SEATTLE (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike scored 24 points to lead four players in double figures and the Los Angeles Sparks clamped down in the fourth quarter to beat the Seattle Storm 85-77 on Saturday night. Ogwumike hit 12 of 18 shots from the floor for Los Angeles (7-10). Katie Lou Samuelson added 17 points for
Continue ReadingRUNNEMEDE, N.J. (AP) — Someone has paid $2.4 million for a one-of-a-kind LeBron James trading card, a purchase price that fell well short of what some expected. The auction of the “Triple Logoman” card ended Saturday. Officials at the collectibles marketplace Goldin, which ran the auction, suggested earlier this month that the card could fetch
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has lifted a state of emergency he’d imposed in six provinces amid an Indigenous-led strike, a surprise move that comes as lawmakers in the National Assembly hear an opposition petition to remove him from office. The decision to end the state of emergency followed an initial meeting
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Eight bodies have been found on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, and they appear to be those of eight men apparently kidnapped from a resort on the Caribbean coast. Prosecutors in the state of Yucatan said Saturday the bodies were probably those of men reported kidnapped in the laid-back Caribbean beach town of
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois, speaking at a rally Saturday night with former President Donald Trump, called the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade a “victory for white life.” Miller’s spokesman said the Illinois Republican had intended to say the decision was a victory
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Thorleifur Úlfarsson and Darwin Quintero scored first-half goals and Steve Clark made them stand up in the Houston Dynamo’s 2-0 victory over the Chicago Fire. Úlfarsson picked up his second goal of the season when he found the net in the 23rd minute for Houston (6-7-3). Quintero scored in the second minute
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Un sismo de magnitud 5,7 sacudió la costa sur de Perú este sábado, según reportes del Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El foco sísmico estuvo localizado a 13,1 kilómetros de profundidad y el epicentro estuvo ubicado a 109 kilómetros al sur de Atico. El evento telúrico ocurrió hacia las 9:02 p.m. hora local
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Mississippi is one win away from its first national championship in baseball after beating Oklahoma 10-3 in Game 1 of the College World Series finals. Jack Dougherty carried a perfect game into the sixth inning and Ole Miss hit three homers in a row in
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Marcell Ozuna hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves recovered after blowing a three-run lead to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3. Travis d’Arnaud led off the seventh with a double to left field off Brusdar Graterol. Ozuna followed with his
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 26 points, Diana Taurasi added 18 and Phoenix beat the Dallas Wings 83-72 in the Mercury’s first game without Tina Charles. Diamond DeShields came off the bench to post 16 points and 10 rebounds for Phoenix (7-12). Sophie Cunningham added 14 points. The Mercury announced earlier Saturday that
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chris Archer kept his strong June going with five scoreless innings, and three Minnesota Twins relievers closed out a one-hitter in a 6-0 win over the Colorado Rockies. A day after being shut out themselves, Luis Arraez and the Twins had 10 hits in a dominant victory.
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Indiana Vassilev came off the bench and scored two goals in the final three minutes of regulation to rally Inter Miami CF to a 2-1 victory over Minnesota United. Vassilev took a pass from Bryce Duke and scored the equalizer for Inter Miami (6-7-3) in the 87th minute. He added
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN Ghislaine Maxwell has been placed on suicide watch, even though she is not suicidal, and may need to postpone her sentencing, according to a letter filed on Saturday by her attorney. Maxwell, 60, is set to be sentenced on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court after being found guilty of sex trafficking
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Knight, Jonny Hallam and Helen Regan, CNN Russia will transfer nuclear-capable Iskander-M missile systems to its ally Belarus over the coming months, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday. Putin told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting in St. Petersburg the missile systems “can use both ballistic and cruise missiles, both in
Continue ReadingMONTREAL (AP) — Mathieu Choiniere scored the go-ahead goal in the 47th minute after entering at the start of the second half and Montreal held off Charlotte 2-1 on Saturday night. Quioto opened the scoring in the sixth minute for Montreal (8-6-2). Guzman Corujo tied it for Charlotte (6-9-2) in the ninth.
Continue ReadingBy GIDEON RUBIN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Logan Webb pitched six innings of two-hit ball and the San Francisco Giants backed their ace with four home runs in a 9-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Evan Longoria, Thairo Estrada, Joc Pederson and Wilmer Flores homered for the Giants, who snapped a three-game skid.
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Ralph Priso broke a tie in the 78th minute to help Toronto FC beat Atlanta United 2-1 on Saturday night. Jonathan Osorio opened the scoring for Toronto (5-8-3) in the eighth minute. Luiz De Araujo tied it for Atlanta (5-6-4) in the 57th.
Continue ReadingBOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Florida Atlantic beach volleyball coach Capri Grotowski died after a long battle with breast cancer on Saturday, the university said. She was 38. She spent eight years coaching at FAU, often while dealing with treatments and the effects of her illness. This past season was the most successful of her
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Las imágenes son dramáticas e impactantes y es por eso que han sido vistas en todo el mundo. Anita Álvarez está inconsciente en el fondo de la piscina tras finalizar su rutina en el Campeonato Mundial Acuático de la FINA. Sus rodillas tocan las baldosas, sus brazos están fláccidos,
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Seattle Mariners will be without another key member of their offense for at least a couple weeks, but considering how bad the injury to first baseman Ty France looked, they consider themselves fortunate. France was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a
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