By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay’s Jeffrey Springs was pulled after six hitless innings, Riley Greene got Detroit’s first hit with an infield single off Colin Poche in the seventh and the Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Sunday to complete an opening three-game sweep. Springs struck out
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Chelsea has fired manager Graham Potter with the club languishing in the middle of the Premier League standings despite spending around $630 million on players in the last two transfer windows. The team announced Potter’s departure a day after a 2-0 loss to Aston Villa that left Chelsea in 11th place. Chelsea
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — MacKenzie Gore made his regular-season debut for the Nationals and limited the Braves to one run across 5 1/3 innings in Washington’s 4-1 win over Atlanta. Gore is a 24-year-old left-hander who was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2017 amateur draft and was a
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La secuencia inicial de “Saturday Night Live” mostró al comediante James Austin Johnson considerando un posible tiempo en la cárcel mientras interpretaba a un acusado expresidente Donald Trump. “Bueno, amigos, sucedió. Me acusaron”, dijo Johnson, y más tarde bromeó sobre la retórica del expresidente: “Lo que los demócratas de izquierda radical me
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Mark Grant will be the director for Monday night’s national championship game between San Diego State and UConn. And it’s believed he’s making history as the first Black director for a championship game in any sport. Grant replaced Bob Fishman, who retired last year after doing 39 Final Fours.
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s antisemitism envoy says she was fired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, citing her criticism of its planned judicial overhaul as a possible cause. Noa Tishby, a pro-Israel activist and actress, made the announcement Sunday. She was appointed to the volunteer role to combat antisemitism last year by Israel’s previous administration.
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is investigating reports that Liverpool’s team bus was damaged after the club’s English Premier League match against Manchester City, the police force said in a statement. The incident is reported to have taken place close to the Etihad Stadium, where the match was held, on Saturday afternoon,
Continue ReadingBy MARC BERMAN Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Daniil Medvedev won his fourth ATP title of the year Sunday, beating Jannik Sinner 7-5, 6-3 in the Miami Open to move to 6-0 in their career matchup. Medvedev is now the most sizzling player on the men’s tour, winning 24 of his last 25
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Sunday before Masters week is unlike any other major. It’s a blend of kids as young as 7 years old competing in the Drive, Chip and Putt. And then there are Masters champions like Gary Player and Bernhard Langer who are on the putting
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has called for a temporary halt to anti-government protests after President William Ruto urged his opponents to negotiate with him. Ruto said Sunday he wants to hold talks with opponents to discuss how members of Kenya’s electoral commission are chosen. The
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 36 points, Fred VanVleet added 20 points and a career-high 20 assists and the Toronto Raptors defeated the undermanned Charlotte Hornets 128-108 to secure a spot in the NBA play-in tournament. O.G. Anunoby added 23 points for the Raptors, who clinched a
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner returned to Phoenix to be evaluated by medical staff after he felt fatigue during his first start this season. The 33-year-old left-hander allowed five runs, four hits and four walks in Arizona’s 10-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night. Trayce Thompson hit a
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay’s Jeffrey Springs was pulled after six hitless innings, and Riley Greene got the Detroit Tigers’ first hit with an infield single off Colin Poche in the seventh. Springs struck out a career-high 12 and matched his high of six innings. He threw 58 of 81 pitches for strikes.
Continue ReadingGUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei have toured a hospital built with support from Taipei, reaffirming their close diplomatic ties as the self-governing island seeks to strengthen relations with its remaining allies in Central America. It was the final day of Tsai’s three-day visit to Guatemala and came
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El número de muertos se elevó a 32 este domingo después de que una serie de feroces tormentas y tornados devastaran comunidades en el sur y el medio oeste de Estados Unidos, mientras que algunas partes de las llanuras del sur se preparaban para su propia ronda de mal tiempo. El
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman opened up about his struggle with depression during a candid interview with CBS News that was taped during his stay at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. “I had stopped leaving my bed. I had stopped eating. I was dropping weight. I had stopped engaging … most
Continue ReadingBy MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Don Zimmer, a popular fixture in professional baseball for 66 years as a manager, player, coach and executive, has become the first person in the Tampa Bay Rays Hall of Fame. Zimmer was honored in a ceremony before Sunday’s game against the Detroit Tigers. He
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Josef Newgarden won at Texas Motor Speedway for the second consecutive year when a thrilling back-and-forth battle with Pato O’Ward came to a sudden halt by a crash behind them. Newgarden and O’Ward frantically swapped the lead over and over during the final
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign says the former president will deliver remarks Tuesday night in Florida after his scheduled arraignment in New York earlier that day on charges related to hush money payments. Trump is set to deliver remarks at his Mar-a-Lago club after returning
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell McCluskey, CNN A freight train derailed in Paradise, Montana, on Sunday, according to the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office. Approximately 25 cars were derailed around 9:20 a.m. near Highway 135, dispatcher Bill Brown told CNN. The train derailed on the banks of the Clark Fork River, approximately 200 miles northwest of Bozeman. Images from
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