By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump did the Tomahawk chop with Atlanta Braves fans before Game 4 of the World Series only months after calling for a boycott of Major League Baseball. Trump stood beside his wife, Melania, as he chopped away before the game between the Atlanta
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump did the Tomahawk chop with Atlanta Braves fans before Game 4 of the World Series only months after calling for a boycott of Major League Baseball. Trump stood beside his wife, Melania, as he chopped away before the game between the Atlanta
Continue ReadingBy IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 36 points, Kyle Kuzma added 17 points and a career-high 17 rebounds, and the Washington Wizards outlasted the Boston Celtics 115-112 in two overtimes. Montrezl Harrell added 20 points and 14 rebounds before fouling out in the second overtime for Washington, which improved
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Nathan Chen ran away with Skate Canada on Saturday in an emphatic response to sub-par performance a week ago at Skate America. Third last week in Las Vegas after winning 14 straight events since March 2018, the 22-year-old American star finished with 307.18 points in front of a limited crowd
Continue ReadingNACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Trae Self threw for 346 yards and a career-high five touchdowns to lead Stephen F. Austin to a 41-27 win over Abilene Christian. Self was 32 of 39 and spread his completions among 11 different receivers. Xavier Gipson had eight receptions for 136 yards and two touchdowns and Darryle Simmons caught
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Warriors security guard Jonathan Amey Jr. received a rare opportunity last month when he was invited to try out for the G League team. Amey regularly ushers the Golden State Warriors players into their parking garage before games with a friendly hello, high-five or wave.
Continue ReadingSAN ANTONIO (AP) — Cameron Ward threw four touchdown passes, including three in the first half, and Marcus Cooper ran for two more scores as Incarnate Word cruised past winless Houston Baptist, 49-21. Ward found Robert Ferrel for two first-half touchdowns and Kevin Brown ran 28 yards for a score as the Cardinals built a
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — After watching Kansas State’s Felix Anudike-Uzomah seemingly match a Division I record with six sacks in a 31-12 victory over TCU on Saturday, coach Chris Klieman made an observation that should send chills through Big 12 quarterbacks. Or heart palpitations through NFL scouts. “I’m sure
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Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! It was a brisk, raw day on the High Desert, as highs struggled to reach 50 degrees and didn’t in most spots. Cool temperatures in the upper 40s will be the norm for the start of the week. We’re also looking more chances for rain over the next few days. Sunday
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Swati Gupta, CNN Anish Yadav was sleeping in his home, a fragile hut made of wood and plastic, when the water rushed in. A concrete retaining wall that had previously held back monsoon floodwaters had collapsed, sending a deluge through Yadav’s slum in Malad, a northern suburb in India’s financial hub
Continue ReadingCNN By Jessie Yeung and Swati Gupta, CNN Anish Yadav was sleeping in his home, a fragile hut made of wood and plastic, when the water rushed in. A concrete retaining wall that had previously held back monsoon floodwaters had collapsed, sending a deluge through Yadav’s slum in Malad, a northern suburb in India’s financial
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — Backup quarterback Justin Sliwoski threw a go-ahead, 5-yard touchdown pass to Kahtero Summers after his 61-yard run set up the score early in the fourth quarter and St. Francis (PA) rallied to beat Duquesne 17-10 in Northeast Conference play. Sliwoski entered the game to start the second half after the Red Flash
Continue ReadingBOONE, N.C. (AP) — Chase Brice threw four touchdown passes and Appalachian State forced four turnovers in the first half to cruise past Louisiana-Monroe 59-28. Brice threw a pair of TD passes to Caleb Spurlin and one each to Corey Sutton and Malik Williams. Brice finished 20-of-30 passing for 256 yards, all in the first
Continue ReadingBy GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Zack Greinke wasn’t in line to get a decision in the Atlanta Braves’ 3-2 victory in Game 4 of the World Series but he was nonetheless impressive as Houston’s starter, giving up no runs and four hits with no walks and three strikeouts in four innings.
Continue ReadingAndrew Body threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth score, leading Texas Southern to a 59-17 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. After Arkansas-Pine Bluff took a 3-0 lead early in the first quarter, Body threw four touchdown passes before halftime as the Tigers took a 28-3 lead at the break. In the second half,
Continue ReadingMACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Connor Sampson threw for three touchdowns and Western Illinois rallied in the second half to beat Illinois State 38-31 and snap a four-game losing streak. Trailing 28-13, the Leathernecks scored two touchdowns in the final 2:36 of the third quarter then Sampson put them ahead with a 6-yard TD throw to
Continue ReadingHUNTINGTON, W.V. (AP) — Rasheen Ali ran for 133 yards and two touchdowns and Marshall shut out Florida International 38-0. The Thundering Herd ran for 246 yards and scored all five of their touchdowns on the ground and did not turn the ball over while the defense held the Panthers to just 288 yards of
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Seven members of the Sharks and coach Bob Boughner were placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol on Saturday, delaying the start of San Jose’s game against the Winnipeg Jets. Forwards Andrew Cogliano, Jonathan Dahlen and Matt Nieto, defensemen Erik Karlsson, Jake Middleton, Radim Simek and Marc-Edouard Vlasic, along with Boughner
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, Melissa Alonso and Andy Rose, CNN The University of Florida told three professors hired to testify as expert witnesses in a voting rights case against the state that they cannot participate. The University of Florida told the professors “that they were not authorized to serve as experts on behalf of Plaintiffs in
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb and Pamela Brown, CNN Members of the January 6 committee are working on potential legislation to tighten the process of certifying a presidential election in an effort to eliminate contentious avenues that spurred the January 6 riot, sources tell CNN. The legislation would give the committee a focus on developing a
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