BRIGHTON, England (AP) - Crystal Palace moved closer to securing another season in the Premier League after riding its luck before snatching a 70th-minute winner through Jordan Ayew in a 1-0 victory over Brighton on Saturday.
Palace climbed to 36 points - 12 clear of the bottom three - and ...
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By The Associated Press (AP) - Five Serie A soccer games in Italy were postponed on Saturday in an effort to contain the virus outbreak.
The fixtures were originally due to be played without fans but the decision to call them off was taken by the league as part of ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has not proved to be the bearer of reliable information when calamity threatens and people want straight answers about it. That's happening again as he addresses the prospect of a coronavirus outbreak in the U.S.
The infectious disease risks not only public health but ...
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MADRID (AP) - It's been a tough journey for the first-division soccer club from Wuhan, the city at the epicenter of the virus outbreak in China.
The team came to Spain for preseason training and doesn't know when it will be able to return home.
Players haven't seen their ...
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FEBRUARY 22-28, 2020
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers around the world.
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SYDNEY (AP) - Ben Ainslie's Britain team completed a near-perfect first round of the SailGP series on Sydney Harbour with a convincing win over defending champions Australia in the match-race final on Saturday.
The British boat, skippered by four-time Olympic gold medalist Ainslie, won the first four of the five ...
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MIAMI (AP) - "Moonlight" helped cast a national glow on Miami's Liberty City neighborhood when it won the Oscar as the best film of 2016.
Filmmaker Barry Jenkins and playwright/actor Tarell Alvin McCraney grew up in Liberty City and made it a focal point of "Moonlight."
"Part of the impetus ...
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Bobby Vaughan can't help but smile when he thinks about the tradition of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament.
"It's a party where they just happen to play some basketball," said the 92-year-old Vaughan, who has served a player, coach and conference president for the ...
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Here are a few things to watch in Southeastern Conference basketball this weekend:
GAME OF THE WEEKEND
No. 15 Auburn (24-4, 11-4) at No. 8 Kentucky (23-5, 13-2): The host Wildcats have won seven in a row and can secure at least a share of the regular season SEC title ...
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LONDON (AP) - Son Heung-min will spend some time away from the Tottenham squad once he returns from having surgery in South Korea as a precaution in relation to the virus outbreak.
Son underwent an operation on his broken arm in Seoul last week and is coming back to England ...
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"On the Bright Side," Zondervan, by Melanie Shankle
With the craziness of today's society, it's essential that we figure out a way to ground ourselves in what is truly important in life. Bestselling author Melanie Shankle uses wildly entertaining and completely relatable personal narratives to navigate the constant ups and ...
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) - Two Italy-Spain pairings headlined the Europa League draw on Friday.
Three-time champion Inter Milan was drawn to play Getafe, and record five-time champion Sevilla will face Roma.
Inter could be forced to play the first leg on March 12 in an empty San Siro Stadium because ...
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As the world's sporting calendar gets increasingly affected by the fast-spreading new virus, the Premier League is set to go ahead as planned this weekend.
Clubs are becoming more cautious, however.
Newcastle manager Steve Bruce said Friday his players are no longer greeting each other with handshakes at the training ...
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HANOVER, N.H. (AP) - A few years back, Matthew Delmont felt his teaching about African American history had gotten a little stale so he starting casting around for a fresh way to bring it to life.
The Dartmouth College professor initially turned to Twitter for a year to share stories ...
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Trey Landers survived one of his hometown's worst moments. Now he's contributing to one of its best.
A Dayton native, the senior guard has helped lead the University of Dayton basketball team to its best start ever at 26-2 and to No. 4 in the current ...
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TOKYO (AP) - Hoping to boost morale in Japan by assuring people that the Tokyo Olympics will be held as scheduled, IOC President Thomas Bach held a conference call limited to three of Japan's main media outlets - newspapers Asahi and Yomiuri, and the Kyodo news agency.
Bach was responding ...
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ATLANTA (AP) - The Olympic cauldron used in the 1996 Games in Atlanta was scheduled to be publicly lit for the first time in more than two decades on Saturday.
Georgia State University announced the cauldron will be lit just before noon on Feb. 29, news outlets reported. The flame ...
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A push. That's what guided Tyler Andrews to Atlanta for the U.S. Olympic marathon trials this weekend.
From himself, to rebel against the traditional model of what a distance runner should resemble coming out of high school.
From his coach, who saw something special in him if he just dug ...
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"Oona Out of Order," Flatiron Books, by Margarita Montimore
Oona Lockhart is ready to begin her adult life when she turns 19 at the stroke of midnight. Surrounded by friends at a New Year's Eve party, she wonders what her future holds as the clock counts down the final moments ...
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MADRID (AP) - In Real Madrid's first 34 matches this season, the team lost only three times.
In the last three games, however, Madrid was beaten twice and held to a home draw - the club's worst run of the season and coming just before Sunday's "clásico" against Barcelona at ...
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PARIS (AP) - Filmmaker Roman Polanski is skipping the awards ceremony for France's equivalent of the Oscars - where his latest movie leads this year's nominations - because of protests prompted by a new rape accusation against him.
Women's rights activists have called for a boycott of Friday's Cesars ceremony ...
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BERLIN (AP) - Hertha Berlin thought it was done with Jürgen Klinsmann after his abrupt resignation as coach.
Not so.
The publication of details from a 22-page diary that Klinsmann wrote during his short time at Hertha has caused a furor at the club and tipped an already testy break-up ...
