By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Robbie Ray was tagged for home runs by Shea Langeliers, Cristian Pache and Nick Allen, and the Seattle Mariners’ hopes of hosting the AL wild-card series took a serious blow with a 10-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. The hangover from the excitement of
Continue ReadingBy TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Daniel Jones ran for two touchdowns before injuring an ankle, Saquon Barkley had 146 yards and ran the wildcat offense at times after both New York quarterbacks were hurt in leading the Giants to a 20-12 victory over the Chicago Bears. Jones scored on
Continue ReadingBy TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Chicago Bears had chance to win for the third time in four games under new coach Matt Eberflus, until they did everything possible to prevent it. Chicago settled for four field goals, including three inside the red zone, gave up 262 yards rushing
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras got several standing ovations in what could be his final home game at Wrigley Field, Marcus Stroman threw six scoreless innings and the surging Chicago Cubs won their seventh straight with an 8-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Nelson Velázquez drove in four runs
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Applications are open online for the Soroptimist Live Your Dream Award®. LYDA are cash awards given to motivated women who are the primary financial supporters of their families. Recipients of the awards seek to improve their lives by gaining additional skills, training or education, but do not have the resources to
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — King Charles III will welcome South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the U.K. for three days of high-level talks next month, celebrating the first state visit of his reign with the leader of a Commonwealth member with close ties to the royal family. Ramaphosa has accepted Charles’s invitation for a state visit
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — A spectator at Sunday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets has died following a fall at Acrisure Stadium. The Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety say police and emergency service personnel were alerted after the man fell shortly after the end of the Jets’ 24-20 victory over the Steelers. Paramedics
Continue ReadingCNN By Joshua Berlinger and Olga Voitovych, CNN As Vladimir Putin lost more of the Ukrainian territory he is seeking to annex, his government on Tuesday sought to finalize the formalities of its claim to four Ukrainian regions, none of which are fully controlled by Russia anymore. The upper house of Russia’s rubber-stamp legislature, the
Continue ReadingBy BEN DuBOSE Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Jeremy Pena hit an early two-run homer and drove in an insurance run late, lifting the Houston Astros to a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. One pitch after Jose Altuve’s leadoff bunt single, Pena belted a cutter by Rays starter Corey Kluber (10-10) over the
Continue ReadingBy STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane Bieber tuned up for his start in Game 1 of the wild-card series, Josh Naylor and rookie Will Brennan hit three-run homers in the second inning and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Sunday. Bieber allowed two runs in five innings in
Continue ReadingSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — More than 2,000 soldiers and police surrounded and closed off a town in El Salvador in order to search for street gang members accused in a killing. The large-scale encirclement of the town of Comasagua is the latest example of heavy-handed tactics by the government to root out street
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Breece Hall ran for a 2-yard touchdown with 16 seconds remaining and Zach Wilson and the New York Jets spoiled Kenny Pickett’s debut in Pittsburgh by rallying for a 24-20 victory over the Steelers. The Jets won in Pittsburgh for the second time in franchise history
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Chase Elliott raced his way into the next round of the playoffs with a victory Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway in the first clean race yet of this year’s postseason. Elliott was fifth on the final restart with two laps remaining and claimed control of
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Octubre sobrio, enero seco y julio seco: durante un trimestre del año, estas campañas ofrecen una motivación para que la gente se reúna y se desafÃe a sà misma a estar sin alcohol. A Annie Grace no le sorprende que estos periodos para reducir el consumo de alcohol sean cada vez más
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Tyler Bass kicked a 21-yard field goal on the game’s final play, and Josh Allen rallied the Buffalo Bills from a 17-point deficit to beat the Baltimore Ravens 23-20. With the score tied at 20 in the final quarter, the Ravens decided to go for it
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — It hasn’t been the return to action that Karim Benzema had hoped for. Benzema was back in Real Madrid’s squad after a long injury layoff but missed a second-half penalty kick on Sunday that helped end the team’s perfect start to the season. Madrid’s streak of nine
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Herbert threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns and Austin Ekeler scored three times as the Los Angeles Chargers built a big early lead and held on for a 34-24 win over the Houston Texans. Houston scored 17 straight points to get within three with
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Doug Pederson received a standing ovation from Eagles fans in his first game back since he was fired by the team. Pederson led the Eagles to the Super Bowl championship in the 2017 season. Pederson went 42-37-1 in five seasons with the Eagles. He guided the
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government on Sunday announced that at least eight people have died from cholera, raising concerns about a potentially fast-spreading scenario and reviving memories of an epidemic that killed nearly 10,000 people a decade ago. The cases – the first cholera deaths reported in three years
Continue ReadingBy Maeve Reston, CNN Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and his Republican challenger Joe Lombardo both sought to distance themselves from the leaders of their respective parties in a Sunday debate, as they tried to appeal to the state’s swath of independent voters, many of whom are frustrated by inflation under President Joe Biden, but also
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