SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brian Cashman is staying with the New York Yankees, signing a four-year contract to remain the team’s senior vice president and general manager. The announcement was made at baseball’s winter meetings in San Diego. Cashman had been working on a handshake agreement since early November, when his five-year contract expired. The
Continue ReadingATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Mimi Collins scored 19 points and No. 8 North Carolina State earned the program’s first win over Georgia in 10 tries, posting a 65-54 victory. Collins, a graduate transfer from Maryland, stepped into the starting lineup with senior Jada Boyd sidelined with an injury and made the most of it. She
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press AMHERST, Mass. — Tafara Gapare scored 15 points off of the bench to help lead the UMass Minutemen over the Albany (NY) Great Danes 87-73. The Minutemen are now 7-1 on the season, while the Great Danes moved to 3-7.
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There’s an ugly sweater pub crawl Friday evening in downtown Bend. Three “winners” get a $100 gift card. Many downtown bars and restaurants are participating. Here’s the news release: Ugly Sweater Pub Crawl in Downtown Bend Continue the Holiday celebrations in Downtown with the Ugly Sweater Pub Crawl! Friday, December 9th, grab your ugly sweater and friends and head out for a night
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies executive Kevin Gregg has won the Robert O. Fishel Award for Public Relations Excellence. Major League Baseball made the announcement Monday at the winter meetings. Gregg, son of late National League umpire Eric Gregg, is the vice president of baseball communications for the Phillies. Gregg has worked full-time in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Led by Markeese Hastings’ 22 points, the Western Michigan Broncos defeated the Concordia (MI) Cardinals 94-50 on Monday night. The Broncos moved to 3-6 with the win and the Cardinals dropped to 0-1.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, promulgó este lunes un proyecto de ley que amplía la prohibición de la llamada “propaganda” LGBTQ en el país, al hacer ilegal que cualquier persona promueva las relaciones entre personas del mismo sexo o sugiera que las orientaciones no heterosexuales son “normales”. Putin aprobó la
Continue ReadingBy KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights made former Boston coach Bruce Cassidy’s return a success on Reilly Smith’s score in the fifth round of the shootout, beating the Bruins 4-3 to end their NHL-record for home victories to open a season at 14 games on Monday night. The 57-year-old
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The Hayden Homes Amphitheater announced Monday that the Goo Goo Dolls and O.A.R. are set to play at the Old Mill District venue in early September of next year. They already announced that Death Cab for Cutie is coming in June, and promise more announcements soon – like one later this week – having learned
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Kirstie Alley and John Travolta were never romantically involved, but that wasn’t how she initially wanted it. Alley, who died Monday at the age of 71 after a brief illness, often talked of her feelings for Travolta, whom she called the “greatest love” of her life. The pair starred
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El desacreditado abogado Michael Avenatti recibió este lunes una sentencia a 14 años de prisión y la orden de pagar casi US$ 11 millones en restitución por malversar millones de dólares de cuatro de sus clientes y por obstrucción. Avenatti se declaró culpable a principios de este año de cuatro cargos
Continue ReadingBy ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration says it will expand temporary legal status for Haitians already living in the United States, saying conditions in the Caribbean nation are too dangerous for their forced return. The Homeland Security Department said Monday that Haitians who were in the United States Nov.
Continue ReadingCNN By Tim Lister, Josh Pennington and Maria Kostenko, CNN Multiple attacks targeting Russian military infrastructure this week have focused attention on Ukraine’s efforts to develop longer-range combat drones. The Russian Defense Ministry says the strikes on two air bases Monday — followed by an attack on an air field Tuesday — were carried out
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Kirstie Alley, quien murió a los 71 años tras batallar contra el cáncer, era recordada por protagonizar “Look Who’s Talking”, junto a John Travolta. La comedia romántica se estrenó en 1989 y acumuló tal éxito que se produjeron dos secuelas más en la década de 1990: “Look Who’s Talking Too”
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN One of the people charged in the shooting and robbery of Lady Gaga’s dog walker last year has been sentenced to 21 years in state prison, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office said Monday. James Howard Jackson, 20, pleaded no contest to one count of attempted murder
Continue ReadingBy AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tony DeAngelo and Owen Tippett scored on the power play, and the Philadelphia Flyers held on to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3. Tanner Laczynski, Travis Sanheim and Travis Konecny also scored for the Flyers, who won for just the second time in 14 games (2-9-3). Carter Hart
Continue ReadingCARY, N.C. (AP) — Maricarmen Reyes scored a go-ahead goal off a rebound in the 107th minute and top-seeded UCLA rallied past North Carolina 3-2 to win its second women’s soccer championship in program history. UCLA trailed 2-0 late in the second half before scoring two goals in the final 10 minutes to force overtime.
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the hiring tells The Associated Press that Kent State’s Sean Lewis is leaving after five seasons to become offensive coordinator at Colorado for new coach Deion Sanders. Lewis will be the first prominent hire by Sanders, said the person who spoke on
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 16 points, including an 18-foot jumper with 1.4 seconds to lift the Los Angeles Clippers to a 119-117 victory over the Charlotte Hornets in his return from a right ankle sprain. Paul George also came back from a strained hamstring Monday to
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian branch of Amnesty International says it was the target of a cyberattack sponsored by China. The human rights organization says it first detected the breach Oct. 5 and hired forensic investigators and cyber security experts to investigate. It says cybersecurity firm Secureworks said there was no
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