WASHINGTON (AP) - John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a "Hoya Paranoia" powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men's basketball championship, has died. He was 78
His death was announced in a family statement Monday. No details ...
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Big or small, everyone seems to have a John Thompson Jr. story.
Those stories were shared Monday after the sports world learned of the legendary Georgetown's coach death. Thompson, a revered figure who became the first Black coach to win an NCAA national championship in a major sport, was 78.
...NYON, Switzerland (AP) - Draw Monday for the Europa League second qualifying round:
Single-leg games, Sept. 17
Main Path:
Hammarby (Sweden) vs. Lech Poznan (Poland)
Kaysar Kyzylorda (Kazakhstan) vs. APOEL (Cyprus)
Nõmme Kalju (Estonia) or Mura (Slovenia) vs. AGF Aarhus (Denmark)
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John Thompson Jr., who built Georgetown University into a basketball titan and became the first black head coach to win an NCAA national championship in a major sport, has died. He was 78.
No official cause of death has been announced.
Thompson was a revered figure in the District of ...
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) - Seven-time European champion AC Milan was drawn away to Shamrock Rovers of Ireland when the Europa League second qualifying round pairings were made Monday.
The single-leg elimination game is scheduled on Sept. 17 without fans at Shamrock Rovers' 8,000-capacity stadium in Dublin.
Milan visited Ireland 45 ...
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) - Two-time European champion Benfica will play in Greece against PAOK in Monday's draw for the Champions League third qualifying round.
Benfica's Stadium of Light in Lisbon hosted the 2020 final last week but won't see action yet in this season's edition. UEFA ordered the current qualifying ...
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GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) - The 2004 Belmont Stakes winner, Birdstone, is retiring to Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Center in Kentucky, the farm said.
Birdstone, who also won the Travers Stakes in 2004, retired from racing that year when a chip was found in an ankle, the Georgetown farm said in ...
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LEWISBURG, W.Va. (AP) - The State Fair of West Virginia is off this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the tradition of a limited-edition basket continues, officials said.
The baskets are made by Jamit Baskets of Sinks Grove. Orders are being accepted through the end of September.
"Even though ...
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BERN, Switzerland (AP) - Soccer great Michel Platini arrived at Switzerland's federal prosecution office Monday morning to be questioned about a $2 million payment he received from FIFA in 2011.
Platini is formally a suspect because of the payment that led to his removal as president of European soccer body ...
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Even in this shortened season, the Los Angeles Dodgers have stood out with their dominance.
And Clayton Kershaw is still a big part of it.
Kershaw has won his last three starts, allowing just two runs in that span. For the season, the 32-year-old left-hander is 4-1 with a 1.80 ...
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Chris Webber's emotional comments last week in support of NBA players, who boycotted the playoffs after the shooting of Jacob Blake, generated millions of views because they came from the heart and addressed sensitive topics.
But for Webber and other Black commentators who discussed this week's call to action throughout ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - French tennis player Benoit Paire tested positive for the coronavirus and was removed from the U.S. Open field, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because Paire's status had not been ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - BET flawlessly launched an awards show during the coronavirus pandemic, and MTV will have its turn to put on an all-star event at a time when live shows have limitations and restrictions.
The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards will air Sunday night at 8 p.m. EDT, ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kobe Bryant. Rep. John Lewis. And now, Chadwick Boseman.
So far, 2020 has been marred with bad news and tragedy with the sudden deaths of several popular Black icons including Bryant, Lewis and recently Boseman, who died Friday. All three were viewed as leaders in ...
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PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) - After self-publishing her first book in 2007, Laura Buchanan recently signed a three year publishing contract with W & B Publishers, in addition to the publication of her new young adult dystopian novel, "Routines."
Buchanan, who's chosen pen name is Laura Lin, has been writing for ...
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MUNICH (AP) - Polish forward Robert Lewandowski has been voted Germany's "footballer of the year" for helping Bayern Munich to a Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup treble.
Kicker magazine announced Sunday that Lewandowski received 276 votes in a poll among sports journalists for the prize, significantly more than his ...
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BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) - People planning the painting of a Black Lives Matter street mural in Bennington will be holding a family oriented celebration of the event.
The Sunday event in Bennington will include food, music and a collaborative effort to create the mural in front of the town office ...
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NICE, France (AP) - Already missing riders injured in crashes on the first day, the Tour de France is for the first time in its history heading directly into high mountains on Sunday's Stage 2, an exceptionally early gauge of top contenders' readiness to compete for the overall win.
Sunday's ...
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MILAN (AP) - Zlatan Ibrahimović is back in Italy and ready to sign a new contract with AC Milan.
"Finally everything is in place and finally I can return to where I feel at home," Ibrahimović said upon his arrival at Milan's Linate airport late Saturday.
The 38-year-old Ibrahimović is ...
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NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - The bar and restaurant industry seemingly took the most direct hit of the coronavirus outbreak's financial impact, leaving many bartenders and servers without jobs.
But with it, came another less talked about fallen industry, local music.
Some local musicians pursue music careers full-time; others do it ...
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - There was a point this week when LeBron James and the Lakers weren't sure they would remain in the bubble.
They decided to stay and look like they could be here a while.
The Lakers moved into the Western Conference semifinals by finishing off ...
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VENICE, Italy (AP) - It starts with a boat ride in, and for the lucky few, ends with a kiss on the side of the trophy.
The Venice Film Festival is an early stop for many stars and filmmakers on the path to the Academy Awards. In normal years, George ...
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ATLANTA (AP) - Arthur Blank's support of the movement to bring attention to social injustice has been celebrated by his Atlanta Falcons players.
Blank just hopes the Falcons can continue those efforts without following players in other sports who walked away from games.
"I would say my hope is that ...
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Washington quarterback Alex Smith took his biggest step yet Saturday in his recovery from his life-threatening leg injury, taking part in 11-on-11 drills for the first time in nearly two years. The team gave Smith three reps in a red zone drill, facing a live pass rush.
In three plays, ...
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Chicago Sky players Azura Stevens and Diamond DeShields have left the WNBA bubble, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Stevens is out for the season with an injury in her left knee. DeShields left for personal reasons. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday on condition ...
