LONDON (AP) - Glenn Roeder, a former West Ham, Newcastle and Watford manager, has died. He was 65.
Roeder, who also worked as a coach under England manager Glenn Hoddle at the 1998 World Cup, died after a long battle with a brain tumor, the League Managers' Association said Sunday.
...The Associated Press asked each FBS program how many scholarship super seniors they expect to have on their rosters heading into spring practice. Super seniors are defined as players who would have been out of eligibility after the 2020 season, but are taking advantage of the NCAA granting an extra ...
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GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A new performing arts center that will host the Gulf Coast Symphony and prepare students for careers in the arts has opened at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
The ribbon-cutting was held Thursday for the 1,200-seat auditorium called the Immersive Media Performing Arts Center, WLOX ...
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Fugitive slaves once stood on the banks of the Ohio River in Kentucky, gazing across its waters at the Indiana coastline and realizing that freedom was within a mile.
Some jumped in and swam across, some waited patiently, or fearfully, for conductors of the Underground Railroad ...
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The Toronto Raptors' issues with the coronavirus have worsened, prompting the NBA to call off their game scheduled for Sunday night against the Chicago Bulls.
The league said the Raptors are dealing with positive test results, without disclosing how many, and that combined with ongoing contact tracing issues meant they ...
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ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Skiing - and life - are all about "managing the unexpected," according to Chad Foster. Especially when you can't see where you're going.
Foster would know: The avid skier, motivational speaker and tech executive has been blind since his teenage years. He recently returned to the ...
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Meow Wolf has been percolating for 13 years, though the rest of the world has really only known about the immersive, experiential artist collective since the House of Eternal Return opened in Santa Fe in March 2016.
The five years since have seen the company ...
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - A man has been charged with uttering threats and causing a disturbance after barging onto the grounds of Cyprus' public broadcaster to protest what he said was the country's "blasphemous" entry into this year's Eurovision song contest, police said Sunday.
Police told The Associated Press the ...
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PARIS (AP) - Authorities in France have opened an investigation for attempted murder after a news photographer was attacked and seriously injured while reporting on a suspected outbreak of youth violence, his newspaper said.
The newspaper L'Union said Sunday that Christian Lantenois, 65, was in a serious but stable ...
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SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - John Sims creates provocative multimedia and performance works that confront "Confederate iconography as symbols of visual terrorism and white supremacy in the context of African American culture."
That project, called Recoloration Proclamation, has been the Sarasota-based artist, writer and activist's primary mission for 20 years.
It ...
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ATLANTA (AP) - The city of Atlanta has four new benches with life-size bronze sculptures of local civil rights leaders.
The benches are found along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, in front of Mozley Park, according to a city news release. They were commissioned for the city's $3.7 million MLK ...
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina House and Senate are meeting in joint session Wednesday to select college trustees at four different colleges.
The highest profile race is for a seat on the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees, where former basketball star Alex English is trying to ...
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NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - The Breakers is taking a break.
The Preservation Society of Newport County says it's closing the famed Gilded Age mansion for three months starting Monday.
But there's good news for mansion aficionados - Marble House, a popular Newport destination and National Historic Landmark that's been closed ...
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MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana city's ornate former library building will be transformed into luxury apartments under plans drafted by a developer who's lined up an investor for the project.
Mike Conner with @properties said the project will revive the original Michigan City Library, a blue limestone ...
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LONDON (AP) - A World War II-era plane flew Saturday over the funeral service of Captain Tom Moore, in honor of the veteran who single-handedly raised millions of pounds for Britain's health workers by walking laps in his backyard.
Soldiers performed ceremonial duties at the service for the 100-year-old, whose ...
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ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - French Open champion Iga Swiatek beat Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday to win the Adelaide International at Memorial Drive.
The 19-year-old Polish player did not drop a set in five matches and lost just 22 games all week.
Swiatek seized momentum midway through the first ...
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DUQUESNE, Pa. (AP) -
Duquesne men's basketball coach Keith Dambrot isn't sure why one person in Allegheny County - a voter from Baldwin - chose him as a write-in candidate for president in November's election.
He is sure, however, that he doesn't want the job.
"I have enough problems," ...
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HONOLULU (AP) - Justin Webster had 16 points as Hawaii narrowly defeated Long Beach State 78-76 on Friday night.
JoVon McClanahan had 13 points for Hawaii (9-8, 7-8 Big West Conference). Justin Hemsley added 12 points and seven rebounds. Mate Colina had 10 points.
Chance Hunter scored a season-high 23 ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - LeBron James responded to Zlatan Ibrahimovic's criticism of his political activism with a promise that he will never just shut up and dribble.
The Los Angeles Lakers superstar also pointed out that Ibrahimovic clearly didn't feel the same way about spotlighting social injustices when the soccer ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - The Washington editor for The New York Times is joining Celadon Books as executive editor. Bill Hamilton will begin his new job April 5 and focus on acquiring books about politics and history.
"This is a unique moment for our country, when understanding how we ...
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ATLANTA (AP) - Coming off a third straight NL East title and within one win of a spot in the World Series, the Atlanta Braves have extended the contract of manager Brian Snitker through the 2023 season.
The extension announced Friday includes a club option for 2024.
The 65-year-old Snitker ...
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A federal judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by a transgender woman who accused the the Miss United States of America pageant corporation of discrimination for denying her the right to participate in competitions.
