By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Rod Masters may be the most famous organist to ever appear on the big screen in a sports movie, and now nearly a half-century after “Slap Shot” made him famous, he’s the first organist for the expansion Seattle Kraken. Masters’ name never appeared anywhere in the
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SINGAPORE (AP) — Patty Tavatanakit has shot a 5-under 67 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore. The tournament includes nine of the top 10 female golfers. Danielle Kang was tied for the lead before bogeying her final hole. She’s in second place with Inbee
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The drumbeats from the rowdiest sections of Austin FC fans never stopped in the club’s first season last year. Barrels of beer were consumed or splashed in a season-long party that was both a celebration that professional soccer had finally launched in Texas’ capital city
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By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The drumbeats from the rowdiest sections of Austin FC fans never stopped in the club’s first season last year. Barrels of beer were consumed or splashed in a season-long party that was both a celebration that professional soccer had finally launched in Texas’ capital city
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Oscar Holland, CNN An NFT of Ukraine’s flag has raised over $6.7 million for the country’s defenses as cryptocurrency donations continue to flood in following the Russian invasion. Organized by UkraineDAO, an initiative backed by a member of the Russian activist group and feminist punk band Pussy Riot, the sale saw thousands of users bid
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By Aleks Klosok, CNN Russian and Belarusian athletes will no longer be able to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing after multiple teams threatened not to compete at the Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Thursday. The decision comes less than a day after the IPC initially permitted athletes from both
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Marie-Philip Poulin isn’t planning on hanging up her skates any time soon. The captain of Canada’s Olympic champion women’s hockey team is currently taking some much-needed time away from the ice. But she has no plans to retire. The 30-year-old forward is even open to the idea of strapping on her gear
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By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Through the Cold War and the decades since, nothing could persuade Finns and Swedes that they would be better off joining NATO — until now. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has profoundly changed Europe’s security outlook. Support for joining NATO has surged to record levels in Nordic neutrals
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from competing at the Paralympics because of their countries’ roles in the war in Ukraine. The International Paralympic Committee announced the about-face less than 24 hours after it said it would allow Russians and Belarusians to compete when the Games open on
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gianna Kneepkens tossed in 20 points, Jenna Johnson scored 18 and Utah held off upset-minded California 66-60 in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament. Kneepkens, who was just named the conference’s top freshman and an All-Pac-12 selection, sank 9 of 13 shots and added five rebounds for the sixth-seeded Utes
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CNN By Katelyn Polantz and Ryan Nobles, CNN Former President Donald Trump and a right-wing lawyer were part of a “criminal conspiracy” to overturn the 2020 presidential election, the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot alleges in a court filing Wednesday. The filing is part of an attempt to convince a judge
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El 24 de febrero el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, anunció el inicio de una “operación militar especial” en Ucrania unos días después de haber reconocido la independencia de las regiones ucranianas de Donetsk y Luhansk. Poco después, tropas rusas cruzaron la frontera e invadieron Ucrania, mientras se reportaron bombardeos
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — A medida que Rusia tiende a acercarse al estatus de paria en muchos países del mundo, parece que aún puede contar con el apoyo de un pequeño grupo de países occidentales —Cuba, Nicaragua y Venezuela— y quizás con el creciente respaldo de otro país centroamericano. La última prueba de dicho apoyo
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Royce Hamm Jr. totaled 17 points and 10 rebounds and UNLV turned back Wyoming 64-57. Hamm sank 6 of 11 shots with three 3-pointers for the Rebels (18-12, 10-7 Mountain West Conference) on the way to his seventh double-double of the season. Bryce Hamilton finished with 15 points, six rebounds and
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CNN’s Ivan Watson reports from Hungary, where one in seven refugees from Ukraine have arrived after fleeing their war-torn homes.
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, Paul P. Murphy and Tim Lister, CNN Russia’s relentless bombardment of residential areas across Ukraine has so far forced more than one million refugees to flee the country in just seven days, according to the United Nations, as fierce fighting continues into its second week. Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Milos Stajcic’s four-point play with 0.6 seconds left gave Campbell a win over Presbyterian — and capped an incredible day of action at the Big South Tournament. Two of the four games were decided on a last-second shot. Three of the games went to overtime — the Campbell-Presbyterian clash
Continue Reading By DAIMON EKLUND Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Colin Blackwell scored the go-ahead, short-handed goal in the third period and the Seattle Kraken snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory against the Nashville Predators. Blackwell’s goal came a little more than three minutes into the third, and was the first short-handed tally of
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The troubles continue for the New Mexico State Aggies. Wednesday night at the Pan American Center, the Aggies lost their second straight game. This time it was to the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. NMSU needed a win to clinch at a least a share of the WAC regular season title,
Continue Reading CNN’s Christiane Amanpour discusses which countries could utilize their leverage with Russian President Vladimir Putin to help end the Ukraine conflict.
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A Stanford University soccer player who helped secure the school’s 2019 NCAA women’s soccer championship was found dead in a campus residence, school officials said Wednesday. Katie Meyer was a senior International Relations major and team captain and goalkeeper on the Stanford soccer team, the school said. “Katie was extraordinarily committed
Continue Reading By CNN Contributor Jill Dougherty Nineteen-year-old Tasya stood with her friends on a cold morning in the Russian city of St. Petersburg as they joined protesters’ chants against the Russian invasion of Ukraine: “Nyet Voine!” (“No to War!”). “It’s always safer to stand together with others…to look over your shoulder, in case you need to
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Cam Johnson scored 20 points, Deandre Ayton added 18 and the Phoenix Suns became the first NBA team to 50 wins this season by easily beating the Portland Trail Blazers 120-90. Phoenix won without its All-Star backcourt of Chris Paul and Devin Booker. Paul’s been out
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EL PASO, Texas – TEDxElPaso will take place this Saturday at the El Paso Museum of Art downtown from 9am-3pm. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, will feature local voices and TED Talks videos under the theme of “A City Reimagined.” David Jerome, CEO of the El Paso Chamber, which organizes the event, appeared Wednesday on ABC-7
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Alexander Radulov scored the winning goal in his 500th NHL game to cap Dallas’ four-goal second period and the Stars rallied to beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Wednesday night. Radulov and Ryan Suter scored in the final minute of the period, and Luke Glendening and Jason Robertson previously scored to
Continue Reading By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has a new plan to expand mental health and drug abuse treatment. He proposes pouring hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars into suicide prevention, mental health services for youth, and community clinics providing 24/7 access to people in crisis. Biden unveiled the plan in
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Ty Rowell registered 15 points as California Baptist defeated Chicago State 62-53. Brandon Betson led the Cougars on Wednesday night with a season-high 24 points.
Continue Reading EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Keishawn Davidson tossed in 20 points and Tennessee Tech breezed to a 78-51 victory over Austin Peay in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. Shandon Goldman had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Golden Eagles (11-20). Elton Walker had 16 points for the Governors (12-17).
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EL PASO, Texas – Tiff’s Treats, the Austin-based on-demand warm cookie company, is expanding into the Borderland. A location at the Fountains at Farah is scheduled to open on March 26th. Co-founders Tiffany and Leon Chen appeared Wednesday on ABC-7 at 4 to talk about their business. The company got its start in 1999 when
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares have fallen in Asia after another bumpy day on Wall Street, as investors remain concerned about the broader impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops were shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power plant early Friday, raising worries over radiation risks. Shares fell more than 2%
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