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Cliff Robinson, an early star in UConn's rise to power and longtime top sixth man in the NBA, died Saturday. He was 53.
Robinson's death was confirmed by UConn. No cause of death was given, though former Huskies coach Jim Calhoun said Robinson had a stroke 2 1/2 years ago.
...Past portrayals of Native American or Indigenous comic book superheroes would often follow the same checklist - mystical powers, an ability to talk to animals and a costume of either a headdress or a loincloth.
"Poor research was done. They were just going off of TV and film," said artist ...
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BOSTON (AP) - Missing: Boston's raucous crowds and smiles for miles. Still there, sort of: Wellesley College's iconic "scream tunnel" and the thunderous cheers along the finish line on Boylston Street.
The 124th running of the Boston Marathon finally gets underway next month, but virtually - meaning real runners will ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Naomi Osaka pulled out of the Western & Southern Open final Saturday because of a left hamstring injury, giving the title to Victoria Azarenka in a walkover.
The tournament announced Osaka's decision about 90 minutes before the championship match was supposed to begin in Louis Armstrong ...
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LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - Lange Johnson has big dreams for his grandfather's home on Pierce Street - almost as big as the dreams Walter Johnson nurtured there decades ago.
The simple circa-1911 American Foursquare house, with its white clapboard and wood-shingled second facade, sits boarded up, waiting for an infusion ...
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SAN SEBASTIÁN, Spain (AP) - Lyon will try to underline its dominance of European women's soccer when it bids for a fifth straight Champions League title on Sunday against old rival Wolfsburg.
It will be the fourth final between the two clubs, and their third in the last five years. ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - First Chadwick Boseman slipped on the cleats of Jackie Robinson, then the Godfather of Soul's dancing shoes, portraying both Black American icons with a searing intensity that commanded respect. When the former playwright suited up as Black Panther, he brought cool intellectual gravitas to the Marvel ...
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RENO, Nev. (AP) - In early August, history, classic television and a whole lot of beach mingled to create a milestone in Lake Tahoe real estate.
That's when a 31-acre (12.5-hectare) estate in Zephyr Cove on the lake's east shore - once part of the vast holdings of the ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Rachel Maddow ended her fact-check mission with a lightning round after President Donald Trump's nomination acceptance speech - 12 corrections in about a minute. Or, rather, 11 corrections and a prediction.
"Joe Biden will not bulldoze the suburbs," she said.
Throughout the GOP convention this week, ...
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VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) - The European Tour is heading to Cyprus for the first time.
Back-to-back events will be held in Paphos as part of the tour's reshaped schedule for 2020, though there will be no fans for the Cyprus Open from Oct. 29-Nov. 1 and the Cyprus Classic ...
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HELSINKI (AP) - After being forced to cancel all its spring season performances due to the coronavirus outbreak, Finland's National Opera is opening this fall with an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart featuring a topical twist: a story line that reflects on the Nordic country's COVID-19 pandemic experiences.
The ...
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The NHL's second-round playoff series will resume with three games each on Saturday and Sunday after players prompted the league to postpone two days of action to protest racial injustice.
In the NHL's Eastern Conference hub city of Toronto, Tampa Bay and Boston will play Game 4 of their series ...
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Angel Olsen, "Whole New Mess" (Jagjaguwar)
If you're looking for something completely new from Angel Olsen, "Whole New Mess" isn't it. But if you're looking for something raw, vulnerable and piercing, this album delivers.
"Whole New Mess" sees Olsen stripped down, processing the pain before the songs would become glossier ...
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MIAMI (AP) - Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard practiced Friday for the first time since October, when he was sidelined by a season-ending left knee injury.
Howard had surgery in December and began training camp on the active-physically unable to perform list. He also was on the reserve-COVID-19 list for ...
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MOSCOW (AP) - The outspoken chief executive of the Russian anti-doping agency was fired Friday, a move that the World Anti-Doping Agency had said it was "extremely concerned" about.
Yuri Ganus was fired after his agency's supervisory board recommended that the Russian Olympic Committee and Russian Paralympic Committee consider removing ...
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A player has tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of a women's tennis tournament in Prague.
Tournament director David Trunda says the unidentified player was isolating in her hotel room and will be re-tested. Trunda ...
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio performing arts groups financially devastated by the coronavirus shutdown received good news this week, tempered by a harsh economic reality.
A public health order from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine greenlighted performances again, while setting strict audience caps that theater groups say aren't economically viable - ...
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MADRID (AP) - First it was Neymar. Then Cristiano Ronaldo. And now, very likely, it will be Lionel Messi.
The Spanish league is about to see another top player leave one of its clubs, all within a four-year span.
Messi's departure would be another unwanted setback for the league, though ...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame is honoring its 2020 class this weekend, but the event will be held through a two-hour televised special rather than an in-person ceremony due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The broadcast is set for 7 p.m. CDT Saturday and will be ...
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - People wanting to place bets on the Kentucky Derby can make a wager in a drive-thru at Keeneland, the Lexington track announced.
The Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Oaks were postponed to Sept. 4 and 5 this year at Churchill Downs in Louisville due to the ...
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Georgia wide receiver Dominick Blaylock will miss the 2020 season following his second serious knee injury in two years.
Blaylock, a part-time starter in 2019, was one of the team's top returning receivers and return specialists. Georgia announced on Thursday that Blaylock, a sophomore, hurt his ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff said Thursday that NBA protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, are "absurd and silly."
"If they want to protest, I don't think we care," Marc Short told CNN's "New Day."
His comments came the day ...
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A painting by 17th-century Dutch artist Frans Hals has been stolen - for the third time - from a provincial museum in the central Netherlands.
Police said Thursday that "Two Laughing Boys" was stolen early Wednesday from the Museum Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden in ...
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CLEVELAND (AP) - Cleveland's three major professional sports franchises - the Browns, Cavaliers and Indians - are teaming up to fight social injustice.
The move comes one day after the NBA postponed playoff games, and other leagues followed suit, amid a player-led boycott to protest the shooting of a Black ...
