By The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Braves rookie Spencer Strider has a sore left oblique and will not make his next start on Saturday in Philadelphia. Strider is the fastest pitcher to record 200 strikeouts in a single season. He told the team he didn’t feel right after making his last start, a 5-2
Continue ReadingBy Jason Fielder and Stephen Borowy Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WNEM) — The Valley Lutheran community is rallying around one of their own as he continues to battle cancer. Monday night, every member of the varsity boys soccer team wore orange socks during their game against Saginaw Nouvel to
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer There was a time when Kalani Sitake when let guilt, shame and embarrassment get the best of him. The former BYU player and current head coach made a conscious decision a few years back to be more positive, embrace the good things in life, turn adversity into an opportunity
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity agency this summer turned down a multimillion-dollar proposal to protect election officials from harassment ahead of the midterm elections, multiple people familiar with the matter told CNN. The plan’s rejection comes as some DHS and cyber officials have expressed concern about their work to stem
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN Business Beyond Meat suspended its chief operating officer after he was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of biting a man’s nose during a fight following an Arkansas football game. Police arrested the vegan food purveyor’s COO Doug Ramsey on charges of “terroristic threatening” and third-degree battery on Saturday night. Ramsey
Continue ReadingBy Matt Foster Maury Wills, whose base stealing for the Los Angeles Dodgers helped them win three world titles, died Monday at his family home in Sedona, Arizona, according to the team. Wills was 89. No cause of death was given. Wills was part of the Dodgers’ World Series-winning teams in his rookie season of
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be equipped with blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving. The recommendation, if enacted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, could reduce the number of alcohol-related
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration acknowledged Tuesday that its response to the U.S. infant formula shortage was slowed by delays in processing a whistleblower complaint and test samples from the nation’s largest formula factory. A 10-page report from the agency offers its first formal account of
Continue ReadingBy PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — No. 5 Clemson has a clear chance to be favorites for the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Atlantic Division. First up is No. 21 Wake Forest on Saturday followed by 12th-ranked North Carolina State a week later. But if the Tigers fall short, it’s likely to be
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — NBC says “Top Gun: Maverick” actor Miles Teller will host the opening episode of “Saturday Night Live” on Oct. 1. The show begins its 48th season in something of a transition period, after having lost eight cast members. Teller will be joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning musical guest Kendrick Lamar, who makes
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey is on a career path both new and familiar — crime fiction. Comey has a deal to write two novels for The Mysterious Press, an imprint of Penzler Publishers. The first is called “Central Park West,” and it features an assistant U.S. Attorney looking into ties
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LIV Golf is turning up the heat on the Official World Golf Ranking. The LIV players are asking in a letter to the OWGR chairman that their results be included retroactively in the world ranking. LIV has 48-man fields that play 54 holes. It applied
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nominee to head the National Archives is set to face an unusually contentious Senate confirmation hearing this week. President Joe Biden nominated Colleen Shogan to take over the nation’s record-keeping agency last month. The nomination happened days before the FBI searched Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort after
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Atlético Madrid has condemned the racist chants made by some of its fans against Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior and pledged to work with authorities to identify those responsible. A group of Atlético fans outside the Metropolitano stadium chanted “Vinícius, you are a monkey” before Madrid’s
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Detroit is suing the U.S. Census Bureau over population estimates from last year that show the city lost an additional 7,100 residents. The move Tuesday opens another front against the agency in a battle over how Detroit’s people have been counted in the past
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees pitcher Frankie Montas has received a second cortisone injection in his ailing right shoulder and is on the injured list. It puts his rotation position in doubt for the postseason. Montas mentioned the shoulder issue to the Yankees after Friday’s start in Milwaukee, when
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday railed against what he called “revenge politics″ being used against him, as liberals in the House and Senate team up with Republicans to oppose his plan to speed permits for natural gas pipelines and other energy projects. Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat,
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has named Adrian Diaz as the city’s new police chief. Harrell on Tuesday announced his intent to appoint Diaz, who has served as interim police chief since September 2020. “Throughout this process, we’ve heard Seattleites’ clear expectations for the Seattle Police Department: effective public safety, meaningful community engagement,
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Live from New York… you know the drill. “Saturday Night Live” has teed up three celebs as guest hosts for its upcoming 48th season. Miles Teller, who lit up the big screen this summer in the blockbuster hit sequel “Top Gun: Maverick,” will make his hosting debut in the season premiere
Continue ReadingBy MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Utah boy who suffered a serious head injury after falling from a bunk bed during last month’s Little League World Series has returned home from the hospital, and his family is suing the league and the company that made the bed. The family’s lawyer said Tuesday
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