By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — William Byron avoided a wreck between Ross Chastain and Kyle Larson on a restart six laps from the end and held on to win the Goodyear 400 in overtime at Darlington Raceway. Byron was pushed out of the lead by eventual winner Joey Logano two
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El día que fue asesinada, la abuela de Simone Crawley, Ruth E. Whitfield, estaba comprando semillas para su huerto -una labor de amor-, donde plantaba pimientos dulces y batatas. Whitfield, la matriarca de la familia, fue una de las 10 personas que murieron en un tiroteo masivo con motivos racistas en un
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. drove home Christian Walker with a looping double down the left-field line in the ninth inning, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants. The Diamondbacks won three of four in the series and improved to 23-18 this
Continue ReadingBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona players celebrating the team’s Spanish league title success had to leave in a hurry after Espanyol fans invaded the pitch and started running toward them. A large group of Espanyol supporters from the ultra section behind one of the goals jumped onto the field and headed for the players who
Continue ReadingBy Kocha Olarn, Helen Regan and Jennifer Hauser, CNN Thai opposition parties swept the board in Sunday’s nationwide election as voters delivered a powerful rebuke of the military-backed establishment that has ruled since a 2014 coup, capping years of rising anger over how conservative cliques have governed the kingdom. Turnout was at a record high
Continue ReadingBy CRAIG MEYER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper was ejected for charging Colorado’s dugout, and Kyle Freeland dominated for six innings on his 30th birthday in the Rockies’ 4-0 win. Harper appeared to respond to Colorado reliever Jake Bird, who clapped a hand against his glove and said something toward
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden says he and congressional leaders will likely resume talks on Tuesday at the White House over the debt limit as the nation continues to edge closer to its legal borrowing authority with no agreement in sight. The meeting was initially supposed
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexician authorities say a fiery highway crash involving a passenger van and a freight truck killed 26 people dead in northern Mexico. Prosecutors and police in the northern border state of Tamaulipas said the death toll from Sunday’s accicent was a preliminary count, apparently because of the sheer volume of the
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trevor Larnach hit a three-run homer, Joey Gallo homered for the second straight game and Louie Varland pitched 6 1/3 solid innings for the Minnesota Twins in a 16-3 win against the Chicago Cubs. Varland earned his second career win in his ninth major league start for Minnesota, which won its second
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN A Gerber infant formula under voluntary recall for possible contamination with a germ that can seriously sicken babies was distributed to some US retailers even after the initial notice, according a release shared by the US Food and Drug Administration. The Ireland-based Perrigo Company, which first issued the recall in
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Gonsolin and four relievers combined on a three-hit shutout, Mookie Betts homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 4-0. The Dodgers completed a three-game sweep with their fifth straight victory. Gonsolin allowed two hits, struck out six and walked one.
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La oposición conservó este domingo el control de la Asamblea Nacional de Ecuador durante unas elecciones en las que se renovó parcialmente a varios de los líderes del poder Legislativo, como determina la Constitución del país. El legislador Virgilio Saquicela, que llegó al parlamento por el movimiento “Democracia
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum gave Boston a long-overdue fast start and followed it up with a finish the NBA had never seen before. After struggling in back-to-back games, Tatum erupted for 51 points – the most in a Game 7 in history — and the Celtics beat the
Continue ReadingBy LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Walls hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the fifth inning, Jose Siri caught Aaron Judge’s fly in front of the center-field wall for the final out and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 8-7 for a four-game series split. Walls fell a
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum gave Boston a long-overdue fast start and followed it up with a finish the NBA had never seen before. After struggling in back-to-back games, Tatum erupted for 51 points – the most in a Game 7 in history — and the Celtics beat the
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside and Zoe Sottile, CNN More than a week after public school educators in Oakland, California, hit the picket lines, the teachers’ union announced it has reached an agreement with the school district on four “common good” demands on Saturday night. The Oakland Education Association, which represents the teachers, announced the agreement in
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s risky bet to mortgage the club’s future paid off Sunday — in the short term at least — when a team led by newcomer Robert Lewandowski clinched its first Spanish league title in four years. Barcelona won its 27th league title, second to Real Madrid’s
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Stars coach Pete DeBoer says he will take a Game 7 at home any day of the week. He has another one Monday night, though his first with Dallas. The Seattle Kraken, in their first postseason, are already playing their second Game 7 on the road. “I think pressure
Continue ReadingYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Three popular campgrounds at California’s Yosemite National Park will be temporarily closed starting Monday because of a forecast of flooding as warming temperatures melt the Sierra Nevada’s massive snowpack. Park officials said Sunday that the Lower and North Pines Campgrounds and the Housekeeping Camp will be shut over fears
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona has won its first Spanish league title after the departure of Lionel Messi with a 4-2 victory against Espanyol. Robert Lewandowski scored twice to lead the Catalan club to its first league title in four years. The title was secured with four rounds remaining and
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