First week of NHL playoffs full of fast starts and blowouts
By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers Comebacks are hard to come by so far in the NHL playoffs after they were so commonplace during the…
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‘ManningCast’ comes to golf as PGA gets alternate telecast
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The “ManningCast” so popular on “Monday Night Football” is coming to major championship golf. ESPN is…
Continue Reading Spurs owner insists NBA team will stay in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Spurs owner Peter J. Holt sent a message Tuesday to fans worried he may try to move the franchise: the team isn’t…
Continue Reading Hammon has Aces off to hot start with wins in first 2 games
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Becky Hammon’s first two games as a head coach in the WNBA went well for the former NBA assistant with…
Continue Reading Stars return in Dallas as 2nd golf major of year looms
By The Associated Press Golf’s stars are starting to come out as the second major of the year looms. For two straight weeks, the PGA Tour field…
Continue Reading Tesla recalls 130K vehicles; touch screens can go blank
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling about 130,000 vehicles across its U.S. model lineup because the touch screens can overheat and go blank. The…
Continue Reading Court hearing: Did Biden legally suspend oil lease sales?
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal attorney says President Joe Biden legally called for suspending new and gas…
Continue Reading Flames get even in series with 4-1 win over Stars in Game 4
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Rasmus Andersson scored Calgary’s first power-play goal since early in the playoff opener,…
Continue Reading Laxalt, Brown clash over voter fraud in GOP Senate race
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Republican Senate hopefuls Adam Laxalt and Sam Brown clashed over Laxalt’s performance as…
Continue Reading Cortes takes no-hit bid into 8th, Yanks beat Rangers 1-0
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nestor Cortes took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning before Eli White singled, and Anthony…
Continue Reading Yanks’ Nestor Cortes holds Rangers hitless through 7 innings
NEW YORK (AP) — Eli White singled with one out in the eighth inning for the first hit by the Texas Rangers off the New York Yankees’ Nestor…
Continue Reading 1 in 3 fears immigrants influence US elections: AP-NORC poll
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — With anti-immigrant rhetoric bubbling over in the leadup to this year’s critical midterm elections,…
Continue Reading Woodward regrets saying Yankees have ‘Little League’ park
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A day after calling Yankee Stadium a “Little League ballpark” following Gleyber Torres’…
Continue Reading $20 million HUD grant doubles size of eviction legal help
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Housing and Urban Development is doubling the size of its eviction protection…
Continue Reading Marketing deals trickle down from NCAA to high school sports
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — The ability of college athletes to monetize their name, image and likeness has begun to trickle…
Continue Reading Correa avoids major injury, division-leading Twins on a roll
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Carlos Correa and the Minnesota Twins dodged a major problem this past week. There were initial concerns that…
Continue Reading Suns coach: NBA should consider families-only seats at games
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams says the NBA should consider having a special section in the stands reserved for…
Continue Reading Galaxy edge Austin 1-0, move into second place in West
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Mark Delgado drilled a shot just inside the left post from 35 yards out in the 6th minute and Jonathan Bond made it stand up…
Continue Reading Doncic, Mavs beat foul-plagued Paul, Suns to even series 2-2
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 26 points and the Dallas Mavericks took advantage of foul trouble for Chris…
Continue Reading Officials: Texas woman killed husband over other woman
SPRING, Texas (AP) — A 51-year-old Texas woman has been arrested on a murder charge after telling authorities she shot her husband after he told…
Continue Reading Anonymous donor pays tab for East Texas college graduates
MARSHALL, Texas (AP) — Officials at Wiley College in East Texas say students graduating from the historically Black college were told at their…
Continue Reading Grand slam by Diaz vs. Tigers helps Astros to 7-0 homestand
By JORDAN GODWIN Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Aledmys Díaz hit a grand slam, Jake Odorizzi threw five innings of one-hit ball and the Houston…
Continue Reading Miller homers vs King, Rangers top Yanks 4-2 to split DH
By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Brad Miller snapped Michael King’s impressive scoreless streak with a pinch-hit, two-run homer…
Continue Reading Pressure is on Panthers, Rangers, Flames down 2-1 in series
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The pressure is squarely on the Florida Panthers, New York Rangers and Calgary Flames down two…
Continue Reading Caps’ Kuznetsov, Stars’ Benn fined $5,000 for high sticking
NEW YORK (AP) — Washington’s Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jamie Benn of Dallas have been fined $5,000 for high sticking on a pair of incidents that…
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Texas voters approve measures aiming to lower property taxes
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas voters have approved two amendments to the state’s constitution that aim to give modest breaks to homeowners on…
Continue Reading USDA: Farmers in 4 states can apply for drought loans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says drought during the growing season has made farmers in most of Texas, all of Louisiana…
Continue Reading How climate scientists keep hope alive as damage worsens
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Many climate scientists share a sense of optimism with professionals in other tough jobs like emergency room…
Continue Reading Pavelski scores 2 as Stars take 2-1 series lead over Flames
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Joe Pavelski scored twice and got the game-winner on the first power-play goal in the series for…
Continue Reading Fountas scores 2 goals as DC United beats Dynamo 2-0
WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxiarchis Fountas scored goals about 7 minutes apart and Rafael Romo made his MLS debut as D.C. United beat the Houston Dynamo…
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