U.S. District Judge Michael W. Mosman found that the pageant association cannot be ...
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) - Former European champions Manchester United and AC Milan will meet in the round of 16 of the Europa League.
Friday's draw sends Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic back to the English club where he played for two years, including the 2016-17 season when United won its only ...
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) - Draw Friday for the last 16 in the Europa League:
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Ajax (Netherlands) vs. Young Boys (Switzerland)
Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) vs. Villarreal (Spain)
Roma (Italy) vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
Olympiakos (Greece) vs. Arsenal (England)
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) vs. Tottenham ...
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BERLIN (AP) - A Bavarian radio station apologized Friday for a host's comments comparing popular South Korean K-pop band BTS to the coronavirus, saying his choice of words had gone too far but was in no way meant to be "hurtful or racist."
The statement came after legions of fans ...
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MINSK, Belarus (AP) - The Belarusian Olympic Committee elected the son of President Alexander Lukashenko as leader on Friday, despite both men being suspended by the IOC and barred from the Tokyo Games.
The decision increases the chance of Belarusian athletes having to compete as an independent team under the ...
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Pablo Hasél was a name little known to most Spaniards two weeks ago.
Go ask people in the streets now and many will tell you it's a stage name inspired by an Arabic tale. That its bearer, a rap artist born Pau Rivadulla Duró, ...
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LONDON (AP) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is encouraging people to be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying the shot is quick, harmless and will help protect others against the disease.
In a video call with the officials responsible for rolling out the vaccine, the 94-year-old monarch compared the effort that's gone ...
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BEIJING (AP) - The thrills and chills of the big screen are back big-time in the world's largest film market.
With coronavirus well under control in China and cinemas running at half capacity, moviegoers are smashing China's box office records, setting a new high mark for ticket sales in February, ...
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's prime minister on Thursday promised sweeping changes to the country's laws and labor regulations to combat sexual abuse and misconduct in the wake of an assault allegation made by Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou that has prompted more cases and triggered a nationwide debate.
...BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - First in the Spanish league and then in the Copa del Rey, Barcelona and Sevilla will meet twice in five days with each team's hopes in both competitions on the line.
Barcelona will visit Sevilla on Saturday with the team in third place, five points adrift ...
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Caster Semenya is going to the European Court of Human Rights to challenge "discriminatory" rules that prohibit her from competing in certain track events because of her high natural testosterone, her lawyers said Thursday.
The two-time Olympic champion in the 800 meters has already ...
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LONDON (AP) - British television presenter and writer David Walliams and "Doc Martin" star Martin Clunes were among several actors who formally settled damages Thursday with a newspaper publisher over phone hacking claims.
Walliams, a judge on "Britain's Got Talent," and several others including Clunes sued Mirror Group Newspapers, publisher ...
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CARDIFF, Wales (AP) - England was forced to make a late change to its team for the Six Nations match against Wales on Saturday after Courtney Lawes was ruled out by an injury in training.
Lawes was poised to continue at blindside flanker in Cardiff, only to get an unspecified ...
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NEW DELHI (AP) - India on Thursday rolled out new regulations for social media companies and digital streaming websites to make them more accountable for the online content shared on their platforms, giving the government more power to police it.
The Information Technology Ministry said the new regulations would require ...
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MARCOUSSIS, France (AP) - France's rugby team suspended training on Thursday after another player tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of the match against Scotland in the Six Nations.
It throws into doubt again whether Sunday's match in Paris will go ahead, with 11 players having now tested positive as ...
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ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Coco Gauff and Jil Teichmann have advanced to the Adelaide International semifinals after three-set wins on the Memorial Drive hard courts Thursday.
Teichmann beat Anastasija Sevastova 6-4 ,6-7 (8), 7-5 and was later joined by 16-year-old Gauff, who beat fellow American Shelby Rogers 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
...LAS VEGAS (AP) - Isaiah Hill had 19 points and seven assists and Deon Stroud posted 18 points and seven rebounds as Fresno State edged past UNLV 67-64 on Wednesday night.
Anthony Holland had 12 points and eight rebounds for Fresno State (10-9, 8-9 Mountain West Conference). Orlando Robinson added ...
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A look at the upcoming week around Big Ten basketball:
GAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 9 Iowa at No. 4 Ohio State on Sunday. The Hawkeyes took a four-game winning streak into this week, a welcomed measure of momentum for what will be as tough a pair of matchups as ...
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PARIS (AP) - France's rugby match against Scotland in the Six Nations will go ahead as scheduled after another round of coronavirus tests showed no positive cases in the squad, organizers said Wednesday.
All of France's players have now tested negative for two consecutive days, following an earlier series of ...
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MIDDLEVILLE, Mich. (AP) - An elected official in a western Michigan community has apologized for posting a line of online laughs about the death of conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh.
More than 300 people participated by video conference during a Middleville council meeting Tuesday. Public comment about Amanda Fisk's Facebook ...
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MONACO (AP) - Russian athletes won't be able to compete at next month's European indoor championships because a new anti-doping plan won't be approved in time, the governing body of track said Wednesday.
Russia has been suspended by World Athletics since 2015 because of widespread doping, but leading athletes have ...
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SELMA, Ala. (AP) - A man was arrested and charged with capital murder in the killing of an Alabama high school basketball coach nearly three weeks after the man was shot to death outside a barbecue restaurant, authorities said.
Federal marshals captured Jerry Johnson at the home of a woman ...
