Celtics look to pull off the impossible, as Heat stand on brink of making NBA Finals
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Blown out in Game 3, facing elimination in Game 4, tasked with engineering the sort of comeback…
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Báez hits 3-run double in 10th to lift Tigers past Royals 8-5 in 10 innings
By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Javier Báez hit a bases-clearing double in the 10th inning for his third hit of the night…
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Salute to Seniors: Bend Tech Academy’s Class of ’23 is small, close-knit
Our next Salute to Seniors for the Class of 2023 focuses on Bend Tech Academy at Marshall High School, where students relish the smaller class sizes…
Continue ReadingRick Hoyt, whose late father pushed him through decades of Boston Marathons and other races, has died at 61
WBZ, BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (B.A.A.), DAVE MCGILLIVRAY, CNN By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Rick Hoyt, the man who was pushed in a wheelchair…
Continue ReadingJokic leads Denver Nuggets past LeBron’s Lakers 113-111, into their first NBA Finals
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Denver Nuggets advanced to the…
Continue ReadingDíaz, Profar hits lead Rockies past Marlins 5-3
By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Elías Díaz homered and doubled to drive in two runs and Jurickson Profar doubled twice to…
Continue ReadingFreeman hits go-ahead 3-run HR in Atlanta homecoming as Dodgers rally, beat Braves 8-6
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman’s three-run homer in the fifth inning gave Los Angeles the lead, J.D. Martinez…
Continue ReadingGuardians rookie Brennan hits single that accidentally kills bird on infield during game
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland rookie Will Brennan hit a hard grounder that accidentally killed a bird wandering on the…
Continue ReadingReds snap 4-game skid, cool off Cardinals 6-5 in 10 innings
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Nick Senzel hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and the Cincinnati Reds snapped a four-game…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses Kari Lake’s final claim in election loss for Arizona governor
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge on Monday dismissed the only remaining legal claim in Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her loss in last year’s…
Continue ReadingFederal judge extends temporary halt on appointed judges in Mississippi capital
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has extended his order temporarily stopping the Mississippi Supreme…
Continue ReadingConforto’s 3-run homer in 4-run 1st leads Giants over Twins 4-1
By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Conforto hit a three-run homer and the first four San Francisco Giants batters scored in…
Continue ReadingBobrovsky gets shutout, Panthers top Hurricanes 1-0 for 3-0 lead in East final
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 32 shots for his first career playoff shutout, Sam Reinhart scored a…
Continue ReadingUna guitarra destrozada de Kurt Cobain se vendió por casi US$ 600.000, 10 veces más de lo estimado
Carolina Calero (CNN) — Una guitarra eléctrica destrozada y firmada por el fallecido líder de Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, se vendió por casi 10…
Continue ReadingTiger Woods withdraws from the US Open as he continues to recover from recent surgery
By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Fifteen-time major champion Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the US Open at Los Angeles Country Club next…
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Cannabis tax boom: States collect a whopping $15.1 billion in revenue since weed legalization
Benzinga broke down state-by-state and year-by-year tax revenue from legalized adult-use cannabis sales since…
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How are states using tax income from legal sports betting?
OLBG researched five unique programs currently being funded with gambling revenue on the state…
Continue ReadingA Florida man’s arm was amputated after he was attacked by a 10-foot alligator
CNN, WBBH By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A 23-year-old man has lost his arm after he was attacked by an alligator near a pond behind a bar in…
Continue ReadingAlvarez hits solo homer, slam as the Astros rout Brewers 12-2 for 8th straight win
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Yordan Alvarez had a grand slam among his two homers as the Houston Astros pounded the…
Continue ReadingDisney iniciaría tercera ronda de despidos previstos y recortaría más de 2.500 empleos, según una fuente
Carolina Calero (CNN) — Una tercera ola de despidos estaría en marcha en Disney, y los empleados afectados por los recortes serán notificados…
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