LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Logan Bonner passed for a career-best 390 yards with four touchdowns as Utah State clawed out of an early hole to rally past North Dakota 41-24. Bonner more than doubled his passing yards from the 143 in Utah State’s last-minute upset at Washington State last week, and matched his career high
Continue ReadingW.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders general manager Mike Mayock retained several things from former coach Bill Parcells after playing for the New York Giants in 1982 and ’83. One quote resonates nearly 40 years later. “He always said,” Mayock recalled recently, “’potential means you ain’t done a damn thing
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN and FARES AKRAM Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say they have arrested four of the six Palestinians who broke out of a maximum-security prison this week — including a famed militant leader whose exploits over the years have made him a well-known figure in Israel. The arrests moved Israel closer
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Nearly 700 firefighters called to battle the nearly 86,000-acre Cougar Peak Fire northwest of Lakeview welcomed the first significant rainfall in many weeks on Friday, but with no containment yet, the fight is far from over.
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Matt Olson had four hits and drove in four runs, Starling Marte added an RBI triple and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 10-5 for their third straight win. Elvis Andrus took a pitch off his left hip from Rangers starter Glenn Otto to
Continue ReadingBy JASON CHATRAW Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Hank Bachmeier threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns, and Stefan Cobbs added a special teams touchdown and a 61-yard scoring reception as Boise State defeated UTEP 54-13. UTEP appeared primed to put up a fight early despite being 25-point underdogs. But six turnovers along with
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julio Urías pitched seven shutout innings for his major league-leading 17th victory, Max Muncy slugged a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 3-0 to snap a two-game skid. Urías scattered three hits, struck out seven and walked one to
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Tom Murphy hit a two-run home run in the second inning and added a solo shot in the sixth, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 for their eighth win in 11 games. Seattle continued to inch closer in the AL wild-card race, pulling
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Libya is warning that failure to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Dec. 24 could renew division and conflict and thwart efforts to unite the oil-rich North African nation after a decade of turmoil. Jan Kubis told the U.N. Security
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PREP FOOTBALL= Bandon 29, Central Linn 6 Barlow 44, Central 28 Barlow def. Reynolds, forfeit Beaverton 41, Aloha 18 Burns 35, Klamath 14 Cascade 79, Elmira 0 Central Catholic 55, David Douglas 2 Clackamas 38, Camas, Wash. 30 Cove 36, Union 28 Crook County 32, Cottage Grove 7 Crow def. Mapleton, forfeit Dallas 34, Wells
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Firefighters battling massive California blazes say thunderstorms that dropped light rain gave them a little breathing room but lightning sparked several new blazes in the drought-stricken north. Storms rolling through Thursday night and Friday dumped up to a half-inch of rain over portions of the Dixie Fire in the Sierra Nevada.
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young was back at Madison Square Garden. Once again, he played the heel. Atlanta’s star guard made a surprise appearance at “WWE Friday Night SmackDown,” returning to the arena where he led the Hawks to an NBA playoff victory over the New York Knicks. Wearing
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Portland Timbers beat Vancouver 1-0 on a 66th-minute own goal Friday night, ending the Whitecaps’ franchise-record unbeaten streak at 10 games. Timbers forward Sebastian Blanco started the deciding play by sending the ball to the side of the goal. Felipe Mora controlled it and sent a shot across the
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Portland Timbers beat Vancouver 1-0 on a 66th-minute own goal Friday night, ending the Whitecaps’ franchise-record unbeaten streak at 10 games. Timbers forward Sebastian Blanco started the deciding play by sending the ball to the side of the goal. Felipe Mora controlled it and sent a shot across the
Continue ReadingBy BOB SUTTON Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Mataeo Durant scored on three touchdown runs and quarterback Gunnar Holmberg added two touchdown runs in Duke’s 45-17 home-opening victory against North Carolina A&T on Friday night. Holmberg, making a start in a home game for the first time, was 20-for-27 for 270 yards through the
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is gearing up for another major clash between federal and state rule over its sweeping new vaccine requirements that have Republican governors threatening lawsuits. But while many details about the rules remain unknown, some experts say Biden appears to
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are blasting President Joe Biden, threatening lawsuits and going as far as to call for civil disobedience to block his new vaccination mandates. It’s all in response to his sweeping new federal vaccine requirements that would force as many as 100 million Americans to be vaccinated
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Labor unions are divided over vaccine mandates. The split has become more significant after President Joe Biden announced his plan to require federal workers to get inoculated and private companies with more than 100 employees to get them vaccinated. Several prominent unions have backed Biden’s plan. But some unions have
Continue ReadingBy Christiane Amanpour, Chief International Anchor, CNN On that ghastly day, September 11, 2001, I never saw what happened in real time. I was on assignment in West Africa, in the midst of Sierra Leone’s civil war. But I recall vividly as I was interviewing the hacked-up victims of the Revolutionary United Front guerrilla army
Continue ReadingCNN By Christiane Amanpour, Chief International Anchor, CNN On that ghastly day, September 11, 2001, I never saw what happened in real time. I was on assignment in West Africa, in the midst of Sierra Leone’s civil war. But I recall vividly as I was interviewing the hacked-up victims of the Revolutionary United Front guerrilla
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