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky amusement park that once operated as a Six Flags has been sold to a company that operates family-oriented venues around the country including Dollywood in Tennessee and Silver Dollar City in Missouri.
Georgia-based Herschend Enterprises is majority partner and operator of Kentucky Kingdom and ...
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MUNICH (AP) - Bayern Munich attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala has committed to play internationally for Germany, rather than England, a day after scoring his first Champions League goal.
Musiala was born in Germany but moved to England when he was 7 and came through Chelsea's academy. He played for both ...
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GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - Neil Lennon resigned as manager of Scottish club Celtic on Wednesday with the team a distant second behind Glasgow rival Rangers.
Celtic was in pursuit of a 10th consecutive league title but is 18 points behind Rangers in a turbulent season punctuated by a 1-0 loss ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a career filled with remarkable comebacks, Tiger Woods faces his toughest recovery of all.
Woods was driving through a sweeping, downhill stretch of road through coastal suburbs of Los Angeles when his SUV struck a sign, crossed over a raised median and two oncoming lanes ...
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) - UEFA appointed a disciplinary investigator on Tuesday to look at allegations Zlatan Ibrahimović was racially abused when AC Milan played at Red Star Belgrade last week.
Ibrahimović was sitting in the stands as a substitute during the Europa League game in Serbia and footage appeared ...
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Indiana Fever president Dr. Allison Barber wanted to find a way to continue the great work her team and the rest of the WNBA did last summer to further the fight for social justice.
A new multi-year partnership with Anthem, Inc. that was announced Tuesday will go a long way ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - One of the world's better known fans of mystery novels, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is now writing one.
Clinton is teaming up with her friend, the novelist Louise Penny, on "State of Terror," which has a plot that might occur to someone of Clinton's background: A ...
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OSLO, Norway (AP) - Norway's national soccer team will play its first "home" World Cup qualifying game at a neutral venue in Spain next month because of travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Norwegian soccer federation said Tuesday the game against Turkey on March 27 will be played ...
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LONDON (AP) - A relative of Queen Elizabeth II was sentenced Tuesday to 10 months in prison for sexually assaulting a woman at his ancestral castle in Scotland.
Simon Bowes-Lyon, the Earl of Strathmore, had admitted assaulting the woman in a bedroom at Glamis Castle in February 2020.
Bowes-Lyon, 34, ...
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's governor has signed legislation aimed at securing the legality of betting on historical racing machines.
The measure protects the thoroughbred industry but more work remains to enact "a more fair and equitable tax structure," Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday. His comments reflect calls by some ...
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MILAN (AP) - A digital runway show by five Italian fashion designers of African origin opens Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday, one tangible result of a campaign launched last summer by the only Black Italian designer belonging to the Milan fashion chamber.
After some initial resistance and a ...
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Baylor is back in its bid for an undefeated season.
It won't be an easy return.
The No. 2 Bears return from a lengthy COVID-19 pause this week with three games in five days.
Baylor returns to the court for the first time in three weeks Tuesday against Iowa State. ...
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Shailene Woodley confirmed that she's engaged to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
The actor discussed her relationship with Rodgers on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Monday, saying they got engaged "a while ago." The 37-year-old Rodgers mentioned his engagement and thanked his fiancée while accepting his third ...
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Just one year ago, America had no idea.
Life in February 2020 still felt normal. Concern was building about a mystery respiratory illness that had just been named COVID-19. There was panic buying, and a sense of trepidation. Yet it was tempered by a large dose of American optimism. ...
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - While the Minnesota Twins are working out in Florida, the club back in Minneapolis is laying plans to bring twins back to Target Field this season.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports the team is hoping to persuade state officials that they can safely host about 10,000 fans, ...
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - The imprisonment of a rap artist for his music praising terrorist violence and insulting the Spanish monarchy has set off a powder keg of pent-up rage this week in the southern European country.
The arrest of Pablo Hasél has brought thousands to the streets for ...
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MARCOUSSIS, France (AP) - Five more France rugby players have tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss the Six Nations match against Scotland, the team said Monday.
It takes the total number of players in the squad to have contracted COVID-19 to 10, massively depleting France coach Fabien Galthie's ...
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The University of Memphis's men's basketball team has resumed practice after a 10-day pause due to positive coronavirus tests within the program.
The Tigers (12-6, 8-3 American Athletic) have not played since Feb. 6 and had four games postponed after that. The team resumed practice on ...
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BERLIN - Elementary schools and kindergartens in more than half of Germany's 16 states reopened Monday after two months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The move comes despite growing signs that the decline in case numbers in Germany is flattening out again and even rising in some areas.
...WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The latest book by Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk to be translated into English is a departure for the celebrated Polish author.
"The Lost Soul," which comes out this week in the U.S., is a poetic story of a man who loses his soul in the ...
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SFAX, Tunisia (AP) - When Dr. Mohamed Salah Siala began working on the COVID-19 front line in January in a Tunisian hospital he never imagined harnessing his music skills in the fight against the virus.
Yet when the 25-year-old decided to get out his violin one day at Hedi ...
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Cádiz snatched a late penalty to draw 1-1 at Camp Nou and deal Barcelona an unexpected setback in its bid for the Spanish league title on Sunday.
Five days after being beaten 4-1 by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, Ronald Koeman's side saw two points ...