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MUSCAT, Oman (AP) - Italian golfers Lorenzo Gagli and Edoardo Molinari were reinstated into the Oman Open on Thursday after medical tests showed neither player had the virus spreading around Europe.
They were isolated as a precaution on Wednesday after Gagli exhibited flu-like symptoms, with Molinari having been sharing a ...
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MADRID (AP) - Global opera star Plácido Domingo has canceled his upcoming performances at one of Spain's main opera houses as officials and music venues in the tenor's home country reassess their ties after he apologized for sexually harassing women over the course of two decades.
A statement from the ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball has appointed its first African American umpire crew chief, promoting Kerwin Danley to the position this week, The Associated Press has learned.
A person familiar with the move spoke to the AP on Wednesday night on condition of anonymity because the announcement had ...
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A look at things to watch this week in Pac-12 Conference basketball:
GAME OF THE WEEK: Arizona State at UCLA, Thursday. Two teams that had earlier struggles have put themselves in position to win the conference regular-season title. The Sun Devils (19-8, 10-4) have a half-game lead over three ...
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The NBA announced that Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura, the Japanese-born ninth overall pick in last year's draft, topped the list of best-selling jerseys in Japan.
Hachimura has become a phenomenon in his home country, which had not previously had a basketball star to call its own. Twenty-four percent of all ...
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GENEVA (AP) - Manchester City's legal fight with UEFA was expected, but how the English champion will organize its legal tactics is not yet clear.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday confirmed City met a 10-day deadline to file an appeal against a two-year ban from European competition ...
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PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - Second baseman Brian Dozier would get a $2.2 million, one-year contract if added to the San Diego Padres' 40-man roster and would have the chance to earn $1.8 million in performance bonuses based on plate appearances.
Dozier agreed to a minor league contract Monday and hopes ...
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"The Dark Corners of the Night," Blackstone Publishing, by Meg Gardiner
A terrifying killer that targets families by attacking them in the middle of the night tests the abilities of FBI profiler Caitlin Hendrix in Meg Gardiner's latest thriller, "The Dark Corners of the Night."
Each event starts the ...
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Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York's newspapers:
The Lessons of #MeToo's Monster
The New York Times
Feb. 24
What does the hard-won, long-overdue conviction of Harvey Weinstein demonstrate?
It shows how difficult it can be to bring abusers to justice, particularly when they are wealthy and ...
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Asian soccer leaders on Wednesday postponed two key meetings because of the spread of a virus.
The Asian Football Confederation was due to hold an executive committee meeting in Bahrain on March 14 ahead of a congress of member nations on April 16 in Kuala ...
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LONDON (AP) - Irish authorities recommended postponing next month's Six Nations rugby match against Italy on Wednesday because of concerns about the spread of the virus that began in China.
Italy is scheduled to travel to Dublin for the match against Ireland on March 7, part of an annual rugby ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The original artwork for the "Flash Gordon" comic strip is headed for a new realm - the auction block.
The auction house Profiles in History said Wednesday that it will sell the drawing on March 31. The pencil-and-ink drawing by artist Alex Raymond was first published ...
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Carson, Calif. (AP) - Los Angeles County firefighters responded to a large refinery fire that temporarily closed all lanes of the 405 Freeway Tuesday night in the city of Carson.
KTLA-TV reports that massive flames could be seen burning from the Marathon Petroleum Corporation located 13 miles (21 kilometers) south ...
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The ceiling - sometimes referred to as a room's fifth wall - often gets short shrift in decorating schemes. Walls and furnishings take center stage while the acreage overhead receives a coat of neutral white paint, with perhaps a snazzy ceiling fixture.
That wasn't the case historically. Plaster ornamentation ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Books on Silicon Valley, the criminal justice system and the 2015 massacre at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina are among the finalists for the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize.
The $10,000 award, announced Tuesday by the Columbia Journalism School and the ...
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) - President of UEFA Aleksander Ceferin says it has agreed to help Greece overhaul its professional leagues to curb violence and corruption.
Ceferin met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday and signed a seven-page agreement to provide assistance to the Greek Football Federation.
"UEFA will ...
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A fugitive from Tennessee who shot a police officer while trying to escape from a West Virginia hospital got a lengthy sentence for attempted murder after prosecutors said the bullet struck the officer's body camera.
Bryan Lee Ogle II was sentenced Monday to six to ...
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BOSTON (AP) - Prosecutorsare seeking nearly two years in prison for an heiress to the Hot Pockets microwavable snack fortune who agreed to pay $300,000 to cheat the college admissions process for her daughters in a nationwide bribery scheme.
Michelle Janavs, whose family developed Hot Pockets before selling their company, ...
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SOMERSET WEST, South Africa (AP) - Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk is competing again after more than two years out with a career-threatening knee injury and is facing a race against time to be ready to defend his title at the Tokyo Games.
The Olympics are five months away and ...
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A measure in Maryland to redevelop Pimlico Race Course to keep the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown in Baltimore is scheduled for a hearing before state lawmakers.
The "Racing and Community Development Act of 2020" is set for a hearing before the House ...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An investigation into legendary singer Placido Domingo by the U.S. union representing opera performers found more than two dozen people who said they were sexually harassed or witnessed inappropriate behavior by the superstar when he held senior management positions at Washington National Opera and Los Angeles ...
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BUSAN, South Korea (AP) - The team world championships in table tennis scheduled in South Korea is the latest sports event postponed because of the virus outbreak from China.
The International Table Tennis Federation on Tuesday said it plans to reschedule the March 22-29 championships in Busan to June 21-28 ...