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France coach Didier Deschamps says midfielder Paul Pogba has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been left out of the national team squad.
Deschamps says "he had a test yesterday which was positive this morning."
...CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra has announced it is canceling the first half of its season this fall due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The cancellation affects the concerts scheduled for October through January. The organization hopes to resume with programs scheduled for February through May if ...
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GENEVA (AP) - A Europa League game in Israel on Thursday was postponed because visiting soccer players from Bosnia-Herzegovina tested positive for COVID-19.
It's the fifth Champions League or Europa League qualifying game this month to be postponed at least once by virus cases. All involve infected players on teams ...
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EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) - Francesca Moody is spending August the way she always does: in darkened rooms in Edinburgh, watching some of the best new theater and comedy the world has to offer.
All that's missing are the hundreds of thousands of other people who usually do the same in ...
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FREMONT, Neb. (AP) - The temperature was approaching 90 and a light breeze was blowing while Jeff Jamrog put his Midland University football team through its paces under the midday sun.
From the street running past Heedum Field, it looked like a typical August practice. A group of linemen hit ...
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - NBA players didn't come to Disney solely for a restart. They wanted social reform.
The Milwaukee Bucks showed how far they're willing to go to get it by opting not to play in their playoff game Wednesday. Two more games were postponed later in ...
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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Nazem Kadri scored the go-ahead goal with 6:06 remaining in a wild third period as the Colorado Avalanche regrouped to beat the Dallas Stars 6-4 in Game 3 on Wednesday night and pull to 2-1 during their second-round series.
Leading 3-1 in the third, Colorado saw ...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska state health data indicate Pacific Islanders and Alaska Natives are more likely to contract the coronavirus and be hospitalized with the illness.
Beyond underlying medical conditions, culture and economics contribute to the disparity, Alaska Public Media reported Tuesday.
Data indicate Pacific Islanders in Alaska have ...
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Auliʻi Cravalho's life changed forever at age 14 when she was cast as the voice of Disney's "Moana." The Hawaiian native loved singing and acting, but they were just hobbies to her. So were horseback riding, swimming and microbiology, for that matter. A career in Hollywood seemed implausible at best.
...WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - A former exotic dancer seriously injured in a 2010 car crash with an off-duty Massachusetts police officer has been paid about $8.6 million by the insurance company for the strip club, according to court records.
Kailee Higgins was paid by Capitol Specialty Insurance, her attorneys wrote ...
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MADRID (AP) - Barcelona hasn't given up on Lionel Messi just yet.
A day after the Argentine great told the club he wants to leave, Barcelona said its restructuring project still revolves around the player.
"We want to rebuild for the future together with the best player in history," Ramon ...
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NEW YORK (AP) -
When the iconic T. Rex at the American Museum of Natural History again welcomes visitors, it will gaze down at humans acting a bit differently.
They will still gape up at its massive skeleton, but there will be fewer of them. They'll stand farther apart ...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum plans to reopen to the public on Sept. 10, according to a news release.
Visitors will be asked to have their temperatures checked on entry, wear masks, practice social distancing, tour in smaller groups and enter the museum ...
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GENEVA (AP) - Fighting exclusion from the Champions League under new UEFA rules during the pandemic, Slovan Bratislava wants sport's highest court to stop its previous opponent playing later Wednesday in the next qualifying round.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it was asked by Slovan for an urgent ...
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A second arrest has been made in the fatal shootings of a 3-year-old Kentucky girl and her father.
Kevon Lawless, 23, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and Louisville Metro Police on Tuesday, according to Louisville Metro Police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley. He was charged with ...
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LONDON (AP) - Organizers of Europe's biggest street fair, which traces its roots to the emancipation of Black slaves and race riots in London during the late 1950s, say the event is more important than ever amid the worldwide campaign for justice after George Floyd died in police custody in ...
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LEEDS, England (AP) - Leeds is close to making its first big signing since returning to the Premier League after a 16-year absence after reaching an agreement to sign Spain striker Rodrigo from Valencia.
Valencia said early Wednesday a deal in principle has been agreed with Leeds over Rodrigo's transfer, ...
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold closed-door meetings Wednesday with Bahrain's royal family and top officials in the United Arab Emirates amid the Trump administration's push for Arab nations to recognize Israel.
Pompeo already traveled to Israel and Sudan on this ...
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BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - A'ja Wilson had 26 points and nine rebounds, Dearica Hamby added 18 points and 14 boards and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Dallas Wings 96-92 on Tuesday night.
The Aces moved into first in The Associated Press WNBA power poll on Tuesday - the first ...
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It's a short World, after all.
Reviving a hallowed tradition for this space, we use the dog days of August as an excuse to present a parade of miniatures from recent play, saving those intricate positional battles and dreary knight-and-pawn endings for a less indolent time. And many of those ...
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BMW CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Olympia Fields, Ill.
Course: Olympia Fields CC (North). Yardage: 7,366. Par: 70.
Purse: $9.5 million. Winner's share: $1.71 million.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, noon to 3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 1-3 p.m (Golf Channel), 3-7 p.m. (NBC).
Defending champion: ...
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TOKYO (AP) - Paralympic athletes took to the catwalk in Tokyo on Tuesday for the "Amputee Venus Show" which was originally scheduled to be held in conjunction with the opening of the Paralympic Games.
With the Olympics and Paralympics postponed for a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the fashion ...
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LONDON (AP) - Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been called up for England's UEFA Nations League games next month despite being arrested while on holiday in Greece.
Maguire was detained after a brawl last week on the island of Mykonos but he was allowed to return to England.
Maguire ...
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"Shadows of the Dead," by Spencer Kope (Minotaur)
"Shadows of the Dead," the third thriller in Spencer Kope's "Special Tracking Unit" series, opens with a car crash, the discovery of a bound woman in the trunk, and the subsequent arrest of a seemly deranged driver.
Under questioning, the prisoner ...
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SION, Switzerland (AP) - Former World Cup winner Fabio Grosso was hired Tuesday to coach Swiss club Sion for one season.
The 42-year-old Italian will move to Switzerland after coaching three clubs in his home country. Each job lasted one season or less.