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ATLANTA (AP) - Carole Cash Stemley had waited a long time for this moment, the dramatic peak in "Imitation of Life," when Annie (played by Juanita Moore) is given a lavish funeral and Mahalia Jackson sings the wrenching lament, "Trouble of the World."
At that very instant some joker opened ...
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LONDON (AP) - West Ham strengthened its unlikely push for Champions League qualification by beating Tottenham 2-1 to climb into the top four of the Premier League on Sunday.
Jesse Lingard, rejuvenated after his loan move from Manchester United last month, scored what proved to be the winning goal in ...
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GENEVA (AP) - The so-called "kingmaker" of Olympic elections goes on trial Monday accused of forging documents that his accusers allege were used to implicate a political rival in Kuwait in a fake coup plot.
The trial of Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah and four others is set to last five ...
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Prominent Greek actor-director Dimitris Lignadis appeared before a court in Athens on Sunday and was given until Wednesday to respond to charges of multiple rapes by an examining magistrate. He will remain jailed until then, court authorities said.
The magistrate and a prosecutor will jointly decide ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A quick look at the last day of the 2021 Australian Open:
Novak Djokovic won his ninth Australian Open championship and 18th Grand Slam title overall with a 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 win over No. 4 Daniil Medvedev in the men's final at Rod Laver Arena on ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Novak Djokovic's Australian Open dominance is intact - nine finals, nine championships.
And he keeps gaining on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Grand Slam standings, now up to 18 overall, two away from the men's record shared by his two rivals.
Djokovic used superb ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Filip Polasek has had a weekend he'll never forget, winning his first Grand Slam title a day after his second daughter was born.
Little wonder the 35-year-old Slovakian let out a triumphant roar and fell into Croatian partner Ivan Dodig's arms after the pair beat defending ...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska School Activities Association has said that the state's high school basketball tournaments will be scheduled to take place in Palmer and Wasilla instead of Anchorage due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The city of Anchorage issued its most recent public health emergency order on Feb. ...
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama lawmaker says he is abandoning a plan to name a Tuscaloosa street after football coach Nick Saban after learning the street was already named for a slain police officer.
Republican Sen. Gerald Allen of Tuscaloosa confirmed through his office that he is no longer ...
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - "Basketball's an art, Dame's a masterful portrait. Stats is important but his impact's enormous."
Those are just a couple bars from Devine Carama's latest rap, a collaboration with the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers that came about after the team slid into the artist's Instagram DMs in ...
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FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) - While passing a basketball between a team of kids from different areas of Marion County is not the best activity idea during a pandemic, the Marion County Parks and Recreation Commission has created a new way to teach kids the fundamentals of basketball.
MCPARC normally hosts ...
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Jennifer Brady's Australian adventure began with 15 days of hard quarantine - stuck in her hotel room because she might have been exposed to COVID-19 while traveling to the country - and ended with her playing for the championship at Melbourne Park.
The 25-year-old American won't be leaving with the ...
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LONDON (AP) - Britain's Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank have named their baby boy August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, Buckingham Palace said Saturday.
The baby - a ninth great-grandchild for Queen Elizabeth II - was born Feb. 9 at London's Portland Hospital.
One of the infant's middle names appears ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A quick look at the Australian Open:
LOOKAHEAD TO SUNDAY
Novak Djokovic is aiming to win his ninth Australian Open championship and 18th Grand Slam title overall when he takes on Daniil Medvedev in the men's final at Rod Laver Arena. The No. 1-seeded Djokovic is ...
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MIAMI (AP) - To successfully bring a stage play to the silver screen, the filmmaker must overcome the limitations of confined set.
Denzel Washington did it with "Fences." Sidney Lumet with "The Wiz." Barry Jenkins with "Moonlight."
"One Night in Miami" - a fictionalized take on the meeting of boxing ...
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JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) -
Bruce Jordan still carries the values he was raised with in neighborhoods of Johnstown and has passed important lessons on to his children.
He says ideals he learned – respect for others and representing your family, dreaming big and being true to one's self – ...
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - With Russia's name banned at the next two Olympic Games, its teams and athletes will be officially branded as "ROC," the International Olympic Committee said Friday.
The team name - an acronym for Russian Olympic Committee - has been agreed between the IOC and the World ...
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LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) - More than 200 people gathered on Kauai to show support for reopening tourism on the island amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The group outside Vidinha Stadium Wednesday primarily consisted of business owners, The Garden Island reported.
Attendees said they wanted to express concerns to county and state ...
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MUNICH, Germany (AP) - Bayern Munich midfielder Corentin Tolisso will be out for at least three months after tearing a tendon in his left thigh in training, coach Hansi Flick said Friday.
Tolisso's injury comes ahead of a Champions League game at Lazio on Tuesday and could affect his chances ...
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MADRID (AP) - Recent violent street protests over the imprisonment of a rapper are "inadmissible," Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Friday, in comments that accentuated a rift with his coalition government's junior partner.
In impromptu remarks at the start of a speech about the economy, Sánchez addressed the three ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A quick look at the Australian Open:
LOOKAHEAD TO SATURDAY
Naomi Osaka is attempting to win her fourth Grand Slam singles title and her second at the Australian Open when she plays Jennifer Brady in the women's final. The No. 3-seeded Osaka overpowered Serena Williams in ...
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BERLIN (AP) - Top officials, religious leaders and soccer stars are commemorating the victims of a racist attack in the German town of Hanau, one year after the gunman shot dead nine people with immigrant backgrounds before killing his mother and then himself.
