By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer Georgia has hired Mike White from Florida to provide new leadership to its basketball program only three days after firing Tom Crean. White’s hiring was approved by Georgia’s athletic association’s executive board in a telephone meeting Sunday. White was 142-88 in seven seasons at Florida, including a 72-52 mark
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Sarah Rodríguez pasa la mayor parte del día realizando múltiples tareas. Pasa de ver a su madre en cámaras remotas a hablar por video y llamadas telefónicas con médicos y asistentes para organizar la atención adecuada para la mujer de 67 años. La vida de esta mujer de 40 años en
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By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Luka Doncic returned from a hamstring scare to hit a tying 3-pointer with a 1:21 left, Spencer Dinwiddie made the winner with nine seconds to play and the Dallas Mavericks spoiled Kevin Garnett’s special day by beating the Boston Celtics 95-92 on Sunday. With Garnett courtside
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Luka Doncic returned from a hamstring scare to hit a tying 3-pointer with a 1:21 left, Spencer Dinwiddie made the winner with nine seconds to play and the Dallas Mavericks spoiled Kevin Garnett’s special day by beating the Boston Celtics 95-92 on Sunday. With Garnett courtside
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant has called on New York City Mayor Eric Adams to figure out what the Nets feel is a confusing vaccine mandate that now allows Kyrie Irving to attend but not play in their home games. Irving was a spectator at Barclays Center for
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Keegan Murray had 19 points and 11 rebounds as No. 24 Iowa beat No. 9 Purdue 75-66 to win its first Big Ten Tournament championship since 2006 and earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The sixth-seeded Hawkeyes are the fourth team in conference
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Fabian White Jr. scored 20 points, Josh Carlton had 18 and 18th-ranked Houston beat Memphis 71-53 in the American Athletic Conference championship game. White played less than three minutes in the Cougars’ semifinal win because of back tightness. The first-team All-AAC forward helped the
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Fabian White Jr. scored 20 points, Josh Carlton had 18 and 18th-ranked Houston beat Memphis 71-53 in the American Athletic Conference championship game. White played less than three minutes in the Cougars’ semifinal win because of back tightness. The first-team All-AAC forward helped the
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer VENICE, Fla. (AP) — The reigning World Series champion Atlanta Braves opened spring training Sunday with Ronald Acuña Jr. and Charlie Morton, but no Freddie Freeman. The star slugger remains a free agent coming out of baseball’s 99-day lockout, and he’s reportedly being courted by the big-money Yankees and
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Marcus Morris scored 31 points and Luke Kennard had 16 against their former team, helping the Los Angeles Clippers rally for a 106-102 victory against the Detroit Pistons. Reggie Jackson, another former Piston, finished with 15 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. Jeremi Grant scored 21 for
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Colin Kaepernick is seeking receivers to catch his passes and a team to sign him. Kaepernick, who led the San Francisco 49ers to a Super Bowl appearance following the 2012 season, last played in the NFL in 2016, the same year he started kneeling during the national anthem
Continue Reading KATY, Texas (AP) — Tiana Gardner scored 20 of her career-high 22 points after halftime, Jaaucklyn Moore hit the go-ahead jumper with 27 seconds left in overtime and Incarnate Word beat Southeastern Louisiana 56-52 in the championship game of the Southland Conference tournament to earn its first NCAA Tournament bid. Moore took a pass near
Continue Reading KATY, Texas (AP) — Tiana Gardner scored 20 of her career-high 22 points after halftime, Jaaucklyn Moore hit the go-ahead jumper with 27 seconds left in overtime and Incarnate Word beat Southeastern Louisiana 56-52 in the championship game of the Southland Conference tournament to earn its first NCAA Tournament bid. Moore took a pass near
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By FRANK BAJAK and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers BOSTON (AP) — Russia’s increasingly strict online censorship measures have paradoxically exposed major shortcomings in the Kremlin’s efforts to make the Russian internet a powerful tool of surveillance and social control akin to China’s so-called Great Firewall. Any Russian with a modicum of tech smarts can
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — A la una. A las dos. ¡Vendida! Una carta rara de primera edición de 1999 de Pokémon de Charizard No. 4 se vendió el jueves por US$ 336.000 en una subasta. La carta de Charizard, vendida por Heritage Auctions, llamó la atención porque es de la primera impresión en inglés del juego