Grosso had only three games in charge ...
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BANGKOK (AP) - Facebook has blocked in Thailand a group with more than a million members that engages in open discussion about the Thai monarchy, an institution that is staunchly protected from criticism by strict laws.
The Facebook group, "Royalist Marketplace," was blocked late Monday after the social media giant ...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) - Milwaukee Public Schools has suspended the start of regular season fall sports indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Administrators said Monday the decision was made for the safety of athletes, staff and fans.
MPS athletics director Bobbie Kelsey said district officials understand "the disappointment and ...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Tuesday's program at the Republican National Convention is likely to wade into familiar waters, with a lineup expected to speak on divisive issues like abortion and "cancel culture," while lambasting Democratic rival Joe Biden and the Democrats' progressive wing.
Unlike Democrats, who shifted their convention to ...
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THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) - Manchester United defender Harry Maguire is due to go on trial in Greece on Tuesday on assault charges following his arrest after a brawl last week on the island of Mykonos.
Maguire, who was released from custody over the weekend, is not expected to be present ...
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Candace Parker was a freshman at Tennessee the first time she voted in a U.S. election.
It left a lasting impression on her ,and now 16 years later she's hoping to get others to understand the importance of voting too.
"I really do feel that as a society that I ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Museums across New York state and gyms in some parts of the state outside of New York City can reopen starting Monday as coronavirus restrictions are cautiously eased.
Under guidelines announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, museums will face restrictions including timed ticketing and 25% occupancy. New ...
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The lab used by the NFL for COVID-19 tests said Monday that an isolated contamination caused 77 "most likely false positive results."
In a statement, BioReference Laboratories said the test results on Saturday were contaminated during preparation at its lab in New Jersey. Eleven clubs were affected, and the tests ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Melania Trump is marking the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote with an art exhibit based on works by children from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The first lady called adoption of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution that granted women ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - John H. Hager, a former Virginia lieutenant governor who served from 1998 to 2002, has died at the age of 83.
Gov. Ralph Northam ordered state flags to be flown at half staff for 10 days in Hager's honor following his death Sunday, according to a ...
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HERNE, Germany (AP) - Laura Stockton, the daughter of retired Utah Jazz great John Stockton, has signed a professional contract to play basketball in Germany, her new club said.
Herner TC, which competes in Germany's top league, recently announced that it signed Stockton for the 2020-21 season.
The 5-foot-8 guard ...
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LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) - "America's Got Talent" winner Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. put his down time during the coronavirus pandemic to good use, earning his high school equivalency diploma 30 years after dropping out.
With his road performances eliminated by the virus shutdown, the singer took online classes during the ...
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The Norwegian government says it will make an exception from its travel ban to accommodate a Nations League soccer game against Austria on Sept. 4 in Oslo.
Culture and sports minister Abid Q. Raja says ...
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BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died in 2011, was a tough act to follow. But Tim Cook seems to be doing so well at it that his eventual successor may also have big shoes to fill.
Initially seen as a mere caretaker for the iconic franchise ...
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PARIS (AP) - Paris police arrested 148 people as Paris Saint-Germain soccer fans clashed with officers and smashed cars and store windows after the club lost the Champions League final in Lisbon.
Hundreds of fans were also fined for not wearing masks, a Paris police spokesman said Monday.
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Bryce Harper is hammering his usual homers for the Philadelphia Phillies. Mike Trout and Mookie Betts are flashing their expected MVP-level skills while second-year phenom Fernando Tatis Jr. has been arguably the game's best player.
But like most things in 2020, Major League Baseball hasn't followed the expected script.
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There's something fitting about a German club winning the first major team sports trophy of the COVID-19 era. Maybe a lesson in there, too.
Because of the way their countrymen handled the pandemic, Bayern Munich and the Bundesliga were the first big leaguers on either side of the Atlantic back ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Bankruptcies in the U.S. oil patch are on the rise after the global pandemic decimated demand. But shale companies were struggling before COVID hit, loading up on debt before prices came crashing down.
Law firm Haynes and Boone counted nearly 500 bankruptcies among oil and gas ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Novak Djokovic pulled out of the doubles event at the Western & Southern Open on Sunday, citing neck pain.
Djokovic remained in the singles draw, where he is seeded No. 1 and is scheduled to play his second-round match Monday. He received a first-round bye.
The ...
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PHOENIX (AP) - A renewed focus on social justice in the wake of police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd has seen sales soar at Black-owned bookstores around the country as customers seek out knowledge from their own communities.
The stores have always served as a community space ...
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ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - The Detroit Lions have signed defensive end Will Clarke, adding much-needed depth at the position.
Clarke, who has seven career sacks in 53 NFL games, joined the team for practice on Sunday. The Lions released guard Caleb Benenoch to clear a spot on the roster ...
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NAPLES, Italy (AP) - Opera legend Plácido Domingo denied ever abusing his power during his management tenure at two U.S. opera houses in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday, as he embarks on a full-throttle campaign to clear his name after two investigations found credible accusations he had ...
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The Washington Capitals fired coach Todd Reirden on Sunday, days after the team was ousted in the first round of the NHL playoffs.
Reirden was tasked with leading Washington following its first-ever Stanley Cup title. But in two seasons, the Capitals were bounced from the playoffs in the first round, ...
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PARIS (AP) - Former Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovač's first game in charge of Monaco saw his new side rally from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 against Reims on Sunday.
Kovač was fired by Bayern last November despite leading the German giant - which faced Paris Saint-Germain later Sunday in ...
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WEYERS CAVE, Va. (AP) - Weyers Cave resident Bart Balint received his stage four lymphoma diagnosis in May of 2019. For the next several months, he and his wife, Melanie, retreated into isolation, briefly reemerging last fall after he completed his first six chemotherapy treatments. Not long after, COVID-19 concerns ...
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LISBON, Portugal (AP) - UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin will hold talks about retaining the single-game eliminator format that has been used to complete the pandemic-disrupted Champions League and Europa League seasons.
In an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday, Ceferin said people inside and outside of football had contacted ...
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ISLAMABAD - Pakistani authorities on Sunday reported only four new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, the country's fewest number of fatalities since March.