The rampage in Hanau, near Frankfurt, caused ...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Titans players and the team's foundation have donated more than $130,000 to nine organizations dedicated to social justice.
A news release from the NFL team says players offered personal donations and the The Titans Foundation matched them.
The recipients include 100 Black Men ...
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LONDON (AP) - Britain's Prince Philip has spent a third night in a London hospital after being admitted earlier this week for what Buckingham Palace described as "a precautionary measure."
The 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II was admitted to the private King Edward VII Hospital on Tuesday evening. There ...
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - The Asian Football Confederation announced on Friday that the majority of Asia's 2022 World Cup qualifying matches in March will be postponed to May and June - with a few exceptions that include Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia.
"Taking into consideration the existing travel and ...
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Purdue coach Jeff Brohm didn't like how his defense performed last season, so he shook it up.
He fired defensive coordinator Bob Diaco after one season, hired three new assistants and got more involved in the defensive meetings. Now it's time to find out how much has changed.
On Friday, ...
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A dance instructor who appeared on Lifetime's "Dance Moms" is accused of sexually abusing girls at an Orlando dance studio.
Kevin Cosculluela, 25, pleaded not guilty following his arrest in December on charges of sexual activity with a 16- or 17-year-old child, solicitation of a minor, ...
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - With his reputation as a taskmaster, Diego Simeone is not an easy coach to play for.
Many a striker - Álvaro Morata, Jackson Martínez, Kevin Gameiro, to name three - have seen their careers stunted while at Simeone's defense-first Atlético Madrid.
But the Argentine coach's ...
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MADRID (AP) - More than 50 people were arrested and dozens injured during a second night of protests that turned violent in several Spanish cities. The protests were sparked by the imprisonment of a rapper who had insulted the monarchy and praised terrorism.
The protests began peacefully late Wednesday in ...
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The former head of Central African Republic's soccer federation used the popular sport to foster peace and unity in his country and played no role in anti-Muslim atrocities, his lawyer told judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday.
Defense lawyer Geert-Jan Knoops told the ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - After the unusual path Jennifer Brady followed - college tennis at UCLA; just one tour-level title so far; more recently, a two-week hard quarantine upon arrival in Australia - perhaps it was fitting she took a circuitous route to her first Grand Slam final.
Serving for ...
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BERLIN (AP) - Hundreds of German police and other investigators raided more than 20 buildings in Berlin and the surrounding state of Brandenburg early Thursday in a crackdown on two feuding organized crime families, authorities said.
Berlin prosecutors said on Twitter that two people were arrested in the raids targeting ...
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BEIJING (AP) - For two decades, global news outlets have complained internet companies are getting rich at their expense, selling advertising linked to their reports without sharing revenue.
Now, Australia is joining France and other governments in pushing Google, Facebook and other internet giants to pay. That might channel more ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - You didn't have to like or even listen to Rush Limbaugh to be affected by what he did.
Conservative talk radio wasn't a genre before him. Without Limbaugh, it's hard to imagine a Fox News Channel, or a President Donald Trump, or a media landscape defined ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - The Fordham women's basketball team has done its best to follow every coronavirus regulation and protocol this season, and it's worked as the Rams have not had one positive test.
Unfortunately, a major uptick of COVID cases on the school's campus has forced the university to ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A quick look at the Australian Open:
LOOKAHEAD TO FRIDAY
The second men's semifinal features a look at the future of the sport: 22-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas against 25-year-old Daniil Medvedev. Tsitsipas is coming off a rousing quarterfinal comeback from a two-set deficit to stun 20-time Grand ...
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LONDON (AP) - A referee apologized Wednesday for angrily squaring up to a player during a third-division match in England.
Darren Drysdale appeared to touch heads with Ipswich midfielder Alan Judge in a confrontation near the end of Tuesday's game before being ushered away by another player.
"I fully understand ...
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ATLANTA (AP) - Two philanthropists who co-founded The Home Depot are helping to fund a new health and mental wellness network that will provide care to veterans and first responders.
The aim is to help treat post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries and substance abuse, representatives of Bernie Marcus and ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Rafael Nadal's bid for a 21st Grand Slam title ends in a 5-set quarterfinal loss to Tsitsipas at the Australian Open.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Democrat Alex Lasry, a 33-year-old Milwaukee Bucks executive and son of a billionaire, announced Wednesday that he's running for the U.S. Senate in 2022 for the seat currently held by Republican Ron Johnson.
Lasry made the announcement with a YouTube video, saying "we need a ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - NBA All-Star Chris Paul has an off-court project in the works: His first book.
Paul's "Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court" will come out in September, St. Martin's Press announced Wednesday.
Co-written with journalist and ESPN broadcaster Michael Wilbon, the memoir ...
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EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) - Scotland prop Zander Fagerson will miss the rest of the Six Nations after receiving a four-match ban following his red card against Wales.
The tighthead was sent off for a shoulder-led hit on Wales prop Wyn Jones' head as he attempted to clear out a ruck ...
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - On the 44th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, fans will get to celebrate the musician once again at the annual Elvis Week event in Memphis, Tennessee.
Presley's Graceland is preparing to host visitors and offer in-person events for Elvis Week from Aug. 11 through Aug. 17. ...
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis retired from test cricket on Wednesday after being denied the chance of a home farewell by Australia's decision to cancel next month's tour.