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals added another bullpen arm, reaching a deal with free agent right-hander Nick Wittgren that pays $1.2 million while in the major leagues and $150,000 while in the minors. The 30-year-old Wittgren was 2-9 with one save and a 5.05 ERA in a career-high 60 games for Cleveland
Continue Reading By CHUCK KING Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Houston Astros right-hander Justin Verlander says he feels great following his first bullpen session at spring training. Verlander threw about 40 pitches in two simulated innings on the first day of Houston’s camp. The 39-year-old Verlander is returning from Tommy John surgery. Verlander, manager
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN In light of Russia’s newly imposed draconian anti-press law, journalists are ceasing to report from inside Russia and many have left the country — including international reporters from outlets such as CNN and The New York Times. But one Russian journalist — Yevgenia Albats, editor-in-chief and CEO of the liberal, independent
Continue Reading By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rori Harmon scored 20 points and No. 7 Texas beat No. 4 Baylor 67-58 to win the Big 12 Women’s Tournament championship. Harmon, a freshman, was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. Texas also got 14 points from Joanne Allen-Taylor and 12 from Aaliyah Moore.
Continue Reading By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rori Harmon scored 20 points and No. 7 Texas beat No. 4 Baylor 67-58 to win the Big 12 Women’s Tournament championship. Harmon, a freshman, was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. Texas also got 14 points from Joanne Allen-Taylor and 12 from Aaliyah Moore.
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer PARIS (AP) — Lewis Hamilton believes fans will be in for an unusual surprise when the Formula One season starts next weekend and he begins his quest to wrestle back the title he agonizingly lost to Max Verstappen. Hamilton is a seven-time F1 champion and six times with
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CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN In light of Russia’s newly imposed draconian anti-press law, journalists are ceasing to report from inside Russia and many have left the country — including international reporters from outlets such as CNN and The New York Times. But one Russian journalist — Yevgenia Albats, editor-in-chief and CEO of the liberal,
Continue Reading MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Juliunn Redmond scored eight of her 21 points in the fourth quarter when Illinois State rallied to beat Northern Iowa 50-48 for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament title. The fourth-seeded Redbirds will make their sixth NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2008. Maya Wong added 15 points for Illinois State, which
Continue Reading By DICK SCANLON Associated Press LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Miguel Cabrera showed up Sunday morning for the start of his 20th spring training camp in the majors, his 15th with the Detroit Tigers. This one is a little different. For the first time since 2016, the fortified Tigers are thinking about winning, perhaps even contending.
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brian Boyle, Danton Heinen and Zach Aston-Reese scored to take some of the pressure off Sidney Crosby, Tristan Jarry stopped 41 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2. Crosby scored an empty-netter to reach the 20-goal plateau for the 14th time as the
Continue Reading By CHUCK KING Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Houston Astros right-hander Justin Verlander says he feels great following his first bullpen session at spring training. Verlander threw about 40 pitches in two simulated innings on the first day of Houston’s camp. The 39-year-old Verlander is returning from Tommy John surgery. Verlander, manager
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The longest week at The Players Championship is moving closer to a conclusion. What it still lacks is clarity with so many players changing positions on the leaderboard. The 12 hours of action at the TPC Sawgrass ended with Anirban Lahiri at 9-under
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By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Chicagoans were happy to welcome back a beloved tradition this weekend as the city celebrated St. Patrick’s Day by once again dying its river green and holding its first St. Patrick’s Day parade in three years. The parade was canceled for the past two years because of Covid-19. Last year, the
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — La policía de la región de Kyiv declaró este domingo que otros dos periodistas resultaron heridos por las tropas rusas. Se cree que uno de los periodistas heridos es el fotógrafo colombianoestadounidense Juan Arredondo, que se encuentra ahora en el hospital, según videos de redes sociales y los informes de los medios
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By Arlette Saenz Former President Barack Obama announced Sunday that he has tested positive for Covid-19. “I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” he said on his official Twitter account. Obama also said that his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, has tested negative. “Michelle and I are
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