WATFORD, England (AP) — The Premier League match between Watford and Chelsea was halted after 13 minutes on Wednesday because of a medical emergency in the crowd. Both teams were taken off the field by the referee after play was stopped following an incident in the stands at Vicarage Road. Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso appeared
Continue ReadingCARY, N.C. (AP) — Interim coach Sean Nahas has been named permanent head coach of the North Carolina Courage. Nahas replaced Paul Riley, who was fired in September after two former players accused him of sexual harassment and coercion. Riley denied the allegations. Nahas has been with the Courage organization since 2004, serving as director
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s new cases of COVID-19 have nearly doubled in just one day. The numbers released Wednesday signal a dramatic surge in the country where scientists detected the omicron variant last week. New confirmed cases rose to 8,561 Wednesday from 4,373 a day earlier. Scientists in South
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside, CNN Denise Anderson, Otis Anderson Jr.’s mother, told authorities in Jacksonville, Florida, that an argument over a dog bite led to the shooting death of the former University of Central Florida football star. She said the fatal altercation began when her husband, Otis Anderson Sr., became upset after being bitten by a
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer The head of the women’s professional tennis tour tells The Associated Press that the suspension of all WTA tournaments in China could extend beyond 2022. The WTA on Wednesday said it would not play in China next year because of concerns about the safety of Grand Slam doubles champion
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer The head of the women’s professional tennis tour tells The Associated Press that the suspension of all WTA tournaments in China could extend beyond 2022. The WTA on Wednesday said it would not play in China next year because of concerns about the safety of Grand Slam doubles champion
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on a Mississippi law that bars abortion after 15 weeks. The court seemed poised to uphold the law, but it is less clear if there is a clear majority to end the right to abortion nationwide, although conservative justices expressed skepticism about the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Lautaro Martínez scored one goal and set up another as Inter Milan beat Spezia 2-0 to provisionally move into second place in Serie A. It is two points above AC Milan, which plays relegation-threatened Genoa later. Serie A leader Napoli was playing at Sassuolo. Inter next faces
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Quarterback Kyler Murray and All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins were both at practice for the Arizona Cardinals on Wednesday in a sign the team’s top two playmakers might be ready to return after a three-game absence. Arizona has the league’s best record at 9-2 and has
Continue ReadingCNN By Jen Christensen, CNN Doctors don’t know yet exactly how well the current Covid-19 vaccines protect people against the new Omicron variant that is now in the US, but what they do know is that people shouldn’t wait to get a vaccine or booster. “Getting the maximum protection now is more important than ever
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN ) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. identificaron el primer caso confirmado de la variante del coronavirus ómicron en Estados Unidos, en California, según una fuente familiarizada con el tema. El Dr. Anthony Fauci confirmó el reporte de Kaitlan Collins, de CNN, este miércoles de
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM and STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writers IRVING, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball plunged into its first work stoppage in a quarter-century when the sport’s collective bargaining agreement expired and owners immediately locked out players in a move that threatens spring training and opening day. The strategy, management’s equivalent of a strike
Continue ReadingBy DAMON ARNOLD Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — High school students from Cardinal Ritter College Prep led a march against gun violence on Wednesday. The march was held in direct response to the shooting death of 19-year-old Isis Mahr. She was a standout at Cardinal Ritter College Prep.
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David Smullin, the Redmond Community Nordic Ski Club head coach since 1999, is no stranger to dry-land practice sessions. But dry-land practices have become more of a necessity this season, as Central Oregon waits for more snow to arrive.
Continue ReadingCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Two-time world bronze medalist Tiffany Chin, Miami (Ohio) University synchronized skating coach Vicki Korn, and two-time Olympic judge Lucy Joyce Brennan have been elected to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame. Their inductions will take place Jan. 9 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee during the U.S. Figure
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer A diversity report has awarded the WNBA high grades again when it comes to racial- and gender-hiring practices. The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida issued an A-plus Wednesday to the WNBA for the league’s overall, racial and gender grades for the
Continue ReadingBy STEPHANIE BAUMER Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A man was killed after crashing into a pillar on an interstate in north St. Louis County Wednesday morning. Officials from the Missouri State Highway Patrol said 55-year-old Mukhan Turdaliev was driving off the east side of the Interstate
Continue ReadingLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky author Ed McClanahan has died at his home at the age of 89. McClanahan was a friend of counterculture icon Ken Kesey, who wrote “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” McClanahan was born in Brooksville in Bracken County. In 1962, he was at Stanford University when he met Kesey, and
Continue ReadingLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky author Ed McClanahan has died at his home at the age of 89. McClanahan was a friend of counterculture icon Ken Kesey, who wrote “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” McClanahan was born in Brooksville in Bracken County. In 1962, he was at Stanford University when he met Kesey, and
Continue ReadingBy HOPE YEN Associated Press The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a safety alert to subway systems and commuter railroads over a wheelset problem that led to a derailment in the nation’s capital in October. The agency says the defect can be easily missed without careful inspection and that a derailment “could be catastrophic.”
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