Garoppolo focuses on playoffs rather than uncertain future
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo’s long-term future as quarterback in San Francisco has been in…
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No. 19 Texas Tech taking down top 10s with senior transfers
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer No. 19 Texas Tech has now beaten consecutive top-10 opponents in the Big 12. They are getting help from some…
Continue Reading Fed survey finds economy growing modestly despite COVID
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve says the economy was growing at a modest pace at the end of 2021 but…
Continue Reading Pipeline spills 300,000 gallons of diesel near New Orleans
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal records show a severely corroded pipeline ruptured and spilled…
Continue Reading US women’s team focus on emerging talent for upcoming camp
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Several prominent U.S. women’s national soccer team veterans were left off coach Vlatko Andonovski’s…
Continue Reading Kentucky’s Tshiebwe wants ‘my name to be remembered forever’
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer Kentucky’s offense now runs through big man Oscar Tshiebwe. Already leading the nation in rebounding, Tshiebwe…
Continue Reading Man charged with giving Olympic athletes performance drugs
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged a Texas man with providing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes…
Continue Reading Rays: Bullpen catcher Jean Ramirez dies unexpectedly at 28
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays say bullpen catcher Jean Ramirez died unexpectedly this week at the age of 28. The team made the…
Continue Reading Man arrested for damaging American jet in Honduras released
By The Associated Press A passenger arrested in Honduras for damaging the cockpit of an American Airlines jet during boarding has been released by…
Continue Reading Texas A&M improves to 14-2, cruises past Ole Miss 67-51
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Henry Coleman III scored 18 points as Texas A&M cruised to its seventh-straight win, beating Mississippi 67-51.…
Continue Reading Jones scores 22, leads No. 21 Texas past Oklahoma 66-52
By MARK ROSNER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Andrew Jones scored a season-best 22 points and made four steals, and No. 21 Texas beat…
Continue Reading Stephen F. Austin defeats Texas Rio Grande Valley 86-75
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Sadaidriene Hall had 18 points off the bench to carry Stephen F. Austin to an 86-75 win over Texas Rio Grande Valley. Justin…
Continue Reading No. 19 Texas Tech ends No. 1 Baylor’s 21-game streak, 65-62
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — The nation’s longest winning streak is over after No. 19 Texas Tech won 65-62 at…
Continue Reading Pack, Bucs, Chiefs are top 3 in final Pro32 poll of season
By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Green Bay Packers finished the regular season with the No. 1 seed in the NFC and the top…
Continue Reading New trial set for man charged with killing 18 in Dallas area
DALLAS (AP) — A man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span is set to be retried in April after the first jury…
Continue Reading Trinidad Olympic sprinter Deon Lendore killed in Texas crash
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — An Olympic bronze medal-winning sprinter for Trinidad & Tobago has been killed in a head-on collision in Texas.…
Continue Reading Texan pleads guilty Capitol breach role holding beer can
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A North Texas man has pleaded guilty to picketing in the U.S. Capitol while holding a beer can. Thomas Paul Conover…
Continue Reading Omicron may be headed for a rapid drop in Britain, US
By MARIA CHENG and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19′s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain…
Continue Reading Neo-Nazi gets 7 years for threats to reporters, activists
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A Neo-Nazi who helped lead a campaign to threaten journalists and Jewish activists in three states…
Continue Reading 49ers-Cowboys playoff rivalry resumes after long wait
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Shanahan was a teenager watching on the sideline when the heated playoff…
Continue Reading BNSF Railway taking over Montana Rail Link route
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — BNSF Railway has announced plans to resume operation of its mainline rail corridor through southern Montana, ending a lease…
Continue Reading Oklahoma death row inmates offer firing squad as alternative
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An attorney for two men on Oklahoma’s death row says after a judge’s…
Continue Reading Ex-politician in prison for adoption scheme loses appeal
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A former Arizona politician in prison for running an illegal adoption scheme in three states…
Continue Reading Georgia, Tide, Michigan, Cincinnati, Baylor top final Top 25
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Georgia is No. 1 in the final Associated Press college football poll of the season…
Continue Reading Defense leads way in Big 12 race with 5 AP Top 25 teams
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Defense has been a big factor in the Big 12 Conference’s standing with five AP Top 25 teams. The…
Continue Reading Spurred on: Popovich craves teaching time with a young team
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gregg Popovich had ample time for a nice New York dinner, as long as a gut-wrenching loss…
Continue Reading Prairie View ends losing streak, beats Ark.-Pine Bluff 75-58
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — Prairie View dished out a season-best 21 assists and snapped its season-opening 11-game losing streak, getting past…
Continue Reading Texas Southern beats Mississippi Valley St. 95-58
HOUSTON — John Walker III had 16 points to lead five Texas Southern players in double figures as the Tigers rolled past Mississippi Valley State…
Continue Reading Embiid goes over 30 again, 76ers beat Rockets 111-91
HOUSTON (AP) — Joel Embiid had 31 points and eight rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers over the Houston Rockets 111-91 for their seventh…
Continue Reading Barrett scores 31, Knicks pull away to beat Spurs 111-96
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — RJ Barrett scored 31 points in his first home game since hitting his first career buzzer…
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