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The Toronto Raptors have done it once already, chasing down a Milwaukee Bucks team that seemed to be sprinting to the NBA Finals.
Catching them in the standings this season seems unlikely, with the Bucks (49-8) on their way perhaps to one of the best records in league history.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky woman has been accused of stealing luggage from passengers at an airport on two occasions.
Carrie Welch, 33, was charged with theft after police said she returned to the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport for a third time on Friday, news outlets reported.
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LONDON (AP) - Children up to the age of 12 will be banned from heading a soccer ball in practice sessions in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland as authorities look to address the potential long-term impact on health of head injuries.
The governing bodies of the three regions announced the ...
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) - UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin is expected to meet the head of the Greek soccer federation on Monday for emergency talks on how to reform the country's professional leagues following a request by the country's prime minister.
Ceferin is also due to hold talks with Prime Minister ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Jurors at Harvey Weinstein's New York City rape trial are set to resume deliberations Monday after signaling they are at odds on the top charges in the closely watched #MeToo case.
The jury sent a note to Judge James Burke at the end of a fourth ...
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The comments could easily have come from any middle-class town where workers have trouble making ends meet: "No pension plan, no chance of structural income over a longer period of time." ... "I will not have savings until the mortgage of my house is paid off." ... "My parents still ...
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CODOGNO, Italy (AP) - Police manned checkpoints around quarantined towns in Italy's north on Monday as authorities sought to contain the COVID-19 virus that has made Italy the focal point of the outbreak in Europe and fears of its spread.
At least 190 people in Italy's north have tested positive ...
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean soccer authorities have indefinitely postponed the start of the 2020 domestic season.
The K League made the announcement after an emergency meeting in Seoul on Monday as the country grapples with the viral outbreak that began in China and has infected more than ...
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Big changes are coming to the NFL scouting combine this year.
There will be more eyeballs on the league's annual gathering of top college talent but fewer assistant coaches watching those prospects run through drills that have been tailored by position and more accurately mimic what they'll ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Thousands of mourners will gather in Staples Center on Monday to say farewell to Kobe and Gianna Bryant.
The basketball superstar and his 13-year-old daughter will be honored in a public memorial at the arena where Bryant played for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Kobe and Gianna ...
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BYU might just have gone from the most precarious of positions on the NCAA Tournament bubble to a near-lock in one memorable night, thanks to one spectacular performance against second-ranked Gonzaga.
The Cougars (23-7) were trending in the right direction anyway, winning seven straight heading into their match-up with the ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Model, restaurateur and lifestyle guru Barbara "B." Smith has died at her Long Island home, her family announced in a statement on social media. She was 70.
Smith died Saturday evening after battling early onset Alzheimer's disease, which she was diagnosed with in 2013.
"Heaven is ...
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A female manatee named Marlin and its calf were rescued after wildlife specialists found them injured in Florida waters.
The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports the pair is being treated for wounds and infections at the Miami Seaquarium.
The mother was found Saturday ...
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WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - The longtime Holy Cross women's rowing coach who was driving a team van that crashed, killing one student, in Florida last month is retiring, the school said.
Patrick Diggins is leaving after 34 years at the Worcester college, the school announced Friday.
"I thank ...
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Crunch time is coming for Nebraska lawmakers now that this year's session is nearly half over, and they've winnowed down their bills to a few top priorities.
Lawmakers each get one "priority bill" per session, and committees get two. The designation is critical because priority bills ...
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - As a historically black institution of higher learning, Norfolk State University teaches students their history, including slavery, as they pursue career tracks such as business, engineering and technology.
Founded in 1935, the school is adding the country's first master's program in cyberpsychology this year - ...
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BALTIMORE (AP) - A floral silk shirt with gold leaf buttons hangs on a rack at the DifferentRegard boutique, along with a "Trilogy" dress that can be worn three ways. Two Baltimore natives designed all the unique fashions sold in the salon-like showroom in the city's Mount Vernon neighborhood.
But ...
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MILAN (AP) - Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons - two of the fashion world's biggest creatives - will collaborate on Prada collections from Spring/Summer 2021 going forward indefinitely, the designers announced Sunday at a press conference on the sidelines of Milan Fashion Week.
Prada, who has been the creative ...
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CHICAGO - Charlie Moore had 20 points as DePaul broke its eight-game losing streak, topping Georgetown 74-68 on Saturday night.
Moore hit 8 of 10 foul shots. He added seven assists.
Romeo Weems had 19 points for DePaul (14-13, 2-12 Big East Conference). Paul Reed added 12 points, 10 rebounds, ...
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MILAN (AP) - After Giorgio Armani's last-minute decision to show his latest collection in an empty theater due to concerns about the new virus, the rest of Milan's runway shows scheduled for Sunday are to go ahead as planned, fashion officials confirmed.
The Italian National Fashion Chamber said in a ...
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Alex Ovechkin is making the seemingly impossible appear to be not so far-fetched after all.
Wayne Gretzky's 894 career goals has, for decades, loomed as one of hockey's most untouchable records. The "Great One" set the bar so high it appeared out of reach for even the NHL's best scorers.
...ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A midshipman who was found dead in a dorm at the U.S. Naval Academy was a member of the senior class who played on the school's football team, authorities said Saturday.
David Forney, 22, of Walkersville, Maryland, died Thursday after being found unresponsive in Bancroft Hall, ...
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - David Forney, a star lineman for Navy's record-breaking offense, was found dead in his dormitory, the cause of death undisclosed. He was 22.
He was discovered unresponsive in Bancroft Hall on Thursday night, academy officials said.