The announcement raises hopes that Pakistan is on the right path to fully containing the coronavirus despite having a fragile health system.
The National Command ...
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Beaches and churches are closed and baseball games will be played in empty stadiums on Sunday after South Korea added hundreds to its growing coronavirus caseload amid concerns the epidemic is getting out of control.
The 397 new cases reported by South Korea's Centers ...
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Tulane University in New Orleans says researchers from its School of Architecture have been awarded a $15,000 grant to assist in designing new uses for African American schools in Louisiana that were abandoned in the wake of school desegregation.
In a news release, the university ...
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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Attendance at West Virginia high school football games will be limited to family members of players and coaches during the first few weeks of the season.
The Secondary School Activities Commission released guidelines Friday for sports competitions and extracurricular activities.
The guidelines are based on the ...
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LISBON, Portugal (AP) - After an unprecedented suspension of the competition, pandemic-enforced changes to the format and a switch of location for the final, the Champions League will conclude on Sunday - 425 days after the first game was played.
Either Paris Saint-Germain will pick up the European Cup for ...
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DOVER, Del. (AP) - Governors do a lot of different things after leaving office.
Mike Castle and Tom Carper went to Congress. Pete du Pont ran for president.
Jack Markell biked across the country and wrote music.
Wait, what?
Mr. Markell, who served as governor of Delaware from 2009-17, announced ...
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Manchester United and England defender Harry Maguire's trial on charges of assault and attempted bribery has been postponed until Tuesday after he testified before a prosecutor.
The three defendants are not obliged to attend the trial and are free to return home, the prosecutor's office said ...
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PARIS (AP) - With Paris Saint-Germain looking to become only the second French club to win the Champions League, around 3,000 police will be deployed on the Champs-Élysées and outside the club's stadium on Sunday night to prevent wild fan celebrations amid coronavirus concerns.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced the ...
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COLOGNE, Germany (AP) - Not even the coronavirus could stop Sevilla's love affair with the Europa League.
Never mind that the final was three months late and without fans, the Spanish club secured a record sixth title in the competition Friday, beating Inter Milan 3-2 in Cologne.
It's a competition ...
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LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Neymar is finally getting his big chance to shine.
He is getting the opportunity to prove he doesn't need Lionel Messi to help him win soccer's biggest club tournament.
He is getting the chance to demonstrate that Paris Saint-Germain was right to pick him to lead ...
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A look at what's happening around the majors today:
BIG APPLE BREAK
The Subway Series scheduled for this weekend has been postponed after two members of the Mets tested positive for the coronavirus Thursday. The Mets say they won't have any team workouts this weekend, instead letting players and coaches ...
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MIAMI (AP) - This year, the colorful tents won't spring up overnight on the streets lining the college campus. Swarms of authors, readers and students won't flock to downtown Miami for the busy street fair weekend, lining up for signings and loading up tote bags with books.
The Miami Book ...
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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - The defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues were managing their pursuit of a repeat well, carrying the best record in the Western Conference with largely the same roster.
Then, with less than a month remaining in the regular season, the global pandemic put the NHL ...
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - In a normal NBA playoff series Mike D'Antoni would be taking his Houston Rockets on the road.
Finished with the first two games, it would be time to switch sites and head to Oklahoma City for the next two.
With the Rockets ...
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BOSTON (AP) - The California-based foundation of actor Gary Sinise donated over $380,000 to a Boston nonprofit to install industrial washer and dryer equipment in Boston fire departments to clean the firefighters' gear.
The new equipment helps protect firefighters from burns and from exposure to chemicals that cause cancer, ...
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MILAN (AP) - For women's soccer in Italy, the coronavirus pandemic served as a rude awakening.
While the men's game managed to resume in June, the decision was eventually made not to restart the women's season which had been halted in February.
Juventus was declared champion - winning the Women's ...
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BOSTON (AP) - Judge OKs fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli's plea deal in college bribery scheme; Giannulli to get 5 months in prison.
NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL has hired Jonathan Beane as senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer.
Beane, who has more than 20 years of experience as a diversity practitioner, begins his duties Sept. 8. Beane has held senior diversity roles at Roche, 21st Century Fox and ...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska's largest entertainment venue is likely to continue operating as a mass shelter for the Anchorage homeless population into 2021, an official said.
Mayoral Chief of Staff Jason Bockenstedt says Sullivan Arena will be used to accommodate homeless residents during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic unless alternatives ...
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For every day that goes by without a word from Lionel Messi, a new rumor surfaces about his future with Barcelona.
Messi hasn't made any public statement since Barcelona's 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals last week, putting in doubt his permanence with the struggling Catalan ...
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LISBON, Portugal (AP) - A couple of lesser-known players could prove decisive in the Champions League final on Sunday.
While most will be watching Paris Saint-Germain forwards Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, or Bayern counterparts Thomas Müller and Robert Lewandowski, the title could come down to the likes of Ángel Di ...
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The self-proclaimed mayor of Hinchtown is back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where he nearly lost his life in a horrific practice crash for the Indy 500 only to return the following year and lord over the 33-car field by winning the pole.
He is back walking the familiar steps under ...
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Anthony Beauvillier paid the price for scoring when he absorbed a big hit from Tom Wilson into one of the goalposts. He shook off the pain and returned to the game.
From start to finish, the play on Beauvillier's second goal in Game 5 Thursday night encapsulated the New York ...
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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Denis Gurianov scored four goals, including a hat trick in the second period while also assisting on the go-ahead score, as the Dallas Stars rallied from a quick three-goal deficit for a 7-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night to wrap up the first-round ...
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BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Azurá Stevens scored a season-high 25 points, Courtney Vandersloot had 19 points, 10 assists and four steals and the Chicago Sky beat the New York Liberty 101-85 on Thursday night.
Allie Quigley also scored 19 points for Chicago (9-4). Kahleah Copper added 14 points and Ruthy ...
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DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Max Weinberg, the longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen and the bandleader for Conan O'Brien's Late Night and The Tonight Show, has been appointed to a local planning and zoning board in the Florida city where he lives.
