By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The Boston Celtics were a tenth of a second away from elimination. The Miami Heat were a tenth of a second from the NBA Finals. Derrick White owned that final moment. White scored on a putback as time expired and the Boston Celtics moved to the
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Memorial Day weekend got off to a busy start for Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, with two missions in 24 hours: an off-road motorcyclist injured in a crash southeast of Bend and a hiker injured in a fall near Paulina Lake.
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature already made one historic move with its impeachment of Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Another one is coming. The GOP-led House of Representatives on Saturday approved 20 articles of impeachment on sweeping allegations of wrongdoing that have trailed the
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO, JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The historic impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was just the first round of a Republican brawl over whether to banish one of their own in America’s biggest red state after years of criminal accusations. Paxton and his allies, from
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Wind turbines are built to last. Their tall bodies are topped with long fiberglass blades, some more than half a football field in length, made to withstand the harshest, windiest conditions. But this sturdiness brings a big problem: What to do with these blades when they reach the end
Continue ReadingCOMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Dominique Badji scored a first-half goal and Roman Celentano made it stand up in FC Cincinnati’s 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids. Cincinnati (10-1-3) became the first team to reach 10 victories this season. The win gives front-running Cincinnati an eight-point lead over the New England Revolution and Nashville SC
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — The White House and Republican leaders in Congress were mounting an intensive push Sunday to consolidate support around a tentative agreement to raise the nation’s borrowing limit, their urgent task made complicated by members of both parties voicing concerns over different provisions. President Joe Biden heralded the
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Aidan Meola hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth and No 7 seed Oklahoma State beat Texas Tech 6-5 to eliminate the Red Raiders and advance to the championship game of the Big 12 Tournament. Oklahoma State has won four games in three days — including an
Continue ReadingSAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota United didn’t find the net, but an own-goal by Real Salt Lake’s Justen Glad was the final score in a 1-1 draw. Real Salt Lake (4-6-4) took a 1-0 lead in the 28th minute when Jefferson Savarino took passes from Danny Musovski and Braian Ojeda and scored his fourth
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis City got an early goal from Eduard Löwen, a late goal from Miguel Perez and an own-goal from Tristan Blackmon in between en route to a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps. St. Louis City (8-4-1) grabbed the lead in the 10th minute on an unassisted goal by Löwen
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — After several weeks of tense negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle to address the debt limit and cap spending. The drama is by no means over. Congressional leaders in both parties have to convince enough of their members to vote for the
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, says it is “troubled” by the recent spate of horse deaths after racetrack officials on Saturday announced two more horses were put down. The euthanizations of Lost in Limbo on Friday and Kimberley Dream on Saturday at the
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING, FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The details of the deal between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy were released Sunday in the form of a 99-page bill that would suspend the nation’s debt limit through 2025 to avoid a federal default while limiting government spending.
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — The White House and Republican leaders in Congress were mounting an intensive push Sunday to consolidate support around a tentative agreement to raise the nation’s borrowing limit, their urgent task made complicated by members of both parties voicing concerns over different provisions. President Joe Biden heralded
Continue ReadingFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Jozy Altidore scored the equalizer late in the second half to help the New England Revolution earn a 3-3 draw with the Chicago Fire. Chicago (3-4-7) jumped out to an early lead when Georgios Koutsias took a pass from Xherdan Shaqiri in the 10th minute and scored his second goal of
Continue ReadingBy GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jonathan India homered twice and drove in five runs, helping the Cincinnati Reds beat the struggling Chicago Cubs 8-5. TJ Friedl and rookie Matt McLain each had two hits and scored two runs as Cincinnati won for the fourth time in six games. Tyler Stephenson also had
Continue ReadingMiquel Ros, CNN (CNN) — Ever since the “flight shame” movement began encouraging travelers to seek greener alternatives to jet planes, many in Europe have been looking to the continent’s extensive rail network to replace short-haul air travel. There’s definitely been progress. Airlines including Dutch carrier KLM are entering into rail partnerships on certain routes,
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE RANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Veronica Latsko scored twice and Megan Rapinoe got three assists in OL Reign’s 4-1 win over Angel City on Saturday. Elyse Bennett and Quinn also scored their first goals for OL Reign. Naeher shined with six saves in Chicago’s 1-0 victory over the Pride. And North Carolina
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Brendan Donovan scored on a passed ball in the 10th inning after homering in the second, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians. Automatic runner Donovan began the inning on second, stole third base and came home when third-string catcher David
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Reese McGuire’s safety squeeze with the bases loaded brought home Triston Casas, which proved to be the difference as the Boston Red Sox beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1. Boston has won the first two games of the series and will go for a three-game sweep on
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