"We are devastated to have lost one of our ...
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A textile museum at Louisiana State University is growing and will reopen its renovated, larger space with an exhibition celebrating four decades of its collection.
The opening exhibition in the LSU Textile and Costume Museum's new gallery will include a 1960s special occasion dress designed ...
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MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas reached the Open 13 final with a 7-5, 6-3 win against Alexander Bublik on Saturday.
The second-seeded Greek had six aces and broke his strong-serving Kazakh opponent's serve three times, dropping his own once. Playing only his third semifinal at this level, ...
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LONDON (AP) - Olivier Giroud and Marcos Alonso marked rare starts for Chelsea by scoring in a 2-1 win over Tottenham on Saturday, keeping their team in the Premier League's top four and ensuring a disappointing return to Stamford Bridge for Jose Mourinho.
Selected in the starting XI for only ...
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DOVER, Del. (AP) - For Michele Xiques Arnold, receiving a Delaware Division of the Arts fellowship for choreography and dance meant a lot of things - but top of mind was being better prepared to help the students at her dance academy.
Mrs. Arnold, director of First State Dance Academy, ...
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In his first game in charge of the Cleveland Cavaliers, interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff wanted to see "grit and fight" from his team. Those traits showed up in the fourth quarter.
Collin Sexton scored 14 of his 25 points in the fourth and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the ...
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ATHLETICS
World indoor championships in Nanjing from March 13-15 postponed to March 2021.
Hong Kong Marathon on Feb. 9 cancelled.
Asian indoor championships in Hangzhou from Feb. 12-13 cancelled.
Tokyo Marathon on March 1: Restricted to elite runners.
Nagoya Women's Marathon on March 8: Restricted to elite runners.
AUTO RACING
...OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - After realizing he was coming to a dead end in his battle with an alcohol problem, Bobby Ryan says asking for help has shown him a way forward.
The Ottawa Senators right-winger met with the media Friday for the first time since entering the joint NHL/NHL ...
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LONDON (AP) - A yellow school bus with a banner depicting the face of Britain's Prince Andrew drove past Buckingham Palace on Friday, urging him to testify in the investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The stunt organized by American lawyer Gloria Allred sought to pressure Queen Elizabeth ...
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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - Tai Babilonia never hesitated.
When the call came in inviting her to Lake Placid for the 40th anniversary of the 1980 Winter Olympics - the site of one of the most disappointing nights of her career, a place where she and partner Randy Gardner were ...
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ZURICH (AP) - China will play two World Cup qualifying games next month in neutral Thailand because of the virus outbreak in the country, FIFA said Friday.
China was to host the Maldives on March 26 and travel to face Guam, a U.S. territory, five days later.
Both games will ...
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PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - A former high school fishing coach in Kentucky has pleaded guilty to charges of sex abuse and child pornography.
John Parks admitted to one count on each charge in a plea agreement Thursday, WPSD-TV reported. He was originally charged with one count of sex abuse and ...
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Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg said he's "really worried" about Democrats' prospects in the fall if they nominate either Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont or former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
"I mean, the pundits are predicting a world where pretty soon, the only two left standing are Mike ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - The name that keeps coming up during deliberations at Harvey Weinstein's rape trial - Annabella Sciorra - will be front and center again on Friday when jurors are expected to hear a reading of a large chunk of her testimony.
Before concluding its third day of ...
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TOKYO (AP) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should be basking in the limelight this year in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Instead, the virus outbreak that has spread from China to even remote parts of Japan has Abe and his ruling Liberal Democratic Party playing defense.
Abe has ...
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RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Ababel Yeshaneh set a world record in the women's half marathon on Friday in the latest breakthrough by athletes wearing high-tech Nike shoes.
The Ethiopian runner won the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon in 1 hour, 4 minutes, 31 seconds, knocking 20 ...
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Here are some things to watch for in ACC play this weekend:
GAMES OF THE WEEKEND
ACC title contenders No. 8 Florida State and No. 11 Louisville may have more on their minds than just their upcoming games this weekend.
Both will have quick ...
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MILAN (AP) - The frills are on during Milan Fashion Week, with "pretty" the womenswear watchword of the next cold weather season.
Embellishments appeared even on brands known for their spare lines, mostly in the form of constructed ruffles, gathering and tiers, less often in hardware and bangles.
...Jose Mourinho had almost reached the end of his lament about the current situation facing his weary Tottenham players when he turned his attention to their next Premier League game against a team he knows so well.
"The Chelsea players were watching this game on TV," Mourinho said after Tottenham's ...
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DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) - Everyone is going crazy for Erling Haaland's goals. Except Erling Haaland.
The 19-year-old Norwegian seems utterly relaxed after scoring twice as Borussia Dortmund beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday.
He celebrated one goal in a meditation-style pose borrowed from Liverpool forward and ...
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LONDON (AP) - Britain's new 20-pound (about $29) note went into circulation Thursday - one that replaces the image of a pioneering economist with a battered warship being towed away for scrap.
The polymer banknote replaces a paper predecessor bearing the image of 18th-century economist Adam Smith. The new version ...
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Barcelona has been hit recently by a series of setbacks on the field and conflicts inside the club.
And Lionel Messi has had enough of it.
"We have only had problem after problem since January. What we need is some calm and to think about soccer, ...
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Thursday in a visit focused primarily on discussing shared security concerns about regional rival Iran.
Ahead of his arrival in the capital Riyadh, Pompeo said he'd also raise with the Saudi ...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former University of Kentucky basketball star and NBA player Tony Delk will be inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.
