GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith practiced on a limited basis after missing virtually all of training camp with a back injury. Smith had participated in only one training-camp workout. That was on Aug. 16. The Pro Bowl pass rusher took part in individual drills as the Packers prepare
Continue ReadingBy MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Frank Schwindel hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 for their season-high seventh straight win. Schwindel’s single through the right side scored Alfonso Rivas, who started the rally with a pinch-hit single off Michael Lorenzen and
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz wants to make sure he doesn’t let his struggles in a season-opening loss impact the rest of his year. Mertz threw two interceptions in the final 2½ minutes as the 12th-ranked Badgers failed to convert numerous scoring opportunities and fell 16-10
Continue ReadingCLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona, who stepped down for the season July 29 because of health issues, will have surgery on his left big toe on Tuesday. The 62-year-old Francona had replacement surgery a few days after deciding tp step away, He had surgery for a staph infection in his toe in
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and ANDREW DALTON NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Michael K. Williams, who played the beloved character Omar Little on “The Wire,” has died. New York City police say Williams was found dead Monday afternoon at his apartment in Brooklyn. He was 54. Williams created one of the most memorable characters in
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Kaufman, CNN Pretrial hearings in the case of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who has been accused of being the lead plotter behind the September 11 attacks, and four other detainees held at Guantanamo Bay are set to resume on Tuesday. The last in-person hearing in the case was held in February 2020. All five
Continue ReadingALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have one of the youngest defenses in the NFL, and they’ll have their hands full in Week 1 against a San Francisco offense that promises to be unpredictable. One of the biggest challenges facing first-time head coach Dan Campbell is preparing for San Francisco’s possible quarterback rotation
Continue ReadingBy ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos stumbled through another difficult season in 2020 when they lost a bevy of defensive backs to injuries and a suspension. Job No. 1 for new general manager George Paton was fixing his scrambled secondary. Paton bolstered the group both through free
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Jean-Pierre Adams, un exfutbolista que cayó en coma en 1982 luego de una operación fallida en la rodilla, murió a la edad de 73 años, dijeron sus exclubes Nimes Olympique, Paris Saint-Germain y Niza. Adams, un defensa central imponente, comenzó su carrera en Fontainebleu, donde ayudó al equipo local a
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two critical jobless benefit programs have expired, leaving only a handful of economic options for millions who are still financially impacted by the year-and-a-half-old coronavirus pandemic. One program provided jobless aid to self-employed and gig workers and another provided benefits to those who have been
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two critical jobless benefit programs have expired, leaving only a handful of economic options for millions who are still financially impacted by the year-and-a-half-old coronavirus pandemic. One program provided jobless aid to self-employed and gig workers and another provided benefits to those who have been
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El mundo del fútbol esperaba un gran clásico sudamericano entre Brasil y Argentina el domingo. Tenía todos los ingredientes para serlo: ambos equipos venían de jugar una final de Copa América (que ganó la albiceleste), y ahora se enfrentaban en eliminatoria mundialista como primero y segundo lugar de la clasificación. Brasil-Argentina:
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer The Indiana Hoosiers took soaring hopes into their season opener. At No. 17, they had their highest preseason ranking in more than half a century. They routinely spoke about the goal of winning a Big Ten Conference title. Now, after getting blown out 34-6 at No. 18 Iowa, the
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Considerada una de las dietas más saludables del mundo, la forma mediterránea de comer disminuye el consumo de los alimentos procesados y las carnes rojas. En cambio, se centra en frutas y verduras frescas, nueces y semillas, cereales integrales saludables y aceite de oliva extra virgen. Almuerzo mediterráneo Heather Fulbright El
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, Alta Spells, Theresa Waldrop and Shawn Nottingham, CNN At least eight children have been shot, one fatally, so far over the Labor Day weekend in Chicago, authorities said A 4-year-old was getting his hair cut in his own home when bullets came through the house, striking him in the head. He died
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Carter Kieboom and Andrew Stevenson hit RBI singles in the ninth inning off Edwin Díaz and the Washington Nationals rallied once again, edging the New York Mets 4-3 in the finale of a five-game series. The Nationals, who had lost eight of their last nine, were 1
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans’ COVID-19 outbreak is nearing an end even with two starting offensive linemen still on the reserve list. Not everyone around the NFL may be as healthy to kick off this season with COVID-19 proving to be an issue hovering over
Continue ReadingBy JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ke’Bryan Hayes and Yoshi Tsutsugo each hit a two-run single during Pittsburgh’s four-run seventh inning, and the Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 to stop their six-game losing streak. Hayes finished with three hits, and Tsutsugo, Jacob Stallings and Cole Tucker each had two. Kevin Newman hit
Continue ReadingBy BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer It’s almost as if the NFL is emulating college football heading into the 2021 season. Yes, the Buccaneers are the defending champions and the Packers deservedly have title aspirations. The rest of the NFC, well, it looks more like Conference USA in comparison to the AFC, the professional
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The City Council in Portland, Oregon will vote Wednesday on an emergency resolution that would ban the purchase of goods and services from Texas in response to the new law prohibiting most abortions there. The resolution would also bar city employee travel to the state. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s office said
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