Votto hits tiebreaking HR in 8th, Reds beat Blue Jays 3-2
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Joey Votto hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and the Cincinnati Reds held on to beat the…
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Wisdom, Schwindel homer as Cubs rally past Diamondbacks 5-4
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Wisdom and Frank Schwindel hit consecutive homers against Ian Kennedy in the eighth inning,…
Continue ReadingMaple Leafs sign defenseman Giordano to 2-year extension
TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed veteran defenseman Mark Giordano to a two-year contract extension. The average annual value of…
Continue ReadingTigers top Guardians 4-2 for Faedo’s first big league win
By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Alex Faedo allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings for his first major league win and Miguel…
Continue ReadingReport: Top Southern Baptists stonewalled sex abuse victims
By DEEPA BHARATH, HOLLY MEYER and DAVID CRARY Associated Press The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee — and thousands of its…
Continue ReadingStamkos, Kucherov lead Lightning past Panthers 5-1 in Game 3
By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored two goals and Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists and the Tampa…
Continue Reading5 dead after severe thunderstorms in Ontario and Quebec; hundreds of thousands without power
By Raja Razek, CNN Five people are reported dead after severe thunderstorms raced through parts of Canada on Saturday, according to Environment…
Continue ReadingCOVID seems thing of the past at full-capacity French Open
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — The crowds at the French Open are back to their no-mask, no-distancing, full-capacity,…
Continue ReadingAlcantara shuts down Braves with six-hitter
MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara pitched a six-hitter and the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3. The 26-year-old-Alcantara (4-2) limited the…
Continue ReadingBoone: Donaldson shouldn’t make ‘Jackie’ remark to Anderson
By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone says slugger Josh Donaldson was wrong to make a remark…
Continue ReadingPool noodle fight over the name Josh again attracts hundreds
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A couple hundred people grabbed their pool noodles and headed to a Nebraska park again this weekend to battle over the right…
Continue ReadingSun start fast, breeze to 92-70 victory over Fever
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Alyssa Thomas and Brionna Jones scored 18 points apiece and the Connecticut Sun breezed to a 92-70 victory over the Indiana…
Continue Reading‘Doctor Strange’ remains atop box office as ‘Top Gun’ looms
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Doctor Strange and his multiverse got to linger a little longer atop the weekend box…
Continue Reading‘Doctor Strange’ remains atop box office as ‘Top Gun’ looms
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Doctor Strange and his multiverse got to linger a little longer atop the weekend box…
Continue ReadingPenguins F Bryan Rust fine with taking a discount to stay
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Penguins forward Bryan Rust made good on his promise to stay in Pittsburgh. Rust signed a…
Continue ReadingSweden beats Norway 7-1 for 5th win at hockey worlds
TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Sweden picked up its fifth win in six games at the hockey world championship by beating Norway 7-1 in group play.…
Continue ReadingNortheast heat wave to persist Sunday
By Allison Chinchar, CNN meteorologist More than 10 million people remain under a heat advisory for Sunday across the Northeast as record…
Continue ReadingHe’s building a real-life yellow brick road without any bricks
Jacopo Prisco There’s a real-life yellow brick road forming in Ghana, and it shares at least one thing in common with the fictional path…
Continue ReadingCreator of ‘Star Wars’ X-wing and Death Star dies at 90
The man who designed the spacecraft in the “Star Wars” films has died. Colin Cantwell was 90. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Cantwell’s…
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Albertsons, Safeway recall store-prepared items with peanut butter due to possible Salmonella contamination
Albertsons Companies, in cooperation with its supplier The J. M. Smucker Co., said Sunday it has voluntarily recalled 11 store-prepared items, also…
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