Delk is a Covington, Tennessee, native and played at Haywood High in Brownsville. He was a Parade All-American, McDonalds All-American and 3A Mr. Basketball for ...
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Fans of South Korean club Suwon Bluewings had to submit a medical questionnaire, wear a mask and have their temperature taken before watching the team play in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday.
Then the team lost to Vissel Kobe 1-0 on a last-minute goal ...
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Landscape architects are finding themselves on the front lines of the climate change crisis, having to come up with creative ways to adapt and help mitigate problems like rising oceans and extreme weather as they design projects across the country.
"The focus on sustainability has been building slowly for a ...
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia's capital city is set to host a leg of the annual The Basketball Tournament this summer.
The tournament's regional locations were announced Tuesday with games scheduled in the Charleston Coliseum July 24-26.
The single-elimination tournament pits former college players against each other over ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Jurors are returning Wednesday for a second day of deliberations in a rape trial that could send Harvey Weinstein to prison for the rest of his life.
The panel of seven men and five women had lots of questions Tuesday as they started weighing charges in ...
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Actorand activist Mark Ruffalo is visiting North Carolina to push for policies to eliminate the pollution of chemicals from industrial products, like those discharged into the Cape Fear River for years.
Ruffalo was scheduled to speak Wednesday at a Legislative Building news conference in Raleigh to ...
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Dontae Wright has been hired as outside linebackers coach at West Virginia.
West Virginia coach Neal Brown announced Wright's hiring Tuesday.
Wright spent the past two seasons as safeties coach at Western Michigan.
Among his other coaching stops were at Tennessee Tech and Morehead State.
...BALTIMORE (AP) - Community groups, civic organizations and resident volunteers in Baltimore can now sign up to participate in a citywide spring cleanup effort, and in exchange, earn credits toward their stormwater fee.
The city's Department of Public Works on Tuesday began registering volunteers for the April 18 event. People ...
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Hunter Pence hustled in to take batting practice, exhibiting that familiar energy as fans cheered. He smiled and raised his cap high in the air.
This is just the start of spring training, and it's clear Pence is a crowd favorite for San Francisco once more. ...
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CINCINNATI (AP) - Longtime Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman will be the grand marshal for the 101st Findlay Market Opening Day Parade in Cincinnati on March 26.
Brennaman, known for his signature call of "And this one belongs to the Reds!" after a victory, ended his 46-year career as ...
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DENVER (AP) - Jason Dickinson encountered quite a few bumps in the road on his route to the NHL.
Good thing for his trusty truck.
Dickinson was up and down between the Dallas Stars, and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Texas Stars, a total of 17 times during ...
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President Trump granted a full pardon on Tuesday for former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr. in a corruption case in the 1990s that targeted former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards.
The move came as several prominent former NFL players visited the White House, including former 49ers star Jerry Rice.
..."The Second Chance Club: Hardship and Hope After Prison," Simon & Schuster, by Jason Hardy
"The Second Chance Club: Hardship and Hope After Prison" by Jason Hardy is a compelling story of a parole officer's work in New Orleans that emerges as a persuasive call to action on several fronts:
...LONDON (AP) - China forfeited a Davis Cup tie on Tuesday because its men's tennis team cannot travel to Romania next month.
The International Tennis Federation cited "increased restrictions in response to the current coronavirus outbreak" for the decision.
China was to play in Piatra Neamt, Romania, on March ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Comedians are making their return to the White House Correspondents' Dinner after last year's hiatus.
Kenan Thompson of "Saturday Night Live" and Hasan Minhaj of Netflix's "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj" will headline this year's dinner, which takes place April 25.
Presidents and first ladies have traditionally ...
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Beijing Guoan started China's campaign in the Asian Champions League by beating Chiangrai United of Thailand 1-0 on Tuesday.
Because of the viral outbreak that started in China, the Asian Football Confederation ruled this month that the first three group games involving the four Chinese ...
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LONDON (AP) - Tottenham faces the prospect of being without Son Heung-min for several weeks after the forward broke his right arm on Sunday in the win over Aston Villa.
Son was injured in a first-minute challenge with Villa's Ezri Konsa. The South Korea international still completed the 90 minutes ...
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Elton John canceled his two remaining New Zealand shows late Tuesday as he continued to suffer from a bout of pneumonia.
The shows have been rescheduled for next year. Earlier this week, John needed to cut short a performance in Auckland after he lost ...
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MADRID (AP) - More than five years ago, one of Spain's most successful karate athletes was splitting his time between practice, graduate school and his day job as an aeronautical engineer.
Before training and studying at night, Damián Quintero spent hours analyzing faulty airplane parts and working on complex calculations ...
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Students from 40 New Hampshire high schools and school groups will convene to compete in the semi-final round of this year's Poetry Out Loud contest.
Now in its 15th year, Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that uses the study of great poetry to help students ...
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After 11 years, millions of dollars, and plenty of ruffled feathers, this is Leipzig's moment.
Challenging Jose Mourinho and 2019 Champions League finalist Tottenham is exactly the kind of challenge - and marketing opportunity - that energy drink giant Red Bull created the club for.
There's a lot at stake ...
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Baylor coach Kim Mulkey is set to reach 600 career wins in fewer games than any other Division I men's or women's coach.
Mulkey, who has three national championships in her 20 seasons with the No. 2 Lady Bears, takes a 599-100 record into Tuesday night's game at Texas ...
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CHICAGO (AP) - And now, they rest.
Until Thursday, anyway. That's when the NBA comes back for a frantic eight-week sprint to the finish of the regular season, with teams having from anywhere between 25 and 29 games left to play before the 16-team field for the playoffs is filled ...
