By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Devin Booker scored 33 points and the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns overcame a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 111-105 on Friday night. Deandre Ayton sealed the victory off a pass from Chris Paul with 18.4 seconds left. Ayton had 19
Continue ReadingBy ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A milestone Supreme Court confirmation that endured a flawed process. The collapse of a bipartisan compromise for more pandemic funding. The departure of a stalwart of the dwindling band of moderate House Republicans. Three events on Capitol Hill this week illustrated how Congress’ near- and long-term paths
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON and JILL COLVIN Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — When Ted Budd won a surprise endorsement from former President Donald Trump last year, he was a little-known congressman running for a Senate seat in North Carolina against some of the state’s most recognizable Republicans, including a former governor. As he enters
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN What started out as an idea on a whim, turned into friendship across the Atlantic Ocean. In January 2020, Victoria Kay and her boyfriend, Graeme, were visiting St. Simons Island in Georgia from Knoxville, Tennessee. Kay told CNN she has been painting her entire life, and decided to paint a scene
Continue ReadingBy AARON MORRISON Associated Press Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s speech at the White House went to the heart of both the triumphs and struggles of Black Americans in her lifetime. She stood on the South Lawn Friday and said, “In my family, it took just one generation to go from segregation to the Supreme Court
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Continue ReadingBy HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Brandon Jones overtook Ty Gibbs on the last lap of a two-lap sprint to the finish and won at Martinsville Speedway for his fifth career victory. It was one that also set off a brawl on pit road when it was over. On the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s David Peralta has lined a leadoff single in the eighth inning, ending another no-hit bid by the San Diego Padres. Sean Manaea was brilliant in his Padres debut, but was pulled by manager Bob Melvin after throwing 88 pitches over seven innings. Melvin’s decision wasn’t
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A benches-clearing interruption after Mets star Francisco Lindor was hit by a pitch overshadowed Max Scherzer’s return to Nationals Park even as the three-time Cy Young Award winner pitched New York to a 7-3 victory over Washington. The game got off to an odd start because
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa and Rebekah Riess and Ray Sanchez, CNN A county coroner in Georgia discovered the bodies of his parents and his son, who were killed Friday in an apparent robbery at the Lock Stock & Barrel Shooting Range in Grantville, police say. All three were shot, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) confirmed
Continue ReadingWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Cale Makar scored a power-play goal 2:42 into overtime to lift the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche to a 5-4 victory over the struggling Winnipeg Jets. Andre Burakovsky and Nathan MacKinnon each had a goal and an assist, and Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Erik Johnson and Nathan MacKinnon also scored for the Avalanche, who have
Continue ReadingBy IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays erased a seven-run deficit and completed the biggest opening day comeback in seven decades to beat the Texas Rangers 10-8. Toronto hosted a capacity crowd of 45,022 for the first
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 39 points, 11 rebounds and his 16th technical foul of the season for the Dallas Mavericks in a 128-78 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. The win guarantees the Mavericks opening the playoffs at home for the first time since 2011. The 16th
Continue ReadingBy WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Robert Thomas scored at 1:27 of overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Friday night. Thomas took a pass from Vladimir Tarasenko and scored on a slap shot from the left faceoff circle. The Blues overcame a 3-1
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Obi Toppin scored a career-high 35 points, and the New York Knicks beat the Washington Wizards 114-92. RJ Barrett scored 14 points for the Knicks before leaving the game with a sprained right knee. His early exit came on a night when a number of key
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Finlandia y Suecia pronto podrían unirse a la OTAN, movimientos que probablemente enfurecerían a Moscú y que, según los funcionarios, subrayarían aún más el error estratégico de Rusia al invadir Ucrania. Funcionarios de la OTAN le dijeron a CNN que las discusiones sobre la incorporación de Suecia y Finlandia al bloque
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 39 points, 11 rebounds and his 16th technical foul of the season for the Dallas Mavericks in a 128-78 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. The win guarantees the Mavericks opening the playoffs at home for the first time since 2011. The 16th
Continue ReadingBy JOHN FLESHER and ED WHITE Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Jurors have acquitted two defendants of all charges in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer but couldn’t agree on a verdict for two others. The verdicts were read Friday at the federal court in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Daniel Harris and
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say 11 people have been injured in a “major collision” in Austin, Texas, involving pedestrians and two vehicles, one of which hit a food truck. Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services tweeted that two of the victims sustained potential life-threatening injuries. Seven others sustained non-life-threatening injuries requiring medical evaluation. The other
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Bam Adebayo made the go-ahead dunk with 27 seconds remaining and scored 24 points in the Miami Heat’s 113-109 comeback victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. Jimmy Butler added 20 points, Kyle Lowry finished with 16 points and Tyler Herro had 15 for the Heat. They finished on a 10-2
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