Weinberg, 69, told The Palm Beach Post he's ...
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MÖNCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) - Austrian midfielder Valentino Lazaro has joined Borussia Mönchengladbach on a season-long loan from Inter Milan, the German club said Thursday.
Lazaro adds attacking options to Gladbach's squad for its first Champions League campaign in four years. It's been a subdued transfer window for the club after ...
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LONDON (AP) - The brother of the suicide bomber who set off an explosion at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, killing 22 people and injuring hundreds, has been sentenced to a minimum of 55 years.
Hashem Abedi had denied helping plan the attack at the end of ...
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Few players mean as much to a club as Jesús Navas does to Sevilla.
The links are so strong that the 34-year-old Navas already has a stadium named after him at the club's training center in Seville.
"Navas is part of Sevilla's history," sporting director Ramón "Monchi" Rodríguez said ahead ...
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Two players on the South Africa cricket squad have tested positive for COVID-19, the national association said Thursday.
The players were not named.
The positive tests came at a team culture camp that involved more than 30 of the country's top players.
Cricket South ...
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DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) - What is the point of the Europa League? Sevilla and Inter Milan have very different answers to that question.
If Inter wins Friday's final in Germany, it would be a milestone in its bid to dethrone Juventus in Italy and re-establish itself as a Champions League ...
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LONDON (AP) - Leeds' first game in the Premier League in 16 years couldn't be tougher: a trip to champion Liverpool.
The fixtures for the new season were released on Thursday, with Manchester City and Manchester United not playing on the opening weekend to give them more rest after their ...
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PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - The National Quilt Museum in western Kentucky is planning a special exhibit to commemorate the centennial of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The exhibit, titled "Women's Right to Vote - Revolution and Evolution," will run from Sept. 1 through Oct. 16, The Paducah Sun ...
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TROON, Scotland (AP) - Jessica Korda, one of the top U.S. hopes at the Women's British Open, withdrew from the first major of the year because of medical reasons before the first round started Thursday.
Organizers said Korda's issues were "unrelated to COVID-19."
Katja Pogacar of Slovenia replaced Korda in ...
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Everything was new to Mike Tirico when he walked past the famed pagoda that dominates the front stretch at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, assumed his broadcast perch high above pit lane and proceeded to host his first Indy 500.
Now, all that was new has given way to unprecedented.
One year ...
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Stella Johnson made the most of her first career WNBA start - even if it didn't get off to a great beginning.
The rookie's first shot was an airball and she followed up with another miss before settling down. Johnson scored a season-high 25 points to help the Washington Mystics ...
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The massive annual Pennsylvania Farm Show was canceled as an in-person event on Wednesday because of the pandemic, ending the prospect of hundreds of thousands of people converging on the Harrisburg complex in January.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said the Jan. 9-15 event will be conducted ...
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday that police violated the rights of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and others when they secretly video recorded them paying for massage parlor sex acts, barring the tapes' use at trial and dealing a potentially deadly blow to ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Angel Dougherty went to the mall last month - not to shop, but to watch a drive-in drag show in the parking lot.
"This year has been so anxiety filled and chaotic, I figured this experience would be something to lighten the mood," says Dougherty, ...
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DORTMUND, Germany (AP) - Borussia Dortmund signed Brazilian forward Reinier on loan for two years from Real Madrid on Wednesday.
The Bundesliga club said the 18-year-old Reinier, a Brazil under-23 international, will give the attack-minded team another option going forward.
Madrid signed Reinier for a reported 30 million euros ($36 ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - When the bronze equestrian statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee arrived by rail in Richmond from Paris in 1890, it took 10,000 men, women and children to haul its pieces more than a mile to the site where the towering monument was erected as a tribute ...
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GENEVA (AP) - FIFA forecast the pandemic will cause a $120 million drop in its revenue plan through the 2022 World Cup in a revised four-year budget published Wednesday.
Cost-cutting is also predicted to help offset a $200 million hit from being unable to stage a revamped Club World Cup ...
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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) - A group of men already on pretrial release for previous offenses are behind a string of burglaries carried them out while wearing ankle monitors that track their locations, police said.
Authorities seized more than $150,000 in cash, an AK-47, a Smith & Wesson handgun, cellphones, iPads, ...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Democrats hoping to create a surge of enthusiasm behind Joe Biden's presidential bid will look to Wednesday's convention headliners to broaden the party's focus from a multipart rebuke of President Donald Trump to a message of change.
Former President Barack Obama, a transformational figure for the ...
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Barcelona will try to end one of the worst crises in club history with Ronald Koeman as its coach.
Barcelona officially announced a deal with Koeman on Wednesday, a day after club president Josep Bartomeu had said the Dutchman accepted the coaching offer and only details ...
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and his family have made a gift of $40 million to the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, the school said.
The gift announced Tuesday was made by Bill Haslam and his wife, Crissy; Cleveland Browns owners and ...
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A West Virginia firefighter's death last month has been ruled an accidental overdose, authorities said.
Charleston Police Chief James "Tyke" Hunt said at a news conference Tuesday that fentanyl and xylazine were found in firefighter Jason Cuffee's system, news outlets reported. Xylazine is an animal tranquilizer.
...KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The game between Cincinnati and Kansas City scheduled for Tuesday will be played as part of a doubleheader Wednesday so that the Reds can do additional testing after a player tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend.
Players, coaches and other members of the Reds ...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee received a positive progress report from the committee that analyzed the federation's problems and recommended dozens of changes a year ago.
The Borders Report, spearheaded by former WNBA Commissioner Lisa Borders and released last summer, included a detailed road ...
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ROCKVILLE, Ind. (AP) - The Parke County Board of Commissioners have voted to cancel this year's Covered Bridge Festival because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The commissioners voted 2-0 Monday with one member abstaining to cancel the event that had been scheduled for Oct. 9-18, the Tribune-Star reported.
Commissioner Bruce Hartman ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Tyler Perry has won awards from the NAACP and BET. Now he's getting a big one from the Television Academy: He and his foundation are the recipients of the 2020 Governors Award.
The prize, picked by the academy board of governors, honors Perry "for his unprecedented ...