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SINSHEIM, Germany (AP) - Switzerland midfielder Steven Zuber signed a new contract with Hoffenheim through 2023, the Bundesliga club said Monday.
The deal shows Hoffenheim's confidence in Zuber after he injured his foot in August and missed nearly the entire first half of the season. He returned last month.
Zuber ...
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ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves extended the contracts of manager Brian Snitker and general manager Alex Anthopoulos on Monday.
Anthopoulos also was given an additional title of president, baseball operations, while his contract was extended through the 2024 season. Snitker and his coaching staff received extensions through the 2021 ...
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DETROIT (AP) - The façade of the Fisher Building in Detroit's New Center area will be surveyed as part of the iconic structure's restoration.
Scaffolding is being erected to allow crews to comb over the 325,000 square feet (30,193 square meters) of marble while collecting data for any necessary repairs. ...
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MADRID (AP) - Former d Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillae will run for president of the Spanish soccer federation.
Casillas, who currently plays for Portuguese club Porto, made the announcement Monday on his social media accounts, saying he will be a candidate as soon as new elections are scheduled.
The ...
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MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - A new exhibition at The Currier Museum of Art focuses on the watercolor and oil paintings of its first director.
Maud Briggs Knowlton was a lifelong Manchester, New Hampshire, resident, with deep ties to Monhegan Island off the coast of Maine. "A Life Made in ...
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After nearly two months under his stewardship, Mikel Arteta's Arsenal remains a tough read.
Should fans be alarmed the team languishes in 10th place in the Premier League, or excited it is back in the fight for Champions League qualification?
Should they be concerned at a record of two wins ...
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TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo Marathon organizers drastically reduced the number of participants for this year's race on Monday out of fear of the spread of the virus coming from China.
The general public is being barred from the race on March 1. It will now be limited to a few ...
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LONDON (AP) - Harry Gregg, a former Manchester United player who was described as a "hero of Munich" after the 1958 air disaster that killed 23 people, including eight of his teammates, has died. He was 87.
The Harry Gregg Foundation announced Monday that the former United and Northern Ireland ...
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - The son of Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki is leading a group of social media influencers paid to post content promoting Mike Bloomberg's 2020 presidential campaign.
The New York Times reported on Feb. 13 that Mick Purzycki, the 32-year-old son of Mayor Mike Purzycki, is the lead ...
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Jesús "Suso" Fernández scored his first goal for Sevilla to salvage a 2-2 home draw with 10-man Espanyol in the Spanish league on Sunday.
The result left Sevilla in fifth place and Espanyol second-to-last in the relegation zone.
Lucas Ocampos headed Sevilla in front in the ...
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CHICAGO - Aaron Gordon lost another epic dunk contest. And it was by a couple of inches - namely, the top of Tacko Fall's head.
Derrick Jones Jr. finally got his long-awaited dunk contest title as an exclamation point to an scintillating All-Star Saturday Night, both for him and the ...
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LONDON (AP) - The family who owns a house in southwest England where an artwork from Banksy appeared in time for Valentine's Day has covered the mural after it was defaced.
Temporary fencing was also added Saturday to the home in Bristol and closed-circuit television has been installed to protect ...
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A female high school student defeated a transgender athlete in a Connecticut state championship race, just two days after a lawsuit was filed in an effort to block transgender athletes from participating in girls sports in the state.
Chelsea Mitchell, of Canton High School, won the ...
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Former U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts was beaming like a proud parent as he talked about the launch of Black News Channel - a project he's worked on for years to create what's now the nation's only 24-hour news network aimed at African Americans.
He was sitting at ...
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LONDON — The boyfriend of Caroline Flack, the British TV host for the controversial reality show "Love Island," said Sunday that his "heart is broken" at her death as criticism swelled at her treatment by some British media.
Flack, 40, was found dead Saturday at her home in east London ...
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ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Seven-time major champion Inbee Park saw a seven shot lead shrink to two shots Sunday before winning the Women's Australian Open by three strokes to clinch her first LPGA title in almost two years.
Park started her final round three shots in front of 19-year old ...
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HONOLULU (AP) - Eyassu Worku scored 19 points, Evan Leonard added 18, and UC Irvine beat Hawaii 70-63 on Saturday night.
Collin Welp added 15 points for UC Irvine, which has won six in a row against Hawaii.
Welp made two free throws to give UCI (17-10, 9-2 Big ...
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DOVER. Del. (AP) - Few people are better qualified to weigh in on racial tensions and the criminal justice system in the United States than Bryan Stevenson.
Mr. Stevenson, a Delaware native who founded and runs the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, is the subject of a recent film ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is out to rev up his appeal with a key voting demographic - NASCAR fans - as he takes in the Daytona 500 on Sunday.
NASCAR drivers may veer to the left during their trip around the oval racetrack, but their fans lean ...
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Kim Da-hye, a 29-year-old South Korean, said that moving into a semi-basement apartment was her least-preferred option when she was looking for a new place to live.
But after a rigorous search and a close examination of her finances, she was forced to settle for ...
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LONDON (AP) - England is still due to retain four Champions League participants next season regardless of Manchester City's ban.
City is second in the Premier League but the Abu Dhabi-owned club was barred from European competition for two seasons by UEFA on Friday for masking money flows in ...
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - All Blacks playmaker Damian McKenzie had a major role as the Hamilton-based Chiefs continued their unbeaten start to the season with a 43-17 victory over the Sunwolves in Tokyo among three wins by New Zealand sides Saturday.
