By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The remade U.S. soccer team quickly got itself into trouble in World Cup qualifying, wasting Brenden Aaronson’s second-half goal when Cyle Larin scored to lift Canada into a 1-1 draw. U.S. star Christian Pulisic returned after missing Thursday’s opening 0-0 draw at El Salvador while
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Un hombre de 58 años de edad de nacionalidad cubano – estadounidense fue detenido por las autoridades en Colombia por presuntamente abusar y explotar sexualmente al menos a 70 menores de edad, dijo la Fiscalía en un comunicado. El sujeto, identificado como Abel Fernández, ha sido acusado de
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul and Swati Gupta, CNN Hana Mohsin Khan says she knows why she was targeted on a website that appeared to offer her for sale. “(It’s) because of my religion. Because I am Muslim,” she said. In early July, the 32-year-old pilot and proud feminist was among more than 80 Muslim women —
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Uruguay and Colombia added key points in South American qualifying for the World Cup on a day overshadowed by the shocking suspension of the superclasico between Brazil and Argentina because of breaches of COVID-19 restrictions. The Uruguayans thrashed ninth-place Bolivia 4-2 at home to move
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Albert Pujols is sure to get a big ovation at Busch Stadium when the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger returns to face the Cardinals. The 41-year-old Pujols called St. Louis home for his first 11 major league seasons from 2001-2011 and helped the Cards win two World Series championships. Pujols insists he’ll
Continue ReadingBy Angela Dewan, CNN Human health is already being harmed by the climate crisis, and the impacts could become catastrophic and irreversible unless governments do much more to address global warming, the editors of more than 230 medical journals said in a joint editorial Monday. The editorial points to established links between the climate crisis
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Midfielder Weston McKennie did not dress for a World Cup qualifier against Canada after violating team COVID-19 rules. McKennie, who plays for Juventus, had started Thursday night’s opening 0-0 draw at El Salvador and is among the top American players. McKennie says in a statement:
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Kyle Seager hit a go-ahead, two-RBI double to spark an 11th inning rally and lift the Seattle Mariners over the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-4 on Sunday to complete the three-game series sweep. The Mariners are on a five-game winning streak and continued to make up ground in
Continue ReadingCANTON, Ohio (AP) — Elijah Walker passed for a touchdown and ran for another score to help Grambling beat Tennessee State 16-10 and the Black College Hall of Fame Classic. Walker was just 4-of-11 passing for 43 yards with an interception but added 77 yards rushing on 17 carries for Grambling (1-0). Tennessee State (0-1)
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Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! The smoke is here to stay for a while, unfortunately. Several E::Space Labs monitors in the mountains are reading “hazardous” air quality as of this afternoon. Sensors in our cities are in the “unhealthy” to “very unhealthy” levels, but that’s an improvement over this morning, when most sensors were also “hazardous.”
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Williams and Zachary Cohen, CNN As the Biden administration grapples with the challenge of carrying out counterterrorism missions in Afghanistan without US boots on the ground, CNN has learned new details about last Sunday’s drone strike on suspected ISIS-K fighters in Kabul that some officials say provide insight into the
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jake Cronenworth hit a solo home run with one out in the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 4-3 to take two of three from the AL West leaders. Cronenworth connected to right-center off reliever Ryne Stanek for his 20th
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A World Cup qualifying game in Guinea has been postponed after an apparent coup unfolded in the West African nation. The visiting Morocco team reportedly left the country safely after its coach said they were holed up in their hotel as gunshots rang
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — DJ Peters homered twice, had four hits and drove in four runs, and Taylor Hearn pitched seven innings of seven-hit ball in the Texas Rangers’ 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Peters had the second multi-homer game of his rookie season, hitting a solo
Continue ReadingMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders scored the only touchdown of the game and the Jackson State defense got two fourth-down stops in the closing minutes to help the Tigers beat Florida A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic at Hard Rock Stadium. Sanders, the son of football hall of famer and Jackson State coach
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christian Pulisic was back in the U.S. starting lineup for Sunday night’s World Cup qualifier against Canada, three days after missing the opener at El Salvador while regaining fitness following a positive COVID-19 test. Gio Reyna strained his right hamstring and missed the match against Canada. He also won’t play at
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic tries to move one win closer toward becoming the first man since 1969 to win a calendar-year Grand Slam and break a tie with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for most major titles among men if he wins the U.S. Open. He tied them with 20 Slam trophies by
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Botic van de Zandschulp has emerged as the surprise of the U.S. Open. The qualifier continued his out-of-nowhere run, beating No. 11 Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 5-7, 6-1 on Sunday at Louis Armstrong Stadium. Van de Zandschulp was part of a trio of U.S.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Divers at the site of an ongoing oil spill that appeared in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida have identified the apparent source as a one-foot diameter pipeline displaced from a trench on the ocean floor and broken open. The Houston-based company currently paying for the
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Daniel Vogelbach delivered a pinch-hit grand slam off Alex Reyes to cap a five-run rally in the ninth inning that gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Reyes entered the game after the Brewers had loaded the bases off Giovanny Gallegos.
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