VENICE, Fla. (AP) — Ten-year veteran Brock Holt ended his bid to win a bench spot with the Atlanta Braves when he requested and was granted his release. The 33-year-old Holt signed with Atlanta on a minor league deal and was invited to the major league camp. He made his major league debut with Pittsburgh
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VENICE, Fla. (AP) — Ten-year veteran Brock Holt ended his bid to win a bench spot with the Atlanta Braves when he requested and was granted his release. The 33-year-old Holt signed with Atlanta on a minor league deal and was invited to the major league camp. He made his major league debut with Pittsburgh
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Aliyah Boston of South Carolina is The Associated Press women’s basketball player of the year. Boston received 23 votes from the 30-member national media panel that votes weekly for the AP Top 25. Iowa’s Caitlin Clark received six votes and Baylor’s NaLyssa Smith got one. Boston
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By Ben Morse and Homero De la Fuente, CNN The NFL approved a rule change on Tuesday which will ensure both teams get at least one possession when playing in an overtime game during the playoffs. It comes after the dramatic ending to the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills game in the playoffs
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — California took a big step this week toward becoming the first U.S. state to make some form of restitution a reality by tackling the divisive issue of which Black residents should be eligible to receive reparations for the atrocity and injustices of slavery and
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Yu Darvish will be making his second straight opening day start for the San Diego Padres when they open their season on the road against the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 7. The right-hander was 8-11 last season with a 4.22 ERA and his late-season fade
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Having coach Shaheen Holloway get the head coaching job at Seton Hall wasn’t a surprise in the least. The Pirates’ career assists leader and star of the college coaching scene after taking Cinderella Saint Peter’s to the Elite Eight, was the only person athletic
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kim Mulkey is The Associated Press women’s basketball Coach of the Year in her first season at LSU. The longtime Baylor coach led the Tigers to 26 wins at an NCAA Tournament berth after they won only nine games last season. Mulkey received 10 votes from
Continue Reading MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin basketball star Johnny Davis is ready to turn pro after delivering a superb sophomore season. Davis announced he’s entering the NBA draft and hiring an agent. The 6-foot-5 guard is regarded as a likely lottery selection and could be Wisconsin’s first top-10 overall pick since the Charlotte Hornets took Frank
Continue Reading WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue’s Jaden Ivey has entered his name in the NBA draft, forfeiting his final two seasons of college eligibility. Ivey wrote on social media that playing in the NBA has been a lifelong dream and that he’s beyond excited for the journey. Ivey averaged 17 points, five rebounds and three
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The Associated Press A late slump left stocks decisively lower on Wall Street Thursday, wrapping up the worst quarter for the market since the pandemic broke out two years ago. Despite posting a gain in March, a dismal January and February left U.S. indexes lower for the year to date. Benchmark U.S. crude oil sank
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo Lviv, Ucrania (CNN) – Las fuerzas rusas se retiraron de Chernobyl, el sitio del peor desastre nuclear del mundo, dijo este jueves la empresa estatal que supervisa las plantas de energía nuclear de Ucrania. “Se confirmó que los ocupantes, que tomaron la central nuclear de Chernobyl y otras instalaciones en la Zona de
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Tempur Sealy, Citigroup fall; Edwards, Duke rise
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Francesca Street, CNN When Tiffany Woods met Bridgette, she was at a crossroads. It was February 1987 and Tiffany was 23. She’d got married two years previously. Now her marriage was on the rocks and divorce seemed imminent. Tiffany was training to become a police officer, but her heart wasn’t in it. Tiffany, who is
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that he is appointing more than a dozen top education leaders, celebrities and athletes to his board of advisers on historically Black colleges and universities, the White House said. Actress Taraji P. Henson, NBA star Chris Paul, and United Airlines president Brett Hart are among
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By DAVID KOENIG and CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writers DALLAS (AP) — President Joe Biden is again dipping into the nation’s petroleum stockpile to try to corral rising energy prices. The White House announced Thursday that Biden ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the strategic petroleum reserve for the
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG and CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writers DALLAS (AP) — President Joe Biden is again dipping into the nation’s petroleum stockpile to try to corral rising energy prices. The White House announced Thursday that Biden ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the strategic petroleum reserve for the
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Michael Cohen, formerly one of Donald Trump’s top confidantes before turning against him to become the star witness in the investigation into the New York real estate mogul’s business and finances, is “disappointed” by reports that the Manhattan district attorney has decided not to bring criminal charges against the former President.
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By Chloe Melas In the moments following Will Smith’s stunning on-stage slap of Chris Rock during Sunday’s Oscars telecast, members of the Academy of Motion Picture and Arts and Sciences leadership “firmly asked” Will Smith’s publicist for the actor to leave the ceremony, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. Smith “was firmly
Continue Reading By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Shortstop CJ Abrams has used extended playing time this spring to display the tools that made him San Diego’s first-round choice in the 2019 draft. It might just pay off with a spot on the opening day roster. The Padres have already said they plan to
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — El mercado laboral estadounidense ha recorrido un largo camino desde los peores días de la pandemia, cuando más de 20 millones de estadounidenses perdieron su empleo. Ahora la recuperación entra en una nueva fase, que probablemente será más lenta. Para el informe de empleo de marzo del viernes,
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday that he remains “skeptical” that Russian President Vladimir Putin will withdraw all of his forces from around the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, suggesting the United States is still working to fully understand the Russian military’s next moves as the war enters a new
Continue Reading CNN By Maegan Vazquez and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday that he remains “skeptical” that Russian President Vladimir Putin will withdraw all of his forces from around the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, suggesting the United States is still working to fully understand the Russian military’s next moves as the war enters a
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Marjorie Miller has been named as the new administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes. Miller is vice president and global enterprise editor at The Associated Press. She previously spent 27 years at the Los Angeles Times as a correspondent in Latin America, Europe and the Middle East, and as the paper’s foreign
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Naomi Osaka has reached a championship match for the first time since the 2021 Australian Open. The former No. 1 defeated No. 22 Belinda Bencic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Miami Open semifinals. On the men’s side, Daniil Medvedev came into the tournament as
Continue Reading CNN, WPLG, WFTS By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Two LGBTQ rights advocacy groups, as well as students, parents and a teacher in Florida, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, challenging the state’s new law banning certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom. It’s the first legal challenge seeking to block implementation and enforcement
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linebacker Bobby Wagner has agreed to a five-year deal to join his hometown Los Angeles Rams. The Super Bowl champions announced the deal Thursday for Wagner, who became one of the NFL’s top linebackers during a decade with the Seattle Seahawks. ESPN reported Wagner’s deal
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business The International Energy Agency is planning to hold an emergency meeting Friday, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN, setting the stage for other nations to follow the United States’ lead in releasing oil from emergency reserves. After announcing a record release of 180 million barrels of oil,
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A bunch of one-and-done phenoms brought together by Kentucky coach John Calipari stepped onto the floor into the spotlight of the cavernous Superdome 10 years ago, oozing with the kind of NBA potential that made it clear their college basketball careers were about to end
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN Business) — Los precios del petróleo retroceden rápidamente a medida que los inversores se preparan para que la Casa Blanca libere una cantidad récord de petróleo crudo de las reservas estadounidenses en un intento de aliviar la presión en las gasolineras tras la invasión rusa de Ucrania. Lo que está sucediendo:
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