ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Luke Boyers and Brayden Taylor each hit a home run, Luke Savage pitched 4 innings of scoreless two-hit relief and No. 4 seed TCU beat Oklahoma State 12-5 to win the Big 12 Tournament for the second time in the last three years. TCU, which has won six games in a
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Eight of the 16 regional hosts selected for the NCAA Tournament are from the Southeastern Conference. The hosts have locked up spots in the national tournament. The rest of the 64-team field will be unveiled Monday. Each regional will be made up of four teams
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Las canciones de Queen son conocidas en todo el mundo, y el trabajo de la banda pronto podría venderse por una suma asombrosa. Una fuente familiarizada con la adquisición de música le dijo a CNN que las discusiones están “muy avanzadas” para que Universal Music Group adquiera el catálogo
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — The knockout stage of the Under-20 World Cup will feature all four South American teams that started the tournament, and only two European soccer powerhouses; England and Italy. The two will meet on Wednesday in the most anticipated encounter of the round-of-16. Two of the
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton (CNN) — Texas Republicans have approved a pair of bills targeting the elections process in Harris County, the state’s largest and home to Houston, with voting rights activists accusing the GOP of plotting a “power grab” in an increasingly Democratic county. The measures, which passed the Republican-controlled state House and Senate, now
Continue ReadingCNN, WPVI, KITV, WPTV, WABC By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Travelers visiting New York or New Jersey beaches for Memorial Day might want to keep an eye out for some fishy friends: Four great white sharks that have been detected swimming off the coast in the past weeks. OCEARCH, a nonprofit marine research group
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — North Korea has told neighboring Japan it plans to launch a satellite in coming days, which may be an attempt to put a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit. Japan’s defense minister says he ordered the military to shoot down the satellite or debris, if
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Liam Hendriks is ready to rejoin the Chicago White Sox after recovering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The White Sox posted a video on Twitter welcoming Hendriks back to the team and the eccentric closer confirmed his return in an Instagram post that read “See you soon Southside,” along with Monday’s date. The 34-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Josef Newgarden won the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 in a wild finish Sunday after three crashes in the last 16 laps. The American driver passed last year’s winner, Marcus Ericsson, in the final lap. A trio of red flag crashes set up a
Continue ReadingMESA, Ariz. (AP) — A suspect has been arrested in connection with five separate shootings in the Phoenix metro area that left four people dead and a woman wounded, authorities said Sunday. Mesa police said 20-year-old Iren Byers was taken into custody Sunday on suspicion of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Marina Mabrey had season highs with 23 points and eight assists, Alanna Smith had her first career double-double and the Chicago Sky beat the Dallas Wings 94-88. Smith scored six of her 14 points in the final two-plus minutes and finished with 12 rebounds and six assists — both career highs. Kahleah
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit a three-run home run in the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Sunday for their sixth win in seven games. The Mariners took a 3-1 lead with the help of solo home runs by Julio Rodríguez and Cal
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma will seek its third straight national softball title and seventh championship overall at the Women’s College World Series. The Sooners set the NCAA Division I record with their 48th consecutive win in an 8-7 victory over Clemson on Saturday to win the Norman Super
Continue ReadingHENDERSON, KY (AP) — A convicted murderer who escaped last week from a northwest Ohio prison with another inmate by hiding in a trash container was found dead Sunday after his body was spotted floating in the Ohio River, police in Kentucky said. The discovery brought to a close a manhunt for the missing inmate,
Continue ReadingTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Ally Shipman had a two-run single, Jenna Johnson drove in what proved to be the winning run with a fifth-inning home run and Alabama held off Northwester 3-2 to win the best-of-3 Tuscaloosa Super Regional after a 61-minute lightning delay, advancing to the Women’s College World Series. The victory in the
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Travelers visiting New York or New Jersey beaches for Memorial Day might want to keep an eye out for some fishy friends: Four great white sharks that have been detected swimming off the coast in the past weeks. OCEARCH, a nonprofit marine research group which provides open-source data about
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Grether and Polo Sandoval, CNN (CNN) — A reminder from the Prophet Muhammad to give to “mankind” is painted outside a non-descript building in South Brooklyn that has opened its doors to migrants of all faiths. For the past nine months, the Muslim Community Center has collectively housed some 75 asylum seekers. But
Continue ReadingCNN, WABC, SONIYA A By Nicole Grether and Polo Sandoval, CNN (CNN) — A reminder from the Prophet Muhammad to give to “mankind” is painted outside a non-descript building in South Brooklyn that has opened its doors to migrants of all faiths. For the past nine months, the Muslim Community Center has collectively housed some
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Paige Metayer’s header in the 69th minute pulled the Washington Spirit into a 1-1 tie with Gotham on Sunday in the National Women’s Soccer League. Brazilian Bruninha scored from distance into the top corner to put Gotham ahead in the 23rd minute at Audi Field. Yazmeen Ryan appeared to add another goal
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un conductor de autobús y un pasajero abrieron fuego el uno contra el otro en un autobús de Charlotte en pleno movimiento a principios de este mes y ambos resultaron heridos, informaron las autoridades de tránsito. El incidente comenzó cuando un pasajero, a quien las autoridades identificaron como Omarri
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