McKenzie missed last year's World Cup and most ...
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BERLIN (AP) - German authorities say one person has been killed and three others injured following a shooting late Friday outside a Berlin music venue.
Police in the German capital said Saturday that unknown people opened fire outside the Tempodrom, located near Potsdamer Platz in the center of the city.
...ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Seven-time major champion Inbee Park hasn't won an LPGA tournament in nearly two years, but her 19 tour victories include trophies at Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia.
She might well be adding Australia soon to that total in the Asia-Pacific region.
Park took a three-stroke lead ...
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CHICAGO (AP) - Anthony Davis knows smooth. He has been making basketball look easy for years, from his early days in his native Chicago all the way through to NBA stardom.
When it comes to his seemingly effortless transition to life with the Los Angeles Lakers, Davis makes it sound ...
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A team of U.S. award-winning documentary filmmakers pursuing a Holocaust-era story in western Poland could face charges of unauthorized excavation work, punishable by up to two years in prison, a Polish prosecutor said Friday.
Seven filmmakers, mostly from Los Angeles, are researching a World War II ...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Petra Kvitova withdrew from the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Friday because of illness.
The third-seeded Kvitova had been due to play Ekaterina Alexandrova in the quarterfinals. Kvitova said the unspecified illness had bothered her during Thursday's three-set win over Alison van Uytvanck.
"I wasn't ...
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HUA HIN, Thailand (AP) - Nao Hibino advanced to the semifinals of the Thailand Open by beating fourth-rankedo 4 Elina Svitoline ,6-4 6on-Fridayday.
It was the 84th-ranked Japanese player's first win over a top-five player.
"Elina is one of the best players in the world in the world," said Hibino, ...
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TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo Olympic organizers and the International Olympic Committee said Friday there is no "Plan B" for the 2020 Games, which open in just over five months and have been jolted by the outbreak of a virus in neighboring China.
The coronavirus has infected almost 64,000 people globally ...
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PARIS (AP) - Rivals from across France's political spectrum joined in a chorus of alarm and dismay Friday and warned that French democracy is in danger after an online leak of sexual images led an associate of French leader Emmanuel Macron to pull out of the race to become mayor ...
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia backup quarterback Trey Lowe said he plans to play elsewhere as a graduate transfer this fall.
Lowe announced his intentions Thursday on Twitter.
Lowe, who saw limited action in six games last fall, said he will graduate from West Virginia this summer.
He joins ...
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia University is offering a new undergraduate degree program that combines passions for music and health care.
WVU's Bachelor of Science in Music and Health lets students pursue a music major while pursuing any of six tracks in the health sciences. Those include dentistry, medicine, ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar smiled as he rattled off the names of his former high school teammates and opponents.
The Hall of Fame center was intently watching video of one of his New York high school championships when he starred for Power Memorial Academy 55 years ago. He ...
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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Remy Martin knows all about finishing a game. The junior guard did what his team needed down the stretch.
Martin scored 24 points, including a key layup in the final 32 seconds, helping Arizona State hold on for a 74-69 victory over Stanford on Thursday night.
...HUA HIN, Thailand (AP) - Top seed Elina Svitolna of Ukraine reached her first quarterfinals of the year when she saw off Storm Sanders of Australia 6-1, 6-2 at the Thailand Open on Thursday.
The result was no surprise, with Svitolina ranked fourth to Sanders' 319th.
Svitolina's bid for a ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - The "Wimpy Kid" and author Jeff Kinney are both embarking on new paths.
Amulet Books announced Thursday that Kinney's latest novel is called "Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure" and comes out April 7 with an announced first printing of 3 million copies, among the highest ...
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LONDON (AP) - Chelsea agreed to sign winger Hakim Ziyech from Ajax at the end of the season on Thursday for 40 million euros ($43 million).
Ajax said the Morocco winger will join Chelsea on July 1 after finishing the season. Chelsea said personal terms with Ziyech have yet to ...
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CHICAGO (AP) - Jennifer Hudson is coming to the All-Star Game to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant with her voice.
The NBA has released a list of entertainers headed to All-Star weekend, the group headlined by Hudson - the two-time Grammy winner and Oscar winner - who, just before Sunday ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Closing arguments at the Harvey Weinsten rape trial are set to begin Thursday, with the jury hearing first from a Chicago attorney who's taken #MeToo movement heat for representing the disgraced Hollywood mogul and making provocative mid-trial comments about his case outside of court.
Donna ...
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LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) - Leipzig midfielder Tyler Adams has been sidelined with a calf muscle tear and will miss next week's Champions League game against Tottenham.
Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann said Thursday that the U.S. national team player hurt his calf on Wednesday. Besides the Tottenham game on Wednesday, he ...
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Lumineers, Three 6 Mafia, The Avett Brothers, Lil Wayne and The Smashing Pumpkins are included in the lineup of performers scheduled to appear at this year's Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, Tennessee.
The three-day Beale Street Music festival is held every year during Memphis ...
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) - New signing Odion Ighalo is training away from Manchester United's facilities as a precaution because of the outbreak of a fast-spreading virus from China, the country where the striker previously played.
The Nigeria international, who joined United on Jan. 31 from Shanghai Shenhua, did not travel ...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The Sacramento Kings and Intel announced plans Thursday for the NBA's first research and development site devoted to finding new ways for fans to access replay angles never seen before.
The Kings are planning to unveil an app next season where fans can tap into video ...
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ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Defending champion Nelly Korda shot a 4-under 69 to trail Jodi Ewart Shadoff by three strokes after the first round of the LPGA's Women's Australian Open on Thursday.
