By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have turned the NFL draft into a family affair by taking Kansas State running back Deuce Vaughn in the sixth round. Vaughn is the son of Cowboys assistant director of college scouting Chris Vaughn. The younger Vaughn was a dynamic playmaker
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens had only six picks in this year’s NFL draft. They took a wide receiver and a cornerback, and that was pretty much what was expected. But no matter how the draft went, these last few days would have been a victory
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers entered the offseason looking to upgrade a passing game that was among the worst in the league last season. The NFL draft was the culmination of that plan. The Panthers added two key pieces, selecting Alabama quarterback Bryce Young No. 1 overall
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Commanders may have given their already strong defense the difference-making boost it needed in the NFL draft. They used their first two picks on defensive backs Emmanuel Forbes out of Mississippi State and Quan Martin from Illinois and got Clemson edge rusher KJ
Continue ReadingVALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Tony Finau posted five birdies over the last seven holes in the Mexico Open. He needed them to stay in front of hard-charging Masters champion Jon Rahm. Finau finished with a final birdie for a 65. He leads by two shots over Rahm and 21-year-old Akshay Bhatia. Rahm is the defending
Continue ReadingBy DANA GAURUDER Associated Press ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions traded picks throughout the NFL draft and wound up adding players to every offensive and defensive unit. General manager Brad Holmes retained only two of his original draft choices as he maneuvered his way to two picks in each of the first
Continue ReadingBy IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Easton McGee gave the Seattle Mariners a start to remember, but their struggling offense came up empty once again. Daulton Varsho singled with the bases loaded in the 10th and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Seattle 1-0 for their sixth straight victory Saturday after McGee took a
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James has led the Los Angeles Lakers into the second round of the playoffs with a chance to go much further. After losing their first five games under rookie head coach Darvin Ham, after beginning the season 2-10, after sitting six games under .500
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Daiyan Henley grew up with a well-known father. The spotlight is now shining on him after he was selected in the third round of the NFL draft by his hometown Los Angeles Chargers. Henley, who played linebacker at Washington State, was the 85th overall
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Daiyan Henley grew up with a well-known father. The spotlight is now shining on him after he was selected in the third round of the NFL draft by his hometown Los Angeles Chargers. Henley, who played linebacker at Washington State, was the 85th overall
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Sin perder la sonrisa, Kim Phuc atendió a cada una de las personas que llegó al Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos en Costa Rica para escuchar su testimonio y pedirle un autógrafo. “La admiro mucho”, “gracias por su mensaje de paz”, se escuchaba decir entre quienes le solicitaban
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yankees captain Aaron Judge has a mild hip strain. Manager Aaron Boone said Saturday that the team will continue to evaluate the reigning AL MVP through the weekend before determining if he needs to go on the injured list or not. Boone says in the grand scheme, it’s good news for
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — A shooting outside a well-known New Orleans restaurant Friday killed an employee, and one bullet penetrated the restaurant and wounded a Chicago tourist visiting for the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Interim New Orleans police Superintendent Michelle Woodfork told reporters Saturday that the shooting happened outside Mandina’s Restaurant in New
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Ucrania asegura que sus preparativos para una contraofensiva de primavera están casi completos. Cuando se lance, probablemente en el sur, marcará un momento crucial en el conflicto. Pero los rusos han tenido casi seis meses para preparar el terreno y construir una elaborada serie de defensas. Abrirse paso será
Continue ReadingBy ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — Internet providers and wireless carriers in Brazil have stopped blocking Telegram after a federal judge partially revised a ruling suspending the social media app over its failure to surrender data on neo-Nazi activity. However, in lifting the suspension the judge is keeping in place a
Continue ReadingBy MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jhoan Duran’s wild pitch allowed Edward Olivares to score the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning, and the Kansas City Royals ended a nine-game losing streak at Target Field with a 3-2 win on over the Minnesota Twins. Olivares doubled twice and walked on four pitches from
Continue ReadingSAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Toulouse blitzed French Cup holder Nantes in the opening minutes of the final to lift its first trophy after an impressive 5-1 victory. Logan Costa was the unexpected star. The center back played only three games in the French league this season but gave Toulouse a quick 2-0 lead. Thijs Dallinga
Continue ReadingLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas woman has pleaded not guilty to charges that she sold 20 boxes of stolen body parts from medical school cadavers to a Pennsylvania man for nearly $11,000. The indictment against former mortuary worker Candace Chapman Scott was unsealed Friday in federal court in Little Rock. It charges the
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Seattle Mariners star Julio Rodríguez left Saturday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth inning because of a sore lower back. Mariners manager Scott Servais said Rodríguez hurt his back sliding into second on a stolen base in the third. “I don’t think it’s that serious,” Servais said. “We’ll see
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer The Memphis Grizzlies must prove that the NBA’s second-youngest team can learn the league’s toughest lesson that the playoffs are nothing like the regular season. It’s also time these young Grizzlies to grow up. Their third straight postseason and second consecutive as the Western Conference’s No. 2 seed
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