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SYDNEY (AP) - New Zealand international forward Kevin Proctor was found guilty Tuesday of biting an opponent during a National Rugby League game and was banned for four weeks.
The Gold Coast Titans captain was the first player sent off by a referee for biting in the NRL - which ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Apple Music is launching several new radio shows hosted by A-list musical acts, including Snoop Dogg, Shania Twain and Carrie Underwood.
The streaming service announced that it will debut two new radio stations Tuesday: Apple Music Hits, focused on popular songs of the '80s, '90s and ...
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio high school sports such as football and soccer could receive a green light this fall that comes with several restrictions, according to an announcement expected Tuesday by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine.
The governor hinted last week that sports will go ahead with limited attendance and ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has gained a national following through his management of the coronavirus pandemic, is writing a book that looks back on his experiences, and includes leadership advice and a close look at his relationship with the administration of President Donald Trump. ...
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A self-confessed "control freak" on the golf course, Danielle Kang likes her ball to end up where she intended it to go.
That likely explains her underwhelming career record at the Women's British Open, given the bumps, hollows and undulations on the event's old links courses.
Maybe this year will ...
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MARSEILLE, France (AP) - French soccer clubs Marseille and Nîmes reported COVID-19 cases among their first-team staff on Tuesday, three days before the new season starts.
Marseille said it found three positive cases. The people affected were not identified.
The team coached by André Villas-Boas is scheduled to open the ...
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A look at what's happening around the majors today:
WILL THEY PLAY?
The Reds are scheduled for an early flight to Kansas City for a two-game series against the Royals that was put in doubt after a Cincinnati player tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend. Players, coaches and other ...
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - New Texas women's coach Vic Schaefer will get a seven-year, guaranteed contract worth $13.8 million when school regents vote to approve the deal later this week.
Texas hired Schaefer away from Mississippi State in April after not renewing former coach Karen Aston's contract.
Schaefer's annual ...
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The Washington Football Team on Monday hired Jason Wright as team president, making him the first Black person to hold that position in NFL history.
At 38, he becomes the NFL's youngest team president and will run the organization's business operations with coach Ron Rivera maintaining control over football decisions.
...PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The father of U.S. Sen. John Thune, a man he describes as his hero, has died at age 100.
Harold Thune, a World War II veteran, educator, and lifelong South Dakota resident, died Saturday, on the 75th anniversary of the Allied victory over Japan, commonly ...
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It's the sound of silence that Josh Groban finds hardest to hear during the pandemic.
Quarantine hasn't stilled his voice or songwriting, but the give-and-get Groban usually enjoys from interacting with his audience is gone. He sings into a machine and hears nothing back.
"When the song is over, to ...
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A South Carolina man who stalked a 26-year-old WWE star for years and spent eight months planning to kidnap her was arrested Sunday after breaking into her home near Tampa, sheriff's officials said.
Phillip A. Thomas II, 24, of Cordesville, South Carolina, was arrested early Sunday ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Million-selling business author Jim Collins is updating his debut book for the 21st century.
The new edition of "Beyond Entrepreneurship: Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company" will be released Dec. 1, Portfolio announced Monday. The new book is called "BE 2.0: Turning Your ...
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BRUSSELS (AP) - Former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany ended his 17-year playing career on Monday to focus on being head coach of Belgian team Anderlecht.
The 34-year-old Kompany left City to join Anderlecht, his first professional club, in a player-manager role in May last year.
"I want to fully ...
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Arts, cultural and tourism organizations around Indiana can compete for a share of $10 million in aid intended to give a boost to groups impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch has announced that qualifying organizations whose normal operations have been disrupted by COVID-19 are ...
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Rapper and businessman Master P said he will pay for the funeral of a 3-year-old Kentucky girl who was fatally shot along with her father.
Trinity Randolph and her 21-year-old father, Brandon Waddles, died of multiple gunshot wounds Friday in Louisville, the Jefferson County coroner's office ...
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MILAN (AP) - The only Black designer belonging to Italy's influential fashion council is demanding a "long overdue cultural reform'' from her colleagues under the slogan: Do Black Lives Matter in Italy?
The conversation has gotten off to a rocky start.
Stella Jean, a Haitian-Italian designer born and raised ...
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FRISCO, Texas (AP) - FC Dallas and Nashville SC played to a scoreless draw Sunday night in a game that started more than 3 1/2 hours late because of lightning.
Scheduled for 7:30 p.m., the game stated at 11:07 p.m.
Dallas goalie Jimmy Maurer had seven saves, and Nashville's Joe ...
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Ronnie O'Sullivan became world snooker champion for the sixth time and at the age of 44 by beating fellow Englishman Kyren Wilson 18-8 in the final on Sunday.
O'Sullivan moved to within one of the all-time record of world titles, held by Stephen Hendry, and tied the number won by ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - "The Crown" has found its Princess Diana.
Elizabeth Debicki will play the Princess of Wales in seasons five and six of "The Crown," the Netflix series announced Sunday.
Debicki will join a new cast for the series that includes Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth and Lesley ...
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There seem to be fewer players fishing at Walt Disney World these days. Getting a tee time or streaming video games might not be as much of a priority as it was a few weeks ago, either.
Summer vacation is over.
The restart gets real now.
The NBA playoffs start ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - American League batting leader DJ LeMahieu was placed on the 10-day injured list by the New York Yankees on Sunday because of a sprained left thumb, joining Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton on the sidelines.
LeMahieu was hurt during an awkward swing in the fourth inning ...
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Ja Morant will have a painful memory from his rookie season to help remind him - and the rest of the NBA - just how far ahead of schedule the Memphis Grizzlies' rebuilding project is.
"How close I was to the playoffs," Morant said Saturday after the Grizzlies' playoff hopes ...
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - The New York Jets have agreed to terms on a contract with veteran Chris Hogan to boost their banged-up wide receiver corps.
Hogan spent last season with Carolina but caught just eight passes for 67 yards in seven games while missing a large chunk of ...
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FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) - A 27-year-old Missouri man who was shot to death last week was a prominent rapper.