Du Plessis, who played 69 tests, said in a statement on his Instagram account ...
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UNITED NATIONS -- British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says he will urge the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution calling for cease-fires in conflict zones to allow the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines.
Britain holds the council presidency this month and Raab is chairing a virtual high-level meeting of the ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Here's how uncomfortably hot it was during Daniil Medvedev's Australian Open quarterfinal victory over Andrey Rublev: The winner needed to get a massage for cramping in his left thigh before he could stand up for his on-court TV interview.
The No. 4-seeded Medvedev moved into the ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Yankees are partnering with the City University of New York to identify students and alumni for career and business opportunities with the team.
The Yankees said Tuesday they began a diversity and inclusion committee in September that includes Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, ...
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The world's largest powwow has been canceled for a second consecutive year because of the pandemic.
The Albuquerque Journal reported Sunday that the Gathering of Nations Powwow, typically held in Albuquerque, will be entirely online.
Gathering of Nations founder Derek Mathews says they can't hold ...
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A 5-year-old girl left critically injured and in a coma following a crash this month involving Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid is now awake, her family said in an online post.
The news was delivered Monday in a brief post on the ...
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MUNICH (AP) - David Alaba will leave Bayern Munich when his contract expires at the end of the season after 13 years with the Bundesliga club.
The Austrian, who can play in defense and midfield, said Tuesday he hasn't yet committed to a new club.
"First of all, I'd like ...
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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 21-27
Feb. 21: Actor Gary Lockwood ("2001: A Space Odyssey") is 84. Actor-director Richard Beymer ("West Side Story," "Twin Peaks") is 80. Actor Peter McEnery is 81. Record company executive David Geffen is 78. Actor Tyne Daly is 75. Actor Anthony Daniels (C3P0 ...
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - A global boxing qualifying tournament for the Tokyo Olympics has been canceled and a European event was postponed from April to June.
The International Olympic Committee said Tuesday plans were changed because of "current challenges to international travel and related restrictions in many countries" during the ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Aslan Karatsev will have no trouble with name recognition now.
With a 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 win over 18th-seeded Grigor Dimitrov on Tuesday, the 114th-ranked Russian qualifier become the first man in the professional era to reach the semifinals in his Grand Slam debut
Just ...
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SYDNEY (AP) - Former Olympic swimmer Scott Miller was in custody on Tuesday and charged with drug trafficking after Australian police seized methamphetamine valued at 2 million Australian dollars ($1.6 million) and accused him of directing a criminal syndicate.
Police arrested 45-year-old Miller and a 47-year-old man, who has not ...
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LLEIDA, Spain (AP) - A 24-hour standoff between police and a rapper barricaded with dozens of his supporters in a university ended Tuesday with anti-riot officers arresting the artist.
Pablo Hasél was escorted by riot police out of Lleida University's rectorate building, in the northeastern Catalonia region, where he and ...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green sharply criticized the NBA following Monday night's win over Cleveland, saying players put on the trading block by teams are being treated unfairly.
Green spoke out after news broke of the Cavaliers sitting two-time All-Star center Andre Drummond because they're ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - People traveled across the country and stood in a block-long line to pay respects to Cicely Tyson at a public viewing Monday.
As it began on a wintry Monday morning, hundreds of admirers of the pioneering Black actor lined up outside Harlem's famed Abyssinian Baptist Church. ...
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DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) - German teams hosting English opponents in Hungary. Arsenal and Benfica playing in Italy and Greece. Atletico Madrid entertaining Chelsea in Romania nearly 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) from home.
The coronavirus has shaken up the Champions League and Europa League again, causing five games this week ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - People traveled across the country and stood in a block-long line to pay respects to Cicely Tyson at a public viewing Monday.
As it began on a wintry Monday morning, admirers of the pioneering Black actor already were lined up down the block outside Harlem's famed ...
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LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insisted Monday he is ready for the challenge of turning his team around after a tough period both on and off the field.
Klopp conceded that his team would not be retaining the Premier League after a 3-1 loss to Leicester on ...
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PARIS (AP) - Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti has recovered from a hip injury and will be available for Tuesday's Champions League match at Barcelona.
Verratti missed PSG's last two matches but has been included in coach Mauricio Pochettino's squad for the last 16 match in Spain.
Verratti's return will ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - The retired U.S. Navy admiral who directed the raid that killed Osama bin Laden is continuing his career as an author.
William McRaven is adapting his best-selling "Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life ... And Maybe the World" for younger audiences. ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - So much for the thought that Rafael Nadal's bad back might hold him back at the Australian Open as he tries to break a tie with Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam singles titles won by a man.
Win three more matches this week, and ...
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If nothing else, Urban Meyer should know by now that he's not in college anymore.
The fact he didn't seem to grasp that before his ill-advised hire of controversial strength coach Chris Doyle, though, doesn't bode well for Meyer's chances of long-term success in the NFL.
Meyer's own hiring last ...
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WARWICK, Ga. (AP) - Actor Bruce Willis has finished shooting scenes for a new movie set in rural southwest Georgia.
The star of "Die Hard" and "Pulp Fiction" spent about a week filming in the area of Crisp and Ben Hill counties, WALB-TV reported. The movie is an action ...
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SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) - Wolves capitalised on a disputed penalty to leapfrog Southampton in the Premier League table with a 2-1 win at St Mary's Stadium on Sunday.
Ruben Neves converted the contested spot-kick that transformed the game after Ryan Bertrand was controversially punished for handball.
