AP source: NBA, NBPA extend opt-out deadline for CBA
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association are giving each other more time to decide if they want…
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Tar Heels WR Downs opts out of Holiday Bowl for NFL leap
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina receiver Josh Downs is opting out of the Holiday Bowl against No. 15 Oregon to prepare for a jump to the…
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Griner’s home, but WNBA players still competing overseas
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner is back in the United States after an arduous 10-month saga in Russia. Yet nearly half of her…
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Vocal rat opponent NYC Mayor Adams gets rat infestation ticket dismissed
By Kiely Westhoff, Celina Tebor and Emma Tucker, CNN New York Mayor Eric Adams, a vocal rat opponent who made fighting rodents in the city a…
Continue Reading England coach lets captain Kane do final World Cup pep talk
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — England coach Gareth Southgate has nothing to tell his players just before they leave the…
Continue Reading Browns top WR Cooper questionable vs Bengals with hip injury
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson could be without his top receiver Sunday in Cincinnati after…
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Former Minneapolis police officer who helped restrain George Floyd sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison
By Ray Sanchez and Brad Parks, CNN A former Minneapolis police officer who assisted in the fatal restraint of George Floyd was sentenced to 3 ½…
Continue Reading Modric’s moves help Croatia eliminate Brazil from World Cup
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — The slippery hips of Luka Modric wriggled away from danger. The laser-like precision of…
Continue Reading Students sue Vermont school over response to sex assaults
By WILSON RING Associated Press Three women are suing the University of Vermont, alleging the school failed to properly respond after they reported…
Continue Reading South Carolina prosecutors reveal alleged motive in Murdaugh murder case
By Kevin Conlon, CNN South Carolina prosecutors have put forth what they believe was Alex Murdaugh’s motive for killing his wife and son. He…
Continue Reading Disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh facing new tax evasion charges
Disbarred former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded not guilty to the murders of his wife and son, who were found shot to death on the…
Continue Reading American, JetBlue expand deal that US is trying to kill
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines and JetBlue Airways are pushing ahead with an expansion of their partnership in the Northeast, even as a…
Continue Reading Buffalo grocery store mass shooter willing to plead guilty to federal charges if death penalty off the table, attorneys say
By Mark Morales, Emma Tucker and Ray Sanchez, CNN The gunman who killed 10 people and wounded three in a racist attack at a grocery store in a…
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Video shows police attempting to serve search warrants to 3 NMSU basketball players ahead of ‘Battle of I-10’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New footage from an officer-worn lapel camera shows New Mexico State Police attempting to serve search warrants to NMSU…
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People around the world are rallying around this woman with Alzheimer’s
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Ever since they met in the fifth grade, Bob Pettit said his wife has always been the life of the party, a social butterfly…
Continue Reading Jury deliberations in Harvey Weinstein’s 2nd sexual assault trial will continue Monday in Los Angeles
By Nouran Salahieh and Cheri Mossburg, CNN The second sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein, the former movie producer accused of using his…
Continue Reading Phillies and LHP Matt Strahm reach $15 million, 2-year deal
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Left-handed pitcher Matt Strahm and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed Friday to a $15 million, two-year contract, a deal that…
Continue Reading AP source: Righty Trevor Williams, Nats agree on 2-year deal
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Trevor Williams and the Washington Nationals have agreed to a two-year contract, according to…
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Expecting mother with visual impairment able to ‘see’ baby with 3D printed ultrasound
OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — When expecting mother Ashton Johnson got an ultrasound at CHI Bergan Mercy Clinic in Omaha, she didn’t know how…
Continue Reading ‘Our pride’: Morocco keeps Africa’s hope alive in World Cup
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI and DENG MACHOL Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — For many in Africa, Morocco’s underdog performance is the best story in…
Continue Reading Federal data: Kansas oil spill biggest in Keystone history
By JOHN HANNA, RYAN J. FOLEY and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A ruptured pipe dumped enough oil this week into a…
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Brazil eliminated from World Cup after losing to Croatia in penalty shootout in quarterfinals
The Associated PressALL RAYYAN, Qatar ALL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Brazil eliminated from World Cup after losing to Croatia in penalty shootout in…
Continue Reading Neymar ties Pelé’s record but loses again at World Cup
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Neymar walked off the field with teammate Dani Alves by his side, tears still rolling down…
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Elon Musk says Twitter is rolling out a new feature that will flag ‘shadowbanning.’ It’s complicated
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk on Thursday said he plans to introduce an option to make it possible for users to…
Continue Reading Lawsuit against doctor who defied Texas abortion law tossed
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Lawyers for a doctor who intentionally defied a Texas abortion law that the lawyers called a “bounty-hunting scheme” say a…
Continue Reading Nike Hoop Summit to feature women’s game for 1st time
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Nike Hoop Summit, an annual event that pits top U.S. high school players against a team of International players…
Continue Reading A fake Romeo charmed more than 100 women with promises of romance, then scammed them. Now he’s going to prison
By Faith Karimi, CNN Patrick Giblin was like the American version of the “Tinder Swindler” — but without the private jets. He wooed…
Continue Reading TCU dominates AP Big 12 honors, led by QB Duggan and Dykes
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer TCU quarterback and Heisman Trophy finalist Max Duggan is The Associated Press Big 12 offensive player of the…
Continue Reading TCU dominates AP Big 12 honors, led by QB Duggan and Dykes
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer TCU quarterback and Heisman Trophy finalist Max Duggan is The Associated Press Big 12 offensive player of the…
Continue Reading Croatia beats Brazil on penalties in World Cup quarterfinals
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Neymar is again going home without a World Cup title. Luka Modric’s quest continues…
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