KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Alan Pulido scored a goal in each half and added an assist as Sporting Kansas City rolled to a 4-1 victory over Austin FC. Pulido staked Sporting KC (5-8-5) to a 1-0 lead with an unassisted goal in the 19th minute. Robert Castellanos gave Sporting KC a two-goal lead just
Continue ReadingBy Kim Berryman and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — The North Carolina Republican Party voted to formally censure Sen. Thom Tillis at the party’s annual convention in Greensboro on Saturday, with at least one delegate citing Tillis’ support for LGBTQ+ rights and immigration reform for the decision. The senator – who has served in the
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy (CNN) — An ancient stone site in western France has been removed to make way for a new hardware store, sparking criticism of the local mayor. The mayor of Carnac, Olivier Lepick, insisted he adhered to the law in granting planning permission for the new Mr Bricolage hardware store. The area lies
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Teofimo Lopez captured a title in a second weight class, beating formerly unbeaten Josh Taylor by unanimous decision to win the WBO’s junior welterweight belt. Lopez, the former lightweight champion, hadn’t looked sharp lately after moving up to 140 pounds. But he delivered a superb
Continue ReadingEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Justin Quinn had a two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning to rally Oral Roberts to an 8-7 victory over Oregon on Saturday night in the second game of the Eugene Super Regional. Oral Roberts (50-12), which saw its 21-game win streak end in a 9-8 loss to Oregon
Continue ReadingEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Justin Quinn had a two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning to rally Oral Roberts to an 8-7 victory over Oregon on Saturday night in the second game of the Eugene Super Regional. Oral Roberts (50-12), which saw its 21-game win streak end in a 9-8 loss to Oregon
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling was hit by a foul ball by Justin Turner in the ninth inning of New York’s 3-1 win over the Boston Red Sox and continued his commentary. Sterling said on the air: “Ow! Ow! Ow! It really hit me, I didn’t know it was coming back
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — With no time left on the clock in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, helmets, gloves, sticks and plastic rats littered the ice, the result of a fracas started in the final seconds of an emotional showdown. For all the punches, pushes and shoves
Continue ReadingSANDY, Utah (AP) — Luis Barraza saved four shots in goal for New York City FC and Zac MacMath made one for Real Salt Lake as the two clubs played to a scoreless draw. NYCFC (4-7-6) earned its first road point in the series after losing on its first three tries. Real Salt Lake (5-7-5)
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Whether a constitutional right to a healthy, livable climate is protected by state law is at the center of a lawsuit going to trial Monday in Montana, where 16 young plaintiffs and their attorneys hope to set an important legal precedent. It’s
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Whether a constitutional right to a healthy, livable climate is protected by state law is at the center of a lawsuit going to trial Monday in Montana, where 16 young plaintiffs and their attorneys hope to set an important legal precedent. It’s
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — It can be done. Such will be the thinking for the Florida Panthers for the next couple days, as they now try to dig their way out of a 3-1 deficit in the Stanley Cup Final. And they’ll think that for good reason — because
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The looming smokestack of a shuttered trash incinerator whose stench sickened and angered Detroit residents for decades has come down in a rumbling controlled implosion. Reducing the smokestack to rubble Sunday is almost the final phase in the facility’s yearlong demolition, which the city says should be
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Durante años, los ‘Tres Grandes’ del tenis masculino (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal y Novak Djokovic) han acaparado grand slams, cada uno con sus propias razones para ser coronado como el mejor jugador masculino de todos los tiempos. Ahora, con Federer retirado y Nadal lesionado, Djokovic tiene la oportunidad de
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — With no time left on the clock in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, helmets, gloves, sticks and plastic rats littered the ice, the result of a fracas started in the final seconds of an emotional showdown. For all the punches, pushes and shoves
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Randall Leal scored a second-half goal to help Nashville draw Toronto 1-1 on Saturday night and tie its team record of a nine-game unbeaten streak. Leal’s first goal of the season came unassisted in the 69th minute to help Nashville (9-3-5) earn a point. Lorenzo Insigne scored in the 38th minute and
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Aric Almirola has won the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ inaugural race at Sonoma Raceway by capitalizing on a late restart and an even later mistake by Kyle Larson. Almirola drove his Ford to the first-ever victory for RSS Racing, his first career road course victory, his
Continue ReadingFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Carles Gil scored on an early penalty kick and added two assists as the New England Revolution breezed to a 3-1 victory over Inter Miami. Gil’s sixth goal of the season came on a PK in the 27th minute and he picked up his sixth assist on Matt Polster’s netter —
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Randy Cox, the man who was paralyzed while authorities were transporting him handcuffed and without a seat belt in a police van, reached a $45 million settlement with the City of New Haven, his attorneys announced Saturday. The settlement marked the end of a civil
Continue ReadingBy JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Domingo Germán wriggled out of trouble for six innings, Willie Calhoun hit a tiebreaking homer and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 to even their three-game weekend series. Boston had runners in every inning against Germán and a trio of relievers but
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