Florissant Police said Derrick Ayers was killed Thursday in the St. Louis suburb, and his brother was arrested in connection with the shooting. His former manager, Cortez Robinson, said Ayers performed ...
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Few imagined when the Oklahoma City Thunder traded cornerstone Russell Westbrook to Houston for Chris Paul last summer that the teams would meet in the playoffs this season.
Most expected Oklahoma City to rebuild after sending All-Star Paul George to the Los Angeles Clippers, then Westbrook ...
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Los Angeles Clippers stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George were playing together at a high level before the coronavirus stopped the NBA in its tracks. They've regained their form just in time for the playoffs and a showdown with the talented Dallas duo of ...
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LOCKPORT, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois State Museum gallery closed due to the coronavirus pandemic will reopen this month.
Museum officials said the Lockport Gallery is set to reopen on Wednesday. The gallery will be open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Visitors are encouraged ...
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - As Major League Baseball adapts to its pandemic-shortened 60-game season, a Daytona Beach business has become ground zero for Tampa Bay Rays fans.
Well, two-dimensional versions of them, at least.
With no crowds allowed in ball parks, the Rays and other teams have turned to ...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Hours before Kamala Harris took the stage for the first time as Joe Biden's vice presidential pick, she received a text message from a childhood classmate with photos from their school days.
In one of the pictures, a racially diverse group of first-graders are gathered in ...
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EXETER, N.H. (AP) - Public health officials in multiple northeastern U.S. states are investigating the possible spread of the coronavirus among youth hockey players.
The New York State Amateur Hockey Association said last week that some of its players tested positive for the virus after attending a skills clinic in ...
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Rui Hachimura just wrapped up his rookie year -- and it was a rough one for his Washington Wizards, who yet again missed the playoffs -- but he knows enough to recognize the biggest two reasons to have at least a modicum of hope looking ahead.
"When John and Brad ...
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The Milwaukee Bucks head into the playoffs seeking to regain the form that enabled them to earn the NBA's best record.
Milwaukee (56-17) has gone 3-5 since the NBA resumed play at Walt Disney World after a 4 ½-month hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic. After losing only nine of ...
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COLOGNE, Germany (AP) - Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to draw on the "painful" experience of two semifinal defeats this season when his team meets five-time champion Sevilla in Sunday's Europa League last-four clash.
United was eliminated at the same stage in the English League Cup by Manchester ...
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VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) - Four Indiana cities are suing video streaming services, including Netflix and Hulu, seeking to require them to pay the same franchise fees to local governments that cable companies must pay.
The class-action lawsuit filed this month argues that major video streaming services must pay a 5% ...
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BOSTON (AP) - Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask has opted out of the team's playoff run.
The Vezina Trophy finalist -- and winner of the top goaltender award in 2014 -- said in a statement Saturday morning before Game 3 of Boston's playoff series against Carolina that "at this moment ...
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GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) - The coronavirus pandemic has local high school musicians marching to a different drummer.
That was evident during the morning hours of week-long of band camps for Campbell County and Thunder Basin high schools as band members practiced the fundamentals without their instruments. Whether shaking off rust ...
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Luka Doncic would like to clear up a bit of a misconception: He has playoff experience.
Then again, he also knows what awaits now is different.
For the first time since 1990, the Dallas Mavericks are going to the playoffs without Dirk Nowitzki on ...
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LONDON (AP) - When Keiron Marshall was 15, he found his way out of a desperate situation with help from an unexpected source: Eric Clapton. The guitar great was host at the first gig Marshall ever went to, and he was joined on stage by Gary Brooker of Procol Harum, ...
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Folks in the South aren't giving up on their beloved fall tradition of college football just yet.
While other conferences have conceded the fall to COVID-19, the Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference and Big 12 are holding out hope they can play a shortened season with uncertain national championship prospects.
...PRAGUE (AP) - Top-seeded Simona Halep cruised past lucky loser Magdalena Frech 6-2, 6-0 to advance to the semifinals of the Prague Open on Friday.
Halep, ranked No. 2, converted her first match point with a backhand winner to beat Frech, ranked 174.
"I'm happy that I can play better ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - The leader of a cult-like self-improvement group in upstate New York who was convicted last year on charges that he turned some of his followers into sex slaves will face sentencing on Oct. 27, a judge said Friday.
In a conference call, U.S. District Judge Nicholas ...
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons have re-signed tight end Luke Stocker.
Stocker appeared in 15 games for the Falcons last season, including eight starts. He had eight catches for 53 yards.
The 32-year-old Stocker spent six seasons with Tampa Bay and two with Tennessee before signing ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Colombian superstar J Balvin says he is recovering after battling the coronavirus.
In a pre-taped video that aired Thursday night as Balvin accepted an award at Premios Juventud 2020, the performer revealed he contracted COVID-19 and that it impacted him heavily.
"At this moment, I am ...
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CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Bulls fired coach Jim Boylen on Friday, the new front office beginning its remake of a team that missed the playoffs again.
The Bulls were 22-43 and were one of the eight teams that didn't qualify for the NBA's restart at Walt Disney World. ...
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LONDON (AP) - Quarantine brought opportunities to Dev Patel's front yard.
From a safe distance, the British actor was able to enjoy both his birthday and his relationship with India without leaving his L.A. home.
The first was courtesy of his girlfriend, Australian actress Tilda Cobham-Hervey, who arranged for Patel's ...
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LONDON (AP) - Sarina Wiegman will leave her role as manager of the Netherlands' women's team after next year's Olympic Games to take charge of England as the replacement for Phil Neville.
Wiegman will be installed in September 2021 ahead of the European Championship in 2022 that is being staged ...
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BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (AP) - The Mountain East Conference is postponing fall college sports competition until the spring semester due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The NCAA Division II conference's Board of Directors announced the decision Thursday. Last month the league pushed back the start of fall sports until at least Oct. ...
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MONTMELO, Spain (AP) - Valtteri Bottas posted the fastest time in the first practice for the Spanish Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton on Friday.
The Finnish driver was .039 quicker than championship leader Hamilton and about 1 second ahead of Max Verstappen, who leapfrogged Bottas into second ...
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