Nelson Semedo's rasping effort ...
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration has announced that RATIO Architects will lead the design process for an expanded communications building on the Carbondale campus of Southern Illinois University.
The Capital Development Board has released $8.3 million for a preliminary design for the $84.7 million project.
...MILAN (AP) - Jordan Veretout scored twice to help Roma beat Udinese 3-0 in Serie A and move into third in the standings on Sunday.
Roma leapfrogged nine-time defending champion Juventus and is six points behind leader AC Milan, which surprisingly lost 2-0 at Spezia on Saturday. Inter Milan can ...
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WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - Several ice rinks in the Worcester area are opening next week for free public skating just in time for school vacation week, but strict rules meant to prevent the spread of the coronavirus will remain in place.
The rinks reopening Monday are operated by FMC Ice ...
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MUNICH (AP) - Bayern Munich is signing French defender Dayot Upamecano from Bundesliga rival Leipzig in its first transfer for next season.
The Bavarian powerhouse said in a statement Sunday that the 22-year-old Upamecano had agreed a five-year deal through June 2026 effective from July 1.
"Dayot will be a ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - This is one quarterfinal nobody saw coming at the Australian Open.
With a straight-sets win Sunday over third-seeded Dominic Thiem, the U.S. Open champion and Australian Open runner-up in 2020, Grigor Dimitrov advanced to a showdown with Aslan Karatsev.
Yes, that Karatsev - the Russian ranked ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - All the words abounded - the ones that you're not supposed to hear on broadcast television or, for that matter, in a lot of other places.
Former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial last week featured explicit language rarely heard on American airwaves, particularly during a dramatic ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Hey, Australian Open TV viewers: The crowd's loud clapping and mid-match chatter you hear on the telecasts are not real.
With all spectators banned from Melbourne Park by the Victoria state government for the time being because of a five-day lockdown in response to new COVID-19 ...
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HONOLULU (AP) - JaQuori McLaughlin scored 19 points and Devearl Ramsey scored 17 with the help of all his 10-made foul shots and UC Santa Barbara beat Hawaii 81-74 in overtime on Saturday night.
Amadou Sow added 16 points for the Gauchos (14-3, 8-2 Big West Conference) and Miles Norris ...
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Annapolis is seeking a new poet laureate.
Temple Cone, the Naval Academy English professor appointed by Mayor Gavin Buckley in June 2018, wrapped up his role in December.
Before the city moves on when Mayor Gavin Buckley appoints a new poet, we asked Cone to recount ...
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MOSCOW (AP) - The Russian track federation's president stepped aside Saturday after taking a job with a government agency, bringing more leadership churn to a body which is already suspended from World Athletics over doping.
The federation, known as RusAF, said that Pyotr Ivanov would officially remain president but relinquish ...
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BEIJING (AP) - The European Union on Saturday called on China to reverse its ban on the BBC World News television channel imposed in apparent retaliation for Britain's pulling of the license of state-owned Chinese broadcaster CGTN.
The EU said in a statement that Beijing's move further restricted "freedom of ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Inside an empty Rod Laver Arena, the fluttering of a photographer's camera suddenly seemed all too distracting before a player served.
Other sounds not normally heard also felt amplified: the creaking of electronic sunshades rising into position on changeovers, the pitter-patter of the ball kids' ...
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MARSEILLE, France (AP) - It's been a tough year for the performing arts in most countries, with virus lockdowns canceling shows and shuttering venues.
But the world's top circus festival has found a way to flourish between the cracks in the rules - even without the huge crowds that ...
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HOUSTON (AP) - J.J. Watt is gone from the Houston Texans, and Deshaun Watson wants out, too.
The Texans have been making plenty of headlines this offseason. Not one has been good.
Watt was released on Friday, ending the tenure of the face of the franchise, and things could ...
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ERIE, Pa. (AP) -
Every time Kelvin Jefferson hears the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" - also known as the Black national anthem - he takes time to reflect.
He reflects on the deep meaning of the words and the history of the song.
Throughout his previous coaching ...
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - The first day of racing in the final of the America's Cup challenger series between Team UK and Italy's Luna Rossa measured what British skipper Ben Ainslie called the "trade-off."
Team UK dominated the challenger series round-robin, winning all of its races to progress ...
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HONOLULU (AP) - Amadou Sow had 14 points as UC Santa Barbara stretched its winning streak to nine games, defeating Hawaii 59-50 on Friday night.
JaQuori McLaughlin had 14 points for UC Santa Barbara (13-3, 9-2 Big West Conference). Josh Pierre-Louis added 11 points. Miles Norris had seven rebounds and ...
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It's often the case that movies based on true stories offer a glimpse of the real-life characters at the end. In "The Mauritanian," the story of former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohamedou Ould Slahi's 14 years behind bars, that real-life footage is the most engaging part of the film.
That's not ...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska skier who was injured by a bear when his group accidently disturbed the animal's den was released from a Juneau hospital.
The Anchorage Daily News reported 40-year-old Bart Pieciul was released Tuesday after sustaining injuries in the attack during a backcountry ski trip near ...
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FALMOUTH, Maine (AP) - Donald Verger has been putting heart into his art during the pandemic.
And images of those intricate hearts made from vibrant sea glass are flowing back to schools and hospitals that have been hard hit by COVID-19 during the pandemic.
"The hearts hit a sweet spot ...