Ewart Shadoff had seven birdies in her round of 66 at Royal Adelaide and held a one-stroke lead ...
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A look at things to watch this week in Pac-12 Conference basketball:
GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 16 Colorado at No. 17 Oregon, Thursday. The Pac-12 could get a clear front-runner or the conference race could get even more muddled after Thursday's game. The Buffaloes lead the Pac-12 at ...
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HUA HIN, Thailand (AP) - Elina Svitolina advanced to the second round of the Thailand Open by beating Bibiane Schoos 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday.
The top-seeded player from Ukraine was making her first appearance in Thailand.
"I have to adjust a bit because I came from Europe, which is quite ...
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"Salt River," Putnam, by Randy Wayne White
Thirty years have zipped by since Randy Wayne White first introduced readers to Doc Ford and his pals in "Sanibel Flats," and from time to time the mostly solid crime fiction series seems to falter. "Salt River," the 26th Ford novel, is one ...
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ATLANTA (AP) - A crew of Rolls Royce-riding identity thieves who posed as rap industry figures scammed more than $100,000 from some of the South's most exclusive hotels, prosecutors say.
The group told hotel workers they were with the entertainment firm Roc Nation, and listed the rap group Wu-Tang Clan ...
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A person familiar with the decision says Mel Tucker has agreed to lead Michigan State's football program.
The person spoke Wednesday morning to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the hiring had not been announced.
Colorado hired Tucker in December 2018, and gave ...
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When you binge-read an entire 50-book series over five months, coming to the end feels like the final days of an amazing trip: You don't want it to end, and at the same time you want to get back to your life.
I started reading J.D. Robb's "In Death" series ...
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Two Ohio State University football players were booked into jail early Wednesday on charges of rape and kidnapping, police said.
Police charged defensive players Amir I. Riep and Jahsen L. Wint, both 21, late Tuesday, The Columbus Dispatch reported. They are scheduled to be arraigned Thursday ...
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LONDON (AP) - The British government says it will give regulators the power to fine social media companies for harmful material on their platforms.
Plans announced Wednesday would give the U.K.'s telecommunications watchdog, Ofcom, power to enforce a "duty of care" on companies such as Facebook and Twitter "to protect ...
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Hall of Fame coach Bobby Bowden will speak at an awards dinner at Marshall University this spring.
Marshall announced Tuesday that Bowden will attend the dinner that recognizes donors and honors student-athletes. It will be held April 24 at the Mountain Health Arena in Huntington.
Bowden ...
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BERLIN (AP) - Joseph Vilsmaier , a German filmmaker whose striking portrayal of the Battle of Stalingrad brought home the horrors of war to a new generation, has died. He was 81.
His agent confirmed Wednesday that Vilsmaier "died peacefully at his home" in Bavaria on Tuesday.
Vilsmaier's 1993 film ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - They stood, they cheered, they booed and they boozed. Turns out, esports fans in New York aren't much different from their traditional sports counterparts.
Packing a nearly 2,000-seat venue across the street from Madison Square Garden, those supporters validated the theory behind the Overwatch League's ambitious ...
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Thorir Thorbjarnarson is one of the key pieces in Fred Hoiberg's building project at Nebraska.
Jon Axel Gudmundsson of Davidson was the Atlantic 10 player of the year last season and has filled up box scores in his career like few players in college basketball history.
Hakon Hjalmarsson is just ...
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cypriot champion APOEL Nicosia fired coach Kare Ingebrigtsen on Tuesday after only 45 days on the job.
The 54-year-old Norwegian had four wins, two draws and four losses during his time at the club, which is struggling in its quest to retain the league title for ...
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"The Burn," Mullholland, by Kathleen Kent
A labyrinth of a police procedural punctuated by non-stop action fuels Kathleen Kent's second gripping novel about Dallas narcotics Detective Betty Rhyzyk.
In addition to a detailed look at police work, "The Burn" is a solid exploration of how a cop who ...
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LONDON (AP) - Peter Phillips, the eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, and his wife Autumn are divorcing after 12 years of marriage.
The couple said in a statement Tuesday that the separation was sad but amicable. They plan to share custody of daughters Savannah, 9 and Isla, 7.
The ...
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MALMO, Sweden (AP) - Oskar Rozenberg nonchalantly drifts around the skate park before unleashing a series of high-energy tricks - mounting a wall, sliding down a railing with his arms outstretched, vaulting a stairwell, accelerating into a ramp and giving it some air.
"I'm just warming up," the two-time skateboarding ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Harvey Weinstein's lawyers are set to rest their defense case Tuesday, but not before answering the big question looming over his New York City rape trial: Will he take the risk of testifying?
So far, they say, Weinstein hasn't signaled he'll roll the dice. His ...
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GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization convened a group of experts Tuesday to fast-track promising tests, drugs and vaccines to help slow the outbreak of a new virus that emerged in China and has spread to two dozen other countries.
The new coronavirus was only identified late last year ...
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Kobe Bryant will be announced Friday at All-Star Weekend in Chicago as one of the finalists for this year's Basketball Hall of Fame induction class, which isn't a secret and never was.
Bryant always was a lock to be a first-ballot pick. Fellow first-time nominees Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - USA Basketball will have a team of WNBA players available to qualify for 3-on-3 at the Olympics.
Kelsey Plum, Allisha Gray, Katie Lou Samuelson and Stefanie Dolson headline the 11 players invited to a training camp this week in Chicago. From the pool, the selection committee ...
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