SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Jonas Blixt heated up on the back nine at TPC Deere Run, playing his last six holes in 6 under for a 9-under 62 and a two-shot lead over Grayson Murray in the first round of the John Deere Classic. Murray was 8 under through 13 holes but stalled from there.
Continue ReadingRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Dick Sheridan, who turned around the North Carolina State football program while leading the Wolfpack to six bowl appearances in seven seasons as their coach, has died. He was 81. The university says Sheridan died Thursday near his home in Garden City Beach, South Carolina, after a brief illness. Sheridan coached
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Whit Merrifield hit two solo homers and Matt Chapman also connected, helping the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 for a doubleheader sweep. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two hits and two RBIs for Toronto, including a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning. Fellow
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks have signed second-round draft pick Seth Lundy, the last of the team’s three draft picks to agree to deals. The team also signed forward Miles Norris to a two-way contract. Lundy, a guard/forward from Penn State, was the No. 46 overall pick in the draft. The Hawks previously signed
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Bend FC has secured 5,000 square feet of indoor training space, right next to the Bend Endurance Academy’s new building off Reed Market Road.
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some of the nation’s largest truck makers have pledged to not sell new gas-powered vehicles in California by the middle of the next decade. California regulators earlier this year approved new rules to ban the sale of new gas-powered trucks by 2036. Thursday’s agreement means the
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins, Zachary Cohen, Paula Reid, Sara Murray and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has signaled a continued interest in a chaotic Oval Office meeting that took place in the final days of the Trump administration, during which the former president considered some of the most desperate proposals to
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una de las formas más importantes para mantenerte saludable es haciendo ejercicio: se ha demostrado que ayuda a prevenir enfermedades crónicas, alargar la vida, evitar la demencia, ralentizar el deterioro cognitivo y mucho más. Sin embargo, la cantidad de horas de sueño que duermas puede ser igual de importante, al menos
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El turista que fue captado en video cuando aparentemente tallaba su nombre en una pared del Coliseo romano, lugar que tiene 2.000 años de antigüedad, le envió una carta de disculpa a la Fiscalía local, dijo su abogado defensor a CNN este jueves. “Admito con la más profunda vergüenza que solo
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A fire heavily damaged a mobile home in northwest Prineville Wednesday evening while the six residents were away, but three pets were found deceased inside, officials said.
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) — Uno de los rituales más comunes de las fechas patrias de Argentina es cocinar locro, un plato ideal para el invierno austral. Dado que es de cocción lenta, es la excusa ideal para compartir un rato con los seres queridos. ¿Cuáles son los orígenes del locro? El locro es un
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Senate has given final approval to a bill that would expand access to abortions later in pregnancy, sending the proposal to the governor for her signature. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills pressed for the proposal that would give Maine one of the least restrictive abortion
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Damian Lillard’s position has not and will not change: The seven-time All-Star wants to be traded to the Miami Heat. Lillard’s agent, Aaron Goodwin, confirmed that stance Thursday and said he hopes that the Portland Trail Blazers — the team that Lillard has spent the
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Damian Lillard’s position has not and will not change: The seven-time All-Star wants to be traded to the Miami Heat. Lillard’s agent, Aaron Goodwin, confirmed that stance Thursday and said he hopes that the Portland Trail Blazers — the team that Lillard has spent the
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A transgender woman, the owners of an independent bookstore and an educator who teaches in costume are among those challenging Montana’s first-in-the-nation law that bans people dressed in drag from reading to children in public schools or libraries. The federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Butte
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s conservative government is promising to continue a multi-billion euro defense modernization program during its second term in office, setting its sights on acquiring F-35 fighter jets in five years. Conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made the pledge in parliament at the start of a debate to approve his new government
Continue ReadingPEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Thai golfer Natthakritta Vongtaveelap has been disqualified from the U.S. Women’s Open. The USGA discovered her caddie was using a rangefinder on multiple occasions at Pebble Beach. Such distance measuring devices are not allowed by the USGA or the R&A. The LPGA Tour allows for them, and so does the
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Drake once sang, “Call me on my cellphone,” but never once did he say to fling one at him while he’s on stage performing. That is exactly what appears to have happened in Chicago on Wednesday, amounting to the latest incident in an alarmingly long list of similar situations
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Xiyu Janet Lin and Hyo Joo Kim are tied for the lead in the first U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach. Lin wanted to soak up the views at one of America’s most famous courses. She also had a hot putter to help her
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has agreed to provide controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine that it says could help its forces penetrate Russia’s defensive lines, but that many nations have pledged not to use again due to risks to civilians. In previous conflicts cluster munitions
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