By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings are used to the stress of defending against Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The three-time NFL MVP has 24 touchdown passes and just three interceptions in 13 games against Minnesota under coach Mike Zimmer. The Packers’ defense will pose a tough test
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The most dynamic offense in the NFL will be on display inside Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. It won’t belong to the Kansas City Chiefs. Oh, the two-time defending AFC champs are still capable of scoring points — just ask the Raiders after their 41-14
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press No. 23 San Diego State looks to keep the inside track for the West Division championship and a spot in the Mountain West championship game when it visits UNLV. The Aztecs are 5-1 atop the West, ahead of Fresno State at 5-2, with two games remaining. After playing the Rebels, SDSU
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich heads to local rival Augsburg looking to extend its four-point lead at the top of the table. Defender Niklas Süle remains in isolation after testing positive for the coronavirus shortly after joining up with the German national team last week and forward Kingsley Coman is out with
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Justin Fields studied Lamar Jackson last season as he prepared to jump from Ohio State to the NFL. He gets an in-person lesson this week. Jackson and the AFC North-leading Baltimore Ravens look to shake off a tough loss when they visit Fields and
Continue ReadingBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan police said on Thursday they had killed at least five people, including a Muslim cleric, accused of having ties to the extremist group responsible for Tuesday’s suicide bombings in the capital. Four men were killed in a shootout in a frontier town near the Congo
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The Deschutes National Forest said Thursday it is implementing additional temporary closures starting Monday on portions of trails within the Phil’s Trail area and the greater West Bend trails system.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Houston can win its 10th straight game and secure the Cougars’ first 10-win season since 2015. Houston is also looking to go 8-0 in conference play for the second time in school history and first time since 2011. Memphis is seeking to become bowl eligible for an eighth straight season.
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN The refusal of the commander of the Oklahoma National guard to enforce the Pentagon’s Covid-19 vaccination mandate has opened up a dispute about the limits of the federal government’s authority and the chain of command of the military. Brig. Gen. Thomas Mancino has refused to enforce the mandate since he took
Continue ReadingCNN By Jay Croft, CNN A sister and friend of an Oklahoma death row convict spared from execution say they now will work to get the man released from prison. “We were overjoyed,” Antoinette Jones told CNN’s “New Day” on Friday morning. “We still have to get his freedom.” She is the sister of Julius
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Thursday that he would reinstate Reps. Paul Gosar of Arizona and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on committees — potentially even “better” ones — if Republicans win back the House after next year’s midterms. “They’ll have committees,” McCarthy said at his weekly news conference. “They
Continue ReadingCNN By Melanie Zanona, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Thursday that he would reinstate Reps. Paul Gosar of Arizona and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on committees — potentially even “better” ones — if Republicans win back the House after next year’s midterms. “They’ll have committees,” McCarthy said at his weekly news conference.
Continue ReadingBy ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Changes are coming to the Denver Broncos. Just not anytime soon. Someone else will be signing the paychecks next year. Someone new almost certainly will be under center in 2022. And in all likelihood somebody else will be calling the shots from the sideline,
Continue ReadingKENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The judge at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial banned MSNBC from the courthouse Thursday after police said they briefly detained a man who had followed the jury bus and may have tried to photograph jurors. Judge Bruce Schroeder said the man had claimed to be working for MSNBC. NBC News said the
Continue ReadingBy David Close, CNN Former cricketer Azeem Rafiq, who testified about his experiences of being subjected to racism while playing for Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) before a UK parliamentary panel on Tuesday, has apologized for unspecified comments he says he made in 2011. Shortly before Rafiq’s apology, a screenshot of messages that appeared to
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A new bridge crossing over the train tracks and extending Murphy Road to 15th Street in southeast Bend, opened Thursday with a ribbon-cutting, a cake to cut and a chance for hundreds to walk, bike or scooter across the road before it opened to traffic.
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has embraced “Let’s go Brandon.” The Republican governor’s campaign said they picked the small Tampa suburb of Brandon as the place for his signing of a bill opposing White House vaccine mandates Thursday, trolling President Joe Biden by referring to what has become a popular stand-in for
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Tom Holland understands that playing “Spiderman” comes with great responsibility. He’ll take a picture, smile for fans, but he’s not going to discuss his relationship with Zendaya. The actor tells GQ that the actress is helping him navigate fame, but won’t confirm if they are or aren’t dating, “When everyone’s telling you
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Following the shooting death of Memphis rapper Young Dolph Wednesday, a video of him styling his young daughter Aria’s hair began making the rounds on social media. “So you don’t want Mommy to comb your hair, you want Daddy to comb your hair,” Mia Jaye, the artist’s longtime girlfriend and
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A second legal challenge has been filed against Idaho’s redistricting commission over a new map redrawing the state’s 35 legislative districts. Ada County commissioners filed the petition with the Idaho Supreme Court on Wednesday, contending that the map is unconstitutional because it splits up more counties
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