By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Donaldson hit a 10th-inning sacrifice fly, and the New York Yankees came from behind twice to beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 to reach the one-third mark of the season at 39-15, the best in the major leagues in 21 years. Joey Gallo’s two-run homer in
Continue ReadingSAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — Three people are dead after an early morning shooting in Saginaw, Michigan. MLive.com reports police responded to a report of multiple gunshots around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Two men were pronounced dead at the scene. A woman died later at a hospital of her wounds. Two other men also were shot. They
Continue ReadingLAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California auction house says a jersey worn by Kobe Bryant in his rookie season has sold at auction for $2.73 million. SCP Auctions says the buyer wants to remain anonymous as does the seller. David Kohler of SCP Auctions had estimated the jersey from the 1996-97 season would
Continue ReadingMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Veryl Switzer, the trailblazing former Green Bay Packers halfback who traded a career in the NFL for service as a lieutenant in the Air Force, died Saturday. He was 89. Before his professional career, Switzer starred on the gridiron and in track and field at Kansas State before returning as an
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron has won the Selke Trophy as the NHL’s best defensive forward for a record-breaking fifth time. It could be his last if he decides to retire on the verge of his 37th birthday. Bergeron at 36 led the league in faceoff wins and winning
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Un bullicioso distrito de entretenimiento se convirtió en una escena de carnicerÃa cuando varios atacantes abrieron fuego en el área de South Street en Filadelfia, dijo la policÃa. Al menos tres personas murieron y otras 11 resultaron heridas por disparos este sábado por la noche, dijo el inspector de policÃa de
Continue ReadingORANGE, Va. (AP) — Several staffers who were previously fired or suspended during recent turmoil at former President James Madison’s Montpelier estate in Virginia have been reinstated to their jobs. The Culpeper Star-Exponent reports Montpelier’s recently appointed interim president and CEO Elizabeth Chew opted to bring back four staff members who were let go in
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer A crewless robotic boat that had tried to retrace the 1620 sea voyage of the Mayflower has finally reached the shores of North America — this time in Canada instead of the Massachusetts coast where its namesake landed more than 400 years ago. The sleek autonomous trimaran docked in
Continue ReadingCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Leadoff hitter Nik McClaughry hit a three-run home run, No. 8 hitter Blake Paugh had a pair of solo shots and Arizona stayed alive in the Coral Gables Regional with a 7-5 win over Canisius. Arizona got on the board with Chase Davis’ two-run homer in the first. Paugh had
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Rusia lanzó un misil de crucero a una altura “crÃticamente baja” sobre la planta de energÃa nuclear del sur de Ucrania el domingo, dijo el operador estatal de la estación de energÃa nuclear de Ucrania, Energoatom. “Rusia continúa amenazando la seguridad nuclear de las centrales nucleares de Ucrania y
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Ukraine has missed out on qualifying for the World Cup after the war-disrupted team lost 1-0 to Wales in the European playoff final for the FIFA soccer showpiece. Andriy Yarmolenko inadvertently headed the ball into his own net while trying to clear Wales captain
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Ukraine has missed out on qualifying for the World Cup after the war-disrupted team lost 1-0 to Wales in the European playoff final for the FIFA soccer showpiece. Andriy Yarmolenko inadvertently headed the ball into his own net while trying to clear Wales captain
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — A 34-year-old Wisconsin man has been charged in the deaths of six people who were found dead in January at a Milwaukee duplex. Court documents said the killings happened during a botched drug robbery. Bail was set at $1 million Sunday for Travis Lamar Birkley who is charged with six counts of
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Willie Calhoun, the Texas Rangers’ primary acquisition in the 2017 deadline trade that sent Yu Darvish to the Los Angeles Dodgers, was designated for assignment on Sunday. Calhoun, 27, had been optioned to Triple-A Round Rock early last month after hitting .136 in 18 games with one home run and two
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Gareth Bale led Wales to the World Cup for the first time in 64 years by beating Ukraine 1-0 to take the final European spot in Qatar. The result ends war-torn Ukraine’s bid for qualification. The only goal of an emotionally charged and tight
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN It is on occasions such as this that sport’s significance and insignificance are highlighted in equal measure. Ukraine has failed to qualify for this year’s FIFA World Cup, football’s most prestigious tournament, after a 1-0 defeat to Wales, but when your country is at war it doesn’t really matter. The bloodshed
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo Londres (CNN) — La reina Isabel II de Gran Bretaña hizo una aparición sorpresa en el balcón del Palacio de Buckingham este domingo, como parte del último dÃa de celebraciones para conmemorar su histórico reinado de 70 años. La reina no acudió a los eventos del viernes y el sábado, un servicio de
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — NATO has kicked off nearly a two-week U.S.-led naval exercise on the Baltic Sea with more than 7,000 sailors, airmen and marines. It involves 45 vessels and 75 aircraft from 16 nations, including Finland and Sweden, who in May applied to join NATO. The annual BALTOPS naval
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill and Amy Cassidy, CNN A church in southwestern Nigeria became the site of a bloody attack on Sunday, according to local lawmakers. Attackers stormed into the church in the city of Owo and began “shooting sporadically,” Adeyemi Olayemi, the legislator representing the Owo constituency in the Ondo State House of Assembly, told
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal beat Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 to earn his 14th title at Roland Garros and 22nd Grand Slam trophy overall. Both add to records Nadal already owned. And here is a new one: Two days after his 36th birthday, the Spaniard became the oldest champion in French Open history. He
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