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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont school and recreational youth sports teams may start playing games again.
The competitions were allowed to resume on Friday but spectators are not allowed.
The sports include basketball, hockey, volleyball, indoor soccer and football and broom ball. Officials say indoor teams that involve ...
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FALMOUTH, Maine (AP) - Donald Verger has been putting heart into his art during the pandemic.
And images of those intricate hearts made from vibrant sea glass are flowing back to schools and hospitals that have been hard hit by COVID-19 during the pandemic.
"The hearts hit a sweet spot ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The Nick Kyrgios Experience was in full effect against Dominic Thiem, from the undearm ace that successfully closed the second set to the around-the-back, between-the-legs miss that ceded the third and so much more - to the delight of the Australian Open's last spectators for a ...
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BERLIN (AP) - A Bavarian court found a folk singer guilty Friday of violating Germany's strict child labor laws for having his 4-year-old son perform on stage with him during an evening concert.
Angelo Kelly, 39, was fined 3000 euros ($3,600) by the Hassfurt administrative court for the 2019 appearance ...
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) - Arsenal will host Benfica in the Europa League in Greece because of travel restrictions affecting English clubs amid the coronavirus pandemic, UEFA said Friday.
The second leg game in the round of 32 will be played at the home stadium of Olympiakos in Piraeus on Feb. ...
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Not so long ago, Syracuse forward Quincy Guerrier may have been best known for shaking hands with imaginary teammates after shooting a free throw with only opponents lining the lane.
Not anymore.
Notwithstanding the hurdles posed by the coronavirus pandemic and the lack of a seasoned ...
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A look at the upcoming week around the ACC:
GAME OF THE WEEKEND
North Carolina at No. 9 Virginia starts a tough stretch for the Cavaliers (14-3, 10-1) that could go a long way toward them winning their third ACC regular-season title since 2018. Virginia ...
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BEIJING (AP) - China has banned the BBC World News television channel from the few outlets where it could be seen in the country in possible retaliation after British regulators revoked the license of state-owned Chinese broadcaster CGTN.
The move Thursday was largely symbolic, because BBC World was shown only ...
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VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) - The NAACP and other community groups have filed an ethics complaint against a south Georgia mayor, claiming the mayor's comments on his radio talk show are violating the city's ethics ordinance.
Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson hosts a daily conservative political talk show on a local ...
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BERLIN (AP) - Germany's renowned Carnival celebrations got underway Thursday but without any of their usual raucous revelry.
Parades, street festivals and other large gatherings were all cancelled and booze banned due to lockdown restrictions designed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
In Cologne, the western city whose ...
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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Martín Lasarte has been hired to coach Chile's national soccer team, replacing Reinaldo Rueda.
The Chilean soccer federation said the deal with the 59-year-old Lasarte will be extended if the team qualifies for next year's World Cup. The federation announced the hiring on Wednesday.
Chile is ...
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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) - Lara Gut-Behrami dashed to gold in the women's super-G at the skiing world championships Thursday, and Mikaela Shiffrin took bronze in her first speed race in more than a year.
Gut-Behrami mastered the sun-bathed Olympia delle Tofane course to finally win the only medal missing ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry Flynt, who turned his raunchy Hustler magazine into an empire while fighting numerous First Amendment court battles and flaying politicians with stunts such as a Donald Trump assassination Christmas card, has died. He was 78.
Flynt, who had been in declining health, died Wednesday at ...
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - With Jules Koundé defending one area and scoring goals in the other, Sevilla is on course to fight for more titles this season.
Koundé showed why he is one of the hottest young talents in Europe on Wednesday when the center back displayed the skills of ...
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A quick look at the Australian Open:
LOOKAHEAD TO FRIDAY
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic takes on American Taylor Fritz in one of the high-intensity matches set on the Australian Open's fifth day. In what should be an entertaining encounter between two young Canadians, No. 11 Denis Shapovalov ...
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For the G League Ignite, it was a beginning.
For Jeremy Lin, it may be a new beginning.
The G League season has finally started, opening Wednesday inside a bubble at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, and utilizing much of the same buildings and amenities that the ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Larry Flynt, who turned his raunchy Hustler magazine into an empire while fighting numerous First Amendment court battles and flaying politicians with stunts such as a Donald Trump assassination Christmas card, has died. He was 78.
Flynt, who had been in declining health, died Wednesday at ...
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LONDON (AP) - Police have arrested 10 people in the U.K., Belgium and Malta for allegedly hijacking mobile phones belonging to U.S. celebrities including internet influencers, sports stars and musicians to steal personal information and millions in cryptocurrency, authorities said.
The European Union police agency Europol said Wednesday that the ...
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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) - British Open organizers said Wednesday they have "cautious optimism" that golf's oldest major will go ahead at Royal St. George's in July.
The event was canceled last year - for the first time since 1945 - because of the coronavirus pandemic, with the R&A effectively ...
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PARIS (AP) - The world-famous medieval Bayeux Tapestry may be off-limits to visitors because of the coronavirus pandemic, but its keepers have put a digital version online so the public can enjoy its fabled cloth from the safety of home.
At nearly 70 meters (77 yards) long, users may have ...
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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A special tribunal in Bangladesh's capital on Wednesday sentenced to death eight Islamic militants for the 2015 killing of a publisher of books on secularism and atheism.
Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal Judge Majibur Rahman announced the verdicts in a packed courtroom in the presence of six ...
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