and her place secured as the first U.S. Women’s Open champion at Pebble Beach. She won by

July 10, 2023
Allisen Corpuz wins the US Women's Open at Pebble Beach for her first LPGA title
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Argentina archbishop says he made mistakes in handling abuse allegations against priest

Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández, chosen by Pope Francis to head the Vatican office that ensures doctrinal orthodoxy, conceded Sunday he made mistakes in handling a 2019 case of a priest accused of sexual abuse of minors. The case has drawn allegations by critics that Fernández tried to protect the priest, a charge that he has denied. “Today I would certainly act very differently and certainly my performance was insufficient,” he told The Associated Press during an interview after celebrating Mass in La Plata, about 70 kilometers (40 miles) south of Buenos Aires. Pope Francis appointed

July 10, 2023
Argentina archbishop says he made mistakes in handling abuse allegations against priest
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'Life threatening' flooding overwhelms New York roadways, killing 1 person

Heavy rain spawned extreme flooding in New York’s Hudson Valley that killed at least one person, swamped roadways and forced road closures on Sunday night, as much of the rest of the Northeast U.S. began bracing for potentially punishing rains. As the storm moved east, the National Weather Service extended flash flood warnings into Connecticut, including the cities of Stamford and Greenwich, before creeping into Massachusetts. Forecasters say some areas could get as much as 5 inches of rain. In New York’s Hudson Valley, rescue teams were attempting to retrieve the body of a woman in

July 10, 2023
'Life threatening' flooding overwhelms New York roadways, killing 1 person

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